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@mattaiesi.bsky.social
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Dad, husband, noted round-Earther and mediocre lawyer. I think Russian propaganda is bad. All views + opinions are my own. Posts, likes, RT do not imply USG endorsement.

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RNS @rns.org · 38m
(RNS) — The archdiocese’s statement adds to the list of faith leaders who have condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the execution of former Major Nidal Hasan.
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Military archbishop asks that Catholics be excused from livestreamed execution
(RNS) — The archdiocese’s statement adds to the list of faith leaders who have condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the execution of former Major Nidal Hasan.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h
Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Phyllis, who loved working for Kathleen and saw falling on hand grenades as part of her job, never told her how this one had felt. She knew Gavin had expressed enthusiasm for white nationalists, and he likely knew that she knew. She tried to break the ice by walking in with her hand extended; Gavin stared at it and declined to shake it, though he had shaken the hands of the white men who had offered them. “He was kind of cool towards me,” said Phyllis. Before she could even start the briefing, he said, You know, I’ve heard these rules before at other agencies. Yes, she said, but these rules are different, because no other agency is governed by this privacy law, and this law can get you thrown in jail very quickly. As she walked him through the basics – how you can’t use your personal phone for business, how if you happen to so much as glimpse a form 1040 with someone’s name on it you must avert your eyes – Gavin played on his phone. “He’s multitasking right in front of me, typing and texting,” said Phyllis. “It was, here’s a routine that I must endure.”
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 10h
We discuss why the diesel deal would legally implicate the U.S. in supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. We also draw from USG statements on how oil purchases support Russia's war machine. Statements by the U.S. intelligence community, Secretary Rubio and more.
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Fueling Russia’s War: The Russian Diesel Deal and International Law
By lifting export restrictions on Russian diesel, the United States arguably bears responsibility for aiding Russia's unlawful use of force.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is *really* bad futurism.com/artificial-i...
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A Core Demographic of People Who Love AI: Pedophiles
AI models that are partially or fully open-source have led to a major surge in child sex abuse material online.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/10/2026
Breaking news: The Pentagon acknowledged that the number of troops who have died in the Middle East during its operations against Iran is higher than previously reported, and updated the official count to include two more noncombat deaths.
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Pentagon raises official toll of troops killed during war with Iran to 21
The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Celebrating public executions doesn’t seem very Jesusy to me. I don’t think Jesus would force other people to kill a defenseless man in a wheelchair.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Public executions occur in Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
meanwhile, over on twitter dot com
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You know who could have easily brokered a reasonable, amicable solution to the Cornell fiasco? I'm not even kidding: he would've done an exponentially better job than the imbecile Title IX bureaucrats and Keystone Cops campus police
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026
The site's question-and-answer function confirms that President Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files and that Democrat Joe Biden beat him in the 2020 election. It says federal officials did not find widespread fraud in that election, as Trump says constantly. to.pbs.org/4yZmkO8
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WATCH: Trump launches AI-powered government website America.gov
The president said the site is “glamorizing” the federal bureaucracy — but it doesn’t agree with him on many key issues.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
President Trump offered China the chance to buy U.S. weapons in an astonishing proposal.
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Trump’s Wild Offer to Chinese Leader Revealed
The president’s ambassador to China made the stunning admission in a Fox News interview.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A stunning shot of a Ukrainian F-16 pilot looking back at a jet-powered Shahed he had just shot down over Kyiv with his onboard cannon.
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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Guys. This Ukrainian grandma picked up a Russian drone waiting for its target and took off the optic fiber spool from it, making the drone useless. I'm speechless. She's amazing. God bless her.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hope he’s wrong. Russia is a cancer to the world. balticsentinel.eu/8545099/form...
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Former NATO Military Committee Chair Admiral Rob Bauer: “War With Russia Is Now More Likely Than No War”
Former NATO Military Committee chair Rob Bauer says Russia could rebuild the capacity to attack the alliance within roughly three years even while its war in Ukraine continues — and may have an incent...
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.
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Evan Walker @ecologicalev.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rest easy to the great Wendell Berry. He challenged us to think differently about living a fast, technologically complex life. He probably wouldn’t have loved me posting this on social media. Time for me to touch grass. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
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Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92
A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 27/08/2026
❤️‍🩹🦾 Ukrainian para-ice hockey veteran Oleksandr Zhavnenko, a former Azov fighter, danced on his prosthetic legs in the team’s locker room. He was the series’ top scorer, netting six goals in four friendly matches against Great Britain 📹: Viktor Dykyi / Facebook
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
(CNN) - The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during .. Pearl Harbor .. .. there have been internal conversation about renaming it to honor Trump.” @halbritz.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/p...
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Futurism @futurism.com · 08/08/2026
We did see that coming.
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Meta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on Facebook
An investigation found that Meta has been paying prominent neo-Nazi accounts to post on Facebook through its invite-only monetization program.
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sunday: I’ll do a quick fact check of this insane RFK Jr interview Monday: Up to 40 lies & it was only a 3 min clip! Tuesday: Ready to defend my 2nd PhD thesis on fascist quackery That's why @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social & I are holding him accountable rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-is-...
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RFK Jr is Asking to Be Proven Wrong Again So Here Are 40 Examples From Just One CNN Interview
He's just creating work for us at this point
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
That’s not at all what happened. Plenty of public and primary sources to verify what actually happened. This is nonsense clickbait and misinformation.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference
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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I cannot pass up portaloos for fuel queues. This is how Complex Attrition breaks the whole. As failures stacks, costs stack higher. A failing system puts more pressure on the broader economy. Logistics demand increases as logistics capacity/capability degrades. This is happening everywhere.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Sexual assault is not -and never has been- funny.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
These folks believe in the moon.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 15/07/2026
The Pentagon is evaluating combat dropping the 101st Airborne into Cuba.
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Senior defense officials looking at Cuba military options
Military planners have examined options for possible action against Cuba, including an Army-led air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
1: Amazing headline. 2: Awesome policy. 3: 🫡🇪🇪 news.err.ee/1610071837/e...
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Estonia gives Orthodox church 6 months to choose between God and the Kremlin
The Ministry of the Interior has given the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church, which is affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate, six months to appoint a new metropolitan and sever its ties with Patria...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/06/2026
Officials say multiple agencies are searching for a U.S. Marine who went missing during a training exercise off the coast of southern California.
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The military is searching for a US Marine missing off the coast of California
Officials say multiple agencies are searching for a U.S. Marine who went missing during a training exercise off the coast of southern California.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/06/2026
As always, this is less damning about Musk himself than it is about the degraded and dysfunctional sociopolitical systems around him, which continued to elevate him despite his endless grifts.
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Elon Musk Laid Out 602 Goals. We Counted How Many He Hit. (Gift Article)
The billionaire has stated many plans for his businesses, but has delivered only some of what he said he would, when he said he would, according to a Times analysis.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Trump and other senior officials that intelligence gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies raised serious doubts about Iran's willingness to make the nuclear concessions the U.S. is seeking in any final deal. www.axios.com/2026/06/15/u...
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Scoop: CIA director doubts Iran's intentions on deal, sources say
Ratcliffe's skepticism is based on sensitive intelligence, sources say.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Weird how the UN forgot to accurately call it “Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine” They also missed calling out russia for its millionth war crime in this latest strike. Ukraine is winning, russia will collapse! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Russia is a terrorist state.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Lauren Southern's story of being raped by Andrew Tate is sad on so many levels. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I wish russia would collapse on this russia day. russia is a war crime with borders. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
If you commemorate the Space X IPO by reading one article on Elon Musk today, make it this one from @edwardluce.bsky.social. It is a timely and hard-hitting reminder that the world's first trillionaire is also one of its very worst people. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Elon Musk is a real-life Bond villain
The X owner is using his platform to amplify extremist opponents of multiculturalism in Britain
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
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Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility
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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Navy SEAL family says Hegseth and Trump Jr. ‘ghosted’ them on war-zone death investigation With text messages. Gift link: wapo.st/3RQNsPa
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Family angry Hegseth, Trump Jr. ‘ghosted’ them on SEAL’s death investigation
Cmdr. Job Price’s death was ruled a suicide. But irregularities raised suspicions among his loved ones and others.
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Last weekend I flew to Porto to attend the Remigration Summit, a conference dedicated to the racist plan to deport non-white citizens of western countries. While I spent most of my time in a tent in a car park, I still learned a lot 1/12 www.wired.com/story/greg-b...
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Greg Bovino Was the Star at a European Remigration Conference
The man who headed Trump’s invasions of US cities joined the US and European far right in Portugal to preach “remigration”—a plan to expel all minorities and immigrants.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“Pepper-sprayed yet undeterred: Faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall.” “‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister.” religionnews.com/2026/06/04/p...
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Pepper-sprayed yet undeterred: Faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall
(RNS) — ‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/06/2026
LAST NIGHT: Alabama is allowed to use a congressional map in the 2026 midterms that was found to intentionally discriminate against Black voters, the Supreme Court ruled. The decision suggests that almost no federal protections remain for non-white voters.
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Supreme Court greenlights Alabama’s racial gerrymander, signaling free rein for states to discriminate
The new ruling, to which all six conservative justices signed on, suggests that, in practice, almost no federal protections remain for non-white voters, even in extreme cases.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
ICE employee Alexander Back arrested after trying to pay for sex with a child. According to police, his response was: “I’m ICE, boys.” The agency that increasingly seems to attract people who believe a badge, puts them above the law. FIGHT ICE. PAXIS IS YOUR AMMUNITION: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This was tagged as being “sexual” I took it as an opportunity to explain russia is a terrorist state. Slava Ukrainii 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
russia deliberately uses sexual violence and other war crimes as a matter of state policy. russia is a war crime with borders. Soon it will collapse. It offers the world nothing but death and suffering. Ukraine will win 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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United Nations Blacklists Russian Military After Verifying Hundreds of Sexual Violence Cases
UN blacklist Russian forces for sexual violence against Ukrainian civilians and POWs. The report verified 310 cases of conflict-related sexual violence.
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Matt @mattaiesi.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Ukraine will win. Russia is a terrorist state.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 27/05/2026
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from enforcing a policy adopted under President Donald Trump that restricted faculty speech, in a case that raised broader questions about free expression in military education.
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US judge halts West Point faculty speech curbs under Trump-era policy
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked ​the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from enforcing a policy adopted under ‌President Donald Trump that restricted faculty speech, in a case that raised broader questions about free expression in military education.
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Michael LaFrance @mlafrance.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
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