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October 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We are terrible at military parades.
June 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We are terrible at military parades.
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An update on the war following a recent trip. The situation has improved compared with Fall 2024. Russian offensive momentum slowed significantly over the winter, though it is premature to claim that the front has stabilized, especially following AFU withdrawal in Kursk. /1
March 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
An update on the war following a recent trip. The situation has improved compared with Fall 2024. Russian offensive momentum slowed significantly over the winter, though it is premature to claim that the front has stabilized, especially following AFU withdrawal in Kursk. /1
Every news story has three parts: the what, the where, and the why.
The what and the where is news, the why is almost always biased commentary.
If you want to be a smart news consumer you should almost always ignore that third part.
“News” is what happened where. Full stop.
The what and the where is news, the why is almost always biased commentary.
If you want to be a smart news consumer you should almost always ignore that third part.
“News” is what happened where. Full stop.
March 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Every news story has three parts: the what, the where, and the why.
The what and the where is news, the why is almost always biased commentary.
If you want to be a smart news consumer you should almost always ignore that third part.
“News” is what happened where. Full stop.
The what and the where is news, the why is almost always biased commentary.
If you want to be a smart news consumer you should almost always ignore that third part.
“News” is what happened where. Full stop.
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"I'm ashamed to be American" is pretty performative and not usually apt -- America is a lot of things! and a lot of people! -- but I'm not sure what else to say today. This is sickening, especially when you consider the price Ukraine has paid in blood for 3 years.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump and Vance Rebuke Zelensky During White House Meeting: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"I'm ashamed to be American" is pretty performative and not usually apt -- America is a lot of things! and a lot of people! -- but I'm not sure what else to say today. This is sickening, especially when you consider the price Ukraine has paid in blood for 3 years.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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Misinforpation by President Trump.
While we typically refrain from political commentary, President Donald Trump's recent statement regarding the war in Ukraine is so egregious that we feel compelled to respond.
This is our reaction 👇
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While we typically refrain from political commentary, President Donald Trump's recent statement regarding the war in Ukraine is so egregious that we feel compelled to respond.
This is our reaction 👇
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18923...
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@GeoConfirmed: GeoConfirmed UKR - Misinformation by President Trump. While we typically refrain from political commentary, President Donald Trump's recent statement regarding the war in Ukraine is so ...
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February 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Misinforpation by President Trump.
While we typically refrain from political commentary, President Donald Trump's recent statement regarding the war in Ukraine is so egregious that we feel compelled to respond.
This is our reaction 👇
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18923...
While we typically refrain from political commentary, President Donald Trump's recent statement regarding the war in Ukraine is so egregious that we feel compelled to respond.
This is our reaction 👇
threadreaderapp.com/thread/18923...
As they say in Yiddish:
ווען דער נער איז נישט מיינס, וואלט איך אויך געלאכט.
ווען דער נער איז נישט מיינס, וואלט איך אויך געלאכט.
February 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
As they say in Yiddish:
ווען דער נער איז נישט מיינס, וואלט איך אויך געלאכט.
ווען דער נער איז נישט מיינס, וואלט איך אויך געלאכט.
…and to my Jewish friends:
He will abandon us too. He doesn’t care. He never did.
He has no loyalties.
But you already knew that and didn’t care.
Well, one day you will.
He will abandon us too. He doesn’t care. He never did.
He has no loyalties.
But you already knew that and didn’t care.
Well, one day you will.
February 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
…and to my Jewish friends:
He will abandon us too. He doesn’t care. He never did.
He has no loyalties.
But you already knew that and didn’t care.
Well, one day you will.
He will abandon us too. He doesn’t care. He never did.
He has no loyalties.
But you already knew that and didn’t care.
Well, one day you will.
We deserve everything that’s coming for us.
We asked for it.
We voted for it.
And it’s definitely coming.
We asked for it.
We voted for it.
And it’s definitely coming.
February 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We deserve everything that’s coming for us.
We asked for it.
We voted for it.
And it’s definitely coming.
We asked for it.
We voted for it.
And it’s definitely coming.
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A reminder, from February 25th, 2022:
February 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
A reminder, from February 25th, 2022:
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Dangerous as Hell
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...
Dangerous as Hell
Elon Musk is a one-man British East India Company, but he's not colonizing India, and he's not colonizing Mars: He's colonizing us. He needs to be stopped.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Dangerous as Hell
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...
Useful to remember that Trump is in a honeymoon period in which he can do almost anything.
We don’t know what will break it, when it will break, and how that will look like, but it’s coming.
We don’t know what will break it, when it will break, and how that will look like, but it’s coming.
February 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Useful to remember that Trump is in a honeymoon period in which he can do almost anything.
We don’t know what will break it, when it will break, and how that will look like, but it’s coming.
We don’t know what will break it, when it will break, and how that will look like, but it’s coming.
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throwing in with AFD might be bad for business after all
February 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
throwing in with AFD might be bad for business after all
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My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
We’re entering peak stupid. Expect the price of flowers and coffee to go up ⬆️
January 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We’re entering peak stupid. Expect the price of flowers and coffee to go up ⬆️
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Interesting look at the shortcomings of the disinformation expert industry. I assume the partisan leanings of typical Bluesky users will render them hostile to this article, but maybe not. I dare you to surprise me, punks. www.politico.eu/article/nobo...
‘Nobody was tricked into voting for Trump’: Why the disinformation panic is over
Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling.
www.politico.eu
January 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Interesting look at the shortcomings of the disinformation expert industry. I assume the partisan leanings of typical Bluesky users will render them hostile to this article, but maybe not. I dare you to surprise me, punks. www.politico.eu/article/nobo...
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There’s a bad conspiracy theory going around that Bob Woodward claims in his book ‘War’ that the AFU allowed 30,000 Russian troops to quietly withdraw from Kherson due to US pressure on Kiyv. It’s false on all counts. 1/
January 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
There’s a bad conspiracy theory going around that Bob Woodward claims in his book ‘War’ that the AFU allowed 30,000 Russian troops to quietly withdraw from Kherson due to US pressure on Kiyv. It’s false on all counts. 1/
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December 29, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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You allow Russia to invade one country, you invite Russia to invade the next country.
You allow Russia to shoot down one passenger plane, you invite Russia to shoot down the next passenger plane.
You allow Russia to cut one undersea cable, you invite Russia to cut more undersea cables.
You allow Russia to shoot down one passenger plane, you invite Russia to shoot down the next passenger plane.
You allow Russia to cut one undersea cable, you invite Russia to cut more undersea cables.
December 25, 2024 at 10:57 PM
You allow Russia to invade one country, you invite Russia to invade the next country.
You allow Russia to shoot down one passenger plane, you invite Russia to shoot down the next passenger plane.
You allow Russia to cut one undersea cable, you invite Russia to cut more undersea cables.
You allow Russia to shoot down one passenger plane, you invite Russia to shoot down the next passenger plane.
You allow Russia to cut one undersea cable, you invite Russia to cut more undersea cables.
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When Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell in Syria, a critical geopolitical question emerged: can Russia maintain its foothold in the MENA region, and if so, how? What does this mean for Ukraine? Below are the key points from the latest Frontelligence Insight report:
December 19, 2024 at 6:48 PM
When Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell in Syria, a critical geopolitical question emerged: can Russia maintain its foothold in the MENA region, and if so, how? What does this mean for Ukraine? Below are the key points from the latest Frontelligence Insight report:
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Meet American travel YouTuber Thomas "Sabbatical Tommy" Bird. In October, he went to Russia, looking to capture the spirit of a nation that gets a bad rap in the West. In return, he got a rap sheet.
American YouTuber visits Russia searching for nation’s hidden majesty and learns firsthand that you go to jail for calling the Ukraine war an ‘invasion’ — Meduza
This fall, American travel vlogger Thomas Bird (better known on YouTube as “Sabbatical Tommy”) learned the hard way that U.S. citizens risk the wrath of the police when visiting Russia. In late…
buff.ly
December 17, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Meet American travel YouTuber Thomas "Sabbatical Tommy" Bird. In October, he went to Russia, looking to capture the spirit of a nation that gets a bad rap in the West. In return, he got a rap sheet.
Haha
In late 2017, Putin stated at the Khmeimim airbase, "The task of fighting armed gangs here in Syria has been completed. It has been completed brilliantly!"
December 8, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Haha
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One of the biggest lessons from Syria is that, just a month ago, almost no one could have predicted the Assad regime would fall today. The "realities on the ground" crowd would have denied such a possibility. A reminder of why people in Ukraine fight rather than surrender.
December 8, 2024 at 3:31 AM
One of the biggest lessons from Syria is that, just a month ago, almost no one could have predicted the Assad regime would fall today. The "realities on the ground" crowd would have denied such a possibility. A reminder of why people in Ukraine fight rather than surrender.
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It's amazing watching the crowds who voted 95% for Assad 6 months being overjoyed at his removal.
December 7, 2024 at 10:13 PM
It's amazing watching the crowds who voted 95% for Assad 6 months being overjoyed at his removal.
Those who’ve followed me to here, this is where I come out to you as a football ⚽️ fanatic.
I never thought I’d be into it either but then #Wrexham happened, one thing led to another, and now I’m following 5 or 6 leagues (I’m not counting, but it’s the PL, Champ, SerieA, LaLiga, Bundesliga, EFL1)
I never thought I’d be into it either but then #Wrexham happened, one thing led to another, and now I’m following 5 or 6 leagues (I’m not counting, but it’s the PL, Champ, SerieA, LaLiga, Bundesliga, EFL1)
December 4, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Those who’ve followed me to here, this is where I come out to you as a football ⚽️ fanatic.
I never thought I’d be into it either but then #Wrexham happened, one thing led to another, and now I’m following 5 or 6 leagues (I’m not counting, but it’s the PL, Champ, SerieA, LaLiga, Bundesliga, EFL1)
I never thought I’d be into it either but then #Wrexham happened, one thing led to another, and now I’m following 5 or 6 leagues (I’m not counting, but it’s the PL, Champ, SerieA, LaLiga, Bundesliga, EFL1)