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Russian political prisoner Andrei Trofimov is a hero. He has not been granted contact since April. ‘Honourable court, everything the prosecution says I wrote online, I did indeed write. I did the right thing, I admit no guilt and I have no regrets. I publicly justify, strongly approve of and 1/4

“He’s now in the extraordinary position where his war aim is to restore the situation that prevailed before he started the war. And I —really, it’s extraordinary — I struggle to fathom just how much of a mess this has all become from America’s point of view.”

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“One of the big reasons for the growth of TV as America’s dominant entertainment medium is racism. In the 30s & 40s, waves of black people moved from rural areas to cities in search of work. After WWII, there was a corresponding period of white flight where white people moved away from cities 1/3

Episode 88: “Cathy’s Clown” by the Everly BrothersPodcast Episode · A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · 2 July 2020 · 1 secpodcasts.apple.com

“In theory, Joe Maldon’s bass is also in there, but it’s there at almost homeopathic levels.” 😆

Episode 74: “It Doesn’t Matter Any More” by Buddy HollyPodcast Episode · A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · 17 March 2020 · 1 secpodcasts.apple.com

“From the Chinese point of view, Trump becoming president is the greatest gift they’ve ever received, and it’s a gift that keeps on giving. Nothing has consolidated China’s position as a predictable, reliable partner than the catastrophe of Trump.”

The US-China AI Arms Race and Badenoch vs. Rory’s CentrismPodcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 22 July · 55minpodcasts.apple.com

I’ll be honest, UK: I don’t think your new PM is up to the job.

“If we don’t recognise that we’re in probably about 1930, 31, 32, 33, that we are actually in a gathering storm, then don’t be surprised if we end up in 1939 and a world war which nearly killed this country and would have changed the global order as we know it.” —Gen Graeme Lamb (Retd), January 2021

The Gathering Storm | Grey Zone Ep 1Podcast Episode · The Wargame · S1 E1 · 48minpodcasts.apple.com

“He talks in such grand terms, you know, wants to be Alexander the Great. It’s actually a fundamentally small vision, really. The US has given up this position as the leader of the free world, NATO, whatever, to be essentially a regional power.”

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“As one of my former colleagues likes to say, the Russian intelligence services, they are barbarians without limits or morals.”

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“Given two opportunities, two British governments of different political parties failed to take any action that might deter the Russian state from thinking it could murder on the streets of Britain with impunity.”

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“We go to war with Iraq over WMD, and yet here you’ve got Russia using a nuclear weapon, in the sense of a nuclear poison, against British civilians, and the response is just feeble. I do think it’s shocking, actually, really shocking.” 1/3

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‘“I cannot allow the ministry of defence and the general staff to be fighting each other while the country is at war. Ideally, both should be replaced. But I cannot do that at the same time,” Zelensky told MPs.’ www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07...

‘Organised crime no longer operates outside international politics. Criminal networks are increasingly present in spaces once associated with intelligence services, foreign policy and national security.’

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Federov is the key to Ukraine’s recent military and diplomatic success.

Where are the spontaneous massive protests against government actions in America?

“Ukraine has been winning because democracy is stronger than dictatorship. One of the things that has been really striking about how Ukraine has mobilised itself is, it’s been a profoundly democratic, decentralised approach to war, including in military production.”

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“If you want to go back to Sun Tzu, he says always leave your enemy a route out, because if you don’t give them a route out, they’ll fight to the death.” #CrimeaRiver

Drone 'downs' Russian Mi-28 helicopter & 'Moscow will fall through Crimea': Ukraine's new campaignYouTube video by Ukraine: The Latestyoutu.be

“It’s less a beard, more beard debris.” 🤣 IYKYK

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‘Estonia has condemned Russia after it carried out unannounced live fire exercises over the lake which borders the two countries. Estonian officials say this is unprecedented. Interior Minister Igor Taro says it’s a provocation.’

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