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“The most interesting thing is that the toothless, provincial Russian masses are absolutely convinced that they’re wanted everywhere and that people dream of Russkiy Mir coming to their countries.” — Ukrainian political analyst Borys Tizengauzen explains Russkiy Mir in simple terms.

In 2003, non-NATO Ukraine deployed over 1,600 troops to the US-led coalition in Iraq, suffering 18 killed and 32 wounded in action. The deployment marked Ukraine's early role in global security missions.

Juan Brufal artwork

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Oleksandra Bulatova (Ukrainian), Plums, 2024, Acrylic on canvas

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

OTD in 2016 Gorbachev stated quite categorically that he never received a promise by NATO not to admit new members to the alliance. He said the idea that Russia was betrayed is a myth. Which triggers my trolls.

Piet Mondrian (Dutch painter) 1872–1944 Farm near Duivendrecht, 1916 Kunstmuseum Den Haag (The Netherlands)

Ton Dubbeldam

Tranquil Mediterranean Juan Brufal

Golden Haze. Sabine Sabantha

If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

Vincent van Gogh Path in the Woods, 1887

Northern Radiance 36x36 acrylic on canvas

People in Oleshky have no food and are surviving on grass and weeds, a desperate measure that won't even be an option in the winter. Real pressure must be applied to Russia to allow people to evacuate!

The remarkable ceramic artisans of Jingdezhen

Trump has eliminated the LGBQT suicide hotline, so Canada has made theirs availabale to Americans. 1-877-565-8860

Minoan fresco ''Ladies in Blue'' from the Palace of Knossos in Crete. Ca. 1525–1450 BC. Archaeological Museum of Herakleion.

#Poetry #Painting #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

Claude Monet, Banks of the Seine at Jenfosse (1884)

Today’s Canadian painting is “One and the Same” painted by Vicki Smith.

Gustave Cariot (1872-1950) "In the Woods at Georgenborn," 1932

Evening walk in Twiske, Netherlands.

Such a great bird, the Violet-backed Starling for #birdoftheday #iridescence Kruger National Park, South Africa #birds #nature

‘Palantir was willing to spend more on securing political access than almost all of its British and Continental competitors. It made donations to London think tanks and hosted parties at Davos.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Clare Allan (British Artist, b.1966) "Cathedral" 2018

Ronald Reagan ignored the AIDS crisis—and his “dear friend” from Hollywood, Rock Hudson, who asked for help. Dr. Fauci jumped in and helped. Guess which guy the homophobic ghouls in the Republican Party revere today.

A favourite photo from MARILYN MONROE's final professional photo shoot with her friend George Barris, which took place on July 13, 1962 — at Santa Monica Beach just 3 weeks before her death.

A small act of kindness toward someone vulnerable just went viral, proof that you do not need grand gestures to make a real difference. Sharing food, helping a hurt animal, aiding a stranger, this is

Game over.

Cornish artist Kirsty Elson trawls the beaches of her home collecting driftwood as the raw material for her coastal scene sculptures #WomensArt

ok reasonable

Chinese poster for the new Spider-Man film makes me want to start buying film posters again.

If you talk about Michelle Obama today, please make it about this video

Five Summer Outfits That Will Make You Look Like A Sexy Little Reflecting Pool

"André," is a collaborative kinetic sculpture created by artists Amora Doris & Jules Bonnot. It functions as a hand-cranked mutoscope, driving a series of 100 ink illustrations that create a delightful animated scene. IG: @amoradorisplasticienne

Mood

When Russia did to Georgia what it now does to Ukraine and Armenia, many Westerners and certainly the near-totality of Western academia blamed Georgia. Because that was easier to do. Partially because of that, now we Georgians are under a Russian-imposed dictatorship.

So true it hurts

Nothing to see here, just the son of the President marrying the daughter of the accountant of a notorious child sex trafficker who was best friends with the groom's father. Oh, wait, you didn't know Junior's current new wife is the daughter of Jeffrey Epstein's accountant?

Newcastle United's owner holds 200 Ethiopian men on death row, many convicted of low-level drug possession without even basic due procees. After a disappointing league campaign, the team currently sits in 13th. (Via @privateeyenews.bsky.social)

Goddamn Caolan does some amazing work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyRR...

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

unfortunately, kim il sung's clothes hang a lot better

Full film: youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU?...

Photographer Chantal Pinzi's photogragraphic series of women skateboarders around the world, including in India #WomensArt