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Preparing our move to Scotland to escape England. #FBPE Audio/video recording, editing, theatre sound design. Tactical Vote: https://my.tactical.vote/

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paka, to Bulgaria
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David Cameron vetoes fishing agreement between Scotland & Ireland

Despite & Scottish governments spending 2 years agreeing to the deal – are a devolved power – it has been shut down by the Foreign Office

Sources said the reason was entirely political - UK Govt didn't want to be seen agreeing a deal with an nation

The veto is latest example of overruling devolved government decisions

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24347056.david-cameron-vetoes-rockall-fishing-agreement-scotland-ireland/

paka, to Israel
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Detained at a US airport & asked about Israel & for 2 hours. Why? Ilan Pappé

Border agents asked whether I believe is committing & what I think of popular slogans shortly after landing in Detroit

My initial attempt to find out why I was stopped was disregarded. It was clear the agents were asking the questions & my role was to answer them. So until today I did not officially receive any explanation for detention

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/21/ilan-pappe-israel-gaza-zionism

paka, to Scotland
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A cheese vending machine in the Highlands? Yes please!

Where can you find the vending machine?

The unique device is located just five minutes from Inverness Airport at Connage Highland Dairy.

The vending machine can be found on the family farm at Ardersier.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6479695/cheese-vending-machine-highlands/

paka,
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@simonvarwell No we're not around there. However next time we are passing through will stop by for a bit of

Great idea that!

paka, to poland
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UK man arrested on suspicion of helping intelligence

Uptick reported in Russia-linked espionage cases across Europe in recent months, with suspected spies or saboteurs being arrested in the UK, , , , , , , , & other countries

UK authorities did not clarify the specifics of Phillips’ alleged activities but said that there was unlikely to be a threat to the public

https://kyivindependent.com/uk-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-helping-russian-intelligence/

paka, to latvia
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Russia sabotage plot

Poland has 9 suspects detained & indicted, who are directly implicated in the name of Russian intelligence services of in Poland

They are Polish, Ukrainian, & Belarusian. They may have been recruited from criminal circles

Acts of sabotage include beatings, , & attempted arson, not just in Poland but also , , even . The group planned to set fire a factory in & in Lithuania

https://kyivindependent.com/nine-people-arrested-in-poland-over-russian-sabotage-plot/

paka, to Scotland
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Calling Yessers extremists threatens

Sunak claims pro-independence supporters are a threat to security of the UK in a similar way as Russia, North Korea & Iran

Inclusion of an entirely legitimate & democratic political movement with terrorists shows the increasing desperation the government

Typical Tories conflate anything outside their narrow understanding of the world with

It’s absurd to equate Scottish nationalism with Russia

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24325921.branding-yessers-extremists-threatens-scotlands-democracy/

paka, to random
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We know of first cases of executions of civilians by the Russian military

Report of a case when resident was killed by soldiers. Police investigators had opened a criminal case on the grounds of violations of rules of war

Other are being taken into captivity and forced into basements, according to the minister.

https://kyivindependent.com/minister-russia-takes-civilians-captive-in-northern-vovchansk-executions-reported/

paka, to random
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48 hours in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s most-bombed major city

Kharkiv is Ukraine’s 2nd largest city of around 1.3 million

Heavily damaged; never captured during the first days of Moscow’s invasion, the city & oblast are again focus of Russian attack.

About 30,000 Russian troops are involved in the offensive

Earlier this month, we spent 48 hours in the city to see how its people manage to work, relax, & survive in Ukraine’s most-bombed major city

https://kyivindependent.com/48-hours-in-kharkiv-ukraines-most-bombed-major-city/

paka, to China
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Russia will not stop with Ukraine

An autocratic regime like Russia can prioritize expansion of defense industries over economic well-being to sustain their military actions in Ukraine

The time that is being spent by Russia inside Ukraine is also time that we have to get our industrial base to where it needs to be

Russia now is increasingly reliant on importing both equipment & technology, notably from

https://kyivindependent.com/us-general-russia-will-not-stop-with-ukraine-unless-theyre-stopped-in-ukraine/

paka, to random
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Ukraine identified personnel responsible for carrying out Kinzhal missile strikes on

Air-launched missile, which Russia claims is , is difficult to shoot down

They identified 29 people working as the command, flight, tech staff from 44th Separate Long-Range Aviation Regiment

Also identified were 11 MiG-31K aircraft numbers, Ukraine’s military intelligence service said.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-identifies-russian-personnel-behind-kinzhal-strikes/

paka, to random
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Never again?

During Operation Barbarossa, German invasion of the Soviet Union, Nazi forces occupied much of Soviet Ukraine, executing civilians, destroying cultural heritage & infrastructure

The same Ukrainian regions that were once invaded by Nazis are now suffering from Russian attacks, killings

This visual piece, we are looking at similarities between WWII & the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

https://kyivindependent.com/never-again-again-photos/

paka, to Armenia
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refuses to finance Russian-led CSTO security alliance

The CSTO includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan

Armenia will not partake in the financing of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Yerevan announced on May 8.

This comes as the latest in a series of steps the country has taken to distance itself from the Russian-led security alliance.

https://kyivindependent.com/armenia-refuses-to-finance-russian-led-csto/

paka, to uk
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Starmer welcomes Tory defector Natalie Elphicke to Labour

“And the reason that she’s given for joining the Labour Party is very, very important because I think she speaks for very many Tory voters,” Starmer said.

“In saying that the Tory party has changed, it’s left the centre ground. [WOT?!] But equally the Labour Party has changed and we are pretty clearly the party of the national interest, of country first, party second.”

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24306540.keir-starmer-welcomes-ex-tory-mp-natalie-elphicke-labour/

paka, to Israel
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The Video Israel Doesn’t Want You To See

Holocaust Survivor Absolutely demolishes Israel

https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=AxLtxX7kPcU

paka, to France
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150,000 soldiers during full-scale invasion of Ukraine, France says

“All of this for what? This can be summed up in two words: for nothing.”

If confirmed, the 150,000 figure is around ten times higher than that suffered by the Soviet army during the decade-long war it fought in from 1979-89.

https://kyivindependent.com/150-000-russian-soldiers-killed-during-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-france-claims/

paka, to random
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warned that Biden & family could face criminal prosecutions unless the US supreme court awards Trump in his own criminal trials

Interview with Time magazine, Trump painted a startling picture of his 2nd term including he may let states monitor women to enforce laws.

Eric Cortellessa of Time says Trumps plans are “an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/30/trump-second-term-abortion-immigration

paka, to conservative
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Yes, prime minister, it’s a scandal so many of us are signed off work

Maybe should stop making us ill

The numbers signed off work have surged in last 14 years because governments us catastrophically unwell

The does not have a problem. It has a government-couldn’t-care-less problem

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/29/prime-minister-signed-off-work-tories-sicknote-government

paka, to Czech
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2 Russian-born #Czech citizens ran a #hotel in #Greece that doubled as #SafeHouse for infamous unit of Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU) as it carried out #bombings & #poisonings across Europe

Husband/wife Nikolay & Elena #Saposnikov ran Villa Elena, a 3-story hotel hosted members of #Kremlin's “most grimly accomplished #assassination and #sabotage squad,” Unit #29155, on a regular basis for the last 15 years.

https://kyivindependent.com/the-insider-2-czechs-outed-as-russian-spies-running-greek-hotel-safe-house/

#RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine

paka, to random
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Over 18,000 Russian Southern Military District troops

According to many observers, low morale is a recurring problem for the Armed Forces

Of the 18,000 deserting , around 12,000 of them belonging to the 8th Combined Arms Army – a unit often deployed in hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

Of this number, around 10,000 are mobilized and 2,000 contract soldiers

https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-over-18-000-russian-troops-of-southern-military-district-have-deserted/

paka, to drones
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Ukraine military says it hit Russian $5 million radar system

The Podlet-K1 is modern mobile radar system detecting air targets at low & extremely low altitudes

The Podlet radar station is a relatively new Russian development — they began distributing it to the aggressor state’s army in 2015

“This system was used by the enemy to detect and transmit target coordinates to Russian S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems.”

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-military-intelligence-says-it-hit-russian-5-million-radar-system/

paka, to Ukraine
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Health and safety gone mad

The photo is construction work creating fortifications in

The workers are all wearing work cloths in a (literarily) bloody

It would appear humans lost the ability of logic and reasoning.


paka,
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@kravietz

Thanks again for your insightful comments. I find you observations and information both useful and logical. :blobcat_noddies:

paka, to France
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is asking the to impose sanctions to target Russian & around the world

Proposal would target those responsible for threatening the stability, security or of EU member states or third countries by undermining elections, the rule of law, facilitating acts of or do so through the use of information manipulation and interference

https://kyivindependent.com/bloomberg-france-proposes-new-sanctions-to-russian-disinformation-election-interference/

paka, to random
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Russian drone attacked fire truck in in Oblast as 1st responders were putting out a fire from an earlier Russian attack

Hundreds of Ukrainian first responders have become victims of Russia’s war, due to so-called attack

In this type of attack, an initial strike is followed by a second - with a delay - so that it can potentially wound or kill first responders.

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-attacks-first-responders-in-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-no-casualties-reported/

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