Al Gore:
“This is the most corrupt administration not only in American history, but more corrupt than I could ever have imagined a president would be able to get away with to the extent that he has. It’s shocking to me.”
Tuapse, Russia
NEW: Swedish intelligence assessments are consistent with ISW’s longstanding assessments about the significant challenges the Russian economy is facing and the Kremlin’s efforts to conceal these issues to falsely present Russia as able to sustain its war indefinitely. 🧵(1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar042026
A good video from @realjakebroe.bsky.social, friend of Ukraine.
Night Tuapse is beautiful too 😍
Very… atmospheric these days.
“I wonder what the hit to global GDP would be if a nuclear weapon hit London,” said Bessent.
The problem with balancing off that question against the economic damage caused by the war, is that no serious assessment had Iran imminently close to having the bomb.
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This is Putin humiliating Trump. Lukashenko is just Putin’s lapdog. It’s fascinating that Putin can do this on the day that Trump does Russia another favor by extending sanctions relief. And as Russia still helps Iran fight the USA.
The US is pathetic.
Just sent out my free weekend update. This week the big story was that Germany bet on Ukraine, not as a supplicant but as a defense partner. The USA, otoh, bluffed and then, as it always does, protected Putin. Shame on you who fell for it. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
To understand why the USA is where it is today, all you need to do is see that Trump cannot tolerate even the mildest, insightful criticism from the Pope, but Trump will allow Putin to humiliate him deeply and constantly, while still craving Putin’s approval.
Psychologically hard for Europeans to take. But national security has to be built on worst case scenario planning, or it is naivety dressed up as strategy.
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I know I said I was only going to be watching Iranian flights that went to RUS, but there are so many going to/from CHN that it is hard to ignore!
On March 12, 2026, the USAF KC-135R Stratotanker (63-8017), operated by the 940th Air Refueling Wing, suffered severe damage in a mid-air collision in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury, but managed to land safely in Tel Aviv, Israel, with ~40% of its vertical stabilizer missing.
Everyone’s watching the headlines, few are watching the signals, here are five key things that actually matter around Ukraine right now.
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Security Service of Ukraine claims that during the overnight strike on Sevastopol, multiple Russian naval and infrastructure targets were hit.
• Large landing ships Yamal and Azov
• One additional warship of unknown type
• Dolphin communications system, MR-10M1 “Mis-M1” radar
• Yugtorsan fuel depot
AFU struck 4 russian oil facilities overnight — General Staff:
- The Novokuibyshevsk and Syzran refineries in Samara region.
- The RPK-Vysotsk Lukoil-2 oil terminal in Leningrad region.
- The Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai.
Russia’s central bank governor warns of lasting external strain as economist warns layoffs and labor shortages point to a crisis
theins.press/en/news/291629
Tuapse 🔥🤩🔥🤩🔥🤩
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Belarus is preparing for war with Ukraine, - Zelensky
According to intelligence data, roads to the territory of Ukraine are being built and artillery positions are being set up.
Today’s Russian papers on Russia’s economic problems: “Managed cooling has turned into accelerating decline”; “economic situation worse than forecast”; “in a few months the IT industry may be in ruins.” But Botox foot injections are booming. #ReadingRussia
“Hungary will not be a safe haven for international criminals.” -- @magyarPeterMP
Foreign politicians granted asylum by Orban after fleeing investigations at home are likely to face extradition now.
Looks like a wholesale purge of Orban's corruption is underway in Hungary.
1/ The Russian MOD's reported decision to block the supply of drones to frontline troops and reserve them solely for the Unmanned Systems Forces continues to cause consternation among Russian warbloggers. Former drone pilot Andrey Filatov predicts disastrous consequences. ⬇️
Could MattGPT face scrutiny under the UK’s ‘proceeds of crime’ law? The British right is awash with money from Orban thinktanks…which Hungary’s new PM says was stolen.
Brilliant deep dive into Orban’s vast UK network by @McCoolingtons
for @thenerve_news. 👏
So after 7 weeks and countless different strategic justifications for the war (remember when it was to sink the Iranian Navy), we have now the administration saying the war has only 1 purpose. That is to stop Iran from having a nuclear weapons program.
Wasnt that what Trump "obliterated" last year?
New @therestpolitics.bsky.social - is USA becoming a rogue state? Why did Vance give up so soon on Iran talks? What happens with the blockade? So many Iran war angles. Plus Rory and I debrief TRIP LEADING interview with Zelensky
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This is why Russia is still fighting, why the war continues and why people are dying: Because Trump and Vance encouraged Putin to believe he could win
@unroll.skywriter.blue
Hello again, prepare for another daily thread on all things Ukraine, and affecting the country.
Day 1512 of defending the country against Russia's full invasion (4,437 since the start of the Crimea invasion)
All the news in one handy thread, updated every minute I get!
Hubris
It’s going to be a long journey but as someone once said, it starts with the first step.
You need to read this.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social has been warning us since 2016 about Trump. He knows: he’s one of world’s leading experts on authoritarianism & always ahead of the game.
V proud to publish him in @thenerve.news. He’s an essential voice.
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