A Way Out of This — Mort Report PARIS — Françoise Giroud's old warning resonates across Europe like an air-raid siren. As a reporter, a Resistance runner and a Gestapo prisoner, she learned the hard way what can happen when a power-...

Excellent summary of our predicament here from veteran reporter Mort Rosenblum.
www.mortreport.org/reports/a-wa...

He issued this warning already at the Munich Security Conference in February. I doubt we are paying enough attention in this chaotic environment.

Russia Is Preparing For More Developments Along the Northeastern Front

Hi Everyone, I'm delighted to be able to say that @alanderminna.bsky.social first post (free for everyone) has just been released on the Substack. She discusses the reports of Russian military preparations against the Baltics and Nordics.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Wake up, Europe!
ruzzia only understands force.
It will only back down after being militarily defeated.

We need to escalate.

Impose a shield over ukranian airspace.

Engage EU troops in western Ukraine.

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This again shows how vulnerable surface ships have become. You need very robust AAW capabilities including antiballistic to survive.

DinSide | Studio - Lojaliteten stuper

Siste nytt fra Dinside: Lojaliteten blant norske Tesla-eiere har falt betydelig, viser en undersøkelse. Bare 51 prosent svarer nå at de vil velge Tesla igjen, mot 75 prosent ...

Pritzker: And we have a president who claims to love America but hates our military so much that can’t be bothered to delay his golf game to greet the bodies of four fallen U.S. soldiers.

North Korea will move its troops into the occupied territories of Ukraine to conduct military operations against the Ukrainian armed forces, according to Russian media.
Another escalation of the axis of evil.
Total escalations: 9,786
Total EU escalations: 0

We are at Independence Ave and and New Jersey by Longworth House Office building today.
Join us here until 7pm this evening.
🇺🇸🇺🇦
Call your members of Congress every day. Guide here:
callcongress.us/ukraine/

A good example of why a more unreliable & predatory United States does not mean China is suddenly any less of a national security threat to the UK and Europe.

bsky.app/profile/shas...

Weekend Update #130: "Concessions" That Are Not Concessions Trump Threatens to Sanction Putin (again); Russia Does Not Want A Ceasefire?

Hi All, just sent out weekend update #130 (yikes), free as all. It starts with a discussion of “concessions”. The Russian narrative is so strong in the west that Ukraine is being offered nothing by Trump and people are saying they are getting concessions. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

An 18-year-old girl fled Makiivka after living under Russian occupation for ten years.

She secretly studied at a Ukrainian school and learned the Ukrainian language - and she kept it a secret from her parents.She began to fully realize the reality of the war after conversations with a boy from Kyiv

The Golden Age of Corruption

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Eleven Russian missiles intercepted in two minutes: Ukrainian Air Force notes NASAMS performance Ukraine’s Air Force has reported on the performance of operators using a Western-supplied NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system, detailing how 11 Russian cruise missiles were downed in a single engageme...

🚀 Eleven Russian missiles intercepted in two minutes: Ukrainian Air Force notes NASAMS performance

Kjørte forsyninger til fronten: – Den mest meningsfulle turen jeg har hatt bak rattet - Fritt Ukraina I påsken reiste stortingsrepresentant Aleksander Stokkebø (H) til Ukraina for å levere biler, utstyr og kritiske forsyninger til det ukrainske forsvaret. Reisen ga sterke inntrykk – og en fornyet vilj...

Kjørte forsyninger til fronten:
– Den mest meningsfulle turen jeg har hatt bak rattet
I påsken reiste stortingsrepresentant Aleksander Stokkebø (H) til Ukraina for å levere biler, utstyr og kritiske forsyninger til det ukrainske forsvaret.
frittukraina.no/2025/04/26/k...

How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions (Gift Article) Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.

Note how much of what Trump is trying to destroy, from Radio Free Europe to transatlantic trade, is precisely what the Russians most want him to destroy
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...

1/ Donald Trump has abandoned legally mandated US and international efforts to hold Russia accountable for its war crimes in Ukraine, in an apparent undisclosed favour to Vladimir Putin. ⬇️

A Project 2025 author recently said its implementation is going “way beyond my wildest dreams.”

Their governing document is now a reality.

8 things Trump’s done 🧵👇🏼

(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.

Everything You Need to Know About the Air Defenses Protecting World Leaders at the Pope’s Funeral As Rome prepares to host Pope Francis’ funeral, Italy activated an extensive security plan to ensure the safety of all participants. On Apr. 26, 2025,

Everything You Need to Know About the Air Defenses Protecting World Leaders at the Pope’s Funeral

As Rome prepares to host Pope Francis’ funeral, Italy activated an extensive security plan to ensure the safety of all participants.

Story: theaviationist.com/2025/04/26/p...

140$ left to go reach 8.700$ point🥰🫂🙌
Let's overcome it🙌🙏

Defenders from critical Lysychansk oblast need your help🫂
Let's equip heroes with realiable vehicles🙌

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The 421st Brigade,including my friend Roma,need OUR HELP to neutralize the latest FPV drone threats in Donetsk oblast with a highstrength jammer!

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski @radek-sikorski.bsky.social an annual address to the lower house of the Polish parliament:

"The times have changed.I have a message for Mr. [Alexander]Dugin's patrons: u will never rule here again.Neither in Kyiv,nor in Vilnius,nor in Riga,nor in Tallinn…

Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedom

Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities

Et innlegg på Facebook endret alt, heldigvis! Høyres Bård Ludvig Thorheim (H) stusser over at et Facebook-innlegg kunne endre alt i saken om sivilbeskyttelsesloven. Jeg derimot stusser over at partiene på Stortinget ikke hørte på forfatteren av i...

Anbefaler denne kronikken av @ingvildwt.bsky.social om hvordan et facebook-innlegg fikk mange partier til å snu ang sivilbeskyttelsesloven, selv om de burde skjønt det lenge før: www.vg.no/nyheter/i/QM... @venstre.no

While bombs are falling over Kyiv 🇺🇦, Putin-friend Vitaly Orlov’s Norebo is welcomed to Kirkenes 🇳🇴 with its newest fishing vessel. Nothing but shameful that ports are still open to 🇷🇺 ships!
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/fishery...

In this video, The Intellectualist explores a shocking report by The Arizona Republic (January 24, 2025), detailing how Native Americans are being detained b... Native Americans Detained by ICE Due to Non-Recognition of Tribal IDs

Native Americans Detained by ICE Due to Non-Recognition of Tribal IDs

In this video, we discuss how members of the Navajo Nation have faced detention by ICE due to the non-recognition of tribal IDs as proof of US citizenship, reopening historical wounds.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8Gr6T...

– Dette er ren terror! - Fritt Ukraina Hans-Andreas Limi og Ketil Solvik-Olsen fra Fremskrittspartiet deltok nylig på en transport til Ukraina for å overlevere kjøretøy og utstyr. Reisen etterlot sterke inntrykk.

– Dette er ren terror!
Hans Andreas Limi og Ketil Solvik-Olsen fra Fremskrittspartiet deltok nylig med på en transport til Ukraina for å overlevere kjøretøy og utstyr.
frittukraina.no/2025/04/23/d...

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