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Aliide
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Journalist, author, cat butler. I write about #Russia, the #Baltic states, and #Ukraine. I don't write about diatoms, I just think they're cool. Hi! :sp_bi:

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Russia kills 3 in missile attack on Dnipro

https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1124819.html

#Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #dnipro #War #UkraineWar #News #Breaking
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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We were getting a small food delivery yesterday evening, I went to the door to pick it up, it felt very heavy so immediately realised we'd been given the wrong order, delivery guy obviously didn't know what to do. While we're talking, one of the cats runs outside. We're desperate to get her back […]
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November 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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🩵🖤🤍

#tallinn #estonia #eesti #Baltic #baltics #meermittwoch #sea #Nature
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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The closure of Ö and Kaks Kokka restaurants in Tallinn, just before the Michelin guide finally started discovering the region, was extremely sad. So I've been wanting to visit Martin Meikas' O2 for several months now.

1) Chilli marinaded prawns, chia, avocado […]

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A colourful arrangement of curls and sphere (first dish) Quail, carrots, mixed leaves
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Looking across to Muhu from the island ferry 🩵🖤🤍

#estonia #saaremaa #muhu #Baltic #baltics #sea #silentsunday
Calm, brackish waters of the Suur Strait. Bright sun and blue skies, with darker clouds starting to creep in. A line of dark trees on the horizon.
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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A couple of recent stories with The Reckoning Project, a fantastic initiative which I'm so pleased and proud to be working with:

1) On the indoctrination of Ukrainian children in Russia-occupied territories and Russia's attempts to erase Ukrainian identity and culture, for Polish media […]
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November 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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What Merkel blames for Russian aggression vs. actions that actually encouraged Russian aggression. Maybe some humility is due.

(NB: *Russia* is responsible for Russian aggression)

#Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #baltics #poland #estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Germany […]

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October 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Look at these gremlins 🖤🖤

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #susuwatari #voids #blackcats #vantablack
Two black cats lying on a laminate floor, front paws outstretched and tails crossed at the back
October 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Jfc, Russia *has already attacked NATO*

#Russia #Ukraine #poland #Drones #War #genocide #News #Media
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October 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Just adopted two incredible void babies, it turns out one of them is a puppy in disguise

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Cats #happiness
September 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Re:Navalnaya article:"Ordinary Russian citizens" overwhelmingly support Russia's genocidal invasion or don't care enough to organise. We attribute far too much significance to the tiny minority who occasionally speak out to *checks notes* ... request that […]

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September 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again, *the only language Russia understands is force*. People who have spent the past couple of years "de-escalating" or nuclear scaremongering, you have, inadvertently or not, been encouraging Russia to keep pressing further.

#Ukraine #poland #Russia #War […]
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September 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Er, no, we couldn't live with that. Equating victim and aggressor is completely unacceptable. The blame for Russia's full-scale invasion lies solely with Russia.

#Ukraine #Russia #kyiv #UkraineWar #russiainvadedukraine #News #War #genocide
August 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Trump and Putin's respective officies didn't release simultaneous statements. Usually, if these decisions are made together, the statements about what will ensue are corroborated. This gives me reason to believe the Putin Alaska trip is not as set-in-stone as it might seem

#Putin #Russia […]
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August 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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I'm so tired of people going to the Baltics to write articles about the "persecuted" Russians who live there. You're not being persecuted if you refuse to learn the language of the country you live in. The language bar is so low, too. It's laziness and chauvanism.

#estonia #Russia #Lithuania […]
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August 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Russia launched waves of missiles and drones on Kyiv before dawn on Thursday, killing at least 14 people including a six-year-old boy, and wounding well over 100 others

https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-strikes-kill-least-14-people-kyiv-6-year-old-boy-among-dead-2025-07-31/

#Ukraine #kyiv […]
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July 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Pretty impressed at the sheer volume of people turning up to parade or spectate in obscenely bad weather in Tallinn today

#tallinn #estonia #songfestival #laulupidu
July 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k7vll16l3o

#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #kyiv #News
Seven killed in Kyiv in new Russian aerial attack
Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's Kyiv region, the interior minister says.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Been awarded a Society of Authors grant for my next project!!! 🎉
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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"Could the Soviet Union have been that bad? In fact, it was worse"

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/05/baltic-countries-russia-us-nato/682719/

#Russia #ussr #Coldwar #coldwarhistory #histodons #estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #baltics #colonialism #Ukraine #UkraineWar
Europeans Have Realized Their Error
The urge to say I told you so is strong these days throughout the Baltics.
www.theatlantic.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The phrase "war in Ukraine" is heinous and it keeps being normalised. It's Russia's invasion, Russia's genocide.

#Russia #Ukraine #warcrimes #genocide #RussiaUkraineWar
April 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Estonian authorities detained a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker early Friday morning, close to the (very beautiful!) Aegna island, near Tallinn Bay.

https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker

#estonia #tallinn #baltics #BalticStates #Russia […]
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April 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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"Russia's ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih last week killed nine children, the highest number of Ukrainian children killed in a single attack since 2022. Russia targeted a playground in an otherwise residential area with a cluster munition to cause as many casualties as possible. Ukraine […]
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April 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM