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Long story on the history of Laser's group
https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesinternational\/2025\/10\/14\/how-a-former-ukrainian-tv-producer-built-a-drone-unit-that-destroyed-12-billion-of-russian-equipment\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115376389777725127","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115376389777725127","objectType":"note","content":"

Long story on the history of Laser's group
https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesinternational\/2025\/10\/14\/how-a-former-ukrainian-tv-producer-built-a-drone-unit-that-destroyed-12-billion-of-russian-equipment\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115376389777725127","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115376380057029777","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115376380057029777"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470916","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:39:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115376389777725127"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

20-50 feral Tomahawks \ud83e\udd28
Given you probably need a salvo to have a reasonable chance of any getting through, that's maybe a handful of targets at best. Thoroughly trashing a couple of the major bases or weapons factories would be valuable, but seems unlikely to change Putin's mind or have a decisive impact on the front line<\/p>

https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/8002669\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115376380057029777","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115376380057029777","objectType":"note","content":"

20-50 feral Tomahawks \ud83e\udd28
Given you probably need a salvo to have a reasonable chance of any getting through, that's maybe a handful of targets at best. Thoroughly trashing a couple of the major bases or weapons factories would be valuable, but seems unlikely to change Putin's mind or have a decisive impact on the front line<\/p>

https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2025\/10\/14\/8002669\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115376380057029777","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115375876051749557","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115375876051749557"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470915","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:39:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115376380057029777"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

\"Russia's seaborne oil product exports fell 17.1% in September from August to 7.58 million metric tons due to less fuel production as various refineries were impacted by drone attacks\" <\/p>

https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/russias-seaborne-fuel-exports-sank-17-september-after-drone-attacks-2025-10-13\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115375876051749557","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115375876051749557","objectType":"note","content":"

\"Russia's seaborne oil product exports fell 17.1% in September from August to 7.58 million metric tons due to less fuel production as various refineries were impacted by drone attacks\" <\/p>

https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/russias-seaborne-fuel-exports-sank-17-september-after-drone-attacks-2025-10-13\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115375876051749557","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115364468000792443","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115364468000792443"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470914","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:39:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115375876051749557"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

lol. \"I might have to speak to Russia, to be honest, about the Tomahawks. Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction? I don\u2019t think so\"
Obviously Putin isn't going to make major concessions in direct response to a threat, but as with previous Trump threats, they might make a show of pretending to be interested in talks, and Putin would no doubt take the opportunity to try to convince Trump it's all Ukraine's fault<\/p>

https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/trump-says-he-will-urge-putin-to-end-the-war-or-face-the-us-sending-tomahawks-to-ukraine\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115364468000792443","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115364468000792443","objectType":"note","content":"

lol. \"I might have to speak to Russia, to be honest, about the Tomahawks. Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction? I don\u2019t think so\"
Obviously Putin isn't going to make major concessions in direct response to a threat, but as with previous Trump threats, they might make a show of pretending to be interested in talks, and Putin would no doubt take the opportunity to try to convince Trump it's all Ukraine's fault<\/p>

https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/trump-says-he-will-urge-putin-to-end-the-war-or-face-the-us-sending-tomahawks-to-ukraine\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115364468000792443","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115363845877478072","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115363845877478072"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470913","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:39:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115364468000792443"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

While I'm sure they'd be useful, I'm fairly skeptical of Tomahawks being a game changer. Russia has launched thousands of roughly Tomahawk class missiles at Ukraine, and large US strikes on Syria and Yemen had fairly modest results. It's hard to imagine the US supplying more than a few hundred, which probably translates to tens of targets at most. Could be impactful if well chosen, but unlikely to radically change the situation on the front line or convince to Putin negotiate seriously<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115329958924998683","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115329958924998683","objectType":"note","content":"

While I'm sure they'd be useful, I'm fairly skeptical of Tomahawks being a game changer. Russia has launched thousands of roughly Tomahawk class missiles at Ukraine, and large US strikes on Syria and Yemen had fairly modest results. It's hard to imagine the US supplying more than a few hundred, which probably translates to tens of targets at most. Could be impactful if well chosen, but unlikely to radically change the situation on the front line or convince to Putin negotiate seriously<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115329958924998683","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115329590656211862","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115329590656211862"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470903","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:38:39+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115329958924998683"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

Trump on Tomahawks: \"I think I want to find out what they're doing with them, where they're sending them, I guess. I have to ask that question\" - Very weird comment for a lot of reasons, starting with the fact the US could impose pretty much any targeting restriction they want, as they did for other high end systems. The number of things Ukraine would like to hit is undoubtedly far greater than the number of missiles the US would be willing to supply<\/p>

https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/i-want-to-find-out-what-theyre-doing-with-them-trump-mulls-sending-tomahawk-missiles-to-ukraine\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115329590656211862","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115329590656211862","objectType":"note","content":"

Trump on Tomahawks: \"I think I want to find out what they're doing with them, where they're sending them, I guess. I have to ask that question\" - Very weird comment for a lot of reasons, starting with the fact the US could impose pretty much any targeting restriction they want, as they did for other high end systems. The number of things Ukraine would like to hit is undoubtedly far greater than the number of missiles the US would be willing to supply<\/p>

https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/i-want-to-find-out-what-theyre-doing-with-them-trump-mulls-sending-tomahawk-missiles-to-ukraine\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115329590656211862","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115318766003930769","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115318766003930769"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470902","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:38:39+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115329590656211862"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center's Sergey Vakulenko pours cold water on the idea Russia has lost 38% of refining capacity, though I'm not sure his point about nominal capacity (327 M tons) vs typical output (270 M tons) necessarily cuts in Russia's favor\u2026 it would seem to depend on what was hit<\/p>

https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/russia-eurasia\/politika\/2025\/10\/russia-refinery-damages?lang=en<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115318766003930769","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115318766003930769","objectType":"note","content":"

Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center's Sergey Vakulenko pours cold water on the idea Russia has lost 38% of refining capacity, though I'm not sure his point about nominal capacity (327 M tons) vs typical output (270 M tons) necessarily cuts in Russia's favor\u2026 it would seem to depend on what was hit<\/p>

https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/russia-eurasia\/politika\/2025\/10\/russia-refinery-damages?lang=en<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115318766003930769","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115318509994410999","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115318509994410999"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470901","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:38:39+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115318766003930769"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

\"The FSB has revealed who is behind the fake news about gasoline shortages in the Sverdlovsk region. Ukrainian intelligence services are spreading fake news about fuel shortages in the Sverdlovsk region. Their goal is to spread panic and fear among residents, according to the region's anti-terrorism commission\" - I for one can't imagine anything that could go wrong with this strategy, and can only commend the FSB for their brilliance<\/p>

https:\/\/ura.news\/news\/1053007291<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115336180072425317","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115336180072425317","objectType":"note","content":"

\"The FSB has revealed who is behind the fake news about gasoline shortages in the Sverdlovsk region. Ukrainian intelligence services are spreading fake news about fuel shortages in the Sverdlovsk region. Their goal is to spread panic and fear among residents, according to the region's anti-terrorism commission\" - I for one can't imagine anything that could go wrong with this strategy, and can only commend the FSB for their brilliance<\/p>

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They explain that they normally don't publish much (unlike some other groups) because they don't want to give the enemy information for free, but find they need publicity for recruiting and funding<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115331344396451112","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115331344396451112","objectType":"note","content":"

They explain that they normally don't publish much (unlike some other groups) because they don't want to give the enemy information for free, but find they need publicity for recruiting and funding<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115331344396451112","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115331325139065173","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115331325139065173"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470906","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:38:38+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115331344396451112"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

Long interview with commanders of the normally very low profile Lasar's group drone unit, who started in 2022 as couple civilians with a big drone and dream of blowing up one tank and grew to be one of Ukraine's most effective. Includes previously unseen footage of operations from USVs, among other things<\/p>

(CW war, death in the video)<\/p>

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9SggeSTU4_I<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115331325139065173","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115331325139065173","objectType":"note","content":"

Long interview with commanders of the normally very low profile Lasar's group drone unit, who started in 2022 as couple civilians with a big drone and dream of blowing up one tank and grew to be one of Ukraine's most effective. Includes previously unseen footage of operations from USVs, among other things<\/p>

(CW war, death in the video)<\/p>

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9SggeSTU4_I<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115331325139065173","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115330000606785921","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115330000606785921"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470905","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:38:38+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115331325139065173"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

Since they would presumably be bought by Europe rather than donated by the US, it also raises the question of whether the money would be better invested in Ukrainian production. There are certainly targets Ukraine could hit much more effectively with Tomahawks, but OTOH, investing hundreds of millions to billions into Neptune, FP-5 etc could buy a lot more hits, and support scaling up for the long term<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115330000606785921","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115330000606785921","objectType":"note","content":"

Since they would presumably be bought by Europe rather than donated by the US, it also raises the question of whether the money would be better invested in Ukrainian production. There are certainly targets Ukraine could hit much more effectively with Tomahawks, but OTOH, investing hundreds of millions to billions into Neptune, FP-5 etc could buy a lot more hits, and support scaling up for the long term<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115330000606785921","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115329958924998683","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115329958924998683"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470904","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:38:38+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115330000606785921"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

Long interview with Fire Point designer, who claims their FP-1 drones were used in the Tikhoretsk and Toropets ammo depot strikes, among many others. He states what eventually become Flamingo started out as a proposal to clone the Tu-141, which they quickly discarded but apparently re-used the booster system (unclear if directly or just in concept). Also confirms the use of AI-25 engines. Claims development cost was around $50 million

https:\/\/zn.ua\/ukr\/war\/tochka-vohnju-rozmova-pro-droni-raketi-ta-mindicha-z-holovnim-konstruktorom-fire-point-denisom-shtilermanom.html<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115363845877478072","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115363845877478072","objectType":"note","content":"

Long interview with Fire Point designer, who claims their FP-1 drones were used in the Tikhoretsk and Toropets ammo depot strikes, among many others. He states what eventually become Flamingo started out as a proposal to clone the Tu-141, which they quickly discarded but apparently re-used the booster system (unclear if directly or just in concept). Also confirms the use of AI-25 engines. Claims development cost was around $50 million

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FT claims the US has been providing direct intelligence and planning support for Ukraine's refinery campaign: \"US intelligence helps Kyiv shape route planning, altitude, timing and mission decisions, enabling Ukraine\u2019s long-range, one-way attack drones to evade Russian air defences \u2026 others involved and briefed on the operations said the US had also set out target priorities for the Ukrainians\" \ud83e\udd28 <\/p>

https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f9f42c10-3a30-4ee1-aff7-3368dd831c8c<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115359831155550612","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115359831155550612","objectType":"note","content":"

FT claims the US has been providing direct intelligence and planning support for Ukraine's refinery campaign: \"US intelligence helps Kyiv shape route planning, altitude, timing and mission decisions, enabling Ukraine\u2019s long-range, one-way attack drones to evade Russian air defences \u2026 others involved and briefed on the operations said the US had also set out target priorities for the Ukrainians\" \ud83e\udd28 <\/p>

https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f9f42c10-3a30-4ee1-aff7-3368dd831c8c<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115359831155550612","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115340743846234532","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115340743846234532"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470911","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:38:37+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115359831155550612"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

One day after the FSB declared that gasoline shortages in Sverdlovsk were fake news: \"In \u2026 Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian pro-government media outlet 66.ru reported similar measures, citing limits on purchases \"to a single buyer\" and \"for stockpiling.\" Lukoil stations reportedly stopped selling fuel in cans, while Bashneft stations ran out of gasoline entirely, leaving only diesel available. Tamic Energy and Varta gas stations also imposed a 30-liter-per-car limit\"
https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/russia-expands-gasoline-sale-restrictions-amid-fuel-shortages\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115340743846234532","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115340743846234532","objectType":"note","content":"

One day after the FSB declared that gasoline shortages in Sverdlovsk were fake news: \"In \u2026 Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian pro-government media outlet 66.ru reported similar measures, citing limits on purchases \"to a single buyer\" and \"for stockpiling.\" Lukoil stations reportedly stopped selling fuel in cans, while Bashneft stations ran out of gasoline entirely, leaving only diesel available. Tamic Energy and Varta gas stations also imposed a 30-liter-per-car limit\"
https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/russia-expands-gasoline-sale-restrictions-amid-fuel-shortages\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115340743846234532","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115336180072425317","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115336180072425317"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11470909","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-11-07T17:38:37+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115340743846234532"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/one.darnell.one\/users\/darnell","displayName":"Darnell Clayton :verified:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/903-original-tmp20220724112151.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/903-96-20220924005929.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/903-48-20220924005929.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/903-24-20220924005929.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"903"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/903-96-20220924005929.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"A carbon vessel interested in all things celestial. A human being with spiritual meaning. A political soul seeking libertarian goals. A unique geek trying to improve his physique.","url":"https:\/\/one.darnell.one\/@darnell","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"darnell","displayName":"Darnell Clayton :verified:","note":"A carbon vessel interested in all things celestial. A human being with spiritual meaning. A political soul seeking libertarian goals. A unique geek trying to improve his physique."}},"content":"RT @darnell Ukraine claims to have hit a Russian navy missile ship transiting the Volga-Baltic waterway\u00b9 in Lake Onega, ~1000 km from Ukrainian territory. Range isn't surprising, but hitting a moving or briefly anchored target? \ud83e\udd28
Brings to mind the sinking by "drone debris" of Port Olya-4\u00b2 in the Caspian sea also claimed by SOFhttps:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/ukraine-struck-russias-missile-ship-grad-in-karelia-military-says\/\u00b9 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volga%E2%80%93Baltic_Waterway\u00b2<\/a> https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115035505592558309<\/a>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/one.darnell.one\/users\/darnell\/statuses\/115318550466116109\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/115314658730259592","objectType":"note","content":"

Ukrainian Mi-24 with kill marks for two Shaheds on Nov 20, 2024, and three on Nov 24. I assumed that getting several per sortie wasn't unlikely but haven't seen direct evidence before
https:\/\/xcancel.com\/poltavazmist\/status\/1973664077248708609<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/115314658730259592","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11232328","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"11232326"}},"published":"2025-10-05T01:52:35+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"darnell repeated a notice by reedmideke","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/one.darnell.one\/users\/darnell\/statuses\/115318550466116109\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt \"After many weeks of this, even the most dimwitted of negotiators should have realized that Putin has no intention of agreeing to a ceasefire or accepting Trump\u2019s plan or timetable\"<\/p>

https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/nearly-100-days-of-trump-and-putin-is-still-calling-the-shots\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114378914295080548","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114378914295080548","objectType":"note","content":"

Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt \"After many weeks of this, even the most dimwitted of negotiators should have realized that Putin has no intention of agreeing to a ceasefire or accepting Trump\u2019s plan or timetable\"<\/p>

https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/nearly-100-days-of-trump-and-putin-is-still-calling-the-shots\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114378914295080548","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114367728129489147","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114367728129489147"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11231893","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-10-05T01:28:19+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114378914295080548"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

This is the 51st GRAU arsenal near Kirzhach, northeast of Moscow. Unclear whether the \"violation of safety requirements when working with explosive materials\" involved Ukraine, no footage of drones associated with it and air raid sirens reportedly only started after rockets started cooking off and landing in surrounding villages. Appears to have started in the afternoon, while Ukraine seems to favor night for drone strikes<\/p>

https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/56%C2%B005'59.7%22N+38%C2%B044'49.7%22E\/@56.0985912,38.7361394,5483m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d56.0999167!4d38.7471389?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQyMC4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDU1SAFQAw%3D%3D<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114384931570428390","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114384931570428390","objectType":"note","content":"

This is the 51st GRAU arsenal near Kirzhach, northeast of Moscow. Unclear whether the \"violation of safety requirements when working with explosive materials\" involved Ukraine, no footage of drones associated with it and air raid sirens reportedly only started after rockets started cooking off and landing in surrounding villages. Appears to have started in the afternoon, while Ukraine seems to favor night for drone strikes<\/p>

https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/56%C2%B005'59.7%22N+38%C2%B044'49.7%22E\/@56.0985912,38.7361394,5483m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d56.0999167!4d38.7471389?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQyMC4wIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDU1SAFQAw%3D%3D<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114384931570428390","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114384844323243602","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114384844323243602"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11231899","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-10-05T01:28:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114384931570428390"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

\"as a result of a fire on the territory of a military unit in the Vladimir region , ammunition stored in a warehouse detonated. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties, the cause of the fire is a violation of safety requirements when working with explosive materials\" https:\/\/ria.ru\/20250422\/chp-2012812509.html<\/a><\/p>

The fire (via https:\/\/t.me\/supernova_plus\/38122<\/a>):<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114384844323243602","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114384844323243602","objectType":"note","content":"

\"as a result of a fire on the territory of a military unit in the Vladimir region , ammunition stored in a warehouse detonated. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties, the cause of the fire is a violation of safety requirements when working with explosive materials\" https:\/\/ria.ru\/20250422\/chp-2012812509.html<\/a><\/p>

The fire (via https:\/\/t.me\/supernova_plus\/38122<\/a>):<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114384844323243602","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114379758798210637","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114379758798210637"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11231897","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-10-05T01:28:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114384844323243602"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

Meanwhile the big strategy question facing Moscow seems to be \"how brazen can our pandering to Trump be before it blows up in our face\" - I suspect they've correctly concluded that directly pitching Trump Tower Moscow is over the line, but perhaps an oligarch could hint at the \"amazing\" potential that could open up once sanctions are lifted https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/kremlin-considering-offering-trump-skyscraper-in-moscow\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114379758798210637","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114379758798210637","objectType":"note","content":"

Meanwhile the big strategy question facing Moscow seems to be \"how brazen can our pandering to Trump be before it blows up in our face\" - I suspect they've correctly concluded that directly pitching Trump Tower Moscow is over the line, but perhaps an oligarch could hint at the \"amazing\" potential that could open up once sanctions are lifted https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/kremlin-considering-offering-trump-skyscraper-in-moscow\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114379758798210637","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114378914295080548","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114378914295080548"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11231894","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-10-05T01:28:18+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114379758798210637"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-original-tmp20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-48-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-24-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"108668"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/108668-96-20230320145057.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Bit herder","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"reedmideke","displayName":"Reed Mideke","note":"Bit herder"}},"content":"

\"Some in the U.S. government think that Witkoff has been misled by Russia about the extent of the economic opportunity for the U.S. in restoring business ties with Russia\" - Ya think?<\/p>

https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/23\/white-house-debating-lifting-sanctions-on-russian-energy-assets-00306486<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-23:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114390578735309218","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114390578735309218","objectType":"note","content":"

\"Some in the U.S. government think that Witkoff has been misled by Russia about the extent of the economic opportunity for the U.S. in restoring business ties with Russia\" - Ya think?<\/p>

https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/23\/white-house-debating-lifting-sanctions-on-russian-energy-assets-00306486<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114390578735309218","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/reedmideke\/statuses\/114384975466516995","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114384975466516995"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2025-10-04:objectType=thread:nonce=d3eca1723774c5ba","notice_info":{"local_id":"11231901","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2025-10-05T01:28:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@reedmideke\/114390578735309218"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/5723996","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}