This is good. More reflecting pool madness, more guilding of statues, more cheezy victory arches. Best campagning for the Democrats ever.
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Leendert van der Ent
Профиль VivelyHistorian (Northwestern Roman Empire 1st century ce / Tacitus, public finance Dutch Republic, colonial and military history. Science writer (science policy, energy transition, ICT, chemistry, immunology), cycling, vintage hifi. Dutch.
Even on the brink of the abyss, the Muscovy regime still remains dishoneat and nasty as ever.
UkraineWorldPoland’s GenStaff said Russian propaganda attempted to use the missile incident to spread anti-Ukrainian narratives. Russian outlets claimed the object could have been Ukrainian, mocked Polish authorities and presented the incident as a “consequence of cooperation with Ukraine”.
Because the USA house of course decides which territories belong to countries, just as much as I can decide that the USA belongs to the native Americans.
YAC NewsUS House committee declares Ceuta and Melilla as 'Moroccan territory' www.yacnews.com/us-house-com...
Instead of projecting strength, Lavrov quietly admits that all the Russian empire has left is Soviet nostalgia and a giant set of lies. www.kyivpost.com/opinion/81408
Lavrov’s Latest Interview: A Masterclass in Russian Desperate Self-DeceitWhen a foreign minister invokes divine intervention and distorts history to justify current policy, you are seeing a state that has run out of rational arguments and excuses.www.kyivpost.comPresidement Trump forgot what he said last week.
Hans de Vreij'President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles but that talks are ongoing, adding that the U.S. must be "very careful about letting somebody build them."' www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Presidement Trump at it again
#TuckFrump'Irresponsible as hell': Outrage as Trump doubts bombshell intel on hostile attack #RawStory
How Russian recruitment works. 'Volunteering' results from 'home visits' with involvement of 'law enforcement'. 👇
Janis KlugeFurthermore, the reports explain what precisely the districts were doing to fulfil their quota: They compile comprehensive lists of suitable candidates, then conduct home visits etc. Law enforcement plays an important role, too. Here is the "deep dive": janiskluge.substack.com/p/squeezing-...
Russia desperately trying to prevent a massive exodus before mobilisation.
ChrisO_wiki1/ Could Dmitri Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, be lying about the current level of recruitment to the Russian army? This appalling and unprecedented scenario is considered by Russian warbloggers, who smell a rat in his claims of success. ⬇️
The real approach by the Russians in 2022 was not dumb enough for Trump.
MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🫨 Trump on Ukraine: The Russian tanks were going to Kyiv, but they got stuck in the mud. A general decided to go through the mud instead of going through the highway, where they were going very nicely.
Imagine your expenses being almost 50% higher than your income. (Remember EU threshold is 3%)
Prune60The electronic budget system shows a 8.68 trillion ruble deficit as of 28 July 2026
Somebody else spoke to Trump, so:
Anton ShekhovtsovDespite saying earlier this month that the US would grant Ukraine a licence to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, Trump now appears uncertain whether he would actually do so. This comes against the backdrop of Russia using North Korean-manufactured ballistic missiles to kill Ukrainian civilians.