Ralph Janik

Ralph Janik

@ralphjanik.com

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Ralph Janik
@ralphjanik.com

Emancipate yourself from digital slavery, as Bob Marley would have said.

Simon Nixon@nixonsimon.bsky.social

Elon Musk not only controls the satellite systems that the Ukrainian army - and other European armies - rely upon, he also controls the algorithms that govern a large swathe of the European information space. Europe needs to decouple from this clear and present threat to their security. My latest

nixons.substack.comMusk’s Power GrabWhy Europe must decouple from Elon Musk; what France can learn from Greece; is Andy Burnham winging it; why the chokepoint wars are so hard to escape; and the cost of Europe’s deadliest summer

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johann woeckinger
@woeckinger.at

Ich bin (auch hier) Laie, aber nach Gesprächen mit Bekannten mit serbischen Wurzeln/Verbindungen und dem Hören dieses Podcasts (immer ein Gewinn, Abo-Empfehlung!) denken ich, dass Serbien die realistische Chance hat Vucic hinter sich zu lassen. Go 4 it!

Ralph Janik@ralphjanik.com

Morgen wird in Serbien gewählt. Aus diesem Anlass habe ich mit Florian Bieber von der Uni Graz über Vučić und die Studenten gesprochen. Und darüber, was Autokraten fürchten: Friedliche Protste aus der Mitte des Volks. Neue Podcastfolge! open.spotify.com/episode/3Tac...

open.spotify.comVučić und die Studenten (mit Florian Bieber/Universität Graz)Recht politisch · Episode
Ralph Janik
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Trump and Vance have treated Zelenskyy like shit, his son has called him corrupt and made fun of him repeatedly, Musk and his buddy Sacks have been throwing out pro-Russian narratives for years on X. The real surprise is that the US took this long to abandon Ukraine. Not that they did.

Ralph Janik
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Putin, the humanitarian (Witkoff), at work

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko recalls witnessing the aftermath of Russian attacks on civilians trying to flee. “Half-burnt bodies lying on the asphalt” beside the wreckage of their cars. “Something that you would expect to see in horror movies, but it's absolutely reality.”

Ralph Janik
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Russia has won the Cold War.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

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Margo Gontar
@margogontar.bsky.social

Being Ukrainian and hearing US envoy Witkoff actually calling Putin ‘humanitarian’ (?!) while he bombs my people is disturbing on a new level of disturbing I didn’t know it could reach .

Ralph Janik
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And the US president thinks all these countries’ leaders are his friends or, in the case of Iran, respect him. Yeah, right.

Maria Drutska@mariadrutska.bsky.social

Report from @csis.org: the Alabuga drone factory is 4-country joint effort: 🔹Iran provided the design and manufacturing expertise 🔹North Korea supplies mass labour 🔹China supplies batteries, engines, electronics, etc 🔹Russia built the factory and fires the drones at Ukraine

Ralph Janik
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Madness. Sheer madness. This is not a partner. Not for Europe, not for the Middle East, not for Canada, not for anyone. Ok, Russia and North Korea maybe.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 Trump loses it and SNAPS at a string of reporters, says Ilhan Omar might "go to jail," calls Somalia "a shit house," and boasts that thanks to a new program he announced today Americans "will make millions of dollars by turning others in" during absolutely deranged Oval Office event Supercut:

Ralph Janik
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"was sagen sie zu xyz" (ohne echtem Nachfragen) ist kein kritischer Journalismus, sondern eine Steilvorlage für die immergleichen Talking Points. Das ist die Art von Journalismus, die niemand mehr braucht. Dafür haben die Propagandisten unserer Tage ihre eigenen Social Media-Plattformen.

Franziska Davies@efdavies.bsky.social

Ob beim Verrat an der Ukraine oder bei den Ursachen für die Proteste und die Eskalation in Frankreich. Zu viele Journalist:innen folgen dem Weg: die rechte MAGA-Blase auf X sagt dazu folgendes, was sagen Sie dazu? Das schadet nicht nur der Ukraine, sondern dem demokratischen Diskurs in Deutschland.

Ralph Janik
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“So be it”. Former Austrian foreign minister (for the far right Freedom Party) and now pro-Putin pundit living in and working for Russia Karin Kneissl on the possibility of losing her Austrian nationality. www.nachrichten.at/politik/inne...

nachrichten.atKarin Kneissl über möglichen Passentzug: "Dann soll es so sein"Ex-Außenministerin Karin Kneissl würde einen Entzug ihrer Staatsbürgerschaft hinnehmen. Hintergrund ist ein Vorstoß der Neos. Kneissl verweist auf Pässe für Staatenlose.
Ralph Janik
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Rechtlich möglich wäre ein Entzug der Staatsbürgerschaft von Karin Kneissl, Österreich hat in den beiden relevanten völkerrechtlichen Konvention anno dazumal Erklärungen abgegeben, um sich das Recht vorzubehalten, jemanden staatenlos zu machen, der im Dienst eines anderen Staates Österreich schadet

derstandard.atKneissl zum möglichen Entzug der Staatsbürgerschaft: "Dann sei es so!"Die ehemalige Außenministerin sprach in den vergangenen Tagen mehrmals mit russischen Medien über ihre Schwierigkeiten mit dem Heimatland
Ralph Janik
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Ich bin einer derjenigen, die sich darüber aufregen, dass wir in Österreich lieber über eine Partei reden, die in Umfragen bei 15% liegt, als darüber, dass die Welt um uns herum untergeht. Ich möchte auch einer derjenigen sein, die lobende Worte finden, wenn wir über ungleich wichtigere Themen reden

DAS GESPRÄCH@orfdasgespraech.bsky.social

Oberst Markus Reisner warnt vor zunehmenden Sabotageakten in Österreich, während der Militäranalytiker @hoanssolo.bsky.social findet, dass die Neutralität Österreich nicht ausreichen schützt.

Ralph Janik
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I have yet to find a rational explanation for this "deal" other than that Trump is owned by Putin or simply adores him for no reason whatsoever instead of recognizing that he is a sad little man.

Council on Foreign Relations@cfr.org

President Trump announced a new diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 to the surprise of many U.S. allies. Experts argue the agreement could undercut Western economic pressure on Russia and solidarity efforts with Ukraine while doing little to lower fuel prices.

Ralph Janik
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"The American commander in chief has abandoned the Western order, the most successful—and powerful—security arrangement in human history ... he has not done so out of a cold calculation of the national interest. Instead, he has based his decisions on his own interests"

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

Humiliating and dangerous: Trump has now finally just made America an ally of the Kremlin and is aiding Putin in his war against an American friend and partner. Shameful betrayal of a US friend, and pathetic submission to a US enemy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

theatlantic.comAmerica Is Now an Ally of RussiaDonald Trump has abandoned the Western order.
Ralph Janik
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We are being bombarded with Trump Trump Trump for more than ten years now. I'm so tired of him and his corrupt/incompetent entourage. Can we move on please.

Ralph Janik
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The US is on Russia's side. China is on Russia's side. North Korea is on Russia's side. Iran is on Russia's side.

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com

Ukraine’s Air Force says US intelligence warning did not arrive during Russia’s evening ballistic attack on Kyiv, forcing Ukrainian forces to detect the missiles themselves. A US warning arrived around 3 a.m., but too late for a full response, Yurii Ihnat said. #Ukraine

Ralph Janik
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ich hab einige "wie kann das sein"-Nachrichten bekommen. Daher eine Klarstellung: In Medien über das eigene Fachgebiet sprechen führt bei manchen auf den Unis zu Neid, anderen zu Sorge ("sagt der eh nichts, was uns schaden könnte?") und ja, andere finden es gut. Aber es bringt jedenfalls kein Geld.

Ralph Janik
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Die Unis werden akademisch von Menschen am Leben erhalten, die jederzeit ihren Job verlieren können, ohne dass sie gekündigt werden. Indem man einfach ihre befristeten Verträge auslaufen lässt Der gut bezahlte "sichere Job" dort ist die absolute Ausnahme, Unsicherheit die Regel.

Ralph Janik
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I never understood how state debt works. 2 trillion? TRILLION?!

Simon Lester@simonlester.com

"The United States budget deficit approached $2 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, its highest level since the pandemic, as spending on the military, safety net programs and interest on the debt dwarfed the Trump administration’s cost cuts"

Ralph Janik
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War crimes. So many Russian war crimes.

PBS News@pbsnews.org

Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine caused emergency power outages for hundreds of thousands of households and damaged numerous homes, wounding at least 15 people, officials said Friday. https://to.pbs.org/4Bc2uRB

pbs.orgRussia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions as strain grows between Zelenskyy and TrumpThe latest aerial strikes on civilian targets came as fears mount that a sharp deterioration in relations between Ukraine and the United States this week could leave Ukraine further exposed to Russia's escalating aerial assaults as the bitter winter ap...
Ralph Janik
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the worst got on top

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

The curse of paying attention to the Trump admin is I now recognize these guys. Zampolli who pursued a teen model who flew to US on the Epstein plane, refused to marry her even when they had a kid, and then years later set ICE on her after she married someone else. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

nytimes.comTrump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His ChildPaolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent and a longtime Trump ally, was in a custody battle over his son. An ICE official agreed to help.
Ralph Janik
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The “emergency ceasefire” at work. Needless to say and as stated in the article, Russia doesn’t care about it.

Franz-Stefan Gady@hoanssolo.bsky.social

‘Starlink terminals used by Ukrainian drone units began experiencing signal failures at speeds above 160kph, disrupting several missions early on Wednesday morning, according to military personnel and senior Ukrainian officials.’ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

giftarticle.ft.comUkraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gapsMoscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network
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turns out collective confirmation bias did its magic and these reports were wrong

Gabriele Svelto@gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy

I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.

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Maria Popova
@popovaprof.bsky.social

Everybody needs to be crystal clear that “the deal” in Trump’s mind is Ukrainian surrender. Of course, Putin wants it. But neither Putin nor Trump can compel it or wishcast it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: How are going to make Putin abide by the ceasefire? TRUMP: I think what's happening is he wants to make a deal and we have to get Zelenskyy to want to make a deal. I think Putin wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy.

Ralph Janik
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The talk about free speech was never about free speech

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

Over the last decade, there were two hypotheses: H1: the political right genuinely cared about threats to speech from the left. H2: they were using campus speech wars to impose their values and silence dissent. Today, the answer is clear, but I can't find any of the H1 people admitting their error.