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Statement of Telegram CEO on restrictions of the messenger app in Russia
t.me/durov/470
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Pavel Durov
Russia is restricting access to Telegram in an attempt to force its citizens to switch to a state-controlled app built for surveillance and political censorship. 8 years ago, Iran tried the same stra...
https://t.me/durov/470
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Mike Eckel
3 days ago
Viktor Bout (convicted arms dealer, “Lord of War” inspiration etc.), newly interviewed by propaganda channel linked to former Wagner Group. Says he’s getting back into business in Africa, a middle finger to enemies: "Despite everything, you guys didn't get what you wanted."
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Tatarigami
5 days ago
You might have wondered whether our team has paused analytical updates. Absolutely not. We have been working on several major probes, and the first, looking at the growth of artillery production sites and showing strong reliance on Western machinery, will be published tomorrow
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TankerTrackers.com, Inc.
5 days ago
If you're interested in the global Dark Fleet of
#tankers
, or want to know which ones to avoid working aboard, then these two links may come in handy:
tankertrackers.com/report/sanct...
tankertrackers.com/report/darkf...
#OOTT
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TankerTrackers.com, Inc.
TankerTrackers.com is an independent online service that tracks and reports shipments and storage of crude oil in several geographical and geopolitical areas of interest.
https://tankertrackers.com/report/sanctioned
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Lewi Whalberg
5 days ago
SCOOP: The NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump last spring. Whistleblower says that DNI Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower
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I can highly recommend this article about the German-speaking telegram cosmos ⬇️
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Emmanuelle Chaze
7 days ago
For perspective, this is me standing next to a Shahed drone, one of the attack drones that Russia throws at Ukraine each day, sometimes by the hundreds, oftentimes by the dozens, both in frontline areas and on civilian infrastructure in the rear. They can carry up to 90 kilos of explosives.
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In der Schweiz ist diese etwas skurrile Organisation registriert: die Weltallianz für traditionelle Werte. Einer ihrer Gründer: der ehem. Afd-MdB Waldemar Herdt. Ende Januar fand die Generalversammlung dieser global angelegten Organisation statt
vkvideo.ru/video-930057...
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Lars Wienand
8 days ago
In den Epstein-Files finden sich Tausende Namen. Die meisten tauchen nur am Rande auf – und schaffen es zum Teil dennoch in Schlagzeilen. Eine Deutsche hinterlässt aber über Jahre eine Spur, die von enger Freundschaft zeugt.
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Eppsteins deutsche Vertraute: Sie schrieben sich manchmal minütlich
In den Epstein-Files finden sich Tausende Namen. Die meisten tauchen nur einmal auf – in Terminlisten, in beiläufigen Mails, ohne erkennbare Beziehung. Eine Deutsche hinterlässt aber über Jahre eine S...
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/internationale-politik/id_101114238/eppstein-files-nicole-junkermann-war-seine-deutsche-vertraute.html
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MeidasTouch
8 days ago
An open letter Jeff Bezos and Washington Post leadership:
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A Letter to Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post
Dear Jeff Bezos and the leadership team of The Washington Post...
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/a-letter-to-jeff-bezos-and-the-washington
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The New Yorker
10 days ago
How Russia is utilizing single-use agents to sow fear throughout Europe.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Inside Russia’s Secret Campaign of Sabotage in Europe
How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across the Continent.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/to-build-a-fire
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Nice read about the Shadow Fleet crew members
www.raebaker.net/blog/littler...
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Russia's Shadow Fleet Spies: The OSINT Gap Nobody Sees<br/> — Rae Baker: Deep Dive
Armed Russians from Moran Security Group are boarding shadow fleet tankers as covert operatives. Here's why OSINT analysts are missing the human layer and how to find crew data nobody's collecting.
https://www.raebaker.net/blog/littleredmen
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auonsson
11 days ago
There are about two dozens stateless shadow tankers in European waters at the moment. All are fair game for any navy, anywhere.
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The SBU has published a summary of the various drone attacks on Russian airfields last year. Destroyed planes 11 fighters and bombers: Su-30SM, Su-34, Su-27, Su-24, MiG-31 ▪️ 3 helicopters: Mi-28, Mi-26, Mi-8 ▪️ 1 transport aircraft: An-26
t.me/SBUkr/16662
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Служба безпеки України
5 аеродромів, мінус 15 авіабортів та $1 млрд: далекобійна «математика» від «Альфи» СБУ Ворог звик безпечно відчувати себе в глибокому тилу. Але для спецпризначенців «Альфи» Служби безпеки України від...
https://t.me/SBUkr/16662
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makena kelly
16 days ago
NEW from
@davidgilbert.bsky.social
: Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
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Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-is-blocking-links-to-ice-list-on-facebook-instagram-and-threads/
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Deutschland will härter gegen die russische Schattenflotte vor
www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
Sie sind weiterhin auf der Ostsee unterwegs, wie z.b. der sanktionierte Tanker MONTE 1. Das zeigt, wie schwierig das juristische Unterfangen ist
www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-...
17 days ago
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Mike Eckel
17 days ago
Russia hammered Ukraine's Odesa overnight, injuring at least 2 dozen people and causing widespread damage. Emergency workers are searching rubble for survivors.
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Trevor Ball
17 days ago
This fake AI "enhanced" photo is going around. AI "enhancement" doesn't actually enhance things. It invents many fake "details" where none exist. The gun AI invented here doesn't match Pretti's, and the agent has no face. Bellingcat comparison of the real screenshot, and photo of the gun:
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Molly Ploofkins
17 days ago
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
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Roberta Metsola
17 days ago
We have just signed the ban on Russian gas into law. Europe is securing control of our energy supply and strengthening our autonomy.
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Giancarlo Fiorella
18 days ago
@bellingcat.com
analysis of the Alex Pretti killing, including all of the video evidence that our team was able to find. Contrary to statements from DHS and other US gov't officials, Pretti was disarmed when he was shot and did not threaten agents with his gun.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-analysing-footage-of-minneapolis-cbp-shooting/
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Eliot Higgins
19 days ago
The events of the last 24 hours show why it's important to build functional verification structures in public and counterpublic spaces to resist the authoritarian erosion of our democratic systems, as described in this thread.
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Alexej Hock
21 days ago
Einem Militärattaché an der russischen Botschaft wird Spionage vorgeworfen. Recherchen von
@correctiv.org
und
@istories.bsky.social
zeigen: Russland hat offenbar mindestens einen weiteren Top-Agenten unter falscher Identität nach Deutschland geschickt.
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ru...
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Russland schickt Top-Spione an die Botschaft in Deutschland
Einem russischen Militärattaché wird Spionage vorgeworfen. Er ist nicht der einzige Diplomat mit bemerkenswertem Geheimdiensthintergrund.
https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/russland-ukraine-2/2026/01/23/der-russische-militaerattachestab-russland-schickt-top-spione-nach-deutschland/
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Falko H. war mehrmals in Russland und der Ostukraine. 2017 hat er fast 4000 Euro nach Russland überwiesen
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Christian Panton
23 days ago
Bornholm lost power! Marine cable suspected fault.
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it is a little bit lustig mit den Videos rum um die Schneemassen in Kamtschatka
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Die Schneemassen in Kamtschatka haben auch einiges an AI-Videos zu Tage gefördert..Auf Grok ist dabei eher wenig Verlass...
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Mariam Nikuradze
25 days ago
417th day of protest in Tbilisi.
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Aric Toler
28 days ago
New from the
@nytimes.com
Visual Investigations team: Detailed, second-by-second video analysis of all of the video footage of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Video: Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a millisecond-by-millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapo...
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010648638/ice-shooting-renee-good-minneapolis-videos-analysis.html
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hakan
29 days ago
About a year ago we published a story on Black Basta and the alleged leader of the gang, called Oleg N. He managed to escape after being presented to a judge Today, LEA agencies announced having searched two homes of Black Basta operators in Ukraine. For Oleg, there's a "Wanted" poster
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NetBlocks
about 1 month ago
⚠️ Update:
#Iran
has now been offline for 96 hours, limiting reporting and accountability over civilian deaths as Iranians protest and demand change; fixed-line internet, mobile data and calls are disabled, while other communication means are also increasingly being targeted ⌛️
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InfoSec
about 1 month ago
Hidden Telegram proxy links can reveal your IP address in one click
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Hidden Telegram proxy links can reveal your IP address in one click
A single click on what may appear to be a Telegram username or harmless link is all it takes to expose your real IP address to attackers due to how proxy links are handled. Telegram says it will add warnings to proxy links after researchers demonstrated that such one-click interactions could reveal a Telegram user's real IP address.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hidden-telegram-proxy-links-can-reveal-your-ip-address-in-one-click/
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Christiaan Triebert
about 1 month ago
This is the deepest open-source investigative dive I’ve seen so far on the U.S. commando raid in Venezuela, presenting a new and most likely capture location for Maduro: 10.4436, -66.9184.
osintmethat.com/2026/01/12/t...
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Bridges sind für User aus Ländern, in denen der Zugang zum Internet blockiert wird, oft essentiell wichtig. Hier Schätzungen zu Bridge-Usern im Tor-Netzwerk für den
#Iran
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metrics.torproject.org/userstats-br...
about 1 month ago
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Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC)
about 1 month ago
On Monday, January 12, Tavaana published a letter from a doctor living in Tehran, revealing the scale of the mass killing of civilians and protesters during Iran’s total internet shutdown:
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Michael Weiss
about 1 month ago
New: We published another translated KGB training manual, this one about Moscow's use of 'compatriots' abroad. A highly relevant topic. Expertly introduced by my friend Dr. Kevin Riehle. You can subscribe to Foreign Office here:
macspaunday.substack.com/p/moscows-co...
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Inside Moscow's Compatriots Policy
How the KGB instrumentalized the Soviet diaspora for intelligence work
https://macspaunday.substack.com/p/moscows-compatriots-policy?utm_source=activity_item
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John Marquee
about 1 month ago
Protesters in Gonbad-e Kavous, Iran 37.24824, 55.18433 Video:
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NetBlocks
about 1 month ago
⚠️ Update:
#Iran
has now been offline for 48 hours, as telemetry shows the nationwide internet blackout remains firmly in place. Meanwhile, regime leaders have continued to post their version of events online while their kill-switch silences the voices of 90 million Iranians 😶
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NetBlocks
about 1 month ago
⚠️ Update: It has now been 24 hours since
#Iran
implemented a nationwide internet shutdown, with connectivity flatlining at 1% of ordinary levels. The ongoing digital blackout violates the fundamental rights and liberties of Iranians while masking regime violence ⏱
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Human Rights Watch
about 1 month ago
Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since December 28, 2025, marked by security forces’ unlawful use of force and firearms and mass arbitrary arrests. New from HRW and
@amnesty.org
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Iran: Authorities’ Renewed Cycle of Protest Bloodshed
Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since December 28, 2025, marked by security forces’ unlawful use of force and firearms and mass arbitrary arrests...
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/08/iran-authorities-renewed-cycle-of-protest-bloodshed
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Euromaidan Press
about 1 month ago
Europe controls 11 of the 15 tankers keeping Russia's biggest LNG terminal alive. Yamal earned €7.2 billion last year — enough to fund 240,000 Shahed drones. Britain is banning its six ships. Greece operates five more with no restrictions.
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Evergreen Intel
about 1 month ago
A call for the truck drivers to strike. This would freeze the country essentially. 28/
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Eliot Higgins
about 1 month ago
Again, the US president, his government officials, and supporters, are all lying to you about what happened here. This video clearly demonstrates the vehicle was not driving towards the ICE agent.
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Malachy Browne
about 1 month ago
Video analysis clearly contradicts what Noem and Trump claim about the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. By
@devonlum.bsky.social
@robinsteinnyt.bsky.social
Ainara Tiefenthaler Courtney Brooks for
@nytimes.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQCv...
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Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
YouTube video by The New York Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQCvNExBDjE
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Joseph Cox
about 1 month ago
I was hoping when large media covered Mobile Fortify, the ICE facial app we revealed in June, it would add substantial information. Instead this front page WSJ piece rehashes our reporting, presents it as new attributed to officials, and forgets to capitalize M in 404 Media
bsky.app/profile/cori...
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Mike Eckel
about 1 month ago
“I’m innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the president of my country," Maduro told the judge.
apnews.com/live/us-vene...
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Live updates: Maduro pleads not guilty in US court appearance
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is appearing in a U.S. courtroom Monday on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify his capture and removal.
https://apnews.com/live/us-venezuela-trump-maduro-updates-01-05-2026?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-05-Breaking+News
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Sarah Kirchberger
about 1 month ago
⚡️The Prime Minister of 🇱🇻 Latvia Evika Siliņa on X: Damage to an optical cable in the Baltic Sea near Liepāja has been detected. 🔗
x.com/EvikaSilina/...
@auonsson.bsky.social
@pa.nton.cx
@vesselspotter.bsky.social
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PBS News
about 1 month ago
After the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump made false and misleading statements about previous U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats and Maduro sending the gang Tren de Aragua to the U.S., according to fact-checking by
@politifact.bsky.social.
https://to.pbs.org/3YVHeh3
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Fact-checking Trump's claims after U.S. strike on Venezuela and capture of Maduro
After the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump made false and misleading statements about previous U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats and Maduro sending the gang Tre...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-claims-after-u-s-strike-on-venezuela-and-capture-of-maduro
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Mark Douglas
about 1 month ago
MARINERA now 489 West of Ireland. No military or law enforcement vessels on AIS but there are reports of USN P8s tracking the tanker and other US assets being moved to the UK.
bsky.app/profile/sara...
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The Intercept
about 1 month ago
By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
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The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War
By framing the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
https://interc.pt/4slmInP
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