"Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again." - Bertolt Brecht ΦΚΦ DLI/FLC Alum (MSA) Kinda wishing I was on that downhill run to Papeete.
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"The GOP is signing on to mass murder of children based on the novel theories of a man who has no party ties except a single Trump endorsement. It is a measure of the party’s utter hollowness, brokenness, and evil that even in this case, it can barely find the resources to demur."
Just this week, Trump administration cuts forced a clinic researching pediatric cancer to shut down And the worst part is, this wasn’t the first time
Sorry, I've not been posting much. I've been in the hospital for five days. The cancer treatment I was on took a toll on me. It caused two heart attacks and sent a clot to my heart. We just need to wait and till I', ok to put a splint in. Cancer treatment is on hold for now, I will be ok. ❤️
Russia’s steel sector has suffered its worst decline since the invasion began: -10.2% in July. Magnitogorsk’s profits fell ninefold, cash flow turned negative, and major suppliers to the arms industry are posting billion-ruble losses. Sanctions aren’t symbolic—they’re working. Details:
‼️Russia: “The industry is waiting for better times” This graph shows how the civilian economy (excluding oil refining) has been in decline since the beginning of the year. That’s the blue line on the graph (the one with 106,3 written to the right) www.kommersant.ru/doc/8006149
Super long lines at gas stations in occupied Luhansk. 👀 Ukrainian sanctions work 💪
Ukraine's Security Service exposed a Russian “mole” at one of the Ukrainian Army's bases in Donetsk Oblast After being recruited, he secretly took images of workshops used for repairing Ukrainian heavy armored vehicles. He carried out surveillance during his shifts 📷 SBU
robinhorsfall.substack.com/p/fists-move... Azerbaijani assets in Odessa were hit by Russian missiles last week. Baku responded by sending artillery ammunition directly to Ukraine. This response from the Caucasus states is revealing. It proves fear of Russian power has diminished considerably.
They're going to look at in within the next two weeks. Promise.
🇺🇸❗️🇺🇦 Trump has no ideas left to advance the peace process in Ukraine, his next "two-week deadline" has expired, and nothing has been decided about the meeting between Putin and Zelensky, — The Times
⚡ In Friedland, Germany, 16-year-old Ukrainian refugee Liana, whose family fled Mariupol in 2022, was killed on August 11 when a 31-year-old Iraqi man reportedly pushed her under a train. The suspect is currently under investigation.
Welcome to Russia - the land of traditional values where women are handed out these pamphlets (Credit: Mykhailo Golub)
A "special military operation" veteran claims that only 17 out of 179 men from his unit remain due to the meat assaults near Kupiansk. This occupier is also an aide to a deputy and a coordinator of the "SMO" veterans’ association in Moscow.
Russians have likely caused a new environmental disaster in the Black Sea: a massive oil slick is currently drifting toward Crimea following a Russian tanker accident and an oil spill near Novorossiysk. According to the latest data, the slick covers approximately 350 square kilometers.
⚡️Putin calls on Fico to cut Ukraine’s reverse gas, electricity supplies from Europe. “Cut off their reverse gas supplies, cut off their electricity supplies, and they will immediately understand that there are limits to their behavior in violating the interests of others," Putin said.
Fico complained to Putin about Ukrainian strikes on the "Druzhba" pipeline.
Years liquidating its military and economy for no real gains, the delusional Kremlin rolls out "Putin's Brain" Alexander Dugin to ask Ukraine to join Russia in war against the west. Nice try.
🇩🇪🧐 AfD party has recorded six deaths among its politicians in a short period of time ahead of upcoming local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, — Welt
Water crisis. Mariupol. Today, according to the schedule, there was supposed to be water in Mariupol. In the end, the water was supplied — but again not where people were waiting for it. And where it was expected — there was no water.
⚡ 2,000 North Korean soldiers sent to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine have been killed, South Korean intelligence says.
1/ Russian warbloggers continue to be furious that, as one puts it, "our oil refineries continue to leave the chat". They are turning their anger on "oil barons" who, they suspect, are happy to see refineries exploding if it boosts their profits. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/maks...
The SBU has issued a new in absentia suspicion against Russian judge Konstantin Prostov of the Southern District Military Court, who sentenced captured defenders of Mariupol to long prison terms. In 2024, he gave two National Guard fighters 18 years in a strict-regime colony under fabricated charges
🦢🇵🇱 Poles have developed a "combat swan". This is a drone that can move on water and land and is designed for reconnaissance and surprise strikes.
Didn't they make a movie about that?
🇺🇦 Ukraine is the first country to routinely use AI-powered drone swarms in combat against Russia, - WSJ A swarm of 100+ drones is in testing. Local startup Swarmer built software that lets drones coordinate and decide when to strike.
💥 Russia: Russian air defense missile completely missed it's target and struck a residential building in Rostov.
The moment of strike in Rostov 💥
Lucky him: a Russian assault soldier riding a motorcycle films a Ukrainian kamikaze drone narrowly missing him in Donetsk region.
2/ Mediazona and Meduza report that by the beginning of August 2025, families of missing soldiers had filed about 50,000 claims to declare their relatives dead, so that they can obtain compensation. The vast majority of the missing are indeed likely to be deceased.
1/ At least 250 Russian soldiers a day are being declared missing or dead by the courts, equivalent to the declared daily losses of the Russian army at the front. Although at least 50,000 men are missing, the Russian government is doing little to help relatives. ⬇️
trump is talking about the number of people killed by gun violence in chicago right after saying guns aren't a problem in america.
Reporter: there's a school shooting problem in america Trump: sure but there are thousands of schools where there are no shootings
it's starting now www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Dn...
No.
/2 It was like a trial in Inherit the Wind or To Kill a Mockingbird or someting with everyone mopping their brow and shaking their shirts. Great opportunity for theatricality but it’s a bench trial so didn’t lean into it.
Boy Hegseth looked uncomfortable when Trump admitted the decision is basically patronage
The Trump admin is now moving to effectively double the number of immigration judges by citing flimsy legal authority to deputize hundreds of totally inexperienced military lawyers to take these jobs. Notably, immigration law is infamously complex, often described as second only to tax law.
this is the biggest "i need the bathroom" smile i've ever seen in my life
New York does not miss. The bleach did it for me. 😭
For when you need to breathe...
Hah, this post has clearly escaped containment! I have children's books out I could try to boost, but I think I'd rather ask people to consider donating to their local food bank at this moment in time. ❤️🥣
3yo, playing with the food on his plate at lunch, and (rightfully) demanding our attention: "Okay, everyone, look, look! I turned my pizza into PEAS-za!" This kid is going places.
Yeah robots are definitely not taking over the world. Not the red one, at least. 🤣
Not the boss doing the invisible escalator 🤣😆
PHOTO OF THE DAY: The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, seperated by a cemetery wall in the Netherlands (1888). 📷 google images
Meanwhile, in Texas they use razor wire.
🇳🇱 KINDER NEWS♥️ Amsterdam is installing small wooden staircases along its canals after 19 cats drowned there in six months. The €100,000 project aims to help cats and other small animals safely climb out of the water, focusing on high-risk areas in collaboration with animal welfare groups.
Last night, at the final show of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, Cyndi Lauper brought out Joni Mitchell (for “Carey”), Cher (“Girls Just Want To Have Fun”), SZA (“True Colors”), John Legend (“Time After Time”), and more. www.stereogum.com/2321337/cynd...
Trump shit the bed again. Those were his sheets.
That's Melania's room. Those are suitcases.
Something press pool could ask about
This was $12 at the beginning of the year
“Blueskyism” Rent free lmao
Since Nate Silver only ever just says what the numbers tell him, I’m sure he wouldn’t make this assertion without clear definitions and policy positions of blueskyism and the left, along with extensive polling and focus groups and election results.
Nate Silver talks about this site like it's the best pussy he's ever gotten but it didn't call him back so now he's 'over it'.
one of the nice things about bluesky is when you see Nate Silver trending you know it's because 5000 people are calling him a shitass
Nate Silver got on here and DMed a sex lady robot “what’s your standard deviation 😜 “ and didn’t get a message back and that’s why he’s so mad
BREAKING: We're getting word that Bill Belichick will start super senior Bom Trady at QB in the 2nd half.
in these fractious times, it’s nice that we can still unite in our delight at watching Bill Belichick face plant on national TV
the good news for bill belichick is now everyone will be talking about how he stinks as a college football coach and not how weird his relationship seems to be
RIP Graham Greene, one of the best to ever do it. Fuck what a loss, what a blow 💔
Meanwhile in Russia… “It has become known where Steven Seagal's company will build a plant in Russia” According to co-founder Mikhail Zamarin, the launch of construction is planned for the third quarter of next year. www.mk.ru/social/2025/...
Russian finance minister Siluanov said that he doesn't pay for anything at all in China. When asked if everything is paid for by the taxes of Russians, he laughed.
Meanwhile in Russia: state Duma member Oleg Morozov boasted about Russia's latest strikes, which he described as Moscow's new strategy. He snickered at Trump "the Joker" who threatened to sanction Russia 10-15 times since January, but never did it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN9K...
The SBU has formally charged Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in absentia for war crimes, accusing him of ordering Ukrainian POWs to be used as human shields. Investigators found that Kadyrov instructed his fighters not to take Ukrainian soldiers prisoner, but to execute them on the battlefield.
French Health Minister Catherine Vautrin confirmed the authenticity of the leaked memo but downplayed it to avoid panic. “Hospitals are always preparing – for epidemics, for surges. It’s normal for a country to anticipate crises and their consequences.” No, this isn't routine.
🚨 France Readies to Enter War Against Russia: Hospitals told to prepare for up to 50,000 war casualties by March 2026 - 7 months from now, according to a leaked July 18 Health Ministry memo. Medical staging centers to be set up at airports and seaports. euroweeklynews.com/2025/08/27/f...
2/ Recent moves by the Russian military administration in occupied parts of Ukraine (known as "the Zone") have drastically reduced the freedom of Russian soldiers serving there, with infractions being punished by sending offenders into suicidal assaults. bsky.app/profile/chri...
1/ The constant threat of Ukrainian drone strikes and tougher restrictions imposed by the Russian army on troop movements in the rear now mean that Russian soldiers in occupied Ukraine live "almost like [in] a penal colony", according to a serving Russian soldier. ⬇️
2nd Army... 3rd World... Moscovian reality! The state of the RF's medical care for wounded soldiers is deplorable. Meanwhile, Putin and the criminal Russian elite live like kings. #OSINT
💥 Russia: 8 FSB officers killed on August 26th in a Ukrainian strike, presumably in Belgorod region. Probably the Ukrainian Air Force using precision bombs.
In this article: “Sechin called the pace of reduction of the key rate insufficient” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8005795
The Joint Forces Operation “Dnipro” reported that the total losses of the Russian army on the eastern front in August amounted to:
1/ As Moldova approaches a crucial parliamentary election, the Russian official responsible for election interference there has reportedly been sacked and replaced. An investigation is said to have been opened into the theft of funds designated for vote-rigging. ⬇️
Air strike on Russian drone operators base in Kherson region.
❗️A 🇺🇦Ukrainian fighter jet using a precision-guided bomb destroyed an elevator with 🇷🇺Russian drone operators. The city of Hola Prystan, Kherson region.
Fuel shortages hit occupied Luhansk as supplies of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline run out. Long queues have formed at gas stations, with drivers waiting for hours. Occupation authorities claim the shortage is "temporary."
⚡️Russian front-line advances have slowed down in August, monitoring group says. The pace of Russia's advance in Ukraine dropped by 18% in August, with Russian forces occupying 464 square kilometers of territory.
Ukraine just torched another Russian substation — this one fed power to a key rail hub near the Black Sea Locals in Kropotkin say they can't breathe from the smoke. euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/01/u...
💥 Russia: Kropotkin in Krasnodar Krai is without electricity following a Ukrainian strike on an electrical substation.
HIMARS and FPVs struck an assault column in the Pokrovsk direction. As a result, Russia’s 155th Brigade lost between 50 and 100 personnel and 7 pieces of heavy equipment.
❗️🇺🇦The suspect in Parubiy's murder confessed to the crime during interrogations and spoke about his contacts with Russia, - Radio Liberty ▪️The man had a son, a serviceman, who went missing in the Bakhmut direction. He began monitoring Russian social networks to find information about his son's fate.
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence ‘Prymary’ unit struck deep into Russian-occupied Crimea: • Drone hits on Hvardiiske airbase disabled Mi-8 helicopters worth $20–30M. • A Russian tugboat, likely BUK-2190, hit in Sevastopol Bay. Big blows for Russia. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
You have to wonder what classes as escalation in Europe these days🤔
A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, Brussels said Monday, alleging Russia was thought to be behind the incident. u.afp.com/SAjF
61 years ago today, the Food Stamp Act was signed with the hope that no American would go hungry. Now, we’re still pushing to make that vision a reality. As Trump guts SNAP, we’re fighting back because no one in our country should struggle to put food on the table.
We cannot and should not erase history, no matter how difficult. We should learn from it to push forward and shape the future that we all deserve.
Thanks to the Bristol Middle Passage Port Marker Project team, sculptor Spencer Evans, and foundry artist Jeff Buccacio, this new sculpture continues the community work to heal and speak truth to Bristol's role in the transatlantic slave trade.
Republicans in Washington have the power to end this redistricting back and forth at any time. We can pass a national ban on gerrymandering and have fair maps in every state. But the GOP is choosing not to because they know their agenda is deeply unpopular.
International students enrich our college campuses for every student, support local economies, and increase goodwill toward America. Trump’s policies are destroying the positive impact of our colleges and universities. apnews.com/article/inte...
Tackling gun violence shouldn’t be a Democrat or Republican issue. We should work together as Americans to stop another act of terror from happening again. That starts with a ban on assault weapons. Our children deserve to grow up without the fear and trauma of gun violence.
If we can use more innovative and nature-friendly infrastructure to build climate resilience, we can be an example to other regions around the country that are also struggling with climate change.
Trump is attempting to use individual tax filings for immigration enforcement. This isn't just an attack on immigrants, it's an attack on all of us. If he succeeds, your private information could be next. I’m standing with Inclusive Action for our City to stop this illegal abuse of power.
Social Security turned 90 in August — but Trump’s cuts have meant our seniors face greater challenges to get the benefits they earned for retirement.
Fiona 