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Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic
The Swedish navy encounters Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea on an “almost weekly” basis, its chief of operations has said, and is preparing for a further increase in the event of ceasefire or armistice in the Ukraine war.
Capt Marko Petkovic said Moscow was “continuously reinforcing” its presence in the region, and sightings of its vessels were a regular part of life for the Swedish navy. Its “very common”, he said, adding that the number of sightings had increased in recent years. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
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When authoritarian regimes limit free speech and control social media, the "free speech" broligarchs are quiet.
When democratic countries enforce their laws, they cry and demand retaliation.
Funny how that works.
When democratic countries enforce their laws, they cry and demand retaliation.
Funny how that works.
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
When authoritarian regimes limit free speech and control social media, the "free speech" broligarchs are quiet.
When democratic countries enforce their laws, they cry and demand retaliation.
Funny how that works.
When democratic countries enforce their laws, they cry and demand retaliation.
Funny how that works.
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NEW: US and Ukrainian officials continued peace talks to end the war in Ukraine in Miami, Florida, on December 4 and 5.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Novopavlivka. Russian forces recently advanced near Borova and Pokrovsk. Read the full assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar120525
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Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Novopavlivka. Russian forces recently advanced near Borova and Pokrovsk. Read the full assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar120525
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December 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
NEW: US and Ukrainian officials continued peace talks to end the war in Ukraine in Miami, Florida, on December 4 and 5.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Novopavlivka. Russian forces recently advanced near Borova and Pokrovsk. Read the full assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar120525
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Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Novopavlivka. Russian forces recently advanced near Borova and Pokrovsk. Read the full assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar120525
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Imagine how we would have felt 20 years ago if (fill in the blank)...
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Imagine how we would have felt 20 years ago if (fill in the blank)...
"The EU concluded that X had become the single most dangerous vector of election disinformation in Europe."
I'm not exaggerating and the EU agrees with me.
deanblundell.substack.com/p/elon-muskx...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/elon-muskx...
Elon Musk/X vs The EU: THE €120 Million Fine And Threat That Could Ban X From The EU For Good
The EU Finally Fined Musk for Turning X Into a Disinformation Amusement Park — and What Happens When He Pretends He’s Above the Law
deanblundell.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"The EU concluded that X had become the single most dangerous vector of election disinformation in Europe."
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I'm not exaggerating and the EU agrees with me.
deanblundell.substack.com/p/elon-muskx...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/elon-muskx...
Elon Musk/X vs The EU: THE €120 Million Fine And Threat That Could Ban X From The EU For Good
The EU Finally Fined Musk for Turning X Into a Disinformation Amusement Park — and What Happens When He Pretends He’s Above the Law
deanblundell.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm not exaggerating and the EU agrees with me.
deanblundell.substack.com/p/elon-muskx...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/elon-muskx...
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Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov called for assassinations of Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas and others. Solovyov rejoiced that Trump is echoing Russian rhetoric and expressed hope he'll imprison former US Ambassador Michael McFaul.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELu3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELu3...
Vladimir Solovyov calls for assassinations of European officials
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov called for assassinations of Ursula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas and others. Solovyov rejoiced that Trump is echoing Russian rhetoric and expressed hope he'll imprison former US Ambassador Michael McFaul.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELu3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELu3...
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EU tells Trump: You can’t pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
EU tells Trump: You can’t pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions,” the EU justice commissioner tells POLITICO.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
EU tells Trump: You can’t pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions.”
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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16 SEPTEMBER 2025
UKRAINE’S STOLEN CHILDREN: INSIDE RUSSIA’S NETWORK OF RE-EDUCATION AND MILITARIZATION
Web page:
medicine.yale.edu/lab/khoshnoo...
PDF:
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/e6...
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UKRAINE’S STOLEN CHILDREN: INSIDE RUSSIA’S NETWORK OF RE-EDUCATION AND MILITARIZATION
Web page:
medicine.yale.edu/lab/khoshnoo...
PDF:
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/e6...
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Ukraine's Stolen Children: Inside Russia's Network of Re-education and Militarization
The Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) has concluded that children from Ukraine have been taken to at least 210 facilities inside
medicine.yale.edu
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
16 SEPTEMBER 2025
UKRAINE’S STOLEN CHILDREN: INSIDE RUSSIA’S NETWORK OF RE-EDUCATION AND MILITARIZATION
Web page:
medicine.yale.edu/lab/khoshnoo...
PDF:
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/e6...
😐
UKRAINE’S STOLEN CHILDREN: INSIDE RUSSIA’S NETWORK OF RE-EDUCATION AND MILITARIZATION
Web page:
medicine.yale.edu/lab/khoshnoo...
PDF:
files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/e6...
😐
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Russian state tv is propagandizing this idea all over the place:
“Perhaps Russia and the United States will decide the fate of Europe without it. This is a very possible prospect”
“Perhaps Russia and the United States will decide the fate of Europe without it. This is a very possible prospect”
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Russian state tv is propagandizing this idea all over the place:
“Perhaps Russia and the United States will decide the fate of Europe without it. This is a very possible prospect”
“Perhaps Russia and the United States will decide the fate of Europe without it. This is a very possible prospect”
“imagine how we would have felt 20 years ago if someone had suggested inventing a handheld device which could be used to create realistic pornographic material that featured actual people that you know in real life. And then they’d suggested giving one of these devices to all of our children.”
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
“imagine how we would have felt 20 years ago if someone had suggested inventing a handheld device which could be used to create realistic pornographic material that featured actual people that you know in real life. And then they’d suggested giving one of these devices to all of our children.”
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Funny you should mention it
$1 Trump coin is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says | CNN Business
A portrait of President Donald Trump may be featured on a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint in honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, according to first drafts of the images c...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Funny you should mention it
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Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
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2000: measles declared eradicated in the U.S.
2025: measles surging in the Americas; U.S. expected to lose measles-free certification next month and is a harbinger of things to come
[discussion of polio and diphtheria follows]
🧪 #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
2025: measles surging in the Americas; U.S. expected to lose measles-free certification next month and is a harbinger of things to come
[discussion of polio and diphtheria follows]
🧪 #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Measles resurgence a herald of other infectious disease waves, WHO warns
A global resurgence of measles is a “fire alarm” for further waves of other infectious diseases such as diphtheria and polio, a senior health official has said.
The remarks came at the launch of the ...
www.bmj.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
2000: measles declared eradicated in the U.S.
2025: measles surging in the Americas; U.S. expected to lose measles-free certification next month and is a harbinger of things to come
[discussion of polio and diphtheria follows]
🧪 #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
2025: measles surging in the Americas; U.S. expected to lose measles-free certification next month and is a harbinger of things to come
[discussion of polio and diphtheria follows]
🧪 #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada news.mongabay.com/2025/12/a-ra... 🧪🦑🌎
A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada
Populations of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus), playful animals that resemble large dolphins, stretch across the Atlantic Ocean, with each group of whales living year-round in a…
news.mongabay.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada news.mongabay.com/2025/12/a-ra... 🧪🦑🌎
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I guess I'll just have to test this for myself on the MBTA in Boston.
Anyway, it's a cool read, even for folks outside of #psychology, like me. So, give it a peep!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(7/7) 🧪
Anyway, it's a cool read, even for folks outside of #psychology, like me. So, give it a peep!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(7/7) 🧪
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect - npj Mental Health Research
npj Mental Health Research - Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect
www.nature.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I guess I'll just have to test this for myself on the MBTA in Boston.
Anyway, it's a cool read, even for folks outside of #psychology, like me. So, give it a peep!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(7/7) 🧪
Anyway, it's a cool read, even for folks outside of #psychology, like me. So, give it a peep!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
(7/7) 🧪
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4/ Even worse on these officials account, it seems if the third view is correct, that was a reason to kill the survivors.
You read that right, and I am not exaggerating.⤵️
A shipwrecked person beckoning others to come rescue them is a basis for killing them.
You read that right, and I am not exaggerating.⤵️
A shipwrecked person beckoning others to come rescue them is a basis for killing them.
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
4/ Even worse on these officials account, it seems if the third view is correct, that was a reason to kill the survivors.
You read that right, and I am not exaggerating.⤵️
A shipwrecked person beckoning others to come rescue them is a basis for killing them.
You read that right, and I am not exaggerating.⤵️
A shipwrecked person beckoning others to come rescue them is a basis for killing them.
"Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?"
"Amid the swirl of horrors, scandals and accusations, then, it’s worth considering what Pres Trump and his administration are doing to the soul of the nation"
I often ponder this topic. I'm grateful @philklay.bsky.social put what I'm feeling into words💔
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
I often ponder this topic. I'm grateful @philklay.bsky.social put what I'm feeling into words💔
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?"
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‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
Donald Trump’s administration has said Europe faces “civilisational erasure” within the next two decades as a result of migration and EU integration, arguing in a policy document that the US must “cultivate resistance” within the continent to “Europe’s current trajectory”.
Billed as “a roadmap to ensure America remains the greatest and most successful nation in human history and the home of freedom on earth”, the US National Security Strategy makes explicit Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right parties. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
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Le Figaro reported that five drones were detected flying over the Île Longue submarine base on Thursday evening, which houses ballistic missile submarines - a key part of France's nuclear deterrent.
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Le Figaro reported that five drones were detected flying over the Île Longue submarine base on Thursday evening, which houses ballistic missile submarines - a key part of France's nuclear deterrent.
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Drones was intercepted, it's happening
"Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin confirmed that troops at the base intercepted an overflight, without detailing whether they fired shots, used electronic jamming or other means against the aerial intruders."
www.wral.com/story/france...
"Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin confirmed that troops at the base intercepted an overflight, without detailing whether they fired shots, used electronic jamming or other means against the aerial intruders."
www.wral.com/story/france...
France intercepts illegal drone overflight at nuclear submarine base
PARIS (AP) — French officials are investigating an illegal drone overflight of the Atlantic coast base for France's nuclear-armed submarines, authorities said Friday.
www.wral.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Drones was intercepted, it's happening
"Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin confirmed that troops at the base intercepted an overflight, without detailing whether they fired shots, used electronic jamming or other means against the aerial intruders."
www.wral.com/story/france...
"Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin confirmed that troops at the base intercepted an overflight, without detailing whether they fired shots, used electronic jamming or other means against the aerial intruders."
www.wral.com/story/france...