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James T. Kirk

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 6h

"I abducted a child from Mariupol and brought him into my family."

Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

It looks even worse by video 😢

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15h

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 10h

‼️A fire with multiple explosions hit Hungarian oil giant MOL’s refinery in Százhalombatta on Monday night. The cause remains unknown.

It came just hours after an explosion at Romania’s Lukoil refinery in Ploiești earlier the same day.

📸 Video from Százhalombatta by 444.hu: 444.hu/2025/10/20/t...

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Detroit Breakdown @detroitbreakdown.bsky.social · 17h

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 6h

❗️🇱🇻Latvian police, together with Europol, 🇪🇪Estonia, and 🇦🇹Austria, have uncovered a fraudulent network in the country that operated approximately 50 million fake accounts; seven people have been arrested.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h

MAGA dimwit Chip Roy raged that No Kings protesters are godless terrorists. But in his red district, ordinary Americans turned out in force, bucking MAGA slurs with a powerful display of patriotism.

On the pod, @anamariecox.bsky.social describes the scene. Wrenching:
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Deep in Texas Trump Country, a “No Kings” Display Brutally Shames MAGA

A New Republic writer who covered a “No Kings” protest in MAGA congressman Chip Roy’s Texas district recounts what she saw—and explains why it amounted to a powerful repudiation of Trumpism.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10h

💲🇺🇦 For the first time, frozen Russian money will go to the Defense Forces of Ukraine, - People's Deputy Honcharenko

📝 "A total of 325 billion UAH will be sent, of which 292 billion (€6 billion) is income from frozen Russian assets, which will be transferred to us earlier than planned."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

(Bloomberg) - Small businesses are urging the US Supreme Court to affirm lower court rulings that President Donald Trump's global tariffs amount to a massive illegal tax on American companies.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d

French police has prevented an assassination attempt against Vladimir Osechkin,a journalist,human rights activist, founder of Gulagu. net -Le Parisien

The French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office has arrester 4 men aged 26 to 38.Three of them are from Russian Dagestan

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3d

Abakar Abakarov, an activist from the Russian republic of Dagestan who was wanted by Moscow, has been found dead from multiple stab wounds in Istanbul.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h

The East Wing was first added in 1942, under Franklin D. Roosevelt, primarily to provide office space for the First Lady’s staff and to conceal a newly built underground bunker known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) during World War II.

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James T. Kirk @captainkirk00.bsky.social · 12h

Hell yes 🙌 this is the way

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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #FBR #NAFO @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 1d

The world ignores China's genocide of the Uyghurs, the Muslims who live in Xinjiang. China also keeps their historians & poets locked away forever in an effort to eradicate their civilization.

It’s time for the world to take stronger action and publicly call for the release of Uyghur intellectuals.

China faces rising international condemnation for Uyghur genocide and repression

Washington DC: World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, intensifying its global efforts to expose China’s ongoing persecution of Uyghurs, comb

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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 1d

Despite Russia's multi-billion dollar propaganda blitz on the UK, 72% of Brits say Ukraine must win.

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MatsExtrude.bsky.social @matsextrude.bsky.social · 12h

Good morning!
1130 KWIA
8 Tanks
37 AFVs
23 Artillery systems
235 UAVs
134 Vehicles & Fuel tanks
#SlavaUKraini #Ukraine

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson: I will administer the oath to Rep-elect Adelita Grivalva, I hope, on the first day we come back in session. In the meantime, she should be serving her constituents

(She cannot serve her constituents until Speaker Johnson swears her in)

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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 1d

Russia has increased its budget for propaganda a stunning 54% for next year.

Despite the reduction of military expenditures in the 2026 budget, funding for propaganda in the Russian Federation will increase by a record 54%.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 15h

“The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing after images of construction equipment dismantling the facade of the building went viral online.”
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Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20h

The original reporting from back in September and the information provided by the authorities and the Congressman paint a much different picture of what we are now learning. It’s stunning to read the reporting from then and compare it to new reports.

Texas Rangers probe sudden death of congressional staffer

Regina Santos-Aviles died after a "Saturday night incident" at her house.

www.chron.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20h

Congressman's alleged affair with aide before she set herself on fire

The Republican allegedly had an affair with his senior aide, multiple sources have told the Daily Mail. She later died after dousing herself with gasoline and setting herself on fire at home.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20h

🚨 Married GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales allegedly had an affair with his senior aide, Regina Aviles — who was found dead after she supposedly doused herself in gasoline and set herself on fire, per The Daily Mail.

Uvalde Police are blocking release of the 911 call, video & records. (Daily Mail)

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17h

This story got worse and worse and then I get to “Uvalde Police” and I’m just

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Russian Telegram channels report a new explosion at the Orenburg gas processing plant in Russia.

No further details available at the moment.

The plant is one of the largest gas and chemical complexes in the world.

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