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The Insider @theins.press · Jun 25

❗A dozen knives in the back of the Islamic revolution: Secret FSB documents confirm Iran and Russia are waging a spy war against each other

A new investigation by @christogrozev.bsky.social and
@dobrokhotov.bsky.social.

A dozen knives in the back of the Islamic revolution: Secret FSB documents confirm Iran and Russia are waging a spy war against each other

The strikes on Iran by Israel and the U.S. provoked a critical but very restrained response from the Kremlin. On June 23, Vladimir Putin said the attack was “unjustifiable and inexcusable,” but his cr...

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HCSS - The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies @hcss.bsky.social · 20h

Russia continues to test NATO’s borders. What does this mean for Europe’s security?

Join Estonia’s former president @ilvestoomas.bsky.social, HCSS research director Tim Sweijs and @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social in discussion on October 15 at @debalie.bsky.social in Amsterdam

De Balie | At the frontline of Russia’s shadow war: In conversation with Estonia’s former president Toomas Hendrik Ilves - HCSS

Russian MiG-31 fighters entered Estonian airspace on September 19th. The incursion lasted only twelve minutes, but the message was clear: Russia continues to test NATO’s borders. What does this mean…

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

How to negotiate with Putin: First, make sure he knows he can't win
From @radek-sikorski.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Opinion | I’m the Foreign Minister of Poland. This Is How to Negotiate With Putin.

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 2d

Eventually the Sudanese regime will destroy everything, archeological sites, landscape, biodiversity and the people. Chad will go the same way. It end up as a complete and utter wasteland.

MOLA @museumofloot.bsky.social · 3d

At least 100 out of 1,000 well-known archaeological sites around Sudan have already been destroyed so far, especially through the use of heavy, gold-digging machinery.

allthatsinteresting.com/sudan-jabal-...

Illegal Miners Destroy 2,000-Year-Old Heritage Site In Sudan While Digging For Gold

Hundreds of archaeological sites have been vandalized in a similar fashion by illegal miners across Sudan.

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De Balie @debalie.bsky.social · 2d

Heeft de huurwet huurders geholpen? @habtamudehoop.bsky.social (GL-PvdA), @javijlbrief.bsky.social (D66), @hannekesteen.bsky.social (CDA), Bastiaan Meijer (SP) en Jurgen Nobel (VVD) gaan in De Balie in debat

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

Please join me in raising funds for medical cargo buses and trucks with electric jamming for brigades of Ukraine's Khartiia Corps. These automobiles make the difference between whether people survive or not. We can do something very specific and meaningful to help.
www.help99.co/patches/timo...

Timothy Snyder: Freedom is Action

Professor Timothy Snyder – a prominent voice of freedom, teams up with NAFO to fundraise for ten trucks and ten cargo buses with anti-drone jamming systems. These will transport and protect those who ...

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 6d

Hedgefund manager turned human rights activist Bill Browder will share his quest to bring justice to Russian officials involved in corruption, money laundering, and the elimination of political opponents.
This Thursday 11.45 @debalie.bsky.social #lunch #Ukraine #Russia
debalie.nl/programma/bi...

Bill Browder: Being Russia’s Public Enemy

Hedgefund manager turned human rights activist Bill Browder will share his quest to bring justice to Russian officials involved in corruption, money laundering, and the elimination of political oppone...

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 6d

Dat kan natuurlijk altijd er zijn altijd nuttige idioten maar als je even doorklikt wordt wel duidelijk dat hij vrij letterlijk allerlei Kremlin tropes oplepelt.

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 6d

Heb zijn timeline even bekeken. Dat hele zogenaamde instituut van hem is een en al Russische propaganda. Lijkt me waarschijnlijk dat het werkelijk niks anders is dan een betaalde hub voor de Russische desinfo.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6d

“Other polls say the opposite…”

“Which one?”

“Uh … I don’t know. But the poll you cited is clearly biased….”

“How exactly?”

“Uh … which poll was that again?”

This is how it’s done.

It’s very easy, and it gets results, so if an anchor isn’t asking basic follow ups, that’s a choice.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6d

Republicans got their marching orders and shutdown talking points, but when questioned, they fall apart.

Sen Roger Marshall wasn’t ready 🥴

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The Economist @economist.com · 6d

Vladimir Putin is waging a grey-zone campaign against Europe. He is trying to achieve three things, and he needs to fail at all of them

Vladimir Putin is testing the West—and its unity

NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 6d

Hedgefund manager turned human rights activist Bill Browder will share his quest to bring justice to Russian officials involved in corruption, money laundering, and the elimination of political opponents.
This Thursday 11.45 @debalie.bsky.social #lunch #Ukraine #Russia
debalie.nl/programma/bi...

Bill Browder: Being Russia’s Public Enemy

Hedgefund manager turned human rights activist Bill Browder will share his quest to bring justice to Russian officials involved in corruption, money laundering, and the elimination of political oppone...

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 7d

Some moment!

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 8d

#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 8d

Denmark's military intelligence reports that Russian naval forces have aimed weapons at Danish warships and helicopters, disrupted navigation systems in key maritime straits, and even sailed collision courses, all clear provocations.

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 9d

Tonight 20.00 @debalie.bsky.social documentary Lithium Rising afterwards I'll be conducting a conversation with director Samual George from the @bertelsmannfdn.bsky.social & Irina Patrahau
Chair of Energy Security & Critical Minerals programmes, Hague Centre for Strategic Studies @hcss.bsky.social.

Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 18d

Access to minerals that power a battery has emerged as a vital geopolitical, economic & social concern. So where does the lithium, the nickel, and the cobalt come from? Who controls the supply? Thursday Oct 3 20.00 hrs Docu and Talk @debalie.bsky.social.
debalie.nl/cinema/cined...

Cinédialoog: Lithium Rising

From the moment the smartphone alarm wakes us up in the morning, we begin our day relying on the lithium battery. From the mundane to lifesaving, lithium powered devices get us through the day. Who co...

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 10d

Dr Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero. I have had the great luck to interview the great and inspring ambassador of live on our planet: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de... 1934 - 2025

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 10d

Dr Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero. I have had the great luck to interview the great and inspring ambassador of live on our planet: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de... 1934 - 2025

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De Balie @debalie.bsky.social · 18d

De wooncrisis staat hoog op de agenda: van het schrappen van de hypotheekrenteaftrek tot het bouwen van nieuwe wijken. Maar welk plan maakt écht verschil? In aanloop naar de verkiezingen gaan politici met elkaar in debat in De Balie.
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Verkiezingsdebat: ‘In gelul kan je niet wonen’

De wooncrisis staat bij bijna alle politieke partijen hoog op de agenda. Van het afschaffen van de hypotheekrenteaftrek tot het bouwen van tientallen nieuwe woonwijken: alles ligt op tafel. Maar is er...

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Chris Aalberts @chrisaalberts.bsky.social · 12d

Nieuws over het netwerk van #FvD. Guess what? www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Britse ex-politicus bekent omkoping door pro-Russische Oekraïner Oleh Volosjyn, politieke vriend van FVD

Beïnvloeding: Een bekentenis in een Britse omkopingszaak werpt meer licht op Russische pogingen om invloed uit te oefenen op de Europese politiek.

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epluribusfractum.bsky.social @epluribusfractum.bsky.social · 12d

Moldova looked to what is happening in Georgia and said, "No, thank you, please."

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 13d

And now fast forward for EU membership. Keeping those places up for grabs for Russia is really dangerous.

Teletekstbot @teletekstbot.bsky.social · 13d

[133] Pro-Europapartij op kop in Moldavië (Update: inhoud)

Pagina: 133 - Titel: Pro-Europapartij op kop in Moldavië - Inhoud: Na de parlementsverkiezingen in Moldavië gaat de pro-Europese partij PAS aan kop.De partij van president Sandu staat op ruim 44 procent van de stemmen.Zo'n 80 procent van de stemmen is geteld. Het pro-Russische Patriottische Blok ligt met 29 procent op de tweede plaats,PAS lijkt verder uit te lopen. Hoofdthema is de vraag of Moldavië zich verder richt op de Europese Unie of juist kiest voor een meer Rusland- gezinde koers.Rusland heeft zich intensief met de campagne bemoeid.

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 13d

Lijkt er op dat de verkiezingen in Moldova de juiste kan van stabiliteit en EU op vallen. Poetin heeft z’n 300 miljoen beïnvloeding hopelijk verspeeld. Geopolitiek belangrijke uitkomst. Moldova nu zsm lid van de Unie maken.

Anca B. @anca-b.bsky.social · 13d

Half of the polling stations have been counted (but not half of the votes), and PAS🇪🇺 is already leading. The pro-EU Chisinau and diaspora have not been counted yet.

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Yoeri Albrecht @yoerialbrecht.bsky.social · 14d

In Georgië 🇬🇪 gaan ze nu vol voor de echte autoritaire optie. Wordt dit dezelfde route die Trump in de volgende jaren gaat nemen?

Jelger Groeneveld @jelgerg.bsky.social · 14d

Georgian PM Kobakhidze announced today the government will file a case in October at the Constitutional Court to have "all parties that fall under the collective 'National Movement'" declared unconstitutional and have them banned.

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"საკონსტიტუციოში ოქტომბერში შევა სარჩელი" - როდის აპირებს "ოცნება" ოპოზიციის აკრძალვას?

ირაკლი კობახიძის განცხადებით, საკონსტიტუციო სასამართლოში ოქტომბერში შევა შესაბამისი სარჩელი ყველა იმ...

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