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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 1d

If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
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GB News suffers huge loss despite doubling revenue and growing audience

The TV channel, whose well-known presenters include Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, fell to a pre-tax loss of £33.4m in the year to 31 May, 2024

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Alex Panchenko @alexpanchenko2.bsky.social · 20h

"Lying is not incidental — it is structural. Russian power is not built on competence, legitimacy, or prosperity, but on deception" - CIA veteran @johnsipher.bsky.social

Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 3d

Putin projects strength, but those lies are a mask over weakness. Russian Empire is a myth of strength that will not die. Lying is not incidental — it is structural. Russian power is not built on competence, legitimacy, or prosperity, but on deception. @johnsipher.bsky.social - youtu.be/5gQbKbzHDzM

Russian Empire - The Myth of Strength that Will Not Die

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 15h

The October 2025 Crash — the economic crash is happening. Russian equities lurched downward in their sharpest one-day drop in three years. MOEX (Moscow Exchange) index plunged 4.05%, the lowest since December 2024. Key state-linked giants were hammered. youtu.be/fX0CBTgYUI4

BREAKING: It's Happening - Russian Stocks Collapse as Peace Hope Extinguished

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 21h

The strategic use of social media and AI to manipulate public perception is distorting democracy, leading to a Golden Age of Authoritarians. The role of mega-corporations and their influence is a major potential risk to Western democracy. @vatniksoup.bsky.social - youtu.be/wpo5p-Tg0KE

The Golden Age of Populism Brings with it Division, Chaos and Conflict

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 1d

Russia is running short of fuel — both at the pumps for civilians and in supply lines for its war machine. Ukraine’s escalating long-range strikes are intensifying pressure. How serious is the crisis? How vulnerable is Moscow’s energy grid and war economy? youtu.be/lOjDYMZS2jw

BREAKING: Fuel Crisis in Russia Starts to Impact the Frontlines

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 2d

“Happy Birthday, Mr. Putin — Ukraine’s Gift to the Dictator, Long-Range Strikes.” A birthday present for Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian style — deep-strike drone operations reaching Tyumen, over 2,000 km from the border. The target: a major oil refinery. youtu.be/cMyUDVx0ukY

Ukraine's Birthday Greetings to VVP - 2,000km Deep Strike

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 2d

At Valdai in Sochi, Putin walked a tightrope: denying any intent to attack NATO, while condemning Europe for "escalating militarization." Putin said: "We simply cannot ignore what is happening." Is this a preparation for operations against European allies? youtu.be/Gq2dDqj9jmk

BREAKING: Putin is on an Arc of Relentless Escalation and Aggression

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 2d

Putin’s latest Valdai address in Sochi was full of ominous threats toward Europe. The Kremlin is overreaching — doubling down on myth and delusion preparing for more direct confrontation. Add to the inflammatory hybrid assaults across NATO countries. youtu.be/Gq2dDqj9jmk

BREAKING: Putin is on an Arc of Relentless Escalation and Aggression

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 3d

Ukraine is winning the war. That’s the thesis explored in Yuval Noah Harari’s recent FT essay. But is it true? And what does “winning” mean in a war of attrition and existential stakes? We’ll unpack Harari’s claims and examine what experts think about it. youtu.be/rtnihJ-0OZc

BREAKING: "Putin has Lost the War" and Failed in all His Objectives

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 3d

Putin projects strength, but those lies are a mask over weakness. Russian Empire is a myth of strength that will not die. Lying is not incidental — it is structural. Russian power is not built on competence, legitimacy, or prosperity, but on deception. @johnsipher.bsky.social - youtu.be/5gQbKbzHDzM

Russian Empire - The Myth of Strength that Will Not Die

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 3d

Putin projects strength, but those lies are a mask over weakness. The Russian Empire is a myth of strength that will not die. Lying is not incidental — it is structural. Russian power is not built on competence, legitimacy, or prosperity, but on deception. youtu.be/5gQbKbzHDzM

Russian Empire - The Myth of Strength that Will Not Die

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AmplifyUkraine 🔱🇺🇦 @amplifyukraine.eu · 4d

Less pessimism: Valeriy Chaly and Pavlo Klimkin on geopolitics #Ukraine

Less pessimism: Valeriy Chaly and Pavlo Klimkin on geopolitics | UACRISIS.ORG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMrmDAZH-oY The next meeting as part of the special project Geopolitical Dialogues with Valeriy Chaly began with a minute | Uacrisis.org

Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 4d

The last 48 hours has seen savage strikes by Russia against Ukraine. They coincide with the annual Valdai press event, which can hardly be a coincidence, but they also smack of desperation. Russia is taking vengeance on civilians for battlefield failure. youtu.be/jMHMnXLUDqc

BREAKING: Russia Unleashes Brutal and Illegal Strikes on Ukrainian Civilians

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 5d

How deep does Beijing’s support for Moscow run? Are China and Russia partners in war and destabilization? What are murky military ties, intelligence cooperation, supply chains, strategic signalling in China’s support for Russia’s genocidal, imperial war? youtu.be/0G4TLjkkXis

Thick as Thieves - Are Russia and China in an Authoritarian Alliance?

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Tim @oldnotdead.bsky.social · 5d

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Putin - The Emperor with no Clothes Ruling a Fake Empire

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Putin - The Emperor with no Clothes Ruling a Fake Empire

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 6d

Russia’s looming budget crisis. How fuel shortages, collapsing revenues, and war spending are squeezing the Kremlin. Can Putin keep paying his army next year? What happens if he can’t? What do these pressures mean for the alliance between China and Russia.
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BREAKING: Will Putin's Army Get Paid Because of Accelerating Budget Crisis?

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 7d

A blistering new front has opening in the war — on Russian energy — and it has stunning implications for Putin’s war machine and his regime. Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries and fuel logistics have triggered an export ban, price shock and shortages. youtu.be/01dwy1jb_PE

BREAKING: Putin's War Machine is Running out of Gas, and Out of Time

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 7d

The Russian Orthodox Church has shown incredible survival skills, and subservience to power – from Mongol yoke to Tsarist absolutism, from Soviet atheism to the chaotic 1990s. Now it is at the right hand of power, sanctifying Putin’s wars. @lucyaash.bsky.social -
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Russian Orthodox Church is Focused on Power, War and Nationalist Fervor

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Helianthus 🔔🇺🇦 @theseeduneed.bsky.social · 8d

Rogozhin, Roskosmos' ex-head and current shrapnel carrier is stepping into the verbal paths of Prigozhin and Girkin. A ten minute overview of Rogozhin's stances, and a film recommendation about Ukraine (free on Youtube). 👇

Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 8d

Dmitry Rogozin — former head of Roscosmos — recently gave a gloomy interview. He declared bluntly the front is at a dead end. He admitted Russia has no chance of winning with current methods, and that Ukraine’s armed forces are ahead in critical areas. youtu.be/Dttp7qtBbF8

BREAKING: Rogozin's Dangerous Truths - Russia Cannot Win the War

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 8d

Dmitry Rogozin — former head of Roscosmos — recently gave a gloomy interview. He declared bluntly the front is at a dead end. He admitted Russia has no chance of winning with current methods, and that Ukraine’s armed forces are ahead in critical areas. youtu.be/Dttp7qtBbF8

BREAKING: Rogozin's Dangerous Truths - Russia Cannot Win the War

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 8d

The chorus of discontent and whining from Russia's propagandists and turbo patriots is signaling that Putin's grip on power may be brittle and tenuous. What happens when a fascistic regime’s loudest cheerleaders turn into resentful, bleating critics? youtu.be/VGLkJSeuRJM

BREAKING: Putin Will Lose Everything as Russia's Energy Facilities Targeted

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 8d

The 3rd World War we warned about feels closer at hand. Deterrent actions that could have been taken were ignored. We’re now in a rerun of the cold war; this time it’s much hotter, there are no rules to bind or limit Russian aggression. With Richard Shirreff - youtu.be/vKEwAOVQXRM

What are we Doing to Prepare for a Russian Hybrid Blitzkrieg Shock?

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Claire for Ukraine 🇺🇦💙🦋🌊 @claireforukraine.bsky.social · 9d

Iowa Battalion is raising a truck for the Mighty Falcons Rocket Launchers. Play the video and Donate NOW 👇🏼

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Silicon Curtain podcast @siliconcurtain.bsky.social · 9d

What is the likelihood of Russia being emboldened to act against NATO countries? What is strategic importance of Europe acting collectively as a military superpower? What are risks of tactical behaviors of Putin & Trump leading to a wider European war? youtu.be/VOswZqvrSng

The War is at our Door - How we React to Provocation with Determine the Outcome

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