Katri Pynnöniemi

A Fight Over a West Point Job Reveals Two Visions of America Under Trump

On the one hand, a patriot with decades of experience defending America. On the other hand, a conspiracy theorist who hates Americans and American institutions. Presented here as "two visions of America under Trump"

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This was a really great listening, and gives significant depth to the discussion on the impact of drones on the battlefield beyond the usual ”This changes everything” vs ”No it don’t”, as well as discussing the role of infantry and artillery, and the porous nature of the battlefield.

‼️ Russia has destroyed bridge in Kherson that connected an entire Korabelny district: now the territory is completely isolated from the city.

Probably the first time that idle shitposting has resulted in concrete changes to an adversary’s nuclear posture.

Cannot recommend enough to read these two excellent books - and perhaps in this order...

As search efforts conclude, Russia's attack on Kyiv becomes most deadly on capital this year with 31 civilians killed Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration, said that as of the morning of Aug. 1, the Russian attack had killed 31 people. At around 10:40 a.m. local time, rescuers recovered three m...

With the rescue efforts now concluded, it has become clear that the Russian terror attack on an apartment building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district on 31 July, which killed 31 people and injured 179, is the second deadliest Russian war crime in Kyiv since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Russian state media runs op-ed titled ‘No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine’ — Meduza Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti published an inflammatory column Wednesday titled There’s No Other Option: No One Should Remain Alive in Ukraine by columnist Kirill Strelnikov. The piece argues...

RIA Novosti’s opinion desk regularly publishes the most outrageous shit, but this one still stands out.

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Hackers have reportedly destroyed the entire IT infrastructure of russia’s Aeroflot in a year-long cyber operation. All critical systems—from databases to internal mail and executive communications—were breached. Around 7,000 servers were wiped and over 20TB of data stolen.
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"The question is not when World War III will start. The question is whether we are capable of recognising its course and structure before it reaches its decisive phase."

DOGE Goons Use AI to Delete Hundreds of Federal Regulations One staffer at an agency where the deregulation tool was tested said that it made several errors.

DOGE has deleted more than a thousand federal regulations using a new artificial intelligence tool.

Ukraine is now an indispensable security partner for the US and Europe Ukraine's million-strong army and unique experience of the twenty-first-century battlefield makes it an indispensable security partner for the United States and Europe, writes Oleksiy Goncharenko.

The past eleven years of Russian aggression have transformed Ukraine into one of Europe’s leading military powers. Today, the Ukrainian army features around one million battle-hardened men and women, dwarfing the armed forces of its European neighbors."

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This is a crucial flaw in “free speech culture” mindset, which tends to presume against all evidence that everyone is participating in good faith. It’s one thing to say the wolf should have a fair chance to eat me; it’s another to say I have an obligation to make the wolf feel comfortable about it.

Thank you for fellow panelists and audience, for insightfull comments & questions!

We will continue studying this important topic!

A new report by Bellingcat’s Justice & Accountability (J&A) Unit and @glanlaw.bsky.social detailing the use of cluster munitions in civilian areas in Kharkiv at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is published today. j-and-a.glanlaw.org/kharkiv

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Arrests Wagner Fighters as War Criminals, - Euromaidan

Azerbaijan has arrested and charged former Wagner mercenaries for crimes committed in Ukraine.

The arrested — Ramil Aliyev and Ismayil Hasanov — served time in Russian prisons before joining Wagner’s Project-K pipeline.

Ukraine moves against independent anti-corruption institutions Parliament backs legislation to tighten executive control after series of moves targeting anti-corruption campaigners

"Shame!" shouted many Ukrainian lawmakers as a majority formed from Zelensky's ruling party, pro-Russian oppo bloc & Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna voted to, in effect, dismantle Ukraine's independent anticorruption institutions. My story on a grim day: www.ft.com/content/21cf...

Motion against von der Leyen, Kremlin led the campaign since March; what the report reveals We have been following Russian operations against the EU and the Commission President for some time

A leading Finnish software and methodologies company revealed that a Russian disinformation campaign was behind the non-confidence motion presented by Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea, vice-chair of the ECR Group. The motion was signed by 77 MEPs from various other far-right European political groups.

Concert by Putin ally Valery Gergiev cancelled in Italy The Russian conductor has been barred from Western stages since the invasion of Ukraine.

Concert by Putin ally Valery Gergiev cancelled in Italy

Our paper with @atolvin.bsky.social at #iccees2025 about Russia's strategic deception, will be published later this year!

Naturalized Citizens Are Scared To become Americans, we promised to defend the laws of the United States. What if defending them now puts our status at risk?

A political scientist born in Brazil and adopted into the U.S. as a baby wrote, "Naturalized Citizens Are Scared."

(PDF) Europe’s Moment of Truth: An Appeal to Support Ukraine with all Our Strength PDF | The appeal formulates a series of concrete recommendations for action addressed to the German government and its European partners to strengthen... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...

If American policy can no longer be relied upon, the moment of truth has come for Europe. Now we must show whether we can act independently and decisively.

Open Letter organized by @libmod.de

@fuecks.bsky.social @russlandverstehen.eu @ukraineverstehen.de

Last night, Russia launched the largest air attack on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Overnight from 8 to 9 July, 741 missiles and drones were fired at Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

See below how the Russian drone attacks on Ukraine increased over the months.

Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner Five men have now been convicted for their part in the arson attack, which caused £1m of damage.

The Russian state is committing terrorist attacks in London. Why isn’t this causing as much rage as other forms of terrorism?

The U.S. Is Switching Sides Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

"the American realignment with Russia and against Ukraine and Europe is gathering pace—not merely in rhetoric but in reality"

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🚨 BREAKING: Russia damaged the last power line connecting the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant to Ukraine’s grid, causing a full blackout.

The plant is now running on emergency diesel generators, Energoatom reports.

Jussi kirjoittaa: "Trumpin epäröinti on suoraan rohkaissut Putinia moukaroimaan ukrainalaisia entistä ankarammin. Hän haluaa ratkaista sodan hukuttamalla ukrainalaiset drooneihin ja ohjuksiin ja tappamalla heitä mahdollisimman paljon."

Kommentti | Kiovan yö oli hurja ja havainnollisti sitä, mihin Trump Ukrainaa ajaa Euroopan on syytä lopettaa kaikenlainen toiveajattelu, kirjoittaa viimeistä yötään Kiovassa viettänyt Jussi Konttinen.

Kommentti | Kiovan yö oli hurja ja havainnollisti sitä, mihin Trump Ukrainaa ajaa
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth halted a U.S. weapons shipment to Ukraine despite analysis showing no threat to U.S. stockpiles. Some arms were already in Poland. Congress and allies weren’t warned. — NBC News
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The Great Realignment Trump is giving the Russian dictator every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.

"Vladimir Putin is not looking for a cease-fire, and he does not want to negotiate. Why? Because he believes that he can win. Thanks to the actions of the U.S. government, he still thinks that he can conquer all of Ukraine"

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🇺🇦❗️Ukraine's air defence weapons stockpiles will last only until the end of the summer, after which a "critical gap" may arise that European countries are not yet ready to fill on their own, — Bild

➡️ The suspension of PAC-3 supplies is especially critical.