Trump officials' showings at hearings today were disasters, but it doesn't make headlines bc the media's default assumption is that Rs are clownish rascals. But if Dems didn't know what was happening at their agencies or what habeas corpus is, it'd be front page news. This is a key media asymmetry.

After a mere 2½ years of waiting, I finally got my Kickstarter Monty Python rpg set (or "Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme") with all the neat extra stuff on top, like fake coconuts, wooden Fetchez La Vache backgammon (sorta) etc.

I'm sure even @fakehistoryhunt.bsky.social would approve.

In an epic move, the Finnish band Kaj has conducted a successful coup d’etat in Sweden by winning Melodifestivalen and thereby representing Sweden in this year’s Eurovision

HEJA KAJ PERKELE TORILLE
🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
(I mean 🇸🇪)

Bob Kagan is right: the Russians don't want to negotiate, they want to destroy Ukraine

"Trump must now choose between accepting a humiliating strategic defeat on the global stage and immediately redoubling American support for Ukraine while there’s still time"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

With Russia's budget deficit at 3.3 trillion rubles, 21% key interest rate and 2-3 million job vacancies, Russia has to choose between hyperinflation or an economic freeze, says Vladimir Milov, former Deputy Minister of Energy in an interview with Frontelligence Insight

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Report on Telegram - unverified

Russian Railways reported a sharp drop in freight traffic amid falling exports

In November, loading on the Russian Railways network fell by 5.8% year-on-year to 95.6 million tons, the transport monopoly reported.

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Russian MoD surprisingly confirms the ATACAMS launch against a target in the Bryansk region, though claims that most missiles were 'intercepted'.

Mitähän ihmettä tässä juuri luin.
Risto E.J. Penttilä siis suunnittelee Ukrainan alueiden luovutuksia jotta *checks notes* Finnair voisi taas lentää Venäjän yli ja saataisiin raaka-ainekauppa käyntiin taas myös ??

Onko hän tietoinen MH17-lennon kohtalosta ja siitä että elämme vuotta 2024, ei 1944 ?

In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American conspiracy theorist, lawyer and politician, Robert Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr). He's best-known for being the nephew of JFK, and for constantly promoting conspiratorial and false information.
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The key to the long term success of this app will be for it to smoothly transition from its initial hype and user base to become a true digital “town square.”

To that end, anyone with influence should encourage fellow musicians, artists, athletes, organizations, sports teams, etc to join.

Seems like it’s time for me to explain again, why Ukraine cannot simply freeze the war and call it peace. 🧵Thread:

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- Without a defense clause and troops on the ground from other countries, Ukraine will need a massive standing army to guard a frontline spanning over a thousand kilometers.

SitRep - 15/11/24 - Our first one on BlueSky

Hello to all new followers 💙💛

An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian attacks in Kursk are continuing while German Chancellor Scholz spoke with Putin, asking him to stop attacks.

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