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Andrew (🎃) @athomashemlock.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A huge problem with being addicted to paying attention to what is actually happening in the federal government right now is that it's impossible to explain to people who are normal why this information makes you seriously think about pouring a glass of straight gin at 8 in the morning.

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Faktabaari @faktabaari.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Klo 17 alkaen faktantarkistajat kokoontuivat läpivalaisemaan faktantarkistuksen tilaa Suomessa. Puhujina Faktabaarin @mikkovsalo.bsky.social, @pipsahavula.bsky.social ja @joonasporsti.bsky.social sekä @afpfactcheck.bsky.social Anna Hollingsworth ja Black Bird Groupin @jjhelin.bsky.social. 3/5

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Last Thursday I whipped up a SITREP for the Kursk salient. I posted it on X, but completely forgot to do so on BlueSky, which I regret. The thread would be slightly outdated, but a longer writeup of the situation and UA withdrawal can be found on our Substack. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Ukraine withdraws from Kursk

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

We have updated our map to reflect the situation in Kursk. In short, it's not looking good. The areas east of the Loknya and Psel rivers will likely be lost within days or less. Large scale withdrawal is likely, but Ukraine may attempt to hold onto Sudzha for some time.

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

US has stopped military aid to Ukraine as per Bloomberg. "The US is pausing all current military aid to Ukraine until Trump determines the country’s leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace, according to a senior Defense Department official" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

What coherent and intelligent commentary can you even have on national security or military affairs anymore? Everything is just fucking stupid now. What are you even supposed to say besides just repeating over and over how fucking dumb every single decision is?

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Trump take egg Trump take lumber Trump take oil Trump take nickel Trump take tomato Trump take avocado Trump take car Trump take steel Trump take laptop Trump take 401k Trump take natural gas Trump take cell phones Trump take t shirt Trump take tequila Trump take washing machines Trump take steel Tr

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

starting a business that just sells Canadian merchandise at US airports for Americans traveling abroad

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Well that's a way to spend the friday night. What a complete disaster. If someone still had illusions about the US being a reliable and moral foreign policy partner, this is the time to wake up. Sadly I don't have high hopes.

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

This photo of Musk speaking at the AfD rally has an interesting composition. I'm sure the AFP photographer had fun.

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

This photo of Musk speaking at the AfD rally has an interesting composition. I'm sure the AFP photographer had fun.

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Ville Ranta @villeranta.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Arvopohjainen suomettuminen @hs.fi

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

if you want a simple narrative of the last four years in cultural leadership: a bunch of 50-something men got mad about their buddies losing their jobs for sexually assaulting women, so they decided that sexism and racism were fine all along

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Black Bird Group @blackbirdgroup.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Light Infantry Attacks – A Thread Why does our @jjhelin.bsky.social keep rejecting the "human waves" narrative, instead calling the reported North Korean attacks in Kursk "basic infantry drills"? Let’s dive into light infantry on the attack and why this distinction matters. 1/

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

With the recent Russian advances, two dangerous salients are emerging in Southern Donetsk. In Velyka Novosilka and Kurakhove, the Ukrainian supply routes are under significant threat. A quick look at the logistics in South Donetsk. 1/

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Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Ukraine’s failure to fix organizational issues and replace inefficient commanders has eroded trust in the system to the point, where severe recruitment shortages and desertion levels are so high that no amount of aid can fix it The window of opportunity to change is closing

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Nathan Ruser @nrg8000.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

🧵Look towards the light. As Rebel forces in Syria advanced across Syria & never stopped a key question was why the Regime evaporated. Syria by night provides some clues on how the Regime's social contract collapsed. Read my analysis here aspistrategist.org.au/just-look-at... & read on

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office opened an investigation against another instance of Russian forces executing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Donetsk Oblast. (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar112224

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I love the "why do you care about a Ridley Scott movie" sort of responses to this here and elsewhere. I mean, I care for the same reason Ridley Scott made this movie. For money (inexplicably, I'm being paid to review it). God knows, I hope it wasn't for the art of it.

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Cristian Segura @cristiansegura.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

El analista @jjhelin.bsky.social destaca algo que altos rangos del ejército ucranio han ido advirtiendo desde 2023: Rusia lleva tiempo reubicando bases y centros logísticos de su retaguardia para dejarlos fuera del alcance de los ATACMS. elpais.com/internaciona...

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Claves del uso de misiles ATACMS de EE UU dentro de Rusia: una decisión política de peso con una influencia limitada en la guerra de Ucrania

Analistas y medios ucranios consideran que la autorización de Biden llega tarde y que es un serio contratiempo si este armamento solo puede ser utilizado en Kursk

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Delighted to announce that my film, The Battle For Kyiv, will be available to stream online for two weeks as part of the Byline Doc Fest 2024. The film will be available for Byline subscribers or PPV from this Monday! I’m looking forward to hearing all your thoughts! byline.tv/docfest/

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Continuing on this trail, but the good folks at @desertbus.org are running their (seemingly) last two hours. Do take a gander over there and join the chaos for a while and maybe force them to play that godawful game for one more hour. For the kids. m.twitch.tv/desertbus?de...

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Desert Bus for Hope || Raising Money for Child's Play! desertbus.org

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hard turn from my usual stuff but the bosses needed something light and human interest for this friday. So I thought, why not @desertbus.org www.hs.fi/maailma/art-...

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 14/11/2024

❄️🇺🇦 Winter has arrived in Kharkiv. Today, icy roads and wet snow are expected across most of Ukraine.

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Emil Kastehelmi @emilkastehelmi.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Black Birds are flying to BlueSky. As many good analysts, experts and journalists have moved to BlueSky, we at Black Bird Group decided to establish a presence here. We'll continue to post on X too, but from now on you can find my threads here also.

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John Helin @jjhelin.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Good morning Bluesky! I have set up an account over here in addition to the Musk-app. I'll do my best to cross-post all future analysis and long form threads, at least for now. For the Finns; I visited YLE A-studio yesterday for a grim conversation about the future of the war and Donald Trump.

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Miten Ukrainan käy? | A-studio

Venäjä etenee Ukrainassa ja sodan lopettamista luvannut Donald Trump nousee valtaan Yhdysvalloissa. Miten Ukrainan käy? Studiossa Ukrainan sotaa seuraava asiantuntija John Helin, ulkopoliittisen insti...

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Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

X is increasingly overrun with Russian trolls posing as MAGA supporters, along with accounts sharing racist or explicit content: hardly a professional environment. With nearly 200k followers there, I’ll be gradually moving here. Please share this message so others can find and follow me here too

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