Team HERMES

Team HERMES

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Creators of the Eudoramail app for Windows: https://hermes.cx. Also make a PHP tool for automating BlueSky and a library for people writing text editors. One of us (our social media manager) makes BeamNG mods too. We proudly support Ukraine.

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17/ "When the war is over, the SVOshniks will return en masse, and that will be scary for the industry. Half of them will have weapons, they are used to getting [a monthly salary of] 200,000 [rubles] — who among them will go back to the factory now?

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For the avoidance of doubt, Veronica is a professional whore.

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9/ Veronica says that one soldier told her: 'I cut off the heads of the [Ukrainians], do you think I won't cut yours off?' Another SVOshnik decided to protect us, they got into a fight, the girls and I ran away."

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Good. No sympathy for the common Russian блядь (whore).

ChrisO_wiki@chriso-wiki.bsky.social

1/ Russian veterans of the war in Ukraine – known as SVOshniks – have a reputation for violence and abuse back home in Russia, committing many murders, rapes and assaults. Few are more exposed to the danger than Russia's prostitutes, whose experiences point to future trouble. ⬇️

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We love to drink with Dima, 'cause Dima is our mate, and when it comes to drinking, he gets it down in eight! SEVEN! SIX! FIVE! FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE! CUL SEC!

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Everyone is impatiently awaiting Donald Trump’s announcement of a “major statement” on Russia, expected within hours. In Russia, three main schools of thought can be observed regarding how to interpret the apparent shift in Trump’s policy. 🧶

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It is not a question of whether such a deal was ever genuinely possible (in my view, it was not), but rather a matter of prevailing sentiment—a belief that there was a moment of opportunity, ultimately squandered due to Putin’s obstinacy and irrationality.

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While no immediate political consequences are anticipated, it is important to acknowledge the mounting sense of disillusionment with the protracted and increasingly costly nature of the war—and with the wider domestic consequences it continues to generate.

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Everyone is impatiently awaiting Donald Trump’s announcement of a “major statement” on Russia, expected within hours. In Russia, three main schools of thought can be observed regarding how to interpret the apparent shift in Trump’s policy. 🧶

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giving way to a more pragmatic approach that includes applying pressure on Ukraine to make concessions. Simultaneously, Putin remains prepared for any form of escalation, including nuclear, should Western military assistance threaten to undermine Russia’s strategic advantage.

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All this may appear predictable and unremarkable. What is noteworthy, however, is the growing number of individuals within the Russian elite who believe that Putin has missed an opportunity to reach an agreement with Trump.

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Everyone is impatiently awaiting Donald Trump’s announcement of a “major statement” on Russia, expected within hours. In Russia, three main schools of thought can be observed regarding how to interpret the apparent shift in Trump’s policy. 🧶

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of the current shift, viewing it as transient. The third school, represented by figures such as Margarita Simonyan, adopts a more hawkish stance. It openly warns that this trajectory may lead to nuclear conflict. Concerning Putin, all three perspectives...

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align with his position simultaneously—paradoxical as that may seem. He will continue to keep the door open for Trump to return to a path of “normalisation”, regardless of the current deterioration in relations. He will persist in the hope that Trump’s present hostility will subside,...

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Everyone is impatiently awaiting Donald Trump’s announcement of a “major statement” on Russia, expected within hours. In Russia, three main schools of thought can be observed regarding how to interpret the apparent shift in Trump’s policy. 🧶

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According to this interpretation, Trump is not undergoing a “Bidenisation” of his policy, nor is Washington reverting to the doctrine of seeking Russia’s “strategic defeat”. Rather, it is viewed as a manoeuvre designed to increase pressure on Putin and test whether this approach yields results.

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Once it becomes evident that such pressure is ineffective—expected to be soon—Trump is likely to revert to a diplomatic course, including exerting pressure on Ukraine to reach a compromise. This school of thought, prominent among Russian foreign policy analysts, downplays the significance...

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Everyone is impatiently awaiting Donald Trump’s announcement of a “major statement” on Russia, expected within hours. In Russia, three main schools of thought can be observed regarding how to interpret the apparent shift in Trump’s policy. 🧶

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Kirill Dmitriev exemplifies this view. Despite the evident fact that Trump is increasingly exasperated with Putin’s conduct, Dmitriev continues to advocate for the usual rhetoric of mutually beneficial cooperation.

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The second school regards the current developments as a temporary, tactical, and ultimately reversible deviation in Trump’s behaviour—consistent with his typical conflict-management style, which involves pressuring adversaries to yield.

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Everyone is impatiently awaiting Donald Trump’s announcement of a “major statement” on Russia, expected within hours. In Russia, three main schools of thought can be observed regarding how to interpret the apparent shift in Trump’s policy. 🧶

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Among the anticipated developments are new sanctions, the seizure of frozen Russian assets, the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, and a possible agreement with European countries to fund these purchases. Despite their differences, all three schools agree that none of these developments will...

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alter Putin’s strategy of coercing Kyiv into capitulation by any available means. The first school argues that, regardless of current tensions, Trump remains a friend of Russia, and that efforts to persuade him of the necessity of normalisation between great powers should continue.

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The formula for defeating Putin is simple: 1.) Provide Ukraine with weapons of a quality and in a quantity that ensures it has a clear battlefield advantage; and...

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Despite Trump's recent tough talk, he still seems to believe that the war can be ended through a negotiated settlement. It can't. With all that has transpired there is no win-win deal to be had. One side must win and the other must lose.

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The formula for defeating Putin is simple: 1.) Provide Ukraine with weapons of a quality and in a quantity that ensures it has a clear battlefield advantage; and...

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2.) Viciously enforce sanctions (especially against third parties doing business with Russia) with the intention of driving it into bankruptcy, thereby depriving it of the ability to wage war irrespective of its willingness to do so.

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Excellent article. Heavily suggest google-translating it.

Jan Paul van Soest@janpaulvansoest.bsky.social

Dit is fascisme. Goede en beangstigende analyse in De Correspondent. In lijn met o.a. Timothy Snyder en andere denkers die al langer waarschuwen. De VS onder Enald Trusk glijden snel af, de risico's in Europa met Orbán, Le Pen, Weidel en Wilders nemen toe. decorrespondent.nl/16109/dit-is...

decorrespondent.nlDit is fascismeFascisme begint met taal, niet met tanks. Met democratische verkiezingen, niet met een staatsgreep. En het krijgt vrij baan, dankzij mensen die denken dat het allemaal niet zo’n vaart zal lopen – tot ...
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Trump told reporters he would be sending Patriots to Ukraine but wouldn’t say how many “We're going to send them Patriots, which they desperately need… Because Putin really surprised a lot of people.”

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Trump on Ukraine aid: “I'm gonna have a meeting with the NATO SecGen, who's coming in tomorrow. But we basically are going to send them various pieces of very sophisticated military and they're gonna pay us 100% for them”

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Re his Russia announcement on Monday (sanctions?), Trump said: “We’re gonna see what we will see tomorrow. I am very disappointed with President Putin. I thought he was somebody that meant what he said. And he'll talk so beautifully and then he'll bomb people at night. We don't like that."

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Trump told reporters he would be sending Patriots to Ukraine but wouldn’t say how many “We're going to send them Patriots, which they desperately need… Because Putin really surprised a lot of people.”

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Trump on Putin: “He talks nice and then he bombs everybody in the evening, but there's a little bit of a problem there. I don't like it.”

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Look up the word "alcoholism" in the dictionary and this fucker's face appears underneath it as an example.

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Russia: State Duma member Lt. Gen. Andrey Gurulyov, former commander of the Southern Military District called to conscript all childless men — "If you can't get a broad pregnant, go defend the Motherland."

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The European Commission revoked the accreditation of a Ukrainian language interpreter suspected of espionage after she was caught recording a closed EU leaders’ meeting with Zelensky on December 19, Le Monde reports. Czech interpreters noticed her taking notes, which is strictly prohibited.

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The Commission’s security service expelled her, seized the recordings, and launched an internal investigation, with findings sent to Belgian authorities to determine if further espionage inquiries are needed. The interpreter was born to a Russian family.

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The administration has approved a fresh withdrawal from the Presidential Drawdown Authority for Ukraine, per two sources. This will be one of the first new batches of weapons for Ukraine ever approved by Trump. Amount unclear. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, FOLKS.

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🇩🇪 German Chancellor Merz: "Russia is already attacking us today. The infrastructure, we have attacks, arson attacks, what has also happened in barracks here in recent days. The trails almost all lead to Russia."

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Khashoggi's Ghost
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Since joining the second Trump administration as the Pentagon’s top policy chief, Colby has made a series of rapid-fire moves that have blindsided parts of the White House and frustrated several of America’s foreign allies, according to seven people. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

politico.comPentagon policy chief’s rogue decisions have irked US allies and the Trump administrationEven for an administration with a knack for moving fast and breaking things, Elbridge Colby’s moves at the Pentagon have caused frustration and friction.

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Eric Lecomte
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Plusieurs républicains proches de Trump ont publiquement accusé le sous-secrétaire à la Défense chargé de la politique, Elbridge Colby, d'avoir délibérément sapé l'aide militaire américaine à l'Ukraine, selon Politico. 1/ #Russie #Ukraine #Trump #Colby