This would explain the hatred of Mail in ballots....
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The EU should just ban airlines which use Russian airspace from entering European airspace
I have been waiting for this. Russia has shut down all civil aircraft transportation to Ukraine. It is only logical to do the reverse. Declare that aircraft on the ground are targets and subject to sanctions. Declare that control towers are targets together with radar installations.
4/ "The airports there have been closed since the beginning of the Special Military Operation, but the country has learned to live without them. Foreign leaders arrive in Kyiv by train. Inconvenient, but tolerable.
2/ Russia's huge size makes it exceptionally dependent on air travel, with only one train line and a single paved road connecting the densely populated west with sparsely populated Siberia. Its aviation network is centred on the country's two megacities, Moscow and St Petersburg.
1/ President Zelenskyy's warning that Ukraine will shut down Russian civil aviation is being taken seriously – and attracting concern – from Russian warbloggers. They warn that Russia is far more vulnerable to such a shutdown than Ukraine. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/mili...
🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦@militarynewsua.bsky.social · yesterday❗️Russian airspace will effectively be closed. We warn every airline that uses Russian airspace: Russian skies are becoming completely unsafe, – Zelenskyy. “It is important that the relevant airlines hear this — those currently flying to airports,
Danish Security Intelligence (PET) says there is clear evidence of planned Russian attacks on Danish and Ukrainian defence companies in Denmark through people hired online, Berlingske Tidende reports.
🇷🇺 Orcas and Polar Bears. Part II After making journalists wait for hours, Putin felt the need to clarify his previous comment after 2 a.m. His lapdog Zarubin delivered a prepared question, to which mumbling Putin responded like a grandpa shaking his cane at kids riding their bikes past his porch.
⚡️ Satellite images of the Kstovsky refinery of LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez after the attack on August 26, - Dnipro Osint At least 4 points of severe burning were recorded as a result of UAV hits.
‼️ Flash: The enemy is producing additional electronic warfare systems against Starlink. Russian enterprises are purchasing components for the production of several hundred more systems (300–400).
🇺🇦 USVs out in the Black Sea tonight, as well as a whole bunch of drones pushing deep into Russia
DroneBomber@dronebomber.bsky.social · 8h ago00:08 | 03/09 Approximate flight routes of our UAVs: 🔴 Red arrows — directions of strike UAV movement; 🟣 Purple arrows — directions of USV movement; According to Russian sources, around 430 drones were reported, though these estimates and the displayed routes remain highly approximate.
Technically, humanity is capable of bringing global temperatures down, but the political will to do so will be lacking if the rise of the far right continues, as it is precisely those parties that deny humanity’s role in this. We will therefore have to expose the lies of climate change deniers.
In the Pokrovs'k direction, the russian fascist invaders carried out 24 attacks in the areas of Udachne, Molodets'ke and Novopidhorodnye as well as towards Vil'ne, Hannivka, Dobropillya, Bilyts'ke, Novohryshyne, Novofedorivka, Vasylivka and Serhiyivka. 2/2
In the Kostyantynivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 assaults by the russian fascist invaders in the areas of Kostyantynivka, Novoselivka, Illinivka, Mykolaypillya, Sofiyivka and Vil'ne. –General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operational info at 22:00 on 2 September 2026 1/2
A Coast Guard jet carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and senior DHS officials was forced to make an emergency landing near Washington after suffering an engine loss.
Russia took one of its heaviest monthly losses of the entire full-scale war in August, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said, putting the killed and wounded at 42,020 Ukrainian forces also hit 13,835 vehicles euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/02/4...
42,020 troops, 1,827 artillery systems, 89 tanks: Ukraine’s tally of what it cost Russia to keep fighting in August
As frontline losses climb, Moscow fires ballistic missiles and jet drones Ukraine cannot catch.
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🇺🇦Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha: “Ukraine has officially notified the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that Russian airspace is unsafe for civil aviation due to increased military activity. We urge everyone to avoid using it.”
"The moral vocabulary of 'patriotism' and 'kill chains' that makes the tech right sound like a new political animal turns out to be the house style of the arms industry."
Don’t Look Now, But the Tech Bros Are Losing
Despite warnings about techno-fascism, Silicon Valley’s right wing isn’t new, and its alliance with MAGA is faltering.
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Here you see : a Chef and his waiter #Federov 😣😖 "Just as predicted, Mykhailo #Federov, ousted #Ukraine defense minister, has gone over to the dark side and is working with #PeterThiel 's Palantir."
capitolhunters@capitolhunters.bsky.social · yesterdayJust as predicted, Mykhailo Federov, ousted Ukraine defense minister, has gone over to the dark side and is working with Peter Thiel's Palantir. Thiel hates demoracy; his minions (in the Senate and outside) helped drive January 6. Looks like Zelensky was not so dumb after all in firing him. 1/
AFAIK they were quick to pivot and say OK, this situation is more complicated, but would be interesting to hear more from the Ukrainian press.
.. then when Federov sat down for an interview with FT, it was a 4-alarm fire. The words he used were so similar to Thiel's. Here's a prediction from Aug 30, that Federov's investment would involve Thiel. Federov may tell himself hs is doing the right thing, but he is lost. 3/ x.com/capitolhunte...
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As expected, ousted Ukraine Defense Minister Federov now wants to build a drone company with $ from Silicon Valley. That's Peter Thiel's dream, and Federov uses Thiel's words. Whether he is naive and...
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Just as predicted, Mykhailo Federov, ousted Ukraine defense minister, has gone over to the dark side and is working with Peter Thiel's Palantir. Thiel hates demoracy; his minions (in the Senate and outside) helped drive January 6. Looks like Zelensky was not so dumb after all in firing him. 1/
"Joshua Wong compirà 30 anni il mese prossimo ha iniziato a protestare a 14 anni e ha trascorso i suoi anni più belli in prigione ma di sicuro sta vivendo il periodo più “cinese” della sua vita un pezzo straziante di Frances Hui"
Melissa Chan@melissakchan.bsky.social · 20h agoChinamaxxers ignore the teen activists of Hong Kong. Joshua Wong will turn 30 next month. He started his protests at 14, and have spent his brightest years in prison but sure have the very Chinese time in your life. Heartbreaking essay by Frances Hui:
Crucially, none broke past 360km (well below the March batch at 500km+) [russianspaceweb]. With the main Soyuz factory in Samara heavily damaged by Ukrainian strikes on Aug 15 [RBC Ukraine], Moscow is now losing hardware in orbit faster than they can build new rockets to replace them [SatNews].(2/2)
Yes, tracking data confirms a high anomaly rate for the July 19 batch [russianspaceweb.com]. Out of 16 satellites, only 11 raised orbit. By late August, 3 abandoned the climb and are decaying. Two never maneuvered and are dropping below 300km toward reentry. (1/2)