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Witness. Record. Resist. Tracking how American self-government gets hollowed out, and the tools to outlast it: constitutional reform, privacy, and the squeeze on ordinary people. Signal: Beethoven_Group.67

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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 16m
Americans are still seeing ghosts.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 30m
Remember, the Group advised earliervthat if nothing happens to the Iraqis who launched the drones against the Saudi pipeline, Iraq would fall. Your fuel prices are never going down, buy electric.
middleeastmonitor.com
Iraqi Hezbollah brigades threaten to bring down al-Zaidi government
Iraqi Hezbollah brigades threatened on Monday evening to “bring down” the government of Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi if it failed to work in the interests of the people, and warned that border…
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 37m
The real war in America is against collective action. It's the only thing they all fear.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 11h
Almost perfect response from the author of the Silo series to a programmer complaining about agentic coding.
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EUvsDisinfo @euvsdisinfo.eu · 15h
Test your skills with Vote for Turtle, a 5-minute interactive game that reveals six common manipulation techniques and shows how disinformation spreads. Take the challenge and learn how to recognize manipulation. Available in 30 languages! Play now: voteforturtle.eu
voteforturtle.eu
Vote for Turtle - a short game about disinfo
A short, fun and educational game about disinformation. And a Turtle.
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Gavril Ducu 🇷🇴 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @ducugavril.nafoforum.org · 15h
This was great fun and I scored pretty high 😄 guess all that NAFO work paid off in the end 😜😂 who's hiring 🤔😊
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 21h
Vivaldi increasingly looks like a genuine multi-phase offensive rather than the localized counterattack we were initially seeing. More importantly for our hypothesis, Ukraine apparently maintained operational security throughout successive phases and disclosed substantial details only afterward. ⬇️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Remember, November 3rd is the last day to vote, not the first day. If you live anywhere but New Hampshire, you can probably cast your vote now. So, you have no excuse. Life can't interfere with your ability to vote. Do it.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russia’s government is preparing its highest defense allocation since the full-scale invasion began, signaling that Moscow is financing a prolonged war rather than anticipating near-term demobilization or a durable settlement.
defensenews.com
Russia raises 2027 military spending by 27%, budget documents show
Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion roubles, or $202 billion, on defense in 2027, a 27% increase.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's all hush-hush right now, but the two commanders are doing the work. 3rd and Azov.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In the US, we tend to focus on China’s attempts to take over Taiwan, but many have missed how China has been expanding its sphere of influence from Southeast Asia up to Northern/Central Asia. Greater China is now massive. Now, it's using the same techniques against the Russian Far East.
strategicspace.nbr.org
The Northern Frontier: China’s Presence in the Russian Far East
More than three years ago, on June 1, 2023, a notice from China’s General Administration of Customs took effect that most of the world scarcely noticed. Vladivostok—Russia’s great Pacific port and the...
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Washington and Beijing have institutionalized a limited economic thaw and created a bilateral channel for potentially dangerous AI incidents, reducing near-term trade-escalation and technological-miscalculation risks.
marketscreener.com
China, US agree to $30 billion tariff cut, AI dialogue during Xi visit, China foreign ministry says
China and the US have agreed to a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and to launch dialogue on AI, under an eight-point consensus reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit.....
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Sole Munk @mike20490420.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#NAFO - there's a poll in the NYP 😎 There doesn't appear to be any restrictions either. #Fellas get bonking this poll please nypost.com/2026/09/24/o...
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How great was the news when they boycott this President. They actually ran stories that mattered. Sad, they are going back to their addiction.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I doubt the West will get involved. I also doubt the East will get involved. The truth is, no one cares about KSA, just like no one cares about russia. These countries are only gas pumps.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He Taco’d again. “The White House ultimately restored access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, reducing concern that the morning denials represented sustained defiance of a federal court.”
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Iran's President at UN: ‘I will repeat: The nuclear weapon is in Israel, but the inspectors are in Iran. They kill, we are sanctioned, we are punished’.*
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The White House did not immediately implement a federal judge’s explicit order restoring CNN, MS NOW and Politico credentials, prompting another emergency hearing. He will do anything to stay in the news
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The West helped create Vladimir Putin. A senior Western diplomat warned in 1994 where capitalist 'shock therapy' would take Russia. They ignored him - and ended his diplomatic career.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seriously. Like this stuff shouldn't leave the US borders.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Russia has scaled jet-powered attack drones faster than Ukraine can field affordable countermeasures, sharply reducing interception rates and increasing the probability of severe economic and infrastructure disruption this winter.
reuters.com
Jet-powered Russian drones strain Ukraine's air defences
Vasyl, a portable rocket operator in one of Ukraine's ​many mobile air defence groups, was dismayed when he checked his screen. The Russian jet-powered Shahed drone moving towards his position was ‌fl...
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It’s still funny to me that the US had a presidential election that was basically like “Should the US kill itself” and “Yes” won (2024)
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
China has purged it's top leadership. China has formally expelled its two highest-ranking operational leaders, confirming an extraordinary breakdown of trust inside the PLA’s senior leadership. ⬇️
reuters.com
China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty and corruption
China has expelled two top military leaders, Zhang Youxia and Liu ​Zhenli, from the Communist Party and the military, an official announcement showed on Monday, citing alleged disloyalty, corruption a...
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Midterm voting has already started in 49 states. Go and vote. You have no excuse. Check your state's voting site or the Secretary of State's website to learn how to vote.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Like the green lantern I need a recharge back home, deep home like Cambridge, ME
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He promised Russia he was coming back home. He is now the commander of the southern Donetsk operations. Just saying.
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Sue @suezw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pelicans over Moscow? youtu.be/d8LDT3Nn_uU?...
youtu.be
FP-7 Pelican Ballistic Missile Used to Strike Moscow! Oil Refinery & Warehouse Hit Hard!
YouTube video by Suchomimus
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Gavril Ducu 🇷🇴 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @ducugavril.nafoforum.org · 20/09/2026
This is a pro-ruzzian account👇 denies Bucha and it's all against Ukraine support and anti-EU propaganda. @ jormamyyrylainen .bsky.social
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“C’est déjà le cas.” France has also publicly confirmed they are responding militarily to Russian hybrid attacks. This is significant and confirms the derailment in Normandy was caused by Russia.
lemonde.fr
Pourquoi Emmanuel Macron insiste sur les risques d’intensification de la guerre hybride russe en France
Le président de la République a réuni, vendredi 18 septembre, à l’Elysée, les candidats à l’élection présidentielle et les chefs de formations politiques pour une présentation confidentielle de l’état...
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Back in April, the Group’s people noticed Ukraine’s mech forces were quiet or reported to be “training.” In the last few days, reports have come in of UKR mechanized forces popping up all over. The heavy stuff is on the move. The 66th is taking land back in the northern part of the sector.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The latest developments are providing evidence Ukraine has been preparing and executing a coordinated counteroffensive, rather than simply conducting isolated defensive counterattacks. 😍😍😍😍😍😍
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Donetsk–Luhansk sector. The new evidence goes beyond displaced depots and slower resupply. ISW’s September 17 assessment reports that Ukraine’s intermediate-range interdiction has degraded the fuel reaching Russian frontline forces enough to impair Russian electronic-warfare operations. ⬇️
understandingwar.org
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 17, 2026
Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman direction demonstrates its progress in restoring elements of tactical maneuver on the battlefield.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Housing prices in my city have dropped by $30k. Finally. People can get a house for $280k again in a nice neighborhood.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Grits and Eggs podcast is for as he says, “for black and brown people.” Episode 180 was so universal I think you should all listen to it. Source: YouTube
youtu.be
DARIA DAWSON | Grits and Eggs Podcast EP. 180
YouTube video by Grits & Eggs Podcast
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The White House has now disabled access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, confirming that the restriction is comprehensive rather than an isolated denial.
apnews.com
MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban
Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House. Reporters from the two cable networks both went live to report they’d been barred following a ban imposed by Preside...
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The White House has begun enforcing President Trump’s viewpoint-based ban on selected national news organizations.
apnews.com
After Trump ban, MS NOW and CNN say their journalists were denied access to White House
Two major news networks’ journalists said they were denied access to the White House. Reporters from CNN and MS NOW both went live to report about the circumstances of the ban imposed by President Don...
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The transgender hate thing illustrates how myopic humans are sometimes. Like who cares about your opinion. Leave people alone. It's none of your business what other people do.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Seems the Kennedy Center was the hill Americans were willing to die on. Who knew?
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This will directly affect your grocery and product prices for at least the next 6 months.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Today's French security meeting was a simple briefing to political elites about Russian hybrid attacks. All’s still quiet on the Western Front. Some people will have you think it is different.
bbc.com
Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
The French president says he has tasked the government with protecting critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Newly disclosed strike data indicate Russia has created a scalable ballistic weapon from repurposed air-defense training missiles, allowing it to sustain record attacks while conserving more capable Iskanders for Ukraine’s winter infrastructure.
reuters.com
Russia adapts a training missile to lead its ballistic onslaught of Ukraine
The bodies of passengers strewn across a bloodied suburban railway platform near Kyiv last month bore grim testament to the escalating air war dominating the conflict in Ukraine.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wait till you guys see the price of heating this winter. Oh boy!
cbsnews.com
Your home heating oil bill is likely to jump this winter
Millions of homeowners will face higher heating costs this winter because of surging global oil prices, according to a new forecast.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A lot of this stuff is almost irreplaceable. It's wild that people in the DoD still have jobs.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congress has cleared the most consequential U.S. Russia-sanctions legislation of Trump’s second term, potentially forcing China and India to choose between Russian energy and access to U.S. markets.
apnews.com
House approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump
The House has passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This was from yesterday, but it shows how the logistics problem for the Russians is starting to have consequences. Also, the purpose of the command realignment is becoming clearer.
reuters.com
Ukraine launches offensive push in north of Donetsk region, senior commander says
Ukrainian forces have launched an offensive operation in the north of the eastern Donetsk region, the focal point of intense battles during more ​than four years of the war, a senior military commande...
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
😍For the first time, we have reasonable corroborated evidence that Ukraine's middle strike campaign is producing operational effects on specific Russian frontline formations, rather than merely making the rear expensive and difficult ⬇️
understandingwar.org
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15, 2026
The Ukrainian military gave explicit confirmation of ongoing counteroffensive operations against the Russian salient northwest of Lyman.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"fascism is always a movement of the injured powerful." —Astra Taylor Wow.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There is only one man to blame. Trump.
nytimes.com
Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World
From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The previously warned risk of Saudi inventories running short has begun converting into interrupted physical supply: Yanbu loadings are suspended and some European cargoes have been canceled.
reuters.com
Saudi cancels some oil cargoes after pipeline hit, top buyer chasing alternatives
Saudi Arabia has cut oil shipments to Europe after drone attacks damaged its key export pipeline to the Red Sea, trade sources ‌told Reuters, prompting top customers such as Poland to rush to seek alt...
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