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Russian commanders tell their soldiers they are ''cannon fodder'': Ukraine’s General Staff on Russian forces' morale | Ukrainska Pravda https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/6/7400990/
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Attn @TheRickWilson @SykesCharlie 🤷♂️
RT @AlexBores: That's a picture of @ManhattanDA Alvin Bragg…
@TedCruz, do you think all black people look alike, or is it just the people working for you that do?
Either way, can't wait for @ColinAllredTX to retire you in ‘24. https://t.co/qnbKqBY8Ej
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Yes, Dan. And we were dismissed, haughtily, by those who ignored the evidence in favor of their el Dorado illusions.
RT @AmbDanFried: Some us were pretty sure about Putin’s course of aggression abroad after the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 and Putin’s threat at the ‘08 Bucharest NATO Summit to claim Crimea as Russian. https://t.co/x1fs7rsmds
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“The Cult of the Founders”. Brilliant from @henryfarrell. https://crookedtimber.org/2023/05/06/the-cult-of-the-founders/
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Animals
RT @anno1540: "They showed the severed heads of our comrades": a discharged soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told about his captivity in the "Wagner" PMK
47-year-old Oleksandr Koval spent 40 days in captivity. He was held in the premises of a former shoe factory in Donbas along with… https://t.co/xf3kLTVqi5 https://t.co/o0SbYc4Zj4
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Thread:
RT @SamRamani2: Leaked US intelligence documents reveal more about the feud between the Wagner Group and Russian Defence Ministry
Some highlights /1
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1. Except Estonia has the lowest percentage of people who believe in God *in the world*.
2. No discussion of Protestants at all??
3. It’s Halford Mackinder, not “Macker”
4. Perhaps investigate more before generalizing this much.
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-religion-matters-central-and-eastern-europe-206448
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A thread from the first non-commie foreign minister of Russia, Andrei Kozyrev. Also the only democrat.
RT @andreivkozyrev: A choir of voices calls for a “realistic” settlement in Ukraine, with Russia gaining at least Crimea. One can only imagine what will happen after that in the long run. Thread.
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Yeah, rewarding Russia’s military aggression and invasions means they will never, ever ever do it again.
RT @KyivIndependent: ⚡ Some Western officials asked Ukraine not to liberate Crimea, an official says.
Some Western officials asked Ukraine not to liberate occupied Crimea over fears that Moscow would pull the nuclear lever, President's Permanent Representative in Crimea Tamila Tasheva said.
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'We will keep killing Russians,' Ukraine’s military intelligence chief vows https://news.yahoo.com/we-will-keep-killing-russians-ukraines-military-intelligence-chief-vows-232156674.html
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Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov: ‘We are already a de facto member of NATO’ https://news.yahoo.com/ukrainian-defense-minister-oleksii-reznikov-we-are-already-a-de-facto-member-of-nato-210027563.html
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It would be a shame if the Ukrainians offer a Russian style “humanitarian corridor” (a la Sloviansk, Mariupol, etc…) for them to escape back to Mother Russia when Crimea is liberated, right @DarthPutinKGB?
RT @KramarenkoMari3: A bridge was closed in #Crimea
The occupiers are afraid of a missile attack and turn all the cars back.
According to Crimean mass media, the ferry crossing is also not working.
#RussiaIsCollapsing https://t.co/ZYrnmgnxy2
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From the wise and thoughtful @NTenzer:
Debate: In Ukraine, the West cannot allow itself to sleepwalk into another Syrian catastrophe https://theconversation.com/debate-in-ukraine-the-west-cannot-allow-itself-to-sleepwalk-into-another-syrian-catastrophe-182014?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @FR_Conversation
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Nothing new for East Europeans
RT @mhmck: Occupiers in Starobil's'k forcibly evict Ukrainians who refuse to accept Russian passports from their homes. They are thrown into the streets with their belongings, even with children present.
After eviction, Ukrainians are sent to filtration camps and their property is stolen. https://t.co/TPMQK8GMQC
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The great thinker on strategy, Lawrence Freedman, @LawDavF:
https://www.ft.com/content/09ab1370-c2a7-4008-9b5b-f5605c436f30
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Do read. And ponder whether Russia should move its capital back to Kazan.
RT @ACEurasia: "Vladimir Putin wants not just to defeat the Ukrainian resistance to his invasion—he is seeking a civilizational win as a validation of Russia’s Eurasian course," argues @andrewmichta.
Read more ⬇️ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/putins-eurasian-fixation-reveals-ambitions-beyond-ukraine/
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New Jersey???
RT @ThePlumLineGS: Insane: A school board in New Jersey just rejected a sociology textbook in part because:
it described the police killing of Michael Brown without including his size/weight
it didn't falsely hype antifa's role in the "2020 riots"
This is a new frontier:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/05/book-bans-right-wing-culture-wars-school-curriculum/
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Another excellent analysis from Estonian mil expert “Karl”
RT @michaeldweiss: Time for a new thread from "Karl," the Estonian military analyst. As told to @holger_r and myself:
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But why??? Why??
RT @PetraGuasti: Slovak citizen apprehended in neoprene with inflatable ring on the Estonian-Russian border attempting to cross River Narva to Russia. https://t.co/hyVS0nMffk
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