Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 30/07/2026Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there is no indication that Poland was the intended target of the missile that landed in Lublin Voivodeship. He said it was most likely a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. #Ukraine 1816719
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A high-value Russian Murmansk-BN electronic warfare station was struck by Warriors from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence near Cape Fiolent in temporarily occupied Crimea. The Murmansk-BN is a large coastal electronic warfare complex designed for signals intelligence, communications interception, 530853
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 12/06/2026Politics is morality tale telling, not simply fact checking. 636266
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 12/06/2026now that's a fucking Space X IPO headlinetheverge.comThe world’s first trillionaire is a killerElon Musk’s empire of wealth is built on suffering. 7744731284
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialJunhology @junholau.bsky.social · 09/06/2026It's simply fascinating that even Qatar and Russia can host the World Cup without causing diplomatic scandals, while USA undisguisedly denied A FIFA chosen refree who holds not only visa, but also a diplomatic passport. Infantino is far worse than a bootlicker, he's a useless, pathetic coward. 171
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialHoward French @hofrench.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Bari Weiss was exactly like this on a smaller stage, as my editor when I wrote book reviews for the WSJ over a decade ago, constantly trying trying to inject her politics into my pieces, even post copy editing. 523101720
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialCommittee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 07/06/2026An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account. A world without journalism is a world without truth. cpj.org/donate #JournalismMatters 22813
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 07/06/2026Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comUkraine Is Not Losing. Russia Is Not Winning.A momentum shift that changes everything 531625492
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialWarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Russia's Deputy PM Overchuk claims the EU has become a "hostile bloc" to Armenia. At the latest EAEU summit, dominated by Yerevan's EU path, it's clear Moscow's frantic attempts to keep Armenia in its orbit and hold on to its fading post-Soviet influence are down to empty words. 221031
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Will called him *before* the SS tattoo drop. 2577165
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 15/05/20261/ Ukraine is reportedly using large 'drone carrier' unmanned surface vessels (USVs), each carrying between six to eight FPV drones as well as themobaric rockets, to attack multiple targets on the strategic Kinburn Peninsula in Crimea. ⬇️ 1028646
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 15/05/2026Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck Yeysk airfield in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai overnight, fully destroying one Be-200PS aircraft. AviVector released aftermath footage from the airbase, showing the result of the drone strike. #Ukraine 232633
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Despite what Democratic leaders say, electoral victory is not the same as saving the republic. That requires cold-blooded partisans using their legitimate authority to change the institutions that have corrupted democracy. 5279
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialDecoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Fox News often ignores stories it doesn't know how to spin. Last week only ONE show I covered included a short segment about new Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon during a ceasefire. PBS included it but The Five, Jesse Watters Primetime and Hannity didn't mention it. 611534
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 09/05/2026Sunderland local election results summary Reform UK has taken control of Sunderland City Council after making huge gains from Labour in a historic local election result northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...northeastbylines.co.ukSunderland local election results summaryReform UK has taken control of Sunderland City Council after making huge gains from Labour in a historic local election result 9116
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The momentum the Liberal Democrats can build through a public perception of being the least crazy party in opposition is underestimated at the moment 510416
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 09/05/2026Temporary Russia-Ukraine ceasefire appears to hold overnight as Moscow holds Victory Day Parade. The surprise ceasefire, first announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, is scheduled to remain in place from May 9-11.kyivindependent.comTemporary Russia-Ukraine ceasefire appears to hold overnight as Moscow holds Victory Day ParadeEditor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A temporary three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine appeared to remain intact overnight on May 9, without any major reports of a... 39615
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Next year's parade: 35701121
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 09/05/2026And it was over before we knew it. Moscow’s Victory Parade lasted 45 minutes and was not continuous, with broadcasts inserting videos of “SVO heroes” at training grounds and equipment absent from this year’s parade. The inserted footage included drones that did not appear in the procession. #Russia 2342993
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/05/2026⚡️ Romania's pro-EU government falls after no-confidence vote. The motion was initiated by the Social Democrats (PSD), who left the governing coalition last month, and by the far-right, Ukraine-skeptic Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR).kyivindependent.comRomania's pro-EU government falls after no-confidence voteThe motion was initiated by the Social Democrats (PSD), who left the governing coalition last month, and by the far-right, Ukraine-skeptic Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR). 99330
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 04/05/2026"The main problem is the usage of single-seat districts as the basis of representing the population in the House. There is no such thing as a set of maps that is fair, competitive, and representative. Gerrymandering is just tweaking a bad system at the margins."liberalcurrents.comLessons from the Redistricting WarsGerrymandering is just tweaking a bad system at the margins. 410638
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/05/2026Trump says the US will be "taking over Cuba almost immediately" 3471249518
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 04/05/2026US military denies claims from Iranian state media that US vessel was struck by Iranian missiles near the Strait of Hormuz. Follow live updates. cnn.it/4er2pAM 265214
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Trump cratering on Iran in Pew poll: *62% disapprove of his handling of war *59% say war was mistake *Only 24% say his goals clear (!) And Trump just revealed he's clueless about what his own negotiators are offering On the pod @stevebenen.com is great on all this: newrepublic.com/article/2098...newrepublic.comTrump Blurts Out Damning Admission of Iran Blunder as GOP Panic GrowsAs the president reveals too much about his handling of Iran, a writer tracking Trump’s bungling explains how his megalomania won’t allow for any good way out of this fiasco. 23500165
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Yeah I've heard from quite a few LGBT people in the last couple days who are distraught at the amount of destruction caused by these people and their horrific bullying-for-sport. But unfortunately it's just going to continue until people get over their fear of being targeted, and push back 2121112
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/04/2026Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates. “I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said. (Published Nov. 2025)propublica.orgThe White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal InvestigationFederal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate. 14122311121
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialRon Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 27/04/2026NEW @citizenlab.ca report uncovers two separate China-based cyber espionage campaigns targeting journalists, human rights defenders, exiled ethnic and religious groups and many others. citizenlab.ca/research/how...citizenlab.caTall Tales: How Chinese Actors Use Impersonation and Stolen Narratives to Perpetuate Digital Transnational Repression - The Citizen LabIn collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), we identified what we conclude to be two distinct actors aligned with the People’s Republic of China. Our findin... 35141
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/04/2026DOJ is paying out millions of dollars in taxpayer money to Trump’s pardoned henchmen who were convicted of crimes by juries or after guilty pleas, while indicting the former FBI director for posting a picture of seashells. 722110731
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialBNO News @bnonews.com · 28/04/2026NEW: U.S. State Department says it’s releasing a limited-edition passport featuring Donald Trump 253313
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/04/2026Ukraine tested a new generation of FPV strike drones from eight domestic manufacturers, with some systems flying up to 25 km and hitting targets under electronic warfare pressure. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said fast-tracked contracting and delivery will follow. #Ukraine 234045
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026some Trump voters are this, others are just people who desperately want a hierarchy in which they have a place *even if that place is not very high* 1950655
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I had noted that DOJ didn't charge Allen with 18 USC 111. Graff notes that and a whole bunch more. I'd add one more thing. Do Not Trust Jocelyn Ballantine 9338147
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 28/04/2026How America's new passport will look, according to a leaked design. 8022851
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialPeter Montgomery @petemontdc.com · 28/04/2026Dear Leader cult update: Dear Leader Cult update: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...thebulwark.comEXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Finalizing Plan to Put Trump Picture on U.S. PassportsThe new design would mark yet another U.S. government property upon which the president has plastered his likeness. 83320
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialRyan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social · 28/04/2026"The scenario in which a newly professionalized [Chinese] military gives Xi the confidence that he has the right force in place to win a war will not materialize." warontherocks.com/the-mountain...warontherocks.comThe Mountaintop Mirage: Why Xi’s Military Purges Cannot Produce the Force He WantsDuring the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War, a 26-year-old company commander’s unit was pinned down by a fortified hilltop. After frontal assaults failed, the 084
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/04/2026“Part of living with capitalism is living with market failures…But what happens when a market failure becomes incredibly large—on the scale of a trillion dollars—and then breaks containment and starts influencing the political order?” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comThe $1 Trillion Threat to Democracy on the HorizonYay capitalism! 111323
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialLavonne @loveon9.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The sole person injured by gunfire was a Secret Service officer and was probably friendly fire. But, Blanche and Patel, both desperate to keep their jobs... There’s no indication Cole Allen fired or drew the pistol. ALLEN fell to the ground and suffered minor injuries but was not shot. 711537
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 28/04/2026More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.insidehighered.comBoard Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s FutureThe White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte... 6821741329
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 27/04/2026JD Vance's weekend was only a momentary reprieve. He can't escape the Iran war. The delicious irony of this: his efforts to distance himself from the war only sucked him in deeper. I explain how. www.salon.com/2026/04/27/j...salon.comJD Vance can't escape the Iran warThe more the vice president tries to distance himself from the conflict, the further he gets sucked in 411226
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 27/04/2026⚽⌛ The countdown is on to the 2026 FIFA World Cup — but the largest sports event in the world risks being a sportswashing bonanza. The “Beautiful Game” should not be stained with ugly human rights abuses. Learn more: bit.ly/3QytIPJ #FIFAWorldCup 12713
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialJust Security @justsecurity.org · 27/04/2026President Trump has turned the #NATO alliance into a service conditional on compliance, write Jackson Janes and Markus Ziener. Looking ahead, with an eye to history, they explore what that means for #Europe: www.justsecurity.org/137002/us-eu...justsecurity.orgThe Unraveling of the North Atlantic BargainAs U.S. security commitments grow conditional, Europe must confront NATO’s structural limits and adapt its defense posture. 24334
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/04/2026"The indictment is a grotesque attempt to recast white people as real victims of racism. In the DOJ’s telling, advocates who spent decades dismantling the Klan are its secret benefactors, 'enriching' themselves by secretly creating racism — something in such short supply it can only be generated."publicnotice.coTrump DOJ will avenge the KKK by taking out SPLCThe racism is not subtle. 12829171119
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 23/04/2026Thomas Massie says he represents half of MAGA. Trump wants him out. Now voters in Kentucky will decidebloom.bg‘I Have Half of MAGA’: The Republican Challenging Trump From WithinGOP Representative Thomas Massie’s spats with the president have him fighting for his political life. 54914
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/04/2026Iran’s Foreign Minister says the U.S. blocking Iranian ports constitutes an “act of war” and a ceasefire violation, and adds that targeting commercial vessels and taking crews hostage is an even greater violation. He says Iran will “resist bullying” and defend its interests. 591640454
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 21/04/2026Senate GOP leaders formally declared Tuesday that they will attempt to circumvent Democrats in the months-long stalemate over Department of Homeland Security funding and deliver as much as $70 billion for immigration enforcement on their own. cnn.it/48cV6st 183015
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Daily U-turns, whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed, are reckless. Transit through the Strait must remain free of charge. The EU has reached the political agreement to widen our sanctions regime to also target those responsible for breaches to freedom of navigation. (1/2) 1836661
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Glad to see our pod hanging around in the top 25 US politics podcasts on Apple, per Podchaser! Check us out at @newrepublic.com here: newrepublic.com/authors/the-... And on Apple here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... 1514426
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21/04/2026The court these days is remarkably willing to let the Trump administration govern the country however it wishes nowadays. Future generations will lament the Supreme Court’s departure from its own practices, both in practical terms and in democratic ones. trib.al/gP6rbJitrib.alThe Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Secrets Have Been SpilledThe leaked memos from a 2016 EPA case expose the spurious reasoning behind one of the justices’ most consequential decisions of the past decade. 88128
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The Iran war is about oil, but for Donald Trump, it's a war for an even more precious resource, narcissistic supply. He has to best Obama's JCPOA, but he can't because he sends flunkies instead of diplomats. So, we're stuck. My latest for the @editorialboard.bsky.social.editorialboard.comThe world is at this madman’s mercyHis ego got him in and it prevents him from leaving. 89535
Reposted by @yifeiz.bsky.socialMax Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026CSIS says US has used as many as 1400 Patriot missiles against Iran, while Ukraine received roughly 600 of them since the start of the Russian invasion. Talk about misplaced priorities. 710535
