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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible bravery, Ukrainian F16 pilot shoots down 4 missiles with his own air to air missiles, runs out, goes to guns and shoots another 2 down. His friend didn’t make it back.

youtu.be/_-0ohM1RXxI?...

#Ukraine 🇺🇦

F-16 Pilot Downed 6 Russian Missiles in Single Mission

YouTube video by UNITED24

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Sep 7

russia strikes Ukrainian government buildings, right next to the Ukrainian parliament

Kremlin is cooked

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Russia’s largest ever drone attack on Ukraine burns Kyiv government building

Russia unleashed a massive air assault on Ukraine early Sunday, setting the main government building in Kyiv ablaze for the first time during the war.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Jul 12

We only just starting to manufacture storm shadow missiles again. We are so slow to re-arm, why can’t we learn from history?

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Britain to build new deep-strike Storm Shadows

The air-launched missiles have a range of about 160 miles and fly low to avoid enemy radar

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Jun 4

Just because someone doesn’t reveal their hand, doesn’t mean they don’t any cards - dismiss #ukraine at your peril

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · May 4

President Zelenskyy refuses to guarantee the safety of dignitaries at Putin’s May 9th victory parade in Moscow.

Indian PM: Sends his defence minister
Slovakian PM: Feels ill
Serbian President: Feels ill

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · May 3

I think the Ukrainians have plans for Putlers parade

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Apr 28

Putin declares a 72-hour ceasefire from 8th May…

… so it’s ok to kill Ukrainians until 8th May? But after that it’s unacceptable? What exact magical powers are inherent to midnight on 8th May that creates such a moral boundary?

#ThePsychoAndHisApprentice

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Putin declares 72-hour May ceasefire in Ukraine war to mark WW2 anniversary

Kremlin calls on Ukraine to reciprocate during period covering 8-10 May and says it will respond to any violations

www.theguardian.com

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Apr 18

Good news: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still alive 🙏

www.axios.com/2025/04/18/e...

Senator meets with Maryland man being held at El Salvador prison

Chris Van Hollen was twice denied requests to visit Kilmar Armando Ábrego García, at a high-security prison for terrorists.

www.axios.com

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Apr 4

Trumpanomics: Expect a 90% fall in major indices over the 18 months and a few real wars across the globe

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Apr 4

“Down, down, down…” thought Alice.

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Apr 4

Reuters - “The Trump administration's mass firings at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have removed employees critical to reviewing new medicines, setting back years of effort to bring promising treatments to patients more quickly”

No surprise. FDA did a vital job and was world renowned

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Apr 2

Is Trump really dismantling the FDA?! Musk has just taken a double barrelled shotgun and shot the US in the head with both barrels.

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Mar 30

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Nick Bulmer @nbulmer.bsky.social · Mar 30

“I fully share your loathing for European free-loading” - Hegseth

What about US forces living rent free on over 15 UK bases for the last 52 years? Thats $120 billion in back rent please - same as the sickening $120 US demand to repay aid from Ukraine

ukdefencejournal.org.uk/us-pays-oper...

US pays operational costs at bases owned by UK confirms MOD

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the United States does not pay traditional rent for access to British military facilities, but instead covers the full operational costs under a long-standin...

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

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