Harry Larsen

Forget the rapture, we need the purge. Views mine.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: Fox News attacks the Trump administration for a mismanged Airtraffic Control System after the FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all U.S. flight departures “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety” after widespread air traffic control communication/frequency outages.

"Currently it's still mismanaged... But the point is, if it's a technical glitch of any kind, it's inexcusable because the FAA has been working on it. No one's reported on it on how the FAA has screwed it up, but they have...The same clowns that did that are still in power."

Aircraft already airborne can land; international arrivals handled case-by-case. No timeline yet for resumption.

[Rick @colonelhogans]

Iconic Australian political journalist @PaulBongiorno writes in @SatPaper that News Corp “journalists” have been instructed to find two stories a week about the treasurer Jim Chalmers.

I feel nauseated and disgusted describing Murdoch employees as “journalists”.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

Viktor Suvorov:

“For Russia, this is the last war. This is the end. The current war will be Russia’s final war. The country’s disintegration has already begun, and it is a continuation of the same historical process that buried the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union.

Russia has brought its own end closer. With its oil, gas, diamonds, and gold, it could have continued rotting for another hundred years. Instead, it decided to invade Ukraine, even though it is incapable of holding on to Siberia and the Far East. And without Siberia, Russia produces virtually nothing.

Figures from Russia’s own Finance Ministry do not yet show the country falling apart, but they reveal the growing cost of the war. At the end of September, the ministry raised its estimate of the 2026 budget deficit to 7.3 trillion rubles — twice the original target and the largest deficit since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, despite another round of tax increases this year.

The next wars will take place inside Russia itself. Its fragmented principalities will begin fighting over resources, and the country will face its own 1918 and 1919, its own Admiral Kolchak.

That is why Russia has already lost, regardless of what happens next, while Ukraine has already won, whatever the outcome.

And I must admit, I am overwhelmed with pride for my native Ukraine. They planned to conquer it in three days, yet it has been holding its ground for five years.”

P.S. I am moving from Twitter/X to Substack.

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[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

News Corp reporters instructed to get Chalmers https://t.co/ErZ6ioTwPE

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Kellogg: Russia tried to take Ukraine by force and failed. Putin hasn't got the combat power to go much further than he's gone.

In 5 years Russia gained about 1% in fighting, with 1.2 to 1.4 million casualties on the Russian side. 1/

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Russian warship hit by Ukrainian drone in Gulf of Finland https://t.co/NiHCVGkYax

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We have detected speed restrictions on Starshield on our Ukrainian territory – in the temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine. The speed limit is back at 161 kilometers per hour – that’s 100 miles per hour.

This directly affects our ability to intercept Russian jet-powered “shahed” drones. These drones come from those areas, and because of the speed restrictions, we simply cannot catch up with them in time.

Near the frontline, we cannot use our aircraft. Only drone interceptors can operate there. And without the speed we need, shooting down these “shaheds” becomes much harder.

This means more Russian strikes get through, and more of our people are killed by Russia. We are trying to get the details from the American side, but so far, we know very little.

If someone in America is making decisions that basically treat Ukrainian territory as if it is not Ukrainian, then this tells us where things are going. We need to be clear and never recognize Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territory in any way.

From an address at the 9th European Political Community Summit. (3/3)

[Gianl1974 @Gianl1974]

Former US Army intelligence officer Josephine Guilbeau, who served for 17 years, stood in uniform and told Congressional Republicans: "For one year, l have watched Israel burn children alive. You don't care about veterans. You don't care about American values. You are destroying this country — shame on all of you."

She also criticized the BILLIONS of dollars in US assistance to Israel — arguing that American veterans are facing homelessness, suicide, and budget cuts while Congress continues funding Israel.

Guilbeau was escorted from the hearing after her intervention. She later called on fellow veterans to speak out against US policy towards Gaza and urged them to support Palestinian rights.

Congress still hasn’t grown a backbone since. They’re still funding terrorists.

[Stephen Parnis @SParnis]

I grieve the death of one of Gaza's few remaining general surgeons today. Dr Rizq Abu Shaeera was respected by many who worked alongside him, providing surgical care in unspeakably harsh conditions at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the target of today's lethal airstrikes.

[Vasyl Myroshnychenko @AmbVasyl]

Russia’s War is Russia’s Choice by @ChakhoyanAndrew https://t.co/fUgaUSau39

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Stop wasting time with these charades and focus on the only thing that will end the war: kicking Russia out of Ukraine.

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @CrimeanVoyager]

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk:

“What is happening now is a simulation of a peace process.

Trump promised to end the war in 24 hours. Now he has decided to finance it. These are already the longest 24 hours in human history.

Witkoff called putin a humanist.

I have interviewed hundreds of people released from russian captivity. They were tortured, raped, mutilated and subjected to electric shocks. One woman told me her eye had been gouged out with a spoon.

In Kyiv, I met a five-year-old girl whose mother had been abducted, tortured and repeatedly raped by russians. The girl hugged me, cried and begged: ‘Please, bring my mother back.’

My friend and colleague, journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, was abducted, tortured and died in russian captivity. Her body was returned with several organs missing. We still do not know how she died.

My friend and mentor, Professor Ihor Kozlovskyi, spent 700 days in captivity. He was tortured so brutally that he had to learn to walk again after his release. In his isolation cell, he gave philosophy lectures to rats just to hear a human voice.

He told me: ‘The foundation of our existence is dignity. And dignity is action.’

𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡!

We have acted throughout these so-called ‘24 hours’. We acted before them, and we will keep acting for as long as it takes to bring peace.

Thank you to everyone who continues to stand with us.”

[CNN @CNN]

Russia's ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died at 66, the Russian Foreign Ministry says. https://t.co/AMP1BqUb44

[Jarek @Jarek2025]

Humiliated by the crowd—the booing was so loud he couldn't even hear himself—a woman shouted, "Traitor!" 🫪😜
"This clown has to go; he must be removed. He has done enough damage to America and its allies—this guy is a disgrace to the United States." This marks the end of his political career—a fate that also awaits the generals, cabinet secretaries, and everyone else involved in these treacherous policies. His assets are set to be confiscated; there is even talk of his expulsion—banishment—to Moscow. Furthermore, the situation involving Trump’s son and the rest of the family points to suspicious financial dealings—they stand to lose everything soon.

[StinginRodger @Stingin_Rodger]

@jackie_mcc33924 @AofahKoff https://t.co/kwsDC9MQwL

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Zelenskyy: I see changes in what the US team says. From the start I told US envoys Witkoff and Kushner that Ukraine is not real estate.

You cannot talk about two kilometers plus, two kilometers minus on the land of people whose lives were destroyed. 1/

[Julian Röpcke 🇩🇪🤝🇺🇦 @JulianRoepcke]

#Frontbericht zur Lage in Donezk

Ich habe die vergangene Woche erneut in der Ukraine verbracht: 5 Tage davon in Frontnähe (weniger als 100 km von der Null-Linie entfernt), 2 Tage davon direkt an der Front (weit unter 25 km von russischen Soldaten entfernt). Dabei habe ich mit fast einem Dutzend ukrainischer Soldaten gesprochen, die Hälfte davon im Einsatz rund um Dobropillja.

Was ich erlebt und gehört habe, unterscheidet sich deutlich von dem, was ich hier auf X in den Beiträgen einiger pro-ukrainischer „OSINT“-Accounts lese. Von pro-russischen 🤡s ganz zu schweigen.

1. Während hier auf X der Eindruck entsteht, die Ukraine werde auf dem Schlachtfeld immer überlegener und Russland stände kurz vor dem Kollaps, ist davon an der Front nur wenig zu spüren. Im Gegenteil: Russland verfügt über mehr Einsatzmittel als je zuvor.

In unserem Frontabschnitt wurden im Minutentakt russische FPV-Drohnen gestartet. Alle 15 Minuten kamen Molnija hinzu, stündlich Lancets. Und wenn es besonders schlimm wurde, stimmten auch noch Jet-Drohnen und KABs in das Konzert des Schreckens ein. Die meisten dieser Mittel (mit Ausnahme der Glasfaser-Drohnen) sind für die Ukraine bereits im Anflug sichtbar. Abzuwehren sind sie dennoch kaum.

2. Das schränkt die Mobilität der ukrainischen Truppen massiv ein. Während man hier auf X immer mehr Animationen von vorrückenden Ukrainern und fliehenden Russen sieht, verlagert sich die tatsächliche Bewegung an der Front zunehmend in den Untergrund. Die Mobilität der eigenen Truppen nimmt stetig ab.

Kleine Teams (zu denen auch ich gehörte) rennen von Unterstand zu Unterstand, von Busch zu Busch. Augen und Ohren stets gen Himmel gerichtet.

Schnelle, mit Käfigen überbaute Fahrzeuge sind neben NRKs die einzigen Fahrzeuge, die man noch an der Front sieht. Doch auch sie werden zu Zielen von Wartedrohnen. Schwere Panzerfahrzeuge – darunter mehr als 1.000 (Schützen-)Panzer aus den USA, Deutschland und anderen NATO-Staaten – existieren an der Front nicht mehr.

Das sollte den Spender-Staaten zu denken geben, was ihre eigenen Prioritäten bei der Beschaffung angeht …

3. All das darf allerdings nicht zu der Fehleinschätzung führen, Russland sei „überlegen“‼️ Denn auch die ukrainische Armee ist stärker, besser organisiert und steht fester als je zuvor. Die mobile Logistik funktioniert ausgezeichnet – und zwar bis an die Front.

Anders als Kyjiw verfügt Moskau kaum über Mittel, um gezielt jenseits der 25-Kilometer-Zone zuzuschlagen. Geran, Molnija und Co. richten ihre Angriffe fast ausschließlich gegen stationäre Ziele.

Zudem ist die Ukraine technisch überlegen, was die Qualität der Drohnen und der Sensorik im Kampfgebiet angeht. Auch bei der überlebenswichtigen Kommunikation gilt dies. Starlink sei Dank! Quantitativ liegt Russland dagegen weiterhin vorn – sowohl bei den Männern als auch beim Material.

4. Die Ukraine fügt Russland zehnmal so viele Verluste zu, wie sie selbst erleidet. In manchen Frontabschnitten beträgt das Verhältnis sogar bis zu 40:1.

Die meisten russischen Soldaten, die die Todeszone (die letzten 25 Kilometer) erreichen, werden dort getötet. Bei den ukrainischen Soldaten ist das ganz anders: Sie überleben diesen Einsatz größtenteils. Das gilt insbesondere für russische Sturmtruppen, aber auch für die Logistik. Bei den Drohnenteams ähneln sich die Zahlen auf beiden Seiten.

5. Alles in allem gibt es trotz aller Schwierigkeiten nicht den geringsten Anhaltspunkt für einen ukrainischen Kollaps in irgendeinem Abschnitt der Front.

➡️ Russland wird den Donbas mit seiner aktuellen Strategie nicht erobern. Die Ukraine wird ihn nicht zurückerobern.

Deshalb setzt Putin auf Trump und seine zunehmend stärker werdenden Marionetten in Europa. Er braucht einen Gamechanger, um den gesamten Donbas noch zu seinen Lebzeiten kontrollieren zu können.

Selenskyj hofft dagegen, Russland mit seinen Langstreckenschlägen so massiv zu schaden, dass Moskau durch den internen Druck gezwungen wird, die Front offiziell einzufrieren.

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

🇷🇺 NOT ENOUGH BRAINS...

Retired Russian Colonel General Leonid Ivashov has publicly told Vladimir Putin that he has already lost the war against Ukraine.

In an interview with Russian blogger Pavel Ivanov, the 83-year-old general addressed the Russian president directly: “You've lost. You failed to foresee absolutely anything. You didn't have a single brain cell.”

Ivashov ridiculed the Kremlin's expectations of a lightning-fast victory: fly in, strike, and conquer. In his view, continuing the war is driving Russia toward economic, educational, and cultural degradation, destroying the country's future.

Ivashov is neither a liberal nor a supporter of the West. A former head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation (1996–2001), and one of the organizers of the famous Russian paratroopers' dash to Pristina in 1999, he spent decades among Russia's hardline nationalist patriots.

He headed the Union of the Russian People, participated in the activities of the Izborsk Club, opposed NATO, and supported Russian territorial claims against Ukraine.

Yet back in January 2022, Ivashov became one of the first senior Russian military figures to publicly warn Putin about the catastrophic consequences of the impending invasion.

In an appeal titled “On the Eve of War,” issued on behalf of the All-Russian Officers' Assembly, he described preparations for the attack as a criminal policy, declared that Ukraine had the right to defend itself, and demanded the president's resignation.

The general warned that the war would turn Russia into an international pariah, cause enormous human losses, and make Russians and Ukrainians enemies for generations.

At the time, less than a month remained before the full-scale invasion.

Almost five years later, Ivashov is reminding Putin that all of this could have been foreseen.

P.S. I'm moving from Twitter/X to Substack. Join me there, subscribe, and follow my work on my new platform.

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[Masih Alinejad @AlinejadMasih]

My brother in arms, Garry Kasparov, could not join us in Berlin Freedom week that we created together because of serious threats to his life. Putin’s regime still wants him dead.

When a dictator fears your voice so much that he wants to silence you forever, that is a badge of honor.

Garry, they may keep you away from the room, but they will never silence your voice.
@Kasparov63

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

When I received the second report from our negotiating team after their meetings in Abu Dhabi, they told me that the Russians think and say they have already occupied half of Donbas, which remains under our control. These were military officers, Russian intelligence, and they were serious about it. Our team told them, “We don’t know how you can even say such things. We have video footage, images, other things proving that these areas are under our control.”

This is the problem. Putin lives in a different reality. Of course, he will be sharing with the Americans that he needs one or two months to fully occupy the east of Ukraine. I can draw a picture for him too where I fully occupy Russia. But it’s not true. What was good is that the American side confirmed the Ukrainian assessment of what is happening on the battlefield.

This is why we need to sit and speak at the level of leaders. There are a lot of questions. Like we spoke about the city of Kherson that is divided by the river today. The Russians control one bank, we control the other. But people want to live united on both banks. This is a Ukrainian city. Such issues are sensitive, but we have to speak about them. I think that tomorrow the teams will discuss the possibility of meeting at the level of leaders. I'm not sure that Russia is ready, but we will raise this topic.

From a conversation with journalists.