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Russia watcher supreme. @meduza.io English-language managing editor. Ugly American based in Portland, Oregon. Signal: @KevinRothrock.01 / Find all my junk here: https://linktr.ee/kevinrothrock

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Putin and Trump spoke on the phone again today. Topics of conversation: the Iran–Israel war, the Russia–Ukraine war, and one monarch wishing the other a happy 79th birthday. ria.ru/20250614/raz...

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parents, when chosing names, don't do this to your children

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No one has been able to stop Putin. Only Trump remains, he might be able to.

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Political assassinations in America. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Earlier this week, Meduza published an in-depth examination of Russian–Ukrainian drone warfare, reviewing its evolution and trajectory. That report is now available in English. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

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Zelensky says Ukraine is still working to initiate mass production of the "Sapsan" tactical ballistic missile, which reportedly had a successful test fire last summer, but he offered no timeframe or production goals. www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ukr...

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Washington reportedly says no way to a European push to lower the price cap on Russian oil sales (EU wants to go from $60/barrel to $45). Israel's attack on Iran is enough market shock already for the Americans, it seems. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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a beautiful thing

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Ethicist Kwame Anthony Appiah tackles some very interesting ideas about translation in this @nybooks.com article. I translate for a living (not at the literary level, mind you), and it's fascinating to see the schools of thought. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

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it's a mystery how The Onion stays in business when this is the actual news headlines

submitted 19 hours ago • 9 comments

phew, at last some instructions

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Spent the past several days translating this long-read on the evolution and trajectory of Russian–Ukrainian drone warfare. The remarkable paradox is how all this wild, horrible, futuristic tech results in a war of attrition, a battle of wills. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

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if you seek the ultimate proof that kids today are no good, look no further than my children, who this very morning didn’t believe me when i told them the most important holiday of the year is this coming sunday

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A fine reminder today from @oregonian.com why local journalism is so vital. I know some former-correspondent bloggers work the legal system to unearth records like this, but it generally takes a newspaper’s resources to hold the authorities accountable like this. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

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guys, ive decided to only have correct opinions from now on, so y’all can relax thanks

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so, Russians who fled to Israel after February 2022 in protest against a madman waging war, how’s that working out for you?