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Trump: "I can do anything I want to do to them ... I'm allowed to destroy the country."

Day 1458 of Russia's full invasion and so begins another daily thread.

But today also marks another important anniversary. It's 12 years ago today that Putin started the invasion of Crimea, as confirmed by the medals he gave out later.

All the news, all the time. #TeamTim

Filippo Sensi, Member of the Italian Senate, and his powerful speech in support of Ukrainian fight, Vladyslav Heraskevych and honoring fallen Ukrainian Defenders:

The IOC says Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet doesn't comply with the regulations. Does the Russian military aggression comply?

I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.

Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.

We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.

This is something significantly bigger and scarier.

Bannon, Brexit, Johnson and Cambridge Analytica: the Daughter of Time Peter Jukes reports on more revelations about the transatlantic right-wing network, and why the Government is withholding key information on the former Prime Minister’s role

Now more details in the Epstein files reveal Bannon as part of a successful plot to topple Theresa May with Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees Mogg, here’s an article from the archive about Johnson and Bannon’s collaboration

bylinetimes.com/2023/04/24/b...

Europe just made a strategic choice.

The European Parliament approved a €90B loan for Ukraine (458–140). €60B for weapons, €30B for budget stability.

Kyiv repays the principal only if Russia pays reparations.

This isn’t just aid — it’s a long-term security signal from Europe. 🇪🇺

#Ukraine #EU

Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.

Google provided ICE with a wide array of personal data student activist and journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson, including his credit card and bank account numbers.

France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.

Ukrainian Defenders have shared photos from before and during Russia’s war against #Ukraine.

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The Long Ukrainian Winter How You Can Help

Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...

I am a Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. I have a question.

Why has Trump's year of negotiations been the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion? The number of deaths and injuries has increased by 31 percent compared to the previous year.

💔🇺🇦 1.6 million Ukrainian children were in Ukrainian territory at the time of its occupation by Russia, — Lubinets

"The first Ukrainian child we officially documented who was deported was a Ukrainian child from Ukrainian Crimea, and that was in 2014."

Putin isn’t really winning. Europe needs to make that clear [FREE TO READ] Behind Russia’s victory narrative in Ukraine is a system under strain. To fight back, the ‘middle powers’ must work harder on their own story

Wars are fought not just with tanks, but with stories too. Putin’s story is that Russia’s victory is inevitable, while Europe is weak. Democracies can challenge this tale. Read on in my FT essay (gift link if fast) 👉🏼 as.ft.com/r/06908caf-b...
#informationwar #ukraine #russia

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

JD Vance was just ruthlessly booed at the Olympics during the Opening Ceremony when he was shown on the screen. But you would never know by watching the broadcast on NBC.

Deploy Insect Farming for Food and Feed This solution involves industrially farming insects, such as crickets, mealworms, and black soldier fly larvae, to produce protein for human consumption, livestock feed, or pet food that is less resou...

Many people think that eating insects could be a good solution to climate change.

Nope. Not really.

Read more here, and see why Project Drawdown says this is "Not Recommended" as a climate solution.

drawdown.org/explorer/dep...

Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles.
We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive.

Today, we present our 20th sanctions package.

Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy.
And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)

Noreg var t.d. valkongedøme i høgmillomaldren fram til sjølvstendetapet, og Danmark fram til arveeinveldet kom 1660. Håkon 7. vart òg vald 1905, til dømes.

Nær folk lyt lida ufrid, naud og svult,
so batar det kje segja ‘deus lo vult’;
det batar berre vinna kult i kult
og yta, inkje stappa skåpet fullt.

Nær folk lyt lida ufrid, naud og svult,
so batar det kje segja ‘deus lo vult’;
det batar berre vinna kult i kult
og yta, inkje stappa skåpet fullt.

Terrorism. Would get massive news coverage if it happened anywhere else. But Russia is protected by both media and western governments. God forbid they would call Russia out for its crimes.

Epstein's sex empire was 'KGB honeytrap' The release of more than three million new documents relating to the late sex offender gives credence to claims made by senior security officials: that Epstein was working on behalf of Moscow.

“Jeffrey Epstein was running 'the world's largest honeytrap operation' on behalf of the KGB when he procured women for his network of associates, intelligence sources believe.

The files include 1,056 documents naming Russian President Vladimir Putin and 9,629 referring to Moscow.” - Daily Mail

Med makt og rikdom fylgjer ymis freistn,
og mang ein storkar klagar, folk hev neist’n
av di han fór i miss og inkje visste,
på rett og rangt gjeld ollom same leisten.

It’s very painful to see the mainstreaming of truth-telling as division-stirring.
The line of questioning is so horrendous I could hardly bear to finish watching this short clip but I’m glad I did manage to get to Zack’s sharp answer.

“I don’t think that’s a divisive message, I think that’s a human rights message”. @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Fact-check: Russia's 'most successful disinformation campaign' targets free speech in Europe Moscow's propaganda machine has been hard at work depicting Europe as a "digital gulag," hellbent on suppressing free speech online. The latest campaign has targeted efforts by the U.K. and the EU to...

Moscow's propaganda machine has been hard at work depicting Europe as a "digital gulag," hellbent on suppressing free speech online.

"Russian propaganda portrays any effort to combat disinformation as a threat to freedom of speech", says Jakub Kalensky, an expert on disinformation.

Nokon er for rettstryggleik og andre vanlege borgarrettar. Nokon vil rettferdiggjera nedskjoting av folk på gata. Polarisering.

Nær storm og strid fær bera namnet frid,
og kvar ein drepar njota loglaust grid,
kvat munar då å berre kalla på
ei sanning som dei ei vil vera vid?

No søkjer alle einvaldsmenn til flokken
hans Trump; det høver honom best — men hokken
skal fylkja oss imote deim? Utokken
vert større; snart kjem hovudi på blokken.

Island tar inn AMOC-kollaps som nasjonal sikkerhetstrussel - Naturpress I Norden er vi prisgitt at Golfstrømmen gir oss et levelig klima. Island har begynt å ta truslene mot livgivende havstrømmer på alvor.

Island tar inn AMOC-kollaps som nasjonal sikkerhetstrussel www.naturpress.no/2026/01/17/i...