⚡️Update: 5 dead, 67 injured after Russian attack on Pavlohrad shopping center. It has not been confirmed which type of weapon Russia used in the attack, but videos posted on social media suggest at least one drone struck after the initial explosion. (kyivindependent.com/4-dead-inclu...)

5 dead, 67 injured after Russian attack on Pavlohrad shopping center

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Moscow was deliberately targeting places where civilians gather, seeking to inflict maximum casualties, spread fear, and coerce Ukraine into concessions.

kyivindependent.com

And this right here is what is wrong with the world. Real information is paywalled, while bullshit is free. Had libraries not existed in the past, you could not invent them today.

Nathan K. Hensley@nathankhensley.bsky.social · 15h ago

Everywhere you look real knowledge is being fenced off, but slop is always available for free

‼️ Kyiv mayor reports nine injured after drone strikes Security Service building

Kyiv mayor reports nine injured after drone strikes Security Service building

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said nine people were injured after a Russian drone struck the SSU building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.

pravda.com.ua

A Russian overnight strike hit a 21-story residential building in Odesa, injuring 17 people, including three children. Apartments across eight floors and several cars were damaged as emergency crews cleared the aftermath. www.kyivpost.com/post/83615

Russian Strike Hits Odesa High-Rise, Injuring 17 Including 3 Children as 8 Floors Are Damaged

The latest overnight attack came just a day after another massive Russian strike damaged homes, schools and infrastructure across Odesa.

kyivpost.com

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War of words: my language lessons in Ukraine – podcast

The Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins on why she was inspired to learn Ukrainian and what it taught her about its people

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War of words: my language lessons in Ukraine

The Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins on why she was inspired to learn Ukrainian and what it taught her about its people. Help support our independent journalism at <a…

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This is Olena Vlezko, a primary school teacher from Myropillia, Sumy region, just five kilometers from the border with Russia. Her home was destroyed. All that remain are the keys, which she now keeps with her as a talisman.

And they started crying. What adult can hold back tears when children are crying? Then they ran over to me and started wiping away my tears.

Just a pen on a window. Brilliant. #ChristopherNiemann youtu.be/MAxPvKa8jUs?...

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YouTube video by Christoph Niemann

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The Trump administration has temporarily paused immigrant visa appointments worldwide, saying it needs time to train all staff on screening applicants who might become dependent on public benefits. It did not say when the appointments would resume.

State Dept. pauses immigrant visa appointments worldwide, says staff need training

Consular officials will be trained to spot visa applicants who might become dependent on public benefits, the State Department said.

washingtonpost.com

A legend with a huge heart. Ukraine had a friend in Dolly. 💔🇺🇦 Dolly Parton dedicated an entire ACM Awards to Ukraine while looking absolutely snatched, and became an ambassador for Sunflower Guitar for Ukraine, supporting humanitarian aid. Rest in peace, Dolly.

What kind of talks would require the Director of the CIA to go to Moscow in person? ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/25/g...

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 25-year-old Argentinian biologist Pilar Ferrer has developed an injectable gel that helps repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack

ICYMI: I wrote about the Trump administration's disastrous decision to remove protections from the US's largest marine protected area. therevelator.org/trump-marine...

Trump Removes Protections From Marine Protected Areas — A Problem for Fish, Whales, Corals and Other Ocean Life • The Revelator

Marine protected areas are designed to safeguard parts of the ocean from human impacts, including offshore oil and gas extraction and industrial fishing practices.

therevelator.org

So imagine someone told you: 🗣️: I’ve cut my spending on things like health insurance and medication, I’m living off of just cabbage, potatoes, and ramen, so I can fund my gambling addiction! I’m putting $50 in my savings account and $4000 on credit cards each month! Trust me, I’m winning!

I have data on the NWF update in hand, that I need to put out as well. But I just want to give you the main gist of what I’m seeing. It’s getting worse.

And there was no auction day today, as auctions continued to be canceled until further notice.

Here are the OFZ Coupon Payments that were made today. The top 2 are Constant Coupon Bonds (PD) The last one is an Amortized Bond (AD) minfin.gov.ru/ru/perfomanc....

Ok I am in Scotland so the eclipse was hidden (of course) but at least we saw the red sky afterwards 😀

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: “We currently have no negotiations with America. Yes, messages are being exchanged through intermediaries. “This is not called "negotiation," it's an "exchange of messages." 1/2

“The Three Robins: R. Burns, R. Fergusson & R. Louis Stevenson” 9 Sept, Alloway. Free, ticketed. A talk by Prof David Purdie, MD, Medical Professor Emeritus & Honorary Fellow of the @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, where his field is #C18th literary history www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highlight-...

Highlight Talk - Prof. David Purdie, MD on The Three Robins

Free Highlight Talk in the Robertson Room at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway.

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The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.

Two months since visiting Kyiv, I miss it greatly. Here is a view from our hotel room. An eternal reminder of the heroes of Ukraine and the beauty. No one more deserves peace than the Ukrainians who have fought off invaders for generations & can show all how to be civilised.

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “Putin stated that Russia is not an aggressor Putin: There is no aggression on Russia's part” 🇷🇺: It was just a gentle invasion, with cordial bombings, friendly murders, affable kidnapping, and warm hearted theft! 😇 www.gazeta.ru/army/news/20...

Meanwhile in Russia… “Putin has authorized training Russian AI models on copyrighted materials.” www.gazeta.ru/social/news/...

⚡️ Russian attacks kill 7, injure 58 (kyivindependent.com/russian-atta...) in Ukraine over past day as Kryvyi Rih hypermarket hit. Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured 58 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on July 26.

Russian attacks kill 7, injure 58 in Ukraine over past day as Kryvyi Rih hypermarket hit

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least seven civilians and injured 58 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on July 26.

kyivindependent.com

A Mother of God sculpture outside the Co-op building in Kyiv. Ukraine has a wide range of sculptures and monuments throughout the country. Some are wrapped and protected against russian attacks. #Pottery #Sculpture

Once again staggered that Farage thought (perhaps still does) that 'don't worry your pretty little head about it. The voters of Clacton have re-elected me' would satisfy most people:

Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources

Deposits in Polymarket wallet came as convicted fraudster was providing gifts to Farage

ft.com

Russian-occupied Crimea: complete transport collapse, no gasoline, no fuel, and no electricity. Stores and banks are closed, there is no water, and generators are running everywhere.

If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade

THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 2mo ago

NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇