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Communications | Geopolitics | Humor Huge fan of democracy. Least favorite pastime: Watching things happen after being told they can’t possibly happen *Banner quote: Lev Grossman
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In 1939, Finland, with just 3.7 million people, stood against Stalin’s USSR with over 170 million. Finland held the line in the Winter War, forcing the Soviets to the table. Small nations can defeat empires.

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submitted 17 hours ago • 1 comment

Happy Bat Appreciation Day! The German word for a bat, Fledermaus, means “flutter mouse.” The Basque word, saguzar, means “old mouse.” And the Estonian word, nahkhiir, means “leather mouse.” But to me (and to anyone who’s seen the picture below) the correct term for bats will always be “sky puppies”

submitted 19 hours ago • 52 comments

How’s that "preserving the peace" going?

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

Bloomberg sources familiar with the diplomatic correspondence reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump told its G7 partners that it could not sign the statement condemning the attack because it was "working to preserve the space to negotiate peace" www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...

submitted 18 hours ago • 1 comment

Just send the asteroid already

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But we were assured by legends in the Ukraine OSINT/commentator community this was going to happen 🙃

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'Finland to keep Russia border closed until further notice. It shut its land borders with Russia in late 2023 amid a growing number of arrivals from countries including Syria and Somalia.' www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Heads up EU friends 😬

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The Kanopy streaming app is amazing. Documentaries to dramas, from around the world. An easy way speak with your dollars by dropping a popular streaming service and more importantly support your public library. www.kanopy.com/en

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Georgian protests still going strong in spite of things civil.ge/archives/676...

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"The culling of the office leaves the State Department without a way to actively counter the increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaigns from foreign governments like those of Russia, Iran, and China." From @eileenguo.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...

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Endorsed.

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Be good to each other gang

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Oh

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These are not the actions of a country wanting to rejoin the civilized world.

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Well worth a listen. Now more than ever taking education and the fight against mis/dis/malinformation into your own hands matters. open.spotify.com/episode/1uKi... @profsanderlinden.bsky.social

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Recently completed NATO Operation Steadfast Dart. The biggest NATO exercise this year, with about 10.000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines from 9 Allies reflecting NATO’s new defence plans. #StrongerTogether www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWXJ...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Coming up tomorrow!

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Putting it kindly here. "My sense is that not all democracies right now are really trying to address this problem. Worse yet, in the polarized world we live in, some actors, including politicians, may deliberately weaponize it," said Dr. Götz.

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"Both PBS and NPR provide locally grounded content and reach more than 99% of the population, at no cost to viewers and listeners. In many states and communities, the stations serve as a key component of emergency and disaster response systems." www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

The pro-European, anti-Russian protests have varied in size—sometimes more crowded, sometimes less—but for 136 days now, not a single day has passed without them. #GeorgiaProtests Day 136

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

❌ live, laugh, love ✅ lol, lmao, lmfao

submitted 3 days ago • 29 comments

The worst. Ugh.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Muy bueno!

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

"Oh my God. Thanks a lot. Bye."

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

I found myself advising someone to not travel to the USA today. Never thought I'd be in that position before this year.

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

The televised Oval Office meeting with Bukele is mockery. They’re mocking the press, their opposition, the courts, and the entire concept of justice. They’re mocking everyone who isn’t them. The abuser’s playbook yet again.

submitted 3 days ago • 130 comments

Ballistic missiles are not fired at residential areas by “mistake.”

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments