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[Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina]

The war has taught me a simple truth. Thousands of things that people consider important in their lives are, in fact, of no value whatsoever. And there are literally just a few things worth living and fighting for.

The Russians have once again killed families with children who were sleeping in their beds this night. They were killed because we do not have the missiles to protect the skies over Ukrainian cities.

Against this backdrop, the fact that in the US the military are rolling out the red carpet for Putin – who has an arrest warrant issued by the Hague and is the world’s biggest child abductor – Or the fact that Poland has decided to scrap Soviet aircraft for scrap metal rather than hand them over to Ukraine for free. Or other news of this sort no longer stirs our emotions. They simply become yet another feature of these despicable times. 

The Ukrainian authorities have appealed for missiles to be urgently supplied from the stockpiles of various countries to defend against Russian attacks. Those of us who survived this night in Kyiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa and Kherson – we are all watching closely to see who will merely pay lip service to our resilience, and who will actually do something.

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[Michael MacKay @mhmck]

Russians did this, with Trump's help.

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

Americans getting upset because I keep saying that the USA is helping Putin kill Ukrainians and not Trump, need to face facts. The American people elected Trump and this Congress, and this Cabinet was confirmed by the Senate. This is the policy of the US government.

[Visioner @visionergeo]

‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇲Trump is pushing a dangerously detached narrative on Ukraine, pretending Putin wants peace even as Russian missiles tear through Kyiv's apartment blocks.

During a tense press exchange, a reporter confronted the US President on why Vladimir Putin feels zero pressure, noting that right after their July 4 phone call, Russia launched a brutal strike on Kyiv killing innocent civilians. Trump dismissed the criticism, confidently claiming that Putin actually wants to end the war and feels the pressure. He asserted that because he knows both leaders, settling the conflict will be easy, boasting that he has already ended eight wars in the past. Trump concluded that a resolution is much closer than people think, adding that he intends to finalize a deal at the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.

Trump’s comments reveal a shocking willingness to ignore Russian atrocities in pursuit of a quick diplomatic trophy. By claiming Putin is eager for peace while Russian missiles are actively murdering Ukrainian civilians, the US administration is validating Moscow's terror tactics and signaling a terrifying readiness to force Kyiv into a catastrophic surrender under the guise of a deal.

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

A member of the German AfD has joined Putin’s occupation forces: Murad Dadaev—who goes by the name Noah Krieger online—has gone to fight in the war against Ukraine and is also issuing threats against Germany.

It is not without reason that the AfD is described in Germany as a "wing of Putinism"; under the guise of "combating illegal migration," the party pursues an anti-European and anti-Ukrainian agenda.

Calls are already circulating online to pinpoint this terrorist's location in order to send him "friendly" greetings.

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[Acyn @Acyn]

Gavin Newsom goes off on the Trump Family corruption:

Newsom: And I’m not talking about the $100,000 watches. I’m not talking about the guitars that he’s selling that you didn’t even know about, or the Bibles, or the sneakers. I’m not talking about all that.

I’m talking about what’s happening substantively with these kids and these investments, and the Pentagon contracts they’re receiving on rare earth minerals and drone companies, and all the stuff that’s happening with the Kushner family, the Witkoff family, the “Board of Peace,” which is about getting a piece of the Middle East.

Let’s talk about the UAE and high-value chips, where they’re getting a piece of our national security, where the Biden administration held off. But as long as you can get a deal done with the UAE on the private family businesses, then all of a sudden national security becomes less of an important talking point.

Or how about the tariff relief in places like Vietnam for the golf courses and the development deals, and the dozen other countries that he’s doing business in? How about all the corruption as it relates to the self-dealing with his resorts and all of his assets that the Secret Service and taxpayers are subsidizing? Or directing G7 investments? Or the emoluments issues across the spectrum every day? Or just the day trading literally behind the Oval Office desk, or showing up on your calendar at a company that you just invested in because you know that stock’s going to pop because you’re going to promote it the next day?

All of this happening—this open sewage system. You talk about draining the swamp. He gave it a presidential suite with gold leaf.

And you’re seeing this gross corruption at a scale and scope never before seen in modern American history. This is stuff I don’t even imagine exists at this scale in a year and a half, even in Putin’s Russia or Kim Jong-un’s North Korea.

[Regina Bauer 🇪🇪🇺🇦 @petite_michelle]

I thought it is impossible to make Norway even more likeable, but here we are!

[Phillips P. OBrien @PhillipsPOBrien]

JD Vance urging the Ukrainians to be defensive is peak pro-Putin lobbying by the Trump administration. Now that Ukraine is doing better than they ever imagined, they want Ukraine to back off and take a deal Putin would go for. Nothing has changed, the US is with Russia.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

KASPAROV: Regarding "Spirit of Anchorage," I think Trump sold Ukraine down the river to Putin in Alaska in exchange for great compensation to his family. The change of mood in Washington is a reflection of the fact that Ukraine is doing great and Putin has failed to win the war.

[Denys Shtilierman @DenShtilierman]

The National Archives of Sweden hold a document that should be shown to anyone who refers to Ukrainians as a ‘young nation’.

This is the original ‘Pacta et Constitutiones Legum Libertatumque Exercitus Zaporoviensis’ — the first Ukrainian constitution, drawn up by Hetman Pylyp Orlyk on 5 April 1710 in Bendery.

Now for a bit of maths. Orlyk’s constitution appeared 77 years before the US Constitution. It predated the constitutions of Poland and France by 81 years. At a time when absolutism still reigned in Europe, Ukrainians were already laying down the separation of powers, limits on the hetman’s authority, an independent judiciary and the rights of the Cossacks. Not as a gift from a monarch — but as a contract between free people and their government.

This is the answer to all the ‘experts’ who still talk about Ukraine as a ‘young nation’ that ‘suddenly emerged in 1991’. No, gentlemen. A nation that drafted one of the world’s first constitutions 316 years ago cannot be young.

And that is precisely why Moscow has been destroying our memory for centuries — burning archives, banning our language, and rewriting history. For it was vitally important to the empire that the world regarded us as ‘part of Russia’, rather than as a political culture more mature and far older than Russia itself. And the original copy of Orlyk’s constitution has survived only because it was kept in Sweden — beyond the reach of the empire’s grasp.

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

Two years later.....

[trypilla @trypilla]

History remembers those who refuse to look away. Thank you, @rodstewart, for reminding us that decency is not passive. It means standing with those under attack and refusing to be silent. Your example continues to inspire people around the world. 🇺🇦

[Sir Rod Stewart @rodstewart]

My heart is with the people of Ukraine. For the past few years, we've dedicated this moment during The Rhythm of My Heart to the strength, courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people. Every night, the crowd joins together in support. In light of the recent horrific attacks on Kyiv, I hope this small tribute reminds you that people all over the world continue to stand with you.

[trypilla @trypilla]

@rodstewart History remembers those who refuse to look away. Thank you, Sir Rod Stewart, for reminding us that decency is not passive. It means standing with those under attack and refusing to be silent. Your example continues to inspire people around the world. 🇺🇦

[trypilla @trypilla]

@rodstewart @KhaterDiana History remembers those who refuse to look away. Thank you, Sir Rod Stewart, for reminding us that decency is not passive. It means standing with those under attack and refusing to be silent. Your example continues to inspire people around the world. 🇺🇦

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

KELLOGG: WHY LIE ABOUT ZELENSKYY?

U.S. General Keith Kellogg addressed one of the most common claims spread by Russian propaganda and some pro-Trump commentators.

While pro-Kremlin sources continue to claim that Zelenskyy bought luxury villas and yachts with U.S. taxpayer money, Kellogg said U.S. oversight has found no evidence to support such allegations. He noted that Zelenskyy built his wealth before entering politics through his career in the entertainment industry, and that U.S. assistance to Ukraine is subject to strict monitoring.

According to Kellogg, claims that Zelenskyy stole U.S. aid are false and are intended to undermine international support for Ukraine.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. I know @realDonaldTrump and family did.

250 years ago we declared independence from a king who ran the colonies as a family business. In just 18 months the Trumps have made King George look like an amateur.

A $620 million Pentagon loan, the largest in the program’s history, to a company Don Jr.’s firm bought into three months before.

An Air Force drone contract to a startup the princelings took public through a golf course company they own a piece of.

The Army’s largest drone motor order ever, to a company where Don Jr. sits on the board and holds millions in stock.

A $24 million Pentagon robotics contract to the company that employs Eric as Chief Strategy Advisor.

A stake in the largest undeveloped tungsten deposit on earth, in Kazakhstan, backed by $1.6 billion in US government support.

Jared’s fund seeded with $2 billion from the Saudi crown prince, now $6.2 billion, 99% of it foreign money from Gulf governments. Over $110 million in fees collected from the Saudis alone. He negotiates American foreign policy with the governments that pay him.

$2.3 billion from crypto ventures their father regulates. More than a million people bought in and lost $2.3 billion. The money didn’t grow. It simply moved from the subjects pockets to the crown’s coffers.

And the next one is already drafted. A proposed ATF rule that will allow guns to be shipped straight to your front door. The government’s own estimate is 3.3 million home gun deliveries a year. Don Jr. sits on the board of the online gun megastore built to cash in. He holds 300,000 shares.

And that’s only the fraction they’ve allowed us to see. Not one subpoena served. Not one search executed. Why hide anything when you own the investigators?

Me? They searched a laptop for six years. Federal prosecutors. Grand juries. Subpoena power. Congressional hearings. They found nothing. I made about $200k a year selling paintings when my Dad was President, and they made my paintings part of an impeachment inquiry.

For six years they’ve asked Where’s Hunter? What about the laptop?

Wrong questions. The right one is 250 years old. Does America belong to a family?

They’ve given their answer. Long live the King.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

The National Archives of Sweden preserve the original Latin version of the first Ukrainian constitution—Pacta et Constitutiones Legum Libertatumque Exercitus Zaporoviensis ("Pacts and Constitutions of the Laws and Liberties of the Zaporizhian Host").

The document was written on April 5, 1710, in Bender (a port city on the Dniester River).

It was adopted 77 years before the U.S. Constitution (1787), 81 years before the Polish Constitution (1791), and 81 years before France's first written Constitution (1791).

Thirty years ago, on this day, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada adopted the Constitution of modern independent Ukraine, which had emerged from Soviet rule, thanks be to God.

Under this Constitution, it is the duty of the government to protect our lives, health, and security.

Some Western commentators who describe Ukrainians as a "young nation" might do well to remember that 316 years ago, Pylyp Orlyk, using nothing more than a goose quill, drafted one of the earliest constitutions in Europe. 😉

[Michael MacKay @mhmck]

Russians burn the forests and the fields in Europe because no one outside Ukraine has the courage and wisdom to stop them.

This is the Chornobyl exclusion zone, which until the russian barbarians came had become a wildlife refuge.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: HOLY SH*T! A former Justice Department Pardon Attorney BLOWS THE WHISTLE on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — reveals that he fired her for refusing to do a mafia-style favor for disgraced actor Mel Gibson.

This is jaw-dropping corruption...

"Liz Oyer, former Pardon Attorney, describes how Todd Blanche fired her when she refused to do a dangerous official favor for Trump friend Mel Gibson," Congressman Jamie Raskin wrote on X.

"The actor lost his federal firearm rights after committing domestic violence," he explained. "Gibson assaulted his girlfriend while she was holding their baby daughter, smashing her in the mouth, breaking her teeth, threatening her with his gun. Gibson asked Trump’s DOJ to reinstate his federal firearm rights despite his criminal conviction."

Gibson was accused of attacking musician Oksana Grigorieva in 2010 while the two were in a romantic relationship. In addition to the horrifying physical abuse that Raskin recounted, leaked phone conversations also revealed that Gibson admitted to slapping her and at one point told her: "If you get raped by a pack of n*****s, it'll be your fault." He repeatedly called her a "whore," "bitch," and "c*nt."

In addition to his horrific treatment of Grigorieva, Gibson launched into an infamous antisemitic rant during a DUI stop in 2006 during which he said "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world" and repeatedly referred to "f*cking Jews."

In other words, he's exactly the kind of monster that Trump gravitates towards, which explains why he has been folded into MAGA's inner circle and appointed "Special Ambassador to Hollywood," a meaningless title that nonetheless shows how deeply embedded he is with this administration.

In his X post, Raskin went into greater detail about Blanche's push to reinstate Gibson's firearm rights—

"Although Blanche had the power to do it on his own, he tried to force Oyer to give her stamp of approval," he stated. "Not convinced of Gibson’s rehabilitation or his lack of dangerousness, and knowing that over half of women murdered in the United States are killed by a current or past intimate partner, and the presence of firearms in an abusive household increases the risk of murder by 500%, Oyer refused to have anything to do with Blanche’s dangerous and unethical suggestion. Blanche sacked her."

The congressman also shared a post from Oyer herself, in which she wrote that Blanche "fired me for doing my job" and "subjected me and my family to months of retaliation."

"My story is one of many reasons the Senate should not confirm Blanche again," Oyer added. She shared a link to the official letter she sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

In it, she revealed that Blanche subjected her and her family to "an extended course of retaliatory conduct, including attempting to prevent me from informing Congress about his actions by directing U.S. Marshals to deliver an intimidating letter to our home and initiating a baseless professional misconduct complaint against me with the bar where I am licensed."

Damningly, Blanche fired Oyer just two hours after she informed him that she "would not rubberstamp a political favor for a celebrity friend" of Trump. The administration wanted her to pen a memo recommending that Gibson regain legal access to guns, which he lost when he was convicted of domestic violence.

The actor's attorney had sent a letter to the Justice Department requesting the favor, which absurdly "cited Mr. Gibson’s personal relationship with Mr. Trump and his catalogue of famous films." The suggestion that appearing in movies somehow entitles him to special treatment is galling, but it shows that he understands Trump' warped, fame-obsessed psyche.

Oyer explined that "longstanding DOJ policy" requires the Office of the Pardon Attorney to conduct "careful vetting" and risk assessment and for the FBI to do a background investigation. Blanche wanted her to ignore the usual procedures entirely.

"Rearming a domestic abuser without careful vetting was not consistent with the Department’s policies or its duty to protect public safety," wrote Oyer.

"My recommendation was not actually needed to grant Mr. Gibson’s request. The legal authority to restore firearm rights rests with the Attorney General. As a career official, I understood that my recommendation would lend a veneer of legitimacy to what could otherwise look like a political favor," she explained.

Oyer took a brave stand and was punished for it. She is currently involved in litigation against the Department over her illegal firing, because it blatantly violated federal service and whistleblower protection laws.

Crucially, Oyer's letter also stated what we have all come to realize: the presidential pardon system has become completely corrupted under Trump.

"A pay-to-play pardon system has developed that has advantaged the wealthy and well-connected," she alleged.

Please ❤️ and share to thank Liz Oyer for speaking out!