The Typist
@typist.eurosky.social
Dyslexic humanist in search of a light switch. Geopolitical news junkie. Posting from 🇪🇺
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The Digital Iron Curtain: How Iran Built the World's Most Invasive Surveillance State
Iran's government can track every phone at a protest, freeze your bank account, and cut your internet—all without a warrant. Here's how the surveillance system works, and why it threatens privacy ever...
www.myprivacy.blog
A must read: The Islamic Republic of Iran has a 40-function surveillance platform that monitors millions of citizens. Together with China, Iran has currently the most invasive and effective surveillance regime on the planet.
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X is absolutely cooking the brains of the entire political class that remains on there. The ones who think they're immune are probably the most affected.
February 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
X is absolutely cooking the brains of the entire political class that remains on there. The ones who think they're immune are probably the most affected.
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“Russia is no longer a superpower.”
— Kaja Kallas
The EU’s chief diplomat argues Moscow’s gains are marginal, but the cost has been immense: ~1.2M casualties, economic strain, loss of Europe’s energy market, and a steady population outflow.
Source:
x.com/i/status/202...
“Russia is no longer a superpower.”
— Kaja Kallas
The EU’s chief diplomat argues Moscow’s gains are marginal, but the cost has been immense: ~1.2M casualties, economic strain, loss of Europe’s energy market, and a steady population outflow.
Source:
x.com/i/status/202...
February 18, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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“Russia is no longer a superpower.”
— Kaja Kallas
The EU’s chief diplomat argues Moscow’s gains are marginal, but the cost has been immense: ~1.2M casualties, economic strain, loss of Europe’s energy market, and a steady population outflow.
Source:
x.com/i/status/202...
“Russia is no longer a superpower.”
— Kaja Kallas
The EU’s chief diplomat argues Moscow’s gains are marginal, but the cost has been immense: ~1.2M casualties, economic strain, loss of Europe’s energy market, and a steady population outflow.
Source:
x.com/i/status/202...
The Olympic committee could issue a Peace Prize that could open untold streams of dodgy revenue.
February 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The Olympic committee could issue a Peace Prize that could open untold streams of dodgy revenue.
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🔎🇷🇺 INVESTIGATION: Behind the façade of “ancestral estates” and back-to-nature living, a Russian sect aligned with Vladimir Putin is building networks across Europe. In Poland, its leader openly echoes Kremlin propaganda.
A Russian Esoteric Sect Goes West—with a Putinist Running Its Hub in Poland - VSquare.org
The Russian sect known as the Anastasians promotes an anti-democratic, patriarchal ideology. For several years, its colonies have been quietly emerging across Poland.
vsquare.org
February 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🔎🇷🇺 INVESTIGATION: Behind the façade of “ancestral estates” and back-to-nature living, a Russian sect aligned with Vladimir Putin is building networks across Europe. In Poland, its leader openly echoes Kremlin propaganda.
How miserable do you have to be?
🔹 Slovakia follows Hungary in halting diesel exports to Ukraine
Slovakia follows Hungary in halting diesel exports to Ukraine
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has ordered a halt of diesel fuel exports to Ukraine following the suspension of operations on the Druzhba oil pipeline.
www.pravda.com.ua
February 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
How miserable do you have to be?
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No surprise there. Ru wants Ukraine to surrender but can’t compel them. Ukraine isn’t losing on the battlefield and they don’t want to submit to Ru occupation. The US is not an honest broker but trying to help Ru achieve its goals diplomatically. US has stopped aid to Ukr so it has little leverage.
February 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
No surprise there. Ru wants Ukraine to surrender but can’t compel them. Ukraine isn’t losing on the battlefield and they don’t want to submit to Ru occupation. The US is not an honest broker but trying to help Ru achieve its goals diplomatically. US has stopped aid to Ukr so it has little leverage.
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Berlin court tells X to hand over data on Hungarian election
Longtime leader Viktor Orbán faces fierce opposition from rival Péter Magyar in Hungary’s vote.
Longtime leader Viktor Orbán faces fierce opposition from rival Péter Magyar in Hungary’s vote.
Berlin court tells X to hand over data on Hungarian election
Longtime leader Viktor Orbán faces fierce opposition from rival Péter Magyar in Hungary’s vote.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Berlin court tells X to hand over data on Hungarian election
Longtime leader Viktor Orbán faces fierce opposition from rival Péter Magyar in Hungary’s vote.
Longtime leader Viktor Orbán faces fierce opposition from rival Péter Magyar in Hungary’s vote.
A must read: The Islamic Republic of Iran has a 40-function surveillance platform that monitors millions of citizens. Together with China, Iran has currently the most invasive and effective surveillance regime on the planet.
The Digital Iron Curtain: How Iran Built the World's Most Invasive Surveillance State
Iran's government can track every phone at a protest, freeze your bank account, and cut your internet—all without a warrant. Here's how the surveillance system works, and why it threatens privacy ever...
www.myprivacy.blog
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A must read: The Islamic Republic of Iran has a 40-function surveillance platform that monitors millions of citizens. Together with China, Iran has currently the most invasive and effective surveillance regime on the planet.
The need to extricate ourself from US tech supremacy and coercive payment networks is absolutely imperative. Currently every one of us can be "cancelled" on a whim, even as non US citizen.
Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions
Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions
Kimberly Prost and Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza vow US reprisals will not affect work of international criminal court
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The need to extricate ourself from US tech supremacy and coercive payment networks is absolutely imperative. Currently every one of us can be "cancelled" on a whim, even as non US citizen.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered to “broker a bridge” between the EU and a fast-growing Indo-Pacific trade bloc this year to form a new anti-Trump trade pact.
Carney offers to ‘broker a bridge’ to build anti-Trump trade alliance
The Canadian PM responded to questions about POLITICO’s reporting that Ottawa is spearheading conversations between the EU and an Indo-Pacific trade bloc.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered to “broker a bridge” between the EU and a fast-growing Indo-Pacific trade bloc this year to form a new anti-Trump trade pact.
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Anti-democratic, anti-scientific and anti-environmental ideology goes hand in hand.
US threatens to quit International Energy Agency if it doesn’t drop green transition
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tuesday threatened to pull America out of the International Energy Agency, whose work on deploying renewables conflicts with the pro-fossil fuel policy of the Trump admin.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tuesday threatened to pull America out of the International Energy Agency, whose work on deploying renewables conflicts with the pro-fossil fuel policy of the Trump admin.
US threatens to quit International Energy Agency if it doesn’t drop green transition
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tuesday threatened to pull America out of the International Energy Agency, whose work on deploying renewables conflicts with the pro-fossil fuel policy of the Trump administration.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Anti-democratic, anti-scientific and anti-environmental ideology goes hand in hand.
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The US “Ambassador” now demands that the Belgian government condemns one of its political leaders. This kind of political interference is unacceptable. Bill White’s accreditation should be revoked. The 🇪🇺 should issue a statement supporting 🇧🇪.
The US ambassador to Belgium has refused to apologise for accusing Belgium of antisemitism over a ritual circumcision law.
This is the extent to which Trump's regime is involving itself in even the most minute areas of European domestic law. They now have something to say about Belgian penises.
This is the extent to which Trump's regime is involving itself in even the most minute areas of European domestic law. They now have something to say about Belgian penises.
'There's no need for an apology', says US ambassador after being summoned by Belgium
Ambassador Bill White was received on Tuesday afternoon by Theodora Gentzis, head of the federal foreign affairs department.
www.brusselstimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The US “Ambassador” now demands that the Belgian government condemns one of its political leaders. This kind of political interference is unacceptable. Bill White’s accreditation should be revoked. The 🇪🇺 should issue a statement supporting 🇧🇪.
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And the @ec.europa.eu should immediately end its deeply misguided negotiations to give US authorities access to European data bases, incl DNA. All data transfers must be suspended. We can no longer trust the US not to abuse our data for political purposes.
February 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
And the @ec.europa.eu should immediately end its deeply misguided negotiations to give US authorities access to European data bases, incl DNA. All data transfers must be suspended. We can no longer trust the US not to abuse our data for political purposes.
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The EPP has a long tradition of shielding its own against EU scrutiny on the rule of law. It long protected Orbán when Fidesz was still member of the EPP, and now it is blocking rule of law fact finding missions to Meloni‘s Italy, who has become an important EPP ally.
According to EPP's press release, they are "concerned about signs of rule of law backsliding in a number of Member States"
But the 4 countries they list all happen to be governed by parties not in EPP or ECR 🤔
Spain is clearly their focus. Could it be related to Sanchez's vocal criticism of Trump?
But the 4 countries they list all happen to be governed by parties not in EPP or ECR 🤔
Spain is clearly their focus. Could it be related to Sanchez's vocal criticism of Trump?
Rule of Law concerns mount in Spain
The European Parliament’s Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) will conduct a fact-finding mission to Spain to assess first-hand the state of democratic standards in ...
www.eppgroup.eu
February 18, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The EPP has a long tradition of shielding its own against EU scrutiny on the rule of law. It long protected Orbán when Fidesz was still member of the EPP, and now it is blocking rule of law fact finding missions to Meloni‘s Italy, who has become an important EPP ally.
"..The court in Berlin ruled in favor of rights group Democracy Reporting International in its bid to access data to research influence campaigns and disinformation in the election. The group took its case to court after X in November refused its data access requests.
A court in Germany yesterday ordered Elon Musk's social media site X to hand over data related to the upcoming election in Hungary to researchers for scrutiny.
Berlin court tells X to hand over data on Hungarian election
Longtime leader Viktor Orbán faces fierce opposition from rival Péter Magyar in Hungary’s vote.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2026 at 9:25 AM
"..The court in Berlin ruled in favor of rights group Democracy Reporting International in its bid to access data to research influence campaigns and disinformation in the election. The group took its case to court after X in November refused its data access requests.
Quite amazing that the US is jeopardizing EU unity because it doesn't want to lose military contract so it's putting pressure on Nawrocky to say no. The hard right doesn't give a fig about Europe because it will always be in the pockets of whoever pays more.
Outside of the attention of the Brussels bubble, SAFE is turning into a fight on the EU's role in defence in Poland.
Despite Poland being the largest single benefitor at €43bn, the opposition PiS party is now heavily campaigning against it, with a veto from President Nawrocki in the air:
Despite Poland being the largest single benefitor at €43bn, the opposition PiS party is now heavily campaigning against it, with a veto from President Nawrocki in the air:
Poland’s SAFE ratification exposes deep rift over EU defence integration
Poland’s decision to join the EU’s SAFE defence financing programme was meant to be a ...
eualive.net
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Quite amazing that the US is jeopardizing EU unity because it doesn't want to lose military contract so it's putting pressure on Nawrocky to say no. The hard right doesn't give a fig about Europe because it will always be in the pockets of whoever pays more.
Just left the Bluesky mother ship and migrated to an European PDS because you never know. Now with Eurosky Social, hosted in 🇪🇺
eurosky
www.eurosky.tech
February 18, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Just left the Bluesky mother ship and migrated to an European PDS because you never know. Now with Eurosky Social, hosted in 🇪🇺
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A fundamental shift is taking place. While some European leaders may still be kowtowing to the Trump administration, the European public want more independence from Washington. https://bit.ly/4tBhYL4
What should a more European NATO look like? The US and Europe disagree
Europe’s push to reduce its reliance on the US is likely to be permanent. US policymakers should wake up to this new reality.
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February 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A fundamental shift is taking place. While some European leaders may still be kowtowing to the Trump administration, the European public want more independence from Washington. https://bit.ly/4tBhYL4
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Some guy from California went to Moscow in Oct 2024 "for a sporting event" and was caught at the airport with assault rifle parts in his luggage. He tried to get off by donating the components to the Russian military. Now he's still going to prison and won't likely get swapped.
A California man tried to beat a weapons smuggling sentence by donating the evidence to the Russian military. A Moscow court sent him to prison for four years. — Meduza
A Moscow court sentenced U.S. citizen Robert Mao to four years in prison for weapons smuggling. Court records reviewed by the state news agency TASS say Mao, a California resident, was arrested in lat...
meduza.io
February 17, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Some guy from California went to Moscow in Oct 2024 "for a sporting event" and was caught at the airport with assault rifle parts in his luggage. He tried to get off by donating the components to the Russian military. Now he's still going to prison and won't likely get swapped.
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Russia has several vulnerabilities that the U.S. and Europe can exploit, including Russia’s economy and the blood cost of protracted war. Without greater pain, Putin will drag the talks out and keep fighting, the CSIS Defense and Security Department writes.
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4rQdYoD
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4rQdYoD
Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine
Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economi...
www.csis.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Russia has several vulnerabilities that the U.S. and Europe can exploit, including Russia’s economy and the blood cost of protracted war. Without greater pain, Putin will drag the talks out and keep fighting, the CSIS Defense and Security Department writes.
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4rQdYoD
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4rQdYoD
The Resistance is taking shape.
Denmark and Canada ink new defense cooperation agreement 🇩🇰 🇨🇦
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Denmark and Canada ink new defense cooperation agreement - Naval News
On February 14, 2026, the official representation of Denmark in Canada announced a new defence cooperation agreement inked by Denmark and Canada in Munich
www.navalnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The Resistance is taking shape.
Trump not delivering as per usual.
🇺🇸❗️🇺🇦 The US refused to allow the production of Patriot missiles in Europe, - Zelensky
The US has not issued licenses for the production of missiles for Patriot air defense systems in Europe, despite promises.
The US has not issued licenses for the production of missiles for Patriot air defense systems in Europe, despite promises.
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Trump not delivering as per usual.
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❗️The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have liberated over 200 km² of territory in 5 days: the largest advance by Ukrainian troops in such a short period since the counteroffensive in June 2023, according to France24.
February 17, 2026 at 7:18 AM
❗️The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have liberated over 200 km² of territory in 5 days: the largest advance by Ukrainian troops in such a short period since the counteroffensive in June 2023, according to France24.
You really don't want the far right getting anywhere near the 'top jobs'. If they do it would be an absolute betrayal of what the majority of European stand for.
From Roberta Metsola’s bid for an unprecedented third term as president to the far right eyeing top jobs — here are five flashpoints to watch ahead of the European Parliament’s reshuffle 👇
🔗 politi.co/3OlXJRF
🔗 politi.co/3OlXJRF
February 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
You really don't want the far right getting anywhere near the 'top jobs'. If they do it would be an absolute betrayal of what the majority of European stand for.
This looks stunning
War Through the Eyes of Animals, a film anthology produced by Oleh Kokhan and featuring Sean Penn, premiered last year at the Tribeca Festival in New York, followed by its national debut in Odesa on World Animal Protection Day.
It will soon be available for streaming in the US.
It will soon be available for streaming in the US.
February 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This looks stunning