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Cult of personality.
Media intimidation.
Militarized immigration.
Religious nationalism.
Attacks on the courts.

Call it what you want. But don’t pretend it’s normal.
New column is up.
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And after the 12 day war tRUmp assured the world that the US bunker busting strikes had ended Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Bullshit.

We should never have left the EU.

Brexit sold us lies and bullshit. Leaving Europe has cost the UK billions and had an adverse impact on the economy.

Political parties like Reform promise to make things better but they will only compound social and economic problems in our country.

Veterans of the invasion of Ukraine have joined Russian Paralympic teams, as the Paralympic Games allow the use of their national flags.

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Russian military casualties have surpassed 1.2 million personnel while gaining only 1.3% of Ukrainian territory since 2023.

Help fund Ukrainian drone R&D by donating to Wild Hornets' new mobile lab!

Donors can also get raffle tickets for cool prizes (instructions in the quoted post)

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Russian drone approached France’s flagship aircraft carrier while docked in Sweden Incident may have violated Swedish airspace, defence minister says.

A Russian drone approached the Charles de Gaulle - France's flagship carrier - while docked in Malmö, Sweden.

Sweden's defense minister links it to a nearby Russian military vessel and says airspace may have been violated.

euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/26/r...

Russian Business news 26/February/2026:

In Russia the price for voluntary supplementary health insurance rose by 7-15% year over year. This is mainly due to the fast pace of growth of medical services prices for which rose 10-15% in 2025.

www.kommersant.ru/doc/8463315

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“My daughter is six.

When I signed the contract, I had only one thought: she must live in a free Ukraine.”

We introduce Alina — mom, soldier, and Archer SPG operator.
She once worked as a hairstylist. Now she works on the front line.
Started with UAVs.

People who don’t understand that we are about to witness a massive attempt to corrupt American democracy by Trump, are living in a dream land.

Ukraine War Latest: More than 90,000 Ukrainians officially missing due to Russia's war, commissioner says Key developments on Feb. 26: * More than 90,000 Ukrainians officially missing due to Russia's war, commissioner says * Ukraine might have a new Flamingo missile deep strike strategy, experts say *...

More than 90,000 Ukrainians are officially registered as missing due to Russia's full-scale invasion; Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 1,000 fallen soldiers; and more.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:

My bet is that this war will end not like the Second World War but like the First World War — namely when Putin runs out of resources.

He’s already spent his national reserve fund. His last big pile of resources is the gold reserve. 1/2

And then there was this report:

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Russian media report that the only optical fiber plant in Russia has stopped operating after a drone strike. The enterprise’s production capacity was about 4 million km of optical fiber per year, but now it is completely dependent on imports from China.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/26/r...

Anatoly Chubais of all people wants Canada to lift the sanctions on him cause he now tries to market himself as an opposition figure. I want him and Yandex's Arkady Voluzh in the same cell for enabling Putin's regime for years.

The road to Kostiantynivka,Donetsk region

Burned cars,ground robotic vehicles carrying water&food which never reached the positions-the aftermath of Russian FPV drone strikes

Our Defenders move in&out of the city on foot,while the road itself is littered with thousands of shell casings
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Russian coal continues to be plagued by import tariffs in both India and China which are eating up to 60% of its profitability and putting it at a disadvantage when competing with Australia and Indonesia.

Russia's Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works reported a 14,9 billion rubles loss in 2025 vs 79,740 billion ruble profit in 2024. Revenue decreased by 20,6% from 768,47 billion to 609,87 billion rubles.

Based on the recent delivery of 20 high-power emergency generators to Mykolaiv and the surrounding region financed by the German government, I updated my infographic on carried out equipment deliveries related to the energy crisis in #Ukraine since December 2025.

Russians, always clinging on to the past, probably because they do no good in the present and have no future.

Zakharova clearly learned diplomacy from Lavrov:

Zakharova said that EU representatives should "sit under the table and don't yap."

This was her response to European Council President Costa's statement that "Russia cannot be permitted to make gains at the negotiating table."

She may have learnt from tRUmp, ‘piggy’?

Hey NYT, you’re great at pointing the Epstein finger at the rest of the world but I’ve yet to read an article where you point to tRUmp or republicans… c’mon, let’s hear it! Freedom of the press?

Ukraine opens drone factory in small British town – 1,000 battlefield-tested drones per month, built beyond Russia’s reach Ukrspecsystems makes eight drone types already used on the front line.

A small town in Suffolk is now producing Ukrainian combat drones - 1,000 per month, beyond Russia's reach.

Eight drone types already battle-tested on the front line, now built with a second layer of resilience.

euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/26/u...

Czechs got conned by a blitz of Russia's anti-inmigration populism and voted in pro-Russian kleptocrat Babis, who is now doing Putin's bidding, being the ONLY country to aim for a REDUCTION in military spending.

A group of four Russians decided that simply ignoring the approaching kamikaze drone was a good tactical choice.