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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 11h

Here’s why you were barraged with spam today.

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 1d

The freedom movement in Belarus could use a boost. (Gift link)

wapo.st/4nHYz85

The accidental power couple that is now taking on a dictator and Putin

After five years in prison Sergei Tikhanovsky leaves to find Belarus leader Lukashenko more entrenched than ever and his wife leading the resistance.

wapo.st

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 2d

There are thousands of people involved in advocacy for Ukraine, but we can always make improvements and do more. Explained by @kirichenko.bsky.social who gives selflessly and tirelessly for Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com/post/61819

Inside the Fight to Reform Ukrainian Diaspora Advocacy in America

Each successive wave of Ukrainians coming to the US has had its own character and context. The struggle to unite them in support for a wartorn homeland is a continuing challenge.

www.kyivpost.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for the receipts! Looks like the slumber party might get canceled and parents will be called to pick up their children.

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Ð𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖘 Ç𝖗𝖔𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖗 ᘕᚕᘔ @seesyous.bsky.social · 4d

Trump's one time inside gurl mad cuz he's building a base for pro Hamas dude while DHS focuses on deporting anyone who ever said killing Gaza kids is wrong.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 4d

None of this is legal. These are clearly not trained law enforcement agents.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

👇🏽 Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social pointing out Gov Abbott was against federalizing the national guard… until Trump did it 🫠

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 5d

Ken Paxton is hiding a lot (gift link)

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | How Ken Paxton, a Rising MAGA Star, Got Rich as a Texas Politician

The state’s attorney general, who is vying to be the GOP nominee for a U.S. Senate seat, became a multimillionaire as a public official.

www.wsj.com

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 6d

“The danger of Russian drones buzzing over urban areas and key infrastructure like major airports is no longer confined to Ukraine. The same swarms of drones that darken Kyiv’s skies are already beginning to menace European cities. As Ukraine attests, things can get much worse.”

- David Kirichenko

SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 6d

Scalability is a key componebt of the strategy cepa.org/article/a-de...

A Desperate Race for Drone Defenses

Defense industries have tended to focus on the quality of military output, but the Ukraine war shows the importance of mass.

cepa.org

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome news.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Source: POLITICO

Senate strikes deal to vote on defense bill, breaking impasse

www.politico.com

SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 6d

Scalability is a key componebt of the strategy cepa.org/article/a-de...

A Desperate Race for Drone Defenses

Defense industries have tended to focus on the quality of military output, but the Ukraine war shows the importance of mass.

cepa.org

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 6d

Up to 49% of russia’s forces in Ukraine are foreigners. These units are training on defense technology that they can take back to their countries. www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

Cubans Could Soon Become Russia’s Largest Foreign Fighting Force

Facing over a million casualties, Russia is sourcing foreign fighters from Cuba to North Korea.

www.forbes.com

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 8d

I will gladly watch the collapse of russia- economically, militarily, and politically.
@kirichenko.bsky.social

nationalsecurityjournal.org/ukraines-dro...

Ukraine’s Drone War Is Crippling Russia’s Oil Lifeline

Ukraine’s war enters year four with a twist: Kyiv’s long-range drones and precision strikes are turning Russia’s “special operation” into a special oil crisis.

nationalsecurityjournal.org

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 9d

www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

Russian Bombs Slam Ukraine’s Most Catholic City

In striking Lviv, Russia revives an old tyranny, the Soviet war on faith, attacking the heart of Ukrainian Catholicism and the broader Christian identity of the nation.

www.forbes.com

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 9d

The lawlessness of this administration is immeasurable

Judge Karin Immergut-who Trump appointed-ruled that deployment of the National Guard in Portland was improper because HE LIED and troops are NOT NEEDED

So-of course-he

IGNORES the decision

ATTACKS the judge

And sends troops from California

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9d

“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 9d

Despicable thugs.

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 11d

The visual checks.

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 11d

www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

The Kremlin’s war economy described as “deathonomics.”
@kirichenko.bsky.social

Putin May Soon Struggle To Pay His Soldiers

Russia is burning cash to sustain its war, but Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries are slashing export revenues and tightening the Kremlin’s war chest.

www.forbes.com

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 15d

Nice work, and a great outcome!

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Ukraine War Brief Podcast @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social · 15d

Well, look who calculated correctly that PAS will cross the threshold in the Moldovan parliamentary elections! Me!!!

The margins in the diaspora in the U.S. were the highest I found, voting for Sandu’s party with 88.63% of the vote.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 19d

If you voted for him, you've done this.

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 23d

This is a wonderful and insightful listen.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...
@kirichenko.bsky.social

823. How Is Ukraine Changing the Face of War Forever?

Podcast Episode · Silicon Curtain · 09/18/2025 · 47m

podcasts.apple.com

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