Day 1316 of Russia's war of choice is well underway. Having been locked in a studio, I'm only just managing to get today's daily thread started, so a lot to catch up on. Thanks or the wait - hope it's worth it!

Ukraine's security service today named a Russian general whom they say ordered the explosion of the Kakhovka dam. Vladimir Omelyanovich is accused of organising the mining of the power plant's dam in occupied Kherson region in June 2023. An unknown number of people were killed.

Віншую, Арцём! Жадаю творчых поспехаў і добрага продажу кнігі!

The whole ”illegals”, “aliens”, “illegal aliens” is russia/ccp level of double speak The “independent thinker”, “free speech” crowd has been real quiet for some reason

A result of living in a society with critical mass of sheltered infantile dipshits “Ew, military and weapons icky”, - one of the most morally dishonest takes that is somehow acceptable

That grinding sound you are hearing is the Ukrainians relentlessly dissecting arguably the most important part of the Russian economy. And they are doing this with almost no help from their partners--indeed the US has tried to stop them from attacking into Russia. kyivindependent.com/russia-to-be...

Russia sinking into the abyss as Ukraine rips Putin a new ass. youtu.be/CxQctN-Cq20?...

During the attack, Shahed also came dangerously close to air defense helicopters. Despite Russian claims that the tanks were hit, the Chernihiv prosecutor's office showed a photo of the hit car with grain.

Do I always have to watch and stare at you?

The daily report is out! Days are slow, but at least it's not zero! You know the recipe of success: sharing as much as you can, donating whatever the amount! The boys need their Ecoflow! Let's GO! PP: [email protected] send.monobank.ua/jar/9m4HUKCFp4 #DonateToUkraine #NAFO #FNDRUA

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Meanwhile for the dumb-as-fuck ORC’s (Ordinary Russian Citizens).. Russians may be issued food coupons, like in the USSR. A bill on a food certificate for the needy is being prepared for submission to the State Duma, with a nominal value of 30% of the subsistence minimum. 2/3

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Increasingly seems to me the conversation we should be having on Ukraine is how do we avoid the West 'doing a Bosnia' i.e. leaving Ukraine with a terrible deal by agreeing to the first thing Russia proposes when it finally, really does talk peace, as it may not be as far off as we think.

It was not exclusively created for peace, it was also a response to the main geopolitical threats of the time. As discussed (in part) here: big-europe.eu/publications... Europe’s founders very much intended it to play a role in the continent’s defence, but politics forced them to slow-walk the idea.

2045: "Gramps, were you a member of the #ICEGestapo once?" " For Heavens sake, NO! I was a normal KKK-Member...! " "Thank God, Gramps!"

Democrats are being asked to fund a government that just openly pledged to use the military to murder Democrats

The number of injured in Dnipro has risen to 28, regional officials report. Among them are a 10-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl. Twelve people have been hospitalized.

Nice.

russian savagery continues Europe's inaction continues

You are missing the bigger picture: It's the impunity. It's the privilege. It's a new class of citizens, above the rest. P.S. Even a large picture: it's a new selection process. Selection of the new elites.

A lot of conversation I see about the post-war revolve around "what to do with Russia?" I don't care. I think it's the wrong conversation to have. Far more important is to focus on promises we made to Ukraine. E.U and NATO membership in particular.

75 years ago today, the 1st Marine Division and the 1st Korean Marine Corps Regiment liberated Seoul from North Korean occupation. We are the inheritors of this legacy and stand ready to defend our allies if called upon again. “Have no fear, the 5th Marines are here.” 🇰🇷 🇺🇸 🦅 🌏 ⚓️

No one in history has yet been able to substantiate how to ensure Moscow adhering to treaties so how exactly do they plan to enforce a peace agreement if they’re scared of 4 drones

Yeah. Schummer is daft. Very daft. With this kind of opposition, I have to agree, US would need at least one generation to recover to normal working politics.

The longer Donald Trump refrains from such leadership, the clearer the risk that the world will slide toward large-scale war. In that scenario, given contemporary realities and technological changes, the U.S. risks becoming not just an arbiter but a battlefield. open.substack.com/pub/portniko...

Today, Ukraine commemorates the Babyn Yar massacre - one of WWII’s darkest chapters. In Sept 1941, Nazis executed tens of thousands, mainly Kyiv’s Jews, along with Roma, POWs, and civilians. Babyn Yar stands as a symbol of Holocaust horrors. We remember to prevent history from repeating.

UAO reaches the SKY✈️ Having supported the valiant defenders of Ukraine ever since 2022, there is always something new: For the first time, UAO will support fighter and bomber jet pilots as part of the current fundraising campaign. The 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade needs support of their....

Susan hated Literature. She’d much prefer to read a good book. (Soul Music) #terrypratchett #quotes #quote #bot

Russia’s military rearmament, especially weapon production numbers, reveals much about its future plans. These numbers are usually hidden in classified documents, a problem Frontelligence Insight, with help from insiders, has solved. For the first time, we can share some of them:

3/ One of such studies, with unique data, based on tens of thousands of Russian records, was published on our Substack yesterday. We recommend everyone to read it if you want to learn about the doubling of desertion rates in the Russian army this year frontelligence.substack.com/p/silent-exo...

Ukraine says it will take action against "reporters" who visited occupied territories on a Russian organised 'press' tour. One America News Network was represented along with media and ex-politicians from Czechia, Slovakia and Bangladesh. Attending this is not journalism, it's collaboration.

For the Epsteinth time - RELEASE THE FILES!

This man's promise to shut down gitmo is now an adult.

TL;DR: Moldovan KGB does its job well. Kudos. And credit where it's due.

Moldova's ruling pro-EU party is tantalisingly close to winning he parliamentary election outright. With almost all votes counted, the large diaspora has again proved decisive. With not all parties passing the threshold, it seems Sandu's PAS will not need tricky negotiations.

Summary of day 1312 of the war: 1/ #NAFO #Fellas #Fella

🚑🚨New Interactive Map: Human Safari Russian drones stalk Kherson daily — indiscriminately hunting civilians. Since 2023, over 3,000 casualties have been recorded. Explore how these war crimes has developed over the years in our interractive map🗺️ maps.tochnyi.info/humansafari/

The US massively cut funding to Moldova recently, including from power facilitates, just while the Russians were trying to freeze Moldovans, and for independent media. PAS won this with the EU and no one else.

The main intrigue with 86% of votes tallied seems to be whether the unionist PPDA, which outperformed opinion polls and is linked to the Romanian illiberal right, will make it into the parliament. Otherwise, it looks like PAS will be stronger than BP+Alternative+PN combined.

Трошки інформації від 🦊🫰 На даний момент зібрано 51 531 ₴ — це вже ≈40% від цілі 💛 І не забувайте про подарунки: 🔪 Два ножі: — один гарантовано для топ-донатора — другий випадково серед донатів від 300 ₴ — Артбук «Аркейн» – серед донатів від 100 ₴ — Шопер – серед донатів від 50 ₴

Sandu has faced a Russian full court hybrid-war press for 4 yrs & double the money spent on the entire UK elx dumped on her head by the FSB in tiny country w 0.5% the GDP. Lessons?: Ban & prosecute election wrongdoers, don't 'leave them to fight the battle of ideas'. Democracy matters to ppl.

Results for Moldova's legisl. elections will start rolling in soon now that polling stations inside MD have closed (still open in some diaspora areas). While we're waiting, based on some turnout data, here's how PAS and pro-Russian groups can spin the numbers ...

One more word of caution about looking at Moldova's legisl. election results early: results depend on where ballots are counted. A very small number of ballots have been counted in Chișinău and the diaspora, for instance. You can see where exactly the ballots are coming from ...

Clear there's a surprise in the Moldovan legisl. election, with the party of V. Costiuc, an ally of Romanian far-right politician G. Simion, doing better than expected (maybe also winning seats). I wrote a thread earlier about a possible Costiuc surprise (see below) and ...

What a repugnant nation.

🇲🇩 Information about the elections in Moldova as of now: ▪️Election turnout was almost 52% ▪️Almost 1.6 million citizens took part in the vote ▪️All votes for "Greater Moldova" were declared invalid.