Jason Clarke
@jquon.bsky.social
Passionate about Ukraine. I'm Canadian, following the war in Ukraine, politics, international relations and military news. Occasional pics of my cat Mittens.
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The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) destroyed a $5M Russian "Podlyot" radar in occupied Crimea on November 28, 2024.
The operation's details remain undisclosed, but the enemy equipment was reportedly "burned," according to an official statement.
The operation's details remain undisclosed, but the enemy equipment was reportedly "burned," according to an official statement.
November 28, 2024 at 2:22 PM
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) destroyed a $5M Russian "Podlyot" radar in occupied Crimea on November 28, 2024.
The operation's details remain undisclosed, but the enemy equipment was reportedly "burned," according to an official statement.
The operation's details remain undisclosed, but the enemy equipment was reportedly "burned," according to an official statement.
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"We are committed to strengthening our deterrence and defense...against conventional as well as hybrid attacks, and to expanding sanctions against Russia as well as against those who enable Russia's aggression." Nordic and Baltic states, plus Poland. Very clear. tvpworld.com/83706132/pol...
Poland, Nordics and Baltics to step up aid to Ukraine
Polish PM proposes new ‘navy policing’ mission in the Baltic Sea.
tvpworld.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:13 AM
"We are committed to strengthening our deterrence and defense...against conventional as well as hybrid attacks, and to expanding sanctions against Russia as well as against those who enable Russia's aggression." Nordic and Baltic states, plus Poland. Very clear. tvpworld.com/83706132/pol...
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Welcome to Trump’s trade war – where no one wins because everyone just pays more for things | Greg Jericho
Welcome to Trump’s trade war – where no one wins because everyone just pays more for things | Greg Jericho
Tariffs raise prices much like the GST – and like the GST it hurts people on low and middle incomes the most
If anyone was under any delusion that Donald Trump was not going to be as bonkers as he said he would be, then his announcement on Tuesday that…
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Welcome to Trump’s trade war – where no one wins because everyone just pays more for things | Greg Jericho
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🛡️ ⚠️ Fortifications built near Zaporizhzhia in anticipation of Russian offensive – The Economist
Fortifications built near Zaporizhzhia in anticipation of Russian offensive – The Economist
Fortifications are being meticulously constructed near the city of Zaporizhzhia in preparation for a potential Russian offensive, though some Ukrainian commanders believe that Russia is not yet ready ...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 24, 2024 at 11:37 PM
🛡️ ⚠️ Fortifications built near Zaporizhzhia in anticipation of Russian offensive – The Economist
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Strong fire in Kaluga, Russia after the drone attack. Oil reservoirs are burning. Located at (54.5386765, 36.3218629)
Video filmed from ~ (54.5345916, 36.3069830)
Video filmed from ~ (54.5345916, 36.3069830)
November 24, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Strong fire in Kaluga, Russia after the drone attack. Oil reservoirs are burning. Located at (54.5386765, 36.3218629)
Video filmed from ~ (54.5345916, 36.3069830)
Video filmed from ~ (54.5345916, 36.3069830)
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Finishing off a Russian tank with thermite. t.me/bulava3mb/439
November 23, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Finishing off a Russian tank with thermite. t.me/bulava3mb/439
Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes into Belgorod region of Russia - reported by Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov on his Telegram channel.
November 23, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes into Belgorod region of Russia - reported by Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov on his Telegram channel.
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💀 Russia loses more than 1,400 troops and 20 tanks over past 24 hours
Russia loses more than 1,400 troops and 20 tanks over past 24 hours
Russia’s losses in the war against Ukraine have surpassed 729,720 troops
www.pravda.com.ua
November 23, 2024 at 7:46 AM
💀 Russia loses more than 1,400 troops and 20 tanks over past 24 hours
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Seb Gorka. Trump’s new National Director for Counterterrorism. God help us.
November 23, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Seb Gorka. Trump’s new National Director for Counterterrorism. God help us.
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Russian forces recently advanced west of Svatove, south of Chasiv Yar, south of Toretsk, northeast of Vuhledar, and northeast of Velyka Novosilka.
Russian forces continued assaults in the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on November 21 and 22 but did not make confirmed advances. (1/4)
Russian forces continued assaults in the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on November 21 and 22 but did not make confirmed advances. (1/4)
November 23, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Russian forces recently advanced west of Svatove, south of Chasiv Yar, south of Toretsk, northeast of Vuhledar, and northeast of Velyka Novosilka.
Russian forces continued assaults in the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on November 21 and 22 but did not make confirmed advances. (1/4)
Russian forces continued assaults in the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on November 21 and 22 but did not make confirmed advances. (1/4)
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That the attorney general could be someone who *kidnapped a dog* isn't a thing I imagined
Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...
RNC speaker Pam Bondi was once in a 16-month custody battle over a dog with Hurricane Katrina victims
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to return a St. Bernard she adopted from a rescue shelter to the family it belonged to.
www.businessinsider.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:07 AM
That the attorney general could be someone who *kidnapped a dog* isn't a thing I imagined
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Tbh, I have no patience left to explain why Ukraine’s potential NATO membership didn’t precipitate the war and thus freezing Ukr’s hypothetical entry won’t solve anything. But you can check out what @oxanashevel.bsky.social and I wrote on Feb 24, 2022 about this: www.justsecurity.org/80343/russia...
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Is Essentially Not About NATO
Instead of buying Putin's claimed sense of military threat, theorists of realism should see the driver in his disdain for democracy.
www.justsecurity.org
November 22, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Tbh, I have no patience left to explain why Ukraine’s potential NATO membership didn’t precipitate the war and thus freezing Ukr’s hypothetical entry won’t solve anything. But you can check out what @oxanashevel.bsky.social and I wrote on Feb 24, 2022 about this: www.justsecurity.org/80343/russia...
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Breaking WaPo:
Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue the two federal prosecutions against Trump — including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue the two federal prosecutions against Trump — including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election
The plans show how president-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Breaking WaPo:
Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue the two federal prosecutions against Trump — including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue the two federal prosecutions against Trump — including career attorneys typically protected from political retribution. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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President-elect Donald Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard was briefly placed on a government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections earlier this year.
Trump’s intel pick was placed on government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections | CNN Politics
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening before flights aft...
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:24 PM
President-elect Donald Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard was briefly placed on a government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections earlier this year.
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Donald Tusk: "The war in the east is entering its decisive phase. We all know it. We feel that the unknown is approaching. None of us knows the end of this conflict, but we know that it is currently taking on very dramatic dimensions."
kyivindependent.com/war-in-ukrai...
War in Ukraine at 'decisive stage,' risk of 'global conflict,' Poland's Tusk says
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's comments came in the wake of Russia's attack on Dnipro a day earlier.
kyivindependent.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Donald Tusk: "The war in the east is entering its decisive phase. We all know it. We feel that the unknown is approaching. None of us knows the end of this conflict, but we know that it is currently taking on very dramatic dimensions."
kyivindependent.com/war-in-ukrai...
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Breaking News: Russell Vought, a key figure in Project 2025 who developed ways to enhance presidential power, was tapped to lead the budget office.
Trump Picks Russell Vought, Key Figure in Project 2025, to Lead OMB
Russell Vought, who would lead the Office of Management and Budget, has spent years building plans to rework the American structure of government in ways that would enhance presidential power.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Breaking News: Russell Vought, a key figure in Project 2025 who developed ways to enhance presidential power, was tapped to lead the budget office.
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With the other nominees mentioned in the article, Trump2 is shaping up as an administration militantly hostile to vaccines and public health. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/h...
Dr Martin Makary Chosen to Head the FDA
A frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Makary has a penchant for challenging the medical establishment, and stirred pandemic concerns with his views on Covid immunity and vaccine mandates.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:09 AM
With the other nominees mentioned in the article, Trump2 is shaping up as an administration militantly hostile to vaccines and public health. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/h...
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The Russian Ministry of Construction expects a "quiet period" in housing sales until March 2025.
Personally I would consider a drop in property sales of -48% to -82% more than a "quiet period".
Personally I would consider a drop in property sales of -48% to -82% more than a "quiet period".
November 22, 2024 at 10:04 AM
The Russian Ministry of Construction expects a "quiet period" in housing sales until March 2025.
Personally I would consider a drop in property sales of -48% to -82% more than a "quiet period".
Personally I would consider a drop in property sales of -48% to -82% more than a "quiet period".
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Russia is estimated to have supplied 🇰🇵 with more than a 1mln barrels of oil since March. These transfers violate UN sanctions.
More than a dozen different 🇰🇵 oil tankers arriving at an oil terminal in Russia 43 times over the past 8 months. www.bbc.com/news/article...
More than a dozen different 🇰🇵 oil tankers arriving at an oil terminal in Russia 43 times over the past 8 months. www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 22, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Russia is estimated to have supplied 🇰🇵 with more than a 1mln barrels of oil since March. These transfers violate UN sanctions.
More than a dozen different 🇰🇵 oil tankers arriving at an oil terminal in Russia 43 times over the past 8 months. www.bbc.com/news/article...
More than a dozen different 🇰🇵 oil tankers arriving at an oil terminal in Russia 43 times over the past 8 months. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Russia has supplied air defense missiles to 🇰🇵 in exchange for sending its troops to Russia.- Associated Press
Russia has also give economic assistance to 🇰🇵 and various military technologies, including those needed to help 🇰🇵 build a reliable space-based surveillance system.
Russia has also give economic assistance to 🇰🇵 and various military technologies, including those needed to help 🇰🇵 build a reliable space-based surveillance system.
November 22, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Russia has supplied air defense missiles to 🇰🇵 in exchange for sending its troops to Russia.- Associated Press
Russia has also give economic assistance to 🇰🇵 and various military technologies, including those needed to help 🇰🇵 build a reliable space-based surveillance system.
Russia has also give economic assistance to 🇰🇵 and various military technologies, including those needed to help 🇰🇵 build a reliable space-based surveillance system.
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For folks interested in reading on the Russian approach to escalation, deterrence via intimidation versus through limited use of force, concepts of dosed or deterrent damage, etc. warontherocks.com/2022/09/esca...
Escalation Management and Nuclear Employment in Russian Military Strategy - War on the Rocks
Editor’s Note: After the Russian military collapse in and around Kharkiv Oblast, there is now renewed concern that Russian leaders could behave
warontherocks.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:49 PM
For folks interested in reading on the Russian approach to escalation, deterrence via intimidation versus through limited use of force, concepts of dosed or deterrent damage, etc. warontherocks.com/2022/09/esca...
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Today’s Russian papers on today’s economic problems in Russia: “Butter 30% more expensive than last year…price of potatoes up 65%.” Plus, the rouble falls past 100 against the dollar & “Chinese banks tighten checks on payments…” #ReadingRussia
Steve's Reading Russia - Russian Press Review (21 November 2024)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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November 21, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Today’s Russian papers on today’s economic problems in Russia: “Butter 30% more expensive than last year…price of potatoes up 65%.” Plus, the rouble falls past 100 against the dollar & “Chinese banks tighten checks on payments…” #ReadingRussia
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Aiming to enable return of displaced Israelis, IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon www.timesofisrael.com/aiming-to-en...
Aiming to enable return of displaced Israelis, IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon
Troops are now operating in 'second line of villages' to remove Hezbollah threat of invasion and direct missile fire, though rockets will still fly unless a ceasefire is reached
www.timesofisrael.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Aiming to enable return of displaced Israelis, IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon www.timesofisrael.com/aiming-to-en...
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London Gatwick Airport closed and evacuated its South Terminal today after a "suspected prohibited item" was found in a passenger's suitcase.
This comes on the same day as the U.S. Embassy in London performed a "controlled explosion" of a suspicious package.
Scary.
This comes on the same day as the U.S. Embassy in London performed a "controlled explosion" of a suspicious package.
Scary.
November 22, 2024 at 3:48 PM
London Gatwick Airport closed and evacuated its South Terminal today after a "suspected prohibited item" was found in a passenger's suitcase.
This comes on the same day as the U.S. Embassy in London performed a "controlled explosion" of a suspicious package.
Scary.
This comes on the same day as the U.S. Embassy in London performed a "controlled explosion" of a suspicious package.
Scary.
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JUST IN: Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money trial as he reviews filings
Trump’s hush money sentencing is postponed indefinitely, judge says | CNN Politics
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial has adjourned his sentencing which was set for next week.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:51 PM
JUST IN: Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money trial as he reviews filings