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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/08/2026
Bleak tidbit from Regime Change — Bessent attempted a Hitler-style shakedown of Zelenskyy as one of his first acts as Treasury Secretary
“Bessent’s proposal would require Ukraine to pay the United States 50 percent of future revenue from state-owned natural resources, including hydrocarbons and rare earth minerals. The document prescribed very specific commitments from Ukraine, but offered no security commitments from the United States. Even though the minerals deal had been Zelensky’s idea, part of the “Victory Plan for Ukraine” he had recently unveiled, he was shocked by Bessent’s terms.
Zelensky explained that he was leading his country through a particularly violent phase of the three-year-old war, and insisted that he and his staff needed more time to consider the proposal. Bessent saw things very differently. He had traveled nearly five thousand miles to an active war zone to obtain Zelensky’s signature, and now Zelensky was telling him no.
“You need to sign this,” Bessent urged. “The purpose of this is to show that there is no daylight” between the U.S. and Ukraine.
Zelensky, furious, replied that the document was an attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty. This was not the way international agreements worked—this was a shakedown.”

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Regime Change
Maggie Haberman
https://books.apple.com/us/book/regime-change/id6761716648
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julesh @julesh.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026
"We choose to go to the moon not because it is easy, but because it might distract some people from the Epstein files"
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Dmytro Spivakov @dmytro-spivakov.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Linnea Sterte @decassette.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
more frog, again. seasonal frog
drawing of a chaotic winter scene of various woodland animals, mostly amphibians, frolicking in the snow outside a rustic hobbit-type dwelling
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
1/5 Do Belgium and the rest of the EU want even more Ukrainian blood on their hands? If not, release Russia’s frozen assets now. Repost this thread if you agree! @deweverbart.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social @euroclear.bsky.social
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Ukrainian defenders hit the combined heat and power plant in Klintsy, Bryansk region, on the territory of the russian fascist invaders.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
It’s wild that the most unrealistic part of Terminator 2 is now the idea of a tech founder being told their creation will enslave humanity and they decide to destroy their product & company.
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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
"Decisions on the future of Ukraine must be made by Ukrainians."
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Carney and Zelenskyy speak ahead of Trump-Putin summit in Alaska | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone Monday, reaffirming their agreement that Ukraine must be a party to any discussions about a possible end to the wa...
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The Epstein Files Are a Potential Time Bomb—for the Democrats
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
BEHOLD! One of Earth's greatest lineages of life: the lil wiggle arm guys, Meteora. These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿
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The Onion @theonion.com · 08/07/2025
Ted Cruz: ‘Vacationing Is How I Grieve’
Ted Cruz: ‘Vacationing Is How I Grieve’
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maple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I never actually believed Epstein was murdered until just now
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
ICYMI: Bogong moths, like birds and people, use celestial cues to navigate long distances at night, according to a study published in Nature last month. By @avaskham.bsky.social #neuroethology www.thetransmitter.org/animal-model...
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Star-responsive neurons steer moths’ long-distance migration
Cells in the bogong moth brain respond to astral landmarks to orient the insects in the direction they need to go.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 30/06/2025
Newsletter: It's time for a radical new approach to tech CEOs: mocking them, because they talk like idiots and provide little value to society outside of their dedication to shareholder value. They sound stupid, they do nothing, and it's time to fight back. www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-...
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Make Fun Of Them
Have you ever heard Sam Altman speak? I’m serious, have you ever heard this man say words from his mouth?  Here is but one of the trenchant insights from Sam Altman in his agonizing 37-minute-long p...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
We still have no idea who the ICE agents are. They could be insurrectionists, extremist militiamen or criminals themselves, chasing law-abiding citizens down the street for recording their kidnappings. The odds they aren't are low. Congress must raise hell about this. A masked gang runs our country.
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
In today’s Vatnik Soup video, I discuss Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children. This was by far the most difficult video I’ve ever made — but also the most important. youtu.be/C8BSPZn5RJs
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Russia’s Darkest War Crime Yet: Targeting Ukraine’s Children
YouTube video by Vatnik Soup
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Today Ukraine honours the boys and girls killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine. So many young lives destroyed and childhoods stolen by the hands of an imperialistic power intent on causing pain. Russia must be held accountable for every life lost.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 21/05/2025
Newsletter: We are in the era of the Business Idiot, where middle management has seized power, breeding out true meritocracy and value-creation in favor of symbolic growth and superficial intelligence. This piece ties together everything I've ever written. www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...
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The Era Of The Business Idiot
Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize. Soundtrack: EL-P - $4 Vic Listen to my podcast Better Offline. We have merch. Last week, Bloomberg profiled ...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
It will not be easy, but please read this investigation of the detention and death of the Ukrainian reporter Vika Roshchyna. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
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She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead
A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
In today’s May 9th Vatnik Soup, we discuss the ambiguous relationship of the Kremlin with Nazism and explain why so many vatniks can be outright Nazis, or even promote or excuse them while at the same time being so hysterical about alleged “Nazis in Ukraine”. 1/23
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 02/01/2025
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
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Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 02/01/2025
Attacks on Wikipedia from Musk and his allies aren't just about an online encyclopedia — they're part of a broader assault on any information source that refuses to be controlled.
The escalating attacks on Wikipedia from Elon Musk and other powerful figures on the American right follow a familiar pattern. First come the claims of bias, supported by cherry-picked or misrepresented examples. Then the demands for “balance”, which in practice mean giving equal weight to fringe views or demonstrably false claims. When these demands are refused, the attacks shift to the platform's legitimacy itself: its funding, its governance, its leaders, and its very right to exist as an independent entity.

We've seen this playbook deployed against traditional media, with Trump labeling unfavorable coverage “fake news” while promoting outlets that parrot his claims. We've seen it in academia, where “viewpoint diversity” is weaponized to demand equal time for climate change denial or historical revisionism. And we've seen it in social media, where Musk himself spent $44 billion to seize control of Twitter after claiming it was biased against conservative views.Wikipedia’s resilience to these tactics makes it both a model and a target. The very features that Musk and others criticize — its decentralized editing model, rigorous sourcing requirements, and nonprofit status — are what have allowed it to remain one of the internet’s most trusted resources. But these same features make it an obstacle to those who seek to control the narrative.

Wikipedia faces real challenges: its relatively small editing community and difficulties attracting new editors, threats from AI-generated content,m and regulatory proposals that could restrict its functioning or threaten members of its editing community.

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Among them: decaying sourcing, the introduction of poor quality LLM-generated content into articles, and the reduced visibility of Wikipedia as people use LLMs trained on the site instead of the site itself.

But as other information sources fall to acquisition, intimidation, or other pressure, Wikipedia’s stubborn independence becomes more vital than ever. The attacks from Musk and his allies aren't just about an online encyclopedia — they're part of a broader assault on any information source that refuses to be controlled.
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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
To end the war, text STOP to VLADIMIR
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Heartbreaking scenes from Sumy this morning as residents gathered for Palm Sunday only to be met by Russian missiles. Horrific example of Russia intensifying attacks while Ukraine has accepted an unconditional ceasefire. My thoughts are with the Ukrainian people today.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
We "defend Christian values" by using ballistic missiles to kill children as they gather to attend Easter worship.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
A lot of people still think these protests are about gearing up for 2026 or 2028. They don’t understand yet that this only ends with him fleeing on a plane to Riyadh or Moscow. But they’ll learn.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Ukrainians has suffered a war of aggression with genocidal intent and the mass deportation of children and the mass murder of civilians. Russians have suffered from the mean things Ukrainians say about them. Both sides have grievances. by Steve Witkoff
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
By week’s end, the Musk-Trump partnership increasingly resembled less a functional constitutional democracy and more a mafia-style racketeering organization that blended private business profit with official government power. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-musk...
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Trump, Musk Shred Constitutional Protections as Country Lurches Toward Mafia State
This week's news roundup by our intrepid foreign correspondent William Boot, as it should be covered by the US media
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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Russian drones are hunting children. Just never fucking forget and repeat it again: Russian drones are hunting children
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WIRED @wired.com · 16/03/2025
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
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Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
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Planet Over Profit @planetoverprofit.org · 08/03/2025
BREAKING: HUNDREDS of New Yorkers have swarmed and shut down the Tesla dealer in Manhattan. Six have been arrested after occupying the showroom. Protests are erupting across America to reject Musk's billionaire regime. This is how we beat fascism. Mass direct action. #TeslaTakedown
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Olga Tokariuk @olgatokariuk.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
At least 20 Ukrainian civilians have been killed just this night by Russian missiles and drones. Hundreds of soldiers were killed on the frontline in recent days. These are the first results of the US suspension of military aid and intelligence to Ukraine: more deaths time.com/7265679/sate...
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Hundreds Dead: Inside the Trump Ukraine Fallout
The US intelligence pause has undercut supply lines to Kursk, cut satellite imagery and tanked morale.
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
It is just repulsive. Can we stop for a minute and let it sink in.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The Trump-Putin Pact already exists, and we should act accordingly. There are some things we will never change with nice words or smart clothing. If you are worried about those things, you should understand where Trump's tactics come from. From Russia. A thread. 🧵1/14
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Countless emails asking how Americans can directly aid Ukrainian soldiers. Here’s an easy answer: savelife.in.ua/en/
savelife.in.ua
Come Back Alive Foundation - Charity Organization
One of the top charity organizations who help the Ukraine Army since 2014. Donate via the website - 100% of proceeds go directly to Ukraine Army.
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Anders Östlund @andersostlund.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The dumbest of ideas in the U.S. now appears to be to wait until the midterms and beat Trump then. But with the current pace there wont be any more real elections. Don't you think MAGA has done any thinking the last four years? There will only be managed elections going forward.
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Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 05/03/2025
Ukraine says goodbye to soldier and drone pilot Vasyl Ratushnyi. His parents lost both of their sons, killed by Russia. Roman Ratushnyi, prominent activist & 2014 revolutionary, was killed in Izyum in June 2022. Vasyl had fought since 2014, aged 18. He was killed by a russian FPV drone on Feb 27.
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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Stalin and Hitler killed millions of Ukrainians. Can Putin and Trump even hope to compete?
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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Mikel Jollett @mikeljollett.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 01/03/2025
I can't stop laughing at this man I'm sorry. This is the kind of shit the biggest loser in the world would say to their girlfriend about buying her flowers on Valentine's Day once, and he's doing so in an argument that started because he called her a bitch
Tweet: "Have you said thank you once?" -@VP JD Vance - pic of jd Vance looking oddly symmetrical.  Why are his pants so tight?
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
This is a bigger scandal than people realize. It really makes it look as though this entire meeting was a setup by Trump that was planned in advance. If you watch the video it is clear that they are deliberately and almost derangedly blindsiding Zelenskyy. Now we know who the audience was. Putin.
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Ukrainians have been fighting invaders from Muscovy for hundreds of years, long before the United States even existed. A piece of trash like Trump isn't going to change that. Ukraine will win. The Moscow empire will fall.
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland’s then-president Niinistö said that the masks had fallen. If anyone was still clinging onto some kind of hope of Trump coming around on Ukraine, this disgrace of a press conference should make everything clear now. Trump is anti-Ukraine. Pro-Russia.
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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
“Russia is ready for peace” Feb 28: 208 attack drones at night Feb 27 166 Feb 26 177 Feb 25: 213 Feb 24: 185 Feb 23: 267 Feb 22: 162 Feb 21: 160
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✨🐸 figmentpudding 🐸✨ (Pam Poovey Aspirant) @figmentpudding.com · 28/02/2025
Slava Ukraini Sunflowers would look nice on the White House lawn
A trio of sunflowers against a cloudy gray sky looms over a skull and ribcage in the grass.

Text says
"Put these seeds
in your pocket
So sunflowers
Grow where you lie."

Referencing a woman who appeared in a video taken when Russia first invaded Ukraine; she kept saying this phrase to the Russian soldiers.
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