“our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians.” If the U.S. military forces suffered those kind of damages under a Democratic admin, Congress would impeach the Defense Secretary and lot more.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h ago

Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."

What a weird world we live in - Ukraine hits a data centre deep in Russia - Irish twitter users see racist posts about IPAS centres in Offaly fall off a cliff

Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦@perevaa.bsky.social · 22h ago

And now the best part: Bot traffic from the #Yandex network has plunged to near zero following the strike on its Vladimir data center. Bot traffic includes automated requests from search crawlers, scrapers and other online services. Twitter must be a ghost town by now.

Nothing has ever been more real than the Trump Putin collaboration

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.

Weird that Donald Trump's message is that people who are being assaulted can stop it all by giving up and submitting to the aggressor, so weird, so so weird

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side

Absolutely insanity. How the hell can this person possibly be employed with this level of malicious lying? Unless of course that is what your network is all about. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Rachel Campos-Duffy claims Ukraine has killed "a million kids on the Russian side"

Russia has not only provided intelligence support to Iran but, as it turns out, has also supplied missiles to the Iranians. (Bloomberg News) Americans were killed by Iranian attacks using these weapons. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Iran able to replenish its missiles and drones, getting arms from Russia, officials tell Bloomberg

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It’s long past time for the U.S. to get a new president.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: “I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president”

The very first shipment of 300K tons of Russian diesel—carried by the tanker Minerva Zen, which left St. Petersburg on September 22—arrived on the US East Coast less than 24 hours after the deal was formally announced.

Again, I never again want to hear the Republicans claim the mantle of, or be referred to as, the "party of national security." This, as with threatening to invade our NATO allies, should have long ago immediately ended his presidency. It also should again now.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side

“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side

🚨Under the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act 2022, Russian diesel CANNOT be imported into the U.S. unless the President certifies to Congress that Russia has withdrawn from Ukraine, acknowledged Ukraine's sovereignty & no longer poses a threat to NATO.🚨 (Credit: @jayinkyiv.bsky.social)

New primer about the news from the last few hours that the US is getting back to business with Russia. This is not Trump being erratic, it is not about diesel, it is not a small move. It is about the US moving to a more active position of helping Putin. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/this-is-ab...

This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel

What Really Matters From The Last Few Hours

phillipspobrien.substack.com

I have an idea: Why doesn’t Trump get Putin to stop?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

UN Ambassador Mike Waltz on Trump's deal with Putin: "The Ukrainians have been attacking Russian refineries as part of the war. The president has been clear in asking the Ukrainians to stop."

"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?" buff.ly/oLdL54C

Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?

“Is my hair thinning, or am I ripping it out because a thirty-four-time convicted, sexually abusive steak salesman with a Hannibal Lecter fetish is five poin...

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It isn't crazy to wonder what sort of things the spectacle of a public execution is meant to desensitize us to. In fact, it's necessary to wonder that.

Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film

Neo-fascism as spectacles of violence.

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Fmr ambassador of Poland to US.

I think this analysis is correct. Reports out of Russia for the last six weeks show huge diesel shortages and long lines of cars trying to get it. Russia doesn't have the diesel Trump says he's buying for them. This is all for another purpose, which is psy ops.

This is clearly not acceptable

I doubt Russia has tons of diesel to export. They're in a fuel shortage crisis. It'd be illegal, violating sanctions. And awful strategy while Russia is attacking Ukraine, menacing NATO allies, and helping Iran target Americans. But looks like Trump trying to jawbone markets before the midterms.

Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.

🚨 ANALYSIS: Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel weeks before the midterms, despite analysts doubting the deal will meaningfully lower prices. Zelenskyy accuses Trump of using Ukraine’s peace talks as a “smokescreen” for his Putin deal. The full story is worse than you think.

BREAKING: The Truth About Trump’s Oil Deal With Putin

Trump eases sanctions on Russian diesel as energy analysts question the deal and Zelenskyy accuses him of betraying Ukraine.

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This is atrocious. And the world knows.

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social · 2d ago

Just so we’re crystal clear: Trump is now funding the murder of Ukrainian women and children to try and win the midterms. America is lost.

Peter Navarro on a hot mic: "So, this shithead at the pool camera won't turn on the camera" (Shame C-SPAN didn't take more of this)

UN calls US plans to livestream execution 'abhorrent' reut.rs/4rSMHmt

UN calls US plans to livestream execution 'abhorrent'

The United Nations on Friday called US plans to livestream ​the execution of Nidal Hasan, the ‌gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, "abhorrent" and said it ​could be a violation of prohibitions ​against torture.

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Exclusive: A pair of senior House Democrats are urging FBI Director Kash Patel to call off a reported planned trip to Russia, according to a letter @sfitz787.bsky.social obtained. “In the interest of national security, we ask you to reconsider,” they wrote.

Why Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia?

Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip.

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This is so pathetic it deserves all manner of ridicule. Beyond parody. Coming next—FBI undercover agents to be trained by actors who have portrayed undercover agents in film and television.

MS NOW@ms.now · 3d ago

The FBI announced its intention to seek a sole-source contract with the UFC to train FBI agents in hand-to-hand combat. MS NOW's @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social has the latest

"We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC." JOINT STATEMENT by CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, UK

🚨 Just in: The US has sanctioned the ICC. "We ​will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate," Marco Rubio said in a statement.

EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges.

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Shot chaser etc

Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt just days before unveiling a new space-travel policy. The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by the Trump admin's actions — and led by Elon Musk.

Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy

The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.

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