Roman A.
@romanad.bsky.social
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Investigate disinformation, extremism and other fun things. Former EU DisinfoLab and ISD Global Analyst. Repost≠endorsement. Opinions are strictly my own.
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No other words needed #StandWithUkraine
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cepa.org
Learning Polish Lessons From Russian Attacks | "Poland’s battle against cyberattacks should be a warning and an example for the West as governments seek to counter their enemies’ hybrid tactics." Emily Otto
Learning Polish Lessons From Russian Attacks
Poland’s battle against cyberattacks should be a warning and an example for the West as governments seek to counter enemies’ hybrid tactics.
cepa.org
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politico.com
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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romanad.bsky.social
"But overestimating Putin’s power means doing his job for him. It means amplifying every one of his threats, mistaking posturing for reality, and making policy decisions based not on facts but on what Putin wants us to believe." via
@theatlantic.com

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin Is Not Winning
Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.
www.theatlantic.com
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disinfo.eu
🌟#Disinfo2025 kicks off soon!

Join us tonight for an informal gathering to connect and catch up before the big day(s). We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow for the start of an invigorating program!🎉🙌

🔗 disinfo2025.mitto.app
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darthputinkgb.bsky.social
Day 1328 of my 3 day war. Ukrainians strikes on our refineries have had so little effect that most forms of fuel are now free.

I remain a master strategist.
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lucatrenta.bsky.social
This has long been an issue in the context of Russia’s (c)overt foreign policy. A balance is needed between confronting and exposing Russia’s activities and refraining from seeing an all-powerful Russian hand behind every development.
romanad.bsky.social
"But overestimating Putin’s power means doing his job for him. It means amplifying every one of his threats, mistaking posturing for reality, and making policy decisions based not on facts but on what Putin wants us to believe." via
@theatlantic.com

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin Is Not Winning
Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.
www.theatlantic.com
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motherjones.com
EXCLUSIVE: This tech has been used to track heads of state, journalists, and maybe even you.

@lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries.

It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.
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alexjubelin.bsky.social
C'est l'avantage et la chance d'avoir pu faire cette émission avec deux chercheurs qui reviennent fraîchement d'Ukraine : avoir ce genre de détails et d'impressions qui peuvent sembler anecdotiques mais ne le sont pas, et qui peignent le portrait et les dynamiques de cette société en guerre.
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idgordon.bsky.social
Erik Prince, Blackwater founder

Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe founder

Jared Leto, actor

Sophia, simply getting a driving lesson

Just some of the thousands of people in 100 countries we discovered were targeted by phone-tracking tech sold by a secretive firm called First Wap ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
ow.ly
romanad.bsky.social
"But overestimating Putin’s power means doing his job for him. It means amplifying every one of his threats, mistaking posturing for reality, and making policy decisions based not on facts but on what Putin wants us to believe." via
@theatlantic.com

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin Is Not Winning
Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.
www.theatlantic.com
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shekhovtsov.substack.com
In Western democracies, intelligence services increasingly buy data and analyses from private firms. These companies provide OSINT reports, satellite imagery, and cybersecurity expertise, allowing governments to boost capabilities without permanently expanding bureaucracies. 1/11
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romanad.bsky.social
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
Russia attacked UN trucks carrying humanitarian aid in the Kherson region.

One of the four vehicles was completely burned down, and another was seriously damaged due to drone attacks and artillery shelling.

Russia continues causing grief to Ukrainian civilians.
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ldfreedman.bsky.social
Despite the lack of military breakthroughs Putin still talks of Ukraine’s imminent defeat. On what basis does he do so? Latest post considers his theory of victory. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/p...?
Putin's theory of victory
The war between Russia and Ukraine is more likely to end with a negotiated ceasefire than with a sweeping military victory though neither seems close.
open.substack.com
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euobserver.com
The Várhelyi spying allegations pose a question the European Union has never had to answer so starkly: what happens when a member state treats the institutions it helped create not as a common project, but as hostile territory to be infiltrated and undermined? asks Alberto Alemanno.
The Várhelyi affair: When an EU member state spies on Brussels
The Várhelyi spying allegations pose a question the European Union has never had to answer so starkly: what happens when a member state treats the institutions it helped create not as a common project, but as hostile territory to be infiltrated and undermined? asks Alberto Alemanno.
euobserver.com
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vsquare.bsky.social
⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
Sponsored Hate: How Politicians Paid for Meta Ads to Attack Journalists - VSquare.org
Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
vsquare.org
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agreenberg.bsky.social
Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com