BK
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As Trump's senility & madness get worse & the Epstein scandal more evident & Trump's public support declining, I have suddenly started hoping that the US may avoid a fascist dictatorship. How could this happen & what would happen? /1
December 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As Trump's senility & madness get worse & the Epstein scandal more evident & Trump's public support declining, I have suddenly started hoping that the US may avoid a fascist dictatorship. How could this happen & what would happen? /1
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It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It used to be that the United States would use Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to transmit truth across the borders of repressive regimes.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
Now the work of American reporters, having been censored, is being smuggled across the border to reach Americans.
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Hamnade bredvid Luay på Mondials förlagsmiddag på bokmässan. En både mycket intelligent, påläst och kunnig man som fler borde lyssna på.
Han lyckades bara på tre meningar få mig att acceptera förbud för sociala medier för unga, något jag varit emot.
www.svd.se/a/5pJakz/ex-...
Han lyckades bara på tre meningar få mig att acceptera förbud för sociala medier för unga, något jag varit emot.
www.svd.se/a/5pJakz/ex-...
”Dagens rap är kult av våld och konsumtion”
Han är brottsutredaren som sadlade om till debattör och författare. Och Luay Mohageb har en tydlig förklaring till varför gängkriminaliteten vuxit sig så stark i Sverige. De unga lockas in i en kult a...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Hamnade bredvid Luay på Mondials förlagsmiddag på bokmässan. En både mycket intelligent, påläst och kunnig man som fler borde lyssna på.
Han lyckades bara på tre meningar få mig att acceptera förbud för sociala medier för unga, något jag varit emot.
www.svd.se/a/5pJakz/ex-...
Han lyckades bara på tre meningar få mig att acceptera förbud för sociala medier för unga, något jag varit emot.
www.svd.se/a/5pJakz/ex-...
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Since everything is awful and it’s nearly Christmas, who’d like some pictures of ship’s cats? Don’t worry dog lovers, a canine thread’s coming soon! Let’s start with Tiddles, sitting in his favourite spot on the carrier HMS Victorious in 1943 (he liked playing with the bell rope)
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December 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Since everything is awful and it’s nearly Christmas, who’d like some pictures of ship’s cats? Don’t worry dog lovers, a canine thread’s coming soon! Let’s start with Tiddles, sitting in his favourite spot on the carrier HMS Victorious in 1943 (he liked playing with the bell rope)
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That perfect holiday gift might not exist. Scammers are using AI to create convincing fake products and stores. Bellingcat's @koltai.bsky.social reveals 10 real examples found online — plus quick, practical checks to help you spot what’s real before it’s too late. www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcN...
10 AI Holiday Scams Shoppers Fall For
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
That perfect holiday gift might not exist. Scammers are using AI to create convincing fake products and stores. Bellingcat's @koltai.bsky.social reveals 10 real examples found online — plus quick, practical checks to help you spot what’s real before it’s too late. www.youtube.com/watch?v=txcN...
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For the past month, we have published 3 unique investigations, including exclusive data on Mi-8 production, Indian recruits in the Russian army, and desertions Much more is coming after the New Year. Meanwhile, we ask you to support our ongoing researches:
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December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
For the past month, we have published 3 unique investigations, including exclusive data on Mi-8 production, Indian recruits in the Russian army, and desertions Much more is coming after the New Year. Meanwhile, we ask you to support our ongoing researches:
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In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of Uyghur concentration camps. Now, his fate hangs in the balance as he awaits his immigration hearing on December 15th. If sent back to China, he would face drastic consequences. Read: open.substack.com/pub/hrichina...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of Uyghur concentration camps. Now, his fate hangs in the balance as he awaits his immigration hearing on December 15th. If sent back to China, he would face drastic consequences. Read: open.substack.com/pub/hrichina...
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Let this be the article you read first today. Everything is spot on. One of the most clear-eyed articles I have read about the war.
Why negotiations most likely will not bring peace in Ukraine.
I explain why this war will be decided on the battlefield.
libmod.de/en/almost-fo...
I explain why this war will be decided on the battlefield.
libmod.de/en/almost-fo...
Almost four years of Russia's full-scale invasion: A historical look into the future
Almost four years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, historian Jan Claas Behrends (ZZF/European University Viadrina) takes a historically informed look back—and warns against illusions a...
libmod.de
December 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Let this be the article you read first today. Everything is spot on. One of the most clear-eyed articles I have read about the war.
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The rise of the disinformation-for-hire industry
The emergence of a global, large-scale disinformation industry has privatised influence operations, granting states strategic reach with plausible deniability.
Read the full article here:
euvsdisinfo.eu/the-rise-of-...
The emergence of a global, large-scale disinformation industry has privatised influence operations, granting states strategic reach with plausible deniability.
Read the full article here:
euvsdisinfo.eu/the-rise-of-...
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The rise of the disinformation-for-hire industry
The emergence of a global, large-scale disinformation industry has privatised influence operations, granting states strategic reach with plausible deniability.
Read the full article here:
euvsdisinfo.eu/the-rise-of-...
The emergence of a global, large-scale disinformation industry has privatised influence operations, granting states strategic reach with plausible deniability.
Read the full article here:
euvsdisinfo.eu/the-rise-of-...
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Vance’s framing is strategically backwards: China doesn’t build roads and bridges because it’s benevolent — it builds them because they become leverage points.
And portraying China’s global strategy as “feeding poor people” is geopolitical analysis written in crayon.
And portraying China’s global strategy as “feeding poor people” is geopolitical analysis written in crayon.
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Vance’s framing is strategically backwards: China doesn’t build roads and bridges because it’s benevolent — it builds them because they become leverage points.
And portraying China’s global strategy as “feeding poor people” is geopolitical analysis written in crayon.
And portraying China’s global strategy as “feeding poor people” is geopolitical analysis written in crayon.
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Being European is a great source of pride for me. Europe has a fantastic mix of cultures and a breathtaking geography. We have a history that beats anything else in the world. From Iceland in the north west to Mariupol in the south east we are all Europeans, and we shall defend our great continent.
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Being European is a great source of pride for me. Europe has a fantastic mix of cultures and a breathtaking geography. We have a history that beats anything else in the world. From Iceland in the north west to Mariupol in the south east we are all Europeans, and we shall defend our great continent.
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Europe Strikes Back: Why Musk’s X Faces a Historic Fine
How the EU’s crackdown exposes X’s role in fuelling disinformation — and why holding the platform accountable protects free speech rather than restricting it.
open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...
How the EU’s crackdown exposes X’s role in fuelling disinformation — and why holding the platform accountable protects free speech rather than restricting it.
open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...
Europe Strikes Back: Why Musk’s X Faces a Historic Fine
How the EU’s crackdown exposes X’s role in fuelling disinformation — and why holding the platform accountable protects free speech rather than restricting it.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Europe Strikes Back: Why Musk’s X Faces a Historic Fine
How the EU’s crackdown exposes X’s role in fuelling disinformation — and why holding the platform accountable protects free speech rather than restricting it.
open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...
How the EU’s crackdown exposes X’s role in fuelling disinformation — and why holding the platform accountable protects free speech rather than restricting it.
open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...
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The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.
Europe Needs A New Strategy Too
The new US National Security Strategy helps - or forces - European leaders to let go of the consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and to focus on an own strategy instead.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.
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Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
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Publicly available sources to aid open-source investigations can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com ⬇️
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations - Nieman Reports
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes Johanna Wild, an open source researcher for Bellingcat.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Publicly available sources to aid open-source investigations can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com ⬇️
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
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Världens fattigaste står för 17% av CO2-utsläppen. Eliminera fattigdom!
Poängen med denna blupp är att man kan säga så här om vilken grupp man vill. ”Personer som ser på sportboll står för X% av utsläppen. Förbjud sportboll!”
Totalt idiotisk populism.
Poängen med denna blupp är att man kan säga så här om vilken grupp man vill. ”Personer som ser på sportboll står för X% av utsläppen. Förbjud sportboll!”
Totalt idiotisk populism.
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Världens fattigaste står för 17% av CO2-utsläppen. Eliminera fattigdom!
Poängen med denna blupp är att man kan säga så här om vilken grupp man vill. ”Personer som ser på sportboll står för X% av utsläppen. Förbjud sportboll!”
Totalt idiotisk populism.
Poängen med denna blupp är att man kan säga så här om vilken grupp man vill. ”Personer som ser på sportboll står för X% av utsläppen. Förbjud sportboll!”
Totalt idiotisk populism.
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HOW TO BEAT NIGEL FARAGE, by @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social & @plaidcymru.bsky.social Lindsay Whittle
A thread 🧵
A thread 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
HOW TO BEAT NIGEL FARAGE, by @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social & @plaidcymru.bsky.social Lindsay Whittle
A thread 🧵
A thread 🧵
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Det är ändå positivt när framträdande svärjisar med namn öppet går ut m att de i strid mot värnplikt och totalförsvarsplikt kommer vägra försvara Sverige mot Ryssland. Då vet vi namn på femtekolonnare.
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Det är ändå positivt när framträdande svärjisar med namn öppet går ut m att de i strid mot värnplikt och totalförsvarsplikt kommer vägra försvara Sverige mot Ryssland. Då vet vi namn på femtekolonnare.
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It is difficult to win an argument with a smart person. It is impossible to win an argument with an idiot.
September 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
It is difficult to win an argument with a smart person. It is impossible to win an argument with an idiot.
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Four years ago this week China’s government released me from 1,019 days of wrongful detention as a political hostage. If not for heroic advocacy and diplomacy, I might still be in a cell there, with the crisis unresolved. I'm eternally grateful for my liberty. 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Four years ago this week China’s government released me from 1,019 days of wrongful detention as a political hostage. If not for heroic advocacy and diplomacy, I might still be in a cell there, with the crisis unresolved. I'm eternally grateful for my liberty. 🧵
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Our new and improved Bellingcat Toolkit is one-year-old today! If you haven't used it yet its a one-stop shop for discovering useful open source tools, maintained by an amazing group of volunteers. You can find use cases, guidance and honest reviews for each tool. bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit
Home | Bellingcat's Online Investigation Toolkit
A toolkit for open source researchers
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September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Our new and improved Bellingcat Toolkit is one-year-old today! If you haven't used it yet its a one-stop shop for discovering useful open source tools, maintained by an amazing group of volunteers. You can find use cases, guidance and honest reviews for each tool. bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit
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A happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day to Lt. Cmd Max Horton, who might not have talked like a pirate but damn well flew a Jolly Roger like one.
September 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day to Lt. Cmd Max Horton, who might not have talked like a pirate but damn well flew a Jolly Roger like one.
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1. Ett ex på en bat. ledningsbunker i ö UA. Taket består av flera meter jord och stockar. Den sandiga jorden leder bort regnvatten. Värme sprids via vattenrör inbyggda i väggarna. Nästan alla frontförband bor i liknande underjordiska bunkrar. Vi har en del att lära om hur man bor bekvämt under jord.
September 16, 2025 at 5:37 AM
1. Ett ex på en bat. ledningsbunker i ö UA. Taket består av flera meter jord och stockar. Den sandiga jorden leder bort regnvatten. Värme sprids via vattenrör inbyggda i väggarna. Nästan alla frontförband bor i liknande underjordiska bunkrar. Vi har en del att lära om hur man bor bekvämt under jord.
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One of my favourite pictures ever was taken 57 years ago today. After invading Czechoslovakia, the Soviets announced there would be a huge pro-Soviet rally on Wenceslas square at noon. Which is when and where Josef Koudelka took this picture.
August 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
One of my favourite pictures ever was taken 57 years ago today. After invading Czechoslovakia, the Soviets announced there would be a huge pro-Soviet rally on Wenceslas square at noon. Which is when and where Josef Koudelka took this picture.
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