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Banana Rocket Launcher @alochmar.bsky.social · 28m

”The most ubiquitous form of American culture nowadays is not jazz programming going out on shortwave radio across Eurasia, but the social-media platforms that pump conspiracy theories, extremism, advertising, pornography, and spam into every corner of the globe”

Brutal but honest.

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Banana Rocket Launcher @alochmar.bsky.social · 43m

It’s a mistake to think US protection of Europe was a kind of generosity. It created enormous goodwill for the US (and US companies) that created market conditions that otherwise wouldn’t have existed. The US absolutely profited of the arrangement.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1h

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 1h

UN humanitarian convoy targeted by Russians in Kherson region.

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Banana Rocket Launcher @alochmar.bsky.social · 46m

I’d be wary of acting so tough while we’re displaying such weakness when it comes to decisive action.

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❤️Kai in Kanada🇨🇦 @kleinekin.bsky.social · 5h

Well, he and his dear old daddy used to attend KKK "rituals" together, so yeah, def tracks.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 4h

OTD in 2002 🇺🇦 began decommissioning its nuclear capable Tu-22 strategic bombers & Kh-22 cruise missiles, as per the Budapest memo.

30 bombers & 230 missiles were destroyed over 2 & half years in exchange for promise 🇷🇺 would never invade.

But you can believe our promises now

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 4h

‼️Russia attacked a UN humanitarian convoy in the Kherson region.

This morning, in the vicinity of Kherson, Russian forces deliberately targeted a convoy of trucks belonging to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) using drones and artillery.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 4h

This really triggered a lot of folks who struggle so much with the past they can't tell you what will happen yesterday.

Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d

What causes WW3 as per my tankies:
🇹🇷Shooting 🇷🇺jet down
🇺🇸Killing 🇷🇺troops in🇸🇾
🇺🇸bombing Assad
🇺🇦Defending itself
Giving🇺🇦:
Training
Javelins
155mm shells
Patriots
Tanks
F-16s
HIMARS
ATACMS
Tomahawks
🇺🇦striking crimea
🇺🇦Deep striking🇷🇺
🇺🇦Occupying🇷🇺
Cutting🇷🇺off swift

What doesn't cause WW3:
🇷🇺attacking places

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 4h

Ukraine’s fight for freedom continues.
And so does our support.

In Kyiv, I was glad to hand over equipment worth €6.5 million to Ukrainian services.

This includes drone jamming systems, minibuses and four-wheel drive vehicles to reach remote and inaccessible locations.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h

The aftermath of the Russian attack on #Kharkiv last night:

"First, there was an explosion somewhere nearby, and then… I don't remember anything. The glass cut my legs. It was terrible, just terrible," says one of the victims of the Russian strike on the hospital grounds in Kharkiv.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 3h

I've always admired the condescension with which rich westerners view soviet trained engineers. "The folks who put soviet things in space would have no chance to make the ready made parts of a nuclear program work. Not even a crude dirty bomb"

That's the spirit. Helps absolve us now.

Ben Johnson @benjgeo.bsky.social · 4h

There was never a world in which Ukraine had the ability to use or maintain the Soviet nuclear weapons within its borders. theconversation.com/thirty-years...

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2h

Chancellor Merz yesterday in Egypt:

…We must not forget: just a few hours' flight away,Russia's war against Ukraine has been going on for three&a half yrs

For us this war in Europe is the greatest threat to our freedom.I make no secret of it:we’re counting on the support,lasting support,of the USA

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2h

China has significantly helped Russia gain an edge in fiber-optic drone tech. Beijing sharply increased exports of key components like fiber optics and lithium batteries for FPV drone production. While claiming neutrality, China allowed a surge in parts that now fuel Russia’s domestic drone assembly

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 2h

🇨🇳⚠️WP: China has materially helped Russia gain a key battlefield advantage in its grinding war against Ukraine, increasing exports over the summer of key components needed to make the fiber-optic drones that have enabled Moscow to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses on the front lines.

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Official Toonie Tuesday @toonietuesday.bsky.social · 3h

⚔️Arm The Elite⚔️
#ToonieTuesday UPDATE

$ 580 ✅ - $16,600 to complete🐝🎯
- $10 = entry in the raffle

Arey Doesn’t Miss. Let’s Keep It That Way. Precision is their signature. FPV Wild Hornets ensure every strike counts—your support keeps them sharp.
See our post below⤵️for info

#NAFO #Ukraine #FNDRUA

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Official Toonie Tuesday @toonietuesday.bsky.social · 3h

#ToonieTuesday - Italian Translation 🐝💙💛

Laura Chiarello Arts 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @laurachiarello.bsky.social · 3h

#ToonieTuesday questa settimana collabora con @wildhornets.bsky.social per supportare il 210° Reggimento d'Assalto e le Forze Speciali "Arey" dell'intelligence militare dell'HUR
🎯droni🐝

Dona e posta📬screenshot nelle risposte e🚀(Toonie nel commento)
🔗 linktr.ee/WildHornets
10$= 1🎟️ raffle WH!!
#NAFO

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Official Toonie Tuesday @toonietuesday.bsky.social · 2h

Let's find our Toonies and show our support for Arey, 210th and @wilendhornets. Let's go!

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Official Toonie Tuesday @toonietuesday.bsky.social · 1h

⚔️Arm The Elite⚔️
#ToonieTuesday UPDATE

$ 780 ✅ - $16,600 to complete🐝🎯
- $10 = entry in the raffle

Queen Hornets for the Queen’s Guard. The 210th fights with honor. Let’s give them the drones worthy of their mission.
See our post below⤵️ for info

#NAFO #Ukraine #FNDRUA #StandWithUkraine

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Official Toonie Tuesday @toonietuesday.bsky.social · 1h

#ToonieTuesday - French Translation 🐝💙💛

DePassage 🥖🇫🇷 🤝 💙💛 🗽 @sudetsoleil.bsky.social · 2h

⚔️𝗔𝗿𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲⚔️

#ToonieTuesday soutient @wildhornets.bsky.social pour le 210e régiment d'assaut et les forces spéciales « Arey » du renseignement 🪖 de HUR pour des drones.

Don de 2 €£$📬 CAPT. d'écran dans le post 👇 #Toonie & RT🚀

🔗 linktr.ee/WildHornets si 10 $ = participation à la tombola🐝

⤵️1/3

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Banana Rocket Launcher @alochmar.bsky.social · 3h

Ironically that might be a better outcome for the russians too.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16h

Right on

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14d

Monopoly and totalitarianism go hand in hand.

The only way to stop the growing censorship of Trump's critics is to fight the consolidation of media outlets into the hands of a few families that do not care about the best interests of the country.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16h

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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Official Toonie Tuesday @toonietuesday.bsky.social · 5h

#ToonieTuesday French Translation 🐝💙💛

Harald Thorvaldson @haraldthorvaldson.bsky.social · 5h

"Armez l'élite!"

C'est le Toonie Tuesday et cette semaine nous faisons équipe avec @wildhornets.bsky.social
et soutenons le 210e Regiment d'Assaut et Arey, qui ont besoin de drones

Faites un don de 2$/£/€ (10 pour le raffle) avec 🖼️ et RT, mettez « Toonie » dans le commentaire
Merci

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Banana Rocket Launcher @alochmar.bsky.social · 3h

Hey you! Today we’re helping the legendary @wildhornets.bsky.social get drones to the 210th Assault Regiment and Arey SF! Check it out below! #NAFO #ToonieTuesday

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