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No, Ukraine’s attacks on Russian military targets aren’t an escalation — here’s why. 🧵 1/8 ⬇️

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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...

Not a morning person but want to help building #DemocracysLibrary? Join us on the evening shift as we expand the microfiche digitization project. Get in touch! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau... @archive.org 💼📤📝

THIS!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kus8...

Western Military Experts: Our conventional support for Ukraine is constrained due to Russia’s nuclear strike capabilities Ukraine: Ok, we’ll just eliminate that. Western Military Experts: what

Today on the pod: Patrick McGee, award-winning journalist who covered Apple for the Financial Times for years. We get into Apple’s entanglement with China, the geopolitical risks tied to its supply chain, and whether a post-China future is possible for the company. open.spotify.com/episode/4RDI...

Breaking News #breakingnews

Trump Is Stealing Money From Victims of Crime. Share.

Many Trump Voters Want Off The Hook, Here’s Why You Don’t Let Them Off. Please Share. youtu.be/I_kv5-nyuO8?...

Trump is admitting two things here. The first is that he has been serving Russian interests by protecting Putin on numerous occasions. The second is that Trump is feeling pressure to be harder on Russia, which he really doesn’t want to do. Response: keep up the pressure!

Despite the headline, admiral Vajour, does in fact have a very sober view on the situation, and notes that the politicians usually will push for their national yards, and that there are significant differences between how countries draw up their requirements and manage their fleets.

Small 🧵 | Merz's statement — that there are no longer any range restrictions for weapons supplied by Germany, the UK and more — is currently going viral. I believe that many people greatly overestimate the importance of his statement when it comes to Germany. 1/9

Our Grid Is Failing and It’s Only Getting Worse. Please Share. youtu.be/6yD_PCYFmVw?...

Where is Taurus Merz or was this just another empty threat that only emboldens Putin? Another deadline with no deterrence or punitive power, that slips by without consequences for Moscow, and the serial killers in the Kremlin? youtu.be/NLSW4LBU8tI

The gist of the problem here is that the US is not looking for a deal that works for both parties. They are looking for a tribute, an offering from the EU. From the White House perspective, the EU isn't getting it. This is a shake down. Not a negotiation. Trade war coming.

All The Ways The New Budget Benefits The Rich…Share! youtu.be/3QSE3uu9LUw?...

While Russia is suffering horrendous casualties in Ukraine and failing by most metrics, European states perceive it as an existential threat—and are frantically preparing for an attack. In my new piece for @foreignpolicy.com, I make sense of this paradox. 1/5 foreignpolicy.com?p=1195629&pr...

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It's hard to tell if the most agonizing thing about the Istanbul negotiations was Russia's blatant delay tactics, which seemingly worked on Donald Trump, or the excessive media hype about a possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky. In this video, I take a look at the diplomatic theater.

From my conversation with @timothysnyder.bsky.social, leading historian of authoritarianism, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/3stU...

Rig Counts Have Now Fallen To 2021 Levels. So Much For Drill Baby Drill. Please Share! youtu.be/njeFwxvyvtI?...

Preston nails it!! youtu.be/LsqafJ9ytZg

On this week’s Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social: Trump is trying to force Europe to choose between Ukraine and the US and Europe is trying to avoid it. So far the Trump admin has overestimated its coercive power but Europe has to prepare well for the Trump-Putin meeting.

Cash Flow: Breaking Down the Houthis’ Multibillion-Dollar Financial Networks www.btl-research.com/p/cash-flow-...

Trump’s family has turned the White House into a cash machine, cutting billion-dollar deals with foreign governments and collecting luxury perks. Time for a reckoning. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-400-mi...

Why Do I Have To Defend American Workers To MAGA? This Is Nuts. Share. youtu.be/v-6l_ur8QVA?...