Roman A.
@romanad.bsky.social
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Investigate disinformation, extremism and other fun things. Former EU DisinfoLab and ISD Global Analyst. Repost≠endorsement. Opinions are strictly my own.
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No other words needed #StandWithUkraine
romanad.bsky.social
"But overestimating Putin’s power means doing his job for him. It means amplifying every one of his threats, mistaking posturing for reality, and making policy decisions based not on facts but on what Putin wants us to believe." via
@theatlantic.com

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Putin Is Not Winning
Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.
www.theatlantic.com
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shekhovtsov.substack.com
In Western democracies, intelligence services increasingly buy data and analyses from private firms. These companies provide OSINT reports, satellite imagery, and cybersecurity expertise, allowing governments to boost capabilities without permanently expanding bureaucracies. 1/11
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romanad.bsky.social
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
Russia attacked UN trucks carrying humanitarian aid in the Kherson region.

One of the four vehicles was completely burned down, and another was seriously damaged due to drone attacks and artillery shelling.

Russia continues causing grief to Ukrainian civilians.
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ldfreedman.bsky.social
Despite the lack of military breakthroughs Putin still talks of Ukraine’s imminent defeat. On what basis does he do so? Latest post considers his theory of victory. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/p...?
Putin's theory of victory
The war between Russia and Ukraine is more likely to end with a negotiated ceasefire than with a sweeping military victory though neither seems close.
open.substack.com
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euobserver.com
The Várhelyi spying allegations pose a question the European Union has never had to answer so starkly: what happens when a member state treats the institutions it helped create not as a common project, but as hostile territory to be infiltrated and undermined? asks Alberto Alemanno.
The Várhelyi affair: When an EU member state spies on Brussels
The Várhelyi spying allegations pose a question the European Union has never had to answer so starkly: what happens when a member state treats the institutions it helped create not as a common project, but as hostile territory to be infiltrated and undermined? asks Alberto Alemanno.
euobserver.com
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vsquare.bsky.social
⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
Sponsored Hate: How Politicians Paid for Meta Ads to Attack Journalists - VSquare.org
Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
vsquare.org
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agreenberg.bsky.social
Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
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thestudyofwar.bsky.social
NEW: The Kremlin removed some restrictions on using Russian reservists in combat, allowing the Kremlin to employ reservists in its war in Ukraine. ISW will review the significance of this draft law in an upcoming warning update publication. isw.pub/UkrWar101325

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 13, 2025
The Kremlin removed some restrictions on using Russian reservists in combat, allowing the Kremlin to employ reservists in its war in Ukraine.
isw.pub
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abarbashin.bsky.social
One might imagine that, with many regime critics, expelled from Russia—amid the proclaimed "support for the regime"—the Kremlin wouldn't need to manipulate the election results much. On the contrary, it has to rig them like never before.
ridl.io/political-fi...
Political Fixers: How Russia’s Election Results Get Cooked – Riddle Russia
Ksenia Smolakova on the art of rigging outcomes—even in elections that were never free to begin with
ridl.io
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lexpress.fr
Guerre en Ukraine : côté russe, des pertes colossales pour des gains insuffisants
➡️ https://l.lexpress.fr/Ukm
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euds.europarl.europa.eu
Starting shortly 🔴15.15 in EUDS

🛡️Online ads, media resilience & countering foreign interference w/ @sarahmurphymadia.bsky.social of @whattofix.tech

🇲🇩 Lessons from the recent Moldovan 🇲🇩 elections 🗳️w/ Stanislav Secrieru, @davidcolon.bsky.social & Valeriu Pașa

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