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Matthew Bodner

@bodner.bsky.social
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NBC News international reporter. Moscow bureau exile. Now in London. Tweets on Russia, etc. Former Space Camp shuttle commander. Sailor.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
When November 10th falls on the second weekday, that's Taconite Tuesday
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Damn, they were doing so well
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I swear to god if I hear that song one more time today
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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
No, a world shaped by Trump’s mercurial temperament & might-is-right principles actually isn’t good for Putin - for as long as he indulges his illusion of total victory in Ukraine. The Alaska summit won't change that. My essay in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o...
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Opinion | Putin Should Be Careful What He Wishes For
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 15/08/2025
Russia's foreign minister arrived in Alaska today wearing a "USSR" sweatshirt.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 15/07/2025
Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, even asking Zelenskyy whether he could strike Moscow if the US provided long-range weapons, according to people briefed on the discussions. w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social. www.ft.com/content/b66f...
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Donald Trump asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, say people briefed on call
US president encouraged Ukrainian leader to step up deep strikes on Russia
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Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
AI will fix this www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds
Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social media
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Slava Ghorman
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Sam Greene @samagreene.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The Kremlin has been messaging all day that it wanted a pause in arms deliveries to Ukraine as a condition of a full ceasefire. (As though Russia would cease taking deliveries from China, Iran and N. Korea.) The absence of a full ceasefire suggests the White House didn't cave.
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Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
People have asked me recently... what if...? would you go...? My personal and strongly held opinion is that opportunists who rush back to Russia will get what they deserve, and probably won't have to wait long for it But don't listen to me, here's @eribakova.bsky.social for the FT on.ft.com/41OUjtE
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There’s no money to be made in Russia
American companies shouldn’t assume that a thaw in US ties with Moscow will make doing business there easier
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Prediction: Putin is about to hit Trump with a major reality check.
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Crowdsourcing this: I know Putin has worn various military regalia in the past, but can anyone recall a single example of fatigues/an actual uniform rather than a field jacket/overcoat and funny hat?
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
One of the most fascinating sub-topics of this era is how so many "libertarians" claimed Rand as their ideological mother only to completely turn on all of her core assertions when Obama was elected...and then went on to *all of this*. (This is neither pro/anti-Rand, its just how many of them went).
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This was all covered in Babylon 5 btw
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
@covertshores.bsky.social Mr. Sutton hello! Hoping to chat with you for NBC News. Any chance you can point me to direct contact details?
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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Why is there not more talk of the Gaza deal creating a whole new wave of Islamic terrorism? Or is that unlikely?
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Andrew Roth @rothandrew.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
SCOOP: Elon Musk in multiple phone calls pressured USAID administrators and security to give the "Doge kids" access to personnel data and secure rooms. My insider piece on the tense meetings and chaotic standoffs at USAID as four young Musk acolytes shut it down. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Doge v USAid: How Elon Musk helped his acolytes infiltrate world’s biggest aid agency
Takeover of USAid agency by Doge operatives seen as a pilot for a large-scale overhaul of the federal government
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I can’t believe we lived long enough to see the South Park movie become relevant again
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 11/12/2024
Russian lawmakers are expanding the definition of treason. Among other changes, the authorities will likely soon be able to charge foreigners with “providing assistance to enemies” and “confidential cooperation.”
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Widening the net Russian lawmakers are expanding the definition of treason — including for foreigners. Here’s what you need to know. — Meduza
On December 12, the Russian State Duma is set to review the second reading of a draft amendment to the Criminal Code that would significantly expand the definition of state treason, as well as…
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Samuel Bendett @sambendett.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Russia Threatened to Ban a Ukrainian-Made Video Game. The Creator Responded with a Bounty on a Warship www.military.com/off-duty/gam...
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Russia Threatened to Ban a Ukrainian-Made Video Game. The Creator Responded with a Bounty on a Warship
The latest installment of the acclaimed “S.T.A.L.K.E.R.” first-person shooter series currently faces a ban in Russia due to developer GSC Game World’s financial support of the Ukrainian military amid ...
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 04/12/2024
Germany’s dpa news agency said Wednesday that a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea fired signal ammunition at a German military helicopter. Reuters later reported that a German Defense Ministry spokesperson could not confirm the incident.
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Russian ship reportedly fired signaling ammunition at German military helicopter in Baltic Sea — Meduza
Germany’s dpa news agency reported Wednesday that a Russian ship in the Baltic Sea fired signal ammunition at a German military helicopter.
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Sam Greene @samagreene.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
While this may well reflect the mood in the Kremlin, it’s worth remembering that nobody speaks for Putin but Putin. And even Putin doesn’t always speak for Putin.
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Maximilian Hess @maxhess.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
A good night out with @bodner.bsky.social
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Francis Scarr @fscarr.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Looks like the Kremlin is doing all it can to avoid another (very unpopular) wave of mobilisation at home
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Putin should be upset with Matt Gaetz for this tbh
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Serious question: Was John Bolton right all along about INF?
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Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I suspect Oreshnik is just the latest variant of RS-26 Rubezh. Still in experimental form.
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
That’s one less nuclear warhead delivery vehicle to worry about.
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
A key difference between the Russian Federation and the Soviet Union that many seem to struggle with.
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I lose zero sleep over Russian nukes and you should too. (NB: knock on wood)
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Happy Stalker 2 day
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Maximilian Hess @maxhess.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Russia bans most exports of uranium to the US, which passed law seeking to phase out such supplies from Russia by end 2028 earlier this year. Big politicisation of Kazakh uranium supplies should be on everyone’s radar www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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Russia restricts enriched uranium exports to the United States
Russia has imposed restrictions on the export of enriched uranium to the United States, the government said on Friday, creating supply risks for U.S. nuclear power plants which last year imported a quarter of their enriched uranium from the country.
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 18/11/2024
A missile struck a nine-story apartment building in Ukraine’s Sumy, killing 10 people, including a nine-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, city authorities reported.
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Missile hits apartment building in Ukraine’s Sumy, killing 10, including children — Meduza
A missile struck a nine-story apartment building in Ukraine’s Sumy, killing 10 people, including a nine-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, city authorities reported. Sixty-three people were…
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Let them sing
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 18/11/2024
North Korea may end up sending as many as 100,000 troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with assessments made by G20 countries. The sources said these soldiers would be rotated in and out in batches.
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North Korea may ultimately send 100,000 troops to support Russia — Bloomberg — Meduza
North Korea could send as many as 100,000 troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with assessments made by some G20 countries.
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The best memoirs from the last 20 years of US-Russia relations will be from retired NASA folk once ISS isn’t something we need to worry about anymore.
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
All is well in the space marriage, I see
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Ilya Lozovsky @ichbinilya.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Next week the BlueSky think pieces are gonna start dropping, I’m guessing.
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 14/11/2024
Welcome @fscarr.bsky.social! A huge arrival for Bluesky!
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 13/11/2024
Ukraine’s military is rushing more medics to the frontline in anticipation of an intensified Russian onslaught and heavier casualties, as both sides fight for an advantage before Donald Trump returns to the White House. Story w/ @maxseddon.bsky.social @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/adbe...
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Ukraine and Russia fight for advantage ahead of Trump return
Kyiv sends more medics to eastern frontline before Moscow’s expected onslaught
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Why is the Edmund Fitzgerald meming?
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Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I don't think anyone has done this yet, so I made a Russia news starter pack. I've been on Bluesky for a year, on and off, but I'm here now, and still following Russia. some caveats ... go.bsky.app/5pBJW9r
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Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
please let it be vovan and lexus please let it be vovan and lexus please let it be vovan and lexus
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Matthew Bodner @bodner.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Just opened this app for the first time in 6 months and wow it feels so much nicer than the other place
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