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Françoïs Guesnet
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Based in London and Berlin.
Modern Jewish history @ University College London, focus Poland/Eastern Central Europe.
Co-editor 'Polin. Studies in Polish Jewry', Secretary European Association for Jewish Studies.
Stand with Ukraine!
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 2h
Photos show the scale of the fire at the Energia plant in Yelets, Lipetsk region. The factory produces autonomous power sources and chemical batteries for aviation, civilian fleets, electronics, medical devices, emergency systems and other equipment.

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Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 21h
January (detail), Castello del Buonconsiglio (Trento, Italy), c. 1400
A fresco of people in a snowy landscape dressed in not very seasonally appropriate medieval costume engaged in a snowball fight

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d
National security advisors from Germany, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, the Baltics, Poland, Finland, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, NATO, the EU Council, and Commission have arrived in Kyiv. Today, they’ll work with Ukrainian officials on security, economic issues and more.

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 1d
Rescuers have pulled the bodies of a 22yo mother and her toddler son from the rubble of their home in Kharkiv, which russia struck yesterday with two ballistic missiles. This poor baby has never seen peace in his life 💔

Siding with russia means supporting this terrorism.

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 2d
Great thread @paulisci.bsky.social
paulisci.bsky.social Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 3d
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 2d
!?!?
paulisci.bsky.social Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 3d
Students will eat food made from soy beans
It is not unlikely that the freshmen who enters Technology in the year 2026 will be served food made from soy beans or peanuts and perhaps bananas. Such is the possibility set forth by Dr. Samuel C. Prescott, '94, Head of the Department of Biology and Public Health, in the last of the series of Popular Science lectures arranged under the auspices of the Society of Arts by its Secretary, Professor H.M. Goodwin, '90. --The Technology Review, April 1926.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2d
"I don't sleep at night,I knit [socks].I knit as best I can so their feet are warm in them."

95-year-old Mrs Sofiia Dukhovych from the village of Krylos,Ivano-Frankivsk region,has been knitting socks for Ukrainian Defenders for three years.During this time,she has knitted over 270 pairs

📹Reporter

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SlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 2d
What Western media are writing about Ukrainian intelligence chief Budanov, who is set to become the new head of the Presidential Office:

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noelreports.com
NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2d
Czech banks are closing accounts and denying services to small arms manufacturers and related individuals because their business involves supplying weapons to Ukraine. Even relative say their personal accounts were shut, and some firms struggled to open accounts for pro‑Ukraine charities.

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noelreports.com
NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2d
Horrible scenes in Kharkiv. A strike hit a residential building in broad daylight, at least 17 injured, including children. People may still be trapped under the rubble. It’s January 2nd, and Russia is terrorizing civilians again.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 2d
The moment of the missile strike on Kharkiv.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 2d
Kharkiv right now ‼️ people may be trapped under the rubble.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 2d
The mayor of Kharkiv reported that Russia struck the city with two missiles, directly hitting apartment buildings. Sadly, there are fatalities.

"Russia does not want this war to end and every day does everything it can to make the war continue." - Zelensky added.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 2d
Ukraine‘s President Zelenskyy has offered GUR head Kyrylo Budanov the role of the Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine.

Good choice.

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 2d
🤬 Russia attacks energy facilities in two Ukrainian oblasts on 2 January
Russia attacks energy facilities in two Ukrainian oblasts on 2 January
Russian occupying forces struck energy infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv oblasts on the night of 1-2 January 2026.
www.pravda.com.ua

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 2d
‼️

Do read O'Brien's summary of the US changing sides in 2025.

'a challenge to the survival of liberal democracy and the rule of law... it left other democratic states leaderless and divided... emboldened Russia and China ...upended the world order more than anything else since 1945'
phillipspobrien.bsky.social Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 4d
On the last day of 2025, I tried to sum up in this free piece the big stories of the year. Boil it down, however, and one story surpasses all others, be that for the Russo-Ukraine war or global geopolitics overall.
2025 was the year when the USA changed sides

open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
2025 In Review: The Year The US Changed Sides
Amongst many stories, one stands out
open.substack.com

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noelreports.com
NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2d
Former U.S. national security aide Philip Gordon argues that Zelensky should reject the Trump‑brokered peace plan. Gordon says its central security guarantee, modeled on NATO’s Article 5, is too weak, allowing the U.S. to withhold support unless an attack is “significant, intentional and prolonged.”

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Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 2d
🔥 Good morning from Ukraine. russia was burning again.

Reports say two oil refineries in the Samara region were hit overnight.
🔥 Novokuibyshevsk refinery - on fire.
🔥 Kuibyshev refinery - on fire.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 3d
Students will eat food made from soy beans
It is not unlikely that the freshmen who enters Technology in the year 2026 will be served food made from soy beans or peanuts and perhaps bananas. Such is the possibility set forth by Dr. Samuel C. Prescott, '94, Head of the Department of Biology and Public Health, in the last of the series of Popular Science lectures arranged under the auspices of the Society of Arts by its Secretary, Professor H.M. Goodwin, '90. --The Technology Review, April 1926.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 3d
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 3d
5. Under the Trump administration, the US is no longer an ally of Europe or Canada, it has aligned itself with Russia.

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noelreports.com
NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d
The CIA and NSA have concluded that Ukraine did not attempt a drone strike on Putin’s residence in Novgorod region. CIA Director John Ratcliffe has briefed Trump on the findings. Hours later, Trump shared a New York Post article blaming Russia for blocking peace.

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noelreports.com
NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d
Two more Patriot air defense systems have been deployed to protect Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure, following recent agreements with the German government. A significant boost to Ukraine’s layered air shield.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d
Ilsky Oil Refinery, Krasnodar region, 6.5 million tons/year capacity, becomes the first Russian refinery hit in 2026. Another precision drone strike lights up critical energy infrastructure deep inside Russia.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d
Finnish police forces have boarded and seized the 132-meter-long Russian shadow fleet cargo vessel Fitburg moments after it destroyed 5 submarine telecommunication cables between Finland and Estonia by dragging its anchor on the seabed. www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
Tämä tiedetään | Venäjä tarjoaa apua kaapelirikosta epäillyn laivan miehistölle
Koostimme lyhyesti yhteen, mitä keskiviikon kaapelivaurioista ja epäillystä aluksesta tiedetään.
www.hs.fi

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kyivpost.com
Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 3d
Putin’s forces are attacking the Ukrainian city of Lutsk with drones right now on New Year’s night.

A large-scale fire has broken out in the city.

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 3d
Dir auch Spatzlchen!!
😘

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Christian Panton @pa.nton.cx · 4d
Estonian gov: Five undersea cables disrupted during the last few days, including two individual cables this morning (likely Finland-Estonia 2 and FEC)
Connectivity ensured despite faults in five undersea cables
According to information received from telecommunications companies, faults have occurred in recent days in four undersea cables connecting Estonia and one cable connecting Hiiumaa to the mainland.
www.justdigi.ee

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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 4d
What would winter holidays be without a ship from Russia damaging a comms cable? Huh!

Small cargo ship FITBURG (Russia to Israel) was helo-boarded by Finnish authorities after being found with anchor chain in water and suspected of damaging an Elisa-cable.

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phillipspobrien.bsky.social
Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 4d
On the last day of 2025, I tried to sum up in this free piece the big stories of the year. Boil it down, however, and one story surpasses all others, be that for the Russo-Ukraine war or global geopolitics overall.
2025 was the year when the USA changed sides

open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
2025 In Review: The Year The US Changed Sides
Amongst many stories, one stands out
open.substack.com