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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 6h

Well, in the last 90 minutes there have been only two drones in Ukraine airspace, the second of which has just chugged into Chernihiv region.

And in Russia. no airports closed at all since 10am.

So this is a good time to sleep!
Thanks for reading, let's do it all again Friday!

a man in a jail cell with the words that 's all for today below him

ALT: a man in a jail cell with the words that 's all for today below him

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 5h

Casada and Cothren were convicted last year of running a kickback and bribery scheme through a company called Phoenix Solutions, which prosecutors said was created to funnel taxpayer money to themselves
www.newschannel5.com/news/former-...

Former Tenn. House Speaker Casada and former aide pardoned by Trump, Tennessee Journal reports

Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and ex-aide Cade Cothren were pardoned by President Trump after convictions in a state contracting kickback scheme, according to the Tennessee Journal.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h

President Trump has pardoned Glen Casad, the former Tennessee House speaker, and his former top aide in the state legislature just weeks after they were sentenced to prison on public corruption charges.

Trump pardons embattled former GOP House speaker, top aide awaiting prison

Trump has granted clemency in the opening year of his term to several former elected officials convicted on corruption-related charges.

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 5h

Interesting if true!
Russia’s FM Lavrov appears to have fallen out of favor with Putin after a disastrous call with Rubio, which led to the cancellation of the Putin-Trump summit
Well at least he hasn’t fallen out of a window… yet

Путин отправил Лаврова в опалу после срыва саммита с Трампом - Русская служба The Moscow Times

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9h

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

Texas… it’s not just Grijalva….

#TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9h

As Americans starve...

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Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package

www.nytimes.com

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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 16h

Catholic bishops, even some aligned with the White House, are now speaking out forcefully against the Trump administration's policies about immigrants, respect for Native Americans and the Army's cancellation of support for uniformed priests www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants

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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 5h

Trump is treating inflation and high prices the way he treated Covid: claiming the numbers are going down.

But like Covid, he can’t lie his way out of this one because everyone is experiencing it. And like Covid it will be his downfall.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 3h

I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.

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Huib Modderkolk @huibmodderkolk.bsky.social · 14h

Nieuw: gisteren verdachte drone boven vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen, kwam bij verkeerstoren, ‘potentiële spionage’ zegt Luchtmacht, KMar bevestigt incident:

www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/d...

De spookdrone die angst en vertwijfeling oproept, is het ultieme Russische wapen

In korte tijd neemt het aantal berichten over drones boven strategische plekken in West-Europa rap toe. Russische betrokkenheid ligt voor de hand, maar dat bewijzen is complex. Waarom worstelt Europa ...

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nieuws.nl @nieuwsnl.bsky.social · 4h

Meerdere doden bij Amerikaanse aanval op boot in Caribisch gebied

WASHINGTON (ANP) - Het Amerikaanse leger heeft in internationale wateren in het Caribisch gebied drie mannen gedood bij een aanval op een verdachte drugsboot. Dat zei de Amerikaanse minister van Defen...

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nieuws.nl @nieuwsnl.bsky.social · 7h

Oekraïne positief over gesprekken over Tomahawks met VS

WASHINGTON (ANP) - Oekraïne is in "positieve gesprekken" verwikkeld met de Verenigde Staten om Tomahawkraketten en andere langeafstandswapens te kopen, zelfs nadat de Amerikaanse president Donald Trum...

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Joost Brinkman @joostbrinkman.bsky.social · 2h

Iets met een systeem dat stuk is. nos.nl/l/2589489

Teslabaas Elon Musk mag van aandeelhouders bonus van 1000 miljard dollar verdienen

Driekwart van de aanwezigen op de aandeelhoudersvergadering in Texas stemden voor het gigantische pakket, dat zeer waarschijnlijk het grootste beloningspakket ooit is voor een topbestuurder.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 9h

In occupied Luhansk, Kirill Grekov, the so-called "Deputy Prosecutor General of the LNR," was found hanged.

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Bart Aafjes @bartaafjes68.bsky.social · 9h

ISW:

Rusland gebruikt ontvoerde Oekraïense kinderen als lokaas en politiek pressiemiddel bij de Amerikanen.

Rusland stuurde 7 Oekraïense kinderen terug om zo de banden met de VS aan te halen, terwijl het nog 19.500 Oekraïnse kinderen vasthoudt.

Russia sees deported Ukrainian children as political leverage with Washington - ISW - Euromaidan Press

Russia is using deported Ukrainian children as a bargaining tool with the US while downplaying the scale of its war crimes.

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Bernard Wastiaux @dranrebben.bsky.social · 13h

Dames en heren, de vice-president van de Verenigde Staten. Gaat prat op buitengerechtelijke executies van burgers.

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The Aviationist @theaviationist.com · 9h

The Netherlands Transferred 18 F-16s to Romania for the Price of a Single Euro

The Dutch and Romanian governments signed the formal handover of the Netherland’s last F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcons to the Romanian Air Force for the symbolic price of €1.

Story: theaviationist.com/2025/11/05/r...

The Netherlands Transferred 18 F-16s to Romania for the Price of a Single Euro

The Dutch and Romanian governments signed the formal handover of the Netherland’s last F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcons to the Romanian Air Force for the

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CNN @cnn.com · 10h

Daniel is just one of an unknown number of migrants who are currently being tortured on a near daily basis, somewhere in Libya’s Sahara Desert.

How traffickers deep in the Sahara are extorting ransom payments from refugees’ families | CNN

From her apartment in rural Germany, Abeba winces as she stares at her phone. The men holding her brother in the desert are sending videos of his torture as they seek to extract a hefty ransom.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

Per independent experts, layoffs last month were over 153K — the worst October in 22 years.

Over 1 million workers have been laid off this year, partially because of AI and chaotic mismanagement of the economy.

Welcome to Trump's "New Golden Age."

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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 10h

🇨🇿🇺🇦Just hours after Czech Parliament Speaker Tomio Okamura removed the Ukrainian flag, new our flags appeared on the parliament building. I’m glad to see this beautiful show of solidarity. Thank you again.

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 10h

Musk gets his $1 trillion compensation package approved by Tesla shareholders.

Shareholders in the room chant "Elon, Elon, Elon!"

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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 10h

👇Big. The Putin dictatorship is crumbling

Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 12h

Russia: Putin sidelined Lavrov, his Foreign Minister of 21 years, after Secretary of State Rubio rebuffed his nonsense demands for Ukraine to capitulate in their Oct 20 phone call and canceled the Trump-Putin meeting.
Putin removed Lavrov from Security Council & G20 delegation.

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Isa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · 10h

Berichten in verschillende internationale media dat Lavrov uit de gratie is gevallen bij Poetin vanwege het falen mbt de top met Trump. De echte reden is anders, zoals ik al in de zomer over berichtte. Er spelen meer dingen.

Isa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · Aug 9

Chaos in het Kremlin. Poetin heeft vice-minister BuZa, Lavrovs rechterhand Mikhail Bogdanov, tevens Poetins Midden-Oosten gezant, ontslagen. Geruchten dat hij en zijn PA Kravchenko betrokken zijn geweest bij het lekken van vertrouwelijke info. Het doek gaat vallen voor Lavrov.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 13h

Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.”

That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Federal judge enters broader order governing feds' use of force during immigration blitz

The judge previously forbade federal agents from using tear gas or other “riot control” weapons against people who pose no immediate threat and without two warnings during the deportation campaign. Ho...

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