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Since the first media reports, @who.int has been actively following up on the reported death of a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute in Irkutsk oblast, Russian Federation. My full statement ⬇️

MIT Media Lab’s Kevin Esvalt: “Russia's five-hospital quarantine, FSB involvement, and…hazmat use in response to the death of a single researcher at a weapons-lineage Irkutsk lab are inconsistent with a lab-acquired plague infection, which would have been treated with prophylactic antibiotics.

"They aren't really shooting at us."

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NEW: A surveillance firm owned by a Hunter Biden laptop analyst listed Benjamin Netanyahu’s office as a customer. Yaacov Apelbaum then became a key source of information for far-right media outlets and activists. thenewsground.com/yaacov-apelb...

4 years ago tonight, Russia executed 49 Ukrainian POWs at Olenivka. A deliberate, cold-blooded war crime. Russia must face justice. 🕯️🇺🇦

A billboard in Georgia. 👇

Nearly every one of El-Sayed's issue positions is supported by a majority. In fact, his stands are the center of American politics today. Saying he is far left/left wing is just so old. The center of American politics has moved over the last 30 years, and El-Sayed's position are center now.

@timmiller.bsky.social: "Abdul El-Sayed does not say that he's a socialist…Republicans are gonna try to turn him into a socialist…I find it very galling that all this is happening while Donald Trump is running the country as a MAGA socialist."

The recent developments regarding Belarus are noteworthy. First, Lukashenko publicly apologized to Ukraine and President Zelenskyy for Belarus‘ role in Russia’s war of aggression. Then he turns off the repeaters which Russia has been using for drone attacks in Ukraine‘s north.

⚡️Armenia's Pashinyan declares victory as results show commanding lead over pro-Russian candidate. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory on June 8 in the country's parliamentary election, after preliminary results show a commanding lead for his Civil Contract party.

Pro-Europe Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared victory in the election. That’s a defeat for Putin.

NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia in 1st such interception, military says The drone entered the country after being diverted by Russian electronic warfare systems, Latvia's military said.

Four million fewer tourists came here and eight billion dollars gone. We were the only major destination in the world moving in the wrong direction.

The U.S. just had its worst year for international tourism since the pandemic and it wasn’t even close. While the rest of the world broke records in 2025, America was the only country out of 184 to see a drop in foreign visitor spending.

Dude's a genius. Succession music, chef's kiss

If you want to know what happened when an American president tried to overthrow our democracy. This is my documentary "True Believers at the Insurrection", what lead up to it and the events of that day. I'm grateful for your support. We are the last eyewitnesses. vimeo.com/833374121

Just great … instead of selling military secrets to the Russians you can now make bank using them in prediction markets. WTF!!

Folks say “Trump gets away with any and everything“ WELL DUH HE DOES and WHY? because both Chambers of Congress continue to abdicated their constitutional duty (oversight and authorization) -leaving an unchecked executive. Who’s repeatedly and unlawfully use of war and/or the AUMF.

❗️Ukraine has recaptured 434 km² of territory and repelled a new Russian offensive, Zelensky announced without going into detail. #Ukraine

BREAKING: Trump deploys a Marine Expeditionary Unit to Iran. About 2,500 Marines, armored infantry, artillery, and an amphibious assault ship are moving into a war already spiraling. If this isn’t pre-staging for boots on the ground, what is? And the way Jen Psaki is dragging Trump for filth 🔥

I always assume everyone sees everything Marcy posts.

It’s so bad even Tim Scott isn’t afraid to criticize it.

WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.

Partisan differences on family values: Walz and Democrats want to feed and educate kids, Trump and Republicans want to grab them away and put them in prison thousands of miles away.

And a top DOJ official, Ed Martin, posted a picture of himself this morning with ex-Trump attorney Sidney Powell, who made fantastical claims about the 2020 election and was sanctioned over "Kraken" lawsuits seeking to have the results thrown out in four states Trump lost.

Yep. Mentioned this last night on @allinwithchris.bsky.social and he was 🤯

Last night thousands in Minneapolis marched to the site where Renee Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Protests have continued to pop up throughout the city, including downtown tonight and will continue into the weekend.

Source: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Excellent piece by @ryanburge.bsky.social on what data actually says about whether there's a rumored revival under way. TL;DR There's no evidence. MY QUESTION: What if the post-Charlie Kirk "revival" is not new people identifying as Christians but the radicalization of existing Christians?

The US military conducted an operation on Jan 3 to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Bellingcat geolocated videos of helicopters involved in the raid, piecing together potential movements of the assault force

Just incredible how underwater Trump is on tariffs.

The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history. Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓

“The Bari Weiss & Nick Fuentes Townhall Special… brought to you by Black Rifle Mayonaise!”

the entire thing is a spectacle based on a professional provacateur who comically gut put in charge of CBS news interviewing the bereaved wife of a far right political rabble rouser. No big mystery why adverts are squeamish. anyone w a media background says no shit

IS POKROVSK RUSSIA’S REVERSE STALINGRAD? That’s an emotive, possibly somewhat dramatic question, but it was put to me yesterday morning by someone who readily admits to not knowing much about the details. Given that it made me think. It was Ukraine’s persistence in holding out there & in Myronrahd

and they’re contributing to the defeat of Russia just as the strategic drone war is inflicting increasingly unsustainable damage on Russia’s ailing economy. I remain convinced Ukraine will survive this and Putin’s Russia will not. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!

“It’s a made up term, ‘AFFORDABILITY’ — the economy’s strong. Everyone’s fine, from the billionaires all the way down to the poor, poor millionaires who we’re praying for every night.” #SNL

Multiple U.S. citizens have been arrested during ICE operations. The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.

Nice!! … to me this ASMR.

🔊 'This ruling ... is extraordinary … it's scathing in its language of how prosecutors went about this investigation and then handling the grand jury.' On the Reuters World News podcast tune in for more on how a judge has found missteps in the probe of ex-FBI chief James Comey reut.rs/48490w2

Something I've noticed: many of the best malign influence scholars seem to have an innate gift. They have a Spidey sense. Frequently, I learn, it's because somewhere along the way they endured their very own personal autocrat. I notice this about longtime followers who just "get" it, too.

NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Heavy clashes erupted in Mexico City between riot police and an anti-Sheinbaum crowd after security barriers at the National Palace were breached in multiple locations. A Mexican officer was separated from the police formation, dragged into the crowd, and beaten.

This WSJ reporting is holding up pretty well. @slickrockweb.bsky.social archive.ph/rHC7m

trump does an EO easing restrictions on drones. Coke Jr gets a board seat. Now the drone company gets a gov contract. You’d have to be blind not to see the corruption. How is Hunter doing?

This is gold! Tim Scott gets called out by a brotha for the Uncle Tom he is! About damn time someone told him to his face. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 *Sound*🔊 #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory