@henrirauch.bsky.social
Redefining public purpose to ease societal tensions. Enthusiast of science, innovation, and policy. Cosmopolitan & pluralist, seeking to bridge divides and drive forward-thinking
Trump’s “renovation” of the White House isn’t restoration — it’s ruination. A spectacle of decline where MAGA plays Nero, mistaking demolition for destiny. #MAGA #AmericanDecline #CivicVirtue #EmpireLogic #FallOfEmpires #AestheticsOfPower #DemocracyUnderSiege
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Trump’s Gilded Ballroom and the Fall of the American Republic
Tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand
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October 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Trump’s “renovation” of the White House isn’t restoration — it’s ruination. A spectacle of decline where MAGA plays Nero, mistaking demolition for destiny. #MAGA #AmericanDecline #CivicVirtue #EmpireLogic #FallOfEmpires #AestheticsOfPower #DemocracyUnderSiege
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Maybe it’s too late to reverse autocratic consolidation—but not too late to see the signs.
When courts are neutralized and journalists criminalized, democracy isn’t dying—it’s being rewritten.
Document it.
#DemocracyWatch #RuleOfLaw #AuthoritarianDrift #CivicDuty
When courts are neutralized and journalists criminalized, democracy isn’t dying—it’s being rewritten.
Document it.
#DemocracyWatch #RuleOfLaw #AuthoritarianDrift #CivicDuty
Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary
October 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Maybe it’s too late to reverse autocratic consolidation—but not too late to see the signs.
When courts are neutralized and journalists criminalized, democracy isn’t dying—it’s being rewritten.
Document it.
#DemocracyWatch #RuleOfLaw #AuthoritarianDrift #CivicDuty
When courts are neutralized and journalists criminalized, democracy isn’t dying—it’s being rewritten.
Document it.
#DemocracyWatch #RuleOfLaw #AuthoritarianDrift #CivicDuty
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📌 The entire world 🌎 is
laughing at America now 🐥
laughing at America now 🐥
October 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📌 The entire world 🌎 is
laughing at America now 🐥
laughing at America now 🐥
Should we check with #Krasnov on this?
Or would that be redundant…
#Moldova #Russia #Geopolitics #EU #PostSoviet
Or would that be redundant…
#Moldova #Russia #Geopolitics #EU #PostSoviet
Moldova Finally Ends All Russian Ties
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiR7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiR7...
Moldova Finally Ends All Russian Ties
YouTube video by Velocity
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September 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Should we check with #Krasnov on this?
Or would that be redundant…
#Moldova #Russia #Geopolitics #EU #PostSoviet
Or would that be redundant…
#Moldova #Russia #Geopolitics #EU #PostSoviet
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Zelensky accuses Hungary — a NATO member — of violating Ukrainian airspace with drones.
Not just a border breach: a risk to alliance trust.
#NATO #Ukraine #Hungary #Geopolitics #EasternFlank
Zelensky accuses Hungary — a NATO member — of violating Ukrainian airspace with drones.
Not just a border breach: a risk to alliance trust.
#NATO #Ukraine #Hungary #Geopolitics #EasternFlank
www.reuters.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Zelensky accuses Hungary — a NATO member — of violating Ukrainian airspace with drones.
Not just a border breach: a risk to alliance trust.
#NATO #Ukraine #Hungary #Geopolitics #EasternFlank
Zelensky accuses Hungary — a NATO member — of violating Ukrainian airspace with drones.
Not just a border breach: a risk to alliance trust.
#NATO #Ukraine #Hungary #Geopolitics #EasternFlank
Well put — thanks for making it plain. The press was meant to serve the public, not just a handful of billionaires. How did we, as citizens, let that slip through our fingers?
#Media #Democracy #PublicInterest #Billionaires #Power #Accountability #Regulators #SCOTUS
#Media #Democracy #PublicInterest #Billionaires #Power #Accountability #Regulators #SCOTUS
September 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Well put — thanks for making it plain. The press was meant to serve the public, not just a handful of billionaires. How did we, as citizens, let that slip through our fingers?
#Media #Democracy #PublicInterest #Billionaires #Power #Accountability #Regulators #SCOTUS
#Media #Democracy #PublicInterest #Billionaires #Power #Accountability #Regulators #SCOTUS
A former NSA director called China’s theft of U.S. intellectual property “the greatest transfer of wealth in history” — $400B per year.
Sloppiness or strategy — and by whom? #CCP, Western #multinationals, #Trump or the #GOP (through framing)?
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/chi...
Sloppiness or strategy — and by whom? #CCP, Western #multinationals, #Trump or the #GOP (through framing)?
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/chi...
Chinese theft of US intellectual property ‘greatest transfer of wealth’ in history
A former NSA director said the U.S. needs to address these problems.
www.foxbusiness.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A former NSA director called China’s theft of U.S. intellectual property “the greatest transfer of wealth in history” — $400B per year.
Sloppiness or strategy — and by whom? #CCP, Western #multinationals, #Trump or the #GOP (through framing)?
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/chi...
Sloppiness or strategy — and by whom? #CCP, Western #multinationals, #Trump or the #GOP (through framing)?
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/chi...
“Hit the archer, not the arrow”
“Battered, beleaguered, tired, and outnumbered, Ukrainians have, at minimal cost, in complete secrecy, and over vast distances, destroyed or damaged dozens, perhaps more, of Russia’s strategic bombers.” @edwardlucas.bsky.social
House of Cards: Ukraine Hits Russia
The most audacious drone attack of the war by Ukraine against Russia is a military and strategic game-changer.
cepa.org
June 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“Hit the archer, not the arrow”
The operation stands as a model of how smaller nations can successfully confront militarily superior adversaries through creativity, determination, and strategic communication
“This is how you stop a war: not just by defending your territory, but by reaching deep into the heart of the aggressor’s system and shaking its confidence.” @rshereme.bsky.social
The Kremlin — Snared by the Spider’s Web
Ukraine’s bold and unprecedented drone attack on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet has done far more than material damage.
cepa.org
June 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The operation stands as a model of how smaller nations can successfully confront militarily superior adversaries through creativity, determination, and strategic communication
Good analysis by #RolfIvarSkar: You cannot let #Beijing help destroy #European cities and still reward them with your trade.
#China, we see you…
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
#China, we see you…
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
🇳🇴 Energy. Ukraine. Europe’s Strategic Blind Spot.
The West cannot… | Rolf Ivar Skår | 49 comments
🇳🇴 Energy. Ukraine. Europe’s Strategic Blind Spot.
The West cannot afford to lose Ukraine. Not just militarily, but economically. And here’s why:
Russia’s war is funded by energy exports.
Europe’s s...
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June 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good analysis by #RolfIvarSkar: You cannot let #Beijing help destroy #European cities and still reward them with your trade.
#China, we see you…
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
#China, we see you…
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
Excellent analysis by Rolf Ivar Skar: #China cannot help #Russia bomb #European cities with one hand, and profit from European #markets with the other.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
🇨🇳 China is playing a high-stakes game behind the scenes
On May 26… | Rolf Ivar Skår
🇨🇳 China is playing a high-stakes game behind the scenes
On May 26, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made a rare and pointed statement: China, Iran and North Korea are helping Russia wage war agains...
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May 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Excellent analysis by Rolf Ivar Skar: #China cannot help #Russia bomb #European cities with one hand, and profit from European #markets with the other.
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
Very intresting analysis:
“But the U.S. also needs Europe — perhaps more than it likes to admit.
Without a united West, America stands weaker in the real battle ahead: the trade war and tech rivalry with China”
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“But the U.S. also needs Europe — perhaps more than it likes to admit.
Without a united West, America stands weaker in the real battle ahead: the trade war and tech rivalry with China”
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
Russia is no longer a player. Russia has become a piece.
The great power… | Rolf Ivar Skår | 176 comments
Russia is no longer a player. Russia has become a piece.
The great power game of 2025 is no longer about who wins in Ukraine — it's about who gets to shape Russia’s future.
Three actors are now ...
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May 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Very intresting analysis:
“But the U.S. also needs Europe — perhaps more than it likes to admit.
Without a united West, America stands weaker in the real battle ahead: the trade war and tech rivalry with China”
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
“But the U.S. also needs Europe — perhaps more than it likes to admit.
Without a united West, America stands weaker in the real battle ahead: the trade war and tech rivalry with China”
www.linkedin.com/posts/rolfiv...
By mid-2026, exit denial may become a tool of pre-emptive repression in #Russia used to isolate civil society leaders, control regional outflows, and suppress economic emigration. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
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May 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
By mid-2026, exit denial may become a tool of pre-emptive repression in #Russia used to isolate civil society leaders, control regional outflows, and suppress economic emigration. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
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• More transparency
• Clearer consent
• Stronger accountability
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the #GDPR. The EU has the strongest data protection rules in the world.
Data protection in the EU is not just a policy – it’s a fundamental right. 👉 europa.eu/!BV9JKP
• Clearer consent
• Stronger accountability
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the #GDPR. The EU has the strongest data protection rules in the world.
Data protection in the EU is not just a policy – it’s a fundamental right. 👉 europa.eu/!BV9JKP
May 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
• More transparency
• Clearer consent
• Stronger accountability
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the #GDPR. The EU has the strongest data protection rules in the world.
Data protection in the EU is not just a policy – it’s a fundamental right. 👉 europa.eu/!BV9JKP
• Clearer consent
• Stronger accountability
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the #GDPR. The EU has the strongest data protection rules in the world.
Data protection in the EU is not just a policy – it’s a fundamental right. 👉 europa.eu/!BV9JKP
Trump’s ‘peace deal’ in action: Ukrainians sleeping in metro stations while missiles fly. Appeasement isn’t peace — it’s surrender wrapped in a soundbite
For the second night in a row, russia launched a massive drone barrage at Ukraine - and missiles are on the way, with bombers airborne and ships seaborne. For the first time ever, I am spending the night at a metro station. What a damn good 'peace deal'. Many thanks.
May 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Trump’s ‘peace deal’ in action: Ukrainians sleeping in metro stations while missiles fly. Appeasement isn’t peace — it’s surrender wrapped in a soundbite
#JPMorgan Chase #geopoliticalanalysis on Russia’s war against Ukraine bases on weak assumptions…
www.linkedin.com/posts/hpmidt...
www.linkedin.com/posts/hpmidt...
The art of predicting the future of Ukraine and Europe
One of the largest… | Hans Petter Midttun | 51 comments
The art of predicting the future of Ukraine and Europe
One of the largest banks in the US, JPMorgan Chase & Co., has published a geopolitical analysis on Russia’s war against Ukraine. The report ...
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May 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
#JPMorgan Chase #geopoliticalanalysis on Russia’s war against Ukraine bases on weak assumptions…
www.linkedin.com/posts/hpmidt...
www.linkedin.com/posts/hpmidt...
Kyiv’s drones have hit targets ever deeper into Russian territory in the first months of 2025, destroying oil refineries, airfields, and crippling infrastructure that fuels Russia’s war machine. Even hitting Moscow in what the city’s mayor described as the “largest drone attack” of the war…
“Moscow and Kyiv are racing to counter technology with technology as each side refines its hardware and software to combat the latest innovations by their opponents.” @kirichenko.bsky.social
The Phony War: Ukraine and Russia’s Decoy Drones
Ukraine and Russia are locked in a race to combat ever-more sophisticated drone attacks and to spot the decoys.
cepa.org
May 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Kyiv’s drones have hit targets ever deeper into Russian territory in the first months of 2025, destroying oil refineries, airfields, and crippling infrastructure that fuels Russia’s war machine. Even hitting Moscow in what the city’s mayor described as the “largest drone attack” of the war…
But how does this myth-making square with Stalin’s 1939 pact with Hitler, which carved up Eastern Europe and enabled the war in the first place?
#WWII #MolotovRibbentrop #HistoricalMemory #Russia #Putin #Stalin #HistoryMatters #Geopolitics #Propaganda #NeverForget
#WWII #MolotovRibbentrop #HistoricalMemory #Russia #Putin #Stalin #HistoryMatters #Geopolitics #Propaganda #NeverForget
“With this pernicious ideology, Putin appropriates the defense and sacrifices of the Soviet Union in World War II solely for Russia and makes no allowance for the other combatant nations and victors.” @nicolange.bsky.social
Putin’s New Enemy at the Gates? Same as the Old Enemy
The misappropriation of history is central to the Putin regime and will be on full display in Red Square on May 9.
buff.ly
May 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
But how does this myth-making square with Stalin’s 1939 pact with Hitler, which carved up Eastern Europe and enabled the war in the first place?
#WWII #MolotovRibbentrop #HistoricalMemory #Russia #Putin #Stalin #HistoryMatters #Geopolitics #Propaganda #NeverForget
#WWII #MolotovRibbentrop #HistoricalMemory #Russia #Putin #Stalin #HistoryMatters #Geopolitics #Propaganda #NeverForget
This deconstruction of Putin’s war rhetoric reminds us how easily collective memory can be weaponized.
Disinformation isn’t just falsehood — it’s a hijacking of meaning.
How do we guard against that, even in our own societies?
#deconstruction #propaganda #memory #pluralism #Ukraine #WWII #Bluesky
Disinformation isn’t just falsehood — it’s a hijacking of meaning.
How do we guard against that, even in our own societies?
#deconstruction #propaganda #memory #pluralism #Ukraine #WWII #Bluesky
May 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This deconstruction of Putin’s war rhetoric reminds us how easily collective memory can be weaponized.
Disinformation isn’t just falsehood — it’s a hijacking of meaning.
How do we guard against that, even in our own societies?
#deconstruction #propaganda #memory #pluralism #Ukraine #WWII #Bluesky
Disinformation isn’t just falsehood — it’s a hijacking of meaning.
How do we guard against that, even in our own societies?
#deconstruction #propaganda #memory #pluralism #Ukraine #WWII #Bluesky
Let’s be honest: this €500M isn’t just about attracting #talent — it’s a lifeboat for #US #researchers seeking to #escape a country sliding into #authoritarianism. #Europe is quietly preparing to shelter the minds #America may no longer want
Europe’s choice is clear.
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
To put science at the heart of its economy.
To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.
And to welcome talent from all over the world.
I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.
→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
May 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Let’s be honest: this €500M isn’t just about attracting #talent — it’s a lifeboat for #US #researchers seeking to #escape a country sliding into #authoritarianism. #Europe is quietly preparing to shelter the minds #America may no longer want
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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy,
Europe will always stand by Ukraine in the pursuit of peace.
You can count on our support at the negotiating table to achieve a just and lasting peace.
Today, we also discussed the steps Ukraine is taking to earn its place in our family of nations.
Europe will always stand by Ukraine in the pursuit of peace.
You can count on our support at the negotiating table to achieve a just and lasting peace.
Today, we also discussed the steps Ukraine is taking to earn its place in our family of nations.
April 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy,
Europe will always stand by Ukraine in the pursuit of peace.
You can count on our support at the negotiating table to achieve a just and lasting peace.
Today, we also discussed the steps Ukraine is taking to earn its place in our family of nations.
Europe will always stand by Ukraine in the pursuit of peace.
You can count on our support at the negotiating table to achieve a just and lasting peace.
Today, we also discussed the steps Ukraine is taking to earn its place in our family of nations.
In fact, “peace” under occupation has often been worse than war. Because it’s not peace at all — it’s domination. The occupier doesn’t just want land; it wants control over identity, language, and memory. It wants to erase the very existence of the people it subjugates.
cepa.org/article/ukra...
cepa.org/article/ukra...
Ukraine Cannot Accept the Peace of the Graveyard
Russia will not offer peace to Ukraine, whatever it surrenders. The Kremlin wants nothing less than national erasure.
cepa.org
April 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
In fact, “peace” under occupation has often been worse than war. Because it’s not peace at all — it’s domination. The occupier doesn’t just want land; it wants control over identity, language, and memory. It wants to erase the very existence of the people it subjugates.
cepa.org/article/ukra...
cepa.org/article/ukra...
