Pippa Rathborne 🇺🇦🎭🇪🇺🇬🇧
@pippar.bsky.social
Actor, not appeaser 🇺🇦🎭
We are all Ukraine 🫶
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We are all Ukraine 🫶
For: Natural World, Arts, Animals, EU, Social Justice, Democracy, Women's Rights, History, Gardens, Books, Laughter
Resist: Authoritarianism & Bullies
No DMs
https://pipparathborneactress.wordpress.com
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WATCH: A woman in medical scrubs on her way to work in Florida was stopped by federal immigration agents and dragged out of her car
“I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,” she shouted . “This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?”
“I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,” she shouted . “This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?”
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
WATCH: A woman in medical scrubs on her way to work in Florida was stopped by federal immigration agents and dragged out of her car
“I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,” she shouted . “This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?”
“I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,” she shouted . “This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?”
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Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
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Kateryna Lisunova
@KaterynaLis
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Two triggers for the bots in my feed are: ‘give Ukraine weapons’ and ‘territorial concessions are outside of common sense.’ If they’re pouring money into suppressing those two messages, it means I’m hitting the target — right at Russia’s weak spots 🎯
@KaterynaLis
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2h
Two triggers for the bots in my feed are: ‘give Ukraine weapons’ and ‘territorial concessions are outside of common sense.’ If they’re pouring money into suppressing those two messages, it means I’m hitting the target — right at Russia’s weak spots 🎯
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Kateryna Lisunova
@KaterynaLis
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2h
Two triggers for the bots in my feed are: ‘give Ukraine weapons’ and ‘territorial concessions are outside of common sense.’ If they’re pouring money into suppressing those two messages, it means I’m hitting the target — right at Russia’s weak spots 🎯
@KaterynaLis
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2h
Two triggers for the bots in my feed are: ‘give Ukraine weapons’ and ‘territorial concessions are outside of common sense.’ If they’re pouring money into suppressing those two messages, it means I’m hitting the target — right at Russia’s weak spots 🎯
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Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
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The number of injured in russian missile attack on Dnipro has risen to 40. Eleven of them are in critical condition.
Four people were killed.
Four people were killed.
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The number of injured in russian missile attack on Dnipro has risen to 40. Eleven of them are in critical condition.
Four people were killed.
Four people were killed.
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Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says government not doing enough
Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says government not doing enough
The son of a British couple detained in Iran has said the UK government is not doing enough to secure their release.
news.sky.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says government not doing enough
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Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says British government not doing enough to help his parents
"The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran."
news.sky.com/story/lindsa...
"The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran."
news.sky.com/story/lindsa...
Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says government not doing enough
The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran.
news.sky.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says British government not doing enough to help his parents
"The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran."
news.sky.com/story/lindsa...
"The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran."
news.sky.com/story/lindsa...
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34-year-old Ukrainian defender Pavlo Martseniuk has been adapting to life without sight for over a year after suffering injuries from a severe mine explosion.
📹🖊️United24
📹🖊️United24
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
34-year-old Ukrainian defender Pavlo Martseniuk has been adapting to life without sight for over a year after suffering injuries from a severe mine explosion.
📹🖊️United24
📹🖊️United24
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In St. Petersburg, 83-year-old Lyudmila Vasilyeva was detained. She went out to Palace Square with an anti-war poster, and she was taken to the police station immediately.
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
In St. Petersburg, 83-year-old Lyudmila Vasilyeva was detained. She went out to Palace Square with an anti-war poster, and she was taken to the police station immediately.
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
Lyudmila was born in 1941, worked at defense enterprises
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The humanity of Ukrainian Defenders knows no bounds - they are always ready to help not only their brothers-in-arms, but also the animals asking for food.
📹: Fire Company of the Svoboda Battalion/Facebook
📹: Fire Company of the Svoboda Battalion/Facebook
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The humanity of Ukrainian Defenders knows no bounds - they are always ready to help not only their brothers-in-arms, but also the animals asking for food.
📹: Fire Company of the Svoboda Battalion/Facebook
📹: Fire Company of the Svoboda Battalion/Facebook
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⚡️ After Zelensky's top aide resigns, ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi signals need for 'political change' post-war.
The comments come as Zelensky grapples with one of the most politically turbulent moments of his presidency.
The comments come as Zelensky grapples with one of the most politically turbulent moments of his presidency.
After Zelensky's top aide resigns, ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi signals need for 'political change' post-war
The comments come as Zelensky grapples with one of the most politically turbulent moments of his presidency.
kyivindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
⚡️ After Zelensky's top aide resigns, ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi signals need for 'political change' post-war.
The comments come as Zelensky grapples with one of the most politically turbulent moments of his presidency.
The comments come as Zelensky grapples with one of the most politically turbulent moments of his presidency.
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⚡️ Ukraine's intelligence releases video of alleged attack on Chechen fighters in Russian-occupied territories.
HUR and Ukrainian partisans orchestrated two explosions at a site where Chechen fighters fighting for Russia sold stolen diesel, the military intelligence agency claimed.
HUR and Ukrainian partisans orchestrated two explosions at a site where Chechen fighters fighting for Russia sold stolen diesel, the military intelligence agency claimed.
Ukraine's intelligence releases video of alleged attack on Chechen fighters in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast
HUR and Ukrainian partisans orchestrated two explosions at a site where Chechen fighters fighting for Russia sold stolen diesel, the military intelligence agency claimed.
kyivindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
⚡️ Ukraine's intelligence releases video of alleged attack on Chechen fighters in Russian-occupied territories.
HUR and Ukrainian partisans orchestrated two explosions at a site where Chechen fighters fighting for Russia sold stolen diesel, the military intelligence agency claimed.
HUR and Ukrainian partisans orchestrated two explosions at a site where Chechen fighters fighting for Russia sold stolen diesel, the military intelligence agency claimed.
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A peace plan approved by Ukraine and the U.S. includes a limitation on the post-war Ukrainian army to 800,000 service members, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Nov. 26, citing unnamed Ukrainian officials.
When war with Russia ends, how many troops will Ukraine need?
Cutting Ukraine's military might has been raised as among the key points in U.S. President Donald Trump's latest push to end the war at all costs.
The original 28-point peace proposal, criticized in ...
kyivindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A peace plan approved by Ukraine and the U.S. includes a limitation on the post-war Ukrainian army to 800,000 service members, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Nov. 26, citing unnamed Ukrainian officials.
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Russian drone violations of Moldova’s airspace are unacceptable and put civilian air traffic at risk.
The EU is investing 20 million EUR this year in Moldova’s air-defences to help strengthen the country’s security.
Moldova’s skies cannot become a casualty of Russia’s war.
The EU is investing 20 million EUR this year in Moldova’s air-defences to help strengthen the country’s security.
Moldova’s skies cannot become a casualty of Russia’s war.
November 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Russian drone violations of Moldova’s airspace are unacceptable and put civilian air traffic at risk.
The EU is investing 20 million EUR this year in Moldova’s air-defences to help strengthen the country’s security.
Moldova’s skies cannot become a casualty of Russia’s war.
The EU is investing 20 million EUR this year in Moldova’s air-defences to help strengthen the country’s security.
Moldova’s skies cannot become a casualty of Russia’s war.
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A grandmother is learning to operate a “Minishark.”
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, together with the company Ukrspecsystems, have released the first episode of a project in which an ordinary grandmother, Natalia, completes the full UAV operator training course.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, together with the company Ukrspecsystems, have released the first episode of a project in which an ordinary grandmother, Natalia, completes the full UAV operator training course.
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A grandmother is learning to operate a “Minishark.”
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, together with the company Ukrspecsystems, have released the first episode of a project in which an ordinary grandmother, Natalia, completes the full UAV operator training course.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, together with the company Ukrspecsystems, have released the first episode of a project in which an ordinary grandmother, Natalia, completes the full UAV operator training course.
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This is a really corrupt decision by the IJF. Citing inclusivity as the reason to accept a genocidal aggressor to participate is a disgrace and a slap in the face for the Ukrainian judokas.
Russians must be banned altogether until they stop the war.
#judo #IJF #genocide #russia #StandWithUkraine
Russians must be banned altogether until they stop the war.
#judo #IJF #genocide #russia #StandWithUkraine
Russian judokas can compete under national flag in Abu Dhabi - International Judo Federation
Russian athletes are cleared to compete under their national flag at this week's Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, the International Judo Federation says.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This is a really corrupt decision by the IJF. Citing inclusivity as the reason to accept a genocidal aggressor to participate is a disgrace and a slap in the face for the Ukrainian judokas.
Russians must be banned altogether until they stop the war.
#judo #IJF #genocide #russia #StandWithUkraine
Russians must be banned altogether until they stop the war.
#judo #IJF #genocide #russia #StandWithUkraine
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During the evacuation of animals in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, volunteers of the Animal Rescue Kharkiv organization became a 'taxi service' for Ukrainian Defenders.
One of the soldiers jokingly said he'll be an air defense, and that's what actually happened -
One of the soldiers jokingly said he'll be an air defense, and that's what actually happened -
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
During the evacuation of animals in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, volunteers of the Animal Rescue Kharkiv organization became a 'taxi service' for Ukrainian Defenders.
One of the soldiers jokingly said he'll be an air defense, and that's what actually happened -
One of the soldiers jokingly said he'll be an air defense, and that's what actually happened -
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Ukraine: Top humanitarian strongly condemns Russian attack on UN aid convoy
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack. “Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging to the UN, carrying aid, came under…
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack. “Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging to the UN, carrying aid, came under…
Ukraine: Top humanitarian strongly condemns Russian attack on UN aid convoy
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack. “Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging to the UN, carrying aid, came under attack by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation when delivering aid to Bilozerka town in the Kherson Region,” he said in a statement. ‘Intensive artillery fire’
capitalgrowthlab.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Ukraine: Top humanitarian strongly condemns Russian attack on UN aid convoy
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack. “Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging to the UN, carrying aid, came under…
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack. “Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging to the UN, carrying aid, came under…
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🚨 Intensive "israeli" warplane and reconnaissance overflights are reported over Daraa and Suweida in southern Syria.
Simultaneously, Syrian government forces and tribal militias destroyed humanitarian aid supplies from a UN convoy destined for the area.
Simultaneously, Syrian government forces and tribal militias destroyed humanitarian aid supplies from a UN convoy destined for the area.
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🚨 Intensive "israeli" warplane and reconnaissance overflights are reported over Daraa and Suweida in southern Syria.
Simultaneously, Syrian government forces and tribal militias destroyed humanitarian aid supplies from a UN convoy destined for the area.
Simultaneously, Syrian government forces and tribal militias destroyed humanitarian aid supplies from a UN convoy destined for the area.
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🔴 UN OCHA, Nov. 2: Despite the ceasefire, aid flow into Gaza remains far below need:
⭕️ A UN survey found that even after the ceasefire, half of all households report no improvement in access to food.
⭕️ No food convoy has reached northern Gaza since Sept 12.
⭕️ On Nov 1, the UN says 197 trucks...
⭕️ A UN survey found that even after the ceasefire, half of all households report no improvement in access to food.
⭕️ No food convoy has reached northern Gaza since Sept 12.
⭕️ On Nov 1, the UN says 197 trucks...
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🔴 UN OCHA, Nov. 2: Despite the ceasefire, aid flow into Gaza remains far below need:
⭕️ A UN survey found that even after the ceasefire, half of all households report no improvement in access to food.
⭕️ No food convoy has reached northern Gaza since Sept 12.
⭕️ On Nov 1, the UN says 197 trucks...
⭕️ A UN survey found that even after the ceasefire, half of all households report no improvement in access to food.
⭕️ No food convoy has reached northern Gaza since Sept 12.
⭕️ On Nov 1, the UN says 197 trucks...
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Three powerful businessmen—two Americans and a Russian—hunched over a laptop in Miami Beach last month, ostensibly to draw up a plan to end Russia’s long and deadly war with Ukraine.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Three powerful businessmen—two Americans and a Russian—hunched over a laptop in Miami Beach last month, ostensibly to draw up a plan to end Russia’s long and deadly war with Ukraine.
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Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery and the Beriev aircraft plant in Taganrog—where Moscow modernizes its strategic bombers—came under Ukrainian attack overnight, with explosions and fires reported at both sites.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/29/u...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/29/u...
Ukrainian drones torch Russian oil refinery and Tu-95 bomber repair shop in coordinated strikes
Russia's Afipsky oil refinery and the Beriev aircraft plant in Taganrog—where Moscow modernizes its strategic bombers—came under Ukrainian attack overnight
euromaidanpress.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery and the Beriev aircraft plant in Taganrog—where Moscow modernizes its strategic bombers—came under Ukrainian attack overnight, with explosions and fires reported at both sites.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/29/u...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/29/u...
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“For fuck’s sake read some history. Pay attention to who these people are and who their friends are. They are a bunch of nasty, angry, racist, thieving, kleptocratic, psycho, self-serving, venal bastards.”
Podcast with Rafael Behr and piece by me on the radical right and why Starmer can't fight it.
Podcast with Rafael Behr and piece by me on the radical right and why Starmer can't fight it.
The UK is heading to a dark, dark place
Rafael Behr on why Starmer can’t stop the radical right
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“For fuck’s sake read some history. Pay attention to who these people are and who their friends are. They are a bunch of nasty, angry, racist, thieving, kleptocratic, psycho, self-serving, venal bastards.”
Podcast with Rafael Behr and piece by me on the radical right and why Starmer can't fight it.
Podcast with Rafael Behr and piece by me on the radical right and why Starmer can't fight it.
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Russian economic collapse: crashing Lada demand cuts production in half.
Lada maker AvtoVAZ has been crushed by the crumbling economy:
🔹Sales down 25% in 2025
🔹Vehicle production 40% below plan
🔹Car production and employee wages to be cut in half
🔹3 work shifts cut to 1
It's a total car crash.💥🚗
Lada maker AvtoVAZ has been crushed by the crumbling economy:
🔹Sales down 25% in 2025
🔹Vehicle production 40% below plan
🔹Car production and employee wages to be cut in half
🔹3 work shifts cut to 1
It's a total car crash.💥🚗
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Russian economic collapse: crashing Lada demand cuts production in half.
Lada maker AvtoVAZ has been crushed by the crumbling economy:
🔹Sales down 25% in 2025
🔹Vehicle production 40% below plan
🔹Car production and employee wages to be cut in half
🔹3 work shifts cut to 1
It's a total car crash.💥🚗
Lada maker AvtoVAZ has been crushed by the crumbling economy:
🔹Sales down 25% in 2025
🔹Vehicle production 40% below plan
🔹Car production and employee wages to be cut in half
🔹3 work shifts cut to 1
It's a total car crash.💥🚗
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This is Adriana, she was only 12-year-old. She died in hospital today. The girl was wounded on November 19, when Russia struck residential buildings in Ternopil with missiles. That same attack killed her mother🕯
This brings death tall in russian attack on Ternopil to 35.
This brings death tall in russian attack on Ternopil to 35.
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is Adriana, she was only 12-year-old. She died in hospital today. The girl was wounded on November 19, when Russia struck residential buildings in Ternopil with missiles. That same attack killed her mother🕯
This brings death tall in russian attack on Ternopil to 35.
This brings death tall in russian attack on Ternopil to 35.