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Have you donated a couple of toonies yet? This week's fundraiser is for vital equipment that can make a real difference on the front. Via an AFU veteran and through a trusted NGO (who have been helping since 2014).
The new story is worth amplifying on its own of course: A U.S. Army veteran is facing what initially seem to be trumped up charges for protesting against ICE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The internal problems dragging down Labour.
I never have seen more bullshit than this
“.. Mr. Trump, frustrated by the tariff negotiations, reached out to Mr. Modi several times .. “.. Mr. Modi did not respond to those requests.” @nytimes.com 🇮🇳 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...
Oh God. Andriy Parubiy, a key Euromaidan revolution figure and former Rada speaker, has been assassinated in Lviv.
Everything Mark Zuckerberg has gotten from Donald Trump so far, by Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social / Platformer www.platformer.news/trump-zucker...
“Wu added that the parade would also feature new tanks, autonomous vehicles for ground, naval and air use and electronic warfare equipment such as directed energy weapons and electronic jamming systems.” on.ft.com/45SMaXl China military parade to show off hypersonic missiles and autonomous weapons
Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago: "If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
Can get more masculine than this
the actual communication problem democrats have is this: their most prominent national figures filter everything through focus grouped lines and are incapable of plain speech
Omg…US Education failed in all aspects 🤦♂️
A free, democratic and independent Ukraine. That's what you are fighting for. That's what our efforts are all about. We are with you, for as long as it takes. Because a free Ukraine is a free Europe. Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!
My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the USA. I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe. What's going on right now is not normal.
💥 A Czech investigation found that a factory owned by the billionaire former prime minister, Andrej Babiš, should have been the prime suspect in an environmental disaster. But the prosecutors and courts looked elsewhere.
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"Garland’s protection of the DOJ did nothing but preserve that institution long enough for Trump to return to power and weaponize it against political opponents. It was a profound failure that our democracy will be lucky to recover from."
I stand with state Rep. Nicole Collier and other Texas Democrats on the front lines of protecting American democracy. In a free country, state lawmakers don't get held hostage by the opposition. Texas Dems believe America should still be a free country. Do Republicans?
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right now X is being used to lead a hate campaign against a video of black grandfather playing with his white granddaughters, smeared as a pedophile by fascist leader Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. unbelievably vile site, just a raw sewer nowadays. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Call today!
It just occurred to me that of all the state leaders meeting in the White House, Zelensky represents the country with the largest army. Sure, the US and others have more expensive equipment, but it's still food for thought.
As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Elected representative in Texas left locked in the House chamber because she refused a DPS escort. I know there's a lot going on, but if this isn't a front page story in every US newspaper tomorrow, our press is massively failing us. And yes, I know that they already are.
Insane. Writing a State/Local Politics textbook in 2025: "To go forward with their plan to redistrict on behalf of the President's orders, the Texas GOP decided to hold a state legislator hostage in the Capitol..."
Per NBC’s Ryan Chandler: Rep Nicole Collier is locked inside of the Texas House chamber because she refuses to sign a “permission slip” to leave the floor with a DPS escort.
this is where Stubb was sitting when Trump couldn't see him btw
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Both Trump and Zelenskyy were on their best behavior. If you listen carefully, Trump delivered all Russian standpoints. FOX confirms WH message that “Trump will make a case for land swap, but it’s up to Ukrainian people to accept it. Plus no NATO.” So Ukraine will be blamed. NOTHING IS NEW.
Lol sure
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GLENN: You look fabulous in that suit TRUMP: That's the one that attacked you last time ZELENSKYY: I remember that. You're in the same suit. I changed mine.
Können wir dieses Bild des Oberbürgermeisters von Koblenz bitte auch viral gehen lassen 🌈 Well played, David Langer 🙏🏻
This framing is wildly irresponsible—the world is left with only bad options because Trump has entered into an unconditional alliance with Putin that is not supported by the American people or even the Republican Party. Trump is choosing authoritarianism over rule of law and western alliances
Short history of the US Army over time 1944 - Landing in Normandy, fighting fascism 1951 - fighting communism in Korea 1961 - defending democracy against communism in Berlin 2025 - rolling out a red carpet before a bloody dictator on US soil You guys must be really proud of yourself! 🤷♂️
Video shows the family fleeing after masked and unidentified men attempted to detain them and firing three gun shots at the passenger side door behind where the son was sitting. lataco.com/agents-shoot... By @afroxander.bsky.social Video via @ic4ij.bsky.social
Lol it doesn‘t matter only 🍑 decides
The White House is mobilizing red state military forces to occupy a Democratic stronghold and let me tell you: No one has ever pretended something isn't happening harder than Democratic leaders are pretending this isn't happening right now.
#ARD: "Erneut gab es in mehreren Städten Demonstrationen - begleitet von Gewalt." "Seit einigen Tagen gibt es dabei vermehrt Gewalt und Zusammenstöße mit der Polizei." 👇 #Realität: bsky.app/profile/faya...
Wow the EU is rly bring the nuclear arsenal to a gun fight
Europe could have ended this war in 2022. Our leaders’ denialism & impotent handwringing are a choice they’ve willfully made every day for the past 3.5 years. Trump being nuts doesn’t excuse Europe’s inaction. If anything it should’ve pushed us to do more faster. Yet here we are.
Better EU working on its own strategy
" #Europe is sending heavy hitters to US with #Zelenskyy to bolster Kyiv" - #Ukraine #EU www.politico.eu/article/euro...
FT reports that Trump has effectively sided with Putin, pressuring Ukraine to accept a capitulation-style “peace deal.” Ukrainian officials called his sharp shift in stance after the Alaska summit a “stab in the back.” Time for the EU to really step up if they really want Ukraine to win this war.
Trump struggled to walk in a straight line as he went to greet Putin
What a disgrace
Oleksandr Merezhko, chair of the Ukrainian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, summed up the outcome of the Trump-Putin summit for his country in one word: “awful”. Story w/ @fabricedeprez.bsky.social on Ukrainians' reaction to yesterday's meeting in Alaska. www.ft.com/content/41c2...
Wtf is this!? Gunboat diplomacy?
‘Stab in the back’: Kyiv reels as Trump embraces Putin’s terms on.ft.com/41EZq0c
Well Daddy showed litte donny who is boss
Der Gewinner dieses Treffens heißt Putin. Erstens hat ihm Trump diplomatische Anerkennung auf höchster Ebene geschenkt, ohne jede Gegenleistung. Zweitens konnte er erneut verhindern, dass die USA zusätzliche Sanktionen gegen Russland verhängen. rp-online.de/politik/ausl...
Spineless clown. Fox News reports that Trump signaled he is not considering new sanctions or other “serious consequences” for Russia following the meeting, saying he might think about it in “two to three weeks.”
The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost. Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions. No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Some political pundits are already sharing this image as an example of how Putin should be dealt with. Unfortunately, it’s a terrible example. Ukraine was repeatedly warned not to escalate or use weapons while Russia occupied Crimea. At that time, we didn’t receive military aid, sanctions were weak
US army rolling the red carpet to murderer’s plane. I will never forget this image.
I hope the ghost of Ronald Reagan appears and haunts him! What a degrading spectacle.
DID THAT MOTHERFUCKER JUST SHRUG?!
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Trump sending ICE agents to Newsom’s press conference is thuggish totalitarian behavior, but more than that it’s deeply pathetic, insecure, and petty.
Trump 2028 isn’t a joke. Donald Trump doesn’t believe the rules apply to him, and he’ll do anything in his power to hijack a 3rd term. Wake up, America. You will not have a country if Trump rigs this election.
Trying to think how many long features and book deals would be signed off on if Biden had rambled like this about… grass.
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Europe does not need the US to break Russia’s war machine and enable Ukrainian victory. Europe needs its leaders to find their proverbial balls and finally do their job: protect Europe.
US 🤦♂️
Israel's massacre of Palestinian journalists has been unconscionable. And the silence of western journalists has been an utter abomination to our profession. And to humanity. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
“Earned”? Did Nazi Germany “earn” Poland and France back in the day Mr. Whitaker?
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Fucking idiot
Latest: Kyiv fears Trump and Putin could cut a deal behind closed doors in Alaska with no Ukrainian voice at the table. Zelensky is rallying EU leaders to unify positions and firm up opposition to any backroom deal that undermines Ukraine’s sovereignty. www.ft.com/content/69ab...
Sounds fucked and desperate The US is a disgrace
The FBI director whose prior career was “podcast guest with an enemies list” thinks other people are engaged in “political weaponization”
Die Grenzen der Ukraine sind in der Verfassung festgeschrieben. Darüber kann sich niemand hinwegsetzen. Es geht um unsere Heimat und um unsere gemeinsame europäische Zukunft. Sie wird nicht in Alaska entschieden, sondern von den mutigen Menschen in der Ukraine. Bild: MFA Ukraine
All the effort of european leaders to appease Trump for nothing. Humiliated to the n-degree
A couple of points: 1. Eastern Ukraine is not Trump’s to bargain away. 2. This 1-on-1 meeting is already a huge win for Putin. By sidelining Zelenskyy, Putin has reinforced his narrative about the illegitimacy of #Ukraine as a sovereign state. www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump #Ukraine
We shouldn’t allow Russian terrorist Putin on American soil. Putin’s crimes against humanity include murder, torture & ecological devastation. His current ICC warrant is for trafficking Ukrainian children. America has a long-standing policy of not negotiating w/ terrorists. Putin is a terrorist.
Doesn‘t sound hopefull
Two fivers this week for the 108th TDF. Help save some lives of some unsung heroes, holding the line in a hot area.
Not in a million years would UKR agree to this. More like „leave-it-or-leave-it“ instead of „take-it-or-leave-it“
Lol if you accept that. You might just surrender
Bloomberg on Trump's plan to capitulate to Putin. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Donald Trump has three candidates in this race for mayor.
Yeahhh let‘s go back to Bretton Woods
We published a photo of a malnourished child in Gaza. It made an impact globally – and created controversy | Elisabeth Ribbans
Elections (inactions) have consequences
A woman who graduated from my high school was detained by ICE after a visa renewal hearing. She was transferred to Louisiana and now, according to this report, to parts unknown. Outrageous. abc7ny.com/post/scarsda...
Uphill battle here but solidarity with Texas Democrats- they are standing up for democracy - they deserve all the appreciation and love from around the country for fighting till the end.
Russia gonna love it
It’s been obvious for some time that Musk’s platform is deliberately & dangerously hideous. There is nothing to stop politicians, up to & including the government, removing themselves from it entirely. Their every utterance would still be reported, regardless of how it entered the public space.