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Russia’s harsh and merciless modernization.
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Great powers do not ask for security guarantees, they give them. The fact we are asking for them proves we are not one.

This might be evidence to treat us accordingly.
⚡️Senior Russian official says Moscow needs 'security guarantees.

"We recognize that a peaceful settlement in Ukraine must take into account Ukraine's security interests, but the key importance... is Russia's security interests,” Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Feb. 10.
Senior Russian official says Moscow needs 'security guarantees'
"We recognize that a peaceful settlement in Ukraine must take into account Ukraine's security interests, but the key importance, of course, is Russia's security interests,” Deputy Russian Foreign Mini...
kyivindependent.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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When #Russia is the clear aggressor, OSCE statements that avoid naming its war crimes or assigning responsibility don’t stay “neutral” – they create a false moral equivalence.

That isn’t neutrality; it’s abdication.

@euosce.bsky.social #Ukraine
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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A billionaire bought the Washington Post as a vanity project & fires reporters who spoke truth to power. When people like Bezos decide who gets to tell the world’s hardest stories, truth erodes. That’s when democracy dies in darkness. My latest article👇 caolan.report/democracy-ha...
Democracy has died in Darkness – caolan.report
caolan.report
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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On this day in 1992, Operation Provide Hope, a major U.S.-led humanitarian airlift, was launched right after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Humanitarian aid was airlifted across Russia as food shortages ravaged the country.
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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“As the historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social warned in his 2017 book, On Tyranny, this is how societies slide into danger: people obey in advance.“
February 8, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Several days ago, in the UN, Nebenzya demanded that Starlink be turned off for terrorists.

His request was heard and Starlink was turned off for Russian terrorists.

(Actually, he meant ISIS but if the shoe fits...)
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Belgorod is draining pipes to prevent freezing after repeated strikes on energy sites with 80% of residents reportedly without heat. Russian media say evacuations have begun.
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Friend of the channel DW Phillips wants to give an update on delivering generators to Ukraine. Thank you to everyone who is helping Ukraine during this difficult winter!

youtube.com/shorts/XtE6r...
Generators for Ukraine with DW Phillips
YouTube video by Jake Broe
youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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"Which theatre of war were you deployed to, grandpa?"

"The movie theatre. It was hell."
February 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Modern day book burning.
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Today the winter Olympics open. Russia and Belarus are allowed to participate under neutral flag.

Picture by Gatis Šļūka
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This is your future
“‘One of the reasons I was angry was because I shouldn’t have to prove I am innocent,’ Rajah said. ‘I shouldn’t have to prove I’m wrongly identified as a criminal.’ He described the incident as feeling ‘quite like Minority Report, Orwellian’”.
‘Orwellian’: Sainsbury’s staff using facial recognition tech eject innocent shopper
Man misidentified by London supermarket using Facewatch system says: ‘I shouldn’t have to prove I am not a criminal’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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Microsoft Windows, German edition:
February 4, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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Cartoon by Nick Anderson
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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"Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005."

"it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Russia’s “collapse” won’t look like a clean breakup — it will look like a state that stops working.

youtu.be/33G2hDsiqg8
Russia’s Worst Case Scenario: It’s Not a Breakup
YouTube video by Elvira Bary
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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"... fatalism about international cooperation can become a self-fulfilling prophecy."
michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/the-intern...
The International Order Is Not Dead Yet
But it’s on a lifeline, becoming less liberal, and will only survive if we work hard to reform and renew it
michaelmcfaul.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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"Our founding fathers expressly opposed masked agents of the state."

DW Phillips is a constitutional attorney and joined the podcast this week to explain how far into a police state America has fallen.

youtu.be/UBaZE5FAVWA
How Bad is America's New Police State?
YouTube video by Jake Broe Overflow
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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So QAnon spent years spreading conspiracy theories that the government was run by a cabal of elite pedophiles and it turns out they supported the actual cabal of elite pedophiles to get into power and destroy democracy.
January 30, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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I don't often share my own emotions here.I mostly stick to facts&reason. But I'm actually a very emotional person.

The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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168,000 dead Russian soldiers, confirmed by name. Plus a massive cover-up of the missing in state registries.

Full update:

🔗 En: en.zona.media/article/2026...
🔗 De: zona.media/article/2026...
🔗 Fr: zona.media/article/2026...
🔗 Es: zona.media/article/2026...
January 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM