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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 11h

3/ Kremlin officials continue to indicate that US-Russian relations are deteriorating to levels similar to those during the Biden admin.

Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Valerii Zaluzhnyi highlighted a Russian cognitive warfare effort to spread false information about future Ukrainian elections.

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Matthieu Guyot @matthieugdsm.bsky.social · 21h

Un professeur d'histoire à l'université Rutgers, spécialiste de l'anti fascisme a été désigné comme antifa par l'organisation de Charlie Kirk ("l'homme du dialogue"), Turning point.
Doxing et menaces de mort (dont une de le tuer devant ses étudiants) l'ont conduit à fuir le pays avec sa famille.
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Mike Eckel @mikeeckel.bsky.social · 7h

A massive overnight Russian aerial attack knocked out electricity in much of Kyiv, per power provider DTEK. It's the second major attack this week targeting Ukraine's grid infrastructure. Kyiv's mayor says at least 12 people were wounded.
t.me/dtek_ua/2658

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Carnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org · 21h

Delegitimizing women and limiting their rights goes hand in hand with democratic backsliding around the world.

@saskiabr.bsky.social explained the relationship between women’s rights and democratic resilience, for @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

As Democratic Institutions Erode, Women See a Loss of Rights

www.nytimes.com

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 20h

Putin admits Ukraine is striking deep inside Russia, but downplays their significance

Gas shortages worsen in Russia, prices surge, and Belarus boosts fuel exports.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/09/i...

ISW: Putin admits Ukraine is striking refineries but claims it “won’t help”

Gasoline shortages and surging prices hit Russia as Ukrainian attacks target vital oil infrastructure across vast distances.

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 6d

thinking about this piece from last year by @qjurecic.bsky.social and how our institutions and political leadership failed to support the folks who saw all of this coming

Good Luck Fighting Disinformation

A group that formed during the pandemic to counter medical lies found that every lever it pulled on failed to produce the results it was hoping for.

www.theatlantic.com

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Roman A. @romanad.bsky.social · 6d

Encore disponible en replay, le documentaire Politzek nous montre en suivant clandestinement le sort de prisonniers politiques, majoritairement via leurs proches, toute la folie du totalitarisme brutal imposé par Poutine au peuple russe. www.france.tv/documentaire...

Politzek, les voix qui défient le Kremlin - Documentaire en replay Le monde en face

En Russie, critiquer la guerre en Ukraine ou le régime de Vladimir Poutine est devenu un crime. Des milliers de citoyens ordinaires sont arrêtés, jugés, empr...

www.france.tv

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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 6d

This week’s short Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social:

Deterrence by denial doesn’t work in hybrid warfare because denying effect doesn’t stop Russia from continuing the attacks. What a nice life we all could have had if Russia had just become a normal country after the Cold War. Alas

The Resilience Dilemma

In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander reflects on the fact that deterrence by resilience clearly does not work.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 6d

A new Slidstvo Info investigation exposes the Russian facility where journalist Victoriia Roshchyna was held and those behind her torture and death.

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Roman A. @romanad.bsky.social · 6d

Aussi poignant que terrifiant, ce documentaire est une plongée intense dans les méandres kafkaiens d'une dictature moderne cherchant à eradiquer toute forme de dissidence.

Cela mérite d'être vu pour comprendre à quoi on fait face et les dangers qui menacent nos démocraties.

Roman A. @romanad.bsky.social · 6d

Ado de 14 ans, historien de 80 ans spécialiste des droits de l'homme, jeune femme idéaliste, artistes de théâtre, l'engrenage de la répression n'épargne personne dès que vous semblez vous écarter d'un millimètre de la ligne officielle.

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Roman A. @romanad.bsky.social · 6d

Encore disponible en replay, le documentaire Politzek nous montre en suivant clandestinement le sort de prisonniers politiques, majoritairement via leurs proches, toute la folie du totalitarisme brutal imposé par Poutine au peuple russe. www.france.tv/documentaire...

Politzek, les voix qui défient le Kremlin - Documentaire en replay Le monde en face

En Russie, critiquer la guerre en Ukraine ou le régime de Vladimir Poutine est devenu un crime. Des milliers de citoyens ordinaires sont arrêtés, jugés, empr...

www.france.tv

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Carine Fouteau @carinefouteau.bsky.social · 6d

En hommage au photographe Antoni Lallican

Le journaliste français est mort vendredi 3 octobre en Ukraine, victime d’un tir de drone. Il couvrait cette guerre depuis le début de l’invasion russe et avait collaboré avec @Mediapart à de nombreuses reprises.

blogs.mediapart.fr/la-redaction...

En hommage au photographe Antoni Lallican

Le journaliste français est mort vendredi 3 octobre en Ukraine, victime d’un tir de drone. Il couvrait cette guerre depuis le début de l’invasion russe et avait collaboré avec Mediapart à de nombreus…

blogs.mediapart.fr

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Faustine Vincent @faustinevincent.bsky.social · 6d

Le photojournaliste français Antoni Lallican, 37 ans, a été tué vendredi 3 octobre par un drone en Ukraine. C’est la première fois qu’un journaliste est tué par un drone en Ukraine. Grande pensée à ses proches

www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le photojournaliste français Antoni Lallican a été tué dans le Donbass

Le photographe français de 38 ans a été tué par un drone vendredi, a fait savoir le Syndicat national des journalistes dans un communiqué.

www.lemonde.fr

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 7d

💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network. @vsquare.bsky.social

Unmasking Visegrád24: Tracing the People, Money, and Political Connections - VSquare.org

Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a p...

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EU Council @consilium.europa.eu · 7d

The EU has renewed until 9 October 2026 its sanctions regime in response to Russian hybrid threats.

These sanctions target individuals and entities responsible for destabilising activities against the EU, its member states and its partners.

More info ➡️ link.europa.eu/q6kkmt

Collage including an antenna, a ballot box and a laptop. The text on the visual reads "EU renews sanctions in response to Russia's hybrid threats".

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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 7d

Top meeting between FSB's Border Directorate & Norwegian Joint Headquarters today (30 sept) took place on a Norwegian coast guard vessel. The FSB boss remained silent when asked by Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com about recent violations of Norwegian air space.

By @thomasnilsen.bsky.social

Big smiles when FSB Major General Andrei Kudimov came to talk cooperation with Norway

A top meeting between the FSB's Border Directorate and the Norwegian Joint Headquarters today took place on board a Norwegian coast guard vessel. The FSB boss remained silent when asked by the Barents...

www.thebarentsobserver.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 8d

I spent some time with OpenAI's new AI video app Sora. Not just slop but ragebait, fake crimes and women splattered with white goo. The implications of all of this are horrifying.

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 7d

The Chinese captain of the suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker arrested by France will go on trial in Feb. over the crew’s alleged refusal to cooperate and for failing to "justify the vessel's nationality." It was coming from Russia, heading to India with a “large oil shipment,” flying no flag.

Captain of oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet will face trial in France

French authorities have announced the captain of an oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet will face trial in February. The announcement was made on Thursday.

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Roman A. @romanad.bsky.social · 7d

Countering disinformation in the Euro-Atlantic: Strengths and gaps by the @hybridcoe.bsky.social www.hybridcoe.fi/publications...

How prepared are Euro-Atlantic states to counter disinformation?

In their new Hybrid CoE Research Report Jakub Kalenský and Heidi Hanhijärvi map counter-disinformation measures across Hybrid CoE’s Participating States and Organizations.

www.hybridcoe.fi

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 7d

"To strengthen Russian democratic movements' capacity to “bring about sustainable democratic change in Russia and help achieve a lasting and just peace in Ukraine...ensuring the responsibility of Russian actors for the international crimes committed,” www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/02/e...