“I know state terror when I see it. It is not just Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Russia’s FSB or Egypt’s National Security Agency. It’s lawyers in suits and bureaucrats at desks and journalists spinning a narrative so the truth is distorted. It’s ICE agents breaking car windows…..”⤵️

Excellent article- J di Giovanni ‘The tools are familiar. A journalist whose reporting aligns closely with the political interests of the US president and the Israeli prime minister is installed to lead CBS, once one of the most respected networks in the US…..’⤵️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just sent out my free weekend update. The big, tragic, story of the week is that Trump was a direct accomplice in helping Russia commit arguably its largest war crime so far--a double mass attack on Ukrainian civilian life. Trump provided cover for Russian murder. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

🇷🇺🇬🇧 🇷🇺🇬🇧 The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures. Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend! Please sign and share widely. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped seven attacks by the russian fascist invaders in the Pryvillya area of Dnipropetrovsk region as well as towards Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk region and Andriyivka-Klevtsove and Oleksandrohrad in Donetsk region. 1/3

💥It seems that Viktor Orbán’s extensive lobbying efforts to divert attention from his pro-Kremlin and pro-Beijing policies still haven’t succeeded with more seasoned Republican senators like North Carolina’s Thom Tillis.

A Ukrainian F-16 shoots down a Russian-Iranian "Shahed" strike UAV

Seconds of the daily reality in Ukraine.

Peter Thiel destroyed Gawker. The Lebedevs bought the Evening Standard. Elon ruined Twitter. Bezos has gutted the Washington Post. Billionaires are destroying our media. So l've just launched my own platform that can't and won't be bought. Ever. caolan.report/billionaires...

Ukrainian soldier reunites with daughter after months of recovery.

The controversy over free speech goes beyond the confrontation between Trump's US & Europe over regulations, even if an essential point. In this 163rd long read on my strategy blog, I return to some basics, starting with the concepts of liberty & truth. tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/freedom-of...

A billionaire bought the Washington Post as a vanity project & fires reporters who spoke truth to power. When people like Bezos decide who gets to tell the world’s hardest stories, truth erodes. That’s when democracy dies in darkness. My latest article👇 caolan.report/democracy-ha...

⚡️Update: Explosions, damage reported in Odesa amid overnight Russian drone attack. Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported that a Russian drone attack on the city of Odesa caused damage to "residential infrastructure," adding that fires were seen in the city.

Trump was so excited he pooped his diaper when he met one of Putin's doubles in Alaska. Then he was shown Russia has all of the Epstein files and the surrender of the United States was complete.

⚡️Mstyslav Chernov's film '2,000 Meters to Andriivka' wins Directors Guild of America award. Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov’s film "2,000 Meters to Andriivka" received the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary at the Directors Guild of America awards on Feb. 7.

"Explicitly intertwining the aspirations and fate of SpaceX with Musk’s CSAM generating social media website, his AI bullshit machines, and his right wing political project is horrifying and monopolistic." www.404media.co/this-spacex-...

Russian/North Korean losses, 24 Feb 2026 - 9 Feb 2026: 1,247,580 personnel 11654 tanks 24013 armoured vehicles 37056 artillery systems 1637 MLRS 1295 air defence systems 435 aircraft 347 helicopters 127962 UAVs 4270 cruise missiles 28 ships/boats 2 submarines 77552 vehicles 4069 special equipment

⚡️Update: 1 killed, 2 injured in Russian strikes on residential building, gas pipeline in Odesa. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that a 35-year-old man was killed, and two others, including a 19-year-old woman, were injured in the overnight attack on Odesa.

A mother and her 10-year-old child were killed overnight as Russian strikes tore through homes in Kharkiv region. Rescuers later pulled their bodies from the rubble of a residential building destroyed in the attack.

🚨 One person killed after Russian drone strike hits Odesa.

A Russian drone attack overnight killed one civilian in Odesa, striking residential neighborhoods and damaging homes and essential services. www.kyivpost.com/post/69677

youtube.com/shorts/CmIBD... Voices from the Front/ The Wire Tap, every Friday discussing Ukraine and the week from on the ground.

Ukrainian drones killed more russian invaders in January than the enemy was able to recruit. Russia cannot defeat Ukraine militarily.

Ukraine was supposed to get €140 billion of frozen russian assets but that didn't happen due to Belgium's Bart De Wever having a debilitating fear of Putin. Ukraine will probably not get a €90 billion EU loan because France's Emmanuel Macron is demanding impossible conditions.

🕯️ An 18-year-old couple, Sofia and Stepan, were killed when a Russian missile strike hit a residential neighborhood as they returned home from the cinema.

The ex-KGB official and Kazakh spy chief who claimed Donald Trump had been recruited by the KGB on his watch now says that Kazakhstan tried to used kompromat videos to blackmail Trump. www.kyivpost.com/post/69648

In Zaporizhzhya region, russian stormtroopers rushed forward to plant a flag in the town of Ternuvate. They were quickly eliminated by Ukrainian defenders. The Ukrainians called on russian military personnel to surrender rather than engage in suicidal "flag-planting" assaults.

In April 2014, russia invaded Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine. Russia's first engagements were the Siege of Slov'yans'k and the seizure of the SBU building in Luhansk. Almost 12 years later, russia does not fully occupy Donetsk or Luhansk regions and needs the help of the USA.

⚡️Ukraine confirms it had nothing to do with the assassination attempt on a top Russian intelligence general in Moscow.

When the Kyiv Post was taken over by a corrupt oligarch and lost its editorial independence, Ukrainian journalists formed @kyivindependent.com – the Kyiv Independent. The fired journalists from the Washington Post should do the same and salvage what's left of freedom of the press.

I said: "The fact this $12 trillion doesn't exist is not a problem for its effectiveness. They know it's a way to enforce Trump's compliance. Russia is very good at this – they've been able to succeed for about 40 years with Trump and this just happens to be the one this week." youtu.be/MqXyeJIdXS4

Russian woman describes constant stream of dead soldiers returning to her small town.

Earlier this month we revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using a Palantir tool called ELITE to decide which neighborhoods to raid. This is what it looks like: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...

The dictators in Moscow and Washington want to carve up Ukraine, and Europe, and the Americas between them. It's that simple. Canada, Mexico and Europe have to work together to protect themselves.

⚡ Russia’s Su-57E stealth jet was spotted flying over Algeria. Algeria—already confirmed as the first export buyer—has signed deals for Su-57Es, Su-35s, and Su-34MEs, signaling deepening military ties with Moscow.

Did there use to be some rules of war? It seems like both Russia and Israel’s whole strategy is committing war crimes.

Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least four civilians and injured at least 31 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on Feb. 8.

Putin‘s forces carried out a series of overnight attacks across several regions of Ukraine, killing and injuring civilians. www.kyivpost.com/post/69655

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed two decrees imposing sanctions on individuals and companies involved in supplying components for Russian missiles and drones, as well as those helping Russia circumvent international sanctions, the President’s Office reported on Feb. 8.

🤨 Italy reports railway sabotage as the Olympics begin, per Reuters. Police say arson near Pesaro and cut cables with an explosive device in Bologna briefly shut a station, with Ferrovie dello Stato calling it a serious act of sabotage.

Russian/North Korean losses, 24 Feb 2026 - 8 Feb 2026: 1,246,330 personnel 11651 tanks 24010 armoured vehicles 37044 artillery systems 1637 MLRS 1295 air defence systems 435 aircraft 347 helicopters 127549 UAVs 4269 cruise missiles 28 ships/boats 2 submarines 77439 vehicles 4069 special equipment

💥 Ukraine hit key Russian military targets with precision strikes. General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says UAV control hubs and missile support sites were struck to blunt Russia’s offensive power. united24media.com/latest-news/...

President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the U.S. & Russia may reach bilateral agreements on Ukraine without Kyiv’s participation; Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure; Ukraine struck an “important” Russian cruise missile fuel plant in Tver Oblast; and more.

Soon after, Epstein drafted a letter that appears to respond to the Russian woman in question. In it, he wrote, “I felt it necessary to contact some friends in FSB.” This suggests Epstein himself strongly believed Belyakov was FSB. 7/23

In one email, Epstein asked Belyakov to look into a Russian woman he claimed was trying to blackmail powerful businessmen. The FSB Academy graduate replied he would need a few days to get information and soon delivered a profile on her. 6/23

So far, this is the clearest documented link between Jeffrey Epstein & Russian intelligence, yet certainly not the only one. In Jul 2015, Epstein arranged a meeting between former Russian minister & FSB Academy graduate Sergey Belyakov & Peter Thiel, a key Trump sponsor. 5/23

Let’s start with Epstein’s visits to Russian intelligence agencies. In one of his Russian visa applications, Epstein listed “MOO Vympel” as the organization to be visited. Vympel is a special forces unit of the FSB/KGB, and MOO Vympel is its veterans’ organization. 4/23

But the emails paint a very different picture: in reality, Epstein had very close connections with Russian officials and intelligence operatives, and even built bridges and arranged meetings between MAGA figures and the Kremlin. 3/23

While MAGA influencers remain silent on Epstein, pro-Kremlin propagandists and bot farms have expectedly launched an anti-Ukraine online operation, spreading fake narratives that connect Ukraine, its politicians, and the late sex trafficker. 2/23