Kevin Rothrock

The Brewers' radio announcers plugging adult diapers after going up 8–0 in the top of the 5th and then adding, "Even in the World Series, we gotta do it," is perfection.

my constant dilemma on the socials

Under a new decree signed by Zelensky, Ukraine plans to build defensive barriers to protect unspecified cities against attacks from all directions. Doesn't exactly bode well. t.me/stranaua/252...

nobody asked me, but my personal advice to influencers posting about Putin and Zelensky, whether you're denouncing them or praising them, is to use a portrait where they look nice when you're saying something critical and where they look mean when you're saying something nice. mix it up, guys.

Roskomnadzor, Russia’s Internet censor, plans to station two armed guards armed at its Moscow headquarters around the clock, according to a public procurement order flagged by journalists at Verstka. t.me/svobodnieslo...

Alexander Kondratov, an award-winning TV production designer, has died at 52 in a Moscow hospital after being transferred from jail, where he faced treason charges, Russian rights group Dept One reports. At least 11 defendants in political cases have reportedly died in Russia this year.

20 freight cars derailed in Russia's Sverdlovsk region, and 7 tank cars are burning, railway and emergency officials say. No injuries have been reported. The derailment also obstructed the neighboring track. The federal consumer watchdog will check air quality near homes. t.me/tass_agency/...

"a very seductive and beautiful place, especially now"

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After conceding defeat in Serbia's parliamentary election, Vučić predicted that the winning Student List would sanction Russia by spring. But the movement explicitly promised in September to preserve Serbia's no-sanctions policy. t.me/stranaua/252...

"The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government." apnews.com/article/serb...

Zero movement in two years: Zelensky again says territorial questions can be discussed only by the presidents, Russia can't dictate Ukraine’s security guarantees, & limits on its army/neutrality are off the table. US has long proposed “land swaps,” he adds, but Kyiv won't exchange territory.

The 49ers are officially the worst team ever to play the game and I formally disown them until their next win.

Ukrainian National Guard troops delivered 15 packages weighing more than 600 kilograms by drone to families with children in occupied Oleshky, Ukraine’s interior minister says. The supplies include milk, breakfast cereal, games, and toys. t.me/uniannet/205...

Putin’s rollout of patriotic exhibition centers has cost at least 5.4B rubles across four regional projects, 7x7 reports. Residents have objected to the expense and the loss of public spaces, from a 35-year-old aquarium in Vladivostok to parkland in Ryazan. semnasem.org/articles/202...

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The death toll from an Oct. 23 missile strike on a factory in Oryol, Russia, has risen to four, with 19 hurt and one missing, the governor says. Ukraine says the plant, Proton, supplies parts for Russian missile and air-defense systems. t.me/astrapress/1...

Russia could increase diesel exports from more than 300,000 metric tons in October to 3–3.5 million tons a month by year’s end, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak claims. He also invites the U.S. to buy any amount available for export. t.me/kommersant/1...

Putin is set to skip his annual address to Russia's parliament for the second straight year, the Kremlin says. He also skipped the speech in 2017 and 2022, despite a constitutional provision calling for annual addresses. His last was in 2024. t.me/novaya_europ...

Yekaterinburg's history museum and activists install 52 markers at mass graves filled in the 1930s–50s. They also cordoned off the burial sites to keep off cyclists & pedestrians. Archaeologists identified the graves during excavations in 2022 at the former NKVD killing grounds. t.me/itsmycity/53...

Go Brewers! ⚾ ❤️

Melania Trump teased she may make a personal trip to Ukraine. “We will see,” she told The Post when asked Saturday if she’d journey to the war-torn country, addressing the cease-fire she "brokered" for the besieged city of Oleshky. nypost.com/2026/10/24/u...

Russia’s ambassador to Sweden accused Swedish authorities of using ties to Russia as a pretext to target property owners. The complaint follows Sweden’s reported backing of plans to seize a Russian citizen’s land near a naval base on Muskö island. t.me/ejdailyru/42...

Sevastopol misses its announced deadline to restore electricity, Gov. Razvozhayev says. About 40% of the city has power, the rest gets 2 hours on and 6 hours off. He says unstable power supply means even that schedule can vary, and he can't give a firmer forecast. t.me/razvozhaev/2...

One person is killed and 10 are wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on central Belgorod, according to the regional emergency HQ. An ambulance worker is among the wounded. Mayor Valentin Demidov also reported damage to housing in the area. t.me/SolovievLive...

A Russian drone strike on residential buildings in Synelnykove killed three people and wounded 12, including a child, Ukrainian police say. t.me/UA_National_...

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Moldova says it will expel a Russian diplomat after a drone carrying explosives crashed in the village of Chiștelnița, about 100 yards from a home and near an electrical substation. No injuries were reported. t.me/astrapress/1...

finally, the recognition i so gravely deserve

Lots to gasp and groan about in this article, but don't sleep on the creation of a USG agency maybe openly dedicated to creating disinformation. If you can't beat 'em? www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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lol, Russian rock musician Andrey Makarevich, a vocal "antiwar" critic of Putin who now lives in Israel, has backed Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October 27 election. 🤡

Moscow’s prison service says it found no evidence that political analyst Alexander Kynev’s rights were violated, even though he was hospitalized with a broken leg following his arrest. Slovo Zashchite human rights monitors allege the injuries resulted from torture. t.me/endoflaw/4050

Russia and Ukraine will reportedly pause fighting in occupied Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region, beginning October 29, to let aid in and civilians out. Kyiv says about 6,000 people in the area await evacuation, 200 of them children. t.me/kommersant/1...

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office proposes giving prosecutors who serve in occupied Ukraine priority for senior posts nationwide and allowing their transfer to other posts after just three years. (These guys are already exempt from public income disclosures.) t.me/astrapress/1...

Anybody read this one? I've started it and am quite enjoying.

Russia’s deputy Senate speaker, Konstantin Kosachev, accuses Zelensky of making a “panicked bet” that the U.S. midterms will weaken Trump, making him pull back from his current efforts to pressure Kyiv to capitulate. Assuming MAGA does suffer, I wonder if Trump pulls back or rages harder.

The Kremlin appears to be pitching American Eagle with an exciting new denim ad campaign: Putin claimed today that "recent genetic studies" show Russians and Ukrainians are “one people.” Eat your heart out, Sydney Sweeney's genes/jeans! t.me/bbbreaking/2...

Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on a military-grade version of Starlink satellite internet used in Ukraine, U.S. officials told the WSJ. Service improved Thursday, though Ukrainian officials said it wasn't fully restored. www.wsj.com/world/trump-...

I look forward to the day when Trump is so far from power or breath that world leaders can speak openly without fear of MAGA reprisals about the Orange Menace.

Considering how obsessed MAGA politicians are with the male form and body shaming in general, do you consider it sinking to their level or only fair to point out how ironic it is that Trump is himself a fat tub of lard?

Mediazona found that Russia’s Amediateka streaming service cut 12 hours of political content from foreign shows it carries, including criticism of Putin and references to the war in Ukraine. Even a White Lotus joke wasn't spared. Only LGBT-related scenes were cut more often. zona.media/amedia

Who you gonna believe? Me or your lying eyes? Russia’s Justice Ministry calls reports of errors in its online exhibit on Russian sovereignty “foreign-agent lies.” The exhibit featured a garbled Putin quote & gibberish passages resembling AI hallucinations. Some mistakes persist despite corrections.

Russian Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov called the landing technology in Tesla’s new Roadster interesting but not new, noting that SpaceX has been landing rockets on launch pads for years. All a measly "wow effect." Как тебе, Илон Маск? www.vedomosti.ru/auto/article...