Today is one of those days that I feel helpless and so angry at the West. Russia is escalating its deadly missile attacks while Ukraine has barely any Patriot interceptors. Meanwhile it was just reported that NK is preparing to send a missile unit to Russia. WTF

As Russian Missiles Devastate Kyiv, North Korea Is Preparing to Send More

Yesterday, Russia launched another one of its massive and deadly attacks on Kyiv, firing 28 missiles, including 24 ballistic missiles and 4 Zircon cruise missiles, along with more than 100 drones.

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I'd love to credit whoever wrote this. No idea. But I'm 100% with its message. When I think of how the '80s ethos, "Greed is Good" has metastasized, it surprises and depresses me. Imagine having so many millions, hundred of millions, even billions & caring about nothing except your own vanity.

Mainstream media isn’t talking about it, but bulldozers and construction crews have descended upon Texas’ Big Bend National Park as the Trump administration moves forward with its border barrier project. The project will permanently damage one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures.

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A European capital city, in a country that's an ally of NATO, spent this morning retrieving bodies, saving the wounded, grieving, & despairing at the US in particular for giving Russia the green light to murder when it wishes. Day 1624. Is the fight for good vs evil abandoned?

🕯️ Oleksii Okov, head of the Platsdarm search unit, has been killed on the front line while recovering fallen soldiers. This is the story of Oleksii and the work he dedicated his life to.

Letters from the dead and brushing shoulders with death. Sloviansk volunteer collects soldiers' bodies from the frontline

"Darling, it’s hell here. We were used as cannon fodder. It’s unlikely I’ll make it back home, you better find another boyfriend."

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🕯️🇺🇦 The head of the search unit "Platsdarm" from Slovyansk, Oleksiy Yukov, died. The man dedicated his life to the worthy honor and reburial of fallen soldiers. Since 2013, he has led unit "Platsdarm", which was engaged in the search for the remains of soldiers of WW1 and 2, or defenders now

For comparison, Suez fees are around 0.3% with Panama even lower at 0,1%. And these offer canal infrastructure etc. Insurance fees, even in active war zones are usually topped at 1.5% because thats is considered prohibitively expensive

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 12h ago

Reuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be ​unlikely to risk transit without paying."

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Всесвіт А3 олівці, чорнило, акрил #арт #art

ruzzia must not be allowed to survive as a state. It will never let its imperialistic dreams rest, it is condemned to repeatedly wage genocidal, colonial, wars against its neighbours. Make muscovy small again. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social · 2d ago

❗️Zelensky: Today, many were shocked by another video of the Russian drone safari against people in Kherson. The man was injured by the explosion. The world must see this. It must see every fact that Russia has gone mad, and every fact that the Russian military enjoys killing and mocking people.

⚡️❗️BREAKING: Vladimir Tkachuk, head of Ural Drone Factory, developer of the Russian Upyr FPV drone and founder of the pro-war channel Povyorotnye na Voyne, has been critically wounded in a car bombing near Yekaterinburg.

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1) I want to discuss this at length. Now, first, we must establish the essential nature of the subjects involved. The common denominator, if you will. Are they “terrorists”? “Illegal aliens”? “Detainees”? No. They are human beings. And this immediately brings us to the next point⬇️

I’ve just finished watching a lecture on how to notice architectural details. We looked at different buildings in Lviv. It made me return to the videos and photos from my recent visit there. Perhaps it’s time to write another letter.

It’s the worst feeling when you’re completely defenseless, and russia keeps attacking civilian targets across Kyiv nonstop. Last night, not a single ballistic missile was intercepted. russia launched 24 ballistic missiles, 4 Zircon/Oniks missiles, and 115 drones.

Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

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Russian media claimed that Russian Aerospace Forces commander Alexander Chaiko was celebrating his birthday at the Moscow restaurant where an explosion killed 3 people and injured 15. Chaiko commanded Russia's Eastern grouping in 2022. #Russia

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com · 4d ago

Russian channels claimed the Balzi Rossi restaurant, where an explosion killed 3 people and injured 15 in central Moscow, was hosting members of Russia's elite. Some Russian media reported the event was a general's birthday celebration. These claims remain unconfirmed. #Russia

Sometimes Z-channels are like oldy lady clubs, gossiping from the smallest details but not nothing “Today, two days after the explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant, two graves were dug side by side in the section of Troyekurovskoye Cemetery reserved for members of the security services. 1/2

Sven-Erik Volberg@volberg.bsky.social · 4d ago

And it begins. Balzi Rossi is one of Moscow's most expensive restaurants. In 2021, it was put up for sale for almost a billion rubles. This restaurant caters to the oligarchs and Silovik Today, an explosion rocked a banquet. There are casualties. The knifes are out!

A Russian drone completely burned down the Holy Protection Church (Sviato-Vvedenska) in Boryslav, Kherson region, built in 1726. The church was an architectural monument of national significance and one of the few surviving examples of Cossack wooden sacral architecture.

A Russian paratrooper jumped at Airborne Forces Day celebrations outside Moscow. His parachute failed to open and he crashed to his death. Making a perfect analogy for this war.

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We see that, unfortunately, Russia is regaining its positions in international sports organizations, while not stopping the war and the killings, - Zelenskyy.

WE NEED 4 SEATS TO FLIP THE SENATE. JOSH TUREK SHOULD BE ONE OF THEM. I was researching Josh and came across one of his signature issues: Right to Repair. I had no idea how important this was. Most people in big cities probably don’t either. 🧵

⚠️ this is difficult video . this is Russian FPV drone hunting a farmer selling vegetables in Kherson. It’s piloted so there’s some Russian watching through camera how this man is running from it and still circling, taking his time, and then, knowing it’s just a farmer, still choosing to attack

I’m in a bookstore now. This shelf holds books from publishers affected by the russian attack on August 1, when eight million books were destroyed. The bookstore is asking people to buy their books. I wanted to remember this shelf.