The irrefutable fact that pro-Russian politicians always seem to have corruption in common, among other deviant qualities

Words of wisdom to break an illusion

Formed after the Soviet invasion in 1968, the Plastic People of the Universe - an apolitical avant-garde rock band in Czechoslovakia that rejected censorship - helped spark a revolution. Guest post

I was in the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris when white smoke from the Sistine Chapel indicated a new Pope had been elected. Today, Pope Leo arrives in Paris to make history

Revisiting the International Criminal Court’s 2023 arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for the war crime of trafficking children

A journalist’s reflections on the sound of silence at a Trump presser

Political philosopher Dr. Michael MacKay offers us words that bear witness to the historic union between Canada and the EU ‘where the future lies’

While attention is being diverted to AI’s kill threat, the Trump regime is already engaging in mass killings reports Heidi Siegmund Cuda, urging people to not look away

A bittersweet reflection on my 10th anniversary of being an independent investigative reporter during the Trumpocene

Reflections from Dublin’s protest against Trump in Ireland

Republishing my Byline Times investigation from 7 October 2023 as Giuliani continues to denigrate the memory of real heroes on this solemn day in US history

The German icon rebuked Hitler and the Nazis ‘out of decency’ - this post is part of an ongoing ‘2-Minute History’ series

Heidi Siegmund Cuda reports on how the Trump regime is using AI slop as a primary tool of governance and how ‘free people everywhere must embrace hard reality’ to resist the manipulative fakery

The German icon rebuked Hitler and the Nazis ‘out of decency’ - this post is part of an ongoing ‘2-Minute History’ series

Heidi Siegmund Cuda reports on how the Trump regime is using AI slop as a primary tool of governance and how ‘free people everywhere must embrace hard reality’ to resist the manipulative fakery

Republishing this January report due to Verbatim Media’s undercover investigation into Nigel Farage and his team’s US funding exposé and the vital need to keep unmasking foreign influence campaigns

It is fanciful to think that the unpredictable, aggressive and often self-sabotaging US will revert to its old ways once its current leader has gone. But, as Keir Giles explores in his new book, the f...

The growing movement to stop obfuscating state-sponsored terrorism with euphemisms and start calling them acts of war

Sharing a note sent to me by Ukrainian historian Tetiana Boriak and encouraging you to share our interview series with her, which covers a century of Soviet imperialism

Expansionist desires, aggressive military actions, and the consolidation of power in its internal affairs used to attack political enemies, Keir Giles explains how, while writing his new book, he came...

French historian and disinformation analyst David Colon offers an inspiring report on the ‘whole of society’ measures Lithuania is taking to combat Russian interference

Marci Shore and Michael MacKay help us process US threats to Canada by understanding Russia’s war in Ukraine

Byline political columnist Heidi Siegmund Cuda documents the Trump regime’s comprehensive attacks on the November midterm elections and the collective pushback required for its efforts to fail

While Europe exposes Russian sabotage and shores up data protection, the US increases attacks on international law, while “ballroom” official holds court with the Kremlin

Spotlighting vital quotes on war from our Speakeasy with Dr. Elena Davlikanova. Plus, there is no Happy Hour today. Our next community event is Sunday with Ukrainian history Professor Tetiana Boriak

As Trump and his loyalists double down on their threats to the International Criminal Court in The Hague it's important to ask why they would do that

Personal reflections from Kherson: Human Safari filmmaker and war correspondent Zarina Zabrisky

How an old Tom Lehrer song got me thinking about the complicity of workers in media and tech in the rise of global autocracy

How an old Tom Lehrer song got me thinking about the complicity of workers in media and tech in the rise of global autocracy

Europe and US crime numbers continue to decline, despite rightwing mangling of reality to instill fear of the "other"

Europe and US crime numbers continue to decline, despite rightwing mangling of reality to instill fear of the "other"

Byline political columnist Heidi Siegmund Cuda interviews distinguished Russia watcher Keir Giles about the 'crash programme of state capture' outlined in his forthcoming book 'American Overthrow'

There will come a tipping point, a moment when Trump and his loyalists' cruel and criminal actions turn the tide wholly against them. What happens then?

American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in its Long War with Washington - Kindle edition by Giles, Keir. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in its Long War with Washington.

Who knew that Capital One closed 385 Trump Organization bank accounts after a lengthy money laundering investigation and that JPMorgan Chase also closed Trump accounts

Russia watcher and author Keir Giles upcoming book, American Overthrow, is a devastating document of US destruction and what the future looks like if people continue to remain passive

In Part 2 of my interview with Russia watcher and author Keir Giles, we focus on his upcoming book, American Overthrow, a devastating document of US destruction

As France expels a Russian propagandist and tightens social media controls, it joins Estonia in shedding light on how foreign influence operations are not journalism but matters of national security

Continuing to update all the ways Estonia defends itself from Russian threats until people finally see pro-Russian agitators who pose as patriots in the West as criminal traitors to their countries

I am cross-posting an open letter to The Economist from lawyer Victor Rud, who wrote a scathing response to the magazine's editor for publishing a Russian magnate's "subliminal reality reversal" essay

Political columnist Heidi Siegmund Cuda reports on the ‘Freudian projection’ of Trump’s latest boogeyman – the ‘Communist’

A post-war clean up of Nazi collaborators offers lessons for today

A brief review of three Nazi collaborators from World War II offers clarity on the traitors of today