Christopher Morrison
@culbin.bsky.social
Lifetime spent in the booktrade. Bibliophile, editor, photographer, naturalist, fieldworker. At present betwixt and between Renfrewshire & Moray, Scotland [https://www.grianpress.com/index.html]
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Oh don’t be snookered by her. She has hopes of a run for POTUS.
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oh don’t be snookered by her. She has hopes of a run for POTUS.
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Check out the latest chapter in my new series, Inside the Kremlin’s Global Far-Right Operations, on how the Russian Orthodox Church operates as an arm of Russian intelligence services to carry out operations across the West and beyond.
Chapter 2: Russia's Orthodox Church
Welcome to my new series, Inside the Kremlin’s Global Far-Right Operations.
olgalautman.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Check out the latest chapter in my new series, Inside the Kremlin’s Global Far-Right Operations, on how the Russian Orthodox Church operates as an arm of Russian intelligence services to carry out operations across the West and beyond.
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🤬 The commander of one of the sapper units of the Russian army tells how he planted explosives in books and toys intended for Ukrainian children.
"For a sapper, the main thing is imagination. You can mine anything: books, toys."
"For a sapper, the main thing is imagination. You can mine anything: books, toys."
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🤬 The commander of one of the sapper units of the Russian army tells how he planted explosives in books and toys intended for Ukrainian children.
"For a sapper, the main thing is imagination. You can mine anything: books, toys."
"For a sapper, the main thing is imagination. You can mine anything: books, toys."
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Just hours after Czech Parliament Speaker Tomio Okamura boasted about removing the Ukrainian flag, three new blue-and-yellow flags appeared on the building. Parties including ODS, STAN, and Piráti raised them from their office windows in defiance.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just hours after Czech Parliament Speaker Tomio Okamura boasted about removing the Ukrainian flag, three new blue-and-yellow flags appeared on the building. Parties including ODS, STAN, and Piráti raised them from their office windows in defiance.
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The Telegraph reported that Moscow is exploring a deal to position advanced missile systems capable of striking U.S. territory from South America in Venezuela.
Russian officials have indicated Moscow’s openness to supplying Venezuela with advanced hypersonic missile systems.
Russian officials have indicated Moscow’s openness to supplying Venezuela with advanced hypersonic missile systems.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Telegraph reported that Moscow is exploring a deal to position advanced missile systems capable of striking U.S. territory from South America in Venezuela.
Russian officials have indicated Moscow’s openness to supplying Venezuela with advanced hypersonic missile systems.
Russian officials have indicated Moscow’s openness to supplying Venezuela with advanced hypersonic missile systems.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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New intel from the National Intelligence Service of South Korea indicates that up to 10 000 troops from North Korea are now posted near the Russia‑Ukraine border, with about 5000 of them identified as construction units moved into Russia since September to help rebuild war‑damaged infrastructure.
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
New intel from the National Intelligence Service of South Korea indicates that up to 10 000 troops from North Korea are now posted near the Russia‑Ukraine border, with about 5000 of them identified as construction units moved into Russia since September to help rebuild war‑damaged infrastructure.
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That’s very good news.
🇩🇰 Denmark is allocating €1.3 million (DKK 10 million) to a new Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund – to restore buildings, monuments, and museums damaged by russian attacks.
🇩🇰 Denmark is allocating €1.3 million (DKK 10 million) to a new Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund – to restore buildings, monuments, and museums damaged by russian attacks.
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
That’s very good news.
🇩🇰 Denmark is allocating €1.3 million (DKK 10 million) to a new Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund – to restore buildings, monuments, and museums damaged by russian attacks.
🇩🇰 Denmark is allocating €1.3 million (DKK 10 million) to a new Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund – to restore buildings, monuments, and museums damaged by russian attacks.
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🎙️ With history teaching facing heavy political interference, Russian schools are increasingly becoming hubs of propaganda.
Episode 2 of the Russia Underground podcast asks whether teachers, parents and students can push back. If so, how?
Episode 2 of the Russia Underground podcast asks whether teachers, parents and students can push back. If so, how?
Covert Curricula - The Moscow Times
Podcast | Russia Underground takes you on a journey to meet the Russians who continue to battle for free speech, artistic freedoms and basic human rights despite Putin’s brutal wartime crackdown, host...
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🎙️ With history teaching facing heavy political interference, Russian schools are increasingly becoming hubs of propaganda.
Episode 2 of the Russia Underground podcast asks whether teachers, parents and students can push back. If so, how?
Episode 2 of the Russia Underground podcast asks whether teachers, parents and students can push back. If so, how?
'300 million tourists just visited China's stunning Xinjiang region. There's a side they didn't see'
Tourism to Xinjiang booms as China gives the region a makeover
China has repackaged Xinjiang into a tourist haven, touting
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
'300 million tourists just visited China's stunning Xinjiang region. There's a side they didn't see'
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NATO military officials are increasingly convinced that a direct war with Russia is now inevitable, according to Welt
November 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
NATO military officials are increasingly convinced that a direct war with Russia is now inevitable, according to Welt
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Zelenskyy:
"25 manufacturers are working to enable [the Russians] to produce the Oreshnik - not in large numbers, but still, about 6 per year.Twenty-five manufacturers,Russian companies. And they are not under sanctions.It is very important to sanction these companies.I believe this is crucial."
"25 manufacturers are working to enable [the Russians] to produce the Oreshnik - not in large numbers, but still, about 6 per year.Twenty-five manufacturers,Russian companies. And they are not under sanctions.It is very important to sanction these companies.I believe this is crucial."
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Zelenskyy:
"25 manufacturers are working to enable [the Russians] to produce the Oreshnik - not in large numbers, but still, about 6 per year.Twenty-five manufacturers,Russian companies. And they are not under sanctions.It is very important to sanction these companies.I believe this is crucial."
"25 manufacturers are working to enable [the Russians] to produce the Oreshnik - not in large numbers, but still, about 6 per year.Twenty-five manufacturers,Russian companies. And they are not under sanctions.It is very important to sanction these companies.I believe this is crucial."
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🇻🇪🤯 Maduro has asked Russia for urgent military support — including missiles, radar overhauls, and aircraft repairs — as U.S. forces expand operations near his country’s coast, - WP
🇨🇳🇮🇷 He also sought aid from China and Iran, asking for drones, detection systems, and GPS jammers to bolster defenses.
🇨🇳🇮🇷 He also sought aid from China and Iran, asking for drones, detection systems, and GPS jammers to bolster defenses.
October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🇻🇪🤯 Maduro has asked Russia for urgent military support — including missiles, radar overhauls, and aircraft repairs — as U.S. forces expand operations near his country’s coast, - WP
🇨🇳🇮🇷 He also sought aid from China and Iran, asking for drones, detection systems, and GPS jammers to bolster defenses.
🇨🇳🇮🇷 He also sought aid from China and Iran, asking for drones, detection systems, and GPS jammers to bolster defenses.
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#BBCNews - How a teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past
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"People are scared. But [the authorities] are more scared. That's why they're tightening the screws."
By Steve Rosenberg
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"People are scared. But [the authorities] are more scared. That's why they're tightening the screws."
By Steve Rosenberg
How teenager gave street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#BBCNews - How a teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"People are scared. But [the authorities] are more scared. That's why they're tightening the screws."
By Steve Rosenberg
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"People are scared. But [the authorities] are more scared. That's why they're tightening the screws."
By Steve Rosenberg
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Vyorstka said it collected hundreds of accounts of such executions and identified 101 Russian servicemen accused of carrying them out.
At Least 100 Russian Soldiers Have Executed Their Own Comrades in Ukraine – Vyorstka - The Moscow Times
Russian commanders have been torturing and executing their own soldiers in Ukraine since the first year of the full-scale invasion, according to an investigation by the exiled news outlet Vyorstka.
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Vyorstka said it collected hundreds of accounts of such executions and identified 101 Russian servicemen accused of carrying them out.
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A RACE BETWEEN ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND MILITARY VICTORY?
The Russians are panicking about the pressure being put on them, a race between their own economic collapse and winning the war. They have suddenly realised that pressure from outside is enough to potentially bring them down, combined
The Russians are panicking about the pressure being put on them, a race between their own economic collapse and winning the war. They have suddenly realised that pressure from outside is enough to potentially bring them down, combined
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A RACE BETWEEN ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AND MILITARY VICTORY?
The Russians are panicking about the pressure being put on them, a race between their own economic collapse and winning the war. They have suddenly realised that pressure from outside is enough to potentially bring them down, combined
The Russians are panicking about the pressure being put on them, a race between their own economic collapse and winning the war. They have suddenly realised that pressure from outside is enough to potentially bring them down, combined
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The Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russian leader of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska, along with his children, allies, and companies, following extensive lobbying in Washington.
www.occrp.org/en/news/us-l...
www.occrp.org/en/news/us-l...
US Lifts Sanctions Against Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb Leader
The Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russian leader of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska, along with his children, allies, and companies, following extensive lobbying in...
www.occrp.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Trump administration lifted U.S. sanctions on Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russian leader of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska, along with his children, allies, and companies, following extensive lobbying in Washington.
www.occrp.org/en/news/us-l...
www.occrp.org/en/news/us-l...