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Sekrit Armee Sundai — Kownt on Da Mureenz!
A gentle reminder of how we do things:   🐱🐶🐦 Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul. Please do share pics of your fur kids!  If you have ...
FosterMomInCA 12/09/2025 1
Milton Friedman is Why Trump is About to Betray Ukraine
Bold statement, yes, but backed up by this Wall Street Journal article on the “peace negotiations” being run by Trump’s special envoy. � The take away from the article is that in exchange for ...
angryea 12/09/2025 1
New Day Cafe: Things That Appeal, But Are Not Bananas
Good morning, Newdists!� Aren’t you lot cold, going around all Newd and such?� Get yer clothes on, grab a cuppa and warm up with us for a bit!
The Marti 12/09/2025 1
Russian stuff blowing up: IAEA says Chernobyl needs urgent repairs
Damage from Russian bombings to the Chernobyl site will require extensive repair. The containment building had already passed its supposed lifespan before the Russian attack. In February a drone strike blew a hole in the “new safe confinement”, which...
quaoar 12/06/2025 37
Denying Putin's narrative
Putin’s argument is that� 1) Russia is now winning 2) therefore, its ultimate victory is inevitable (and imminent) 3) Therefore, Arming Ukraine is useless. Actually, 1) while Rusia is ...
Frank L Palmer 12/06/2025 3
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,386: The White House has become Russia House annex again
Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on December 4 to 5. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 137 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other strike drones, of which about 90 were Shaheds, from...
annieli 12/06/2025 37
Russian stuff blowing up: Drone strike damages Chechnya's iconic skyscraper
Ukraine struck a prominent skyscraper in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. There are Chechen security offices in that building, which is pictured on the 50 ruble banknote, but the target might have been a nearby FSB office or Ramzan Kadyrov’s nearby...
quaoar 12/05/2025 118
Texas Canvass Wrapup
Our final state wrapup�for the year. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [website ] came to �Texas in 2021, but skipped a year because of the existing organizing groups in the state.� Turned out�
snowbored 12/05/2025 2
Here's how Virginia Democrats will combat Texas' map-rigging
Virginia Democrats on Thursday night vowed to axe four Republicans from the state's U.S. House delegation, a direct response to the Supreme Court ruling that same evening that Texas' extreme ...
Emily Singer 12/05/2025 47
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Racism
GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. v. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL. “Texas is likely to succeed on the merits of its claim that the District Court committed at least two serious errors. First, the District Court failed to honor the presumption of...
Alan Singer 12/05/2025 6
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,385: Putin’s original war aims continue, despite the Alaska misadventure
Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of December 3 to 4. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Rostov Oblast and occupied Crimea and...
annieli 12/04/2025 26
Political Landscape as Dems Seek to Avoid the GOP's Year-End Health Care Cliff: 'BradCast' 12/4/2025
Guest: Politico's Alice Miranda Ollstein Also: J6 pipe bomber IG slams Hegseth Dems 'disturbed' by boat strike video Grand Jury denies new James indictment SCOTUS allows TX' racial gerrymander... Yikes. Quite a news day. We do our best to keep up on...
TheBradBlog 12/04/2025 1
🕎✡️Dmytro Klebanov-1st Symphony In Memoriam To The Martyrs of Babi Yar, Ukraine-US Premiere
Happy Holidays to all, Happy Chanukah! We’ll return to our regular schedule with Bernstein in January. This month we are honoring a great Jewish-Ukrainian composer whose music was suppressed during his lifetime, in particular his 1st Symphony in...
Tippy and Dad 12/04/2025 35
Supreme Court Grants Stay; Gerrymandered and Racist Texas Maps Are Okay
Super bad redistricting news thanks to our lovely Extreme Court this evening. By a 6-3 decision, the racist Texas maps that will cost us between 2 to 5 seats WILL go into effect for 2026. This is a temporary stay until the Extreme Court rules on the...
bilboteach 12/04/2025 133
Russian stuff blowing up: 'We can't leave Ukraine alone with these guys'
A Ukrainian drone takes out a Russian Mig-29 at a Crimean airfield. Behind the scenes European leader have had their fill of Donald Trump and his Merry Band of Incompetents. They need to start saying some of these things publicly. Maybe Ukraine could...
quaoar 12/04/2025 91
Moral clarity, or the company you seek
Mystery drones attempt Zelensky intercept Live BBC feed final reports Salisbury nerve agent poisoning by Putin’s FSB. In today’s news the BBC reports on the “extremely reckless” Russian nerve agent poisoning attempt on Skripal father and daughter,...
willywagtail 12/04/2025 2
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,384: combat continues, RU remains maximalist, US negotiators say "how high?"
US plans to return Russia’s frozen assets once a peace agreement is signed, — Politico. The US has informed EU sanctions chief David O'Sullivan of its decision to return frozen Russian assets to Russia after a peace plan is finalized. ︀︀ ︀︀Trump's...
annieli 12/03/2025 33
Election News Digest: December 3
DeSantis Will Call for Special Legislative Session on Congressional Redistricting TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his intention to call a special legislative session on congressional redistricting in the spring of 2026 during an...
cbastian 12/03/2025 1
The team & the fans
When you sit in the bleachers, you can praise or�criticize all the players on the team, even the greatest stars. You can tell everyone within earshot what you would do if you were the coach. What ...
Frank L Palmer 12/03/2025 1
Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine targets a refinery in Tambov
Ukraine struck the oil refinery in the Tambov region, which is about 420 km southeast of Moscow. A section of the Druzhba pipeline was destroyed by Ukraine. Russia hit this church in Kostiantynivka. All those fiber-optic cables laying around came in...
quaoar 12/03/2025 45
New Day Cafe: Whimsy Us A Thing Or Two
Good morning, Cafe!� Grab a cuppa, snag yer whimsies, and join us for a bit! All are welcome to join the fun, the silliness, the ...
The Marti 12/03/2025 208
ADAPTIVE INDOMITABLE UKRAINE: "Meat Assaults" Not Working So Russian "Special Forces" to Pokrovsk
News came yesterday that after throwing a legion of barely-trained Mobiki at the Ukrainian defenses on the Pokrovsky line, the Russian command has decided that is not working(fast enough?). They have to try something new because they’re : 'Crawling...
Decimus 12/02/2025 70
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,383: Trump's 'plan' sells out Ukraine, Europe, and American leadership.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the US-Ukrainian peace proposal during his meeting with a US delegation in Moscow on December 2 and remains highly unlikely to accept any compromises short of his original war goals. Because Trump’s plans are...
annieli 12/02/2025 57
Overnight News Digest December 2, 2025
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �...
Chitown Kev 12/02/2025 14
Russian stuff blowing up: Another Russian tanker attacked in Black Sea
A third oil tanker came under attack near the coast of Turkey. Two others were crippled in an earlier strike. Also, a fourth tanker has been slowly sinking off the coast of Senegal in West Africa. An update from the tanker off the coast of Senegal: 2/...
quaoar 12/02/2025 168
New Day Cafe: Things to Ponder
Good morning Newdists and Quiet Friends! Grab a cuppa and join us for a bit, eh?
The Marti 12/02/2025 147
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,382: darn 'moral clarity' - citizen Kushner involved in Moscow 'peace' talks?
Witkoff, Kushner and Rubio shaking down Ukraine for Trump money is not new. Trump has been trying to mess with Ukraine since Manafort was pitching the same "Peace Deal" in 2016. "3 times Trump has tried to bounce Ukraine into conceding to Russian...
annieli 12/01/2025 47
Follow the ... Voting: 'BradCast' 12/1/2025
We're back! And so is our election and accountability coverage, callers and much more!... It's no easy feat getting caught up on The BradCast after just one week off during the madness of the Trump Era. But, hey, nobody said fighting to save democracy...
TheBradBlog 12/01/2025 1
Europe Might Leave America Hanging By Dumping $2.34 Trillion In U.S. Debt If Trump Sells Out Ukraine
This doesn’t sound good... Daily Express European nations are reportedly weighing the "nuclear option" of destabilizing the American economy should Donald Trump abandon Ukraine and compromise continental security. Discussions between American and...
PvtJarHead 12/01/2025 311
PWB Peeps: Moonday Wiff Da Furbutts
Happy Moonday, Peeps!!� Hope everyone had a safe and healthy Fangsgibbing!� After a short week, this one might seem a bit longer, but….nahhhh.�� We can haz funz!� All ob uz! ...
The Marti 12/01/2025 84
Another Texas Republican abandons ship as GOP retirements pile up
Texas Rep. Troy Nehls announced over the weekend that he won’t seek reelection next year, becoming the sixth Republican in Texas’ congressional delegation to bow out this cycle, and adding to the steady churn inside a party still struggling to navigate...
Alex Samuels 12/01/2025 41
Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine strikes a Russian naval weapons facility
Ukraine sent drones to Dagestan to bomb the Dagdiesel torpedo factory on the Caspian Sea. A plethora of drones hitting Russian soldiers. Ukraine strikes a Russian bridge-laying vehicle. There is video of the evacuation of the shadow fleet tanker Kairos...
quaoar 12/01/2025 95
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,381: everywhere and not a drop to drink
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the US-proposed peace plan aims to ensure Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and economic development, during the US-Ukrainian talks in Hallandale Beach, Florida on November 30. Other Key Takeaways:...
annieli 12/01/2025 32
Republican Support For Ukraine Collapses
Republican pollster Frank Luntz on ABC ‘This Week With George Stephanopolus’ roundtable says republicans have caved on Ukraine. Republicans support for strong aggressive action in Ukraine has melted from 75 percent to 30 percent. Chris Christy says...
OakCA 11/30/2025 17
Trump Is Selling Out Ukraine — And Congress Is Letting Him
There are moments in American history when the actions of a few reveal the moral stakes for the entire nation. We are in one of those moments now. The story that Heather Cox Richardson has outlined over the past two days is not simply another troubling...
Shawn510 11/30/2025 15
Sekrit Armee Sundai — Pozt Hawlidai Napz
A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦 Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul. Please do share pics of your ...
FosterMomInCA 11/30/2025 85

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