WTF did I just read? www.mk.ru/incident/202...

I’m not sure who won.

‼️ Russia: “It seems Russians have rekindled their love for cash: its growth in circulation in 2025 is five times higher than in 2024.” For many reasons www.mk.ru/economics/20...

⚡ Zelenskyy: "Wouldn’t it be cheaper and easier simply to cut Russia off from the components it needs to produce missiles — or even destroy those factories making missiles?"

"The Islamic Republic is a zombie regime. It has all the conditions for revolution. This is the opinion of Jack Goldstone (the most authoritative theorist of revolutions) and Karim Sadjadpour (the greatest Iranianist)

‼️ Russia: “More than 60% of prepared foods inspected by Rospotrebnadzor do not meet sanitary and epidemiological requirements.” YIKES! 🤢 www.interfax.ru/russia/1067089

So…besides throwing gasoline on a fire, and the fact that they’ve publicly threatened people with execution, what do they expect from this? A way to say the crowds of protesters from before aren’t against the regime but instead FOR the regime?

“The report said the Council for Coordination of Islamic Development is calling on people across the country to hold public gatherings to condemn the "terrorist actions of American and Israeli agents."”

Reuters: White House discussed paying up to $100,000 to each Greenland resident in exchange for secession from Denmark

🇸🇪🇺🇦 Sweden officially handed over 26 Archer self-propelled artillery systems to Ukraine out of the 44 promised, - Militarnyi

Doctors from around the world travel to Ukraine to rebuild the faces of soldiers wounded on the front line. 🧵 1/9 ⬇️

🇺🇦 Budanov held a meeting with the leadership of the General Staff, the Ground Forces, and the heads of law enforcement agencies.

‼️ Russian Media: “Is the regime over? What is known about the mass protests in Iran?” This is from Fontanka, a St. Petersburg based publication. www.fontanka.ru/2026/01/09/7...

‼️ Russia: “The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into reports of low-quality Aloe Vera drinks in Penza.” No mention of the acetone, they kept it…vague www.kommersant.ru/doc/8334724

⚡️AFU struck a storage and maintenance site for unmanned boats in the Chornomorske area (Crimea), a repair unit from the 1435th Motorized Rifle Regiment near Anthracite (Luhansk region), a pontoon ferry near Nikonorivka, and a storage facility for “Shahed” UAVs in Makiivka, Donetsk region.

🔥 AFU hit Syzran Oil Refinery. The annual processing volume of this enterprise is from 7 to 8.9 million tons of oil, - General Staff ‼️ LUKOIL-Volgogradnefteperebotka oil products processing plant - the oil products pipeline and the oil production technological unit were damaged.

‼️ Russia: “The EU has imposed sanctions against 41 tankers from Russia's "shadow fleet."” 🥳 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8295264

Meanwhile in Russia… “Emergency at a cafe on Red Square: A piano fell on a customer.” www.mk.ru/social/2025/...

‼️ Russia: “Russia's government has ordered Russian Railways to sell a 62-floor central Moscow skyscraper to help the railway monopoly pay off some of its $50 billion debt, three sources told Reuters.” www.reuters.com/business/fin...

‼️ Russia: “Russia increased oil discounts for China to a record $35 per barrel.” 🍿 www.moscowtimes.news/2025/12/18/r...

They aren’t supposed to *checks notes* wash the hair of pregnant women or children 🇷🇺: That’s how you mess up a kids memory & mental abilities!

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “Russians were told that on December 18, Savvin's Day, they are not allowed to take out the trash.” Another day, another list of things they aren’t supposed to do! www.mk.ru/social/2025/...

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “A mysterious seer predicted a catastrophe in 2026.” ✅ Some previously unknown prophecy POINTS! www.mk.ru/incident/202...

Meanwhile in Russia… “A Russian woman is stalking a tattoo artist, threatening to cut off his penis.” She wants to dismember his member? It’s St. Petersburg, so I guess that tracks www.mk.ru/incident/202...

Meanwhile in Russia… “A cow tasted a car on Sakhalin Island.” 🇷🇺: We must tell everyone! www.mk.ru/social/2025/...

Good night, dear friends. It’s 00:55 in Ukraine. Hopefully see you tomorrow. 🇳🇱🇺🇦 The Dutch Parliament gave a standing ovation to President Zelenskyy. This makes me proud and truly happy. It is a powerful sign of respect for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Standing shoulder to shoulder.

Russian Airports Update I've had to add to the list - all 4 Moscow airports (Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky) are restricted again, and Izhevsk [1400km from Ukraine] joins the list.

US Senate unveils bipartisan SAFE Crypto Act to combat rising fraud. 🛡️ A new task force with Treasury, law enforcement, and private sector will target crypto crimes. This follows a 66% surge in crypto scam losses ($9.3B in 2024). Experts see collaboration as key to investor protection. ⚖️

⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Explosions rocked an oil refinery in the Russian city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban amid a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Dec. 17, media reported.

⚡️US senators introduce bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russian oil profits. The Decrease Russian Oil Profits (DROP) Act would impose targeted sanctions on anyone dealing in Russian oil, effectively barring them from the U.S. financial system.

‼️ Russia: “The widow of a SMO soldier stated that her husband's body was not fully buried.” Did they half-ass it? www.mk.ru/social/2025/...

Meanwhile in Russia… In Kazan, a Russian woman (64) “was hospitalized with a burn to her buttocks after riding a tram.” They diagnosed her with a chemical burn www.mk.ru/incident/202...

“…He added that the company's sales fell by 25% in 2025, forcing the postponement of annual vacations and production cuts. The machine-building plant laid off 2,000 employees.”

‼️ Russia: “India's largest buyer of Russian oil has cancelled new purchases.” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/12/10/k...

One of the reasons why the Ministry of Finance so urgently put forward and Amended 2025 budget even thought they knew they would have to amend it again (which they did) was BECAUSE of the budget rule parameters. Things were getting bad in a hurry, and they needed to change their plan.

POINTS! x.com/prune602/sta...

“Russians were told that cleaning is prohibited on Catherine the Great's Day, December 7.” Let’s see what’s not allowed today www.mk.ru/social/2025/...

The saddest part of the FIFA ‘peace prize’ was how excited Senile Satan got over a fake award.

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces commander hits back at Russia's international arrest warrant Russia has accused Robert "Madyar" Brovdi in absentia of organizing an alleged terrorist attack in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

🇳🇱🇺🇦 The Dutch interim government is allocating an additional €700 million to Ukraine next year. The money is available because other ministries will not be able to spend it this year, - NOS The cabinet has started looking for funds in the budget to allow Ukraine to quickly place military orders.

‼️Russia: “The Monopoly logistics group defaulted on 260 million rubles in bonds” 🍿 www.fontanka.ru/2025/12/04/7...

‼️ Russia: “Grozny Airport suspended operations for the second time this morning.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8252219

‼️ Russia: “Russians warned of a possible banking crisis in the Russian Federation.” 🍿 www.mk.ru/economics/20...

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🇪🇺🇺🇦 This week could be decisive for diplomacy, – Kallas "We heard yesterday that the negotiations in America were difficult but productive… It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible."

‼️ Russia: “Shoigu proposed convincing Russians to "voluntarily and happily" travel to Siberia.” I don’t think that’s quite how it happened in the past. 🤨 www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/06/s...

‼️ Russia: “Saudi Arabia has announced discounts on oil for India and China to replace Russian barrels.” How much more can Russia mark down their oil in response? www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/07/s...

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “Publications about the surviving founder of the Wagner PMC, Prigozhin, have appeared online.” Wait for it… www.mk.ru/politics/202...

“Life is difficult” ~ Vladimir Putin You made it worse, and for many, significantly shorter.