The Founders were so concerned about bribery that the Constitution forbids it three separate times. Two emoluments clauses ban officials—unambiguously including the president—from accepting things of value, plus bribery is the only named impeachable offense besides treason. Unprecedentedly corrupt.

Ob się Ministerpräsident Kretschmer mitgenommen haben? Der würde ja blendend in den AfD Putinfreundschaftsverein reinpassen

Wow

During the November 14 drone strike on Kyiv, 73-year-old Nataliya Khodemchuk was killed. She was the widow of Valery Khodemchuk, the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster. A Russian Shahed drone hit her building, leaving her with severe burns. She died the next morning in hospital.

Last night, russia launched another brutal terrorist attack, targeting civilians in their homes and Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. There are killed and wounded, including children, women and elderly people. Help protect Ukrainians from this nightmare: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

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Indeed important: young adults spend unheard of amounts of time alone at home (sometimes: their parents' home), probably with a portable device in front of their noses.

Last night, Russian Shahed drones destroyed Ukraine’s first industrial biomass power plant, Clear Energy. Co-founder Andriy Hrinenko shared photos of the aftermath. The plant was a symbol of Ukraine’s push for green energy.

Just donated again to Back&Alive, and this month also to @timothysnyder.bsky.social's initiative to sponsor ambulances fitted with jammers www.help99.co/thank-you-1 Do support Ukraine through the dark winter, to a brighter day.

‼️ Energy generation now at zero": Russia delivers heaviest strike on Ukrainian thermal power plants

better late than never. how about ending visas to Russian citizens?

Very cool call for papers. This conference will be a feast.

#reminder | Bewerbungsfrist endet am 10. November 2025 👇

/3. At the time of the strike, the airfield reportedly housed up to 1,000 Geran-2 UAVs and more than 1,500 warheads.

Nobody should be surprised

Last night, Russia carried out a massive strike on the territory of Ukraine. The main targets of the attack were gas and energy infrastructure, but civilian facilities were also among those hit.

Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday. Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-) Open access from UCL Press: uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...

Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday. Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-) Open access from UCL Press: uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...

The turbojet engines making this possible come from China. China has a great deal of Ukrainian blood on its hands, and Europeans need to finally understand that China is waging a war against Europe and therefore cannot be regarded as a partner

'I feel sorry for the UK' Wise words from the Albanian PM

Funding available for Full and Student Members of the European Association for Jewish Studies to pursue archival or library research in 2026/27 - do check out the details here: www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships... Application deadline 30 November 2025.

Crucial update from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social explaining the consistence of Trumpel weaseling on sanctions against Russia. This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting. Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.

3 ppl killed and 29 injured, including 6 kids, in the russian overnight attack against Kyiv. The russian terror is explicitly mocking all the American "peace efforts". Meanwhile, the EU leaders can't agree on using russian assets for Ukraine not offering any other alternative.

Crucial update from @phillipspobrien.bsky.social explaining the consistence of Trumpel weaseling on sanctions against Russia. This update allows you to look through the bluster and the wishful thinking permeating Western reporting. Trump helps Russia to stay in a fight they won't win.

The number of injured in Kyiv has risen to 31, according to city officials. The worst hit is the Desnianskyi district, where a Shahed drone struck a 9-story residential building, collapsing multiple floors. At least 26 people were injured there, including five children.

In Kramatorsk, the occupiers have destroyed a third wind turbine; earlier strikes hit the wind farm on October 22 and 24. While the West invests in green energy, jobs, and the future, Russia deliberately targets civilian infrastructure. 👇

Two people have been confirmed dead and 12 injured in Kyiv following last night’s Russian attack. Fires broke out across the city, and aviation units were deployed to assist with firefighting efforts.

Funding available for Full and Student Members of the European Association for Jewish Studies to pursue archival or library research in 2026/27 - do check out the details here: www.eurojewishstudies.org/scholarships... Application deadline 30 November 2025.

After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%

Countering the massive Russian attack on the Zaporizhzhia front

Talks will not stop Putin, pressure is needed, and Ukraine will not reward terrorists for their crimes, Zelensky says. Russia launched over 3,270 strike drones, 1,370 guided bombs and nearly 50 missiles against Ukraine this week alone.

🤬 Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 11 injured

🚨Amazing: 🇳🇴 Norway’s drone detection system protecting Oslo Airport comes from 🇨🇳 Chinese company DJI Aeroscope, with system updates coming directly from DJI in China. Unexpectedly that 🇨🇳 system was down for a full 19h from the evening of September 22nd, which is why the airport had to be closed.

Very moving to visit the ‘Field of Mars’ in Lviv/Ukraine, for fallen Ukrainian soldiers. ‘For your and our freedom’

💔 Russian drones hit energy company vehicles in Chernihiv Oblast: one killed, several injured

Several thermal power plants were hit in the latest Russian attack, with critical equipment damaged, DTEK reports. Repair crews have already begun restoration work, but the scale of damage is significant.

Russia launched an overnight strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, marking the anniversary of its first wave of energy terror in 2022. Over 450 drones and 30+ missiles were used, causing power outages across Kyiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Odesa, and more. Kyiv's left bank is without power.

Lunch Hour Lecture | The Witch in the Bible and Beyond | 18 November Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts. Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS @uclhjs.bsky.social

Dear Ukrainians; Due to a massive attack, public transport in Lviv is not yet running on routes. Stay in the shelter. Do not go to outside.

15 drones were spotted over Belgium’s Elsenborn military base near the German border early Friday, VRT News reports. They were picked up during a test of anti-drone systems. Some reportedly crossed into Germany. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

horrific www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

No Words: Dnipro in Flames Dnipro is burning. Russia keeps tearing Ukrainian cities apart. The footage shows the first minutes after a massive strike on the city — an office building in the very center hit and engulfed in fire. Smoke, chaos, and destruction where life was meant to go on as normal.

looks like a great idea

One hour programme on Ukrainian tv about this year's pilgrimage of Bratslav hasidim to Uman: a record 40,000 pilgrims came to Ukraine. www.youtube.com/live/VZ7Oitu...

⚡️Russian drone strike in Sumy Oblast kills entire family. The attack killed a married couple and their two sons, ages 6 and 4, in the Krasnopillia community near the Sumy Oblast border.

The moment of yesterday’s strike on a kindergarten in one of Kyiv’s districts.

Drones struck the Karachev Electrodetal plant in Russia’s Bryansk region last night. The facility makes electrical connectors used in missile control systems, aviation, space tech, armored vehicles, communications, and other military equipment.

Now over 50% of the total vote too! Brilliant result for Moldova!!! This is a resounding defeat for imperialist Russian interference.

💔 "She was such a wonderful child": 12-year-old girl killed at home in Russian attack on Kyiv

I no longer know what else to say. My words won’t stop the missiles or melt the world’s indifference. World leaders will once again “express concern”, while we, Ukrainians, will keep living through air raids, fighting and trying to stop russia, which every day seeks to destroy us.