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Russia watcher supreme. @meduza.io English-language managing editor. Ugly American based in Portland, Oregon. Signal: @KevinRothrock.01 / Find all my junk here: https://linktr.ee/kevinrothrock

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maybe this is more in the spirit of things

07.03.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it may have been (in both senses)

07.03.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

an obit for humanity

07.03.2026 06:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

hahahahah

07.03.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't imagine that this is a widespread MAGA reaction. The US doesn't have much more to offer, anyway. Overextended, now more than ever.

06.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wilson has been hawkish against Russia for a long time.

06.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah, and here's the inevitable handwringing from U.S. politicians about the news from Iran today, after years of Washington providing the intelligence and weapons Ukraine uses to kill Russians. American exceptionalism is a helluva drug.

06.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Not to be ageist, but I think an honest assessment is that the whole U.S. government is probably overflowing with poopybuttholes.

06.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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one "You son of a bitch! I'm in!" and two scenes later: Condoleezza is finishing her argument with Heistotron as Professor Donald Poopybutthole shouts, "Oooo weee!"

06.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard says that 's a name i ve not heard in a long time ALT: a man with a beard says that 's a name i ve not heard in a long time
06.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🀑

06.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

America asking for Ukraine's help is probably a source of laughter not hurt feelings in Moscow.

06.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

God willing

06.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For those interested in the evolution of Russia-Iran relations, my book comes out next month.

DM if you’re interested in an advanced copy and I can put you in touch with my publisher. www.hurstpublishers.com/book/russia-...

06.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Cursed Beautiful Land by Evan Gershkovich: 9798217087266 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books The revelatory, much-anticipated memoir from the Wall Street Journal reporter who was wrongly imprisoned in Putin’s Russia for more than a yearβ€”a glimpse inside the perils and contradictions...

WSJ correspondent Evan Gershkovich β€” the one who spent 16 months imprisoned in Russia on false espionage charges before he went free in that massive exchange β€” has written a book, due out in late September 2026. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/795680...

06.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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АгСнтство. Новости Для ΠŸΡƒΡ‚ΠΈΠ½Π° Ρ€Π°Π·Ρ‹Π³Ρ€Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡ‚Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡŒ, ΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ€Ρ‹ΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ‚ ΠΎΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π΄Ρ‹Π²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‚Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΡƒΡŽ Π±Π»ΠΎΠΊΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΡƒ Telegram На встрСчС с ΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ‰ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π΄ 8 ΠΌΠ°Ρ€Ρ‚Π° Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ€Ρƒ ΠŸΡƒΡ‚ΠΈΠ½Ρƒ рассказали ΠΎ нСдопустимости использования «враТСского» T...

Putin contradicts the Kremlin's own public statements and acknowledges that Russian soldiers were using Starlink in Ukraine. In an apparently staged public Q&A, he also asked repeatedly about the dangers of troops using Telegram, fueling speculation that Russia will soon ban it completely.

06.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

It seems Moscow is giving Uncle Sam a taste of his own medicine in Iran by maybe, possibly, potentially providing targeting intel for retaliatory strikes on U.S. forces. "Not on a par with America’s but still ranks among the world’s best." Dueling proxy wars! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

06.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i can't draw for shit, so gemini slop is the best you're gonna get outta my ass

06.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump demands a mail-in ballot.

05.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader "Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran."

"They are wasting their time. Khamenei's son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela," Trump told Axios. www.axios.com/2026/03/05/i...

05.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7

I demand it.

05.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

do better

05.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

should be 90 billion *euros* in my translation, of course

05.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

pax ukraina

05.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a lot of that going around, these days

05.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that's too bad

05.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Π΄Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌ адрСс" paired with "звонят" conveys more "show up and knock" than "have a conversation". It's worded politely for humor, but it's unambiguously threatening, IMO.

05.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0