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Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Vivek Ramaswamy, Ken Paxton and Susan Collins are in a rowboat that’s sinking in the middle of a lake. You can only save one of them — who would you choose?

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

The Trump administration is extracting oil and money from a struggling Venezuela—at its people’s expense, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu reports.

bit.lyAfter the ApocalypseAs Venezuela struggles to recover from political upheaval and calamitous earthquakes, the U.S. government is exploiting the country for oil and money.

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Ukrainian Defense Forces’ kamikaze drones strike logistics vehicles in Russian-occupied territories. The highway is littered with burning vehicles.

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com

❗️Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says a trilateral US-China-Russia leaders’ summit would only encourage Putin to continue the war and feed his “megalomania.” He said Putin should join talks only after real steps toward peace, including a ceasefire. #Ukraine

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

🚨NEW POLL: Just 16 days before the midterms, Trump's approval rating has sunk to a record low of 33%, with 66% disapproving.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻@strictlychristo.bsky.social

Human banner on SF's Ocean Beach for the No Kings protest yesterday: "VOTE to end the nightmare" 🗳️

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says allowing Russian diesel sales is meant to pressure Moscow, not reward it. He argued Russia has no diesel surplus to export and would have to slow its war against Ukraine to free up supplies, calling the move an incentive for peace. #US

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Top former U.S. military leaders are sounding the alarm that Pete Hegseth is doing “active harm” to the Pentagon as the Iran war exposes serious problems inside the military. And Hegseth’s response? An extraordinary hunt for whoever is leaking the truth. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

podcasts.apple.comNATO Commander Warns of Damage Trump Is Doing to U.S. AlliancesPodcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · September 5 · 21m

The Economist@economist.com

Donald Trump said he would withdraw some 5,000 troops stationed in Germany, and perhaps more elsewhere. But America will also no longer deploy one of its most potent units

econ.stTrump’s threat to withdraw troops is serious for EuropeThe unit affected offers a vital capability

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social

Perfection 🤣

comicsands.comViral AI Video Portrays Trump And His Top Officials Walking The Met Gala Red Carpet In Hilariously On Point Costumes—And It's Perfection

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com

Rep. Joe Wilson said that after the drone attack on Poland, he has introduced a bill to reimpose Jackson-Vanik on Russia, cutting off all trade. He said Obama and Kerry wrongly repealed it during the “Russia Reset,” which encouraged Putin’s aggression. “Trump will fix it.”

The Economist@economist.com

Donald Trump claims to have ended six wars in six months and has been angling for a Nobel peace prize. Americans are less convinced of his diplomatic prowess, as our polling shows econ.st/4mUl20Y

econ.stDonald Trump’s approval ratingFollow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump