5 Jun, 2025 15:15

Ukraine failed to destroy Russian planes in drone raid – Moscow

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said that aircraft were damaged and will be repaired

None of the Russian aircraft targeted in Ukraine’s recent drone attacks were destroyed, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said.The aircraft sustained damage but will be repaired, he told TASS In an interview published on Wednesday.

Ukrainian drones struck several Russian airbases on Sunday, in a coordinated assault across five regions, from Murmansk in the Arctic to Irkutsk in Siberia.

Kiev has claimed that the strikes damaged or destroyed approximately 40 Russian military aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22 long-range bombers.Moscow, however, has dismissed both the numbers and extent of damage.

“The equipment in question, as also stated by the Defense Ministry, was not destroyed, but damaged. It will be restored,”Ryabkov said, responding to a question about whether the strikes had affected strategic stability.

Kiev’s claims about the results of the attack have been inconsistent, Ryabkov claimed. “There is nothing even remotely close” to the damage levels quoted by Kiev, he said, urging reporters to rely only on information shared through the Russian Defense Ministry’s official channels.

The official also stated thatprior to the recent phone call between US President Donald Trumpand Russian President VladimirPutin, Moscow had raised concerns with Washington that US officials had not responded to the attack.

Trump had reportedly insisted to Putin that the US had no prior knowledge of Kiev’s plansto strike Russian airfields, according to the Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

On Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also confirmed that Putin and had told Trump a Russian response to the strikes is inevitable and that it would be carried out at the discretion of the Russian military.

Putin has accused the “illegitimate regime in Kiev” of carrying out terrorist attacks and “gradually turning into a terrorist organization.”

Shortly after the Trump-Putin phone call on Wednesday, the US Embassy in Kiev issued a security alert, warning of a “continued risk of significant air attacks.” The US State Department has advised Americans currently in Ukraine to identify shelter locations in advance and keep reserves of water, food, and medication.

Moscow has repeatedly condemned Ukraine’s continued drone strikes and acts of sabotage on Russian territories, claiming that they undermine ongoing efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.

https://www.rt.com/russia/618702-ukraine-failed-to-destroy-planes/

Anons that posted those relic airplanes at Russia airfields where right, they were hit, not the real ones. Meanwhile all the ghouls cheering for the destruction of the nuclear bombers, still believe the lie.

>>23126139

Wait a minute, did Russia know about the plot?

5 Jun, 2025 15:04

Baltic and Black seas are ‘NATO areas’ – bloc chief

(Rutte is a power hungry dictator, trying to fulfill EU's plan)

Both bodies of water are important for Russia’s naval operations and energy exports

Secretary General Mark Rutte has stated that NATO now considers the Baltic and Black Seas areas of strategic responsibility. (He cannot commandeer the seas in the Baltic and Black seas, the US has to set him straight.)

Rutte made the remarks on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers. He was responding to a question about rising tensions in the Baltic region, following incidents involving damaged undersea communication cables. In recent months, several undersea cables in the region have sustained damage, triggering speculation that Moscow was behind what was suspected to be sabotage.Western investigators, however, have failed to present any proof that of deliberate state-orchestrated sabotage.

“When it comes to the Baltic region, but this is also true for the Black Sea and for other NATO areas, there is a constant threat of attacks on our critical undersea infrastructure,” Rutte said.

He also threatened NATO’s “devastating” response, when asked if it is prepared for a potential “Russian hardcore attack” in the Baltic region, adding that the US-led military bloc must ramp up defense spending.

Russia has repeatedly ridiculedsimilar accusations made by Western officials, whichclaim Moscow intends to attack NATO or EU countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously dismissed such statements as “nonsense.”

A series of incidents over the past 18 months involving damage to power and communications infrastructure has led some NATO and EU officials to accuse Moscow of “hybrid warfare.” The events, linked to vessels traveling to and from Russian ports, include the October 2023 damage to a gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland and the rupture of the EstLink 2 power cable in December. Investigators believe the cables may have been dragged by ship anchors, with each case reportedly involving Russia-linked vessels.

Although no evidence linking Russiato the cable ruptures was found, in January, NATO launched a new patrol mission ‘Baltic Sentry’ in the waterway under the pretext of protecting undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. (Ask yourself why would Russia fuck around with a important sea area to function?)

Moscow, which considers the Baltic Sea a strategic area for its naval operations and energy exports, has repeatedly dismissed the allegations of sabotage and accused the West of spreading a false narrative that frames routine accidents as evidence of its culpability.

Russia’s Baltic Fleet, based in Kaliningrad Region, plays a crucial role in protecting Russia’s western maritime borders and maintaining access to the Baltic Sea. The fleet is seen as a vital asset in Russia’s military posture toward NATO’s eastern flank. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is headquartered in the port city of Sevastopol, Crimea, and is a key component of the country’s naval power.

(Ukraine was the vehicle for NATO to plan out the destruction of Russia, they were only used, for more sabotage by NATO and Kiev to blame Russia. They cannot block the only eastern seas that Eastern Russia can use, this is crazy)

https://www.rt.com/news/618680-nato-baltic-sea-claim/

5 Jun, 2025 13:35

Ukraine out of budget cash for military – finance minister

The shortfall had previously been estimated at around $10-12 billion

Ukraine does not have enough money to fund its military and will have to overhaul this year’s budget in order to close the gap, Finance Minister Sergey Marchenko has admitted. (They intentionally run out of money, to beg for more, the monetary fraud is billions, that already has been stolen.)

The shortfall stems from changes in the amount of Western aid and the evolving situation on the battlefield, he added.

Addressing legislators on Thursday, Marchenko said, as cited by Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak, that the“funding for the Armed Forces is currently not sufficient due to many factors, so we will proceed with a budget revision in the near future.”

Marchenko said the reasons included changes in military technology, adjustments in arms deliveries from Kiev’s suppliers, and heightened battlefield activity. He also acknowledged thatthe government had failed to anticipate the conditions Ukraine would face in 2025when it was drafting the budget late last year. (They thought the money from the US would still be flowing, but they knew Trump would cut back, so they did this on purpose.)

“You cannot forecast this situation linearly. Sometimes the situation requires rather complex, asymmetric decisions,” the minister explained. (sounds like bullshit, except if the leaders are stealing the money)

In mid-May, Zhelezniak estimated the military budget shortfall at 200 billion hryvnia ($4.8 billion), but later raised his assessment to between 400 and 500 billion hryvnia ($9.6-12 billion).

In April, Ukrainian outlet Ekonomicheskaya Pravda reported thatfunds originally allocated for military salariesin the final months of 2025 had already been spent to purchase drones, ammunition, and other weapons.

Ukraine already had to contend with a budget deficit in 2023 and 2024, but managed to bridge the gap by raising taxes. According to Zhelezniak, however, this time such measures won’t be required as the government intends to cover the gap through increased domestic borrowing and higher-than-expected tax revenues.

Kiev continues to rely heavily on Western aid and loans – whichofficials say Ukraine won’t be able to repay in the next 30 years– to compensate for the economic slump caused by the conflict. As of February 2025, European nations have provided Ukraine with $138 billion of assistance of various types, while the US has given $115 billion.

In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine would not be able not survive for more than “a week” if its Western military and financial aid dried up.

https://www.rt.com/russia/618696-ukraine-lacks-money-military/

>>23126271

It really sounds like Musk is at war with Trump and others. This stuff is toxic poison, and he's unbalancing the momentum of the Admin.

>>23126222

Is anyone listening to this, Merz actually really disdains Trump, and he's very critical. Don't worry others taught him how to behave with Trump. KEK

>>23126198

Massie is working hard on the split between Trump and Musk, and giving Musk energy, I kind of see how Massie is insidious in his strategy

>>23126179

Personally I don't think Musk is getting to Mars in the next 20 years. He likes to promise a lot.

Eric Daugherty

@EricLDaugh

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump for the first time responds to Elon Musk…says their good relationship may be over.

"You saw a man who was very happy when he stood behind the Oval Desk…Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore. I was surprised."

"He said wonderful things about me…he's worn the hat, 'Trump was right about everything,' and I am right about the Big Beautiful Bill."

12:09 PM · Jun 5, 2025

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https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1930658275269239264

Rapid Response 47

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presents @POTUS with the framed birth certificate of President Trump's grandfather, Frederick, born in 1869.

11:52 AM · Jun 5, 2025

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https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1930653925503389819

Dems fail to subpoena Elon Musk — again

It’s not the first time Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have attempted to compel Musk to testify before Congress.

Hailey Fuchs 06/05/2025, 11:05am ET

House Oversight Committee Democrats have once again failed to subpoena Elon Musk to testify on Capitol Hill.

The panel rejected the minority party’s request Thursday morning for the former DOGE chief to appear before lawmakers in a party-line, 21-20 votes.

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), the committee’s acting ranking member, argued that Musk, DOGE and the Trump administration threatened “the privacy and security of all Americans,” and Musk should answer to the American people for actions over the last several months.

“Since President Trump’s inauguration, he has given Elon Musk free reign to terrorize our civil servants,” said Lynch, appearing before a number of giant posters, including one that read, “Was Elon Musk on drugs when he stole your private data?”

Lynch continued, “Musk has been operating without any oversight whatsoever, while posing a very real risk of violating security and privacy laws.”

After Lynch made his request for a vote on a motion to subpoena Musk, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) — who was presiding over committee business in the absence of chair James Comer (R-Ky.) — called up the motion as a voice vote, then claimed the “nays” prevailed. But Democrats cried foul, as they outnumbered Republicans present at the start of a scheduled hearing on the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence, and thus would have had the support to adopt the motion.

Democrats then demanded a roll call vote, forcing Mace to ultimately suspend the hearing while Republicans trickled into the hearing room to participate. During that long delay, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who is running against Lynch and two other colleagues to be the ranking member on the committee to succeed the late-Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), asked whether the panel was not voting on the motion because Republicans knew they would lose. Mace argued that the panel was simply preparing for a recorded vote.

Oversight Committee Democrats previously tried to subpoena Musk months ago, with that vote also failing along party lines. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who notably missed that initial vote, was present this time around.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/05/congress/dems-fail-to-subpoena-musk-00389089

Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues

Republicans have so far kept hands off the politically sensitive program. But senators are now desperate to find additional spending cuts.

By Jordain Carney, Meredith Lee Hill and Robert King

06/05/2025, 12:48pm ET

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/05/congress/dems-fail-to-subpoena-musk-00389089

Supreme Court sides with straight woman in decision that makes it easier to file ‘reverse discrimination’ suits

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN Thu June 5, 2025

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a straight woman in Ohio who filed a “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against her employer when her gay boss declined to promote her. The ruling will make it easier to file such suits in some parts of the country.

Despite the politically divisive debate playing out over workplace diversity efforts – a fight that has been fueled by President Donald Trump – a unanimous coalition of conservative and liberal justices signed onto that decision. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a member of the court’s liberal wing, wrote the opinion for the court.

The woman at the center of the suit, Marlean Ames, is challenging a requirement applied in five appeals courts that when members of a “majority” group raise discrimination claims they must demonstrate “background circumstances” to pursue their suit. A plaintiff might meet that requirement, for instance, by providing statistical evidence documenting a pattern of discrimination against members of a majority. Ames couldn’t do that and so she lost in the lower courts.

But Jackson said the Supreme Court’s past cases made clear that the requirements needed to bring a successful lawsuit under federal anti-discrimination law “do not vary based on whether or not the plaintiff is a member of a majority group.”The “background circumstances” rule, Jackson wrote, “flouts that basic principle.”

Ames started working for Ohio’s state government in 2004 and steadily rose through the ranks at the Department of Youth Services. She claims that in 2017, she started reporting to a gay boss and was passed over for a promotion that was offered to another gay woman.

The background circumstances requirement was rooted in the notion that it is unusual for an employer to discriminate against a member of a majority group. But neither federal anti-discrimination law nor Supreme Court precedent speak to creating one set of requirements for a majority employee to file a discrimination suit and a different set for a minority employee. During oral arguments in the case in late February, it was clear Ames had widespread support from the justices.

Citing the “background circumstances” requirement, the Cincinnati-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for Ohio. Federal appeals courts based in Denver, St. Louis, Chicago and Washington, DC, applied that same standard, according to court records.

Thomas slams DEI in a footnote

Justice Clarence Thomas, a member of the court’s conservative wing, joined the majority but also wrote a separate concurrence to argue against what he described as “judge-made” doctrines. In a footnote in that opinion,Thomas slammed employers and for being “obsessed” with DEI initiatives.

• “A number of this nation’s largest and most prestigious employers have overtly discriminated against those they deem members of so-called majority groups,” Thomas wrote.

• “American employers have long been ‘obsessed’ with ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ initiatives and affirmative action plans,” he added.

• “Initiatives of this kind have often led to overt discrimination against those perceived to be in the majority,” he said.

Thomas’ argument was that the justification for the background circumstances requirement – that employers don’t usually discriminate against members of a majority group – is faulty. But his decision to go after DEI directly comes at a moment when Trump has sought to politicize workplace diversity efforts.

The case landed on the Supreme Court’s docket last fall, about a month before Trump was elected on a pledge to clamp down on diversity and inclusion efforts in both the government and the private sector. The administration has taken a number of steps in that direction, including attempting to cut funding to entities federal officials allege have supported DEI efforts. Many of those actions are being reviewed by courts.But Ames’ case was more procedural. Notably, both the Trump and Biden administrations agreed that the 6th Circuit should reconsider its approach.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/politics/supreme-court-reverse-discrimination-suits