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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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Stacy Cashmore @stacy-clouds.net · 2h

I just found out that Finland teaches kids in kindergarten to fact check, and actively teaches children how to spot fake news.

Why isn't this standard everywhere! The best time for other countries to follow suit was at the same time. The second best is now.

www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/theme...

Finland trains six-year-olds to spot fake news – and they might be better at it than you

Finnish schools have made media literacy a key part of education, equipping even six-year-olds with the skills to spot fake news and online manipulation. Finland has consistently ranked as Europe’s m...

www.helsinkitimes.fi

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 1d

Not a big deal for him personally, perhaps - but very bad for the world www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Putin says 'no big deal' for Russia if US declines to extend nuclear warhead limits

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia was developing new strategic weapons and it would not be critical for Moscow if the United States declined to extend the warhead limits set out in a nuclear arms treaty that expires next year.

www.reuters.com

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 5d

Conservative tech lord Thiel said tighter financial regulations “were a sign that a singular world government has begun to emerge that could be taken over by an Antichrist figure who could then use it to exert control over people.” Via WashPost

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 9d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 12d

"What they propose is in effect a mass surveillance free-for-all, opening up everyone’s intimate and confidential communications, whether government officials, military, investigative journalists, or activists. For all of Europe’s talk of sovereignty, this is a bizarre cybersecurity decision"

Signal @signal.org · 12d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 20d

A legal ban on third-party cookies and cross-site tracking would:
- Eliminate most consent banners overnight
- Force the industry toward privacy-preserving alternatives (which already exist)
- Actually protect users instead of just asking them to click “accept all”

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · 19d

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Jakob Kjøgx Bohr @jakobbohr.bsky.social · 19d

JUST IN: Owners of Norwegian vessel linked to drone incident in Copenhagen used to work with Russian PMC, RSB Group. The company still employs a Russian general manager in Kaliningrad who has been personally endorsed by RSBs owner.

With @glistrup.bsky.social

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Droneangreb i København: Norsk skibsejer samarbejdede med russisk paramilitær gruppe

Et norsk skib med russisk besætning befandt sig få kilometer fra Københavns Lufthavn under droneangrebet. Danwatch kan nu afsløre, at skibets ejere tidligere ha

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · 19d

Norwegian ship owners behind vessel of interest to the drone incursions on Copenhagen Airport has strong connection to Russia's oldest PMC, research by Danwatch reveals.

#OsloCarrier3

danwatch.dk/droneangreb-...

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · 21d

Seemingly ransomware was behind recent disruption of European airports - not terrorism or hybrid warfare, just cash money crime.

Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · 21d

UK police arrested a man in over the ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace systems that disrupted check-ins at Brussels, Berlin, Dublin and Heathrow airports. The incident began Friday, crippling airports capacity for days. Investigation is going on.

Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · Jul 6

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Waleed Safi @waleedxafi.bsky.social · Jun 30

Jeg har skrevet en bog. Passet i lommen, notesbogen under kjortlen – og så afsted som pilgrim. Alle veje fører til Mekka udkommer 21. august på @PolForlag. En rejse gennem luftangreb, sammenbrudte ideologier, Mellemøsten og meget, meget mere. Forudbestil her: www.politikensforlag.dk/alle-veje-fo...

Alle veje fører til Mekka | Waleed Safi | Politikens Forlag

Sidst en dansktalende mand med en notesbog forsøgte at snige sig ind i Mekka, blev han myrdet. Det var i 1931. Siden har ingen vovet forsøget. Før nu. I Alle

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Jakob Kjøgx Bohr @jakobbohr.bsky.social · Jun 19

JUST IN from European foreign ministers:

"We (...) have met today to address the challenge posed by the Russian shadow fleet."

"If vessels fail to fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, we will take appropriate action within international law."

via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddel...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Jun 9

This sure doesn't look like an accident.

LAPD needs to investigate and take action immediately.

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Jun 9

WATCH: Los Angeles police officer in riot gear shoots Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi with a rubber bullet for no apparent reason.

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · May 28

True - there is a lot to unpack, and it's impossible to do it all at once.
More is coming.
danwatch.dk/en/?p=38665

Putin's new nuclear bases are packed with Danish products

Products from Danfoss, Grundfos and Rockwool have played a role in Russia’s modernization of two high-profile nuclear weapons bases.

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · May 28

In an amazing deep investigation, analysts at @danwatch found blueprints of Russian nuke missile sites. They discovered a dirty little secret: Western companies supplied materials to Russia’s nuke modernization. danwatch.dk/en/serious-s...

Honored to provide nuclear arsenal info to investigation.

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Jakob Kjøgx Bohr @jakobbohr.bsky.social · May 28

My colleagues Thomas and @glistrup.bsky.social at @danwatch.dk just published this absolutely remarkable story on Russias secret nuclear program. One of the deepest insights to the modernization of their nuclear facilities I've ever seen - do yourself a favor and read the story. Amazing work by them

Danwatch @danwatch.dk · May 28

Danwatch and Der Spiegel have uncovered hundreds of highly detailed blueprints showing how Russia is undergoing a massive modernization of some of the world's most guarded nuclear weapons bases: https://danwatch.dk/en/?p=38521

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · May 28

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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · May 28

Dokumente aus Russland zeigen, dass für den Ausbau von Atomwaffenstützpunkten Material westlicher Konzerne geordert wurde. Auch vom fränkischen Gipshersteller Knauf.

Russland modernisiert Atomwaffensilos und setzt dabei auf deutsche Marken

Dokumente aus Russland zeigen, dass für den Ausbau von Atomwaffenstützpunkten Material westlicher Konzerne geordert wurde. Auch vom fränkischen Gipshersteller Knauf.

www.spiegel.de

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · May 28

@danwatch.dk @spiegel.de @derwinterbach.bsky.social @nukestrat.bsky.social @philipingrammbe.bsky.social

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · May 28

5/6 Despite Russia passing new laws in 2020 to prevent military secrets from leaking through procurement systems, sensitive blueprints continued appearing in public databases as recently as summer 2024. Read our full investigation: danwatch.dk/en/?p=38521

Massive security breach: Russian nuclear facilities exposed online

Danwatch and Der Spiegel has gained access to hundreds of highly detailed blueprints showing how Russia is carrying out an enormous modernization of some of the

danwatch.dk

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · May 28

5/6 The security implications are serious. "Material like this is the ultimate intelligence," says former British military intelligence colonel Philip Ingram. "You can identify strengths and weaknesses and find a weak point to attack." @philipingrammbe.bsky.social

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · May 28

4/6 "Until now, we have only been able to monitor these bases from above using satellite imagery. Now, with the help of these unique drawings, we can now for the first time get inside the buildings and all the way underground. It's completely unprecedented" - Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social

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Mathias Glistrup @glistrup.bsky.social · May 28

3/6 The blueprints expose extraordinary detail: security systems, locations of control rooms, underground tunnel networks, where weapons cabinets stand, and even what games soldiers play (chess and checkers). Documents include facilities housing Putin's new Avangard hypersonic weapons.

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