🇷🇺 Russia is one giant Potemkin village. As soon as Putin left Krasnoyarsk, fuel prices jumped by 24 rubles. August 3 vs. August 4 🔽

🇷🇺 Quite an admission from Russian military analyst Maxim Klimov: “The money is running out. The colossal investment in our submarine fleet is a complete hoax. Our nuclear submarines are not combat-capable.”

🇷🇺💀 Russians don't like math. Too bad for them.😈 “1,429 Russian occupiers killed or wounded for every square kilometer of Ukrainian territory captured in July.” — Ukrainian political strategist Borys Tiesenhausen

🟣 A woman in Aleksin doesn’t seem very excited watching her local Wildberries burn. “You can see everything blowing up and collapsing.”

MOST EXTREME DAY IN EUROPEAN HISTORY Thousands of records have been shattered with the hugest margins ever seen in European history from West to East. There has never been anything like this, not even last June. Wait for many updates later.

John Frew: Aggregate disability statistics suggest the schooling sectors share responsibility, but they can conceal where the most complex support needs actually land – and what public schools are expected to absorb. pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/08...

Disability statistics hide the burden public schools carry

Aggregate disability statistics suggest the schooling sectors share responsibility, but they can conceal where the most complex support needs actually land – and what public schools are expected to ab...

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44 people were injured and 17 were killed in Kyiv last night. The West is moving too slowly to provide ballistic missile interceptors. Another way to save lives is to help Ukraine destroy the missile launchers before they fire — but that requires Starlink access over Russia.

Russian losses as of August 5th, Day 1623 of Russia’s War of Aggression Against the People of Ukraine. 🚨 1130 Russian men KIA/WIA! 🚨 Another 449 fuel trucks and soft targets! 🚨5 Tanks 🚨5 APCs in yet another failed armored assault! Russia will not survive this!

🚨🇺🇦🔥 Russia’s artillery losses continue to mount at an extraordinary pace. July 2026 became another devastating month for Moscow’s firepower on the battlefield. According to the AFU, Ukrainian troops neutralized 2,016 Russian artillery systems during July 2026 alone.

Racism will never bring down the cost of groceries or gas.

It makes sense that the world’s stupidest person thinks he’s the smartest and says ridiculous, embarrassing things like this. And no, it’s not the dementia—he’s always been a clueless narsasist.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "I know Europe better than anybody. Better than the people that run it."

“No one knows more about construction than me.” —A president who stupidly built a helipad on a slope, so it had to be torn apart and rebuilt because it, duh, wasn’t level.

Jesus expressly instructed this “Christian pastor” to feed the hungry. He did not, however, say one thing about LGBTQ people. Honestly, I have jewelry and houseplants that are better Christians than many Christians.

PinkNews@pinknews.bsky.social · 21h ago

Christian pastor shows empty food bank shelves after rejecting donations from LGBTQ+ allies ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gcKkpt 📷 Envato

Whenever you read a hot take from Politico that casts Dems in an unflattering light, remind yourself that the owner asked the executives to pray for Donald Trump’s reelection. It’s propaganda.

The United States Treasury: An ATM for the Rich and Powerful

Putin probably suggested this to Trump (as a way to weaken US defence capabilities).

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3h ago

Donald Trump used up all of our long-range missiles to drive up our gas prices. What a genius!

The reluctant republican is a not so reluctant pedophile.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h ago

An alleged pedophile promoting a book by another alleged pedophile is a professional courtesy.

Aboriginal people testify to experiencing significant increases in racism since 2023. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

When this photo was posted online the racist commentary began

A national inquiry into racism, hate and violence towards First Nations people has come to Hobart to hear from the state's Aboriginal groups and people with lived experience of racism.

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Let’s hope sensible, caring Australians reject Pauline.

Tom Red@tomredmemes.bsky.social · 21h ago

When they're caught making up stuff (e.g. denying the facts in the OHCHR report) it's pretty clear how speaking up about war crimes is being redefined by them as antisemitism.

I had a dream that Albo received millions of physical letters condemning this flooding through his door. So many he had to listen. Wishful thinking.

El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN MIDDLE EAST WORLD MOST EXTREME HEAT WAVE IN HISTORY Brutal hot nights -Unprecedented MINIMUMS IN EMIRATES 39.2 Musaffah 38.2 Dubai 37.0 Al Ain MAX. Temperatures up to 51.2C Bada Daffas Records smashed everywhere and will get even worse!

SEN. COONS: The combination of Trump administration actually imposing sanctions on Russia, buyers of Russian oil and sanction evaders, and giving Ukraine the Patriot PAC-3 interceptors they need and deserve, could resolve this war in a matter of weeks, if not months at the most.

Trump's DOJ has gone after voter rolls across the country and lost every single case. Twenty times now. At least eight of those rulings came from judges he appointed himself. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-trump-...

The Trump Regime Wanted Every Colorado Voter’s File. Jena Griswold Refused.

They sued her. It went badly. Plus a $19 billion walkout and his worst poll yet.

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Trump is a traitor. Trump is a Russian asset.

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 2h ago

Q: Is there any chance of Trump administration giving Ukraine PAC-3 missiles? SEN. COONS: Chance? Yes. Am I confident they will? No. Because every time Trump suddenly becomes persuaded that maybe we should side with Ukraine, he has a call with Putin, and changes his mind again.

Putin's war has wiped out almost 25 years of progress in the Russian oil industry. Due to Ukrainian drone sanctions, refining output has dropped to its lowest level since May 2002. And it will keep getting worse. The road to victory is lit with oil lamps.🔥

Warning ⚠️

Maria Drutska@mariadrutska.bsky.social · 21h ago

THE WORLD MUST SEE THESE WAR CRIMES. In Kherson, Russian terrorists hunted a fruit and vegetable seller at a local market with an FPV drone. The Russian operator deliberately tried to hit the 52-year-old civilian. He survived the explosion, but suffered shrapnel wounds and a concussion.

The Wildberries hub in Aleksin, Tula oblast, received drone sanctions and is permanently closed for temporary maintenance. Now, only 7 of 26 Wildberries hubs remain operational. By the end of the week, the number remaining will be very small indeed. Then the real mess begins.🔥

Drone sanctions have successfully denied the Russians all use of the Black Sea. After one of its ships was sunk, the Russian carrier FESCO will no longer sail there due to risk. With both imports and exports cut off that way, the economic impact will be significant. 🍿