Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for russian war effort, investigators say
by Tom Burgis
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the kremlin
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the KremlinTom Burgis (The Guardian)
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21 November 1907 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Elisabeth Cohen-Duits, was born in Dordrecht.
In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces launched an overnight attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on Nov. 20-21, killing five people and wounding eight others, local officials said.
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🇬🇧 A cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help #Russia fight its war against Ukraine, British investigators say.
theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the KremlinTom Burgis (The Guardian)
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 There are no provisions in the reported 'peace plan' in which #Russia makes any concessions, and ISW continues to assess that accepting Russian demands would set conditions for renewed Russian aggression against #Ukraine
understandingwar.org/research/…
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Nov. 20, 2025 | ISW
Reporting indicates the proposed Russia-US peace plan would require Ukraine to fully concede to Russia’s original demands.Christopher Solomon (Understanding War)
The United States Has the Power to Ensure that russia’s Willingness to End the War Becomes Serious – Address by President #Zelenskyy 20.11.2025
Extract
I expect to speak with President Trump in the coming days. We are fully aware that America’s strength and America’s support can truly bring peace closer, and we do not want to lose that.
Full address president.gov.ua/en/news/ameri…
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“‘Insane nonsense to hand #Donbas over to russia’. Sloviansk residents knew occupation and don’t want it again
Residents of government-controlled Donbas have no wish to 'be voluntarily handed over' to russia and fear the russian soldiers who "gun down civilians"
“‘Insane nonsense to hand Donbas over to Russia’. Sloviansk residents knew occupation and don’t want it again
Residents of government-controlled Donbas have no wish to 'be voluntarily handed over' to Russia and fear the Russian soldiers whoHuman Rights in Ukraine
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Estimated russian losses from February 24, 2022 to November 21, 2025 of the russian all-out war against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of #Ukraine
🔷 Yesterday 1,050 enemy, killed or wounded
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🇺🇲 #Trump's 'peace plan' for #Ukraine includes a security guarantee modeled on #NATO's Article 5, which would commit the U.S. and European allies to treat an attack on Ukraine as an attack on the entire "transatlantic community," according to a draft obtained by Axios.
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Questa vignetta sta diventando sempre più geniale ogni giorno che passa 😂
È praticamente la fotografia perfetta di com’è diventato internet oggi: un caos che può crollare in ogni momento e questo meme ispirato a una famosa vignetta di @xkcd racchiude tutto.
La rilancio anche sul gruppo Internet, che potete seguire qui:
👉 @internet, è lo spazio del Fediverso italiano dove collettivamente raccontiamo cosa sta succedendo nella rete
fonte immagine originale: xkcd.com/2347/
«Ксения, вашего отца убил Путин?» | Самое полное расследование гибели Анатолия Собчака
Отец Ксении Собчак – Анатолий Собчак – был публичным лицом, известным на весь мир политиком, мэром второго по величине города России. В 90-х годах мировые ли...YouTube
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21 November 1913 | A Czech Jewish woman, Marie Weilová, was born in Olomouc.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 9 October 1944. She did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz & the so-called family camp created in Birkenau by the SS: artsandculture.google.com/exhi…
The State Duma has passed, in its third and final reading, a law raising the personal income tax rate to 30% for individuals and organizations designated as "foreign agents" in Russia.
moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/20/gosd…
Госдума одобрила повышение до 30% НДФЛ для «иноагентов»
Государственная дума приняла в третьем, окончательном чтении закон о повышении ставки НДФЛ до 30% для физических лиц и организаций, признанных в России «иноагентами».Русская служба The Moscow Times
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter #Szijjártó demanded that the European Union halt financial support for Ukraine amid a corruption scandal within the Ukrainian government. "Ukraine has a military mafia, a corrupt system"
moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/20/veng…
Венгрия призвала прекратить финансирование Украины из-за коррупционного скандала
Министр иностранных дел Венгрии Петер Сийярто потребовал от Европейского союза прекратить финансовую поддержку Украины на фоне коррупционного скандала в украинском правительстве.Русская служба The Moscow Times
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- Full POW and civilian hostage exchange
- Ukrainian elections held 100 days after signing
- Full amnesty for all participants in the conflict
Опубликован мирный план Трампа для Украины
Украинский депутат Алексей Гончаренко обнародовал мирный план президента США Дональда Трампа по Украине.Русская служба The Moscow Times
The U.S. Coast Guard will stop labeling the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols. Under a new policy taking effect Dec. 15, they will be classified only as “potentially divisive,” though the Confederate flag remains banned.
Russia is likely to test NATO’s collective defense pledge very soon, Sweden’s top military official said, as Moscow escalates its campaign of hybrid attacks against Europe.
politico.eu/article/russia-pre…
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Sweden #NATO
Russia ‘prepared to take enormous strategic risks’ to test NATO, top Swedish general warns
Europe must prepare for a “generational” war with Russia, Swedish Chief of Defense Michael Claesson told POLITICO.Victor Jack (POLITICO)
The Trump administration is pressuring Ukraine to accept a US–Russia peace plan requiring major concessions. US officials are pushing Zelenskyy to agree quickly so the war can end before year’s end, despite the plan crossing Ukraine’s red lines.
ft.com/content/26beeac1-bbe3-4…
Ukraine fears US pressure campaign to accept peace plan drawn up with Russia
Trump pushes Kyiv to make major concessions on land, size of armed forces and weaponsFabrice Deprez (Financial Times)
21 November 1926 | A German Jewish girl, Margot Brückheimer, was born in Heidelberg. She emigrated to the Netherlands.
In January 1944, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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Children at Auschwitz
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN…
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"On Auschwitz" (8): Children at Auschwitz
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@NOELreports: SitRep - 20/11/25 - Donald's 28-point peace plan An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now that the 28-point 'peace plan' is leaked, we can say that Trump wants a beneficial...…threadreaderapp.com
#Poland will join the PURL initiative to purchase weapons for #Ukraine with $100m.
Another great success of the Great Strategist Putin - fundraising $100m for Ukrainy by blowing up 1 m of railway 🤷
https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2025-11... (in Polish)
100 milionów dolarów na broń dla Ukrainy. Sikorski potwierdza
Do końca roku Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych przekaże na pomoc dla Ukrainy 100 mln dolarów - przekazał w Brukseli Radosław Sikorski. Kwota ta zostanie przeznaczona na zakup amerykańskiej broni i pomoc wojskową.Maciej Olanicki (Polsat News)
US officials reportedly expect Zelensky to sign the agreement “before Thanksgiving,” aiming to present it in Moscow later this month and wrap it up by early December. The pressure is on Kyiv, to fold quickly, on terms built in Trump’s image.
I’d give that orange mobster the middle finger.
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Rescuers have recovered the body of another victim from under the rubble at the site of the russian missile strike in Ternopil.
The death toll has risen to 28.
20 November 1915 | A Czech Jew, Jan Grossman, was born in Prague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 28 September 1944. He did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz & the so-called family camp created in Birkenau by the SS: artsandculture.google.com/exhi…
🇺🇲🇧🇦 U.S. and Bosnian officials have discussed ways to speed up a long-delayed project to build a natural gas pipeline with #Croatia that is seen as an alternative to Russian gas, the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo said.
Trump is pressuring Zelensky to agree to end the war immediately, demanding accelerated timelines and pushing for a deal on his terms, according to a senior U.S. official cited by RBC-Ukraine.
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The White House says Trump is increasingly frustrated with both Russia and Ukraine for refusing to strike a peace deal. Envoy Witkoff and Secretary of State Rubio have quietly worked on a plan over the past month, engaging both sides equally. The goal? A lasting peace. And yes, Trump fully backs this plan, calling it good for both Russia and Ukraine.
Good for Ukraine. I'm lost for words.
Putin says the goals of the so-called “special military operation” must be fully achieved, calling Ukraine’s leadership a “criminal group” and accusing them of ignoring their country’s fate.
Well, Trump will gladly help him achieve all these goals.
🤦♂️ A US "peace plan" backed by #Trump that is being negotiated with #Russia and #Ukraine is "good" for both sides, the White House said Thursday, rejecting concerns that it echoes many of Moscow's demands.
rfi.fr/en/international-news/2…
#usa
US peace plan 'good' for Russia, Ukraine: White House
A US peace plan backed by President Donald Trump that is being negotiated with Russia and Ukraine is "good" for both sides, the White House said Thursday, rejecting concerns that it echoes many of Moscow's demands.RFI
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🇻🇪🇷🇺 Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday approved a 15-year extension of the joint ventures between state company PDVSA and a unit of #Russia's Roszarubezhneft that operate two oilfields in the South American country's western region.
The White House confirmed secret peace talks led by Witkoff and Rubio, engaging both russia and #Ukraine for a "lasting and durable peace." Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the plan "good for both sides" and expressed optimism after US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll met with #Zelenskyy.
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Ukraine war latest: Peace plan is good for both sides, says US - after confirming 'quiet' talks
The US president has reportedly approved a 28-point peace plan developed with Russia, which requires significant concessions from Ukraine. Kyiv has now confirmed it has received a proposal, after the White House confirmed working "quietly" on a plan.Sky News
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In Kyiv, President of #Ukraine Volodymyr #Zelenskyy held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll.
The Head of State officially received from the American side a draft plan which, in the American side’s assessment, could reinvigorate diplomacy.
Read more here 📎 president.gov.ua/en/news/prezi…
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A senior White House official confirmed to CBS News on Thursday that President Trump has approved a 28-point plan to end the war Russia started nearly four years ago with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russi…
Zelenskyy receives draft plan from U.S. aimed at ending Russia-Ukraine war
Kyiv said it plans to "work on points of the plan." it received from the U.S. that's aimed at restarting diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.Tucker Reals (CBS News)
Ben Jennings on Trump’s peace plan for #Ukraine – cartoon
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Ben Jennings on Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine – cartoon
A new US-Russian proposal to end the war in Ukraine has been dismissed as ‘absurd’ and unacceptable by officials in KyivBen Jennings (The Guardian)
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🇱🇹 #Lithuania's Vilnius airport closed on Thursday due to smugglers' balloons appearing on radar, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre said.
#Zelenskyy met US Army Secretary Driscoll to discuss peace plans and diplomacy to end the war.
He highlighted russia’s use of a 2025 X-101 missile with 175 sanctioned foreign components in a Ternopil strike, urging US help to stop sanctions evasion.
#Ukraine values US support and unity for peace and security.
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🇺🇸 Chinese and Indian banks and refineries are moving to comply with the U.S. sanctions on #Russia's two biggest oil companies, a U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday.
🇮🇳 #India's Reliance Industries has stopped importing Russian crude oil into its refining complex at Jamnagar in western Gujarat state, effective November 20, its spokesperson said on Thursday.
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20 November 1882 | A Polish man, Feliks Stankiewicz, was born in Borszczów. A clerk.
In #Auschwitz from 30 March 1942.
No. 27529
He perished in the camp on 18 April 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_0…
🇪🇺 🇷🇺 The EU has imposed restrictive measures on ten individuals responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in #Russia
🇷🇺 Poland’s ambassador to #Russia was confronted and nearly assaulted in St. Petersburg over the weekend by a group of people protesting Warsaw’s support for Ukraine, Polish media reported Thursday.
themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/20/…
Pro-Kremlin Activists Harass Polish Ambassador in St. Petersburg
Poland’s ambassador to Russia was confronted and nearly assaulted in St.The Moscow Times
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Trump, according to JD Vance, can’t understand why Russians and Ukrainians aren’t trading, travelling or doing cultural exchanges instead of fighting.
Trump, JD Vance and the whole MAGA clan are completely detached from reality and have no clue about this war, at all.
Russia keeps targeting civilians. A UN World Food Programme warehouse in Dnipro was hit by drones on the evening of 19 November, destroying ten thousand food kits meant for people living near the front line. Other supplies stored at the site were also damaged.
But hey, Trump is only a 'little bit dissapointed' with Putin.
russian propaganda in Africa exploits colonial trauma and anti-Western sentiment, using cartoons, historical revisionism, and cultural narratives to portray russia as a liberator and ally, while undermining Western influence and democratic development.
Read more here [EUvsDisinfo] euvsdisinfo.eu/a-battle-for-he…
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A group of approximately 10 pro-Russian activists attacked Polish ambassador Krzysztof #Krajewski in St. Petersburg on 16 Nov., with security forces preventing what Poland’s Foreign Ministry described as the most serious assault on its diplomats in years.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/20…
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Poland #stpetersburg
From 24.02.2022 to 21.11.2025 (Day 1367), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+1050 Personnel
+20 Artillery
+150 UAVs
+65 Other Vehicles
Statistics: redd.it/1p2pnry
Just read an article detailing how Microsoft executives are confused and upset that people don't appreciate their AI features and don't like people giving them shit about them on Twitter. "How are people not impressed with this stuff?"
Fellas, have you used the internet lately? It's fucked. Have you used Windows? Fucked. It's shit. People are sick of it being shit, because it didn't used to be as shit as this. You've gone and fucked everything, that's why people aren't happy with you.
@Gargron I grew up in Sweden, where the edible ones don't grow naturally, so I never saw one until I was adult, probably somewhere in France.
Sweden does have the inedible ones though, which are not edible and very hard. Useful as something you throw when you play as a kid. 🙂
AI-generated "evidence" is infecting the legal system. Until judges come down HARD on the the lawyers doing this stuff -- and until some of the lawyers are disbarred -- these sleazebags will poison the system completely.
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-…
AI-generated evidence showing up in court alarms judges
AI’s growing abilities to create realistic videos, images, documents and audio have judges worried about the trustworthiness of evidence in their courtrooms.Jared Perlo (NBC News)
My needle felted Red Panda! When they're threatened, they rise up and try to look scary. Yep. super scary!
#RedPanda #NeedleFelting #felting #art #CuteAnimal #sciart
I have quite a few projects I'm super excited to publish in the coming weeks. But honestly, the main thing that's consuming my brain cycles story-wise is a year-end piece about just how badly this administration has fscked our cybers in so many ways.
This won't be a polemical soliloquy. I intend to document all of the specific actions this administration has taken that appear to weaken, redirect, or fully castrate our cyber capabilities. Your assistance would be appreciated (and possibly noted).
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@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
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Dal 21 al 23 novembre prossimi Trieste ospita professioniste e professionisti del giornalismo nazionale e internazionale, testimoni di drammi e di storie provenienti da tutto il mondo. Il giornalismo d’inchiesta torna protagonista sul palco del Teatro Miela
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Tether’s shares are reportedly owned by a small group, among them Christopher Harborne, one of the UK’s biggest political donors. Harborne took a 12% stake around 2016
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