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[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

People are once again getting suckered

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

Oh Lord, you really have gone full Trump apologist. The bill still has to pass the house, Trump still has to sign it, and then Trump actually has to take the decision to hurt Russia. None of this has happened.
I notice that you did not respond to my earlier point. Will you ever criticize Trump for betraying Ukraine on the Patriot license?

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

North Koreans appear on the territory of the Russian Federation from time to time. We see this, we know this. At first, we were talking about hundreds, then thousands, and now a decision has been made for 30,000 to 50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on the territory of Russia. They are studying this war. If we are talking about crises and escalation in another region – in the Pacific – which could pose a threat to other Asian countries, then North Korea will certainly gain experience in modern warfare under Russia.

We have already found North Korean missiles on the territory of Ukraine. Today, this is already an established fact. It is absolutely clear that North Korea will continue to build its experience in modern warfare, receive licenses from Russia, and receive all kinds of military tools from them. We understand this very clearly.

Therefore, in my view, the Republic of Korea should have closer cooperation with Ukraine. We are open to this. We would very much like to receive support from South Korea in an area where we have a shortage. That is air defense systems. And we are ready to work on the Drone Deal and other areas as well. They have a legal restriction under their Constitution. But we would like to have this cooperation and are counting on it. Our diplomats are in contact.

From an interview for the United News telethon. (3/3)

[Jessica Berlin @berlin_bridge]

Dear Greenland, dear Denmark,
Don’t even think about allowing this. If you give them an inch they’ll take 100 miles. Kick them out now or accept that you just opened the floodgates.
Like Putin, you can’t negotiate with Trump. Showing weakness will just guarantee the next outrage.

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

Now, this is how you try to say losing a war to Iran is no big deal…. https://t.co/FYzaI3Qwtm

[Emma Ashford @EmmaMAshford]

The tariff provisions of the Russia sanctions bill are incredibly broad.

They're not going to do much, if anything, to help Ukraine, but they will solve so many legal problems for the White House on tariffs.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We need to have a general understanding of what is happening with the Russians to realize that they will resort to anything. There will be hundreds, thousands of cyberattacks, missile pressure will be used, there will be intimidation, and so on. They do not change. Why? Putin still cannot find a victory in this war. Unfortunately, we have to acknowledge and understand what is happening. He is thinking about mobilization. He is thinking about how to deceive his own people. How to carry out mass mobilization without actually announcing it. How to introduce some kind of shadow contracts, close the borders, and so on. We see this. We are already seeing many such moves.

He needs to sell a victory. He will not have a victory in Ukraine. He needs to seize Donbas. We are not going to withdraw on our own. So what can he sell as a victory? He will twist those Anchorage terms that they discussed with the American side, with the President of the United States. No one is going to abandon their country, their people, and simply walk away. Because no one can guarantee that this man will not go further.

From an interview for the United News telethon. (2/3)

[Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat]

Invasions often start with "technical" projects that justify the presence of operatives and "technical experts" who are also doing recon and advance prep.

[Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat]

Plot from #Strongmen, endings chapter

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

‼️At least six russian ballistic missiles are heading toward Kyiv right now.

[RM Sotheby's @rmsothebys]

One of only five known surviving Mercedes-Benz 500 K Normal Roadsters by Sindelfingen.

Delivered new to Colombo, Ceylon, it later spent 20 years as the daily driver of British socialite Helen “Lee” Kennard and appeared in The Avengers in 1968. In 1987, it became the first recipient of Pebble Beach’s Mercedes-Benz Trophy.

Following more than $475,000 in sympathetic restoration work, it is offered at Monterey. Estimate: $1,500,000 to $1,700,000 USD. Register to bid at https://t.co/bRP1nYujjO #RMMonterey

#RMSothebys #MercedesBenz #500K

[Marlène Aviation @AviationMarlene]

A Sud SE-210 ‘Super Caravelle’ type 10B3 leaving the factory around 1966. It was this type of aircraft, slightly modified by the manufacturer, that Sterling used in the early 1970s for its transatlantic routes.

© Planète câble, les Ailes de France

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

Trump is his opportunity.

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

Ah, turns out that the Trump administration is just stealing congressionally appropriated funds that should be helping Ukraine.

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

People are missing the real story here. It is this. If Putin is thinking of testing NATO, he knows that the USA would do nothing to protect Europe. In other words, he knows what Trump will do. If he thought the USA would fight, he would never consider this. https://t.co/Y1gzw7AC2n

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

Trump never warmed to Ukraine, he never changed his mind about helping Ukraine, he was not on the verge of letting them have Patriot license. It was all a myth to help Putin and hurt Ukraine.
You need to understand that to make sense of the last 18 months.

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

But of course...

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

This is incredible.

[Graham Smales @gsmales]

For those of us of a certain age, the sight of this logo on the front of a bike meant so much. Whether you had a Chopper or Grifter, it meant freedom, adventure and hours with friends.
The news about Raleigh results in the loss of another brand tied to childhood.
#Raleigh #1970s

[Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat]

When Mussolini, a former socialist, first became PM in early 1920s he placated nervous elites with privatizations of some major sectors. By end of 1930s the corrupt Italian Fascist regime had more state involvement in the economy than any European country outside of the Soviet Union.