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· Nov 14
Hello, trying this out.
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YEAR ONE MAHA
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
YEAR ONE MAHA
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NEW: Russian forces increased their average rate of advance in 2025 due to a new operational template supported by technological adaptations and a shift in assault tactics. (1/8)
Read more in the December 31, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar123125
Other KTs: ⬇️
Read more in the December 31, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar123125
Other KTs: ⬇️
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
NEW: Russian forces increased their average rate of advance in 2025 due to a new operational template supported by technological adaptations and a shift in assault tactics. (1/8)
Read more in the December 31, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar123125
Other KTs: ⬇️
Read more in the December 31, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar123125
Other KTs: ⬇️
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Watch as absolutely no governments that condemned "the attack" apologize.
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Watch as absolutely no governments that condemned "the attack" apologize.
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NEW: Justice Mission 2025 simulated a blockade of Taiwan’s major port cities and the interdiction of Taiwanese energy imports.
Read the full December 31, 2025, China & Taiwan Special Report: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanS...
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read the full December 31, 2025, China & Taiwan Special Report: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanS...
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
December 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
NEW: Justice Mission 2025 simulated a blockade of Taiwan’s major port cities and the interdiction of Taiwanese energy imports.
Read the full December 31, 2025, China & Taiwan Special Report: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanS...
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Read the full December 31, 2025, China & Taiwan Special Report: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanS...
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
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Jack Smith: “Our case was built on, frankly, Republicans who put their allegiance to the country before the party.”
Trump also had a “pattern” of rejecting information that didn’t fit his false narrative.
Trump also had a “pattern” of rejecting information that didn’t fit his false narrative.
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Jack Smith: “Our case was built on, frankly, Republicans who put their allegiance to the country before the party.”
Trump also had a “pattern” of rejecting information that didn’t fit his false narrative.
Trump also had a “pattern” of rejecting information that didn’t fit his false narrative.
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🚨 Special counsel Jack Smith:
“President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol…does not happen without him”
“President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol…does not happen without him”
December 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🚨 Special counsel Jack Smith:
“President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol…does not happen without him”
“President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol…does not happen without him”
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U.S. officials say Ukraine was not targeting Putin in a recent drone strike, directly contradicting Moscow’s claim of an assassination attempt‼️
Instead, Ukraine’s strike was aimed at a confirmed military target in the same region, far from Putin’s residence, WSJ reports.
Instead, Ukraine’s strike was aimed at a confirmed military target in the same region, far from Putin’s residence, WSJ reports.
December 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
U.S. officials say Ukraine was not targeting Putin in a recent drone strike, directly contradicting Moscow’s claim of an assassination attempt‼️
Instead, Ukraine’s strike was aimed at a confirmed military target in the same region, far from Putin’s residence, WSJ reports.
Instead, Ukraine’s strike was aimed at a confirmed military target in the same region, far from Putin’s residence, WSJ reports.
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🇺🇦🎄 Zelensky: Russia does not end its wars on its own; there has never been a war in history that it ended of its own free will—only under pressure, only under coercion, which it then calls a “goodwill gesture.”
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🇺🇦🎄 Zelensky: Russia does not end its wars on its own; there has never been a war in history that it ended of its own free will—only under pressure, only under coercion, which it then calls a “goodwill gesture.”
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Question: Did anyone from the White House, including President Biden, ever tell you they expected you to bring charges against Donald Trump?
Smith: No.
Smith: No.
December 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Question: Did anyone from the White House, including President Biden, ever tell you they expected you to bring charges against Donald Trump?
Smith: No.
Smith: No.
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Jack Smith: Trump’s FRAUD was not protected First Amendment speech.
Trump knowingly lied about the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn its result.
Trump knowingly lied about the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn its result.
December 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Jack Smith: Trump’s FRAUD was not protected First Amendment speech.
Trump knowingly lied about the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn its result.
Trump knowingly lied about the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn its result.
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For those deliberately misleading people tonight that a Trump retweet means he is souring on Putin, please cast your mind back almost a year ago to this Trump tweet threatening Putin. It’s a regular tactic Trump used to trick fools. There are sadly lots of them.
December 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
For those deliberately misleading people tonight that a Trump retweet means he is souring on Putin, please cast your mind back almost a year ago to this Trump tweet threatening Putin. It’s a regular tactic Trump used to trick fools. There are sadly lots of them.
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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There’s a NYT story recounting the entire US–Ukraine dynamic in 2025. It highlights the disdain, disrespect, hatred, blackmail, humiliation, and betrayal faced by people fighting an existential war. Betrayal after betrayal after betrayal.
December 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There’s a NYT story recounting the entire US–Ukraine dynamic in 2025. It highlights the disdain, disrespect, hatred, blackmail, humiliation, and betrayal faced by people fighting an existential war. Betrayal after betrayal after betrayal.
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Grim statistics in two simple infographics.
In 2025, Ukrainians endured countless air raid alerts. The Kharkiv region alone faced more than 2,000.
Russia launched 100,000 drones against us, 60,000 glide bombs, and 2,400 missiles.
In 2025, Ukrainians endured countless air raid alerts. The Kharkiv region alone faced more than 2,000.
Russia launched 100,000 drones against us, 60,000 glide bombs, and 2,400 missiles.
December 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Grim statistics in two simple infographics.
In 2025, Ukrainians endured countless air raid alerts. The Kharkiv region alone faced more than 2,000.
Russia launched 100,000 drones against us, 60,000 glide bombs, and 2,400 missiles.
In 2025, Ukrainians endured countless air raid alerts. The Kharkiv region alone faced more than 2,000.
Russia launched 100,000 drones against us, 60,000 glide bombs, and 2,400 missiles.
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In order for you to believe that Russia is fooling Trump, you would need to believe Trump is an innocent bystander that is being given incorrect information & if only he had the right information he'd make the right choice, but that isn't the case. He's a fully aware accomplice.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In order for you to believe that Russia is fooling Trump, you would need to believe Trump is an innocent bystander that is being given incorrect information & if only he had the right information he'd make the right choice, but that isn't the case. He's a fully aware accomplice.
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No one should accept unfounded claims from the aggressor who has indiscriminately targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilians since the start of the war. (2/2)
December 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
No one should accept unfounded claims from the aggressor who has indiscriminately targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilians since the start of the war. (2/2)
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Russia’s claim that Ukraine recently targeted key government sites in Russia is a deliberate distraction. Moscow aims to derail real progress towards peace by Ukraine and its Western partners. (1/2)
December 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Russia’s claim that Ukraine recently targeted key government sites in Russia is a deliberate distraction. Moscow aims to derail real progress towards peace by Ukraine and its Western partners. (1/2)
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On 29 December, just as the summit between Zelenskyy and Trump was finishing at Mar-a-lago, the PLA Eastern Theatre Command announced that it had commenced exercise "Justice Mission 2025" in the Taiwan Strait. I have just published an assessment of the exercise. mickryan.substack.com/p/justice-mi...
Justice Mission 2025 is a Golden Opportunity to Learn about PLA Joint Planning and Capabilities
A special assessment of China's Exercise Justice Mission 2025, what China designed it to achieve, and how we can learn from it.
mickryan.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:14 AM
On 29 December, just as the summit between Zelenskyy and Trump was finishing at Mar-a-lago, the PLA Eastern Theatre Command announced that it had commenced exercise "Justice Mission 2025" in the Taiwan Strait. I have just published an assessment of the exercise. mickryan.substack.com/p/justice-mi...
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On the last day of 2025, I tried to sum up in this free piece the big stories of the year. Boil it down, however, and one story surpasses all others, be that for the Russo-Ukraine war or global geopolitics overall.
2025 was the year when the USA changed sides
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
2025 was the year when the USA changed sides
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
2025 In Review: The Year The US Changed Sides
Amongst many stories, one stands out
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
On the last day of 2025, I tried to sum up in this free piece the big stories of the year. Boil it down, however, and one story surpasses all others, be that for the Russo-Ukraine war or global geopolitics overall.
2025 was the year when the USA changed sides
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
2025 was the year when the USA changed sides
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Moscow has positioned nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles in Belarus as tensions rise in Europe.
Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missiles in Belarus amid Europe tensions
Moscow has positioned nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles in Belarus as tensions rise in Europe.
www.aljazeera.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Moscow has positioned nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles in Belarus as tensions rise in Europe.
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NEW: Protests in Iran have expanded geographically and demographically since December 28, and many of the recent protests adopted an explicitly anti-regime tone. 🧵(1/5)
Iran Update, December 30, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate12...
Iran Update, December 30, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate12...
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
NEW: Protests in Iran have expanded geographically and demographically since December 28, and many of the recent protests adopted an explicitly anti-regime tone. 🧵(1/5)
Iran Update, December 30, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate12...
Iran Update, December 30, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate12...
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NEW: The Kremlin continues to offer no evidence to support its claims that Ukrainian drones targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence on the night of December 28 to 29. 🧵(1/6)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 30, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar123025
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 30, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar123025
December 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
NEW: The Kremlin continues to offer no evidence to support its claims that Ukrainian drones targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence on the night of December 28 to 29. 🧵(1/6)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 30, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar123025
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 30, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar123025
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As a result of the overnight russian attack, residential high-rises in two districts of Odesa were hit, according to administration head Lysak.
One of the buildings caught fire in several apartments. There are casualties, including children.
One of the buildings caught fire in several apartments. There are casualties, including children.
December 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
As a result of the overnight russian attack, residential high-rises in two districts of Odesa were hit, according to administration head Lysak.
One of the buildings caught fire in several apartments. There are casualties, including children.
One of the buildings caught fire in several apartments. There are casualties, including children.
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For context, in 2023 the U.S. reported roughly 60 confirmed measles cases.
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-me...
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-me...
US measles cases surpass 2,000, highest in 30 years: CDC
The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the CDC.
abcnews.go.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
For context, in 2023 the U.S. reported roughly 60 confirmed measles cases.
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-me...
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-me...
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⚡'Russia is targeting civilians' — Casualties, outages reported following Russian drone strikes on residential buildings in Odesa.
'Russia is targeting civilians' — Casualties, outages reported following Russian drone strikes on residential buildings in Odesa
Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on the city of Odesa overnight on Dec. 30-31, striking residential buildings and leaving part of the city without heat, electricity, or water, local ...
kyivindependent.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
⚡'Russia is targeting civilians' — Casualties, outages reported following Russian drone strikes on residential buildings in Odesa.