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The IOC panics over a tribute helmet to Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's war, but has no problem letting russian athletes compete.
🖼: Heorhii Kliuchnyk
🖼: Heorhii Kliuchnyk
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The IOC panics over a tribute helmet to Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's war, but has no problem letting russian athletes compete.
🖼: Heorhii Kliuchnyk
🖼: Heorhii Kliuchnyk
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on local TV: “These Epstein documents are appearing, and I now expect a strike on Iran and other major developments within the next 48 hours.”
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on local TV: “These Epstein documents are appearing, and I now expect a strike on Iran and other major developments within the next 48 hours.”
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TikTok users say the platform suppressed or delayed videos about the killing of Alex Pretti, accusing that posts tied to the incident drew few views or were stalled amid broader technical issues on the site.
Users say TikTok stifled political posts about ICE shooting as platform faltered
TikTok users said their videos about ICE were being suppressed days after a deal to spin off the U.S. business to new investors was finalized.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM
TikTok users say the platform suppressed or delayed videos about the killing of Alex Pretti, accusing that posts tied to the incident drew few views or were stalled amid broader technical issues on the site.
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‼️ A genocide is taking place in Ukraine right now,committed by Russia
This is barely being discussed or covered in the Western press
I know that many Ukrainians living abroad follow me.I’m calling on international organizations&the Ukrainian diaspora to organize demonstrations in support of Ukraine
This is barely being discussed or covered in the Western press
I know that many Ukrainians living abroad follow me.I’m calling on international organizations&the Ukrainian diaspora to organize demonstrations in support of Ukraine
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
‼️ A genocide is taking place in Ukraine right now,committed by Russia
This is barely being discussed or covered in the Western press
I know that many Ukrainians living abroad follow me.I’m calling on international organizations&the Ukrainian diaspora to organize demonstrations in support of Ukraine
This is barely being discussed or covered in the Western press
I know that many Ukrainians living abroad follow me.I’m calling on international organizations&the Ukrainian diaspora to organize demonstrations in support of Ukraine
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Largest European pension fund ABP cut back US Treasury holdings last year reut.rs/4qCvAE2
Largest European pension fund ABP cut back US Treasury holdings last year
The value of the U.S. Treasuries held by Dutch pension fund ABP, Europe's largest, dropped steeply from the end of 2024 to September last year, another sign that major European investors have grown more cautious around holding U.S. assets.
reut.rs
January 23, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Largest European pension fund ABP cut back US Treasury holdings last year reut.rs/4qCvAE2
Ideal response
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said reut.rs/4pTlI7M
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say
ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event befo...
reut.rs
January 21, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Ideal response
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Even, er contextier
January 20, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Even, er contextier
Time to sell the $8T of US T Bills that Europe holds. That’s more than 50% of US debt. I suspect the Chinese would welcome the opportunity to own a majority share of the USA finances
‼️ EU prepares €93bn tariffs against US in response to Trump's Greenland pressure – FT
EU prepares €93bn tariffs against US in response to Trump's Greenland pressure – FT
The European Union is preparing a package of tough measures in response to threats by US President Donald Trump regarding his intention to assert control over Greenland. Brussels is considering imposi...
www.pravda.com.ua
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Time to sell the $8T of US T Bills that Europe holds. That’s more than 50% of US debt. I suspect the Chinese would welcome the opportunity to own a majority share of the USA finances
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19 January 2014: Kyiv’s Hrushevskoho Street erupts as Maidan protests turn violent.
Frustrated by new repressive laws & stalled leadership, protesters clash with police in what becomes known as “Vohnekhreshche” (Baptism by Fire), the moment peaceful dissent became revolution.
📷 Msyslav Chernov
Frustrated by new repressive laws & stalled leadership, protesters clash with police in what becomes known as “Vohnekhreshche” (Baptism by Fire), the moment peaceful dissent became revolution.
📷 Msyslav Chernov
January 19, 2026 at 4:38 AM
19 January 2014: Kyiv’s Hrushevskoho Street erupts as Maidan protests turn violent.
Frustrated by new repressive laws & stalled leadership, protesters clash with police in what becomes known as “Vohnekhreshche” (Baptism by Fire), the moment peaceful dissent became revolution.
📷 Msyslav Chernov
Frustrated by new repressive laws & stalled leadership, protesters clash with police in what becomes known as “Vohnekhreshche” (Baptism by Fire), the moment peaceful dissent became revolution.
📷 Msyslav Chernov
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This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
Today's winning comment!
Is she talking about Iran or Minneapolis?
We unequivocally condemn the violent repression of these legitimate demonstrations.
Those responsible will be remembered on the wrong side of history.
Those responsible will be remembered on the wrong side of history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Today's winning comment!
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
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“In late 2024, while Mr. Herrera was facing felony charges in the case, his daughter, Isabela Herrera, donated $2.5 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC devoted to Mr. Trump … In July, Ms. Herrera donated another $1 million …Trump this week pardoned Mr. Herrera”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
“In late 2024, while Mr. Herrera was facing felony charges in the case, his daughter, Isabela Herrera, donated $2.5 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC devoted to Mr. Trump … In July, Ms. Herrera donated another $1 million …Trump this week pardoned Mr. Herrera”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Signs More Pardons, Freeing a Fraudster for 2nd Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Oh
“In late 2024, while Mr. Herrera was facing felony charges in the case, his daughter, Isabela Herrera, donated $2.5 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC devoted to Mr. Trump … In July, Ms. Herrera donated another $1 million …Trump this week pardoned Mr. Herrera”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
“In late 2024, while Mr. Herrera was facing felony charges in the case, his daughter, Isabela Herrera, donated $2.5 million to MAGA Inc., a super PAC devoted to Mr. Trump … In July, Ms. Herrera donated another $1 million …Trump this week pardoned Mr. Herrera”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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🛡️ Resilience as resistance.
@ukrainianspaces.bsky.social x @pravda.ua
Podcast – new episode out now.
In Six windows on Ukraine: Resilience, Olia Hercules talks family, memory, and how survival is not just enduring but rebuilding and remembering amid war.
🎧 Listen now:
@ukrainianspaces.bsky.social x @pravda.ua
Podcast – new episode out now.
In Six windows on Ukraine: Resilience, Olia Hercules talks family, memory, and how survival is not just enduring but rebuilding and remembering amid war.
🎧 Listen now:
Podcasts | Ukrainska Pravda
www.pravda.com.ua
January 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
🛡️ Resilience as resistance.
@ukrainianspaces.bsky.social x @pravda.ua
Podcast – new episode out now.
In Six windows on Ukraine: Resilience, Olia Hercules talks family, memory, and how survival is not just enduring but rebuilding and remembering amid war.
🎧 Listen now:
@ukrainianspaces.bsky.social x @pravda.ua
Podcast – new episode out now.
In Six windows on Ukraine: Resilience, Olia Hercules talks family, memory, and how survival is not just enduring but rebuilding and remembering amid war.
🎧 Listen now:
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🔹 “Zelenskyy is a tough, stubborn leader who stands his ground, speaks openly, and knows exactly how to handle the media” – Keith Kellogg.
📹 ITV News
📹 ITV News
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
🔹 “Zelenskyy is a tough, stubborn leader who stands his ground, speaks openly, and knows exactly how to handle the media” – Keith Kellogg.
📹 ITV News
📹 ITV News
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🙏🇺🇦 Blackout in Kyiv
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
🙏🇺🇦 Blackout in Kyiv
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Keith Kellogg praised Zelensky, calling him a “tough son of a bitch”, determined, outspoken, and media-savvy. “We haven’t seen a leader like him in the U.S. since Abraham Lincoln,” he said.
January 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Keith Kellogg praised Zelensky, calling him a “tough son of a bitch”, determined, outspoken, and media-savvy. “We haven’t seen a leader like him in the U.S. since Abraham Lincoln,” he said.
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“And let me live, live with my heart
And people to love”
These words of Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrainian national poet, are written on the rescue vehicle that responded to Russia’s strike on Kyiv on January 9.
📹Radio Svoboda/MFA_Ukraine
And people to love”
These words of Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrainian national poet, are written on the rescue vehicle that responded to Russia’s strike on Kyiv on January 9.
📹Radio Svoboda/MFA_Ukraine
January 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
“And let me live, live with my heart
And people to love”
These words of Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrainian national poet, are written on the rescue vehicle that responded to Russia’s strike on Kyiv on January 9.
📹Radio Svoboda/MFA_Ukraine
And people to love”
These words of Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrainian national poet, are written on the rescue vehicle that responded to Russia’s strike on Kyiv on January 9.
📹Radio Svoboda/MFA_Ukraine
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Finally a sense that something will be done in the UK about the deepfake X porn. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Finally a sense that something will be done in the UK about the deepfake X porn. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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English speaking newspapers don’t seem to have picked up on Trump administration threats of sanctions against judges in current appeals case involving Marine LePen’s indictment regarding European Parliament fund embezzling which could cost her the right to run for president next year.
Affaire des assistants parlementaires du FN : le président du tribunal de Paris met en garde contre une éventuelle « ingérence » américaine avant le procès en appel
Affaire des assistants parlementaires du FN : le président du tribunal de Paris met en garde contre une éventuelle « ingérence » américaine avant le procès en appel
A partir du 13 janvier et jusqu’à la mi-février, la cheffe de file de l’extrême droite, Marine Le Pen, et onze autres prévenus vont être jugés par la cour d’appel de Paris, soupçonnés d’avoir détourné l’argent du Parlement européen au seul profit du parti.
www.lemonde.fr
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
English speaking newspapers don’t seem to have picked up on Trump administration threats of sanctions against judges in current appeals case involving Marine LePen’s indictment regarding European Parliament fund embezzling which could cost her the right to run for president next year.
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM