Sid Wishes
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 18, 2026: Russian state-owned bank VEB fired Chief Economist Andrey Klepach following media reports of a negative economic assessment he offered that contradicts Putin’s theory of victory in Ukraine. (1/5) Read the full update: isw.pub/UkrWar081826
A Russian woman was "talking about a nighttime Ukrainian drone strike on the outskirts of Elektrostal, an industrial city some 36 miles east of Moscow. 'Scary isn’t the word,' said the woman. 'People thought it was war.' Did they, now?"
Special Delivery: Ukraine Blows Up ‘Russia’s Amazon’
With its drone attacks on the e-commerce giant Wildberries, Ukraine hopes to ship the reality of war right to Russians’ doorsteps.
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New article with Greg Whisler. We lay out how the Russian force expanded during the war leading to a paradox: as the quantity grew, its ability to employ force at scale decreased. As Moscow fielded more forces, the value of that mass steadily diminished. warontherocks.com/a-return-to-...
A Return to Mass: Russian Force Expansion in the War with Ukraine
Joseph Stalin famously said that quantity has a quality of its own. Yet the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War shows both the benefits and the eventual
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Attempts to rig the 2026 election are already underway.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 2mo agoTrump ousts the three remaining members of a federal election assistance panel, crippling the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms.
Ukraine is now using drones to disable and destroy every Russian ship in the Sea of Azov. Ukraine took out 12 Russian ships in the last two days.
substack.com/@nadinbrzezi... #Ukraine #RussianGasolineCrisis Sharp and well informed on the snowball effect of the Ukraine sanctions.
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That crisis is getting more obvious. Putin is in trouble even if our media can’t see it for reasons. Ukraine’s deep war is strategic and it is working.
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Belarus Warns Ukraine of ‘Full-Scale Response’ Over Any Border Incursion! Okay...
If you want to understand a little of what it’s like visiting one of the most dangerous places on planet earth right now. My piece for LLB, on my trip to Fire Point. For the full article and many more, you can visit my substack, Voices from the Front. londonlovesbusiness.com/putin-expect...
Putin expected Ukraine to fall, but instead they built a weapons revolution - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Explore how Ukraine defied expectations by building a weapons revolution amid ongoing conflict, contrary to Putin's predictions.
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A Russian tried to climb up a pine tree and pin a Soviet flag there. The pine tree rejected them decisively.
1/7 Russia's fuel problem is no longer just a Crimean problem. The real story is logistics. Ukraine is systematically targeting bridges, railways, roads, fuel depots and transport routes across southern Ukraine. The goal isn't a dramatic collapse. It's slow strangulation
Intelligent conversation between two of the best Ukraine war analysts (52 min). Jake does a few minutes on his book shelf. Paul opens up a bit on personal stuff. youtube.com/watch?v=He2G...
Paul Warburg: Russian Logistics are Under Siege | Jake Broe Podcast (E045) @PaulJWarburg
YouTube video by Jake Broe
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"The smoke clouds assert that the war can no longer be safely outsourced to the borderlands. Its costs will increasingly be felt at home, and Ukraine intends to keep raising those costs until continuing the war looks worse, in Moscow’s calculus, than ending it." mickryan.substack.com/p/the-war-co...
The War Comes Home: Ukraine’s Moscow Refinery Strikes and their Strategic Rationale
Two strikes in a single week have set Russia’s capital alight. These are the sharp edge of a maturing strategy designed to change the arithmetic of a war that Putin still insists he can win.
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I made this because it should be front page news but has been played down. Ukraine has blown the lid off Moscow's refinery and there is something very ironic if it is watched with Tchaikovsky's 1812. Tchaikovsky was Ukrainian and wrote it to celebrate a russian victory, so time to turn the tables.
I Thought It Would Be a Stalemate, But Right Now Ukraine Is Winning the War #Ukraine
I Thought It Would Be a Stalemate, But Right Now Ukraine Is Winning the War
Ukraine gains upper hand in war, striking deep into Russia and crippling logistics and infrastructure.
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"Donald Trump has wrecked America’s brand. He’s made crossing over from Canada a betrayal, bordering on treason, while turning the U.S. into a laughingstock around the globe." @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Has Completely Wrecked America's Brand
In Canada, crossing over to America is not just taboo now — it’s a kind of betrayal, even borderline treasonous.
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In the first Trump admin, Americans used “I didn’t vote for this” as a shield We should be clear: that’s gone now We’re near the event horizon of something really bad—and this time every American should be ready to own the death toll & despair. Unless we stop it www.greatpower.us/p/america-ne...
America needs to stop cheering for the pickled egg
On madness, cynicism, absurdity, and the event horizon to the end of the republic
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NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover. Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment." WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
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Watch this! It makes much more sense in this format. We have a bratty 78-year-old child whose foreign policy decisions are based on temper tantrums in charge of the United States…
So now Rubio is flatearther too. Zelensky should apologize for Trump having a major "senior moment", exposing his dementia live to the world? There's a 25th amendment. Use it. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p... #Trump #Dementia #Rubio #Zelensky #MadKing
Exclusive: Rubio says Zelensky should apologize following Oval Office meeting | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should apologize after his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office devolved into what Rubio described as a ...
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.
Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”
