"When propaganda conflicted with reality and nobody believed the propaganda anymore." This is also what has begun to happen in lower income brackets of Trump supporters. You can't argue with the empty wallet. The curtain is pulling back on the entire charade. In Russia, and hopefully in the US.

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4h ago

It’s also partly that Ukrainian success with drone technology has really prevented Russians from moving forward. The system is running into reality, and that’s how Soviet Union finally broke down. When propaganda conflicted with reality and nobody believed the propaganda anymore.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

Katerina Horbunova@blue-eyed.bsky.social · 11h ago

...Ukraine. “It can't always be bad, good times are bound to come” - a phrase I've often heard throughout my life. Kramatorsk is one of the few remaining large cities in the Donetsk region.

Ukraine MUST get the air defense support she needs.

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 11h ago

Last night, #Ukraine was unable to shoot down any of the 28 missiles launched by Russia: 24 ballistic missiles and 4 hypersonic "Tsircon" missiles. Since last Saturday alone, over 50 ballistic missiles have been launched at Kyiv and nearby⤵️ 📷: Russian attacks last night

THEY LIED.

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 2d ago

New from 404 Media: Jonathan Paz’s job was to convince cities to buy Flock cameras. After initially being enthusiastic about the company, he became disillusioned. I spoke to Paz about how he first joined Flock, what he was lied to about, and why he had to get out www.404media.co/why-a-flock-...

Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta

We’ve seen this before.

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Trump’s reversal on allowing Ukraine to build Patriot air-defense systems after speaking with Putin is another reminder of who seems to have the most influence over him — and that even when it comes to protecting Ukrainian civilians from russian missiles, this US administration can’t be counted on.

Roman Sheremeta (@romansheremeta)

Trump’s reversal on allowing Ukraine to build Patriot air-defense systems after speaking with Putin is another reminder of who seems to have the most influence over him — and that even when it comes t...

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What the US government is doing to Dr. Fauci is the embodiment of what they are doing to scientific infrastructure overall.

There will be more updates as the night goes on. The death toll will likely rise. Ukraine desperately needs Patriot and other air defense. #RussiaIsATerroristState

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 5d ago

⚡️Update: 9 killed, 23 injured in Kyiv as Russia launches 2nd major attack in 48 hours. In the Darnytskyi district alone, seven people were killed and another 14 were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that Russia's war in Ukraine can no longer be viewed as a purely regional conflict. The theater of military operations is closely linked politically and technologically within the system of rivalry between global players, in particular the US and China⤵️

This post is special to me bc one of the families we sponsored is from Kherson, the watermelon capital of not just Ukraine, but all of Europe. This year we have watermelon seeds that are the Kherson melon variety, and we're growing them together. 🤞 we get at least one melon, so they can taste home.

BenB 🇺🇦@benborges.xyz · 5d ago

How Ukrainian farmers grow watermelons near the front line In this report, the Kyiv Independent's Dominic Culverwell and Nick Allard travel to Ukraine's agricultural heartland, documenting how two brothers survived Russian occupation, rebuilt their farm from scratch, and conti...

Imagine having a leader that cares so little for human life. Putin is one of the leaders our administration has long admired.

Beefeater Fella@beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 6d ago

❓Do you know how many Russians have been killed in this war? Do you have an estimate? 🇺🇦 Zelensky: Total Russian losses are 1,600,000, and about 700,000 have been killed. About.

Maine Just Told ICE to Get Out Hundreds of the state’s police departments, school districts, and libraries are now required to refuse cooperation with the agency. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Maine just told ICE to get out

Hundreds of the state's police departments, school districts, and libraries are now required to refuse cooperation with the agency.

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8 years ago.

Ukrainians are suffering so much.

Roman Sheremeta@rshereme.bsky.social · 6d ago

A photo that tears your heart apart: standing on the ruins of his home, Danylo Voronov mourns his entire family, who were killed in a russian strike - his parents, brothers, sisters, and his 18-month-old son, Artem. A tragedy and a grief that words cannot convey.

🚨 This is what Ukrainian skies looked like overnight. Russia launched a massive combined strike targeting peaceful cities from Kyiv and Lviv to Dnipro and Odesa.

#RussiaIsATerroristState

Alex Panchenko@alexpanchenko2.bsky.social · 7d ago

Big fat expensive Russian ballistic missile destroyed a strategic military target in a Kryvyi Rih* suburb last night: the house where a 10-strong Voronovs family lived. Four children as young as five have been killed, other family members got wounded. *Kryvyi Rih is Zelensky's home city.

Translation from Kremlinese: "Extremists, psychopaths, warlords / druglords around the globe are watching with great attention if conquest, routine war crimes, genocide, slavery and state-run smuggling will be normalized: to start doing things Russia is doing today in their regions of the world".

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · last wk.

"We need to stand up for our legitimate interests.To offer something to the world,we must win.The world is watching with great attention&bated breath to see how this war,imposed on us by the West,will end." - Lavrov

It takes me 2.5 minutes to explain why it’s a lie that we gave all the weapons to Ukraine that we needed for Iran. But the lie can be said in one sentence. We’re at a disadvantage when reality is nuanced. But the truth is essential

For my more recent readers: The War (which Russia started in Feb 2014, not 2022) had begun with a string of brutal murders of Ukrainian civilians opposing Russian invasion in Crimea, Donbas and other UA regions. S. Chubenko here is one of the 3 most known martyrs, along with R. Ametov and V. Rybak.

Olena Halushka@halushka.bsky.social · last wk.

12yrs ago russian terrorists murdered 16yo Stepan Chubenko in the Donetsk region. They tortured the boy for a week and then shot him dead w/ 5 bullets for wearing a 🇺🇦 ribbon. Rest in glory, Stepan. The world had turned a blind eye to the russian genocidal war for way too long.

All the yes. Everyone should read this one.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · last wk.

"The goal of this regime is to scare us out of resisting.... Our job is to show up and be brave anyway." Great article from Daniella Jiménez, Renée Bartlett-Webber, and Ellie Prickett-Morgan at Mother Jones. Worth your time: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Privacy is dead with this administration.

Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.com · 2w ago

Open a credit card or change your address, and that address can move through data brokers to ICE, which can search it without a warrant. (thread) www.404media.co/you-opened-a...

A fist just like the one in George Floyd Square now stands in Madison, WI. Ruiz was killed by Madison police this week. Protesters have gathered across the city demanding accountability & an independent investigation. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement @wi.bopm on Instagram.

America keeps losing the thread on Russia's kidnapping of Ukraine's children In the never-ending spiral of news cycles, I worry that one of the most consequential moral stories of our time is being lost in that flood: the tens of thousands of Ukrainian children Russia has take...

America keeps losing the thread on Russia's kidnapping of Ukraine's children

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McFaul: Putin will stop fighting when he’s out of money and soldiers. We should arm Ukraine, impose more sanctions on Russia and enforce the existing ones. To end the war faster, we should help Ukraine win rather than hope that protesters or oligarchs will put pressure on Putin.

APPLEBAUM: Military losses historically created radical changes in Russia. Russians have kind of mythology, "We’ve never lost wars." They’ve lost lot of wars. Every time they do, it’s pretty dramatic. Right now, that mythology and propaganda confront reality that is breaking in.

Next week we'll teach 404 Media subscribers how to pry records from the government. It's a new FOIA Forum, a livestream where we show you in realtime how to get all sorts of docs. Details: www.404media.co/our-new-foia... Not a subcriber? Become one here to access: 404media.co/membership

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Will Western mouthpieces for the russian narrative of an "authoritarian Ukraine" have anything to say now? Despite relentless russian air attacks, Ukrainians took to the streets — and are being heard. Our institutions may not be fully mature yet, but democracy is deeply embedded in who we are.

Ukraine can play 4D chess.

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 2w ago

APPLEBAUM: Ukrainians don’t need D-Day style landing in Crimea. They want to make peninsula unviable, unlivable and unattractive in order to persuade Russians to go home, undermine Putin’s idea that Crimea is a permanent part of Russia. It’s a kind of politico-military invasion.

Hell's gates also opened on Kyiv tonight...as they have for many, many nights now.

UNITED24 Media@united24media.com · 3w ago

🚨 Russia is launching an ongoing, massive ballistic missile attack on Kyiv—potentially its biggest-ever missile blitz—with rapid explosions rocking the capital. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

One of the most important actions you can take right now is to advocate for a municipal ban on these Flock cameras. Cities can and should ban them. Some already have.

The War Monitor@warmonitor.net · 3w ago

Law enforcement officers across the U.S. have been accused of using Flock license plate cameras to illegally track people... from stalking romantic interests, to monitoring women seeking abortions as they travel across state lines. (Mother Jones)