Michael R. Baier 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

‼️🇺🇸 A 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier at Fort Bliss, Texas — Taylor Adam Lee — has been charged with trying to give sensitive M1A2 Abrams tank data to Russian intel in exchange for citizenship.

DOJ says he wanted to help Russia, even claiming the U.S. was mad at him for exposing “weaknesses.”

Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War

I can’t recall any superpower in history that could afford to not also invest in its soft power. Hard power in isolation has a short shelf life.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b...

Please read this excellent, point by point refutation of the claim that there was a "Russia hoax"
From @noupside.bsky.social
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/from...

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Defence shot down or suppressed 89/112 Russian drones!

Westafrika: Wer füllt das Vakuum nach Frankreichs Rückzug? Frankreich gab im Senegal seine letzten Militärstützpunkte in Westafrika auf. Ist es klug, wenn Europa sich in der Region nicht mehr engagiert?

Warum #Frankreich in #Westafrika Einfluss und sämtliche Militärstützpunkte verlor. Warum viele Länder dort stattdessen auf #Russland u China setzen. Und was das für Deutschland u Europa bedeutet. Versuch einer Einordnung 👇 www.deutschlandfunk.de/westafrika-f...

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
Fool me every time, make me POTUS

Erste Waffenruhe, dann Gespräche auf höchster Ebene – so sieht es der ukrainische Präsident Selenskyj. In einem weiteren Schritt brauche es dauerhafte und verlässliche Sicherheitsgarantien für die Ukraine – das könne nur gemeinsam mit den USA und der EU erreicht werden.

fucking brutal

"Skull Tower"... and a nod to Moebius's Arzach
#digitalart

DOJ escalates probe into claims Obama officials conspired in 2016 election A letter demanding records comes as Attorney General Pam Bondi orders a grand jury to potentially hear evidence in the case.

An impressive level of stupid.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

There's no question that India is a major transshipment and processing hub for Russian oil. But here's the thing. Hitting India with secondary tariffs is something Putin will love, because it only indirectly gets at Russia. Much better to hit Russia directly by sanctioning shadow fleet oil tankers.

Ken Martin on Fox: "Remember, the '26 and '25 elections will be a referendum on Trump, and his numbers are actually in the toilet right now. He's sitting at 37% approval. So if I was the GOP right now, I would be worried too, which is why they're trying to cheat and steal these elections in Texas."

How Texas Republicans want to dismantle Democratic districts | CNN Politics Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map for the state, with the goal of flipping five Democratic seats in next year’s midterm elections.

In drawing the map, Republicans targeted five Democratic-held districts with precision, carefully cutting out blue areas and redistributing them to other districts which are already safe for either party and replacing them with solidly red turf.

America Is Blinding Itself In a dangerous world, downsizing our intelligence agencies is shortsighted and dangerous.

"...drawdowns [in our intelligence communities] directly affect the capacity to generate actionable, relevant intelligence, not only for senior policymakers but especially for military commanders..."

My latest in @thebulwark.com

www.thebulwark.com/p/america-is...

Is this an AI generated picture?
I see no signs of life!
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My recommendation is to set up recruiting booths at Florida golf courses and gated communities. Lots of old guys doing nothing that might want to put on camo and a mask, grab an assault rifle, and hunt migrants.

Trump lied about the government covering IVF treatments.

🙏🏼100%
It‘s easier to accept billions of € being invested the next 10 years into weapons instead of wiping the threat away now!
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Pessimism As a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In this week's the Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander reflects on the dangers of demoralising elite pessimism.

Hi All, @alanderminna.bsky.social is back with her latest European Dispatch. She breaks down what European states have and are doing for Ukraine. It’s more than you might realize. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

👏 In two months, the assembled remote mechanized demining unit cleared over 45 hectares of agricultural land in the Chernihiv region.

❗️Two modern GCS-200 machines are controlled by operators and can destroy explosive objects at a depth of up to 30 cm.

🇺🇦🇺🇸 PM Svyrydenko: A very meaningful conversation with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

We talked about strengthening cooperation in the defense and investment sectors. Considerable attention was paid to production and sale of Ukrainian drones, as well as the possible purchase of US weapons.

Crockett: This is a person that has a problem with people of color. When we look at who he says are low IQ, even though when you look at his cabinet—this has to be the most incompetent cabinet we have ever had in the history of this country.

Illustration, a portrait of a Vulcan man from Star Trek The Motion Picture.

Each of us... at some time in our lives, turns to someone - a father, a brother, a God... and asks..."Why am I here? What was I meant to be?"
Pencil, markers and gouache sketch.

It was an idea from Ukraine towards Ruzzia ~ X-mas 2024.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: I had a very good conversation with Mark Rutte.

In two days, we have over one billion dollars from our European NATO partners for the purchase of American weapons.

We also discussed diplomatic efforts with partners to expand cooperation and support for Ukraine.

This is what fascism looks like.

#Ukraine Naval Forces Orchestra at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2025 in Scotland.

📹: weeblonda_nailsperth/TikTok

🫡🇺🇦 Syrskyi: "The enemy is increasing its group by 9,000 people every month. The Russian leadership aims to form 10 new divisions by the end of the year, two have already been created. Therefore, we have no other choice but to continue mobilization measures…"

"Thanks to the coordinated and professional combat work of all components of the Defence Forces of Ukraine, enemy losses in manpower since the beginning of the year have amounted to 267,460 people.