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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous
@heidicuda.bsky.social
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Emmy award-winning investigative reporter, filmmaker, best-selling author
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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Oct 25
Before the Final Stage: America Is On the Edge of Genocide — A Q&A with @mattppea.bsky.social

NAFO founding member Matthew Pearce led me to the work of Dr Gregory Stanton on the 10 Stages of Genocide. We still have time to prevent the worst if we act fast

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Before the Final Stage: America Is On the Edge of Genocide — A Q&A with Matthew Pearce
NAFO founding member Matthew Pearce led me to the work of Dr. Gregory H. Stanton on the Ten Stages of Genocide. This interview with Pearce shows we still have time to prevent the worst if we act fast
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The National Security Strategy is fascist clickbait.
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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"I believe America as we know it is currently under foreign occupation..."

@heidicuda.bsky.social tells @goldbergradio.bsky.social all about #Russian interference in the #UnitedStates

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A Beginner's Guide To Russian Influence Pt 2: Trump and The US
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 05/12/2025 · 31m
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December 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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"This type of war is not just about affecting election outcomes..it's really a systematic takedown of democratic values and an erosion of trust and empathy."

@heidicuda.bsky.social on #Russian interference with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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A Beginner's Guide To Russian Influence Pt 2: Trump and The US
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 05/12/2025 · 31m
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December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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"The techniques are psychological, economic, political...it all aims to destroy our sense of trust in each other..."

#Russian 'hybrid war' explained by @heidicuda.bsky.social with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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A Beginner's Guide To Russian Influence Pt 2: Trump and The US
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 05/12/2025 · 31m
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December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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The Greatest Lie of the Twentieth Century

In our ongoing series with Ukrainian historian Tetiana Boriak, she tells Bette Dangerous how the very name ‘Soviet Union’ was a forged on a lie
The Greatest Lie of the Twentieth Century
In our ongoing series with Ukrainian historian Tetiana Boriak, she tells Bette Dangerous how the very name ‘Soviet Union’ was a forged on a lie
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December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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NEW EPISODE: A Beginner's Guide To #Russian Influence - PT 2 - #Trump and the #UnitedStates

@heidicuda.bsky.social joins @goldbergradio.bsky.social
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A Beginner's Guide To Russian Influence Pt 2: Trump and The US
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 05/12/2025 · 31m
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December 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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NEW NEW NEW

Keen to catch up on the story of #Russian interference in #US politics and links to #Trump ???

Here you go? @goldbergradio.bsky.social gets the lowdown from @heidicuda.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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A Beginner's Guide To Russian Influence Pt 2: Trump and The US
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 05/12/2025 · 31m
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December 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Empty Theater: A List of Russia’s Broken Promises

Incomplete, but helpful in staying rooted in reality

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Empty Theater: A List of Russia’s Broken Promises
Incomplete, but helpful in staying rooted in reality
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December 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Twitter Has Completed Its Transformation Into a Russian Information Warfare Outlet
Twitter Has Completed Its Transformation Into a Russian Information Warfare Outlet
As I predicted in 2022
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December 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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The Politics of Food, Famine, and the ‘Borscht Wars’

This archival interview with the author of Gastronativism is worth a revisit
The Politics of Food, Famine, and the ‘Borscht Wars’
This archival interview with the author of Gastronativism is worth a revisit
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November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Today Is International Disinformation Awareness Day: Exposing and Breaking the Autocratic Information Front

Something else to be grateful for… thank you ⁦‪to @dietmarpichler.bsky.social
Today Is International Disinformation Awareness Day: Exposing and Breaking the Autocratic Information Front
Something else to be grateful for…
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November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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‘The De Facto Beheading of Russian Propaganda Operations in Europe and Africa’

Based on intel received a year ago, Europe is taking action against Russian propaganda superspreaders
‘The De Facto Beheading of Russian Propaganda Operations in Europe and Africa’
Based on intel received a year ago, Europe is taking action against Russian propaganda superspreaders
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November 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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PLEASE JOIN OUR HOLODOMOR REMEMBRANCE—Bette's Speakeasy Series with Tetiana Boriak

Bette Members—Please register for our series with Ukrainian historian Tetiana Boriak, who returns Sun, Nov. 23, and Sun, Nov. 30 for lessons on the Holodomor and Executed Renaissance
PLEASE JOIN OUR HOLODOMOR REMEMBRANCE: Bette's Speakeasy Series with Tetiana Boriak — Register for two events
Bette members—please register for our Speakeasy series with Ukrainian historian Tetiana Boriak, who returns Sunday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 30 for lessons on the Holodomor and Executed Renaissance
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November 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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‘Russia Uses Everything as a Weapon—A Series with Ukrainian Historian Tetiana Boriak

Part 1 from a Q&A series with Tetiana Boriak — a war refugee now living in Lithuania — on Russia’s war on the world — as Holodomor Remembrance Day approaches on Nov 2
‘Russia Uses Everything as a Weapon’ — A Series with Ukrainian Historian Tetiana Boriak
Part One in a series of interviews with Ukrainian historian, Tetiana Boriak — a war refugee now living in Lithuania — on Russia’s war on the world — as Holodomor Remembrance Day approaches on Nov 2
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November 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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TRUMP’S MENTOR: ROY COHN — American Monster

In light of Trump’s connections to ‘the world’s sleaziest pimp’ in headlines yet again, I’m re-releasing my Roy Cohn report—third in a series about US criminals who accelerated global authoritarianism
TRUMP’S MENTOR: ROY COHN — American Monster
In light of Trump’s connections to ‘the world’s sleaziest pimp’ in headlines yet again, I’m re-releasing my Roy Cohn report—third in a series about US criminals who accelerated global authoritarianism
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November 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I Don’t Even Know Where to Begin

For a decade, I’ve been investigating Trump-Russia. Are people really just now catching on?

“Trump for president has been an active measure of Russia all along.”—Dr. Michael MacKay for Bette Dangerous

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I Don’t Even Know Where to Begin
For a decade, I’ve been investigating Trump-Russia. Are people really just now catching on?
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November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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BREAKING NEWS—“Kherson: Human Safari” airs on Ukrainian national TV

On the third anniversary of the city’s liberation, the @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social film, Kherson: Human Safari, airs Tue on Ukrainian national TV—on heels of Angelina Jolie’s visit to the city
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BREAKING NEWS: “Kherson: Human Safari” airs on Ukrainian national TV
On the third anniversary of the city’s liberation, the Zarina Zabrisky-directed documentary, Kherson: Human Safari, airs Tuesday on Ukrainian national TV—on heels of Angelina Jolie’s visit to the city
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November 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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“It is disappointing … Britons who voted chose to surrender a precious right they had gained: freedom of movement within the European Union. Also disappointing was the absolute refusal of Labour-Conservative political elites to take seriously Brexit as a Russian active measure.”
–Michael MacKay
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Why Was Brexit Bad: 4 Points of View

Nearly a decade after the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, I invited journalists, authors, and activists to offer their POVs on Brexit, as we do some 2016 soul searching
Why Was Brexit Bad: 4 Points of View
Nearly a decade after the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, I invited journalists, authors, and activists to offer their POVs on Brexit, as we do some 2016 soul searching
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November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Why Was Brexit Bad: 4 Points of View

Nearly a decade after the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, I invited journalists, authors, and activists to offer their POVs on Brexit, as we do some 2016 soul searching
Why Was Brexit Bad: 4 Points of View
Nearly a decade after the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, I invited journalists, authors, and activists to offer their POVs on Brexit, as we do some 2016 soul searching
www.bettedangerous.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Every day I do my best not to hate.

Wisdom from a mini meditation retreat
Every day I do my best not to hate.
Wisdom from a mini meditation retreat
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November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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How the Unbanning of Nazis Became Corporate Policy

In this investigation, I highlight the damage of Elon Musk’s reinstatement of venal accounts, and how YouTube considers doing same — reinstating conspiracists under the guise of ‘conservative voices’

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How the Unbanning of Nazis Became Corporate Policy
In this investigation, I highlight the damage of Elon Musk’s reinstatement of venal accounts, and how YouTube considers doing same — reinstating conspiracists under the guise of conservative voices
www.bettedangerous.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Why Musk Is Spreading Fear About Immigrants and Rape

I am reposting my report from 2024 — “Sonder Kommission Nr. 3: ‘The Horror On the Rhine’ — how the Nazis weaponized racist fake news” — to explain how Musk is using the Nazi playbook to create fear

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Why Musk Is Spreading Fear About Immigrants and Rape
I am reposting my report from 2024 — “Sonder Kommission Nr. 3: ‘The Horror On the Rhine’ — how the Nazis weaponized racist fake news” — to explain how Musk is using the Nazi playbook to create fear
www.bettedangerous.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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REGISTER—Bette's Tuesday Happy Hour with Dietmar Pichler’s update on Europe increasing prosecutions of ‘throwaway agents’—hosted by Heidi & Mo’

Bette members: please register for Bette’s Happy Hour with @dietmarpichler.bsky.social and @moniquecamarra.bsky.social
REGISTER: Bette's Tuesday Happy Hour with Dietmar Pichler’s update on Europe increasing prosecutions of ‘throwaway agents’ — hosted by Heidi & Mo’
Bette members: please register for Bette’s Happy Hour, where Mo’ & I will be joined by Vienna-based disinformation analyst Dietmar Pichler, noon Pacific, Tuesday, November 4, on breakers from EU & US
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November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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American Kompromat: A Sweeping Conversation with @craigunger.bsky.social

The NY Times best-selling author joined Bette’s Founder’s Day for an epic conversation on Russian hybrid warfare, Epstein’s Russian ties, and US traitors committing genocide on reality

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American Kompromat: A Sweeping Conversation with Craig Unger
New York Times best-selling author Craig Unger joined Bette’s Founder’s Day for an epic conversation on Russian hybrid warfare, Epstein’s Russian ties, and US traitors committing genocide on reality
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October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Why Democrats Still Play “Normal” — A Guest Post By @mattppea.bsky.social

To create a democratic immune system, NAFO founding member Matthew Pearce does a proper deep dive on the Opposition Dilemma, Newsom, NAFO, and why Democrats must abandon the slow lane

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Why Democrats Still Play “Normal” — A Guest Post By Matthew Pearce
To create a democratic immune system, NAFO founding member Matthew Pearce does a proper deep dive on the Opposition Dilemma, Newsom, NAFO, and why Democrats must abandon the slow lane
www.bettedangerous.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM