1/20. Democracy is precious and exceptional.

2/20. Democracy is undone from within rather than from without.

3/20. The occasion to undo democracy is often an election.

4/20. The mechanism to undo democracy is usually a fake emergency, a claim that internal enemies have done something outrageous.

5/20. A tyrant cares about his person, not the Republic.

6/20. A tyrant fears prosecution and poverty after leaving office.

7/20. Donald Trump faces criminal investigations and owes a billion dollars to creditors.

8/20. Donald Trump has said all along that he would ignore the vote count.

To all Americans (obviously not MAGA. You get your own post.) happy freedom day to you friends. Your ancestors fought to be free. We still fight same fight that our ancestors fought because we have always been invaded and occupied by same monster for centuries.

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There can be no doubt that American president Donald J. Trump and his people in the administration are working in the interests of terrorist imperialist Russia and are doing everything they can to weaken Ukraine 🇺🇦. Of course, this American approach is costing Ukraine many

Hegseth halted weapons for Ukraine despite military analysis that the aid wouldn’t jeopardize U.S. readiness The move blindsided the State Department, Ukraine, European allies and members of Congress, who demanded an explanation from the Pentagon. nbcnews.com/news/military/…

Welcome along to Saturday's edition of my daily threads - the most reliable news source on Ukraine's defence throughout the entire Russian full invasion. We've reached Day 1228. Every Single Day Fact checked and analysis by a professional journalist with Ukraine expertise.

As will this one.

As a thoroughly russified Qazaq kid growing up in the 1980s Almaty, I had deeply internalized the Russo-centric view of Qazaq-speaking Qazaqs as being rural and backwards. Embarrassingly, for many years, I failed to understand what now seems so painfully obvious. 1/10

Several older participants recited a particular Qazaq proverb that really struck me. It translates from Qazaq to English as follows: “IF YOUR FRIEND IS RUSSIAN, KEEP AN AXE HANDY.”  As a Qazaq who grew up speaking Russian, I have never heard it before. 7/10

You can watch the documentary here: khersonhumansafari.com

Jacob Broe thank you for supporting the new film Kherson: Human Safari and helping tell the truth about what Russia did to Kherson. Occupation, torture, mass destruction, kidnapping children, ecocide, and the hunting of civilians with drones. Journalism must expose war crimes.

Zarina Zabrisky 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Jacob Broe Thank you for the important work you do on the ground in Ukraine!

Almost 27% is done! Support Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) – Department of Active Operations – in deploying a proven interceptor drone system to stop enemy recon drones and Shaheds before they strike Ukrainian troops and cities. To make it fully operational, we urgently