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Sam

@iconoclast88.bsky.social
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We can keep striving to better America. Every day seems more demanding. We have a lot of great examples of resilience, courage, integrity and fortitude. Hang in there! New Dad 👍

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 14h
Footage from the scene of today’s Russian jet drone strike on Pivnichnyi Bridge.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 03/10/2026
that this is over the daylight savings bill of all things is ten times funnier
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JM =^D @jm539581.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICYMI: That was quite the strike by Michael Olise
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JM =^D @jm539581.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pitt goes for it on 4th and 1... great plan... not so great execution.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 02/10/2026
get the Yakety Sax ready *SAUDI ARABIA PLANS OFFENSIVE AGAINST HOUTHIS IN YEMEN: REUTERS
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
he's so breathtakingly stupid
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1/ Humiliating scenes of Russian surrendering en masse to Ukrainian forces in the Lyman salient are continuing to produce recriminations among Russian warbloggers. One lays the blame on a "rigged" military hierarchy dominated by incompetent "sycophants and lackeys". ⬇️
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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Russia has bombed a school basically every single day this week, so for those people who say "if this was happening in Ukraine, it would be on the front pages every day", how many times have you seen that on the front page of even one of your national newspapers this week? Zero.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
US Sec. of Defense Hegseth on new Autonomous Warfare Command: Musk, Gingrich, and Luckey will lead the new Pentagon project
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 30/09/2026
Passengers intervened to stop a cockpit fight on a FlyDubai flight to Israel that left at least one pilot stabbed and bloody and sent the airplane into a steep dive before an emergency landing. (Corrects typo) 🔗 on.wsj.com/3TrruDz
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Military Times @militarytimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hegseth is set to announce a 20% cut in the number of positions for generals and admirals. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️
Pentagon chief set to announce additional cuts in senior officer positions
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Paweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺 @saladinaldronni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I intend to publish a new post tommorow on recent Islamic State arrests that I find interesting in Europe, Caucasus, ME and Afghanistan. There has been quite a few and are significant enough to say something on dynamics.
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Alex Finley @alexzfinley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Still very little reporting on Martin Ryan, the French national supposedly released from an Azerbaijan prison in return for the lifting of sanctions on Usmanov. This story still doesn't make sense.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
☠️🔥 Ukrainian kamikaze drones destroy 118 Russian occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction of the Donetsk region front. Drone operators of the 414th brigade of SBS "Birds of the Magyar" work.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Several men have been arrested on explosives charges after a major incident was declared near RAF Fairford which hosts USAF bombers involved in attacks on Iran.
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RAF Fairford: Men held under Explosives Act in major incident
A major incident is declared and villagers have been evacuated from their homes in Whelford near RAF Fairford.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Even US citizens are being attacked by #ICE. Trump's ICE thugs bloodied, brutalized & put their knee in the back of a US citizen on Sunday in Chicago. No one is safe from tyranny under autocratic regimes. So VOTE BLUE & VOLUNTEER, too at mobilize.us www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
US intelligence has warned several European governments that Russia may be preparing a drone operation against Spain, France or Italy, El Mundo reports. The Gerbera drones with explosive payloads would be launched from merchant ships in the Mediterranean, potentially hidden in containers.
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wreckage from a Russian/Iranian Shahed-type attack drone found in NE Romania. Incursions by fascist Russia’s drones into NATO territory are being more and more common as Putin escalates his war on Ukraine.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The pentagon ships sensitive military components over the ocean by UPS?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped”
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
😎🇺🇦 Magyar Brovdi: Operation SBS “MoLoChKa” lasts eleven weeks: ‼️300 vessels of the shadow fleet were caught and removed from Azov (134) and Black (166) seas by SBS Birds.
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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
in a surprise to no one except maybe loud blue-check posters on twitter, it looks like denmark is going to keep sovereign control of its sovereign territory, greenland:
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
According to Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps, the use of unmanned ground vehicles has expanded to such an extent that dedicated UGV units in some brigades now cover up to 80% of frontline infantry logistics needs and around 90% of evacuations.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“.. The strike didn’t result from a single catastrophic decision but an accumulation of smaller ones, they said, and their review has identified a series of missed opportunities to prevent the disaster.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A rare close look at the huge anti-drone protective structures installed over Moscow’s oil facilities. Those are usually only seen from afar in attack footage, so this angle gives a much clearer sense of their scale.
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WildPartyInviteDecliner @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I hope our president is enjoying his fuhrerbunker arguments.
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊
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Sam @iconoclast88.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For all the chaotic shitiness in the world, I really fucked yo by how much mango habanero I put on my tacos tonight.
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
❗️🇺🇸 David Petraeus: Corps commanders said they have cases in which they’ve captured a Russian soldier who was in the military less than two weeks. That includes taking the oath, drawing your equipment, being transported to the front. There’s not much training in there.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
❗️NATO is preparing for two large-scale wars at the same time: Russia could strike Europe, and China could strike Taiwan, NATO Secretary General Rutte said. 🟢Xi Jinping may ask Putin to distract NATO forces by attacking Europe while China launches an operation against Taiwan.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 17/09/2026
President Donald Trump's administration will no longer treat the unintentional killing of protected wildlife as unlawful, officials confirmed Thursday, in a shift conservationists say could gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA). u.afp.com/SjRf
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🇺🇸 General Dan Caine: In certain locations on the front line of troops right now, the life expectancy of a new Russian recruit arriving on the front lines is as little as 20 to 30 minutes. This is what happens when low-cost precision is fielded fast, adapted quickly, and scaled across battlefield.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/09/2026
ICE agent Christian Castro - who shot Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis and lied about it, and who TX Governor Abbott refused to extradite - has been ARRESTED by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. www.startribune.com/minnesota-of...
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ICE agent wanted in Metro Surge shooting is booked into Hennepin County Jail
Christian Castro will now appear in state court one day ahead of his federal court proceedings.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The “Central” air base in Rostov, Russia, has been struck. A large explosion can be seen.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1/ Russia's once-vaunted mechanised units have been downgraded to kamikaze motorcycle squads and "jihad-mobiles", usually bought with soldiers' own money or donations from volunteers, as a Russian warblogger laments. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/mili...
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Russian military truck repainted in a bright civilian-style color was destroyed while transporting Uragan MLRS rockets. Such repainting into civilian-looking colors becoming more common as Russian logistics comes under growing pressure from Ukrainian mid-strike attacks.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
AXIOS: “.. It's increasingly clear that the Hugging Face breach wasn't a one-off incident.” @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: US intelligence reports warn China could acquire US warplane technology if Trump continues with his F-35 jet sales to Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency has raised concerns about China's military partnership with the Saudis. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
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U.S. Intelligence Warns of China Theft Over Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudis (Gift Article)
Internal reports, including one from the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, say China could acquire U.S. jet technology through spying or cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“.. Buckle up,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at the price-tracking platform GasBuddy, wrote Wednesday morning. “Gas and diesel look set for a spike over the next 48 hours ..” @washingtonpost.com @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social ⛽️ www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 16/09/2026
Women have been meeting the standard since day one, that's more than we can say about Pete Hegseth.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
U.S. Charges Five Men in Russia-Backed Assassination Plots www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
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U.S. Charges Five Men in Russia-Backed Assassination Plots
The defendants, three of whom were members of the Russian intelligence services, tried to recruit people for surveillance and murder for hire in the United States and other countries, prosecutors said...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fourteen Russian spy satellites flew over a US military base in Saudi Arabia days before an Iranian strike, CNN reports. US officials said the collected intelligence may have been shared with Iran, helping enable the high-precision attack which wounded 12 US service members.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
White Guy Calls, Black Guy A "N" At The Airport & Let's Just Say… He Had To Eat His Words.
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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s not 1950 and I hope you get your ass beat. Beyond beat!!!
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
After lifting the trophy, this player skipped the usual VIP photo and pulled the stadium janitors in for the championship shot instead
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Sam @iconoclast88.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I recall Trump saying he, “would end the war [between Russia and Ukraine] in 1 day, 24 hrs”.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
⚡Zelensky told CBS News that Russia has attempted to attack his plane with drones twice in recent weeks. "My presidential plane was in Moldova, and that's why they attacked Moldova. When we were returning home – again through Chisinau – they did the same thing."
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Bro experienced his first scam in his whole life Original post
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