Maya Nikolova
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It's still work in progress, so if you have any suggestions, please share them.
Looking for more official accounts of EU institutions, EP groups and leaders.
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Read a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president
Putin Advisers Discuss Plans for Dealing With Trump: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Read a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president
so, basically, Witkoff is more like an errand boy?
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
so, basically, Witkoff is more like an errand boy?
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The Polish prime minister reacts
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Polish prime minister reacts
this Administration is an utter disgrace, I swear to God!
Witkoff should get back to selling condos or whatever the hell he was doing before shredding the American diplomacy to pieces.
Witkoff should get back to selling condos or whatever the hell he was doing before shredding the American diplomacy to pieces.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
this Administration is an utter disgrace, I swear to God!
Witkoff should get back to selling condos or whatever the hell he was doing before shredding the American diplomacy to pieces.
Witkoff should get back to selling condos or whatever the hell he was doing before shredding the American diplomacy to pieces.
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Donald is the first person in history to think he'll win a Nobel Peace Prize by siding with the invader.
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Donald is the first person in history to think he'll win a Nobel Peace Prize by siding with the invader.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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May this be the end of European delusion, the end of self-humiliation and useless flattery. May this be the moment in which Europeans muster just a fraction of the courage that fellow European Ukrainians have demonstrated so far. #StandwithUkraine #EuropeAlone
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
May this be the end of European delusion, the end of self-humiliation and useless flattery. May this be the moment in which Europeans muster just a fraction of the courage that fellow European Ukrainians have demonstrated so far. #StandwithUkraine #EuropeAlone
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My investigation into the PedoFiles so far:
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My investigation into the PedoFiles so far:
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The most blatantly and obviously corrupt admin in US history by far. Will ANY Republican have the integrity to speak up about this, the pardons, the crypto scam, ANYTHING?
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The most blatantly and obviously corrupt admin in US history by far. Will ANY Republican have the integrity to speak up about this, the pardons, the crypto scam, ANYTHING?
Weber's words have no value. since when does he care about the rule of law? last time I checked he was still enthusiastically supporting one of the most corrupt leeches, #BoykoBorissov, and his crooked party #GERB.
EPP leader Manfred Weber just gave a very good keynote speech on the future of Europe in Berlin tonight, putting forward seven principles for a stronger EU.
Quick thread:
Quick thread:
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Weber's words have no value. since when does he care about the rule of law? last time I checked he was still enthusiastically supporting one of the most corrupt leeches, #BoykoBorissov, and his crooked party #GERB.
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
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ICIJ's Bulgarian partner BIRD.BG found that Russian state-owned enterprise Goszagranostranost allegedly violated U.S. sanctions and EU regulations by organizing a secret auction to sell a property in Sofia, according to leaked files obtained by ICIJ. buff.ly/qIXfkFg
The Shipka 20 deal: How the EU and US sanctions against Russia are secretly circumvented
The Russian state-owned enterprise Goszagranostranost organized a secret auction for the sale of the property on ul. 20 Shipka Street in Sofia. The applicants have already deposited or will make…
BIRD.BG
October 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
ICIJ's Bulgarian partner BIRD.BG found that Russian state-owned enterprise Goszagranostranost allegedly violated U.S. sanctions and EU regulations by organizing a secret auction to sell a property in Sofia, according to leaked files obtained by ICIJ. buff.ly/qIXfkFg
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Donald Trumps plan to subvert the midterms is underway
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way
Our election system is reaching a breaking point.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Donald Trumps plan to subvert the midterms is underway
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From David Graham, on the cover of the next edition of @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
and it gets even better!
October 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
and it gets even better!
ahhhh... gotta love Western "socialists".
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
ahhhh... gotta love Western "socialists".
we have the same neighbourhoods across Bulgaria... 💔
Kherson right now.
russians are subhumans
Video IrynaVoichuk/Twitter
russians are subhumans
Video IrynaVoichuk/Twitter
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
we have the same neighbourhoods across Bulgaria... 💔
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The British burned down the White House in 1814. Perhaps they were right?
October 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The British burned down the White House in 1814. Perhaps they were right?
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, @eppgroup.bsky.social, Bulgarians would love to hear your comments on this.
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, @eppgroup.bsky.social, Bulgarians would love to hear your comments on this.
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💥SCOOP: Orbán’s top think tank courting MAGA world appointed Serbian pro-Russian, pro-Iranian scholar & Valdai Club member Misa Djurković to lead its Center for Geopolitics. He has ties to figures linked to the GRU's 2016 Montenegrin coup attempt too. From our newsletter: vsquare.org/goulash-orba...
October 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
💥SCOOP: Orbán’s top think tank courting MAGA world appointed Serbian pro-Russian, pro-Iranian scholar & Valdai Club member Misa Djurković to lead its Center for Geopolitics. He has ties to figures linked to the GRU's 2016 Montenegrin coup attempt too. From our newsletter: vsquare.org/goulash-orba...
the man, the legend, the Dagsson! 🦈
Hello Bluesky. I'm here because Meta doesn't want me. Looking forward to post unfiltered, unhinged and un-whatever stuff here. Tell your friends!
October 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
the man, the legend, the Dagsson! 🦈
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meanwhile, in season three of The Diplomat, the president is reading Autocracy Inc
October 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
meanwhile, in season three of The Diplomat, the president is reading Autocracy Inc
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Peevski is an oligarch sanctioned by US, yet nobody in Brussels asks any questions as another Bulgarian election sees Peevski’s party - literally - buy huge numbers of votes.
State capture in Bulgaria has reached absurd levels.
www.novinite.com/articles/234...
State capture in Bulgaria has reached absurd levels.
www.novinite.com/articles/234...
'The Best Is Yet to Come!' - Peevski Celebrates DPS-New Beginning Victory in Pazardzhik - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
In an extraordinary vote for municipal councilors in Pazardzhik, the “DPS-New Beginning” coalition led by Delyan Peevski secured a clear victory, demonstrating significant support in the surrounding v...
www.novinite.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Peevski is an oligarch sanctioned by US, yet nobody in Brussels asks any questions as another Bulgarian election sees Peevski’s party - literally - buy huge numbers of votes.
State capture in Bulgaria has reached absurd levels.
www.novinite.com/articles/234...
State capture in Bulgaria has reached absurd levels.
www.novinite.com/articles/234...
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💥🔎NEW INVESTIGATION: We reveal how, under now-Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian intelligence spied in Brussels against the EU, attempting to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions.
@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social
@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social
Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - Direkt36
In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out...
www.direkt36.hu
October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
💥🔎NEW INVESTIGATION: We reveal how, under now-Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, Hungarian intelligence spied in Brussels against the EU, attempting to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions.
@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social
@direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.de @spiegel.de @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social
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Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.
Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."
October 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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