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Journalist, author, cat butler. I write about #Russia, the #Baltic states, and #Ukraine. I don't write about diatoms, I just think they're cool. Views own. Hi! :sp_bi: 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mstdn.social/@aliide, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Bought a steepletone radio about a year ago because my mother was catsitting and hates silence, have started listening to Radio 3. Surprised that I just heard Duo Ruut! #bbc #radio #estonia #classical #music #hannahpeel #experimental #estonia #baltic
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
This new episode of The Reckoning Project’s podcast unpacks the role of propaganda in genocides and war crimes, from WWII to the present day. Wonderful to work on it, despite the dark subject matter...please do listen! www.bylinesupplement.com/p/fighting… […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
The first episode of our @trpforjustice podcast, with @bylinetimes.bsky.social Prior to Russia's starvation of Oleshky, it was also abducting its children: www.bylinesupplement.com/p/milosevi… #news #oleshky #ukraine #podcast #genocide #law #histodons […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
An introductory interview with Janine di Giovanni, preceding the release of our podcast miniseries exploring the human stories behind war crimes litigation, with Byline Times. @bylinetimes.bsky.social @trpforjustice www.bylinesupplement.com/p/each-sto… […]
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Aure Free Press :verified: @free-press.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026
Russia killed 437 Ukrainian civilians in July and injured 2,610 more (these are just the official numbers). This is a 30% increase compared to the previous month. Unfortunately, this horrible statistics just keeps getting worse - each month is the numbers are […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
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Nonya Bidniss @nonyabidniss.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
#gardening
Bilbo from Lord of the Rings in the famous "After all, why not? Why shouldn't I keep it?" scene, except he's holding a plastic cup that plants come in. Next picture shows he has amassed a collection of hundreds of those plastic cups, which might have a use someday.
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
For this article, we spoke with Ukrainian citizens suffering from various physical and mental impairments. They were coerced into fighting on Russia's behalf. With @trpforjustice, for CEPA. cepa.org/article/russia-forces-sick… #Ukraine #russia #news #war […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
Explaining the UK air conditioning debate to my American partner: "the thing you have to realise, is the entire country is basically one giant HOA". #ukpol #uk #london #heatwave
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
Death toll in overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv has risen to 21, according to emergency services #Kyiv #Ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #ukraineWar #russiainvadedukraine #news #worldnews
Emergency service workers dressed in blue sift through building rubble after a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capitalEmergency service workers dressed in blue carrying an orange stretcher with a person on top from the rubble of a building destroyed by Russian overnight strikes on Kyiv
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
For this article, we spoke with Ukrainian citizens suffering from various physical and mental impairments. They were coerced into fighting on Russia's behalf. With @trpforjustice, for CEPA. cepa.org/article/russia-forces-sick… #Ukraine #russia #news #war […]
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Aure Free Press :verified: @free-press.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026
The aftermath of Russia's massive attack on Kyiv Wednesday night... Russia killed at least 13 people; 90 others, including children, were injured. Rescuers are still searching for people trapped under the rubble. The attack lasted more than 11 hours. Russia […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
Russia kills at least 4, wounds further 28 in attack on Ukraine's Dnipro, according to Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha #Ukraine #Dnipro #russia #russiainvadedUkraine #russiaUkrainewar #war #imperialism #news #worldnews
Emergency services of Ukraine attending to the scene of the Dnipro attack, courtesy of national police
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026
Just called my gym to ask when the leg press and adductor machines will be working again, lady fielding the call was very polite, said she'd check for updates and with gym manager etc. After some slightly muffled conversations in the background I hear her yell "A FEW MONTHS?!??! JESUS CHRIST!!" […]
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Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO @jmaris.me · 26/06/2026
I am exhausted by the moronic behaviour of western academics who say nothing about Russia's bombing and murder of tens of the thousands of civilians, but scream the moment Ukraine fights back ‘Morale bombing’ Moscow is not justified | Ukraine | The Guardian […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026
these guyyyyssss ❤️❤️❤️ #cat #cats #catsofmastodon #blackcats #voidcats #sisters #voids
two almost identical black cats lying on a laminate floor, colourful kilim rug in background
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026
The story of five generations of the same Crimean Tatar family, forced from their homes because of Moscow. With @trpforjustice, for Spanish daily @lavanguardia www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/… […]
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It's not like Hitchens couldn't have easily found details of what Phillips got up to in Ukraine, there's multiple article detailing it, such as this one theweek.com/news/world-n...
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Graham Phillips: the civil servant-turned-Putin propagandist
Former bureaucrat interviews British PoW in Ukraine
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hitchens fails to address that Phillips is a pro-Russian propagandist, literally partied with occupying forces in Ukraine, denied war crimes, and filmed tortured POWs, and proudly received medals from Russian backed military groups for his efforts.
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026
Lithuania's cold pink soup (šaltibarščiai) cult is getting out of hand. This is lube. (photocredit: u/Grazhke) #lithuania #vilnius #šaltibarščiai #pinksoup #food #borsch #borshch #sex #Šaltibarščiųfestivalis
A pink bottle with the word "šaltibarščiai" in red, with background illustrations of pickles
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 22/05/2026
Politico ownership had tried to legally claim during their battle with unions that their broken AI journalism couldn't be expected to adhere to basic journalistic standards (or their agreement with the union) because it was created by coders, not journalists
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026
what is this #blackcats #caturday #catsofmastodon #cats #voidcats #voids #cat #pets
A black cat lying on her back with legs splashed outwards and front paws in the air, looking goofily at the camera
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026
Lmao, Schröder? What an absolute joke, this nauseating human's dealings with Russia is part of the reason the war started, solidifying European energy dependence on Russia, cutting defence spending, working in Russian energy companies, and still making idiot public statements about how the west […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026
Can't help but feel it would have been smarter for The Onion to be more subtle about the InfoWars takeover, they had the chance to access their core audience and now with the rainbow logo and everything I reckon ... they're gonna notice #onion #infowars #media #medianews
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026
Clodgy Point, South West Coast Path #MeerMittwoch #Sea #Cornwall
a dark, rocky coastline, vivid blue sea breaking against it, line of clear blue sky at horizon, algae-filled tide pool in the foreground
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The @nerve.news’s investigation show Palantir recruited the two most senior AI strategists from the Ministry of Defence & NHS…& won multimillion £ contracts with both, a pattern repeated across the UK govt. 2/ www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-r...
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The Palantir pipeline: how Peter Thiel's surveillance firm hired more than 30 senior UK officials
The AI company holds £670m in UK government contracts. It has also hired dozens of senior officials from the departments awarding them – raising what transparency experts call an 'acute' corruption ri...
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2026
Met a man today who tried to convince me there was no distinction betweens Russians and Ukrainians because he lived in Russia and "couldn't tell the difference". Buddy, your dearth of observational skills and unwillingness to learn Ukrainian and listen to Ukrainians is the problem, not the […]
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally. It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...
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Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto
The problems with our tech philosopher kings
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026
On welcoming Russia back to the Biennale, for ArtReview artreview.com/the-politics-of-russi… #art #artists #biennale #VeniceBiennale #venice #Ukraine #russia #russiaUkraineWar #Ukrainewar #imperialism #genocide #news #artnews #accountability
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The Politics of Russia’s Return to the Venice Biennale
On a cultural stage, we’re starting to see a shift towards collective, wilful amnesia when it comes to Russia’s discernible crimes
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026
RE: mstdn.social/@aliide/11639706991097… These people also have a tendency to project their understanding of Russia onto other countries. After Morozov's arrest in Estonia there was at least one academic specialising in Russian society (and no background studying the Baltics) who […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026
Inside my laptop power cable, wires form the Estonian flag 🇪🇪 #eesti #estonia #baltic #baltics #tech #plannedobsolescence
Black partially degraded cable with internal wires exposed on slightly dusty black desk. Coaster in background with partially drunk glass of kombucha
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026
"Both sides accuse". Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia lies constantly; the "ceasefire" was never going to be a ceasefire. Anything Ukraine does in self-defence is justified. Why are people still treating this like Russia and Ukraine are mutually culpable? […]
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Una Bergmane @unabergmane.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Bye-bye, and take your friends with you!!!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
If Orban loses, curious how much the Hungarian gravy train for right-wing academics and think-tankers will dry up. This was the means by which Orban helped to build his stature in the West. He tried to insulate these institutions from election losses. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/make-ameri...
One foundation, Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) was handed $1.7 billion in government money and asset to train conservatives and create programming for primary and secondary education. Even if Orban loses elections, his loyalists will remain. Advisory board members appointed by Orban were given lifetime positions, and they are the only ones who can select new members. This is a basic form of cronyism, a bribe to retain power. Orban appointed Balazs Orban (no relation), to lead the MCC even as he served as state secretary in the prime minister’s office.

The Lesser Orban serves as an ambassador to far-right academics and think tanks, such as the Heritage Foundation.
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2026
www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hungaria… #hungary #orban #vance #orbanConcedes #hungary2026 #elections #eupol #europe
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result, ending 16 years in power
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power.
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/04/2026
Nostalgic about very little in Russia these days, what with the country being what it is, but the closure of one of my favourite Moscow bookstores does make me a tiny bit sad: www.forbes.ru/forbeslife/558681-v-m… #russia #books […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2026
RE: posts.rat.pictures/@hannah/11635944… Aka making shit up #aaru #axios #media
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026
Yes, this is how I also feel when someone knocks at the door #cat #catsofmastodon #cats #voidcats #void #blackcats
Void cat with airplane ears looking down from atop a beige staircase
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026
The UK could never www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/28… #transit #transport #trains #energy #oil #gas #fuelPrices #ukpol
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Lithuania halves train fares for two months amid fuel price surge
Lithuania will cut domestic train ticket prices by 50% for two months in response to soaring fuel costs linked to tensio...
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
NEW: I’ve found an opaque financial vehicle owns a large chunk of the Observer. And neither it or the Guardian will say who it is. Why? Well there is a clue. Which goes by way of Saudi Arabia… 1/ open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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The broligarchy's war on journalism
The capture of US media by Trump allies is accelerating and the UK is the next in line. Plus: the mystery money behind my old newspaper.
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2026
These cats have dozens of cosy places to sleep but instead they're taking turns on the pile of random garbage from our final moving boxes. #caturday #catsofmastodon #cats #cat #blackcats #voidcats #void #blackcat #pets
Black cat sprawled on a pile of plastic bags and booksSecond black cat, lying upside down on same trash pile
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026
On how Russia's attempts at indoctrinating Ukrainian children in the temporarily occupied territories, are another prong of its war on Ukrainian identity and nationhood. Me, for Jamestown: jamestown.org/russian-indoctrinatio… #Ukraine […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/03/2026
Stop referring to Steve Sweeney as a "journalist". He works for Russian state television. He's a propagandist. Even the current DOS website notes that it moved beyond being a media entity and is "engaged in information operations, covert influence, and military […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026
This is a really fantastic article that explains why Ukrainians may not be fawning over the Oscar-winning "Mr Nobody against Putin", the way that the rest of the world is. thechrissampson.substack.com/p/the-… And this […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
Screenshot of substack article saying "the most direct version ends with the Western commentator declaring that Ukrainian skepticism of Russian dissidents is itself bigotry".
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/03/2026
This IWD, don't be a self-proclaimed leftist speaking over Ukrainian women from the comfort of Europe 💐 #internationalWomensDay #iwd #iwd2026 #Ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #UkraineWar #feminism
Tweets from Ukrainian and Georgian women asking that Ukrainian women be listened to and stating that equal rights only exist in a democracy Tweet explaining how few women return from Russian captivity after being detained under false premisesTweet explaining that letting women and girls be raped and tortured unchallenged, is not feminist Tweet explaining that many people are alive because of the sacrifices armed Ukrainian women make on the front lines
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026
Meanwhile, the Winter Paralympics welcomes Russian and Belarusian athletes (some of whom directly participated in Russia's genocidal invasion) with open arms. Absolutely shameful. news.sky.com/story/two-children-amo… #italy […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026
Pedo Capaldi dorseteye.com/convicted-paedophile-… #reform #ukpol #dorset #doctorwho #petercapaldi
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Convicted Paedophile Was Chosen as a Parliamentary Candidate by Reform UK
For a political party that has spent years shouting the loudest about crime, morality and “law and order,” the revelation that Reform UK selected a convicted sex offender as a parliamentary candidate is not merely embarrassing. It is an indictment. The case centres on former police special sergeant Jack Denny, who was chosen as a […] The post Convicted Paedophile Was Chosen as a Parliamentary Candidate by Reform UK appeared first on Dorset Eye.
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026
RE: mstdn.social/@aliide/11606332588160… On the receiving end of this today: a Russian academic contacted me to discuss "emotional policymaking" in the Baltics without any recognition of the potential issues / complexities of a Russian conducting this research and imperial legacies […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026
Disappointing still hearing people make the "Russians are scared" argument about why Russians don't protest. I'm sure they are. So were Ukrainians when they camped out on Maidan 2013-2014, being shot, kidnapped and tortured, until their corrupt president fled the country. Sometimes there are […]
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/03/2026
Remembering this reassuring poster that was put up at a Moscow bus stop in 2016 ("that one has died, this one will die too") #russia #stalin #history #ussr #moscow #aliKhamenei #putin
Picture of death mask of Stalin at snowy bus stop with words "that one has died, this one will die too" in Russian
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Aliide @aliide.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2026
A couple of important points from :birdsite: #iran #Khamenei #AliKhamenei #tehran #israel #uspol #trump #war #news #wwiii
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