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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 9h
One more body was found under the rubble of a sewing shop after Russia bombed Kharkiv . It brings the total death toll to 6 people killed, 59 wounded , including 3 kids .
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 7h
⚡️ "We will fight you until you get the fk out of here," Third Army Corps Commander Andriy Biletsky tells Russian POWs.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Russia Plague:
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 17h
Something unusual is happening in Kyiv. Calm. Since last night. It’s 4 pm. This calm feels like a spider’s web. Delicate. Fragile. May the spider keep doing its job.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h
Spot the difference
Side-by-side comparison of three social media posts announcing the death of former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert at age 84. On the left, Fox News posts, “BREAKING: Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House speaker, dead at 84,” above a photo of Hastert raising his hand at a microphone. In the center, CBS News posts, “Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died,” above a photo of Hastert walking through the U.S. Capitol. On the right, MeidasTouch posts, “Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, has died at 84. Hastert admitted in federal court to sexually abusing boys he coached as a high school wrestling coach. A federal judge called him a ‘serial child molester.’ He was a registered sex offender.” The MeidasTouch post includes an image of Hastert speaking from the House floor with a C-SPAN chyron identifying him as Speaker of the House.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 11h
I’m Ukrainian. Not a mistake. Not a region of someone else’s empire. A nation that survived every attempt to erase it. #ukraine #ukrainian #ukrainians #war #ukrainerussiawar
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Trump takes a gander at Natalie Harp's legs while she walks off stage
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23h
Russian losses per 05/10/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff +2020 (!) men +2 tanks +4 ACVs +47 artillery +3 MLRS +2 AD systems +1855 UAVs +22 GRCs
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
The most Republican thing ever is to claim you suddenly care about affordability by giving a speech at a yacht club.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Trump calls Natalie on stage, checks out her legs, calls her "perfect," then floats creating a reality show w/ her -- & other lowlights from his rally tonight in Nebraska (Including Trump saying of Iran, "Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is very small price to pay")
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 11h
​In Kharkiv, emergency responders have recovered the remains of another victim from the rubble of a destroyed sewing workshop. In total, 6 people were killed and 59 injured in Russian attack, including three children‼️ Bastards. Terrorists scum.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 8h
Being Ukrainian feels like a full time job .
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 18h
From civilian infrastructure in Kyiv to torture, imprisonment, destroyed homes and stolen lives, evidence is being documented and the legal machinery is already moving. My own case has taken four years to reach the European Court of Human Rights. If we succeed, others may have a pathway to follow.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 21h
Footage from a single trip by a Russian truck driver along the land corridor to occupied Crimea shows the scale of losses on this rear logistics route. I counted around 20 destroyed or burned-out trucks along the route in this one video alone
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 8h
Oh, spare me the bullshit redemption tour. Everyone knew what this was going to be. “Thom Tillis calls his vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth his “biggest regret” and says Hegseth should resign.” apnews.com/article/thom...
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Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.”
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 5h
I'm writing something up on this
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Trump is standing like a centaur
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 9h
ʼMy daughter comes home from school,’ Ukrainian shares on socials . ‘How was school?’ she asks her, ‘What was interesting?’ . ‘There was no air raid siren alert today ’, her 8 y.o. daughter says . Kyiv, October 5, 2026
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h
This admin is hiding the full number and extent of soldiers' injuries. Plus soldiers and family members have told the AP that failure to recognize the seriousness of injuries, a poor plan to get the wounded to hospitals and red tape has hindered follow-up care. apnews.com/article/iran...
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 9h
We’re more than 7 months into Trump’s war with Iran with no clear end in sight. Servicemembers have been injured and killed, while this war drives up costs at home. Americans deserve to know why we’re still fighting and what the plan is to end it.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 9h
President Donald Trump made what some critics called a thinly veiled threat over the weekend to Ohio voters, one that security expert Miles Taylor described as both "desperate" and destined to "blow up in his face.
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Trump reaches ‘total desperation stage’ with panicked threat destined to backfire: expert
President Donald Trump made what some critics called a thinly veiled threat over the weekend to Ohio voters, one that security expert Miles Taylor described as both “desperate” and destined to “blow up in his face.”Speaking at his rally in Ohio on Saturday, Trump said he would be less inclined to ap...
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 20h
The further Putinisation of America. Strategic assets used to project power must be withdrawn due to strategic incompetence in an unnecessary war of choice. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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US withdraws all bomber aircraft from UK airbase
The United States confirmed on Sunday that it has withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the British airbase of RAF Fairford, with officials telling US media that the move was linked to "new threats."A statem...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 20h
⚡️ "Do they really think that we will not respond?" President Zelenskyy questioned Russia’s strategy of hitting Ukrainian bridges.
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 20h
1/3 🇷🇺 Around 60 people were detained in Moscow during a sanctioned KPRF rally, according to Meduza. About 2,000 people reportedly attended. Protesters called for political prisoners to be freed. meduza.io/amp/news/202...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 20h
Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja called for revisions to the agreement governing U.S. military personnel in Japan after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman.
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Okinawa governor confronts US military over Marine suspected of weekend homicide
Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja called for revisions to the agreement governing U.S. military personnel in Japan after Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard’s arrest.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Merz's visit to Ukraine today, in such a difficult time for our country is much appreciated. He arrived accompanied by the sound of air raid alerts and explosions, wasn't afraid, pledged aid, and spent time witnessing the fallout of russian strikes. This is how allyship looks.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
But Hegseth wants to give troops testosterone injections because that’s what is supposedly needed in our military.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If Ukraine is still in your feed, we are still here. Still fighting. Please don’t look away. #Ukraine #war #Ukrainians #UkrainianGirl #UkraineWar
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sometimes I am right, you are wrong. Sometimes you are wrong and I am right. It is okay, this is normal.
Jinx the tabby bobtail cat looking at the camera with her usual smirk on her face.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Being a Ukrainian and learning FBI director goes to Moscow to meet FSV while Russia bombs us with no mentioning of him going to Ukraine feels… special .
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What better way to spent valuable time on a Sunday show a month before enormously consequential midterms than national political media demonstrating yet again how out of touch they are by continuing their relentless promotion of Emanuel’s presidential aspirations.
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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The President of the United States is a liar.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Ukraine’s SSU struck two Russian combat aircraft at Khanskaya airbase in Adygea overnight, around 500 km from Ukraine. Drones operated by the SSU’s Alpha Special Operations Center hit a Su-35 fighter, a Su-34 fighter-bomber, and an ammunition depot at the airfield.
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There has been an outbreak of plague in Russia. I hope it is nothing, but we have to assume the Russians are lying about everything.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Don’t remember Ukraine Only when something terrible happens. Remember us on the quiet days too We are still here. Still living. Still waiting for the day we can finally say: We made it🇺🇦 #ukraine #ukrainian #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #war
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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇷🇺 Meanwhile in Russia 🔽
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 05/10/2026
Power To The People Festival. October 3, 2026. 📸: Liz Baummer
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
💔🕯️💔🕯️💔
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
‘just found out a friend was killed at the frontline,’ a Ukrainian shares on socials . ‘A drone dropped a poisonous gas sarin on them, which is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention.’
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm not running to bow to a corporation. I'm not running to raise your utility rates or help them do it. I'm not running so that your premium goes up and everybody looks the other way. I'm running to fight for you.
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The fact that Western embassies and international missions are openly refusing to give in to the Kremlin’s threats and publicly declaring that they’re staying in Kyiv is a great slap in Putin’s face and a very eloquent middle finger to him. Excellent and thank you.
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Researchers confirm that people who love cats are smarter, funnier, more well-liked and better looking than those who don’t like cats. Trust me. 😼
Jinx the tabby bobtail cat laying on the counter displaying her magnificent whiskers.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My cat has no idea what geopolitics is. She only knows When the explosions are loud enough to hide. And somehow that tiny detail Explain this war better than a thousand speeches #ukraine #cats #war #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)
pic of Natalie walking, bag in hand
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Over 15,000 civilian casualties in 2026, and those are only the numbers we know about, the direct result of Russian strikes on Ukrainian-controlled territory. But then there are the grey zones. The occupied lands. Places like Oleshky. No one reports from places like these.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’d love to see Jack Smith appointed Attorney General by the next Democratic president! 🇺🇸💙
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He’s boycotting Walmart because they’re selling Obama jackets. Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family. He’s one of the people who didn’t know there’s a “B” in dumb.
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