Martin Sauerbrey
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Today lets talk about Russian propaganda and disinformation. 🧵
Every kinetic war waged is also accompanied by the massive use of propaganda and disinformation. Over the last century the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation have developed a distinctive toolset to influence 1/
Every kinetic war waged is also accompanied by the massive use of propaganda and disinformation. Over the last century the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation have developed a distinctive toolset to influence 1/
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Die Zeit der Wirren 1583-1613
Mord, Totschlag, Intrige, Krieg
Zusammen mit @stefanschaak.bsky.social von der Russland Watch durfte ich über die russische Smuta plaudern.
youtu.be/ChNFDx3dWU0?...
Mord, Totschlag, Intrige, Krieg
Zusammen mit @stefanschaak.bsky.social von der Russland Watch durfte ich über die russische Smuta plaudern.
youtu.be/ChNFDx3dWU0?...
Feature: Was war die Smuta? Episode 1
YouTube video by Russland Watch
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Die Zeit der Wirren 1583-1613
Mord, Totschlag, Intrige, Krieg
Zusammen mit @stefanschaak.bsky.social von der Russland Watch durfte ich über die russische Smuta plaudern.
youtu.be/ChNFDx3dWU0?...
Mord, Totschlag, Intrige, Krieg
Zusammen mit @stefanschaak.bsky.social von der Russland Watch durfte ich über die russische Smuta plaudern.
youtu.be/ChNFDx3dWU0?...
Die Zeit der Wirren 1583-1613
Mord, Totschlag, Intrige, Krieg
Zusammen mit @stefanschaak.bsky.social von der Russland Watch durfte ich über die russische Smuta plaudern.
youtu.be/ChNFDx3dWU0?...
Mord, Totschlag, Intrige, Krieg
Zusammen mit @stefanschaak.bsky.social von der Russland Watch durfte ich über die russische Smuta plaudern.
youtu.be/ChNFDx3dWU0?...
Feature: Was war die Smuta? Episode 1
YouTube video by Russland Watch
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Die Zeit der Wirren 1583-1613
Mord, Totschlag, Intrige, Krieg
Zusammen mit @stefanschaak.bsky.social von der Russland Watch durfte ich über die russische Smuta plaudern.
youtu.be/ChNFDx3dWU0?...
Mord, Totschlag, Intrige, Krieg
Zusammen mit @stefanschaak.bsky.social von der Russland Watch durfte ich über die russische Smuta plaudern.
youtu.be/ChNFDx3dWU0?...
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
Simply the most excellent must read 🧵on Russian and Soviet propaganda.
Today lets talk about Russian propaganda and disinformation. 🧵
Every kinetic war waged is also accompanied by the massive use of propaganda and disinformation. Over the last century the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation have developed a distinctive toolset to influence 1/
Every kinetic war waged is also accompanied by the massive use of propaganda and disinformation. Over the last century the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation have developed a distinctive toolset to influence 1/
November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Simply the most excellent must read 🧵on Russian and Soviet propaganda.
Kyiver Rus: Teil 3
Im Jahre 988 läßt sich Volodimir von Kyiv Taufen. Für die KYiver Rus beginnt damit eine neue Ära.
- Exkurs: schriftliche mittelalterliche Quellen
- Kyiv: Die Taufe Voldomirs/Valdemars
Im Jahre 988 läßt sich Volodimir von Kyiv Taufen. Für die KYiver Rus beginnt damit eine neue Ära.
- Exkurs: schriftliche mittelalterliche Quellen
- Kyiv: Die Taufe Voldomirs/Valdemars
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Kyiver Rus: Teil 3
Im Jahre 988 läßt sich Volodimir von Kyiv Taufen. Für die KYiver Rus beginnt damit eine neue Ära.
- Exkurs: schriftliche mittelalterliche Quellen
- Kyiv: Die Taufe Voldomirs/Valdemars
Im Jahre 988 läßt sich Volodimir von Kyiv Taufen. Für die KYiver Rus beginnt damit eine neue Ära.
- Exkurs: schriftliche mittelalterliche Quellen
- Kyiv: Die Taufe Voldomirs/Valdemars
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
Finally, a few words from me. Please approach the news from the Pokrovsk direction with great caution and don't panic. And especially ignore the "experts" who write that defending the metropolitan area is a political decision that will end in the garrison's capitulation.
October 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Finally, a few words from me. Please approach the news from the Pokrovsk direction with great caution and don't panic. And especially ignore the "experts" who write that defending the metropolitan area is a political decision that will end in the garrison's capitulation.
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
Do you know the real drama of Russias war in Ukraine?
To understand what the Nazis were up to you had to read 700+ pages of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
To understand what Putin was up to you had to read ~ 15 pages of Putins “On the Historical Unity”.
Still many fail to understand.
To understand what the Nazis were up to you had to read 700+ pages of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
To understand what Putin was up to you had to read ~ 15 pages of Putins “On the Historical Unity”.
Still many fail to understand.
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Do you know the real drama of Russias war in Ukraine?
To understand what the Nazis were up to you had to read 700+ pages of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
To understand what Putin was up to you had to read ~ 15 pages of Putins “On the Historical Unity”.
Still many fail to understand.
To understand what the Nazis were up to you had to read 700+ pages of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
To understand what Putin was up to you had to read ~ 15 pages of Putins “On the Historical Unity”.
Still many fail to understand.
Do you know the real drama of Russias war in Ukraine?
To understand what the Nazis were up to you had to read 700+ pages of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
To understand what Putin was up to you had to read ~ 15 pages of Putins “On the Historical Unity”.
Still many fail to understand.
To understand what the Nazis were up to you had to read 700+ pages of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
To understand what Putin was up to you had to read ~ 15 pages of Putins “On the Historical Unity”.
Still many fail to understand.
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Do you know the real drama of Russias war in Ukraine?
To understand what the Nazis were up to you had to read 700+ pages of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
To understand what Putin was up to you had to read ~ 15 pages of Putins “On the Historical Unity”.
Still many fail to understand.
To understand what the Nazis were up to you had to read 700+ pages of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
To understand what Putin was up to you had to read ~ 15 pages of Putins “On the Historical Unity”.
Still many fail to understand.
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
Ich bin froh, dass wir alle gerade das Ende des Gazakriegs erleben dürften. Aber ich glaube nicht, dass wir das Ende des Nahostkonflikts erleben werden. Da ist (genuiner) Frieden weiter weg denn je. Meine Einschätzungen auf @puls24.at
www.puls24.at/video/puls-2...
www.puls24.at/video/puls-2...
Völkerrechtsexperte: Nahost-Einigung ist "Zug-um-Zug-Geschäft"
Der neue Nahost-Deal weckt Hoffnung, doch Völkerrechtsexperte Ralph Janik bleibt skeptisch. Im PULS 24 Interview erklärt der Ass. Professor der SFU Wien, warum die Einigung kein "genuiner Frieden" ist...
www.puls24.at
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ich bin froh, dass wir alle gerade das Ende des Gazakriegs erleben dürften. Aber ich glaube nicht, dass wir das Ende des Nahostkonflikts erleben werden. Da ist (genuiner) Frieden weiter weg denn je. Meine Einschätzungen auf @puls24.at
www.puls24.at/video/puls-2...
www.puls24.at/video/puls-2...
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
1223 AD: The Battle at the Kalka River - Harbinger of Death
In the year 1223 AD a combined army of Rus Princes and Cumans clashed with a Mongol host. The Mongols crushed their enemies and vanished back into the steppes. For now.
[Thread] ⬇️
In the year 1223 AD a combined army of Rus Princes and Cumans clashed with a Mongol host. The Mongols crushed their enemies and vanished back into the steppes. For now.
[Thread] ⬇️
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
1223 AD: The Battle at the Kalka River - Harbinger of Death
In the year 1223 AD a combined army of Rus Princes and Cumans clashed with a Mongol host. The Mongols crushed their enemies and vanished back into the steppes. For now.
[Thread] ⬇️
In the year 1223 AD a combined army of Rus Princes and Cumans clashed with a Mongol host. The Mongols crushed their enemies and vanished back into the steppes. For now.
[Thread] ⬇️
1223 AD: The Battle at the Kalka River - Harbinger of Death
In the year 1223 AD a combined army of Rus Princes and Cumans clashed with a Mongol host. The Mongols crushed their enemies and vanished back into the steppes. For now.
[Thread] ⬇️
In the year 1223 AD a combined army of Rus Princes and Cumans clashed with a Mongol host. The Mongols crushed their enemies and vanished back into the steppes. For now.
[Thread] ⬇️
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
1223 AD: The Battle at the Kalka River - Harbinger of Death
In the year 1223 AD a combined army of Rus Princes and Cumans clashed with a Mongol host. The Mongols crushed their enemies and vanished back into the steppes. For now.
[Thread] ⬇️
In the year 1223 AD a combined army of Rus Princes and Cumans clashed with a Mongol host. The Mongols crushed their enemies and vanished back into the steppes. For now.
[Thread] ⬇️
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
The Love for Authoritarianism - The Dark Side of Men
Democracy is fighting a rearward battle. Even in previously stable democracies people have a tendency to vote for persons or parties who have strong authoritarian tendencies and goals.
Why?
🧵 1/x
P.S.: Read to end for fun
Democracy is fighting a rearward battle. Even in previously stable democracies people have a tendency to vote for persons or parties who have strong authoritarian tendencies and goals.
Why?
🧵 1/x
P.S.: Read to end for fun
a man with a mustache wearing a shirt and tie
ALT: a man with a mustache wearing a shirt and tie
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Love for Authoritarianism - The Dark Side of Men
Democracy is fighting a rearward battle. Even in previously stable democracies people have a tendency to vote for persons or parties who have strong authoritarian tendencies and goals.
Why?
🧵 1/x
P.S.: Read to end for fun
Democracy is fighting a rearward battle. Even in previously stable democracies people have a tendency to vote for persons or parties who have strong authoritarian tendencies and goals.
Why?
🧵 1/x
P.S.: Read to end for fun
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
Die Liebe zum Autoritarismus – Die dunkle Seite des Menschen
Demokratie kämpft auf verlorenem Posten.
Selbst stabile Demokratien sehen, wie Menschen zunehmend autoritäre Parteien wählen.
Warum?
🧵
⬇️
Demokratie kämpft auf verlorenem Posten.
Selbst stabile Demokratien sehen, wie Menschen zunehmend autoritäre Parteien wählen.
Warum?
🧵
⬇️
October 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Die Liebe zum Autoritarismus – Die dunkle Seite des Menschen
Demokratie kämpft auf verlorenem Posten.
Selbst stabile Demokratien sehen, wie Menschen zunehmend autoritäre Parteien wählen.
Warum?
🧵
⬇️
Demokratie kämpft auf verlorenem Posten.
Selbst stabile Demokratien sehen, wie Menschen zunehmend autoritäre Parteien wählen.
Warum?
🧵
⬇️
Die Liebe zum Autoritarismus – Die dunkle Seite des Menschen
Demokratie kämpft auf verlorenem Posten.
Selbst stabile Demokratien sehen, wie Menschen zunehmend autoritäre Parteien wählen.
Warum?
🧵
⬇️
Demokratie kämpft auf verlorenem Posten.
Selbst stabile Demokratien sehen, wie Menschen zunehmend autoritäre Parteien wählen.
Warum?
🧵
⬇️
October 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Die Liebe zum Autoritarismus – Die dunkle Seite des Menschen
Demokratie kämpft auf verlorenem Posten.
Selbst stabile Demokratien sehen, wie Menschen zunehmend autoritäre Parteien wählen.
Warum?
🧵
⬇️
Demokratie kämpft auf verlorenem Posten.
Selbst stabile Demokratien sehen, wie Menschen zunehmend autoritäre Parteien wählen.
Warum?
🧵
⬇️
The Love for Authoritarianism - The Dark Side of Men
Democracy is fighting a rearward battle. Even in previously stable democracies people have a tendency to vote for persons or parties who have strong authoritarian tendencies and goals.
Why?
🧵 1/x
P.S.: Read to end for fun
Democracy is fighting a rearward battle. Even in previously stable democracies people have a tendency to vote for persons or parties who have strong authoritarian tendencies and goals.
Why?
🧵 1/x
P.S.: Read to end for fun
a man with a mustache wearing a shirt and tie
ALT: a man with a mustache wearing a shirt and tie
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Love for Authoritarianism - The Dark Side of Men
Democracy is fighting a rearward battle. Even in previously stable democracies people have a tendency to vote for persons or parties who have strong authoritarian tendencies and goals.
Why?
🧵 1/x
P.S.: Read to end for fun
Democracy is fighting a rearward battle. Even in previously stable democracies people have a tendency to vote for persons or parties who have strong authoritarian tendencies and goals.
Why?
🧵 1/x
P.S.: Read to end for fun
Nothing makes commuting in the morning more uplifting than listening to the blunder of the first days of Austria-Hungaries invasion of Serbia.
a group of soldiers marching down a street with a yellow flag in the middle
ALT: a group of soldiers marching down a street with a yellow flag in the middle
media.tenor.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Nothing makes commuting in the morning more uplifting than listening to the blunder of the first days of Austria-Hungaries invasion of Serbia.
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Menschen gehen freiwillig in "Kaffehäuser" in denen man sich seinen Kaffee selbst holen muss.
Mehr muss man über die Verfasstheit der Menscheit eigentlich nicht wissen.
Mehr muss man über die Verfasstheit der Menscheit eigentlich nicht wissen.
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Menschen gehen freiwillig in "Kaffehäuser" in denen man sich seinen Kaffee selbst holen muss.
Mehr muss man über die Verfasstheit der Menscheit eigentlich nicht wissen.
Mehr muss man über die Verfasstheit der Menscheit eigentlich nicht wissen.
Menschen gehen freiwillig in "Kaffehäuser" in denen man sich seinen Kaffee selbst holen muss.
Mehr muss man über die Verfasstheit der Menscheit eigentlich nicht wissen.
Mehr muss man über die Verfasstheit der Menscheit eigentlich nicht wissen.
September 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Menschen gehen freiwillig in "Kaffehäuser" in denen man sich seinen Kaffee selbst holen muss.
Mehr muss man über die Verfasstheit der Menscheit eigentlich nicht wissen.
Mehr muss man über die Verfasstheit der Menscheit eigentlich nicht wissen.
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
Russland als Katechon - Eine Liebesgeschichte der Extreme
Russland stellt sich gerne als Katechon, als Bollwerk gegen westlichen "Satanismus", da - und erfreut damit extreme Rechte wie Linke gleichermaßen.
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?
Eine Spurensuche.
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Russland stellt sich gerne als Katechon, als Bollwerk gegen westlichen "Satanismus", da - und erfreut damit extreme Rechte wie Linke gleichermaßen.
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?
Eine Spurensuche.
[Thread] ⬇️
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Russland als Katechon - Eine Liebesgeschichte der Extreme
Russland stellt sich gerne als Katechon, als Bollwerk gegen westlichen "Satanismus", da - und erfreut damit extreme Rechte wie Linke gleichermaßen.
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?
Eine Spurensuche.
[Thread] ⬇️
Russland stellt sich gerne als Katechon, als Bollwerk gegen westlichen "Satanismus", da - und erfreut damit extreme Rechte wie Linke gleichermaßen.
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?
Eine Spurensuche.
[Thread] ⬇️
Trump got exactly what he wanted.
September 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Trump got exactly what he wanted.
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
The murder of Iryna Zarutska has shocked me profoundly. The brutality, the bystanders, the social media reaction, the instrumentalization.
Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.
Outrage is omnipresent.
But... ⬇️ 🧵
Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.
Outrage is omnipresent.
But... ⬇️ 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The murder of Iryna Zarutska has shocked me profoundly. The brutality, the bystanders, the social media reaction, the instrumentalization.
Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.
Outrage is omnipresent.
But... ⬇️ 🧵
Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.
Outrage is omnipresent.
But... ⬇️ 🧵
The murder of Iryna Zarutska has shocked me profoundly. The brutality, the bystanders, the social media reaction, the instrumentalization.
Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.
Outrage is omnipresent.
But... ⬇️ 🧵
Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.
Outrage is omnipresent.
But... ⬇️ 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The murder of Iryna Zarutska has shocked me profoundly. The brutality, the bystanders, the social media reaction, the instrumentalization.
Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.
Outrage is omnipresent.
But... ⬇️ 🧵
Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her.
Outrage is omnipresent.
But... ⬇️ 🧵
Russland als Katechon - Eine Liebesgeschichte der Extreme
Russland stellt sich gerne als Katechon, als Bollwerk gegen westlichen "Satanismus", da - und erfreut damit extreme Rechte wie Linke gleichermaßen.
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?
Eine Spurensuche.
[Thread] ⬇️
Russland stellt sich gerne als Katechon, als Bollwerk gegen westlichen "Satanismus", da - und erfreut damit extreme Rechte wie Linke gleichermaßen.
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?
Eine Spurensuche.
[Thread] ⬇️
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Russland als Katechon - Eine Liebesgeschichte der Extreme
Russland stellt sich gerne als Katechon, als Bollwerk gegen westlichen "Satanismus", da - und erfreut damit extreme Rechte wie Linke gleichermaßen.
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?
Eine Spurensuche.
[Thread] ⬇️
Russland stellt sich gerne als Katechon, als Bollwerk gegen westlichen "Satanismus", da - und erfreut damit extreme Rechte wie Linke gleichermaßen.
Wieso? Weshalb? Warum?
Eine Spurensuche.
[Thread] ⬇️
Da ist man drei Tage offline und die Welt ist schon wieder dümmer geworden. Weiß man da was?
September 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Da ist man drei Tage offline und die Welt ist schon wieder dümmer geworden. Weiß man da was?
Reposted by Martin Sauerbrey
Russia as the Katechon – A Love Story for Left and Right
In his Feb 29, 2024 address, Putin cast Russia as the Katechon - the restrainer and bulwark against Western depravity and civilizational collapse.
This makes Russia attractive to both New Right and Far-Left. Why?
1/x ⬇️
In his Feb 29, 2024 address, Putin cast Russia as the Katechon - the restrainer and bulwark against Western depravity and civilizational collapse.
This makes Russia attractive to both New Right and Far-Left. Why?
1/x ⬇️
September 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Russia as the Katechon – A Love Story for Left and Right
In his Feb 29, 2024 address, Putin cast Russia as the Katechon - the restrainer and bulwark against Western depravity and civilizational collapse.
This makes Russia attractive to both New Right and Far-Left. Why?
1/x ⬇️
In his Feb 29, 2024 address, Putin cast Russia as the Katechon - the restrainer and bulwark against Western depravity and civilizational collapse.
This makes Russia attractive to both New Right and Far-Left. Why?
1/x ⬇️