Fredrik Laurin
@flaurin.bsky.social
Finally Qurium gets credit for their extensive and immaculate research into Doppelganger www.qurium.org/doppelganger/.
Krebs does a good overview of what it IS and what i MEANS that these companies are allowed to facilitate this. Desinformation - industrialized.
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/06/insi...
Krebs does a good overview of what it IS and what i MEANS that these companies are allowed to facilitate this. Desinformation - industrialized.
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/06/insi...
Inside a Dark Adtech Empire Fed by Fake CAPTCHAs
Late last year, security researchers made a startling discovery: Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns were bypassing moderation on social media platforms by leveraging the same malicious advertisin...
krebsonsecurity.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Finally Qurium gets credit for their extensive and immaculate research into Doppelganger www.qurium.org/doppelganger/.
Krebs does a good overview of what it IS and what i MEANS that these companies are allowed to facilitate this. Desinformation - industrialized.
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/06/insi...
Krebs does a good overview of what it IS and what i MEANS that these companies are allowed to facilitate this. Desinformation - industrialized.
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/06/insi...
bahnhof.se/2025/06/10/s...
SVT many years ago decided to scrap their own infrastructure and base all editorial and administrative data with Microsoft's Office 365. Albeit with an agreement that the data should be kept in European jurisdiction. An arrangement quickly annulled in US courts.
SVT many years ago decided to scrap their own infrastructure and base all editorial and administrative data with Microsoft's Office 365. Albeit with an agreement that the data should be kept in European jurisdiction. An arrangement quickly annulled in US courts.
SVT drivs på Amazons servrar – kan stängas med ett knapptryck - Bahnhof
SVT drivs på Amazons servrar – kan stängas med ett knapptryck
bahnhof.se
June 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
bahnhof.se/2025/06/10/s...
SVT many years ago decided to scrap their own infrastructure and base all editorial and administrative data with Microsoft's Office 365. Albeit with an agreement that the data should be kept in European jurisdiction. An arrangement quickly annulled in US courts.
SVT many years ago decided to scrap their own infrastructure and base all editorial and administrative data with Microsoft's Office 365. Albeit with an agreement that the data should be kept in European jurisdiction. An arrangement quickly annulled in US courts.
An important story from istories.media/en/
And a story I have been waiting for.
Nice, peace-loving, Russian tech-moguls and proprietary code doesent mix.
Just Iran has some 50 m Telegram users. Many of them in opposition to the regime...
istories.media/en/stories/2...
And a story I have been waiting for.
Nice, peace-loving, Russian tech-moguls and proprietary code doesent mix.
Just Iran has some 50 m Telegram users. Many of them in opposition to the regime...
istories.media/en/stories/2...
Telegram, the FSB, and the Man in the Middle
The technical infrastructure that underpins Telegram is controlled by a man whose companies have collaborated with Russian intelligence services. An investigation by IStories
istories.media
June 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
An important story from istories.media/en/
And a story I have been waiting for.
Nice, peace-loving, Russian tech-moguls and proprietary code doesent mix.
Just Iran has some 50 m Telegram users. Many of them in opposition to the regime...
istories.media/en/stories/2...
And a story I have been waiting for.
Nice, peace-loving, Russian tech-moguls and proprietary code doesent mix.
Just Iran has some 50 m Telegram users. Many of them in opposition to the regime...
istories.media/en/stories/2...
Hmm. Gov institutions buckled. Then academia. Now media.
One shouldn't make too many conclusions from this, but it's clear that resilience is something we forgot in building the modern society.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
One shouldn't make too many conclusions from this, but it's clear that resilience is something we forgot in building the modern society.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Chief Resigns in Emotional Meeting: ‘The Company Is Done With Me’
The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Hmm. Gov institutions buckled. Then academia. Now media.
One shouldn't make too many conclusions from this, but it's clear that resilience is something we forgot in building the modern society.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
One shouldn't make too many conclusions from this, but it's clear that resilience is something we forgot in building the modern society.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
Musks idea of populating earth with the right people is taking hold in Sweden.
Maybe there are some lessons to learn from the Lebemsborn programme. After all, it didn't work out according to plan.
omni.se/a/pPjL51
Maybe there are some lessons to learn from the Lebemsborn programme. After all, it didn't work out according to plan.
omni.se/a/pPjL51
SD-topp i Malmö: Föd barn – annars vinner Muhammed
Svenska kvinnor måste föda fler barn. Det tycker Sverigedemokraternas oppositionsråd i Malmö, Magnus Olsson, som beskyller vänstern, miljörörelsen, media och ”övriga klägget” för de låga födelsetalen....
omni.se
April 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Musks idea of populating earth with the right people is taking hold in Sweden.
Maybe there are some lessons to learn from the Lebemsborn programme. After all, it didn't work out according to plan.
omni.se/a/pPjL51
Maybe there are some lessons to learn from the Lebemsborn programme. After all, it didn't work out according to plan.
omni.se/a/pPjL51
What is one allowed to call a state who executes first responders?
Seems recent research indicates we need to agree on a term so we can agree on how to make the responsible stop. And take them to court
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Seems recent research indicates we need to agree on a term so we can agree on how to make the responsible stop. And take them to court
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gaza medics killing: Israeli army fired as close as 12m, audio suggests
The analysis shows Israeli troops fired 100 shots during the attack which killed 15 people.
www.bbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
What is one allowed to call a state who executes first responders?
Seems recent research indicates we need to agree on a term so we can agree on how to make the responsible stop. And take them to court
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Seems recent research indicates we need to agree on a term so we can agree on how to make the responsible stop. And take them to court
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The other guy blinked...
April 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The other guy blinked...
IRS unit that audits billionaires and other ultrawealthy individuals has lost 38% of its employees this year.
www.icij.org/news/2025/03...
www.icij.org/news/2025/03...
The IRS unit that audits billionaires has lost 38% of its employees since January, new data shows - ICIJ
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk take a chainsaw to the federal bureaucracy, the cuts at the IRS may be especially good news for America’s wealthiest taxpayers.
www.icij.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
IRS unit that audits billionaires and other ultrawealthy individuals has lost 38% of its employees this year.
www.icij.org/news/2025/03...
www.icij.org/news/2025/03...
Kina hotar Taiwan med krig...
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/peki...
Men det är ett ukrainskt hangarfartyg på bilden, gamla "Varyag" som Ukraina sålde till kinerserna.
What goes around, comes around...
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/peki...
Men det är ett ukrainskt hangarfartyg på bilden, gamla "Varyag" som Ukraina sålde till kinerserna.
What goes around, comes around...
Peking hotar Taiwan med krig - Nyheter (Ekot)
Peking hotar nu Taiwan med krig, i samband med att Kinas militär övar runt ön.Från Peking varnar man att alla steg som ön tar mot självständighet gör att ...
www.sverigesradio.se
April 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Kina hotar Taiwan med krig...
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/peki...
Men det är ett ukrainskt hangarfartyg på bilden, gamla "Varyag" som Ukraina sålde till kinerserna.
What goes around, comes around...
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/peki...
Men det är ett ukrainskt hangarfartyg på bilden, gamla "Varyag" som Ukraina sålde till kinerserna.
What goes around, comes around...
Reposted by Fredrik Laurin
⚡️State Department officially informs Congress of plans to dissolve USAID, CNN reports.
The agency, which has been central to U.S. foreign aid efforts, will be disbanded by July 1.
The agency, which has been central to U.S. foreign aid efforts, will be disbanded by July 1.
State Department officially informs Congress of plans to dissolve USAID, CNN reports
The agency, which has been central to U.S. foreign aid efforts, will be disbanded by July 1.
kyivindependent.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
⚡️State Department officially informs Congress of plans to dissolve USAID, CNN reports.
The agency, which has been central to U.S. foreign aid efforts, will be disbanded by July 1.
The agency, which has been central to U.S. foreign aid efforts, will be disbanded by July 1.
Hillary Clinton: How Much Dumber Will This Get? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
"If America is ruled like a banana republic, with flagrant corruption and a leader who puts himself above the law..."
"If America is ruled like a banana republic, with flagrant corruption and a leader who puts himself above the law..."
Opinion | Hillary Clinton: How Much Dumber Will This Get?
The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Hillary Clinton: How Much Dumber Will This Get? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
"If America is ruled like a banana republic, with flagrant corruption and a leader who puts himself above the law..."
"If America is ruled like a banana republic, with flagrant corruption and a leader who puts himself above the law..."
Reposted by Fredrik Laurin
Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
For anyone that experienced East Germany where you could be apprehended for looking like a potential enemy of the state, this, if true, rings of historical naivety.
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
For anyone that experienced East Germany where you could be apprehended for looking like a potential enemy of the state, this, if true, rings of historical naivety.
Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
"creating a chilling effect that has deterred them from taking on clients at odds with the Trump administration."
Reminds me of someone telling me how Hollywood execs not wanting to pursue movie ideas for strategic reasons.
"creating a chilling effect that has deterred them from taking on clients at odds with the Trump administration."
Reminds me of someone telling me how Hollywood execs not wanting to pursue movie ideas for strategic reasons.
Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands
Paul, Weiss — one of three law firms targeted by President Trump as part of his retribution campaign — said it resolved the conflict by agreeing to a range of commitments.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Law Firm Bends in Face of Trump Demands www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
"creating a chilling effect that has deterred them from taking on clients at odds with the Trump administration."
Reminds me of someone telling me how Hollywood execs not wanting to pursue movie ideas for strategic reasons.
"creating a chilling effect that has deterred them from taking on clients at odds with the Trump administration."
Reminds me of someone telling me how Hollywood execs not wanting to pursue movie ideas for strategic reasons.
Reposted by Fredrik Laurin
⚡️ US to stop participating in future military exercises in Europe.
The U.S. has told its allies that it does not plan to participate in military exercises held in Europe beyond those already scheduled in 2025, Swedish media outlet Expressen reported.
The U.S. has told its allies that it does not plan to participate in military exercises held in Europe beyond those already scheduled in 2025, Swedish media outlet Expressen reported.
US to stop participating in future military exercises in Europe, Swedish media reports
The United States has notified its allies that it does not plan to participate in military exercises held in Europe beyond those already scheduled in 2025, Swedish media outlet Expressen reported on M...
kyivindependent.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⚡️ US to stop participating in future military exercises in Europe.
The U.S. has told its allies that it does not plan to participate in military exercises held in Europe beyond those already scheduled in 2025, Swedish media outlet Expressen reported.
The U.S. has told its allies that it does not plan to participate in military exercises held in Europe beyond those already scheduled in 2025, Swedish media outlet Expressen reported.
Nu återstår att se om några uppgifter läckt. Men man ställer sig ändå frågan: varför är "sportskytte" en så kallad sport?
Varför ska det öht cirkulera lagliga vapen i ett modernt samhälle?
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/uppg...
Varför ska det öht cirkulera lagliga vapen i ett modernt samhälle?
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/uppg...
Uppgifter om vapenförvaring kan ha läckt i hackerattack - P4 Värmland
Skytteklubbar finns registrerade hos SportAdmin som utsatts för en hackerattack. Det är problematiskt enligt polisen, då det finns en risk att vapen stjäls ...
www.sverigesradio.se
March 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Nu återstår att se om några uppgifter läckt. Men man ställer sig ändå frågan: varför är "sportskytte" en så kallad sport?
Varför ska det öht cirkulera lagliga vapen i ett modernt samhälle?
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/uppg...
Varför ska det öht cirkulera lagliga vapen i ett modernt samhälle?
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/uppg...
Hur gör vi i Sverige med DCA avtalet som ger Trumps militärer rättigheter som han definierar på svensk mark.
Kanadensarna skärper tonen.
www.dn.se/varlden/kana...
Kanadensarna skärper tonen.
www.dn.se/varlden/kana...
Kanada slår tillbaka mot Trump: ”Vi är ursinniga”
Vreden mot USA närmar sig kokpunkten i Kanada, sedan Donald Trump infört strafftullar och ännu en gång kallat premiärminister Trudeau ”guvernör Justin”.
www.dn.se
March 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hur gör vi i Sverige med DCA avtalet som ger Trumps militärer rättigheter som han definierar på svensk mark.
Kanadensarna skärper tonen.
www.dn.se/varlden/kana...
Kanadensarna skärper tonen.
www.dn.se/varlden/kana...
The globe and mail are still allowed to have an opinion.
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The globe and mail are still allowed to have an opinion.
It's an interesting thought.
His end game being to pit the three superpowers against each other in a cold- war like stale mate where he would be king in 1/3 of the world?
Sangers analysis in NYT after the Oval Office offers some food for thought.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
His end game being to pit the three superpowers against each other in a cold- war like stale mate where he would be king in 1/3 of the world?
Sangers analysis in NYT after the Oval Office offers some food for thought.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
Behind the Collision: Trump Jettisons Ukraine on His Way to a Larger Goal
The president’s explosive Oval Office encounter reflected his determination to put aside alliances and commitments to principles in favor of raw great power negotiations.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It's an interesting thought.
His end game being to pit the three superpowers against each other in a cold- war like stale mate where he would be king in 1/3 of the world?
Sangers analysis in NYT after the Oval Office offers some food for thought.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
His end game being to pit the three superpowers against each other in a cold- war like stale mate where he would be king in 1/3 of the world?
Sangers analysis in NYT after the Oval Office offers some food for thought.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
Was the show in the oval office part of a shrewd plan?
Was Trump just pursuing his main aim to get rid of all the small fry, like Denmark and Ukraine, and orchestrated the public humiliation with the rare-earth "deal"?
Cont.
Was Trump just pursuing his main aim to get rid of all the small fry, like Denmark and Ukraine, and orchestrated the public humiliation with the rare-earth "deal"?
Cont.
March 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Was the show in the oval office part of a shrewd plan?
Was Trump just pursuing his main aim to get rid of all the small fry, like Denmark and Ukraine, and orchestrated the public humiliation with the rare-earth "deal"?
Cont.
Was Trump just pursuing his main aim to get rid of all the small fry, like Denmark and Ukraine, and orchestrated the public humiliation with the rare-earth "deal"?
Cont.
Reposted by Fredrik Laurin
Imagine Turkey being a more reliable NATO member than the US
Quite a big deal from NATO’s official contrarian:
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan: “We are in favor of Ukraine becoming a NATO member. This was the statement from our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, so this is our official position.”
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan: “We are in favor of Ukraine becoming a NATO member. This was the statement from our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, so this is our official position.”
February 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Imagine Turkey being a more reliable NATO member than the US
There she goes... finally.
And she'll take the Blue ribbon with her! Forever!
R.I.P s/s "United States"
And she'll take the Blue ribbon with her! Forever!
R.I.P s/s "United States"
February 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
There she goes... finally.
And she'll take the Blue ribbon with her! Forever!
R.I.P s/s "United States"
And she'll take the Blue ribbon with her! Forever!
R.I.P s/s "United States"
Reposted by Fredrik Laurin
⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters.
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.
US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...
kyivindependent.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters.
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.