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RFE/RL’s deep dive on Rubicon, Russia’s secretive, elite drone unit. Different detachments have specialized focuses, but the unit increasingly targets other UAVs, systematically hitting targets far inside Ukrainian defensive lines. “Let’s hope they don’t expand,” says a Ukrainian drone commander.
Important point. Charlie Kirk now receives a lot of praise for engaging in debates, but the reality is he did so in bad faith. He was a demagogue chasing the next viral clip. That is not "debate", and it is telling about the state of democracy that so many people can't see the difference.
Ivan Filippov, who monitors Russian Z-channels for a living (poor bastard), made some interesting observations and speculations in his latest appearance on Meduza’s RU-lang weekly podcast. I wrote them up here. The short and dirty: corruption and power struggle imperil Russian crowdfunding.
Russian fascists have tapped into a century-old cache of Nazi German shell detonators they received around 1940 as part of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Alliance with Hitler. Ukrainian 225th Assault Regiment discovered the Russian warehouse with 1930s detonators marked with the Swastika.
Bishop Rock is the world’s smallest island with a building on it, conveniently located 24 nautical miles off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. Make him a Knight or Earl or Duke or whatever of Bishop Rock and he can stay there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_...
🇺🇸🇬🇧 Trump: The bond of kinship and shared identity between USA and UK is priceless and eternal. It is irreplaceable and unbreakable, and we have achieved incredible success. A year ago, our country was very sick, and today we are the most successful country in the world.
What those big normie-core protests *are* good for is voter registration booths, sign-ups for get-out-the-vote efforts, and boosting enrollment in state and local political organizations, all of which are desperately needed to help organize local efforts to fight back against MAGA.
🇬🇧🇺🇸 King Charles III to Trump: 🏌️♂️Mr. President, you have repeatedly emphasized your pride in your British roots. And indeed: in the last two months alone, you have visited British soil twice. But this land is known also for the fact that it has truly magnificent golf courses.
King Charles expressed his support for Ukraine: "Today, as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of Ukraine, to deter aggression, and to secure peace," he said. It's such a nice gesture, and Trump does need a reminder.
King Charles during President Trump's visit to the UK: In two world wars we fought together to defeat the forces of tyranny. Today, as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of #Ukraine to deter aggression and secure peace.
🇱🇹⚠️ A group of Russian intelligence agents who planned to commit four terrorist attacks was detained in Lithuania — LRT On July 19, 2024, Lithuanian citizen A. Sh., in a preliminary conspiracy with a group of individuals, used the services of international delivery services of DHL and DPD.
www.youtube.com/live/7RhP4y-.... Tyler Robinson's father was never law enforcement. A retired Officer ego shared the same last name gas been harassed and had threatened due to misinformation. Hey #MAGA. Stop bringing arseholes and let the facts come forth. Let justice do its thing.
🇺🇸🇪🇺 Trump deliberately put forward unrealistic conditions to Europe to avoid putting pressure on Putin, — WSJ Trump unexpectedly changed his position and called for a halt to purchases of Russian oil and at the same time impose tariffs against India and China.
1/ South Korean workers arrested in Georgia and subsequently deported from the US have been giving more accounts of their experiences. The deportation of over 300 workers has caused political uproar in South Korea and prompted a human rights investigation into their ordeal. ⬇️
TOP NEWS TODAY🔝 🔥 BAVOVNA in Donetsk! 🇺🇦 I won't give up Donbas, AFU will defeat the Russians, - Zelensky 🇪🇺 EU has begun preparing a mechanism for transferring €170 billion from frozen RU assets to Ukraine, - FT SUPPORT ✌️ ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/MAKS22 ✅ PP: [email protected] ☑️ patreon.com/Maks24 1/6
Six years in captivity: Svitlana finally reunites with her daughters. In 2019, russians arrested her right in front of the girls, denying any info of them ever since. First, the girls lived under occupation w/ their granny, then moved w/ their dad to Germany. ❤️🩹 Source: Dmytro Lubinets
🔥 Russia's GRU military intelligence burned down a giant shopping mall in Poland in May 2024. This alone should've triggered NATO Article 5. Russia will continue to attack Europe through kinetic means so long as the Europeans tie their own hands behind their backs.
Putin's system of power is a monolithic pyramid. It poses a threat to the world outside Russia, as well - the pyramid develops through military expansion and cannot stop on its own. The vertical and stability of power in Russia are maintained by war⤵️
The Very Sane people at Ukraine’s Myrotvorets doxxing project have added a two-year-old girl to their list of criminals, citing her border crossings at Novoshakhtinsk into Luhansk. Myrotvorets accuses little Emiliya of “supporting Russian aggression.” myrotvorets.center/criminal/ezh...
this reminds me of a paper i read for my seminar on political parties in the US which was about how a key structural advantage for the GOP in 70s and 80s is they were actually better at mobilizing suburban women as they shifted to service parties while democratic machines withered on the vine
⚡️Denmark will acquire long-range weapons, to counter threat posed to Europe by Russia, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. It will be their largest arms purchase ever too - $9.20 billion - spent on European-made air defence systems, Denmark officials shared before