@mvanec.bsky.social
I play with mandolins, cameras, and languages. I work with computers. Find me on Substack at: https://mvanec.substack.com
The problem with runaway defense spending is eventually you run out of other people’s money.
15.02.2026 15:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.” 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
Russia keeps shooting itself in the foot
The Russia-Ukraine War SITREP No. 985, for 13 February 2026, is 56 pages long and a full report. Here is the link to the summary
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First, read this and learn about the SAVE Act. Then call your senators. We can’t afford to let them impose a poll tax on our right to vote. joycevance.substack.com/p/voting-a-r...
13.02.2026 04:24 — 👍 3046 🔁 1387 💬 110 📌 78Remembrance is not a violation
#RemembranceIsNotAViolation
Russia attacks Ukraine's nuclear power safety net
The 330 kV off-site powerline to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was disconnected, and Russian attacks forced IAEA inspectors into bomb shelters at Ukraine’s nuke plants.
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⚡️Ukraine will not accept a bad peace deal, Zelensky says.
In an interview with The Atlantic, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would rather accept no deal than pressure Ukrainians into a bad one, insisting that any settlement to end the war must ensure a dignified, lasting peace.
Ukraine strikes ammo depot in Russia, evacuations ordered
Explosions from the 117th GRAU Arsenal in Kotluban are heard over 30 kilometers away in Volgograd.
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This is horrifying for so many reasons. The one I'm thinking of right now is the billion dollars spent to torture and terrorize and imprison people could easily buy all of us healthcare, child care, parental leave, affordable housing ... all the things the Epstein Class swears we can't afford.
09.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 1734 🔁 472 💬 49 📌 12
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon football edition…
09.02.2026 00:51 — 👍 331 🔁 46 💬 3 📌 0For a while I’ve thought this would make a good reality show with billionaires, but Epstein dudes works too
11.02.2026 01:47 — 👍 216 🔁 13 💬 12 📌 1
Ask Hank Anything with Angela Giarratana!
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A consequence of living in a totalitarian regime run by a narcissistic psychopath. Also, in this instance, absolutely hilarious.
Slava Ukraïni 🇺🇦
The FBI finally released the grounds for its Fulton County ballot raid: a laundry list of debunked claims recycled from "Stop the Steal" fanatics.
10.02.2026 23:10 — 👍 284 🔁 113 💬 13 📌 6Russia just bombed energy object in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. More than 11,000 people have no electricity because of Russian attack, local military administration says,
10.02.2026 23:28 — 👍 171 🔁 69 💬 11 📌 4
The most blatantly corrupt gangster government in American history. Where are congressional Republicans on this stuff? Nowhere to be found. Vote them ALL out.
10.02.2026 23:39 — 👍 3384 🔁 1227 💬 160 📌 71
⚡️3 toddlers, 1 other killed in Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast.
A Russian strike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, killed four people, including three toddlers, and injured two others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported overnight Feb. 11.
Being from Ukraine is : one moment sharing a beautiful winter fairytale video from Kyiv shot this morning, only to then share a report about two boys and one girl killed by Russian drone - it bombed a private house in Kharkiv region. Kids were one, one and two years old. Their father -
10.02.2026 23:57 — 👍 106 🔁 35 💬 2 📌 1
Vintage black-and-white portrait of ayoung girl with a gentle smile, wearing a dark dress and a necklace.
11 February 1931 | French Jewish girl, Fanny Sosnowik, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 17 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Children at Auschwitz
📖 Lesson: https://bit.ly/4ryCOJe
🎧 Podcast: https://bit.ly/3O8yeDh
Before Storm Leonardo hit southern Spain last week, WCK teams pre-positioned in Córdoba and Málaga to respond quickly and support impacted communities. Working alongside local partners, we delivered hot meals, sandwiches, fruit, and water to affected families & first responders in the region. (1/2)
11.02.2026 00:00 — 👍 47 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak will compete against Russia's Petr Gumennik at the Winter Games.
He says Russians shouldn't be allowed to compete even as neutral athletes because their nation is a "representative of terrorism".
📹: DW
Speaking of wind and whales...reducing the pollution and noise of ship engines by using wind would be a great change for the denizens of the oceans.
10.02.2026 18:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Muscovites are the terrorists and must be stopped, and evicted from #Ukraine. A 🧵
Slava Ukraïni 🇺🇦
I'm convinced that Netanyahu is following Putin's #Ukraine playbook in bombing the people of #Gaza and making illegal settlements in #WestBank. The parallels are too...parallel.
10.02.2026 17:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0WTH, #Israel? It's like you're addicted to bombing random Palestinians and whoever is around them. These continued murders are WAY beyond "responding to ceasefilre violations." Go look in the mirror when you say shit like that.
10.02.2026 17:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Donations support the reporting and reach of the Texas Tribune’s voter guides across the state.
In partnership with Panzi Hospital and Foundation, founded by Dr. Denis Mukwege, WCK is serving meals to medical professionals and patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where violence has left families in the S. Kivu region without reliable access to food and water. #ChefsForDRC (1/2)
10.02.2026 15:49 — 👍 49 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
Eighty years ago, sanctions broke the economic backbone of the Third Reich and led it to defeat.
Today, economic trends show that sanctions are working against Russia in much the same way—despite the Kremlin’s denials.
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This was a fantastic look at the imagery of Bad Bunny's halftime show.
10.02.2026 04:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
