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U.S. democracy is in acute danger. The two greatest threats are Trump & Musk. Are the democrats in Congress able to stand up? Obviously, SCOTUS is corrupt & paid for by the oligarchs.

submitted 19 days ago • 14 comments

What a strange world Freedom of speech bastion 🇺🇸 bans TikTok, at least for a little while But 🇪🇺 allows russian and Chinese poison from X and TikTok to keep flowing freely I’m not upset with 🇺🇸 banning TikTok I’m upset with 🇪🇺 for years talking about banning TikTok and X, but doing nothing

submitted 38 days ago • 7 comments

⚡️24-year-old Belarusian volunteer soldier killed in action near Bakhmut. Maria Zaitseva joined the Ukrainian army after the start of Russia's full-scale war and fought with the 2nd International Legion Battalion.

submitted 39 days ago • 75 comments

What do we think of Elon Musk on the streets of Britain 🇬🇧 “Well he is a spoiled prick”

submitted 46 days ago • 27 comments

OTD in 1991 January events in Vilnius began. They are part of our "peaceful withdrawal from our own territory of the USSR" which Lithuania had joined "on a contractual basis". Those tanks are now rusting in Ukrainian field with insides painted delicate shade of mobilised puree

submitted 46 days ago • 13 comments

❗️The second group of 🇺🇦Ukrainian citizens (women joined the unit for the first time) signed contracts with the Ukrainian Legion and began training in 🇵🇱Poland As of now, the Ukrainian Legion recruiting center has received about 1,300 applications for service.

submitted 47 days ago • 10 comments

⚡️ Denmark, Norway to buy $183 million in arms for Kyiv from Ukrainian manufacturers in 2025. Denmark has reserved $139 million for further purchases under the "Danish model," buying arms for Ukraine directly from Ukrainian arms manufacturers. Norway is expected to contribute another $44 million.

submitted 48 days ago • 7 comments

"If we want to stop the killings, we must cut off Putin's cash flow." - Zelensky said. According to the President, Putin will start thinking about peace only when his inner circle tells him that he has run out of money.

submitted 48 days ago • 13 comments

"The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with 30,000 FPV drones worth $55 million as part of the drone coalition." - the UK Ministry of Defense.

submitted 48 days ago • 6 comments

"misinformation is powerful, not because it changes minds, but because it allows people to maintain their beliefs in light of growing evidence to the contrary" from @cwarzel.bsky.social and Mike Caufield www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

submitted 50 days ago • 47 comments

It looks like Russia has shot down yet another civilian plane. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/w...

submitted 60 days ago • 54 comments

⚡️ Update: Number of injured in Russian attack on central Nikopol market rises to 8. The number of people injured in Russia's Dec. 26 attack on Nikopol's central market has risen to eight, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.

submitted 62 days ago • 3 comments

The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Toretsk direction "forced" five Russians to surrender with grenades. www.facebook.com/28mechanized...

submitted 65 days ago • 2 comments

Ukraine has turbo-charged its long-distance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), making “rocket-drones” to compete with cruise missiles or save the trouble of asking for more Western-made ranged weapons.

submitted 64 days ago • 19 comments

"A $16M warehouse for Shaheed parts destroyed in Tatarstan." - reports the GUR. A fire in the Alabuga economic zone destroyed 65 drone fuselages, engines, navigation systems, and thermal imaging cameras, halting the production of 400 attack UAVs. t.me/c/1606301574...

submitted 65 days ago • 5 comments

Americans and others owe Ukrainians a debt of gratitude for their resistance to Russian aggression. That resistance, which Russian political and media elites cannot understand, is grounded in the simple notion that Ukrainians citizens should choose their leaders. snyder.substack.com/p/gratitude-...

submitted 65 days ago • 47 comments

Peace will only come when Russia is given guarantees that Ukraine will not defend itself when we attack it again.

submitted 64 days ago • 33 comments

Kupyansky direction. The 14th Brigade repels a powerful enemy assault using armored vehicles. “Timely detection of a column of enemy equipment,coordinated work of all units, an incredibly tense battle and, as a result,a complete defeat of the enemy.” Ukraine Fights t.me/Tsaplienko Watch full video ⬆️

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 22, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

submitted 66 days ago • 9 comments

Ukraine and Russia trade drone and missile attacks as Putin boasts he is winning the war and sees no need to agree to any freeze in the conflict. Meanwhile Russia's economy continues its downward spiral as stagflation grows worse in Russia by the day. youtu.be/1twU7kOhmOw

submitted 65 days ago • 24 comments

⚡️More than 1,000 applications submitted to join Ukrainian Legion in Poland, ambassador says. Over a thousand applications have been submitted to the Ukrainian Legion in Poland, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar told Suspilne on Dec. 22.

submitted 65 days ago • 6 comments

⚡️Zelensky meets with CIA director in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 21 that he met with CIA Director William Burns in Ukraine, marking a rare public acknowledgment of their discussions during Russia’s full-scale invasion.

submitted 66 days ago • 9 comments

HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE TO ALL WHO OBSERVE! (Happy summer solstice to the rest of you.)

submitted 67 days ago • 293 comments

Funny. When ISIS killed 145 & injured 500+ on Moscow he didn't say this about me And I even dismissed the US warning us they'd attack.

submitted 66 days ago • 72 comments

Russia's attack on an oncology center in the city of Kherson overnight on Dec. 21 "was nothing less than a heinous act of cruelty against civilians," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address.

submitted 66 days ago • 117 comments

We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.

submitted 71 days ago • 877 comments

A MAGA Troll. Ironically, Prez's book teaches about these as well. When you tell it "trump is lying", it laughs at you. Then you tell it "Trump is lying to you too", you find out they'd rather hear a comforting lie than a painful truth. Not smart.

submitted 73 days ago • 8 comments

This is a very important video that everyone should watch and share. youtu.be/MhpoNL1gZbw?...

submitted 72 days ago • 37 comments

In the so-called DPR, footage was released showing the arrest of a man allegedly responsible for the elimination of a notorious criminal—the former head of the prison in Olenivka. A large crew of cameras was brought in, with operators leading the way ahead of heavily armed special forces.

submitted 73 days ago • 20 comments

Kharkiv after today's russian missile attack

submitted 73 days ago • 7 comments

Annoy that troll in your life this Xmas by showing them your kryptonite. Prez's "Field Guide to Trolls" a.co/d/axk2SH4

submitted 73 days ago • 6 comments

OTD in 1946 the Iran crisis began. The Kremlin refused, despite promising they would, to remove their soldiers from Iran at the end of WW2. Imagine if today the Kremlin was parking their soldiers where they’re not wanted & not removing them even when we promise to....

submitted 73 days ago • 6 comments

OTD in 1994 the First Chechen War began. After incompetent initial assault that failed, Russian army turned to barbarism & crimes against humanity. It stopped when we signed a peace deal we would later violate. None of this should sound familiar to you

submitted 77 days ago • 17 comments

⚡️UPDATED: Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 10, injures 22, destroys clinic. The death toll in the Dec. 10 attack rose to 10 after rescuers pulled a woman's body from the rubble, authorities said on Dec. 12.

submitted 76 days ago • 11 comments

The US has officially approved the sale of life support and maintenance equipment for F-16 fighters to Ukraine, worth $266.4 million. The package includes JMPS mission planning systems, software, spare engines, spare parts, and training materials. www.dsca.mil/press-media/...

submitted 77 days ago • 9 comments

Yesterday, I was one of the witnesses at the Canadian House of Commons on the topic of Russian disinformation campaigns in Canada. During my speech, the alarms at the house went off due to a "suspicious package" and the whole hearing was adjourned. Makes you wonder.

submitted 77 days ago • 33 comments

BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, more than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. It's the first time in history that Nobel laureates have come together to oppose a Cabinet choice.

submitted 78 days ago • 783 comments

🔥 ‘Peklo’ (Hell) for the occupiers: President Zelensky unveiled a new drone-missile Peklo, which has already proven effective in combat against the enemy. “Today, the first batch was delivered to our Defense Forces. The next task is to scale up production and deployment.”

submitted 81 days ago • 4 comments

Just recently, an evening organized by our dear friends in Toronto took place, successfully raising a significant amount of funds 🇨🇦🇺🇦 We’ve already manufactured the drones, and some have even been sent to Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines. We are incredibly grateful for your continuous support 🐝

submitted 80 days ago • 4 comments