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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h

The plan would provide loans to Ukraine to purchase weapons and bolster its economy, without seizing the assets outright, through a mechanism that would avoid this.

The EU aims to reach a political agreement on using the assets at a meeting in Brussels next week.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h

🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇦 The UK and Canada will join EU plan to tap a portion of the almost $300 billion in Russian assets to support Ukraine, - Bloomberg

UK sanctions have frozen more than £25 billion ($33.3 billion) of Russian assets, while the EU holds around €200 billion ($232 billion).

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 19h

ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.

This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 14h

🚨 BREAKING
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has sent a formal demand letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, ordering him to swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately. More ⬇️

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 8h

China has sharply increased its supply of key components - fiber-optic cables and lithium-ion batteries, among other drone components - needed to make the fiber-optic drones to Russia, The Washington Post reports.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 14h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

GREER: I think China realizes they've overstepped

CNBC: You think they realize they overstepped? Their statement says 'if forced to fight, China will fight to the end'

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 16h

Putin still refuses a ceasefire. His subordinate, Trump, still refuses sanctions.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h

🔥 AFU hit “Marine Oil Terminal” in Feodosiya again. 16 fuel tanks that survived the previous attack were damaged, - General Staff

‼️ AFU struck P-18 radar station in Krasnaya Polyana (Crimea), UAV control point in Oleshki (Kherson region) and ammunition depot in the Makiivka area (Donetsk region).

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦 Sikorski: Europe should be prepared for strikes by the occupying country Russia deep into the region. Refusing to create defense systems such as the "drone wall" is an irresponsible step. Europeans should prepare to support Ukraine for at least another three years.

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 8h

💥 Russia: Ukraine struck the Volgograd Oil Refinery again.
Around 4.6% of Russia's total refining capacity.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 9d

"‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’"

Exclusive Zeteo reporting from @premthakker.bsky.social on Bari Weiss and taking over CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias and more censorship.
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’

Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.

zeteo.com

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 1d

Very glad that John Oliver did this takedown of Bari Weiss. It's important people know how dishonest she is
But disappointed he didn't talk about where she started: an attempt to get Prof. Joseph Massad fired for presenting accurate information about #Israel and #Palestine

youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 1d

In addition to making Mamdani-panic one of her beats, this Bari Weiss reporter who CBS News is now platforming is one of the ones who was responsible for one of their *two* disgusting pieces suggesting the Gaza famine was some kind of hoax.

They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All
12 Suffer from Other Health Problems.
A Free Press investigation found that the viral photos lacked important context: The subjects have cystic fibrosis, rickets, or other serious ailments.
By Olivia Reingold and Tanya Lukyanova
08.17.25 -Israel

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6d

Bari Weiss "is a self-described 'Zionist fanatic.' The idea that a 'neutral media organization' is led by someone who has a long history as a pro-Israel ideologue...is really worrying. I think there will be a lot more censorship of Palestinian voices." - me to Piers Morgan about CBS News and Weiss:

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 5d

“[Bari Weiss is a] self-described… Zionist fanatic… That level of bias being brought to 60 Minutes, to CBS — it's really worrying.”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social breaks down how Bari Weiss’ pro-Israel bias as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News will create further censorship on Palestinian stories.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

More nuclear threats from the Russian propagandists should Ukraine get Tomahawks.

Solovyev has said that "they [the West] will die but we'll go to heaven" at least three times in the past couple of weeks.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 18h

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2d

Steve Bannon: I think there are many different alternatives we’ll roll out after the midterms to make sure President Trump is on the ballot in 2028. And if he’s on the ballot, he’ll win.

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