James Marinero
@jamesmarinero.bsky.social
Have worked/lived in Russia+Middle East+Kazakhstan+Ukraine+Scandinavia. Widely travelled elsewhere. Writing, as I sail around the world in my old boat: Topical thrillers: Espionage, AI+surveillance, China, geopolitical themes. No DMs please
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Removal of Trump From Smithsonian Impeachment Exhibit Sparks Outrage https://twp.ai/4ip2HS
www.newsweek.com
Removal of Trump from Smithsonian impeachment exhibit sparks outrage
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August 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Removal of Trump From Smithsonian Impeachment Exhibit Sparks Outrage https://twp.ai/4ip2HS
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31 people killed by Russia in #Kyiv the night before.5 of them are children
159 people injured,including 16 children.
Russia kills,injures,destroys because it can.It gets more&more bloodthirsty.Russia must be stopped.
📹a woman by the residential building Russia destroyed,killing dozens of people
159 people injured,including 16 children.
Russia kills,injures,destroys because it can.It gets more&more bloodthirsty.Russia must be stopped.
📹a woman by the residential building Russia destroyed,killing dozens of people
August 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
31 people killed by Russia in #Kyiv the night before.5 of them are children
159 people injured,including 16 children.
Russia kills,injures,destroys because it can.It gets more&more bloodthirsty.Russia must be stopped.
📹a woman by the residential building Russia destroyed,killing dozens of people
159 people injured,including 16 children.
Russia kills,injures,destroys because it can.It gets more&more bloodthirsty.Russia must be stopped.
📹a woman by the residential building Russia destroyed,killing dozens of people
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31 people were killed by the Russian Federation in Kyiv, including five children, the youngest child was 2 years old, President Zelensky reported the completion of search and rescue operations.
159 people were injured. Among those wounded and injured, 16 were children.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
159 people were injured. Among those wounded and injured, 16 were children.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
August 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
31 people were killed by the Russian Federation in Kyiv, including five children, the youngest child was 2 years old, President Zelensky reported the completion of search and rescue operations.
159 people were injured. Among those wounded and injured, 16 were children.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
159 people were injured. Among those wounded and injured, 16 were children.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
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💥 Russia: Warehouse with a reported one month worth of supply of drones blew up in Rostov region.
July 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
💥 Russia: Warehouse with a reported one month worth of supply of drones blew up in Rostov region.
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Europe is still funding and supplying the war machine Russia is building up to invade Europe.
Insanity. In the meantime, Ukrainians pay for this corruption and moral bankruptcy with blood. Eventually, the rest of Europe will too.
united24media.com/business/how...
Insanity. In the meantime, Ukrainians pay for this corruption and moral bankruptcy with blood. Eventually, the rest of Europe will too.
united24media.com/business/how...
How $1.1M in Banned Bearings from Slovak Firm Kinex Slipped Into Russia’s War Arsenal
Kinex Bearings A.S. shipped over $1.1M of ball and roller bearings to Russia in 2024, raising concerns about EU sanctions and military use.
united24media.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Europe is still funding and supplying the war machine Russia is building up to invade Europe.
Insanity. In the meantime, Ukrainians pay for this corruption and moral bankruptcy with blood. Eventually, the rest of Europe will too.
united24media.com/business/how...
Insanity. In the meantime, Ukrainians pay for this corruption and moral bankruptcy with blood. Eventually, the rest of Europe will too.
united24media.com/business/how...
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Europe hasn't changed.
Russia hasn't changed.
Russia hasn't changed.
July 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Europe hasn't changed.
Russia hasn't changed.
Russia hasn't changed.
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🇪🇺🚫🇭🇺 Euronews: Hungary has made “no progress” on key rule-of-law reforms, the European Commission said in its latest report, keeping €18 billion in EU funds frozen.
❗️Issues include lack of action on corruption, lobbying transparency, and media independence.
❗️Issues include lack of action on corruption, lobbying transparency, and media independence.
July 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
🇪🇺🚫🇭🇺 Euronews: Hungary has made “no progress” on key rule-of-law reforms, the European Commission said in its latest report, keeping €18 billion in EU funds frozen.
❗️Issues include lack of action on corruption, lobbying transparency, and media independence.
❗️Issues include lack of action on corruption, lobbying transparency, and media independence.
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Worth watching. Trump really did not want to bomb Iran, but when he became convinced he could coast on Israel’s coattails and have an easy victory, he sent US service people into harms way to serve his ego. www.thebulwark.com/p/michael-we...
Michael Weiss and Jonathan Cohn: Animal House at the Pentagon
Trump was so awestruck by Israel's intel infiltration and air supremacy over Iran that he just had to give himself an executive producer credit.
www.thebulwark.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Worth watching. Trump really did not want to bomb Iran, but when he became convinced he could coast on Israel’s coattails and have an easy victory, he sent US service people into harms way to serve his ego. www.thebulwark.com/p/michael-we...
Totally off his rocker. The US should be embarrassed by this dangerous buffoon.
I've spent *a lot* of the last few years listening to Trump and reading transcripts of Trump. I've, for example, read literally every single word the White House ever recorded him saying about Russia while he was president in 2017-21. This is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen him say.
President Trump:
"Well, they should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda and, if you look, the Congo or you could say Serbia, Kosovo, you could say a lot of them. You could say, I mean, the big one is India and Pakistan. I should have gotten it four or five times. I should get it for the...
"Well, they should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda and, if you look, the Congo or you could say Serbia, Kosovo, you could say a lot of them. You could say, I mean, the big one is India and Pakistan. I should have gotten it four or five times. I should get it for the...
June 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Totally off his rocker. The US should be embarrassed by this dangerous buffoon.
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Scenes of devastation as residential buildings hit during deadly Russian attack on Ukraine capital https://twp.ai/4ioXKW
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Scenes of devastation as residential buildings hit during deadly Russian attack on Ukraine capital
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June 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Scenes of devastation as residential buildings hit during deadly Russian attack on Ukraine capital https://twp.ai/4ioXKW
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Vaccines save lives!
June 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Vaccines save lives!
They got AI to write it.
"The HHS document says that another paper it cites found 'an increase in placental blood clotting in pregnant mothers who took the vaccine.'
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
RFK Jr. sent Congress 'medical disinformation' to defend COVID vaccine schedule change
A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.
www.npr.org
June 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
They got AI to write it.
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<thread>
On the left:
June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.
On the right:
June 13: See for yourself.
Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
On the left:
June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.
On the right:
June 13: See for yourself.
Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
June 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
<thread>
On the left:
June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.
On the right:
June 13: See for yourself.
Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
On the left:
June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.
On the right:
June 13: See for yourself.
Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
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"Good News, our vaccine is a partial success... "
June 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"Good News, our vaccine is a partial success... "
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AOC: "They have released chaos in LA by violently raiding & ripping apart peaceful public spaces, and now they are tackling & arresting US sitting members of Congress, while going on the record & lying about what happened.
June 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
AOC: "They have released chaos in LA by violently raiding & ripping apart peaceful public spaces, and now they are tackling & arresting US sitting members of Congress, while going on the record & lying about what happened.
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There it is. The first ever Heat Advisory issued in Alaska. This is the first year it has been an option. @alaskawx.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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I'll be attending the local “No Kings” mass protest on Saturday, June 14th, in my hometown of Huntington, NY.
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NO KINGS Huntington, NY · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from President Trump and...
www.mobilize.us
June 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I'll be attending the local “No Kings” mass protest on Saturday, June 14th, in my hometown of Huntington, NY.
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Hey, Nebenzya, how's your bases in Syria these days?
🧐 Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Nebenzya commented on the Israeli operation to strike Iran's nuclear infrastructure:
— Escalation in the Middle East is happening because of Israel's actions;
— Israel's attack on Iran is pushing the region toward a "large-scale nuclear catastrophe";
— Escalation in the Middle East is happening because of Israel's actions;
— Israel's attack on Iran is pushing the region toward a "large-scale nuclear catastrophe";
June 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey, Nebenzya, how's your bases in Syria these days?
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Enten: How many people watched Gavin Newsom's speech on just YouTube alone? Over 3 million folks. Joe Rogan, his average podcast episode over the last month has averaged only 1.6 million YouTube views, so Newsom's speech.. very, very popular.
June 13, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Enten: How many people watched Gavin Newsom's speech on just YouTube alone? Over 3 million folks. Joe Rogan, his average podcast episode over the last month has averaged only 1.6 million YouTube views, so Newsom's speech.. very, very popular.
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"Russian military plans are aimed at the Odesa region, and then at the borders with Moldova and Romania." — Zelensky said at the Ukraine–Southeastern Europe Summit in Odesa.
June 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Russian military plans are aimed at the Odesa region, and then at the borders with Moldova and Romania." — Zelensky said at the Ukraine–Southeastern Europe Summit in Odesa.
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Terry Moran, if you’re reading this: the door is open.
A Message to Terry Moran from MeidasTouch
By Ben Meiselas
www.meidasplus.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Terry Moran, if you’re reading this: the door is open.
Where Epstein files?
June 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Where Epstein files?
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Admitting to not following the law on TV
CNN: Section 12406 says 'orders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the states.' Were these orders issued through Gov. Gavin Newsom?
DHS OFFICIAL TRICIA McLAUGHLIN: They are issued by the president of the United States
DHS OFFICIAL TRICIA McLAUGHLIN: They are issued by the president of the United States
June 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Admitting to not following the law on TV