Ivan Zinchenko
@ivanzapsky.bsky.social
Philosophical pessimist. Antinatalist. Pro–open borders. No national allegiance. EU federalist.
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Let's be clear-eyed here.
The US government wasn't mad at TikTok because it was shaping public narratives, censoring specific views and collecting data on its users.
They were mad because they wanted 🇺🇸 to have that tool instead of 🇨🇳. And now with the forced sale, they have it.
The US government wasn't mad at TikTok because it was shaping public narratives, censoring specific views and collecting data on its users.
They were mad because they wanted 🇺🇸 to have that tool instead of 🇨🇳. And now with the forced sale, they have it.
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Let's be clear-eyed here.
The US government wasn't mad at TikTok because it was shaping public narratives, censoring specific views and collecting data on its users.
They were mad because they wanted 🇺🇸 to have that tool instead of 🇨🇳. And now with the forced sale, they have it.
The US government wasn't mad at TikTok because it was shaping public narratives, censoring specific views and collecting data on its users.
They were mad because they wanted 🇺🇸 to have that tool instead of 🇨🇳. And now with the forced sale, they have it.
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1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
Indeed. Who wouldn't want a malfunctioning paedophile robot (Mechahitler) to look after their children and pets?
Robots to watch your kids. Sounds like his kind of parenting.
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Indeed. Who wouldn't want a malfunctioning paedophile robot (Mechahitler) to look after their children and pets?
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Great piece on why it’s absurd for French people to be cheering Carney’s speech while they simultaneously try to block the #Mercosur deal.
Europe should listen to Carney, not just applaud.
At Davos, Mark Carney argued that prosperity in a fragmented world depends on building coalitions that work, issue by issue. Europe applauded. Then it did the opposite.
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Great piece on why it’s absurd for French people to be cheering Carney’s speech while they simultaneously try to block the #Mercosur deal.
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There you have it, the Board of Peace is nothing more than a corrupt real estate deal dressed up as diplomacy with the sole purpose of enriching Trump and his favoured cronies.
Trump makes concluding remarks. He says Gaza ceasefire push began because he is “a real estate person at heart, and it’s all about location, and I said, ‘look at this location, on the sea, look at this beautiful piece of property’”.
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 AM
There you have it, the Board of Peace is nothing more than a corrupt real estate deal dressed up as diplomacy with the sole purpose of enriching Trump and his favoured cronies.
"The only way this argument about military security makes sense is if Trump is preparing for a future when the United States is no longer going to be allied with Denmark."
In this video, I discuss Trump's obsession with owning Greenland, and what Europe can do about it.
Trump's obsession with Greenland
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"The only way this argument about military security makes sense is if Trump is preparing for a future when the United States is no longer going to be allied with Denmark."
I'd advise people to listen to the whole thing.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I'd advise people to listen to the whole thing.
It's not a question of if; it's a question of when.
IMF warns global economic resilience at risk if AI falters ft.trib.al/bOiL20V
IMF warns global economic resilience at risk if AI falters
Fund’s chief economist says there are reasons to be concerned about a potential AI correction
ft.trib.al
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM
It's not a question of if; it's a question of when.
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Nächste große Ehrung: Pоrnоstar überreicht Trump Weltrekord für meiste Blоԝjobs innerhalb von 24 Stunden www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/trum...
Nächste große Ehrung: Pоrnоstar überreicht Trump Weltrekord für meiste Blоԝjobs innerhalb von 24 Stunden
Washington (dpo) - Jetzt geht es mit den Ehrungen Schlag auf Schlag: Nachdem er erst gestern den Friedensnobelpreis von Maria Machado und heute den Ti
www.der-postillon.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Nächste große Ehrung: Pоrnоstar überreicht Trump Weltrekord für meiste Blоԝjobs innerhalb von 24 Stunden www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/trum...
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Trump clearly see's the future of Gaza as a dodgy real estate project for him and his corrupt pals to milk as much money out of as possible, and nothing more.
Trump has invited Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban to join his so-called “Peace Council”. Orban says it recognizes Hungary’s role in seeking peace. Earlier, Bloomberg reported Trump plans to charge $1B for permanent seats in this body, pitched as an alternative to the UN.
January 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Trump clearly see's the future of Gaza as a dodgy real estate project for him and his corrupt pals to milk as much money out of as possible, and nothing more.
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A corrupt thief invites another corrupt thief. How surprising. Then, we can be sure that this "peace council" has nothing to do with peace, but with fucking people over, stealing land and stealing resources. As always with Trump.
January 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM
A corrupt thief invites another corrupt thief. How surprising. Then, we can be sure that this "peace council" has nothing to do with peace, but with fucking people over, stealing land and stealing resources. As always with Trump.
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that's the easy answer but it's worse than that. they also use calibrated support to keep them fighting and dying at exactly the rate that would bleed adversaries without actually winning. saying they don't give a fuck is too generous bsky.app/profile/blac...
The answer is the US has never ever given a fuck about the rights or freedoms of anyone, much less a bunch of people thousands of miles away.
Its all a ruse. The real goal has ALWAYS been securing national interests in foreign regions, whatever they may be.
Its all a ruse. The real goal has ALWAYS been securing national interests in foreign regions, whatever they may be.
my new piece in FP: The US keeps telling people to rise up against their regimes, then leaving them to die. Hungary, Iraq, Syria...now Iran? I try to offer an explanation for this very consistent pattern. (gift link) foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/16/t...
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
that's the easy answer but it's worse than that. they also use calibrated support to keep them fighting and dying at exactly the rate that would bleed adversaries without actually winning. saying they don't give a fuck is too generous bsky.app/profile/blac...
The supposedly revolutionary technology, which we are told rivals electricity in importance, somehow needs ads to survive.
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The supposedly revolutionary technology, which we are told rivals electricity in importance, somehow needs ads to survive.
You can't make this shit up.
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
You can't make this shit up.
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Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is 25 today.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
The irony is totally lost on him, isn't it?
Breaking news: Donald Trump has said that 'help is on its way' to protesters in Iran as he urged them to take over the country’s institutions. The US president added that he had cancelled 'all meetings' with Iranian officials until killings of the protesters had stopped. ft.trib.al/ezIxgZB
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The irony is totally lost on him, isn't it?
Ah, yes, the totally real danger of Greenland becoming another Venezuela! I have to hand it to this guy. Even if I tried really hard, I would never come up with a justification for invading and annexing Greenland that was even remotely as stupid as this.
Rep. Randy Fine on his bill to make Greenland the 51st state: "We need to make sure we assert our dominance over the Western Hemisphere ... the last thing we need is Greenland to become another Venezuela where we have huge problems we have to deal with in the future."
January 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Ah, yes, the totally real danger of Greenland becoming another Venezuela! I have to hand it to this guy. Even if I tried really hard, I would never come up with a justification for invading and annexing Greenland that was even remotely as stupid as this.
It's cruel at the best of times.
Last year, with her due date approaching, @madeleinewatts.bsky.social sought to prepare for parenting by arming herself with knowledge—all the better to stave off annoying narratives of motherhood floating in the cultural ether.
Mama Tried | Madeleine Watts
Is creating new life in the face of rising authoritarianism, a casually accepted genocide, and climate collapse inherently cruel?
thebaffler.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It's cruel at the best of times.
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9/ Until you push back and demonstrate real consequences for crossing red lines, you will remain an object in Trump’s thinking, not a subject. Deterrence is the only language leaders with authoritarian mindset understand.
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
9/ Until you push back and demonstrate real consequences for crossing red lines, you will remain an object in Trump’s thinking, not a subject. Deterrence is the only language leaders with authoritarian mindset understand.
Couldn't help but laugh out loud. These guys are something.
KERNEN: Europeans are talking about it almost being like Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Couldn't help but laugh out loud. These guys are something.
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Again. Over and over again. When fascists explain to you that they are aggressive expansionists that want to invade their neighbours - believe them. They always mean it.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Again. Over and over again. When fascists explain to you that they are aggressive expansionists that want to invade their neighbours - believe them. They always mean it.