According to The Telegraph, almost 60% of Germans said they would not defend their country in the event of an invasion by russia or another enemy.
Europeans need to understand one thing very clearly: if Ukraine falls, they are next.
And the US will not come rushing to save them.
05.08.2025 12:55 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
For once, a russian propagandist Tucker Carlson is telling the truth: βI mean I lie, if I'm really cornered or something. I lie... I certainly do it, you know, out of weakness or whatever."
04.08.2025 14:56 β π 40 π 10 π¬ 6 π 3
Ukrainian racer Oleksandr Bondarev has made history by winning a Formula 4 race for the first time.
The 16βyearβold Prema Racing driver took victory in the third race of the fifth round of the Italian Formula 4 Championship in Imola.
03.08.2025 15:17 β π 39 π 10 π¬ 1 π 0
In July, russia launched 6,297 drones against Ukraine.
According to OSINT, itβs a 1,378% increase compared to July 2024.
03.08.2025 01:56 β π 48 π 28 π¬ 0 π 1
The U.S. government quietly stopped collecting much of the actual inflation data and is now relying on estimates instead.
This βsudden changeβ happened in May 2025 - right before the new tariffs started hitting.
Strange timing, isnβt it?
30.07.2025 22:57 β π 24 π 10 π¬ 1 π 1
Trump said he would allow Ukrainian refugees to stay in the U.S. until the war with russia ends.
30.07.2025 12:39 β π 16 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Her name was Diana. She was seven months pregnant
Today, russians killed her and her unborn child by striking a maternity hospital in Kamianske.
29.07.2025 19:19 β π 20 π 3 π¬ 2 π 2
Russiaβs former president and war criminal Dmitry Medvedev β who openly incites genocide against Ukrainians β has blocked me on X.
Iβll wear it as a badge of honor.
My X account: x.com/rshereme
28.07.2025 19:59 β π 39 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0
Question: βHave you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of 18?β
Jeffery Epstein: βThough I'd like to answer that question, at least today I'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights.β
28.07.2025 01:17 β π 17 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
βTrump reaches agreement with E.U. to impose 15% tariff.β
Congratulations fellow Americans! Massive victory.
Americans now will be paying 15% more for European products.
Historic.
27.07.2025 21:15 β π 19 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Oleksandr Kiriyenko, a Ukrainian defender, before and after russian captivity. Iβve seen similar images from Auschwitz β this is how the Nazis treated their prisoners.
27.07.2025 12:26 β π 17 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Trump is planning to release the Epsteinβs list. Most likely, it will look like this.
27.07.2025 03:36 β π 176 π 55 π¬ 9 π 5
Today, a russian drone struck the regional administration building in Sumy.
Imagine a drone hitting the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
You wouldnβt call it a βstrike.β Youβd call it what it is: terrorism.
This is not war. This is deliberate, state-sponsored terror.
26.07.2025 13:17 β π 40 π 12 π¬ 1 π 0
One of the defenders of Mariupol, now a prisoner of war, during a trial in russia. Iβve seen similar images from Auschwitz β this is how the Nazis treated their prisoners.
25.07.2025 18:49 β π 47 π 16 π¬ 3 π 4
"What I saw in Ukraine is a nation united by defiance, refusing to bow down to terror."
Anderson Cooper, journalist (after visiting Ukraine)
25.07.2025 12:37 β π 48 π 11 π¬ 0 π 3
Ukrainian mothers with their children are hiding in subways and bomb shelters from russian missiles and drones.
24.07.2025 17:15 β π 52 π 15 π¬ 1 π 2
MAGA has become a symbol of corruption.
From crypto scams to foreign real estate deals, phones, colognes, Trump has been using the presidency to enrich himself and his family.
24.07.2025 00:09 β π 18 π 4 π¬ 4 π 0
Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday he does not think the U.S. Congress should consider sanctions on russia until after President Donald Trump's 50-day deadline for Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
Source: Reuters
22.07.2025 21:38 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0
βThe U.S. economy is headed into a period of noticeably slower growth thanks to the tariff impact on inflation and, by consequence, consumer spending.β
- Goldman Sachs
22.07.2025 18:39 β π 191 π 69 π¬ 14 π 5
Wow β looks like some MAGA folks are finally discovering basic economics: raise taxes, and tax revenue goes up.
Maybe soon they will learn about the Laffer Curve who actually βpayβ taxes. But I am not very hopeful.
21.07.2025 19:59 β π 18 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Russia: βWeβve reached the borders of Dnipropetrovsk region.β
Ukraine: βDonβt push the horses.β
21.07.2025 16:22 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Russia launched another massive overnight attack on Kyiv. Even a subway station β used as a shelter by civilians β was damaged.
Meanwhile, Trump gave Putin 50 more days to keep killing Ukrainians.
This isnβt diplomacy. Itβs complicity.
21.07.2025 11:51 β π 34 π 18 π¬ 3 π 0
βOne of the most odious forms of lies is silence.β - FranΓ§oise Sagan
All russians hold collective responsibility for the genocide of the Ukrainian people.
They are accountable for their silence, complacency, and inaction.
21.07.2025 00:36 β π 23 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
The punch with which Usyk βknocked outβ Dubois is called βIvan.β
20.07.2025 18:25 β π 13 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
2/ Usykβs victory is more than a boxing triumph. Itβs a symbol of Ukrainian resilience. Just like in the ring, Ukrainians will not surrender whatβs theirs. They fight. They endure. They win.
Ukraine will prevail.
19.07.2025 22:02 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Daniel Dubois again β becoming an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for the third time.
The fight ended in the 5th round with a knockout.
1/n
19.07.2025 22:02 β π 20 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1
The week of US politics in one photo.
18.07.2025 21:48 β π 64 π 14 π¬ 0 π 2
Something big is brewing. The Wall Street Journal is preparing to run a story on Trumpβs connection to Epstein β and Trump is losing it on social media, threatening everyone in sight.
18.07.2025 03:11 β π 36 π 7 π¬ 5 π 2
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