Posted by 31st August 2023
Today, my thoughts are with Larysa Shchyrakova, a journalist & mother. She’s been sentenced to 3,5 years simply for doing her job, torn away from her son. This brilliant woman is held as a political prisoner like 31 other journalists in Belarus. This shameful injustice must end.
1st September 2023
Covering the 1989 Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia was one of the highest points of my life. Now, strolling through the streets, it’s wonderful to see the peace and prosperity— compared with the fear and poverty under Soviet control.
Good night Ukraine, good night to all good people! I’ll be back tomorrow. Let us all help Ukraine, Denes from Hungary! #StandWithUkraine Слава Україні! Героям Слава! Sound: ON!
1st September 2023
“We’d like to humbly remind you: If we listened to what non-Ukrainians said in February 2022, we would no longer exist…We need ammunition, not advice.”
1st September 2023
#India has sharply reduced its purchases of #Russian oil The reason was the rise in the price of oil after Putin demanded to limit discounts on it. It has become much more profitable to buy oil from the Persian Gulf countries.
1st September 2023
A Putin Critic Fell to His Death in Washington. We Still Don’t Know Why. It’s shocking that Dan Rapoport’s death a year ago is still unexplained and the DC police are apparently not investigating
politico.com A Putin Critic Fell to His Death in Washington. We Still Don’t Know Why. Police don’t suspect foul play killed Dan Rapoport. Some friends aren’t so sure.
21st August 2023
The worse Russia is doing on the battlefield, the more calls you’ll hear from Kremlin allies, sycophants, and propagandists for fake ceasefires, concessions, and negotiations to give Russia time to rearm and consolidate to prepare a new offensive.
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Ben Hodges
@general_ben
Aug 31
“Where is the call for Ukraine to negotiate coming from?It comes from those focused on a desire to stabilize relations with Russia, no matter what. That denigrates the Ukrainian people and the freedom they are fighting for.” Ukraine’s Valley Forge Moment https://cepa.org/article/ukrain
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1st September 2023
BREAKING — Ukraine says drone attack on Russian airport in Pskov launched from inside Russia – AFP
Eliot Higgins
1st September 2023
It would be ironic if the real “sabotage” was that they relied on faulty Russian equipment…
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Fabian Hinz
@fab_hinz
1st September 2023
The parts Iranian state TV showed in its report about the sabotage of Iranian missile components do look a lot like Russian-made ruggedized circular connectors. twitter.com/jongambrellAP/…
1st September 2023
“Negotiations will indeed take place in Sochi on Monday,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.
1st September 2023
“The drones used to attack the Kresty air base in Pskov were launched from Russia,” Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said.
Jordan Peterson “weak people are canon fodder for predators”. Worth listening to in a world that could be facing a third World War. Anti wokeism has a voice. Russia seeks out it is links to Church through generations. Chasms to the fore and behind have always existed.
31st August 2023
Dmitry Utkin, the military commander of the Wagner group who was killed in a plane crash alongside Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin on 23 August, has been laid to rest at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery in Mytishchi near Moscow.
Both Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, two of the year’s biggest blockbusters, go against Russia’s policy of “strengthening traditional and spiritual values”, the country’s Ministry of Culture announced Thursday.
novayagazeta.eu Neither Barbie nor Oppenheimer in line with ‘traditional values’ – Culture Ministry — Novaya Gazeta… Both Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, two of the year’s biggest blockbusters, go against Russia’s policy of
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1st September 2023
BREAKING: Ukraine has put PepsiCo and Mars on its list of ‘International Sponsors of War’, which continue to operate & pay taxes in Russia. Brands to avoid: Snickers Mars Twix Bounty M&M Skittles Pepsi 7up Lipton Gatorade Cheetos Doritos Lays Tropicana Uncle Ben’s Dove Orbit
1st September 2023
This is how the school bell in the #Kharkiv metro sounds like 60 school classes will open in the Kharkiv metro. The city is located 40 km from the border with #Russia, and since the beginning of the war it has been constantly shelled. It has become unsafe for children to study… Show more
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Ukrainian schoolchildren spent the first of September (the first day of school) in the basement An air raid alert was announced in Kryvyi Rih. The children had to go to shelter.
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1st September 2023
EU is going to train 40,000 #Ukrainian soldiers by the end of the year EU foreign ministers support plans to expand the European mission for the Armed Forces of #Ukraine, said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.
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1st September 2023
NEW – Larry Fink, the face of “woke capitalism” and the Chairman of BlackRock wants to “save the planet” in order to “make a fortune” for himself and his firm.
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The biggest change over the last three decades — the change lurking behind the insecurities and resentments of the working class — has nothing to do with wokeism or any other Republican bogeymen. It has directly to do with a huge shift in the distribution of income and wealth.
Railing against “wokeism” and the “climate cult,” Vivek Ramaswamy has staked out unorthodox positions on a number of issues and characterized himself as the candidate most likely to appeal to young and new conservative voters. https://yhoo.it/45MrbUs
Today the Save Ukraine team participated in the forced evacuation of children from the Zaporizhzhia region. Together with the
and the SES of Ukraine, we brought to safety two families with children who had been living under shelling in the village of Stepnohirsk.
1st September 2023
Thank you, dear
! Together, we will win.
1st September 2023
Despite the war, Ukrainian schoolchildren began the new school year today. I talked to our teachers and children from all over Ukraine, including the frontline regions, online, and abroad. I wished them all a successful year. We will make every effort to restore safety across… Show more
1st September 2023
On day 555 of the war in Ukraine, here’s a reminder of some of the complacency voiced in Russia (and Belarus) prior to the invasion
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West … in the eyes of Russia. We are hedonistic … “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”
The left-wing Democrats will represent the party of total hedonism, total exhibitionism, total bizarreness, total weirdness, and the total right to cripple innocent people in the name of letting hooligans loose.
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Who Watches the Watchers? 