MAC
@maclarke999.bsky.social
Software engineer, loves classical music, reading, cats, tea, politics. South Australia
Russia's military camp system for children: youtube.com/shorts/z-_JL...
Investigating Russia's military camp system for children
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Russia's military camp system for children: youtube.com/shorts/z-_JL...
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This incident is spreading through Chicago running circles. A 67 year old man, driving back from a long run with his friends, is pulled from the car and thrown to the ground by ICE (or BP?) agents because he did... something.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
67-year old American citizen left with broken ribs by ICE #breakingnews #iceraids #savedemocracy
YouTube video by Nick Valencia News
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This incident is spreading through Chicago running circles. A 67 year old man, driving back from a long run with his friends, is pulled from the car and thrown to the ground by ICE (or BP?) agents because he did... something.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
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It’s tempting to dismiss Steve Bannon because he combines all the worst elements of demagoguery, graft, and bad hygiene.
But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him?
Spoiler alert for today’s newsletter: We’ve been asking the wrong question about Trump 2.0.
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It’s tempting to dismiss Steve Bannon because he combines all the worst elements of demagoguery, graft, and bad hygiene.
But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Despite 9mo of waffling/weakness by the Trump admin, the recently announced US sanctions on Ru oil have immediately produced a wave of compliance/reactions in Europe/China/India, which suggests: 1) US hegemony is still here and 2) the US could easily strangle Ru's economy if the admin wanted to.
October 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Despite 9mo of waffling/weakness by the Trump admin, the recently announced US sanctions on Ru oil have immediately produced a wave of compliance/reactions in Europe/China/India, which suggests: 1) US hegemony is still here and 2) the US could easily strangle Ru's economy if the admin wanted to.
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⚡️ 'Russians hunting Ukrainian farmers' in intercepted drone footage, Azov claims.
The video clearly shows at least four men in a field abandoning agricultural equipment and running from the drone.
The video clearly shows at least four men in a field abandoning agricultural equipment and running from the drone.
'Russians hunting Ukrainian farmers' in intercepted drone footage, Azov claims
The video clearly shows at least four men in a field abandoning agricultural equipment and running from the drone.
kyivindependent.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
⚡️ 'Russians hunting Ukrainian farmers' in intercepted drone footage, Azov claims.
The video clearly shows at least four men in a field abandoning agricultural equipment and running from the drone.
The video clearly shows at least four men in a field abandoning agricultural equipment and running from the drone.
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Murdered by russians this morning in 🇺🇦Kyiv.
Antonina - mother
Adelina, 6 months
Anastasiia, 12 years
Source: x.com/JayinKyiv/st...
Antonina - mother
Adelina, 6 months
Anastasiia, 12 years
Source: x.com/JayinKyiv/st...
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Murdered by russians this morning in 🇺🇦Kyiv.
Antonina - mother
Adelina, 6 months
Anastasiia, 12 years
Source: x.com/JayinKyiv/st...
Antonina - mother
Adelina, 6 months
Anastasiia, 12 years
Source: x.com/JayinKyiv/st...
The usual Russian bombardment of Ukraine, at least two children among the dead, this time also hitting a kindergarten, many wounded including children bbc.com/news/article...
Ukrainian children killed in Russian strikes, hours after Trump-Putin talks shelved
The drone and missile attacks on Ukraine came as the US president put on hold his plans for an imminent summit in Budapest.
bbc.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The usual Russian bombardment of Ukraine, at least two children among the dead, this time also hitting a kindergarten, many wounded including children bbc.com/news/article...
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Valuable reporting here. I think the key thing is the use of Venezuela to accustom American armed forces to lawless murder. The goal then is to get them to do the same thing inside the US.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Real Target of Trump’s War on Drug Boats
The Administration has blown up seven vessels in the Caribbean in recent weeks, but the President has been pushing for more dramatic military action in Latin America since his first term.
www.newyorker.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Valuable reporting here. I think the key thing is the use of Venezuela to accustom American armed forces to lawless murder. The goal then is to get them to do the same thing inside the US.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...
Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump
Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield
www.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...
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🔥🛢️Small Russian oil refinery in Dagestan with annual capacity 1mln tons of oil was hit by drones today. 1000km from the frontline.
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
🔥🛢️Small Russian oil refinery in Dagestan with annual capacity 1mln tons of oil was hit by drones today. 1000km from the frontline.
The Russian military is targeting and killing civilians in Pokrovsk www.youtube.com/shorts/4rCTK...
Russian forces are killing civilians in Pokrovsk
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The Russian military is targeting and killing civilians in Pokrovsk www.youtube.com/shorts/4rCTK...
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On the 18th day of October in the Year of Our Lord 2025, the President of the Unted States, successor to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and nominee for the Nobel Prize, posted a video of himself dumping a load of shit on his fellow Americans.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Who Really Hates America?
Plus: After "No Kings," What Next?
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
On the 18th day of October in the Year of Our Lord 2025, the President of the Unted States, successor to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and nominee for the Nobel Prize, posted a video of himself dumping a load of shit on his fellow Americans.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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In exchange for not sending Tomahawks, I promised Donald I would give up land Russia does not control in Zaporizhzhia & Kherson. In return, Ukraine would give Russia land we also do not control in Donbas.
Donald and the art of the deal.
Donald and the art of the deal.
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In exchange for not sending Tomahawks, I promised Donald I would give up land Russia does not control in Zaporizhzhia & Kherson. In return, Ukraine would give Russia land we also do not control in Donbas.
Donald and the art of the deal.
Donald and the art of the deal.
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A reminder that the claims that Ukraine banned the Ru language are pure, unadulterated lies. It never happened. Not even close. The Ukrainian language policy debate has been around whether Ru should have official language status and whether/how Ukrainian can be strengthened domestically.
October 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A reminder that the claims that Ukraine banned the Ru language are pure, unadulterated lies. It never happened. Not even close. The Ukrainian language policy debate has been around whether Ru should have official language status and whether/how Ukrainian can be strengthened domestically.
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Trump's AI video, showing himself as a pilot dumping shit on Americans, fits right in to a long authoritarian tradition
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why Trump Turned to the Sewer
The president’s disturbing, excremental propaganda campaign
www.theatlantic.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trump's AI video, showing himself as a pilot dumping shit on Americans, fits right in to a long authoritarian tradition
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The United States now has an immigration enforcement apparatus that, if it were its own national military, would be the thirteenth-most-heavily funded military in the world. And the president of the U.S. wants to turn that heavily funded, extramilitary against you. trib.al/j6h0dad
The Case for the Forever Shutdown
Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.
trib.al
October 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The United States now has an immigration enforcement apparatus that, if it were its own national military, would be the thirteenth-most-heavily funded military in the world. And the president of the U.S. wants to turn that heavily funded, extramilitary against you. trib.al/j6h0dad
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Trump's U‑turn on Ukraine comes after a call with Putin. Clearly a move to forestall the supply of Tomahawks to Russia. This was either a bluff to compel Putin to make concessions, or another puppet show to distract the media, Washington hawks and allies. youtu.be/X_U_0W7Z9Yw
BREAKING - It's Worse than you Think - Trump's Reversal on Ukraine
YouTube video by Silicon Wafers
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trump's U‑turn on Ukraine comes after a call with Putin. Clearly a move to forestall the supply of Tomahawks to Russia. This was either a bluff to compel Putin to make concessions, or another puppet show to distract the media, Washington hawks and allies. youtu.be/X_U_0W7Z9Yw
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The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” with Trump “cursing all the time”. Is he so ignorant and weak to allow himself to be manipulated by Putin, or is he a willing tool of a murderous tyrant. Neither are good. youtu.be/_uQ_RqoZrG0
BREAKING NEWS: Was Trump Manipulated Into Being a Tool of the Kremlin?
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” with Trump “cursing all the time”. Is he so ignorant and weak to allow himself to be manipulated by Putin, or is he a willing tool of a murderous tyrant. Neither are good. youtu.be/_uQ_RqoZrG0
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This is NOT A PARODY. On Saturday, the President of the United States posted a video on Truth Social showing him dumping shit on America.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
What We Learned...
About ourselves, the opposition, and the Trump kakistocracy
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is NOT A PARODY. On Saturday, the President of the United States posted a video on Truth Social showing him dumping shit on America.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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This is key. Trump's reported message to Ukraine to accept Ru's conditions or "be destroyed" is hollow. Ru isn't winning and can't compel its conditions militarily. Bravado doesn't win wars.
Zelensky:
We are not losing this war and Putin is not winning.
His army is in a weak position now.
They could occupy 1% of our land, but they spent 1.3 million people.
We are not losing this war and Putin is not winning.
His army is in a weak position now.
They could occupy 1% of our land, but they spent 1.3 million people.
October 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is key. Trump's reported message to Ukraine to accept Ru's conditions or "be destroyed" is hollow. Ru isn't winning and can't compel its conditions militarily. Bravado doesn't win wars.
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A successful protest movement requires as broad a coalition as possible.
If you’re recoiling from the support of mainstream privileged segments of society, you’re not trying to win the fight, you’re just trying to win personal praise.
If you’re recoiling from the support of mainstream privileged segments of society, you’re not trying to win the fight, you’re just trying to win personal praise.
October 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A successful protest movement requires as broad a coalition as possible.
If you’re recoiling from the support of mainstream privileged segments of society, you’re not trying to win the fight, you’re just trying to win personal praise.
If you’re recoiling from the support of mainstream privileged segments of society, you’re not trying to win the fight, you’re just trying to win personal praise.
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"Unless something dramatic changes, Vladimir Putin will be unable to win the war on the battlefield. The fact that he nevertheless continues to try regardless suggests that he is out of ideas."
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Russia's latest big Ukraine offensive gains next to nothing, again
Hundreds of thousands of Vladimir Putin's troops are losing their lives for barely any land
www.economist.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"Unless something dramatic changes, Vladimir Putin will be unable to win the war on the battlefield. The fact that he nevertheless continues to try regardless suggests that he is out of ideas."
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Sure David, Tomahawks could lead to WWIII. Funny how you never commented on Putin’s use of nuclear capable hypersonic missiles and glider bombs.
"Tension over the Tomahawk decision had been rising for a week, fueled in part by Trump’s threats," David Ignatius writes. https://wapo.st/3JeNyvQ
Opinion | Superpower brinkmanship gives way to an uncertain resolution
In a week of saber-rattling and talk of Tomahawk missiles, Trump and Putin agree to meet.
wapo.st
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Sure David, Tomahawks could lead to WWIII. Funny how you never commented on Putin’s use of nuclear capable hypersonic missiles and glider bombs.