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Vandaag in De Standaard, de aftrap van mijn nieuwe reeks De Nieuwe Orde, waarvoor ik een jaar lang in Istanboel woon en naar plekken reis waar de wereld het snelst verandert. Eerste stop: Groenland. www.standaard.be/buitenland/g...
April 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Vandaag in De Standaard, de aftrap van mijn nieuwe reeks De Nieuwe Orde, waarvoor ik een jaar lang in Istanboel woon en naar plekken reis waar de wereld het snelst verandert. Eerste stop: Groenland. www.standaard.be/buitenland/g...
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Just sent out this free piece. The announcement by Secretary of State Rubio that Trump might be "done" with the negotiations could usher in the great crisis that has been approaching. The US under Trump would not be neutral, it get back to business with Putin. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
We Are Getting Closer To The Great Crisis
Trump's "Being Done" With The Negotiations Has Enormous Implications For Europe and Ukraine
open.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Just sent out this free piece. The announcement by Secretary of State Rubio that Trump might be "done" with the negotiations could usher in the great crisis that has been approaching. The US under Trump would not be neutral, it get back to business with Putin. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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The deal will almost certainly see the end/relaxation of sanctions on Russia. Putin gives up nothing and gets everything.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Kyiv Is On the Clock to Respond to Trump Plan to End Ukraine Conflict
The U.S. proposal includes recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and blocking Ukraine from joining NATO.
www.wsj.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The deal will almost certainly see the end/relaxation of sanctions on Russia. Putin gives up nothing and gets everything.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Looks like this Trump tweet was pleading aimed at Ukraine to get the Ukrainians to accept a deal that he has worked out with Putin. The deal is a Putin dream. Ukraine must legally hand over Crimea, gets no occupied territory back and is barred from NATO.
April 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Looks like this Trump tweet was pleading aimed at Ukraine to get the Ukrainians to accept a deal that he has worked out with Putin. The deal is a Putin dream. Ukraine must legally hand over Crimea, gets no occupied territory back and is barred from NATO.
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The downing of flight MH17 in 2014 inspired a movement of online researchers to search for answers... Now, you can see how the Bellingcat team helped uncover those answers in a new three-part documentary series on National Geographic.
February 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The downing of flight MH17 in 2014 inspired a movement of online researchers to search for answers... Now, you can see how the Bellingcat team helped uncover those answers in a new three-part documentary series on National Geographic.
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Really proud to have worked on this documentary, it'll be broadcast throughout Europe this month, with the Netherlands broadcast tomorrow at 20:30pm CET.
The downing of flight MH17 in 2014 inspired a movement of online researchers to search for answers... Now, you can see how the Bellingcat team helped uncover those answers in a new three-part documentary series on National Geographic.
February 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Really proud to have worked on this documentary, it'll be broadcast throughout Europe this month, with the Netherlands broadcast tomorrow at 20:30pm CET.
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We have exposed dictators and crooks worldwide, from the #PanamaPapers to the assets of Putin’s cronies.
Our stories have helped return $10 billion to the public coffers through seizures and fines — a 10,000% return on investment.
Seems pretty efficient, if you ask us!
Our stories have helped return $10 billion to the public coffers through seizures and fines — a 10,000% return on investment.
Seems pretty efficient, if you ask us!
February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We have exposed dictators and crooks worldwide, from the #PanamaPapers to the assets of Putin’s cronies.
Our stories have helped return $10 billion to the public coffers through seizures and fines — a 10,000% return on investment.
Seems pretty efficient, if you ask us!
Our stories have helped return $10 billion to the public coffers through seizures and fines — a 10,000% return on investment.
Seems pretty efficient, if you ask us!
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring the US Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund and said it may purchase TikTok reut.rs/4jKtpLw
Trump says newly created US sovereign wealth fund could buy TikTok
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund and said it may purchase TikTok.
reut.rs
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring the US Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund and said it may purchase TikTok reut.rs/4jKtpLw
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Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
February 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
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BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund- popular with Middle East monarchies - so the U.S. can buy TikTok. That’s state-run media, folks. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...
Trump signs executive order to create sovereign wealth fund
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund- popular with Middle East monarchies - so the U.S. can buy TikTok. That’s state-run media, folks. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...
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🇺🇸👀 Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, - CNN
❗️Rubio said that the “functions of USAID” must align with US foreign policy and that it is “a completely unresponsive agency.”
❗️Rubio said that the “functions of USAID” must align with US foreign policy and that it is “a completely unresponsive agency.”
February 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🇺🇸👀 Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, - CNN
❗️Rubio said that the “functions of USAID” must align with US foreign policy and that it is “a completely unresponsive agency.”
❗️Rubio said that the “functions of USAID” must align with US foreign policy and that it is “a completely unresponsive agency.”
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The U.S. is set to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council and halt funding for UNRWA — Politico
February 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The U.S. is set to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council and halt funding for UNRWA — Politico
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Made it! Can’t get close to the front of the press conference outside of US AID, or hear what they’re saying, and that’s a GOOD THING.
Great crowd for such short notice.
Great crowd for such short notice.
February 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Made it! Can’t get close to the front of the press conference outside of US AID, or hear what they’re saying, and that’s a GOOD THING.
Great crowd for such short notice.
Great crowd for such short notice.
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It's always enlightening to listen to Paul Kagame's former aides - in this case the ex head of his armed forces, who Kagame has attempted to have assassinated in exile many times - shedding light on his past plans and current strategy, so often denied in Kigali. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JxL...
"Rwanda has been taking Congolese resources for a long time"
YouTube video by Newzroom Afrika
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's always enlightening to listen to Paul Kagame's former aides - in this case the ex head of his armed forces, who Kagame has attempted to have assassinated in exile many times - shedding light on his past plans and current strategy, so often denied in Kigali. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JxL...
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I heard democracy might be in trouble, so I had some ideas about how we should fix it.
How to protect democracies from falsehoods?
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social from @cmpcr.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social from @cmpcr.bsky.social in this new piece
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...
How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills
“If anyone with a smartphone can publish, they should also be able to verify,” argue Bellingcat’s founder Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin in this piece.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
February 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I heard democracy might be in trouble, so I had some ideas about how we should fix it.
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musk isn’t sleeping at all
February 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
musk isn’t sleeping at all
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Superb analysis and well-written as always. Trump Administration parroting Kremlin talking points. Ukraine should decide if and when it has elections, not the US or Russia. Otherwise why don’t we demand Russia holds a free and fair election as a condition for a settlement? Hahahahaha
Just sent out my weekend update, free as always. An ominous week for democracies in general and Ukraine in particular, as not just Trump, but also Rubio and Kellogg start spreading the Russian narrative. They are now talking up Russian power and undermining Ukraine. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #118: The Trump Administration’s Talking Points are Straight from Moscow
Also: Ukrainian attacks on Russian Refineries; Ukrainian Collapse Continues (In the Press)
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Superb analysis and well-written as always. Trump Administration parroting Kremlin talking points. Ukraine should decide if and when it has elections, not the US or Russia. Otherwise why don’t we demand Russia holds a free and fair election as a condition for a settlement? Hahahahaha
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From Trump’s first post today. The rantings of a madman.
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
From Trump’s first post today. The rantings of a madman.
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Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
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This has a big "I'm willing to fight to the last drop of your blood" energy to it.
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This has a big "I'm willing to fight to the last drop of your blood" energy to it.
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Russian state disinfo bots are active on BlueSky for over 2 weeks now.
They are posting fake videos using AI-generated voice to promote talking points of Russian state.
Please help us to reduce its visibility: follow this labeler, choose Warn or Hide; spread the word:
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They are posting fake videos using AI-generated voice to promote talking points of Russian state.
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January 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Russian state disinfo bots are active on BlueSky for over 2 weeks now.
They are posting fake videos using AI-generated voice to promote talking points of Russian state.
Please help us to reduce its visibility: follow this labeler, choose Warn or Hide; spread the word:
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Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox.
February 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox.
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The EU needs to get moving on this. The deal should never have been signed, given what was already known - without any shred of doubt - about Rwandan support for the M23 at the time. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Pressure grows on EU to freeze minerals deal with Rwanda over DRC fighting
Belgium leads calls for suspension of agreement after Rwanda-backed rebels captured city of Goma
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The EU needs to get moving on this. The deal should never have been signed, given what was already known - without any shred of doubt - about Rwandan support for the M23 at the time. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Very much worth a watch if you have not yet seen the PM’s brief and moving speech to Americans and Canadians.
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Very much worth a watch if you have not yet seen the PM’s brief and moving speech to Americans and Canadians.
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
“From the beaches of Normandy …to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. We're always there, standing with you."
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Update on Yvegeny Prigozhin's legal case against me - UK law firm that acted for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin 'broke no rules'
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-law-fir...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-law-fir...
UK law firm that acted for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin 'broke no rules'
Exclusive: Taking cash from a sanctioned Russian mercenary chief to enable him to sue a British journalist is not an abuse of our legal system, solicitors' regulator finds
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Update on Yvegeny Prigozhin's legal case against me - UK law firm that acted for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin 'broke no rules'
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-law-fir...
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/uk-law-fir...