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For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. Not anymore.
The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark
For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. Not anymore.
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THIS WILL AMUSE YOU ALL:
I know someone who was invited to the Trump State Visit to the UK next month - either a luncheon or a dinner. He said ‘Good God if they’re asking me the declined list must be a mile long’. I asked if he would go and he said, ‘Oh God No! I’d have no credibility left’.
I know someone who was invited to the Trump State Visit to the UK next month - either a luncheon or a dinner. He said ‘Good God if they’re asking me the declined list must be a mile long’. I asked if he would go and he said, ‘Oh God No! I’d have no credibility left’.
August 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
THIS WILL AMUSE YOU ALL:
I know someone who was invited to the Trump State Visit to the UK next month - either a luncheon or a dinner. He said ‘Good God if they’re asking me the declined list must be a mile long’. I asked if he would go and he said, ‘Oh God No! I’d have no credibility left’.
I know someone who was invited to the Trump State Visit to the UK next month - either a luncheon or a dinner. He said ‘Good God if they’re asking me the declined list must be a mile long’. I asked if he would go and he said, ‘Oh God No! I’d have no credibility left’.
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doing to Russia as a whole, what are they not being told?
When even the Z-fanatics start to question the whole situation rather than just the frontline’s inadequate advances, things are getting worse and fast. There’s no hiding the burning refineries - everyone knows - and that really does matter.
When even the Z-fanatics start to question the whole situation rather than just the frontline’s inadequate advances, things are getting worse and fast. There’s no hiding the burning refineries - everyone knows - and that really does matter.
August 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
doing to Russia as a whole, what are they not being told?
When even the Z-fanatics start to question the whole situation rather than just the frontline’s inadequate advances, things are getting worse and fast. There’s no hiding the burning refineries - everyone knows - and that really does matter.
When even the Z-fanatics start to question the whole situation rather than just the frontline’s inadequate advances, things are getting worse and fast. There’s no hiding the burning refineries - everyone knows - and that really does matter.
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WAR SUPPORT CRUMBLES IN RUSSIA AS REALITY BITES
Z-bloggers are crying foul as war support crumbles on the domestic front. The cause of course, the price of fuel and shortages.
Russian petrol and diesel has always been reliably cheap. Barely much more than cost price, in a country where you either
Z-bloggers are crying foul as war support crumbles on the domestic front. The cause of course, the price of fuel and shortages.
Russian petrol and diesel has always been reliably cheap. Barely much more than cost price, in a country where you either
August 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
WAR SUPPORT CRUMBLES IN RUSSIA AS REALITY BITES
Z-bloggers are crying foul as war support crumbles on the domestic front. The cause of course, the price of fuel and shortages.
Russian petrol and diesel has always been reliably cheap. Barely much more than cost price, in a country where you either
Z-bloggers are crying foul as war support crumbles on the domestic front. The cause of course, the price of fuel and shortages.
Russian petrol and diesel has always been reliably cheap. Barely much more than cost price, in a country where you either
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They told Denmark to calm down not because what they are saying isn't true but they don't want the whole world to know about it.
#USDemocracy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USDemocracy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Greenland: US tells Denmark to 'calm down' over alleged influence operation
The aim was reportedly to infiltrate Greenland's society and promote its secession from Denmark.
www.bbc.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
They told Denmark to calm down not because what they are saying isn't true but they don't want the whole world to know about it.
#USDemocracy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#USDemocracy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If Obama, Comey, Brennan and Biden wrote the Epstein file to destroy Trump, as he claims... why didn't they release it and destroy Trump? Not exactly airtight logic.
July 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If Obama, Comey, Brennan and Biden wrote the Epstein file to destroy Trump, as he claims... why didn't they release it and destroy Trump? Not exactly airtight logic.
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⚡️Russian authorities call for urgent tax increase to save national budget.
Moscow needs to urgently raise more money as shrinking oil & gas revenues and a worsening economic outlook continue to strain the federal budget, a senior Russian lawmaker warned on July 16.
Moscow needs to urgently raise more money as shrinking oil & gas revenues and a worsening economic outlook continue to strain the federal budget, a senior Russian lawmaker warned on July 16.
Russian authorities call for urgent tax increase to save national budget
Moscow needs to urgently raise more money as shrinking oil and gas revenues and a worsening economic outlook continue to strain the federal budget, a senior Russian lawmaker warned on July 16.
kyivindependent.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
⚡️Russian authorities call for urgent tax increase to save national budget.
Moscow needs to urgently raise more money as shrinking oil & gas revenues and a worsening economic outlook continue to strain the federal budget, a senior Russian lawmaker warned on July 16.
Moscow needs to urgently raise more money as shrinking oil & gas revenues and a worsening economic outlook continue to strain the federal budget, a senior Russian lawmaker warned on July 16.
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❗️Kellogg arrived and we had no massive shelling for two nights, – Zelensky.
“People are already joking – give Kellogg a Ukrainian passport and let him live in Ukraine. This shows that Putin is afraid of America.”
“People are already joking – give Kellogg a Ukrainian passport and let him live in Ukraine. This shows that Putin is afraid of America.”
July 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
❗️Kellogg arrived and we had no massive shelling for two nights, – Zelensky.
“People are already joking – give Kellogg a Ukrainian passport and let him live in Ukraine. This shows that Putin is afraid of America.”
“People are already joking – give Kellogg a Ukrainian passport and let him live in Ukraine. This shows that Putin is afraid of America.”
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❗️🇫🇮Finland has banned citizens of 🇷🇺Russia and 🇧🇾Belarus from purchasing real estate since July 15.
July 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
❗️🇫🇮Finland has banned citizens of 🇷🇺Russia and 🇧🇾Belarus from purchasing real estate since July 15.
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❗️The 🇪🇺European Union has announced sanctions against 🇷🇺Russian individuals and organizations whose activities are aimed at jamming GPS in Europe
The sanctions will target the 841st Separate Electronic Warfare Center and two senior members of its staff who oversee operations in the Kaliningrad region
The sanctions will target the 841st Separate Electronic Warfare Center and two senior members of its staff who oversee operations in the Kaliningrad region
July 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
❗️The 🇪🇺European Union has announced sanctions against 🇷🇺Russian individuals and organizations whose activities are aimed at jamming GPS in Europe
The sanctions will target the 841st Separate Electronic Warfare Center and two senior members of its staff who oversee operations in the Kaliningrad region
The sanctions will target the 841st Separate Electronic Warfare Center and two senior members of its staff who oversee operations in the Kaliningrad region
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❗️🇷🇺Russian special services have deployed mercenary training camps in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to prepare participants for a coup in 🇲🇩Moldova.
July 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
❗️🇷🇺Russian special services have deployed mercenary training camps in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to prepare participants for a coup in 🇲🇩Moldova.
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When you’re definitely not guilty.
July 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
When you’re definitely not guilty.
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⚡️"No one has been briefed" — Europe blindsided by Trump’s Ukraine weapons deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed weapons deal for Ukraine caught NATO allies off guard, with European diplomats saying they weren’t consulted ahead of the announcement, Reuters reported on July 16.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed weapons deal for Ukraine caught NATO allies off guard, with European diplomats saying they weren’t consulted ahead of the announcement, Reuters reported on July 16.
"No one has been briefed" — Europe blindsided by Trump’s Ukraine weapons deal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed weapons deal for Ukraine caught NATO allies off guard, with European diplomats saying they weren’t consulted ahead of the announcement, Reuters reported on July ...
kyivindependent.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
⚡️"No one has been briefed" — Europe blindsided by Trump’s Ukraine weapons deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed weapons deal for Ukraine caught NATO allies off guard, with European diplomats saying they weren’t consulted ahead of the announcement, Reuters reported on July 16.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed weapons deal for Ukraine caught NATO allies off guard, with European diplomats saying they weren’t consulted ahead of the announcement, Reuters reported on July 16.
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In order for Trump’s shift on Ukraine policy to be real and lasting, “he needs to change the dynamics on the battlefield so Putin can’t win,” Thomas Wright argues. “Doing that will require him to overcome his administration’s internal resistance.”
Putin Needs to Believe He Can’t Win
The way to get a peace agreement is to change the battlefield.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In order for Trump’s shift on Ukraine policy to be real and lasting, “he needs to change the dynamics on the battlefield so Putin can’t win,” Thomas Wright argues. “Doing that will require him to overcome his administration’s internal resistance.”
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CORRUPTION & KLEPTOCRACY AT WORK IN RUSSIA
The gold mining company company Yuzhuralzoloto, whose owner was forced off his private jet as he tried to escape to Turkey, was nationalised due to tax irregularities etc etc, the usual
route Moscow uses to humiliate owners and steal their businesses….
The gold mining company company Yuzhuralzoloto, whose owner was forced off his private jet as he tried to escape to Turkey, was nationalised due to tax irregularities etc etc, the usual
route Moscow uses to humiliate owners and steal their businesses….
July 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
CORRUPTION & KLEPTOCRACY AT WORK IN RUSSIA
The gold mining company company Yuzhuralzoloto, whose owner was forced off his private jet as he tried to escape to Turkey, was nationalised due to tax irregularities etc etc, the usual
route Moscow uses to humiliate owners and steal their businesses….
The gold mining company company Yuzhuralzoloto, whose owner was forced off his private jet as he tried to escape to Turkey, was nationalised due to tax irregularities etc etc, the usual
route Moscow uses to humiliate owners and steal their businesses….
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❗️The Yemeni National Resistance, loyal to the Yemeni government, intercepted a shipment of weapons that Iran had sent to the Houthis.
More than 750 tons of all kinds of systems - from simple grenade launchers to various missiles, including anti-ship missiles.
More than 750 tons of all kinds of systems - from simple grenade launchers to various missiles, including anti-ship missiles.
July 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
❗️The Yemeni National Resistance, loyal to the Yemeni government, intercepted a shipment of weapons that Iran had sent to the Houthis.
More than 750 tons of all kinds of systems - from simple grenade launchers to various missiles, including anti-ship missiles.
More than 750 tons of all kinds of systems - from simple grenade launchers to various missiles, including anti-ship missiles.
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A BAD DAY FOR RUSSIA
The telegram channels are full of it, decrying the death of the Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet. That’s the second one. The last one they tried to pretend was alive when he’d been killed by a Storm Shadow flying through his HQ window in Sebastopol.
Then it turns out the
The telegram channels are full of it, decrying the death of the Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet. That’s the second one. The last one they tried to pretend was alive when he’d been killed by a Storm Shadow flying through his HQ window in Sebastopol.
Then it turns out the
July 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A BAD DAY FOR RUSSIA
The telegram channels are full of it, decrying the death of the Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet. That’s the second one. The last one they tried to pretend was alive when he’d been killed by a Storm Shadow flying through his HQ window in Sebastopol.
Then it turns out the
The telegram channels are full of it, decrying the death of the Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet. That’s the second one. The last one they tried to pretend was alive when he’d been killed by a Storm Shadow flying through his HQ window in Sebastopol.
Then it turns out the
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🔴 The US has halted shipments of missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine.
The decision "was made to put America’s interests first following a DOD review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe," says White House Deputy Press Secretary.
The decision "was made to put America’s interests first following a DOD review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe," says White House Deputy Press Secretary.
July 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
🔴 The US has halted shipments of missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine.
The decision "was made to put America’s interests first following a DOD review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe," says White House Deputy Press Secretary.
The decision "was made to put America’s interests first following a DOD review of our nation’s military support and assistance to other countries across the globe," says White House Deputy Press Secretary.
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🇺🇸 The White House has confirmed a pause in weapons deliveries to Ukraine, including PAC-3 Patriot interceptors, 155mm artillery shells, GMLRS, Stinger missiles, AIM-7, and Hellfire rockets — according to PBS News correspondent Nick Schifrin.
Instead of sanctions against Russia? Halting aid to Ukraine.
The U.S. has halted shipments of certain air defense missiles and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine, Politico reports.
The decision was made in early June but is taking effect now. The reason: so-called depletion of U.S. stockpiles.
The U.S. has halted shipments of certain air defense missiles and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine, Politico reports.
The decision was made in early June but is taking effect now. The reason: so-called depletion of U.S. stockpiles.
July 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
🇺🇸 The White House has confirmed a pause in weapons deliveries to Ukraine, including PAC-3 Patriot interceptors, 155mm artillery shells, GMLRS, Stinger missiles, AIM-7, and Hellfire rockets — according to PBS News correspondent Nick Schifrin.
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More confirmation by NBC: The U.S. has paused a major weapons shipment to Ukraine, including dozens of Patriot interceptor missiles, thousands of 155mm howitzer shells, over 100 Hellfires, 250+ GMLRS precision rockets, dozens of Stingers, AIM air-to-air missiles, and grenade launchers.
July 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
More confirmation by NBC: The U.S. has paused a major weapons shipment to Ukraine, including dozens of Patriot interceptor missiles, thousands of 155mm howitzer shells, over 100 Hellfires, 250+ GMLRS precision rockets, dozens of Stingers, AIM air-to-air missiles, and grenade launchers.
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USAID FORMALLY CLOSED DOWN
The pinnacle of American soft power, it offered medical and humanitarian aid around the world and promoted healthy and well being for those in desperate need in parts of the world damaged by war and famine.
It also helped at home, the government buying up surplus grain to
The pinnacle of American soft power, it offered medical and humanitarian aid around the world and promoted healthy and well being for those in desperate need in parts of the world damaged by war and famine.
It also helped at home, the government buying up surplus grain to
July 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
USAID FORMALLY CLOSED DOWN
The pinnacle of American soft power, it offered medical and humanitarian aid around the world and promoted healthy and well being for those in desperate need in parts of the world damaged by war and famine.
It also helped at home, the government buying up surplus grain to
The pinnacle of American soft power, it offered medical and humanitarian aid around the world and promoted healthy and well being for those in desperate need in parts of the world damaged by war and famine.
It also helped at home, the government buying up surplus grain to
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RUSSIA TO CEASE PUBLICATION OF ALL ECONOMIC DATA
That’s the latest decision. Nothing will be made public from now on. To avoid ‘harmful speculation’.
It won’t stop us finding out because Ukraine will just hack the data.
That’s the latest decision. Nothing will be made public from now on. To avoid ‘harmful speculation’.
It won’t stop us finding out because Ukraine will just hack the data.
July 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
RUSSIA TO CEASE PUBLICATION OF ALL ECONOMIC DATA
That’s the latest decision. Nothing will be made public from now on. To avoid ‘harmful speculation’.
It won’t stop us finding out because Ukraine will just hack the data.
That’s the latest decision. Nothing will be made public from now on. To avoid ‘harmful speculation’.
It won’t stop us finding out because Ukraine will just hack the data.