🚨 Breaking New report @cictar.bsky.social on tax behaviour US Big Tech company Palantir Benefitting from public money but avoiding paying fair taxes undermining finance for public services and public pensions @corporateeurope.org @taxobservatory.bsky.social www.epsu.org/article/pala...

A market trader in Kherson described how a Russian first-person-view drone chased him around his stall before exploding beside his van, in an attack Ukraine has called a war crime. #EuropeNews ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/NVCU

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Missile Matters is my personal blog, where I share insights on the latest developments in the nuclear and missile domains in Ukraine and beyond. If Putin decides to nuke us all, you will read about ...

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Hi all, I had the pleasure of doing a Substack live with @frhoffmann.bsky.social last night. A deep dive into the Ukraine-Russia missile war and where ranged warfare is heading globally. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Live with Phillips P. OBrien and Fabian Hoffmann

A recording from Phillips P. OBrien's live video

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The United States has created a new Marine Minerals Administration. The MMA will oversee mining on the continental shelf (which is allowed under UNCLOS). But America is also pursuing mining in international waters. foreignpolicy.com/2026/08/04/t... (Me @foreignpolicy.com. No paywall.)

Unusual drone sighting situation at Leipzig airport in Germany: a drone, possibly armed with some kind of explosive, has been found on the ground at Leipzig airport. Later, an aircraft reported a collision with an unknown object. More info certainly to follow. www.bild.de/regional/lei...

Neue Details zur Sperrung am Flughafen Leipzig: Drohne trug ein Päckchen mit Zünder

Drohne mit möglichem Sprengsatz stoppt Flugbetrieb am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle.

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Last chance to apply! 🚨 Applications to join our team as an Events Officer will close on Friday 7 August at 11:00. You will help support the design and co-ordination of our programme of public and private events. Find out more www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...

“The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion today addressing when the Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1.13(b) and (c) may be implicated for a lawyer representing the government …” Timing is auspicious. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Formal Opinion 524: Government lawyers’ obligations when knowing of a public official’s intended or ongoing violation of law

CHICAGO, July 22, 2026 — The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion today addressing when the Model Rules of Professional Condu...

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The growing cooperation between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea continues to spread far beyond Ukraine. Japan’s new defense report is the latest warning that we should all be paying attention.

Japan’s Defense Report Deserves Far More Attention

Another warning the international community should not ignore

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“At least 72 people died because of four words”: from Dexter Ingram 👇👀 #Ceuta open.substack.com/pub/dexterin...

At least 72 People Died Because of Four Words

It wasn't a plot. It was an opportunity – and everyone who needed someone to blame took it.

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Always evaluate and verify any information that compels you to take risks. The danger of disinformation and influence operations : www.atalayar.com/en/articulo/...

The invasion of Ceuta was fueled, beginning in early July, by a social media campaign—with 11 million impressions—originating from accounts in Algeria, Tunisia, and France, as well as comments from th...

A comprehensive intelligence report, prepared by Spanish security, intelligence, and international terrorism analyst Chema Gil at the request of several Span...

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🔥 Here's Whitehouse's entire remarkable speech opposing Blanche: "What's left of this committee when we don't demand straight answers? How many times has DOJ been asked what became of the $50k that the FBI reported it handed to Homan? ... our R colleagues see no evil, hear no evil, & speak no evil."

Whitehouse on Blanche: "Today is a sad and embarrassing day"

YouTube video by Aaron Rupar

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On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I had a wide-ranging discussion with the always insightful Serhiy Kudelia about democracy during wartime in Ukraine. www.powervertical.org/2026/07/31/d...

DEMOCRACY DURING WARTIME

powervertical · DEMOCRACY DURING WARTIME Two weeks after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sparked a political crisis by sacking his young, popular, and highly effective defense minister Mykha…

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Russia Deploys Destroyer Admiral Levchenko to Baltic Sea, Reportedly to Escort “Shadow Fleet” #Ukraine #Russia #Baltic #EU #NATO militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...

Russia Deploys Destroyer Admiral Levchenko to Baltic Sea, Reportedly to Escort "Shadow Fleet"

Russia has redeployed the Northern Fleet destroyer Admiral Levchenko from the Barents Sea to the Baltic Sea.

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Tillis admits Trump is weaponizing the DOJ during his speech announcing he'll vote for Todd Blanche: "Maybe it's a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one ... I'm going to support Mr Blanche's nomination"

My latest on the Russian missile that landed in Poland, repeated drone incursions into Romania, and why NATO allies are sounding the alarm…

A Russian Missile Landed in Poland in the Latest Escalation Against NATO

Yesterday, Russia launched yet another massive missile and drone attack as cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones tore through homes and residential buildings across Ukraine.

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That’s a heck of a lot of advanced weaponry to use up while losing a war in record time…. www.reuters.com/world/us-has...

EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the...

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This 👇 is why Russia must be brought to its knees.

🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · yesterday

A civilian was deliberately hunted down and murdered by Russian terrorists in Kherson today. At a food market in the city’s Tavriiskyi district, a Russian FPV drone operator targeted a civilian vendor standing beside his car, loaded with the vegetables he sold to make a living.

Die Ukraine hat bei Oserne ihre Position gehalten oder ist sogar vorgerückt. Russland bereitet laut Experten mögliche Angriffe in der Region Donezk vor.

Ukrainekarte aktuell: Ukrainische Truppen halten bei Slowjansk ihre Stellungen

Die Ukraine hat bei Oserne ihre Position gehalten oder ist sogar vorgerückt. Russland bereitet laut Experten mögliche Angriffe in der Region Donezk vor.

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A recent investigation by @occrp.org found that the co-founder of NSO Group travelled to Panama in 2013 on an Israeli diplomatic passport. Senior researcher @jsrailton.bsky.social notes that it “raises questions about NSO’s connections to the [Israeli] state.” Read: www.occrp.org/en/project/t...

Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport

Spyware company NSO Group’s co-founder Shalev Hulio used an Israeli diplomatic passport to enter Panama in 2013, raising questions over the firm’s claims of independence from the Israeli state.

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EU Ministers discuss Schengen this week over a crisis that never threatened Europe's free-movement area: no one leaves Ceuta without a border check. Instead, the EPP & far-right allies use this manufactured crisis whose price was paid by real lives to attack Spain's different stance to migration.

Forecasts don't stop droughts or floods. But they do give us time to act. WFP is working with governments and partners around the world to help communities prepare for the impacts of #ElNiño before they escalate into food crises. Hear more from WFP's expert Richard ⤵️

Launch window set! 🎯 Ariane 6 flight VA270 is scheduled to liftoff on 27 August 2026 at 22:10-00:40 CEST, 17:10-19:40 local time, from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This launch will carry MTG-I2 to space, the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite. @esaearth.esa.int @eumetsat.int

Oekraïne blijft magazijnen Russische webwinkel Wildberries in as leggen: ‘Zet druk op het Kremlin’

Oekraïne blijft magazijnen Russische webwinkel Wildberries in as leggen: ‘Zet druk op het Kremlin’

Oekrane blijft magazijnen van de Russische webwinkel Wildberries bestoken. Al meer dan tien keer werden distributiecentra van de Russische Bol.com in de afgelopen weken doelwit van Oekraense droneaanvallen. Het lukt Kyiv met die aanvallen om de nodige fysieke, emotionele en economische schade aan te richten, concludeert zowel defensiespecialist Patrick Bolder van het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies als Ruslandcorrespondent Joost Bosman. Dit kan extra druk op het Kremlin zetten, zegt Bolder.

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out an attack on a US base in Kuwait using three drones, according to a source familiar with the matter.-i24 News

Ukraine will never join NATO, former commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny said, calling the alliance outdated (😏), though he conceded that Ukraine still needs technology NATO countries have. Kyiv's future lies in a European bloc yet to be formed, he said. www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2026/08...

Залужний: не вірте казкам, Україна ніколи не стане членом НАТО

Посол України у Британії, генерал Валерій Залужний не вважає перспективним рух України до членства в НАТО, визначений в Конституції України.

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A school shooter’s mother helped him reach his ‘fans’ from prison. Here’s why she wasn’t charged.

School shooter Colt Gray’s mother helped him reach his ‘fans’ from prison. Here’s why she wasn’t charged. | CNN

Georgia school shooter Colt Gray was sentenced to life in prison and his father to 15 years for providing the gun. Some victims and their families wish his mother would be charged, too.

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They are fighting fantasy wars in their heads and all the while they are losing badly to a country without a Navy and and Air Force.

Several sanctioned oil tankers will be part of a convoy that might become the largest ever to traverse the Northern Sea Route

Large group of sanctioned tankers prepares for icy convoy on Northern Sea Route

At least nine tankers and four cargo vessels are drifting in the northeastern part of the Kara Sea, waiting for nuclear icebreakers to escort them across the desolate Arctic waters.

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No country for old metal heads: Russian police are breaking up concerts and arresting young and old alike Thirty-five years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is again persecuting members of subcultures.

No country for old metal heads: Russian police are breaking up concerts and arresting young and old alike

Over the past year, Russia’s security forces have increasingly targeted the country’s punk and metal music scenes. Thirty-five years after the collapse of the…

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