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It turns out that the person who dressed his children as Russian monsters for Halloween at the White House was Stephen Miller, Trump's homeland security adviser, a conspiracy theorist, Nazi, racist, and opponent of military aid to Ukraine (although, on that last point, they're all pretty much the same).
Now, a clarification regarding the supposedly Russian military uniform worn by Miller's son. The boy was wearing a Soviet military cap, a patch featuring the insignia of Russia's tank forces, and camouflage resembling the U.S. Marine Corps' MARPAT pattern. In other words, it wasn't an actual Russian military uniform but a peculiar hybrid costume assembled from different elements.
Unlike the boy, whose military outfit consisted of mismatched pieces, Miller's daughter's costume appeared to follow a fairly consistent Russian folk style.
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Rusko už téměř pět let vede brutální válku proti Ukrajině, vraždí civilisty, ničí města a terorizuje miliony lidí. A sportovní arbitráž teď rozhodla, že se ruští hokejisté mají vrátit na světové šampionáty.
To je výsměch všem obětem ruské agrese. Agresor nemůže být odměňován za to, že ve své agresi vytrvale pokračuje.
Je to naprostý skandál a morální selhání těch, kteří o tom rozhodli.
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Rosyjski żołnierz zastrzelił dwoje ukraińskich cywilów uciekających pod białą flagą! Zabito również ich psa. 🐕💔😭
To nie jest wojna – to ordynarne zbrodnie wojenne i totalne barbarzyństwo!
Strzelanie do bezbronnych ludzi szukających ratunku to szczyt zezwierzęcenia.👹
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Bisognerà ricordare bene le foto della stazione di Dnipro, 29 ottobre 2026. Questi non sono militari, sono civili ucraini, donne, lavoratori, viaggiatori.
La Russia è chiaramente una nazione criminale. Il suo capo, il dittatore Putin, un terrorista ricercato internazionale
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Azt kívánom, hogy minden aljas rohadék, aki a mocsári zombiknak szurkol, élje át legalább egy hétig azt a fájdalmat, amit ez az apa most érez.
Ma, 2026. október 29-én az orosz hadsereg csapást mért az ukrajnai Csernyihiv belvárosára. Két 15 éves kislány meghalt. További 22 ember megsebesült, köztük három gyermek.
Két gyerek, akiknek még előttük állt volna az egész életük. Akiknek voltak álmaik, barátaik, terveik. Akiket ma reggel még talán megöleltek a szüleik, és akik soha többé nem mennek haza.
A felvételen az egyik áldozat édesapjának fájdalmát hallani. Egy olyan emberét, akitől egyetlen pillanat alatt elvettek mindent, ami számára a legfontosabb volt.
És miközben családok élete omlik össze, még mindig vannak, akik ezt a háborút mentegetik. Akik relativizálják az orosz agressziót, akik újabb és újabb kifogásokat keresnek, és akiknek még két meggyilkolt gyermek sem elég ahhoz, hogy megtalálja a gerincét és agyát.
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Miksi Putin haluaa niin kiivaasti Donetskin, jota Venäjän armeija ei ole onnistunut valloittamaan vuosien sodankäynnistä huolimatta?
Kyse on paljon suuremmasta asiasta kuin yhdestä maakunnasta Ukrainan itäosassa.
Putin ei aloittanut sotaa vain saadakseen haltuunsa lisää ukrainalaista maa-aluetta, vaan palauttaakseen Ukrainan Venäjän vaikutuspiiriin ja estääkseen sen kehittymisen itsenäiseksi, länteen integroituneeksi valtioksi. Tämä on ollut Venäjän strategisen ajattelun ytimessä jo pitkään.
Donetsk on tässä kokonaisuudessa poikkeuksellisen tärkeä useasta syystä.
Ensinnäkin alue on ollut historiallisesti yksi Ukrainan taloudellisista ja teollisista keskuksista. Donbasin hiilikaivokset, terästeollisuus, konepajat ja energiantuotanto olivat aikanaan keskeinen osa Neuvostoliiton teollista perustaa.
Vaikka sota on tuhonnut valtavasti alueen tuotantokapasiteettia, Donetskin taloudellista ja historiallista merkitystä ei pidä vähätellä. Venäjän näkökulmasta sen hallinta merkitsisi samalla Ukrainan taloudellisen perustan heikentämistä.
Vielä tärkeämpi on kuitenkin sotilaallinen ulottuvuus. Ukrainan hallussa olevat Slovjansk ja Kramatorsk ovat osa vuosien aikana rakennettua puolustusvyöhykettä, joka suojaa Ukrainan sisäosia Venäjän etenemiseltä. Kyse ei ole vain kahdesta kaupungista, vaan kokonaisesta puolustusjärjestelmästä, jonka rakentamiseen Ukraina on käyttänyt yli vuosikymmenen.
Jos Ukraina luovuttaisi nämä alueet ilman taistelua, Venäjä saisi haltuunsa strategisesti arvokkaita asemia, joiden valloittaminen sotilaallisesti voisi vaatia vielä vuosien taisteluita ja valtavia tappioita.
Samalla Ukraina menettäisi yhden tärkeimmistä puolustuslinjoistaan, eikä vastaavan rakentaminen lännemmäksi olisi yksinkertaista. Tämä voisi avata Venäjälle huomattavasti paremmat lähtökohdat myöhempään hyökkäykseen syvemmälle Ukrainaan.
Donetsk on myös osa Venäjän omaa turvallisuusmaantiedettä. Alueen hallinta kasvattaisi Venäjän hallitsemien alueiden syvyyttä ja suojaisi sen Itä-Ukrainaan rakentamia sotilaallisia huoltoyhteyksiä. Laajemmassa kokonaisuudessa Donbas liittyy myös Etelä-Ukrainan miehitettyihin alueisiin ja Krimille johtavaan maayhteyteen.
Taloudellisten ja sotilaallisten kysymysten lisäksi Donetskilla on Putinille valtava poliittinen ja symbolinen merkitys. Kreml on vuodesta 2014 lähtien rakentanut kertomusta Donbasin venäjänkielisen väestön suojelemisesta ja alueen kuulumisesta niin sanottuun venäläiseen maailmaan.
Vuonna 2022 Venäjä julisti koko Donetskin alueen liitetyksi itseensä, vaikka ei sitä kokonaan hallinnut. Koko alueen haltuunotto antaisi Putinille mahdollisuuden esittää sodan lopputulos historiallisena saavutuksena.
Venäjän vaatimukset eivät silti rajoitu Donetskiin. Kreml on vaatinut myös Ukrainan Nato-jäsenyyden torjumista ja sen sotilaallisen toimintavapauden rajoittamista. Yhdessä alueluovutusten kanssa nämä tavoitteet voisivat jättää Ukrainan tilanteeseen, jossa sen taloudellinen perusta, puolustuskyky ja mahdollisuudet päättää omasta tulevaisuudestaan olisivat nykyistä huomattavasti heikommat.
Tässä mielessä Putin voi saavuttaa neuvottelupöydässä jotain, mitä hän ei ole kyennyt saavuttamaan taistelukentällä.
Siksi mielestäni olisi virhe tulkita Donetskin vaatimista vain Putinin tarpeeksi saada sodalle jonkinlainen "kunniallinen päätös".
Putin voi olla valmis lopettamaan sodan ilman, että hän luopuu alkuperäisistä tavoitteistaan. Siksi Donetskin kysymys on paljon suurempi kuin miltä se kartalla näyttää.
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Mii de mulțumiri, cum se spune, lui Elon Musk pentru sateliții noștri europeni!
Fără glumă, dacă el și Donald Trump nu ar fi niște idioți, jumătate din lume ar fi încă blocată pe Starlink (și o altă parte pe Guowang-ul chinezesc).
Dar nu, Elon și Donnie au vrut să ne arate cine deține butonul roșu pentru internetul prin satelit. Ei bine, au reușit. Acum toată lumea l-a văzut.
Un scurt rezumat a ceea ce a urmat după.
Canada:
Guvernul a semnat un contract de 2,3 miliarde de dolari canadieni cu operatorul național de sateliți Telesat pentru a extinde constelația de sateliți Lightspeed pe orbită terestră joasă.
Lightspeed a fost dezvoltat inițial ca un concurent comercial pentru Starlink și OneWeb. Cu toate acestea, guvernul finanțează acum integrarea unui sistem special de comunicații militare în bandă Ka, securizat, și a plasat deja o comandă de sateliți suplimentari de la compania aerospațială canadiană MDA Space.
Finlanda:
Compania finlandeză ICEYE, dezvoltator de sateliți radar SAR, și Nokia au anunțat un parteneriat strategic pentru dezvoltarea unor sisteme de comunicații LEO în bandă largă suverane pentru guvernele interesate ale Europei.
Proiectul își propune să ofere statelor europene o platformă la cheie care permite fiecărui guvern să dețină și să controleze pe deplin propriul segment de comunicații prin satelit, inclusiv criptarea, fără a se baza pe furnizori străini.
Acest concept este cunoscut sub numele de „Sovereign SatCom”.
Uniunea Europeană:
Comisia Europeană a trecut la acordarea de contracte de producție și la extinderea finanțării pentru rețeaua sa suverană de comunicații prin satelit, IRIS².
Airbus Defence and Space a semnat deja contracte la Toulouse pentru producția primilor 66 de sateliți LEO. Thales Alenia Space a fost însărcinată să dezvolte echipamente utile speciale și sigure pentru aplicații guvernamentale.
Programul a fost extins la 348 de sateliți și finanțat cu încă patru miliarde de euro.
Țări asiatice.
Coreea de Sud:
Coreea de Sud a efectuat prima sa lansare orbitală de succes a anului cu propriul vehicul de lansare Nuri (KSLV-II) de la portul spațial Naro.
Racheta a lansat simultan pe orbită 14 sarcini utile, inclusiv sateliți suplimentari pentru constelația națională NEONSAT și mai mulți CubeSats militari.
Japonia:
Japonia a alocat aproximativ un miliard de dolari americani în subvenții pentru dezvoltarea unei rețele de sateliți direct-to-device, complet controlată la nivel național.
Acest sistem este destinat să permită smartphone-urilor obișnuite să comunice direct cu sateliții în timpul cutremurelor severe sau al conflictelor militare.
Proiectul este o colaborare între Rakuten și AST SpaceMobile.
Înapoi în Europa.
Ucraina:
Proiectul UASAT, o inițiativă a STETMAN și a unui consorțiu de parteneri, a finalizat cu succes înregistrarea la Uniunea Internațională a Telecomunicațiilor (UIT).
În prezent, se pregătește satelitul de testare UASAT-NANO, care va reprezenta primul pas către stabilirea unei constelații de sateliți suverani ucraineni.
În același timp, se finalizează acorduri cu Republica Cehă pentru dezvoltarea în comun a constelației de sateliți de recunoaștere optică Suziria („Constelația”).
Mai mult, se așteaptă ca Ucraina să obțină acces la capacitatea de rezervă a sistemului european GOVSATCOM.
Germania:
Am lăsat la urmă compania germană Isar Aerospace, care a lansat pe orbită racheta sa Spectrum cu sateliți pe 5 septembrie.
Deci, cum spuneam, ce s-ar face explorarea spațială europeană (și nu doar explorarea spațială europeană) fără mintea strălucită a lui Elon Musk?
Probabil nimic.
Și, dintr-o dată, ea a decolat cu adevărat.
Prin urmare, să-i mulțumim cum se cuvine lui Elon pentru sateliții noștri europeni.
Fără contribuția sa decisivă, s-ar fi putut să nu-i avem niciodată.
(Sebastian Duma / FB)
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揭穿马斯克的谎言：
Starlink（星链）是一项民用商业服务——撒谎。 2022年2月你应乌克兰部长请求开机，2023年6月五角大楼正式签约，波兰每年5000万美元、3万台终端，星盾终端3000台走五角大楼合同，这叫民用商业服务？你家民用宽带是按战争合同收费的吗？从第一天起它就是乌克兰战时军事通信骨干，你比谁都清楚。现在出事了，突然改口说民用，是想把军事合同的责任推给"消费者条款"，合同签的时候是军事服务，担责的时候变民用服务，变脸比翻书快。
从未被允许——那为什么允许了三年半？ 乌克兰用星链打无人机是2022年就公开的事实，2023年Shotwell划过一次线，之后照样用，照样签合同，照样付钱。条款三年半不执行，偏偏在10月13日深夜执行，而10月9日川普刚和普京签了柴油协议，10月10日刚说乌克兰该换总统，10月11日刚宣布能源停火（潜台词：别再打俄炼油厂）。你的条款执行日程表，怎么和川普的政治日程表是同一张？
Starshield（星盾）由美国政府控制，他们自己决定——这句话是你自己打自己脸。 五角大楼10月21日已经公开说了，没下过限制令。政府没决定限制，限制却发生了，那决定是谁做的？华尔街日报10月21日报道，命令来自你本人。你把锅推给美国政府，美国政府说没下令，锅最后还是回到你手里。你这句话不是辩护，是自供状。
乌克兰违反服务条款——偷换了两个概念。 第一，军用终端适用的是五角大楼合同，不是家用宽带的消费者条款，你拿服务条款管战争？第二，你把它说成 进攻性无人机打击以杀死人们，拦下炸城市的无人机，叫杀人吗？叫救人。把防御说成进攻，是你整篇最阴的一招。
漏洞—— 一个公开了三年半的用途，叫漏洞？ 你三年半没发现，偏偏在柴油协议之后发现了。这不叫补漏洞，叫补政治立场。
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I russi hanno pubblicato con orgoglio un video nel quale mostrano l’attacco contro un civile che passeggiava insieme al suo cane nella regione di Kherson. Non è chiaro se l’uomo sia sopravvissuto, ma il suo compagno a quattro zampe non ce l’ha fatta 💔
LA RUSSIA È IL MIO NEMICO
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‼️Après la libération d’Izyum, dans la forêt voisine, on a découvert avec horreur plus de 500 corps de civils innocents : torturés, mutilés et froidement assassinés.🖤🕯
👉🏼Des hommes, des femmes, des personnes âgées… et même des enfants ont été exécutés par les 🇷🇺.
Des familles entières brisées, des vies volées dans la barbarie la plus cruelle.
⚠️Nous n’oublierons jamais.
Nous ne pardonnerons jamais.
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Документальный фильм "Божевілля.
Костянтинівка" от 24 ОМБр ЗСУ.
Россия превратила город в огромную могилу под открытым небом.
Это не фильм, это реальность.
И это должен видеть мир.
Распространяйте, ссылка здесь
youtu.be/axoEpP0vEL4?is=JC8o…
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Filmati girato a Donetsk del 2014.
Gli abitanti della città hanno lottato attivamente per garantire che Donetsk rimanesse sempre parte dell'Ucraina.
Ora Trump propone di dimenticarli e di consegnare Donetsk alla Russia di Putin "per sempre".
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Lifted from Facebook. Courtesy of Chris Moe:
As an American, this is getting harder and harder to watch. It's embarrassing, to say the least. But it's also becoming pretty damn clear that our traitor-in-chief has no intention of standing up to Vladimir Putin.
Now we're hearing that Trump is willing to sit down with the leaders of Russia and China to discuss Ukraine, apparently without Ukraine even being at the table.
Think about that for a minute. Three men sitting around discussing what they're going to do with somebody else's country. One of them is the dictator who invaded it, another has been helping keep Russia's war machine running, and the third is our president.
And we're supposed to believe this is about peace?
I suspect Trump will come away with some sort of agreement involving rare earth minerals or other valuable resources. Maybe another opportunity for his son to make a fortune. And there's a damn good reason to be suspicious.
Donald Trump Jr. is a partner in 1789 Capital, an investment firm that put money into Vulcan Elements, a company manufacturing rare-earth magnets. Just months after that investment, the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan commitment to the company.
And according to ProPublica, the White House helped push that deal through.
So when I suggest Trump might be looking for another deal to benefit his family, I'm not pulling that suspicion out of thin air.
Meanwhile, Ukraine could end up surrendering a third of its territory to Russia. And Trump will probably call it the greatest peace agreement in history.
But what happens if Ukraine refuses? Is Trump going to threaten to cut off whatever assistance we're still providing? Or will he eventually threaten to join Putin in bombing the hell out of Ukraine?
That is, assuming he has any bombs left.
While these three men discuss the future of Ukraine, people are dying. Russian missiles are destroying homes, hospitals, power plants, and entire neighborhoods. Children are being killed. Families are being buried under the rubble of their own homes. Millions have been driven from their communities.
Just this week, Russian attacks left hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians without essential services. And Ukraine says the United States failed to provide warnings ahead of some Russian missile strikes.
What the hell are we doing?
And let's stop pretending Trump's relationship with Russia started when he decided to run for president.
His connections go back decades. In 1986, he met Soviet Ambassador Yuri Dubinin. In 1987, Trump traveled to Moscow looking for business opportunities with the Soviet government.
During the 1990s, he continued pursuing Russian real estate deals. By the 2000s, he was involved with developers and businessmen with Russian connections, including Felix Sater and the Bayrock Group.
That doesn't prove Putin has something on Trump. But it certainly gives us plenty of reasons to question a relationship that has followed him through decades of business and politics.
And now, after everything Putin has done, Trump continues treating him like someone we should trust.
Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia is bombing Ukrainian cities. Russia is killing Ukrainian civilians. Yet somehow Trump keeps finding reasons to criticize Ukraine and excuse Russia.
We used to stand against dictators who invaded neighboring countries and murdered innocent people. Now we have a president who appears more interested in making deals with them than stopping them.
And I have to wonder how much of Ukraine Trump is willing to sacrifice to keep Putin happy.
A third? Half? All of it?
How many more Ukrainians have to die while Trump plays businessman with a dictator?
This is embarrassing. It's disgusting. And it's a betrayal of everything America once claimed to stand for.
We Are the Broken Republic.
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I’m in Ukraine now. Here’s what Putin’s humanitarianism looks like. Notice I’m in the fuckin’ dark!
Fuck Steve Witkoff!
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One of the most powerful missile attacks on Kyiv in recent memory. Dozens of explosions. Russian missiles are hitting various parts of the city tonight.
It seems Witkoff was negotiating not peace in Moscow, but more strikes on Ukraine. After his visit, "humanist" Putin became even more furious in his killing.
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👊🏼An important reminder, many seem to be “conveniently” forgetting. 👇🏼
The Budapest Memorandum, was given as “security guarantees” to Ukraine in 1994, for which Ukraine gave up a variety of weapons, including their nuclear arsenal, (which was the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world) & dozens of jets.
For that, Ukraine was given “security guarantees”, assurances that were to secure Ukrainian sovereignty, and the independence of Ukraine.
Security assurances without enforcement are simply words on paper, another “pinky promise”.
Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in exchange for written promises.
Promises that means absolutely nothing to the aggressors, and clearly is not enforced by the allies when red lines are crossed.
Ukraine has all reason to be skeptical to such security guarantees, because they are the ones who have had to fight alone, again & again, against the same aggressor, while the enforcers of the guarantees did absolutely nothing to assist and, again & again, completely ignored russias dishonesty, crimes, violations and cruelty.
To those who still don’t understand: how unjust, and frankly, utterly tone-deaf, it is to ask the victims of this war, those under constant attack and bombardment, to make compromises in exchange for something they have already learned cannot be relied upon, while nothing is demanded of the actual aggressor — whose violations and crimes are still ignored and go unpunished, with zero consequences — I hope this helps you understand that:
Justice cannot begin by asking the victim to surrender!
Sovereignty is not a bargaining chip.
And more than anything, I hope this helps you understand why Ukraine will never again mistake assurances for protection. Ukraine shall not disarm itself twice!
Stop asking the people defending their nation to; give in & give up, when that is exactly what we should be pressuring & demanding of the aggressors!
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The “humanitarian” conditions in the Russian penal colonies where Stephen Hubbard was held for four years, according to POWs released from the same facilities:
Pakino, Penal Colony No. 7
▪️ Beatings with a hard object on the soles of the feet and buttocks.
▪️ Physical abuse, including forcing detainees to walk in circles inside their cells for hours and to crawl.
▪️ Starvation: small food portions and the periodic withholding of food.
Novozybkov, Pretrial Detention Center No. 2
▪️ Beatings upon arrival, during interrogations and inspections, and throughout detention.
▪️ Physical abuse, including prohibiting detainees from sitting down or moving around throughout the day.
▪️ Prisoners forced to remove their tattoos.
▪️ Psychological torture: forcing prisoners to memorize Russian songs and forced viewing of Russian propaganda television programs.
▪️Starvation: small food portions and poor-quality food.
