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Darren Beattie - the State Dept official who dismantled the US government's main center for fighting Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world - turns out to have personal ties to the Russian elite. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

"Ukraine is not a victim state anymore. It’s a 21st-century arsenal of democracy. And it's showing us what it looks like when courage, creativity, and technology meet a brutal invader. Now it’s up to us: Do we finish what Russia started—or leave? adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/ukraines-c...

Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics…

You will not be able to afford an iPhone. You will own 2 dolls. You will work in a factory. And you will be happy about it. That is actually the MAGA platform right now. What a wild time to be alive.

Russian propagandists: "In fact,we have led by the nose&shown the whole world the absolutely clownish,hysterical nature of the people we are dealing with.It's a brilliant job of our diplomacy" (They were discussing the Istanbul talks,but this is how they treat all negotiations with the West)

🇺🇦👀 74% of Ukrainians trust President Zelensky — the highest trust level among all Ukrainian politicians, - KIIS poll.

Really shocking to see @nytimes.com buying Putin's propaganda hook, line and sinker in a news story. They report as fact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was down to fears of NATO expansion--when actually it was an attempt to wipe Ukraine from the map. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/w...

Bribery works as well.

“Poor man wanna be rich. Rich man wanna be king. The king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.”—Springsteen, Badlands

1/ A Russian soldier who has fled to the West for asylum has described life in an occupied frontline Ukrainian district. He describes children being abducted, wounded soldiers being sent into assaults, corrupt and incompetent officers, and a tank unit relying on 70-year-old film props. ⬇️

Who could have guessed that Russia wouldn’t just demand to keep the territory it’s stolen, but for Ukraine to surrender even more of its land and people to Moscow? It’s outrageous, predictable, and leaves little room for Ukraine to negotiate. It leaves much room for Trump to pressure Russia.

This isn’t getting nearly enough attention. Estonian navy is stopped at intercepting a shadow fleet vessel because a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 violated Estonian air space. This reduces even the implausible deniability to 0, which Russia has been relying on with the shadow fleet.

Putin isnt going to the talks, Trump isnt going to the talks--and yet they always say that Zelensky is an impediment to peace....

Russia is now bombarding Odesa with ballistic missiles. Remember, European leadership pledged that if Russia did not agree to a 30-day unconditional ceasefire by yesterday, they would hit Russia with super new sanctions. Yet, here we are…

NEW!! Congressman Steny Hoyer nails it! "Not once has NATO threatened to invade Russia. That is NOT Putin’s fear. No, he is afraid that NATO will stand in the way of Russia invading others." 1/3

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Attention, Sweden and Finland! Russian propagandist Solovyev threatens you with North Korean troops.

Russia: Invades 🇲🇩 ‘92 Flattens Grozny 🇷🇺 ‘99 Uses polonium 🇬🇧 ‘06 Cyber attacks 🇪🇪 ‘07 Invades 🇬🇪 ‘08 Invades Crimea & Eastern 🇺🇦 ‘14 Downs MH17 2014 Flattens Aleppo 🇸🇾 2015 Uses Novichok 🇷🇺2018 Invades 🇺🇦 more 2022 Tankies: Why don't Ukraine believe Russia wants peace?

Ships from China take 30-40 days to arrive in the US, so the retailers in question would have had to place their bulk pre-orders in mid-to-late February to pre-stock for the China tariffs. As a reminder, Bessent himself didn't know what the tariff formula would be 2 hours before it was announced.

🤬 This is what "Russian World" looks like…

1/7 Ukraine’s defense industry is not operating at full capacity. What are we waiting for to place enough orders to reach full capacity? Europe, wake up!

Ken Griffin was one of the biggest donors to Trump - $100mn!!! Now he complains that Trump is damaging the brand of the USA. Of course! Trump told us all! Why were you, Ken Griffin, so dumb as to finance him? You are culpable! www.artnews.com/art-news/new...