hard to exaggerate how heroic these men were. they likely saved dozens of children's lives. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A blow below the tropical belt: Why Russia has struggled to gain a foothold in the Sahel Russia’s risky attempt to seize influence in the region through alliances with local dictators so far appears to have had limited success.

New: The San Diego mosque killings were recorded like a first-person shooter, copying the Facebook-streamed Christchurch massacre to inspire others “to reproduce what they’ve done." A bleak reality of modern mass violence, prepackaged for the web. Free to read: wapo.st/3Rd06I5

📺 L'ancienne directrice de la chaîne de propagande russe RT France débarque... sur CNews ! Sophia Aram s'étonne qu'un média censé défendre la souveraineté française rouvre « tranquillement » le canal de la désinformation prorusse. ➡️ https://l.lepoint.fr/WNi

One Russian paper says Russia's “on verge of recession” & warns of “a large-scale bank liquidity crisis.” After Putin & Xi failed to reach a deal on the 'Power of Siberia 2' pipeline, another paper writes: “Chinese media ignored the topic of the gas pipeline.” #ReadingRussia

One of the recent Storm-1516 disinformation campaigns targeting Armenia fip.am/en/48860

Saboteurs, incendiaires, agents secrets... Ces espions jetables envoyés par Moscou pour déstabiliser l’Europe. www.lexpress.fr/secret-defen...

Grabbing him by the “Beard”: The Insider identifies the FSB, GRU, and SVR agents Russia sent to Armenia to take on PM Nikol Pashinyan After failing to influence elections in Moldova and Hungary, the Kremlin is now focused on Armenia and its June 7 vote.

It isn't "racial pride." The manifesto, which I'm reading right now, is a total slop-bucket of neo-Nazi accelerationism with misogynistic rants and multiple sections that are completely unfinished. It lionizes Brenton Tarrant, who murdered 51 people in a NZ mosque in 2019. nymag.com/intelligence...

The teenagers who killed three people at a San Diego mosque met online and shared a “broad hatred” toward different religions and races, authorities said Tuesday. apnews.com/article/isla...

Researchers, are you starting a new social media research project, check out our Social Media Research Toolkit, a curated collection of 50+ tools compiled by researchers at the Social Media Lab. #academicsky #phdsky

It's not just going to "reduce traffic to publishers across the web." Large swaths of the internet will simply disappear for everyone except technically proficient digital archeologists.

Teen suspects fatally shoot three in suspected hate crime at San Diego mosque The alleged attackers were aged 17 and 18 and one left a note containing "generalised hate rhetoric", investigators say.

Russia lures Yemenis with cash incentives to fight against Ukraine - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/russia-lures-yemen-soldiers-cash-incentives-fight-against-ukraine

This is Elon Musk sharing a post by Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, with his nearly 240 million followers. Musk is the world’s richest man, bought the 2024 presidential election, is still aligned with the president (despite some spats) and is a white nationalist.

One of the most interesting things I read this week was a paper on how the mountains of state media published to the internet went into the sausage machine of generative AI training data and how it affects what comes out the other end. TLDR your AI chatbot may be quietly laundering state propaganda.

New from me today: in 2022 SIO worked on a takedown analysis of accounts linked to the Pentagon. Among other things, they were promoting a series of sites attributed to CENTCOM. The op was embarrassing; it triggered a big review. Here’s where things went next: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fewe...

The main reason why authoritarian regimes and extremist groups invest heavily in manipulating platforms like X. This is all about influencing a small number of high-impact actors, such as journalists and politicians, who then disseminate their messages to much larger audiences.

Visionnage très dur mais "A 2000 mètres d'Andriivka" reste un documentaire exceptionnel, témoignant du courage immense & de l'esprit de sacrifice des soldats ukrainiens pour défendre leurs terres face à l'invasion russe. Dispo en replay sur France TV jusqu'au 6 juin. www.france.tv/films/films-...

An hour ago, Trump announced the killing of "Abu Bilal al-Minuki", who he said was hiding in Africa, as a second in global Islamic State command, in an operation conducted by US and Nigeria forces. Since early 2025, the most important assassination of an IS global operative. 🧵

Kremlin-style colonialism: Russian propaganda is actively preparing Africans for military service in Ukraine Exploiting extreme poverty in parts of the continent, the Kremlin is luring Africans to Russia to use them as cannon fodder on the battlefield.

On Monday, in one of its toughest actions to date, the UK imposed sanctions against 49 individuals working for the Social Design Agency, including writers, translators, and video editors.

Céline Marangé, chercheuse à l’Ecole militaire : « Un déni subsiste en France sur la radicalité des intentions du pouvoir russe » www.lemonde.fr/livres/artic...?

Superbe enquête d' @amaelleguiton.fr , en partenariat avec @haaretzcom.bsky.social , sur les traces numériques de l'opération d'ingérence mais qui a visé trois candidats LFI lors des dernières municipales.

Visionnage très dur mais "A 2000 mètres d'Andriivka" reste un documentaire exceptionnel, témoignant du courage immense & de l'esprit de sacrifice des soldats ukrainiens pour défendre leurs terres face à l'invasion russe. Dispo en replay sur France TV jusqu'au 6 juin. www.france.tv/films/films-...

Notre site est désormais disponible en français ! 🇫🇷 La langue compte – c'est pourquoi nous avons traduit eurosky.tech/fr en français. D'autres langues suivront bientôt. Pas encore de compte Eurosky ? Créez le vôtre sur eurosky.tech/fr/accounts/ – gratuit, européen, et à vous pour toujours.

Remigration is a white nationalist idea: immigrants of color voluntarily leave America for their native countries,making America whiter. That the State Department and White House are openly promoting it is an obvious tell - as if another one was needed - about the Trump regime’s goal.

Exclusive: France probes whether Israeli firm BlackCore interfered in local elections, sources say www.reuters.com/business/med...

Non, deux militaires français ne sont pas morts en Ukraine lors d’une attaque russe www.france24.com/fr/france/20...

Nice job, @darthputinkgb.bsky.social

La France a fait fermer la chaîne de propagande de la Russie, RT France, mais la propagande continue sur la chaîne d’extrême droite de Bolloré, CNews, qui a engagé l’ancienne directrice de l’information de RT France, Xenia Fedorova. Et évidemment, l’@Arcom dort là aussi… 1/2

Tikhon Dzyadko, who serves as editor-in-chief at TV Rain, was accused of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces.

Les maires #RN sont une bonne illustration que la dédiabolisation de l'#extrêmedroite n'est qu'une illusion électoraliste. On revient rapidement aux postures les plus radicales une fois le pouvoir conquis.

Russia is ramping up its attempts to kill opponents in Europe, intelligence officials say apnews.com/article/russ...

German political parties leave X: should other European politicians follow? Yes. cybernews.com/tech/erman-p...

Three quarters of Europeans see benefits of membership of the 🇪🇺 73% agree that the EU is a place of stability in a troubled world. 81% backing a common defence and security policy. 76% agree that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a threat to the EU. #europeday Source: Eurobarometer Spring 2026

Macron called me in 2022 and said Ukraine can't sign documents in Istanbul "with a gun to its head" and asked to withdraw troops from Kyiv, Putin claims.

🇪🇺🎊🇪🇺🦋🇪🇺 Aimable rappel que nous célébrons aujourd'hui la Fête de l'Europe et que c'est le jour ou jamais pour migrer vos données sur Eurosky. Gentle reminder that today is Europe Day, and it is the perfect day to migrate your data to Eurosky. ➡️ eurosky.tech

Our Russian KIA estimate now includes a new category: 90,000 soldiers declared dead by court order, many without a body ever returned. Combined with 261,000 “regular” fatalities, that brings our total estimate with @meduza_en to 352,000 by end of 2025 en.zona.media/article/2026...

💥SCOOP: A Russian spy who spent years infiltrating think-tanks and academic institutions close to the Orbán government was quietly expelled from Budapest — but only after Orbán’s defeat removed the political obstacle that had shielded the operative for months. @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social

This week: Project 2025 and election deniers inside federal institutions, Trump’s politicized America250 plans, extremist pastor Joel Webbon’s rising influence, and white nationalist recruitment efforts tied to disaster relief campaigns. Read and subscribe to our weekly updates:

Je viens de regarder le défilé militaire de Moscou (en accéléré soit 10mins). Blindés remplacés par des vidéos diffusées sur les écrans, peu de plans larges, peu de presse invitée et Poutine qui saute dans un van aux vitres teintées à la fin alors qu’il a toujours terminé cette cérémonie par-

"The almost-immediate resurrection of Covid-19 era conspiracy theories is a reminder that misinformation doesn't simply disappear once the crisis that yielded them is over," said @ophiryotam.bsky.social, a misinformation researcher at the University at Buffalo. www.barrons.com/news/hantavi...

French prosecutors escalate probe of Elon Musk and X to criminal investigation. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/f... The investigation began in 2025 and focuses on alleged algorithmic manipulation by X to interfere in French politics, and the spread of AI deepfake content on the social network.

The Trump effect: MAGA's toxic influence on global elections

Man in Kaliningrad burns himself alive at WWII memorial on anniversary of full-scale invasion of Ukraine, authorities cover up his death Local officials’ main concern was that the media learn of the “excessively symbolic” incident, per @istories.bsky.social.

Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds www.reuters.com/world/china/...

The European Commission (@ec.europa.eu) has updated the top follow buttons on its web page. Mastodon and Bluesky are in, X is out. commission.europa.eu/index_en

« Comme beaucoup de monde en Hongrie, cette experte est surprise que le château de cartes patiemment construit par M. Orban pour cimenter son pouvoir depuis 2010 s’effondre si rapidement » Leçon utile : Ne pas surestimer la solidité des régimes autoritaires (car survivent par illusion de puissance)

Damaged equipment at an abandoned barracks of Russia’s Africa Corps in Kidal, Mali, after towns were captured by rebel and jihadist fighters. Mali faces a security crisis after a Tuareg-led rebel alliance and jihadists joined forces to attack the ruling junta and its Russian paramilitary backers