Trump alone didn't beat the justice system. He had help. It took Oligarchs relentlessly amplifying his lies on their media platforms. Ethically compromised members of the Supreme Court. 70+ million willing to vote for a convicted felon. There's a lot to fix. But it can be fixed. It must.

When did Republicans become so weak? Under Reagan, wasn’t there a sense of strength within the party? Now Trump and MAGA seem to be terrified of offending Putin. Biden hasn’t gone far enough with Ukrainian support. “Declare an emergency“ and use that power to give Ukraine everything they need.

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When I joined Blue Sky there were only about 10-20k users. I felt very hopeful this would be a Twitter killer. But unfortunately development and growth seems to be moving at a snail’s pace and the vibe here seems to be somewhere between nonexistent and forced. Threads seems much better.

June 26, 2023 Update: Russian losses continue to grow with 950 soldiers demobilized yesterday. This comes as ZSU establishes a solid force on the left bank of the Dnipro river.

ZSU pushed the Russian lines back by almost 3 km in the direction of Priyutne and nearly a 1 km in Robotyne.

June 25, 2023 Update: While Russia was failing to even fight a civil war correctly, Ukraine demobilized a good number of Russian soldiers in Ukraine - 720.

Putin’s private jet departed Moscow.

There are videos of Wagner columns continuing towards Moscow. I need to go buy more popcorn… I feel like I’m going to be eating popcorn and sipping soda for a few days.

Medvedev has fled Moscow with his family.

Now Russia is the second strongest army in both Ukraine and Russia!

Fun fact. Wagner occupied more territory inside Russian than Russia occupies inside Ukraine.

June 24, 2023 Update: Please keep in mind these are Russian losses inside Ukraine, by the hands of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. These losses do not include Russian losses inside Russia, at the hands of Russians. 😁

So now Russia is dealing with two counter offensives. Sucks to be Putin

MoD Russian soldiers are beginning to come under the command of Wagner.

It took Wagner over a year to take the 56th largest city in Ukraine, it only a matter of hours to take the 10th largest city in Russia

There is no way Prigozhin is going to stop at Rostov on Don. I honestly think he’s going for Moscow.

The worst job in Russia as of today - Putin’s double.

Sounds of automatic gunfire are being reported in Voronezh Oblast, Russia

Wagner has captured the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Internal Affairs buildings in Rostov, Russia.

"A helicopter was destroyed on the Moscow highway after an attempt to fire at Wagner PMC" "We will perceive as a threat and destroy everything around us, we are ready to die for everything." - Prigozhin

Wagner tanks have already surrounded the Ministry of Defense in Rostov, Russia.

A word from Stephen King 💙💛

There are reports of automatic gunfire in Rostov, Russia. The governor has urged residents to stay in their homes. Wagner PMC seems to be fighting their way towards Moscow.

“Source about the mood in the elites of St. Petersburg: Petersburg, when choosing between Putin and Prigogine, now they prefer the last one. They go straight for him.”

“A source says there is panic in the Kremlin, no one can contact Putin. Source: Right now the Kremlin is negotiating something with Governor-General Dyumin." 1/2

Russian soldiers are refusing to take arms against Wagner.

Fun fact: Because Russia deployed 98% of its combat power to Ukraine, Wanger PMC now outnumbers Russian army troops inside Russia. Putin is ill equipped to fight a civil war against Prigozhin

Girkin-Strelkov is saying a Russian military coup may be eminent. This is partially in response to Prigozhin claiming Russian forces have shelled Wagner locations.

A new Russian law requires all Wagner members to sign Russian military contracts by July 1, something Wagner refuses. Any Wagner member that refuses to sign and also resists arrest will reportedly be executed. In response, Prigozhin has reportedly declared war on the Russian MoD.

June 23, 2023 Update: a huge number of Russian artillery was taken out yesterday — 44!

June 22. 2023: Another bad day for Russia.

June 21, 2023 Update: A big equipment day with 32 artillery systems. That’s probably a record for artillery since the war started, or extremely close.

June 20, 2023 Update: Another huge day of losses for Russia - 1010 soldiers!

June 19, 2023 Update: The numbers are inching back up, but ultimately these are not the numbers that matter. The territory and people who are liberated, that’s what matters, and every day, Ukraine is liberating more and more. Героям слава! 🇺🇸💙💛🇺🇦

The strong Russian military…. T-54 tanks in service in Ukraine.

June 18, 2023 Update

June 17, 2023 Update

The US House of Represenatives just released a draft defense budget for 2024 that includes ATACMS for Ukraine.

June 16, 2013 Update: I’m actually quite surprised the troop numbers are not higher. Yesterday there was a significant strike on a large group of Russian soldiers who were waiting hours for their commander to give a motivational speech. I heard hundreds were killed with that one HIMARS attack.

June 15, 2023 Update

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A US Republican Senator has blocked the sale HIMARS to Hungary. Senator Risch stated that Hungary must admit Sweden if it wants weapons from the US. The deal was worth $735 million.

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June 14, 2023 Update - One day closer to Ukrainian victory!

June 13, 2022 Update - while it’s true the counter offensive began, the vast majority of Ukrainian brigades have yet to be activated. When the timing is right, Ukraine will drop the hammer hard - and Russia knows it. That’s why they keep blowing dams.

Over the past week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine advanced 6.5 km and liberated 7 settlements in the Donetsk and Taurida operational areas. -Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar