People on twt are speculating Trump is gonna die anytime from 6 months to 1 year cause he has some weird blueish spot on his hand and trying to figure out which medical disorder he might have

Australia has expelled the Iranian Ambassador, claiming that Iran was behind at least two anti-semetic attacks.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-26/federal-politics-live-aug-26-prime-minister-albanese-penny-wong/105695890

Live thread so terrible for getting actual into but its all I got

A scandal has been rocking Argentina's top government officials since last week. An audio recording made by a former ally of President Javier Milei accusing the president's sister, Karina, of corruption was leaked to the press and is now being investigated by the courts.

Karina Milei, the president's right-hand woman, is the secretary-general of the Argentine presidency. According to the complaint made by Diego Spagnuolo, former head of the National Agency for Disability (Andis), who was fired the day after the case was made public, she and the government's undersecretary for institutional management, Eduardo “Lule” Menem, were allegedly charging kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies for the purchase of medicines for the public health system.

“They're stealing. You can pretend you don't know, but don't pass this problem on to me, I have all of Karina's WhatsApp messages,” says Spagnuolo in the message.

The controversy has the potential to impact Milei's governability because it exposes the president two weeks before the elections for the province of Buenos Aires and two months before the legislative elections in Argentina. The chief executive could be weakened if the polls reflect his government's decline in approval ratings in recent weeks.

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anybody else seeing a potential color revolution in indonesia brewing on the news lately? obviously prabowo is not a people's candidate, but he is firmly breaking w us policy and building w china through the belt and road and the US absolutely can not allow that.

Ukrainian morale suffers as troop favourite Warhammer stops translating novels - Soldiers may be forced to rely on Russian versions of fantasy books associated with British fantasy game

https://archive.is/20250825141624/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/25/ukrainian-morale-troop-favourite- warhammer-translations-end/#selection-2287.4-2287.83

Games Workshop, the creator of Warhammer 40,000, has been branded “W---er’s Workshop” by Ukrainian troops after it stopped translations into Ukrainian. Over the summer, the British firm behind the fantasy tabletop game cancelled a publishing deal with Molfar Comics, a Kyiv publishing house. Molfar had been producing Ukrainian translations of novels set in the game’s so-called “grimdark” space universe. The decision has bitterly disappointed Ukrainian soldiers who, perhaps surprisingly, rely on Warhammer games and books as distraction from the horrors of Vladimir Putin’s genocidal invasion. A Ukrainian special forces sergeant told The Telegraph that the loss of new Warhammer novels in Ukrainian was a blow to morale. Access to Ukrainian translations was more important than ever, he said, because soldiers should not have to rely on bootleg translations in Russian, the language of their enemy. “Warhammer 40,000 holds a secret spot in my heart, as well as thousands of Ukrainian soldiers from all the branches and services of the defence forces of Ukraine,” said the sergeant, who can be identified only by his call sign “Shekel” for security reasons. Warhammer 40,000, often known simply as Warhammer, was designed in the late 1980s in London. Hobbyists paint miniature soldiers, tanks and aliens, and play games on tabletops with them.

the left, blank votes, invalid votes, AP and MAS combined would've either won (in the run-offs, they couldn't have won straight up anyway) or at least gotten into the run-offs without the infighting. something around 31-32 percent of the vote all together

https://xcancel.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1960681773521605085

Herr Stürmer says together with a racist dogwhistle image.

Did anyone remember there was a school shooting yesterday? No?

Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms

Ukraine long range strike capabilities, Part 1.

There's a lot of misinformation and straight up factually incorrect information here, so I thought it would be interesting to try clear that up.

The first one is Fire Point's FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile. AP News had an exclusive on it recently. Despite looking similar to a V1 buzz bomb from WW2, it shares no technology with it, no pulse jet engine. The basic concept of the FP-5 missile is more similar to the Tu-141 reconnaissance drone or AGM-28 Hound Dog cruise missile. There are major similarities to the Milanion FP-5 cruise missile in design, but with some adaptations for Ukrainian production, to build the missiles with the parts (warheads and engines) available to Ukraine.

As for specifications, it's a massive missile, with a wingspan of 6m, a length of 14-15m I'd estimate. The missile's maximum payload/warhead weight is 1150kg, the jet turbine engine is 350kg dry, which leaves 4500kg for the missile's carbon composite or fibreglass body and control systems, jet fuel and lubricants, for a maximum take off weight of 6000kg. Range is said to be 3000km, and a maximum flight time of 4 hours. Maximum speed is stated to be 950kph, cruise speed 850-900kph, altitude ceiling of 5km. Navigation is jam resistant GNSS and INS. As for accuracy CEP50 is estimated at 14m.

As for the warhead and jet turbine engine, that's where it gets the most interesting. The "1000+kg warhead" is likely just two FAB-500 gravity bombs shoved in the front of the missile. We can see an M-62 low drag FAB-500 poking out of the front. Ukraine has 1000s of these from Soviet era stockpiles. The jet turbine engine is the Ivchenko AI-25, an engine originally produced by the Ukrainian SSR for the Yak-40 trijet aircraft, and later for use in the L-39 Albatross jet trainer aircraft. Over 9000 have been produced, and the engine is still in production today by Ukraine's Motor Sich company. A crude solution in terms of warhead and propulsion, but it's using what Ukraine has available to them. The FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile is actually longer and heavier than the L-39 Albatross, and carries a lot more fuel.

There's a lot of questions about the range, speed, and thrust requirements of the FP-5 Flamingo missile, are the stated figures realistic? To break it down, At maximum thrust of 16.9kN (it only needs to last for a few hours in a cruise missile vs 1000s of hours in an aircraft, so it can run at maximum thrust permanently given sufficient cooling), the AI-25 consumes 17 g/(kN⋅s) of fuel. That's 1035kg of fuel an hour, or 4140kg of fuel over four hours. Given a 1150kg payload, that still leaves 360kg for engine lubricants, the missile body and control systems, and potentially even more fuel. A 1000kg payload leaves 510kg for that. 3000km over 4 hours is 750kph, coincidentally the maximum speed of the L-39 at 5km altitude. The Tu-141, similar in size and weight to the FP-5 and a better comparison than the L-39 (but with 19.6kN of thrust), had a maximum speed of 1100km, and a cruise speed of 1000km at 6km altitude. So is the range realistic? I'd say yes, given a 100kph lower cruise speed for the FP-5 than initially claimed. There's enough fuel for it. Maximum claimed speeds can likely only be achieved at the altitude ceiling of 5km, where such a missile would be easily detected and shot down.

As for the survivability of the FP-5? I wouldn't say that it's high, the first S-300 air defence systems were built to shoot down such targets 40 years ago. The FP-5 has a massive radar cross section and heat signature. It's not a low observable or stealth cruise missile by any means. An easy target for air defence. But the FP-5s. crude design and readily available key parts in Ukraine will allow for fast initial production, and if just one gets through, that's 2x FAB-500s on target. A lot more damage than a one way attack drone or even a Neptune cruise missile. Given that the main oil refinery in Rostov oblast has been burning for five days non stop, and that Russian air raid channels reported on Flamingo cruise missiles in Rostov oblast, that was possibly the first target.

As for sustained long production rates, the biggest obstacle is the engine. The construction is easy and FAB-500s are readily available. But, after the initial supply of engines that Ukraine can get their hands on are used up, they'll have to rely on new build engines from Motor Sich. Building large numbers of such big engines under wartime conditions will be very challenging, if not impossible.

Thousands lined up in Plaza Bolívar in Caracas to enlist in the Bolivarian militia to defend Venezuela’s national sovereignty in the face of threats from the United States regime. The scene was replicated in Bolívar squares across the country.

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hey, some not-disgustingly-awful news about Ukraine for once https://archive.ph/IiA3h

Why Ukraine Is Allowing More Young Men to Leave the Country

For three years of war, the country has banned young men from leaving the country once they turn 18, prompting an exodus of teenage boys. Now it is raising that age limit to 23. Men between the ages of 18 and 22 will no longer be barred from leaving Ukraine under a new regulation that eases a rule introduced in the early days of the Russian invasion to ensure the country had enough soldiers. The ban on traveling out of the country, which took effect under martial law in February 2022, has applied to men from 18 to 60, including those not yet eligible for the draft, which currently starts at age 25. Under the new rule, which goes into effect on Thursday, men will be allowed to travel outside Ukraine until they reach the age of 23. Over the last three years, many families sent their teenage sons out of the country before they turned 18, to avoid having them eventually conscripted into what has become a grinding war of attrition with high casualty rates. Announcing the change on Tuesday, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the change would allow young men to travel and study abroad without feeling that they had to leave to avoid the draft. “We want Ukrainians to maintain as many ties with Ukraine as possible,” she said. Here’s what to know about the new regulations.

Why is Ukraine’s draft age so high?

For the first two years of the war, men under 27 were not obliged to fight. Then in 2024, under pressure from Western allies who were worried about a shortage of Ukrainian soldiers, the country lowered the draft age to 25. Serhiy Leshchenko, an adviser in the Ukrainian president’s office, said last year that American politicians from both parties were pressuring Ukraine to lower the age further. Some U.S. lawmakers have said Ukraine should reduce it to 18. But the country so far has resisted, pointing to demographic trends stemming from a plunge in birthrates after the fall of the Soviet Union. Ukraine has relatively few men in their early 20s but many in their 40s.

Will the change affect Ukraine’s military?

It’s unclear how the change will affect conscription. Many parents have been sending children abroad before they turn 18 because of concerns that the war could go on for years or the government could again lower the draft age. Often, boys skip their high school prom to depart in time. Allowing young men to leave before they turn 23 rather than 18 seems to run against American pressure on Ukraine to funnel younger men into the military. Many experts cite the Ukrainian Army’s lack of manpower as the country’s greatest challenge in the war against Russia, which has a much bigger population. “It’s hard for me to explain this from the perspective of waging a war of attrition,” said Mykhailo Samus, the director of the independent New Geopolitics Research Network in Kyiv. “Basically, this is the reduction in the size of the mobilization reserve.”

But other Ukrainian experts and officials said they did not believe the rule change would lead to an exodus of young men and might instead deepen their ties to Ukraine. Under the new rules, they note, young men are still prohibited from leaving the country for two years before becoming eligible for the draft. They argue the change could keep some young men in the country longer as contributing members of society and could offer experiences abroad for others who will someday return to aid Ukraine. “The goal of this step is, first and foremost, to provide young Ukrainians with broader opportunities for education, internships and legal employment abroad, so that the experience they gain can later be used for the development of Ukraine,” Ihor Klymenko, the minister of internal affairs, wrote on Telegram.

yeah dude, I'm sure all those teens and 20-year-olds, many of whom have, at this point, statistically probably had a father, uncle or even older brother die or get crippled at the front, are totally going to be looking forward to returning

How are families reacting?

The change is politically popular in Ukraine, especially among families with boys. Ukrainians who evacuated early in the war as refugees with sons who turned 18 while abroad have not been able to send them home for a visit unless the young men were prepared to remain permanently in Ukraine. Often that meant they have been deprived of opportunities to see their fathers in Ukraine. Once the new regulations take effect, that will change. The move also relieves pressure on families still living in Ukraine with male children. Oksana, 45, who has a 16-year-old son and two 18-year-old nephews, said her family did not plan to take them out of the country. Still, she said she was very happy about the rule change “for all of us mothers.” “Psychologically, it is nice to know that our sons will still be able to have a rest abroad without war threats and at least see the sea and have a safe swim, to spend at least a few weeks without bombs,” said Oksana, who asked that her full name not be used to avoid judgment in society.

Republican party loses Iowa State house supermajority after an Iowa seat flips — The Hill

The implications of this are that nothing will change

sorry, I just wasn't ready for my weapons to be used in, uh... a war? https://archive.ph/D8SGM

​KNDS Was Not Ready For Wartime Repairs, Delayed PzH 2000, Gepard Fixes by a Year

KNDS Deutschland admitted that the real war realities were far from its expectations, and establishing proper repairs of German weapons was delayed for a whole year — the main reason was conceptual. Criticism towards German defense manufacturers about their organization of heavy military equipment repairs dates back to at least 2022. Back then, up to half of all PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery systems could be waiting for or in repair instead of service, and the leadership could not tell where the repair hubs should be opened until they ultimately decided to set up the vital facilities right in Ukraine. First, Rheinmetall opened its service center in Ukraine, then KNDS Deutschland, the German offshoot of the international defense giant, followed suit. The process took an extra year, said Ralph Ketzel, CEO of KNDS Deutschland, and named the key reasons for such a delay in an interview with DW. The principal problem was that the German side did not fully understand how combat equipment is repaired during wartime, Ketzel admitted, and pointed at the PzH 2000 as a good example of that:

"I must admit that conceptually we are about a year behind [schedule] in terms of repairs. Why did this happen? Because we are used to the ground forces, unlike the aviation, treating their equipment as consumables. In other words, when we supplied the first systems in early 2023, we thought we would have to supply completely new self-propelled guns afterward, not repair them. About a year later, we visited Ukraine, and it became clear that the repairs carried out directly by the company are only the tip of the iceberg. Here, in Ukraine, a lot of work is taking place in the field conditions." Ketzel said they weren't ready to provide field repairs in Ukraine. It would be fair to note, however, that setting up such services in another country is a lot of work. For one, to train specialists and stockpile spare parts on the spot. Here, it's worth recalling that in 2022, the Germans had to cannibalize some of the PzH 2000 in order to get those spares. The aforementioned KNDS service hub in Ukraine, opened late January 2025, was primarily seeking to address the pressing matter of sustaining the Ukrainian fleet of Gepard mobile anti-air guns. Contrary to the statements of the Ukrainian government, over these past six months, the joint venture has repaired not three but actually more Gepard systems, according to Ketzel. Seven units were fixed right in the field.

"Now we have created a spare parts stockpile here and are moving on to the implementation stage. Not only will we save time on transportation, filling out declarations, etc. — it's also about motivation and speed of work. In this regard, Ukrainian workers make a very strong impression, since they work with an unparalleled enthusiasm. These are people who know what they do it for." The journalist asked if Ukraine's bureaucracy was in the way of creating the service center — a callout from Rheinmetall chairman Armin Papperger who blamed paperwork for slowing down the opening of local ammunition plant. The KNDS Deutschland chief, however, disagreed: "Why, I don't think that's an argument at all. We're not in the Wild West, we can't work in a legal vacuum. There are rules in both Germany and Ukraine. Sometimes it takes time to reconcile them. People on both sides feel a great responsibility and want to do everything properly," Ketzel replied.

Washington's tariffs did not intimidate India:

"Russian oil exports to India are set to rise in September, as New Delhi defies new US tariffs imposed to punish the South Asian country for the oil purchases, Reuters reported on 28 August.

Three sources involved in the oil trade with India told Reuters that Indian refiners are expected to increase Russian oil purchases by 150,000-300,000 barrels per day (bpd) in September, which is an increase of 10–20 percent from August."

https://thecradle.co/articles/india-defies-washington-increases-russian-oil-imports-report

US blocks Palestinian leader from attending UN meeting in New York

Kalamazoo nonprofit initiative aims to help cover gender-affirming care costs

https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/immigration-detainees-revolt-at-notorious-florida-detention-camp-report-says/

Noticias 23/Univison reports that three detainees contacted them by phone and that alarms could be heard in the background of calls from the facility. At least four people detained at the rapidly-constructed detention camp, ordered shut down by a federal judge on Wednesday, have been reportedly injured in the uprising. The number of guards injured is currently unknown.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), tasked with running the facility, denies that any such events took place and did not respond to requests for comment according to Noticias 23/Univision. However, details reported in this incident are consistent with an earlier August 6 report by NBC 6 South Florida, in which detainees calling the news station reported general chaos, mass beatings by guards, and the likely death of an injured or sick person seen laying on the floor “dying” with no medical care available. The FDEM replied to NBC 6’s inquiry for their earlier story by insisting “these claims are false.” Detainees at the camp went on hunger strike in July stretching into August but the Department of Homeland Security repeatedly insisted this was not happening.

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New wave of migration after the war: why Ukraine may lack its own labor force

Ukraine risks losing most of its migrants: up to 70% may remain abroad. This is fraught with labor shortages and a new wave of emigration after the war. Ukraine's post-war recovery may face not so much a shortage of money as a shortage of labor. According to NBU estimates, another 200,000 people will leave the country by the end of 2025, and the same number in 2026. Thus, Ukraine may lose about 400,000 citizens in two years. This is stated in the material of the Office of Migration Policy. Back in the spring, the National Bank predicted a reverse process: 200 thousand Ukrainians were supposed to return in 2026, and even half a million in 2027. However, expectations have now been revised: the "net return" of migrants has been postponed for another year, and in 2027, according to the new forecast, only about 100 thousand people will return home.

Migrants strengthen the EU economy, but weaken Ukraine

In its July inflation report, the NBU warns that prolonged migration and the slow return of Ukrainians will lead to a serious labor shortage. This will limit the pace of economic recovery, provoke unevenness across sectors and regions, and put pressure on inflation, as wages will grow faster than productivity. At the same time, European countries are doing everything to retain Ukrainians. Their governments actively encourage Ukrainian workers to stay, because their work significantly increases economic growth. "Ukrainians are actively working, paying taxes and ensuring the growth of GDP in other countries. For example, in 2024, their contribution to the growth of the Polish economy was 2.7%. But for Ukraine itself, this means an even greater labor shortage and an exacerbation of the demographic crisis," explains Dilyara Mustafayeva, head of the analytical department of the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting "Financial Pulse." According to her, even though the average salary of Ukrainians abroad is a third lower than that of local residents, the benefit for recipient countries is obvious: the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia already receive more taxes from Ukrainians than they spend on supporting them.

After the war, a new wave of migration is possible: Ukraine will have to look for workers abroad

According to experts, the Ukrainian economy could lose up to 7.8% of its GDP annually if a significant portion of those who left during the war do not return. "The biggest challenge for the state is to create conditions that will encourage Ukrainians to stay at home and return from abroad. This includes affordable housing, new jobs, development of education, support for families and businesses," explains economist Dilyara Mustafayeva.

Without housing and work there will be no return

The head of the Migration Policy Office, Vasily Voskoboinik, shares a similar opinion. He notes that security is important, but housing, decent wages, and social infrastructure remain the decisive factors for people. "Ukraine did not build social housing even after 2014, when the first migrants appeared. Now that the war has destroyed 29% of the housing stock, this problem is even more acute. If the state does not begin mass construction of social housing, we risk maintaining high levels of migration and low birth rates," he says.

70% of Ukrainians may remain abroad

Experts currently estimate that there are about 7 million citizens outside of Ukraine. And the longer the war goes on, the less likely they are to return. "We predict that about 70% of Ukrainians who are abroad today will not return. There will be no sharp economic takeoff after the war, and this could trigger a new wave of labor migration - up to 2 million more people. Then the question will arise: who will physically work to restore the country?" warns Voskoboinik.

Ukraine may need immigrants

According to him, if labor migration continues, Ukraine will have to open the labor market to foreigners. "We must be prepared for the fact that in order to restore the country we will have to attract people from other countries. These could be specialists who will come, work here and potentially become part of the Ukrainian political nation. If we are against this process, we will find ourselves without workers, without a sufficient number of taxpayers and even without consumers for Ukrainian goods and services," he concludes.

boy, I'm sure all the Azovite nazis are going to be real happy about that!

Earlier, TSN.ua reported how much the population of Ukraine has decreased due to the war: https://archive.ph/v047N

Tom Barrack telling Lebanese press to act civilized and stop being animalistic

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueAnon/comments/1n0lhdw/us_envoy_tom_barrack_being_racist_toward_lebanese/

Polizario footage showing the Moroccan military using donkeys and mules for logistics, and the liberation front using rocket artillary

https://xcancel.com/Milit1Polisario/status/1960050276863193379#m

RT has some good background information on Andrey Parubiy, the Ukrainian Neo-Nazi that someone shot dead today in the western Ukrainian city of Lvov:

https://www.rt.com/russia/623713-parubiy-neo-nazi-maidan-kingpin-assassinated/