Has Trump really flipped on Ukraine and turned on Putin? There are several important narrative reversals in his posts from yesterday - Russia is weak and poor. Russia is the aggressor and unreasonable. Ukraine is brave and can win back all its territories. youtu.be/CSyL68S2Eww

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Trump shifts tone — Says Ukraine can win back all its territory. He stated he now believes Ukraine can reclaim all territory lost to Russia, with NATO and EU support. This marks a departure from the strategically unworkable, misguided ‘land swap’ proposal. youtu.be/983vUZZoZOE

Putin's war machine and regime are running on fumes, as Ukraine takes out Russian oil and gas facilities and logistics. Has he panicked by raising the stakes in attacks against European airspace? With Konstantin Samoilov, we discuss recent escalations. youtu.be/bEEwnEdDE9s

The Black Ravens need a vehicle. @siliconcurtain.bsky.social is assisting. They need you 🫵 to be generous, this is "One of the most brutally effective drone units"! car4ukraine.com/campaigns/au... #BlueWave #Ukraine #Victory #UnmannedSystems #DroneWar

If leaders and experts are surprised by the rapid escalation by Russia – hard on the heels of the drone incursion into Poland – then they have not been paying attention, either to events, or to Russia’s strategic military doctrine, the 'Moscow Rules'. youtu.be/f7hG2lHdz8w

Ukraine is facing a painful truth: the scale of external financing it needs through 2027 is far beyond previous estimates. Unless new financing is committed, Ukraine will have to make harsh trade-offs: civilian welfare versus war readiness and combat - youtu.be/JwChk6T14zQ

Your leaders call what we do to you "hybrid war". Because if they called it "war" you might expect them to do something about it.

Just stop Russian oil - How Ukraine is smashing the logistics and energy that power Putin's war machine. But are Ukraine's bold strikes against Russian refineries effective, and helping to advance them to victory? Joseph Lindsley - youtu.be/Qb2wqBi5SEk

Finally Can we Talk About Russia Losing its Criminal War? youtu.be/K-o_U3RC2Jc

Russian drones violate Polish airspace. Europe scrambles; but Trump only berates NATO. If you read the headlines, you may think decisive action is coming, it’s being planned, it’s almost here. But it’s clear nothing is happening. Trump will not defend you. youtu.be/XHU68mqRaY4

The Mad and the Brave: Untold stories of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion - successes and tragedies. Based on numerous interviews with volunteers, we learn their motivations, and compare the Legion to historical precedents like Spanish Civil War. @colinfreeman99.bsky.social - youtu.be/tLGfcYxbPoM

Has Putin's criminal, imperial, and relentless aggression made collapse of Russia all but inevitable? We decode Russia's criminality with Elvira Bary - criminal underpinnings of the regime, and how it shapes the abusive, hierarchical state architecture. youtu.be/Au1VGD1P-vk

Russia is broken says @starskyua.bsky.social - Why it'll get worse as Ukraine innovates and rearms. This conversation was recorded before Russia's drone strike on Poland. We speculate why just such an incident is more likely as the Kremlin escalates aggression. youtu.be/QV2otkMbtgg

What will Putin do next after an apparent provocation against NATO triggering Article 4? Especially if the NATO and US response is weak, ambiguous and underplays severity of the escalation. What could Putin do to test our will and capability? @keirgiles.bsky.social - youtu.be/nDUs7IJaz9E

Poland has triggered NATO Article 4, in what is a significant sub-threshold escalation by Russia, and an explicit threat to Europe and NATO. Indications suggest it was intentional, not accidental - a clear escalation of Russia's violent provocations. youtu.be/rr5mlaWg9JM

Russia smells fear, and that provokes Putin to violence. Europe fears Russia - which makes it downplay Russia provocations, which simply invites an escalation of that aggression. Europe is vulnerable. We discussed the pattern of provocation @jamesnixey - youtu.be/byi9b5iwrDs

The US has signaled its surrender in the disinformation war. Why has Trump given a green light to enemy informational assault, disarming unilaterally and abandoning allies to fend for themselves, just as Russia, China and Iran scale up malign activities. youtu.be/2yDb-f3Owuo

The West fiddles while Ukraine burns - This is a massive failure of deterrence! Appeasing Putin (and Trump) will only encourage Russian aggression, and delay the moment we take adequate steps to defend Europe, and arm Ukraine maximally. Operator Starsky - youtu.be/HIYMVrba5s8

A tolerant nation fights against an intolerant invader - Alice Zhuravel talks about the resilience of Ukraine, importance of independence to allow society to build upon it's historic tolerance and her experience of being black in Ukraine - youtu.be/1y1xfX_xTs4

Here’s the absurdity: we keep discussing which foreign troops should guard a ceasefire we don’t have, and which Moscow clearly doesn’t want, instead of how to shape conditions that force the Kremlin to accept a lasting peace, which it can’t renege upon. youtu.be/GeAXkOZlFOQ

Caution kills - and the coalition of the cautious seems to be breaking apart, before it's even delivered any concrete action. None of this has deterrence power against the Kremlin. While Europe scripts a post-war force, Putin lays down a pre-peace veto. youtu.be/GeAXkOZlFOQ

He wants to be his BFF but Putin has Kim Jung Un and China’s Xi.

Trump is hurting PEACE throughout the World!Trump is a PARIAH in the World!!!

Europe gears up—again—for tougher sanctions on Russia but always seems to keep one foot on the brake at the same time as the accelerator. Meanwhile the U.S. have done nothing with real deterrence power. No wonder Putin is intent on continuing his war. youtu.be/vbbMqV1Rzqs

Narratives of Russian strength are exaggerated, as demonstrated by Ukraine’s strategic strikes on Russian refineries and fourth year of resilience under full-scale assault. With @annafromukraine.bsky.social we discuss the inevitable dissolution of the Russia empire. youtu.be/dtC5UJ8LNsk

This summer Putin expected thunder and damnation, the smiting of Ukrainian forces and major advances on front-lines in all directions. What he got was mud and blood, twisted armor and incremental gains in some places, humiliating retreats in others. youtu.be/-3wtWQFRmfI

It's tough on the front lines in Ukraine now, real tough, says Kevin Leach. The societal and cultural impacts of the conflict, have barely been addressed, let alone how to stop Russia attacking, and mounting new offensives through 2026. Kevin Leach - youtu.be/-lCW8tEZ82A

What motivated senior journalists to support Putin and the war? Andrei Soldatov, Russian investigative journalist discusses the transformation of society and its elites, the role of ideology and ambition, and chilling realities of Russia’s security state. youtu.be/vrPSHKQfuaA

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It's TACO Tuesday. Again. Liubov and Prez in the bunker. youtu.be/ie3kdjt22tE

A lucky escape for the #russian 🤣

Russia is engaged in a new kind of Total War: From Child Abduction to Cyber Attacks and Drones to Disinformation. @IoWBobSeely emphasizes the integration of military and non-military tools in modern Russian warfare, and leveraging crimes for advantage. youtu.be/wbkpnXn-yy4

Ukraine is hitting Russia where it hurts - oil. Russian pipelines are going boom, queues for petrol are lengthening. The Kremlin Tsar finds that Russia’s size, thought to be an advantage, has now turned it into a brittle, vulnerable, indefensible empire. youtu.be/PQb2PCmAwFE

Putin is the Ogre at the Gates - Why Russia Threatens Europe with Violence? Georgijs Ivanovs from the Ukraine Matters YouTube channel discusses the assassination of a Ukrainian political figure, impact of strikes on Russian economy, and the need to close the skies over Ukrainian youtu.be/142yDGvJiLg

1/ 🧵 Ukraine's long-range precision strikes expose Russia's vulnerability in oil and gas infrastructure. Why Russian air defences fall short and what are the implications of Ukrainian actions on Russia's resources and global energy markets. @general_ben - youtu.be/_-UMzcA3TK0

California stepping up.

We haven't got the choice as Krasnov is potus

1/ 🧵The Kremlin exhibits a total lack of respect for the U.S. and Trump, but also contempt for Europe, the UK and international institutions. How does the American political establishment tolerate this, and will anybody act to stop Putin? @general-ben.bsky.social - youtu.be/tikg02TOfuc

Is Trump Planning a Small Victorious War & Electoral Coup? US warships head for Venezuela - is this gunboat diplomacy, kinetic provocation - or a small war as a smokescreen to suspend the democratic process in the US? youtu.be/htNhczpHaXg

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Johnathan Fink @siliconcurtain.bsky.social in conversation with @general-ben.bsky.social Siege of Moscow has Begun to Starve Putin's War Machine - Ben Hodges www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-UM...

1/ 🧵 Is Europe ready to stand alone, in the face of Russian aggression? Can a diverse continent step up to fill strategic gaps left by the US? Ben Hodges believes Europe has the capacity and resources but needs to find the will to resist @benhodges.bsky.social - youtu.be/_-UMzcA3TK0

Kyiv has awoken under a pall of smoke again, after the 2nd largest strike of the war. Sites tied to Europe and the UK were deliberately hit, in a move that may be testing if Article 5 still has any deterrence power, or if Europe if vulnerable to attack. youtu.be/nuvg-Mb1au4

Russia's oil and gas industry, once a source of economic and geopolitical strength, has become an Achilles heel for the Russian economy, and for Putin’s war machine. Large refineries – from Kirishi to Volgograd – are now within reach of Ukrainian drones. youtu.be/cr2135UGark

Trump chooses Ukraine's Independence Day to tie the hands of a country fighting for its life - denying them the power to strike back and defend. Do we need a clearer signal that the US is working hard to prevent a Russian defeat, in its evil imperial war? youtu.be/cwxRjI0adz8

Ukraine's Fight for Freedom - Death or Liberty! youtu.be/vqPsXOsV38k