Saturday, January 31, 2026

"They are not very interested:" – Russia halts POW exchanges --We are all used to this; Inside one of Kyiv’s hardest-hit buildings this winter -- The illusion of a ceasefire in Ukraine -- Russia attacks passenger bus in Kherson Oblast, killing 1, injuring 5 ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/saturday-january-31-2026/

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/hamburger-afd-politiker-risch-offenbar-bei-neonazi-treffen-in-russland,risch-100.html

#Risch, ein Abgeordneter der gesichert #rechtsextrem.en Partei #AfD, die aus #Russland finanziert wird, ist bei einem #Neonazi-Treffen in Russland gesehen worden. Sehr überraschend.

#afd_verbot_jetzt #feinde_der_demokratie

Hamburger AfD-Politiker Risch offenbar bei Neonazi-Treffen in Russland

Der Hamburger AfD-Politiker Robert Risch soll kürzlich an einem Neonazi-Treffen im russischen St. Petersburg teilgenommen haben. CDU und Linke fordern Konsequenzen - die AfD kündigte eine Untersuchung an.

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The Safeguarding #Tunisian #Democracy Act, introduced in 2023 by #Senators Jim #Risch ( #Republican) and Bob #Menendez ( #Democrat), conditions part of #U.S. aid to #Tunisia on concrete #democratic progress. (2/11)
Mechanical issue my ass. #Rubio and #Risch just chickened out and decided to not show their faces for the stabbing of #Ukraine in the back in #Munich. No use. The history will still remember them as another two of the traitors who helped #Putin start the third world war.
https://apnews.com/article/rubio-plane-mechanical-issue-munich-conference-031928b920ff8e8d495d1590d508e1e5
Mechanical issue forces Secretary of State Rubio's plane to return ahead of Europe trip

An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue. “This evening, en route from Washington to Munich, the plane on which Secretary Rubio is flying experienced a mechanical issue,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said. “The plane has turned around and is returning to Joint Base Andrews,” she said. “The secretary intends to continue his travel to Germany and the Middle East on a separate air craft.”

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#Elezioni #Somaliland #USA
Ranking member della Commissione per gli Affari Esteri del #Senate Jim #Risch (#R|ECR): “Congratulazioni al popolo del Somaliland per un'altra elezione di successo con il meccanismo di “una persona-un voto”. Questa elezione riafferma il carattere democratico unico del Somaliland e sottolinea ulteriormente perché gli Stati Uniti dovrebbero passare a un approccio più pragmatico nei confronti del Somaliland e della regione”.

@OsservatorioEsteri

#USA #Somalia #Somaliland
Jim #Risch (#R|ECR): “Ho esortato il Dipartimento di Stato degli Stati Uniti a impegnarsi con il Somaliland e non ignorare il suo progresso democratico.
Mentre gli alleati degli Stati Uniti lodano i progressi elettorali del Somaliland, l'amministrazione statunitense tace applicando la politica di "una Somalia" che non riflette la realtà di ciò che sta accadendo lì”.

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Insurrectionists trashed the office of Senator Jim #Risch (R-Moscow) and he refuses to even discuss it. He'd rather pretend it never happened, in an effort to boost Tucker's fairy tales. What a weak, pathetic man.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-rioters-trashed-republican-senator-jim-risch-office-rcna73913

Jan. 6 rioters trashed a GOP senator's office, and he hasn't acknowledged it

Rioters broke into an office assigned to Republican Sen. Jim Risch on Jan. 6 and trashed it, newly released video shows.

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Republican senator refuses to discuss new footage of MAGA rioters smashing up his office

New footage shows insurrectionists on January 6 destroying the office of Sen. #Jim #Risch (R-ID).

However, the conservative Republican has nothing to say about it when pressed by reporters, as NBC News revealed on Thursday

"Video shows a #rioter — who has pleaded guilty to driving a #stun #gun into a police officer's neck, nearly killing him — #smashing out Risch's window overlooking the Washington Monument and the national mall in an attempt to let more rioters into the building," reported Ryan J. Reilly and Sahil Kapur.

"Additional video released this week shows Risch's #trashed #desk, including what looks like a framed campaign image bearing his last name."

That rioter, #Daniel #Rodriguez, boasted openly to his friends that he "#Tazzzzed the f**k out of the blue" and now faces a likely sentence of 7-10 years in prison.

But Risch, who represents a state where Trump remains highly popular, didn't want to comment on the matter

https://www.rawstory.com/jim-risch-capitol-riot/

Republican senator refuses to discuss new footage of MAGA rioters smashing up his office

New footage shows insurrectionists on January 6 destroying the office of Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID). However, the conservative Republican has nothing to say about it when pressed by reporters, as NBC News revealed on Thursday."Video shows a rioter — who has pleaded guilty to driving a stun gun into a pol...

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#Ukraine LIVE: Bundeskanzler Olaf #Scholz empfängt Liechtensteins Regierungschef Daniel #Risch https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1kvJpAEElXOxE
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Ukraine LIVE: Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz empfängt Liechtensteins Regierungschef Daniel Risch

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