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Full on at work at present. Early shift tomorrow. Then two days off and can fully focus on here.
Meanwhile, thank you for your support. It’s really appreciated.
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Today we launched the Vulcănești–Chișinău power line, linking Moldova to Romania and the European grid. For decades, Moscow used energy to blackmail us. No more: Moldova buys zero Russian gas, and two more power lines to Romania are on the way. Thanks to all who made it happen.
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450,000 Russian KIA leaked from Russia’s own government agency with all the receipts to verify it online for everyone to see. It’s worse for them than many even estimated , that’s incomprehensible, that’s more than 4X the ENTIRE Vietnam and Korean War US deaths combined
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Very interesting thread from Ellie Mae O’Hagan on B/sky about trying to raise the alarm about Brand years ago when he started getting involved in left wing politics (worth reading the whole thing)
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More scenes of last night's mass arrests in Moscow.
Those 18+ were given draft notices and began the coercion process to sign military contracts. Mass reports of beatings.
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Russian security forces launch crackdown on alternative youth and “alt girls”
A heavy-handed police raid involving mass arrests took place in Moscow’s Kitay-Gorod district, a popular gathering spot for young people from alternative subcultures.
Between 100 and 300 people were detained, including minors. Those old enough to serve were handed military draft notices and forced to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence.
Detainees reported being beaten and forced to wait for hours without access to water or toilets. Neither the children nor their parents were given any explanation for what was happening.
Only after the story attracted widespread media attention did police issue a brief statement, describing the raid as “preventive measures”.
Just a reminder of what kind of country they live in.
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Beyond the clips that went viral around the world, particularly the infamous “You don't have the cards” remark, there was another equally revealing moment.
Zelenskyy told Trump twice: “You will feel it.” In other words, you will feel what I and the Ukrainian people are feeling right now.
Trump responded by pointing both index fingers at Zelenskyy — one of the most offensive gestures imaginable in diplomatic communication — leaning toward him and declaring:
“No, we're not going to feel it.”
And there was another moment that cannot be ignored. Throughout this confrontation, both Trump and Vance repeatedly complained:
“You didn't say THANK YOU.”
“You haven't THANKED us.”
When HELP becomes a BUSINESS DEAL, demanding gratitude as an additional form of payment is no longer appropriate.
Incidentally, Vance was also waving his index finger in the air, as though reinforcing the accusations made by his senior partner.
Nobody has dragged America's reputation lower than Trump and Vance did themselves that day.
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En un giro sorprendente, el senador republicano Bill Cassidy acaba de TRAICIONAR a Donald Trump y ha dejado claro que el comportamiento de Trump fue tan corrupto que incluso los republicanos deben alzar la voz en su contra. ¡Increíble! - CNN
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Applebaum: Most Americans don't understand that Trump has prolonged war in Ukraine.
He made business deals with the Russians, refused to criticize them and looked away when they hit Ukrainians.
That gave Russia the inspiration to keep going. 1/
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Hackers have got into Russias statistic agency Rosstat and found classified data which stated 450,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the war in Ukraine.
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Russia secretly bolstered Iran's missile arsenal before war with US, records uncover
Internal defense records show shipments from late 2024 through December 2025 as Trump downplayed Moscow's role
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NEW BOMBSHELL! RECEIPTS! Elon Musk missed Sen. Richard Blumenthal's Nov. 5 deadline to explain who restricted Ukraine's Starshield and said nothing. No answers. No documents. The Oct. 22 letter asked 9 questions: who ordered the October restriction, who was told, whether Ukraine was warned, who holds the power to shut off Starshield, and how much of your taxpayer money is in his contracts.
The answer: over $2 billion in named Starlink and Starshield contracts, plus a $1.8 billion government-owned Starshield constellation.
On Oct. 13, Starshield terminals were capped above 100 mph—the speed drones fly at—after a conversation with Donald Trump, per the Wall Street Journal. Musk says the military decides. On Oct. 27, the Pentagon's inspector general refused to investigate.
On Nov. 5, Ukraine's Denys Sienik said Kyiv asked the Pentagon, the White House, and SpaceX: "Nobody provided answers." Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he doubts Musk acted alone. Apartheid Clyde controls the satellites your taxes paid for, and he answers to nobody. Donald Trump didn't give him the power—ownership did.
Mr. Trump gives him protection. The briefing is due Nov. 12. Tick tock. This is the scam. This is the fraud. The biggest Ponzi scheme in history—your tax dollars, his switch, no accountability.
"THE LAST THING AUTHORITARIANS WANT IS AN INDEPENDENT THINKER AND A TRUTH-TELLER. They can handle a crowd. They can't handle one person who thinks for themselves and refuses to shut up. That's why they come for the press, the teachers, and every voice that won't obey. EVERYBODY KNOWS IT."
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❗️Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that Elon Musk bought Twitter (now X) with the help of Russian money, after which content controls on the platform were weakened and the number of bots and hate speech increased significantly. He emphasized that Russia uses Western social networks to wage an information war against Western societies, and the platforms allow this because they profit from it. Sikorski believes social networks should be held responsible for the spread of illegal content and must remove, in particular, calls for violence, and he advocated for the creation of a European alternative to X.
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PUTIN AND XI: THE DICTATORS' ALLIANCE IS CRACKING
A serious conflict is reportedly brewing between Moscow and Beijing. According to Chechenews, citing unnamed insiders, Xi Jinping has demanded almost unlimited access for Chinese companies to the natural resources of Siberia and Russia's Far East. The price? China's assistance in securing a deal with Trump over Ukraine.
The latest private conversation between the two dictators reportedly turned extremely hostile. Xi demanded written guarantees granting China preferential access to Russian resources for decades. Putin refused. The Kremlin apparently still hopes to bring Western companies back after the war, regain access to technology, and resume selling off Russia's natural wealth to American and European investors.
Meanwhile, Beijing reportedly suspects Moscow of playing a double game. Russian intermediaries may already be offering Trump's circle projects previously promised to Chinese investors. According to the report, Putin's inner circle is divided. One faction fears losing China, Russia's largest buyer of natural resources. The other believes Xi is exploiting Moscow's growing dependence.
If these reports prove accurate, the humiliation for the Kremlin would be extraordinary. Putin dreamed of destroying Ukraine's independence and rebuilding the Russian Empire. Now he may find himself bargaining for the right to control his own country's territory and resources.
China has no intention of rescuing Putin's regime for free. Beijing wants its price: natural resources, mineral deposits, and economic influence lasting decades.
The irony is monstrous. A dictator who sent hundreds of thousands of Russians to their deaths in pursuit of someone else's land now risks turning his own country into China's raw-material colony.
The reported details of these private negotiations have not been independently confirmed. But Russia's dependence on the Chinese market makes such a clash of interests entirely plausible.
Putin wanted an empire. He may end up handing Xi the keys to Siberia.
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A shocking crime in Kraków. On behalf of the Ukrainian people, and personally, I extend my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. There can be no justification for this attack, and we trust the perpetrator will face justice.
We wish strength and a speedy recovery to the injured and to everyone affected by this tragedy. Ukraine stands in solidarity with Poland and the Polish people. People have the right to safety.
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Congress should pass military aid for Ukraine and tough sanctions against Russia. Why? Because it is strategically and morally right. If the President vetoes, then it is on him in the history books. Congress needs to stand on the right side of history.
US midterm impact on Ukraine policy
Democrat wins in Congress still face major challenges in changing assistance to Ukraine in the face of Presidential opposition
Oversight in support of Ukraine is all the more important, and several friends of 🇺🇦 are retiring or losing ⬇️
I write this to note the need for other members of Congress to step up, keep current initiatives moving and maintain close oversight of the administration’s Ukraine policies
Briefly:
Jeanne Shaheen — Senate, D, retiring
Brian Fitzpatrick — House, R, trailing Michael McCaul — House, R, retiring
Thom Tillis — Senate, R, retiring
Susan Collins — Senate, R, race uncalled
Don Bacon — House, R, retiring
Details of support for Ukraine:
Jeanne Shaheen — ranking Democrat on Senate Foreign Relations
Starlink: co-signed the four-senator letter demanding answers from SpaceX.
Graham Act: co-introduced the Senate version. On October 6 she and Roger Wicker wrote to Rubio and Bessent with an enforcement agenda, and she signed the October 13 letter urging implementation.
Russian diesel: led bipartisan letters warning banks, port authorities and fuel distributors not to facilitate Russian diesel imports under General License 135.
Other bills: Supporting Ukraine Act of 2025 (S.2592); BLOCK PUTIN Act.
Brian Fitzpatrick — co-chair, Congressional Ukraine Caucus
Starlink: called for an investigation, and warned of oversight hearings and budget cuts over Starshield limits.
Graham Act: introduced the original House Sanctioning Russia Act (H.R. 2548) with 151 cosponsors, and signed the 22-member House letter urging enforcement.
Russian diesel: sponsors the Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act, which would nullify the diesel waiver.
Other bills: Justice for Ukrainian Children Act (H.R. 10473); Countering Russia's War on Faith Act.
Michael McCaul — former chair, House Foreign Affairs
Graham Act: introduced and championed the House version, then joined the October 15 letter urging "full and faithful" implementation. He urged Trump to reverse the waiver.
Russian diesel: the October 15 letter specifically flagged General License 135.
Thom Tillis — co-chair, Senate NATO Observer Group
Starlink: co-requested an inspector general investigation into the slowdown.
Graham Act: co-led the letter urging Trump to execute the Graham Act's authorities.
Russian diesel: lead Republican signatory on the letter demanding rescission of General License 135.
Other bills: BLOCK PUTIN Act; Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine's Defense Act (S.5175).
Susan Collins — chair, Senate Appropriations
Starlink: co-requested the IG investigation.
Graham Act: cosponsor.
Russian diesel: signed the letter urging cancellation of the deal.
Don Bacon
Graham Act: signed the House enforcement letter.
Russian diesel: co-introduced the Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act.
Other bills: Justice for Ukrainian Children Act.
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Thank you, Mr. Kushner. Those five principles are important. However, Moscow subscribed to these principles in documents signed in 1975 (Helsinki Final Act) and 1990 (Charter of Paris).
The problem isn't agreeing to principles, but Moscow's failure to abide by them. 🧵 /1
President Trump today advanced an important discussion with several European leaders about the need for a broader European security architecture that can help establish the conditions for lasting peace.
Building on his leadership and the substantive work undertaken this week in Brussels with Ukraine, NATO, and our European partners, @SEPeaceMissions and I wanted to share some of the objectives guiding our ongoing discussions.
For more than 30 years, Europe and Russia have struggled to establish a sustainable security framework. Decades of mistrust, competing security concerns, and the devastating consequences of this war make this an extraordinarily difficult challenge, but one that is essential to lasting peace.
Our objective is to develop practical arrangements that address the security concerns of all sides, reduce the risk of future conflict, and create a more stable and predictable security environment.
We are exploring five principal goals: permanent security consultations, reliable crisis communications, greater military transparency, reciprocal measures to reduce escalation risks, and an enduring framework for long-term European security and stability.
Any arrangements must fully respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independent decision-making of every nation. Each country will retain authority over its own security and alliances, and no country would have a veto over another’s sovereign choices. NATO will remain central to European collective defense, and this initiative would build upon existing institutions and commitments.
We will continue consultations through the Shell Bay format with Ukraine, NATO, the EU, and our European partners, expanding engagement to ensure that all relevant perspectives and ideas are considered. We will also engage Russia as part of the peace negotiations.
Next week in Abu Dhabi, the United States will convene the first trilateral peace discussions with Ukraine and Russia since February. All parties remain intensely engaged in preparing for substantive and productive negotiations. We will consult closely with our European partners on the sidelines and, if progress is made, aim to move toward a broader multilateral format with their direct participation.
These ideas continue to evolve, and we welcome thoughtful input. Creating the right structure will be critical to ending this war and transitioning from conflict toward conditions that make possible a durable peace.
This is difficult, detailed work. There are no easy solutions. But the opportunity to help end this devastating war and build a foundation for a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous Europe for generations to come makes it a challenge well worth undertaking.
We will see how these discussions develop and continue working intensively with all parties toward President Trump’s objective of a comprehensive and lasting peace.
