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COLUMN: 660 drones over Moscow — Ukraine saturates Russian defenses and paralyzes an empire
In the night of June 25–26, 2026, Ukraine launched what the Russian Defense Ministry itself acknowledged as the largest drone attack against Russia since…
COLUMN: June 2026 — The Month Ukraine Rewrote the Rules of Long-Range War
June 2026 will endure in the military annals. This is not a metaphor — it is a documented, quantified, geolocated fact. According to United24…
COLUMN: Trump strips citizenship from 17 Americans — tomorrow, it could be you
In June 2026, the United States Department of Justice announced denaturalization proceedings against 17 naturalized American citizens accused of serious crimes. On paper, the…
COLUMN: A judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 surcharge on H-1B visas
On June 8, 2026, federal judge Leo Sorokin of the Boston district court struck down the $100,000 surcharge the Trump administration had imposed on…
COLUMN: The 9th Circuit Shuts the Door on Young Climate Plaintiffs — Trump 1, the Future 0
On June 2, 2026, the Ninth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in Portland, Oregon, confirmed the dismissal of Lighthiser v. Trump — a…
COLUMN: The trans military ban is unconstitutional — the DC Circuit spoke, 2-1
On June 1, 2026, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the policy of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth banning transgender people…
COLUMN: DC Circuit en banc — the criminal contempt against Trump resumes, and it is historic
On June 22, 2026, all 11 active judges of the DC Circuit made a move few commentators anticipated: they agreed to rehear en banc…
COLUMN: The Slaviansk Refinery Burns — Zelensky Confirms and Russia Begins Running Out of Fuel
At 3:33am local time on June 28, 2026, the Slavyansk ECO refinery in Slaviansk-na-Kubani, deep in Krasnodar Krai, erupted into flames visible for dozens…
COLUMN: Skelia — 26 Recruits Dead, a Commander Suspended, an Army Facing Its Inner Demons
There are truths in this war that nobody wants to say out loud. Uncomfortable, painful truths that risk serving Moscow's propaganda if framed poorly.…