"Why this isn't a bigger story, I don't know."

The Director of the FBI still refuses to say why a Putin-linked "businessman" gave him $25,000 and whether it came from the Kremlin.

Video/investigation into "Cash" Patel by @motherjones.com - video edited by me, to fit into 3 minute limit on BlueSky

I will remember Pope Francis for his whitewashing of russia’s war on Ukraine

Hello at the start of another weekend, Day 1151 of the war in Europe.

Day by day the US paves the way for capitulation.
Trump may pretend there was no war in his first term, but his administration said it would never recognise Crimea.

This is THE daily thread for Saturday.

A very good morning to you. It's Day 1135 of the war in Europe.

Mercifully it proved a fairly uneventful rest of the night after the horrors inflicted on Ukraine by Russia earlier in the evening.

All the important news every single day.
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Day 1126 of the brutal war waged by Russia on Ukraine.
A war promised by Putin years ago when he denied Ukraine's right to exist and also said he would reunite the USSR.

Every single damned day I'm here with the thread giving honest, fact-checked details and analysis.
Let's go again..

"Difference of 1,037 days and minus 40 kg."
National Guard soldier Ivan Petrovskiy revealed photos showing him before and after Russian captivity. Captured in May 2022, Ivan endured three years, including stints in Olenivka and Volgograd, before a March 19 exchange. He faced health issues.

Sometimes, when I get asked what gives me hope that Georgians will succeed, I answer: the indomitable European urge and simultaneous anti-Kremlin spirit of Georgians.

For Georgia, European identity is not a modern import, or something born out of the opposition to Russia. 1/

A prisoner exchange took place between Ukraine and Russia — 175 for 175.

Russia also returned 22 severely wounded Ukrainian servicemen (previously, the Russian side had promised to return 23 wounded soldiers).

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#russiaIsATerroristState

It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!

How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!

In response to Fico's claims that the "Georgian Legion" were inciting the popular protests in Slovakia against his pro-russian protests, an official statement from Defense Intelligence of Ukraine:

GL does not exist, and is not to be confused with the very real and brave International Legion.

After several unsuccessful attempts to get Deepseek to talk about Uyghur internments in China or the Tiananmen Square massacre, I asked it to describe the Oklahoma race riots, which it did with no problem. I had it agree this was ethical, but then got stymied again when it came to China. 😐

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Trump has been President for a full week and military aid to Ukraine still continues and all sanctions placed on Russia remain in place. Putin is desperate to meet with Trump in person with the hopes he can offer something Trump wants in exchange for ending weapons deliveries and sanctions.