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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 3h

Size comparison of the russian shahed and a ukrainian interceptor drone

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 18h

No one respects Russia, that goes without saying now, but what happens to it, & Putin, when no one fears it?

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19h

Russia’s leader isn’t nearly as strong as he’s made out to be, Andrew Ryvkin writes. “A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility," which is routinely voiced by JD Vance and a slew of other friends-of-Putin in the MAGA GOP.

Putin Is Not Winning

Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.

www.theatlantic.com

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4h

🇸🇪OSCE in Europe appointed Swedish MP as Special Envoy to stop Russia's abduction and forced Russification of Ukrainian children.

Carina Ödebrink has been deeply involved in documenting these cases through her work with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.⤵️

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 2h

For decades, Russia built its influence in Central Asia one pipeline at a time.
Now, the same network is unraveling.

Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are finding new exits—west to Turkey, east to China, south through Iran.

The map of power is being redrawn...

The end of Russia’s energy empire in Central Asia: pipelines, politics, and payback

Russia’s Central Asian energy empire is collapsing—and investors still betting on Moscow are making a costly mistake.

euromaidanpress.com

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 42m

Housing, like food, should never be treated like a speculative commodity We need a European wide intervention to make this stop.

EU to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing

Bloc’s first affordable housing plan to cover issues such as tenants’ rights, property speculation and tourist lets

www.theguardian.com

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 9h

It’s the 111th anniversary today of the birth of Harry Rée, who was a teacher and conscientious objector when the Second World War broke out, and by the time it ended, when he was 31, had invented ‘blackmail sabotage’ and got a DSO, an OBE, a Croix de Guerre, and a Medaille de la Resistance

b/w photo of a man in socks and sandals, jacket, short and jumper, in front of a wall with a bike leaning on it, and with a pipe in his mouth. If you wanted one image to sum up the word ‘nonchalant’, this would be it

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

I'd like to share a brilliant example of the asymmetrical warfare that has achieved astonishing results for Ukraine: about $12 billion destroyed Russian equipment.

Pavlo "Lasar" Yelizarov used to be a TV-show producer before the full-scale invasion. In February 2022, he started defending Ukraine.

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madrykot316.bsky.social @madrykot316.bsky.social · 5h

The latest Hungarian election poll shows TISZA with a constitutional majority: 😁
TISZA - 132 seats
FIDESZ - 60 seats
MHM - 7 seats

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 5h

You misunderstand, the good news is this initiative for the north. Despite the very bad news about auto, there are smaller stories that are positive.

bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 5h

Always follow along with Tim’s daily 🧵 for verified, reliable information as it happens.

Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 10h

Day 1330 of Russia's war. Remember Putin's aims were to take Kyiv, install a puppet "president", take all Ukraine's ports, energy fields, and leave a rump 'state' next to Poland.

How well and bravely Ukraine has fought. We MUST see this through to a just peace.
Here's today's🧵

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PuckFutin @puckfutin.fellas.army · 6h

Sikorski also supported the transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.

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PuckFutin @puckfutin.fellas.army · 6h

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski arrived in London with a Shahed drone to demonstrate how the russian Federation terrorizes Ukraine.

He noted that a single "Shahed" won't reach London, but a "fleet of scrap metal" can destroy Europe's infrastructure.

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 6h

Russia must be desperate to get their Med port back, if they have the dosh to invest. A way of lighting a fire under western countries to get more support for Syria. Turkey plays both sides, so why not Syria?

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h

The UK and Canada will join the EU in a plan to use part of the nearly $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets held by G7 nations to boost financial support for Ukraine. The mechanism would allow issuing loans without formally seizing the assets, securing long-term financing for Ukraine.

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ConteZero @contezero.bsky.social · 7h

This is a quick way to see the whole thing:

www.youtube.com/shorts/hmeG7...

Putin and Xi's Bromance WILL End – Sarah Paine

YouTube video by Dwarkesh Patel

www.youtube.com

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 6h

Who will help Russia as it slides into a turbo charged version of 1990s? When it loses the war? No one. The danger to Russia is not NATO, or Ukraine & other countries that only want to live in peace, the danger to Russia is its current friend/enemy: China.

Excellent short 🧵

ConteZero @contezero.bsky.social · 8h

How many tanks, rocket launchers, airplanes etc could repel China if an insurrection happens ?
Who's going to step in to protect Russia if China annexes the east ?
Even Putin is so drowned in debts (both money and support) with China that could probably dismiss the whole thing as "payment".

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 8h

Lithuanian National Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė:

For Russia,strategic dilemmas are its tools,its weapons…Until Russia feels that it will suffer consequences of its war of aggression that would impair its ability to expand its military power, everything else is just talk.

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 6h

When this comes to pampered Moscow it will be poetry

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 6h

Russia, which is referred to as a 'gas station,' stands in lines for gas and exports it from Belarus and China.

📹: line for gasoline in one of the cities of Russia's Irkutsk region

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 6h

Good news. Carney may not be able to save auto from the capricious felon, but there’s still a lot of good things going on in Canada.

Prairiesunshine @scottishox2.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in Canada 🇨🇦

The Canadian Govt is helping Manitoba connect its 100% Carbon-Free power grid to central Arctic Communities in Nunavut that depend on shipments of diesel for electricity generation.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

‘Transformational’ project would strengthen Nunavut’s connection to the rest of Canada, proponents say | CBC News

Ottawa is expected to announce its second list of nation-building infrastructure projects within the next month. One of the proposals is the $3-billion Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link, which would start in ...

www.cbc.ca

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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 13h

The leverage that the US and its Western allies have over Russia is their ability to increase the cost of the war for Moscow by supplying Ukraine with weapons and increasing sanctions on Russia. So far, neither Biden nor Trump has had the courage or political will to exploit this leverage fully.

Trump's two wars: why diplomacy worked in Gaza but not in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump's success in brokering the Oct. 9 ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has been praised worldwide. What seems to be a diplomatic victory in the Middle East stands in sh...

kyivindependent.com

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 17h

The Sam Spade deadpan narration is black pitch perfection

Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 22h

The Russian economy continues to slide into the abyss.

youtu.be/O0cfAhiSW7Q

The Perfect Storm Hits The Russian Economy

YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 22h

Dutch gov takes control of Nexperia, a China-owned chip firm. The Dutch is characterizing this as a "highly exceptional" decision. www.bbc.com/news/article...

But actually,in the broader context of the West's relationship with China, this is now becoming routine.

Nexperia: Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm

The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.

www.bbc.com

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 18h

Orbanned

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 18h

No one respects Russia, that goes without saying now, but what happens to it, & Putin, when no one fears it?

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19h

Russia’s leader isn’t nearly as strong as he’s made out to be, Andrew Ryvkin writes. “A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility," which is routinely voiced by JD Vance and a slew of other friends-of-Putin in the MAGA GOP.

Putin Is Not Winning

Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.

www.theatlantic.com

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Irrelephant @onewheeldoin200.bsky.social · 19h

"European Commission...can strip their intellectual property rights, block their investments and require reparations as a condition of readmittance to Europe’s market."

I think we're there, guys - use it. USA actively assaulting EU democracy and economic interests (along with all other allies).

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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