Upandaway
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'Skeets' mostly about security policy, tech, and economics.
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Not the whole network—yet—despite what the article suggests.
For the time being:
"The first phase will involve constructing a 30 km railway with the European standard gauge of 1,435 mm between Kemi, Tornio, and Haparanda."
yle.fi/a/74-20161606
For the time being:
"The first phase will involve constructing a 30 km railway with the European standard gauge of 1,435 mm between Kemi, Tornio, and Haparanda."
yle.fi/a/74-20161606
Minister: Finland plans to change its track gauge to European standard
Finland's track gauge is the same as Russia's was in the late 19th and early 20th century— 1,524mm — which is 89mm wider than the European standard.
yle.fi
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Not the whole network—yet—despite what the article suggests.
For the time being:
"The first phase will involve constructing a 30 km railway with the European standard gauge of 1,435 mm between Kemi, Tornio, and Haparanda."
yle.fi/a/74-20161606
For the time being:
"The first phase will involve constructing a 30 km railway with the European standard gauge of 1,435 mm between Kemi, Tornio, and Haparanda."
yle.fi/a/74-20161606
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1/ While Russia is making incremental advances in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian soldiers say that it's resulting in carnage among their units. Conditions at Stepnohirsk are said to be dire, with entire battalions virtually wiped out. ⬇️
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Footage of the close-quarters elimination of Russian assault troops and the clearing of a building in the Stepnohirsk area of Zaporizhzhia region, filmed on a GoPro camera by Ukrainian special forces "Kraken" and "Biznes Team".
The video has subtitles.
www.instagram.com/p/DRcrW-ajfiP/
The video has subtitles.
www.instagram.com/p/DRcrW-ajfiP/
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
1/ While Russia is making incremental advances in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian soldiers say that it's resulting in carnage among their units. Conditions at Stepnohirsk are said to be dire, with entire battalions virtually wiped out. ⬇️
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"What stands out most to her is not the danger, but the demand. Hundreds of people – many of them civilians – join the waiting lists for training each month. “So many men my age are already gone,” she says. “Someone has to take their place.”" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘Drone operators are hunted. You feel it from your first day’: the female pilots on Ukraine’s frontline
As casualties mount, recruitment is expanding. Three women talk about life in a male-dominated combat environment
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
"What stands out most to her is not the danger, but the demand. Hundreds of people – many of them civilians – join the waiting lists for training each month. “So many men my age are already gone,” she says. “Someone has to take their place.”" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine wapo.st/4ijY5Dl
Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine
Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy.
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine wapo.st/4ijY5Dl
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A plan to station surface-to-air missiles on an island within sight of Taiwan is “steadily progressing,” Japan’s defense minister said this week amid heightened tensions with China. (from @brianmcelhiney.bsky.social & @hanakusumoto.bsky.social)
Japan’s defense minister restates surface-to-air missile plan on island near Taiwan
A plan to station surface-to-air missiles on an island within sight of Taiwan is “steadily progressing,” Japan’s defense minister said.
www.stripes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A plan to station surface-to-air missiles on an island within sight of Taiwan is “steadily progressing,” Japan’s defense minister said this week amid heightened tensions with China. (from @brianmcelhiney.bsky.social & @hanakusumoto.bsky.social)
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Hard to know what’s going on with respect to these discussions but the sentence that rings most true in this piece is “It’s embarrassing.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
U.S., Ukraine agree to change draft of peace plan that appeased Russia
Negotiators had been working off an early proposal that bipartisan lawmakers say would further destabilize global security and reward Russia after its 2022 invasion.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hard to know what’s going on with respect to these discussions but the sentence that rings most true in this piece is “It’s embarrassing.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Japan’s new prime minister infuriated Beijing when she said her country would likely get sucked into a war if China made a move on Taiwan. But it hasn't hurt her popularity.
Japan’s New Leader Infuriated Beijing. She Isn’t Backing Down.
The workaholic new prime minister is riding high despite the perils of a fight with Beijing.
on.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Japan’s new prime minister infuriated Beijing when she said her country would likely get sucked into a war if China made a move on Taiwan. But it hasn't hurt her popularity.
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Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard spoke bluntly about the disproportionate burden Nordic countries bear in funding Ukraine — exposing a reality: despite leaders’ rhetoric, support remains deeply uneven across the bloc.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard spoke bluntly about the disproportionate burden Nordic countries bear in funding Ukraine — exposing a reality: despite leaders’ rhetoric, support remains deeply uneven across the bloc.
🔗 politi.co/4a3GuNH
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Friday: "Sign this by Thanksgiving or it's all over for you."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it." www.huffpost.com/entry/senato...
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it." www.huffpost.com/entry/senato...
U.S. Senators Say They Spoke With Rubio About Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Who Denied It Is A U.S. Plan
Senators said Rubio told them the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians and not the actual U.S. plan.
www.huffpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Friday: "Sign this by Thanksgiving or it's all over for you."
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it." www.huffpost.com/entry/senato...
Saturday: "This is nothing to do with us, some other boys wrote it." www.huffpost.com/entry/senato...
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1/ The Kyiv Independent is reporting that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is "running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials", cutting out Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an effort supported by Vice President J.D. Vance. ⬇️
November 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
1/ The Kyiv Independent is reporting that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is "running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials", cutting out Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an effort supported by Vice President J.D. Vance. ⬇️
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Latest from sources in Kyiv: US officials tell NATO nations that Zelenskyy will be pushed to sign the “peace plan” this week or face an even worse deal in future
US tells Nato if Zelenskyy does not sign peace deal Ukraine will face worse in future
‘No deal is perfect, but it must be done sooner rather than later,’ says US army secretary in sombre meeting
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Latest from sources in Kyiv: US officials tell NATO nations that Zelenskyy will be pushed to sign the “peace plan” this week or face an even worse deal in future
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‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network
‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network
Chernihiv residents say they are without power for 14 hours a day as they gather in ‘invincibility points’ to charge up and warm up
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 AM
‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network
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on.ft.com/3XceXC8 Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt: ‘“It’s like a 1990s style mafia deal,” said Orysia Lutsevich, head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House.’
Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt
[FREE TO READ] Brussels blindsided by US plan for joint investment funds with Moscow and Kyiv
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
on.ft.com/3XceXC8 Trump’s grab for Russian frozen assets puts EU Ukraine loan in doubt: ‘“It’s like a 1990s style mafia deal,” said Orysia Lutsevich, head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House.’
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I'm not a big fan of the Munich analogy, but this is real Munich stuff -- probably worse.
www.ft.com/content/f411...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I'm not a big fan of the Munich analogy, but this is real Munich stuff -- probably worse.
www.ft.com/content/f411...
www.ft.com/content/f411...
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This is key. Europe's courting of Trump has bought only short-term benefits at the cost of any belief that EUR will stand up for Ukraine's and its own interests when the chips are down. Now here we are.
you seriously when you need them to. The White House official who remarked "we don't care what the Europeans think" reflects the Washington mood. Europe will get in line when we tell them to. So will the EU unfreeze frozen Russian assets to go to US firms? Get rid of sanctions, etc? 5/
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is key. Europe's courting of Trump has bought only short-term benefits at the cost of any belief that EUR will stand up for Ukraine's and its own interests when the chips are down. Now here we are.
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President Zelenskyy addressed the nation. Key points from his address:
1/ Ukraine may face a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity or risk of losing a key partner, either difficult 28 points or an extremely hard winter, the hardest one, and further risks, Zelenskyy said.
1/ Ukraine may face a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity or risk of losing a key partner, either difficult 28 points or an extremely hard winter, the hardest one, and further risks, Zelenskyy said.
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
President Zelenskyy addressed the nation. Key points from his address:
1/ Ukraine may face a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity or risk of losing a key partner, either difficult 28 points or an extremely hard winter, the hardest one, and further risks, Zelenskyy said.
1/ Ukraine may face a very difficult choice: either loss of dignity or risk of losing a key partner, either difficult 28 points or an extremely hard winter, the hardest one, and further risks, Zelenskyy said.
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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Breaking news: The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to officials familiar with the talks.
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
The U.S. is now sending “signals” that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Witkoff.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Breaking news: The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to officials familiar with the talks.
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⚡️ US threatening to cut intelligence, weapons to pressure Ukraine into new peace deal, Reuters reports.
Washington is pushing Kyiv to approve the framework of the deal by Nov. 27, coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
Washington is pushing Kyiv to approve the framework of the deal by Nov. 27, coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
US threatening to cut intelligence, weapons to pressure Ukraine into new peace deal, Reuters reports
Washington is pushing Kyiv to approve the framework of the deal by Nov. 27, coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, one of the sources told Reuters.
kyivindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
⚡️ US threatening to cut intelligence, weapons to pressure Ukraine into new peace deal, Reuters reports.
Washington is pushing Kyiv to approve the framework of the deal by Nov. 27, coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
Washington is pushing Kyiv to approve the framework of the deal by Nov. 27, coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
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Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
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Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
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Trump promoting a death threat should not be dismissed as just one more of his excesses.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
"Their words cannot be allowed to stand."
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump promoting a death threat should not be dismissed as just one more of his excesses.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
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Mike Johnson serves up word salad when asked about Trump’s call for Congress members to face death penalty
Mike Johnson serves up word salad about Trump’s call for Democrats to be executed
Johnson criticizes Democrats after the president says Democrats committed “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR’ that is ‘punishable by DEATH’
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Mike Johnson serves up word salad when asked about Trump’s call for Congress members to face death penalty
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So Elon Musk's AI engages in Holocaust denial now, and there are still democratic governments with active X accounts.
Calling on the Irish government and state agencies to immediately close their X accounts. Continued use of a fascist agitator's social media site is both incompatible with democratic values and immoral.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
So Elon Musk's AI engages in Holocaust denial now, and there are still democratic governments with active X accounts.