Behind every window, life thrived with homework, dinner, and play.

Now, homes stand empty in Kupiansk, ruined by russian aggression.

The 116th Brigade defends our land and future.

Source: https://Ukraine.ua

From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor

️Jonathan Freedland

Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth. It should galvanise all those who oppose him

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/caracas-minneapolis-american-president-donald-trump-global-emperor

The Woman Who Didn’t Break. Part Two

We continue the story of Larysa Fesenko, the director of the Lesnastinkovsky Lyceum, who refused to teach her children under russian flags and for this was imprisoned for 45 days in a russian torture chamber.

https://khpg.org/en/1608815414

The Woman Who Didn’t Break. Part One.

She survived the betrayal of her colleagues and 45 days of russian captivity.

Larysa Fesenko, the director of a lyceum in the Kupiansk district, was thrown into a dungeon for refusing to side with the enemy and teach children under the rushist flag.

https://khpg.org/en/1608815362

Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid

️ Nathalie Tocci

The more European countries act as colonies, unable and unwilling to stand up to #Trump, the more they’ll be treated as such

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/06/europe-venezuela-donald-trump-vladimir-putin

russia-Ukraine Attack (Dec 23, 2025):

Over 650 drones and 30+ missiles launched; 4+ killed (including a 4-year-old), 8+ injured across 13 regions. Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi hit; Odesa ship damaged.

#Ukraine urges global air defense/energy aid for "just peace."

Germany's far-right AfD accused of gathering information for the kremlin

by Nette Nöstlinger

Alternative for Germany's opponents accuse the party of attempting to disclose sensitive information on arms supply routes and drone defenses.

https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-far-right-afd-accused-of-gathering-information-for-the-kremlin

“You need to think about historical reasons and the Second World War, and how the Nazis got the information to identify the Jews - they were infringing on their right to privacy. You think about the surveillance by the Stasi in East Germany. Europeans know what it’s like when you don’t have privacy"

Who's afraid of #Al?

by Calder Mchugh

The #EU wants to regulate, while the U.S. government is letting companies run free. What's behind the divergent approaches goes back a century.

https://www.politico.eu/article/artificial-intelligence-regulation-europe-united-states