Joao Ventura
@joventura.bsky.social
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ICE, America's first interior police, are not being built up, at the cost of billions, just to monitor immigration
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
ICE, America's first interior police, are not being built up, at the cost of billions, just to monitor immigration
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
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OPINION: Vladimir Putin is spending millions of dollars, bombarding European voters with manipulative social media and disinformation campaigns on a mass scale.
It’s a new type of warfare on democracy that eliminates the need to roll tanks into capitals.
It’s a new type of warfare on democracy that eliminates the need to roll tanks into capitals.
Putin is invading more than Ukraine
The new battlefield is online, and the stakes are democratic sovereignty.
ow.ly
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
OPINION: Vladimir Putin is spending millions of dollars, bombarding European voters with manipulative social media and disinformation campaigns on a mass scale.
It’s a new type of warfare on democracy that eliminates the need to roll tanks into capitals.
It’s a new type of warfare on democracy that eliminates the need to roll tanks into capitals.
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Our latest investigation…
‼️ Hidden Bear: The GRU hackers of Russia's most notorious kill squad
As The Insider discovered, Unit 29155, the Kremlin’s most notorious black ops squad, also fielded a team of hackers that tried to destabilize Ukraine before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
As The Insider discovered, Unit 29155, the Kremlin’s most notorious black ops squad, also fielded a team of hackers that tried to destabilize Ukraine before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Hidden Bear: The GRU hackers of Russia’s most notorious kill squad
Russian GRU Unit 29155 is best known for its long list of murder and sabotage ops, which include the Salisbury poisonings in England, arms depot explosions in Czechia, and an attempted coup d’etat in ...
theins.press
May 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our latest investigation…
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America. April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
America. April 25, 2025
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I listened to the latest @warontherocks.bsky.social podcast yesterday, on the “diplomatic” wrangling over Ukraine’s future: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
It made stark the many parallels between these developments & the negotiations to end the war in #Afghanistan. A 🧵 on those. 1/n
It made stark the many parallels between these developments & the negotiations to end the war in #Afghanistan. A 🧵 on those. 1/n
The Puzzling Diplomacy over Ukraine's Future
Podcast Episode · War on the Rocks · 02/28/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I listened to the latest @warontherocks.bsky.social podcast yesterday, on the “diplomatic” wrangling over Ukraine’s future: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
It made stark the many parallels between these developments & the negotiations to end the war in #Afghanistan. A 🧵 on those. 1/n
It made stark the many parallels between these developments & the negotiations to end the war in #Afghanistan. A 🧵 on those. 1/n
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Sunk in shame for this un-American administration and its cowardly enablers. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
At Least Now We Know the Truth
The truth is ugly, but it’s necessary to face it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sunk in shame for this un-American administration and its cowardly enablers. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
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O muro caiu há décadas. Mas a divisão ainda lá está.
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
O muro caiu há décadas. Mas a divisão ainda lá está.
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I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
February 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
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Trump’s purge at the Pentagon is just the start.
Last night he fired the highly-regarded General C Q Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replaced him with a retired three-star general, Dan Caine, who on their first meeting put on a MAGA cap and said ‘I love you, sir.’
Last night he fired the highly-regarded General C Q Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replaced him with a retired three-star general, Dan Caine, who on their first meeting put on a MAGA cap and said ‘I love you, sir.’
February 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Trump’s purge at the Pentagon is just the start.
Last night he fired the highly-regarded General C Q Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replaced him with a retired three-star general, Dan Caine, who on their first meeting put on a MAGA cap and said ‘I love you, sir.’
Last night he fired the highly-regarded General C Q Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replaced him with a retired three-star general, Dan Caine, who on their first meeting put on a MAGA cap and said ‘I love you, sir.’
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This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:
Institute for the Study of War
Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine, leaving the remaining 80 percent of the country under Ukraine's sovereign control. At the current rate of advance, it would take Russian f...
understandingwar.org
February 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:
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Le Monde published an article titled "Without the US, Ukraine Would Barely Last Six Months Against Russia." My readers know that I have been accurate in most of my frontline assessments, to the point that some call me a pessimist, so it's hard to accuse me of painting a rosy picture for Ukraine
February 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Le Monde published an article titled "Without the US, Ukraine Would Barely Last Six Months Against Russia." My readers know that I have been accurate in most of my frontline assessments, to the point that some call me a pessimist, so it's hard to accuse me of painting a rosy picture for Ukraine
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What happens to the global fight for democracy when the U.S. is no longer on the side of the democrat? On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, speak with Jonathan Katz and Batu Kutelia to discuss the disturbing new reality www.powervertical.org/2025/02/07/t...
THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY, IN THE EAST AND IN THE WEST
powervertical · THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY, IN THE EAST AND IN THE WEST From Kyiv to Chisinau to Tbilisi and beyond, civil society activists in the former Soviet space have been bolstered for decades…
www.powervertical.org
February 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
What happens to the global fight for democracy when the U.S. is no longer on the side of the democrat? On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, speak with Jonathan Katz and Batu Kutelia to discuss the disturbing new reality www.powervertical.org/2025/02/07/t...
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This is a great (long) read for the times ahead. History sometimes Rhymes www.rsn.org/001/how-hitl...
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
<blockquote><br /><strong><em>He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.</em></strong></blockquote><br /><p><dropcap>N</dropca...
www.rsn.org
February 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a great (long) read for the times ahead. History sometimes Rhymes www.rsn.org/001/how-hitl...
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Don't give in. Don't give up. My latest in @theAtlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Tasks of an Anti-Trump Coalition
Avoid progressive pieties and rebuild an effective democratic majority
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Don't give in. Don't give up. My latest in @theAtlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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How Musk is being radicalized by his own "For You" feed, which is providing him false information
from @financialtimes.com:
"he had not been relying on conversations with a UK source for his information, but preferred to do his own research online"
www.ft.com/content/8e91...
from @financialtimes.com:
"he had not been relying on conversations with a UK source for his information, but preferred to do his own research online"
www.ft.com/content/8e91...
How a handful of X accounts took Elon Musk ‘down the rabbit hole’ on UK politics
Tech billionaire’s posts about grooming gangs scandal have elevated issue
www.ft.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
How Musk is being radicalized by his own "For You" feed, which is providing him false information
from @financialtimes.com:
"he had not been relying on conversations with a UK source for his information, but preferred to do his own research online"
www.ft.com/content/8e91...
from @financialtimes.com:
"he had not been relying on conversations with a UK source for his information, but preferred to do his own research online"
www.ft.com/content/8e91...
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A long thread on the war and the current situation. Although the worst-case scenarios didn’t materialize in 2024, it was the most difficult period since spring 2022. There were positive developments, and bright spots, but the current trajectory is negative. 1/
January 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A long thread on the war and the current situation. Although the worst-case scenarios didn’t materialize in 2024, it was the most difficult period since spring 2022. There were positive developments, and bright spots, but the current trajectory is negative. 1/
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Why is Ukraine losing ground? There are many explanations, ranging from a lack of aid to a lack of political will to win. The reality, however, is far more complex. This thread offers a brief excerpt from my recent analysis, with the full link provided at the end.
1/ 🧵Thread:
1/ 🧵Thread:
January 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Why is Ukraine losing ground? There are many explanations, ranging from a lack of aid to a lack of political will to win. The reality, however, is far more complex. This thread offers a brief excerpt from my recent analysis, with the full link provided at the end.
1/ 🧵Thread:
1/ 🧵Thread:
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NEW: Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring.
I'm very excited to introduce my new investigative podcast with @peterjukes.bsky.social & Ruth Abrahams about a Russian influence operation at the heart of the British establishment.
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I'm very excited to introduce my new investigative podcast with @peterjukes.bsky.social & Ruth Abrahams about a Russian influence operation at the heart of the British establishment.
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'SERGEI & THE WESTMINSTER SPY RING', NEW PODCAST TRAILER OUT! - The Citizens
From exclusive parties at the Russian Embassy to the corridors of Westminster, journalists Carole Cadwalladr and Peter Jukes – with the help of Conservative party whistleblower Sergei Cristo – expose ...
the-citizens.com
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring.
I'm very excited to introduce my new investigative podcast with @peterjukes.bsky.social & Ruth Abrahams about a Russian influence operation at the heart of the British establishment.
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the-citizens.com/2024/12/serg...
I'm very excited to introduce my new investigative podcast with @peterjukes.bsky.social & Ruth Abrahams about a Russian influence operation at the heart of the British establishment.
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the-citizens.com/2024/12/serg...
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So the world’s richest man, who grew up under apartheid in South Africa and now pulls the mentally deteriorating incoming U.S. president’s strings, has written an op-ed urging Germans to elect a neo-Nazi government. Got that?
Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right Party
The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:27 AM
So the world’s richest man, who grew up under apartheid in South Africa and now pulls the mentally deteriorating incoming U.S. president’s strings, has written an op-ed urging Germans to elect a neo-Nazi government. Got that?
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The suspected perp in the German Christmas market attack is an “AfD fan and likes Elon Musk,” per @derspiegel’s national security reporter: x.com/fideliusschm...
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December 21, 2024 at 4:07 AM
The suspected perp in the German Christmas market attack is an “AfD fan and likes Elon Musk,” per @derspiegel’s national security reporter: x.com/fideliusschm...
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On the new Power Vertical Podcast, I speak with the always insightful @michaeldweiss.bsky.social about the fall of Assad & what it means for Russia, the assassination of Igor Kirillov in Moscow and what it shows about the skill of Ukrainian int services. Enjoy! www.powervertical.org/2024/12/19/t...
THE FALL OF PUTIN’S S.O.B.
He had been Vladimir Putin’s “son of a bitch” in the Middle East for nearly a decade. Today he is just the latest in a growing list of ousted autocrats living in exile in Moscow.
www.powervertical.org
December 20, 2024 at 5:33 PM
On the new Power Vertical Podcast, I speak with the always insightful @michaeldweiss.bsky.social about the fall of Assad & what it means for Russia, the assassination of Igor Kirillov in Moscow and what it shows about the skill of Ukrainian int services. Enjoy! www.powervertical.org/2024/12/19/t...
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We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.
December 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.