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Mykhailo Fedorov's proposed solutions for Ukraine's victory:
The proposed solutions begin with fundamental personnel changes: replacing both the Commander-in-Chief and the Chief of the General Staff. 1/16
The proposed solutions begin with fundamental personnel changes: replacing both the Commander-in-Chief and the Chief of the General Staff. 1/16
There is no other way forward if the objective is to defeat the enemy asymmetrically while minimizing casualties, allowing strong leaders and commanders to develop rather than be suppressed, written off, issued reprimands, or otherwise held back. 2/16
A modern organization built around technology requires leadership in management. It requires managing large numbers of sensors, working with IT specialists, working with talented people, and attracting them even without abundant resources or high salaries. 3/16
1/ Russia's leaky air defences are once again coming under scrutiny following the huge destruction caused by last night's Ukrainian strikes on Russian distribution centres. Russian warbloggers say that air defence teams aren't even being paid currently. ⬇️
2/ 'Combat Reserve' reports that mobile air defence teams in the Kursk and Belgorod regions, formed from the Moscow police department (MOGI), "aren't receiving their salaries. Payments are delayed throughout 2026. Not only these regions, but the entire border region as well."
3/ "It’s quite possible this is linked to local budgets, after all, [they] aren’t the Ministry of Culture, and the cash there takes a roundabout route through local officials.
The Senate Anti-Fraud Task force is exposing a potentially MASSIVE Medicaid fraud scandal in Maine.
As Chair, I sent preserve and production demands to Gainwell Technologies and Sandata. If we don't get satisfactory answers, take note @DOJFraudDiv. 🧵
As Chair, I sent preserve and production demands to Gainwell Technologies and Sandata. If we don't get satisfactory answers, take note @DOJFraudDiv. 🧵
Measures were put in place by President Obama to prove caregivers actually showed up. Thus, the Electronic Visit Verification was born.
Instead, it may have created a green-light system for fake billing.
So, what’s happening?
Instead, it may have created a green-light system for fake billing.
So, what’s happening?
In Maine, caregivers are supposed to clock in/out on an app called Sandata. Logging time and service matched with GPS data into an EVV record.
Provider submits claim → The fiscal agent, Gainwell matches it to Sandata's record → MaineCare pays.
Simple anti-fraud tool, right?
Provider submits claim → The fiscal agent, Gainwell matches it to Sandata's record → MaineCare pays.
Simple anti-fraud tool, right?
NEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. In it she says "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes."
"Throughout the years, I brought my concerns to law enforcement, the courts, and the Department of Health and Human Services. I tried to explain what I believed was a long-standing pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, and controlling behavior because I genuinely feared where those behaviors could lead. From my perspective, those warnings did not receive the attention I believed they deserved."
NPR reported on a court filing from Lucinda where she accused him of being physically aggressive with their then 13-year-old daughter.
Below is her statement in full:
"Throughout the years, I brought my concerns to law enforcement, the courts, and the Department of Health and Human Services. I tried to explain what I believed was a long-standing pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, and controlling behavior because I genuinely feared where those behaviors could lead. From my perspective, those warnings did not receive the attention I believed they deserved."
NPR reported on a court filing from Lucinda where she accused him of being physically aggressive with their then 13-year-old daughter.
Below is her statement in full:
My name is Lucinda, This is my response to your questions regarding my experience or knowledge of my ex husband, David Brouillette.
Before anything else, I want to express my deepest condolences to the victims, their loved ones, and every person whose life has been forever changed by this tragedy. My heart is with all of those who are grieving.
For several days, I have watched these events unfold alongside the rest of the country. I have intentionally been careful not to speculate about the incident itself. I was not there, I do not know exactly what happened, and I believe the facts should be determined by investigators and the justice system—not by public opinion.
What I can speak to is my own experience.
If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes. That belief is not based on speculation, but on my own lived experiences over many years. Throughout our marriage and in the years that followed, I have feared for a long time that his anger, aggression, and escalating behavior would eventually result in severe, life threatening violence, and I often believed I would be the one on the receiving end of it.
I was married to David Brouillette throughout his entire military career. During those years, and for many years after our marriage ended, I experienced a persistent pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, fear, and control. On multiple occasions David’s physical abuse was witnessed by friends and family. The emotional, psychological, and physical scars of those experiences have remained with me long after the marriage ended.
One of the most difficult aspects of that relationship was the fear of retaliation. Throughout our marriage and long afterward, I believed that whenever I spoke up, challenged him, or sought help, there would be consequences. That fear influenced countless decisions I made, including when and how I reported what I was experiencing. Even now, I fear speaking the truth of my experiences will lead to retaliation.
David often spoke to me about his military intelligence background and the specialized skills he believed it gave him. He frequently portrayed himself as someone who could manipulate people, deceive others, and stay in control of difficult situations. Whether those statements reflected reality or were intended to intimidate me, they contributed to an environment of fear that made it even harder for me to believe I could safely stand up to him.
Throughout the years, I brought my concerns to law enforcement, the courts, and the Department of Health and Human Services. I tried to explain what I believed was a long-standing pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, and controlling behavior because I genuinely feared where those behaviors could lead. From my perspective, those warnings did not receive the attention I believed they deserved. Feeling unheard while continuing to fear retaliation was one of the most isolating experiences of my life.
The concerns I describe here are not new. They were raised over many years through family court proceedings, reports to law enforcement, and communications with the Department of Health and Human Services. Those proceedings span years and are matters of public record. My purpose in making this statement is not to relitigate those proceedings, but to explain my own experience and why I carried these concerns for so long.
For many years, I questioned whether anyone would believe what I had experienced. Seeing others with firsthand knowledge now come forward publicly has been deeply validating. While I cannot speak for anyone else’s experiences, hearing similar accounts has reinforced that I was not alone in what I experienced.
This statement is not about speculating on the events currently under investigation or influencing the outcome of any criminal case. It is about sharing my own lived experience and explaining why I carried these concerns for so many years.
If there is one thing I hope comes from sharing my experience, it is that patterns of abuse, coercive control, intimidation, and manipulation are recognized and taken seriously before they escalate. I know firsthand how difficult it is to speak up when you fear retaliation or believe no one will listen. If my experience encourages even one person to seek help, or encourages one person, one agency, or one court to take those warning signs more seriously, then sharing my story has served a purpose.
I also ask that people remember something very important. David Brouillette is the individual involved in the criminal case that is currently under investigation. I am not. Our children are not. My family is not. We did not choose this situation, and we should not be judged, threatened, harassed, or defined by someone else’s alleged actions.
My children deserve the opportunity to grow up without carrying the weight of circumstances they did not create. My family deserves privacy, compassion, and the chance to move forward without fear.
My thoughts remain with the victims, their loved ones, and every family whose lives have been forever changed by these events. I hope the investigation uncovers the truth, justice is served through the legal process, and healing can begin for everyone affected.
Before anything else, I want to express my deepest condolences to the victims, their loved ones, and every person whose life has been forever changed by this tragedy. My heart is with all of those who are grieving.
For several days, I have watched these events unfold alongside the rest of the country. I have intentionally been careful not to speculate about the incident itself. I was not there, I do not know exactly what happened, and I believe the facts should be determined by investigators and the justice system—not by public opinion.
What I can speak to is my own experience.
If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes. That belief is not based on speculation, but on my own lived experiences over many years. Throughout our marriage and in the years that followed, I have feared for a long time that his anger, aggression, and escalating behavior would eventually result in severe, life threatening violence, and I often believed I would be the one on the receiving end of it.
I was married to David Brouillette throughout his entire military career. During those years, and for many years after our marriage ended, I experienced a persistent pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, fear, and control. On multiple occasions David’s physical abuse was witnessed by friends and family. The emotional, psychological, and physical scars of those experiences have remained with me long after the marriage ended.
One of the most difficult aspects of that relationship was the fear of retaliation. Throughout our marriage and long afterward, I believed that whenever I spoke up, challenged him, or sought help, there would be consequences. That fear influenced countless decisions I made, including when and how I reported what I was experiencing. Even now, I fear speaking the truth of my experiences will lead to retaliation.
David often spoke to me about his military intelligence background and the specialized skills he believed it gave him. He frequently portrayed himself as someone who could manipulate people, deceive others, and stay in control of difficult situations. Whether those statements reflected reality or were intended to intimidate me, they contributed to an environment of fear that made it even harder for me to believe I could safely stand up to him.
Throughout the years, I brought my concerns to law enforcement, the courts, and the Department of Health and Human Services. I tried to explain what I believed was a long-standing pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, and controlling behavior because I genuinely feared where those behaviors could lead. From my perspective, those warnings did not receive the attention I believed they deserved. Feeling unheard while continuing to fear retaliation was one of the most isolating experiences of my life.
The concerns I describe here are not new. They were raised over many years through family court proceedings, reports to law enforcement, and communications with the Department of Health and Human Services. Those proceedings span years and are matters of public record. My purpose in making this statement is not to relitigate those proceedings, but to explain my own experience and why I carried these concerns for so long.
For many years, I questioned whether anyone would believe what I had experienced. Seeing others with firsthand knowledge now come forward publicly has been deeply validating. While I cannot speak for anyone else’s experiences, hearing similar accounts has reinforced that I was not alone in what I experienced.
This statement is not about speculating on the events currently under investigation or influencing the outcome of any criminal case. It is about sharing my own lived experience and explaining why I carried these concerns for so many years.
If there is one thing I hope comes from sharing my experience, it is that patterns of abuse, coercive control, intimidation, and manipulation are recognized and taken seriously before they escalate. I know firsthand how difficult it is to speak up when you fear retaliation or believe no one will listen. If my experience encourages even one person to seek help, or encourages one person, one agency, or one court to take those warning signs more seriously, then sharing my story has served a purpose.
I also ask that people remember something very important. David Brouillette is the individual involved in the criminal case that is currently under investigation. I am not. Our children are not. My family is not. We did not choose this situation, and we should not be judged, threatened, harassed, or defined by someone else’s alleged actions.
My children deserve the opportunity to grow up without carrying the weight of circumstances they did not create. My family deserves privacy, compassion, and the chance to move forward without fear.
My thoughts remain with the victims, their loved ones, and every family whose lives have been forever changed by these events. I hope the investigation uncovers the truth, justice is served through the legal process, and healing can begin for everyone affected.
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The Niger River has one of the most bizarre courses of any major river on Earth. It starts just 150 miles (240 km) from the Atlantic Ocean in Guinea. But instead of flowing west to the sea, it heads inland, northeast toward the Sahara Desert.
Why?
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Why?
1/n
The river flows northeast for more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) through Mali, passing the ancient city of Timbuktu after forming a massive inland delta, the largest in West Africa. Then, instead of continuing to the desert, it makes a sharp turn southeast.
2/n
2/n
From there, it flows through Niger and Nigeria before finally emptying into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. In total, the Niger travels 2,600 miles (4,180 km). That's more than 17 times the straight-line distance between its source and the ocean.
3/n
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Hey @bariweiss, when Biden admin announced China obtained 40 million of Great Britain’s publicly available voter files @CBSNews covered it seriously. But when DJT announced China got 240 million of Americans voter files your team dismissed like it was no big deal. Why?
Here is CBS coverage of the Great Britain hack. cbsnews.com/news/chinese-h…
Here is the dismissive coverage of Donald Trump’s announcement. cbsnews.com/news/trump-chi…
SitRep - 17/07/26 - More protests across Ukraine
An overview of the daily events in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Across Ukraine, new and bigger protests against Syrskyi and in support of Fedorov were held. Tens of thousands attended.
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An overview of the daily events in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Across Ukraine, new and bigger protests against Syrskyi and in support of Fedorov were held. Tens of thousands attended.
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As usual we start with Russian losses
By Christmas 1941, model Spitfires carrying a green shamrock on the nose had become one of the most sought after toys for British schoolboys.
They belonged to an Irish pilot who had become one of the most famous men in Britain, and who, at 21, was the youngest Wing Commander the RAF has ever had.
Seven months later he was gone.
This is the story of Paddy Finucane..🧵1/7
They belonged to an Irish pilot who had become one of the most famous men in Britain, and who, at 21, was the youngest Wing Commander the RAF has ever had.
Seven months later he was gone.
This is the story of Paddy Finucane..🧵1/7
🧵 2/7
Brendan Finucane was born in Dublin in 1920, into a family with a complicated history where Britain was concerned.
His father had fought in the Easter Rising of 1916, taking up arms against British rule in Ireland. Paddy grew up in the turbulent years that followed, a childhood shaped by the Irish War of Independence and the civil war that came after it.
In 1936 the family moved to England, and Paddy took a job as an accountant. He hated it. When he saw the chance to fly, he seized it, and in 1938, aged just 17, he applied to join the Royal Air Force.
The son of an Irish rebel was about to become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the RAF.
Brendan Finucane was born in Dublin in 1920, into a family with a complicated history where Britain was concerned.
His father had fought in the Easter Rising of 1916, taking up arms against British rule in Ireland. Paddy grew up in the turbulent years that followed, a childhood shaped by the Irish War of Independence and the civil war that came after it.
In 1936 the family moved to England, and Paddy took a job as an accountant. He hated it. When he saw the chance to fly, he seized it, and in 1938, aged just 17, he applied to join the Royal Air Force.
The son of an Irish rebel was about to become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the RAF.
🧵 3/7
He almost did not make it.
Finucane was, by all accounts, a poor student pilot. His training record was littered with bad landings and mistakes. On one infamous occasion he flew so close to his commanding officer's aircraft that his own propeller sliced the tail off the other plane.
In peacetime, a pilot like that would probably never have been allowed near a fighter squadron. But this was 1940, Britain was fighting for its survival, and the RAF needed every pilot it could get.
So they put Paddy Finucane in a Spitfire. And something extraordinary happened. The clumsy trainee turned out to be a natural killer in the air.
He flew into the Battle of Britain with No. 65 Squadron, and in August 1940 he shot down his first German fighter. He was 19 years old.
He almost did not make it.
Finucane was, by all accounts, a poor student pilot. His training record was littered with bad landings and mistakes. On one infamous occasion he flew so close to his commanding officer's aircraft that his own propeller sliced the tail off the other plane.
In peacetime, a pilot like that would probably never have been allowed near a fighter squadron. But this was 1940, Britain was fighting for its survival, and the RAF needed every pilot it could get.
So they put Paddy Finucane in a Spitfire. And something extraordinary happened. The clumsy trainee turned out to be a natural killer in the air.
He flew into the Battle of Britain with No. 65 Squadron, and in August 1940 he shot down his first German fighter. He was 19 years old.
This is the most effective brainwashing program in the history of civilization.
It convinced a planet that the food we ate for 3 million years was killing us. And it sold us drugs that fail 99 out of 100 people.
Here is exactly how they did it.
It convinced a planet that the food we ate for 3 million years was killing us. And it sold us drugs that fail 99 out of 100 people.
Here is exactly how they did it.
Start with the proof that it works.
The famous statin ad claimed a 36% reduction in heart attacks. That one number sold billions of pills and put the drug in millions of medicine cabinets.
But 36% was the relative number. A magic trick with statistics. The real number was 1%.
The famous statin ad claimed a 36% reduction in heart attacks. That one number sold billions of pills and put the drug in millions of medicine cabinets.
But 36% was the relative number. A magic trick with statistics. The real number was 1%.
Look at the chart. In the actual trial, out of 100 people who took the drug for years, 1 avoided a heart attack. Just 1.
And roughly 1 other person developed diabetes from the drug itself.
1 helped. 1 harmed. 98 swallowed it every day for nothing but side effects. They called it a miracle and a nation believed them.
And roughly 1 other person developed diabetes from the drug itself.
1 helped. 1 harmed. 98 swallowed it every day for nothing but side effects. They called it a miracle and a nation believed them.
Some medicines are safe alone. Mix them and they become a lethal poison.
As a doctor, here are 5 classic drug combinations people accidentally take that land them straight in the casualty.
1. Viagra + Chest Pain pills.
As a doctor, here are 5 classic drug combinations people accidentally take that land them straight in the casualty.
1. Viagra + Chest Pain pills.
1. SILDENAFIL (VIAGRA) + NITRATES
Taking an Erectice Dysfunction pill with a chest pain pill (Nitroglycerin).
Both drugs aggressively dilate blood vessels. Taken together, your BP crashes to near-zero instantly, causing fatal cardiovascular collapse.
Taking an Erectice Dysfunction pill with a chest pain pill (Nitroglycerin).
Both drugs aggressively dilate blood vessels. Taken together, your BP crashes to near-zero instantly, causing fatal cardiovascular collapse.
2. CLOPIDOGREL + OMEPRAZOLE
A common heart-attack blood thinner + an acidity pill.
Omeprazole blocks the exact liver enzyme needed to activate Clopidogrel. Your heart medication stops working, risking a massive second heart attack.
A common heart-attack blood thinner + an acidity pill.
Omeprazole blocks the exact liver enzyme needed to activate Clopidogrel. Your heart medication stops working, risking a massive second heart attack.
Zelenskyy is considering replacing Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky.
He may do so if he finds a successor who can ensure a smooth transfer and hold a stable defense along the 1,200 km front.
He will meet commanders this weekend to assess candidates, FT. 1/
He may do so if he finds a successor who can ensure a smooth transfer and hold a stable defense along the 1,200 km front.
He will meet commanders this weekend to assess candidates, FT. 1/
The crisis started after Syrsky gave Zelenskyy an ultimatum to remove Fedorov, according to Fedorov.
Zelenskyy said the two men no longer spoke directly without him mediating. 2/
Zelenskyy said the two men no longer spoke directly without him mediating. 2/
Fedorov said Syrsky blocked defense ministry reforms.
He argued Ukraine needs new senior military leadership to fight Russia asymmetrically, with drones, automation and fewer losses. 3/
He argued Ukraine needs new senior military leadership to fight Russia asymmetrically, with drones, automation and fewer losses. 3/
