Ukraine

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Who could've predicted?

Promises made....uhh, what was the rest of that?

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Guess cause bullying China didn't work out so well today we're going to a reliable standby.

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See?

He does have a plan.

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Guess cause bullying China didn't work out so well today we're going to a reliable standby.

https://x.com/NadavPollak/status/1915107963708100951

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GpO4LBsW8AE ... ame=medium

Good for Zelenskyy. I would not be so possessive of, say, AL or SC.

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This is embarrassing for America:

Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says

An American man identified as the son of a deputy director of the CIA was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2024 while fighting under contract for the Russian military, according to an investigation by independent Russian media.

Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, died on 4 April 2024 in “Eastern Europe”, according to an obituary published by his family. He was the son of Juliane Gallina, who was appointed the deputy director for digital innovation at the Central Intelligence Agency in February 2024.

The story of how the son of a top-ranking US spy died fighting for Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is an unlikely tale of how homegrown anger at the United States and online radicalisation led from a middle-class Virginia childhood to the killing fields of eastern Ukraine....

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War crime:

Body of Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian detention returned by Moscow with signs of torture and with missing organs


A colleague of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna holds a photograph of her during an event in honor of her memory in Kyiv, on October 11, 2024.

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This is embarrassing for America:

Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says

An American man identified as the son of a deputy director of the CIA was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2024 while fighting under contract for the Russian military, according to an investigation by independent Russian media.

Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, died on 4 April 2024 in “Eastern Europe”, according to an obituary published by his family. He was the son of Juliane Gallina, who was appointed the deputy director for digital innovation at the Central Intelligence Agency in February 2024.

The story of how the son of a top-ranking US spy died fighting for Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is an unlikely tale of how homegrown anger at the United States and online radicalisation led from a middle-class Virginia childhood to the killing fields of eastern Ukraine....

“It seems that Gloss was motivated by a bizarre mix of idealism and various conspiracy theories and ideals which do not seem to be particularly coherent,” he told OCCRP.

Gloss had abandoned his studies in the U.S., where he majored in human ecology, and traveled through Europe and the Middle East, IStories reported. Disillusioned with U.S. foreign policy and capitalism, he gravitated to a counter-cultural movement called the Rainbow Family, before travelling to Russia and joining the military.

“I find it a little surprising that he was placed into or volunteered for an assault unit,” said Ledwidge. “These men do not have a long life-expectancy, and I wonder if this was deliberate on the part of Russian commanders.”
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/north-kor ... for-russia



The Rainbow Family of Living Light is a counter-culture group that gathers annually for a primitive camping event on public land, known as a Rainbow Gathering. They describe themselves as having no leaders or formal organization, and the gatherings aim to foster community, peace, and a shared ideology of freedom and respect.
https://www.google.com/search?client=fi ... bow+family



Yep, he was a liberal. Peace Love Dope! Looks like one of those Charles Manson groups.

Damn, Superstar Cultmaster, you and your hominy would fit right in.

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Twas only a matter of time.

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Peace talks are going well.

Glad DonOld is on the job!

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Peace talks are going well.

Glad DonOld is on the job!

https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/19 ... 3946738061

He's a moron, but he may have been fishslapped into a little awareness.

Trump warns attempts to conquer all of Ukraine will lead to ‘downfall’ of Russia

... “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia,

Fawning adoration.

but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” Trump wrote in a social media post,

Nothing "has happened to him." Same old Vlad.

adding, “I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right,

Liar, you've been saying that Putin would be happy with less than "ALL of Ukraine".

but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!”

Puffery. How are you going to make that happen, Donny?

Earlier on Sunday the US president told reporters that was he was “very surprised” that his Russian counterpart had intensified the bombardment of Ukrainian cities despite the US president’s efforts to broker a ceasefire.

Pressed by a reporter to say if he was now seriously considering “putting more sanctions on Russia”, Trump replied: “Absolutely. He’s killing a lot of people. What the hell happened to him?”

He's that same evil Putin that he's been for decades and you are the only person, friend or foe, who doesn't know that. Ask Chechnya, Georgia and Belarus, duh.

In his post on Sunday night, Trump also criticised Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian president was “doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does.”

“Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop.”

Earlier on Sunday, Zelenskyy condemned “the silence of America” after Russia carried out its largest air raid in three years of war, with a second straight night of massive drone and ballistic missile strikes killing at least 12 people, including three children on Saturday into Sunday.

Awww, Zelenskyy hurt Silent Don's feewings.

Ukrainian officials said Moscow had launched 298 drones and 69 missiles in multiple waves on sites across the country.

“Every such terrorist Russian strike is reason enough for new sanctions against Russia,” Ukraine’s president said.

During his campaign for the presidency, Trump repeatedly claimed that if elected, he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, even before being inaugurated.

Only MAGA was stupid enough to believe it.

However, the intensity and frequency of this weekend’s strikes contrasted sharply with Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin was interested in peace.

Surprise surprise. Donny is a dummy, again.

The attacks meant Kyiv Day – celebrated on the last Sunday in May – began with exhausted people sheltered in bunkers, metro stations and basements.

Ukraine and its European allies have sought to push Moscow into signing a 30-day ceasefire as a first step to negotiating an end to the war. In a blow to their efforts, Trump this week declined to place further sanctions on Moscow for not agreeing to an immediate pause in fighting, as Kyiv had wanted.

Of course he declined.

Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram: “Without pressure, nothing will change and Russia and its allies will only build up forces for such murders in western countries. Moscow will fight as long as it has the ability to produce weapons.”

I don't have faith that Donny will do anything. It's up to you, Europe.

Trump suffering ‘emotional overload’, says Russia
Moscow makes comment after US president’s criticism of record drone strikes on Ukraine

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Trump suffering ‘emotional overload’, says Russia
Moscow makes comment after US president’s criticism of record drone strikes on Ukraine

Without paywall.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-respo ... 06497.html

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Brit Hume has been lurking BRD . The next day:

Fox News' Brit Hume Scoffs At Trump's Latest Rant: 'Don’t Know What' He's Talking About

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume on Monday pushed back at Donald Trump’s recent claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY.”

... Hume dismissed the notion that Putin’s behavior had changed.

Trump “has always had a very odd conception of Vladimir Putin,” Hume said. “I think he’s thought that he and Putin could be kind of friends and partners, and could make deals together.” Trump has for years talked about his admiration for his counterpart.

“I don’t know what the president’s talking about,” Hume continued. “This is the way Putin has always been. He’s always been a particularly brutal dictator, willing to take whatever measures he thought necessary to advance his interest, whatever he thought he could get away with.”

Hume added: “He’s the same old Vladimir Putin.” ...

I just wish that he would credit me.

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If he had the opportunity to see your fucked up rainbow avatar, there's no doubt.

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Footage shows aftermath of planes destroyed in Russian airbase drone blitz

Footage shows the aftermath of a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian airbase on Sunday.

Based in the Murmansk region of northern Russia, the Olenya airbase is home to strategic bombers Tu-95MS and Tu-22M, which are frequently used to launch cruise missile attacks against civilian targets in Ukraine.

Video footage appears to show black smoke rise from multiple Russian Tu-95 heavy bombers damaged in the drone strike.

More than 40 Russian military aircraft have been destroyed in a large-scale drone attack across multiple sites, a Ukrainian official has said.

Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers, which Russia uses to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine, were among the planes struck by Ukraine's domestic security agency, the SBU, an SBU source told Reuters. The report could not be independently verified.

OPERATION 'SPIDERWEB' Moment Ukraine launches drones from trucks inside Russia as airbase blitz destroys 40 planes in ‘Vlad’s Pearl Harbour’
Scroll to read how Ukraine shrewdly hid the drones before deploying them deep inside enemy territory (video and stills)

... More than £1.5billion worth of damage has been inflicted on the Russian air force, say Ukrainian sources.

This included to long-range Tu-22M3 bombers - used in daily raids on Ukraine - as well as an A-50 air reconnaissance aircraft.

The A-50 is an Early Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) (AWACS), carrying a price tag of £260million....

The air assault is believed to have been launched from within Russia - from the backs of lorries driving near the bases.

Ukraine's RBC news agency reported that the SBU special operation - said to be supervised by President Zelensky - took more than 18 months to plan.

These FPV drones were hidden under remote-controlled roofs on trucks.

When triggered, the roofs opened and kamikaze drones launched toward Russian bombers.

The drones were reportedly trained by artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise the Russian bombers and execute automatic dive attack algorithms....



... It marks one of the bleakest days of the war for President Putin, who continues to blitz Ukraine relentlessly.

A report said the driver of the truck that released the drones "may not have known" that his vehicle was full of the Ukrainian UAVs.

According to Baza Media, the driver has since been detained.

Local reports said: "A truck stopped at a gas station at the entrance to the city.

"Drones started flying out of the back of the truck and then attacked various objects." ...

THIS is the moment Ukrainian drones turned a Russian war train into a raging fireball — in a daring strike caught on dramatic aerial footage. (video and stills)

Video released by Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (DIU) shows the fuel-loaded train exploding into flames as it trundles through occupied Zaporizhzhia....

“On May 24, 2025, the masters of strike UAVs… tracked down and hunted down a train of Russian invaders with fuel.”

The mission destroyed a key logistics lifeline supplying Vladimir Putin’s forces in Zaporizhzhia and annexed Crimea, Ukrainian officials said.

“The railway supply of Russian occupation forces… has been disrupted,” DIU added.

“The armed struggle, aimed at hindering and paralyzing the military logistics of the Muscovites, continues.”

Fans flooded the DIU’s Facebook page with praise.

One wrote: “Thank you for your work. Take revenge for every dead person in Ukraine.”

Another added: “Glory to the heroes! Boundless gratitude, love and respect to you, our Warriors of Light!”

A third said simply: “Beautiful, very beautiful… Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine!” ...

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TACO Don's friend and idol:

VLADOLF HITLER Pics Putin DOESN’T want you to see: Russia bans depictions of Kremlin tyrant as Adolf Hitler amid crackdown on dissent
A long list of Putin's critics have likened the Kremlin leader to Hitler for the brutality of his repression and killings

A court has ruled it illegal to compare visuals of the Kremlin tyrant and warmonger to the Nazi leader, saying they “incite terrorism” and “harm state interests".






... A common description of the Russian leader as "Putler"- combining the two names - is also banned.

So is an image of Putin holding a revolver to his head and the caption "How to save Russia from shame".

... The ban comes as more than 10,000 tanks, 22,000 armoured vehicles, 26,000 artillery systems, and over 700 aircraft have been destroyed, officials estimate....

Western officials have revealed that  the Russians have sustained more than 900,000 casualties, with 250,000 dead, since Putin unleashed his illegal war.

And any Russian who dares to speak up against Putin and his invasion of Ukraine is silenced by the Kremlin using Russia's classic playbook.

The Kremlin has cracked down on protesters and debauchery, closed down independent media and put critics on trial - in a bid to starve citizens of alternate viewpoints.

Dissidents capable of challenging Putin have been locked in gulag, exiled or killed amid the harshest crackdown on opposition in Russia since Soviet times.

A long list of influential Russians have died in murky circumstances throughout Putin's 24-year rule after opposing, criticising, or crossing the resentful despot.

The curious deaths - resulting from poisonings to shootings and falls from windows to plane crashes - may have helped pave the way for the Russian dictator to remain in power until 2036.

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Supposedly the US wasn't informed in advance of the strikes. I wonder if this is a change in protocol from the past? Can't say for certain. In any case, I can't really blame them.

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Supposedly the US wasn't informed in advance of the strikes. I wonder if this is a change in protocol from the past? Can't say for certain. In any case, I can't really blame them.

I'm guessing they can no longer trust the US with protected information. Trump might very well have - actually probably would have - gotten in on it with his capital posting and blown the whole operation, maybe causing great Ukraine loss at the same time.

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Supposedly the US wasn't informed in advance of the strikes. I wonder if this is a change in protocol from the past? Can't say for certain. In any case, I can't really blame them.

I'm guessing they can no longer trust the US with protected information. Trump might very well have - actually probably would have - gotten in on it with his capital posting and blown the whole operation, maybe causing great Ukraine loss at the same time.

Wonder if we're still sharing Intel with them also?

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Supposedly the US wasn't informed in advance of the strikes. I wonder if this is a change in protocol from the past? Can't say for certain. In any case, I can't really blame them.

I'm guessing they can no longer trust the US with protected information. Trump might very well have - actually probably would have - gotten in on it with his capital posting and blown the whole operation, maybe causing great Ukraine loss at the same time.

Another opportunity for a shakedown if the US was in the know.