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Matt Ball @stinkykiwi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/no...
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No child should face grief unprepared – grief education belongs in every school
By eight, 35% of NZ children experience a family member’s death - for 1% of children, that’s a parent. Yet, many of us don’t know what to say when someone dies – often we say nothing. We at GESA belie...
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Dr. Elle, Her Celestial Majesty ✨👑🌌 @abstractica.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
ㅤ Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30 ㅤ
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta: Biden should have been much tougher in providing the weapons that Ukraine needed. Frankly, we should have given them much more sophisticated weaponry that they were asking for in order to be able to go after Russia.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The tragic irony of the last few years is that, had the USG given Ukraine only a fraction of the weapons that they have expended against Iran in a few weeks (Patriots, Tomahawks, etc), Ukraine would have won, oil prices would not be skyrocketing and the US would be more secure.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. Three big stories. First, the Russian Spring Offensive is almost two weeks old, and Ukraine remarkably still seems to be gaining territory in places. 2026 looks to be starting much worse for the Russians than 2025. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Weekend Update #178: Two Weeks Into The Russian Spring Offensive And The Ukrainians Have Gained Territory
The Ranged War and the Ukrainian Destruction of Russian Baltic Oil Terminals; Ukraine Helps The Gulf States
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Qusay Noor @qusaynoor.net · 15/03/2026
Omayyad Square, #Damascus
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404 Media @404media.co · 10/03/2026
A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.
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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Fellas, please help and share this fundraiser for generator🫶 Kolya is a good volunteer with all the proper reports🫡 send.monobank.ua/jar/759AJDCvuN PayPal: kudrya333915@gmail.com
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 28/02/2026
Three separate Labour scandals in one day is quite an extraordinary number. They're benefitting from the attention of the whole world being elsewhere thanks to Trump's bloodthirst.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield. Russia’s maximalist demands cannot be met with a minimalist response. Extract of my speech at Munich Security Conference ↓
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The entire day I've been thinking of them. They had just bought a new house and were preparing to do the housewarming, settling in, and awaiting the birth of another baby. Last night, a russian Geran-2 strike hit their home directly, killing 34yo father Hryhoriy and their 3 small children.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
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Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
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Matt Ball @stinkykiwi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The US has been a successful country in part because of its past openness to immigration. Now they’ve shut the door to migrants the inevitable is happening. How long before we start to see US population decline? www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
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U.S. population growth is slowing. The immigration crackdown is a major factor
Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown as well as f...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/01/2026
Hey Kristi Noem and all the so called alphas out there who just really want Trump to notice them: you cant pass this off as “domestic terrorism.” There never needed to be a surge by ice…. You’re just trying to get on TV and impress the boss. STOP GASLIGHTING US
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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
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Matt Ball @stinkykiwi.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Great post about global population trends. Read, follow all the links, understand.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
7. I would have explained that even while birth rates are falling very fast, there’s a lag caused by a larger current base population, due to the birthrate 60-100 years ago, plus increasing longevity. Hence a residual rise before the plunge. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Business Ukraine magazine @businessukraine.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
US Envoy Steve Witkoff advised the Kremlin to sabotage Zelenskyy’s October White House meeting with Trump by having Putin call the day before - and even suggested what to say to win Trump’s favor www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
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Matt Ball @stinkykiwi.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I like this pope.
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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW! Please share widely
Sarah Kendzior on X: I’ve been suspended from BlueSky. I don’t know why. I wasn’t online much today, and the last things I posted were excerpts from my Substack newsletter articles. The suspension followed without explanation. 
It seems like a crackdown. If you enjoy my work and want to make sure you can access it, subscribe …
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Constantine @teoyaomiquu.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
If you want to help Ukraine directly please like and repost!
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Did you know Stoltenberg titled his book On My Watch: Leading NATO in the Time of War? Let’s hope it clearly spells out who NATO was supposedly at war with, why the world’s largest military alliance, built to counter Russia, chose not just to avoid confronting
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The russians hit a private kindergarten in Kharkiv with drones, injuring children. One person is murdered. fcking monsters.
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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Putin will be killed in Budapest by the British, because of this his entourage is urging him not to go to Hungary on October 24, – Daily Express. Please be true🤞
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian glide bomb attack right now!
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
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Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Zviad Ratiani, Georgia’s greatest living poet, says he’s being denied a notebook and pen in his prison cell. He was arrested after slapping a police officer in solidarity with detained journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. And really, what worse punishment could there be for a poet?
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Matt Ball @stinkykiwi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
I think it's true the US's time as a superpower is over - for now. It's a tragedy, as the democratic, free world needs a strong friend. Sadly the Republican US is worse than useless. Let us hope the remaining democratic countries can step up to fill the void.
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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
One week of intense conversations in Kyiv convinced me that Ukraine has no need for Trump any longer. Ukraine can produce all the arms it needs, but it needs financing, which Europe can and must deliver. Trump has swiftly ended the time of US superpower.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A Ukrainian FPV interceptor fails to catch up with a Russian "Molniya" UAV, which strikes a civilian car and kills people.
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Edward Walker @gnuggat.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Good take. NB: “IOW, what the Indian government has done… was not to come crawling and dance to America’s tunes, but to recalibrate away from the USA. That means better relations with (and more money going to) Russia and China from India.” Yup.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Day 1301 of Ukraine fighting for its survival. The right to be free, speak their own language, worship in their own churches, to learn their own history. A history of long suppression by Russia. As war crimes grow daily, the words "never again" don't seem to apply. Here's the🧵
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Kaivan Shroff @kaivanshroff.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
3 months ago, today, Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered by a Trump supporter. They had kids, too.
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 15/09/2025
Violence only begets violence. Enduring change comes from building solutions, transforming minds, and cultivating what is good, in the human heart and in the world.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/09/2025
Hi ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere If you have any national platform at all Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
…and the US unilaterally ending some sanctions that hurt Putin, while putting impossible conditions on starting new sanctions on Russia.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Just released my free weekend update. Big stories of the week include the continuation and sophistication of the Ukrainian ranged attacks, the utter failure of NATO, which ended the week escorting Russian drones so they could attack Ukraine… open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Weekend Update #150: Range, Range, Range
Also: Russia Attacks Poland; The USA Unilaterally Ends Some Sanctions
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This week’s events in Poland show the chances uou could meet a Shahed drone is much higher than any of us think - so here is what you can do when you meet one: margogontar.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
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What to do if you hear a Shahed drone?
12 step guide from a Ukrainian
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Matt Ball @stinkykiwi.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 11/09/2025
Trump continues to give Russia break after break and benefit of the doubt. This will encourage Russia to further escalate, knowing the US won’t step up and respond. “I’m not happy about anything having to do with that whole situation. But hopefully it’s going to come to an end.”
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Dimko Zhluktenko @dim0kq.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Soviet mosaic in peaceful city in Ukraine. Kudos to those who can geolocate this :)
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
And this is the young mother who was killed instantly when Russia attacked Kyiv. Viktoriia Hrebeniuk, who worked for a charity, and her 2-month-old son were murdered in their own home by Russia. It's terrorism, it's intended, it's murder. #RussiaIsATerroristState
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
💔Viktoriia Grebeniuk, 32, and her 3-months-old son Roman were killed by the Russian attack on #Kyiv last night. They were thrown out of the window by a drone strike. Viktoriia's husband, Roman's dad, was badly injured. Deepest condolences...
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
In Russian social media, there’s ecstasy again — in Kyiv, drone strikes killed a woman and a two-month-old infant, and at night they set fire to empty government offices. Oh, what happiness! What joy! The greatness of Russia, risen from its knees! They showed those khokhols! That’s how we’ll win!
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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Some major shifts in credit flows into the NZ economy in July 2025. The centrepiece was a remarkable uptick in business lending for things *other than property*. Yes, we can invest in other things! Looks like impact of recent tax changes to me. Now, this is important... I'll try and explain. [🧵 1/n]
graph shows business lending by purpose. July sees a sudden uptich in lending for 'other business' - i.e. not property.
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Matt Ball @stinkykiwi.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Natural selection in action 🤦🏼‍♂️
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
❗️The plane Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu was on was forced to land in Bulgaria due to suspected Russian GPS interference -FT There are reports that the pilots even had to use paper maps due to GPS jamming as they made the emergency landing.
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
🕯️ Kyiv bids farewell to two-year-old Angelina and her mother, whose lives were cut short by a Russian missile on August 28.
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