💔 "She was respected for her determination and kind heart": combat medic Yaryna Mruts killed in action

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.

German-made Skynex air defense systems in Ukrainian services destroying Russian Shahed drones.

Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.” Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.

Among all the other things that are happening, we have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. '...There are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.' open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Terrific

A derelict Irish farmhouse and outbuildings Moneygurney, Cork 🇮🇪 #photography #nature #landscape #derelictireland #fixerupper #farmhouse #EastCoastKin #spéirgorm #PhotoHour 🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸

Trump lost his trade war in every possible sense. It hurt the economy; it made us look ludicrous and lawless; and it gave Beijing a chance to reach for world power. And there is nothing Trump can do about any of this except back down and blame others. (1/2)

❗️🇷🇺Novorossiysk. Additional satellite images of the aftermath of strikes on the positions of the Russian S-400 "Triumph" SAM complex. At least three S-400 launchers were destroyed. Two 96N6 early warning radars and 92N6 target designation radars were also destroyed.

Exclusive: My interview with Dutch economy minister Vincent Karremans on what exactly went on at Nexperia. "It is a wake up call" for Europe I would do it all again. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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In the Kharkiv region, three civilians were killed by a Russian FPV drone while traveling on homemade motorized carts to collect pensions and aid near Novoplatonivka, Izium district.

Trumps cult is no different than ISIS, The Taliban…they’re just called Christian terrorists. Republicans claim they’re concerned about trans, gay, brown..people due to immorality…while supporting a convicted rapist, by a jury of 12🇺🇸⚖️with proof coming regarding trumps raping of 13 year old girls🤬💩

The situation in the Situation Room being the presidential pedophilia coverup. And let’s not be silly — the Situation Room is not some kind of inviolable holy space.

Once he IS GONE, it will take a while but we will have a semblance of normalcy again. Kind of like what happened after he left the 1st time. But this time hopefully things will be put in place so we do not Ever go through this nightmare again.

Given galactic timescales, SETI is almost certainly searching for archaeological artifacts of extinct civilizations, not contemporary signals. Which makes SETI and archaeology the same discipline - just aimed in different spacetime directions. allismotion.org/seti-is-arch...

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon

PROTEST ALERT! Thousands of like-hearted Americans and I will be in D.C. on November 22nd for the REMOVE THE REGIME rally. We’re going to raise our collective voices and demand that our leaders do the will of We the People. I hope you’ll meet us there.

This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.

A federal judge issued a stark warning about what he called an “existential threat to democracy” in a forceful first-person essay published Sunday. He revealed that he resigned from the bench to freely speak out against Trump,

Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"

🤬 Russian drones destroy Ukrainian green energy thermal plant

Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says the Alliance is now outproducing Russia in ammunition, a major shift from earlier in the war. He stressed the need to ramp up production and speed up deliveries, with dozens of new lines opening. Focus areas include air defense and low-cost drone interceptors.

Yes, I am celebrating but I am also looking forward to what comes next after last night’s blowout elections. In my latest for Democracy Docket I lay out the eight steps I expect Trump to take to rig the 2026 midterms. Subscribe now to access all DD premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

BREAKING: All three PA Supreme Court Justices will RETAIN their seats!! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

A huge boost for the United States to receive a direct cable link to West Cork. #SpeirGorm

TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝 🎉 BAVOVNA at oil refinery in Kstovo! 💥 Rylsk, Kursk region. 110 kW substation was attacked. 🤩 Dovzhansk, Luhansk. Detonation of ammunition. 🔥 Petrochemical plant is on fire in Bashkortostan. 1/6

Pokrovsk direction. Syrskyi, Budanov.

AOC shows up with massive food truck to feed TSA workers at LaGuardia Airport since they are not getting paid. There’s also additional fresh food for the community that federal workers can come and pick up if needed. 🙌🏾 #CityHarvest

"Denmark has required weekly empathy classes for children aged 6–16 since 1993 as part of its national curriculum, known as "Klassens tid" or "The Class's Hour". These sessions focus on developing emotional intelligence, building social skills, and fostering compassion through... Via Kusala Bhikshu

Obama: "They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"

Language is a crucial part of identity — that’s why empires always destroy it first. Being able not only to use it but also to see it in the media is vital for small nations. Read the thread about what’s happening now with the only independent Crimean Tatar newspaper in Crimea 👇 #UkrainianView

Wall dig leads to 'once-in-a-generation' discovery. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Hunger Games Begin open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Custom made double breasted uniform great coat not alluding to any historical period in particular surely

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

I have a very bad feeling about this...

I've been saying this! They're rapidly and skillfully dismantling the government while the elected Dems wait their turn to go back to business as usual. It's not going to happen. We have to do something drastic

If you are looking to support federal employees, one good place to donate to is the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund. They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k. feea.org/support/

Siobhán Fenton: United left holds firm to propel Catherine Connolly to the Áras www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...

It’s best to assume the United States is already a dictatorship / defeat by Russia is a bitter pill to swallow. But in its early days - the coup is vulnerable right now before it’s embedded - those who believe in the Republic must move now to quash the coup. Next year it will be too late

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor. Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors. These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism. This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function. Every American should reject it.

The people in Arizona’s 7th congressional district have been without representation in Congress for over 7 months. Mike Johnson continues to deny them representation because their duly elected representative has pledged to sign the petition to release the Epstein files.