Katerina Oikonomakou
@katoiko.bsky.social
Athens based journalist at https://insidestory.gr/, curious about everything, slow but persistent runner
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🚨BREAKING: A bomb threat has been reported at the Grand Synagogue in Brussels, Belgium. Security teams are on site investigating.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨BREAKING: A bomb threat has been reported at the Grand Synagogue in Brussels, Belgium. Security teams are on site investigating.
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As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
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Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
“Deceiving users with blue check marks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the E.U.,” Henna Virkkunen said in a statement. “We are holding X responsible for undermining users’ rights and evading accountability.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“Deceiving users with blue check marks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the E.U.,” Henna Virkkunen said in a statement. “We are holding X responsible for undermining users’ rights and evading accountability.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
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The EU has proposed simplifying and softening its digital regulation. This will only make the bloc more vulnerable to the coercion of America’s big tech firms, writes José Ignacio Torreblanca.
https://bit.ly/48SvO3u
https://bit.ly/48SvO3u
Thrown under the omnibus: How the EU’s digital deregulation fuels US coercion
The EU has proposed simplifying and softening its digital regulation. This will only make the bloc more vulnerable to the coercion of America’s big tech firms.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The EU has proposed simplifying and softening its digital regulation. This will only make the bloc more vulnerable to the coercion of America’s big tech firms, writes José Ignacio Torreblanca.
https://bit.ly/48SvO3u
https://bit.ly/48SvO3u
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Wir zeigen uns solidarisch mit der ARD-Nahost-Korrespondentin Sophie von der Tann. Sie sieht sich derzeit einem Shitstorm gegenüber, der sich nicht auf Social Media beschränkt. Vor diesem Hintergrund kritisiert RSF die Rolle von Vertretern des israelischen Staates. [1]
December 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Wir zeigen uns solidarisch mit der ARD-Nahost-Korrespondentin Sophie von der Tann. Sie sieht sich derzeit einem Shitstorm gegenüber, der sich nicht auf Social Media beschränkt. Vor diesem Hintergrund kritisiert RSF die Rolle von Vertretern des israelischen Staates. [1]
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Neue Technoklubs in Berlin: Im Westen was Neues: In Berlin eröffnen wieder neue Klubs und Discos. Möglicherweise waren die Nachrufe auf das Nachtleben verfrüht.
Neue Technoklubs in Berlin: Im Westen was Neues
In Berlin eröffnen wieder neue Klubs und Discos. Möglicherweise waren die Nachrufe auf das Nachtleben verfrüht.
www.spiegel.de
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Neue Technoklubs in Berlin: Im Westen was Neues: In Berlin eröffnen wieder neue Klubs und Discos. Möglicherweise waren die Nachrufe auf das Nachtleben verfrüht.
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5/ Russia may be trying to set information conditions to justify Russian strikes against Ukrainian ports to impose a de facto blockade of Ukraine. Putin may also be setting conditions to justify RU attempts to seize Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts, although Russia’s seizure of these regions is unlikely.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
5/ Russia may be trying to set information conditions to justify Russian strikes against Ukrainian ports to impose a de facto blockade of Ukraine. Putin may also be setting conditions to justify RU attempts to seize Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts, although Russia’s seizure of these regions is unlikely.
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Breaking news: Federal vaccine advisers selected by Health Secretary RFK Jr. are planning to vote on ending the practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether shots are behind the rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders.
RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Breaking news: Federal vaccine advisers selected by Health Secretary RFK Jr. are planning to vote on ending the practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether shots are behind the rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders.
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RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
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🚨Όσο δεν ενδιαφερόμαστε εμείς για τα προσωπικά/ ευαίσθητα δεδομένα μας και την ιδιωτικότητά μας, τεχνολογικοί κολοσσοί που διψούν γι αυτά και βγάζουν δισ. κερδίζουν έδαφος μέσα στο γήπεδο της ΕΕ.
Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή φαίνεται να υποκύπτει στις πιέσεις του Τραμπ και των μεγάλων τεχνολογικών εταιρειών για απορρύθμιση των κανόνων προστασίας των προσωπικών δεδομένων και της ιδιωτικότητας των Ευρωπαίων πολιτών.
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Απομακρύνεται η Ευρώπη από την προστασία των ψηφιακών μας δικαιωμάτων;
Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή φαίνεται να υποκύπτει στις πιέσεις του Τραμπ και των μεγάλων τεχνολογικών εταιρειών για απορρύθμιση των κανόνων προστασίας των προσωπικών δεδομένων και της ιδιωτικότητας των Ευρωπ...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🚨Όσο δεν ενδιαφερόμαστε εμείς για τα προσωπικά/ ευαίσθητα δεδομένα μας και την ιδιωτικότητά μας, τεχνολογικοί κολοσσοί που διψούν γι αυτά και βγάζουν δισ. κερδίζουν έδαφος μέσα στο γήπεδο της ΕΕ.
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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Too bad it even needs to be said
December 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Too bad it even needs to be said
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He was regular beaten with a plastic pipe and survived on a paltry diet of ground-up fish heads: The horrors of Ukraine's "civilian hostages" seized and held in Russia's modern gulag. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
The Ukrainians Stuck in Russia’s New Gulag
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
He was regular beaten with a plastic pipe and survived on a paltry diet of ground-up fish heads: The horrors of Ukraine's "civilian hostages" seized and held in Russia's modern gulag. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
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China’s health aid is carefully targeted at countries where it seeks commercial or strategic rewards. One is Zambia, where China has poured billions into copper and cobalt mines
The changing shape of Chinese aid to Africa
As Western countries cut support, China is unlikely to fill the gap
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
China’s health aid is carefully targeted at countries where it seeks commercial or strategic rewards. One is Zambia, where China has poured billions into copper and cobalt mines
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Dear Europe: If you read this and still think the United States is with you, you deserve everything you fear is coming your way. This is Russian-style corruption incorporated into the American system. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Dear Europe: If you read this and still think the United States is with you, you deserve everything you fear is coming your way. This is Russian-style corruption incorporated into the American system. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
"One of the luxury houses near Kyiv financed through the Energoatom corruption scheme was meant for Yermak, a law enforcement source told the Kyiv Independent."
⚡️BREAKING: Zelensky's chief of staff Yermak resigns amid major corruption scandal.
Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, submitted his resignation following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) at his premises earlier on Nov. 28, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, submitted his resignation following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) at his premises earlier on Nov. 28, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
BREAKING: Zelensky's chief of staff Yermak resigns amid Ukraine's biggest corruption scandal
Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, submitted his resignation following searches by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) at his premises earlier on Nov. 28, President Volodymyr Zelens...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"One of the luxury houses near Kyiv financed through the Energoatom corruption scheme was meant for Yermak, a law enforcement source told the Kyiv Independent."
"The revelations that anti-corruption police are searching the property of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak will have huge repercussions for the Ukrainian political scene and possibly for peace negotiations as well..." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities search properties linked to Zelenskyy’s chief of staff – Europe live
Andriy Yermak said authorities given ‘full access’ to his apartment, and that he is cooperating with the officers, with his lawyers present
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"The revelations that anti-corruption police are searching the property of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak will have huge repercussions for the Ukrainian political scene and possibly for peace negotiations as well..." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Συνέντευξη με την Όντρεϊ Τανγκ: Η χάκερ με IQ ιδιοφυΐας που έκανε την Ταϊβάν πρότυπο ελευθερίας και δημοκρατικής συνεργασίας στο web, μας εξηγεί πώς μπορούμε να κατευθύνουμε την τεχνολογία, αντί να δεχόμαστε μοιρολατρικά τις επιλογές των κολοσσών της Σίλικον Βάλεϊ. insidestory.gr/article/ean-...
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Συνέντευξη με την Όντρεϊ Τανγκ: Η χάκερ με IQ ιδιοφυΐας που έκανε την Ταϊβάν πρότυπο ελευθερίας και δημοκρατικής συνεργασίας στο web, μας εξηγεί πώς μπορούμε να κατευθύνουμε την τεχνολογία, αντί να δεχόμαστε μοιρολατρικά τις επιλογές των κολοσσών της Σίλικον Βάλεϊ. insidestory.gr/article/ean-...
Silicon Valley, she wrote, hated governments, rules and regulations. It believed if you were rich, you were smart. It thought people could be, and indeed should be, programmed just like a computer. “Techno-libertarianism,” as she labeled it, had no time for the messy realities of being human.
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Silicon Valley, she wrote, hated governments, rules and regulations. It believed if you were rich, you were smart. It thought people could be, and indeed should be, programmed just like a computer. “Techno-libertarianism,” as she labeled it, had no time for the messy realities of being human.
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New from 404 Media: X has shown where accounts are actually being run from, revealing many MAGA accounts are actually grifters in Eastern Europe, Asia, etc. But the situation is much, much worse. Entire guides specifically on how to squeeze US audiences with AI.
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
New from 404 Media: X has shown where accounts are actually being run from, revealing many MAGA accounts are actually grifters in Eastern Europe, Asia, etc. But the situation is much, much worse. Entire guides specifically on how to squeeze US audiences with AI.
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
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Η πρώτη περιβαλλοντική νίκη για το Ελληνικό είναι γεγονός.
Γράφει η Εύα Παπαδοπούλου
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Ελληνικό: Νίκη των κατοίκων του Αλίμου κατά της φαραωνικής επένδυσης
Πριν από τέσσερις μήνες γράψαμε για την απαράδεκτη περιβαλλοντικά, νομικά και κοινωνικά εκτροπή του ρέματος Τραχώνων προς τη διπλανή δημοτική παραλία, που σχεδίαζε η Lamda Development. Η Αποκεντρωμένη...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Η πρώτη περιβαλλοντική νίκη για το Ελληνικό είναι γεγονός.
Γράφει η Εύα Παπαδοπούλου
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Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Εξαιρετικό πόντκαστ από τον @lukeharding1968.bsky.social. Το μακρύ χέρι της Ρωσίας κατάφερε χάρη σε μια χούφτα διεφθαρμένων πολιτικών να αλλάξει την ευρωπαϊκή αρχιτεκτονική www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
How Nigel Farage’s ‘right-hand man’ in Europe was unmasked as a traitor – podcast
Nathan Gill was an MEP for the Brexit party and Ukip, and later became Reform UK’s leader in Wales. Now he has been jailed for 10 years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements. Luke Harding re...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Εξαιρετικό πόντκαστ από τον @lukeharding1968.bsky.social. Το μακρύ χέρι της Ρωσίας κατάφερε χάρη σε μια χούφτα διεφθαρμένων πολιτικών να αλλάξει την ευρωπαϊκή αρχιτεκτονική www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Ο Πάβελ, δάσκαλος στην πιο μολυσμένη πόλη του κόσμου, το ρωσικό Καραμπάς, καταγράφει με την κάμερά του τα μαθήματα εθνικιστικής προπαγάνδας και μίσους που ξεκινούν με εντολή του Κρεμλίνου στα παιδιά όλων των τάξεων. Ένα ντοκυμαντέρ must see - αναζητείστε το: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9150...
Mr Nobody Against Putin - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Madman Films
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ο Πάβελ, δάσκαλος στην πιο μολυσμένη πόλη του κόσμου, το ρωσικό Καραμπάς, καταγράφει με την κάμερά του τα μαθήματα εθνικιστικής προπαγάνδας και μίσους που ξεκινούν με εντολή του Κρεμλίνου στα παιδιά όλων των τάξεων. Ένα ντοκυμαντέρ must see - αναζητείστε το: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9150...