MKrebs 🇺🇦
@mkrebs.bsky.social
Stranded time traveller from the 20th century. Fool on the hill, mayor of Simpleton. Music: jazz, power pop, psychedelic. DELENDA EST: Russia, Ḿ𝖠𝖦𝖠, oligarchs, authoritarians, NY Times
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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Whoever ends up winning the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, I hope with little expectation that those who took seriously polls showing a rout for El-Sayed will think twice about relying on questionable and/or partisan polls.
Man, if Putin had told Trump exactly what he wanted the US to do to help Iran and Russia and hurt Ukraine, it would have been exactly what Trump did in his war. This is a Russian strategic dream we are watching.
“After much prayer and reflection..." Another GOP Congressional member goes down for sexual harassment and a potential assault. It's part of their resumes.
GOP Rep. Drops Reelection Bid After Probe Finds ‘Intimate And Effusive' Advances Toward Female Staffers
The North Carolina Republican, who had reportedly been under pressure to end his campaign by House GOP leaders, said he will complete his current term.
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Jon Stewart takes John Fetterman to the woodshed. Fetterman's brain is not working anymore.
Jon Stewart Issues Blistering Reminder To John Fetterman About Israel
The funnyman got into a serious argument with the Pennsylvania senator over his support of Israel.
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German airport on alert after explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane and collision with object
German airport on alert after explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane and collision with object
Air traffic at Leipzig/Halle airport was briefly suspended on Tuesday night after a plane collided with an unknown object mid-air and an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian plane, raising suspicions of Russian interference.
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“Everyone has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies”: Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net on why the people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Astonishing. The only mention of “Loser Leonard Leo” in Kansas vote so far is Talking Points Memo. Do legacy media reporters not know or are they in on the con & think Leo involvement is irrelevant? WE are reporters. WE decide what readers need to know. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kansas-...
Voters Reject Republicans’ Attempt to Ban Abortion in Kansas Through Back Door
Kansas voters foiled state Republicans’ latest scheme to snatch back their abortion...
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Keisha Lance Bottoms is launching her first general election attack ad, trying to tether Republican Rick Jackson to the one figure Democrats most want front and center during the November campaign: President Donald Trump. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Bottoms launches first attack ad over Jackson’s Trump ties
As Republican Rick Jackson tries to reach both MAGA loyalists and swing voters, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is working to make the race about President Donald Trump.
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Parker Posey, Hope Davis, Liev Schreiber, Anne Meara
Criterion Channel@criterionchannl.bsky.social · 10h agoNow playing on the Criterion Channel
New Keisha Lance Bottoms ad, 'The Ultimate Insider,' goes after "Slick Rick" Jackson's playbook: flatter Trump, take insider money, copy his agenda, raise costs, kick people off health care, and protect the rigged system hurting working people.
my total speculation is that the social media panopticon has made social desirability bias insurmountable, and so people just don't tell the truth (this is not a dunk on the poster) bsky.app/profile/sarw...
Nicholas Sarwark@sarwark.org · 9h agoDo you think respondents are falsifying responses or that pollsters are not contacting a representative sample?
Wake me when we learn which flavor of shit gets put on our sandwich in Michigan.
Re-upping my post from a few days ago along with the new article on the questionable editorial judgments by @economist.com 👇 nationalinterest.org/feature/why-...
Why Did ‘The Economist’ Platform a Russian Oligarch?
The magazine’s recent interview discussing the future of Russia merely restated Vladimir Putin’s talking points.
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Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦@andrewchak.bsky.social · 5d agorussia is attempting genocide in 🇺🇦 It won't stop until it is stopped! Yet 'diplomacy' is a go to word in our politics. It sounds humane while shifting responsibility from the aggressor to the victim. You don’t have to work for the kremlin to amplify its lies! chakhoyan.substack.com/p/the-london...
Germany has successfully engineered a revolutionary transparent solar glass that generates clean electricity while remaining completely see-through from both sides, fundamentally transforming how buildings produce energy. #solarpower #ActOnClimate
I mean you've heard from my legions of high-profile flunkies (including this newspaper) but you HAVEN'T BEEN TO ME
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
NEW/EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank failed to promptly report to US authorities more than $250M in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds used to pay women in Russia & other Eastern European countries, according to a new report from @wyden.senate.gov 🎁 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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“The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” by Pink Floyd was released 59 years ago today.
This Wisconsin brewery owner isn't backing down after the state pulled his license over one promise: free beer the day Trump dies. atlantablackstar.com/2026/08/02/w...
'Free Speech Only Counts If It Flatters Donny': Wisconsin Brewery Owner Refuses to Back Down After State Guts His License Over Promise of Free Beer the Day Trump Dies
A Wisconsin brewery has found itself in the crosshairs of state efforts to shut it down after its owner vowed to offer customers free beer on the day
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