The Typist
@thetypist.bsky.social
Dyslexic humanist in search for the light switch. Geopolitical news junkie.
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According to news portal T-Online, Witkoff had a connections to 🇷🇺 mobster Anatoly Golubchik who played a central role in a gambling ring based in New York's Trump Tower. The case also involved money laundering totaling approximately $100 M. Golubchik was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014.
Man hätte es sich ja denken können. Der New Yorker Immobilienhändler mit russischen Großeltern und besten Oligarchenkontakten seit den 1980ern (und Trump-Freund, versteht sich), plaudert gern mal fünf (!) Stunden lang mit Putin, über dies und das. 🤦🏻👇🏼
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Trump-Gesandter Witkoff soll Verbindungen zur russischen Mafia haben
Steve Witkoff ist Donald Trumps Mann für Russland. Das ist wohl kein Zufall. Witkoff hat enge geschäftliche Beziehungen mit Russen – und wohl auch mit der russischen Mafia.
www.t-online.de
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
According to news portal T-Online, Witkoff had a connections to 🇷🇺 mobster Anatoly Golubchik who played a central role in a gambling ring based in New York's Trump Tower. The case also involved money laundering totaling approximately $100 M. Golubchik was sentenced to five years in prison in 2014.
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🇬🇪 It’s been a year since continuous protests began in Georgia. On Nov 28, PM Irakli Kobakhidze announced that Georgia is halting its EU accession talks. The movement has faced brutal crackdowns, repression, and ever-stricter laws, yet the protests continue.
#GeorgiaProtests
#GeorgiaProtests
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🇬🇪 It’s been a year since continuous protests began in Georgia. On Nov 28, PM Irakli Kobakhidze announced that Georgia is halting its EU accession talks. The movement has faced brutal crackdowns, repression, and ever-stricter laws, yet the protests continue.
#GeorgiaProtests
#GeorgiaProtests
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Germany set to approve $3.36 billion in arms in defence surge, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/43XlS5X
Germany set to approve $3.36 billion in arms in defence surge, Bloomberg News reports
Germany lawmakers are set to approve spending 2.9 billion euros ($3.4 billion) on 11 military procurement contracts, including for drones, rifles and missiles, in deals that will largely go to domestic manufacturers, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Germany set to approve $3.36 billion in arms in defence surge, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/43XlS5X
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This is huge: under new EU law, "social media companies will have to compensate banks if it’s clear that they failed to remove an online scam that had been reported." www.politico.eu/article/soci...
Social media giants liable for financial scams under new EU law
The new rules set a dangerous precedent, big tech companies say.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This is huge: under new EU law, "social media companies will have to compensate banks if it’s clear that they failed to remove an online scam that had been reported." www.politico.eu/article/soci...
More news about a major defence shift in Europe.
Germany Preparing Plan to Deploy 800,000 NATO Troops to Eastern Europe - Militarnyi
militarnyi.com/en/news/germ...
militarnyi.com/en/news/germ...
Germany Preparing Plan to Deploy 800,000 NATO Troops to Eastern Europe - Militarnyi
In Berlin, more than two years ago, a group of high-ranking Bundeswehr officers began working on a secret document - Operation Plan Germany (OPLAN DEU).
militarnyi.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
More news about a major defence shift in Europe.
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Sightseeing in Riga:
Image of Putin’s skull by Latvian artist Kriss Salmanis, who created it in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
It hangs as a giant banner across the street from the Russian embassy.
Image of Putin’s skull by Latvian artist Kriss Salmanis, who created it in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
It hangs as a giant banner across the street from the Russian embassy.
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sightseeing in Riga:
Image of Putin’s skull by Latvian artist Kriss Salmanis, who created it in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
It hangs as a giant banner across the street from the Russian embassy.
Image of Putin’s skull by Latvian artist Kriss Salmanis, who created it in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
It hangs as a giant banner across the street from the Russian embassy.
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Rheinmetall already has a €200mil order backlog for these HERO loitering munitions from 8 European countries.
Germany likely first customer to get them but deliveries should start 2026
en.defence-ua.com/news/rheinme...
Germany likely first customer to get them but deliveries should start 2026
en.defence-ua.com/news/rheinme...
Rheinmetall to Begin Production of Hundreds of Israeli HERO Strike Drones for NATO | Defense Express
Israeli HERO kamikaze UAVs are now being produced in Europe by the German defense company Rheinmetall and are actively being procured by NATO countries
en.defence-ua.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Rheinmetall already has a €200mil order backlog for these HERO loitering munitions from 8 European countries.
Germany likely first customer to get them but deliveries should start 2026
en.defence-ua.com/news/rheinme...
Germany likely first customer to get them but deliveries should start 2026
en.defence-ua.com/news/rheinme...
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Russia’s drones and agents are unleashing attacks across NATO.
Amid the chaos, Europe appears to have had enough — and is ready to push back against Moscow.
🔗 politi.co/485iRmH
Amid the chaos, Europe appears to have had enough — and is ready to push back against Moscow.
🔗 politi.co/485iRmH
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Russia’s drones and agents are unleashing attacks across NATO.
Amid the chaos, Europe appears to have had enough — and is ready to push back against Moscow.
🔗 politi.co/485iRmH
Amid the chaos, Europe appears to have had enough — and is ready to push back against Moscow.
🔗 politi.co/485iRmH
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We can do stuff in Europe: a Lithuanian start-up (Astrolight) with funding from ESA, is building an Optical Ground Station with Denmark being project manager and it will serve much more than just NATO purposes.
Expect a lot more of this stuff after the big budget increase that ESA got today at CM25
Expect a lot more of this stuff after the big budget increase that ESA got today at CM25
⚡️“A new base being built by NATO countries in Greenland will use incredibly narrow laser beams to ensure fast & voluminous data download from satellites, as Western nations move to secure comms from disruption by adversaries such as 🇷🇺 Russia or 🇨🇳 China, the company behind the project told Newsweek.”
New NATO allies' Arctic laser base will counter Russia and China
A new laser base in Greenland will download data from satellites, as NATO seeks to protect communications from Russia and China.
www.newsweek.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We can do stuff in Europe: a Lithuanian start-up (Astrolight) with funding from ESA, is building an Optical Ground Station with Denmark being project manager and it will serve much more than just NATO purposes.
Expect a lot more of this stuff after the big budget increase that ESA got today at CM25
Expect a lot more of this stuff after the big budget increase that ESA got today at CM25
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Just like that. After a week of frantic diplomacy and U.S. threats against Ukraine, Putin rejects ANY agreement.
The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.
The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just like that. After a week of frantic diplomacy and U.S. threats against Ukraine, Putin rejects ANY agreement.
The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.
The only path forward is pressure on Russia to change this stance—sanctions and resumed US military assistance to Ukraine. Otherwise, the last 10 months were a waste.
Bring on the information warfare and cyber offensive.Time to retaliate.
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Bring on the information warfare and cyber offensive.Time to retaliate.
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“The state needs to be prepared...this is no longer a cold war - it’s an actual war that is being waged against Europe, against democracy.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“The state needs to be prepared...this is no longer a cold war - it’s an actual war that is being waged against Europe, against democracy.”
".. The blueprint details how as many as 800,000 German, U.S. and other NATO troops would be ferried eastward toward the front line. It maps the ports, rivers, railways and roads they would travel, and how they would be supplied and protected on the way.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
".. The blueprint details how as many as 800,000 German, U.S. and other NATO troops would be ferried eastward toward the front line. It maps the ports, rivers, railways and roads they would travel, and how they would be supplied and protected on the way.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
Russia invades, destroys, rebuilds in its own image. Rinse and repeat.
Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
From Ruins to Russian Residences
YouTube video by Bellingcat
youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Russia invades, destroys, rebuilds in its own image. Rinse and repeat.
“A lubricant shortage would seriously damage Russia’s war machine,” - great thinking here.
West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’
West is ‘missing obscure sanctions that could set back Russia’s war machine’
US group Dekleptocracy identifies chemicals used for military vehicles’ lubricants and tyres as potential vulnerabilities
A US group has identified several obscure but potentially key sanctions it says could seriously disrupt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine after last month’s targeting of the Kremlin’s biggest oil firms.
Previous rounds of sanctions have been applied to Russian energy companies, banks, military suppliers and the “shadow fleet” of ships carrying Russian oil. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
“A lubricant shortage would seriously damage Russia’s war machine,” - great thinking here.
Grateful for every bit of good news.
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Solar power outshined coal in Europe for the first time in 2024!
A huge milestone for clean energy, but there’s more to do. Let’s keep the momentum going! #ClimateAction
find out more: theguardian.com/world/2025/...
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Solar power outshined coal in Europe for the first time in 2024!
A huge milestone for clean energy, but there’s more to do. Let’s keep the momentum going! #ClimateAction
find out more: theguardian.com/world/2025/...
🌎🌍🌏
‘Rising star’: EU made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024
Report reveals solar power generated 11% of bloc’s electricity, surpassing coal at 10%
theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Grateful for every bit of good news.
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It was concepts of a plan.
Trump on his administration's initial Russia-friendly peace plan: "That was not a plan. It was a concept."
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
It was concepts of a plan.
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It’s not that complicated, people.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s not that complicated, people.
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The plan to end the war in Ukraine doesn’t ensure peace—it ensures profits for Trump’s inner circle.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Steve Witkoff, Russia’s friendly deal, and privatization of power on a global scale.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Steve Witkoff, Russia’s friendly deal, and privatization of power on a global scale.
Diplomacy for Sale: How Witkoff and Co. Cut a Deal with Russia
A Moscow-friendly deal that sells out Ukraine exposes how Witkoff and others are reshaping diplomacy for profit.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The plan to end the war in Ukraine doesn’t ensure peace—it ensures profits for Trump’s inner circle.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Steve Witkoff, Russia’s friendly deal, and privatization of power on a global scale.
RDI Founder @garrykasparov.bsky.social on Steve Witkoff, Russia’s friendly deal, and privatization of power on a global scale.
Democracy in Georgia in collapsing, yet the protest movement that began last year on the 28th of October continues unabated.
Fireworks Before Christmas - the new track & video by Georgian musician Coo (David Tsintsadze) features footage from last year’s mass #GeorgiaProtests. His first EP, against, will be dedicated to the resistance. This honestly gives me shivers.
Until victory, SAKARTVELO! 🇬🇪🇪🇺
Until victory, SAKARTVELO! 🇬🇪🇪🇺
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Democracy in Georgia in collapsing, yet the protest movement that began last year on the 28th of October continues unabated.
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This congressional committee report is terrific. "Trump and his family have been pocketing billions of dollars through corruption of unprecedented scale. This report shows how the President has leveraged his office to make himself a crypto billionaire and how he has extended broad protection to
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This congressional committee report is terrific. "Trump and his family have been pocketing billions of dollars through corruption of unprecedented scale. This report shows how the President has leveraged his office to make himself a crypto billionaire and how he has extended broad protection to
During the XV century, armies tied small incendiary devices onto pigeons before setting them free to return to their colony inside a besieged city. As they started to burn the birds would land on someones roof and set whole buildings on fire. Russian just taking things a step further.
A Russian neurotechnology company claims to have created “remote-controlled pigeons” by implanting “neural interfaces” into their heads to guide their flight paths. In other words, they strapped solar panels to the birds’ backs and used electric shocks to their brains for steering.
В Москве испытали в полете голубей-биодронов с нейроинтерфейсами российской Neiry
Российская Neiry провела полеты-испытания первой стаи голубей-биодронов, в мозг которых имплантированы нейроинтерфейсы. От обычных дронов они отличаются длительным временем работы и дистанцией примене...
www.forbes.ru
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
During the XV century, armies tied small incendiary devices onto pigeons before setting them free to return to their colony inside a besieged city. As they started to burn the birds would land on someones roof and set whole buildings on fire. Russian just taking things a step further.
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New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Kushner is a lot more involved (and has been since at least 2016 - see link), but the noise around Witkoff has kept him in the shadows. Kushner was with Witkoff and Dmitriev in Miami last October drafting up the pro Russian 28 point plan and his role should be fully investigated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Kushner is a lot more involved (and has been since at least 2016 - see link), but the noise around Witkoff has kept him in the shadows. Kushner was with Witkoff and Dmitriev in Miami last October drafting up the pro Russian 28 point plan and his role should be fully investigated.
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“.. the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan” demands that a substantial share of $300 billion of frozen Russian state assets “be carved up between Washington and Moscow .. This has apparently disappeared from subsequent versions, but there’s no mistaking the intent.”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“.. the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan” demands that a substantial share of $300 billion of frozen Russian state assets “be carved up between Washington and Moscow .. This has apparently disappeared from subsequent versions, but there’s no mistaking the intent.”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...