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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 21h

Zelensky clearly annoyed with Steve Witkoff, who views the war as some sort of real estate transaction & pushes Kremlin talking points. Recently he pushed Kyiv to accept Putin's demand for the rest of the Donbas because "it was incorporated into [Russia's] constitution."

Read Zelensky's comments:

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 18h

(screaming at my computer) IT'S POOP! SAY POOP! www.404media.co/trump-no-kin...

News Outlets Won't Describe Trump's AI Video For What It Is: The President Pooping on America

Major outlets said the President dumped "brown liquid" that "appeared to be feces" in an AI-generated video. They refused to call a spade a spade, or poop, poop.

www.404media.co

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Michael Yartys @yartys.no · 17h

Den nye PFAS-frie regnjakka di er vel strengt tatt like vanntett som den gamle med PFAS. Mulig jeg tar feil, men her forveksles hvor vannavstøtende det ytterste impregnerte laget er med hvor vanntett membranen er.

Regnjakkene blir mindre vanntette på grunn av et forbud mot miljøgiften PFAS

Etter forbudet mot PFAS har regnjakkene blitt mye mindre regntette.

www.nrk.no

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian E-300 drones are being prepared for a combat mission, which could be either bomber or kamikaze variants.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Americans your president is siding with a war criminal and threatening Ukrainians with annihilation if they fight back, just fyi, if that even bothers someone

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 1d

/1. During a tense meeting at the White House on Friday, Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms, warning that Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if Kyiv refused. - Financial Times

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 2d

On the night of October 19, 2025, a drone attack struck a gas‐processing facility in the Orenburg region of Russia.

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 2d

🔥🛢️Russian Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery with the annual capacity 7.9 million tons was heavily targeted tonight. 900km from the front.

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Anders Heger @andersheger.bsky.social · 2d

Den er grei, NRK.
Nå kan dere forklare hvorfor dere ikke dekker #Nokings.
Bruk samme logikk som sist og ta den tiden dere trenger, vi venter.

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

This fandom is a prison

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 4d

Russian sources confirm the loss of a Su-30SM. They say that the jet crashed while hunting drones.

After firing a missile, a fire broke out onboard; the crew ejected safely. A state commission is “investigating.”
Possible causes: malfunction, missile explosion, debris hit, collision, friendly fire.

🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 4d

According to the speaker of the Naval Forces of Ukraine Dmitry Pletenchuk During the night attack of Ukrainian drones on Crimea, Russian forces shot down their own aircraft. Preliminary Su-30SM with hull number 107.

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 5d

900 Russian air targets intercepted by STING anti-Shahed drones, developed by @wildhornets.bsky.social, since July 2025.

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Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social · 9d

Russia’s T-90 tank production in 2024 reached around 240 units, including both new and modernized tanks. But internal planning papers analyzed by Frontelligence Insight show Moscow’s plan to lift output by 80% and launch production of a new T90 variant. 🧵Our Special Report:

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 10d

🔥🛢️ This morning, drones hit the Russian oil refinery complex Bashneft in Bashkortostan — 1,400 km from the frontline.

Specifically its claimed that UNPZ oil refinery was hit in the area of the AVT-6 unit.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10d

Hi from a candlelit apartment as power's out in Kyiv and emergency power outages have been introduced in most regions of the Ukraine...

Kyiv Mayor Klitschko warns another Russian attack expected in coming days, tells Kyivans stock up on water, food, charge power banks, gather warm clothes.

Віталій Кличко

У результаті масованої атаки ворога, який бив по обʼєктах критичної інфраструктури України, наразі запроваджені екстрені відключення електрики в більшості областей країни. Київ пережив одну з найскла...

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 10d

Kyiv

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11d

⚡️Update: 'Missiles, one after another' — Child killed, 12 injured amid mass Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, energy infrastructure.

'Missiles, one after another' — Child killed, 12 injured amid mass Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, energy infrastructure

"From the explosions that just occurred — a ballistic missile attack is ongoing. Missiles one after another, air defense is active," Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said.

kyivindependent.com

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 11d

A series of massive Russian air strikes in the past week have disabled nearly 60 per cent of Ukraine’s gas production, raising fears of winter shortages.

"We need billions of cubic meters of gas more during the heating season."

Our interviews with CEOs of Naftogaz and DTEK:
on.ft.com/439o4qs

Russia destroys 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

[FREE TO READ] Moscow’s intensified bombing campaign seeks to ‘break our spirit’, says head of state energy group

on.ft.com

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 12d

It's difficult at times to hold both "this admin is doing lasting and serious damage to our institutions and the globe" and "this admin is full of the most bafflingly incompetent idiots you've ever seen who fall over themselves like a Vaudeville act constantly."

The duality of man is incredible.

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Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 12d

🇪🇺 EU diplomats discussed #chatcontrol today. Result: No majority, so the vote planned for next week will be called off. https://orf.at/stories/3407810/
A huge success in our fight for freedom!🎉💪
Next goal: No suspicionless scanning, not even on a voluntary basis!

Verhandlungen zu „Chatkontrolle“ vorerst gescheitert

orf.at

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Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 13d

🇪🇺Germany's Minister of Justice today: "Suspicionless #chatcontrol must be taboo in a state governed by the rule of law." Private communication cannot be placed under general suspicion. "Germany will not agree to such proposals at the EU level." […]

Original post on digitalcourage.social

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Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · 13d

🇪🇺YOU ARE AMAZING: ❤️ Your protest stopped #chatcontrol! I hear Germany isn't caving in; so there's no majority in the EU Council. Digital privacy is safe for now! Let's celebrate this huge success TOGETHER! 🎉
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A map of Europe titled "Help Stop #ChatControl!" shows countries colored according to their government's stance on ChatControl in 2025. The legend explains: Green stands for "Against", Blue for "Undecided", and Red for "In Favor".

The following countries are in favor (red): Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

The following countries are against it (green): Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

The following countries are undecided (blue): Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Romania.

At the bottom is the call to action: "Act now! www.chatcontrol.eu".

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Fabian Hoffmann @frhoffmann.bsky.social · 13d

Hi all,

I published my latest Missile Matters post earlier today, examining the reported drop in Ukraine’s ballistic missile intercept rate from 37 to 6 percent, as covered by the Financial Times.

Access the full post here:

missilematters.substack.com/p/what-happe...

Short summary below.

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What Happened to Ukraine's Ballistic Missile Defense? Explaining the Reported Drop in Patriot's Effectiveness

Explaining the Reported Drop in Patriot's Effectiveness

missilematters.substack.com

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 14d

European manufacturer Thales has developed a compact mini-missile to help counter Shahed-type attack drones — FZ123 warhead for the 70 mm missile is filled with thousands of tiny steel pellets and nearly one-kilogram charge. New system is already being deployed in Ukraine.

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CaffeineIsLife @caffeineislife.bsky.social · 14d

This desperately needs to be shot down. "Chat Control, first introduced in 2022, would require service providers, including end-to-end encrypted platforms like Signal, to scan all platform communications and files to screen for “abusive material” before a message is sent."

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