Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

@hisbpf.bsky.social

Military historian at NUS, Habs fan, Gunner tragic, and, most important, father of Conor. All opinions my own. Standing with Ukraine. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆDenouncing terrorists. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ living and working in ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ. Trump will be defeated. Stand tall Canada. Never 51.๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ reposted

The good news about Lula winning Brazilian election is that when he blames Ukraine & tells them to give us their land, at least it will be anti-imperialist. Unlike when a fascist says the same thing.

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Republicans must be thrilled that 11 days before elections, we learn that the Trump family secretly orchestrated a deal to allow Russians to drill Alaska in exchange for a $25 billion "investment" funneled through their proxiesโ€ฆ How do Alaskans feel about this?!

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Wrong. Oh so wrong, Marco!

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com

โšก๏ธ๏ธ๏ธ๏ธ๏ธ๏ธ๏ธRubio reveals theory on Russia's war against Ukraine ahead of next US peace push. "People keep talking about it's a war in Ukraine. ... It's about one region of the country," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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BBC editors are working overtime to find pictures from Paris that donโ€™t include one specific flag (y'know which oneโ€ฆ) Almost as if theyโ€™re manufacturing a false narrativeโ€ฆ almost ๐Ÿ˜‰

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A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ reposted

Mark Carney on Elon Musk crippling Ukraineโ€™s Starlink: โ€œI search for the right adjective to describe whoever took this decisionโ€ฆ against a country that is literally fighting for the lives of its citizens against naked aggression."

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When news broke on Oct. 23 that a ship was reportedly carrying a new supply of Russian diesel for U.S. President Donald Trump, one question immediately arose: How, after more than 20 rounds of EU sanctions, could European ships still be involved in facilitating that trade?

kyivindependent.comHow EU ships are still able to carry Trump's Russian diesel despite so many sanctionsA ship called the Agioi Fanendes, which had just left Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, was carrying 40,000 metric tons to New York and had been traveling westwards through the Baltic Sea ever sin...

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Replying to @eugenemcparland.eurosky.social

russia can, it seems, kill any number of civilians, persecute Ukrainians for remaining true to their country, torture some to death and the US President will demand that Ukrainians choose another, more 'cooperative', President

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Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ reposted

Trump is obsessed with Putin and Xi Jinping because he loves dictators who can do whatever they like. No transparency. No accountability. They can silence the press, jail their critics and answer to nobody. My latest with @anneapplebaum

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Russian state TV are rejoicing at Trumps behaviour. This is a humiliating moment for the United States

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Good on Monica Alba for persisting with a thoroughly legitimate question. Trumpโ€™s attack on her answered the question: Sexual abuse means nothing to Donald Trump. Zip, zero, zilch.

Home of the Brave@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

Trump repeatedly insults reporter for... reporting.ย  "โ€ŠQuiet. Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?"

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My latest debunks 3 myths re US manufacturing jobs: 1) they're all good paying; 2) they're all attainable by anyone w/ a HS degree; & 3) Americans are dying to work them. These myths fuel a lot of bad policy (eg tariffs); pols should stop spreading them www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... (๐ŸŽ )

Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ reposted

English Heritage are looking for a sports historian for their Blue Plaque panel. I have the same role on the Historic England National Blue Plaque Panel, and I encourage anyone with a bit of spare time and a passion for heritage to take a look at the post. Details here: gem.org.uk/jobs/english...

gem.org.ukEnglish Heritage Blue Plaques Panel Member - GEMAre you willing to commit some of your time, energy and experience to link the people of the past with Londonโ€™s buildings of the present by supporting our famous blue [โ€ฆ]

Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ reposted

Operators of Ukraine's 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed a North Korean Koksan self-propelled artillery system during Operation Vivaldi. The unit also reported destroying several vehicles, quad bikes and buggies used by Russian troops. #Ukraine

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Being Ukrainian and hearing US envoy Witkoff actually calling Putin โ€˜humanitarianโ€™ (?!) while he bombs my people is disturbing on a new level of disturbing I didnโ€™t know it could reach .

War crime. Committed under the orders of Putin, directly enabled by the assistance Trump provided, to deliberately hamstring Ukrainian defences. He is a culpable accessory to the crime of waging an aggressive war and to the war crime of indiscriminately killing civilians, both charged to Putin.

UNITED24@u24.gov.ua

On October 19, a russian attack drone struck a park in Nova Vodolaha, where civilians were present. Among those killed were little Angelina, who was just over a year old, and her mother, Inna. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families and loved ones of those killed.

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Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ reposted

On a good note, Ukrainian drones manage to keep Moscow airports closed most of the time. Collapse continues. ๐Ÿ›ฉ๐Ÿšซ

Brian Farrell ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ reposted

Polandโ€™s Foreign Minister Sikorski: โ€œThe USA havenโ€™t spent a single cent on Ukraine since January 2025, so more than 1.5 years. We in Europe are doing it.โ€