TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
The G7 countries and the EU are considering imposing sanctions on banks that use the Russian Financial Messaging System (SPFS), according to Bloomberg.
The agency reports that discussions are ongoing about sanctioning banks in other countries that utilize SPFS, Russia's alternative to the SWIFT system. The G7 countries prioritize preventing Russia from obtaining key technologies for weapon production, as Russia often circumvents existing restrictions by importing goods through third countries.
A source notes that the use of SPFS has tripled in 2023 compared to 2022, with around 150 financial organizations from 20 countries, including China, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, currently using the system.
🇵🇱 Poland declared a "long and tense night" during the Russian attack on Ukraine.
The operational command of the Polish Armed Forces reported that on the night of June 1, Polish and allied aviation were involved in response to the threat of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian territory.
The Polish military noted that Russia's night attack covered the entire territory of Ukraine, including border regions with Poland. The attack was carried out using cruise missiles, Shahed-type drones, and ballistic missiles launched from the Black Sea region.
The aftermath of the overnight Russian attack on Kharkiv, which, according to the latest data, left 3 people dead and 16 injured
There may still be people under the rubble of residences, local authorities said.
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⚡⚡Ukraine got back 75 defenders from Russian captivity.
The President said that these were soldiers of the Armed Forces and the National Guard, border guards, and four civilians - all of them were already on their native land.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the exchange took place in a 75-for-75 format.
All of these survivors of the horrors of Russian Torture Camps will need help putting both mind and body back together.
Maryana Chechelyuk, a police officer from Mariupol, is among 75 POWs freed from Russian captivity today.
She was captured from the Azovstal Steelworks, where she was during the siege with her family.
According to her mother, she was tortured, beaten and starved regularly.
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He is now banned from the United Kingdom.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trump-finally-got-his-travel-ban/56379/
No. Not potato salad. I eat potato salad but want nothing to do with his diseased brain.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trumps-brain-is-potato-salad/56384/
Good morning Resisters. That was a pretty big storm last night . Arrived pretty late considering the weather lady said 3PM and it got here around 10PM
This isn't really my cup of tea. But they sent it to me unsolicited, so I figured someone might like it.
https://eliflife.substack.com/p/the-case-of-the-paving-stones
The US officials explained that the authorization to strike with US weapons was given in relation to the entire Russian border area, not just the Kharkiv region.
This statement was made by Michael Carpenter, spokesman for the US National Security Council.
“This includes enabling Ukrainians to defend themselves. Yes, across the border against Russian attacks coming from there,” Carpenter emphasized.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has officially confirmed that Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use American weapons to strike military targets in Russia.
“Over the last few weeks, Ukraine has come to us and asked for permission to use the weapons we are providing to defend against this aggression, including against Russian forces that are concentrating on the Russian side of the border and then attacking Ukraine. This is a right to the president, and as you heard, he approved the use of our weapons for this purpose,” Blinken said during the press conference.
According to a declassified Pentagon report, North Korean missile debris has been found throughout Ukraine. The report reveals that Russia is extensively using North Korean missiles to attack Ukraine, targeting not only front-line cities, Reuters writes.
The report details various aspects of North Korea's short-range solid-fuel ballistic missiles and includes comparisons of the wreckage found in Ukraine with images of missiles displayed by North Korean state media.
A radical Islamist terrorist attack in Mannheim, Germany.
An Islamist man stabbed people who criticized the Islamization of Europe and attacked police until he shot.
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian Z fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2992. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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