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This is a brilliant article from @militarnyi.com on learning the right lessons from Ukraine’s experience.

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Anthropic's Claude accessed publicly available Georgia voter data without human authorization, a disclosure sure to add to growing concerns about AI security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

The recent Starlink / Starshield incident in Ukraine has created a dangerous precedence for the US export industry, many haven't yet grasped. The sudden deactivation respectively curtailing of those systems without warning not only cost precious lives, but also equipment worth millions.

Statt #halloween feiert man in Hamburg #seeforfree mit freiem Museums-Eintritt: musermeku.org/freier-eintr... #hamburg #museum #kunst #kultur #geschichte

The Trump administration and the Venezuelan government have struck a deal to exploit Venezuela’s oil—but their partnership is good for the rich and no one else, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu reports. theatln.tc/PANSlDZN

🇫🇮 Finns are reading news from the USA and drawing correct conclusions.

This week could go down as the worst in the history of cybersecurity—and such crises may soon be the new norm, @matteowong.bsky.social reports. He explores what can be done to secure the internet:

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New Mexico fines Meta $25bn /via @johnnyryan.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Recherchetipp: Die SZ und Meta, Der Spiegel und Google - Welche Vereinbarungen oder Rechtsstreitigkeiten gibt es zwischen KI-Unternehmen und internationalen Nachrichtenhäusern? Das Forschungsteam von @towcenter.bsky.social bietet einen interaktiven Datensatz mit den öffentlichen Informationen.

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Step by step, day by day, Americans experience the big platforms becoming Orwellian political censors. The US needs a federal government that will tax them and break them up; the democratic world needs to learn the lesson and protect itself.

At the end, it doesn’t matter whether it’s SpaceX/Starshield, Musk, or the White House. For the end user, the result is the same: the product will be politically weaponized against you. Whether the White House orders it or Musk proposes it makes no difference. by @tatarigami.bsky.social

EU-Spitzenpolitiker greifen die Debatte um russische Vermögenswerte (erneut) auf: Lettland, Dänemark und die EU-Außenbeauftragte unterstützen erneute Bemühungen, die eingefrorenen Kreml-Gelder zu nutzen.

The question is not "why has Donald betrayed Ukraine?" The question is "how big a cut of unfrozen Russian assets will Donald get for betraying Ukraine?"

For context, America lost fewer than 250 KIA on the single worst day of the Vietnam War (Jan 31, 1968; the start of the Tet Offensive).

“No, this is not spoken-word poetry … Yes, I am the best person for the job, provided the job does not involve reading any more words or answering any more questions.” @petridishes.bsky.social reimagines new Press Secretary Katie Zacharia’s first briefing:

“I’m bringing a kind of ‘unlicensed bus driver’ energy to this speech: unsteady at best, with many seemingly random stops in unexpected places.”

🔎 Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Studentische Hilfskraft (d/m/w) im Projekt „Bilaterale Partnerschaften im Wandel –Dialogreihe zu deutscher Außenpolitik und globaler Ko-operation“ ⏱️ 10 Stunden/ Woche 🗓️ Bewerbungsschluss: 28.10.2026 👉 Weitere Infos: www.swp-berlin.org/karriere/ste...

“This makes plain the implicit quid pro quo in these lucrative deals offered to Trump’s family and friends: If you compel Ukraine to surrender, we will enrich you beyond reckoning…Putin is attempting to leverage…Trump’s weakness for corruption.” (Gift article) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

👀 You said Russia and 🇺🇦Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides say they have not agreed to that. 🇺🇸 Trump: They agreed. You know why? Because I said, “You agree.” That's why.

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President Trump has announced a new deal to buy diesel fuel from Russia—but as with any enticing Russian scheme, it comes with a catch, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.

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“Russia invaded Ukraine. The first country to surrender was the United States,” — Canadian political analyst Michael MacKay.

The "Party of Reagan" has the United States siding with Russian aggression against NATO allies and a brutal war on a European democratic US partner. Yes, the whole party. If they didn't, they would impeach and remove the president who is blatantly breaking US law to help fund Russia's war effort.

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How to respond to Russian escalation vs Europe & Ukraine… my latest commentary, just gone live… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🇪🇺🇺🇦 Over 120 MEPs have proposed using €200 billion in frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, while urging the EU to share the legal and financial risks of possible Russian retaliation.

Enterprise software companies had a short-lived run where they competed on usability and product-led growth which seems to be over. Now every SaaS app seems to be converging on the same UX monstrosity, complete with AI features of dubious value.

Unsurprisingly the Russians are paying off the Americans to take their side in the Russia’s criminal war of aggression. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

Feels like reporting from a foreign country www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2...

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

Über ein ostdeutsches Milieu, in dem NS-Verharmlosung, Putin-Liebe und Hass auf den Westen die Menschen beglückt und zusammenschweißt. Verstörende Lektüre zum Tag der deutschen Einheit von @annerabe.bsky.social www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2...

POTUS: Donnie new ballroom. Practical Donnie entertainment room TIME: I'd like to talk about the rampant corruption and criminality. POTUS: Good ballroom good Donnie give beautiful Donnie deserve pedophile TIME: We have a limited amount of time. POTUS: jealousy interviewer

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You really can’t make this shit up.

Austria’s government wants to give operators of critical infrastructure licenses to defend against suspicious drones.

The pay for a US Secretary of Defense is $246000 a year. They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days

Actual headline from CNN. The piece is worth reading too. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/22/p...

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This is the way. I know it’s a delicate balance between covering legitimate public interest stories and First Amendment concerns, but it’s about time the press showed some balls.