The death of Alexei Navalny crowns a long-running campaign against Kremlin critics so that Russians see no alternative to Putin wsj.com/world/russia/n… via The Wall Street Journal

Vladimir Putin is dead, and Tucker Carlson interviewed his body double. How conspiracy theories work these days: wsj.com/world/russia/p… via The Wall Street Journal

We are clear in the piece that there is no justification for Hamas's heinous rampage on 10/7.

But our analysis suggests Biden was wrong to question the MoH figures, which are credible and provide crucial insight into the deeply troubling consequences of Israel's response. /Fin

The threat to the personal safety of Jews in the west of Europe, a recipient of mass migration, is starkly different to that in the east: Jews in the latter live safely while in parts of the west they are advised by authorities to conceal their identity

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Prigozhin’s background helped him rise in Putin’s Russia. His downfall was swift. Obituary with Alan Cullison: wsj.com/articles/yevge…

As melting ice opens up the Arctic, U.S. military officers want more assets to counter Russia and its partnership with China. Story w/ Alan Cullison and photos by Angela Owens wsj.com/articles/ameri…

Recriminations and finger-pointing could create a power vacuum in the Kremlin following the Wagner paramilitary group’s revolt, Russia experts say wsj.com/articles/after… via The Wall Street Journal

The coup was an elaborate plot to evoke the worst punditry.

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American Communists from the 1930s might have a word of advice

OK, ISW is becoming a major problem in the media ecosystem. This assessment is just a hunch from their mapping team (one that I disagree with), and yet their role in providing maps will see this (bad) opinion laundered as fact by many journalists who print what they say verbatim.

Fun fact: You can be refunded any federal student loan payments you've made since the March 2020 pause.

First 3 images: what The Atlantic said when Trump announced that the US/Saudi partnership must continue despite the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Last image: what The Atlantic said when Biden announced that the US/Saudi partnership must continue despite the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Just amazing reporting here by Suzy Weiss. One of the most important stories we have published. bariweiss.substack.com/p/he-was-a-wor…

The Economist has finally found a war it doesn't like.

An ominous line from Putin today: 'The Russian people will always be able to distinguish true patriots from traitors and simply spit them out.... I am convinced that such a natural and necessary self-purification of society will only strengthen our country.'

Самый известный русскоязычный тревел блогер Антон Птушкин отлично всё объяснил #Ukraine 🇺🇦👊 m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=I…

Kharkiv was never really pro-Russian. Mostly Russian-speaking, yes -- but it has one of the biggest, staunchest nationalist scenes of any Ukrainian city, including a very well-organized football ultra community. But who took the trouble to learn these things before attacking?

Russian embassy Kyiv Thursday morning. Ukrainian police outside said the last contingent of Russians left in a motorcade last night at around 8 pm., hours before the first bombs fell.

Early collateral damage in Kyiv: a Russian rocket remnant hits a Mazda billboard.