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35 years ago, Soviet forces killed 14 civilians and injured hundreds of peaceful protesters in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The events in Vilnius, as well as in Baku and Tbilisi, show that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not without bloodshed; the claim of a “peaceful dissolution” is disinformation.
The events in Vilnius, as well as in Baku and Tbilisi, show that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not without bloodshed; the claim of a “peaceful dissolution” is disinformation.
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
35 years ago, Soviet forces killed 14 civilians and injured hundreds of peaceful protesters in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The events in Vilnius, as well as in Baku and Tbilisi, show that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not without bloodshed; the claim of a “peaceful dissolution” is disinformation.
The events in Vilnius, as well as in Baku and Tbilisi, show that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not without bloodshed; the claim of a “peaceful dissolution” is disinformation.
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Much higher than the estimate death toll in the 2022 protests, and probably the bloodiest crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history, if you exclude the murder of political prisoners in jails in the 1980s.
"About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest" www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest
It's the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown.
www.reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Much higher than the estimate death toll in the 2022 protests, and probably the bloodiest crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history, if you exclude the murder of political prisoners in jails in the 1980s.
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12.000 Tote. Es ist erschütternd. www.iranintl.com/en/202601130...
At least 12,000 killed in Iran crackdown as blackout deepens
Iran is under a coordinated blackout aimed not only at security control but at concealing the truth. Internet cuts, crippled communications, media shutdowns, and intimidation of journalists and witnes...
www.iranintl.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:39 AM
12.000 Tote. Es ist erschütternd. www.iranintl.com/en/202601130...
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Yeah, this sounds weird. I thought military planning is all about having more than Plan A, and ideally not just Plan B and Plan C, but also Plan D, E and F.
Plus, it’s not like everything gets duplicated, either.
In 2026, after the past 12 months, centering one’s own plans around NATO seems naive.
Plus, it’s not like everything gets duplicated, either.
In 2026, after the past 12 months, centering one’s own plans around NATO seems naive.
I don’t know. I’ve never been one of the people massively concerned about “duplicate structures”, but especially these days that doesn’t strike me as something we need to work hard to avoid…
January 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Yeah, this sounds weird. I thought military planning is all about having more than Plan A, and ideally not just Plan B and Plan C, but also Plan D, E and F.
Plus, it’s not like everything gets duplicated, either.
In 2026, after the past 12 months, centering one’s own plans around NATO seems naive.
Plus, it’s not like everything gets duplicated, either.
In 2026, after the past 12 months, centering one’s own plans around NATO seems naive.
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Greetings from Kyiv,
and our –11 °C outside.
russia attacked energy infrastructure again.
Survival mode is on.
Cold in the apartment, electricity is rare.
Perhaps I need a new book.
Spring will come.
and our –11 °C outside.
russia attacked energy infrastructure again.
Survival mode is on.
Cold in the apartment, electricity is rare.
Perhaps I need a new book.
Spring will come.
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Greetings from Kyiv,
and our –11 °C outside.
russia attacked energy infrastructure again.
Survival mode is on.
Cold in the apartment, electricity is rare.
Perhaps I need a new book.
Spring will come.
and our –11 °C outside.
russia attacked energy infrastructure again.
Survival mode is on.
Cold in the apartment, electricity is rare.
Perhaps I need a new book.
Spring will come.
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Because in a post-American world Germany depends on France's nukes, Italian naval assets in the Med and Polish and Ukrainian armies as the first line in the East I suspect Berlin's EU partners will adapt to a strong Bundeswehr.
Not so sure about Brits and Americans though
Not so sure about Brits and Americans though
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Because in a post-American world Germany depends on France's nukes, Italian naval assets in the Med and Polish and Ukrainian armies as the first line in the East I suspect Berlin's EU partners will adapt to a strong Bundeswehr.
Not so sure about Brits and Americans though
Not so sure about Brits and Americans though
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"Far from contextualising the monument, in 2026, Vienna residents will be forced to witness the grotesque spectacle of a social democratic city government returning a monument honouring a political antisemite to its former glory."
The longer this saga around the Lueger-Denkmal dragged on, the more I came to realise just how stupid the idea of artistically contextualising it by tilting it 3.5 degrees to the right was. Sadly, no one listened to me.
Tower Of Fools
The City of Vienna is to go ahead with plans to artistically contextualize the city's monument to its former mayor Karl Lueger by tipping it 3.5° to the right
viennabriefing.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:06 AM
"Far from contextualising the monument, in 2026, Vienna residents will be forced to witness the grotesque spectacle of a social democratic city government returning a monument honouring a political antisemite to its former glory."
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13 January 1936 | Austrian Jewish boy George Peter Liebross was born in Vienna.
He was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
13 January 1936 | Austrian Jewish boy George Peter Liebross was born in Vienna.
He was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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Few individuals have had such a colossal & deleterious impact on the cultural psyche as the recently-departed Erich von Däniken. While he was not alone in fusing aliens into our conception of the distant human past, he was perhaps the most successful & the most harmful in doing so.
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Few individuals have had such a colossal & deleterious impact on the cultural psyche as the recently-departed Erich von Däniken. While he was not alone in fusing aliens into our conception of the distant human past, he was perhaps the most successful & the most harmful in doing so.
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Der Kaiserenkel war garstig zu dem FPÖlern. Und jetzt sind sie beleidigt.
Inzucht, Hochverrat: Streit zwischen Karl Habsburg und FPÖ eskaliert
WIEN. Der frühere FPÖ-Chef Norbert Hofer ist nach der scharfen Kritik von Karl Habsburg an der EU-Fraktion der Patrioten aus dem St.-Georgs-Orden der Familie Habsburg-Lothringen ausgetreten.
www.nachrichten.at
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Der Kaiserenkel war garstig zu dem FPÖlern. Und jetzt sind sie beleidigt.
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Sehr hilfreich, dass diese Anti-Wehrpflicht-Demonstranten offen ihre Loyalität zur Sowjetunion und zu Russland bekennen. Das sollte allen anderen helfen, einzuordnen, wer ein Hauptinteresse daran hat, dass Deutschland die Wehrpflicht nicht wieder aktiviert.
#Unterwerfungs-Pazifismus
#Unterwerfungs-Pazifismus
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Sehr hilfreich, dass diese Anti-Wehrpflicht-Demonstranten offen ihre Loyalität zur Sowjetunion und zu Russland bekennen. Das sollte allen anderen helfen, einzuordnen, wer ein Hauptinteresse daran hat, dass Deutschland die Wehrpflicht nicht wieder aktiviert.
#Unterwerfungs-Pazifismus
#Unterwerfungs-Pazifismus
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The risk now is that Trump will sell out the Iranian protesters for a financial deal. He said last night Tehran had reached out for talks and today Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said lines to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff were open. Witkoff has already done his best to sell out Ukraine for a cash deal
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The risk now is that Trump will sell out the Iranian protesters for a financial deal. He said last night Tehran had reached out for talks and today Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said lines to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff were open. Witkoff has already done his best to sell out Ukraine for a cash deal
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1/ Bemerkenswert & schockierend, dass Jahrzehntelange Aufklärung & Erinnerung an die Grauen des Nationalsozialismus, offensichtlich bei sehr vielen deutschen Kommentatoren, Journalisten & Politikern nicht zum klarsichtigen, Verständnis führt, dass das, was in den USA passiert, nur ein Vorspiel ist.
Main message from admin on TV today: We stand by our unjustified murder of an innocent woman and there’s more where that came from if you dare criticize us.
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
1/ Bemerkenswert & schockierend, dass Jahrzehntelange Aufklärung & Erinnerung an die Grauen des Nationalsozialismus, offensichtlich bei sehr vielen deutschen Kommentatoren, Journalisten & Politikern nicht zum klarsichtigen, Verständnis führt, dass das, was in den USA passiert, nur ein Vorspiel ist.
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I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
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there's a lesson to be learned here. Authoritarian leaders can't be prevented from taking power by saying what they will do in office: Either the majority doesn't believe you or it simply doesn't care.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM
there's a lesson to be learned here. Authoritarian leaders can't be prevented from taking power by saying what they will do in office: Either the majority doesn't believe you or it simply doesn't care.
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Disconnecting the internet in Russia to fight Ukrainian drones doesn't help. We need to cut off water and gas supplies too. 💥😃
January 11, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Disconnecting the internet in Russia to fight Ukrainian drones doesn't help. We need to cut off water and gas supplies too. 💥😃
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A core part of modern far-left political beliefs in the West, really just is an unconditional and servile worship of the most horrific regimes in the world. Assad? Khamenei? Yeah, sure! As long as you claim to be "anti-West" you are good, apparently. Disgusting.
January 11, 2026 at 2:41 AM
A core part of modern far-left political beliefs in the West, really just is an unconditional and servile worship of the most horrific regimes in the world. Assad? Khamenei? Yeah, sure! As long as you claim to be "anti-West" you are good, apparently. Disgusting.
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Heute hinter der Bühne des Linzer Landestheaters entdeckt. ;-)
January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Heute hinter der Bühne des Linzer Landestheaters entdeckt. ;-)
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Seeing a number of posts saying ‘FIFA needs to do the right thing and take the World Cup from the US’ and my dudes I’m sorry to say this but do you know anything about FIFA
January 10, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Seeing a number of posts saying ‘FIFA needs to do the right thing and take the World Cup from the US’ and my dudes I’m sorry to say this but do you know anything about FIFA
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For some reason, this has grown to be the unofficial soundtrack of the current Iranian protests, even though it was originally about the war with Iraq. It was recorded in Iran. I thought I'd share it with you so you can join our mood as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abk_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abk_...
Khorramshahr Symphony. Majid Entezami مجید انتظامی
YouTube video by Mr Foxy Brews
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
For some reason, this has grown to be the unofficial soundtrack of the current Iranian protests, even though it was originally about the war with Iraq. It was recorded in Iran. I thought I'd share it with you so you can join our mood as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abk_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abk_...
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Whoever is killing the protestors in Teheran tonight is shouting in Arabic as they are doing so. Probably members of Shia death squads and terror groups, flown in from Iraq, Lebanon, or Yemen.
January 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Whoever is killing the protestors in Teheran tonight is shouting in Arabic as they are doing so. Probably members of Shia death squads and terror groups, flown in from Iraq, Lebanon, or Yemen.
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It goes both ways. The army knows that if they defect and change sides, people will accept most of them. On the other hand, the people will relentlessly hunt down every single person in the IRGC at their homes, even the lower ranks.
There might be some in the army who would consider defecting. But no one in the IRGC.
January 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
It goes both ways. The army knows that if they defect and change sides, people will accept most of them. On the other hand, the people will relentlessly hunt down every single person in the IRGC at their homes, even the lower ranks.
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Tomorrow, the Russian invasion of Ukraine will reach 1,418 days, the exact same number of days as the German invasion of the Soviet Union, from the border crossing on June 22nd to the official proclamation of Victory on May 9th and capitulation of Berlin.
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Tomorrow, the Russian invasion of Ukraine will reach 1,418 days, the exact same number of days as the German invasion of the Soviet Union, from the border crossing on June 22nd to the official proclamation of Victory on May 9th and capitulation of Berlin.