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Ukraine Fundraising: When Helping Becomes a Battleground
What began as a collective humanitarian effort in Ukraine has, in some corners, turned toxic, a war of egos, fundraising turf wars, and influencer drama. Here's how it unraveled and who got hurt. 👇
What began as a collective humanitarian effort in Ukraine has, in some corners, turned toxic, a war of egos, fundraising turf wars, and influencer drama. Here's how it unraveled and who got hurt. 👇
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I send tips on how to browse safely and what to watch out for on a beginner or "Everyperson" level.
It's up to you if you find it relevant but for me, enjoying the internet and personal protection go hand in hand.
I don't know why I felt the need to explain this lol 😂
It's up to you if you find it relevant but for me, enjoying the internet and personal protection go hand in hand.
I don't know why I felt the need to explain this lol 😂
December 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I send tips on how to browse safely and what to watch out for on a beginner or "Everyperson" level.
It's up to you if you find it relevant but for me, enjoying the internet and personal protection go hand in hand.
I don't know why I felt the need to explain this lol 😂
It's up to you if you find it relevant but for me, enjoying the internet and personal protection go hand in hand.
I don't know why I felt the need to explain this lol 😂
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December 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Inauthentic pro-China X accounts launched a coordinated campaign aimed at discrediting Missouri Attorney General Hanaway following her Covid-19 compensation request.
That #Graphika intelligence finding is the subject of a new report from Missouri Independent's @jasonhancock.bsky.social.
That #Graphika intelligence finding is the subject of a new report from Missouri Independent's @jasonhancock.bsky.social.
Missouri AG faces coordinated, pro-China social media attacks over $24B COVID judgment • Missouri Independent
A new report reveals an online campaign, likely originating from China, aimed at discrediting Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway.
missouriindependent.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Inauthentic pro-China X accounts launched a coordinated campaign aimed at discrediting Missouri Attorney General Hanaway following her Covid-19 compensation request.
That #Graphika intelligence finding is the subject of a new report from Missouri Independent's @jasonhancock.bsky.social.
That #Graphika intelligence finding is the subject of a new report from Missouri Independent's @jasonhancock.bsky.social.
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Russia didn’t just invade Ukraine. It took control of hundreds of thousands of Ukraine children, forcing Russian language & propaganda onto them.
In a joint Texty.org.ua @nzz.ch investigation, we follow one boy's story to show how Russia erases identities through pressure, paperwork & silence.
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In a joint Texty.org.ua @nzz.ch investigation, we follow one boy's story to show how Russia erases identities through pressure, paperwork & silence.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Russia didn’t just invade Ukraine. It took control of hundreds of thousands of Ukraine children, forcing Russian language & propaganda onto them.
In a joint Texty.org.ua @nzz.ch investigation, we follow one boy's story to show how Russia erases identities through pressure, paperwork & silence.
🧵⬇️
In a joint Texty.org.ua @nzz.ch investigation, we follow one boy's story to show how Russia erases identities through pressure, paperwork & silence.
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There’s more than one way to read this chart
For 3 years russia has murdered children, tortured prisoners, razed cities populated by russian-speaking Ukrainians
And yet: 5 russians supported the war for every 1 who opposed it
Blaming everything on POO-tihn is comforting. It’s also false
For 3 years russia has murdered children, tortured prisoners, razed cities populated by russian-speaking Ukrainians
And yet: 5 russians supported the war for every 1 who opposed it
Blaming everything on POO-tihn is comforting. It’s also false
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
There’s more than one way to read this chart
For 3 years russia has murdered children, tortured prisoners, razed cities populated by russian-speaking Ukrainians
And yet: 5 russians supported the war for every 1 who opposed it
Blaming everything on POO-tihn is comforting. It’s also false
For 3 years russia has murdered children, tortured prisoners, razed cities populated by russian-speaking Ukrainians
And yet: 5 russians supported the war for every 1 who opposed it
Blaming everything on POO-tihn is comforting. It’s also false
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Graphika uncovered a network of AI-powered “ordinary people” flooding Telegram with political outrage — even hijacking harmless holiday posts.
Communities noticed and shut it down, blunting the network's impact.
Read on for the full story: graphika.com/posts/ordina...
Communities noticed and shut it down, blunting the network's impact.
Read on for the full story: graphika.com/posts/ordina...
The “OrdinAIry People” Who Couldn’t Steal Christmas
When people imagine AI-powered influence operations, they tend to picture sophisticated deepfakes or perfectly dialled-in political content targeting key demographics. The reality is often much more m...
graphika.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Graphika uncovered a network of AI-powered “ordinary people” flooding Telegram with political outrage — even hijacking harmless holiday posts.
Communities noticed and shut it down, blunting the network's impact.
Read on for the full story: graphika.com/posts/ordina...
Communities noticed and shut it down, blunting the network's impact.
Read on for the full story: graphika.com/posts/ordina...
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We’re sponsoring the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026 (Brussels, 30 Jan), hosted by @openforumeurope.org.
The theme is “Digital Sovereignty Runs on Open Source."
@amandine.bsky.social will be talking about the importance of interoperability and open standards.
summit.openforumeurope.org
The theme is “Digital Sovereignty Runs on Open Source."
@amandine.bsky.social will be talking about the importance of interoperability and open standards.
summit.openforumeurope.org
The EU Open Source Policy Summit – The only conference bringing Open Source and policy together.
summit.openforumeurope.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We’re sponsoring the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026 (Brussels, 30 Jan), hosted by @openforumeurope.org.
The theme is “Digital Sovereignty Runs on Open Source."
@amandine.bsky.social will be talking about the importance of interoperability and open standards.
summit.openforumeurope.org
The theme is “Digital Sovereignty Runs on Open Source."
@amandine.bsky.social will be talking about the importance of interoperability and open standards.
summit.openforumeurope.org
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Pacifism is the ideology that has done the most harm to Europe and made it most vulnerable
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Pacifism is the ideology that has done the most harm to Europe and made it most vulnerable
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Clear the fog of antizionism - MAAZaction.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Clear the fog of antizionism - MAAZaction.org
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Graphika’s new report, Everything Everywhere All At Once: The Pro-Iran Playbook For Narrative Control, is out today.
Graphika analyzed the actions of multiple pro-Iran actors in the information space to reveal a playbook used by pro-Iran actors to manage perceptions during and after the war.
Graphika analyzed the actions of multiple pro-Iran actors in the information space to reveal a playbook used by pro-Iran actors to manage perceptions during and after the war.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
In June 2025, the long-standing tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into direct conventional warfare.
graphika.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Graphika’s new report, Everything Everywhere All At Once: The Pro-Iran Playbook For Narrative Control, is out today.
Graphika analyzed the actions of multiple pro-Iran actors in the information space to reveal a playbook used by pro-Iran actors to manage perceptions during and after the war.
Graphika analyzed the actions of multiple pro-Iran actors in the information space to reveal a playbook used by pro-Iran actors to manage perceptions during and after the war.
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A devastatingly honest piece by @edwardlucas.bsky.social
It strips away the fiction that this was inevitable or unavoidable.
Policy choices were made and 🇺🇦 paid the price.
A reckoning is needed if Europe is serious about learning anything from its own failures.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
It strips away the fiction that this was inevitable or unavoidable.
Policy choices were made and 🇺🇦 paid the price.
A reckoning is needed if Europe is serious about learning anything from its own failures.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Sorry, Ukraine, we’ve treated you shamefully
After saying we’d back you for as long as it took, we were cowed by Putin and then grew tired
www.thetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A devastatingly honest piece by @edwardlucas.bsky.social
It strips away the fiction that this was inevitable or unavoidable.
Policy choices were made and 🇺🇦 paid the price.
A reckoning is needed if Europe is serious about learning anything from its own failures.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
It strips away the fiction that this was inevitable or unavoidable.
Policy choices were made and 🇺🇦 paid the price.
A reckoning is needed if Europe is serious about learning anything from its own failures.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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At #MatrixConf2025 we showed how Element Call brings secure, federated and scalable conferencing to Matrix - from 1:1 calls to large group video meetings!
Demos, history and what’s next: 👇
element.io/blog/element...
Demos, history and what’s next: 👇
element.io/blog/element...
Element Call: Redefining conferencing for privacy, scale and sovereignty
At Matrix Conference 2025, Florian, Aaron and Timo showcased how Element Call is bringing secure, federated, and scalable real-time communication to Matrix.
element.io
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
At #MatrixConf2025 we showed how Element Call brings secure, federated and scalable conferencing to Matrix - from 1:1 calls to large group video meetings!
Demos, history and what’s next: 👇
element.io/blog/element...
Demos, history and what’s next: 👇
element.io/blog/element...
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Over the last 24 hours, this Bluesky post from "Mansa Agents Craft" has rapidly accumulated over a thousand reposts from strangely similar accounts, all created within the last couple of days.
December 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Over the last 24 hours, this Bluesky post from "Mansa Agents Craft" has rapidly accumulated over a thousand reposts from strangely similar accounts, all created within the last couple of days.
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The western left got married to the middle eastern right.
She spreads the libels, he does the violence.
That is the division of labor.
She spreads the libels, he does the violence.
That is the division of labor.
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The western left got married to the middle eastern right.
She spreads the libels, he does the violence.
That is the division of labor.
She spreads the libels, he does the violence.
That is the division of labor.
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Antizionism is a hate movement.
MAAZaction.org
MAAZaction.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Antizionism is a hate movement.
MAAZaction.org
MAAZaction.org
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Please don't reward rage farmers with engagement, @kajakallas.bsky.social
Don't comment and ideally don't quote them at all, just describe it in the most general terms and explain WHY they are doing this.
How to counter rage-bait more effectively by educating the audience:
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
Don't comment and ideally don't quote them at all, just describe it in the most general terms and explain WHY they are doing this.
How to counter rage-bait more effectively by educating the audience:
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
December 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Please don't reward rage farmers with engagement, @kajakallas.bsky.social
Don't comment and ideally don't quote them at all, just describe it in the most general terms and explain WHY they are doing this.
How to counter rage-bait more effectively by educating the audience:
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
Don't comment and ideally don't quote them at all, just describe it in the most general terms and explain WHY they are doing this.
How to counter rage-bait more effectively by educating the audience:
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
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Ukrainian artist,
Andriy Voznicki
Andriy Voznicki
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ukrainian artist,
Andriy Voznicki
Andriy Voznicki
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Chomsky seems to like imperialist dictators and sexual predators
December 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Chomsky seems to like imperialist dictators and sexual predators
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Hats off fellas, to honor the passing of one of our own, iamundertow. 😭😭😭
RIP to a truly great fella.
RIP to a truly great fella.
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hats off fellas, to honor the passing of one of our own, iamundertow. 😭😭😭
RIP to a truly great fella.
RIP to a truly great fella.
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Fella down..😔
We’ve learned our friend and fella..
From the beginning in '22
@iamundertow has passed away.
An OG NAFO voice being witty, solid and always backing Ukraine. From the beginning in '22 till this month..
We won't forget you..
Final watch, brother. #NAFO 🕯️
We’ve learned our friend and fella..
From the beginning in '22
@iamundertow has passed away.
An OG NAFO voice being witty, solid and always backing Ukraine. From the beginning in '22 till this month..
We won't forget you..
Final watch, brother. #NAFO 🕯️
December 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Fella down..😔
We’ve learned our friend and fella..
From the beginning in '22
@iamundertow has passed away.
An OG NAFO voice being witty, solid and always backing Ukraine. From the beginning in '22 till this month..
We won't forget you..
Final watch, brother. #NAFO 🕯️
We’ve learned our friend and fella..
From the beginning in '22
@iamundertow has passed away.
An OG NAFO voice being witty, solid and always backing Ukraine. From the beginning in '22 till this month..
We won't forget you..
Final watch, brother. #NAFO 🕯️
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Russian assets of the week:
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Russian assets of the week:
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When saying country they mean Russia
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
When saying country they mean Russia
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Glad a deal was finally reached.
Ironically, by traitorously protecting Russian assets, De Wever and Meloni may have prolonged support: Ukraine gets funding now, and the assets remain available later.
Russia’s continued escalation will likely make their transfer unavoidable
Ironically, by traitorously protecting Russian assets, De Wever and Meloni may have prolonged support: Ukraine gets funding now, and the assets remain available later.
Russia’s continued escalation will likely make their transfer unavoidable
December 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Glad a deal was finally reached.
Ironically, by traitorously protecting Russian assets, De Wever and Meloni may have prolonged support: Ukraine gets funding now, and the assets remain available later.
Russia’s continued escalation will likely make their transfer unavoidable
Ironically, by traitorously protecting Russian assets, De Wever and Meloni may have prolonged support: Ukraine gets funding now, and the assets remain available later.
Russia’s continued escalation will likely make their transfer unavoidable