@peter-b-c.bsky.social
Formerly in financial risk management. Briefly a physicist.
Interests include history, historical gaming and various things nerdy.
Supporter of Ukraine.
Swastika or hammer & sickle in profile -> block.
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The account that made this viral post uses a AI-generated stock photo as their profile picture, and the main claim that Big Balls "was harassing and trying to pick up the 15-year-old girl" is not in the article.
We are not immune from disinformation.
We are not immune from disinformation.
August 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The account that made this viral post uses a AI-generated stock photo as their profile picture, and the main claim that Big Balls "was harassing and trying to pick up the 15-year-old girl" is not in the article.
We are not immune from disinformation.
We are not immune from disinformation.
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Twelve years later, the memory of Ghouta’s chemical massacre still haunts humanity.
August 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Twelve years later, the memory of Ghouta’s chemical massacre still haunts humanity.
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Tetiana &Vasyl Hrushko from Kamianka near Izium,Kharkiv region,lost their limbs due to landmine explosions.Vasyl was injured by a mine in 2022,Tetiana lost her limb in the summer of 2023.
Every fifth resident of Kamianka has traumatic amputations.
Every fifth resident of Kamianka has traumatic amputations.
August 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Tetiana &Vasyl Hrushko from Kamianka near Izium,Kharkiv region,lost their limbs due to landmine explosions.Vasyl was injured by a mine in 2022,Tetiana lost her limb in the summer of 2023.
Every fifth resident of Kamianka has traumatic amputations.
Every fifth resident of Kamianka has traumatic amputations.
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Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, recently released a trove of documents she alleges reveals "treasonous conspiracy" by President Obama and his administration.
@noupside.bsky.social dives into the Gabbard files to evaluate what is–and is not–actually in the pages.
@noupside.bsky.social dives into the Gabbard files to evaluate what is–and is not–actually in the pages.
From Russian Interference to Revisionist Innuendo: What The Gabbard Files Actually Say
Tulsi Gabbard’s latest “revelations” are being spun as proof of a deep state conspiracy. The documents themselves tell a much duller story.
www.lawfaremedia.org
August 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, recently released a trove of documents she alleges reveals "treasonous conspiracy" by President Obama and his administration.
@noupside.bsky.social dives into the Gabbard files to evaluate what is–and is not–actually in the pages.
@noupside.bsky.social dives into the Gabbard files to evaluate what is–and is not–actually in the pages.
Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, according to a new analysis of pooled medical data involving 200 million people in Australia, Egypt, Canada, France, Sweden and the US, mostly between the ages of 19 and 59.
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/17/h...
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/17/h...
Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds | CNN
Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, especially from stroke and heart attacks, a large new study found.
edition.cnn.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, according to a new analysis of pooled medical data involving 200 million people in Australia, Egypt, Canada, France, Sweden and the US, mostly between the ages of 19 and 59.
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/17/h...
edition.cnn.com/2025/06/17/h...
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The Virginian colonels in the US Army at US Civil War outbreak were:
R.E. Lee, John J. Abert, Edmund B. Alexander, Philip S.G. Cooke, John Garland, Thomas Lawson, Matthew M. Payne, Washington Seawell, George H. Thomas, René De Russy and Thomas T. Fauntleroy.
Only Lee sided with the Confederacy /1
R.E. Lee, John J. Abert, Edmund B. Alexander, Philip S.G. Cooke, John Garland, Thomas Lawson, Matthew M. Payne, Washington Seawell, George H. Thomas, René De Russy and Thomas T. Fauntleroy.
Only Lee sided with the Confederacy /1
Counterpoint: Robert E. Lee was a treasonous loser who gladly slaughtered his fellow Americans in defense of slavery while being a mildly above average military tactician.
He should’ve been hanged in Lexington.
He should’ve been hanged in Lexington.
June 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Virginian colonels in the US Army at US Civil War outbreak were:
R.E. Lee, John J. Abert, Edmund B. Alexander, Philip S.G. Cooke, John Garland, Thomas Lawson, Matthew M. Payne, Washington Seawell, George H. Thomas, René De Russy and Thomas T. Fauntleroy.
Only Lee sided with the Confederacy /1
R.E. Lee, John J. Abert, Edmund B. Alexander, Philip S.G. Cooke, John Garland, Thomas Lawson, Matthew M. Payne, Washington Seawell, George H. Thomas, René De Russy and Thomas T. Fauntleroy.
Only Lee sided with the Confederacy /1
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A freed Ukrainian soldier shows brutal torture—his body mutilated, burned with the phrase “Glory to Russia.”
June 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A freed Ukrainian soldier shows brutal torture—his body mutilated, burned with the phrase “Glory to Russia.”
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Back in 1999, Putin insisted Russia doesn’t want Crimea and warned that redrawing international borders would be a disaster.
June 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Back in 1999, Putin insisted Russia doesn’t want Crimea and warned that redrawing international borders would be a disaster.
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A British woman came to Ukraine from the UK.
While looking out from her window, she had something to say.
She saw that, despite russian russian shelling, Ukrainians stand strong and don't hesitate.
To make them feel safer, you can always donate:
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
While looking out from her window, she had something to say.
She saw that, despite russian russian shelling, Ukrainians stand strong and don't hesitate.
To make them feel safer, you can always donate:
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
June 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A British woman came to Ukraine from the UK.
While looking out from her window, she had something to say.
She saw that, despite russian russian shelling, Ukrainians stand strong and don't hesitate.
To make them feel safer, you can always donate:
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
While looking out from her window, she had something to say.
She saw that, despite russian russian shelling, Ukrainians stand strong and don't hesitate.
To make them feel safer, you can always donate:
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
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A viral video with the logo of Saudi outlet Al Arabiya falsely claims President Zelensky's bought a $3.2m flat in Dubai's Burj Khalifa for his mother.
The video is fake. It's likely the work of a Russian disinformation operation that imitates major news outlets to spread fake news about Ukraine.
The video is fake. It's likely the work of a Russian disinformation operation that imitates major news outlets to spread fake news about Ukraine.
June 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A viral video with the logo of Saudi outlet Al Arabiya falsely claims President Zelensky's bought a $3.2m flat in Dubai's Burj Khalifa for his mother.
The video is fake. It's likely the work of a Russian disinformation operation that imitates major news outlets to spread fake news about Ukraine.
The video is fake. It's likely the work of a Russian disinformation operation that imitates major news outlets to spread fake news about Ukraine.
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A sculpture of Britannia on the gable of J.J. Burnet's 1890s Albany Chambers on Sauchiehall Street in central Glasgow.
#glasgow #sculpture #britannia #architecture #architecturephotography #sauchiehallstreet
#glasgow #sculpture #britannia #architecture #architecturephotography #sauchiehallstreet
June 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A sculpture of Britannia on the gable of J.J. Burnet's 1890s Albany Chambers on Sauchiehall Street in central Glasgow.
#glasgow #sculpture #britannia #architecture #architecturephotography #sauchiehallstreet
#glasgow #sculpture #britannia #architecture #architecturephotography #sauchiehallstreet
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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦"I would expect next week that the Senate will start moving the sanctions bill. There are House members that are ready to move in the House, and you'll see congressional action. President Trump said that this next two-week period will be outcome-determinative.”
- Lindsey Graham
US Senator
- Lindsey Graham
US Senator
May 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦"I would expect next week that the Senate will start moving the sanctions bill. There are House members that are ready to move in the House, and you'll see congressional action. President Trump said that this next two-week period will be outcome-determinative.”
- Lindsey Graham
US Senator
- Lindsey Graham
US Senator
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Senator Richard Blumenthal today In Kyiv promises to put 500% tariffs on anyone who is buying russian oil or gas 👀
May 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Senator Richard Blumenthal today In Kyiv promises to put 500% tariffs on anyone who is buying russian oil or gas 👀
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"Our latest investigative documentary, No God but Theirs, examines the systematic persecution of Ukrainian Christians in Melitopol — a city in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast," writes Danylo Mokryk, a reporter with the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit, in his recent op-ed.
Russia's persecution of Ukrainian clergy is part of an organized genocidal campaign
In 1953, Polish-American lawyer Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term "genocide," wrote a text titled Soviet Genocide in Ukraine. In it, Lemkin spoke not only about the Holodomor — the man-made ...
kyivindependent.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"Our latest investigative documentary, No God but Theirs, examines the systematic persecution of Ukrainian Christians in Melitopol — a city in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast," writes Danylo Mokryk, a reporter with the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit, in his recent op-ed.
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Hundreds of thousands of people also claim they’re being harmed by chemtrails, but we absolutely do not need to listen to them.
FDA Commissioner Makary: "Hundreds of thousands of Americans have claimed that they have been injured by the covid vaccine. And we gotta listen."
May 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people also claim they’re being harmed by chemtrails, but we absolutely do not need to listen to them.
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“It is ironic that one of the most enduring myths created by Kremlin propaganda — and still sometimes repeated in the West — is the myth of Putin’s popularity with Russians.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A court case reveals Putin’s profound fear
The Russian president’s supposed popularity is a myth. He is terrified of real electoral competition.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
“It is ironic that one of the most enduring myths created by Kremlin propaganda — and still sometimes repeated in the West — is the myth of Putin’s popularity with Russians.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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10,000 signatures from British citizens on this petition are needed to bring this to the attention of the British government...
LINK: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
There are only 3200 signatures on the petition.
The population of the UK is 68 million.
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LINK: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
There are only 3200 signatures on the petition.
The population of the UK is 68 million.
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Petition: Transfer UK Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine
The UK has approximately 632 Warrior IFVs: 80 awaiting near-term disposal and the rest expected to be scrapped by 2030. The Government should offer to transfer them to Ukraine. We think this would pro...
petition.parliament.uk
May 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
10,000 signatures from British citizens on this petition are needed to bring this to the attention of the British government...
LINK: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
There are only 3200 signatures on the petition.
The population of the UK is 68 million.
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LINK: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
There are only 3200 signatures on the petition.
The population of the UK is 68 million.
(2/)
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Call your Senators and ask them to cosponsor S.Res.236!
May 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Call your Senators and ask them to cosponsor S.Res.236!
What is habeas corpus?
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
May 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What is habeas corpus?
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink wrote a column in which she explicitly stated that she decided to leave her post because of the Trump administration’s foreign policy (!).
May 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink wrote a column in which she explicitly stated that she decided to leave her post because of the Trump administration’s foreign policy (!).
Pope will still have to pay US taxes, but use of his parsonage (below) will not be taxed www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
May 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Pope will still have to pay US taxes, but use of his parsonage (below) will not be taxed www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...