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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 23h

SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1334

1. Trump suggests Putin may hold conquered territory

2. Orenburg gas processing facility forced to halt intake of gas fm 🇰🇿

3. Modi denies that he promised Trump 🇮🇳 would cease buying 🇷🇺 oil

4. EU may cut off access by 🇭🇺 🇸🇰 to 🇷🇺 oil

5. 20 Shahed leakers out of 58. 3 Hwasong hit

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FionaMullenCY @fionamullency.social · 1d

Meanwhile over in wee Cyprus the pro-reunification candidate in northern Cyprus won in the first round by a massive landslide: 62.76%.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

After three years of reasoning, pleading and conceding, the EU has had enough.

On Monday, the bloc’s 27 member countries are expected to back a new bill that will permanently cut Russian gas supplies to Hungary and Slovakia — whether they like it or not.

EU countries move to pull plug on Russian gas to Hungary and Slovakia

The two Central European countries have long spurned a phaseout. Now, EU capitals are ready to overrule them.

www.politico.eu

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The Economist @economist.com · 1d

It is a country with almost no oil or gas of its own, which until recently was a disadvantage. But in a decade Spain has transformed its energy matrix

The high costs of Spain’s renewables revolution

More batteries are needed

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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 1d

Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 1d

My God. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 1d

This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 1d

Many tentacle pots still available! www.roseschmits.com
International shipping available

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 5d

Buy a lovely tentacle pot! Safe shipping all around the world due to my magic bubblewrap skills

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 1d

SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1334

1. Trump returns to in-place ceasefire theme

2. 🇦🇹 OK with Raiffeisen settlement; no longer blocks 19th EU sanctions package

3. Big hit on Rosneft Novokuibychevsk (Samara) oil refinery

4. Orenburg gas processing plant burns

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Ian Goldring @goldring.bsky.social · 1d

China military purge

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 2d

So I’ve been busy with a ton of other stuff, but basically, China just purged, basically all, of the senior leadership of the military - He Weidong was CMC Vice Chair, Miao Hua was head of the political department. Seeing some stuff about key branch leadership also going.

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He Weidong, Miao Hua, and 7 others have been expelled from the Party and the military for serious violations of discipline and law.
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何卫东、苗华等9人严重违纪违法被开除党籍军籍
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10/17 17-25 泉鱼北京市
10月17日下午，国防部新闻发言人张晓刚大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。
张晓刚：党的十八大以来，全军和武警部队坚决贯彻党中央、中央军委决策指示，坚持无禁区、全覆盖、零容忍，重拳惩贪肃腐，军队反腐败斗争不断向纵深推进。经党中央、中央军委批准，中央军委纪委监委陆续对中央政治局委员、中央军委副主席何卫东，中央军委委员、军委政治工作部原主任苗华，军委政治工作部原常务副主任何宏军，军委联合作战指挥中心原常务副主任王秀斌，东部战区原司令员林向阳、陆军原政委秦树桐、海军原政委袁华智、火箭军原司令员王厚斌、武警部队原司令员王春宁9人立案审查调查。经查，这
9人严重违反党的纪律，涉嫩严重职务犯罪，数额特别巨大，性质极为严重，影响极其恶劣，依掘相关党内法规和法律法规，党中央决定给予9人开除党籍处分，将涉嫌犯罪问题移送军事检察机关依法审查起诉。其中，给予何卫东、苗华、何宏军、王秀斌、林向阳、泰树桐、袁华智、王春宁8名中央委员开除党籍处分，待召开中央委员会全体会议时予以追认。此前，中央军委已决定给予以上9人开除军籍处分。对何卫东、苗华、何宏军等人的严肃查处，再次表明了党中央、中央军委将反腐败斗争进行到底的坚定决心，彰显了军中绝不允许有腐败分子藏身之地的鲜明态度，是党和军队反腐败斗争取得的重大成果，人民军队更加纯洁巩固、更具强大凝聚力战斗力。
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Reuters @reuters.com · 3d

Bessent says US bought pesos again, currency dips reut.rs/47ehiB2

Bessent says US bought pesos again, currency dips

The U.S. Treasury bought Argentine pesos in the "Blue Chip Swap" and spot markets on Thursday and it continues to monitor all markets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday.

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Ian Goldring @goldring.bsky.social · 3d

Wow

Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei

If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

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Ian Goldring @goldring.bsky.social · 3d

Dear oh dear

NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d

Fighterbomber confirms Russia lost a Su-30SM last night over occupied Crimea. The jet went down after launching a missile at a drone, "causing a fire onboard". The crew reportedly ejected safely. Officially, reasons are under investigation, but even Russian sources hint towards friendly fire.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 3d

More New Brunswickers turn to payday loans as financial struggles deepen. #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New Brunswickers borrowed $20.2M last year, using payday loans | CBC News

People in financial distress in New Brunswick were taking out payday loans at a rate of more than 900 a week in 2024, a number that has tripled in just four years. The amount being borrowed has also b...

www.cbc.ca

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 4d

CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.

Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete

The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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DetroitRudyOwens @detroitrudyowens.bsky.social · 4d

Wow, y tu Canada? Singling out intercountry adoptees for second class treatment by law? This would happen with current citizenship being debated in Canada's Parliament.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Inherently cruel’: Canadian parents say citizenship bill erodes rights of children adopted abroad

Rule would require adopted children born abroad to prove ‘substantial connection’ to Canada to pass on citizenship

www.theguardian.com

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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 4d

What got me today is describing all the defense proposals as just “paperwork” when they are literally employing 150bn euros for procurement which is just massive

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 4d

SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1331

1. Zelensky visit in DC

2. close to 100 Cubans 🇨🇺 KIA/MIA out of ~1100

3.Zelensky names head of a military city administration in Odesa

4. 43 Shahed leakers out of 320;
9 out of 37 missiles down (Launched: 26 Iskander-M/Hwasong, 2 Kinzhal; 2 Iskander-K, 7 Kh-59)

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 5d

At least 1,076 Cuban nationals have fought or are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ukraine's military intelligence said; Denmark has pledged $171 million in military aid to Ukraine; and more.

Ukraine war latest: Over 1,000 Cubans fighting for Russia, 96 dead or missing, Ukraine says

Coverage of Russia's war against Ukraine with breaking news and front-line updates. At least 1,076 Cuban nationals have fought or are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ukraine's military intelligence (H...

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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 5d

"They have a grid crisis because they haven't invested enough in their distribution networks, in their transmission networks, so they are facing bottlenecks everywhere, and it will take years and billions of dollars to solve this."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...