Did we really win the Cold War? Defeat fascism? Bury the Confederacy? In retrospect, thanks to Trump, MAGA and their enablers, perhaps none of those things. My latest. Hope you’ll give it a read. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/so-as-it-t...
When Trump says the Ukraine does not want to end the war, what he is really saying is that Ukraine does not want to surrender to a deal that he has worked out with Putin which would see the Ukrainians hand over more of their land and people.
Speaking the truth is important.
The US is delaying the shipment to Ukraine of a large batch of already paid for Patriot interceptor missiles, - Kyiv Independent reports
This comes as Russia launches one of its largest bombing campaigns against Ukrainian civilians, ahead of a
Trump views Ukraine as Russia's Canada. Because Trump does not believe Canada has sovereignty and the right to be independent from The United States, Trump will always take Russia's side.
Great video from Anders Puck Nielsen.
@anderspucknielsen.dk
These courageous testimonies are very much worth knowing about, and also worth keeping in mind (as the author pointed out to me) as we consider what it means to take Russia’s side.
"Rape as a weapon of war: The voices of Ukrainians"
by Sara Cincurova
snyder.substack.com/p/rape-as-a-...
Israeli settlers, all men, brutally attacked a US journalist, a woman, in an attempted lynching. The Israeli military provided the attackers with cover using tear gas and machine gun fire. Palestinians intervened to rescue her from being beaten to death.
Free weekend update is out. This was the week when the USA-Russia alliance was made formal, to even the most ardent skeptics. And its reality was signed in Ukrainian blood.
Hopefully now Ukraine, and Europe, will understand what they must do. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
Dmitriev is Putin's special envoy for US relations whose major project for the last two years has been bribing Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Zero Hedge is a well-established platform for propaganda by the Russian intelligence services.
At the end, it doesn’t matter whether it’s SpaceX/Starshield, Musk, or the White House. For the end user, the result is the same: the product will be politically weaponized against you. Whether the White House orders it or Musk proposes it makes no difference.
by @tatarigami.bsky.social
Trump's version doesn't survive contact with the timeline. Russia seized Crimea in 2014 and launched the full-scale invasion in 2022, both under Putin's orders, and Zelenskyy was not even in office for the first. The obstacle to a settlement has been Moscow's maximalist demands, not Kyiv's stance.
de données, prend donc le risque d’irriter encore plus les lunatiques corrompus de Washington. Mieux vaut assumer la perte d’un allié avec dignité que se compromettre en courbettes pour obtenir la même trahison.
Une leçon pour d'autres...? 3//
Disturbing but predictable story, with NPR providing testimony of Russia threatening relatives of POWs.
They're told to spy for Moscow, implying their loved ones will be tortured if they refuse.
www.npr.org/2026/09/16/n...
Katie Phang on a Russian oligarch bankrolling Don Jr.’s wedding: “They’re so dumb, we see it happening in real time. But because there’s no consequence or accountability, they just do it in the wide open.”
If you haven’t noticed, it is Canada that is fighting for decency and respect in international relations, and the USA that is acting without honor or logic.
All Americans who believe in doing the right thing must stand with Canada.
With much of the world's liquefied natural gas supply cut off by the fallout from Trump's Iran war, Asian nations are rethinking their pivot to imported gas — and in many cases turning to solar instead: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/b...
Warnings spreading across Ukrainian military monitoring channels that fascist Russia is likely to launch a combined missile/drone attack against Ukraine tonight. Kyiv likely to be a top target. Tu-95s, Tu-160, MiG-31Ks, seaborne Kalibr cruise missile launchers, drones all active.
Wildberries further tightens the screws on its clients. It already has refused the request from sellers to move stockpiles elsewhere. Now, Wildberries has suspended accelerated withdrawal options for sellers, as well.
This is what I would expect from a company at the verge of the bankrupt stage.
Bien sûr que Fedorova cherchera tous les recours possibles pour contester cette décision, ou bien rester le plus longtemps possible.
Nous resterons mobilisés pour être sûrs que cette décision sera appliquée.
CNews est bien pour l’application à 100% des OQTF, n’est-ce pas ? 😇
🎉🇫🇷 CHERS AMIS ! VICTOIRE !!!
Après deux mois de mobilisation, d’articles, après notre manifestation à Paris,
XENIA FEDOROVA SERA EXPULSÉE DU TERRITOIRE FRANÇAIS ! ➡️🇷🇺
Nous avons gagné ! Notre démocratie a su faire face aux ingérences russes !
VIVE LA FRANCE 🇫🇷
Fox correspondent: "President Trump tells Fox News about Iran, 'We are going to beat the f**king s**t out of them.' He went on to say, 'We'll be hitting them hard. They're going to get a beating.'"
le stationnement, cancer urbain:
-qc: chaque voiture dispose de 6 cases asphaltées
-2 cases: superficie d’un appartement de 2 chambres
-superficie totale: plus grand que la superficie consacrée au logement
-une case en bordure de rue: 1275$/an à la ville
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En 1990, il y a 36 ans, mes collègues du GIEC ont publié : « Le changement climatique pourrait entraîner une augmentation de la fréquence des phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes ... L'assèchement de certaines régions pourrait entraîner une augmentation de la fréquence des incendies. … »
We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...
A joint journalistic investigation found out that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó had acted on behalf of Russia to delist sanctioned Russians and try to repeal an EU sanctions package.
This call is from August 30, 2024.
Link to full story in first comment.
Day 1496 of my 3 day war. It's the third time this week Ukraine has hit our oil terminals in Leningrad Oblast. To end this war I might have to accept that Russia is in the Ukrainian sphere of influence.
I remain a master strategist.
UNFUN FACT: Even if the Treasury Department printed Donald Trump's name on every bill for the next three years it wouldn't be as many times as it appears in the Epstein files.
How far will the Russian navy stretch if they escort slow shadow fleet ships ships to China or India and back? In 6 months every vessel would be in a repair yard for refit.
Despite sporadic efforts to the contrary (Peter the Great, admiral Gorshkov), Russia is still a land power.
1/ Bragging that every “single man or woman…who had anything to do with” the criminal inv of President Trump at DOJ and the FBI has been fired, resigned, or pushed into early retirement is something Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche now boasts about publicly.
www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/p...
To judge from his own statements, Trump is completely lost in his war on Iran.
He wants to stop it, claiming that the Iranians are "desperate", which in Trump's language means that he is lost.
His aim in this situation should be to minimize the damange he has already caused.
I have only been watching oil markets closely for like 25 years, so I could be wrong, but I very much doubt there has ever been a gap this big between reality and the markets. Brent at $101 right now is ABSURD. It could easily double from here. Listen in and find out why!
In Ep. 272, oil analyst @roryjohnston.bsky.social explains why the Iran war has thrown the world into uncharted territory, with unprecedented high prices ahead. Are you ready for record high gasoline prices? This episode is not paywalled, so enjoy & share widely! xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Every day Europe refuses to join the trap Israel, Russia, and the US set for them in the middle east, is another day Russia gets closer to losing the war and Israel to being held accountable. Under no circumstance should Europe enter this war, hold the line no matter what.
Très agaçant que les régimes totalitaires, Iran, russie, Venezuela, Cuba, ... soient considérés par les médias et les experts en géopolitique comme des "gouvernements légitimes".
Ils sont illégitimes.
Ils n'ont pu se maintenir au pouvoir que par l'anéantissement de l'opposition et ...⬇️