PabloReports: Do you agree with Senator Cornyn that there is nothing that can be done to constrain Trump?
Warren: No. Republicans have the majority. They could constrain Trump on war, on these slimy tax deals, on his corruption. The list is long. But to do that, they would actually have to grow a spine. And so far, what we have around here is a bunch of gelatinous blobs.
A Russian arrived in the small town of Maryinka, and behold, he burst into tears because it turns out he grew up there. Meanwhile, the Russian army turned it into ruins - the very same army he serves in.
🤩💥 The moment a pair of Hornet kamikaze drones hit a Russian Bukhanka and its crew in the Donetsk region
Neither the chaotic fire at the drone nor the net stretched over the road managed to avoid damage
KASPAROV: How much will China gain from the collapse of Russian Empire?
China has the largest territorial claims against Russia in the world. That's 1.5 million square kilometers.
Russian Empire took these lands from China in 1860. China's goal is to recover these lands.
This is not tiny Taiwan. This is vast territory with natural resources. There are already many Chinese people there.
China truly dominates economically today in the Far East, in Eastern Siberia, and most likely across all of Russia.
That's why it's important to understand what Russian configuration will look like after the fall of Putin's regime and defeat in the war.
Здох російський генерал-лейтенант Ігорь Єрусалімов.
Звання отримав буквально кілька тижнів тому.
За попередньою інформацією, його розірвало під час вибуху в московському ресторані 2 серпня під час святкування ювілею командувача ВКС Чайко.
Чайко тимчасово живий, однак здох його зять, а донька отримала поранення.
Zelenskyy: Partners told us the Patriot missile shortage came from the Middle East war. The U.S. and Europe used to fill our Patriots and other air-defense systems.
Maybe that is not the only reason. Maybe some also want Ukraine to be more accommodating.
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Imagine bragging that you took money out of people's pockets and saying, "Don't worry, the government had it." This is basically an admission that tariffs were a tax on Americans.
Stephen Miller: If every single person who wanted to enroll in SNAP, Medicaid or public housing was in a shared database that the government had access to...
Overall, in July, all our units on the front eliminated 30,272 Russians – specifically using drones. This figure includes both killed and badly wounded. And this figure includes only cases for which there is clear video evidence.
So the trend on the front remains unchanged. Every month, the Russians lose about 30,000 troops. Our army and all units of Ukraine’s Defense and Security Forces will have even more drones. I thank everyone who defends Ukraine and our people, and everyone who helps us with air defense missiles! Air defense is the top priority. It is important that our partners hear Ukraine and know that every package for our air defense truly protects lives.
Kuleba: Tokayev told Putin the war must stop. Putin listened and politely said no.
People in Washington say Xi also sent Putin the same message and got the same polite no. Putin is set on war.
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Your political career was over, @JohnCornyn.
All you had to do was vote “no” on the nomination so that you could retain at least some small claim to integrity and honor.
You couldn’t muster up the moral courage to take even that minor, token step.
Tapper: When’s the last time you ever used illegal drugs?
Miller: The last time? I’d have to say, I don’t know. Several years ago. I don’t have a time frame on it.
Tapper: Two? Twenty?
Miller: This whole needles thing. This is testosterone replacement therapy. Secretary Hegseth, just three weeks ago, allowed our entire military, who are males, to take testosterone replacement therapy. That’s what I was doing.
🔥Footage of combat operations of the prototype short-range air defense system STASH, transferred to 🇺🇦Ukraine by the 🇺🇸USA, against Russian Shahed-type strike drones.
The STASH system uses AGM-114L Hellfire missiles adapted for anti-aircraft use, combined with an Israeli-made RADA radar system. The platform can be mounted on different chassis (car/truck…)
This system was developed by the American defense company V2X.
Кадри запуску російської балістики, 6 ракет одночасно з однієї локації. Досить близько від кордону.
Минулий Головком не ставив у пріоритет полювання на пускові установки та не давав відповідного забезпечення підрозділам, які били пускові. Така робота здійснювалася здебільшого у обхід Генерального штабу на горизонтальних звʼязках.
Для таких операцій потрібна сильна як організаційна, так і технологічна складова. Хочеться вірити, що минулі напрацювання не загубляться та будуть використані для знищення ворожої балістики.
🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of August 1, 08:07 UTC
The air base housed 1 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 2 Tu-160M (Blackjack), 1 Il-76MD (Candid), 1 Il-78M (Midas).
The fuselage of the Tu-95MS that was destroyed on July 16 was separated from its tail section and moved to another location.
On August 1, one Tu-160M from Engels-2 Air Base was redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base after being loaded with cruise missiles.
Today, one Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base for loading with cruise missiles.
Yesterday and today, one Tu-95MS was redeployed from Olenya Air Base to Engels-2 Air Base and then returned.
An unhappy woman in occupied Crimea is now experiencing the consequences of saying, "Crimea is ours."
"No electricity for 13 days. The refrigerators have long since defrosted. We wash dishes with rainwater. Phones are charged on the streets. Local mobile networks don't work. Generators are being sold straight from the backs of trucks."
It was from occupied Crimea that russian warplanes first took off in February 2022 to bomb Ukrainian cities. Crimea became one of the main launchpads for russia's war.
What you sow, you reap.
This is only the beginning.