Tim Gallagher
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Ukraine and Crystal Palace
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OBrien on hard truths for Europe 🎯👇
"It starts with one simple word—truth. Europeans needed to understand that they were on their own. They needed to prepare to support Ukraine on their own, to stop deferring to the USA, to prepare the continent greater for strategic autonomy and self-defense.
"It starts with one simple word—truth. Europeans needed to understand that they were on their own. They needed to prepare to support Ukraine on their own, to stop deferring to the USA, to prepare the continent greater for strategic autonomy and self-defense.
Just sent out my free weekend update. Though the reporting this week made it crystal clear that the Trump administration is with Putin, that was not a bad thing for Ukraine. Accepting the truth is the first step to recovery-and the truth cannot now be denied. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #161: Not A Bad Week For Ukraine
Truth, Democracy and Corruption, Possible High Command Changes, Are European Gloves Coming Off?
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
OBrien on hard truths for Europe 🎯👇
"It starts with one simple word—truth. Europeans needed to understand that they were on their own. They needed to prepare to support Ukraine on their own, to stop deferring to the USA, to prepare the continent greater for strategic autonomy and self-defense.
"It starts with one simple word—truth. Europeans needed to understand that they were on their own. They needed to prepare to support Ukraine on their own, to stop deferring to the USA, to prepare the continent greater for strategic autonomy and self-defense.
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The irony of this being posted in English... by an Irishman.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The irony of this being posted in English... by an Irishman.
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I’m seeing talk on Reddit from the British left that Sultana is very close to SWP who are close to RT’s guy Galloway who’s close to Bannon and Bannon of course is close to Farage/Thiel so yeah it feels like an op, like Jill Stein was over here
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I’m seeing talk on Reddit from the British left that Sultana is very close to SWP who are close to RT’s guy Galloway who’s close to Bannon and Bannon of course is close to Farage/Thiel so yeah it feels like an op, like Jill Stein was over here
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Ukraine taking the initiative again where it's Western allies failed to act.
We couldn't stop the Russian shadow fleet. So now Ukraine is sinking it.
We couldn't stop the Russian shadow fleet. So now Ukraine is sinking it.
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Ukraine taking the initiative again where it's Western allies failed to act.
We couldn't stop the Russian shadow fleet. So now Ukraine is sinking it.
We couldn't stop the Russian shadow fleet. So now Ukraine is sinking it.
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Trump's Ukraine "peace" plan is a profit scheme: let Russia keep stolen territory, rebuild for U.S. gain. That's not defending democracy-it's selling it off.
Trump’s $2 Trillion Plan to Cash in on Ukraine ‘Peace’ Leaks
A Wall Street Journal report details how profit is at the center of Trump’s “peace” talks.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Trump's Ukraine "peace" plan is a profit scheme: let Russia keep stolen territory, rebuild for U.S. gain. That's not defending democracy-it's selling it off.
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How is this a shock to anyone who's been paying even the most minimal attention to what Trump has been saying and his admin have been doing all year? I posted this in February, for example. Officials who simply chose not to believe it because it's all too difficult might want to rethink their career
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
How is this a shock to anyone who's been paying even the most minimal attention to what Trump has been saying and his admin have been doing all year? I posted this in February, for example. Officials who simply chose not to believe it because it's all too difficult might want to rethink their career
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The current Russian troll farm defence of its invasion, massacres and tortures is to go ‘what about Israel’?
Don’t be derailed. Human rights are human rights whether in Palestine or Ukraine
Don’t be derailed. Human rights are human rights whether in Palestine or Ukraine
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The current Russian troll farm defence of its invasion, massacres and tortures is to go ‘what about Israel’?
Don’t be derailed. Human rights are human rights whether in Palestine or Ukraine
Don’t be derailed. Human rights are human rights whether in Palestine or Ukraine
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Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
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How long will Europe watch as Trump tries to push Ukraine into a Russian trap and sell the world a capitulation disguised as “peace”?
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
How long will Europe watch as Trump tries to push Ukraine into a Russian trap and sell the world a capitulation disguised as “peace”?
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“Ukraine is the only country that’s fulfilling NATO’s destiny and we owe them everything.”
— Garry Kasparov at the 2025 Halifax International Security Forum
Watch the full video (Democracies Don’t Despair): youtu.be/79z219i-LwI?...
— Garry Kasparov at the 2025 Halifax International Security Forum
Watch the full video (Democracies Don’t Despair): youtu.be/79z219i-LwI?...
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“Ukraine is the only country that’s fulfilling NATO’s destiny and we owe them everything.”
— Garry Kasparov at the 2025 Halifax International Security Forum
Watch the full video (Democracies Don’t Despair): youtu.be/79z219i-LwI?...
— Garry Kasparov at the 2025 Halifax International Security Forum
Watch the full video (Democracies Don’t Despair): youtu.be/79z219i-LwI?...
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Russian infiltration of the GOP has without question been the greatest intelligence victory in history. It's literally the only thing keeping the Russian government from collapse.
Russians are literally writing US foreign policy, they have more power projection in DC than in Kyiv LMAO
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Russian infiltration of the GOP has without question been the greatest intelligence victory in history. It's literally the only thing keeping the Russian government from collapse.
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Utterly surreal that a key part of the pre Budget narrative from the government hasn’t been ‘Russian planes keep buzzing the Essex coast, US support for NATO is looking shaky, and thanks to the Tories our army fits in Old Trafford - that’s why we need to raise taxes’.
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Utterly surreal that a key part of the pre Budget narrative from the government hasn’t been ‘Russian planes keep buzzing the Essex coast, US support for NATO is looking shaky, and thanks to the Tories our army fits in Old Trafford - that’s why we need to raise taxes’.
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"We have built factories that could start making equipment tomorrow. But we can’t until an order is placed”
Worked with @estwebber.bsky.social on a sad tale about Britain's defence industry, waiting to hear if the government will ever pour money into the sector
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Worked with @estwebber.bsky.social on a sad tale about Britain's defence industry, waiting to hear if the government will ever pour money into the sector
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Starmer promised to spend big on defense but Britain’s arms industry is still waiting
Six months after a major inquiry into how the U.K. would meet geopolitical threats, many in the industry complain they haven’t received the certainty they need about where the British government pl…
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"We have built factories that could start making equipment tomorrow. But we can’t until an order is placed”
Worked with @estwebber.bsky.social on a sad tale about Britain's defence industry, waiting to hear if the government will ever pour money into the sector
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Worked with @estwebber.bsky.social on a sad tale about Britain's defence industry, waiting to hear if the government will ever pour money into the sector
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
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A very difficult video to watch. But the world must see such footage to understand what is truly happening in Ukraine — that Russia is striking civilians, that children are trapped under rubble.1/2
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A very difficult video to watch. But the world must see such footage to understand what is truly happening in Ukraine — that Russia is striking civilians, that children are trapped under rubble.1/2
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Witkoff: "I told the president that you - that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace deal. That’s my belief. I told the president I believe that."
What reason is there to think this? Unbelievable naiveté (at best) from a US envoy.
What reason is there to think this? Unbelievable naiveté (at best) from a US envoy.
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
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-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Witkoff: "I told the president that you - that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace deal. That’s my belief. I told the president I believe that."
What reason is there to think this? Unbelievable naiveté (at best) from a US envoy.
What reason is there to think this? Unbelievable naiveté (at best) from a US envoy.
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Why are 3 Trump factions pursuing competing talks with Russia & Ukraine?
In the end, Putin will say no if Ukraine does not capitulate, & it will not, while Trump will not do anything against Putin, his favorite.
This is a waste of time.
Europe needs to finance & arm Ukraine!
In the end, Putin will say no if Ukraine does not capitulate, & it will not, while Trump will not do anything against Putin, his favorite.
This is a waste of time.
Europe needs to finance & arm Ukraine!
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Why are 3 Trump factions pursuing competing talks with Russia & Ukraine?
In the end, Putin will say no if Ukraine does not capitulate, & it will not, while Trump will not do anything against Putin, his favorite.
This is a waste of time.
Europe needs to finance & arm Ukraine!
In the end, Putin will say no if Ukraine does not capitulate, & it will not, while Trump will not do anything against Putin, his favorite.
This is a waste of time.
Europe needs to finance & arm Ukraine!
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“The Kremlin’s greatest strategic victory of the last decade wasn’t a tidal wave of drones hitting Ukraine, or a tank column in Donbas.
It’s their power to hack social media” 🎯 @TheRickWilson
www.againstallenemies.net/p/maga-is-a-...
It’s their power to hack social media” 🎯 @TheRickWilson
www.againstallenemies.net/p/maga-is-a-...
www.againstallenemies.net
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“The Kremlin’s greatest strategic victory of the last decade wasn’t a tidal wave of drones hitting Ukraine, or a tank column in Donbas.
It’s their power to hack social media” 🎯 @TheRickWilson
www.againstallenemies.net/p/maga-is-a-...
It’s their power to hack social media” 🎯 @TheRickWilson
www.againstallenemies.net/p/maga-is-a-...
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It's somewhat amusing that you can pass yourself off as a Russia expert commenting on this "peace deal" as messy but at least "a way to end the war" without realising Kremlin sees it as just a tactic to continue it later.
It will end nothing.
It will end nothing.
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It's somewhat amusing that you can pass yourself off as a Russia expert commenting on this "peace deal" as messy but at least "a way to end the war" without realising Kremlin sees it as just a tactic to continue it later.
It will end nothing.
It will end nothing.
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Now we know the extent of how social media accounts expressing extremist views are often fake & coming from industrial scale troll farms in Russia ,Nigeria ,Thailand etc where is the political will to stop it ? Is government so owned by tech that the internet can just continue to be unregulated ?
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Now we know the extent of how social media accounts expressing extremist views are often fake & coming from industrial scale troll farms in Russia ,Nigeria ,Thailand etc where is the political will to stop it ? Is government so owned by tech that the internet can just continue to be unregulated ?
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It was TRANSLATED by the US from Russian into English, not authored by the US.
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It was TRANSLATED by the US from Russian into English, not authored by the US.
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Here's a seven-point peace plan:
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Here's a seven-point peace plan: