Daniel Asher in solidarity

Ukraine’s brigades innovate, the center fails to integrate, Russia catches up. Breaking this cycle requires more than just better drones. euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/06/u...

I believe Project 61 is one of the strongest public signals for the Gripen we've seen. Sweden already gave Ukraine its first AWACS. Reality checks in Ukraine say to fly and maintain F-16s and Mirages like Gripens? Ukrainians do it. The Gripen's place in all this is clearly anticipated.

YouTube video by frankburrows "Keeper of the Flame" 1944

"What was really shocking to me, was the complete cynicism of the plan. Each of the groups was simply to be used until its usefulness was exhausted... people who never knew to what purpose they were lending themselves would be in the same chains, cowed and enslaved."

Playbook on repeat much?

Sadly, the timetable for the Gripens is not fixed.

I wouldn't say that the story was misleading, except for certainty about how and when. There's much to point to it happening, but when can't be pinned down.

Poetry has a profound space in Ukrainian culture, and I don't think it's only because of what Taras Shevchenko, Hryhoriy Skovoroda, or Lesya Ukraїnka put into it.

It made complete sense to me from history and anthropology I've studied. Rhythm and meter anchor memory when the books have been burned.

Я — поет дійсності. Я кажу: земля — не відлуння, і людина — не марево. Бо все, що видно, — істинне, і світанок, і свідок речей — однаково справжні. Я розламав земну кору, і чорне вугілля, і скелі, і саме ложе глибокого моря, і довго блукав у тій тиші, щоб повернутись — і дати звіт. І я збагнув: усе це щільне, достеменно вагоме, і кожна річ є тим, чим бачить її дитина. І що світ — не насмішка, і жодна його жива частка — не облудна. — Волт Вітмен

I am the poet of reality I say the earth is not an echo Nor man an apparition; But that all things seen are real, The witness and albic dawn of things equally real I have split the earth and the hard coal and rocks and the solid bed of the sea And went down to reconnoitre there a long time, And bring back a report, And I understand that those are positive and dense every one And that what they seem to the child they are [And that the world is not a joke, Nor any part of it a sham]. — Walt Whitman

Occasionally, while translating Ukrainian poems into English, I like to try translating one of my favorites in English into Ukrainian.

How's this? There was something to the appeal to the natural, elemental world that I thought might translate seamlessly. 🫶🇺🇦

Meanwhile russian missiles are less than 200 km from me. While I am in the relatively safest region&the least targeted one. And everyone can be hit. Because military/non military targets exist only for Ukrainians. That's why russian scum can sleep peacefully. Unlike us. When everyone is a target.

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They're out there being the Twitter experts on what orgs like Come Back Alive just get done. Pay them and they'll tell you which western orgs to donate to instead!

Mriya Aid's cluster were ringleaders in attacks on Ukrainians and journalists, including Come Back Alive. The conjoined entity Mriya Report collapsed after whistleblowers outed massive misuse of funds.

The playbook repeats, so I'm translating Olga's thread.
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The ringleaders have stayed busy, and their playbook is practically copy/pasted into others like GL.

Mriya Aid's cluster were ringleaders in attacks on Ukrainians and journalists, including Come Back Alive. The conjoined entity Mriya Report collapsed after whistleblowers outed massive misuse of funds.

The playbook repeats, so I'm translating Olga's thread.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19745...

Ukrainian journalist, activist, and tacmed instructor Olga Khudetska is covering this new twist in this thread for UkrTwi:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19745...

Remember that "spy dossier" Mriya Aid used to attack a journalist, David Pugliese, who called them out early?

The archives claimed as the dossier's sources have stated they have no such documents.

MA faked "evidence" David was a ru agent, and went after other critics with threats of SA+violence.

America's New Police State: The Leaked Memo You Need to See A leaked memo from the Department of Homeland Security reveals a terrifying plan to merge military power with immigration enforcement, and it's not just about immigrants.

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YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder AOC Shows Dem Leadership How To Talk About Trump

This is the wise and fit-for-the-fight leadership Dems need for this historic moment.

AOC: ... they are WEAKER than they look. And it is important that we remember that.

... What THEY RELY ON is the impression of power. The PERCEPTION of inevitability in us giving up in advance.

We have psychology and neurophysiology to detect pathological patterns. Screening for dark personality disorders is possible, and I also think it's a must. People with no moral compass or regard for other lives shouldn't be given power.

3/ or it is difficult. Every single way that you can find to slow them down, cost them more $, take up their time is worthy. People should have been thousands deep in those streets after that flash bang went off. I always advocate no violence, but we have to shut this shit down.

When you see deportation forces, follow them, alert everyone you know, honk your horns, yell “ICE” & “Migra” (mee-gra). When they take over an apt building again, neighbors get up, alert, surround them w/so many eyes they can’t move. White Americans up front. 1/

It's a truly special poem, especially because it was an act of defiance to the dehumanizing state power of the USSR. Vasyl Symonenko had real soul and real guts!

Clip Of Jane Goodall Analyzing Trump's Chimp-Like Behavior Goes Viral After Her Death

An expert analysis. Rest in peace, Jane.

Nicușor Dan, President of Romania, holds a press conference at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, June 4, 2025. Inquam Photos / George Călin A phenomenon like the one in November 2024, which led to Călin Georgescu winning the first round of the presidential elections and then the annulment of the elections following secret service reports on foreign interference and violation of electoral rules, will not happen again in Romania, declared President Nicușor Dan at a press conference in Copenhagen where he presented the report made by Prosecutor General Alex Florența on the actions of the former candidate, before European leaders gathered at the meeting of the European Political Community. He emphasized that Romania has learned from what happened last year and such a phenomenon will not happen again, but there are still things to improve in the area of ​​public communication and social networks. "Romania did not imagine that an attack of this size would take place. If we have elections, a phenomenon like the one in November 2024 will not happen again. We still have a lot to do in the area of ​​public communication and social networks," Nicușor Dan also said.

Election interference as a tool of warfare is routine for the Kremlin. US political discourse is skirting this while we're a top target - yet much smaller countries have fought back successfuly.

This isn't a normal election cycle, but a foreign-backed coup. We need to learn from Romania, stat.

Smh

The Epstein files have turned the entire GOP in Congress into a bunch of Gym Jordans. They know the truth about a pedophile but are actively covering it up.

The best "keep it in the ground" action ever. Ukraine announced a new model of Neptune today, too!

They know Крим це Україна too, so I thought this might be a moment of cheer.

Ukraine mentioned in a non-war context! 🥳
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1hO...

Putin Doubles Down on Propaganda With Record Spending in 2026 Budget The Russian government proposes a budget of 146.3 billion rubles for state media in 2026, reflecting increased spending on propaganda despite dwindling audiences.

⚡️ Putin is pouring record sums into propaganda in Russia’s 2026 budget, doubling down on disinformation while cutting real needs. united24media.com/latest-news/...

russia blew the Nova Kakhovka dam. Their politicians deny it in world forums, but their state pundits and Telegram channels post video and gloat.

This general should stand trial. We need another Nuremberg.

Romania seeks Ukraine drone partnership after Russian airspace violations The partnership builds on Ukraine's transformation from importer to drone warfare powerhouse.

Romania is setting up joint drone production with Ukraine for NATO and EU allies following Russian airspace violations in Poland and Romania

Ukraine went from importing drones to producing advanced systems that NATO now wants for air defense

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