โ ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of PATRIOT Air Defense System Sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $105 million.
Upgrade of M901 launchers to M903 configuration; classified and unclassified prescribed load lists and authorized stockage lists for ground support equipment; other necessary services, ancillaries, spare parts, support, training, and accessories;
๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ณ Kallas said that the cooperation of EU countries with China limits the possibilities of pressuring Beijing to stop supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine.
She clarified that the EU is trying to force China to stop helping Russia circumvent Western sanctions. In particular, the bloc imposed restrictions on several Chinese companies in October.
๐บ๐ธ Reuters/Ipsos poll:
Trumpโs approval rating has dropped to 38%, the lowest of his term, driven by anger over high living costs and his shifting stance on releasing the Epstein files.
๐บ๐ฒ๐ท๐บ U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil has joined rival Chevron Corp in considering options to buy parts of sanctioned Russian oil major Lukoil's international assets, Reuters reports.
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๐บ๐ธ The US House of Representatives voted to release files on Epstein case.
Earlier, Trump stated that he would sign the Epstein files bill if it passed the House and Senate.
โ Rosneftโs Ryazan oil refinery suspended crude processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on November 15, - Reuters.
"The plant is expected to remain idle until the end of the month. No (oil product) loadings are planned before December 1," one of the sources said.
๐ฅ๐ About half a million people are without power in occupied Donetsk region, - Astra
โ๏ธThe most recent strikes hit the Zuyevskaya and Starobeshevskaya thermal power plants.
๐ In the Novopavlivka direction, operators of the Perun unit of 42nd Motorized Rifle Brigade are stopping the invaders after the assault that took place on November 14.
They hit 6 shelters where the enemy was hiding, 3 Bukhanka, 4 invaders.
โ๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ MFA of Ukraine:
"We draw attention to cynicism of deliberate recruitment and use by the aggressor state of persons with Ukrainian passports for hybrid attacks, sabotage and crimes aimed at destabilization in Poland. Russia is trying to blame Ukrainians for its crimes."
๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ฆ The EU has for the first time allowed financing of Ukrainian dual-use technologies through the Ukraine Facility program, - Militarnyi
The EU will allocate over โฌ140 million from the Ukraine Investment Framework for loans and grants for Ukrainian companies.
Thanks to this, manufacturers of drones, navigation systems, aerospace technologies and metallurgy will receive support.
๐ฌ The European Unionโs deep economic ties to #China are constraining its ability to pressure Beijing over #Russiaโs war in #Ukraine, the blocโs top diplomat said.
China โmight also hurt you, and thatโs the problem,โ said Kaja Kallas on Tuesday. โIf youโre not willing to pay the price that they are going to impose on you, then itโs hard to act.โ
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๐ช๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ Zelensky: Today, during the meeting with the Prime Minister of Spain, a lot of attention was paid to our defense cooperation.
Annual support - โฌ1 billion every year. PURL program - โฌ100 million. Economic package - โฌ200 million, including for energy. SAFE program - more than โฌ200 million.
Thank you for the new defense assistance package, and this includes air defense missiles. The total package is โฌ300 million.
๐ฌ #Trump on Tuesday dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming that the Saudi dissident journalist was โextremely controversialโ and that raising the subject in his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was meant to embarrass his visitor.
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What a disgrace ๐คฆโโ๏ธ Cowardly and pathetic.
โผ๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Chernyshov was sentenced to 60 days in prison with a bail of 51.6 million UAH. He is accused of illegal enrichment in the Energoatom case.
The investigation says about 1.2 million dollars and โฌ100,000 in cash. He faces 5-10 years in prison. He denies the charges.
๐บ๐ธ Political blogging in the US, the balance of power between Republicans and Democrats.
โ๏ธโPulling in the audienceโ is a matter of survival in a system of fierce competition.
A peculiar kind of โpolitical conspiracy theoryโ is widespreadโฆ
Read more๐โฌ๏ธ
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Political blogging in the United States, the balance of power between Republicans and Democrats, key ideas and activities.
A peculiar kind of โpolitical conspiracy theoryโ is widespread in the American blogosphere. The reason for this is the desire to reach a larger audience on a permanent basis.The Ukrainian Review
Russia keeps attacking Ukraineโs energy system, turning the cold season into a weapon. Winter arrives with outages, cold apartments, and the same quiet question: how long can people endure this?
๐ช๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ Spain will provide Ukraine with 40 missiles for IRIS-T, - Zelensky
โ๏ธSpain mobilizes new military aid package for Ukraine worth โฌ615 million, - Sanchez
"This package will include, firstly, the supply of new defense equipment worth approximately โฌ300 million and, as part of our bilateral security agreement, which amounts to โฌ1 billion."
๐ฌ The European Unionโs top diplomat said that Moscowโs interference in the bloc, including an explosion that occurred in Poland over the weekend, should be considered #terrorism
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18 November 1911 | A Pole, Adam Kudyba, was born in Bondyrz. A shoemaker.
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1941.
No. 19489
He perished in the camp on 25 April 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitzโ: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_0โฆ
๐ท๐บ #Russia is planning a new tax on electronics, primarily imported and consumer items, with $2.7 billion in proceeds earmarked to support the domestic electronics industry, including in the defence sector, over the next three years.
๐บ๐ธ Recent grand jury subpoenas for records related to the U.S. intelligence communityโs work on Russian interference in the 2016 election, a topic that #Trump has long demanded prosecutions on, are likely to yield little to no new information for prosecutors, Reuters reports.
๐ท๐บ๐ข๐ Rosneftโs Ryazan oil refinery, one of the largest in #Russia, suspended crude processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on November 15, Reuters reports.
๐บ๐ฆ One of #Ukraine's main opposition parties physically blocked lawmakers from holding a vote in parliament on Tuesday to dismiss two ministers over a corruption investigation, demanding the removal of the entire cabinet instead.
๐ณ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ This week, the White House and the US State Department will hold discussions on the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by Ukrainian authorities, - The Hill.
Clergy participating in the meetings will include representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, the Orthodox Church in America, and the Serbian Orthodox Church.
As The Hill notes, the issue of persecuting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has found significant allies, including Vance and Tucker Carlson.
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๐๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ 50 Ukrainians were deported from the US to Ukraine, โ State Border Service of Ukraine.
We are talking about people without US citizenship. The reason for the deportation is still unknown.
Our journalism isnโt funded by governments or billionaires โ itโs sustained by our community. This model allows our members to connect with our team. Membership benefits include Q&As with our journalists, ad-free reading on our website, and a discount at our online store.
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๐โ๏ธEvery fourth Russian company is no longer paying on loans. In total, there are 714 thousand businesses in Russia with loans, of which 24% have defaulted. This has become a record figure in recent times.
The volume of delays reaches 3 trillion rubles, and the total credit debt is more than 80 trillion. Over the year, the share of debtors has increased by 6%, and since 2023 it has almost doubled.
๐ท๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ Russian troops have been spotted outside the northern outskirts of the Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, the Ukrainian military has reported, as intense battles for the city continue.
kyivindependent.com/russian-trโฆ
Russian troops spotted north of Pokrovsk, military confirms
"Several enemy infantrymen tried to penetrate and gain a foothold at one of the agricultural facilities," the 7th Corps said. "The enemy was destroyed."Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)
The Ukrainian General Staff confirms it used ATACMS ballistic missiles for a precision strike on military targets inside Russia. Likely connected to the attack on Voronezh today.
"The use of long-range strike capabilities, including systems such as ATACMS, will continue," they add.
๐ต๐ฑ Two Ukrainian citizens who long worked for Russian intelligence have been identified as the suspects behind two acts of sabotage on #Poland's rail network, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
bbc.com/news/articles/c4gknv8nโฆ
Two Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail sabotage, Polish PM says
Donald Tusk said the two suspects had entered Poland from Belarus and had long worked for Russia.Adam Easton (BBC News)
โ๏ธ There is information from Ukrainian channels that Russian air defense, hoping to shoot down our missiles over Crimea, shot down a Russian Su-35.
Letโs wait for more info!
๐ฆ Right now Moscow is being attacked by drones, 2 drones were shot down. Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports are closed โ Mayor Sobyanin.
Air Alert in Crimea! ๐จ๐
โก๏ธRussian troops spotted north of Pokrovsk, military confirms. According to the 7th Corps, 314 Russian troops have been killed in action in and around Pokrovsk over the month of November, and a further 71 have been wounded. kyivindependent.com/russian-trโฆ
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Russian troops spotted north of Pokrovsk, military confirms
"Several enemy infantrymen tried to penetrate and gain a foothold at one of the agricultural facilities," the 7th Corps said. "The enemy was destroyed."Francis Farrell (The Kyiv Independent)
๐ช๐บ๐บ๐ฆ Senior European Diplomat to POLITICO:
Ukraineโs plan to purchase Rafales on top of Gripens is quite surprising. They donโt have the money. A lot will depend on the Russian frozen assets.
โ๏ธ Ukrainian Military Official:
Even if we had all the money, we would not get the jets fast. Nobody is simply selling enough in the world.
The White House will meet with russian Orthodox Church-linked lobbyists this week to discuss alleged "church persecution" in #Ukraine, amid Republican calls to investigate russian influence through US-based Orthodox churches.
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ะัะปะธะน ะดัะผ ะฟัะธะนะผะต ะฟะพะฒสผัะทะฐะฝะธั ะท ะ ะะฆ ะปะพะฑััััะฒ, ะณะพะฒะพัะธัะธะผััั ะฟัะพ "ััะธัะบะธ ัะตัะบะฒะธ" ะฒ ะฃะบัะฐัะฝั
ะะพะฑัััะธ ัะฐ ะดัั ะพะฒะตะฝััะฒะพ, ะฟะพะฒ'ัะทะฐะฝั ะท ะ ะพััะนััะบะพั ะฟัะฐะฒะพัะปะฐะฒะฝะพั ัะตัะบะฒะพั ะฟัะพะฒะพะดััั ััะพะณะพ ัะธะถะฝั ะบะฐะผะฟะฐะฝัั ะฒ ะะฐะฟััะพะปัั, ะฒะบะปััะฝะพ ัะท ะทััััััะฐะผะธ ะท ะฟัะตะดััะฐะฒะฝะธะบะฐะผะธ ะฐะดะผัะฝััััะฐััั ะะพะฝะฐะปัะดะฐ ะขัะฐะผะฟะฐ, ะฟะพะฒัะดะพะผะปัั The Hill.Interfax-Ukraine (ะะฝัะตััะฐะบั-ะฃะบัะฐัะฝะฐ)
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#Trump has told a reporter not to "embarrass" the Saudi crown prince by asking a question about the death of US journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"As far as this gentlemen is concerned, he's done a phenomenal job," Trump says, referring to the crown prince.
news.sky.com/liveblog-webview/โฆ
Trump latest: Bill to release all Epstein files heading to president for signing
US Congress has voted on a bill for the release of all Epstein files - paving the way for its path to Donald Trump's desk. The president has said he'll sign it when it gets there.Sky News
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16% of those held in Ukrainian captivity are Ukrainian citizens mobilized by russia to flight in #Ukraine - including 6% from Crimea, per Dmytro Usov.
A bill in parliament may allow their release and reintegration into society.
interfax.com.ua/news/general/1โฆ
ะะพะพัะดััะฐะฑ: ะ ัะบัะฐัะฝััะบะพะผั ะฟะพะปะพะฝั 16% - ะณัะพะผะฐะดัะฝะธ ะฃะบัะฐัะฝะธ
ะะปะธะทัะบะพ 16% ะพััะฑ, ัะบั ะทะฐัะฐะท ะฟะตัะตะฑัะฒะฐััั ั ะฟะพะปะพะฝั ะฒ ะฃะบัะฐัะฝั, โ ัะต ัะบัะฐัะฝััะบั ะณัะพะผะฐะดัะฝะธ. ะ ะฝะธั 6% โ ัะต ะบัะธะผัะฐะฝะธ, ะฟะพะฒัะดะพะผะธะฒ ัะตะบัะตัะฐั ะะพะพัะดะธะฝะฐััะนะฝะพะณะพ ััะฐะฑั ะท ะฟะธัะฐะฝั ะฟะพะฒะพะดะถะตะฝะฝั ะท ะฒัะนััะบะพะฒะพะฟะพะปะพะฝะตะฝะธะผะธ, ะฑัะธะณะฐะดะฝะธะน ะณะตะฝะตัะฐะป ะะผะธััะพ ะฃัะพะฒ.Interfax-Ukraine (ะะฝัะตััะฐะบั-ะฃะบัะฐัะฝะฐ)
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine: The Armed Forces of Ukraine have successfully used ATACMS tactical missile systems to carry out a precision strike against military targets on the territory of russia. This is a significant development that underscores Ukraine's unwavering commitment to its sovereignty
Source: liveuamap.com/en/2025/18-novemโฆ
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: The Armed Forces of Ukraine have successfully used ATACMS tactical missile systems to carry out a precision strike against military targets on the territory of Russia. This is a significant development that un
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: The Armed Forces of Ukraine have successfully used ATACMS tactical missile systems to carry out a precision strike against military targets on the territory of Russia.Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com
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MI5 names two people in alert to UK MPs and peers about Chinese espionage
Spy agency says Amanda Qui and Shirly Shen have been using LinkedIn to โobtain non-public and insider insightsโ
theguardian.com/world/2025/novโฆ
China in โcovert and calculatedโ effort to recruit MPs and peers, minister says
Dan Jarvis gives Commons statement after MI5 alert about LinkedIn profiles of Amanda Qiu and Shirly ShenDan Sabbagh (The Guardian)
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Two Ukrainian citizens who long worked for russian intelligence have been identified as the suspects behind two acts of sabotage on Poland's rail network, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
One suspect had already been convicted in absentia of acts of sabotage in #Ukraine, Tusk told parliament.
bbc.com/news/articles/c4gknv8nโฆ
Two Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail sabotage, Polish PM says
Donald Tusk said the two suspects had entered Poland from Belarus and had long worked for Russia.Adam Easton (BBC News)
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The problem with aging is that past projects start having decade anniversaries.
Itโs now a decade since our first Park Bench video! And no, there will not be a reunion episode.
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Welcome to Matt and Tom's Park Bench
MATT: http://youtube.com/unnamedculpritTOM: http://youtube.com/TomScottGoWelcome to the Park Bench! This is where we'll put behind-the-scenes videos, intervi...YouTube
Matt Gets In A Giggle Loop For Two Solid Minutes
He wasn't even laughing at anything particular!MATT: http://youtube.com/unnamedculprit | TOM: http://youtube.com/TomScottGoThere's nothing else to say, so ha...YouTube
The npm portal has revamped its user access tokens.
New tokens will have a default life of seven days (instead of 30), which can be updated to a maximum lifespan of 90 days (previously unlimited).
The changes are going live this month.
github.blog/changelog/2025-09-โฆ
Strengthening npm security: Important changes to authentication and token management - The GitHub Blog
As part of our ongoing commitment to securing the npm ecosystem, weโre implementing the first phase of security improvements outlined in our recent announcement. These changes will roll out overโฆAllison (The GitHub Blog)
We're building something for the Fediverse. #Holos
ActivityPub running on your phone. Your own server, your data stored locally. A relay handles your stable identity when you're offline.
One account, all formats. Short text, long articles, photos, videos. The UI adapts to your mood. Switch between text mode, photo grid, video feed, article editor based on what you feel like sharing.
Same network, same followers.
Early stages, but the foundation is solid. We wanted to share the progress.
The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a case brought by Catalan opposition figures over the CatalanGate 2022 spyware scandal due to a lack of evidence
politico.eu/article/catalonia-โฆ
Catalan oppositionย regroups afterย spyware case thrown out by human rights court
Key case from CatalanGate hits dead end at European Court of Human Rights.Antoaneta Roussi (POLITICO)
#CyberSecurity
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DoorDash data breach: a social engineering compromise - Secure Bulletin
The recent disclosure by DoorDash regarding a cybersecurity incident, initially attributed to a social engineering attack, warrants a detailed examination beyond the standard press release narrative.dark6 (securebulletin.com)
#CyberSecurity
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WhatsAppโs silent threat: the screen-sharing scams - Secure Bulletin
The current wave of WhatsApp scams, fueled by the platformโs recently introduced screen-sharing feature, is a prime example.dark6 (securebulletin.com)
![Photo of [DENKI OTAKU] with his test circuit and oscilloscope](https://piero.bosio.info/photo/link/13342 "Photo of [DENKI OTAKU] with his test circuit and oscilloscope")
"รthelred the Unready"
They didn't mince words with the monikers for the early kings of England. We should really bring this back for powerful leaders.
MacWhisper just transcribed a video with Parakeet v3 at 66.2x realtime on my 2022 MacBook Air.
I know technology gets better but... excuse me? 66.2x locally on a laptop!?
For context, when I bought this laptop, OpenAI's Whisper didn't exist yet.
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The IDF reported that a short while ago the IAF struck a Hamas training compound in southern Lebanon.
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Lebanon #MiddleEast
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According to Lebanese authorities, the death toll from the Israeli Air Force strike on Hamas in Lebanon currently stands at 13.
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Lebanon #MiddleEast