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I couldn't find a reason for having a Tweeter account until Ukraine was invaded. #NAFO

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Zelenskyy: “Russians don’t spare people, which is why they suffered record 54,000 losses in October. They’re sending tens of thousands of murderers—yes, murderers. These 54,000 losses are the losses of Russian murderers. They can’t be pitied, because they’re coming to murder us.” This is such a basic thing. Russians are invading our country to kill our people. Sympathy should be with the defending side. It's such a pity that a certain trillionaire and some people in Western governments don't understand the difference between the victim and the aggressor. The aggressor, who has the choice to stop this war any day, stop murdering people, and stop suffering losses.
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Following false rumors of a "torture chamber" at a National Guard base near Kyiv, violent clashes erupted on November 2 as a crowd attacked the facility. See the investigation below: 🧵 1/8 ⬇️
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L. Bastos 🇺🇦 retweeted
Dear Americans, today is Election Day. Before you cast your vote, remember Izium, Ukraine. 414 civilians. Five children. Tortured. Executed. Buried in a forest. Your president, Mr. Trump, called russia’s conduct “frankly normal.” Remember that.
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L. Bastos 🇺🇦 retweeted
🔴 Russian men attacked a Ukrainian street singer performing in Dublin. During the assault, one of the attackers told the performer, "Soon you'll be singing the Russian anthem!"
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«Renata Cambra é feita de muitos nós», escreve a CNN Portugal. Eis um curioso exercício de jornalismo político. Num longo perfil dedicado à dirigente dos Trabalhadores Unidos, ficamos a conhecer a sua cadela Arya, os esquilos de Frankfurt, o gosto pela guitarra, os livros e até a felicidade que sente quando um automobilista agradece com os quatro piscas. Tudo muito interessante. A CNN também nos informa de que Renata Cambra é anticapitalista e tem um passado trotskista. Mas, quando chega a altura de explicar o que realmente defende o partido que fundou, o retrato torna-se bastante menos esclarecedor. Pois bem, vamos desatar alguns desses nós. E para que não restem dúvidas nem haja espaço para interpretações, fiz questão de transcrever, palavra por palavra, as propostas publicadas no sítio oficial do partido Trabalhadores Unidos (TU) @partido_tu_pt . Vejamos, então, o que este partido realmente defende: 🔴 Uma revolução socialista para substituir o capitalismo. 🔴 A nacionalização de bancos, energia e transportes, sem indemnização aos proprietários. 🔴 A suspensão do pagamento da dívida pública. 🔴 A saída imediata de Portugal da NATO. 🔴 A regularização imediata de todos os imigrantes em situação irregular. 🔴 A expropriação de determinados imóveis devolutos e o controlo dos preços das rendas. Renata Cambra tem todo o direito de defender estas ideias. E os portugueses têm exatamente o mesmo direito de as conhecer! Por que razão dedica a @cnnportugal tanto espaço a construir um retrato pessoal, emotivo e humanizado de @renata_cambra, enquanto reserva tão pouca atenção ao projeto político radical que representa? Será apenas uma opção narrativa, destinada a aproximar a personagem dos leitores, ou estaremos perante uma escolha editorial que acaba por lhe conferir uma imagem mais simpática e acessível? Não conheço as intenções do jornalista. Mas o resultado é evidente! Ficamos a saber mais sobre os gostos pessoais de Renata Cambra do que sobre as transformações profundas que o seu partido pretende impor ao sistema político e económico português 🤔 Mas isto sou eu, uma simples plebeia, a achar que, quando falamos de uma dirigente política, conhecer as suas ideias, os seus princípios e o projeto de sociedade que defende deveria ser, no mínimo, tão importante (se não mais) do que conhecer a sua personalidade e os seus gostos pessoais…
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🇪🇺🇷🇺 Ukraine is only the beginning. Putin will spend his final years claiming “historically Russian lands” to justify endless wars. Russia’s economy is militarised, with defence consuming 40% of federal spending. Civilian industries are withering as the economy becomes dependent on military spending. Putin has built an economy based on producing weapons and selling oil. The ageing leader has lost the strategic judgement he once had. He is the greatest threat Europe faces. renaissanceeurope.org/insigh…
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La trêve humanitaire la plus cynique de l'histoire récente... Alors que le monde détournait le regard, convaincu que la seule chose qui se passait à Oleshky était une « aide humanitaire », Sky News vient de confirmer le pire scénario : la Russie a négocié un cessez-le-feu temporaire, officiellement destiné à évacuer les civils, et a profité de la protection de la Première dame des États-Unis pour renforcer sa présence militaire dans la ville. Les Russes savaient que les drones d'attaque ukrainiens avaient reçu des ordres stricts de rester au sol afin de ne pas rompre l'accord. Avec un ciel dégagé, les troupes russes ont acheminé jour et nuit des véhicules blindés lourds, des munitions et des renforts. Une opération qui, avant la trêve, aurait été suicidaire compte tenu des tirs ukrainiens. En réalité, ils ont utilisé les civils comme boucliers humains et la paix comme écran de fumée pour protéger leurs positions militaires en toute impunité. Les images des drones de reconnaissance à longue portée ne mentent pas, et la vidéo est déjà devenue virale.
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L. Bastos 🇺🇦 retweeted
Criei um movimento. Malta moderada de direita e de esquerda foquem-se. Promovam a mensagem democrática e não extremistas. Por muito que custe não reagir vamos ignorar ( como nas urnas ) a agit prop radical. Alinham ?
Quatro deputados, que representam 6% de votos, arranjaram maneira de entrar em direto na televisão. Todos os dias.
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L. Bastos 🇺🇦 retweeted
Listen up America 🇺🇸 ⚠️ Russia just attacked school in Ukraine where a humanitarian aid distribution center was located. They bombed it not once, but they bombed it repeatedly, 27 people reportedly are dead. Remember that Trump & Co is co-responsible for this and literally now funding Russian war machine by buying its oil and lifting the sanctions.
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Franceʼs October 17 protests were entirely French in origin. Yet, Russian influence networks worked for weeks to weaponize them, research by @Alliance4Europe reveals. 🧵 1/9 ⬇️
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🇺🇦 FIRE POINT : L’UKRAINE PEUT DÉSORMAIS FRAPPER LA RUSSIE SANS STARLINK Le fabricant ukrainien Fire Point annonce une avancée technologique majeure : ses systèmes de frappe longue portée peuvent accomplir leurs missions sans dépendre des communications satellites de Starlink, développé par SpaceX. une autonomie technologique stratégique Dans une interview accordée à Reuters le 30 octobre 2026, Iryna Terekh, directrice générale de Fire Point, a confirmé que l'entreprise avait développé des solutions permettant de frapper des objectifs militaires en Russie et dans les territoires ukrainiens occupés, même sans connexion satellite. Dès leur conception, ces systèmes ont privilégié une navigation autonome, capable de fonctionner sans signaux extérieurs. Cette avancée prend une importance particulière après les récentes restrictions de Starlink, qui ont perturbé certaines opérations ukrainiennes. des capacités encore limitées Malgré cette réussite, Iryna Terekh reconnaît que les solutions actuelles ne permettent d'exploiter que 15 à 20 % du potentiel opérationnel qu'offrirait un accès complet à Starlink au-dessus du territoire russe. Un tel accès pourrait notamment faciliter la destruction de cibles militaires stratégiques, comme les lanceurs de missiles balistiques russes utilisés pour bombarder l'Ukraine. de nouveaux missiles pour défendre les villes ukrainiennes Fire Point poursuit également le développement de ses propres missiles balistiques. Son missile tactique FP-7, d'une portée annoncée d'environ 300 kilomètres, pourrait contribuer à neutraliser des installations militaires russes menaçant les villes ukrainiennes. L'entreprise travaille également sur le FP-9, un missile dont la portée annoncée atteint 800 kilomètres. vers une indépendance militaire renforcée Cette avancée illustre la volonté de l'industrie ukrainienne de réduire sa dépendance aux technologies étrangères. Pour l'Ukraine, l'enjeu est essentiel : conserver la capacité de frapper les moyens militaires de l'agresseur russe, même lorsque certaines communications satellites deviennent indisponibles. L'autonomie technologique devient ainsi un élément majeur de la défense ukrainienne. dialog.ua/war/fire-point-nas… boursorama.com/bourse/actual…
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This cartoon is from 1930s. The West was quietly watching as russia was killing Ukrainian people. Back then, they argued: "The Soviet Union is not the Russian Empire!" "Tales of millions starving aren't real!" "We shouldn't anger the bear!" "It's the leadership! The people are not to blame!" Now they argue similar nonsense: "Russia is not the Soviet Union!" "All that footage of murder and genocide isn't real!" "We shouldn't anger the nuclear country!" "It's just Putin's war! The people are not to blame!" A hundred years has passed and nothing has changed. History will judge us for making the same mistake again.
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Fazer humor com a Igreja Católica tem piada, mas é uma espécie de menu piço do humor com religiões. Menu a sério era gozar com o Islão. Fica a sugestão para Bruno Nogueira.
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L. Bastos 🇺🇦 retweeted
The Czech Republic has officially criminalized the promotion of communist movements that suppress human rights, placing them on the same legal footing as Nazi movements. The amendment, signed by President Petr Pavel, explicitly targets anyone who establishes, supports or promotes Nazi, communist or other movements seeking to suppress fundamental freedoms or incite racial, ethnic, religious, national or class hatred. Offenders face prison sentences ranging from one to five years, with additional provisions addressing the distribution of extremist propaganda and symbols. The legislation follows decades of debate over the country's communist past. Czechoslovakia endured more than four decades of communist one-party rule, beginning in 1948 and ending with the peaceful Velvet Revolution in 1989. Supporters, including historians from the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, argued that communist totalitarianism should be treated as seriously as Nazism under criminal law.
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As a blue eyed white man who rules a country so large it controls 1/3 of the Asian landmass from a city in europe, I liked explaining to African leaders that Russia got that way without colonialism and Ukriane's imperialist war of defense is just more proof.
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Ukraine is fighting for its children and grandchildren’s future and the free world. russia is fighting for its tsar and to restore the russian empire. It’s good vs evil. #UkraineWillWin
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Ui! A Sandra Felgueiras atirou o Garcia Pereira para uma valeta muito funda 😂 Venha alguém para tapar.
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Muito bom!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Manifestação Pela Habitação, suprema hipocrisia: José Luís Carneiro MAI, Abril de 2023. José Luís Carneiro Sec.Geral do PS, Outubro 2026. Encontrem as diferenças 👇👇
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Now THIS is how you fight russian propaganda!
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