Fionna O’Leary

1/ Russians shouldn't listen to the American pro-Russian commentator and convicted pedophile Scott Ritter, warns a Russian analyst. Ritter's claims of an imminent Ukrainian collapse are a fantasy without a basis in fact, he says. ⬇️

Don Jr. kills endangered sheep on hunt with Putin-linked oligarch: report www.rawstory.com/don-trump-jr...

@mwuerker.bsky.social

Of all the bbc presenters, Webb’s politics are the easiest to read - because he puts them in newspapers and doesn’t even try to hide them in broadcasts His politics are also mind numbingly predictable

A Haaretz survey shows that Israeli broadcast media are completely dominated by Netanyahu and Likud, platforming him 3 times more often than Eisenkot, who leads in the polls. Channel 14 is the Rupert Murdoch News feed, offering all Bibi, all the time. Netanyahu rules the airwaves in Israel.

this man is a gotdamned patriot

NEW: WDIV poll of Michigan Senate race

The latest iteration has a V-tail, low-aspect-ratio wings and a refined fuselage. Russia keeps redesigning the weapons it sends into Ukraine. Each change gives air defenders a different target to detect, track and destroy.

A Russian Geran-5 jet-powered drone has come down in Odesa region. It was either downed or forced down. The dark airframe lies in a harvested field near a rural settlement, its twin tail fins still upright. A new branch of Moscow’s Geran/Shahed family has emerged.

FUCK THIS BITCH

Liz Truss claims Brits would be on Mars by 2040 if she hadn’t been ousted www.politico.eu/article/liz-...

Just like tobacco and climate.

Overnight Russian missile strikes on Kyiv shatter civilian life, leaving one dead and 15 injured. Evidence: 1 death, 15 injured, university and bridge damage. #Kyiv #Ukraine

Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

Stella Carlson was a witness to the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Accountability is coming. Abolish #ICE

CBS deleted this post and reposted it admitting that their original one was misleading. And the misleading post from CBS was intentionally misleading, not an innocent mistake. CBS continues to lose credibility.

Trump is heckled for a third time at his speech in Mississippi: "SHOVE THAT BALLROOM UP YOUR FAT ASS!!"

PM of Norway & President of Finland spoke with Putin. Then they called Zelenskyy, who shared: I am grateful for detailed briefing and for support of our diplomacy and peace efforts. Alex & Jonas made it clear to Russian leader that real de-escalatory steps are needed reg our energy & infrastructure

Did the BBC and Sky that devoted so much time to this spend as much time pointing out this miserable turnout and what that means for ReFuk?

Trump's family has made billions off the presidency while working families can't afford groceries. And Republicans in Congress? They've done nothing to stop it. Not one thing. Voters will not forget that at the ballot box.

Today's "yikes" scenario for Iran courtesy of @gideonrachman.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/7b3c...

At least 18 early voting centers in rural Alaska have not opened as of Friday, state Sen. Bill Wielechowski says. The commonality? All the affected areas have at least a 60% Alaska Native population — with nearly a dozen having Alaska Native populations upwards of 90%: https://demdock.com/4yTW5Ze

My take on the Stubb, Støre, and Putin call: There should be no talks while Russia refuses to compromise. Yet since Trump insists on fake negotiations, having Stubb and Støre take the lead over Witkoff and Kushner is much better, especially as it was coordinated with Zelensky

Sen Roger Marshall (R-KS) summons Pete Hegseth's personal chaplain to explain that Methodists are dangerous, far-left crazies.

Abdul El-Sayed talks about Bill Clinton and President Obama. He wanted to be a surgeon but got inspired for a different path. #VoteBlue 🌊

Another way of reading this is that this dissent on methods, [not just votes] is part of the strength of the institution. Warsh is prevented from imposing his own idiosyncratic views about how comms should be done on the other appointees. A worse world is one in which Warsh can dictate.

Pro-Europeans really need to get their act together if they're going to sieze the opportunity which is being presented here. Press and broadcasters reverting right back to their previous position from 2016, with zero update.

And look at the faces of those who are there… Not the fakery paid cheerleaders the GOP/ Trump clips focus on

British prosecutors on Tuesday charged two men with assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act, in the first charges brought over the September 27 incident at RAF Fairford. Counter Terrorism Policing indicated that the country involved was Iran.

Thank you Pres Joe

I think the voting emails contain your membership number so you can use that even if you don’t have your membership card to hand.

Alaska authorities strongly oppose the Trump DOJ’s attempted “interference” in the election. This is significant because there were concerns the state—which sought to DQ the second Sullivan—would take the same side. But it didn’t. Quite the contrary. buff.ly/EJHtDpX

Absolutely 👇

Palestinian voters report shortages of Arabic-language ballot papers in Israel's elections, as parties allege voting obstruction and arrests of campaign activists:

(Reuters) - Americans have paid more for their gasoline and diesel at the pump on average during President Donald Trump's second term than they did under his Democratic predecessor, Joe ​Biden, according to the AAA. ⛽️ @reuters.com www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Gratified to see widely respected journalist Margaret Sullivan endorse my view that major media must depict Trump’s abuse of power as a “five-alarm fire” – because it is.

Trump’s presidency is a wealth transfer from the bottom to the top

The biggest challenge for Burnham now is converting a good first impression into measurable improvements in the lives of voters. In focus groups, we often hear that voters are willing to give Burnham's Labour a ‘second hearing’ but need more to be convinced.

What do voters like - and dislike - about Burnham? 19% name him communicating well, and a sense he is in touch with ordinary people. But in our pre conference polling ‘people pleaser’ comes up as the top negative attribute (18%) as well a sense he lacks a clear vision (13%).

🧵It’s Day 100 of the Burnham premiership. Burnham has made a good first impression personally and lifted the Labour brand, with Labour up 7pts since May. There are longer-term challenges ahead, but Labour has enjoyed a sustained rise in support since July. What's driving it?

The numbers for potential climate harm from direct fossil-fuelled data centres are just phenomenal. It makes no sense to help them realise their dreams here