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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 3h

Housing, like food, should never be treated like a speculative commodity We need a European wide intervention to make this stop.

EU to propose short-term rental rules to tackle ‘social crisis’ in housing

Bloc’s first affordable housing plan to cover issues such as tenants’ rights, property speculation and tourist lets

www.theguardian.com

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 4h

Perhaps the Russians have an uncensored copy of the Epstein files that could also be released to the general public.

The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 4h

You can be involved at the highest level of corruption, steal from children's cancer charity, and go to church at the same time.

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 4h

For decades, Russia built its influence in Central Asia one pipeline at a time.
Now, the same network is unraveling.

Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are finding new exits—west to Turkey, east to China, south through Iran.

The map of power is being redrawn...

The end of Russia’s energy empire in Central Asia: pipelines, politics, and payback

Russia’s Central Asian energy empire is collapsing—and investors still betting on Moscow are making a costly mistake.

euromaidanpress.com

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 22h

Data is everything. You are the data. They have your data.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
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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

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JTS (👨‍🏫➕👨‍🔬)✖️(🇮🇹➕🇲🇨) = 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @jtsreborn.bsky.social · 1d

#Hungary #EU #Veto Cut Hungary’s veto vote so that EU can support Ukraine without obstacle c.org/TqsCTWH7jB

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Call for Majority Rule to Suspend Hungary’ Voting Rights

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 1d

It's very Alfred Hitchcock. Trump should be flattered.

The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 1d

Likelihood of this being artificially engineered with an agent provocateur within the crown 95%.

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 1d

The relentless enshittification of the web continues

Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 1d

Wow — new AI-made articles online are already outnumbering human-generated content.

The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 1d

Should Ukraine defeat Russia it will all be thanks to Trump's negligible contribution.

Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

FT: US to provide Ukraine with only 20-50 Tomahawk missiles

The US may deliver as few as 20 Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine—a quantity that defense experts say would produce negligible effects on battlefield conditions or military dynamics
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/14/u...

US to provide Ukraine with only 20-50 Tomahawk missiles – Financial Times

The US may deliver as few as 20 Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine—a quantity that defense experts say would produce negligible effects on battlefield conditions or military dynamics

euromaidanpress.com

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 1d

But Iris2 is lagging behind and that's no good.

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 1d

They know their old man.

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German Foreign Office @germany.diplo.de · 1d

We are increasingly feeling Russia’s hybrid threat all across Europe: drones over airports, sabotage in the Baltic Sea, airspace violations on NATO’s eastern flank. We are responding – calmly, but resolutely. @aussenminister.diplo.de in Sofia 🇧🇬 1/5

Foreign Minister Wadephul and his Bulgarian counterpart Georgiev.
(C) Photothek / Kira Hofmann

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 1d

Spare a thought for that thin strain of top hair, clinging onto the bald, slippery scalp for dear life.

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 2d

Watch the proliferation of Trump Towers / golf resorts etc. (tax exempt) as the most corrupt head of state on the planet will use every national and international crisis available to line his own pockets.

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 2d

💥 Viktor Orbán faces a possible ousting in April 2026 — and whether he manages to cling to power or not, his regime and its global allure as a model for autocrats worldwide are crumbling. Read the sharpest analysis available.

The Era of Orbánism as an Exportable Model May Be Ending - VSquare.org

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s once-admired “illiberal model” is faltering — plagued by economic crisis, voter frustration, and collapsing governance. With the 2026 election looming, his future — and the global appeal of his system — is at stake as his government faces its biggest political test.

vsquare.org

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is Gollum and the Nobel Peace Prize is his Precious.

Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is now consumed with desire for the Nobel Peace Prize. It's as much an obsession for him now, as the whale was for Captain Ahab in the novel "Moby Dick!"

Jim @jasperthor.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s not forget the war he’s trying to start here in the once United States

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 2d

Spot on, this has been decades in the making. We now must assume almost everyone has been compromised.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

Oil and gas sales finance almost a quarter of the Kremlin’s war; in 2024 oil revenues alone surged by over 25% to more than $108bn despite sanctions. Since 2023, China, India and Turkey have become the backbone of Russian oil exports. They fund Putin's war at a cost of about $1bn per day.

To stop Putin’s war, punish refineries processing Russian oil

Western sanctions will not be effective until the loophole for facilities in India, Turkey and China is closed

www.ft.com

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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · 2d

Sobering words from the German intelligence services - “We must not sit back and assume that a possible Russian attack would come in 2029 at the earliest. We are already under fire today.”

For deterrence now we must take the necessary decisions now.
www.euractiv.com/news/german-...

German spy chief says Russia won't shy from military confrontation | Euractiv

Germany’s foreign intelligence chief, Martin Jaeger, warned on Monday that Russia posed a direct threat and the current “icy peace” with the EU could erupt at any moment into “heated confrontation”. J...

www.euractiv.com

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 2d

I suspect the Israeli hostages would have seen the end of their horrific ordeal a lot earlier were it not for Nethaniau wanting an excuse to grab as much of Palestine as possible.

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 2d

Although Putin is way more of an idiot than given credit for I doubt that he's that stupid to start another invasion when he's already losing ground in Ukraine.

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 2d

Corruption is open and legal. That's Trump's achievement.

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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 2d

If you've never been to Gaza, you won't appreciate what the yellow line means. Basically Israel now holds most of Gaza's small but important agricultural land. Continued Israeli occupation, which I judge the likely outcome, makes Gaza even more unliveable and more dependent on outside goods.

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2d

Gaza Strip: Israeli army has withdrawn to the 'yellow line'

AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff

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The Typist @thetypist.bsky.social · 2d

As someone who has been to both countries I can confirm and it's harrowing.

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