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Cold pickled camel’s stomach in Kazakhstan, oh and warm vodka! Easily the most difficult thing to get down ever. As horrific as it sounds

‘What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space.’

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They’re containers for meaning.

When used intentionally, they build counter-narratives—challenging propaganda by offering different values, identities, and visions of reality.

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America’s main negotiator with Russia appears to be completely captured by Russian propaganda. Witkoff: “there have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated … they want to be under Russian rule.” www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

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The disturbing bit isn’t that he thinks or posts this—that’s unsurprising. He's a regular RT columnist. It’s that this is what the director of national intelligence is consuming. This is the person she amplified just yesterday. This is the worldview what will be shaping the assessments she oversees

Nothing that happened today contradicts this analysis

Anne Applebaum on Substack Reminding again

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‘Burn him alive on the street’: the Russian journalist targeted in UK by spy ring Old Bailey trial of six Bulgarians charged with espionage has provided chilling evidence that Kremlin wanted reporter to be killed

‘“Maybe burn him alive on the street, spray him with some super-strong acid, VX, like the North Koreans, or the ricin,” Marsalek said. “Shower accident won’t discourage others. It must create a dramatic story.”’ More on signalling and assassinations? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

In the aftermath of 9/11, Ukraine, a non-NATO ally, sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq—not because we had to, but because we stood with our US partners and allies in a moment of need. There was no question.

The US will no longer worry about civilians getting in the way of their bombs:
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These were guys having quite different conversations in so many aspects. Talking past each other and all under tremendous pressure.

Again, general mystification in the room to all but Russian speakers who understood it was another Russian loan word and he was referring to the Oval Office.

Elsewhere in the argument with Vance he started talking about being thankful when he came to the ‘cabinet’.

One also gets a glimpse into how difficult it also is for Zelensky to deal with tricky questions not in his first language. He replies he’s going to get a ‘costume’ when the war is over, a word lifted from his first language which is Russian.

No doubt the Trumpland hordes and the algorithms went absolutely berserk. This is what we are living in now. It’s amazing.

Sadly, made to walk into a room and negotiate in front of the cameras, Zelensky fell for it.

Trump, Vance, and just out of sight Musk all getting angrier and angrier for the sake of the algorithms’ engagement.

Actually Zelensky was correct to say Trump is living in a disinformation space. What happened yesterday in the White House was the horrible real life outcome of all these Alpha male idiots who have radicalised themselves online and Maga-land.

From Trump’s point of view, him and Putin are in it together. And he probably thinks he’s come to this conclusion all by himself. Which is the saddest part.

Trump sees himself and Putin as joint victims of the Democrat/legacy media stitch up over his first impeachment and aid to Ukraine.

And what Trump and Putin probably talked about at previous summits in private.

One gets a glimpse of how Trump sees this dysfunctional three-way situationship these three men are in.

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The most revealing quote from the Oval Office meltdown yesterday? Trump’s ‘Putin went through a hell of a lot with me.’

I wonder how Zelensky feels this morning

Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

now that's how you write a headline

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Victory Is the Only Way to Bring Ukraine’s Kidnapped People Home Officials from the war-torn nation estimate that as many as 2.8 million residents have been forcibly relocated to Russia since the invasion began.

as talk of a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict proceeds enterprising reporters should remember that one concession Russia should be forced to make is returning the people it's kidnapped

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Ukrainecast - How are Ukrainians reacting to Trump’s peace talk plans? - BBC Sounds The country comes to terms with the US president’s negotiations announcement

Some understandably upset and angry Ukrainians on this episode of Ukrainecast

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