Stephen Halliday
@grabbag99.bsky.social
My Little Forced Escape From Face Book
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Facebook accused me of running a business on facebook. They have blocked me from logging in for a week now. I have provide them with two rounds of ID including my passport and they are still asking for ID.
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The Pentagon also says it will offer "more limited" support to US allies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USA #Europe #Russia #China
The Pentagon also says it will offer "more limited" support to US allies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USA #Europe #Russia #China
China no longer Pentagon's top security priority
The US will also offer “more limited” support to US allies, according to a new national defence strategy document.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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The Pentagon also says it will offer "more limited" support to US allies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USA #Europe #Russia #China
The Pentagon also says it will offer "more limited" support to US allies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USA #Europe #Russia #China
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🇺🇲 #China is no longer the top security priority for the US, according to the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy.
The document, published once every 4 years, instead says that the security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere is the department's chief concern.
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#USA #Europe #Russia
The document, published once every 4 years, instead says that the security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere is the department's chief concern.
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#USA #Europe #Russia
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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🇺🇦 Nearly 6,000 buildings in Ukraine's capital city #Kyiv were left without heat after an overnight Russian attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
The temperature in Kyiv was at minus 12 degrees Celsius (10.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday morning.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
The temperature in Kyiv was at minus 12 degrees Celsius (10.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday morning.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Nearly 6,000 buildings in Kyiv without heat after Russian attack
Nearly 6,000 buildings in Ukraine's capital city Kyiv were left without heat after an overnight Russian attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
www.reuters.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 AM
🇺🇦 Nearly 6,000 buildings in Ukraine's capital city #Kyiv were left without heat after an overnight Russian attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
The temperature in Kyiv was at minus 12 degrees Celsius (10.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday morning.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
The temperature in Kyiv was at minus 12 degrees Celsius (10.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday morning.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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🇺🇦 International partners have agreed on measures to support #Ukraine in response to Russia's intensified attacks on the country's energy system during the energy-focused meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Energy-focused Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting, government outlines support to be provided to country
G7+ partners will provide Ukraine with financial and technical support to protect its energy infrastructure following Russian attacks
www.pravda.com.ua
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 AM
🇺🇦 International partners have agreed on measures to support #Ukraine in response to Russia's intensified attacks on the country's energy system during the energy-focused meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Richmond railway station, railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_railway_station,_Sydney
#trains #trainstations #map
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_railway_station,_Sydney
#trains #trainstations #map
January 24, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Richmond railway station, railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_railway_station,_Sydney
#trains #trainstations #map
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_railway_station,_Sydney
#trains #trainstations #map
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ISW:
🇷🇺🇺🇲 The Kremlin is trying to push #Trump to abandon the negotiation process with #Ukraine and Europe that he has been leading and to concede to the demands #Russia made at the August 2025 US-Russia summit in Alaska.
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
#usa
🇷🇺🇺🇲 The Kremlin is trying to push #Trump to abandon the negotiation process with #Ukraine and Europe that he has been leading and to concede to the demands #Russia made at the August 2025 US-Russia summit in Alaska.
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
#usa
January 24, 2026 at 6:57 AM
ISW:
🇷🇺🇺🇲 The Kremlin is trying to push #Trump to abandon the negotiation process with #Ukraine and Europe that he has been leading and to concede to the demands #Russia made at the August 2025 US-Russia summit in Alaska.
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
#usa
🇷🇺🇺🇲 The Kremlin is trying to push #Trump to abandon the negotiation process with #Ukraine and Europe that he has been leading and to concede to the demands #Russia made at the August 2025 US-Russia summit in Alaska.
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
#usa
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russia attacked Ukraine's two largest cities Kyiv and Kharkiv early on Saturday, officials said, with one person killed and at least 15 injured.
www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...
www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...
Ukraine's two largest cities under Russian attack, officials say one dead
Russia attacked Ukraine's two largest cities Kyiv and Kharkiv early on Saturday, officials said, with one person killed and at least 15 injured.
www.reuters.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 AM
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russia attacked Ukraine's two largest cities Kyiv and Kharkiv early on Saturday, officials said, with one person killed and at least 15 injured.
www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...
www.reuters.com/world/ukrain...
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Many of the troops are former convicts; others simply feel a sense of impunity, knowing that instead of being sent to prison for their actions, they will merely be sent back to the front.
theins.press/en/society/2...
#russia
Many of the troops are former convicts; others simply feel a sense of impunity, knowing that instead of being sent to prison for their actions, they will merely be sent back to the front.
theins.press/en/society/2...
#russia
“It’s best to avoid traveling by train”: Women in Russia’s Belgorod Region face violence from soldiers
In Russia’s border regions, where thousands of troops have been concentrated since the start of the war in Ukraine, women are increasingly facing violence and hostility from soldiers. Many of the troo...
theins.press
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Many of the troops are former convicts; others simply feel a sense of impunity, knowing that instead of being sent to prison for their actions, they will merely be sent back to the front.
theins.press/en/society/2...
#russia
Many of the troops are former convicts; others simply feel a sense of impunity, knowing that instead of being sent to prison for their actions, they will merely be sent back to the front.
theins.press/en/society/2...
#russia
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🇷🇺 In Russia’s border regions, where thousands of troops have been concentrated since the start of the war in Ukraine, women are increasingly facing violence and hostility from soldiers.
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theins.press/en/society/2...
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“It’s best to avoid traveling by train”: Women in Russia’s Belgorod Region face violence from soldiers
In Russia’s border regions, where thousands of troops have been concentrated since the start of the war in Ukraine, women are increasingly facing violence and hostility from soldiers. Many of the troo...
theins.press
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 AM
🇷🇺 In Russia’s border regions, where thousands of troops have been concentrated since the start of the war in Ukraine, women are increasingly facing violence and hostility from soldiers.
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theins.press/en/society/2...
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theins.press/en/society/2...
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Love the MetEye on the BOM.
This map sums up Australia pretty well.
This map sums up Australia pretty well.
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Love the MetEye on the BOM.
This map sums up Australia pretty well.
This map sums up Australia pretty well.
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0 days without being an international embarrassment.
Trump Is Getting Dragged Over The Groanworthy Logo For His New 'Board Of Peace'—And It's Peak Trump
www.comicsands.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:25 AM
0 days without being an international embarrassment.
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Are we paying attention yet, America?
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Are we paying attention yet, America?
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Today's historic photo of the day: Exactly 38 years ago today, as seen through an open door of a moving XPT, a charter #train named the Corowa Federation Flyer, runs through the station at Burrumbuttock, NSW, January 24 1988.
Burrumbuttock is a small town in […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
Burrumbuttock is a small town in […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Today's historic photo of the day: Exactly 38 years ago today, as seen through an open door of a moving XPT, a charter #train named the Corowa Federation Flyer, runs through the station at Burrumbuttock, NSW, January 24 1988.
Burrumbuttock is a small town in […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
Burrumbuttock is a small town in […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
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This day was, as far as I am aware, the only time an XPT was ever to venture onto a pioneer branch line. And although we didn't know it until the return journey, it was also to be the last ever train to run to Corowa.
This scene won't ever be repeated. Not only is the railway now unusable […]
This scene won't ever be repeated. Not only is the railway now unusable […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
This day was, as far as I am aware, the only time an XPT was ever to venture onto a pioneer branch line. And although we didn't know it until the return journey, it was also to be the last ever train to run to Corowa.
This scene won't ever be repeated. Not only is the railway now unusable […]
This scene won't ever be repeated. Not only is the railway now unusable […]
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Railway map of the region from 1956 showing the location of Burrumbuttock approximately in the centre of frame.
January 24, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Railway map of the region from 1956 showing the location of Burrumbuttock approximately in the centre of frame.
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🤬 Russian drones damaged residential buildings, a dormitory sheltering internally displaced persons, a maternity hospital, and a hospital in Kharkiv, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
At least 11 people were injured.
At least 11 people were injured.
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
🤬 Russian drones damaged residential buildings, a dormitory sheltering internally displaced persons, a maternity hospital, and a hospital in Kharkiv, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
At least 11 people were injured.
At least 11 people were injured.
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⚡️ Overnight, Russia has already used Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Zircon missiles, X-22 and X-69 missiles, and around 100 kamikaze drones against the area.
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
⚡️ Overnight, Russia has already used Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Zircon missiles, X-22 and X-69 missiles, and around 100 kamikaze drones against the area.
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The apparent aim is to trigger a full city-wide blackout: strikes are reportedly hitting substations linked to nuclear power plants to cut Kyiv off from external power supply – after local generation capacity in and around the city has already been heavily damaged.
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The apparent aim is to trigger a full city-wide blackout: strikes are reportedly hitting substations linked to nuclear power plants to cut Kyiv off from external power supply – after local generation capacity in and around the city has already been heavily damaged.
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While I am writing this, explosions are ringing out one after another in Kyiv.
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
While I am writing this, explosions are ringing out one after another in Kyiv.
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💥 At least 24 explosions were heard in Kharkiv. Russians are attacking the city with kamikaze drones.
January 24, 2026 at 12:25 AM
💥 At least 24 explosions were heard in Kharkiv. Russians are attacking the city with kamikaze drones.
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
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⚡️ Energy infrastructure in the area of Makariv (a suburb of Kyiv) is under heavy Russian missile attack.
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 AM
⚡️ Energy infrastructure in the area of Makariv (a suburb of Kyiv) is under heavy Russian missile attack.
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💥 Many explosions heard in Kyiv. Russia is massively attacking Ukraine’s capital with drones.
January 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM
💥 Many explosions heard in Kyiv. Russia is massively attacking Ukraine’s capital with drones.
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Those who try to erase the past will never learn its lessons.
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Those who try to erase the past will never learn its lessons.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing