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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 6h

“Zelensky is overplaying his hand” a White House official reportedly told The Atlantic. Imo, Trump will find out soon that it is he who overplayed his hand. He's trying to help Putin, pressure Ukraine, and boost his midterm results, but he's likely to fail at all three…

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19h

When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Well, it’s a quick take, and no doubt data will come in, but it sure looks like based on today’s evidence that a lot of pro-Trump and pro-AfD bot work depends directly on Russian data centers.

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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca · 08/10/2026

Senior researcher @jsrailton.bsky.social spoke with @wired.com about comments from the CEO of spyware company Paragon Solutions revealing that it has no way to know if customers misuse its software, or of meaningfully preventing misuse. Read here: www.wired.com/story/the-se...

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The Secrets of a US Spyware King

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, Paragon Solutions CEO Andrew Boyd reveals the limits of the company’s promise to keep bad actors from abusing its powerful espionage tool.

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🚨 BREAKING: August Hanning, German spy chief of the BND from 1998 to 2005 arrested for espionage. He made 7 quick trips to Moscow in 2015-2019. Hanning was Putin mafioso Oleg Deripaska's expert witness in a 2012 UK lawsuit. Hanning was a "Russia expert" at G3 Consulting.

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Annelie Naumann @annelienaumann.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Aus gegebenem Anlass: Was machen eigentlich Ex-Geheimdienstchefs im Ruhestand? 🕵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGgf... Zusammen mit @daniellaufer.de 2024 fürs @zdfmagaz.in

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Was Ex-Geheimdienstchefs in ihrem Ruhestand machen | ZDF Magazin Royale

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 06/10/2026

❗️Former BND (German Federal Intelligence Service) chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of espionage, high treason and disclosing state secrets. He allegedly obtained around 2,000 BND documents and used secret information to prepare an analysis for a foreign intelligence service.

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Norbert Röttgen @nroettgen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Navid Irani ist mein iranischer Pate. Er sitzt im Gefängnis u.a., weil er im ZDF über Freiheit für seine Heimat gesprochen hat. Das geht aus der Anklageschrift hervor. Am Sonntag steht er vor Gericht & könnte eine drakonische Strafe erhalten. Eure Aufmerksamkeit hilft!

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1/ Ukraine has taken a reported 250 Russian prisoners and claims to have killed 2,000 more Russians in its ongoing Operation Vivaldi near Lyman. A Russian warblogger says that Ukraine has overturned Russian assumptions about its capabilities. ⬇️

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Jakob Kjøgx Bohr @jakobbohr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A sanctioned swiss lawyer who according to Panama Papers laundered billions for Vladimir Putin was director of a Danish company for 23 years. The same company that Danwatch could recently reveal worked with Rosneft and was owned by a top spy from the KGB. The question remains: What's the purpose?

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Lawyer sanctioned as Putin’s money man. At the same time, he was a director in Copenhagen

A prominent Swiss lawyer who appears in the Panama Papers and has been sanctioned by the US for laundering money for Vladimir Putin was a director of a Danish c

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NYT: In a phone call days before Oct. 7, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack. Days later, on Oct. 1, 2023, Netanyahu met with his security chiefs but never mentioned the warning www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...

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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 (Gift Article)

The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is Storm, 59th Brigade style. ㅤ Ukraine’s 59th Separate Assault Brigade of Unmanned Systems fields three assault battalions alongside three unmanned battalions. Here, it is the fighters themselves doing the hard part. ㅤ Our warriors are the best 💙💛 Slava Ukraine! Heroyam Slava! ㅤ

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Peter Thornton @peterthornton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Russia hopes for a corresponding reaction from NATO to justify the mobilization of 400'000 to 600'000 Russians. Period.

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News @rvps2001.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🇦🇹🇷🇺 Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International is facing renewed scrutiny as the biggest Western bank still operating in #Russia, after a short-selling firm alleged it was a key channel enabling more than $1 billion of Russian trade to circumvent sanctions. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/17/r...

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Raiffeisen Bank Helping Russia Circumvent Sanctions, Report Claims - The Moscow Times

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is facing renewed scrutiny as the biggest Western bank still operating in Russia, after a short-selling firm alleged it was a key channel enabling more th...

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This is excellent

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Peter Thornton @peterthornton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

But at least Le Pen has to wear an electronic ankle monitor.

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Just B. @blairtheblueprint.blacksky.app · 22/08/2026

If my 2026 self had a chance to tell my 2019 self what to expect, I would take her to the nearest psychiatric hospital lol.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 23/08/2026

⚡️Musk 'may change his mind' on using Starlink over Russian territory, Zelensky says. "So far, he has said that this constitutes an escalation," President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Aug. 22. "However, he may change his mind once he sees further arguments."

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Musk 'may change his mind' on using Starlink over Russian territory, Zelensky says

"So far, he has said that this constitutes an escalation," President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Aug. 22. "However, he may change his mind once he sees further arguments."

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Mars, a volunteer from Spain who chose to serve in the International Legion of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, shares his vision of Ukraine, its people, and its army, as well as the reality he faced after arriving on the battlefield. t.me/c/1606301574...

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Peter Thornton @peterthornton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

His behavior after his dismissal reveals the reason for it.

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Russia needs to learn the concept of reciprocity: If Russia is allowed to cite NATO ”expansion” as a valid threat requiring a military response, then the West had every right to view the expansion and militarization of the CSTO as a direct threat to its own security

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Peter Thornton @peterthornton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Kasparov and the Phoenix Foundation agree on this point.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 27/07/2026

Ukrainian man defied the USSR at the 1976 Olympics.

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Zelensky announced Maj Gen Mykhailo Drapatyi as the next Commander-in-Chief. On May 9 2014 he was a battalion commander in this leading BMP that broke through Russian barricades to free hostages held at the Mariupol city police headquarters, helping prevent the capture of the city.

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Bunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

“Die Situation wird fachkundig, konstruktiv und zum Wohle unseres Staates gelöst. Ich rufe dazu auf, niemanden zu hetzen. Der Feind beobachtet aufmerksam jede unserer internen Auseinandersetzungen und wartet darauf, dass wir anfangen, uns gegenseitig zu bekämpfen.” General Budaov

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

In collaboration with the Munk School, I am sharing a ten-lecture course I taught at @utoronto.ca this past year. The course is called “Hitler and Stalin Today.” Watch the first lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/new-lectur...

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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

To our friends around the world: Trump is not America, and America is not Trump.

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Peter Thornton @peterthornton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

By trying to do nothing wrong, Germany is doing everything wrong.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

French President Macron announced that Ukraine has received a license to manufacture Aster-30 anti-aircraft missiles for SAMP/T, AASM Hammer guided aerial munitions, and SCALP cruise missiles.

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Russian mobile fire group training goes wrong while using a YakB-12.7 rotary machine gun developed for a Mi-24 helicopter mount (Full version, no watermarks)

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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Mitch McConnell

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🇩🇰 PM Frederiksen: We need three things. First, we need an even stronger NATO. Secondly, we need to step up and rearm Europe. And thirdly, we need to help Ukraine even more, put more pressure on Russia, and ensure that only right winner of this war, of course, will be Ukraine.

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Peter Thornton @peterthornton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Listen to the dark princess of Rhodesia:

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Peter Thornton @peterthornton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The IOC is on the dark side. Period.

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

New article: Ukrainian Navy Reveals Unknown Underwater Drone (UUV) - www.hisutton.com/Ukrainian-Na...

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Bunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Präsident Zelenskyj war heute in Odesa. „Das Militär stellte die technischen Angriffsfähigkeiten der Marine vor: die Raketensysteme „Neptun“ und „Harpune“, modernste Drohnen und Torpedos.“ Die Fotos die dazu veröffentlicht wurden, verraten uns aber einiges mehr. /2

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Russians driven wild by the fuel shortage have started boarding fuel tankers.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 26/06/2026

Anthropic has accused Chinese tech giant Alibaba of a massive, illicit "distillation attack" to steal Claude’s AI capabilities. In a letter to US officials, they accused Alibaba of running 28.8 million fake conversations with Claude to train a competing AI for free. Alibaba declined to comment.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It looks like we found the Reflecting Pool vandal.

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