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In case anyone forgets or is unaware of our US apathy to govern ourselves - Only about 60% of eligible US voters actually vote - pathetic.

🤦‍♂️Russian diesel heads to US aboard tanker under EU sanctions

Sorry to respond to a meme, but this is in part a local news issue. Nobody's covering zoning board and city council meetings until it's way too late. Obviously, government capture by rich guys and corrupt local officials is the main reason, but the prophylactic is local news.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Russia – Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments as of October 26, 2026 empr.media/news/war/rus...

⚡️️ US holding up air defense missiles for Ukraine for nearly a month, Zelensky says. A senior Ukrainian official previously told the Kyiv Independent that the batch awaiting U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's approval was "significant."

NEW: Ukrainian forces are making slow but tactically significant gains in the Oleksandrivka direction that may later threaten Russian logistics and efforts in the Oleksandrivka and Hulyaipole directions over the long term. Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar102526

#Ukraine www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

You didn’t even mention how Trump’s ICE terrorized and deported their entire workforce. Farmers, is it good for your business when a president drives away your customers, raises your input costs by 200%, destroys your international markets, and deports your workers?

A Ukrainian servicewoman returned from the front line to surprise her granddaughter.

🇺🇦 Soldiers of the unmanned systems battalion of the 81st separate airmobile Slobozhansk brigade sent the Ukrainian flag towards the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region. This time a reminder: Donetsk region was, is and will be Ukrainian.

🇺🇦😎 Ukrainian defenders capture four Russian soldiers right in the gas pipeline on the Kupyansk direction of the front, Kharkiv region.

Trump Was on the Kremlin’s Side From the Start: William Browder’s In-Depth Interview on Secret Deals and How the War Will End empr.media/opinion/inte...

understandingwar.org/research/rus... Important report. Spread it widely

🇬🇧🇫🇷The United Kingdom and France conducted their first joint exercise simulating a nuclear airstrike, involving Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets. militarnyi.com/en/news/unit...

Ukraine's F-16 pilots are so short of air-to-air missiles that they often gun down Russian drones and cruise missiles with the cannon. On 19 October, Lockheed gave Zelenskyy a model of a new F-16, around $100 million a copy. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/24/f...

Russian sources confirm two pilots from the "Russian Knights" aerobatic team, Oleg Yerofeyev and Vladimir Kochetov, were killed in an aircraft accident during a training flight on October 22. It is unclear whether this was a third Su-30 loss or one of the two reported on October 21. #Russia

Researchers have discovered a Trypillia settlement above Verteba Cave in Ternopil region, revealing new archaeological evidence about prehistoric communities and supporting efforts to secure UNESCO World Heritage status. empr.media/discover-ukr...

Quentin Tarantino admitted that he was inspired by the films of an Odesa-born filmmaker when making Inglourious Basterds. He publicly called the man’s editing cuts the best he had ever seen. The director was Leonid Mogilevskyy, known by the pseudonym Leo Mogi. empr.media/discover-ukr...

Russia – Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments as of October 24, 2026 empr.media/news/war/rus...

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A gas venture that came up in President Donald Trump's Ukraine peace talks had a hidden backer, according to its former boss. Link ⤵️

‼️ Zelenskyy: We are ready to end this war as quickly as possible

‼️ US senators threaten to block Trump's appointments over Starlink restrictions in Ukraine

#Ukraine “The military are dealing with coordination of the timing of a ceasefire in that area to support this humanitarian mission,” Peskov said. “Those who want to leave it would be able to do so.” He would not say whether those who evacuate will be taken to RU or UA-held territory...or how long

Divided by thousands of kilometers, both Carpathian and Norwegian mountain communities invented long wooden horns to carry sound across deep valleys. When cultures face identical landscapes, human ingenuity independently arrives at the very similar design. 🧵 1/16 ⬇️

Russian attacks sparked fires at five locations in Donetsk Oblast. In Kramatorsk, strikes hit an administrative building and a nine-story apartment block. In Oleksandrivka, a Russian drone hit a car and fire broke out in an apartment building. 📷Ukraine’s State Emergency Service

Hacked files traced it to Russia’s Doppelgänger operation. Kremlin official Sergei Kiriyenko set its goals for Ukraine, and its Telegram channels posed as Ukrainian. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/23/r...

270 Ukrainian service members have returned home from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Most had been held since 2022, and many defended Mariupol. Five of those released had been believed killed in the July 2022 Russian attack on the Olenivka prison.

Ukraine is still recording Starshield connectivity losses at speeds of 161 kph (100 mph), a Defense Ministry source told Kyiv Post, despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that Elon Musk had restored the service. www.kyivpost.com/post/87981

Russia – Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments as of October 23, 2026 empr.media/news/war/rus...

Ukraine is now attacking Moscow with drones. All Moscow airports have restricted arrivals and departures, while the city's mayor claims air defenses shot down 11 drones approaching the capital. Russian media also report drones may have been released from carrier UAVs. #Russia

⚡️ After his son Edward Wilton Jr. was killed on the front line in 2023, American Edward Wilton moved to Kharkiv to continue his legacy. Now he helps run a volunteer kitchen providing over 1,200 meals daily to soldiers and civilians.

Twenty-one ballistic missiles hit Kyiv while November talks were being prepared. Russia’s attack killed two people and injured 34. Near Kupiansk, Ukraine reported an underground advance of more than 15 km as U.S.-Ukraine-Russia technical talks were being prepared.

NEW: The Kremlin's seeming interest in negotiations aims not to end the war in Ukraine but rather to secure economic concessions from the United States such that Russia can continue funding its war. 🧵(1/8) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar102226

🇺🇸🇺🇦 The US can force Russia to end the war, — Zelensky Zelensky stressed that it is first necessary to stop the active phase of the war and then discuss the terms of peace, guarantees and other issues. Ukraine is ready to hold a corresponding meeting during the G20 summit if Trump invites it.

🤡🥴 Putin on Ukraine: I think that we can reach an agreement. We agree with that. But if someone wants otherwise, fine, it will be otherwise. But in any case, we will accomplish our tasks, and all the goals of the "special military operation" will be achieved.

🇺🇦👀 Zelensky: I believe that even the Russians need Ukraine to join NATO, because that would provide them with greater security than Ukraine remaining outside NATO. That is my personal opinion.

protect this man, a lot of evil bastards want him gone I love that he is not sitting around and waiting for those absolutely deranged and grotesque fools

Go Back To South Africa, Traitor....

Russia held up to 700 ballistic missiles and several thousand cruise missiles in October, Ukrainian intelligence told NV. That is about as many as in July, the outlet found. Its 2026 order for Shahed-type attack drones and decoys topped 100,000. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/22/r...

"The end of the war is closer than ever,"—Trump. Did he mean yhat russians will kill all of the Ukrainians? Because tonight it was the hell in Kyiv. Dozen of ballistic missiles. And what did they attacked? CHPs, a shopping center, residential buildings, a bridge. Fucking terrorists. #Ukrainianview

Ukraine's 34th Separate Marine Brigade says its troops carried out another humanitarian mission, using drones to deliver food, medicines and hygiene supplies to residents of temporarily occupied Oleshky. The aid was delivered directly by unmanned systems. #Ukraine

Ukrainian Defense Forces reportedly struck Russia's 75th Arsenal in Serpukhov, Moscow region, using missiles or jet-powered drones. The facility repairs, restores and stores military equipment, including Buk-M1, Buk-M2 and S-300V air defense systems. #Ukraine

Russia's overnight ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least one person and injured 22. Epitsentr and Retail Park were hit, a medical facility in Pechersk was damaged, and a JYSK store was destroyed. #Ukraine