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A secularly humanistically, nullifiddianically, lalochezically, curious world citizen. Потихеньку вивчаю українську мову. #NeuroDiverseSquad #Fella #Mastodonian

[Beefeater @Beefeater_Fella]

In Russia - Smartphones, laptops, and other electronics will see their prices rise by 40-50% before the end of the year due to a new state-imposed technology tax, experts warn. Its implementation was postponed to December 1, but businesses will still start factoring future costs into their prices.

For each imported laptop, 500 rubles will be charged, and for a smartphone, 250 rubles. The overall price increase will be significantly higher due to markups, taxes, and logistics. "The era of cheap electronics is over," said telecommunications market expert Eldar Murtazin. The authorities expect to collect more than 200 billion rubles from the technology tax over three years.

[Jason Matthews 🇺🇦 Ⓥ🌱 @Jason_Matthews]

@MykhailoRohoza Even without Putin, Russians must be held accountable for infinite WAR CRIMES in Ukraine. Putin gave the orders, but Russians carried out the war crimes.

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

Kyrylo Budanov Addressed Moscow Directly: “It’s Time to Act!”

The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence delivered a sharp and direct message that spread across Russian channels and chat groups within minutes.

> “Those of you who still have a conscience and common sense — it’s time to act. Putin is leading you toward the abyss. If you do not stop him now, you will go down with him,” Budanov reportedly said.

According to sources allegedly close to Russian security structures, a real process to remove Putin has already begun inside the Kremlin. His own people are said to be turning against him.

Part of the military leadership and senior figures within the FSB have reportedly moved into open opposition. Some units in Moscow have allegedly received orders that directly contradict Putin’s decrees.

Chaos is said to be spreading within the dictator’s inner circle: some are trying to save themselves, while others are looking for a way to quickly abandon their chief.

Putin is reportedly becoming increasingly isolated. Access to him is said to be restricted, his security detail allegedly divided into rival factions, and the atmosphere in the Kremlin described as tense and bordering on panic.

[Lev Parnas @levparnas]

It’s time to expose @RealCandaceO and her relationship with Russia for exactly what it is.

Not the curated photos.
Not the VIP tour.
Not the Kremlin-approved version she wants you to see.

The real story.

The hypocrisy. The propaganda. The money. The access. The sudden silence when it comes to Vladimir Putin.

Candace has spent years attacking everyone else, accusing people of being compromised, controlled, bought, or brainwashed.

Now it’s time to show America the side of Candace Owens they don’t know.

And trust me — they need to know.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A severe drought in Spain has revealed one of Europe’s most astonishing archaeological treasures — a 7,000-year-old megalithic monument, now confirmed to be older than both the Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge.

Known as the Dolmen of Guadalperal, this prehistoric stone circle had been submerged under a dam reservoir for decades. As water levels fell, the stones re-emerged, giving archaeologists a rare chance to study one of humanity’s earliest ceremonial sites.

[Kyrylo Shevchenko @KShevchenkoReal]

⚡️Russia’s State Duma has passed a law allowing authorities to seize the property — apartments, bank accounts, and other assets — of Russians living abroad who criticize the war, “discredit” the army, call for sanctions, or engage in other “anti-state” activities. In-absentia trials, precautionary asset freezes even before fines are issued, and enforcement starting September 1, 2026. What began as administrative fines now escalates to outright expropriation, turning public dissent into financial ruin for emigrants while the Kremlin tightens its grip on those who escaped.

[olexander scherba🇺🇦 @olex_scherba]

Guests of St Petersburg economic forum SPIEF were offered “Kaputcino” coffee and “Nordstream3” water with fortune cookies. One of which said: “Germans will manufacture our cars, while our jets will fly over Berlin”.

I hope the attending German MP enjoyed it.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: Congress Just Learned Something Pretty Stunning About Jeffrey Epstein’s Operation.

According to Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Epstein’s longtime executive assistant admitted her legal fees are being paid by a fund established through Epstein’s estate.

Read that again.

Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019.

Yet his money is still paying the attorneys of a key witness connected to his network.

Then came another admission.

She acknowledged helping arrange calls between Epstein and Trump, Prince Andrew, and other powerful figures.

Even now, Epstein’s money appears to be shaping who can afford legal representation and who can’t.

That’s a remarkable revelation.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

13 workers left Palantir and issued this statement.

"Palantir is increasingly complicit, normalizing authoritarianism under the guise of a 'revolution' led by oligarchs. We must resist this trend."

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) faked a phone call for roughly 90 seconds after being asked about Speaker Mike Johnson’s comments regarding potential Social Security cuts.

The phone's screen remained visible, with his cheek inadvertently tapping different parts of the display.

[Christian @lijChristian]

@supertanskiii Former software engineers who worked at X have come forward, claiming that Elon had them build a feature that allows him to artificially boost accounts of his choosing.

Rupert lowes engagements are all fake and botted. No one knows him IRL

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

What happened in Belfast was what Lucy Connolly called for in Southport.

She was, quite rightly jailed.

Only for Reform to give her a heroes welcome at their conference, which normalised and applauded racial incitement.

Now look at where we are.

It’ll be lynchings next.

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

@AsplinKevin It was two Reform MPs who were responsible for letting the Belfast attacker stay in the UK.

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

Elon's dad and Tommy Robinson hanging out in Moscow.

As Russia edges closer to collapse, it has become a popular hotspot for grifters of all kinds. There's plenty of money to be made by spreading Russian propaganda and nonsense online, and none of these losers want to miss out.

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

Ukraine’s mid-range drone edge has created a strategic dilemma.

Should Kyiv launch a major offensive while it still holds the advantage, or wait and risk losing the window entirely?

Ukraine has not attempted a large-scale offensive since the difficult summer of 2023. That campaign advanced in places but failed to achieve its goals. The cost was high and the experience reshaped Ukrainian thinking. The later Kursk operation proved that Ukrainian forces can still break through Russian lines, but the withdrawal showed the limits of what Ukraine can take and hold without committing fully. Russian elite drone teams made supply routes nearly impossible to sustain.

However, Kursk also demonstrated that advancing is still possible. Localized counterattacks in the Kupiansk area and in the south have shown the same. Ukraine can still strike, still surprise, still take ground when conditions allow. The problem is not capability but cost. Ukraine’s manpower is limited, especially in infantry. Its ammunition stocks are finite. Offensive operations consume resources at a rate that Ukraine cannot sustain without decisive results.

At the same time Ukraine now holds a rare advantage. Its mid-range strike drones are degrading Russian logistics and forcing Moscow to disperse supplies. This edge will not last forever. Russia is adapting and racing to close the gap. Ukraine can wait a few more months to intensify the pressure and prepare a stronger offensive, but waiting risks losing the very advantage that could make an offensive possible.

Launching an offensive soon is also dangerous. Russian forces are under strain but not yet exhausted. Ukraine is not fully prepared for a large-scale operation and would face high costs if it moved too early. Smaller local operations are safer and more likely to succeed, but they may not shift the strategic balance before Russia adapts.

This is the heart of the dilemma. Every option carries risk. Every option carries a price.

Russia luckily has no idea which path Ukraine will choose. That uncertainty is a nightmare for Moscow, which has not found a way to counter Ukraine’s mid-range and long-range strikes and sees its situation worsening. Putin must be losing sleep

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Russia's VNIIR Progress military electronics plant, seen earlier today after it was massively damaged in a Ukrainian Flamingo strike:

Anti-drone netting had been installed, but failed to stop the 8 ton, 40-foot-long Ukrainian cruise missile and its 2,500-pound warhead.

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Russia openly admits that it started the war in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine in 2014.

This is a direct admission of Russian involvement and responsibility for civilian deaths as early as 2014—long before the full-scale invasion of 2022. It contradicts the narrative Russia has maintained for years of a purely "internal conflict" involving no troops of its own.

What experts had long known: Russia lied for years.

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

Possibly the most stupid quote in a while….

These media whores who don’t speak the language suddenly become experts on Russian culture after a few days on a carefully managed, all-expenses-paid PR tour.

Try talking to the families of the 1.3 million Russian casualties. Try speaking to political prisoners, independent journalists, or the thousands of Ukrainians tortured, deported, and imprisoned by the state they’re praising.

Frankly, Russia is the most institutionalised racist place I’ve ever been. Me thinks she was somewhat sheltered from that.

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Residents of Russian occupied Crimea - that is now without fuel, public transport, and with only a few functional trains per day - are now trying to figure out how to live in the Russian world.