Julia Kozuschnik
@juliako.bsky.social
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TL;DR I have 3 years of logs from a probably Cadet Blizzard server named Egeon, essentially showing their targets, exposing 29155 sabotage operations across Europe, and the intelligence that the Russian government wants.
medium.com/@ma1ev01ence...
medium.com/@ma1ev01ence...
29155 compromised!!
TL;DR I have 3 years of logs from a probably Cadet Blizzard server named Egeon, essentially showing their targets, exposing 29155 sabotage…
medium.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
TL;DR I have 3 years of logs from a probably Cadet Blizzard server named Egeon, essentially showing their targets, exposing 29155 sabotage operations across Europe, and the intelligence that the Russian government wants.
medium.com/@ma1ev01ence...
medium.com/@ma1ev01ence...
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"European officials believe Trump is likely to agree to withdraw US troops from the Baltics and perhaps further west, leaving the EU vulnerable to a Russian army that Nato governments warn is preparing for a larger conflict beyond Ukraine."
Oof. @gideonrachman.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/11f1...
Oof. @gideonrachman.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/11f1...
Vance’s real warning to Europe
Europeans need to reduce their dangerous dependence on an adversarial America
www.ft.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"European officials believe Trump is likely to agree to withdraw US troops from the Baltics and perhaps further west, leaving the EU vulnerable to a Russian army that Nato governments warn is preparing for a larger conflict beyond Ukraine."
Oof. @gideonrachman.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/11f1...
Oof. @gideonrachman.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/11f1...
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Trump plans to withdraw troops from the Baltics and parts of Western Europe - a key Putin demand - making former Soviet nations a prime target for Russian attacks, the FT reports.
February 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump plans to withdraw troops from the Baltics and parts of Western Europe - a key Putin demand - making former Soviet nations a prime target for Russian attacks, the FT reports.
Some State Department employees have been informed by their superiors that DOGE may have “deep reach” into department systems, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/17/p...
Paranoia seeps into a federal workforce worried about getting fired and being watched | CNN Politics
As the Trump administration fires thousands of employees across the government, federal workers have another reason to be on edge: the widespread access that Elon Musk’s “government efficiency” team h...
edition.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Some State Department employees have been informed by their superiors that DOGE may have “deep reach” into department systems, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/17/p...
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I would not characterize this as “a major diplomatic breakthrough.”
I would instead call it human trafficking. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
I would instead call it human trafficking. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
February 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I would not characterize this as “a major diplomatic breakthrough.”
I would instead call it human trafficking. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
I would instead call it human trafficking. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
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"Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website, raising bigger concerns about where Musk’s programmers got this information and what they are doing with it."
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
“People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk’s programmers, said one federal intelligence employee.
www.huffpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website, raising bigger concerns about where Musk’s programmers got this information and what they are doing with it."
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"The department has been particularly focused on Germany because Russia sees the country as a weak link in NATO, due to its dependence on Russian energy, growing anxiety about nuclear escalation and sympathy for Russia among some politicians and voters" www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Exclusive | A New Spy Unit Is Leading Russia’s Shadow War Against the West
The Department of Special Tasks has brought together veterans of the Kremlin’s most daring clandestine operations to carry out assassination attempts and sabotage overseas.
www.wsj.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"The department has been particularly focused on Germany because Russia sees the country as a weak link in NATO, due to its dependence on Russian energy, growing anxiety about nuclear escalation and sympathy for Russia among some politicians and voters" www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Great to see our investigation into a Russian influence operation cited in this NYT story by
Kathrin Bennhold and @stevenleemyers.bsky.social which gives a good overview of the many different campaigns targeting Germany ahead of this month’s elections www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...
Kathrin Bennhold and @stevenleemyers.bsky.social which gives a good overview of the many different campaigns targeting Germany ahead of this month’s elections www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...
Between Russia and Elon Musk, German Voters Face a ‘Dual Front’ of Disinformation
In the first major European vote since President Trump’s re-election, influence campaigns are targeting Germany from two sides.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Great to see our investigation into a Russian influence operation cited in this NYT story by
Kathrin Bennhold and @stevenleemyers.bsky.social which gives a good overview of the many different campaigns targeting Germany ahead of this month’s elections www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...
Kathrin Bennhold and @stevenleemyers.bsky.social which gives a good overview of the many different campaigns targeting Germany ahead of this month’s elections www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/w...
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“Russian interference in Western democracy has been overstated in the U.S. and Europe,” Vance said. 😳 Wow. A patently false statement. He also just undercut a decade of work by the US ntl security community, working with European allies to counter Moscow. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Exclusive | Vance Wields Threat of Sanctions, Military Action to Push Putin Into Ukraine Deal
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the vice president said Ukraine must have “sovereign independence.”
www.wsj.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“Russian interference in Western democracy has been overstated in the U.S. and Europe,” Vance said. 😳 Wow. A patently false statement. He also just undercut a decade of work by the US ntl security community, working with European allies to counter Moscow. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Mean and stupid. Jeopardizing our future by firing people who were no threat to him.
Whoaaa. Total madness. If true – this removes the entire next generation of USG civil servants. This is akin to a dream covert action plan by our adversaries to cripple the US government for decades. Need details on possible exemptions…but good God. This is nuts.
NEW: Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
February 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Mean and stupid. Jeopardizing our future by firing people who were no threat to him.
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The strike at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant “clearly shows that [the Russians] don't want peace,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told journalists on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
U.S.-Russia Talks 'Obsolete' After Chernobyl Drone Strike – Kallas - The Moscow Times
MUNICH — The European Union’s top diplomat said that any talks between the United States and Russia were now “obsolete” following a drone strike at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant that Kyiv bl...
www.themoscowtimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The strike at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant “clearly shows that [the Russians] don't want peace,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told journalists on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
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The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, United States DOGE Service, as an entity insulated from public records requests or most judicial intervention until at least 2034 (Important reporting here by NYT Minho Kim)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
Trump’s Declaration Allows Musk’s Efficiency Team to Skirt Open Records Laws (Gift Article)
Government watchdog groups say they will challenge the Trump administration’s decision to put the initiative under the Presidential Records Act, which shields its work from public disclosure.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, United States DOGE Service, as an entity insulated from public records requests or most judicial intervention until at least 2034 (Important reporting here by NYT Minho Kim)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
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Alexander Vinnik (the Russian being freed by U.S. authorities in a prisoner swap) has a more interesting backstory than most people realize. My story from 2019 here:
www.rferl.org/a/how-much-d...
www.rferl.org/a/how-much-d...
How Much Did Russian Spy Agencies Rely On Bitcoin? New Hints In Leaked Recordings
The collapse of the Russia-backed cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, and the arrest of one of its principal founders, has long intrigued observers looking for clues of how Russian spy agencies used bitcoi...
www.rferl.org
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Alexander Vinnik (the Russian being freed by U.S. authorities in a prisoner swap) has a more interesting backstory than most people realize. My story from 2019 here:
www.rferl.org/a/how-much-d...
www.rferl.org/a/how-much-d...
Alexander Vinnik´s BTC-e was used by Fancy Bear (APT28) during their attacks to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election in favor of Trump.
www.elliptic.co/blog/doj-ind...
www.elliptic.co/blog/doj-ind...
February 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Alexander Vinnik´s BTC-e was used by Fancy Bear (APT28) during their attacks to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election in favor of Trump.
www.elliptic.co/blog/doj-ind...
www.elliptic.co/blog/doj-ind...
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In August, Biden gave up two convicted Russian hackers as part of a prisoner swap, the first time the US had done so, to return WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. Today we learned that Trump's deal to return Marc Fogel meant giving up Alexander Vinnik, a key money launderer for Russian hackers.
Release of Russian hackers believed to be first U.S. prisoner swap of international cybercriminals
The hackers were released as part of a deal that secured the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In August, Biden gave up two convicted Russian hackers as part of a prisoner swap, the first time the US had done so, to return WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. Today we learned that Trump's deal to return Marc Fogel meant giving up Alexander Vinnik, a key money launderer for Russian hackers.
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Repeat after me:
DONALD TRUMP LIED.
Go ahead. Try it. It feels great!
DONALD TRUMP LIED.
Go ahead. Try it. It feels great!
February 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Repeat after me:
DONALD TRUMP LIED.
Go ahead. Try it. It feels great!
DONALD TRUMP LIED.
Go ahead. Try it. It feels great!
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A person with direct knowledge confirmed with me that Marko Elez requested that the Wayback Machine remove all of his past tweets.
A Internet Archives rep said this is their longstanding policy — that rights holders can request URLs to be excluded — but wouldn't comment on any specific case.
A Internet Archives rep said this is their longstanding policy — that rights holders can request URLs to be excluded — but wouldn't comment on any specific case.
The Internet Archive has removed its archives of individual tweets from the account belonging to DOGE staffer Marko Elez.
The WSJ reported yesterday that this account belonged to Ekes, and that many of these tweets were racist and led to his resignation.
The WSJ reported yesterday that this account belonged to Ekes, and that many of these tweets were racist and led to his resignation.
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A person with direct knowledge confirmed with me that Marko Elez requested that the Wayback Machine remove all of his past tweets.
A Internet Archives rep said this is their longstanding policy — that rights holders can request URLs to be excluded — but wouldn't comment on any specific case.
A Internet Archives rep said this is their longstanding policy — that rights holders can request URLs to be excluded — but wouldn't comment on any specific case.
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Friedrich Merz could become Germany's next chancellor but his extensive ties to large corporations and lobby groups raise questions about who really stands to profit.
Important story by my colleagues @annikajoeres.bsky.social @gabrielakeller.bsky.social
correctiv.org/aktuelles/wi...
Important story by my colleagues @annikajoeres.bsky.social @gabrielakeller.bsky.social
correctiv.org/aktuelles/wi...
January 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Friedrich Merz could become Germany's next chancellor but his extensive ties to large corporations and lobby groups raise questions about who really stands to profit.
Important story by my colleagues @annikajoeres.bsky.social @gabrielakeller.bsky.social
correctiv.org/aktuelles/wi...
Important story by my colleagues @annikajoeres.bsky.social @gabrielakeller.bsky.social
correctiv.org/aktuelles/wi...
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We are living through Republicanism boiled down to its essence: Everyone should be deprived of everything, because otherwise, somebody I don't like might get something I don't want them to have. We call it an ideology, but it's really a personality: Greedy, withholding, suspicious, angry, cruel.
January 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We are living through Republicanism boiled down to its essence: Everyone should be deprived of everything, because otherwise, somebody I don't like might get something I don't want them to have. We call it an ideology, but it's really a personality: Greedy, withholding, suspicious, angry, cruel.
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Government of the worst
Andrew Kloster, a self-described “raging misogynist” with a public history of racist comments and an insistence on loyalty to Trump, has been installed as general counsel for the federal government’s human resources agency, the Office of Personnel Management.
“Raging Misogynist” Now Federal Government H.R.’s Top Lawyer
The Office of Personnel Management’s new general counsel has a history of racist and sexist social media posts.
www.pogo.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Government of the worst
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A Justice Department official told Mike Fanone that — thanks to Donald Trump’s pardons of the violent rioters who assaulted him — that, in the eyes of DOJ, he is “no longer a victim,” Fanone told me.
They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.
They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.
January 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A Justice Department official told Mike Fanone that — thanks to Donald Trump’s pardons of the violent rioters who assaulted him — that, in the eyes of DOJ, he is “no longer a victim,” Fanone told me.
They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.
They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.
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In the space of half a day, the new administration has trashed the Constitution, subverted the independence of the DOJ, granted a broad amnesty to traitors, abandoned the global community on climate and public health, and launched a wide-ranging attack on minority rights.
January 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
In the space of half a day, the new administration has trashed the Constitution, subverted the independence of the DOJ, granted a broad amnesty to traitors, abandoned the global community on climate and public health, and launched a wide-ranging attack on minority rights.