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Former political analyst focused on the Middle East. Against all forms of oppression. Slava Ukraini. Free Palestine.
Elon Musk’s demolition of USAID, and the resulting suffering and death, “is going to be a defining part of his legacy, and I do wonder if that’s why he’s scrambling so hard to rewrite that history now," @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social told me: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
What will define Elon Musk’s legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs
Experts say cuts have hindered the response to DRC’s Ebola outbreak and resulted in ‘significant numbers’ of deaths
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“After it ended, the Belgian team’s social media account had a message to the U.S. on Twitter: “Overturn this.” Perfect. #WellPlayed #Belgium
Belgium beats, then trolls, U.S. team on Monday night
Even though it was tied, 1-1, after Malik Tillman scored another goal on a free kick just outside the penalty area, it never felt close.
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Emboldened by his recent pathetic failure in Iran, Trump is now ready to resume his efforts to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in Ukraine.
MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social · last mo.🇺🇸❗️ Trump: Putin is feeling the pressure and wants the war in Ukraine to end. We're closer to a settlement than people think.
🇬🇧 Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis: We now have a limited window of opportunity. Ukraine’s forces are fighting with incredible determination and momentum. They are counting on us to help keep them going. We cannot and will not let them down. Thank you, and Slava Ukraini!
🇬🇧 Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis: United Kingdom will provide 150,000 drones, more than 350 air defence missiles and radars, all of which will be delivered by the end of the year as part of £752 million package, funded by a sale of seized Russian assets through ERA loan program.
Moscow's oil infrastructure going viral, maybe time for the Ukrainian post office to issue some stamps.
Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦@perevaa.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe lid of a storage tank at the Moscow Oil Refinery was blown off and sent flying.
🔥🛸Spectacular explosion of the fuel storage tanks at the Moscow Oil Refinery during this morning's attack.
🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe moment one of the fuel storage tanks at the Moscow Oil Refinery exploded during this morning's attack.
Russians try to shoot down an incoming Ukrainian drone near Moscow oil refinery, first with small arms fire and then with a MANPADS. Unclear if successful, and another drone is seen incoming shortly after. The locals appear to be enjoying the show.
JD Vance getting the blame for a treaty Trump signed to end a war Trump started is so funny. In a "worst person you know hit in crotch on live TV after declaring himself 'iron junk' and daring anyone to try it" kind of way.
ahahahaha suck it Vance, there's your legacy right there. Tarred by your failure of a boss to distract attention one last time before his cataracts burst
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2mo agoOne congressional Republican tells me: “Conservatives on the Hill are stunned that Vance would erase all of Trump’s military victories in such a terrible deal. Trump effectively won the war and at the 11th hour Vance is negotiating his way to a loss.”-NewsNation
Signing what amounts to a complete surrender in Versailles is certainly a choice.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTrump: "It's signed. I signed it in Versailles. I just signed it."
More trouble for Tommy Robinson. He’s been working with Russia propagandists to incite violence in the UK well before fuelling pogroms in Belfast last week, from his well heeled perched in Moscow with agents like Malofeev BBC report t.co/xTQuLCVNDa
Newsom spent the last year working to prove he's an across-the-aisle guy who can work with — and befriend — even fascists. This is what it got him. This is why you don't associate with them in any capacity whatsoever.
Reuters@reuters.com · 2mo agoNewsom says Trump has directed Justice Department to investigate him reut.rs/43BjfWY
'We are clamping down on the harm caused by social media. 'Read all about it on the Nazi pogrom deepfake abuse website'
Israel is again working overtime to make sure there will be no peace between the US and Iran. And by extension, working overtime to make sure that the energy crisis across the world continues and worsens.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2mo agoIsrael has bombed Dahiyah in Beirut.
Palantir loses legal challenge against Swiss investigative magazine ft.trib.al/TS7SOJp
Palantir loses legal challenge against Swiss investigative magazine
Peter Thiel-chaired data intelligence group sued publication over reports that Switzerland rejected its approaches
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Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.
The Far Right riot in Belfast last night was nothing less than “a race-based pogrom”, Belfast MP and leader of the SDLP Claire Hanna said. The mob hunted down non-whites and set fire to their homes. Carl Whyte, a local councillor, called it “a hard Far Right element”.
Homes set on fire in Belfast night of violence as MP says people targeted based on skin colour - follow live
On one street, hundreds of masked men carrying bottles and bricks set bins on fire and shouted "foreigners out", our reporter says.
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Humiliation for Trump. As expected, Netanyahu ignored his pleas not to attack Iran. Israel struck Iran several times overnight. Iranian missiles are now en route to Israel.
Scott Pelley is leaving, but not before he drops a big stack of receipts on what happened at 60 minutes. It's worse than you could have imagined, and bless this man for fighting as hard as he could and then tearing down the blackout curtains so we could see what's happening inside.
Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:
🔥 Magyar: KRONSHTADT (St. Petersburg), June 3. Birds of the 1st OC SBS hunted down and set fire to the corvette "Boykiy", a carrier of guided missile weapons.
🧵 I decided to take a look at how the chemical weapon denialists were responding to the latest news out of Syria about chemical weapons, and this reply from Aaron Mate says a lot about the credibility of the denialists positions.
Gabbard's story in 15 minutes: She told everyone in 2019 that Trump lied when he promised to keep us out of wars. Then in 2024 she endorsed him anyway, claiming he would keep us out of wars. And as he got us into more wars, she did nothing. She's a complete sellout. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA4O...
Tulsi Gabbard Believes in Nothing
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Erich Vad lag in allen wesentlichen Einschätzungen zur Ukraine völlig falsch, und Roderich Kiesewetter legt hier absolut richtig den Finger in die Wunde. Und zwar so sehr, dass Vad durchdreht.
The European Union actually don't need to build an emotional support taskforce of comfort animal emissaries to placate the leader of a nation spending 40% of its budget on a war and still badly losing it. Have some dignity for heaven's sake.
Christopher Miller@christopherjm.ft.com · 3mo agoScoop: EU govts discussing whether ex European Central Bank president Mario Draghi or ex-chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel could rep the bloc in potential talks with Putin, as momentum gathers to reopen formal channels with Russia. w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social @richardmilne.ft.com