TRUMP, throwing insults at Pope Leo:
“weak on crime”
“terrible for foreign policy”
“catering to the Radical Left”
“owes his position to me”
“sit down and mind your own business”

POPE LEO, unbothered:
“We are called to love.”

Ukrainian Defence Ministry announces rollout of new model of warfare: drone-assault units Ukraine's Defence Ministry has announced the introduction of drone-assault units that will combine aerial and ground drones with infantry in a single system.

Combined arms 2.0

Ukrainian Defence Ministry announces rollout of new model of warfare: drone-assault units www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... via @ukrpravda_news

Russian Air Logistics Fleet is DONE in just 18 Months - Planes Falling from the Skies! YouTube video by Silicon Wafers

Now there's an aspect I wouldn't have appreciated!

Turns out that everyone needs Ukraine's technology and production.

Don't invade people you might depend upon!

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Was Putin About to Shut Down the War in February - Radical Claim by Opponent! YouTube video by Silicon Wafers

Getting closer!
Getting closer!

Was Putin About to Shut Down the War in February - Radical Claim by Opponent!
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Russia's BROKEN Economy Threatens to End Putin's Regime and Warmongering youtu.be/HgNEeZJHFmQ?

Zelensky: Ukraine and EU working on law to seize oil from shadow fleet ships Ukraine and Europe are working on legislation that would allow for the confiscation of oil from ships belonging to the shadow fleet. — Ukrinform.

An excellent idea, but it should be accompanied by a significant increase in interceptions

Zelensky: Ukraine and EU working on law to seize oil from shadow fleet ships www.ukrinform.net/rubric-econo...

It's Now Clear - Trump is Helping Russia to Avert Collapse and Sustain Its War! YouTube video by Silicon Curtain

Understanding drone warfare.

How US and Western militaries will likely have their noses bloodied many times before adjusting to drone warfare.

Many years behind

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Iran Shock Hits Russian Oil Cash Flow YouTube video by Jason Jay Smart

Rising oil prices benefit Russia? Had been bothering me.

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Demand the Government support people experiencing homelessness! Everyone should have access to decent, secure and permanently affordable housing. But right now, many people in our communities are experiencing homelessness – living on couches, in cars, in overcrowd...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...

Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’ Al Jazeera investigation raises questions over deadliest single attack of war that killed 165 schoolgirls and staff.

How very Russian of them

Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’ aje.news/01xdaf via @AJEnglish

Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite's Veil of Silence YouTube video by Democracy Now!

Carole Cadwalladr - essential viewing

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Epstein files expose Central Europe as a “hunting ground” | News in Depth YouTube video by TVP WORLD

Do not underestimate the global reach and significance of the Epstein corruption.

Many, many stables require a good mucking out.

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My survival guide to the Kremlin’s winter of terror in Kyiv POLITICO’s Ukraine correspondent describes life in a shivering but resilient city under relentless Russian assault.

Heartbreaking.

The failure of Western Europe to bring this to an end when it could, and the foolish obsession with "negotiations" is simply appalling

My survival guide to the Kremlin’s winter of terror in Kyiv www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

PM Mark Carney Announces Sweeping Economic Measures, Talks Canada-US Trade Relations | AC1N YouTube video by DRM News

Good grief!
A democratic government that actually knows how to govern!

Oh, how much I wish we had a government like this in New Zealand!

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@YouTube

Neoliberalism is dying: Mark Carney’s Davos speech confirmed it YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

Excellent account!
Those old enough saw this happening with dismay and dread.
The decline will continue to a terrible end-game unless we develop the vision to avert it.

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⚡️Europe in a Pincer Trap! Russia and the US Close In — NATO on the Brink YouTube video by War & Politics 24

Breath of fresh air

⚡️Europe in a Pincer Trap! Russia and the US Close In — NATO on the Brink youtu.be/PjVOpmHmlGI?... via @YouTube

This Is a War of Exhaustion | Anne Applebaum | The Political Lens..... YouTube video by The Political Lens

Why the negotiations are not humane peace processes, but a destructive weapon of conquest that enrolls democracies in its brutal achievement

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Trump Vs NATO - Is This the End for the Alliance as Trump Threatens Invasion? YouTube video by Silicon Wafers

Let this sink in.

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Heather Cox Richardson: Trump is acting like Putin...The feckless MAGA GOP needs to STOP him YouTube video by MS NOW

It, the finger on, is put

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EU Defence Chief: “We Need a European Army. This Is What Happens If the US Takes Greenland” YouTube video by Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl

ICYMI

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 ‘HEAVEN HELP US ALL’: Trump says his 'own morality' is only limit on Presidential power YouTube video by MS NOW

This claim to power and authority is beyond the US as an empire. It is global, whimsical domination, in which the only sovereign - globally - is Trump himself

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Kubilius: Europe needs European Security Council and standing army of 100,000 troops To address the growing security challenges facing the continent and make decisions quickly, Europe needs to establish a European Security Council and have a standing army of 100,000 troops to be ready...

Makes perfect sense.

We do't get a lot of that

Kubilius: Europe needs European Security Council and standing army of 100,000 troops www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polyt...

Hanna Shelest: “Nothing guarantees Ukraine’s security 100%" | Ukraine This Week YouTube video by TVP WORLD

New Zealand is part of the Coalition of the Willing!

So much to be ashamed of in New Zealand governance back to the 1980s, it is good to see this shred of decency

Hanna Shelest: “Nothing guarantees Ukraine’s security 100%" | Ukraine Th... youtu.be/k1hn_yqCENs?... via @YouTube

Properly enrolling collective intelligence is a vital feature of a well-developed democracy.

The Trump regime and Europe could well take note

Ministry of Defense announces start of public consultations on changes to Ukraine's defense policy The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announces the first public consultation in the department’s history on changes to the state’s defense policy. These changes should take into account the conditions of...

What an extraordinary initiative to undertake while the Ukrainian population is on the receiving end of total war.

Ministry of Defense announces start of public consultations on changes to Ukraine's defense policy en.interfax.com.ua/news/general...

Europe’s largest financial pyramids helped Russia build weapons | On Air YouTube video by TVP WORLD

Oops!

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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

AOC speaking to reporters

AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"

"Territory is not negotiable”: Ukraine rejects territorial concessions | Kira Rudik YouTube video by TVP WORLD

So good to hear this sanity from Kira

Western media's ongoing failure to grasp that the war is against Europe, and that Ukrainian experience is European experience

"Territory is not negotiable”: Ukraine rejects territorial concessions |... youtu.be/XFHms2QbF14?... via @YouTube

"Carol of the Bells" / "Shchedryk" - Marsh Family adaptation of Ukrainian New Year song for 2026 YouTube video by Marsh Family

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