Hey Epstein Enablers, We See You, And We Are Coming For You [TEASER - AUDIO ONLY]

A New American Revolution

Trump is what happens when a bunch of slave owners set up a government to protect their wealth by establishing elite rule through the Senate, Electoral College, and no one fixing it for 250 years. We can and will build a better country from the ashes of MAGA's dumpster fire. We return to our summer 2025 conversation with Osita Nwanevu, a contributing editor for The New Republic, a columnist for The Guardian, and the author of the new book The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding. [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704686/the-right-of-the-people-by-osita-nwanevu/] Look out for an all new episode of Gaslit Nation this Thursday on Trump starting to pull the U.S. out of NATO, the moral stain on America of Delaney Hall where there is an ongoing hunger strike over inhumane conditions and a cover-up by the Department of Homeland Security. We're up against the same forces that carried out the genocide of the Native Americans and the authoritarian terror of slavery. But this time, millions of Americans are standing up, fighting back. Look out for Thursday's bonus show, available in full for our Patreon subscribers who make Gaslit Nation possible. At this Monday's salon at 4pm ET get ready for some big announcements about the future of the show as we dig in our heels to rebuild our democracy and demand accountability. More soon! EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION: * June 22nd Songwriting Workshop with Leslie Nuss. [https://leslienuss.com/] Come explore the power of art at our Monday June 22nd Gaslit Nation Salon at 4pm ET opened with a songwriting workshop by Leslie. * Gaslit Nation Salons take place Mondays 4pm ET over Zoom and are recorded and shared on Patreon.com/Gaslit [https://Patreon.com/Gaslit] for our community * Join the California Signal Group for Gaslit Nation listeners to find each other and connect in that state - available on Patreon.com. * The Gaslit Nation Outreach Committee discusses how to talk to the MAGA cult - available on Patreon.com. * Minnesota Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other - available on Patreon.com. * Vermont Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other - available on Patreon.com. * Arizona-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to connect - available on Patreon.com. * Indiana-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to join - available on Patreon.com. * Florida-based listeners are going strong meeting in person. Be sure to join their Signal group - available on Patreon.com. * As always, keep it kind in our chat groups, extend grace and assume good faith. A culture of care is how we build a better world. Show Notes: Listen to Andrea's recent interview with Jonathan Fink on his YouTube show Silicone Curtain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqbUFEGX03Q The Right of the People Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding By Osita Nwanevu https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704686/the-right-of-the-people-by-osita-nwanevu/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704686/the-right-of-the-people-by-osita-nwanevu/] Russia slams key Ukrainian cities in one of deadliest offensives in months https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/europe/russia-attack-kyiv-building-damage-intl-hnk [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/europe/russia-attack-kyiv-building-damage-intl-hnk] New Jersey sues Delaney Hall operators for access after allegations of inhumane conditions https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/us/delaney-hall-new-jersey-ice-protests-tuesday [https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/us/delaney-hall-new-jersey-ice-protests-tuesday]

Hey Epstein Enablers, We See You, And We Are Coming For You [TEASER - AUDIO ONLY]

In this week's Gaslit Nation bonus show, we dive deeper into the "Iron Triangles" of corruption that enabled Epstein's network, with a special focus on the women co-conspirators. Like Trump is the rotting face of a death cult fascist movement that will outlive him, Epstein was a figurehead of a sprawling transnational crime syndicate, one enabled by powerbrokers still operating in plain sight. Joining this discussion are investigative filmmaker Dave Pederson, the producer of the anti-corruption documentaries Americonned [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/americonned] and Super Size Me [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/super_size_me], and OSINT investigator Patrick Duggan who created a searchable database of the Epstein files [https://epstein.dugganusa.com/] before the DOJ could delete them. As Felon 47 uses the might of his regime to harass survivor E. Jean Carroll, for risking her life to stand up to him for sexual assault, they want us demoralized and checked out. Instead, fight back by watching and amplifying her new documentary, out now, Ask E. Jean [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgyI8GStcao], and go to the Gaslit Nation Action Guide [https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/guides/action/] for more ways to fight back. Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at http://patreon.com/GaslitPatreon.com/Gaslit [http://patreon.com/Gaslit] Show Notes: Watch: Official Trailer of the documentary Ask E. Jean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgyI8GStcao [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgyI8GStcao] Part I: Ghislaine Maxwell and the Intelligence Pipeline https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-other-man-who-links-melania-directly-to-epstein/ [https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-other-man-who-links-melania-directly-to-epstein/] The Astonishing Work of Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez https://carriekaufman.substack.com/p/the-astonishing-work-of-alisa-valdes [https://carriekaufman.substack.com/p/the-astonishing-work-of-alisa-valdes] Investigative journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez says she was attacked by energy weapons for her explosive investigations connecting Epstein to military intelligence, says she is fleeing the US https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tz7mjvor7gjmglqsggkc5cn6/post/3mmsmyqvzok22 [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tz7mjvor7gjmglqsggkc5cn6/post/3mmsmyqvzok22] Havana Syndrome Is Real - and They Tried to Bury It (with Michael Weiss) - Part One https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/havana-syndrome-is-real-and-they-tried-to-bury-it/id1728340033?i=1000756556282 The Quiet War: Invisible Attacks https://www.youtube.com/live/gAD0BnkNme8 [https://www.youtube.com/live/gAD0BnkNme8] The Man Who Links Melania Directly to Epstein https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-other-man-who-links-melania-directly-to-epstein/ [https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-other-man-who-links-melania-directly-to-epstein/] Video: Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein https://youtube.com/shorts/W3pCW8UU8cc?si=SxWAh3LX8KPrHrjU [https://youtube.com/shorts/W3pCW8UU8cc?si=SxWAh3LX8KPrHrjU] The E. Jean Carroll Interview https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-e-jean-carroll-interview/ [https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-e-jean-carroll-interview/] Congress members say Delaney Hall detainees fed small portions 'often' containing maggots https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/delaney-hall-hunger-strike-protests/6506125/ Greg Sargent: "Just insane. New Jersey Gov Mikie Sherrill says DHS just denied state health inspectors full access to Delaney Hall. She's calling for it to be shut down." https://bsky.app/profile/gregsargent.bsky.social/post/3mmwotxgask23

Ghislaine Maxwell and the Intelligence Pipeline

Who were the women who worked with Jeffrey Epstein? In Part I of this series, we look at Ghislaine Maxwell, transnational crime royalty as the daughter of MI6/Mossad double-agent and disgraced British media mogul Robert Maxwell, whose dying wish was to connect Maxwell with a young upstart in New York named Epstein. Joining this discussion are investigative filmmaker Dave Pederson, the producer of the anti-corruption documentaries Americonned [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/americonned] and Super Size Me [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/super_size_me], and OSINT expert Patrick Duggan who created a searchable database of the Epstein files [https://epstein.dugganusa.com/] before the DOJ could delete them. We also discuss the analysis by investigative journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez [https://alisav.substack.com/p/epstein-likely-wasnt-the-boss-so] that Maxwell was Epstein's handler in an intelligence long-game going back to the O.S.S., predecessor to the C.I.A. Important historical context to our discussion: In 2011, then FBI Director Robert Mueller gave the "Iron Triangles" speech, revealing that transnational crime today works like an industry: fancy Western institutions like banks, law firms, and PR firms launder the money and reputations of shadowy crime and rogue intelligence syndicates, who are further served by their paid-off political operatives and politicians. In the speech, Mueller promised to crack down on the head of the Russian mafia, Semion Mogilevich, nicknamed the "boss of all bosses." Instead, Mogilevich was mysteriously taken off of the FBI's Most Wanted List in 2015, at a time the FBI was busting Russian spy rings in New York City, including Kremlin recruitment of college girls, including one Andrea may have encountered at a foreign policy event. A year later, Donald Trump, after decades of financial dealings with dirty Russian money, would be elected president with the Kremlin's illegal help. The 2016 election was a transnational coup decades in the making. In 1999, a high-level U.S. source leaked to the New York Times, undermining a sensitive intelligence operation between the FBI and MI6 to close-in on Russian mafia infiltration in the West, especially Mogilevich. In reporting from that time, The Guardian wrote: "Author Jeffrey Robinson - whose latest book, The Merger, was published by Simon and Schuster last week - says that organised criminals such as Mogilevich are enjoying massive success using Harvard Business School techniques. 'Mogilevich typifies the new global criminal,' says Robinson. 'These men don't rob banks, they buy them. They take full advantage of globalisation, ill-equipped law enforcement and lax money-laundering laws - especially in Britain - using the City of London as their onshore gateway to the offshore world. 'This case is the tip of the iceberg. The City is an absolute cesspool and it will remain a cesspool because the people in charge don't care. Mogilevich is not the only one, the Bank of New York is not the only place." Russian oligarchs are the Russian military industrial complex. Mogilevich oversees "weapons trafficking, contract murders, extortion, drug trafficking, and prostitution on an international scale," according to the FBI [https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/october/mogilevich_102109]. It would be easy to buy-off U.S. officials, like the FBI's Charles McGonigal who was paid with our tax dollars to fight the Russian mafia, but was instead on their payroll. [https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-shestakov-mcgonigal-deripaska-fbi-crime/33563333.html] Intelligence agencies in the U.S. – the FBI and the CIA – have faced virtually no oversight and accountability for most of their existence, leading to the explosive Church Committee Congressional hearings, exposing that the CIA and FBI were involved in covert mind control experiments, illegal coups and science fiction-style assassination programs, and violent infiltration of political opposition groups on U.S. soil. You can learn more about that in our recent episode on the Church Committee Report – in the show notes [https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-playbook-for-defeating-maga-the-church-committee-report/]. Listen to Part I now. Part II will be out this Thursday as Gaslit Nation's Bonus Show, with a continued discussion of the women who worked with Epstein, and what they may reveal about the Iron Triangles that illegally helped bring a Russian asset/traitor to power. To listen to this week's bonus show, be sure to subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit [http://patreon.com/Gaslit] at the Truth-teller ($5/month) or higher – discounted annual subscriptions are available, and you can give the gift of membership. Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you. Show Notes: Opening song: Unreal by Jizzy Cream. Check out Jizzy Cream's music here: https://babyfantasyclub.bandcamp.com/track/unreal [https://babyfantasyclub.bandcamp.com/track/unreal] Have a song for Gaslit Nation? Submit it here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-d_DWNnDQFYUMXueYcX5ZVsA5t2RN09N8PYUQQ8koq0/edit?ts=5fee07f6&gxids=7628 [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-d_DWNnDQFYUMXueYcX5ZVsA5t2RN09N8PYUQQ8koq0/edit?ts=5fee07f6&gxids=7628] Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez: The Terrifying Real Reason For Jeffrey Epstein's Remote Zorro Ranch Emerges When You Examine the Ranch Next Door https://substack.com/home/post/p-193590181 Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez: Epstein Likely Wasn't the Boss. So Who Was? https://alisav.substack.com/p/epstein-likely-wasnt-the-boss-so February 5, 2026 from The Times: "Jeffrey Epstein was introduced to Ghislaine Maxwell by her brother Kevin as part of a plan for the paedophile financier to help the Maxwell family "move money", according to a previously undisclosed account of the origins of the scandal. Kevin Maxwell, once Britain's biggest bankrupt, was "instructed to meet Epstein by his father", Robert Maxwell, according to FBI records of conversations with a former business associate of the Maxwells that have been released by the US Department of Justice. Kevin later introduced Ghislaine to Epstein and was responsible for placing her office in New York near Epstein after Robert Maxwell's death in 1991, the business associate is said to have claimed. Kevin allegedly negotiated an "understanding" with Epstein and Ghislaine whereby Epstein "would become involved in the Maxwell financial affairs". https://www.thetimes.com/article/0b5bfceb-3c2a-4ffa-aa2f-74e38a395a1e US charges Russian 'spies' suspected of trying to recruit New Yorkers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/26/us-charges-alleged-russian-spies-new-york [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/26/us-charges-alleged-russian-spies-new-york] Traitors in the FBI https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/traitors-in-the-fbi/ [https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/traitors-in-the-fbi/] "Donald Barr's 26-page O.S.S. file, obtained from the National Archives, gives a detailed account of his transition from the military to intelligence work. In 1944, he shipped off to Europe. He suffered from hay fever and 20/200 vision; much of his time overseas was spent hospitalized with allergies. The next year, he was assigned to the O.S.S. His interviewer found him to be "a quiet, unassuming person ... matured beyond his age." In late 1945, he moved to Washington to begin work at the Interim Research and Intelligence Service, which would become the State Department's in-house intelligence bureau." https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/110938/documents/HHRG-116-JU00-20200728-SD051.pdf Epstein's Transnational Torture Syndicate: https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-torture-syndicate/ [https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-torture-syndicate/] Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief Charles McGonigal sentenced to 50 months in prison for working with Russian oligarch https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-counterintelligence-chief-charles-mcgonigal-sentencing-begin/story?id=105642391 Watchdog reveals new misconduct by jailed former FBI official and Chinese firm https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/watchdog-reveals-new-misconduct-jailed-former-fbi-official-chinese-fir-rcna216856 [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/watchdog-reveals-new-misconduct-jailed-former-fbi-official-chinese-fir-rcna216856] Russian mafia target the City https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/aug/22/paulfarrelly.tonythompson [https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/aug/22/paulfarrelly.tonythompson] The Playbook for Defeating MAGA: The Church Committee Report https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-playbook-for-defeating-maga-the-church-committee-report/ [https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-playbook-for-defeating-maga-the-church-committee-report/] FBI Archive: FBI Most Wanted Semion Mogilevich https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/october/mogilevich_102109 [https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2009/october/mogilevich_102109] 2013: Russian mafia boss still at large after FBI wiretap at Trump Tower https://abcnews.com/US/story-fbi-wiretap-russians-trump-tower/story?id=46266198 [https://abcnews.com/US/story-fbi-wiretap-russians-trump-tower/story?id=46266198] 2013: Feds: Russian Mob Ran Celebrity Poker Games https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/feds-russian-mob-ran-celebrity-poker-games/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/feds-russian-mob-ran-celebrity-poker-games/] 2015: Reputed Philly mobster Semion Mogilevich bumped from FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted' list https://www.phillyvoice.com/reputed-philly-mobster-bumped-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list/ [https://www.phillyvoice.com/reputed-philly-mobster-bumped-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list/] A guide to Russia's wartime oligarchs https://www.proekt.media/en/guide-en/russian-war-oligarchs-en/ [https://www.proekt.media/en/guide-en/russian-war-oligarchs-en/] Maxwell buried on Mount of Olives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/11/10/Maxwell-buried-on-Mount-of-Olives/4340689749200/ [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/11/10/Maxwell-buried-on-Mount-of-Olives/4340689749200/] New docs say Jeffrey Epstein collaborated with the Russian mob to loot the New York Daily News, then tried to help Mort Zuckerman discard it when reporting became inconvenient. https://prospect.org/2026/02/26/newspapers-did-not-kill-themselves-jeffrey-epstein-mort-zuckerman-daily-news/ [https://prospect.org/2026/02/26/newspapers-did-not-kill-themselves-jeffrey-epstein-mort-zuckerman-daily-news/] The State of the Union is Sadistic Elites on a Crime Spree https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-state-of-the-union-is-sadistic-elites-on-a-crime-spree/ [https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-state-of-the-union-is-sadistic-elites-on-a-crime-spree/] The Military-Industrial Complex Speech (1961) https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/the-military-industrial-complex-speech-1961 [https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/the-military-industrial-complex-speech-1961] Robert Mueller's 2011 Iron Triangles Speech discussed on Gaslit Nation: https://www.damemagazine.com/2018/08/07/robert-mueller-saw-trump-coming-in-2011/ [https://www.damemagazine.com/2018/08/07/robert-mueller-saw-trump-coming-in-2011/] "Charles McGonigal, who oversaw counterintelligence at the FBI, was sentenced to over two years in prison for money laundering and sanctions evasion related to his dealings with Deripaska and others." https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-shestakov-mcgonigal-deripaska-fbi-crime/33563333.html The Church Committee Report https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/the-playbook-for-defeating-maga-the-church-committee-report/

The New American Revolution - TEASER

With convicted felon, six-time bankrupt trust fund kid Donald Trump illegally looting $1.8 billion of our tax-payer dollars for violent traitors who tried to overturn our democracy on January 6, it's time to dream big for our country. All ideas are on the table, including a Maidan-style revolution, as we must rebuild from the ashes. Gaslit Nation is here to tell you that a better world is possible. This week's bonus show, available for Gaslit Nation supporters at the Truth-teller level and higher, continues our discussion with veteran war correspondent James Verini. He is the author of the powerful new book The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Theater/James-Verini/9781668062203]. In Part II of our discussion we discuss Palantir, owned by staunchly anti-democratic Peter Thiel, operating in Ukraine–the vanguard of democracy. See you at the Gaslit Nation Salon Monday at 4pm ET – look out for the Zoom link to join the discussion then, and also the recording of this week's salon – on the AI-acapolyse trying to thrust millions of Americans into poverty, while the self-appointed tech gods hoard wealth and power, using our stolen copyrighted work. To join the salons, get bonus shows, all shows ad free, and more, subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit [http://patreon.com/Gaslit] – discounted annual memberships are available, and you can give the gift of membership. Thank you to everyone who supports the show. Want to hear Gaslit Nation ad-free? Join our community of listeners for bonus shows, exclusive Q&A sessions, our group chats, invites to live events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit [http://patreon.com/Gaslit]! Show Notes: The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War By James Verini https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Theater/James-Verini/9781668062203 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Theater/James-Verini/9781668062203] 'Dancing on bones': Mariupol theatre to reopen with staging of Russian fairytale https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/25/mariupol-bombed-theatre-reopen-russification-ukraine Trump Wants a Repeat of Bush v. Gore. Amy Coney Barrett Might Make It Happen. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/trump-wants-a-repeat-of-bush-v-gore-amy-coney-barrett-might-make-it-happen/ [https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/trump-wants-a-repeat-of-bush-v-gore-amy-coney-barrett-might-make-it-happen/] The Pro-Money Court: How the Roberts Supreme Court Dismantled Campaign Finance Law https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/pro-money-court-how-roberts-supreme-court-dismantled-campaign-finance-law Gaslit Nation Read and Resist Book Club Featuring Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning: https://www.patreon.com/posts/read-and-resist-132804210?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [https://www.patreon.com/posts/read-and-resist-132804210?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Matt Taibbi's past comes back to haunt him https://www.cascadepbs.org/all/2017/10/matt-taibbis-past-comes-back-to-haunt-him/ [https://www.cascadepbs.org/all/2017/10/matt-taibbis-past-comes-back-to-haunt-him/] Matt Taibbi filed a Trumpian, free speech-chilling lawsuit against me. A judge just threw it out https://www.ms.now/opinion/matt-taibbi-free-speech-defamation-lawsuit Opening clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMrNO6VjqiA&list=RDrMrNO6VjqiA&start_radio=1

Hey JD Vance, Ukraine is Winning (And Putin is Petrified)

Ukraine is winning, and a botox-bloated Putin looks like a dead-man walking. While the spineless MAGA right still tries to block aid, Ukrainian innovation has turned Russia's imperialist delusion into an embarrassing nightmare, as predicted on Gaslit Nation at the start of the full-scale invasion. Award-winning war reporter James Verini, author of The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War, [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Theater/James-Verini/9781668062203] joins Gaslit Nation to discuss the desperation rattling Moscow. Putin wanted a grand Cold War rematch, but instead, he's trapped in a catastrophic, modern-day Afghanistan with a staggering one million Russian casualties. The reality the MAGA death cult and isolationists ignore? Ukraine is the true vanguard of global democracy. They are out-innovating Goliath with world-leading drone technology and defending the open society while MAGA lackeys play craven partisan games. 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Become a Democracy Defender at http://patreon.com/GaslitPatreon.com/Gaslit [http://patreon.com/Gaslit] Show Notes: Opening clip: Spanish actor Javier Bardem at the Cannes Film Festival, saying what needs to be said: https://bsky.app/profile/hannibal.bsky.social/post/3mm4eomatbk2t [https://bsky.app/profile/hannibal.bsky.social/post/3mm4eomatbk2t] The Theater Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War By James Verini https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Theater/James-Verini/9781668062203 [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Theater/James-Verini/9781668062203] Russia in No Mood for Celebration on Kremlin's Biggest Day of the Year: As the country heads into Victory Day, the economy is stalling, internet restrictions are growing and the Kremlin is fearing Ukrainian attacks. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/europe/russia-mood-victory-day.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.mQvz.bsjmfvh1AxHe&smid=url-share [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/world/europe/russia-mood-victory-day.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.mQvz.bsjmfvh1AxHe&smid=url-share] Ukraine is forging the future of war: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/killer-robots-ukraine-ebola-qatar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.Tkdm.TaPFOgd0QcG8&smid=url-share [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/killer-robots-ukraine-ebola-qatar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.Tkdm.TaPFOgd0QcG8&smid=url-share] Kyivan Rus, then and now: How has Russia distorted the history of Kyivan Rus? https://kyivindependent.com/kyivan-rus-then-and-now/ [https://kyivindependent.com/kyivan-rus-then-and-now/] The men who could succeed Vladimir Putin https://theweek.com/feature/briefing/1024619/putins-potential-successors [https://theweek.com/feature/briefing/1024619/putins-potential-successors] Democrats bypass Mike Johnson on Ukraine aid with GOP help https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/ukraine-aid-discharge-petition-mike-johnson-kiley [https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/ukraine-aid-discharge-petition-mike-johnson-kiley] Putin health fears as Russian president appears at victory parade with 'swollen' face https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/putin-health-fears-as-russian-president-appears-at-victory-parade-with-swollen-face/ar-AA22ZIE7 [https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/putin-health-fears-as-russian-president-appears-at-victory-parade-with-swollen-face/ar-AA22ZIE7]