@stefanros24.bsky.social
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Men did not even know Bashar’s father had died — an event that took place nearly 25 years ago.
“One man told me he didn’t know where to go now. This prison has been his home for 30 years and he doesn’t remember where his family lives.”
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“One man told me he didn’t know where to go now. This prison has been his home for 30 years and he doesn’t remember where his family lives.”
on.ft.com/41sZ1Pg
Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state
[FREE TO READ] On the outskirts of Damascus, Saydnaya holds the secrets to the fate of thousands who disappeared under the dictator
on.ft.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Men did not even know Bashar’s father had died — an event that took place nearly 25 years ago.
“One man told me he didn’t know where to go now. This prison has been his home for 30 years and he doesn’t remember where his family lives.”
on.ft.com/41sZ1Pg
“One man told me he didn’t know where to go now. This prison has been his home for 30 years and he doesn’t remember where his family lives.”
on.ft.com/41sZ1Pg
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Bashar al-Assad in 2014: “I am not Yanukovych and I will not go anywhere.”
2024: Assad and family have arrived in Moscow, Tass reports
2024: Assad and family have arrived in Moscow, Tass reports
December 8, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Bashar al-Assad in 2014: “I am not Yanukovych and I will not go anywhere.”
2024: Assad and family have arrived in Moscow, Tass reports
2024: Assad and family have arrived in Moscow, Tass reports
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4 months ago I bombed that kids hospital. You have imposed no meaningful consequences. To us in Kremlin, this means it is permitted.
December 8, 2024 at 4:28 PM
4 months ago I bombed that kids hospital. You have imposed no meaningful consequences. To us in Kremlin, this means it is permitted.
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This is hilarious. For those don't know "Syrian Girl", she's a long-time Assad propagandist, beloved of tankies.
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December 8, 2024 at 11:38 AM
This is hilarious. For those don't know "Syrian Girl", she's a long-time Assad propagandist, beloved of tankies.
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To be a fly on the wall in Tehran this morning: Khamenei lived long enough to see his entire regional project go up in flames. But the mood is hardly more cheerful for many Arab regimes: Assad's swift collapse exposes the myth of "authoritarian stability" in the region.
December 8, 2024 at 6:29 AM
To be a fly on the wall in Tehran this morning: Khamenei lived long enough to see his entire regional project go up in flames. But the mood is hardly more cheerful for many Arab regimes: Assad's swift collapse exposes the myth of "authoritarian stability" in the region.
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Invading Ukraine was meant to show that Russia sticks by our allies and West abandons theirs
Actually I've abandoned both Armenia & Syria but Ukraine keeps getting weapons.
Actually I've abandoned both Armenia & Syria but Ukraine keeps getting weapons.
December 8, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Invading Ukraine was meant to show that Russia sticks by our allies and West abandons theirs
Actually I've abandoned both Armenia & Syria but Ukraine keeps getting weapons.
Actually I've abandoned both Armenia & Syria but Ukraine keeps getting weapons.
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Today will be a good day for Donald Trump to withdraw the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
December 8, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Today will be a good day for Donald Trump to withdraw the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
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The stars of Putin’s ‘elite’ management school: soldiers accused of war crimes
https://www.ft.com/content/09f0a5bf-abfa-4603-94a6-3505890c1dfe
https://www.ft.com/content/09f0a5bf-abfa-4603-94a6-3505890c1dfe
The stars of Putin’s ‘elite’ management school: soldiers accused of war crimes
‘Time of Heroes’ scheme is training veterans of Russia’s war in Ukraine to govern
www.ft.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:03 AM
The stars of Putin’s ‘elite’ management school: soldiers accused of war crimes
https://www.ft.com/content/09f0a5bf-abfa-4603-94a6-3505890c1dfe
https://www.ft.com/content/09f0a5bf-abfa-4603-94a6-3505890c1dfe
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It's out!
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's new report on the shadow fleet.
The immediate and long-term harm caused by it, and suggestions for how it can be (partially) curtailed.
Part of the Council's Maritime Threats initiative
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res.... No paywall.
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's new report on the shadow fleet.
The immediate and long-term harm caused by it, and suggestions for how it can be (partially) curtailed.
Part of the Council's Maritime Threats initiative
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res.... No paywall.
The threats posed by the global shadow fleet—and how to stop it
Today, the shadow fleet’s size means it poses immediate risks to crews, coastal states, vessels, and to the maritime environment.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
December 7, 2024 at 10:48 AM
It's out!
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's new report on the shadow fleet.
The immediate and long-term harm caused by it, and suggestions for how it can be (partially) curtailed.
Part of the Council's Maritime Threats initiative
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res.... No paywall.
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's new report on the shadow fleet.
The immediate and long-term harm caused by it, and suggestions for how it can be (partially) curtailed.
Part of the Council's Maritime Threats initiative
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res.... No paywall.
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Sitting Finnish MP Teemu Keskisarja was allegedly spotted at a neo-Nazi rally with Blue-and-Black leader Tuukka Kuru days ago. For more on why that's a real bad sign, @jessmarindavis.bsky.social and I published about the Blue-and-Blacks last week.
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/ecofascism...
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/ecofascism...
Ecofascism in Finland: Sinimusta Liike (Blue and Black Movement)
Hello, Insight Monitor subscribers, and welcome to another edition of our series on ecofascism movements.
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Sitting Finnish MP Teemu Keskisarja was allegedly spotted at a neo-Nazi rally with Blue-and-Black leader Tuukka Kuru days ago. For more on why that's a real bad sign, @jessmarindavis.bsky.social and I published about the Blue-and-Blacks last week.
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/ecofascism...
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/ecofascism...
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⚡️ Update: Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 10, injures 24, including children.
Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia on Dec. 6, killing ten people and injuring 24, including two children, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia on Dec. 6, killing ten people and injuring 24, including two children, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 10, injures 24, including children
Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia on Dec. 6, killing nine people and injuring 17, including two children, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
kyivindependent.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:25 PM
⚡️ Update: Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 10, injures 24, including children.
Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia on Dec. 6, killing ten people and injuring 24, including two children, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia on Dec. 6, killing ten people and injuring 24, including two children, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
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Hungary’s intelligence agency spied on EU officials visiting the country, searching their hotel rooms and recording their phone conversations, according to a bombshell report.
Hungarian CIA reportedly spied on EU officials
Officials from EU anti-fraud office were allegedly followed, wiretapped and had their laptops hacked by Hungary’s intelligence agency.
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Hungary’s intelligence agency spied on EU officials visiting the country, searching their hotel rooms and recording their phone conversations, according to a bombshell report.
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In this edition: Russian troops operated a torture chamber on Belarusian state-owned property in 2022, journalistic investigation reveals.
The torture chamber was reportedly operated between March and May 2022, in the early days of the full-scale invasion.
The torture chamber was reportedly operated between March and May 2022, in the early days of the full-scale invasion.
Belarus Weekly: Russians tortured Ukrainians in Belarus at start of full-scale invasion, investigation shows
Russian troops operated a torture chamber on Belarusian state-owned property in 2022, journalistic investigation reveals.
Over 150 Russian drones flew into Belarusian airspace in November — three tim...
kyivindependent.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:08 PM
In this edition: Russian troops operated a torture chamber on Belarusian state-owned property in 2022, journalistic investigation reveals.
The torture chamber was reportedly operated between March and May 2022, in the early days of the full-scale invasion.
The torture chamber was reportedly operated between March and May 2022, in the early days of the full-scale invasion.
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👴🇧🇾🚫 Now that sanctions have been imposed, Lukashenko’s regime begun to earn even more by helping Russia circumvent these sanctions. There are a lot of schemes. Lukashenko's mafia is very flexible.
Read here👇
theukrainianreview.info/shadow-schem...
Read here👇
theukrainianreview.info/shadow-schem...
How Europe helps Lukashenko's authoritarian regime
The world press has written a lot about how Russia is circumventing the sanctions of the civilized world, including the elemental base for the creation of the latest weapons. But for some reason, lead...
theukrainianreview.info
December 6, 2024 at 2:05 PM
👴🇧🇾🚫 Now that sanctions have been imposed, Lukashenko’s regime begun to earn even more by helping Russia circumvent these sanctions. There are a lot of schemes. Lukashenko's mafia is very flexible.
Read here👇
theukrainianreview.info/shadow-schem...
Read here👇
theukrainianreview.info/shadow-schem...
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💥💥NEW INVESTIGATION: Hungary spied on EU officials, including OLAF investigators who were probing the company of PM Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law. However, there’s a twist to the story: Hungary’s intelligence agency became entangled in internal political rivalries... www.direkt36.hu/en/english-e...
EU Investigators Probing Orbán’s Son-in-Law Surveilled, Sparking Intelligence Agency Infighting - Direkt36
Direkt36 has revealed that during János Lázár's administration, the Information Office was monitoring OLAF staff investigating suspicious projects linked to the son-in-law of Viktor Orbán. They tried ...
www.direkt36.hu
December 6, 2024 at 2:19 PM
💥💥NEW INVESTIGATION: Hungary spied on EU officials, including OLAF investigators who were probing the company of PM Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law. However, there’s a twist to the story: Hungary’s intelligence agency became entangled in internal political rivalries... www.direkt36.hu/en/english-e...
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The war on women is global.
In Afghanistan the Medieval Men of the Taliban have banned women from receiving healthcare from men *and* banned women from training as midwives. When the baby comes, you’re on your own.
In Idaho a court has allowed the state’s ban on travel for abortions.
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In Afghanistan the Medieval Men of the Taliban have banned women from receiving healthcare from men *and* banned women from training as midwives. When the baby comes, you’re on your own.
In Idaho a court has allowed the state’s ban on travel for abortions.
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December 5, 2024 at 1:01 PM
The war on women is global.
In Afghanistan the Medieval Men of the Taliban have banned women from receiving healthcare from men *and* banned women from training as midwives. When the baby comes, you’re on your own.
In Idaho a court has allowed the state’s ban on travel for abortions.
1/2
In Afghanistan the Medieval Men of the Taliban have banned women from receiving healthcare from men *and* banned women from training as midwives. When the baby comes, you’re on your own.
In Idaho a court has allowed the state’s ban on travel for abortions.
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December 5, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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The idea that Putin’s perspective needs more empathy implies that’s it is based on positive values, like love of country & justice. If Putin is killing Ukrainians, then it’s just “love of country gone wrong”. In fact, what’s driving Putin are largely negative values, like power and destructiveness.
December 5, 2024 at 1:23 PM
The idea that Putin’s perspective needs more empathy implies that’s it is based on positive values, like love of country & justice. If Putin is killing Ukrainians, then it’s just “love of country gone wrong”. In fact, what’s driving Putin are largely negative values, like power and destructiveness.
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Seems it was ceded without a fight, once the outskirts fell
I can't imagine anything stopping Assad's collapse at this point.
Iran and Russia are going to be big losers from this. Russia will lose its only Mediterranean naval base & critical airfield. And arming Hezbollah just got much harder.
I can't imagine anything stopping Assad's collapse at this point.
Iran and Russia are going to be big losers from this. Russia will lose its only Mediterranean naval base & critical airfield. And arming Hezbollah just got much harder.
The fourth biggest Syrian city, city of Hama, is under rebel control.
December 5, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Seems it was ceded without a fight, once the outskirts fell
I can't imagine anything stopping Assad's collapse at this point.
Iran and Russia are going to be big losers from this. Russia will lose its only Mediterranean naval base & critical airfield. And arming Hezbollah just got much harder.
I can't imagine anything stopping Assad's collapse at this point.
Iran and Russia are going to be big losers from this. Russia will lose its only Mediterranean naval base & critical airfield. And arming Hezbollah just got much harder.
December 5, 2024 at 6:17 AM
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stevanzetti.bsky.social and I identified the men behind four of the largest (formerly) anonymous neo-Nazi accounts on X/Twitter. They include a Vice President at JP Morgan and a civilian at a Navy explosives testing facility. Musk has replied to 2 of them.
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
www.texasobserver.org
December 4, 2024 at 3:20 PM
stevanzetti.bsky.social and I identified the men behind four of the largest (formerly) anonymous neo-Nazi accounts on X/Twitter. They include a Vice President at JP Morgan and a civilian at a Navy explosives testing facility. Musk has replied to 2 of them.
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
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🤬 The Russian representative to UN laughed while 🇺🇦Ukrainian representative talking about the murders and thefts of Ukrainian children by Russians.
They cannot even be compared to animals, they are worse creatures…
They cannot even be compared to animals, they are worse creatures…
December 4, 2024 at 8:33 PM
🤬 The Russian representative to UN laughed while 🇺🇦Ukrainian representative talking about the murders and thefts of Ukrainian children by Russians.
They cannot even be compared to animals, they are worse creatures…
They cannot even be compared to animals, they are worse creatures…
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NEW: X has become a hotbed of neo-Nazi content under Elon Musk. We identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content. Three live in Texas. Musk has replied to two of them. One works for the Navy.
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
www.texasobserver.org
December 4, 2024 at 2:13 PM
NEW: X has become a hotbed of neo-Nazi content under Elon Musk. We identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content. Three live in Texas. Musk has replied to two of them. One works for the Navy.
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...