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Developing countermeasures against disinformation, @NATO Members @plus_socialgood? Briefing & tip sheet europeanvalues.net/wp-content/upl… @_JakubJanda

Please share this video with any friends, family, or connections in Alabama. They deserve to know @SenTuberville is betraying America's security for his own petty political ambition.

In the new issue of my #OurLand newsletter, I write about the danger RFK Jr. poses to the nation. Hint: It's not as a threat to Biden. Please read & LMK what you think. link.motherjones.com/public/32088583 You can sign up for a FREE trial subscription to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com

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As we watched President Biden meet with European leaders this week to celebrate the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO, we’re reminded that he’s restored America's standing across the world. And the world is better for it.

The U.S. Marines have bravely defended the United States around the world for 248 years. Now, they face a new threat. Instead of standing with our brave troops, Tommy Tuberville is sabotaging them by bolstering America’s adversaries.

She says all the things CEE was brow-beaten, derided and "shamed" not to say. These truths did not comport with the 30 years of Kumbaya we just lived through. Silence was what allowed Merkel to do NS2 after Crimea and Obama to do nothing. Three decades of delusion.

Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar: "We should not repeat the mistakes of our enemies. They got involved in this losing war because they underestimated us and did not understand our mentality. We have to fight them taking into account: - that they have an advantage in terms of numbers of people, weapons and military equipment. - they always lie. They lie to everyone and even to each other. Everything is built on lies, even their historical identity. - they have a deep trauma of losing dominance in the post-Soviet space. Therefore, their key internal need, which underlies all conflicts, is the desire to dominate. - This state has no red lines in its behavior at all. - despite the outwardly totalitarian nature of the regime, the system is a mess inside, so anything can 'break out' anywhere. Conclusion: no sentiments, hopes, or illusions. We are becoming even stronger and destroying the enemy even more powerfully." t.me/annamaliar/884

Below is a brief description of Prigozhin's mutiny and the factors that contributed to its outcome. We, as observers, initially missed important details due to the scarcity of information and lack of time for in-depth analysis. Here's the perspective that currently seems most plausible: 1️⃣ Prigozhin's rebellion wasn't a bid for power or an attempt to overtake the Kremlin. It arose from a sense of desperation; Prigozhin was forced out of Ukraine and found himself unable to sustain Wagner the way he did before, while the state machinery was turning against him. To top it off, Putin was ignoring him and publicly supporting his most dangerous adversaries. 2️⃣ Prigozhin's objective was to draw Putin's attention and to impose a discussion about conditions to preserve his activities - a defined role, security, and funding. These weren't demands for a governmental overthrow; they were a desperate bid to save the enterprise, hoping that Prigozhin's merits in taking Bakhmut (that's why he needed it!) would be taken into account and the concerns would catch Putin's serious attention. Now it appears that these merits helped Prigozhin to get out of this crisis alive, but without a political future in Russia (at least while Putin is in power). 3️⃣ Prigozhin was caught off-guard by Putin's reaction and found himself unprepared to assume the role of a revolutionary. He also wasn't prepared for the fact that Wagner was about to reach Moscow where his only option remained - to "take the Kremlin" - an action that would inevitably result in him and his fighters being eradicated. 4️⃣ Those in the elites who were able reached out to Prigozhin with offers to surrender. This likely added to his sense of impending doom. However, I don't believe any high-level negotiations took place. Lukashenko presented Prigozhin with a Putin-endorsed offer to retreat on the condition that Prigozhin would leave Russia and Wagner would be dissolved. 5️⃣ I don't think Prigozhin was in a position to make demands (such as the resignation of Shoigu or Gerasimov - something many observers expect today. If that happens, it will be due to another reason.) After Putin's address in the morning of June 24th, Prigozhin's primary concern was to find an off-ramp. The situation would have led to inevitable death in merely a few hours. It is possible that Putin has promised him safety on the condition that Prigozhin remains quietly in Belarus. I stand by my previous assertion that Putin and the state have been dealt a severe blow (which will have significant repercussions for the regime). However, I want to emphasize that image has always been a secondary concern for Putin. Setting optics aside, Putin objectively resolved the Wagner and Prigozhin problem by dissolving the former and expelling the latter. The situation would have been far worse if it had culminated in a bloody mess in the outskirts of Moscow. And no, Putin doesn't need Wagner or Prigozhin. He can manage with his own forces. He's now certainly convinced of that. I will disclose many more details in my bulletin to be issued tomorrow evening.

Prigozhin's putsch should be a wake-up call to as-long-as-it-takers in the West. The longer the war, the more warlords fight, potentially to control nuclear weapons. Giving 🇺🇦 weapons to win and shorten the war is vital to avoid nuclear escalation.

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Chinese drone manufacturer DJI stopped selling its products in Russia and Ukraine after the Kremlin’s 2022 invasion — yet its drones have still ended up on battlefields. How? We reveal how Russian firms are importing them via Kazakhstan. occrp.org/en/investigati…

This, by the former commanding general of the US Army in Europe, @general_Ben Hodges, is a professional's excellent analysis. cepa.org/article/think-…

My article today for Ukraine Alert, Atlantic Council, Russia’s failing Ukraine invasion is exposing Putin’s many weaknesses. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea…

My colleagues went to Kherson region to bring the stories from the territories occupied by Russia in connection with the flood after dam collapse. Killed Ukrainians, Russian snipers targeting people sitting on the roofs, new genocidal threats. Horrible. Read and share this

What is happening in Oleshky and Hola Prystan now? (These Ukrainian towns have been occupied by Russia since Feb‘22 and are now flooded because Russia blew up the Kakhovka dam) Some of the townspeople managed to escape from there, this is what they say: plz, share this thread

New at @4freerussia_org, with @pierrevaux. A deep dive into the fascistic, Chekist and cultish elements involved in Russia's two invasions of Ukraine. A report almost a decade in the making. 4freerussia.org/vile-bodies/

In Laboratories of Autocracy, @TheRickWilson's guest, @DavidPepper described the GOP's use of states as labs for their autocratic policies. In his new book, Saving Democracy, David provides the tactics for all of us to fight back. A don't miss new episode! bit.ly/3WANE3r

If you have never been to Normandy or any of the D-Day beaches, I encourage you all to go in a tour. You will learn so much and see so much history.

Of all the soldiers buried there, only 4 are women. Sgt. Dolores Browne and PFC Mary J. Barlow and Mary H. Blankston, were members of the first all-female and the first all-African-American battalion to serve overseas.