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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦

EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ie

<p>&quot;Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.“ — Cato the Elder</p>

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    #Ukraine President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy has stated that he sees no point in having a phone conversation with putin, as he wants to work out real steps towards peace rather than listen to history lectures. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/11/03/8061061/

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    In spring 2022, as russian armor rolled into the Kherson region, hundreds of unarmed civilians took to the streets of #Oleshky, chanting in the faces of armed soldiers and waving blue-and-yellow flags.🇺🇦 United 24 Media / Instagram

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    In #Dnipro Central Station, as dozens of people-men, women, and children-take shelter in the covered walkway because russian drones try to strike the site once again, a woman begins to sing a folk song to warm their hearts - earlier russia killed 15 people on the platforms louis_bdmt / Instagram

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    President #Zelenskyy 💬 &quot;The most important news today: Starlink and Starshield have resumed operations at the speeds they had before all these restrictions were imposed. The speeds are now exactly as we need them to be. Restoration began overnight, and by this morning speeds were already sufficient to use these communications. This is very important; it is crucial for our frontline logistics and for defending #Ukraine against rocket-propelled ‘shahids’.

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    russia is conducting a disinformation campaign against U.S. Democratic and Republican candidates who support #Ukraine ahead of the midterm congressional elections. https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-disinformation-campaign-usa-election/

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    tRump has sold out #Ukraine. He makes Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle 🖊 Simon Tisdall Europe’s leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish tRump https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/22/donald-trump-ukraine-betrayal-putin-nato

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    Anonymous hackers leak alleged email archive with hundreds of thousands of messages from Alternative for 2Germany party According to the hacker behind the breach, his goal was to demonstrate the AfD’s “degeneracy and hypocrisy.” https://theins.press/en/news/298526

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    Four Ukrainians sentenced to 25 years or life for partisan resistance after russian ‘torture so bad you’d confess to anything’ Ihor Haranin, Serhiy Harkusha, Serhiy Yevtushenko and medic Olena Roi were all subjected to torture and dismissed the preposterous accusation of &#39;terrorism&#39; https://khpg.org/en/1608816139

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    Starlink access still not fully restored for Ukraine&#39;s military, says #Zelenskyy #Ukraine president says US limiting access was a &#39;dangerous and unpleasant surprise&#39;, amid reports the order came from inside White House https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/16/ukraine-military-starlink-access-starshield-volodymyr-zelenskyy

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    It&#39;s already been said many times that the U.S., under President Donald Trump, was turning its back on #Ukraine. But the past few days show something worse than abandonment: Trump is now actively helping russia win the war. https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-donald-trump-is-helping-russia-win-the-war-2/

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    russia returns the bodies of 375 POWs and civilian hostages tortured to death or denied medical care russia also often has to be persuaded to take its own citizens, captured while fighting in #Ukraine, back, making it even harder for Ukraine to secure the release in particular of civilian hostages https://khpg.org/en/1608815731

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    It&#39;s not just &quot;putin&#39;s War&quot;, it&#39;s &quot;russia&#39;s War&quot;. A stain on russian society &amp; politics long after putin is gone. And now Trump&#39;s betrayal of #Ukraine, siding with the aggressor, blaming the victim, abandoning an ally fighting for survival. russia is a Terrorist State. Enablers share its shame. &quot;Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil&quot;

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    #EU drops sponsorship of #disinformation conference at #Trump officials’ request 🖊️ Aisha Down in London, Joseph Gedeon in Washington and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels #Lithuania and #Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/trump-eu-disinformation-conference

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    How a failed attack in Leipzig revealed a wider russian campaign 🖊️ Lennart Pfahler, Ibrahim Naber, Richard Holmes and Alexander Dinger Documents obtained by the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network trace drone bombs, incendiary parcels and arson attacks to russian intelligence. https://www.politico.eu/article/failed-attack-leipzig-wider-russia-campaign-attacks

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    #Google Is Closing Android: And Taking Your Freedom With It The #Android story is a warning: when you depend on a platform built by a company whose interests diverge from yours, you eventually lose. The solution is not a different Big Tech provider, it is infrastructure built on fundamentally different principles. https://pixelunion.eu/blog/2026/03/google-closing-android-ecosystem/

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    Leaked documents reveal massive casualties and thousands of desertions within a single russian military division. https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/thousands-lost-thousands-deserted-what-leaked-files-reveal-about-one-russian-division-22935

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    Goodbye, Windows: 🇳🇱 The Netherlands Is Building Its Own Linux for Government The trigger was a case that caused a stir across Europe: after 🇺🇸 US/Trump sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague https://www.trendingtopics.eu/netherlands-dawo-linux-government/

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    Block US sanctions on ICC, EU lawmakers tell Commission 🖊️ Giovanna Faggionato Automatically applying U.S. sanctions &quot;stems from the time when we thought that the Americans were still our friends,&quot; said Dutch lawmaker Dirk Gotink. https://www.politico.eu/article/block-us-sanctions-on-the-icc-eu-lawmakers-tell-commission

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    russia throws dying #Crimean #Tatar political prisoner into a punishment cell russia seems willing to do anything to prevent political prisoners like Tofik Abdulgaziev from being released - from flouting its own legislation to horrific forms of cynical torment https://khpg.org/en/1608816093

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    #Ukraine regains territory and captures POWs in frontline push 🖊️ Veronika Melkozerova Operation Vivaldi has seen Ukraine make progress against russian forces, which had been threatening a key fortress city. https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-war-territory-pows-front-line-operation-vivaldi

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    The European Commission welcomes Member States&#39; decision to endorse the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs). These projects will strengthen Europe&#39;s defence capabilities by developing key military systems together. Following today&#39;s decision, the defence projects can now move towards funding. Press release 📎 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1990

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    #EU countries fail to agree on additional interceptor missiles for #Ukraine – Kallas EU defense ministers on Monday made no new commitments to provide Ukraine with interceptor missiles - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1211017.html

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    In Kharkiv, a high-rise block was hit hard; the second and fourth floors have been partially destroyed. There has been damage in Kyiv from drone attacks – to residential buildings, communications infrastructure and petrol stations. An ordinary café was destroyed, and an attempt was made to set fire to a food market in the capital. In the Odesa region, a vessel flying the Palau flag was struck.

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    Oxygen Forensics, a U.S.-based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from russia has worked on #EU backed projects and sold its services to European law enforcement agencies, according to documents seen by POLITICO. 🖊️ Antoaneta Roussi https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-tech-surveillance-company-infiltrated-europes-law-enforcement-agencies

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    #Ukraine update, 28 Sept 2026: 229 clashes in 24h. russia launched 90 airstrikes (277 guided bombs), 8,845 attack drones and 2,918 shellings, plus artillery/airstrikes Hottest sectors: Kostiantynivka (25 assaults), Pokrovsk (20), Huliaipole (12), Lyman and Slobozhanshchyna (7 each). Fighting also in Kupiansk, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Oleksandrivka sectors; none on Orikhiv/Dnipro fronts.

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    Over 258,000 russian soldiers killed in #Ukraine identified by media investigation russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC russian service, has confirmed the identities of 258,989 russian military personnel killed in Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/over-258-000-russian-soldiers-killed-in-ukraine-identified-by-media-investigation/

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    Europe&#39;s divided conservatives launch 2029 plan to beat far right 🖊️ Max Griera As Manfred Weber launches a task force to shape the EPP&#39;s 2029 platform, internal records and interviews reveal the party&#39;s defining choice: hold the center or move further right. https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-divided-conservatives-launch-2029-plan-to-beat-far-right

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    Why #Trump and putin Aren&#39;t Winning Like You Think Why authoritarian politics needs you powerless - and why you shouldn&#39;t give up! Vlad Vexler YouTube 📽️ https://youtu.be/OvcgZKmNdjw

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    russia sentences #Yalta musician to 22 years for latest claim of a ‘Ukrainian terrorist plot’ Even were there any plans, with this not guaranteed, the actions which Vitaliy Chorny were claimed to have been made would have been in support of his country and hardly ‘terrorism’ https://khpg.org/en/1608816088

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    #German Foreign Minister Wadephul meets russian counterpart lavrov 🖊️ Rieke Havertz On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Foreign Minister Wadephul met with his russian counterpart. Apparently, Germany initiated the appointment. https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-09/aussenminister-wadephul-trifft-russischen-amtskollegen-sergej-lawrow