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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 5h
The fact that the slaughter of 78 Ukrainian civilians by the russians in two days does not make the headlines in Europe is a testament to our failure as Europeans The skies above Ukraine must be closed now! All russian citizens should be banned from travelling to and conducting business in the EU!
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Zelenskyy accuses U.S. of inaction as Russian strikes kill over 70 in two days
Ukraine’s president criticized Washington’s effort to pursue economic ties with Russia while also seeking to mediate the more than four-year war.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 08/10/2026
💔 Russian forces struck buses in the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing 12 people and injuring 14 others. 📸: Donetsk Oblast Military Administration 📸: Kramatorsk City Council
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 20h
Traffic on all three Kyiv metro lines has halted after stations lost power and escalators stopped working. Passengers walked up motionless escalators in the dark as blackouts disrupted the capital's underground transit network. Video: Telegram channels
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 18h
US and Russian envoys, including Jared Kushner, discussed bringing American investors into the Nord Stream pipeline project. Any restart faces major legal hurdles under US and EU sanctions, as well as firm opposition from Berlin. www.kyivpost.com/post/86500
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🇺🇦📊Zaluzhny, Zelensky and Budanov lead the trust rating of Ukrainians Zaluzhny is trusted by 64% of respondents, Zelensky and Budanov are trusted by 53% each. In the event of a hypothetical presidential election in the first round, Zelensky (22.9%) and Zaluzhny (20.2%) would receive the most votes.
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 22h
🇫🇷🇺🇦 French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon: I do not think the right way to draw borders is to invade your neighbors. The Russians crossed the border, and our choice is that they cross it again in the opposite direction. We must help Ukraine, and we must continue helping it.
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Charles McPhedran @charliekreuz.bsky.social · 16h
The very first AfD/BSW bill in Saxony-Anhalt…is about cutting off military aid to Ukraine. Even though state governments have no say over defence and national security. Still, gotta thank your mates!
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natchoms.bsky.social @natchoms.bsky.social · 9h
Questions swirl after Susie Wiles' daughter photographed with pro-Russia lawmaker www.rawstory.com/trump-russia...
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Questions swirl after Susie Wiles' daughter photographed with pro-Russia lawmaker
A verified photo of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ daughter holding a rifle beside a Bosnian official is adding to mounting scrutiny of Trumpworld’s ties to a pro-Russia political party, CBS ...
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Taras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 17h
Will their cynical strategy work? What does this mean if you live in #Quebec? I take a look in the latest HIGH SPEED dispatch: www.highspeed.blog/what-does-qu...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h
Detailed account here of the GRU's botched drone attack on the Leipzig/Halle airport. Fascinating, every step of it. "On a cold morning in January 2026, GRU Col Denis Smolyaninov (R in the photo below) was walking through Moscow in interesting company—with his knife-throwing coach and Andrei Usachev
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The GRU’s dud drone: How Russian intelligence botched a sabotage plot at Leipzig airport
Following the failed sabotage operation at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport in early August, many media outlets, citing sources in law enforcement, named some…
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 15h
🥴 Former German Chancellor Schröder attended Putin's birthday celebration yesterday.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 19h
The ACLU's letter cites my recent reporting on Deportation Depot. People told me stories about delays in medical care, living in extreme heat, and small portions of food. "The facility is designed to torture people and push them to their breaking point." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Out of sight in North Florida: Life inside Deportation Depot
Advocates say conditions at the former state prison mirror Alligator Alcatraz’s worst.
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REP Fella - Beaver Brigade Czar 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @drkatems.bsky.social · 16h
October 7, 2026. Ovechkin with his kids at the opening game in Washington. Ukrainians with their kids after russia slaughtered them. #BanOvechkin #RussiaIsATerroristState Sign the petition! www.ucc.ca/.../why-has-...
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 15h
Mykhailo Tkach, head of the investigative journalism department at Ukrainska Pravda, has been detained in Vienna while carrying out an editorial assignment. We consider his detention unlawful and demand his immediate release and an official explanation from the Austrian law enforcement authorities.
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greentim2.bsky.social @greentim2.bsky.social · 14h
Heartbreaking.
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Abdohassan @abdohassan.bsky.social · 23h
We’ve lost an icon. Margaret Hamilton, a computer science pioneer best known for her work at MIT leading development of the flight software for the Apollo missions to the moon, has died at 90.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Rescuers worked at the site of the Russian strike in Pryluky all night and day. Russia killed 22 people here for Putin's birthday, 5 of them were children. ​They celebrate like this, crashing apartment buildings onto sleeping residents. ​search and rescue operation continues.
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natchoms.bsky.social @natchoms.bsky.social · 20h
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Don't use my mother's name to justify killing in Gaza, says son of peace activist killed on Oct. 7 | CBC Radio
Yonatan Zeigen, son of Israeli-Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver, says he doesn't mind people invoking his mother's name as a symbol for the things she believed in. But he takes offence when Israe...
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natchoms.bsky.social @natchoms.bsky.social · 20h
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Canada yanks sponsorship of disinformation conference discussing U.S. as a threat | CBC News
The federal government has withdrawn sponsorship of a European disinformation conference that includes panels discussing the U.S. government as a foreign interference risk.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Love these photos of a gansey sweater over at Highland Threads. Such great knitting. A gansey is a type of fisherman sweater with identical front and back sides. Last photo shows one from Flamborough Marine, my favorite contemporary maker for this style. highlandthreads.co.uk/wick-museum
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neuroparis.bsky.social @neuroparis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Read the entire thread Interesting
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 07/10/2026
For years, even Democrats who liked Medicare for All assumed it was too unpopular to endorse. It’s time for them to reassess: The latest KFF poll found 66% public support for Medicare for All, an all-time high. (It’s even increasingly popular among Republicans) www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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National poll shows unprecedented public support for Medicare for All
For years, Democrats feared that the reform lacked public support. A new survey suggests it’s time to reassess those assumptions.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It’s the mad Kremlin midget’s 74th birthday today. Either the butcher saved up missiles himself to murder Ukrainian families in their beds, or his sycophants leveled those apartment buildings as a birthday gift. At least 18 people are killed, including children, and the toll will keep
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Roman Sheremeta @rshereme.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Ukraine is the David standing up to Goliath. The whole world must be their slingshot?” Bono, U2 frontman
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
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Dead men tell no Epstein-Trump tales
When witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths.
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Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @andrewchak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For putin’s birthday, they killed Oleksandr, Kyrylo and Serhii, all aged one, and eight-year-old Maksym russians want to murder Ukrainians for daring to exist. For refusing to surrender their freedom, sovereignty, and country to moscow. Ukrainians don’t want to be murdered by russians.
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky @khodorkovsky.com · 07/10/2026
Today marks 20 years since Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in Moscow. She recognized Putin's true nature earlier than most—and the regime could never erase the truth she died to tell.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 07/10/2026
🤯 Algerian military transport aircraft are routinely flying through NATO airspace, including over Poland, to deliver equipment to Russia. united24media.com/world/russia...
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Russia’s Algeria Military Air Bridge Runs Straight Through NATO Airspace
Algeria's military air bridge to Russia, utilizing NATO airspace, highlights ongoing defense ties and the transport of equipment despite geopolitical tensions.
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Alberta will not be the weak link that causes a breakup of Canada. Alberta will not give in to separatists and their American enablers. Alberta will come out and vote to stay in Canada and we’ll solve our disagreements without foreign interference. youtu.be/YIN9c-_qfO8
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The campaigns trying to sway the Alberta separation vote
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 07/10/2026
“Mark has been allowed to continue in the form he was in when he was 20, for his entire adult life, and the movie depicts how sad this is” Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen speaks to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about Zuckerberg, tech and The Social Reckoning www.thenerve.news/p/frances-ha...
‘We have a $1tn company acting desperate’: Frances Haugen (pictured in a green dress, in the middle of a black and white patterned floor, staring at the camera with her arms crossed) on Zuckerberg and The Social Reckoning
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
As budget director, Russell Vought has often ignored Congress by … not signing the checks. At other times, he’s been able to take money Congress intended for one thing and use it for something else by justifying it as a “national emergency.” Listen to our latest episode:
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Podcast: Who’s the Shadow President?
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Poetry #Art #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Search and rescue operations have been completed at the sites of yesterday’s russian aerial bomb strikes on a sewing workshop and a residential area in Kharkiv. 6 people were killed and 59 others injured, including 3 children‼️ Russian terrorists must be stopped!
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National Organization for Women @nationalnow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
See you on October 8th!
See you on October 8th!
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 07/10/2026
The grifters keep grifting. Chris LaCivita and James Blair, who run Trump’s midterm ad push, were paid hundreds of thousands by Republika Srpska’s government, a Putin ally that spends heavily to court Trump for election advice. Vote out every single Republican. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government (Gift Article)
James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit ... claims that the Ste. Genevieve County Jail and ICE have violated the First Amendment rights of immigrant detainees by preventing Catholic priests from delivering communion, hearing confessions and celebrating Mass." fox2now.com/news/missour...
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Archdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious services
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against Ste. Genevieve County officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership over alleged restrictions on Catholic religiou…
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The cities of Kremenchuk and Dnipro were also hit. Zircon missiles flew to Kremenchuk, two explosions heard. Dnipro may have suffered about 6 strikes from ballistics.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
We're training 100,000 Americans to defeat Trump's next coup attempt before, during, and after the midterms. Join us:
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Hands Off Our Vote in 2026! · Indivisible
**Hands Off Our Vote** is Indivisible’s national program to ensure all eligible voters get to cast their ballot, every ballot is counted, and the results are honored. **By signing up you’ll become a part of the biggest election protection program in Indivisible’s history. And even if the elections are secure where you live, you can help protect at-risk voters in targeted areas during rapid-response moments and be a trusted messenger against the flood of disinformation.** We know that Trump and his Big Lie cronies are plotting to do everything they can to undermine our elections in 2026. Whether it’s trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, blocking vote-counting, even trying to ban states from encouraging people to vote – it’s going to be no-holds-barred from them this year as they try desperately to block the free and fair elections. But we’re going to be ready for whatever dirty tricks they try. **And we’re going to do it with community power and preparation, not panic.** You'll get updates on threats to our voting rights and learn how to counter them, and be ready to mobilize in defense of the vote, both in your area and nationally. We have tremendous power to protect our elections in 2026. **Sign up here to get started and join the Hands Off Our Vote movement.** **If you're in Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, or Texas, sign up [here](https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/916480) as well.**
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From the beginning of the war in Iran, I've warned one reason that Trump wants such a war is to provoke a terrorist attack at home. History is full of leaders - from Putin in Russia to Orban in Hungary - who have used foreign wars and real or manufactured threats to expand their authority.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
President Donald Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year. Adjusted for inflation, that would be more than the U.S. spent annually on defense during the height of World War II. (Published August)
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The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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Anni @anni-a.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Dropped off my mail-in ballot today... Alberta belongs in Canada. ✊🏼🇨🇦
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And it begins, just as it did with Ukraine.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Imagine staying in your job when you're 1,683 days late in delivering results! Then imagine doing that while also killing 600,000 of your own citizens (or foreign recruits) and permanently injuring a million more. Welcome to the world of Putin. Here's the daily🧵for Day 1686
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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Seems a lot worse than anything that happened in the "Twitter Files" — which was essentially nothing.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Danielle Smith Says She Knew Nothing of UCP Official's Meeting With U.S. Strategists on Alberta Separation I find that hard to believe. 🤬 Tha f**€k eh??!!🤬 www.culturealberta.com/articles/dan...
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Sylvain GRANDSERRE @sylvaingrandserre.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On a des nouvelles de Viktor Orban, le grand ami de Marine Le Pen, resté au pouvoir durant 16 ans où la corruption a régné : contrats surfacturés, emplois fictifs, vie luxueuse, détournement de fonds, etc., tout ça pour un total équivalant à 10% du PIB de la Hongrie ! Euh, qui veut ça à l'Élysée ?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This week, DOJ fired a prosecutor who tried to hold an ICE agent accountable for shooting an unarmed man.
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca · 06/10/2026
Citizen Lab director @rondeibert.bsky.social tells @theglobeandmail.com how Canada’s lawful access bill “will make it impossible for a large number of invaluable privacy-preserving tools” to operate in the country.
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca · 06/10/2026
Psiphon, a software company spun out of the Citizen Lab that helps internet users living under oppressive regimes evade censorship, says it will leave Canada if Bill C-22 passes in its current form.
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Toronto-based VPN provider plans to quit Canada over lawful-access bill
Psiphon, which helps people living in oppressive regimes evade online censorship, says Bill C-22 would compel it to help build a surveillance system in this country
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Baltic Takes (formerly badbaltictakes) @baltictakes.com · 06/10/2026
August Hanning was head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service under Gerhard Schröder during the period in which Berlin got hooked on Russian energy, with Hanning backing Nord Stream 1. Short 🧵.
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