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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Russia’s leader isn’t nearly as strong as he’s made out to be, Andrew Ryvkin writes. “A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility”:

Putin Is Not Winning

Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.

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Peter Schrijver @psguu.bsky.social · 1d

En dit is ook een heel interessant draadje: over de decoy drone Gerbera. In Oekraïne vaak ingezet door RF om vuur te trekken van Oekraïense luchtverdediging, zodat meer Shahed-/Geran-drones het uiteindelijke doel kunnen bereiken.🧵

Open Source Munitions Portal @munitionsportal.bsky.social · 1d

1/ On 9 September 2025 up to two dozen Russian drones entered Polish airspace during a Russian air attack on Ukraine. Debris at the scene later confirmed Gerbera-series UAVs had been used.

This thread highlights what we know about the Gerbera: 🧵

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 1d

Sources: the EU considers forcing Chinese companies seeking access to digital markets to hand over tech to European companies if they want to operate locally (Bloomberg)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 1d

Reminds me of the ‘90-‘91 Gulf Wars.

We lived several kilometres from the northern airbases and fighter jets were exercising vigorously. It was terrifying but also very impressive.

F35 produce way more noise though.

The sound of freedom.

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 2d

🔥 Hoe denken politieke partijen over onderzoek, onderwijs en internationalisering? En hoe verhouden hun standpunten zich tot de speerpunten van De Jonge Akademie?
🎯 Leesvoer voor iedereen met een ❤️ voor onderwijs en wetenschap!
➡️ dejongeakademie.nl/publicaties/...

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Rick McKee @rmckee.bsky.social · 2d

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 2d

That’s the spirit!

Wat een intens triest, onwetend en ondankbaar volk is het toch.

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Nicolas Tenzer @nicolastenzer.bsky.social · 8d

Nineteen years ago, on October 7, 2006, Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated by Putin's hitmen.
She was the first to tell the truth about Russia's mass crimes in Chechnya, which foreshadowed those in Syria, Ukraine, Africa and elsewhere. They could have been prevented.
Almost no one listened to her.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d

Ukraine has received a Dutch Alkmaar-class minehunter, Navy commander Neizhpapa confirmed. Another is expected by the end of the year, with crew training already underway. The vessel is equipped with underwater drones, remote-controlled mine disposal systems, an automatic cannon, and machine guns.

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Matthias Monroy @matthimon.bsky.social · 6d

Trump held a “roundtable” today on how to take action against #Antifa.
Just to be clear: once the #EBSP is adopted, US law enforcement agencies would also have access to biometric and personal data on left-wing activists in Germany and 42 other VWP states.

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NRC @nrc.nl · 3d

Arjen van Veelen, doodsbang voor honden, verdiepte zich in hun gedrag en voelt sindsdien: het gevaar loopt aan de ándere kant van de riem.
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Honden eng? De blinde liefde van hun bazen is pas eng

Honden: Arjen van Veelen, doodsbang voor honden, verdiepte zich in hun gedrag en voelt sindsdien: het gevaar loopt aan de ándere kant van de riem.

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 3d

Exact.

Bovendien heeft hij maar één punt op de agenda en dat is “immigranten eruit”.

We weten allemaal dat het niet bij één groep blijft, want voor Wilders’ volgelingen is dat nooit genoeg.

Ieder ‘buitenlands’ uitziend persoon zal het moeten gaan ontgelden.

Jamal Ouariachi 🍉 @jamalouariachi.bsky.social · 4d

En nee, ik ga de bedreigingen niet goedpraten, maar ik ga ZEKER niet begrip hebben voor deze haattrol, die altijd maar wild om zich heen slaat en als hij één tikje terug krijgt, begint te janken om z'n mammie.

Die man is niet zielig — wees toch niet zo naïef.

Wilders is levensgevaarlijk.

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Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 4d

Kremlin tactics spotted ahead of Netherlands’ election.

It is precisely its less visible nature that makes the influence of foreign interference in Western democracies so insidious.

defenddemocracy.eu/kremlin-tact...

Kremlin tactics spotted ahead of Netherlands' election — Defend Democracy

The battle for Europe is also being fought online. While in the West it is not that visible, precisely that makes foreign interference so treacherous.

defenddemocracy.eu

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 5d

The Russian stealth coup of America:
The Russian candidate
Russian feudalism
Russian style propaganda outlet Foxnews
Russian style repression

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 5d

This was always the plan.

Absolute authority for senile moron and his henchmen.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 5d

Exact, en diep triest.

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Ïne Back Ïversen @ineiversen.bsky.social · 7d

“A city once full of life - now an epicenter of russian war crimes.

Satellite images of Mariupol show the horror russia try to hide: the continued growth of mass graves.

The 🧵is now an extended article

“We owe our voice, to those that’s been silenced!”

📍Read here: ineukraine.com/2025/10/08/t...

The Ever-Growing Mass Graves In Mariupol That Russia Doesn’t Want You to See

Newly updated satellite images of Mariupol expose rapidly expanding mass graves and the war crimes Russia has spent three years trying to bury.

ineukraine.com

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 5d

damnatio memoriae

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says * Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with winning the peace prize? With hours to go until the announcement of this year’s Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Committee pointedly said on Thursday that it had reached a decision about who would be named 2025 peace prize laureate on Monday, several days before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire under the US president’s Gaza plan. Continue reading...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 6d

Wat is er toch mis met NL dat de PVV nog steeds de grootste is.

Is het zó eenvoudig om voorheen nuchtere medeburgers te overtuigen dat de schuld voor alle problemen in NL bij arbeids-/immigranten ligt?

Al worden deze onfortuinlijken uitgebuit, dan nog vind ‘zúnig NL’ dat ze het te goed hebben.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 6d

The future is a foreign country: terrific piece about Japan's demographic difficulties in the present, with big lessons for the rest of the rich world in the future:

Japan has an ‘enshortification’ problem

An ageing workforce is affecting all sorts of professions

www.ft.com

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 7d

Russia's disinformation campaign is now using deepfaked audio of Holocaust survivors to attack Armenia, in videos published on the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas October 7th attack on Israel.

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 6d

According to the Worst "President" Ever,
Portland is “burning to the ground.”

The reality feels a lot different.
But how can you be sure?
A new website, isportlandburning.com
answers the question.

How?
Live cameras of the city,
fact-checked claims &
a live map of fire incidents in the city.

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 6d

Huizen buiten de randstad zijn nog wel betaalbaar en beschikbaar.

Huisjesmelkerij afschaffen gaat ook (en sneller) flink wat verhandelbare woningen opleveren.

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Famke ❖ @dutchdesignheroes.com · 6d

Parents also play a role here.

My children didn't get a phone when they were in elementary school. And no social media until they were 16.

It paid off with good academic results and minimal social stress.

They could blame us for being "unreachable" in group chats and other unwanted situations. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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