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I’m sure there must have been times when Paul was discouraged, wondering if his words written to the churches would make any impact.
I’m sure there must have been times when Paul was discouraged, wondering if his words written to the churches would make any impact.
He had no idea that these letters — and others written personally to Timothy, Titus, Philemon and others — would not only impact his day but would echo for all time to come.
There is no telling how many have not only viewed his words, but even memorized them. His words were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce Russian propaganda operations around military targets like Starobilsk. For over a decade, the Kremlin has used similar strategies, combining crisis actors, “independent journalists” and fabricated evidence.
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First, let’s go back to 2014. Russia funded separatist groups and sent its mercenaries to Donbas, which led to the creation of two puppet states, Donetsk and Luhansk, governed by Russian propagandists and soldiers like Igor Girkin.
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The fake genocide was touted as one of the main reasons for Russia’s war during the early stages of the full-scale invasion, and the claim was made even by Putin himself. Before his mutiny, late Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said that all this was fabricated bullshit.
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The deep rear is gone. The middle is ow Ukraine’s hunting ground.
You've heard about FPV drones hitting Russian trenches. You've heard about deep strikes on Moscow refineries. There's a third category in between that is quietly becoming a game-changer — and it's reshaping how Ukraine dominates the war.
Here's what "middle-strike" means and why it matters. 🧵👇
You've heard about FPV drones hitting Russian trenches. You've heard about deep strikes on Moscow refineries. There's a third category in between that is quietly becoming a game-changer — and it's reshaping how Ukraine dominates the war.
Here's what "middle-strike" means and why it matters. 🧵👇
1/8 — The missing middle of the battlefield
Most coverage of Ukraine's drone war focuses on two extremes.
At the tactical level: FPV drones, which transformed the front line, hunting targets within a few kilometres.
At the strategic level: deep-strike drones and missiles, which hit Russian refineries, airfields, and infrastructure hundreds or thousands of kilometres inside Russia.
Between them sat a gap. Middle-strike fills it — strike drones operating at operational depth, roughly 30 to 200 km from the front line.
This is the depth where Russia keeps much of the critical infrastructure that sustains its offensive: ammunition depots, command posts, supply routes, air defence systems, radars, and drone control points.
Most coverage of Ukraine's drone war focuses on two extremes.
At the tactical level: FPV drones, which transformed the front line, hunting targets within a few kilometres.
At the strategic level: deep-strike drones and missiles, which hit Russian refineries, airfields, and infrastructure hundreds or thousands of kilometres inside Russia.
Between them sat a gap. Middle-strike fills it — strike drones operating at operational depth, roughly 30 to 200 km from the front line.
This is the depth where Russia keeps much of the critical infrastructure that sustains its offensive: ammunition depots, command posts, supply routes, air defence systems, radars, and drone control points.
2/8 — Why this depth is decisive
Hitting targets at 30–200 km destroys something more valuable than any single vehicle: it destroys Russia's ability to function.
When Ukraine strikes ammunition depots, command posts, and supply routes at operational depth, it breaks the Russian army's ability to quickly move resources and sustain offensive operations.
An army cannot attack what it cannot supply. It cannot coordinate what it cannot command. Middle-strike targets the connective tissue between Russia's strategic rear and its front-line forces — and severing that tissue degrades everything downstream.
Hitting targets at 30–200 km destroys something more valuable than any single vehicle: it destroys Russia's ability to function.
When Ukraine strikes ammunition depots, command posts, and supply routes at operational depth, it breaks the Russian army's ability to quickly move resources and sustain offensive operations.
An army cannot attack what it cannot supply. It cannot coordinate what it cannot command. Middle-strike targets the connective tissue between Russia's strategic rear and its front-line forces — and severing that tissue degrades everything downstream.
Here are The Best Picks In Every Round Of Your Fantasy Football Drafts.
Round 1: Justin Jefferson
Here's why:
Round 1: Justin Jefferson
Here's why:
He’s falling out of the 1st round due to a bad 2025.
But he just got the biggest QB upgrade in football this offseason in Kyler Murray.
And let's not forget...
But he just got the biggest QB upgrade in football this offseason in Kyler Murray.
And let's not forget...
Jefferson’s 5-year averages are 16.2 points per game on 146 targets and 1486 yards.
Kyler Murray just turned Trey McBride into a 1146-yard receiver in 2024 and DeAndre Hopkins was a Top 5 WR in 2020.
Jefferson is a steal in the late 1st round right now…
Kyler Murray just turned Trey McBride into a 1146-yard receiver in 2024 and DeAndre Hopkins was a Top 5 WR in 2020.
Jefferson is a steal in the late 1st round right now…
STAR WARS was released 49 years ago today. Hollywood’s biggest movie phenomenon, and the film that launched the career of star Harrison Ford, the behind the scenes story is as spectacular as blowing up the Death Star…
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George Lucas' first film was THX-1138 in 1971. It was a box office bomb but did pique studios' interests. UA offered Lucas a two-film deal. The first was American Graffiti. The second was what Lucas called “a space opera that’s a bit like a western, a bit like James Bond.”
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Lucas’ first idea was to make an adaptation of the Flash Gordon TV series he loved as a kid. He couldn’t get the rights but still took from Flash Gordon in the Star Wars prologues…
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Everyone needs to read this...
The Crab Mentality
(a visual thread)
The Crab Mentality
(a visual thread)
Imagine you place a crab in a bucket...
But place five crabs in the bucket and none of the crabs escape...
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Yesterday I shared that my abuser's father MESHULAM RIKLIS was brought to the US under Project Paperclip. He worked with NASA, Wernher von Braun and was given the contract via PLAYTEX to make the spacesuits for the Apollo missions - including the most famous Apollo 11.
Yesterday I shared that my abuser's father MESHULAM RIKLIS was brought to the US under Project Paperclip. He worked with NASA, Wernher von Braun and was given the contract via PLAYTEX to make the spacesuits for the Apollo missions - including the most famous Apollo 11.
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When Meshulam Riklis arrived in the US he was tucked away (like many other Paperclip scientists, spies, engineers, etc) into a university.
He was placed into a position as a "teacher" at Ohio State University (OSU). Several years later Leslie Wexner attended OSU.
When Meshulam Riklis arrived in the US he was tucked away (like many other Paperclip scientists, spies, engineers, etc) into a university.
He was placed into a position as a "teacher" at Ohio State University (OSU). Several years later Leslie Wexner attended OSU.
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Riklis took over 2 companies merging them from where RAPID AMERICAN was born. This vehicle became the umbrella company for many holdings (Samsonite, Elizabeth Arden, on and on). There was a separate one (again gov/intel connected) American International Travel Inc (AITS) which
Riklis took over 2 companies merging them from where RAPID AMERICAN was born. This vehicle became the umbrella company for many holdings (Samsonite, Elizabeth Arden, on and on). There was a separate one (again gov/intel connected) American International Travel Inc (AITS) which
Carl Jung had a strange method for changing your life from the inside out.
Not affirmations.
Not manifesting.
Practice these 4 steps for 10 days, and watch what happens to your anxiety:🪡
1. What you refuse to imagine does not disappear.
(It controls your life from the shadows).
Not affirmations.
Not manifesting.
Practice these 4 steps for 10 days, and watch what happens to your anxiety:🪡
1. What you refuse to imagine does not disappear.
(It controls your life from the shadows).
Jung didn’t believe in “manifestation.”
He believed most people never become who they are
because they never clearly admit what they secretly want.
He believed most people never become who they are
because they never clearly admit what they secretly want.
Step 1 is simple:
Ask yourself:
“What would I want if I stopped pretending I didn’t?”
Not what sounds practical.
Not what your anxious mind says is safe.
What is true?
Ask yourself:
“What would I want if I stopped pretending I didn’t?”
Not what sounds practical.
Not what your anxious mind says is safe.
What is true?
There is already an epic-sized memorial - the 630 foot Gateway Arch - in the correct location at the mouth of the Missouri, dedicated to Western expansion in general, but also particularly celebrating Lewis & Clark.
I appreciate the enthusiasm in the original threads,
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I appreciate the enthusiasm in the original threads,
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but what really came through was complete ignorance about the actual history and geography of the Heartland.
This reminds of the recent thread where someone wanted to reintroduce bison herds to the vast plains east of the Mississippi - a stunning degree of ignorance,
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This reminds of the recent thread where someone wanted to reintroduce bison herds to the vast plains east of the Mississippi - a stunning degree of ignorance,
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about a historically heavily forested region.
A request please - if you're not from our area, and it's a huge empty, homogenous area in your uninformed mind, stf about the schemes to remake the "emptiness" with your grand ideas. We are fully inhabited & don't need your ideas
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A request please - if you're not from our area, and it's a huge empty, homogenous area in your uninformed mind, stf about the schemes to remake the "emptiness" with your grand ideas. We are fully inhabited & don't need your ideas
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Psychodynamic psychotherapy is built on 2 core processes.
Take one away, and therapy may not progress.
Here are those 2 processes and how they apply in practice: 🧵👇
(scroll through to see number 2)
Take one away, and therapy may not progress.
Here are those 2 processes and how they apply in practice: 🧵👇
(scroll through to see number 2)
1/ Attachment
The connection between therapist and patient.
In psychodynamic psychotherapy, it is this therapist-patient bond that forms the foundation of the entire therapeutic process.
Without enough connection, mentalisation has less room to develop.
The connection between therapist and patient.
In psychodynamic psychotherapy, it is this therapist-patient bond that forms the foundation of the entire therapeutic process.
Without enough connection, mentalisation has less room to develop.
2/ Mentalisation
This refers to how the patient perceives what is going on, both cognitively and emotionally.
It is the patient’s ability to notice and make sense of internal experience as therapy progresses.
This refers to how the patient perceives what is going on, both cognitively and emotionally.
It is the patient’s ability to notice and make sense of internal experience as therapy progresses.
