Tomek Jankowski
@tomekjankowski.bsky.social
Author, analyst, historian
This is just purely disgusting but what can you expect? When the leader of the country decides to do something that gets hundreds of thousands killed, well, why not make some money off it? This is a society in moral collapse. platformraam.nl/artikelen/29...
The business of death: how war and sanctions changed Russia's funeral industry
platformraam.nl
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This is just purely disgusting but what can you expect? When the leader of the country decides to do something that gets hundreds of thousands killed, well, why not make some money off it? This is a society in moral collapse. platformraam.nl/artikelen/29...
When you're a boot-licker, you sometimes get unexpectedly summoned to the boss' place to do some boot licking. It's a job hazard.
Meanwhile, Orbán’s press office responded to my scoop by saying they would inform the press about the prime minister’s trips “in due time” — even as pro-Orbán media began publishing articles based on my report about the upcoming meeting.
🇭🇺✈️🇷🇺 SCOOP: Viktor Orbán will meet Putin in Moscow on Nov 28, a reliable source familiar with details of the trip told me. No official confirmation yet. They’ve met 3 times since 2022 & 14 times in total.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
When you're a boot-licker, you sometimes get unexpectedly summoned to the boss' place to do some boot licking. It's a job hazard.
Failed policies bear their fruit.
Fresh data shows Hungary’s population fell below 9.5M, down from just under 10M when Orbán took power in 2010 — despite mass naturalization of the diaspora and people moving to Hungary. Losses to Western Europe and the failure of “pro-family” policies still outweighed the gains.
📉🇭🇺 INVESTIGATION: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Failed policies bear their fruit.
Reposted by Tomek Jankowski
⚡️ More than 16,000 Ukrainian civilians have now been killed to Russian shelling, with over 2,600 deaths added in just one year.
Over 16,000 Civilians Killed in Ukraine Due to Russian Shelling, Death Toll Rises by 2,600 in One Year
Civilian casualties in Ukraine have surged, with fatalities reaching 16,230 by November 2025, reflecting an alarming increase from previous years.
united24media.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
⚡️ More than 16,000 Ukrainian civilians have now been killed to Russian shelling, with over 2,600 deaths added in just one year.
It is an honor to be hated and feared by dictators.
ACF condemned the ruling as an unlawful addition to a series of politically motivated labels applied to the group.
Russia Designates Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Group a Terrorist Organization - The Moscow Times
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday designated Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation as a terrorist organization, escalating a yearslong crackdown on the late opposition leader’s network and expo...
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It is an honor to be hated and feared by dictators.
This is the level of maturity we're dealing with in Putin.
In Kyrgyzstan, during putin's visit, the Ukrainian embassy was literally hidden behind a giant screen. Because it faces directly onto the government residence where the bald one was being received.
November 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This is the level of maturity we're dealing with in Putin.
I love this plan.
November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I love this plan.
The guns or butter argument, unfortunately heightened by the idiocy of one man -- Putin. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
Poland doesn't have to choose between defense spending and growth—if it makes the right reforms
Polish defense-tech talent is real, but government structures are misaligned to the moment and impede innovation and economic growth.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The guns or butter argument, unfortunately heightened by the idiocy of one man -- Putin. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
Bucharest. I was in this square 36 years ago but it was very different back then.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayuo...
BUCHAREST Christmas Market FOOD Tour 🇷🇴 (CHEAP + UNDERRATED)
YouTube video by Culture Craving Couple
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November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Bucharest. I was in this square 36 years ago but it was very different back then.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayuo...
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Ternopil. An apartment building where russia massacred 33 people in one strike, including 6 children.
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Ternopil. An apartment building where russia massacred 33 people in one strike, including 6 children.
The Pan-Slavism movement in the 19th century tried to unite Slavic peoples but foundered on Russian imperialism. Turkey followed suit with the Pan-Turkism movement (which terrified Tsarist and Soviet Russia) but it has real economic and political dimensions today. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/11/25/t...
Turkey’s policy in Central Asia
Turkey is now a leading partner for many states within Central Asia. Sharing a common cultural inheritance, Ankara has been able to create numerous shared institutions with the region. The future of these links will depend on a variety of domestic and international factors, particularly those linked to Russia and China.
neweasterneurope.eu
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Pan-Slavism movement in the 19th century tried to unite Slavic peoples but foundered on Russian imperialism. Turkey followed suit with the Pan-Turkism movement (which terrified Tsarist and Soviet Russia) but it has real economic and political dimensions today. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/11/25/t...
On a lighter note: Riga is a beautiful city and its Christmas market is becoming an important stop on the European Christmas market circuit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUz...
RIGA Christmas Market FOOD TOUR 🇱🇻 Is $50 Enough in LATVIA!?!?
YouTube video by Here's Good
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November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
On a lighter note: Riga is a beautiful city and its Christmas market is becoming an important stop on the European Christmas market circuit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUz...
It is astonishing, but the lessons learned from the experiences of 2 World Wars have been forgotten by so many, and so we revert to the geopolitics of the 1910s and 1930s that generated the 2 worst wars in human history. Just because a model failed us twice.... neweasterneurope.eu/2025/11/26/c...
Capitulation is not peace: Europe’s strategic failure and the coming collapse of deterrence
The recently announced peace plan drawn up by the US and Russia speaks volumes about the level of support for Ukraine. While Europe has talked a good game when it comes to military supplies, it has not maximized these efforts. Real action is needed now in order to ensure Kyiv’s independence.
neweasterneurope.eu
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It is astonishing, but the lessons learned from the experiences of 2 World Wars have been forgotten by so many, and so we revert to the geopolitics of the 1910s and 1930s that generated the 2 worst wars in human history. Just because a model failed us twice.... neweasterneurope.eu/2025/11/26/c...
While Munich 1938-esque negotiations continue, the war rolls on. www.romania-insider.com/romania-dron...
Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone incursions near Ukraine border
Update 2: Defense minister Ionuț Moșteanu said that an unarmed drone was found on Tuesday in a locality in Vaslui County, Agerpres reported. Speaking during a visit to the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base...
www.romania-insider.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
While Munich 1938-esque negotiations continue, the war rolls on. www.romania-insider.com/romania-dron...
This is artistic but haunting. For those of us who grew up surrounded by the generation that lived through World War II, we know this look. united24media.com/photoreports...
What These Eyes Have Seen: Ukraine’s Special Ops in Rare Photos
Through the lens of a photojournalist, the true essence of SOF operators comes into focus.
united24media.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is artistic but haunting. For those of us who grew up surrounded by the generation that lived through World War II, we know this look. united24media.com/photoreports...
Some unsettling news: "The report’s most uncomfortable revelation is that ECA economies are bifurcating into parallel universes. Exporters—that small, productive minority plugged into global value chains—are sprinting ahead." The others, well, not so much. emerging-europe.com/analysis/aga...
Against the TIDES - Emerging Europe
A new World Bank report reveals that Eastern Europe and Central Asia is trading 45 per cent below potential. The reshoring bonanza was supposed to be Central and Eastern Europe’s moment. Western multi...
emerging-europe.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Some unsettling news: "The report’s most uncomfortable revelation is that ECA economies are bifurcating into parallel universes. Exporters—that small, productive minority plugged into global value chains—are sprinting ahead." The others, well, not so much. emerging-europe.com/analysis/aga...
Non-stop grandstanding and chaos takes its toll. Eventually, people want someone who pays attention to their living standard and economic opportunities rather than chasing nationalist dreams. But there are larger geopolitical forces at play as well... balkaninsight.com/2025/11/25/d...
‘Definitively Punished’: Bosnian Serb Strongman Shaken by Narrow Election Win
Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik’s chosen candidate claimed a narrow victory in the Republica Srpska presidential election – but the weak result shows voters are tiring of his dominance.
balkaninsight.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Non-stop grandstanding and chaos takes its toll. Eventually, people want someone who pays attention to their living standard and economic opportunities rather than chasing nationalist dreams. But there are larger geopolitical forces at play as well... balkaninsight.com/2025/11/25/d...
Oh how I miss this. I'll post a different Xmas market video from YouTube each day. This is Kraków/Cracow, the old medieval royal capital of Poland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceop...
Christmas Market in Krakow, Poland. Best Polish Food! Polish Street Food!!
YouTube video by Food Story Channel
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Oh how I miss this. I'll post a different Xmas market video from YouTube each day. This is Kraków/Cracow, the old medieval royal capital of Poland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceop...
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Horror in Kyiv! An apartment building is on fire after the russian attack‼️
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Horror in Kyiv! An apartment building is on fire after the russian attack‼️
My wife has memories as a child of visiting Kaszub villages and being baffled by their language. But Poland has other "micro-identities" as well, like the Lemkos, Silesians, or Wymysiöeryś. Bismarck hounded the Kaszubs to emigrate, mostly to Canada. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/11/24/t...
The many aspects of Kashubian identity
Questions over the boundaries of Kashubian identity remain a key question today in Poland. However, while it is indeed restricted to a traditional region, its various aspects have resulted in the appe...
neweasterneurope.eu
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My wife has memories as a child of visiting Kaszub villages and being baffled by their language. But Poland has other "micro-identities" as well, like the Lemkos, Silesians, or Wymysiöeryś. Bismarck hounded the Kaszubs to emigrate, mostly to Canada. neweasterneurope.eu/2025/11/24/t...
Mark tackles the American "peace" plan, and also invokes the 1825 Decembrist Revolt in Russia.
In Moscow's Shadows 225: A Chance for Peace in Ukraine?
In the 1st half, I look at the proposed Ukraine peace deal (and what it's not).
In the 2nd, I spin off Rabow-Edling's excellent book on the 1825 Decembrist Revolt to consider its modern resonances.
www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
In the 1st half, I look at the proposed Ukraine peace deal (and what it's not).
In the 2nd, I spin off Rabow-Edling's excellent book on the 1825 Decembrist Revolt to consider its modern resonances.
www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
In Moscow's Shadows 225: A Chance for Peace in Ukraine? - In Moscow's Shadows
In the first half of the podcast, I look at the proposed Ukraine peace deal, which is only a foundation for proper negotiations, especially in terms of what it is not.In the second, I spin off Su...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Mark tackles the American "peace" plan, and also invokes the 1825 Decembrist Revolt in Russia.
Looking for hope in a scarce season, this is about the Christmas markets that are opening up about now. This is mostly about German and Austrian markets but it starts with Budapest and Prague: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrlM...
Europe's Most Magical Christmas Markets 2025
YouTube video by Food Tour
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November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Looking for hope in a scarce season, this is about the Christmas markets that are opening up about now. This is mostly about German and Austrian markets but it starts with Budapest and Prague: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrlM...
Russian veterans of the Napoleonic Wars saw what life was like in more liberal Western Europe and revolted in 1825, unsuccessfully. The Putin regime fears its own returning veterans and what they may do (crime, opposition), and that they'll be popular. windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2025/11/krem...
Kremlin ‘Fears Appearance of Genuinely Popular Veterans,’ ‘Vyorstka’ Says
Paul Goble Staunton, Nov. 18 – Putin says he wants veterans of his war in Ukraine to be at the core of a new Russian elite and...
windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Russian veterans of the Napoleonic Wars saw what life was like in more liberal Western Europe and revolted in 1825, unsuccessfully. The Putin regime fears its own returning veterans and what they may do (crime, opposition), and that they'll be popular. windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2025/11/krem...
About the Caucasus, but: "The perception is that, for now, Russia is overstretched and cannot focus on other areas, but if it achieves its objectives, it would return to impose its dominance. Playtime would be over, and the USSR 2.0 goal would be pushed forward." english.elpais.com/internationa...
USSR 2.0, Trump’s deals, and other power struggles in the Caucasus
Armenia seeks to distance itself from Russian dominance in a regional context where multiple actors are vying to assert their influence
english.elpais.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
About the Caucasus, but: "The perception is that, for now, Russia is overstretched and cannot focus on other areas, but if it achieves its objectives, it would return to impose its dominance. Playtime would be over, and the USSR 2.0 goal would be pushed forward." english.elpais.com/internationa...
A corrupt thug does a favor for another corrupt thug. While not to the extent of the Cold War days, still, RFL was a thorn in Orbán's side because it was information he did not control and it highlighted his corruption. www.wral.com/story/radio-...
Radio Free Europe's Hungarian service shuts down after Trump funding cuts
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian service of Radio Free Europe, Szabad Európa, ceased its operations on Friday after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced it would no longer...
www.wral.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A corrupt thug does a favor for another corrupt thug. While not to the extent of the Cold War days, still, RFL was a thorn in Orbán's side because it was information he did not control and it highlighted his corruption. www.wral.com/story/radio-...