China’s recent confidence reflects a startling fact: it is winning the trade war with America. It has devised forms of economic coercion inspired by, but more effective than, America’s own

Examples of scaffolding with anti-drone nets being erected over Russian oil refineries and depots. They don't work for the larger drone, BTW, as evidenced by all of the fires. #OSINT

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV commentators took turns shredding Trump in response to his recent statements. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Breo...

Critics say touchscreens are a dangerous distraction. Research backs that up—and safety organisations are beginning to notice

Good night and sleep well! ✌️

I haven’t been posting as much as usual because there’s not been as much of the type of news I typically share. And I want to clarify what I mean here. There’s the usually squawking from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which operates more like Russian Propaganda.

Sometimes we get some informative propaganda, and this one has a tidbit I've been on the lookout for. It appears that Ukraine didn't just hit the pumping station. They also took out the transformer station. Large transformers like this take time to replace. Choices will have to be made.

❗️Putin and Witkoff's conversation was useful and constructive, Putin aide Ushakov "Russia conveyed signals to the American side on the Ukrainian issue and received corresponding signals from Trump"

A grim anniversary points to fading memories and a fraying world order

🖕🤦🏻‍♂️ Russians scattered leaflets in Pokrovsk calling for the surrender of the positions of AFU, — 7th Corps of DShV. Also, intercepts of conversations of the Russians record that the command set the task to reach the southern outskirts of the city by September 1.

Giorgi Akhobadze is free!

Art. 5 is being tested again but who cares anyway, right?

Yes, Vladimir, revanchism can and will backfire. You did manage to graduate from high school? You know, that place where they teach mandatory history classes? Well, did you?

Russian Telegram channels report a drone attack on Energiya plant in Yelets, Russia. Energiya produces accumulators for drones and batteries for the aviation and navy.

Good morning world🇺🇦♥️

💥 Russia: Ukraine's GUR defense intelligence conducted an operation to damage Lukoil's oil refinery and chemical plant in Saratov - it supplies the Russian military with fuel and lubricants.

⚡️Germany still weighing Taurus missile supply to Ukraine, Merz says. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also cited the Taurus missile system’s complexity, saying it requires at least six months of training — something Germany has not yet agreed to begin.

As world leaders prepare to gather in the remote community of Kananaskis in Alberta, Canada for the Group of Seven Leaders' Summit on June 15-17, Russia's war in Ukraine once again holds center stage — but views on how to address the three-year conflict diverge sharply.

💥 Ukrainian Air Force precision strike on Russian drone operator terrorists who had been engaged in "human safari" - hunting and murdering random Ukrainian civilians in liberated Kherson with drones.

❗️As a result of a 🇺🇦UAV strike on 05/23/2025 at the 🇷🇺Energia enterprise in the Lipetsk region, one of the plant's buildings was critically damaged — Cyberboroshno

“Dictators are never as strong as they tell you they are,” he once said, “and people are never as weak as they think they are.” How to take down a dictator. The paywall is down. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...

“You may not have any interest in participating in a culture war. The problem is that on X, everything is a culture war.” The paywall is down. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

We Voted for Trump to Fix the Border. Now We’re Milking Cows Alone at 4 A.M.’ – Vermont Farmers Face Harsh Reality as ICE Raids Hit Home thesarkariform.com/we-voted-for...

81 years ago, the entire Crimean Tatar nation was forcibly deported from their homeland by Soviets. Never let this crime be repeated. Never forget. #UkrainianView

Prague right now. We remember. #UkrainianView

Donald Trump is a Talking Head 🗣️

Ukraine 🇺🇦 is winning! euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/09/f...

Despite his best efforts and mountains of cash, Musk failed to seize control of the Wisconson Supreme Court. He is now a wrecking ball that will continue taking down the Republican party because his ego won't let him operate from the shadows.

⚡️Latvia to provide 1,500 combat drones to Ukraine. Latvia will provide 1,500 combat drones to Ukraine as part of the international drone coalition, the country’s Defense Minister Andris Spruds said on April 1.

Donald Trump is leaving his mark on the world.

10% of Canadians say they want Canada to be the 51st state. There are village idiots in every population.

10% of Canadians say they want Canada to be the 51st state. There are village idiots in every population.

💥 Russia: Ukrainian drones struck something very flammable around the Sarepta rail station in the Red Army district of Volgograd (Stalingrad).

Good morning BlueSky friends, NAFO expansion is non-negotiable. Pass it on.

I will never give up on Ukraine.

1/2: Ukrainian partisans destroyed the 30N6E "Flap Lid" target acquisition radar, valued at $160 million, for an S-300 battery located in the #Tver region of Russia thus placing the entire unit out of service. What Tver refineries doing? #OSINT #Russia #UkraineWar

The best negotiator of peace forces the victim to pay the aggressor and the negotiator; genius according the Book of Trump. Temporary but profitable and when a new war eventually erupts, it can be done again.

If Russia hasn’t been able to occupy more than 19% of Ukraine since 2014, how can it defeat NATO or seize Europe? It’s impossible. Their plans are failing, their army is weakening. It’s time to stop Moscow in Ukraine. Ukraine’s victory is Europe’s security. The time to act is NOW

FT: "Ukraine to sign critical minerals deal ‘in the very short term’, US claims" Ukraine, don't! Trump works for Putin, not for you or the West! www.ft.com/content/f4e1...

Elon’s propaganda has no Fella Friday post in my timeline. None. Let’s do it here on BlueSky.

I don’t hate most of the people that self-identify as MAGA. They just have a different point of view. On the other hand, MAGA extremists that support Putin’s Russia can go straight to hell.

Facts are inconvenient when you are focused on angry retribution.

The Good, the bad and the dummied.

What’s this movie called?

Happy President’s Day!