Happy New Year, internet friends. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/2025-lets-just-say-theres-room-for

Somehow we live in a world where this craven bootlicker and human embarrassment is one of Moscow’s most-senior negotiators on Ukraine.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/putins-special-envoy-cant-stop-calling

THIS IS HUGE https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/venezuela-end-game-axis-of-resistance

"Donald Trump is a docile and cynical puppet of the all-powerful Israeli lobby. Putin is also a spokesman and instrument of the same lobby. As long as this reality is not understood in all its depth and tragedy, any attempt at geopolitical analysis will be partial and implicitly far from the truth." — Iurie Rosca https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/trump-and-putin-are-puppets-of-israel

On January 12, Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine reached its 1,418th day—the same number of days that it took the Soviet Union to triumph over Nazi Germany during WW2. The longer the SMO goes on, the more Moscow wins. All independent journalists agree on this point.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/when-will-we-tally-the-costs-of-russias

The main takeaway is that Chickenhof must be rebuilt so that we can all gather for CHIEF 2026 and talk about the deep stuff (potatoes). https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/the-edward-institute-for-village

Hot new podcast! https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/the-worst-of-all-worlds-in-ukraine

"I believe that social media registration should cease to be anonymous. Behind every post, behind every author, there should be a living, real person who can be clearly identified, so there's no manipulation, bullying, fraud, crime, or extortion," Andrey Svintsov, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology, and Communications, told TASS. [source: TASS]

"The very real truth is that, sometime soon, the decision to walk away will be taken out of our hands. We can be shut down forcefully any day, or the resources could dry up to the point continuing is simply not possible. So we do what we can while we can." — OffGuardian's Kit Knightly https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/dont-waddle-away

Putin and Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa exchange a handshake at the Kremlin

President Putin congratulates Al-Sharaa on 'gaining momentum' in restoring territorial integrity of Syria

'We are glad to see you once again. Welcome'

👆🏻 These are joyous times, friends. A new multipolar world is upon us

Lots of predictable news today! https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/friendly-banker-cant-stop-cattle

Please take notes because there will be an exam at the end of the month. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/no-security-guarantees-for-the-peasants

After flooding Ukraine with weapons for nearly four years, the EU has finally been CHECKMATED by Moscow. (source: TASS)

Another lesson from the SMO! https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/no-water-for-donetsk-but-lots-of

We're back! Is everyone enjoying 2026? To increase enjoyment, read my conversation with the indispensable Iain Davis. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/agitating-for-mind-revolution

Over the past several weeks, the Russian government has made a series of decisions so thoroughly perplexing that some Russians now believe they are witnessing a conscious and deliberate effort to detonate their country from within. (Probably your own government is behaving similarly. See? We aren’t so different after all. Why can’t we all just get along?) https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/russian-government-judo-chops-internet

I feel obliged to mention that Ritter’s 4-year grift-narrative about the Brilliant War of Attrition That Has Murdered Hundreds of Thousands of Ordinary Slavs For No Good Reason Whatsoever makes absolutely zero sense if Ritter is now acknowledging that the long-term threat posed by Ukraine’s rapidly developing military capabilities means Moscow might need to drop a tactical nuke on London if it wants to avoid “dying to a death of a thousand cuts”. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/scott-ritter-moscow-faces-strategic