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Zelensky has a warning for Moscow: if Russia keeps targeting Ukraine’s electricity and heating, Ukraine will make winter painful for Russia too. Could Russia’s historic ally—“General Winter”—turn against it?

I examine that warning, Ukraine’s struggle to secure scarce missile interceptors, and Poland’s direct message to the Russian delegation: you can kill more people, but you cannot win.

I also discuss the reported return of U.S. troops to the Baltics, concerns about sabotage and drone operations in Europe, and the competing arguments over inviting Putin to the G20. Zelensky sees a potential opportunity—but would Putin actually attend?

Finally, I examine Trump’s welcome for Xi Jinping, Michael McFaul’s criticism of U.S. foreign policy, and why Taiwan deserves close attention as Washington and Beijing negotiate.

Throughout, I distinguish reported developments, official statements, and my own interpretation.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Zelensky’s winter warning to Russia
01:35 Ukraine’s race for missile interceptors
02:52 Ex-prosecutor reportedly relocates to Austria
03:33 Ukraine diplomacy and European funding
04:48 U.S. troops and Baltic deterrence
06:54 Poland confronts Russia at the UN
09:15 Fire at a Polish Starlink ground station
10:15 French politics and trade with Russia
11:10 Sanctions relief and the hostage precedent
11:49 Reported warning about Russian drone operations
12:15 Putin’s G20 invitation: opportunity or mistake?
15:04 Alleged Russian ownership of a Pentagon supplier
15:26 Trump welcomes Xi—and McFaul pushes back
18:28 U.S.–China negotiations and Taiwan
19:25 Immigration protections for Ukrainians
19:41 Xi says partners, not rivals
21:25 McFaul’s response to criticism
22:07 Viewer comments and closing thoughts

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I was supposed to show you the world, but before I could start my plans, something happened that I could not stay silent about or just be a bystander. Because anyone who remains silent in the face of this has probably lost their humanity.

For 17 days now, the people of Iran have begun their protests and no longer want the Islamic Republic. These protests have now turned into a revolution led by the brave people of Iran.

For nearly five days, the Islamic Republic has cut off Iran’s connection to the outside world and is carrying out mass killings. While I was making this video, new information arrived: at least 12,000 Iranians have been massacred by the Islamic Republic.

The people of the world must be their voice. This is not the first time the Islamic Republic has killed the honorable and courageous people of Iran—but if we all stand together, it can be the last.

All eyes on Iran.
Please be the voice of the people of Iran.

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ناپدید شدن ۱۳ صیاد ایرانی اهل بندر لنگه و بی‌توجهی مقامات و حتی رسانه‌های استانی به سرنوشت آن‌ها، نشان می‌دهد جان شهروندان در اولویت جمهوری اسلامی نیست.
این بی‌تفاوتی صرفاً غفلت نیست بلکه بازتاب رویکردی است که در آن انسان ایرانی و جان او از آخرین دغدغه‌های مسئولان حکومتی است.

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Today, there is important news from the Druzhkivka direction. 

Here, a dangerous Russian penetration formed northeast of Dobropillia, as Russian forces had spent time accumulating troops around the Shahove area, attempting to expand in several directions around Hruzke and Novomykolaivka. Elements of Russia’s Ninetieth Tank Division and the Eighth Combined Arms Army sought Ukrainian logistical routes that could support an operational encirclement of Druzhkivka while opening another route toward Dobropillia. Had that worked, Russia could have threatened communications supporting the wider Ukrainian defense of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration. Instead of waiting for that to develop, Ukraine attacked the penetration systematically from multiple directions.

Once Ukrainian commanders concluded Russia was establishing a staging area rather than conducting isolated infiltrations, reinforcements were called in. The First Azov Corps deployed its Tuman special-purpose detachment alongside elements of the recently subordinated Skala Assault Regiment. The operation also involved Azov reconnaissance  battalions with experienced drone operators. Crucially, representatives from participating formations planned the operation together rather than operating independently.

Their first objective was not immediately storming Russian positions. Ukraine instead isolated the concentration area with firepower, restricting Russian movement and preventing additional expansion before assault groups advanced. The Ukrainian soldiers attacked the Russian positions on the ground while FPV drones, bomber drones, and artillery worked around them. When Russian soldiers entrenched themselves in shelters that would have been expensive to storm directly, Ukrainian troops stopped, transmitted their locations, and requested drone strikes. Once those positions were suppressed or destroyed, assault troops moved forward and cleared them.

That coordination allowed Ukraine to squeeze the penetration from multiple directions rather than simply pushing against its strongest point. Ukraine simultaneously attacked Russia’s fire support by conducting a specialized operation against Russian artillery, employing drone-delivered munitions designed to damage howitzer barrels. Destroying those guns reduced Russia’s ability to suppress Ukrainian assault groups while they advanced, while Ukrainian artillery provided another layer of support, creating a combined reconnaissance-strike system around infantry moving through extremely difficult terrain.

This was particularly important because evacuation was dangerous, as open terrain and dense Russian drone activity meant a seriously wounded Ukrainian soldier could be difficult to extract. Commanders therefore emphasized destroying detected Russian positions remotely whenever a direct assault created unnecessary risk.

To achieve the essential real-time coordination, a liaison officer from the Twelfth Azov Brigade remained at the command-and-observation post, allowing assault troops, drones, and supporting formations to exchange information immediately. Skala’s participation was particularly significant because this became its first operation under Azov’s operational command. The result was the dismantling of the Russian concentration and the complete elimination of the breakthrough that had taken months to establish. Azov reported two-hundred-thirty-seven Russian soldiers killed, forty-four wounded, and three captured during the operation.

Overall, more importantly than the number of losses, Russia failed to transform its infiltration into the logistical breakthrough it needed. As a result, the reinforced Russian formations around Dobropillia failed to generate major advances despite substantial redeployments during the summer. At the same time, Ukraine has now bought additional time around Druzhkivka and Dobropillia while forcing Russia to absorb another round of losses. Instead of becoming the staging ground for a wider breakthrough, the penetration became an isolated concentration attacked by Ukrainian infantry, artillery, and drones from multiple directions. That means another delay for the Russian command’s broader objective: breaking Ukraine’s Donetsk defenses and capturing the remaining Ukrainian-held part of the region.

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Iranian forces have been annihilated on the Island of Qeshm after overwhelming US strikes conducted on the Iranian coast only hours ago. The governor of Qeshm has reported 11 separate explosions in the island; all on military bases and targets. CENTCOM is targeting large numbers of forces along the entire coast of Hormuz, with reports that a senior level commander of Iranian air defenses was taken out last night. Iran has slammed Kuwait with several impacts of missiles around the Ali Al-Salem airbase in Kuwait. In Crimea the people are begging the Russian government for help as the northern part of Crimea is now descending into lawlessness after supplies of most types have run out for over a week. The situation has only deteriorated further as ships are no longer allowed into the Azov sea, and another large rail ferry in Kerch was hit and damaged again last night. Ukrainian drone attacks are still ongoing against Russian forces and critical infrastructure as well.

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Today, the most insane news is coming from the Liman direction. 

Recent reports from Ukrainian soldiers on the ground show that after clearing the forest south of Liman, Ukrainians just kept advancing and pushing Russians further back. Taking advantage of their newly captured territory, Ukrainians crossed over the river into the rear of the Russian advance on Sloviansk and collapsed it completely. 

For several months, Russians had been achieving a slow but gradual advance toward the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk through their infiltration tactics. The absence of any engineering fortifications such as deep anti-tank ditches or lines of razorwire meant that Russian infiltrators were never funneled into concentrated kill zones for Ukrainian defenders to eliminate. While Russians suffered notable losses during their advance, they had been successfully able to push Ukrainian lines back to the town of Mykolaivka. This is where Ukrainian engineering fortifications began again, and Russian forces were already launching their first probing assaults by the time Operation Vivaldi kicked into gear at Liman. 

However, this Russian push was fully dependent on their flanks being secured by the Serebryanski forest and the Donets River to the north, where Russian forces had been attempting to infiltrate into Liman. As Russian lines broke at Liman, so did the flank of the Russian force grouping advancing on Ukraine’s fortress belt. The biggest problem for Russians then became clear, as their denial about the severity of Ukrainian advances and lost territory left the Russian force grouping to the south completely unaware of the new threat on their flanks. 

Ukrainians immediately took advantage, and dedicated a good number of forces to crossing the river and engaging with the Russian forces in the rear of the Sloviansk offensive. Notably, these Russian forces included drone operators trained by the infamous Rubicon drone brigade, who had been deployed to the sector to train new Russian drone pilots, and are credited for a big portion of the success that Russians have experienced here. Ukrainians themselves positioned their own drone units directly on the frontline, allowing FPV kamikaze and bomber drones to strike deep into the Russian lines and putting Russians under heavy pressure. 

As Ukrainian assaults pinned down Russian fire and drone support units, Ukrainians initiated sector-wide counterattacks from the direction of Mykolaivka. These forces moved quickly to maintain their shock advantage, surrounding Russian forces before penetrating rapidly and deeply into Russian lines. As the Ukrainian force grouping from Mykolaivka advanced, they linked up with assault units that had crossed the river from Liman before continuing the advance. Ukrainian soldiers report that Russians had poorly consolidated their positions here in their hurry to advance. This allowed Ukrainian counterattacks to snowball to the point that Ukrainians began fully overrunning Russian drone pilots, frontline logistics depots, and low-level Russian command centers. As a result, Ukrainians captured an additional two hundred square kilometers south of the forest, and there is no report yet of the advance coming to a halt. 

Overall, the recent Ukrainian counterattacks into the Serebryanski forest and the Russian advance east of Mykolaivka have brought the total amount of liberated Ukrainian territory to a staggering eight hundred square kilometers. At this point, Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi is turning from operational counterattacks to a full-blown sector-wide counteroffensive. Undoing over one-and-a-half years of Russian gains along a sixty-kilometer-wide frontline, and collapsing the Russian advance on one of the largest Ukrainian fortress cities left in Donbas.

139. Sacramento’s Homeless and Fentanyl Crisis: A Warning Mirror of America - Homeless in America

Sacramento’s Homeless and Fentanyl Crisis: A Warning Mirror of America – Homeless in America reflects a tragedy unfolding in plain sight. Sacramento, once seen as just another growing city in California, has become a frontline in a deadly struggle. Tents line the streets, encampments spread into neighborhoods, and the air of despair is worsened by the rise of fentanyl—a drug so lethal that even tiny doses can end lives instantly. These two forces, homelessness and addiction, collide to create a crisis that mirrors the larger national reality.

The story of Sacramento is not an isolated event. It is a glimpse into the broader issue of being homeless in America, where thousands live without shelter, security, or hope. In Sacramento’s homeless and fentanyl crisis, we see what happens when social safety nets fail and when treatment and housing are scarce. These struggles ripple outward, showing that what happens here could happen anywhere in the nation.

What makes Sacramento’s situation so haunting is how closely it resembles the bigger picture of homeless in America. Across the country, cities both large and small face the same challenges—encampments growing faster than solutions, addiction spreading faster than treatment, and communities turning blind eyes. Sacramento is simply the most visible warning sign.

To understand Sacramento’s homeless and fentanyl crisis is to confront the moral question facing us all: will America address its failures, or will it allow this suffering to deepen? For every tent, every overdose, every family left outside, the crisis becomes more undeniable. In the end, Sacramento is not just a city in trouble—it is a reflection of what it means to be homeless in America today.

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

- First—the United States and Iran may be nearing an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the reported terms would give Tehran control over ships entering the Persian Gulf.

- Later—Iran accelerates its execution of protesters, using the war to portray domestic opposition as treason and eliminate those who challenged the regime.

- Plus—Russia reportedly launches a disinformation campaign ahead of Germany’s elections, targeting opponents of the right-wing AfD.

- In today’s Back of the Brief—Beijing retaliates against recent U.S. actions with new restrictions targeting American entities, drone technology and factory inspections.

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- Russia warns Latvia could face retaliation over claims that Ukrainian drone operations are being launched from Baltic territory. Latvian officials are calling the accusations “pure fiction,” but the rhetoric is raising new concerns about tensions between Moscow and NATO.

- The United States and United Kingdom are easing some sanctions on Russian oil, citing rising global fuel costs linked to the Iran conflict and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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David Hookstead talks about Iran wounding U.S. Marines in a brutal strike on a vessel. U.S. and allied positions in Iraq are under intense and heavy fire and multiple mysterious planes are landing in Tehran.

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1:09 U.S. Troops Wounded
4:09 Heavy Attacks In Iraq
6:05 More Ships Targeted
7:02 Aircraft Carrier Moving In
7:44 Mystery Planes
9:10 Iran Moves Weapons
9:38 Houthis Open Fire
10:10 Reaction

در این قسمت از برنامه، مجتبا پورمحسن در گزارش روزش، به جزئیات اختصاصی از طرح جمهوری اسلامی برای احیای اداره عملیات ویژه در وزارت اطلاعات می‌پردازد و از ماموریت این واحد برای ترور ترامپ و نتانیاهو و فرزندان‌شان در انتقام خون علی خامنه‌ای می‌گوید.

«دلِ بی‌گناهم» ترانه‌ای احساسی درباره قلبی ساده و عاشق است که تمام وجودش را به پای عشق گذاشت، اما در پایان خسته و بی‌پناه ماند.
این قطعه با فضایی از بلوز احساسی ایرانی و صدایی مردانه اجرا شده است؛ روایتی برای تمام دل‌هایی که صادقانه عاشق شدند و سهمشان از عشق، تنهایی بود.

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یِه روزی چِشماتو دیدَم و دلُ دادم رفت
دِل به عشقِ تو سِپُردم و غَمام یادم رفت

هَمه‌یِ هستیمُ من به پایِ تو گذاشتم
جُز غَمِ دوریِ تو دیگه غَمی نَداشتم

چِرا باز سادِگی کردی، دِلِ بی‌گُناهم؟
حالا اون رَفته و من خَسته و بی‌پَناهم

فِکر می‌کردم تو میای، دَوایِ دَردم می‌شی
می‌مونی، گَرمایِ این دَستایِ سَردم می‌شی

اَما من بازیچِه‌یِ دَستِ تو بودم و بَس
تویِ راهِ عاشِقی بَرام نَمونده نَفَس


چِرا باز سادِگی کردی، دِلِ بی‌گُناهم؟
حالا اون رَفته و من خَسته و بی‌پَناهم

دِلِ بی‌گُناهم...

تو بَلَد بودی چِطور، این دلُ رامِش کُنی
چِجوری با خَنده‌هات اسیرِ دامِش کُنی

مَنِ سادِه ، دِلَمو باختَم و موندم به پات
تویِ قلبم کَسِ دیگِه ای نَذاشتَم بِجات

چِرا باز سادِگی کردی، دِلِ بی‌گُناهم؟
حالا اون رَفته و من خَسته و بی‌پَناهم

دِلِ بی‌گُناهم...
بی‌پَناهم...

دِلِ بیچارَمُ دادم به تو دَرمون کُنی
نَدونِستم تو می‌خوای قَلبَمُ داغون کُنی

آخَرین بارِه که من فَریبِ عِشقُ خوردم
هَر دَفِه بِجای زِندِگی، بَرات می‌مُردم

چِرا باز سادِگی کردی، دِلِ بی‌گُناهم؟
حالا اون رَفته و من خَسته و بی‌پَناهم

چِرا باز سادِگی کردی، دِلِ بی‌گُناهم؟
حالا اون رَفته و من خَسته و بی‌پَناهم

دِلِ بی‌گُناهم...
بی‌پَناهم...

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:

• First, European officials are confronting a new alleged Russian attack on NATO soil, adding urgency to efforts to develop a common response to sabotage and other hybrid threats.

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David Hookstead talks about more unexplained explosions in Iran, more unknown aircraft in the sky, another ship being bombed, fighter jets scrambling and updates with the Houthis.

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1:01 Mystery Explosion In Iran
3:02 Ship Bombed
3:57 Decoy Shot Down
5:49 More Unknown Aircraft
6:49 Iran Mobilizing Assets
7:33 Security Warning
8:05 Houthi Updates
8:57 Explosions In Syria
9:27 Reaction

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The United States’ relationship with its northern neighbor has several recent developments.

At each step of this evolution, Victor Davis Hanson shares his analysis.

Why did trade negotiations break down, what is the response of the American people, and what effect will this have on Canada?

Aug 31, 2026: Victor Davis Hanson: Canada Is Picking the Wrong Fight With Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ6BuwLBfDw&t=12s
Sep 9, 2026: Victor Davis Hanson: Stage Three in the Trade War Means America Is Done Subsidizing Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-265LpIW5uI&t=88s

Sep 11, 2026: Victor Davis Hanson: Canada’s Anti-American Gamble Is About to Get Expensive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAJK4bp67Ao&t=85s

Sep 15, 2026: Victor Davis Hanson: Mark Carney Is Living in a ‘Fantasy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpWWtU0a2UM&t=23s

Sep 29, 2026: Victor Davis Hanson: Why Is Mark Carney Preparing for an American Invasion? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sThU-_h5DD0&t=32s

00:00 Why Canada Walked Away
00:08 China Tariff Workarounds
01:12 Digital Tax Shake Down
01:50 Carney Politics and Separatism
03:22 Trump Parity Warning