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Volkskrant.nl: Even at a mass grave, conspiracy theorists didn't change their minds about the war in Ukraine: 'They hate the West'
Zelfs bij een massagraf veranderden complotdenkers niet van mening over de oorlog in Oekraïne: ‘Ze haten het Westen’
Zelfs bij een massagraf veranderden complotdenkers niet van mening over de oorlog in Oekraïne: ‘Ze haten het Westen’
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November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Volkskrant.nl: Even at a mass grave, conspiracy theorists didn't change their minds about the war in Ukraine: 'They hate the West'
nrc.nl: The Russians are already here, but where are we? Russia is eager to prove its superiority over the hostile West. That's nothing new. But how resilient is the West?
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Column | De Russen zijn er al, maar waar zijn wij?
Rusland wil graag zijn superioriteit tegenover het vijandige Westen bewijzen. Dat is niets nieuws. Maar hoe weerbaar is het Westen?
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November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
nrc.nl: The Russians are already here, but where are we? Russia is eager to prove its superiority over the hostile West. That's nothing new. But how resilient is the West?
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Dertig jaar lang volgde Kusukazu Uraguchi, ook onder water, de traditionele Japanse zeeduiksters, de ama. Zijn foto's in Huis Marseille tonen een verdwijnende stoere vrouwencultuur.
In de foto’s van de Japanse ama, de ‘vrouwen van de zee’, zwieren en zweven de duiksters naar de zeebodem
Fotografie: Dertig jaar lang volgde Kusukazu Uraguchi, ook onder water, de traditionele Japanse zeeduiksters, de ama. Zijn foto’s in Huis Marseille tonen een verdwijnende stoere vrouwencultuur.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Dertig jaar lang volgde Kusukazu Uraguchi, ook onder water, de traditionele Japanse zeeduiksters, de ama. Zijn foto's in Huis Marseille tonen een verdwijnende stoere vrouwencultuur.
Russia’s "New" Nukes Are a COMPLETE Joke
YouTube video by Paul Warburg
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November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official, who had spoken to negotiators. “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation...threats of family members losing visas.”
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US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official, who had spoken to negotiators. “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation...threats of family members losing visas.”
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If you have 25 minutes to spare, or a portion of it, and the stamina for more bad news, Dr. John Gartner sounding more alarms about Trump's deteriorating mental state:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...
‘The smoking gun’ that points to Trump’s cognitive decline | Psychologist analyses Trump
YouTube video by Times Radio
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November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If you have 25 minutes to spare, or a portion of it, and the stamina for more bad news, Dr. John Gartner sounding more alarms about Trump's deteriorating mental state:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...
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Excellent answer from a Polish politicien to a far-right girl... hope she understood !
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Excellent answer from a Polish politicien to a far-right girl... hope she understood !
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🚨 Put your boots on. The 💩 is about to get deep! ‼️
‼️IMPORTANT. PLEASE DISCLOSE.‼️
Our sources report that the Russians are preparing a major provocation in Popasna to create an informational response to their own crimes in Bucha.
The goal is to gather many foreign journalists (likely pseudo-
‼️IMPORTANT. PLEASE DISCLOSE.‼️
Our sources report that the Russians are preparing a major provocation in Popasna to create an informational response to their own crimes in Bucha.
The goal is to gather many foreign journalists (likely pseudo-
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨 Put your boots on. The 💩 is about to get deep! ‼️
‼️IMPORTANT. PLEASE DISCLOSE.‼️
Our sources report that the Russians are preparing a major provocation in Popasna to create an informational response to their own crimes in Bucha.
The goal is to gather many foreign journalists (likely pseudo-
‼️IMPORTANT. PLEASE DISCLOSE.‼️
Our sources report that the Russians are preparing a major provocation in Popasna to create an informational response to their own crimes in Bucha.
The goal is to gather many foreign journalists (likely pseudo-
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“The AfD is particularly interested in IT and equipment used by the police, for example in the area of drone detection and defense”
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Is Germany's far-right populist AfD party spying for Russia? – DW – 10/26/2025
Lawmakers accuse the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of using its parliamentary powers to gather intelligence on Germany's critical infrastructure to share it with Russia.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“The AfD is particularly interested in IT and equipment used by the police, for example in the area of drone detection and defense”
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www.dw.com/en/is-german...
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Elon Musk’s new competitor to Wikipedia says apartheid wasn’t that bad, cites the Kremlin, and gives legitimacy to “white-genocide theory.”
Musk is constructing a parallel universe in his own image.
Musk is constructing a parallel universe in his own image.
What Elon Musk’s Version of Wikipedia Thinks About Hitler, Putin, and Apartheid
The next step in Musk’s propaganda machine
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October 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Elon Musk’s new competitor to Wikipedia says apartheid wasn’t that bad, cites the Kremlin, and gives legitimacy to “white-genocide theory.”
Musk is constructing a parallel universe in his own image.
Musk is constructing a parallel universe in his own image.
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UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:
March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:
The Telegraph: Russia massing nuclear fleet in Arctic Circle ‘for war with Nato’
Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato, Norway’s defence minister has warned.
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Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato, Norway’s defence minister has warned.
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Telegraph: Russia massing nuclear fleet in Arctic Circle ‘for war with Nato’
Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato, Norway’s defence minister has warned.
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato, Norway’s defence minister has warned.
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Democracy in the digital age: Steve Bannon's famous one-liner about how to deal with people online who say something is wrong was "flood the zone with shit". Populists can make any unsubstantiated claim, yet their voters won't leave. What can be done about it?
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Populisten kunnen alles maken – hun kiezers lopen toch niet weg. Wat valt daartegen te beginnen?
Als correspondent zag Olaf Tempelman in de jaren negentig het onfatsoen in de jonge Roemeense democratie. Die tijd doet hem steeds meer denken aan de Nederlandse politiek van nu.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Democracy in the digital age: Steve Bannon's famous one-liner about how to deal with people online who say something is wrong was "flood the zone with shit". Populists can make any unsubstantiated claim, yet their voters won't leave. What can be done about it?
www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-medi...
www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-medi...
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Energy warfare in Ukraine 2025 is becoming a brutal duel over power plants, gas fields, and energy grids that may decide whether Moscow or Kyiv controls the winter and emerges dominant in Spring. Is this brutal energy struggle a turning point in the war? youtu.be/AmIpkvJ1rAE
The Energy War of 2025-26 May Define the Eventual Victor of the War
YouTube video by Silicon Wafers
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October 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Energy warfare in Ukraine 2025 is becoming a brutal duel over power plants, gas fields, and energy grids that may decide whether Moscow or Kyiv controls the winter and emerges dominant in Spring. Is this brutal energy struggle a turning point in the war? youtu.be/AmIpkvJ1rAE
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What would the Founding Fathers say about America now? They might be surprised that the republic exists at all, Fintan O’Toole writes.
What the Founders Would Say Now
They might be surprised that the republic exists at all.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
What would the Founding Fathers say about America now? They might be surprised that the republic exists at all, Fintan O’Toole writes.
nrc.nl: It’s the internet, stupid
Populism. No cause explains better why global populism has risen now than the internet, writes Francis Fukuyama. The speed at which low-quality information is now being circulated is enormous.
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Populism. No cause explains better why global populism has risen now than the internet, writes Francis Fukuyama. The speed at which low-quality information is now being circulated is enormous.
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October 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
nrc.nl: It’s the internet, stupid
Populism. No cause explains better why global populism has risen now than the internet, writes Francis Fukuyama. The speed at which low-quality information is now being circulated is enormous.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Populism. No cause explains better why global populism has risen now than the internet, writes Francis Fukuyama. The speed at which low-quality information is now being circulated is enormous.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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The rise of populist right sits on an ecosystem of partisan media, platform algorithms, Kremlin amplification, and billionaire influence that normalizes radical-right ideas and scales their message beyond any electoral strength @peterjukes.bsky.social - @bylinetimes.bsky.social youtu.be/ya41IXdWnO4
Has Mainstream Media Lost Trust? The Questions Never Asked
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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October 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The rise of populist right sits on an ecosystem of partisan media, platform algorithms, Kremlin amplification, and billionaire influence that normalizes radical-right ideas and scales their message beyond any electoral strength @peterjukes.bsky.social - @bylinetimes.bsky.social youtu.be/ya41IXdWnO4
Police plane having fun with a drone (evening 6 Oct 2025).
October 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Police plane having fun with a drone (evening 6 Oct 2025).
Professor Gerdes Explains: From "Special Relationship" to "Paper Tiger": Trump's Pivot
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From "Special Relationship" to "Paper Tiger": Trump's Pivot
YouTube video by Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
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October 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Professor Gerdes Explains: From "Special Relationship" to "Paper Tiger": Trump's Pivot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tLs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tLs...
Professor Gerdes Explains:
Putin's Endgame in Ukraine Isn't About Land. It's About _______.
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Putin's Endgame in Ukraine Isn't About Land. It's About _______.
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Putin's Endgame in Ukraine Isn't About Land. It's About _______.
YouTube video by Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
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October 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Professor Gerdes Explains:
Putin's Endgame in Ukraine Isn't About Land. It's About _______.
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Putin's Endgame in Ukraine Isn't About Land. It's About _______.
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nrc.nl: Warnings from Weimar: Extremists can only come to power with the help of parties that cooperate with them out of ambition or self-preservation. That is the lesson of the Weimar Republic, says Daniel Ziblatt.
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Opinie | Waarschuwingen uit Weimar
Extremisme: Extremisten kunnen alleen aan de macht komen met hulp van partijen die uit ambitie of lijfsbehoud met ze samenwerken. Dat is de les van de Weimarrepubliek, zegt Daniel Ziblatt.
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September 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
nrc.nl: Warnings from Weimar: Extremists can only come to power with the help of parties that cooperate with them out of ambition or self-preservation. That is the lesson of the Weimar Republic, says Daniel Ziblatt.
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Finally Can we Talk About Russia Losing its Criminal War?
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Finally Can we Talk About Russia Losing its Criminal War?
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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September 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Finally Can we Talk About Russia Losing its Criminal War?
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My Castle · Yugo Kanno · Karen Aoki · Yugo Kanno
｢Learning to Love｣Original Soundtrack
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｢Learning to Love｣Original Soundtrack
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My Castle
YouTube video by Yugo Kanno - Topic
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September 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My Castle · Yugo Kanno · Karen Aoki · Yugo Kanno
｢Learning to Love｣Original Soundtrack
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｢Learning to Love｣Original Soundtrack
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nrc.nl: Voices in America fall silent out of fear. During a tour of the United States, Ian Kenny noticed that people preferred silence to their real opinions. And in a democracy, silence is suffocation, he argues.
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Opinie | Stemmen in Amerika verstommen uit angst
VS:Tijdens een rondreis door de Verenigde Staten merkte Ian Kenny dat mensen stilte verkozen boven hun echte meningen. En in een democratie is stilte verstikking, betoogt hij.
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September 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
nrc.nl: Voices in America fall silent out of fear. During a tour of the United States, Ian Kenny noticed that people preferred silence to their real opinions. And in a democracy, silence is suffocation, he argues.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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September 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...