"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy." — U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
Rep. Jim Hines (D-CT) has called the latest Witkoff/Rubio kerfuffle a “Goat Rodeo”
What does goat rodeo mean?
A goat rodeo is a slang term for something going totally, unbelievably, disastrously wrong, and there’s nothing left to do but to sit back and watch the trainwreck.
In other words, a goat rodeo is a chaotic situation, fiasco, or, more vulgarly, a shitshow. And yes, there are also literal goat rodeos. 🐐
"we cannot sell weapons forever."
This administration is composed of the literally stupidest people you will ever meet or hear from in your entire life. What the fuck does it even fucking mean "we cannot sell weapons forever." Its literally the one thing you're supposed to do with your arms manufacturers.
Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of November 23 to 24.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 162 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other drones – of which roughly 80 were Shahed-type drones – from the direction of Kursk, Bryansk, and Oryol cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Hvardiiske, Crimea.[133] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 125 drones, that 37 drones struck 15 locations, and that drone debris fell at one location. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces targeted civilian and residential infrastructure in Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces struck port, agricultural, civilian, and energy infrastructure in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.[134] The Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported that the Russian strikes knocked out power for over 70,000 customers in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv oblasts.[135] Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces also conducted a Shahed drone strike against civilian infrastructure in Chernihiv City on the afternoon of November 24, wounding three civilians.[136]
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Ukraine's Air Force reported on the overnight drone and missile attack. Shot down: 438/464 Shahed and other type drones; 1/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles; 5/7 Iskander-K cruise missiles; 5/8 Kalibr cruise missiles; 3/3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
US and Ukrainian delegations reportedly narrowed down the initial US-proposed 28-point peace plan to 19 points.[1] An official briefed on the negotiations told the Washington Post that the peace plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine now has 19 points and is based on the original US proposal, but that US and Ukrainian delegations have not yet agreed upon the final number of points.[2] Oleksandr Bevz, advisor to Ukrainian Presidential Office Head Andriy Yermak, stated that Ukrainian and US negotiators agreed to remove points unrelated to Ukraine, such as those regarding US-Russian bilateral engagement and those involving Europe.[3] Bevz stated that Ukrainian and US negotiators also agreed to resolve issues about Ukraine’s accession to NATO based on NATO’s consensus decision-making structure.[4] Bevz stated that Ukrainian negotiators clarified to US officials that Ukraine is willing to start discussions about territory from the current frontline and does not want to engage with Russian offers to swap territory. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that European officials noted that the most recent version of the peace plan no longer includes proposals for roughly $100 billion in frozen Russian assets to go toward US-led efforts to rebuild Ukraine.[5] Ukrainian news agency RBK-Ukraine reported, citing unspecified sources, that the delegations adjusted a significant number of issues, such as those related to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the size of the Ukrainian military, and prisoner of war (POW) and prisoner exchanges.[6] RBK-Ukraine’s sources reportedly stated that the delegations agreed that US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should discuss and agree upon points related to territorial issues and Ukraine’s accession into NATO. Sources told RBK-Ukraine that the United States will work with Ukraine to agree on the final points of the plan before engaging with European partners on points that directly concern Europe.[7] The sources reportedly stated that the United States will then use “carrots and sticks” to convince Russia of the plan.
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Ukrainian forces may have struck Russian energy infrastructure overnight on November 23 to 24. Footage published on November 24 depicts the sound of explosions near Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and some Ukrainian sources reported that Ukrainian forces may have targeted the nearby Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Oil Refinery and Kstovo Petrochemical Plant.[38] Neither Russian nor Ukrainian officials have confirmed the cause of the explosions. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces downed seven drones over Nizhny Novgorod Oblast overnight.[39]
- US and Ukrainian delegations reportedly narrowed down the initial US-proposed 28-point peace plan to 19 points.
- The persistent Russian rate of advance does not indicate that Russian forces will imminently seize the rest of Donetsk Oblast.
- Russian officials and ultranationalist voices continue rejecting the original and revised US-proposed peace plan drafts and are attempting to portray Europe as responsible for the Russian rejection.
- Ukrainian forces maintain a limited presence and continue to counterattack within Pokrovsk, indicating that Russian forces likely remain unable to rapidly seize Pokrovsk at this time.
- Russian forces continue to leverage their new offensive template, which heavily relies on battlefield air interdiction (BAI) efforts and infiltration tactics, to advance in the Hulyaipole direction.
- Belarusian balloons continue incursions in NATO airspace in Lithuania and Latvia.
- Russian forces recently advanced near Vovchansk, Velykyi Burluk, Siversk, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, Velykomykhailivka, and Hulyaipole and in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area.
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Operational information as of 22:00 on November 25, 2025, regarding the Russian invasion
In total, 147 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of this day.
The invaders launched one missile and 44 air strikes, using 22 missiles and dropping 44 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians used 3,511 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,259 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
- In the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, Ukrainian soldiers have repelled three assaults by the occupiers since the beginning of the day. The enemy also carried out three air strikes, dropping eight guided aerial bombs, and carried out 151 shelling attacks, three of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
- In the South Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders three times in the areas of Vovchansk, Synelnykove, and Kamianka.
- In the Kupiansk direction, enemy units carried out four assaults, trying to break through to the positions of our defenders in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlivka, Kupiansk, and in the direction of Novoplatonivka. One attack is currently ongoing.
- In the Lyman direction, since the beginning of the day, Russian invaders have attacked Ukrainian positions five times near the settlements of Zarichne, Stavy, Torske, and Lyman.
- In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy has attempted to break through 11 times in the areas of Serebryanka, Yampil, Dronivka, Vyimka, and Svyato-Pokrovsk. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
- In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders repelled an enemy attack in the Chasovoy Yar area.
- The occupiers attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 18 times in the Kostyantynivka direction. The offensive efforts were concentrated in the areas of Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Kostyantynivka, Shcherbinivka, Ivanopil, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and in the directions of Mykolaipillia and Novopavlivka.
- Since the beginning of the day, Russian units have attempted 46 times to break through Ukrainian defenses in the areas of the settlements of Shakhov, Zatyshok, Novoye Shakhov, Dorozhne, Vilne, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Zvirove, Udachne, Hryshyne, Molodetsk, Muravka, and Filiya in the Pokrovsk direction. Fighting continues in two locations.
Defense forces are holding back enemy assaults, and the enemy is suffering significant losses — today, 117 occupiers were neutralized in this direction, 54 of them irrevocably. Our defenders destroyed one infantry fighting vehicle, four vehicles, 21 unmanned aerial vehicles, and five pieces of special equipment belonging to the enemy. In addition, Ukrainian defenders hit one cannon and destroyed 41 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles using radar.
- In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian units stopped 13 enemy attacks on the positions of our troops near the settlements of Ivanivka, Zelenyi Hai, Vorone, Verbove, Sosnivka, Pryvilne, and Krasnohirsk.
- In the Huliaipole direction, our defenders repelled 15 attacks in the directions of Dobropillia and Huliaipole, near Vesele, Zatyshshia, Zelenyi Hai, and Vysokyi. Fighting continues in four locations. The enemy carried out airstrikes on the areas of the settlements of Bilohirya, Velykomykhailivka, and Huliaipole.
- In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled one attack by enemy units near Primorske. Enemy aircraft carried out an airstrike in the Orikhiv area.
- In the Prydniprovsk direction, the occupiers made one attempt to advance in the area of the Antonivsky Bridge. Sadove was hit by an air strike.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump's Thanksgiving turkey pardon careens off the rails as he launches into a disgusting rant about sending "Gobble and Waddle" to a mega-prison in El Salvador.
The time-honored White House tradition has turned evil and ugly under MAGA…
"But instead of pardons, some of my more enthusiastic staffers were already drafting the paperwork to ship Gobble and Waddle straight to the terrorist confinement center in El Salvador. And even those birds don't want to be there. You know what I mean," said Trump, making light of his own horrific human rights violations. His administration has denied innocent people due process and illegally sent them to prisons in El Salvador where the victims were subjected to heinous conditions, abuse, and psychological torture. Only a sociopath could turn a sweet Thanksgiving ritual into a celebration of cruelty.
