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   ⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce) (benroyce@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Oct-2026 07:04:10 JST ⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce)

   Piers Morgan sucks but this is an important clip with #Zelensky

   "We are losing a strong partner"

   Of course we have all known this for some time now

   But the diplomatic way is to keep the drama under wraps and keep a facade of the cheerful smile. In the hopes that private dialogue might reverse things

   Therefore, when this is said openly, a public break, that means the calculus has shifted that this is an irredeemable situation

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     The immediate fallout is that Ukraine is fucking fed up:

     " #Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Is Done Holding Back on Russian #OilRefineries"

     https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-is-done-holding-back-on-russian-oil-refineries-23454

     Amongst the first targets of their reenergized campaign? The export terminals Trump needs for his precious Russian #diesel 😂

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     I don't know why, but it all reminds me of this image

     There's too much despondency and defeatism in the world. It's so fucking weak. Those who intend malice depend upon us just rolling over

     Don't. All of their nasty games, just brush it off

     Be like Ukraine:

     Fight, you damn motherfuckers

     We need to fight

     Fight, always, never give up, never give in

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     ⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce) (benroyce@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Oct-2026 07:04:10 JST ⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce)

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     The drama is that Trump is being hammered by #diesel prices due to his stupid war with #Iran. So he setup a deal with #Putin for some diesel. #Meloni is right wing but on the outs with #Trump: "outcome of this move is questionable, while the risks are clear: legitimizing #Moscow while its bombs continue to fall on Ukrainian cities, generating new revenue to finance the #war, and implicitly weakening the leverage of #sanctions"

     https://kyivindependent.com/trumps-diesel-deal-legitimizes-moscow-while-it-bombs-ukraine-italys-meloni-says/

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     ⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce) (benroyce@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Oct-2026 07:04:10 JST ⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce)

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     And there is the #Starlink situation. Starlink cut off Ukraine, impacting their #drone operations. The #US govt said #Musk did it, Musk said the US govt did it. The blame game is a diversion, these plutocrat assholes work together

     (Apparently Starlink is restored now)

     "White House Denies Restricting Starlink in Ukraine"

     https://united24media.com/world/trump-white-house-denies-restricting-starlink-in-ukraine-says-spacex-is-beyond-its-control-23459

     "Musk Says US Government Controls Ukraine’s #Starshield Limits"

     https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87085

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     Addendum: but never forget the cost. This isn't a movie. Ukrainians pay for this daily with their lives. We must go all in helping Ukraine. They are so brave because they have to be. And let us be brave for them, not least because if #Ukraine loses we're next

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