Reposted by Michal PotůčekNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 7hSlovakia has restored military attaché contacts with Russia four years after they were suspended following the invasion of Ukraine, Aktuality reports. Bratislava has sent two soldiers to Moscow, while an experienced Russian officer is reportedly heading to Slovakia. #Russia 1213655
Reposted by Michal PotůčekMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 11hWithholding proven disease prevention....in Africa. Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researcherstheguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 53025
Reposted by Michal PotůčekJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 113114674908
Reposted by Michal PotůčekPaweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺 @saladinaldronni.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I am fairly certain the September-October period has had the most brutal outcome in the seven years long war between Islamic State and al-Qaeda in the Sahel. No way it doesn't influence some JNIM's calculations and it's clear Islamic State inadvertantly helped Mali regime. 🧵 16414
Reposted by Michal PotůčekJimmy Two Heads 💀🎃 @jimmytwohands.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They’re bringing back all the hits aren’t they 10320126
Reposted by Michal PotůčekGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol. 7074182972
Reposted by Michal PotůčekHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ah yes, the classic lead indicator of so many bad things: The Flydubai co-pilot historically posted misogynistic content including calling women “rotten meat” www.ft.com/content/a92b...ft.comThe online life of the Flydubai attackerCo-pilot of flight 1073 gravitated towards the ‘manosphere’ and expressed misogynistic views 224652
Reposted by Michal PotůčekPaweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺 @saladinaldronni.bsky.social · 08/10/2026According to NYT (waiting for confirmation elsewhere) Pakistan may have submitted to Saudi pressure and first airstrikes by the Pakistani military against Yemeni targets were conducted which in itself is a turning point of the Gulf crisis if true. Turkey still on the sidelines. 14910
Reposted by Michal PotůčekDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Kemi Badenoch wants to exempt the family home from inheritance tax. But that creates a perverse incentive for elderly people to *upsize* to save IHT. That could double the cost of the policy, and push £100bn+ from savings into housing. A 🧵 on bad tax cuts. 44863367
Reposted by Michal PotůčekPaweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺 @saladinaldronni.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Gunmen overran a military base in north-west Nigeria's Zamfara state on Monday, killing at least 25 soldiers. A day later, they attacked a huge gold mining site with thousands of workers, killing at least 100. Crisis in Nigeria expands. www.reuters.com/world/africa...reuters.comDozens of soldiers, militants and miners killed in Nigeria attacksNigerian troops killed more than 25 Islamic State-aligned militants as they fought off an assault on a military position in northeastern Borno State, suffering an unknown number of casualties of thei... 0246
Reposted by Michal PotůčekAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/10/2026Have you guys noticed that Republicans who were a rubber stamp for Trump for the last decade are now suddenly pretending to be defenders of democracy? Amazingly, Senator Thom Tillis is finding his courage right around the time his book tour is launched. How brave! Read my take at the link below ⬇️ 3163268808
Reposted by Michal PotůčekZuzana Vlasatá @zuzanavlasata.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Dnes máme v novinách vyčerpávající portrét Martina Kuby. Dejte si. denikreferendum.cz/clanek/23943...denikreferendum.czMichal Hořejší: Portrét Martina Kuby: Muž, který přišel do politiky zbohatnout, se nezměníMartin Kuba říká, že jeho vazby na „kmotry“ ODS byly jen součástí doby — doby, již charakterizovala korupce a velké dotační podvody. Provázání politiky a pochybného byznysu je ale u Kuby prokazatelně ... 0279
Reposted by Michal PotůčekJacob 🇺🇦🇵🇸🪳 @fuckaasbitch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026*whispers, fingers crossed* Indomaidan Indomaidan Indomaidan 635953
Reposted by Michal PotůčekRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive. 231954498
Reposted by Michal PotůčekAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/10/2026What will happen if they manage to solve discrete log in polynomial time? It would be doomsday for digital security everywhere. We'd probably find out when major institutions start pushing emergency updates to post quantum encryption. In the meantime, it would be catastrophic. 1923239
Reposted by Michal PotůčekKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...kenklippenstein.comThe Speech That Gets You Banned From AmericaLeaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S. 381376414
Reposted by Michal PotůčekAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 07/10/2026This is so damn bleak. "The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals ruled this week the biological sex of a transgender woman fatally shot by Samuel Ward Jr. in June 2022 was not only relevant to Ward’s claim of self defense but supported it." jamiescoop.substack.com/p/court-judg...jamiescoop.substack.comCourt: Judge ‘misled’ jury on biological sexTennessee appellate court first to rule on gender identification ‘evidence’ 461021263
Reposted by Michal PotůčekPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 07/10/2026The German government has approved a draft law on digital violence today in a bid to tighten the rules on rape videos and pornographic deepfakes.politico.comGermany moves to criminalize sexual deepfakes and rape videosThe federal justice minister, who authored the draft law, wants "perpetrators to no longer feel safe, but to expect to be identified and effectively prosecuted." 03413
Reposted by Michal PotůčekArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026Norway plans to introduce a law to parliament that would temporarily ban the tech at places such as parks, beaches, schools, and kindergartens, while also setting up an expert group to propose permanent national rules: arstechnica.visitlink.me/5Agx05arstechnica.visitlink.meAI glasses face their first major government crackdownNorway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders. 351626509
Reposted by Michal PotůčekCNN @cnn.com · 07/10/2026Danish artist Jens Galschiøt unveiled a sculpture depicting a naked US President Donald Trump surrounded by golf equipment. It was unveiled on the grounds of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg. 50943351
Reposted by Michal PotůčekEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It would be great to get clarity on why so many state level supporters pulled out of #Disinfo2026. There's a stink of US meddling about it. I guess US FIMI is the acceptable version of FIMI. bsky.app/profile/robi... 1263106
Reposted by Michal PotůčekWill Thorne @wbthorne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This graph is a good reason to introduce my new paper: By Generation and by Design: A Review of the Empirical Rent Control Literature. This paints a (somewhat) misleading picture of rent control evidence because it groups all rent control together regardless of design feature. 517554
Reposted by Michal PotůčekVláďa Foltán @vladafoltan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🔥 USA odmítly zahraniční pozorovatele. Trumpův režim k volbám pošle vlastní. OBSE bude od zahájení pozorování v roce 2002 chybět úplně poprvé... 👇vladafoltan.substack.com🔥 USA odmítly zahraniční pozorovatele. Trumpův režim k volbám pošle vlastní.OBSE bude od zahájení pozorování v roce 2002 chybět úplně poprvé... 85014
Reposted by Michal PotůčekBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026looking at the gambling stats in the United States and Brazil, and the CCP's old-style Communist puritanism has done a great service to the Chinese public by keeping gambling underground or limited to Macau casinos. 1888975
Reposted by Michal PotůčekBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 06/10/2026Latest: Two charities associated with the world’s largest far-right Hindu group have raised more than US$24.4 million over a five-year period through US grants that allow the donor to be anonymous, Bellingcat can reveal: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/10...bellingcat.comUS DAFs Donate Millions to Groups Linked to India’s Far-RightDonor-advised funds allow individuals and foundations to give money to charities while remaining anonymous. 6201120
Reposted by Michal PotůčekNieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/10/2026ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons buff.ly/YJ1mAiPbuff.lyChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoonsOpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists. 30424293
Reposted by Michal PotůčekJanne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 06/10/2026In “predictable news“ section, the Finnish right wing government wants to help bankers and stock traders to hide their ownings by repealing a transparency law designed to hinder insider trading. If the proposal passes, financier’s holdings are no longer public. www.hs.fi/tutkiva/art-...hs.fiSisäpiiritiedot | Hallitus haluaa piilottaa pankkiirien pörssikaupatFinanssiala ja EK salaisivat myös suomalaisten eläkerahan hoitajien henkilökohtaiset omistukset, mikä heikentäisi sisäpiirin valvontaa. 511729
Reposted by Michal PotůčekEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This individual does not work for Bellingcat, and have no prior knowledge of them or their activities, so we'd urge anyone who is contacted by them to ignore their requests, and let us know via contact@bellingcat.com 214239
Reposted by Michal PotůčekEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Bellingcat has become aware of an individual contacting people via Telegram and WhatsApp from a UK number, naming themselves "Antony Kevin", claiming to work for Bellingcat, and asking for assistance recruiting journalists and analysts working on Syria, in particular Damascus and Idlib. 5216127
Reposted by Michal PotůčekGAU @deaidua.org · 05/10/2026Having been asked a few times now about Merz’s Ukraine visit and the pledges made there I would now like to comment briefly on the matter before reporting in more detail over the coming days (sadly didn't had time yet due to some private stuff). Up front: Some very good news! 110321
Reposted by Michal PotůčekKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 09/09/2026When I pitched a review of Anton Jäger's Hyperpolitics, I wanted to read it against Fukuyama's End of History and the Last Man because both books tackle similar themes in radically different ways. The result is a double-helix of an essay that is one of the best things I've ever written for LC.liberalcurrents.comThe End of History and the Final GirlAnton Jäger’s "Hyperpolitics" is, at its best, late marginalia for "The End of History and the Last Man." At its worst, Jäger, like Fukuyama, is a prisoner of his political pieties. 815545
Reposted by Michal PotůčekKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 05/10/2026Going to be real clear about this one: I am someone who has loudly said something like the first for years, while *also* now saying "LLMs may not living beings but you should treat them with respect anyway because otherwise you'll socialise yourself to be an asshole." I'm consistent on this point. 1128436
Reposted by Michal PotůčekUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 04/10/2026What a fascinating view into the Russians’ opinions and impressions of the world ecfr.eu/publication/...ecfr.euBewitched sleep: Russians’ views on Ukraine and the world – European Council on Foreign RelationsNew research shows Russians see little prospect of influencing the war in Ukraine, but expect relations with Europe to improve in the future. 522798
Reposted by Michal PotůčekSven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AfD Youth is posting about unification of German people. Belive them, when they say who they are. Not far right, not nazi like but actually exactly like nazis. P.S And yes, they are Putins favorite party in Germany 51768269
Reposted by Michal PotůčekChris Osieck @chrisosieck.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is an incredibly orientalist generalization. Across the Middle East, traditions of retribution coexist with deep traditions of forgiveness and reconciliation. From forgiveness workers in Iran to Palestinian 'sulha,' emphasizing restored social relations and preventing violence. 293
Reposted by Michal PotůčekMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 02/10/2026no I'm sorry who told Le Monde we were calling it "Breturn", own up 141993132
Reposted by Michal PotůčekPaweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺 @saladinaldronni.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Quite interesting questions re that flight now appear. Multiple outlets confirmed the Oman ban, the man was born in UAE, his mother is Syrian. Was apparently kicked out of Omani Airlines in February 2025, then joined Moroccan but may have also been kicked. 1316
Reposted by Michal PotůčekMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026Scoop: At a secret meeting this summer, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out Trump administration's plan to make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people — by pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.nbcnews.comHow Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rightsAfter issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community. 501251695
Reposted by Michal Potůček"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yeah, gonna go ahead here and pull my "I have a history PhD" rank and say that you need to get fairly into the weeds before the Russo-Japanese War is likely to be covered in any depth. It's going to get name-checked in a 20th century world history survey, but not much more. 5058735
Reposted by Michal PotůčekAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The colder autumn nights in Germany coaxes this magnificent eagle, Oropherion, to spend his nights in his heated indoor winter aviary. This is an African Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), the largest eagle species native to Africa. (Cr @birdsofprey_nathalie_denolf) #birds #eagle 17553631060
Reposted by Michal PotůčekJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION????? 1455001468
Reposted by Michal PotůčekAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 29/09/2026Jonathan McKinsey, a transgender New Times executive who was head of engineering at NYT games, was murdered by his in laws over the weekend. This follows years of allegations that the in laws were abusive to him over his gender identity. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/28/u...edition.cnn.comNew York Times executive killed by his elderly in-laws, police say | CNNA couple in their late 70s gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park over the weekend, authorities said, and court documents showed the victim had been in a bitter custody dispute with th... 14733245
Reposted by Michal PotůčekJanne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 29/09/2026But at least the very richest got even richer. bsky.app/profile/jmko... 1444
Reposted by Michal PotůčekJanne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 29/09/2026Sadly, this is another casualty of the most right-wing government in Finnish history. Homelessness is on the rise again, as is child poverty and so many other measures of societal failure. 324392
Reposted by Michal PotůčekAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.abcnews.comDistrict attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity. 31401377
Reposted by Michal PotůčekPaweł Wójcik 🦋🇵🇱🇪🇺 @saladinaldronni.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As announced a few days ago, time for a major undusting of my substack - with a very long read on Syria as I see it today. Hopefully it would be interesting for some, welcome any subs and shares. Link below. saladinaldronni.substack.com/p/syria-almo... 39726
Reposted by Michal PotůčekBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 24/09/2026The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed on the incident said. bloom.bg/3Vad1MJ 📷️: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg 37192109
