this piece has been in the works a while but honestly i could not have asked for a better foil than ezra klein's interview with ta-nehisi coates. klein longs for peacetime--but you don't get to decide when you're in a fight. www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...

❗️Russian satellites have been trying to jam British military satellites with ground-based systems on a weekly basis - Maj Gen Paul Tedman,head of the UK Space Command "We're seeing our satellites being jammed by the Russians on a reasonably persistent basis," Tedman said

The director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum was ousted after refusing to allow the Trump administration to regift a sword to King Charles. Because we live in the dumbest timeline, here's how the request for the sword arrived:

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

You all laugh at how Putin, like an idiot, slipped up at his press conference and called himself the “CIA director,” but meanwhile the other three Putin clones are beating the shit out of that king of comedy right now in some Kremlin backroom for such Freudian slips.

I have seen videos, if anything, this is underselling the situation #pokrovsk #meatcube

Fresh refinery bingo chart from the guy who makes them. Orsk (6,6 mil) hasn't been hit this year. That oversight was fixed this morning #kineticsanctions

This is russia - not Africa! Every ninth resident of Russia is deprived of access to clean water Water pollution led to the death of 10.8 thousand people in 2024, according to a study by the resource "If to be precise". 1/4

Fewer than 60% of Europeans have basic digital skills and fewer than 30% have above-basic skills, per the EU’s DESI.

Tšehis on nv valimised. Päris kindel et keskmiselt pahad võidavad. Koalitsiooni teevad kas jaapanlase(!) juhitud rassistidega või Motoristidega? Kes nood on? Põhi tees on kaitsa sisepõlemismootorit! Päriselt. Järvanil on ikka ruumi minna veel?

Premium tomorrow: OpenAI spent $11.2 billion in compute, sales/marketing for $4.3bn in revenue in 1H 2025. Desperate to grow ChatGPT, they launched Sora 2, which costs them at least $5 per generated video. Here's $10 off a year of annual. edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo...

Apple has removed ICE tracking apps including ICEBlock which alerts people of sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area after complaints from Attorney General Pam Bondi.

1/ Sanctions and GPS jamming have had a hugely disruptive effect on Russian civil aviation, according to airline pilots. They have had to fly with suitcases full of old paper charts, turn off critical safety systems, and fly defective aircraft with dubious Chinese components.⬇️

russians "I want to find" project reports 7k MIAs in September (for context, US lost 2,4k in 20 years in Afganistan). 230 russian soldiers are missing in action per day. 2% are ever found, the rest are 🌻🌻🌻

Surely nothing to worry about? Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies www.propublica.org/article/elon...

An inflatable boat full of Russian infantry becomes a target for a FPV drone.

Geography of the targets makes a huge difference, and it's wise from Ukranian to play the need card, but ballistic interpretation has plummeted from solid 40% to a mealy 6%. russia can learn, so must we

Like I have argued, tech is important but its the operatives where we get them. NDR report: Following the search of the cargo ship "Scanlark" in Kiel at the beginning of September, an investigation is currently underway against five Russian nationals.

French Destroyer Guards Sanctioned Russian Tanker After Boarding OSINT Confirmed (Oct 2): The sanctioned Russian 'Dark Fleet' tanker 🇧🇯Boracay (IMO: 9332710) — boarded by the French Navy yesterday — is now being guarded by a highly capable 🇫🇷Horizon-Class Air-Defence Destroyer just 1,000m away.

Egypt's foreign minister says Cairo is working with Qatar and Turkey to pressure Hamas to accept Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza. Bad peace is better than genocide?

Day 1315 of my 3 day war. Russia was a gas station with nukes. And now we have no gas. I remain a master strategist.

Once again, the people of Moldova made their voice heard: they chose Europe. We heard them loud and clear. In Copenhagen today, we discussed with Maia Sandu how we can speed up progress towards the European future that Moldovans voted for.

While some folks thought that russia was squeezing Ukranian nuke sites because of the oil crisis. Ukrainian top military officials have said they are looking to hit targets in Moscow to cause energy blackouts.

Certain russian T channels are going nuts about 🇳🇴 frigets sunk. And the pictures, not AI, do look impressive. Only issue? It target practice for Norwegian, British and Polish NSMs. Torpedo hits sure, but for the good guys!

Orban throwing in the towel? Hungary aims to Turkmeni gas instead of russias

Is this demented nuke grampa week? Because one is bad luck, two is pattern.

The tale of the two Chancellors. Washed out has been vatnik and flawed but forward looking idealist

Status of false flagged vessels this evening

Surge in Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries sparks Russian fuel shortages www.bbc.com/news/article...

If you mask the police who can tell? Is the police right one or the left one?

Its circle economy in action. State pays soldier, commander deducts the fees(drinks/whores those) out of the rest, soldier buys a drone. Drone gets confiscated by MPs who sells it to the next soldier (d/w money) Next guy gets drone, gets blown up, state pays wife, minus fees, who will marry next guy

That's 3 time in so many months. Unless we see his blood test or better yet, unalived I wouldn't get my hopes up.

The number of people in Estonia who have renounced their Russian citizenship in the first 9 months of 2025 already exceeds the total for the whole of 2024. news.err.ee/1609817337/n...

We are in a hot war, even if it hasn’t been formally declared

Poland captures a GRU agent on terrorist charges. Attacks in Poland, Lithuania and Germany were planned using drones with explosive materials warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/0,0...

First time I’ve seen this reported in the press after rumours among experts: BILD reports/confirms there was a “mothership drone” over Germany which sent out smaller drones. Which a) really points to a capable actor and b) is concerning because it increases possible reach of these drones

Because Wikipedia is one of the few info sources that extremists can’t control (it relies on cited & fact-checked material), they naturally want to shut it down. It’s long been a goal of the Project 2025 authoritarians. Also, many of the blacklisted “sources” are blatant propaganda. Sputnik News? 🙄

Absolute banger from @deadcarl.bsky.social

russian media: New wunderwaffen delivered to the army! Looks inside, its 5. Not 5 per day. Total production for the year 2025 is 5 units

Comprehensive overview of russias budget plans. Among tax hikes for the plebs few interesting tidbits. The price of the barrel russia needs (72$) and firm belief that current sanctions are not extended so shadow fleet is institutionalized. Lets make them wrong carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras...

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NEW: Senior Iranian officials appear to be preparing for potential military conflict. Iranian officials continue to believe that the current ceasefire between Israel and Iran will collapse. Iran Update, September 30, 2025: isw.pub/IranUpdate09... Other Key Takeaways ⬇️ [🧵] (1/3)

The Central Bank gives money to the banks (REPO) -> banks buy Russian government debt (bond auctions) -> the government immediately spends the money (war) -> money supply increases -> inflation. Seems like then banks have their marching orders. bsky.app/profile/prun...

Pictured: average Finnish #Green Party voter (Of all Finns, they are the most willing to guarantee #Ukraine ‘s security, with 83% saying yes. That means going to war if the Kremlins attack again)

The fck? Google's Gemini Update Will Access Your Texts and Calls -Even When It's 'Off' pixelunion.eu/blog/google-...

First part was questionable, the second is God's honest truth

‼️ Russia: “The president of Russia's main nuclear research institute announced the West's plans to kill 90% of the Earth's population using LGBTQ+ and bioweapons.” 👉 Mikhail Kovalchuk, President of the Kurchatov Institute National Research Center 🤦‍♀️ www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/01/p...

French military personnel have boarded Russian shadow fleet oil tanker named "Boracay". Vessel is suspected of being a launchpad for drones that forced the closure of airports in Denmark last week.

The Union of Independent Gas Stations has appealed to Novak for help. They warn that private gas stations have begun to close due to losses. Wholesale prices have exceeded retail prices. 60% of station are in high risk of closing within a month. FAFO www.interfax.ru/business/105...