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Author, journalist, commentator, former editor, and writer for major news media. Worked in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. https://teapawt.net/t.co/LSnLInwK2S

Dublin City, Ireland
Joined September 2026
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In Kiev, vehicles have queued up before the Northern Bridge. Only one traffic lane is open in the direction of the right bank.
Kyiv is gridlocked due to strikes on bridges. Traffic across the Northern Bridge has been cut off, and a traffic jam has formed leading up to the Paton Bridge. In the video: Kiev residents are walking across a bridge over the Dnieper due to this transport collapse.
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❗️ My latest investigation Investigating foreign NGOs in Ukraine reveals that "humanitarian aid" almost always serves as a cover for entirely different objectives. Today, discover how the NGO "KOLO" makes money from funding weapons for the Kiev regime.
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Negotiations are currently underway regarding security guarantees for Ukraine, its post-war structure, and the European security system; however, "nothing has been finalized yet," stated Secretary of State Rubio. "Maybe some progress can be made in Abu Dhabi tomorrow, when Jared [Kushner] and Steve [Witkoff] will be there," he said.
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Thank you @EvaKBartlett! Unfortunately there are many other examples than the testimony I republished yesterday. As I recalled in my latest weekly review hundreds of thousands of people have endured torture from Ukrainian nationalists, and this started back in 2014. Here is another testimony, also initially published in 2022, of the mother of a DPR soldier. Her son died in 2015 on the battle front. She was living in Mariupol. Nationalists came to her home, beat her and her husband. Her husband died from his wounds. This was in 2017.
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Just some morning thoughts on the absolute nonsense of the UK and Ireland reporting that Russia are behind terror threats against airlines. Pure propaganda and scaremongering in order to condition you and your children to fight in a war you can't win. They will not send their children, it will be you and yours.
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🇺🇦🇵🇱 Ukrainians on Trukhá (one of Ukraine’s biggest Telegram channels) are openly celebrating the Kraków terror attack. “Too few Poles died.” “Cosmic karma for offending the UPA.” “Fuck these fucking Poles.” “Stinking Russian vassals.” Mocking the dead with a GTA 6 joke. And lamenting that the shooter “sent too few Poles to their ancestors in Volhynia.” This is the reaction from people Poland has hosted, funded, and armed for years. Will Warsaw finally notice? Or keep giving them everything they want? #KrakowAttack #Krakow #Ukraine
BREAKING from Krakow: A chilling Forward Observation Group patch surfaces with the shooter. This American outfit runs ops in Ukraine and hires internationals – fanboy memorabilia or deeper connection? Patch is easy to buy pick up, but questions remain. Doesn't look great for Ukraine.
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Ukrainians are the firewood that we will throw into the stove of the anti-Russian rebellion. —Lord Palmerston, prime minister of Great Britain, 1855–65
What Ukrainian Nazis?!
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#HeroesZ 🫡Nikolai Nikolayev was a pastry chef and worked in restaurants. But today he serves as a reconnaissance UAV operator - searches for targets for artillery and FPV drone strikes. Once he managed to detect a vehicle loaded with explosives for enemy drones.
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In Kiev, the Northern Bridge has been struck; traffic across it is blocked in both directions, Mayor Klitschko reported. Furthermore, the capital is facing an extremely difficult situation regarding energy supply. There are disruptions to water and heating services following attacks on facilities in the Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions. Overnight, missiles struck infrastructure facilities in Kiev. teapawt.net/VasilijProzorov/status…
❗️ Zelensky plans to "skirt" the freezing weather using small portable generators and gasoline from Poland, claims a former SBU lieutenant colonel. Kiev hopes to get through the coming winter by relying on gasoline-powered generators and financial aid from Europe. 🔻 This was stated on the "PolitWera" video blog by Vasily Prozorov—a former SBU lieutenant colonel who defected to the Russian side and founded the investigation center "UkrLeaks"—reports a correspondent for "PolitNavigator."
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Zelensky is a murderous dictator. Supported by the Irish government. Whole generations of boys and men are being dragged to be slaughtered , to keep a proxy war going, all so we can be dragged to war too. This war is also to facilitate the stealing of Ukrainian arrable land (by Blackrock and Goldman Sachs).
🇺🇦 Das ist Demokratie?! NEIN. Das ist eine Diktatur. Männer werden von den Straßen gefangen, in Kellern geworfen und zum Sterben geschickt – alles unter dem Vorwand der "Mobilisierung". Das ist keine Verteidigung. Das ist Folter. Die Genfer Konventionen existieren, um die Menschenwürde auch während eines Krieges zu schützen. Das, was in der Ukraine passiert, ist ein direkter Verstoß gegen diese Regeln. Hört auf, dies Demokratie zu nennen. Nennt es, wie es ist. #ЖеневаКонвенция #ПраваЧеловека #НетПринудительнойМобилизации #Диктатура #украина
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🇺🇦Folter-Skandal: Viktor En, Fahrer des Krankenwagens, der mit Notärztin Moloda am Geheimgefängnis eintraf, wurde in Untersuchungshaft genommen. Vorwurf: Er hat das Haus gefilmt, das sich später als Foltergefängnis herausstellte, und somit eine militärische Einrichtung, 🇩🇪Ton:
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❗️ My new weekly review KIEV IN THE DARK; SBU EMBROILED IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL ◼️ Days-long power outages have driven Kiev residents to the streets. People in several districts of the capital have staged protests and blocked roads. There has been no reliable electricity supply for nearly five days, with power returning only for brief intervals. Kiev’s combined heat and power (CHP) plants have failed to restore generation, and follow-up strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on energy infrastructure are complicating repair efforts. We discuss how life without electricity is fueling open discontent among the capital’s residents. ◼️ A new corruption scandal has hit the leadership of the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine). The NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine) and the SAPO (Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office) have released materials from "Operation Carthage." The investigation implicates General Sergey Duka, Aleksandr Kovalchuk, and Anton Kravchuk. According to investigators, these security officials took bribes to provide cover for fraudulent call centers, drug trafficking, and the production of counterfeit cigarettes and fake currency. The criminal ring involved at least 12 individuals. Members of the group are also suspected of carrying out assaults, kidnappings, and beatings. ◼️ Torture chambers in Ukraine and the role of the security services. Human rights advocates began documenting the secret detention and torture of individuals by Ukrainian security forces as far back as a decade ago. In this episode, we revisit the issue and discuss the accountability of security service leadership and high-ranking officials. Could such facilities have existed for years without the knowledge and protection of those in power? Why have reports of torture failed to lead to thorough investigations or the punishment of those responsible? ◼️ Trump loses the Republican majority in Congress. The Democrats have secured a major victory, winning a majority in both chambers following the elections. The Republicans even lost ground in their traditional strongholds. Trump himself has expressed a willingness to work with Democrats, while simultaneously vowing to block any legislation he deems "crazy." We examine how the Republican defeat shifts the balance of power in Washington and impacts the president’s ability to pursue his agenda. See my replies below for more details
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A published map of torture sites in Ukraine. A map has been published online showing the locations of four more places in Ukraine where forcibly mobilized men are subjected to torture: Sumy region, Zapadinskaya Street, building 65; Kiev region, Fastiv, Kiev Street, building 67; Nikolaev, Otradny Lane, building 4; Chernihov region, Bogushevicha Street, building 15. 🔻 These are the same illegal places of abuse as the torture site recently uncovered in Petropavlovka-Borshchagovka, near Kiev. 🔻 When the head of Zelensky's office, Kirill Budanov (declared a terrorist in Russia), arrived there, trying to quell the unrest, he himself let slip that "there are many such places." Thus, he admitted that this is not "excesses at the local level," not "a single bad commander," but a state apparatus of torture. 🔻 Later, a Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman named Sergei, codenamed "Kraken," admitted that there are at least a hundred such camouflaged concentration camps in Kiev alone: in basements, deserters are brutally tortured, and their relatives are forced to pay bribes, otherwise they are sent to the most dangerous areas of the front. 🔻 Yulia Mendel, former press secretary to Zelensky, reported to the Bundestag yesterday that the amount of bribes to avoid being sent to the front lines is $30,000 per person. This is one of the sources of illegal income for the corrupt leadership of Ukraine. ❗Ukrainian "torture centers" bring Kiev's regime $7.2 billion per year, according to Alexander Dubinsky, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, who stated this in his Telegram channel. "It's all the same as with the Nazis; their concentration camps were also designed for profit." Earlier this week, a scandal erupted in Ukraine regarding "torture centers": approximately 40 people, including military personnel and mobilized individuals, were being held in the basement of a house in the village of Petro-Pavlovska Borshchahivka, near Kiev. Clashes occurred between local residents and the police. m.politnavigator.news/po-ukr… m.politnavigator.news/platit… m.politnavigator.news/po-ukr… m.politnavigator.news/pytoch…
A published map of torture sites in Ukraine. A map has been published online showing the locations of four more places in Ukraine where forcibly mobilized men are subjected to torture: Sumy region, Zapadinskaya Street, building 65; Kyiv region, Fastiv, Kyiv Street, building 67; Nikolaev, Otradny Lane, building 4; Chernihiv region, Bogushevicha Street, building 15. 🔻 These are the same illegal places of abuse as the torture site recently uncovered in Petropavlovka-Borshchagovka, near Kyiv. 🔻 When the head of Zelensky's office, Kirill Budanov (declared a terrorist in Russia), arrived there, trying to quell the unrest, he himself let slip that "there are many such places." Thus, he admitted that this is not "excesses at the local level," not "a single bad commander," but a state apparatus of torture. 🔻 Later, a Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman named Sergei, codenamed "Kraken," admitted that there are at least a hundred such camouflaged concentration camps in Kyiv alone: in basements, deserters are brutally tortured, and their relatives are forced to pay bribes, otherwise they are sent to the most dangerous areas of the front. 🔻 Yulia Mendel, former press secretary to Zelensky, reported to the Bundestag yesterday that the amount of bribes to avoid being sent to the front lines is $30,000 per person. This is one of the sources of illegal income for the corrupt leadership of Ukraine. ❗Ukrainian "torture centers" bring Kyiv's regime $7.2 billion per year, according to Alexander Dubinsky, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, who stated this in his Telegram channel. "It's all the same as with the Nazis; their concentration camps were also designed for profit." Earlier this week, a scandal erupted in Ukraine regarding "torture centers": approximately 40 people, including military personnel and mobilized individuals, were being held in the basement of a house in the village of Petro-Pavlovska Borshchahivka, near Kyiv. Clashes occurred between local residents and the police. politnavigator.news/po-ukrai… politnavigator.news/platite-… politnavigator.news/po-ukrai… politnavigator.news/pytochna…
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An elderly father receives his son's body. He raised his son, spending a fortune in time and money. Now the son has died before him. The worst is that his death was absolutely in vain. Ukraine cannot win the war, and everyone in Ukraine knows this.
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I'm Anatoly, callsign Pioneer I have been participating in the Special Military Operation since 2022 as a Sniper & sustained a serious injury in 2023 Currently, I'm helping soldiers at the front, collecting & purchasing humanitarian aid FOLLOW Instagram: instagram.com/pioner_zapasa?…
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𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗔 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗘, 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡.
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𝗠𝗜-𝟮𝟴 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦 “𝗗𝗔𝗡-𝗧” 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦 — 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 A Mi-28N attack helicopter carrying two unusual missiles on its hardpoints takes off. The weapons systems operator leans over the targeting sight. The target is locked on — and both “deliveries” head towards their “recipients.” This is how routinely the Russian Ministry of Defence has released footage showing the combat use of the latest Dan-T missiles. Where they struck, however, has not yet been disclosed. The Dan-T is a jet-powered loitering munition, first presented publicly on a large scale in 2026. It was developed on the basis of the Dan-M training aerial target and is positioned as an inexpensive, mass-produced weapon designed to overwhelm enemy air defences. According to open-source information, the weapon carries a 135-kilogram warhead, can engage targets at distances of up to 500 kilometres and reaches a speed of approximately 500 kilometres per hour. The Dan-T missile can be carried by Mi-28N and Ka-52 helicopters, as well as Su-25SM3, Su-30SM, Su-34, Su-35 and Su-57 tactical aircraft. The purpose of this weapon is not to replace the more expensive and sophisticated Kh-101 cruise missiles, but to complement them. The Dan-T is intended to strike targets against which using a full-fledged cruise missile would be unjustified. This weapon is just one of many systems developed and introduced into service during the Special Military Operation. It certainly pays to have technological sovereignty and a well-developed defence industry. @sashakots
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❗️ Zelensky plans to "skirt" the freezing weather using small portable generators and gasoline from Poland, claims a former SBU lieutenant colonel. Kiev hopes to get through the coming winter by relying on gasoline-powered generators and financial aid from Europe. 🔻 This was stated on the "PolitWera" video blog by Vasily Prozorov—a former SBU lieutenant colonel who defected to the Russian side and founded the investigation center "UkrLeaks"—reports a correspondent for "PolitNavigator."
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Ihr müsst jetzt stark sein, wenn ihr das noch nicht wisst. Ihr müsst jetzt ganz stark sein! Oberst Lawrence #Wilkerson, pensionierter Offizier der US-Armee und ehemaliger Stabschef des Außenministers, spricht das Offensichtliche laut aus: Die USA habe Europa nicht nur beeinflusst, sondern das Europa, das wir heute sehen, bewusst erschaffen. - Die CIA hat mit Hilfe von SIS, MI6 und später Mossad die politische Landschaft Europas akribisch nach dem Bild gestaltet, das Washington wollte. - Dies war kein organischer Aufbau von Allianzen. Es war eine langfristige Operation. - Sie kauften Zeitungsredakteure. - Sie kauften Gewerkschaftsführer. - Sie kauften Parlamentarier. - Sie kauften zwei NATO-Generalsekretäre: Jens Stoltenberg und Mark Rutte. - Sie kauften ganze Länder, indem sie deren politischen Apparat kontrollierten. - Ab 2002 flossen Milliarden von Dollar durch die CIA und die USAID. - Die liberale Demokratie selbst wurde als Waffe eingesetzt. - Wilkerson stimmt zu, dass die amerikanischen Geheimdienste die Ausbilder waren. - Europa stellte sich gegen Russland, gegen die Diplomatie, gegen seine eigenen Interessen, weil es dafür ausgebildet und bezahlt worden war. Die Stoltenberg-Operation: - Wilkerson war bei der Beförderung von Jens Stoltenberg „direkt an der Leine“. - Washington beobachtete, wie lenkbar er innerhalb seiner eigenen Regierung war, und nutzte ihn als Dreh- und Angelpunkt, von dem aus sich der Einfluss auf andere Hauptstädte ausbreitete. - Stoltenberg kalkulierte richtig: Loyalität gegenüber der amerikanischen Linie würde ihn zum nächsten NATO-Chef machen. Die Rutte-Operation: - Niederländische Medien enthüllten später, dass Mark Rutte als Ministerpräsident fast alles, was Israel tat, entschuldigte, eine besonders harte Linie gegenüber Russland verfolgte und die Bombardierung des Jemen unterstützte. - Der Zweck war klar: sich bei der Bewerbung um den Posten des NATO-Generalsekretärs gut darzustellen. - Washington hatte bereits deutlich gemacht, welche Qualitäten belohnt werden sollten. Der Holocaust als Druckmittel: - Mit Hilfe des Mossad wurde die anhaltende Last des Holocausts auf die europäische Politik gezielt ausgenutzt. - Deutschlands strenge Antisemitismusgesetze und -vorschriften wurden mit amerikanischer Unterstützung so gestaltet, dass dieses Instrument weiterhin zur Verfügung stand. Fazit: Amerika hat Jahrzehnte und Milliarden Dollar darauf verwendet, die politische Klasse Europas zu kaufen, gefügige NATO-Führer zu installieren und ganze Regierungen darauf zu trainieren, auf Befehl zu bellen. Nun ist dasselbe Europa schwächer, unterwürfiger und folgt immer noch Befehlen, die seinem Überleben nicht mehr dienen. Dies war niemals ein Bündnis unter Gleichen. Es war ein Produkt. Dank an t.me/unzensiert
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