This David Ellison op-ed really feels written by an LLM. It's that bad. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN
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A reality check on yesterday's "good" meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy -- there were no new policy announcements. publicsphere.news/p/rumors-of-...
Rumors of a Trump-Zelenskyy Turnabout Are Greatly Exaggerated
Trump has spoken more positively about Ukraine, but given Kyiv nothing as Zelenskyy helps the U.S. in the war against Iran.
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Breaking: Zelenskyy fires Syrskyi. My quick take substack.com/@publicspher...
my report from kyiv on the political turmoil surrounding Fedorov's dismissal. Protests continued last night for a 4th straight day publicsphere.news/p/the-mykhai...
The Mykhailo Fedorov Ouster: What Happens When You Change Horses in Midstream
Summing up a week of political turmoil in Ukraine
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horrible night in kyiv with 30-35 ballistic missiles in 30 minutes.
NEW and UPDATED with Zelenskyy's announcement that he had spoken with Fedorov and Syrskyi, although nothing has been decided. publicsphere.news/p/the-mykhai...
The Mykhailo Fedorov Ouster: What Happens When You Change Horses in Midstream
Summing up a week of political turmoil in Ukraine
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protests continue tonight, larger than yesterday, over Fedorov's ouster. however, parliament is out until mid-august.
I am now officially on Russia's wanted list. It was not unexcepted and always a question of time. Russia state does not like what we do in ridl.io If you want to support us, please consider donating, reading and sharing the content that got me on the wanted list liberapay.com/ridl.io/donate
Here’s my report from today’s protests in Kyiv after the ouster of Defense Minister Fedorov w/comments from lawmakers and protesters substack.com/home/post/p-...
Breaking: Ukraine Descends Into Political Turmoil After Defense Minister's Dismissal
A report from a protest in Kyiv
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I didn't understand the British and German developments when I first saw them but this is a good read to simplify what happened.
Dave Keating@davekeating.substack.com · 4w agoThe far right is polling in first place in Europe's three biggest countries 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇩🇪. All 3 had big news break yesterday. But it's hard to know if they are positive or negative developments. My take:
Dems floating McDREAMY for the Senate seat in Maine, the NYT reports. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...
A curtain-raiser to this week's NATO summit. Can NATO focus less on avoiding making "daddy" mad and more on defending against Russia? publicsphere.news/p/fifa-and-n...
FIFA and NATO Are Appeasing Trump. That's Not Their Mission.
International organizations are focused on flattery, while the rest of the world sees through it.
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When I lived in DC and went running in the morning at 7am on the mall, there were more people there than this event. www.tmz.com/2026/06/29/d...
Dr. Oz Says Great American State Fair Crowd Is Huge, But Camera Pan Shows Otherwise
Dr. Oz might want to get his eyes checked ... he says there's "tons of people" at the Great American State Fair ... but one pan of the camera makes a completely opposite diagnosis.
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Ukraine's Crimea campaign has exposed the very dysfunction that the ironic meme "Crimea is Ours!" drew attention to. My latest: publicsphere.news/p/putin-has-...
Talked about the Trump-Meloni feud with @davekeating.substack.com, which said a lot about where the strategic autonomy debate is...AND shows how unpopular Trump is even on the far-right. publicsphere.substack.com/publish/post...
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Dave Keating@davekeating.substack.com · last mo.Live today at 🇪🇺17h 🇬🇧16h 🇺🇸11am I'll talk to @ljohnson.bsky.social about the Trump-Meloni spat and what it says about Trump's flagging power in Europe. Are leaders ready to point out that the emperor has no clothes? open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Significant and highly unusual. Sounds like the refinery in Moscow was really thoroughly destroyed. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Wow! No fuel in Crimea anymore - this is pretty significant, because it can cause hoarding in other regions, worsening the shortages. A ban on gasoline sales on this scale has never happened before in Russia (NB: Crimea is Ukraine).
this will make life safer for Ukrainian civilians as the U.S. has stopped sending Patriots...
The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · last mo.⚡️ Smoke rises above Voronezh as Ukraine strikes key Russian military parts factory. The Voronezh Semiconductor Plant, allegedly a producer of electronics for Russian Iskander and Kh-101 missiles, was the main target of the strike, the General Staff wrote on Facebook.
Watch my conversation with @fridaghitis.bsky.social, who says that Trump is starting to use the 2020 election playbook to sell the Iran deal — claiming a loss as a win: “Trump is sounding a little bit like after the 2020 election when he kept claiming that he won.“ publicsphere.news/p/how-trump-...
How Trump is Using the 2020 Election Playbook to Sell the Iran Agreement
A conversation with journalist Frida Ghitis about how the U.S. president is again claiming a great victory when he lost
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Excited to be talking about the Iran deal as well as Ukraine's daring attack on Moscow today at 2pm ET | 8pm CEST on Substack Live with @fridaghitis.bsky.social
Ukraine hits Moscow’s oil refinery with drones. Russian air defense is clearly degraded. Russian driver: “All of Moscow is burning, fuck it! All the factories are burning! I’m getting the fuck out of here!” t.me/insiderUKR/1...
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"Вся москва горит, нахрен! Все заводы горят! Я сваливаю, нахрен к херам" Реакция жителей Москвы на операцию СОУ. INSIDER UA | Прислать контент
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A video update to yesterday's post on the news of a deal between Trump and Iran. -We still don't have the text. -Trump is very eager to sign the deal, but it won't be until Friday, and Israel may be the spoiler. publicsphere.news/p/does-trump...
🕯️The four firefighters killed by Russia in a double-tap while responding to an initial strike in Kharkiv: ▪️Division commander, senior sergeant of the civil defense service Dmytro Boyko ▪️Sergeant Danilo Tishchenko ▪️Sergeant Sergey Makovetsky ▪️Driver, master sergeant Vadim Zinchenko. 📸 DSNS 1/
Russia portrays itself as a guardian of Christianity against a depraved West — but during one of its mass attacks on civilians, a monastery founded in 1051 catches fire.
Olga Onuch@oonuch.bsky.social · 2mo ago11th century Lavra Monestary (built in 1051) set on fire as a result of Russian air raid this night. Also on fire was a section of Art Arsenal Building. Four victims on sites thus far.
Not to be pedantic, but the U.S.-Iran deal won't be signed until Friday, and Israel said it won't withdraw from Lebanon. I don't know if it will fall apart, but it seems possible.
