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The disappearance of the Aral Sea, due to Soviet agricultural policies, has caused CO₂ emissions equivalent to three years of pollution in Spain and threatens to release even more carbon, highlighting the urgent need to restore its water reserves and modernize agricultural systems. #MarDeAral #CambioClimático #EmisionesDeCO2 (translated)

Verônica Domingues stated that she never advocated for nudity as empowering or revolutionary and said that, as a Marxist, she did not consider any individual action capable of promoting a revolution. For her, showing breasts was an expression of sexuality or part of her work with adult content, and no work would be empowering under capitalism. The author said that blaming women for their objectification for wearing short clothes or posting nude photos was misogynistic, and emphasized the importance of consent. Regarding publishing images with a Lula sticker during the campaign, she assessed that this would probably not change votes, but argued that art did not need to have only a utilitarian purpose. Domingues also stated that she used other social networks, including Instagram and TikTok, to raise awareness and bring the left closer to Marxism. She criticized radical feminists who, according to her, treated sex as immoral and scrutinized the bodies of women who consented to appear nude. She also said that the revolution depended on the collective organization of the working class, not on showing or covering breasts. #Feminismo #Marxismo #DireitosDasMulheres (translated)

Vladimir Putin claims that this community, an informal group of nations from the former Soviet Union, has become a reference regional integration structure, contributing to maintaining the economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian ties developed between these peoples over centuries. #NATO #Rússia #VladimirPutin (translated)

During the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Turkmenistan, Putin highlighted the strengthening of trade relations with countries of the former Soviet Union, revealing that trade with members of the CIS exceeded 110 billion dollars in 2025, with 90% of transactions carried out in national currencies. #Rússia #UniãoSoviética #Comércio (translated)

The federal cancer programme budget falls from 44.9 billion to 3.87 billion roubles in 2027 — a nearly 40-fold reduction against 2025 levels — as defence spending reaches 35% of all federal expenditure, the highest share since the Soviet Union collapsed. #CancerCare #RussiaBudget #HealthcareCuts

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde pointed out that the Community of Madrid went from 1.27 homes per household in 1995 to a peak of 1.31 in 2002 and to 1.11 in 2026. According to his figures, during that period the real price per square meter rose from 2,273 to 4,069 euros. He attributed the drop in the ratio to both the growth of the Madrid population—from 5.1 million to 7.2 million—and the reduction in the average size of households, from 3.1 to 2.6 people. The author argued that smaller households also increased the demand for housing: even with the 1995 population, Madrid would today need about 20% more homes. He cited Castilla y León, where the real price per square meter remained at the 1995 level and households averaged 2.2 people, as an example of similar family evolution. Fernández-Villaverde indicated that the price per square meter reached 4,453 euros in 2007, when there were 1.24 homes per household, and he argued that the boom was due to cheap credit and speculation, not excessive construction. Between 2002 and 2008, he claimed, Madrid added about 400,000 households and only about 310,000 homes. He also described both the 4,453 euro price from 2007 and the 2,569 euro price from 2012 as temporarily distorted. In his view, measures that only affected prices, including the two decrees from the previous week, did not address the limitation of supply. He suggested that Spain had to choose between competing for the existing homes or betting on building more. #Vivienda #Madrid #PreciosInmobiliarios (translated)

"If there is an increase in deaths among the people in quarantine, it could be a resistant virus to antibiotics." According to Alibek, the facility in Irkutsk would be part of a larger network of scientific infrastructures developed during the Soviet era and linked to military research. #PestePolmonare #ArmiBiologiche #SalutePubblica (translated)

A former leader of the Soviet biological weapons program has warned of a potential risk of antibiotic-resistant pneumonic plague, following the mysterious death of a researcher in Siberia, who allegedly accidentally broke a test tube containing the Yersinia pestis bacterium days before falling ill. #PestePolmonare #ArmiBiologiche #SalutePubblica (translated)

The author rejected the idea that Stalin had been surprised by Hitler’s preparations to attack, saying Soviet intelligence, foreign governments, military reports and defectors had repeatedly warned Moscow. The author argued that Stalin had not lacked information but had made a political calculation; the post ended before specifying what he sought to avoid. https://t.co/kr6eZYCFc9 #Stalin #History #WWII #RU #DE

They boast about their hearts, claiming that Slovakia comes first, shouting that they don't want foreigners and won’t give up their own, saying how they admire and sincerely respect the Slovak National Uprising, but instead of erecting statues of Slovak heroes, they build a statue to a controversial Soviet marshal... What can I say – I don't like hypocrites. (translated)

WITNESS TO HISTORY. MIKE WALSH If a book is worth banning, it is worth buying. From 1934, the British, Soviet, and American empires provoked war with trade rival Germany. The Reich was overrun, plundered and occupied. This amazing illustrated best-seller tells you what the victors won’t tell you. https://barnesreview.org/product/witness-to-history-the-reich-legend-uncensored/

The author wrote that Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on Israel on 6 October 1973, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, with extensive Soviet arms and support. They said Israel was initially caught by surprise but fought back with extraordinary determination. https://t.co/QpIlpUu7j2 #YomKippurWar #Israel #Egypt #EG #SY #IL #RU

The author described the post as an example of imperialist Russian propaganda presented by a Western fellow traveller. They claimed that at the end of the Second World War, the Soviet/Russian empire had occupied or subjugated free and democratic countries in Central and Eastern… through force and bloodshed. #Imperialism #Propaganda #History #RU #UA

The author called on Russia to return art taken from Austria after the war, saying Soviet occupation authorities removed 39 paintings from Schloss Thürnthal in May 1947 and two more works in June. The author also called for the history to be fully documented and referred to Russian archives and depots. https://t.co/CMj0FmlEon #Kunstrestaurierung #Russland #Kulturgeschichte #RU #AT