#smokescreen — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #smokescreen, aggregated by home.social.
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Feels like #CBC is trolling us, laying on so much Indigenous programming while a genocide is in progress.
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RE: https://spd.social/@OliverCzulo/116425929365725437
Auf die SPD ist bei manchen Themen einfach Verlass: keine Chance auslassen genutzt über die eine Phantasie-Zukunft zu sprechen in der man irgendwas mit Erbschaftssteuer machen möchte, um bloß keine Vermögenssteuer (nicht mal eine Assetsteuer!) anfassen zu müssen (wissend: die Erbschaftssteuer ist die höchste Form des Schweizer Käses und trifft die gerissenen Erben nicht).
Von den letzten 27 Jahren waren 4 ohne SPD-Beteiligung im Bund. #smokescreen #taxwealthnotwork
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RE: https://spd.social/@OliverCzulo/116425929365725437
Auf die SPD ist bei manchen Themen einfach Verlass: keine Chance auslassen genutzt über die eine Phantasie-Zukunft zu sprechen in der man irgendwas mit Erbschaftssteuer machen möchte, um bloß keine Vermögenssteuer (nicht mal eine Assetsteuer!) anfassen zu müssen (wissend: die Erbschaftssteuer ist die höchste Form des Schweizer Käses und trifft die gerissenen Erben nicht).
Von den letzten 27 Jahren waren 4 ohne SPD-Beteiligung im Bund. #smokescreen #taxwealthnotwork
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Here's an idea: stop playing around with #25thamendment #smokescreen and mention the word #impeachment https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-mental-fitness-25th-amendment.html My #YouTube #videos here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbiPU0Bwxbk&t here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSyHuEqhDhc&t & here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7E8JNSSI8&t #trump #iran #iranwar #fascism #congress #raskin #nokings
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What's with #Brennan and #MSNow 25th amendment is a #smokescreen shifting vital focus away from #impeachment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/ex-cia-director-oust-trump-25th-amendment?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #trump #fascism -
Enough with this 25th amendment #smokescreen is there even one Dem Rep who will invoke Rule IX and present articles of #impeachment?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-mia-as-trump-threatens-civilizational-destruction_n_69d54918e4b06b69686d20e4 #trump #donaldtrump #fascism #genocide #iran #iranwar -
Oh dear, the US is reported as having launched attacks on Iran. Don’t tell me more of the Epstein papers have been released?
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RE: https://techhub.social/@bobkmertz/116117702373024635
And here we go
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Einen schönen Abend wünsche ich euch allen
I wish you all a pleasant eveningAchtung Nebelkerzen
Caution: smokescreen -
Einen schönen Abend wünsche ich euch allen
I wish you all a pleasant eveningAchtung Nebelkerzen
Caution: smokescreen -
Einen schönen Abend wünsche ich euch allen
I wish you all a pleasant eveningAchtung Nebelkerzen
Caution: smokescreen -
Einen schönen Abend wünsche ich euch allen
I wish you all a pleasant eveningAchtung Nebelkerzen
Caution: smokescreen -
Einen schönen Abend wünsche ich euch allen
I wish you all a pleasant eveningAchtung Nebelkerzen
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@LordWoolamaloo While I suspect his budget might not allow that anyway, I am curious about the obvious squirrel pointing by Congress. They have numerous ‘frie=nds’ of Epstein to question much closer to home and many in their own ranks.
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There is no god. We're characters in a video game running around on a tiny dot in a vast universe designed to keep planets far apart so Nazi nations like America can't pervert civilizations with their rapes of children, and the political power knowing that a colleague has raped a child gives the utterly corrupt, like the filth we call the Republican party.
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It's difficult to watch, hear, or read the news. It's all smokescreens to avoid releasing the Epstein files, and buys time for the rapists who control them to alter or destroy them. I am suspicious that they won the last election because of a concerted effort by billionaires to not expose them, something they'd not worry about at Epstein's. It's my opinion that the rich owners of American mass media all flew on Epstein's Lolita Express to Epstein's Rape Club.
#Epstein #Trump #MSM #lies #smokescreen #RapeClub #EpsteinFiles
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Medical fact: 100% of Americans who ate pickles in 1901 have died.
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Every idiotic thing Trump is doing right now he is doing in an attempt to make people forget about the Epstein files, and all of the rich, powerful people who maintain a child gang-rape syndicate across the globe.
If you think Epstein's death changed anything, name a CEO who took off his pants to be the 3rd rapist of a child that afternoon, on an island they cannot escape from without their international rapists' and American government pimps' assistance. The organizer of the rapes may be dead, but the rapists are not in prison. Their lust will not abate because Jeffrey had a bad day.
WHERE ARE THE COMPLETE AND UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S RAPISTS USED TO GET THEMSELVES POLITICAL POWER?
The party is starting WWIII to avoid revealing its nakedness.
I'm a bit disappointed that the Lolita Express hashtag was unused for so long, it had 0 boosts. The Trump/Republican party smokescreen may be working.
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #antifa #Trump #smokescreen #rape #LolitaExpress
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Nazis must inspect everyone's genitalia to discover if there are any communists lurking there.
His projection shouts from the top of the White House, "I'm all over the Epstein files!" To make us think he's not, he must push genital purity. It's what Roy Cohn tha GOD would do.
https://flipboard.com/@usatoday/onpolitics-epkpkhcdz/-/a-g7Yww-52Ts-0vmeQNIrByw%3Aa%3A3199709-%2F0
#Trump #Epstein #smokescreen #pervert #predator #rapist #fascist #Nazis #racist #racism
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan chairs Turkiye-Russia-Ukraine Trilateral Meeting at Dolmabahce Presidential Office in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 16, 2025. (Arda Kucukkaya / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement. Some of Russia’s demands include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from their own territory as a condition for a ceasefire, an unnamed Ukrainian source told Sky News.
Ukraine, Russia agree to hold follow-up meeting after Istanbul peace talks. “Parties have agreed in principle to come together again,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.
‘Time to increase the pressure‘ — Zelensky, European leaders speak with Trump following Istanbul peace talks. The conversation took place shortly after the conclusion of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, which ended with little progress beyond an agreement on prisoner exchange.
Russia, Ukraine agree on 1,000-for-1,000 POW exchange in Istanbul, Umerov says. “We know the date, but we’re not going to say it yet,” Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.
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Trump says he’s returning to US, expects to meet Putin ‘as soon as we can set it up.’ “I think it’s time for us to just do it,” U.S. Presidnet Donald Trump said in Abu Dhabi, adding that the meeting between the two would happen “as soon as we can set it up.”
Up to 640,000 Russian troops fighting against Ukraine, Syrskyi says. Vadym Skibitskyi, the deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), reported in March that Russia had deployed 620,000 soldiers to fight in Ukraine, a rise from his previous estimate of nearly 580,000 in November 2024.
Putin appoints general who led Mariupol assault as new Russian Ground Forces Commander. Under Andrey Mordvichev’s command, Russian troops carried out the destruction of civilian infrastructure and committed atrocities against both civilians and the Ukrainian military, Ukraine has said.
Explosions rock occupied Crimea as drone attack reportedly sets Russian ammo depot on fire. A fire broke out at an ammunition depot in the village of Perevalne in Russian-occupied Crimea following a series of explosions during a drone attack on the morning of May 16, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported, citing local residents.
Read our exclusives
Ukraine war latest: Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions following the talks, no ceasefire agreement
Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul on May 16 after speaking for less than two hours, with no agreement reached on a full, 30-day ceasefire, and Moscow demanding Kyiv withdraw completely from Ukraine’s four oblasts that President Vladimir Putin claims to have annexed.
Photo: Arif Yaman / Anadolu via Getty Images
‘Putin is laughing at Trump’ — Ukraine in disbelief as Russia makes a mockery of US-led ceasefire attempts
Russian President Vladimir Putin had rebuffed President Volodymyr Zelensky, his European allies, and the U.S., and in response, Donald Trump simply went along with it, excusing his Russian counterpart for not attending the peace talks in Istanbul that Putin himself proposed.
Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images
‘It’s all a farce’ — Ukrainian soldiers on Russia’s ‘smokescreen’ peace talks in Istanbul
Ukraine continues to insist on a ceasefire, supported by the U.S. and Europe, saying that a halt to active warfare must come before any real peace talks are possible. Russia has so far rejected a truce four times — on March 11, March 25, May 11 and the most recent one on May 16 in Istanbul.
Photo: Contributor / Getty Images
Who is Vladimir Medinsky? The Putin aide leading Russia’s delegation at Ukraine peace talks
Despite an invitation from Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in Istanbul, Vladimir Putin was a no-show in Turkey, sending instead an aide, Vladimir Medinsky, to head the Russian delegation in peace talks. Medinsky headed the only other direct talks between the two sides in March–April 2022.
Photo: Yasin Akgul / AFP via Getty Images
Human cost of Russia’s war
Ukraine brings back bodies of 909 fallen soldiers. The bodies of soldiers were recovered from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts as well as from morgues in Russia.
With Ukraine’s Peaky Blinders chasing Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk
International response
‘This is turkey time’ — Trump vows sanctions on Moscow if peace talks fail, says Putin is ‘tired’ of war. “Honestly, I will (impose sanctions), if we’re not gonna make a deal,” Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier in an interview published on May 16. “This would be crushing for Russia because they’re having a hard time now with the economy.”
‘We have to increase the pressure‘ — Von der Leyen vows new Russia sanctions after Putin skips peace talks. Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission is preparing a new sanctions package, which would include sanctions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, additional listings of vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet, a lower oil price cap, and sanctions on Russia’s financial sector.
As Russia sticks to hardline demands during peace talks, Europe frustrated with Trump’s swerves, Bloomberg reports. European officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they remain unsure of U.S. President Donald Trump’s next move and fear that his unpredictable stance could undercut momentum toward a unified Western response.
‘It was my duty to step down‘ — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine confirms resignation over Trump’s policy. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who held the role since 2022, accused the Trump administration of prioritizing pressure on Ukraine, the victim of Russia’s full-scale invasion, rather than confronting the Kremlin.
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In other news
Russian economic growth slowing down, Rosstat reports. Russia’s economy is experiencing a sharp slowdown in growth, according to a report released by the governmental statistics agency Rosstat on May 16. GDP only grew by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2025 – a notable decline from 4.5% growth in the previous quarter and 5.4% in the same period last year.
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan chairs Turkiye-Russia-Ukraine Trilateral Meeting at Dolmabahce Presidential Office in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 16, 2025. (Arda Kucukkaya / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement. Some of Russia’s demands include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from their own territory as a condition for a ceasefire, an unnamed Ukrainian source told Sky News.
Ukraine, Russia agree to hold follow-up meeting after Istanbul peace talks. “Parties have agreed in principle to come together again,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.
‘Time to increase the pressure‘ — Zelensky, European leaders speak with Trump following Istanbul peace talks. The conversation took place shortly after the conclusion of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, which ended with little progress beyond an agreement on prisoner exchange.
Russia, Ukraine agree on 1,000-for-1,000 POW exchange in Istanbul, Umerov says. “We know the date, but we’re not going to say it yet,” Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.
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Trump says he’s returning to US, expects to meet Putin ‘as soon as we can set it up.’ “I think it’s time for us to just do it,” U.S. Presidnet Donald Trump said in Abu Dhabi, adding that the meeting between the two would happen “as soon as we can set it up.”
Up to 640,000 Russian troops fighting against Ukraine, Syrskyi says. Vadym Skibitskyi, the deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), reported in March that Russia had deployed 620,000 soldiers to fight in Ukraine, a rise from his previous estimate of nearly 580,000 in November 2024.
Putin appoints general who led Mariupol assault as new Russian Ground Forces Commander. Under Andrey Mordvichev’s command, Russian troops carried out the destruction of civilian infrastructure and committed atrocities against both civilians and the Ukrainian military, Ukraine has said.
Explosions rock occupied Crimea as drone attack reportedly sets Russian ammo depot on fire. A fire broke out at an ammunition depot in the village of Perevalne in Russian-occupied Crimea following a series of explosions during a drone attack on the morning of May 16, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported, citing local residents.
Read our exclusives
Ukraine war latest: Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions following the talks, no ceasefire agreement
Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul on May 16 after speaking for less than two hours, with no agreement reached on a full, 30-day ceasefire, and Moscow demanding Kyiv withdraw completely from Ukraine’s four oblasts that President Vladimir Putin claims to have annexed.
Photo: Arif Yaman / Anadolu via Getty Images
‘Putin is laughing at Trump’ — Ukraine in disbelief as Russia makes a mockery of US-led ceasefire attempts
Russian President Vladimir Putin had rebuffed President Volodymyr Zelensky, his European allies, and the U.S., and in response, Donald Trump simply went along with it, excusing his Russian counterpart for not attending the peace talks in Istanbul that Putin himself proposed.
Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images
‘It’s all a farce’ — Ukrainian soldiers on Russia’s ‘smokescreen’ peace talks in Istanbul
Ukraine continues to insist on a ceasefire, supported by the U.S. and Europe, saying that a halt to active warfare must come before any real peace talks are possible. Russia has so far rejected a truce four times — on March 11, March 25, May 11 and the most recent one on May 16 in Istanbul.
Photo: Contributor / Getty Images
Who is Vladimir Medinsky? The Putin aide leading Russia’s delegation at Ukraine peace talks
Despite an invitation from Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in Istanbul, Vladimir Putin was a no-show in Turkey, sending instead an aide, Vladimir Medinsky, to head the Russian delegation in peace talks. Medinsky headed the only other direct talks between the two sides in March–April 2022.
Photo: Yasin Akgul / AFP via Getty Images
Human cost of Russia’s war
Ukraine brings back bodies of 909 fallen soldiers. The bodies of soldiers were recovered from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts as well as from morgues in Russia.
With Ukraine’s Peaky Blinders chasing Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk
International response
‘This is turkey time’ — Trump vows sanctions on Moscow if peace talks fail, says Putin is ‘tired’ of war. “Honestly, I will (impose sanctions), if we’re not gonna make a deal,” Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier in an interview published on May 16. “This would be crushing for Russia because they’re having a hard time now with the economy.”
‘We have to increase the pressure‘ — Von der Leyen vows new Russia sanctions after Putin skips peace talks. Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission is preparing a new sanctions package, which would include sanctions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, additional listings of vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet, a lower oil price cap, and sanctions on Russia’s financial sector.
As Russia sticks to hardline demands during peace talks, Europe frustrated with Trump’s swerves, Bloomberg reports. European officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they remain unsure of U.S. President Donald Trump’s next move and fear that his unpredictable stance could undercut momentum toward a unified Western response.
‘It was my duty to step down‘ — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine confirms resignation over Trump’s policy. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who held the role since 2022, accused the Trump administration of prioritizing pressure on Ukraine, the victim of Russia’s full-scale invasion, rather than confronting the Kremlin.
This issue was powered by the Kyiv Independent’s community of 18,000 paid members. We wouldn’t be here without them.
In other news
Russian economic growth slowing down, Rosstat reports. Russia’s economy is experiencing a sharp slowdown in growth, according to a report released by the governmental statistics agency Rosstat on May 16. GDP only grew by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2025 – a notable decline from 4.5% growth in the previous quarter and 5.4% in the same period last year.
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan chairs Turkiye-Russia-Ukraine Trilateral Meeting at Dolmabahce Presidential Office in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 16, 2025. (Arda Kucukkaya / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement. Some of Russia’s demands include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from their own territory as a condition for a ceasefire, an unnamed Ukrainian source told Sky News.
Ukraine, Russia agree to hold follow-up meeting after Istanbul peace talks. “Parties have agreed in principle to come together again,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.
‘Time to increase the pressure‘ — Zelensky, European leaders speak with Trump following Istanbul peace talks. The conversation took place shortly after the conclusion of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, which ended with little progress beyond an agreement on prisoner exchange.
Russia, Ukraine agree on 1,000-for-1,000 POW exchange in Istanbul, Umerov says. “We know the date, but we’re not going to say it yet,” Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.
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Trump says he’s returning to US, expects to meet Putin ‘as soon as we can set it up.’ “I think it’s time for us to just do it,” U.S. Presidnet Donald Trump said in Abu Dhabi, adding that the meeting between the two would happen “as soon as we can set it up.”
Up to 640,000 Russian troops fighting against Ukraine, Syrskyi says. Vadym Skibitskyi, the deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), reported in March that Russia had deployed 620,000 soldiers to fight in Ukraine, a rise from his previous estimate of nearly 580,000 in November 2024.
Putin appoints general who led Mariupol assault as new Russian Ground Forces Commander. Under Andrey Mordvichev’s command, Russian troops carried out the destruction of civilian infrastructure and committed atrocities against both civilians and the Ukrainian military, Ukraine has said.
Explosions rock occupied Crimea as drone attack reportedly sets Russian ammo depot on fire. A fire broke out at an ammunition depot in the village of Perevalne in Russian-occupied Crimea following a series of explosions during a drone attack on the morning of May 16, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported, citing local residents.
Read our exclusives
Ukraine war latest: Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions following the talks, no ceasefire agreement
Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul on May 16 after speaking for less than two hours, with no agreement reached on a full, 30-day ceasefire, and Moscow demanding Kyiv withdraw completely from Ukraine’s four oblasts that President Vladimir Putin claims to have annexed.
Photo: Arif Yaman / Anadolu via Getty Images
‘Putin is laughing at Trump’ — Ukraine in disbelief as Russia makes a mockery of US-led ceasefire attempts
Russian President Vladimir Putin had rebuffed President Volodymyr Zelensky, his European allies, and the U.S., and in response, Donald Trump simply went along with it, excusing his Russian counterpart for not attending the peace talks in Istanbul that Putin himself proposed.
Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images
‘It’s all a farce’ — Ukrainian soldiers on Russia’s ‘smokescreen’ peace talks in Istanbul
Ukraine continues to insist on a ceasefire, supported by the U.S. and Europe, saying that a halt to active warfare must come before any real peace talks are possible. Russia has so far rejected a truce four times — on March 11, March 25, May 11 and the most recent one on May 16 in Istanbul.
Photo: Contributor / Getty Images
Who is Vladimir Medinsky? The Putin aide leading Russia’s delegation at Ukraine peace talks
Despite an invitation from Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in Istanbul, Vladimir Putin was a no-show in Turkey, sending instead an aide, Vladimir Medinsky, to head the Russian delegation in peace talks. Medinsky headed the only other direct talks between the two sides in March–April 2022.
Photo: Yasin Akgul / AFP via Getty Images
Human cost of Russia’s war
Ukraine brings back bodies of 909 fallen soldiers. The bodies of soldiers were recovered from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts as well as from morgues in Russia.
With Ukraine’s Peaky Blinders chasing Russian soldiers near Pokrovsk
International response
‘This is turkey time’ — Trump vows sanctions on Moscow if peace talks fail, says Putin is ‘tired’ of war. “Honestly, I will (impose sanctions), if we’re not gonna make a deal,” Trump told Fox News’ Bret Baier in an interview published on May 16. “This would be crushing for Russia because they’re having a hard time now with the economy.”
‘We have to increase the pressure‘ — Von der Leyen vows new Russia sanctions after Putin skips peace talks. Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission is preparing a new sanctions package, which would include sanctions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, additional listings of vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet, a lower oil price cap, and sanctions on Russia’s financial sector.
As Russia sticks to hardline demands during peace talks, Europe frustrated with Trump’s swerves, Bloomberg reports. European officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they remain unsure of U.S. President Donald Trump’s next move and fear that his unpredictable stance could undercut momentum toward a unified Western response.
‘It was my duty to step down‘ — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine confirms resignation over Trump’s policy. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who held the role since 2022, accused the Trump administration of prioritizing pressure on Ukraine, the victim of Russia’s full-scale invasion, rather than confronting the Kremlin.
This issue was powered by the Kyiv Independent’s community of 18,000 paid members. We wouldn’t be here without them.
In other news
Russian economic growth slowing down, Rosstat reports. Russia’s economy is experiencing a sharp slowdown in growth, according to a report released by the governmental statistics agency Rosstat on May 16. GDP only grew by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2025 – a notable decline from 4.5% growth in the previous quarter and 5.4% in the same period last year.
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Could it be that the rise of #fascism is a #smokescreen for the unwillingness of richest people to give up some of their wealth to prevent #globalwarming #politics #woke #billionaires #oligarchy #ego #blog united-for-democracy.com/2025/04/29/t...
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#JustMyOpinion: Restriction of drones could also limit the public's access to information.
Source: Associated Press
From the article: "Scott Shtofman, director of government affairs at the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, said putting more limits on drones could have a “chilling effect” on “a growing economic engine for the United States.”
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Source: Associated Press
From the article: "At first they were spotted flying along the scenic Raritan River, which feeds the Round Valley Reservoir, the state’s largest aquifer, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of New York City.
"But soon sightings were reported statewide, including near the Picatinny Arsenal, a military research and manufacturing facility, and over President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster."
#Drones #Distractions #Psyops #Smokescreen #UAP #UFO
https://apnews.com/article/drones-new-jersey-what-to-know-e6f565f5d51d9d47ad140e7e7d131842
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Source: Associated Press
From the article: "National security officials have said the drones don’t appear to be a sign of foreign interference or a public safety threat. But because they can’t say with certainty who is responsible for the sudden swarms of drones over parts of New Jersey, New York and other eastern parts of the U.S. — or how they can be stopped — has led leaders of both political parties to demand better technology and powers to deal with the drones."
#Drones #Distractions #Psyops #Smokescreen #UAP #UFO
https://apnews.com/article/drones-new-york-jersey-schumer-80de1d64708677cfa7efc60249075d7b
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Source: DOD
From the article: "To date, we have no intelligence or observations that would indicate that they were aligned with a foreign actor or that they had malicious intent," the spokesperson said. "But ... we don't know. We have not been able to locate or identify the operators or the points of origin."
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Source: Associated Press
From the article: "A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey and the East Coast in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why."
#UAP #UFO #Drones #PSYOPS #SmokeScreen
https://apnews.com/article/drones-new-jersey-what-to-know-e6f565f5d51d9d47ad140e7e7d131842
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Whilst the police were clamping down on anti-immigration riots across the country, they were also making dozens of pre-emptive arrests at Selby, forcing the cancellation of a climate protest camp near Drax power station.
[Should you not know the Drax Power Station is responsible for 3% of UK's Climate Emissions]
Who authorises these things?
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Kale chips turn out different the first time you make them if you misread 225F as 225C. #smokescreen
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#DoctorWho fans may be interested in spotting Damaris Hayman in #Smokescreen (about 50min in) which is currently on #TPTV 's website:
https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/Smokescreen-1964?id=508dee36-2870-4094-984b-db6d73dd592c
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As Rita Jabri Markwell put it:
• trauma is a genuine wound;
• fragility serves as an exercise of power over oppressed peoples.
In the Zionist case, fragility depends on genuine wounds (collective Jewish historical trauma) to leverage its power and silence dissenters.Randa Abdel-Fattah: https://https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/on-zionist-feelings/ @supremacy
#freeSpeech #StandWithIsrael #policing #respectability #coloniality #proZionism #JewishState #israelism #USPol #campuses #philoSemitism #silencing #JudithButler #PalestinianLivesMatter #warCrimes #genocide #diversion #smokeScreen #fragility #warOnGaza #JewishSupremacy #supremacy
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Keir Starmer’s right-wing stance is not a smokescreen. Here’s how you can tell | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/09/15/keir-starmers-right-wing-stance-is-not-a-smokescreen-heres-how-you-can-tell/#Keir Starmer #right #wing #smokescreen #election #ploy #lie #falsehood #child benefit
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Keir Starmer’s right-wing stance is not a smokescreen. Here’s how you can tell | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/09/15/keir-starmers-right-wing-stance-is-not-a-smokescreen-heres-how-you-can-tell/#Keir Starmer #right #wing #smokescreen #election #ploy #lie #falsehood #child benefit
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Keir Starmer’s right-wing stance is not a smokescreen. Here’s how you can tell | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/09/15/keir-starmers-right-wing-stance-is-not-a-smokescreen-heres-how-you-can-tell/#Keir Starmer #right #wing #smokescreen #election #ploy #lie #falsehood #child benefit
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Keir Starmer’s right-wing stance is not a smokescreen. Here’s how you can tell | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/09/15/keir-starmers-right-wing-stance-is-not-a-smokescreen-heres-how-you-can-tell/#Keir Starmer #right #wing #smokescreen #election #ploy #lie #falsehood #child benefit
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Keir Starmer’s right-wing stance is not a smokescreen. Here’s how you can tell | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/09/15/keir-starmers-right-wing-stance-is-not-a-smokescreen-heres-how-you-can-tell/#Keir Starmer #right #wing #smokescreen #election #ploy #lie #falsehood #child benefit
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@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
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@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
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@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are 2 blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are 2 blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are 2 blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are 2 blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
@w7voa
#BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are 2 blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
No, #BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
No, #BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis
-
No, #BlameCanada is just a #SmokeScreen editorial by #BigOil, who are to blame and charge:
The heirs of #Judas do not sell themselves as cheaply.
House Oversight Committee hearing on Oct. 28, 2021:
#BigOilKnew
#ExxonKnew
#ShellKnew
#Totalnew
#BPKnew
#ChevronKnew
#FordKnew
#GMknew
#BigOil.#PolluterPaysPrinciple and #WindfallProfitTax ->
#NationalizeBigOil to pay for the #ecocide + the #ClimateCrisis