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James Miller (Millermena)

@jamesmiller.bsky.social
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The Casual Analyst: www.thecasualanalyst.com Expert on pro-democracy movements & the fight against autocrats in Ukraine, Russia, Syria & beyond. Liveblogging & OSINT pioneer, Twitter OG turned refugee (Millermena). Trying to save my own Republic

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 14h
🚨 RUSSIAN WAR CRIME The moment the Russian drone hits a school in Ukraine while classes are in session.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How are all my Syrian & Syria watcher friends holding up? I'll tell you, over here the survivor's guilt is pretty bad. I don't feel guilty about any other story I've ever covered. And I can't write about it, believe me, I've tried. I guess that's where it comes from Love y'all
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's worth remembering that while Syrians celebrated the sudden arrival of peace in December 2024, Israel almost immediately began bombing locations across Syria, potentially endangering or killing prisoners of the Assad regime who had not yet been freed
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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.npr.org/2026/09/08/n... I'm listening to this podcast. I think there is a case for prosecuting Assad as a conspirator for hostage taking, 18 U.S.C. § 1203, should he ever be foolish enough to travel where the US might snatch him.
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The search for Austin Tice: Inside one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time : Embedded
American journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria for more than a decade. Nobody knows what happened to him. Austin’s mother and even the president of the United States believe he is still ali...
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
DEVELOPING: Customs officer convicted of using gun and badge to sexually assault women in Chicago suburbs chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
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Customs officer convicted of using gun and badge to sexually assault women in Chicago suburbs
The verdict comes on the second day of deliberations in the trial of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe. It began Sept. 8, and jurors heard detailed accounts from his accusers.
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Where is Austin Tice? A new BBC investigation finds he was betrayed by his driver who was secretly working for the Assad regime. Austin was brave & optimistic. We both believed that if people knew the truth, Assad would be finished & Syria free. I still believe www.bbc.com/audio/series...
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BBC Audio | I'm Not A Monster Presents... | Where Is Austin Tice?
Listen to the latest episodes of I'm Not A Monster Presents... | Where Is Austin Tice? on BBC Audio
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
CNN: “The worst any president has polled on inflation— EVER.” #Trumpflation #TrumpTax
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
'You can't live underground': Fatalism and defiance define life in war-battered Kyiv tvpworld.com/95380434/fat...
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Fatalism and defiance define life in war-battered Kyiv
Since late August, attack warnings in Kyiv have come around the clock.
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Jake Kanter @jakekanter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Grim media news: Channel 4 will cut more than a quarter of its workforce before the end of the year. The 340 redundancies are the biggest round of layoffs in Channel 4's history. deadline.com/2026/09/chan...
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Channel 4 Confirms Plans To Cut 340 Jobs
'The Great British Bake Off' broadcaster Channel 4 has announced the deepest round of layoffs in its 43-year history.
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yep, bragging about how his tower was now the tallest in Manhattan. And they don't even flinch
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yo, I know that it's unhealthy to chase every little thing that Trump does, but the stolen valor is insane. Today he made up a story about how firemen rescued him from 9/11. How does this not bother any of his supporters?
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ukraine Context reports Ukraine had discussed flying Witkoff and Kushner in to land at Kyiv or Boryspil airports. Yesterday Russia deliberately struck both airports for the first time in months, forcing a change of plans for the arrival.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
DISGUSTING AND INFURIATING Widow of airman killed in Epic Fury denied death benefits as Iran conflict ‘is not a war’ SUPPORT THE TROOPS AND THEIR LOVED ONES www.the-express.com/news/us-news...
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Widow of Epic Fury airman denied death benefits as Iran conflict is 'not a war'
The widow of an Alabama airman has revealed she and her children are not eligible for some benefits because the Iran war has not officially been declared a war
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's not Groundhog Day, but it kind of feels like it. The 2nd of September starts like all other recent days with numerous air raid sirens, in Kyiv in particular. With that, comes more injuries. This is THE daily thread for Day 1652 of Russia's colonial war.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 02/09/2026
Russia struck the National University of Food Technologies in Kyiv during the day, damaging university buildings, Deputy Education Minister Andrii Butenko said. No students or staff were injured. The attack came just one day after the start of Ukraine's new academic year. #Ukraine
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In Sakhalin, far east Russia, a helicopter decided to pretend it was a truck rather than risk being flown to its doom in Ukraine.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 02/09/2026
🕯️ Kyiv is mourning 25-year-old paramedic Yeva Roiter, killed in a Russian double-tap strike while saving lives. An artist and an art historian, she worked in game dev before dedicating herself to evacuating the wounded and aiding animals. 📷: hromadske
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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Day 643 of nonstop protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests 📹 David Chkheidze
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
More horror in Kyiv region tonight. A Russian jet drone slammed straight into private townhouses in Vyshneve. Two woman and the 8 year old son of one of them were injured, but thankfully no fatalities. #RussiaIsATerroristState
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Corporations have hired MILLIONS of people to tell the customer no. "This part is guaranteed for 12 months but you bought this 13 months ago." "Your extended warranty doesn't cover use." "Your insurance hasn't granted preauthorization for today's visit so we have to charge a cancellation fee."
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Bjørn Ihler @bjornih.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The AI in school debate has the vibe of teachers who told me "you won't always have a calculator in your pocket" in 2007 when I'd already had a calculator in my pocket for years...Should students blindly lean on LLMs? No. Should they learn to use the tools available and emerging responsibly? Yes.
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Axon, by the way, is far more insidious than Flock. Their product is less conspicuous so harder to spot. It's much harder to take down. The name is harder to remember. And the foreign ties might mean your data escapes the country before you can stop it.
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
RED ALERT: Flock is losing the battle, but the war on privacy is just beginning. This is alarming & accurate. The real story is scarier. Epstein didn't cofound Carbyne, he secretly funded Ehud Barak's stake in it. Now Axon is swallowing up 911 systems & surveillance cameras nationwide
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76 Trombones @76trombones.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Even at my local level, constituents feel unheard and while it hasn't gotten this far yet here, I think it's only a matter of time. Basically the mayor/police chief just stopped responding
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
People are cutting down Flock cameras because they have to, because even at the local level democracy is an illusion www.thecasualanalyst.com/p/flock-came...
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Flock Cameras: the New Tea in the Harbor
People are cutting down Flock cameras because even at the local level democracy is an illusion
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm not sure I've ever seen anything as crazy and terrifying as the videos coming out of Nepal right now
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Someone needs to take him out before he gets us all killed. Obviously I'm talking about Putin (who did you think I was talking about?) Do I think Putin is preparing for war with the rest of Europe? Well, he's desperate & cornered, he won't back down & he won't do nothing, so he'll do something
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Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN) @gain-indivisible.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Excellent questions. @repmcgovern.bsky.social You were the last to talk to a detained person inside. Time to go back! They are taking people from the Logan...
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 01/08/2026
Rowling signed the Harper’s Letter, which lamented, “it is now all too common to hear calls for swift and severe retribution in response to perceived transgressions of speech and thought.” Are ANY of her co-signatories — some follow me — going to speak up about her crusade against trans people?
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
We still need to find Austin Tice, folks... #whereisaustintice #syria
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Day 1619 of Ukraine being forced to fight for its freedom, its very existence. Of course the war had been going on for 12 years and, having been a very small part of EuroMaidan, I don't forget that. But only since 2022 has the threat become existential. Here's Friday's daily🧵
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Wild to create an AI tool that will so obviously be used to create disinfo and then to put the responsibility on a user to investigate — using more Google tools of course — whether the content was made with your AI tool!
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What... is going on?! We have to have incredible skepticism when a corporation with this much power makes these kinds of decisions. I understand that the users ultimately may abuse any technology, but this is why companies need to try to be responsible. This is insane, and entirely predictable
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"Mom is gone...We don't have a mom anymore.I wish this were just a nightmare..." Last night,a Russian missile strike on Odesa killed the mom of 3 boys as they were rushing to a shelter.Her sons survived but were injured One more person was killed. Deepest condolences. Russia must be stopped
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Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Due to the fuel shortage in several districts of the Russian Omsk region garbage collection will become "irregular" as the vehicles cannot fuel enough due to the limits imposed to cover their entire routes.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
How convenient. Wildberries updated the company's compensation policy just a week ago. Now they won't have to pay anyone who's suffered losses.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026
Rep. Himes: "The president was setting the basis for him to turn around on election night and say, 'I warned you that the Chinese were doing x, y, and z. It happened tonight. I'm deploying federal officers from DHS to 7 states. They will be seizing ballot boxes.'"
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
1/ Ukraine's devastating overnight drone attacks on Wildberries warehouses in Russia are likely intended to cause damage across the Russian economy and increase public discontent. The estimated losses may exceed $1.2 billion. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/osin...
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Important: this is the image of the domestic terrorist who is solely responsible for cutting down all the Flock cameras nationwide. Sources say he is sometimes dressed as an Indian, and that he is armed and dangerous. Hide your tea, hide your wife
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I absolutely LOVE this juxtaposition because it tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about how Goddamned stupid this administration and its backers are. In other words, as our economy completely falls apart, Trump is focused on racist, bullshit problems that have almost no impact on anyone's life.
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
If Neville Chamberlain had just written Germany a strongly-worded letter, all that mess could have been avoided
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Tony Evers is a Democrat. New England was denied FEMA funds for the worst winter in a decade. Blue states. Blue states pay the most Federal taxes & take the least in Federal subsidies because GOP policies don't work. The GOP won't pay for blue state disaster relief because they hate us for it
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The death, the torture, the fear, that's the whole point. It's not a side effect of the medicine, it's the target of the medicine
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
George W. Bush was hard to stomach, but what he did was Constitutional. Almost NOTHING Trump does is Constitutional. If you count the fact that Mitch McConnell rigged the Supreme Court, that number drops to absolute zero. This isn't a fight for rule of law. Our Constitution is already history
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
If I jumped in my unmarked car, ambushed a moving vehicle, filled it with lead & killed the driver in front of his 3-year-old, I would not get to go home that night. I'd be in a holding cell or a body bag. Just something to think about next time a public official tells you they're deeply concerned
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hegseth blocks promotions of seven Navy officers, five of them women or people of color, a highly unusual move that means that for the first time in more than a decade no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral. @gregjaffe.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
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Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions
For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE is absolutely CRAWLING all over Portland Maine right now. Videos posted by a friend show a parking lot full of armed thugs in unmarked cars, some just walking with guns already drawn
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
(Some) Democrats criticize Israel, some American Jews pick the party closest aligned with the literal Nazis rather than listen to the criticism. It's really crazy to see the level of influence the state of Israel has over Americans despite the fact that every President since 1949 has criticized it
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This new wave of ICE enforcement was supposed to be the "quiet surge." Pure branding as it's now killed as many people as the last "surge." If you've in Massachusetts this will take you 30 seconds and it will have impact. We have to act NOW actionnetwork.org/letters/the-...
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The ‘Quiet Surge’ has Turned Deadly – I Demand Action
On July 13, ICE shot and killed a man in Biddeford, ME. It was the second such shooting in a week. No member of Congress has visited Burlington in over 3 months. The time for oversight and accountab...
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