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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous

@heidicuda.bsky.social

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Emmy award-winning investigative reporter, filmmaker, best-selling author https://www.bettedangerous.com Bette Dangerous Substack Byline Supplement RADICALIZED https://ko-fi.com/heidicuda https://ko-fi.com/heidicuda/shop

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Jul 19

HOT TYPE: Musings from the Green Room

Behind the scenes at the ⁦Byline Festival🤍

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Hot Type: Musings from the Green Room

Heidi Siegmund Cuda offers some behind-the-scenes reflections from last weekend's Byline Festival at Keele University

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 8h

“There is a lucrative industry in character assassination for hire.”— @emmalbriant.bsky.social

Smearing Virginia Giuffre: What New Allegations Against Prince Andrew Reveal About Power and Silence

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Virginia Giuffre’s memoir details a lifetime of abuse—and the powerful efforts to silence her.

Prince Andrew, power, and the price Virginia Giuffre paid

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a super great question and I personally think each time we lower ourselves to the level of these sadists by regurgitating their cruel and disgusting rhetoric and imagery we lose another piece of our democratic soul — we need agencies that help inoculate and protect us from the propaganda wars

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 1d

PROJECT 2030: A New Democratic Agenda to Defeat the ‘Madness in the Air’

The co-founder of Open Democracy Anthony Barnett offers fixes for a better future and explains why China, the US, Russia see Europe as a spectre — a shared enemy due to its strong democratic values

PROJECT 2030: A New Democratic Agenda to Defeat the ‘Madness in the Air’

The co-founder of Open Democracy Anthony Barnett offers fixes for a better future and explains why China, the US, Russia see Europe as a spectre — a shared enemy due to its strong democratic values

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 2d

The Tactical Error of Quote Tweeting Creeps

A quick reminder on the ongoing tactical failure of promoting propaganda videos by quote tweeting them, and therefore delivering their emotional payload

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The Tactical Error of Quote Tweeting Douchebags

A quick reminder on the ongoing tactical failure of promoting propaganda videos by quote tweeting them, and therefore delivering their emotional payload

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 2d

Hot Type—How to Fight the Autocrat Contagion

As the No Kings protests erupt all over America and the world, I report that good journalism, repetition, and a culture of mockery are still the best tools to break the autocrats' spell @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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Hot Type: How to Fight the Autocrat Contagion

As the 'No Kings' protests erupt all over America, Heidi Siegmund Cuda reports that good journalism, repetition, and a culture of mockery are still the best tools to break the autocrats' spell

www.bylinesupplement.com

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 5d

Orbán Bagman and ‘Other Loyal Servants of Organized Crime’

A brief conversation with Alex Alvarova about Hungary etc.

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Orbán Bagman and ‘Other Loyal Servants of Organized Crime’

A brief conversation with Alex Alvarova about Hungary etc.

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 13d

Media Creatures and the Theater of Nihilism

Many of the most democratically destructive politicians worked as journalists and ‘media creatures’ and are using their training to make nihilistic theater

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Media Creatures and the Theater of Nihilism

Many of the most democratically destructive politicians worked as journalists and ‘media creatures’ and are using their training to make nihilistic theater

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 16d

Saving the Cradle of Democracy with Mamuka Mamulashvili

I asked Mamuka Mamulashvili - Commander of the Georgian National Legion in Ukraine - to diagnose the Hegseth-Trump military spectacle from the point of view of an officer who understands the stakes

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Saving the Cradle of Democracy with Mamuka Mamulashvili — Bette Dangerous Podcast Ep93

I asked Mamuka Mamulashvili - Commander of the Georgian National Legion in Ukraine - to diagnose the Hegseth-Trump military spectacle from the point of view of an officer who understands the stakes

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 17d

‘Conspiracy Theorists, Extremists, Noise and Fury’ — Macron Takes on the Internet

Finally, the speech we’ve been waiting for from a leader of the free world who diagnoses ‘democratic fatigue’ and offers a path forward

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‘Conspiracy Theorists, Extremists, Noise and Fury’ — Macron Takes on the Internet

Finally, the speech we’ve been waiting for from a leader of the free world who diagnoses ‘democratic fatigue’ and offers a path forward

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 18d

Feel Good Friday: Or Why I Love the Irish

Award-winning Irish comedian and author David Nihill reminds us of the power and duty of the individual to help oppressed people everywhere

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Feel Good Friday: Or Why I Love the Irish

Award-winning Irish comedian and author David Nihill reminds us of the power and duty of the individual to help oppressed people everywhere

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 19d

Merci

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 19d

The monsters are back.
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Who Went Nazi? A Compilation

Here is an updated compilation of my reports highlighting lessons from World War II and beyond for clues on how to defeat this global assault on democracy

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 20d

A Book for Our Own Troubled Times’

A historic look at how conspiracies poison democracy, as detailed in Richard J. Evans book, “The Hitler Conspiracies: The Third Reich and the Paranoid Imagination”

‘A Book for Our Own Troubled Times’

A historic look at how conspiracies poison democracy, as detailed in Richard J. Evans book, “The Hitler Conspiracies: The Third Reich and the Paranoid Imagination”

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 23d

‘Hot Russian Trash’

As Russian agents of influence in Europe are convicted and exposed, I’m revisiting my archives for a fact-based refresher on how Western traitors are doing the greatest damage and how we undo it

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‘Hot Russian Trash’

As Russian agents of influence in Europe are convicted and exposed, I’m revisiting my archives for a fact-based refresher on how Western traitors are doing the greatest damage and how we undo it

www.bettedangerous.com

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Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · 29d

"I just feel like there's got to be a way where we can make facts sexy again."-- @heidicuda.bsky.social

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 26d

Keep up the amazing work!

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 26d

Great stuff by @emmalbriant.bsky.social in WaPo

As @sulliview.bsky.social pointed out — headline’s screaming “Big Win” for Trump rather than Another Big Loss for democracy sure are looking at the bright side

Dr Emma L Briant 🐸🎃 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · 26d

Happy to be interviewed this week on how the US TikTok takeover reveals a concerning pattern Trump building a monopoly of supportive media, one captured media organisation at a time, to keep power and manage public criticism. Read more in the @washingtonpost.com with @drewharwell.com below 👇

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Dr Emma L Briant 🐸🎃 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · 26d

Happy to be interviewed this week on how the US TikTok takeover reveals a concerning pattern Trump building a monopoly of supportive media, one captured media organisation at a time, to keep power and manage public criticism. Read more in the @washingtonpost.com with @drewharwell.com below 👇

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · 28d

Make Facts Sexy Again

A suggested slogan to break the spell of conspiracy and possibly save the world

Make Facts Sexy Again

A suggested slogan to break the spell of conspiracy and possibly save the world

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Sep 18

Of Treason and Martyrs

When we look further over the waves, we can see the possibilities

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Of Treason and Martyrs

When we look further over the waves, we can see the possibilities

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Sep 17

Thinking About What Agency We Have

Scattered notes from Jeff Sharlet, Marci Shore, and Peter Pomerantsev remind us to keep living in truth

Thinking About What Agency We Have

Scattered notes from Jeff Sharlet, Marci Shore, and Peter Pomerantsev remind us to keep living in truth

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Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Sep 13

By predicting the Nazi playbook used by MAGA-Russia to mythologize Kirk, it minimizes the utility of turning him into a martyr.

Knowing history can deflate the potency of their moves and allow pro-democracy factions to regain control of the narrative, ie truth.

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Sep 11

Nazi Martyr Horst Wessel

Beware the mobilizing martyrdom by American fascists

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Nazi Martyr Horst Wessel

Beware the mobilizing martyrdom by American fascists

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Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · Sep 11

Yes—I’m also very worried that this is our Horst Wessel moment.

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Sep 11

Nazi Martyr Horst Wessel

Beware the mobilizing martyrdom by American fascists

www.bettedangerous.com/p/nazi-marty...

Nazi Martyr Horst Wessel

Beware the mobilizing martyrdom by American fascists

www.bettedangerous.com

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Sep 11

Nazi Martyr Horst Wessel

Beware the mobilizing martyrdom by American fascists

www.bettedangerous.com/p/nazi-marty...

Nazi Martyr Horst Wessel

Beware the mobilizing martyrdom by American fascists

www.bettedangerous.com

Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous @heidicuda.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hot Type: The Sickening Nature of It All

As Vladimir Putin glad-hands Narendra Modi and Xi Jin Ping, I report in @bylinetimes.bsky.social that, like the recent Alaska summit with Trump, the point of these events is to reputation wash Putin

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Hot Type: The Sickening Nature of It All

As Vladimir Putin glad-hands Narendra Modi and Xi Jin Ping, Heidi Siegmund Cuda reports that, like the recent Alaska summit with Trump, the point of these events is to reputation wash Putin

www.bylinesupplement.com