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Scott Lucas
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Professor, journalist, political analyst, cynical optimist

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 8h
How Senate advanced plan to end closure, w 8 Democrats joining all but 1 of 53 Republicans

No guarantee of extension of tax credits for #ObamaCare

Political dynamics for both Trumpists and #Democrats

#Trump

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 8h
EA on DW News: An End to US #GovernmentShutdown?

#Democrats #Trump

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EA on DW News: An End to US Government Shutdown? - EA WorldView
Evaluate possibility of end to record-setting US shutdown: why 8 Democrats joined Senate Republicans and what happens next amid the damage
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
#OmidSarlak found dead in car after video where he burned image of #SupremeLeader

#Iran authorities say suicide but friends and family suspect murder

Sarlak: "How long should we endure humiliation, poverty and being ridden over?"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18h
#Ukraine National Anti-Corruption Bureau conductes searches of premises connected to #Zelensky ex-business partner #TymurMindich

Mindich is co-owner of Zelensky's Kvartal 95 production company

Searches linked to major anti-corruption operation in energy sector

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18h
#Iran: Suspicions Over Death of Activist Who Criticized #SupremeLeader (Deepa Parent)

#OmidSarlak

(h/t The Guardian)

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Iran: Suspicions Over Death of Activist Who Criticized Supreme Leader - EA WorldView
Death in Iran of Omid Sarlak, who filmed himself burning a photograph of Supreme Leader, raises suspicions --- 100s protest at his funeral.
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 18h
My latest anlaysis of US politics and society after #USElections2025

"For those celebrating, not just in US but in other countries facing politics of division, every daybreak begins with a glimmer"

#Mamdani: "When politics speaks to you without condescension, we can usher in new era of leadership"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 19h
The Light Shines Again in America

#Mamdani #NewYorkCity #Spanberger #Virginia #Sherrill #NewJersey #USElections

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The Light Shines Again in America - EA WorldView
"For those celebrating, not just in US but in countries facing politics of division, every daybreak begins with glimmer: 'The future is now'."
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 21h
W BBC Radio Scotland:

"'Affordability", which surged in these elections --- you will hear this all the way through next year's mid-terms.

There are serious economic issues in US which have been accelerated by #Trump chaotic approach to slash Govt and support for transport, education, & healthcare"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 21h
EA on Times Radio and BBC: Can #Democrats Build on Momentum of Election Success?

#Mamdani #NewYorkCity #Spanberger #Virginia #Sherrill #NewJersey

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EA on Times Radio and BBC: Can Democrats Build on Momentum of Election Success? - EA WorldView
23-min analysis with 2 top strategists to analyze if Democrats can build on success in elections from New York City to Virginia to New Jersey
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 22h
#Zelensky: #Russia inside #Pokrovsk but "many casualties" w 25K troops killed and wounded in October alone - Says Russia threw 170,000 men into operation

On #Putin "terrorist attacks" w missile & drone strikes: “He can’t create tension within our society in any other way"

#Ukraine #UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 22h
#UkraineWar, Day 1,355: #Zelensky — “No #Russia Success in #Pokrovsk” in East

#Donetsk #Ukraine

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Ukraine War, Day 1,355: Zelensky - "No Russian Success in Pokrovsk" in East - EA WorldView
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Russia's 16-month attempt to overrun Pokrovsk in east of the country: "There is no success there."
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
3 civilians killed and 18+ injured by #Russia attacks across #Ukraine over past day

Air defenses downed 37 of 69 drones --- Other 32 struck 9 locations

Fatalities in #Donetsk region

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
Written by Deepa Parent for The Guardian:

#OmidSarlak found dead in car after video where he burned image of #SupremeLeader

#Iran authorities say suicide but friends and family suspect murder

Sarlak: "How long should we endure humiliation, poverty and being ridden over?"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Iran: Suspicions Over Death of Activist Who Criticized #SupremeLeader

#OmidSarlak

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Iran: Suspicions Over Death of Activist Who Criticized Supreme Leader - EA WorldView
Death in Iran of Omid Sarlak, who filmed himself burning a photograph of Supreme Leader, raises suspicions --- 100s protest at his funeral.
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
On air soon w BBC Radio Scotland to analyze US politics and society amid #Democrats success in elections, #GovernmentShutdown, threat to #ObamaCare, and #Trump latest chaos

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
23-min discussion

Power of "positive politics" v. #Trump politics of division and confrontation

Discussion of policies and personalities: Can #Democrats establish a "big tent" for success in 2026 mid-term elections?

#Mamdani #NewYorkCity #Spanberger #Virginia #Sherrill #NewJersey

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
EA on Times Radio: Can #Democrats Build on Momentum of Election Success? (Scott Lucas/Will Marshall/Mark Longabaugh with Ayesha Hazarika)

#Mamdani #NewYorkCity #Spanberger #Virginia #Sherrill #NewJersey

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EA on Times Radio: Can Democrats Build on Momentum of Election Success? - EA WorldView
23-min analysis with 2 top strategists to analyze if Democrats can build on success in elections from New York City to Virginia to New Jersey
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
Millions of tons of #Russia oil traded through #Singapore port part-owned by #Australia 's Macquarie Bank and potentially sold to Australian businesses.

Australia stopped buying fuel directly from Russia after invasion of #Ukraine but imported 3+ tons of Russian-origin oil products since 2023

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Ukraine Energy Minister: "It is hard to recall such a number of direct strikes on energy facilities since the beginning of the invasion"

Claim that #Russia targeted 2 nuclear power substations

Foreign Minister: "Russia is deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe"

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#UkraineWar, Day 1,354: Power Cuts of 8-16 Hours/Day After #Russia Attacks

#Ukraine

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Ukraine War, Day 1,354: Power Cuts of 8-16 Hours/Day After Russian Attacks - EA WorldView
Ukraine is facing daily power cuts of 8 to 16 hours after Russia's mass missile and drone attacks, reportedly threatening nuclear substations.
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
Kamran Hekmati, 70-yr-old jeweler from New York, condemned to 4 years over trip for son's bar mitzvah 13 years ago

Arrested in May as he was leaving #Iran after short visit

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
Commander of #Ukraine unmanned systems battalion charged with negligence after Russia struck an awards ceremony for his soldiers, killing 12 servicemen and 7 civilians & wounding 36 people

Russians hit formal assembly of 100+ troops in frontline areas of #Dnipropetrovsk region on Nov 1

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
EA-Times Radio VideoCast: After The Elections; #Trump ’s Shutdown; #Epstein Again; #Putin -Trump Nuclear Bluster (Scott Lucas w Maddie Hale)

#Mamdani #NewJersey #Virginia

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EA-Times Radio VideoCast: After The Elections; Trump's Shutdown; Epstein Again; Putin-Trump Nuclear Bluster - EA WorldView
27-min analysis of US politics: Hope from elections; Trump shutdown causes damage; Epstein scandal again; Putin v. Trump over nuclear weapons
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
11 civilians murdered and 44 injured by #Russia attacks across #Ukraine over past day

Air defenses down 406 of 458 drones but only 9 of 45 cruise and ballistic missiles

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
1,400+ citizens from three dozen #Africa countries fighting alongside #Russia forces in #Ukraine, says Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha

“Equivalent to a death sentence. Most of them are immediately sent to the so-called ‘meat assaults’, where they are quickly killed"

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
EA on #Ukraine ’s War and Politics 24: Will #Putin Invasion End in His Fall from Power? (Scott Lucas w Daniel Tkiie and Sofia Nazarenko)

#UkraineWar #Russia

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EA on Ukraine's War and Politics 24: Will Putin's Invasion End in His Fall from Power? - EA WorldView
39-minute analysis of current status of Russia's invasion --- and what could happen to Vladimir Putin if it fails to make any more progress
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
#Russia attacks w 450+ drones and 45 missiles

#Dnipro: 3+ murdered and 13 injured, including 2 children

#Kharkiv: 1 killed

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
#Iran: US Citizen Hekmati, 70, Sentenced Over Trip to #Israel in 2012

#IranHumanRights #KamranHekmati
Iran: US Citizen Hekmati, 70, Sentenced to 4 Years Over Trip to Israel in 2012 - EA WorldView
Iran authorities sentenced US-Iran dual national Kamran Hekmati to 4 years over trip he made to Israel in 2012 to celebrate son’s bar mitzvah.
eaworldview.com

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
#Trump Admin grants #Hungary 1-year exemption from US sanctions over imports of #Russia oil and gas

Follows Trump meeting w Hungary's Orbán in White House

Hungary commits to buying US LNG w $600m of contracts

Trump: "Hungary doesn't have the advantage of having sea"

#Ukraine

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
In latest initiative to cope with #Russia attempt to break the energy grid, #Ukraine will import at least 300 million cubic meters of US liquid natural gas through an agreement with Poland’s gas trader Orlen

#UkraineWar