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Nemo mihi nomen est, UcraÏna autem vincet.

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John Lackland @johnlackland.bsky.social · Dec 18

President-elect Trump is about to start a dangerous game with the Kremlin that could lead to disastrous consequences - and not for Ukraine alone. Reminder: www.businessinsider.com/russia-warne... 1/⤵️

Russia reportedly warned Mattis it could use nuclear weapons in Europe, and it made him see Moscow as an 'existential threat' to the US

According to Bob Woodward's book "Fear," Russian officials warned Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that they were willing to use nuclear weapons under certain conditions — a warning that led him to see Ru...

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"Although the precise toll is difficult to verify, Iranian health officials tell TIME that the numbers could far exceed most estimates, with 30,000 people killed in the capital in 48 hours."
time.com/7362807/iran... #Iran #FreeIran #FreePersia #JavidShah #StandWithIran #fuckkhamenei

Iran on the Edge: Inside the Uprising the Regime Tried to Crush

Five leading Iranian writers reckon with a shattered uprising, a despotic regime and a country edging toward its final season.

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February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM

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Інтерв'ю Кличка:
www.pravda.com.ua/articles/202...

February 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM

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Річниця зеленої ганьби.
youtu.be/6Doogyj5ay0

ЩО ВІДБУВАЄТЬСЯ НА СУДІ ЗА ПОЗОВОМ ПОРОШЕНКА ДО ЗЕЛЕНСЬКОГО? Рева пояснив

YouTube video by Андрій Рева

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February 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM

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У Міші є всі шанси стати найгіршим міністром оборони часів повномасштабної війни. (Найкращий поки що Шмигаль, і це без жартів.)

February 2, 2026 at 10:11 AM

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The #Kyiv underground during the shelling of the city. Photo by Yan Dobronosov.
#StandWithUkraine

February 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM

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#RussianWarCrimesInUkraine #cartoon #animation

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www.facebook.com/reel/7592303... #StandWithUkraine 1/2 ⤵️

February 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Інтерв'ю Кличка:
www.pravda.com.ua/articles/202...

February 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM

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Bernard-Henri Lévy

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The Kurds being spoken of the most (although insufficiently) these days are the Kurds of Syria, because they have been attacked, torn to pieces, humiliated and murdered by the Arab militias of Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former jihadist who became the new master of Damascus www.wsj.com/opinion/dont...