J Easterbrooks 🌻

Who else thinks Americans should be reminded of this Carl Sagan quote/prediction on a near daily basis?

even the copies left untouched by flames and water. Russia has been burning Ukrainian books, banning our language, repressing and executing writers for centuries in attempts to erase our culture and language.

Ukrainian publishing house KSD has released video showing the destruction of its warehouse after a Russian attack on October 27. ​According to KSD, approximately 300,000 books were housed at the site. The extent of the salvagable stock is still unknown, as heavy smoke damaged

Canadian volunteer Jesse Adams came to Ukraine to rescue animals, with NGO Animal Rescue Kharkiv. Russia killed him with an FPV drone which attacked his van full of animals he had just rescued from Kramatorsk. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I know there's a lot going on, but "pillaging and plundering foreign countries for their natural resources" seems like it should be making more headlines.

Every Ukraine backer who argued Trump would not be so bad, Trump could be persuaded to back Ukraine, that Trump was getting irritated with Putin, that the US just wanted peace--should have the basic decency to admit that they made it all up. Trump was with Putin, always.

In every case, the firm found the same pattern of Russian government and military satellites orbiting above the areas for days before and after. apnews.com/article/russ...

A private geospatial intelligence firm said it examined 40 missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and militias in Iraq between July 1 and Oct. 19.

“.. the latest setback in the Justice Department’s efforts to charge perceived adversaries of the Republican president.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/cass...

Concession after concession to Russia from the US, with zero concessions back from Russia. This isn't about ending the war at all, this is about corruption. Turns out "Russia, Russia, Russia" wasn't a hoax after all.

The Trump administration is exploring a new concession to Russia: lifting sanctions on the country’s flagship government investment fund, long viewed by U.S. officials as one of the Kremlin’s most powerful tools of international influence. - NYT

State Department says it will give US visas to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family.-AP

BREAKING WaPo: A federal grand jury just REJECTED an attempt by the Trump Justice Department to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.

A hole was blasted through Kyiv’s Pivdennyi Bridge during Russia’s attack, and repairs will take time. Meanwhile, Ukraine is still waiting for delayed approvals for Patriot and NASAMS interceptor missiles from Washington. #Ukraine

If only there were a Nobel Prize for heckling

“SHOVE THAT BALLROOM UP YOUR FAT ASS!”

Russian ballistic missiles struck campus territory, a park and a metro station. There are killed and wounded. Russian terror is constant, they are killing people daily. Ukraine needs air defense!

* HASSETT: THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IS A MYTH @bloomberg.com

In Kharkiv one of the bodies is literally torn apart by Russian missile after an attack. Body parts are scattered across the street. "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine" - Trump. Bastards. Sick terrorist Bastards.

It’s amazing that MAGA labels every election result is doesn’t like as “stolen” or an example of “fraud “, but when Putin “wins” almost 90% of the vote in his crooked elections, they don’t make a peep.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

Even though Trump caved in to great pressure over Starlink/Starshield, it doesn’t change the basic fact that the US is more and more an open ally of Russia. The US is still refusing to deliver purchased Patriot missiles, buying Russian diesel, has neutered Graham-Blumenthal, and there is more…

ELECTION DAY RECORD: with a week to go, U.S. gas prices are 42.3c/gal above 2022’s election day avg, the priciest election day at the pump ever. diesel is nearly $1/gal above 2022’s $5.33/gal. both are on track for the highest election day prices on record (not all-time highs).

Ukraine Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat says Patriot ammunition spent in the Middle East could have sustained Ukraine’s Patriot operations for several more years. He says Ukraine sometimes has to request just a few interceptors to protect specific sites. #Ukraine

This is what Lyman in the Donetsk region looks like right now. Another small town that the Russians continue to turn into ruins. Unfortunately, people still remain in the city, mostly living in basements.

⚡️ President Zelenskyy proposed three alternatives to US partners to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries: an energy truce, Starlink access over Russian ballistic launch sites, or additional Patriot missiles. The US rejected all three, prompting a sharp reaction from Kyiv.

EL-SAYED: I get that the President takes personal offense to my first name. He doesn't mind as much when it's the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law's private equity. Doesn't seem to mind as much when it's the Qataris who are giving them a $400 million private jet…

“.. a stunning comeback, sealed late as voters in Lula’s northeastern stronghold rallied behind one of Latin America’s most prominent opponents of Trumpism.” @bloomberg.com 🇧🇷 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Trump Administration has advocated for Viktor Orbán to be UN Secretary-General, WSJ reports.

Russia is very likely to use the ceasefire and press tour in Oleshky for propaganda❗️ They will try to shift the blame for the humanitarian crisis onto Ukraine, whitewash their war crimes, and leverage NewsMax's presence to legitimize their narrative on the international stage.

It is important to remember that Musk has specifically criticized empathy as weakness. Anytime he expresses concern for anyone, he is ingenuine and attempting to manipulate an audience he thinks is stupid.

The "poor Russian conscripts" are actually, in the overwhelming majority, not conscripts at all, but people who go to war to murder Ukrainians for money. ​"They have no choice" - what bullshit. Going to jail instead of bombing a playground full of children is a choice. Emigration is a choice.

Russian "humanitarians" are striking public buses again. This time in Kherson. A 67-year-old man was killed‼️

As his policies bankrupt them, Trump-supporting farmers fully embrace socialism. But only if it’s for them.

❗️Reuters reports that if Democrats win both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterms, they could move to approve new aid for Ukraine. Such legislation would likely have the two-thirds majorities needed to override a Trump veto. #Ukraine

Today, another Russian smear campaign is trying to pretend that Ukraine, or Zelenskyy personally, rejected a good "peace deal" in Istanbul in 2022. ​The "peace plan" in question included strict limitations on the Ukrainian armed forces, rendering them harmless and defenseless.

In state election boards & county offices, GOP officials have been closing polling places and making it harder to vote. The bet is that enough people will get tired, give up, and stay home. But this month, a group of college students made it clear that their gamble will backfire. (link in comments)

Elon Musk singlehandedly makes the case for a billionaire's tax. Musk has cemented his record as the largest individual political donor in American history. Musk poured at least $446mn of his own money into this year’s midterm elections, designed to insure continued Republican control of Congress.

Vivek just released a new ad with Acton’s estranged mother that cut out the part where she claimed Acton lied about living in a tent after proof came out that she did live in a tent, so basically the bitter old hag is now just saying Acton lied at 12 about being sexually abused.

Have you ever looked at a tormented city and wondered how much devastation it takes to kill it? How much more can it endure? Where is the line after which survivors, if any remain, can no longer rebuild? ​We watch russia raze our cities one by one.

"She's standing right there. Margo, you're not going to have to worry about it" -- Trump tells his assistant Margo Martin that she will get a pardon from him

Nothing is a more convincing admission that you know your entire administration is corrupt than giving criminal pardons to EVERYONE.

Russians kidnapped him, imprisoned, horrifically beaten and sexually assaulted. Witkoff: how humanitarian! 🤦‍♀️

A Ukrainian boy comforts mom,Svitlana,during a Russian drone attack:"Mom,listen to the sounds of nature instead of all this horror.Just listen to what the trees are telling u” "My heart is breaking.I'm supposed to be the one comforting him,but he's stronger than I’m”Svitlana wrote 📹chykanova_coach

Donald Trump hasn't even gotten to Election Day and his administration is already trying to stop a state from certifying a result. I don't want to jump to conclusions about where this ends. But this could be the beginning of the admin's effort to meddle in the midterms and we need to pay attention.

Elon is losing his mind. 🍿