Lewi Whalberg
@anno1540.bsky.social
🇺🇦 Ukraine | geopolitics & security US 🇺🇲
Facts over hype. Sources included.
Pro-democracy. Pro-accountability.
X=Anno1540
If I where US citizent, I vote Blue
Im an Viking by birth
Ancestors discovered the world
Facts over hype. Sources included.
Pro-democracy. Pro-accountability.
X=Anno1540
If I where US citizent, I vote Blue
Im an Viking by birth
Ancestors discovered the world
Pinned
Poland just did what others only debate.
The Sejm passed an amnesty law exempting Poles fighting for Ukraine from criminal liability, including those already convicted.
406 MPs voted yes.
Europe is adjusting to reality.
polskieradio24.pl/artykul/3647...
The Sejm passed an amnesty law exempting Poles fighting for Ukraine from criminal liability, including those already convicted.
406 MPs voted yes.
Europe is adjusting to reality.
polskieradio24.pl/artykul/3647...
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era
This neo-Nazi group is changing the face of U.S. white extremism.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
This neo-Nazi group is changing the face of U.S. white extremism.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era
This neo-Nazi group is changing the face of U.S. white extremism.
www.reuters.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM
American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era
This neo-Nazi group is changing the face of U.S. white extremism.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
This neo-Nazi group is changing the face of U.S. white extremism.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Republicans should care too.
When a law makes married and divorced women prove their paperwork just to vote, that’s not election integrity — it’s stripping democracy from everyone.
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
When a law makes married and divorced women prove their paperwork just to vote, that’s not election integrity — it’s stripping democracy from everyone.
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Republicans should care too.
When a law makes married and divorced women prove their paperwork just to vote, that’s not election integrity — it’s stripping democracy from everyone.
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
When a law makes married and divorced women prove their paperwork just to vote, that’s not election integrity — it’s stripping democracy from everyone.
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
Sahar Fallah, a 25-year-old English language instructor and the only daughter in her family, was killed in Tehran by the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 9.
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 AM
The Russians torture their own people.
These aren't humans!
They're medieval barbarians!
By:
t.me/dmytrogordon...
These aren't humans!
They're medieval barbarians!
By:
t.me/dmytrogordon...
February 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The Russians torture their own people.
These aren't humans!
They're medieval barbarians!
By:
t.me/dmytrogordon...
These aren't humans!
They're medieval barbarians!
By:
t.me/dmytrogordon...
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The Putin boys were roasted in the bunker, and they couldn't escape because drones were already waiting for them.
t.me/exilenova_pl...
The Putin boys were roasted in the bunker, and they couldn't escape because drones were already waiting for them.
t.me/exilenova_pl...
February 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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The Putin boys were roasted in the bunker, and they couldn't escape because drones were already waiting for them.
t.me/exilenova_pl...
The Putin boys were roasted in the bunker, and they couldn't escape because drones were already waiting for them.
t.me/exilenova_pl...
Another beautiful video, the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16s chasing a swarm of Shahed drones.
*The audience is satisfied.
*The audience is satisfied.
February 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Another beautiful video, the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16s chasing a swarm of Shahed drones.
*The audience is satisfied.
*The audience is satisfied.
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
Good
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Ukraine says it struck several “important” Russ military targets across three regions.
According to the General Staff, the hits included troop concentration areas, a communications hub, and a drone control center
This is about degrading command, not symbolism
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
Ukraine says it struck several “important” Russ military targets across three regions.
According to the General Staff, the hits included troop concentration areas, a communications hub, and a drone control center
This is about degrading command, not symbolism
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
Ukrainian forces hit several 'important' Russian military targets in 3 regions, General Staff says
The strikes targeted areas where Moscow had concentrated its troops, along with a Russian communications hub and a drone control center, the report read.
kyivindependent.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Good
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Ukraine says it struck several “important” Russ military targets across three regions.
According to the General Staff, the hits included troop concentration areas, a communications hub, and a drone control center
This is about degrading command, not symbolism
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
Ukraine says it struck several “important” Russ military targets across three regions.
According to the General Staff, the hits included troop concentration areas, a communications hub, and a drone control center
This is about degrading command, not symbolism
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
Ukrainian forces hit several 'important' Russian military targets in 3 regions, General Staff says
The strikes targeted areas where Moscow had concentrated its troops, along with a Russian communications hub and a drone control center, the report read.
kyivindependent.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Ukraine says it struck several “important” Russ military targets across three regions.
According to the General Staff, the hits included troop concentration areas, a communications hub, and a drone control center
This is about degrading command, not symbolism
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
Ukraine says it struck several “important” Russ military targets across three regions.
According to the General Staff, the hits included troop concentration areas, a communications hub, and a drone control center
This is about degrading command, not symbolism
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-dr...
Peter Thiel thinks democracy is optional.
That’s not philosophy.
That’s contempt for voters.
That’s not philosophy.
That’s contempt for voters.
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Peter Thiel thinks democracy is optional.
That’s not philosophy.
That’s contempt for voters.
That’s not philosophy.
That’s contempt for voters.
Yes why???
1 kids knows it
1 kids knows it
Ok, this just made me tear up. The kids get it. Why doesn't the GOP and MAGA?
February 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Yes why???
1 kids knows it
1 kids knows it
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During the week from 00:00 AM 09.02.2026 to 23:59 PM 15.02.2026, the Unmanned Systems Forces Group units struck 6877 unique enemy targets.
• 2263 enemy personnel, 1297 of whom were eliminated
• 319 UAV pilot positions
• 306 vehicles
During the week from 00:00 AM 09.02.2026 to 23:59 PM 15.02.2026, the Unmanned Systems Forces Group units struck 6877 unique enemy targets.
• 2263 enemy personnel, 1297 of whom were eliminated
• 319 UAV pilot positions
• 306 vehicles
February 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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During the week from 00:00 AM 09.02.2026 to 23:59 PM 15.02.2026, the Unmanned Systems Forces Group units struck 6877 unique enemy targets.
• 2263 enemy personnel, 1297 of whom were eliminated
• 319 UAV pilot positions
• 306 vehicles
During the week from 00:00 AM 09.02.2026 to 23:59 PM 15.02.2026, the Unmanned Systems Forces Group units struck 6877 unique enemy targets.
• 2263 enemy personnel, 1297 of whom were eliminated
• 319 UAV pilot positions
• 306 vehicles
- Russia is now relying on foreign recruits as battlefield losses outpace its ability to mobilize new soldiers, the British Defense Secretary says
Russia Is Losing More Soldiers Than It Can Mobilize, Forcing It to Rely on Foreigners
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Russia Is Losing More Soldiers Than It Can Mobilize, Forcing It to Rely on Foreigners
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Russia Is Losing More Soldiers Than It Can Mobilize, Forcing It to Rely on Foreigners
UK Defense Secretary says Russia relies more on foreign fighters in war against Ukraine as losses outpace recruitment; 17,000 North Koreans reported.
united24media.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:54 AM
- Russia is now relying on foreign recruits as battlefield losses outpace its ability to mobilize new soldiers, the British Defense Secretary says
Russia Is Losing More Soldiers Than It Can Mobilize, Forcing It to Rely on Foreigners
united24media.com/latest-news/...
Russia Is Losing More Soldiers Than It Can Mobilize, Forcing It to Rely on Foreigners
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Russia is preparing another massive strike.
Missiles hit Ukrainian energy facilities last night.
"Air defense worked."
On the eve of talks in Geneva, Moscow answers diplomacy with rockets.
Russia is preparing another massive strike.
Missiles hit Ukrainian energy facilities last night.
"Air defense worked."
On the eve of talks in Geneva, Moscow answers diplomacy with rockets.
February 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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Russia is preparing another massive strike.
Missiles hit Ukrainian energy facilities last night.
"Air defense worked."
On the eve of talks in Geneva, Moscow answers diplomacy with rockets.
Russia is preparing another massive strike.
Missiles hit Ukrainian energy facilities last night.
"Air defense worked."
On the eve of talks in Geneva, Moscow answers diplomacy with rockets.
🇺🇦Ukrainian Viktoria Honcharuk, who in 2022 quit her dream job in New York to help defend her homeland The New York Post and several Ukrainian publications write about her, and people are surprised by her decision to abandon a successful career on Wall Street, while she saves lives on the front lines
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🇺🇦Ukrainian Viktoria Honcharuk, who in 2022 quit her dream job in New York to help defend her homeland The New York Post and several Ukrainian publications write about her, and people are surprised by her decision to abandon a successful career on Wall Street, while she saves lives on the front lines
With deep pain and indescribable sadness.💔🙏🇺🇦
- We announce that Roman Ihorovych Berezyuk (December 22, 1986), a faithful son of Ukraine and courageous Defender from Kulykiv, Lopatynskyi community, is returning home on the shield.....
Eternal memory. Eternal glory to the Hero.
- We announce that Roman Ihorovych Berezyuk (December 22, 1986), a faithful son of Ukraine and courageous Defender from Kulykiv, Lopatynskyi community, is returning home on the shield.....
Eternal memory. Eternal glory to the Hero.
February 16, 2026 at 11:40 AM
With deep pain and indescribable sadness.💔🙏🇺🇦
- We announce that Roman Ihorovych Berezyuk (December 22, 1986), a faithful son of Ukraine and courageous Defender from Kulykiv, Lopatynskyi community, is returning home on the shield.....
Eternal memory. Eternal glory to the Hero.
- We announce that Roman Ihorovych Berezyuk (December 22, 1986), a faithful son of Ukraine and courageous Defender from Kulykiv, Lopatynskyi community, is returning home on the shield.....
Eternal memory. Eternal glory to the Hero.
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
On this day in 1999, Karina Shemchuk was born - lieutenant of the 128th Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- Tragically died on June 9, 2021 while on duty in the area of the village of Shyrokyne.
She is survived by her father.
#SlavaUkraïn
- Tragically died on June 9, 2021 while on duty in the area of the village of Shyrokyne.
She is survived by her father.
#SlavaUkraïn
February 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
On this day in 1999, Karina Shemchuk was born - lieutenant of the 128th Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- Tragically died on June 9, 2021 while on duty in the area of the village of Shyrokyne.
She is survived by her father.
#SlavaUkraïn
- Tragically died on June 9, 2021 while on duty in the area of the village of Shyrokyne.
She is survived by her father.
#SlavaUkraïn
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ISW: Russia’s talk about “elections” in Ukraine isn’t democratic concern. It’s narrative warfare.
Push the “illegitimate government” line. Sow doubt.
Create pressure.
All while continuing a full-scale invasion.
ISW: Russia’s talk about “elections” in Ukraine isn’t democratic concern. It’s narrative warfare.
Push the “illegitimate government” line. Sow doubt.
Create pressure.
All while continuing a full-scale invasion.
February 16, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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ISW: Russia’s talk about “elections” in Ukraine isn’t democratic concern. It’s narrative warfare.
Push the “illegitimate government” line. Sow doubt.
Create pressure.
All while continuing a full-scale invasion.
ISW: Russia’s talk about “elections” in Ukraine isn’t democratic concern. It’s narrative warfare.
Push the “illegitimate government” line. Sow doubt.
Create pressure.
All while continuing a full-scale invasion.
Broken bones, burning eyes:
- How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
- How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Broken bones, burning eyes:
- How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
- How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
On this day in 2024, Sofia Zayets (17 years old) was killed in Russian airstrikes on the village of Chorne, Kupyansky district.
Kharkiv region.
She is survived by her mother, grandmother, 2 sisters, and brother. Photo victims.memorial
Kharkiv region.
She is survived by her mother, grandmother, 2 sisters, and brother. Photo victims.memorial
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 AM
On this day in 2024, Sofia Zayets (17 years old) was killed in Russian airstrikes on the village of Chorne, Kupyansky district.
Kharkiv region.
She is survived by her mother, grandmother, 2 sisters, and brother. Photo victims.memorial
Kharkiv region.
She is survived by her mother, grandmother, 2 sisters, and brother. Photo victims.memorial
Arnika Dabbagh was 15. A national swimming champion.
A girl who dreamed of the Olympics.
On January 9 in Gorgan, she was shot in the chest during Iran’s uprising and denied urgent care under a regime blackout.
A child with medals, silenced by bullets.💔🙏💔
A girl who dreamed of the Olympics.
On January 9 in Gorgan, she was shot in the chest during Iran’s uprising and denied urgent care under a regime blackout.
A child with medals, silenced by bullets.💔🙏💔
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Arnika Dabbagh was 15. A national swimming champion.
A girl who dreamed of the Olympics.
On January 9 in Gorgan, she was shot in the chest during Iran’s uprising and denied urgent care under a regime blackout.
A child with medals, silenced by bullets.💔🙏💔
A girl who dreamed of the Olympics.
On January 9 in Gorgan, she was shot in the chest during Iran’s uprising and denied urgent care under a regime blackout.
A child with medals, silenced by bullets.💔🙏💔
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated another 1,180 Russian invaders in the past 24 hours.
General Staff reports. Russia’s total combat losses now estimated at ~1.25 million personnel since Feb 2022.
🔗 www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/po...
General Staff reports. Russia’s total combat losses now estimated at ~1.25 million personnel since Feb 2022.
🔗 www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/po...
February 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🇺🇦 Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated another 1,180 Russian invaders in the past 24 hours.
General Staff reports. Russia’s total combat losses now estimated at ~1.25 million personnel since Feb 2022.
🔗 www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/po...
General Staff reports. Russia’s total combat losses now estimated at ~1.25 million personnel since Feb 2022.
🔗 www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/topic/po...
Communications officer Vitaliy Hasenko of Poltava was killed💔🙏🇺🇦 in Donetsk.
He had defended Ukraine since March 2022.
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, his life was cut short.
Two daughters are left without their father.
Eternal memory to a Ukrainian hero.
He had defended Ukraine since March 2022.
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, his life was cut short.
Two daughters are left without their father.
Eternal memory to a Ukrainian hero.
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Communications officer Vitaliy Hasenko of Poltava was killed💔🙏🇺🇦 in Donetsk.
He had defended Ukraine since March 2022.
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, his life was cut short.
Two daughters are left without their father.
Eternal memory to a Ukrainian hero.
He had defended Ukraine since March 2022.
Two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion, his life was cut short.
Two daughters are left without their father.
Eternal memory to a Ukrainian hero.
Radosław Sikorski said it plainly:
“Europe is now paying for this war. We’re buying American weapons for Ukraine.
-The additional U.S. aid ran out last year. We are paying for our own security — and that’s why we deserve a seat at the negotiating table.”
That’s strategic reality.
“Europe is now paying for this war. We’re buying American weapons for Ukraine.
-The additional U.S. aid ran out last year. We are paying for our own security — and that’s why we deserve a seat at the negotiating table.”
That’s strategic reality.
February 16, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Radosław Sikorski said it plainly:
“Europe is now paying for this war. We’re buying American weapons for Ukraine.
-The additional U.S. aid ran out last year. We are paying for our own security — and that’s why we deserve a seat at the negotiating table.”
That’s strategic reality.
“Europe is now paying for this war. We’re buying American weapons for Ukraine.
-The additional U.S. aid ran out last year. We are paying for our own security — and that’s why we deserve a seat at the negotiating table.”
That’s strategic reality.
Reposted by Lewi Whalberg
This is horrific.
Another Ukrainian who fled the war has been killed in the U.S.
21-year-old Kateryna Tovmash from Bila Tserkva was shot dead on February 14 in North Carolina.
Her ex-boyfriend, 25-year-old Caleb Fosno, broke into her home, where her younger sisters and 6-year-old brother were present.
21-year-old Kateryna Tovmash from Bila Tserkva was shot dead on February 14 in North Carolina.
Her ex-boyfriend, 25-year-old Caleb Fosno, broke into her home, where her younger sisters and 6-year-old brother were present.
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This is horrific.