I must say that the Germans have been putting up pressure on Telegram for a long time.
I have repeatedly argued with Alexandr Plushev (here & here ), who claimed that there was “no pressure” on the messenger from the German authorities. This is ridiculous in itself because right now the Federal Office of Justice is pursuing two lawsuits against Telegram for 55 million euros. But of course, no pressure. It’s all quiet, peaceful, and expensive.
BATIUSHKA—Western arms, usually third-rate from stocks anyway, are making hardly any difference in the Ukraine. Most, together with munitions, get destroyed before they can be used. Much that has been promised cannot be used because it will take months to instruct Ukrainians on how to use them. The rate of attrition of the Kiev Army, up to 1,000 a day according to Kuleba, the Kiev Interior Minister, is simply unsustainable. Once the fortifications in the Donbass, built by Kiev and NATO over the last eight years, have been overwhelmed, there will be a clear run to Odessa, Transdnestria, Kharkov and Kiev or indeed anywhere that Russia wants. This could happen soon.
NBC News calls independent journalists in Ukraine “Russian operatives” based on a report from an English “think tank.” Said “think tank” is state-funded. We speak to one of the journalists Eva Bartlett who is named in this piece about why she is under attack and why her reporting has ruffled feathers. #evabartlett Support Eva Bartlett’s amazing journalism by donating to her own blog right here: https://ingaza.wordpress.com
As the capitalist system implodes due to its incurable contradictions, and society becomes more unstable, both at home and abroad, worsening exploitation, the ruling class develops factions arguing about approaches to control the oncoming crisis. In this episode, Caleb discusses the Jan. 6th “crisis”, what Democrats and their media insist on calling a coup or an “insurrection”, although it was simply a riot.
PATRICK LANCASTER—I have been embedded with the Russian Army In Kherson Region and In this report the Russian Army Fires Artillery On Ukrainian Army Positions In Dnipropetrovsk Region Of Ukraine. They walk me through the process and explain how they know the shells will be hitting Ukrainian military targets and how it is not possible for them to hit civilians