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🚨🚨NEW @RadioWarNerd on Israel's elections with Daniel Levy & Cyrus: the feebleness of the so-called "opposition" to Netanyahu, the impending war window, the Palestinian Arab parties' grim choices & calculations, Israeli state-fueled crime waves & more.
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I don't know if Kubiak is of Ukrainian descent, but that scowl is pretty familiar if you've seen stone-faced Ukrainian mil officer scowls. I really doubt he's depressed here. x.com/NFL_DovKleiman…
𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Raiders HC Klint Kubiak has gone viral for looking "DEPRESSED" during today’s press conference after the Kirk Cousins trade.
Kubiak appeared visibly pissed off as GM John Spytek explained why the team made the trade.
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They’re running out of Black people to pretend to care about this.
.@RepTedLieu (D-CA): "On the 250th birthday of America, we're gonna make history by electing Hakeem Jeffries as the first Black Speaker of the House."
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These 11 House Democrats missed the vote that blocked Hegseth’s impeachment effort. Just seven voting against it would have defeated the motion:
Julia Brownley (CA)
Lou Correa (CA)
Laura Gillen (NY)
Steven Horsford (NV)
Jonathan Jackson (IL)
Nancy Pelosi (CA)
Brittany Pettersen (CO)
Melanie Stansbury (NM)
Haley Stevens (MI)
Marilyn Strickland (WA)
Frederica Wilson (FL)
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“We’re not withholding votes, we’re undecided.”
That’s them telling you loud in clear that they will support Hakeem Jeffries, and this is merely a pantomime of resistance to make voters feel like they have some say.
That’s them telling you loud in clear that they will support Hakeem Jeffries, and this is merely a pantomime of resistance to make voters feel like they have some say.
Incoming Democratic congressmembers Adam Hamawy, Claire Valdez, Chris Rabb, Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Melat Kiros take questions from reporters at the Capitol
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sensing a pattern here…
Meanwhile House Dems spent $25 million to reelect Iran war supporter @JaredEMoskowitz and stuck him on the Foreign Affairs Committee
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Just one week post-blue tsunami and Democrat leadership is weaseling out of immediately ending Trump’s Iran war
🚨BREAKING: Bloomberg reports that @PattyMurray @SenateApprops is agreeing with Senate GOP to fund Hegseth and the Iran War into 2027 — presumably with @SenSchumer's support
@ChrisVanHollen @timkaine @SenSanders @SenatorBennet have all urged Dems to refuse that Iran war funding
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The ol’ Dem Party “progressive” rug-pulls starting a l’il earlier than even us cynical folks might’ve expected. Merry Xmas!
⭕️ It would take just ~43 House Democrats to keep Hakeem Jeffries from becoming speaker. The Congressional Progressive Caucus alone expects more than 100 members in January.
🔹Its chair, Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas), co-sponsored Rep. Rashida Tlaib's November 2025 resolution "recognizing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza." Now he says he expects to "deliver the votes" for Jeffries. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), another co-sponsor, told MS NOW on Monday that Jeffries will have the caucus's unanimous support, calling his expected rise a "pretty historic moment." In all, 22 House Democrats backed the genocide resolution and well over 40 have described Israel’s actions as genocide.
🔹Jeffries has been one of the strongest supporters of Israel’s military response in Gaza. He opposed a July bid to cut off US military aid to Israel, saying it would "restrict our country's ability to confront Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations in the region." His promised "reset" wouldn't touch aid until the current 10-year deal expires in 2028.
🔹The math: Speaker needs 218 votes cast for a person by name on Jan 3, 2027. With roughly 260 Democrats, if 43 commit to naming someone else and every Republican votes against Jeffries, he falls short.
🔹It's been done before. In January 2023, about 20 Republicans withheld their votes from Rep. Kevin McCarthy through 15 rounds of voting. He won only after major concessions, including a rule letting any single member force a vote to remove the speaker, which Rep. Matt Gaetz used to oust him nine months later.
🔗 Drop Site's Julian Andreone asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), another co-sponsor of the genocide resolution who backs Jeffries, whether progressives could use that kind of leverage.
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The Dem Party mafia takes the election as a mandate to restore status quo ante, not to change anything that affects their rackets. It's also how they viewed Biden's 2020 win, which led directly to Trump-2. Demobilized base can't change it merely by voting x.com/adamjohnsonCHI…
whatever the 16 dimensional chess here, the reality is the Dem party will––with widespread progressive support––be led by the biggest recipient of pro-Israel money in the House in 2024 (Jeffries) and a man who said his job was "to keep the left pro-Israel" (Schumer). Very bleak.
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🚨🚨NEW @RadioWarNerd - we talk to @stephenkinzer about his new book on America's decades-long investment in Ukrainian nationalism to kneecap the US Empire's regional rival in Moscow, from CIA programs dropping Nazi collabos in the USSR, to NED programs pushing NATO.
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and here's a link to @stephenkinzer's new book Boiling Point: How America Brought War To Ukraine - a comprehensive account of everything leading up to Russia's "unprovoked" invasion. us.macmillan.com/books/97812504…
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Predictable blowback: Spanish neo-Nazis received military training in Ukraine from neo-Nazi-led Azov Brigade of National Guard of Ukraine to learn how to "carry out an armed uprising" in Spain. Azov had secret torture prison & Nazi SS leader name is call sign of its commander.
"Mal, the neo-Nazi group cracked down last week after 14 arrests, received paramilitary training in Ukraine last August. Members of the organization handled pistols and rifles, despite lacking licenses, and planned “an armed uprising,” according to the summary, to which EL PAÍS has had access, and which forms part of the investigation being carried out by the Court of Instruction number 1 of Gijón.
Active members of the National Nucleus traveled to Ukraine last August, where they made contact with the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade, formed in 2014 during the Donbas War and belonging to the National Guard. The militants participated in paramilitary training exercises using bulletproof vests and AK-47 rifles. One of them, Rafael B., appears in a video on the ground wearing a black National Nucleus sweatshirt. Another, Aitor R., is seen in a separate image wearing a bulletproof vest, carrying an assault rifle, and sporting a Nazi flag patch. National Nucleus neo-Nazis also displayed black sweatshirts in Ukraine bearing the slogan "Storm Front," the largest online hate forum and breeding ground for white supremacy.
The trip to Ukraine for military training with weapons of war was intended to enable the trainees to later train militants in Núcleo's branches in Spain. The aim was also to learn how to "carry out an armed uprising," according to the conversations. In a call recorded on August 12, a militant laments that "without training, no uprising will work." His interlocutor responds that the key is to provide the structure with "security." The term "uprising" is a recurring theme in the case file.
The members of the organization, which recruited children as young as 14, viewed their struggle as a crusade against the system. Their strategy involved “using the regime’s own tools.” “They intend to acquire the training and resources to confront and replace the State Security Forces,” investigators noted regarding a scheme that used SS emblems, the use of which is prohibited in Germany and Austria. According to the investigation, Núcleo was embedded in a kind of ultra-nationalist network, which included groups such as Honor et Patria (Romania), Hussards Paris (France), the Hungarian Legion (Hungary), Der Dritte Weg (Germany), and Prevrat (Croatia), among others.
Early arrest
The National Police requested that the Gijón Court of Instruction Number 1, which is investigating far-right extremists, expedite the arrests of the neo-Nazi leadership after discovering that the National Nucleus had called for a demonstration in Madrid's Plaza de España on November 7th. According to investigators, the march carried a high risk of clashes with the State Security Forces and anti-fascist groups. To justify the arrests, the police cited the seriousness of the events under investigation, the military training the neo-Nazis had received in conflict zones, the possibility that the militants could stage an uprising, the international far-right network providing support, and the possibility that the extremists could obtain weapons of war.
The Gijón Court of Instruction Number 1 is investigating members of the National Nucleus group for incitement to hatred, illegal association, and illegal possession of weapons. On Friday, the magistrate ordered the arrest of 14 members of this organization in Madrid, Asturias, Guadalajara, Valladolid, Pontevedra, Burgos, and Alicante . Among those arrested were the spokesperson, Iván Rico; the alleged ideologue, Isabel Peralta; and the long-time far-right leader Enrique Lemus. The National Police seized brass knuckles and stun guns during the raids. Ten of those under investigation were released on Sunday with precautionary measures in this case (a travel ban and passport confiscation). The case began this year, initiated by the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office.
The National Nucleus group has a long history of run-ins with the law. Last March, 10 people linked to the group were arrested in Madrid for public disorder after disrupting the International Women's Day demonstration . In August, coinciding with the Ceuta migration crisis, about 20 members traveled to the autonomous city "to take part in the active defense of the city against the invasion." The police ended up escorting them to the port, while residents chanted, " This isn't Torre Pacheco ." The far-right group was also investigated in April 2025 by the Civil Guard for posting a video on their social media profile calling for "active defense" of the streets and "a joint fight against the invasion."" El Pais
"Mal, the neo-Nazi group cracked down last week after 14 arrests, received paramilitary training in Ukraine last August. Members of the organization handled pistols and rifles, despite lacking licenses, and planned “an armed uprising,” according to the summary, to which EL PAÍS has had access, and which forms part of the investigation being carried out by the Court of Instruction number 1 of Gijón.
Active members of the National Nucleus traveled to Ukraine last August, where they made contact with the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade, formed in 2014 during the Donbas War and belonging to the National Guard. The militants participated in paramilitary training exercises using bulletproof vests and AK-47 rifles. One of them, Rafael B., appears in a video on the ground wearing a black National Nucleus sweatshirt. Another, Aitor R., is seen in a separate image wearing a bulletproof vest, carrying an assault rifle, and sporting a Nazi flag patch. National Nucleus neo-Nazis also displayed black sweatshirts in Ukraine bearing the slogan "Storm Front," the largest online hate forum and breeding ground for white supremacy.
The trip to Ukraine for military training with weapons of war was intended to enable the trainees to later train militants in Núcleo's branches in Spain. The aim was also to learn how to "carry out an armed uprising," according to the conversations. In a call recorded on August 12, a militant laments that "without training, no uprising will work." His interlocutor responds that the key is to provide the structure with "security." The term "uprising" is a recurring theme in the case file.
The members of the organization, which recruited children as young as 14, viewed their struggle as a crusade against the system. Their strategy involved “using the regime’s own tools.” “They intend to acquire the training and resources to confront and replace the State Security Forces,” investigators noted regarding a scheme that used SS emblems, the use of which is prohibited in Germany and Austria. According to the investigation, Núcleo was embedded in a kind of ultra-nationalist network, which included groups such as Honor et Patria (Romania), Hussards Paris (France), the Hungarian Legion (Hungary), Der Dritte Weg (Germany), and Prevrat (Croatia), among others.
Early arrest
The National Police requested that the Gijón Court of Instruction Number 1, which is investigating far-right extremists, expedite the arrests of the neo-Nazi leadership after discovering that the National Nucleus had called for a demonstration in Madrid's Plaza de España on November 7th. According to investigators, the march carried a high risk of clashes with the State Security Forces and anti-fascist groups. To justify the arrests, the police cited the seriousness of the events under investigation, the military training the neo-Nazis had received in conflict zones, the possibility that the militants could stage an uprising, the international far-right network providing support, and the possibility that the extremists could obtain weapons of war.
The Gijón Court of Instruction Number 1 is investigating members of the National Nucleus group for incitement to hatred, illegal association, and illegal possession of weapons. On Friday, the magistrate ordered the arrest of 14 members of this organization in Madrid, Asturias, Guadalajara, Valladolid, Pontevedra, Burgos, and Alicante . Among those arrested were the spokesperson, Iván Rico; the alleged ideologue, Isabel Peralta; and the long-time far-right leader Enrique Lemus. The National Police seized brass knuckles and stun guns during the raids. Ten of those under investigation were released on Sunday with precautionary measures in this case (a travel ban and passport confiscation). The case began this year, initiated by the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office.
The National Nucleus group has a long history of run-ins with the law. Last March, 10 people linked to the group were arrested in Madrid for public disorder after disrupting the International Women's Day demonstration . In August, coinciding with the Ceuta migration crisis, about 20 members traveled to the autonomous city "to take part in the active defense of the city against the invasion." The police ended up escorting them to the port, while residents chanted, " This isn't Torre Pacheco ." The far-right group was also investigated in April 2025 by the Civil Guard for posting a video on their social media profile calling for "active defense" of the streets and "a joint fight against the invasion."" El Pais
As I predicted. Spain: "Members of the National Nucleus received paramilitary training in Ukraine with rifles. The neo-Nazi group was planning an armed uprising and met with the Azov Special Forces Brigade, according to the National Police.
Members of the National Nucleus, the down last week after 14 arrests, received paramilitary training in Ukraine last August. Members of the organization handled pistols and rifles, despite lacking licenses, and planned “an armed uprising,” according to the summary, to which EL PAÍS has had access, and which forms part of the investigation being carried out by the Court..."
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Here is how 16-year-old Palestinian American Mohammed Ibrahim described watching Walid Ahmad die in front of him:
Israel to release body of Palestinian teen who died malnourished in prison haaretz.com/west-bank/2026…
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Incoming Rep. Don Leonard says top House Democrats have threatened to “make [his] life a living hell” and cost him re-election if he continues attaching conditions to his support for Hakeem Jeffries for speaker.
His conditions: 1) a vote on an amendment to end Citizens United t for the war in Iran and the country, Israel, that led us into it.”
He says Jeffries is refusing to meet with him and the threats are like something “out of a movie.”
His conditions: 1) a vote on an amendment to end Citizens United t for the war in Iran and the country, Israel, that led us into it.”
He says Jeffries is refusing to meet with him and the threats are like something “out of a movie.”
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There is so much evidence this year that Iran’s missile capacity/stockpile is many multiples greater than what experts and media have been promising. It’s possible this reality has finally gotten through to the White House, but you don’t really see our media adjusting accordingly
Iran is playing it smart (as usual):
The thousands of produced Kheybar-Shekan boosters get Fattah-1 propelled Hypersonic Glider
The Kheybar-Shekan Gliders are then replacing the MaRV on the Haj-Qassem missile
➡️ Improving missile-defense penetration, without newly produced significantly
In that way the solid propellant booster bottleneck created due to the War is elegantly mitigated.
At least until the underground tunnel production is also applied on solids instead of liquids as right now.
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На переговоры в Абу-Даби отправили офицера ФСБ, которого Киев обвинял в попытке убийства Буданова
В российскую делегацию на переговорах с Украиной и США в Абу-Даби вошли четыре человека, которые не фигурировали в составах переговорных групп предыдущих встреч. Среди них оказался СБ Дмитрий Минаев, чей департамент стоял за попыткой убийства бывшего главы ГУР, а теперь руководителя офиса президента Украины Кирилла Буданова, писала The Wall Street Journal. Буданов – один из участников переговоров с украинской стороны.
Детали. Полный список участников переговоров с российской стороны опубликовало РИА Новости со ссылкой на источник в переговорной группе. В основную команду вошли помощник президента Владимир Мединский, замглавы МИД Михаил Галузин и Сергей Рябков, начальник службы оперативной информации и международных связей ФСБ Алексей Комков и начальник Главного управления Генштаба Игорь Костюков.
▪️В экспертную группу с российской стороны вошли замначальника Главного оперативного управления Генштаба Юрий Жигарловский, первый замначальника информации управления Генштаба Александр Зорин, руководитель департамента контрразведывательных операций ФСБ Дмитрий Минаев, замначальника Управления президента по госполитике в гуманитарной сфере Елена Подобреевская, директор Второго департамента стран СНГ МИД Алексей Полищук и директор Департамента по вопросам нераспространения и контроля над вооружениями МИД Олег Постников.
▪️Четверо из списка впервые участвуют в таких переговорах. Из основной группы это Комков и Рябков, и из группы экспертов — Минаев и Постников. Про Рябкова «Агентство» уже писало в субботу. Он перед вторжением в Украину вел переговоры с США о гарантиях безопасности в Европе. Его участие связано с инициативой США обсудить в Абу-Даби новую архитектуру безопасности в Европе.
▪️Комков до 2016 года возглавлял 2-ю службу Управления собственной безопасности ФСБ, занимавшуюся контрразведкой внутри спецслужбы. В 2016 году стал руководителем всего УСБ ФСБ. В 2019 году был назначен заместителем начальника службы военной контрразведки, а в 2024 году возглавил службу оперативной информации и международных связей ФСБ.
▪️Минаев возглавляет в ФСБ Департамент контрразведывательных операций (ДКРО). Эта структура, как писал журналист The Wall Street Journal Эван Гершкович в своей первой статье после своего освобождения, вела в России кампанию по аресту американских граждан для освобождения киллера ФСБ Вадима Красикова. Одним из таких граждан в итоге оказался сам Гершкович.
▪️Департамент, по данным украинских чиновников, говоривших с газетой, ответственен за взрывы бомб в машинах в 2017 году, в которых погибли сотрудники ГУР и СБУ Максим Шаповал и Александр Хараберюш (в этом Минаева обвинял и глава СБУ), а также стоял за неудачной попыткой убийства Буданова в 2019 году. На момент покушения Буданов еще не был главой ГУР.
▪️Постников возглавляет департамент МИД по вопросам нераспространения и контроля над вооружениями. Эта тема, вероятно, также будет обсуждаться в ходе нового раунда переговоров. Как пишет во вторник Financial Times, европейские официальные лица заявили, что открыты для обсуждения договоров, ограничивающих размещение определенных ракет.
Контекст. Переговоры стартовали в Абу-Даби во вторник утром. Тема, на которой сосредоточатся переговорщики — гарантии безопасности для предотвращения возобновления войны в случае ее остановки.
В российскую делегацию на переговорах с Украиной и США в Абу-Даби вошли четыре человека, которые не фигурировали в составах переговорных групп предыдущих встреч. Среди них оказался СБ Дмитрий Минаев, чей департамент стоял за попыткой убийства бывшего главы ГУР, а теперь руководителя офиса президента Украины Кирилла Буданова, писала The Wall Street Journal. Буданов – один из участников переговоров с украинской стороны.
Детали. Полный список участников переговоров с российской стороны опубликовало РИА Новости со ссылкой на источник в переговорной группе. В основную команду вошли помощник президента Владимир Мединский, замглавы МИД Михаил Галузин и Сергей Рябков, начальник службы оперативной информации и международных связей ФСБ Алексей Комков и начальник Главного управления Генштаба Игорь Костюков.
▪️В экспертную группу с российской стороны вошли замначальника Главного оперативного управления Генштаба Юрий Жигарловский, первый замначальника информации управления Генштаба Александр Зорин, руководитель департамента контрразведывательных операций ФСБ Дмитрий Минаев, замначальника Управления президента по госполитике в гуманитарной сфере Елена Подобреевская, директор Второго департамента стран СНГ МИД Алексей Полищук и директор Департамента по вопросам нераспространения и контроля над вооружениями МИД Олег Постников.
▪️Четверо из списка впервые участвуют в таких переговорах. Из основной группы это Комков и Рябков, и из группы экспертов — Минаев и Постников. Про Рябкова «Агентство» уже писало в субботу. Он перед вторжением в Украину вел переговоры с США о гарантиях безопасности в Европе. Его участие связано с инициативой США обсудить в Абу-Даби новую архитектуру безопасности в Европе.
▪️Комков до 2016 года возглавлял 2-ю службу Управления собственной безопасности ФСБ, занимавшуюся контрразведкой внутри спецслужбы. В 2016 году стал руководителем всего УСБ ФСБ. В 2019 году был назначен заместителем начальника службы военной контрразведки, а в 2024 году возглавил службу оперативной информации и международных связей ФСБ.
▪️Минаев возглавляет в ФСБ Департамент контрразведывательных операций (ДКРО). Эта структура, как писал журналист The Wall Street Journal Эван Гершкович в своей первой статье после своего освобождения, вела в России кампанию по аресту американских граждан для освобождения киллера ФСБ Вадима Красикова. Одним из таких граждан в итоге оказался сам Гершкович.
▪️Департамент, по данным украинских чиновников, говоривших с газетой, ответственен за взрывы бомб в машинах в 2017 году, в которых погибли сотрудники ГУР и СБУ Максим Шаповал и Александр Хараберюш (в этом Минаева обвинял и глава СБУ), а также стоял за неудачной попыткой убийства Буданова в 2019 году. На момент покушения Буданов еще не был главой ГУР.
▪️Постников возглавляет департамент МИД по вопросам нераспространения и контроля над вооружениями. Эта тема, вероятно, также будет обсуждаться в ходе нового раунда переговоров. Как пишет во вторник Financial Times, европейские официальные лица заявили, что открыты для обсуждения договоров, ограничивающих размещение определенных ракет.
Контекст. Переговоры стартовали в Абу-Даби во вторник утром. Тема, на которой сосредоточатся переговорщики — гарантии безопасности для предотвращения возобновления войны в случае ее остановки.
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Yes, Hegseth should be impeached, but Dems should also call in commanders (not just at COCOM level) who may have carried out war crimes in the Caribbean and Iran, to send the message throughout DoD that following unlawful orders will have career, if not legal, consequences.
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This piebald deer is a local celebrity out here. Piebalds are supposed to be sickly, but this one has been a paparazzi favorite on local social media since we moved here (assuming it's the same one).
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