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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 58m

Is there anything that the Russian government could ever say that the current US President wouldn't accept and amplify? This is doing irreparable damage to US credibility and to the safety of the US and the countries that are still formally its allies.

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 10h

I’ve thought the key problem with Zionism is that it envisions a national homeland on *land that was already inhabited by others* and hence inevitably means dispossessing others. Not that there are many if any homelands whose creation did not involve dispossession and conquest. But still.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h

🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines

The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.

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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 6h

I had the pleasure of talking with Ian Masters about Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's receipt of Putin's offer of purchasing Lukoil assets abroad on the cheap while they were supposed to further peace between Russia and Ukraine. www.backgroundbriefing.org

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Background Briefing

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 5h

A large fire is burning at the Samara oil pumping station in Prosvet, Samara Oblast. Roads in the settlement have been closed due to the scale of the fire at the facility. #Russia

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h

🔥 LVDS "Samara" in the village of Prosvet, Samara region. Due to a large-scale fire at the facility, roads in the settlement are blocked.

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 10h

A math problem for fifth-graders. Two ships sailing Romania–Turkey and Turkey–Romania, both NATO members, were attacked in Bulgaria’s NATO EEZ. Both belong to Turkish NATO companies. Crew members died. How strongly will #NATO countries express concern?

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 10h

I am very uncomfortable about calling bits of software “agents”. They have no more real agency than a wind-up toy.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 9h

Seen some criticism on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu response to latest russian attack inside Bulgarian EEZ. Guys....have you checked the size of army she commands? So EU does what EU does, 1600 new sanctions and 1,6 billion to Ukrainian drone production. And that's good!

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 9h

Cockpit view from a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29, with the pilot flipping off a russian attack drone he just shot down. www.instagram.com/p/DeKRtepoMv...

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 8h

Russia marked Putin’s birthday by striking Ukraine. Ukraine’s reply follows soon. Meanwhile, GenStaff tallies Russia’s losses: 1.546M personnel 551,876 UAVs 159,128 vehicles 50,836 artillery systems 25,498 armored vehicles 12,396 tanks 443 aircraft 2 submarines

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 8h

Yesterday, Russia attacked two ships in Bulgarian territorial waters, sinking one. There was no Article response from Bulgaria, a NATO member. On the same day, in Latvia, there was a serious border incursion by armed, masked men.

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 8h

Fascist Russia escalating its war on Ukraine - and the West. Putin has fired the opening salvo of his latest campaign to destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure - killing Ukrainian civilians, including children.

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 8h

The lack of response from the West to these and other actions by fascist Russia will be perceived as weakness by Putin, and encourage him to escalate his aggression. Incidents like these will become more frequent and more serious the longer there is no serious response from the civilized world.

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 8h

(Video: A child is rescued from the ruins of a residential building in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast. At least nine people were killed, including three children whose bodies were recovered from beneath the rubble. Dozens of others - around 26 to 38 people -were injured, including multiple children.)

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 7h

🔥🚚Footage from Russia’s land logistics corridor to occupied Crimea shows trucks fully engulfed in flames after strikes by Ukrainian mid-range strike drones.

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 7h

🇪🇺 Ukraine got €1.24B from the EU under the Ukraine Support Loan (USL) after Brussels approved defence procurement plans. 2026 USL total: €45B Defence €28.3B allocated €12.9B received €15.4B remaining Budget €16.7B allocated €4.0B received €12.7B remaining (€3.7B held back due to unmet reforms)

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 6h

A Ukrainian MiG-29 shoots down a Russian Geran-4 attack drone in the skies of Kyiv Oblast with two short bursts from its 30mm GSh-301 autocannon. With only 150 rounds in its magazine, the autocannon can fire for at most 5-6 seconds (maybe 10-15 bursts?). Superb piloting skills.

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wtpickens.bsky.social @wtpickens.bsky.social · 5h

The apparatus he came from and carried forward.

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 6h

Anna Politkovskaya was murdered 20 years ago today. If you have any interest in Russia but haven't read her work, today is a good day to start. This is the opening of her book Putin's Russia:

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wtpickens.bsky.social @wtpickens.bsky.social · 5h

We live increasingly in a warring world. Disinformation and propaganda are applied to deceive the public, create false perceptions of security risks, muddy the water, induce collaboration with terrorists, help infiltrate, spy, radicalize, set up cells, plan bombings or drone attacks.

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 6h

Ragozin blocked me long before 2022 for retweeting someone he didn't approve of. He's no free-speech warrior. After 2022 he became more stridently pro-Russian, but his disdain for Ukraine, and colonialist attitude to its culture and language, had been evident to me for years.

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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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wtpickens.bsky.social @wtpickens.bsky.social · 15h

I’m sickened and disgusted by this shit. Detest Trump with every fiber of my being.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

UPDATE: Trump just awarded another $3 BILLION military contract to a company backed by his son Don Jr. (and Peter Thiel) — what skilled businessmen these Trumps are! Robbing the American taxpayer in broad daylight.

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wtpickens.bsky.social @wtpickens.bsky.social · 15h

Rest in peace, Artem. Assassinated by drone in his vehicle, a police officer. Only reason was to demoralize Ukrainian society. Hoping Artem’s children and family can find solace in sharing his memory.

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wtpickens.bsky.social @wtpickens.bsky.social · 15h

I heard it was missiles from North Korea.

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 19h

You’ll never guess which country launches ballistic missiles and Zircons at Kyiv at 3:21 a.m.

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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 22h

One of fascist Russia’s jet drones is shot down high over Kyiv this evening. A large Russian Blitz attack on Ukraine is expected tonight, with some military monitors claiming Russia is preparing to launch up to 40 ballistic missiles, along with cruise missiles and drones.

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wtpickens.bsky.social @wtpickens.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

With the advent of cheap drones in warfare, and the corresponding decline in the effectiveness of large naval vessels, you have to wonder about Putin’s obsession with access to a deep water port.

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A span of the Chonhar Bridge linking occupied Crimea with mainland Ukraine has now completely collapsed. The bridge had already been critically damaged for around a month and was no longer being used by vehicle traffic, but the damaged span has now finally given way and fallen completely.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

European countries making BEV sale records in 2026. Germany, Finland, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, UK, Slovenia (124% YoY) Reasons behind massuve gains? Affordable prices (under 25k) tax insensitives and ICE fuel price spikes. www.globalbankingandfinance.com/european-ev-....

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European EV Sales Set Record in 2026 as Affordable Models Surge

European EV sales hit record highs in 2026 as affordable models boost market share, helping carmakers meet EU targets, a new study finds.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I feel some people are reading it wrong and making bad assumptions. It was the largest accident in category. It had only 66 dead, we knew almost immediately despite KGB efforts, russians confessed, out of shame and need and we set a whole score of better protocols. Exact opposite of world ending.

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Two war stories in 3 days, two realities. Kyiv is deploying robotic turrets that have already downed several jet-powered Shaheds, using machine vision to improve accuracy. Meanwhile, Russia lost Dmitry Donskoy’s recently dug-up relics – a dried hand sent to the front to “help” troops.

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

At least 3 killed and 39 injured in the Russian air strike on Kharkiv on Oct 5.

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Russian forces hit KUSUM’s medicine factory in Sumy with drones on Oct 4, killing one worker and injuring three. The plant was largely destroyed, with damage estimated at over $50M.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Modern wolfpacks

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wtpickens.bsky.social @wtpickens.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Apologies for American leadership snuggling with Putin. A crime of enormous magnitude.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Bases on public sources not heeps. Hundreds from Norway and Sweden. Some from other sources. US has endless supply but they are, how they are

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Tim Lewis @timlewis74.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Looks good and that it is being ramped up bodes well, hopefully multiple launchers can share targets from a single radar unit (whose range hopefully exceeds the 10km missile limit). I wonder what stocks of the missile are like, are 3rd party manufacturers allowed?

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mounted on flatbed trucks (e.g. Ford F-350, DAF) or towable trailers. Upto 30 in service. 8–10 km range. MMW radar-guided "fire-and-forget" seeker eliminates the need for optical or laser tracking.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

First combat debut: May 1, 2026. Operated primarily by the 302nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade. Integrated into Mobile Fire Groups (MFGs) and point-defense networks protecting critical infrastructure and urban centers from Shaheds and jet-powered Geran-3 UAVs.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ukraine's STASH (Short-Range Tactical Air Defense System) emerged as a hybrid solution to bridge the gap between expensive SAM interceptors and low-cost russian strike drones. It pairs radar-guided AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles with Israeli RADA MHR tactical radars.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Closer look of the system. We got no videos for months and now several from different units.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Footage shows a Ukrainian STASH system, Hellfire launcher on regular truck shooting down a russian drone with an AGM-114 missile.

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Reports of a #plague outbreak in Russia are prompting tighter border health checks in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia. Several hospitals in Irkutsk are also reportedly under quarantine after a patient died at Shelekhov District Hospital on Oct 1.

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wtpickens.bsky.social @wtpickens.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

People died for making clothes. Russia must be brought down. It’s the only path to security in Europe.

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