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On December 30, 2022, the court granted Bryan Kohberger's request to preserve the crime scene at 1122 King Road and the physical evidence collected during the investigation. The order required the house, surrounding property, outbuildings, trailers, vehicles and curtilage to remain preserved, with the residence locked and crime-scene tape left in place. The court initially ordered that the scene remain preserved through February 1, 2023, unless another order changed that deadline. Prosecutors did not object to the defense request, allowing Kohberger's attorneys and experts time to inspect and document the house before it was eventually altered and later demolished.The order went beyond preserving the house itself. It required the state to retain all samples and evidence collected or generated during the investigation for the defense, specifically including bodily fluids, blood, tissue, notes, slides, photographs and other relevant material. The purpose was to ensure that evidence potentially important to Kohberger's defense would not be destroyed, consumed or otherwise become unavailable before his lawyers had the opportunity to examine it. The order became particularly important because defense experts later conducted multiple visits to the King Road residence, photographing and creating detailed 3D laser scans of the interior before the house was ultimately demolished.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Investigators obtained a warrant for TikTok records connected to Kaylee Goncalves as they worked to reconstruct the victims' digital activity and determine whether Bryan Kohberger had interacted with any of them before the murders. The warrant sought subscriber information and account data associated with TikTok accounts belonging to Kaylee, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle, covering the period investigators believed could be relevant to the case. Police later received data tied to all three women and preserved it as evidence. Investigators were looking for any communications, follows, searches, account interactions or other digital activity that might reveal a connection between Kohberger and the victims before November 13, 2022, making the TikTok warrant part of the broader effort to answer whether Kohberger knew of or had monitored any of them beforehand.The warrant served on Elan Financial Services focused instead on Kaylee's financial records. Moscow police served the warrant on December 22, 2022, seeking records connected specifically to Kaylee Jade Goncalves as investigators examined transactions and account activity that could help reconstruct her movements, purchases or contacts before her death. Much of the underlying material was later sealed or redacted, so the public record did not disclose the full contents of what Elan produced or exactly what investigators hoped a particular transaction might establish. Taken together, the TikTok and Elan Financial warrants showed how broadly detectives were examining Kaylee's life, looking not only at social-media activity but also at financial records in an effort to map out her final months and identify any connection, encounter or activity that might help explain what happened at the King Road house.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

One theory surrounding Bryan Kohberger was that his academic background in criminology may have influenced how he allegedly approached the King Road murders, with some commentators suggesting he tried to create what he believed would be a nearly perfect crime scene. The theory pointed to the apparent use of a knife rather than a firearm, the lack of an obvious murder weapon left behind, the limited amount of physical evidence publicly tied to him and the alleged steps taken before and after the killings to avoid detection. His studies of criminal behavior, forensic evidence and law-enforcement methods fueled speculation that he may have believed he understood how investigators build cases and therefore knew what kinds of evidence to avoid leaving behind.But the idea of a “perfect crime” ultimately ran into the reality that even a carefully planned scene can generate evidence in unexpected ways. Prosecutors pointed to DNA on the knife sheath, surveillance footage of a white Hyundai Elantra, cellphone records and other evidence they said connected Kohberger to the murders. The theory therefore became less about whether he actually created a perfect crime scene and more about whether he may have tried to outthink investigators and failed. If that was the intent, the case became an example of how one overlooked object, one digital trail or one surveillance camera can unravel even a crime that may have been planned with forensic awareness in mind.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

After Bryan Kohberger was charged in Idaho with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary, the Latah County court appointed Anne Taylor to represent him as his public defender. Taylor was the chief public defender for Kootenai County and was qualified to handle capital cases, making her eligible to take on a prosecution that could result in the death penalty. The appointment was entered into the Idaho case immediately after Kohberger's arrest, ensuring that he had qualified counsel in place before he was returned from Pennsylvania and began appearing in court in Moscow. Court records later listed Taylor as Kohberger's court-appointed lead attorney in the Idaho proceedings.Taylor's appointment became significant almost immediately because her office had previously represented relatives of some of the victims in unrelated criminal matters, including Xana Kernodle's mother. Those connections prompted questions about a possible conflict of interest, but Taylor told the court that she had not personally advised the former client in question, and Kohberger later confirmed that he wanted her to remain his attorney after the issue was examined in a closed hearing. The court allowed the representation to continue, and Taylor went on to lead Kohberger's defense through the years of pretrial litigation that followed.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

After Ethan Chapin was killed in the University of Idaho murders, his family and fraternity created scholarships designed to keep his name and personality tied to opportunities for other students. The Chapin family established the Ethan's Smile Foundation, which provides scholarships to students pursuing college, trade school or professional certification programs, with preference given to students from Conway School, the Skagit Valley area and those planning to attend the University of Idaho. The foundation describes the scholarship as a way to carry forward Ethan's enthusiasm for life, adventure and helping others, and it has grown into a substantial memorial effort, awarding dozens of scholarships totaling more than $100,000.Separately, Sigma Chi created the Ethan Chapin Memorial Scholarship Fund for members of the fraternity's Gamma Eta chapter at the University of Idaho. The endowed scholarship awards $5,000 each year to the fraternity member who best reflects Ethan's character, enthusiasm for life and the warmth he showed to people around him. Ethan's triplet brother, Hunter Chapin, received the inaugural award in 2023, and the fund was built to continue in perpetuity. Together, the two scholarship efforts turned Ethan's memory into something ongoing and tangible, providing financial help to students while keeping the focus on the kind of person his family and friends said he was, rather than solely on the way he died.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Sam Harris speaks with Anne Applebaum about corruption, authoritarianism, and America's retreat from the world. They discuss her Atlantic cover story, the revolutionary project behind Trump's second term, US support for Europe's far right, the AfD, European rearmament, the state of the war in Ukraine, Russian propaganda, Witkoff and Kushner's deal-making in Moscow, Venezuela as a union of kleptocracies, JD Vance's nativism, the midterms, the challenge of depoliticizing institutions, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.  

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Russia's latest nuclear threat against NATO, as Moscow warned it could resort to nuclear weapons if the alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, raising tensions in the war in Ukraine. Head to https://justaddbuoy.com/meidas and use code Meidas to get 31% off your order. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts:MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcastLegal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-afMissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trialThe PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcastCult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassanThe Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-showThe Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-showMajority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellmanUncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NK News Data Correspondent Anton Sokolin and Lead Correspondent Shreyas Reddy join the podcast this week to discuss Russia's new ambassador to North Korea, Pyongyang's latest cyber operations and the growing dispute between Seoul and Kyiv over two North Korean prisoners of war.  Anton explains what the arrival of veteran diplomat Andrei Podelyshev signals about Moscow's priorities in Pyongyang, how his lower-profile style may differ from longtime predecessor and why his first visits to Soviet and DPRK war memorials underscore the increasingly institutionalized relationship between the two countries. Shreyas then breaks down North Korea's suspected role in the year's largest cryptocurrency heist so far, which saw roughly $352 million stolen from exchange Bitget and pushed estimated DPRK-linked crypto theft above $1 billion in 2026.  The episode concludes with a discussion on Ukraine's transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea and the diplomatic fallout after President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly revealed the move at the U.N. General Assembly. They also discuss what intelligence the soldiers can provide about North Korea's deployment to Russia and what their resettlement in South Korea could look like after an unprecedented journey from the battlefield in Kursk. About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Alannah Hill exclusively for NK News, covering all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field, along with insight from our very own journalists.

At the late-June 2023 hearing in Bryan Kohberger's case, his defense pressed prosecutors for additional discovery it said was necessary to evaluate the evidence used to identify and arrest him. Anne Taylor specifically sought more information about Kohberger's cellphone-location data, the analysis used to identify the white Hyundai Elantra seen near the King Road house, and training records for Idaho State Police personnel involved in the investigation. The defense argued that those materials could be critical to testing the state's timeline and challenging the methods investigators used to connect Kohberger to the murders. Prosecutors maintained that they had already turned over large amounts of discovery and disputed the suggestion that they were improperly withholding evidence.The hearing also became notable because Judge John Judge addressed the extraordinary media attention surrounding the case. He clarified that the court's nondissemination order applied to law enforcement as well as attorneys and warned camera operators not to focus excessively on Kohberger during proceedings, citing concerns about protecting his right to a fair trial. Several other motions that had been expected to come up were either resolved beforehand or postponed, so the hearing ended up centering largely on the discovery disputes and courtroom-media rules. The proceeding was actually held on June 27, 2023, though much of the reporting and follow-up coverage appeared on June 28.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

In this epsisode we are diving right back into the court documents. This time we are taking a look at the state of Idaho's response to Bryan Kohberger and his newest demands.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:051223 States Response to Defendants Third Supplemental Request for Discovery.pdf (idaho.gov)source:051223 States Response to Defendants Motion to Compel Discovery.pdf (idaho.gov)

Lt. Gen. (retired) Ben Hodges is the former Commanding General of United States Army Europe, a post he held from 2014 to 2017 during the initial Russian invasion of Ukraine and NATO's subsequent reinforcement of its eastern flank. A 1980 West Point graduate and infantry officer, he commanded at company, battalion and brigade level, including the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He later served as Commander of NATO Allied Land Command in İzmir.Since retirement, Hodges has become a prominent analyst of European security, NATO logistics, Russia and Ukraine. He serves as a NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics, is associated with GLOBSEC's Future of Security and Defence Council, previously held CEPA's Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, and co-authored Future War and the Defence of Europe. ----------LINKS:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hodgeshttps://x.com/general_ben?lang=enhttps://www.globsec.org/who-we-are/our-people/lieutenant-general-retired-ben-hodgeshttps://www.rusi.org/people/hodges-0https://www.thecipherbrief.com/experts/ben-hodges----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------DESCRIPTION:Ben Hodges on Western Will, Russia's Escalation, and a Path to Ukrainian VictoryJonathan interviews retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges about what they describe as a “sub-admission” war in which the West fails to openly acknowledge Russia is at war with it, undermining political will, policy coherence, and a defined end state. They discuss Russia's rising risk-taking, including the Leipzig airport explosives drone incident and an underwhelming German response, arguing Moscow fills the space created by Western inaction and is rarely made to pay meaningful, unanticipated costs (including over frozen Russian assets). Hodges criticizes U.S. leadership under President Trump and urges Europe to “defeat Russia first” by enabling Ukraine to expel Russian forces, which would also signal resolve to China and isolate Iran. They contrast Ukraine's infrastructure-strike exhaustion strategy with Russia's strategy of erasure, warn about an accelerating drone arms race, and note civilians' constrained options under intensified strikes. Hodges argues strategic bombing is not decisive, highlights Ukraine's growing capacity to damage Russia's oil and gas revenue and to conduct integrated combined-arms operations, and closes by stressing war as a test of will.----------EPISODES:00:00 War Is a Test of Will01:08 Naming the Conflict03:10 Russia Fills the Space05:19 Seizing the Initiative07:21 Why the West Hasn't Mobilized09:26 Leadership and Defeat Russia First12:24 Theories of Victory16:17 Europe's Crocodile Strategy19:32 Drone Arms Race Reality21:35 Life Under Airstrikes25:19 Why Strategic Bombing Won't Win27:36 Combined Arms Hope29:34 Final Warning on Will30:25 Support the Channel----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaignsDzyga's Pawhttps://dzygaspaw.com/projectsSuperhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/----------PLATFORMS:Substack: https://substack.com/@siliconcurtainTwitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm----------

Silicon Bites Ep408 | 2026-09-30 | This terror will come to you. And not in the sneaky hybrid way, that happens just out of the corner of your eye. Out of sight and sound, with no direct impact on your lives, so you can forget and move on with your cosy lives. You have been warned. Such murder and mayhem are coming to your – to your factories, your businesses, your homes and your special places. You may not be interested in Russia, and may mean it no harm or ill thoughts, but believe me, Russia is not just interested in you, but may want to kill you, if it does not get its way. In this episode, the double terror that shows us what Russia has become – the Hamas of the snow, the ISIS of the Siberian steppe, a persistent threat to our safety, security and sovereignty. Russia murders scientists at their desks in broad daylight, and an unnamed "foreign actor" attempts a terror act on an English airbase. Europe is appalled. But being appalled is not a defence policy. Waves of terror and horror are radiating out from the terror fortress in Moscow, the Kremlin, point zero in a global terrorist alliance challenging the prominence of the West. This is a zero-sum game, and yet we are acting like the threat is only peripheral. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.org----------SOURCES:The Guardian via AOL — "Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv's science academy" (28 Sep 2026): https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/staff-killed-wounded-russian-strike-151650000.htmlReuters via The Japan Times — "Kyiv Science Academy hit, 10 dead as Russian jet-drones strike across Ukraine" (29 Sep 2026): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/29/world/kyiv-science-academy-russia-drones/National Security Journal — "America's Own National Academies Have Now Condemned Russia's Direct Strike on Ukraine's Scientific Infrastructure" (29 Sep 2026): https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/americas-own-national-academies-have-now-condemned-russias-direct-strike-on-ukraines-scientific-infrastructure/Kyiv Post — "Russia Pounds Kyiv Again With Ballistic Missiles Hours After Attacks Kill 2, Injure 26" (29 Sep 2026): https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85606Kyiv Post — "'Science Became a Target': Europe Condemns Russian Strikes on Kyiv Civilian Sites" (29 Sep 2026): https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85607Kyiv Post — "Zelensky Warns Russia Is Training North Korea for War, Feeding Iran Satellite Intelligence" (29 Sep 2026): https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85609Research Professional News — "Leaders condemn Russia's 'barbaric' attack on Ukrainian academy" (29 Sep 2026): https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-other-nations-2026-9-leaders-condemn-russia-s-barbaric-attack-on-ukrainian-academy/ALLEA (All European Academies) — "ALLEA Condemns Russian Drone Strike on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine" (29 Sep 2026): https://allea.org/allea-condemns-russian-drone-strike-on-the-national-academy-of-sciences-of-ukraine/UNITED24 Media — "Two Scientists Killed in Russian Strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences" (28–29 Sep 2026): https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/two-scientists-killed-in-russian-strike-on-ukraines-national-academy-of-sciences-22926----------

Ryder Lee joins Ryan to discuss the use of Setting aside genuine schizophrenic and people who LARP as science-fiction characters, there is a very real phenomena of others hearing voices in their heads from external mechanisms. From David Berkowitz to Aaron Alexis, voices instructing violence or harassment have been well-documented. Aaron's 2013 breakdown, and his writing of "ELF" on a weapon, corresponds with the announcement that Germany has advertising technology that can insert voices into your head via vibrations on a train. Before this, A&E was beaming advertisement into pedestrians passing a billboard in Manhattan. In an older TED talk, Woody Norris explains how he sells this technology to the US Military which has a long history of producing soldiers who hallucinate more than what would be common with PTSD. Some hallucinate ghosts. On the other side of a battlefield, soldiers hear religious propaganda. There's at least one documented case of this at Guantánamo Bay, where an inmate heard religious teachings in his head. But the scope of this technology goes far beyond sound. It could be used to plant ideas in the subconscious like the movie Inception, or place ads in dreams. What was the Woodpecker signal? What happened at the US Embassy in Moscow, and Cuba? On the commercial level, and without headphones, technology exists to put your music directly into your head so no one else can hear. *The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. Subscribe to remove ads. The show has no sponsorship and has been banned countless places. 

On December 30, 2022, the court granted Bryan Kohberger's request to preserve the crime scene at 1122 King Road and the physical evidence collected during the investigation. The order required the house, surrounding property, outbuildings, trailers, vehicles and curtilage to remain preserved, with the residence locked and crime-scene tape left in place. The court initially ordered that the scene remain preserved through February 1, 2023, unless another order changed that deadline. Prosecutors did not object to the defense request, allowing Kohberger's attorneys and experts time to inspect and document the house before it was eventually altered and later demolished.The order went beyond preserving the house itself. It required the state to retain all samples and evidence collected or generated during the investigation for the defense, specifically including bodily fluids, blood, tissue, notes, slides, photographs and other relevant material. The purpose was to ensure that evidence potentially important to Kohberger's defense would not be destroyed, consumed or otherwise become unavailable before his lawyers had the opportunity to examine it. The order became particularly important because defense experts later conducted multiple visits to the King Road residence, photographing and creating detailed 3D laser scans of the interior before the house was ultimately demolished.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Investigators obtained a warrant for TikTok records connected to Kaylee Goncalves as they worked to reconstruct the victims' digital activity and determine whether Bryan Kohberger had interacted with any of them before the murders. The warrant sought subscriber information and account data associated with TikTok accounts belonging to Kaylee, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle, covering the period investigators believed could be relevant to the case. Police later received data tied to all three women and preserved it as evidence. Investigators were looking for any communications, follows, searches, account interactions or other digital activity that might reveal a connection between Kohberger and the victims before November 13, 2022, making the TikTok warrant part of the broader effort to answer whether Kohberger knew of or had monitored any of them beforehand.The warrant served on Elan Financial Services focused instead on Kaylee's financial records. Moscow police served the warrant on December 22, 2022, seeking records connected specifically to Kaylee Jade Goncalves as investigators examined transactions and account activity that could help reconstruct her movements, purchases or contacts before her death. Much of the underlying material was later sealed or redacted, so the public record did not disclose the full contents of what Elan produced or exactly what investigators hoped a particular transaction might establish. Taken together, the TikTok and Elan Financial warrants showed how broadly detectives were examining Kaylee's life, looking not only at social-media activity but also at financial records in an effort to map out her final months and identify any connection, encounter or activity that might help explain what happened at the King Road house.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

One theory surrounding Bryan Kohberger was that his academic background in criminology may have influenced how he allegedly approached the King Road murders, with some commentators suggesting he tried to create what he believed would be a nearly perfect crime scene. The theory pointed to the apparent use of a knife rather than a firearm, the lack of an obvious murder weapon left behind, the limited amount of physical evidence publicly tied to him and the alleged steps taken before and after the killings to avoid detection. His studies of criminal behavior, forensic evidence and law-enforcement methods fueled speculation that he may have believed he understood how investigators build cases and therefore knew what kinds of evidence to avoid leaving behind.But the idea of a “perfect crime” ultimately ran into the reality that even a carefully planned scene can generate evidence in unexpected ways. Prosecutors pointed to DNA on the knife sheath, surveillance footage of a white Hyundai Elantra, cellphone records and other evidence they said connected Kohberger to the murders. The theory therefore became less about whether he actually created a perfect crime scene and more about whether he may have tried to outthink investigators and failed. If that was the intent, the case became an example of how one overlooked object, one digital trail or one surveillance camera can unravel even a crime that may have been planned with forensic awareness in mind.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

1965  IBM  360/85 FORT MEADECONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-29-2026Navigating Artificial Intelligence And ElectionsGUEST: Liz PeekLiz Peek analyzes the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and the emerging debate over its regulation. While tech figures like Sam Altman and Elon Musk advocate for industry guardrails to mitigate risks like rogue AI agents and safety vulnerabilities, President Trump pushes for rapid advancement to maintain a competitive edge over China. Peek differentiates macro AI safety concerns from local opposition to data centers, which centers on utility costs. Turning to politics, she evaluates the Senate midterms, noting Republicans hold an edge in key tossup states like New Hampshire and Maine, while Democrats face steep challenges running the table nationwide. File 1Middle East Escalations And ConflictGUEST: Jonathan Schanzer Jonathan Schanzer evaluates ongoing conflicts across the Middle East, focusing on Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, and Gaza. Iran seeks to prolong military tensions to deplete American munitions, raise oil prices, and avoid facing severe domestic anger over its collapsing economy. In Yemen, the Iranian aligned Houthi militia pushes to unify the country, threatening Saudi Arabia and regional stability. Meanwhile, Hezbollah capability in Lebanon has been reduced by eighty percent, though political paralysis hinders government control. Schanzer notes that ending the Gaza conflict hinges on disarming Hamas, while withdrawing American troops from Iraq opens dangerous avenues for Iranian influence across the region. File 2European Leftist Populism And AIGUEST: Joseph Sternberg2 Joseph Sternberg highlights the rise of far left populism in Europe, exemplified by Die Linke winning local elections in Berlin. The party, rooted in East German communism, combines classic Marxist economic proposals like housing nationalization with troubling anti-Semitic sentiments emerging from an alliance of radical critical theorists and Islamist voters. Sternberg argues this coalition makes hostility an existential issue for the left compared to right wing parties. He also addresses the economic uncertainties of artificial intelligence, warning that massive infrastructure spending on data centers may fail to yield expected financial returns, creating major risks alongside ongoing American and Chinese competition. File 3Michigan Senate Battleground Midterm AnalysisGUEST: Thaddeus McCotter Thaddeus McCotter provides an extensive analysis of the Michigan Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El Sayed. McCotter highlights economic anxieties, inflation, and energy costs driven by Middle East conflict as central voter concerns. While Michigan historically leans Democratic in Senate contests, El Sayed's primary victory over center left Haley Stevens and his association with radical figures like Hassan Piker alienate moderate voters. McCotter observes that while Democrats capitalize on economic frustration, El Sayed's far left platform gives Republicans a viable path. Nationwide, McCotter notes that Democrats face an uphill battle to win the Senate this cycle. File 4Global Security And Strategic GeopoliticsGUEST: Gregory Copley Gregory Copley analyzes global geopolitical shifts, focusing on China, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. He describes the summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump as symbolic stability designed to prop up China's fragile domestic economy and internal Communist Party rivalries amid severe water and demographic crises. In Southeast Asia, Copley examines Indonesia acquiring an aircraft carrier under President Prabowo Subianto, signaling strategic modernization to safeguard vital maritime choke points between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Finally, he dismisses the Cardiff Memorandum, a sovereignty effort by Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish leaders, as grandstanding driven by frustration with Westminster government performance. File 5Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure And RegulationGUEST: Jim McTague Jim McTague explores the political and economic friction surrounding artificial intelligence expansion, particularly the development of massive data centers. Reporting from Pennsylvania, McTague notes how local municipalities are establishing zoning regulations and utility constraints to prevent corporate developers from imposing facilities without community input. Alongside cohost Thaddeus McCotter, McTague discusses White House backing for a golden age of artificial intelligence, comparing proposed regulatory approaches to financial market oversight. While tech leaders call for industry guardrails, McTague emphasizes that light touch, goal oriented regulatory models are superior to heavy handed rules, warning that political backlash over energy grid strain impacts elections. File 6Russian Election Control Hybrid WarfareGUEST: Ivana StradnerIvana Stradner details how Vladimir Putin maintained absolute control over Russia's Duma elections, securing three quarters of the seats for United Russia through autocratic manipulation, barring anti war parties like Yabloko, and staging fabricated electoral unity. Stradner explains that these domestic maneuvers serve Putin's broader ambition of restoring imperial dominance and testing NATO resolve. Through hybrid warfare, encompassing political pressure, sabotage, cyber operations, and psychological tactics, Russia aims to exploit western disunity and risk aversion. Stradner warns that Putin seeks to expose NATO Article Five as ineffective, emphasizing that western allies must show unity and escalate deterrence to counter threats. FILE 7Russian Sanctions Arctic Energy ExpansionGUEST: Max Meizlish Max Meizlish analyzes the enforcement of United States economic sanctions on Russia's Arctic LNG Two energy project and the strategic implications of the Polar Silk Road partnership between Moscow and Beijing. Meizlish notes that while previous enforcement turned back critical Chinese power modules, inconsistent application permitted later deliveries. Chinese state owned enterprises buy sanctioned facilities to shield transactions from Western pressure while purchasing discounted Russian liquefied natural gas. Meizlish stresses that Washington must utilize new legislative mandates like the Graham Sanctions Act to penalize non compliant Chinese entities, warning that weak enforcement enables adversaries to build dual use Arctic infrastructure. File 8

Maxim Shevchenko gave the only operational definition of victory that functions inside Russia's neo-estate society: victory is whatever the President says it is, and everyone must agree, because any other point of view leads to prison. Lev Vershinin took it further: for the ruling class, victory is preserving status and hereditary control over financial flows; losing territory carries no fundamental significance. The reports coming out of the Russian General Staff were never meant to be true. They were meant to be said. In this episode of The Eastern Border, we trace what happens when that manufactured reality hits the ground. On the Lyman salient, Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade closes Phase 3 of Operation Vivaldi, routing the 20th and 25th Combined Arms Armies and capturing over 250 Russian servicemen, including officers and pilots. When the Russian Ministry of Defense attempts to prove continued control over Nove with an official video, pro-war Russian analysts point out the fatal flaw: the broadcast features a fully intact telecommunications mast that combat footage showed destroyed on the ground twenty-four hours earlier. Ukrainian forces use remote-controlled kamikaze BTR-60s, heavy-drone machine gun ambushes, and deliberate informational silence to turn Moscow's own map-room vranyo into an air-defense screen. Meanwhile, Russia's domestic balance sheet cracks open. Official state data on budget.gov.ru reveals an actual federal deficit of 7.698 trillion rubles ($93bn / €82bn) by late September—shattering the government's revised full-year estimate with three months left to run. The draft 2027 budget pushes military expenditures to 17.1 trillion rubles ($205bn / €183bn). To pay for it, subsidies for oncology medications and cancer wards are slashed by more than two-thirds, while the only healthcare project to see a 35% increase is a centralized database linking medical records to military draft boards. From consumer vlogs revealing fast-food chicken wings at 4,200 rubles per kilogram in deserted shopping malls, to gig-economy workers burning microloans on 5-kopeck casino streams, the civilian facade is crumbling. General Alexander Lapin—the architect of the 2022 Lyman rout and the 2024 Kursk failure—is rewarded with a vice-premier post in Tatarstan; Yanukovych-era oligarch Serhiy Arbuzov enters the State Duma; while pro-war milblogger Trinadtsaty is tortured in a Volgograd isolation cell and Tatyana Montyan warns fellow loyalists to flee the country. Finally, Rosgvardiya Lieutenant Colonel Zakhar Prilepin confesses on camera that maximalist war aims are dead, and that the Presidential Administration is actively bankrolling domestic fascist cells inside Russia. Become our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Autumn Harvest Campaign!https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-2026-the-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov" by Peter Pringleanother installment in our series on the history of ag innovation. And to be honest, I've waited too long to do this episode. I read this book “The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov” months ago. And it was one of the most incredible stories I had ever heard. But every time I went to make an episode about it, the episode just never did justice to the greatness of the book. But those of you who haven't read it or have any familiarity with Vavilov, I decided that I just needed to do my best and send it. Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov was a pioneer in plant breeding and genetics, but he was also much more than that. At a time, in the early 1900s that the field of genetics was just newly formed and not widely accepted, he saw the potential to collect plant species and varieties from all over the world and bring them back to his home country of Russia which desperately needed a solution to food shortages and starvation. But as you can probably tell by the title of Peter Pringle's book “The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov”. The story does not have a happy ending. But it is both a story of incredible contributions to agricultural innovation and a cautionary tale of what happens when science is seen as a threat instead of a solution. As with every story I read on the history of ag innovation, the insights and lessons are as relevant today as they were when this story was transpiring. To quote the book: “Nikolai Ivanovich's extraordinary life would end in 1943, not in the cities where he made his reputation as one of the great scientists of the twentieth century, not in Moscow, or Leningrad, or any of the distant places on five continents where he had risked his life for samples of rare food plants - in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, the high plateau of Abyssinia, the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. He would die of starvation in Saratov, in a fetid prison, on the edge of the rich black earth of the steppe. It was here that he planned to use his new plant varieties to end the ghastly cycle of Russian famines and turn them into crops that would feed the world.”

Bryan Kohberger's aunt, who lived in Las Vegas and spoke anonymously after his arrest, said she had known him as a quiet, withdrawn young man and had never personally seen violence from him. She said the allegations shocked her, but she also believed there was a real possibility he would be convicted, telling reporters that she wanted the truth to come out. The aunt said Kohberger had struggled for years with mental-health issues and speculated that he may have “snapped,” although she acknowledged that she had not spent significant time with him for more than five years before his arrest. She also recalled bringing Kohberger and other members of his family to Las Vegas on several occasions and described him as shy and troubled during his younger years.he also expressed concern about what might happen to Kohberger if he were convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. His aunt said she feared he might attempt suicide if faced with that outcome, while making clear that her sympathy also extended to the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. Her comments stood out because Kohberger's immediate family had said very little publicly after his December 2022 arrest, making the aunt one of the first relatives to speak openly about what she remembered of him and how she viewed the accusations. At the time, her remarks reflected both disbelief at the scale of the allegations and an acknowledgment that she thought prosecutors might ultimately prove their case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Bryan Kohberger's defense objected to the protective order governing discovery in the Moscow murders case, arguing that the restrictions were too broad and interfered with his ability to prepare a defense. His attorneys challenged limits on how evidence could be shared, reviewed and discussed, particularly material provided by prosecutors that was subject to confidentiality restrictions. The defense argued that an overly expansive protective order could make it harder to consult with investigators, experts and other members of the defense team, while also placing unnecessary limits on Kohberger's access to information being used against him.Prosecutors defended the protective order as necessary because the case involved sensitive evidence, private information and intense media attention. They argued that restrictions were needed to protect the integrity of the investigation, the privacy of witnesses and victims' families, and Kohberger's own right to a fair trial. The dispute became part of the broader fight over secrecy in the case, with the defense pushing for greater access and flexibility while the state sought tighter control over how discovery material circulated outside the courtroom.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

During the week of November 20 through November 27, 2022, Moscow police held two major press conferences while also issuing daily updates as investigators worked to determine who killed Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. At the November 20 briefing, Chief James Fry and other officials clarified the timeline surrounding the 911 call, explaining that surviving roommates had summoned friends because they believed one of the second-floor victims was unconscious and that multiple people spoke with dispatchers before police arrived. Investigators said they did not believe the surviving roommates, the friends present when 911 was called, the private driver who brought Kaylee and Madison home, or the man seen with them at the food truck were involved. Police also continued to say they believed the killings were targeted, while acknowledging they still had no suspect in custody and had not recovered the murder weapon.At the November 23 press conference, authorities again emphasized that they had no named suspect while describing the increasingly large investigation underway. Police said they had collected 103 pieces of evidence, taken roughly 4,000 photographs, created three-dimensional scans of the King Road house and devoted hundreds of hours to forensic processing. They also said they had been unable to substantiate reports that Kaylee had a stalker, cleared the man she and Madison repeatedly tried to call shortly before the murders and continued asking the public for video, tips and other information. By November 27, police reported that more than 488 digital-media submissions had been sent to investigators and acknowledged the growing fear in Moscow, with calls about unusual activity and welfare checks rising sharply. The week of briefings showed an investigation expanding rapidly in manpower and evidence collection, but still without the central answers the public wanted most: who committed the murders, what the motive was and where the killer had gone.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

James Sherr OBE is an Associate Fellow of Chatham House's Russia and Eurasia Programme, which he headed from 2008–11. He currently is a Honorary Fellow at the International Centre for Defence & Security in Tallinn, Estonia, and he was previously Senior Fellow of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute there. His background stretches across the UK Defence Academy, Oxford, RUSI, extensive advisory work in Ukraine and decades of research into Soviet/Russian military and security policy.----------LINKS:https://icds.ee/en/author/james-sherr-5/https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/james-sherrhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Sherrhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/james-sherr-obe-9593885/----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------DESCRIPTION:James Sherr: Russia Chose War in 2021—And the West Still Thinks in Peacetime TermsIn this interview, James Sherr argues that Russia's core security culture and institutions—its siloviki and General Staff—were never reformed after the USSR, and that a key change in late 2020–2021 was Moscow's conclusion that it could not achieve its objectives in Europe without war, testing the Biden administration and seeking recognition of a Russian sphere of influence. Since 2022, he says Russia has intensified a holistic, undeclared war against the West alongside the brutal war in Ukraine, with “hybrid” operations becoming increasingly kinetic, while Western responses remain constrained by peacetime legal standards, escalation fears, and lost institutional memory. Sherr stresses that Putin seeks to crush Ukraine, that Russia will not stop voluntarily, and that only tangible, risk-accepting Western actions can make Russia's aims infeasible; he also notes Russia's effective allies and warns Western analysis often misreads Russian belief systems, endurance, and concepts of power.----------CHAPTERS:00:00 Russia Militarized State01:11 Why War Became Inevitable04:11 Undeclared War Reality06:11 Attribution And Escalation Trap10:19 Lost Deterrence Memory12:37 Siloviki Culture Unreformed14:52 Dark Empathy For Russia19:19 Authority And Prigozhin Lesson23:24 Western Weak Signals30:04 Allies And Alignment Of Interest35:03 Putin Next Levers40:44 No Magic Breaking Point47:07 War Transforms Russia58:10 Risk And Strategic Neutralization----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaignsDzyga's Pawhttps://dzygaspaw.com/projectsSuperhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/----------PLATFORMS:Substack: https://substack.com/@siliconcurtainTwitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm----------

In this solo reflection, Carl looks back on a Sunday spent at church, and on the freedom he and his neighbors in South Florida, Christian and Jewish alike, still have to worship openly. That freedom, he argues, is what is actually on the ballot this November, even though the conversation in most living rooms is about the price of gas. Carl argues the Communist Party's presence on this year's midterm ballot deserves far more attention than it is getting, and walks through what communism has meant everywhere it has taken hold: the USSR under Stalin, Mao's China, and the millions killed or stripped of the right to practice their faith. He traces today's rising antisemitism and anti-Christian sentiment back to what he calls decades of educational failure, a generation taught that capitalism is the problem and socialism the solution, without ever being taught what socialism actually cost the twentieth century. He points to a reported $100 million in Soros-backed funding for socialist and communist campaigns, and to New York City's recent mayoral election as a preview of what happens when people stay home instead of voting. Drawing a parallel to the roughly 12 percent of Russians who backed the Bolsheviks before the Russian Revolution, Carl recalls standing in Moscow's Red Square just after the fall of the Soviet Union, watching people openly pray in public for the first time in decades. His closing message is simple and urgent: whatever the price of gas is right now, it will come down, but a lost freedom to worship does not come back. Carl calls on every Christian and Jew listening, whatever their party, to vote, and to make sure everyone they know votes too.   In this episode: ➔ Why the Communist Party on This Ballot Should Alarm Every Christian and Jew ➔ The Price of Gas vs. the Price of Freedom: Don't Be Fooled ➔ From Moscow to New York City: What Happens When a Minority Seizes Power   Connect with Carl: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube X Linktree   Produced by: Social Chameleon

At the late-June 2023 hearing in Bryan Kohberger's case, his defense pressed prosecutors for additional discovery it said was necessary to evaluate the evidence used to identify and arrest him. Anne Taylor specifically sought more information about Kohberger's cellphone-location data, the analysis used to identify the white Hyundai Elantra seen near the King Road house, and training records for Idaho State Police personnel involved in the investigation. The defense argued that those materials could be critical to testing the state's timeline and challenging the methods investigators used to connect Kohberger to the murders. Prosecutors maintained that they had already turned over large amounts of discovery and disputed the suggestion that they were improperly withholding evidence.The hearing also became notable because Judge John Judge addressed the extraordinary media attention surrounding the case. He clarified that the court's nondissemination order applied to law enforcement as well as attorneys and warned camera operators not to focus excessively on Kohberger during proceedings, citing concerns about protecting his right to a fair trial. Several other motions that had been expected to come up were either resolved beforehand or postponed, so the hearing ended up centering largely on the discovery disputes and courtroom-media rules. The proceeding was actually held on June 27, 2023, though much of the reporting and follow-up coverage appeared on June 28.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

In this epsisode we are diving right back into the court documents. This time we are taking a look at the state of Idaho's response to Bryan Kohberger and his newest demands.(commercial at 9:13)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:051223 States Response to Defendants Third Supplemental Request for Discovery.pdf (idaho.gov)source:051223 States Response to Defendants Motion to Compel Discovery.pdf (idaho.gov)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

How did Russia's mafia become its government? Jamison Firestone, a Moscow lawyer who dealt with both, explains how Putin turned the courts into a racket.Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1389What We Discuss with Jamison Firestone:How Russia's justice system became a pay-to-play storefront where a rival could buy the whole package — investigation, arrest, jail, and conviction — with one respected opposition paper later pricing Sergei Magnitsky's arrest at $6 million.Why Putin's 2004 takedown of oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky was the turning point. Once investigators, prosecutors, and judges learned to railroad someone for the state, they realized they could sell the same service to anyone.What growing up around his father's crack habit, contract killers, and Manhattan's priciest brothel taught Jamison about handling mobsters, and how respect, humor, and non-yes-or-no answers helped him fire a Russian protection racket.How Magnitsky exposed a $230 million tax fraud, died in custody after being denied medical care, and was then blamed for the very crime he reported, and how the fight for accountability produced the Magnitsky Act's targeted sanctions.What Jamison learned from backing Yeltsin's 1993 assault on his own Congress — a crisis that cost him his best friend — and why guarding democratic institutions over any policy of the moment protects all of us, whichever side we're on.And much more...And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: Xero: Learn more: xero.comWayfair: Start renovating: wayfair.comBoll & Branch: 15% off first set of sheets: bollandbranch.com, code JORDANFlyKitt: 15% off: flykitt.com, code JORDANSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1877 ARCTICA SEARussian Sanctions Arctic Energy ExpansionGUEST: Max Meizlish Max Meizlish analyzes the enforcement of United States economic sanctions on Russia's Arctic LNG Two energy project and the strategic implications of the Polar Silk Road partnership between Moscow and Beijing. Meizlish notes that while previous enforcement turned back critical Chinese power modules, inconsistent application permitted later deliveries. Chinese state owned enterprises buy sanctioned facilities to shield transactions from Western pressure while purchasing discounted Russian liquefied natural gas. Meizlish stresses that Washington must utilize new legislative mandates like the Graham Sanctions Act to penalize non compliant Chinese entities, warning that weak enforcement enables adversaries to build dual use Arctic infrastructure. File 8

Investigators used investigative genetic genealogy to help identify Bryan Kohberger after DNA recovered from the knife sheath found at the King Road crime scene did not initially produce a direct match in law-enforcement databases. Investigators developed a DNA profile from the sheath and used genealogical research to identify people who appeared to be genetically related to the unknown suspect. From there, genealogists built out family trees, working backward through relatives and then forward through descendants until investigators narrowed the possibilities to a much smaller group of men who fit the age, location and other characteristics they were looking for.That process eventually helped point investigators toward Kohberger, who was living in Pullman, Washington, just a short drive from Moscow. Once he became a focus, authorities began comparing the genealogical lead with other evidence, including the white Hyundai Elantra, cellphone records and surveillance footage. Investigators later obtained trash from the Kohberger family home in Pennsylvania and tested DNA from it, finding a familial relationship consistent with the father of the person whose DNA had been recovered from the sheath. That additional testing strengthened the identification and became one of the key steps that led authorities to arrest Kohberger in December 2022.to contact me:  bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

In their 48 Hours interview with Peter Van Sant, Steve and Kristi Goncalves discussed the investigation into the murders of their daughter Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, while also sharing what they believed they had uncovered about Bryan Kohberger. The family said they found an Instagram account they believed belonged to Kohberger that appeared to follow both Kaylee and Maddie, and they said the account had liked a number of Maddie's photographs. CBS News noted that 48 Hours could not independently verify that the account actually belonged to Kohberger. The Goncalves family also questioned whether Kohberger may have previously watched the King Road house or even entered it before the murders, while continuing to search for an explanation for why the four students were targeted.The interview also focused heavily on Kaylee herself and the family's continuing grief. Steve Goncalves described his daughter as driven, competitive and someone who had plans for her future, including a job lined up after graduation. He spoke about the lasting impact of losing a child and made clear that the family did not view grief as something they would simply move past. At the same time, Steve and Kristi remained outspoken about wanting answers from investigators and about keeping the focus on the victims rather than allowing the case to become solely about Kohberger. The interview ultimately combined the family's personal memories of Kaylee with their continuing effort to understand the evidence, the possible motive and whether any connection existed between Kohberger and the victims before the murders.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Western enemies of Poland wonder whether Moscow might make a useful ally.

Dimitar Bechev on “The Scramble for Europe: Russia, China, and Turkey Challenging Regional Order” (Oxford University Press). The book questions whether Ankara can be placed alongside Moscow and Beijing as a direct competitor to the EU, with a fundamentally different view on the challenges of an increasingly unstable world.  Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.

Russia's provocations against NATO countries are becomingincreasingly difficult to dismiss as isolated incidents. How far is Moscow prepared to go — and how should Poland and its allies respond?In this Deep Dive, Adam Reichardt speaks with Jakub Bornio,security analyst and scholar at the University of Wrocław, the Institute of Central Europe and the Jamestown Foundation, about the deteriorating security environment on NATO's eastern flank.They discuss Russia's strategy towards Poland and the Balticstates, the danger of escalation and miscalculation, why Bornio is sceptical of the term “hybrid war”, and whether Moscow is deliberately testing the credibility of NATO's Article 5 guarantees.The conversation also examines plans for a permanent US military presence in Poland, what American troops can realistically contribute to deterrence, and why the coming winter could become another major test for both Ukraine and NATO's eastern flank. TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction01:45 How serious is the security situation on NATO's eastern flank?04:00 Russia's growing provocations against NATO06:45 What is Russia's strategy towards NATO?09:10 Moscow's goal: weakening US influence in the region11:30 Could a provocation escalate into direct confrontation?13:35 How should NATO respond to Russian provocations?15:19 Why “hybrid war” may be the wrong term18:45 A permanent US military presence in Poland23:47 What should we watch for this winter?Talk Eastern Europe is the podcast from New Eastern Europe magazine - your trusted source for in-depth analysis and expert perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and the post-Soviet space.Read the New Eastern Europe Magazine Bimonthly publication with exclusive long-formanalysis. https://neweasterneurope.eu/become-a-member-of-new-eastern-europe/Support us on PatreonJoin our community for bonus content, early access, behind-the-scenes insights, and access to our exclusive WhatsApp group where we discuss the news in real-time.https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeSubscribe to the Brief Eastern Europe NewsletterWeekly briefing sent out every Monday with news updates, expert commentary, and our editorial picks - free to your inbox: https://briefeasterneurope.eu/subscribeFOLLOW USInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neweasterneuropemag/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewEasternEurope/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-eastern-europe/

  Yuriy describes how air raid alerts now last 20–22 hours in many Ukrainian cities, numbing people into living with constant danger and daily missile casualties. Ukraine jams GPS to slightly reduce drone and missile accuracy, making phones think they're in places like Peru, while missing road signs and smoke-filled skies from Russian strikes on civilian buildings mark life on the road. He notes the bitter irony that anti-ship missiles designed for aircraft carriers are being used to burn homes and hospitals in a frightening, strange world.   Send Yuriy your letter of support fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com  Yuriy's Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy   Buy Yuriy a coffee here: https://bmc.link/yuriymat  Subscribe to his substack: https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/  ----more---- TRANSCRIPT   It is September 29. Air raid alerts in many Ukrainian cities now last for something like 20 to 22 hours. People have stopped paying attention to them. Even for every day, dozens of people are killed or wounded by missiles. But if you reacted to every single alert, your life would simply come to a standstill. It reminds me a little of life on the African savanna. The zebras understand perfectly well the danger posed by lions. They may even understand that some of them will be killed by lion claws in the near future, and yet they carry on living their ordinary lives. To reduce the accuracy of drones and missiles even slightly, GPS signals are being jammed in Ukraine. Some of the weapons flying toward us rely on GPS guidance. Jammers do not shut the signal down completely. Instead, they make GPS devices believe they are somewhere on the other side of the world. My phone, for example, most often tells me that we are in Peru. My first association with that country is Paddington Bear, whose cartoons my daughter loved when she was little. By the way, do you know who voiced Paddington in the Ukrainian dub? Volodymyr Zelensky. Check it if you don't believe me. I travel between cities a lot these days, and without GPS, it's quite difficult, especially since there are almost no road signs either. They were taken down in the first days of a full-scale invasion so that the occupiers would not know how best to get to different cities. And they still haven't been put back, just in case. But I always know when I'm approaching a city. Above almost any Ukrainian city from Kharkiv to Kyiv, there are now enormous clouds of smoke hanging in the sky, the aftermath of fires caused by Russian strikes on supermarkets, office buildings, food warehouses, and residential buildings. There is a particular bitter irony in the fact that a huge number of these fires are caused by anti-ship missiles that Moscow originally designed to sink American aircraft carriers. And now, while the American administration is desperately trying to convince itself that it can see a desire for peace in Putin's bloodshot eyes, the Russians understand that TACO will always be TACO, that no aircraft carrier is ever going to try to stop them from committing genocide, and that these missiles can therefore be used to destroy homes and hospitals instead. We live in a strange world, Paddington Bear, and I'm not talking about your Peru. I'm talking about everything else. A strange world and a very frightening one.  

Hosts Alexander Scott and Tomás Crowder-Taraborrelli speak with Daniel Gunnar Kressel about his book Hispanic Technocracy: From Fascism to Catholic Authoritarianism in Spain, Argentina, and Chile, 1945–1991 (Cambridge University Press, 2025). Kressel argues that fascism did not simply die in 1945 but mutated, and that across Franco's Spain, Onganía's Argentina, and Pinochet's Chile a distinct post-fascist school of thought became state ideology, fusing Catholic spiritual mission, authoritarian rule, and early neoliberal economics. The conversation begins with Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora lecturing Chileans and Argentines in 1965 on a Spain that had supposedly left ideology behind for pure development, and why "bureaucratic authoritarianism" misses what these regimes were. Kressel traces the Hispanista networks that drew Argentine and Chilean rightists to Franco's Madrid in the 1950s as a third position against both Washington and Moscow; the rise of Opus Dei, whose ministers displaced the Falange, presided over the Spanish "economic miracle," and insisted they were realists without ideology; Onganía's ambition to be a Franco "in the most literal way"; and the ideological roots of Pinochet's terror and the subsidiary state that followed it. They close with the authoritarian nostalgia of Vox, José Antonio Kast, and Javier Milei, the corporatist model that never existed outside the regimes' own propaganda, and why Spain, Argentina, and Chile's democratic transitions came from the street, not from the technocrats. Daniel Gunnar Kressel is a Koch History Centre Fellow at the University of Oxford (Wadham College) and a historian of modern Latin America and Spain whose work examines transnational right-wing ideologies, networks, and identities during the Cold War. He is the author of Hispanic Technocracy (Cambridge University Press, 2025) and José Antonio Primo de Rivera in Latin America: The Pursuit of a Fascist Usable Past during the Cold War (Routledge, 2025). Get the book: Hispanic Technocracy: From Fascism to Catholic Authoritarianism in Spain, Argentina, and Chile, 1945–1991 is available now from Cambridge University Press: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/hispanic-technocracy/2C84722CD535BB901058E4748E10065B] More from Daniel Kressel: José Antonio Primo de Rivera in Latin America (Routledge, 2025) https://www.routledge.com/Jose-Antonio-Primo-de-Rivera-in-Latin-America-The-Pursuit-of-a-Fascist-Usable-Past-during-the-Cold-War-1939-1989/Kressel/p/book/9781032709796 Faculty page at Oxford:  https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-daniel-gunnar-kressel] Support Latin American Perspectives Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, and Bluesky. Subscribe and rate on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or preferred listening app. Annual print subscriptions start at $74, with discounted rates for students and LASA members.

Bryan Kohberger's aunt, who lived in Las Vegas and spoke anonymously after his arrest, said she had known him as a quiet, withdrawn young man and had never personally seen violence from him. She said the allegations shocked her, but she also believed there was a real possibility he would be convicted, telling reporters that she wanted the truth to come out. The aunt said Kohberger had struggled for years with mental-health issues and speculated that he may have “snapped,” although she acknowledged that she had not spent significant time with him for more than five years before his arrest. She also recalled bringing Kohberger and other members of his family to Las Vegas on several occasions and described him as shy and troubled during his younger years.he also expressed concern about what might happen to Kohberger if he were convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. His aunt said she feared he might attempt suicide if faced with that outcome, while making clear that her sympathy also extended to the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. Her comments stood out because Kohberger's immediate family had said very little publicly after his December 2022 arrest, making the aunt one of the first relatives to speak openly about what she remembered of him and how she viewed the accusations. At the time, her remarks reflected both disbelief at the scale of the allegations and an acknowledgment that she thought prosecutors might ultimately prove their case.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Bryan Kohberger's defense objected to the protective order governing discovery in the Moscow murders case, arguing that the restrictions were too broad and interfered with his ability to prepare a defense. His attorneys challenged limits on how evidence could be shared, reviewed and discussed, particularly material provided by prosecutors that was subject to confidentiality restrictions. The defense argued that an overly expansive protective order could make it harder to consult with investigators, experts and other members of the defense team, while also placing unnecessary limits on Kohberger's access to information being used against him.Prosecutors defended the protective order as necessary because the case involved sensitive evidence, private information and intense media attention. They argued that restrictions were needed to protect the integrity of the investigation, the privacy of witnesses and victims' families, and Kohberger's own right to a fair trial. The dispute became part of the broader fight over secrecy in the case, with the defense pushing for greater access and flexibility while the state sought tighter control over how discovery material circulated outside the courtroom.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

During the week of November 20 through November 27, 2022, Moscow police held two major press conferences while also issuing daily updates as investigators worked to determine who killed Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. At the November 20 briefing, Chief James Fry and other officials clarified the timeline surrounding the 911 call, explaining that surviving roommates had summoned friends because they believed one of the second-floor victims was unconscious and that multiple people spoke with dispatchers before police arrived. Investigators said they did not believe the surviving roommates, the friends present when 911 was called, the private driver who brought Kaylee and Madison home, or the man seen with them at the food truck were involved. Police also continued to say they believed the killings were targeted, while acknowledging they still had no suspect in custody and had not recovered the murder weapon.At the November 23 press conference, authorities again emphasized that they had no named suspect while describing the increasingly large investigation underway. Police said they had collected 103 pieces of evidence, taken roughly 4,000 photographs, created three-dimensional scans of the King Road house and devoted hundreds of hours to forensic processing. They also said they had been unable to substantiate reports that Kaylee had a stalker, cleared the man she and Madison repeatedly tried to call shortly before the murders and continued asking the public for video, tips and other information. By November 27, police reported that more than 488 digital-media submissions had been sent to investigators and acknowledged the growing fear in Moscow, with calls about unusual activity and welfare checks rising sharply. The week of briefings showed an investigation expanding rapidly in manpower and evidence collection, but still without the central answers the public wanted most: who committed the murders, what the motive was and where the killer had gone.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

P.M. Edition for Sept. 28. The FAA's delay, over a software glitch that could pose a potential safety risk, sent Boeing stock sliding. Plus, top researchers from some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence published a report today asking policymakers to oversee self-improving AI systems. It's the latest turn in the conversation over AI safety—which, as Journal tech policy reporter Amrith Ramkumar tells us, is also going on in the White House. Nvidia is launching the largest-ever U.S. stock buyback. And WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia in 2023 and spent more than a year imprisoned there, reflects with editor in chief Emma Tucker on how his experience has changed him on the eve of the release of his new book. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“We have tried to create a system devoid of beauty, and it has failed. We have never tried to create a system that is replete with beauty and ask us what it might do.” Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, a lawyer, and a prison reform advocate. In this episode, he joins Chris to discuss the detrimental effects of prison systems and how lack of resources and the lack of beauty in prison perpetuates dehumanization. Reginald and Chris also share their favorite poems and books and discuss Reginald's work with the Freedom Library to bring books to prisoners and correction officers.Poems and Books MentionedFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgFree Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Leewon't you celebrate with me by Lucille CliftonThose Winter Sundays by Robert HaydenFailing and Flying by Jack GilbertThe Forgotten Dialect of the Heart by Jack GilbertA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towlesunder a soprano sky by Sonia SanchezFor Freckle-Faced Gerald by Etheridge KnightFeatured guestFollow Reginald on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at FreedomReads.orgBuy Felon: Poems and Doggerel: PoemsConnect with the teamFollow Chris on Instagram and at chrisduffycomedy.comBuy Chris' book, Humor Me Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at TEDPodsFollow TED on X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTokFor the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscriptsFill out our survey at bit.ly/BHSurvey6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's pages, Bekhorot 9 and 10, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya completes his astonishing mission against the 60 sages of Athens, proving that winning an argument sometimes requires considerably more than having the better argument. Presidential historian Tevi Troy joins us to explain why the story reminds him of Richard Nixon facing down Nikita Khrushchev in a model American kitchen in Moscow. What can two very different confrontations teach us about courage under pressure? Listen and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anne Taylor, Bryan Kohberger's lead defense attorney, was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for her work on the case. When she was initially appointed, Taylor's compensation was set at $200 per hour because she was qualified to handle a capital murder defense. After responsibility for Kohberger's defense shifted to the Idaho State Public Defender's Office in October 2024, her rate dropped to $150 per hour. Public records later showed that Taylor received about $485,000 from the state from October 2024 forward, a figure that included billable hours as well as reimbursements for expenses such as travel, meals and lodging.That $485,000 figure does not represent everything Taylor earned during the entire Kohberger case. Records detailing how much she was paid while Latah County was responsible for the defense remain sealed, meaning her total compensation from the beginning of the case has not been publicly established. Taylor had already been earning $200 an hour for her work before the state took over, and reporting described her overall earnings as reaching well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Kohberger's entire publicly funded defense ultimately cost nearly $5.5 million, including attorneys, experts, investigators and other expenses, but the complete breakdown of exactly how much of that total went to Taylor remains unavailable.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Prosecutors sought to sharply limit Bryan Kohberger's ability to present an alibi at trial, arguing that his defense had never provided the level of specificity required under Idaho law. Kohberger's attorneys said he had been out driving alone during the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, including in areas south of Pullman and west of Moscow near Wawawai Park, and planned to use cellphone data and expert testimony to support that account. Prosecutors argued that the defense had essentially offered little more than the claim that Kohberger was driving around, without identifying a specific location where he could be placed at the time of the murders or witnesses who could verify his whereabouts. The state also emphasized that Kohberger's phone stopped reporting to the cellular network during the critical period surrounding the killings.By February 2025, prosecutors asked the court to prohibit Kohberger from presenting any alibi evidence through witnesses or experts and argued that, because of the defense's alleged failure to comply with the alibi-disclosure requirements, the only person who should be allowed to testify about his claimed whereabouts was Kohberger himself. That request would have significantly restricted the defense's ability to use expert Sy Ray and cellphone-location evidence to corroborate the claim that Kohberger was driving south and west of Moscow rather than inside the King Road house. The prosecution's position was essentially that Kohberger had been given repeated opportunities to provide a legally sufficient alibi and had failed to do so, meaning the defense should not be allowed to expand or strengthen that claim in front of the jury.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Bryan Kohberger arrived at Washington State University in Pullman in 2022 to pursue a Ph.D. in criminology, just months before the murders of four University of Idaho students in nearby Moscow. He worked as a teaching assistant while attending classes and studying criminal justice, but accounts from his short time at WSU described increasing friction with students and faculty. Kohberger reportedly received complaints about his grading and interactions with students, and university records later showed that faculty had discussed concerns about his professionalism and performance. His academic life placed him only about 10 miles from the University of Idaho campus, a geographic proximity that became a major focus after investigators identified him as a suspect in the November 2022 killings.Kohberger's time at WSU ended abruptly after his arrest in Pennsylvania in December 2022. He had completed only one semester of the doctoral program, and the university subsequently terminated his enrollment and teaching position. Investigators searched his Pullman apartment and office, seized property and examined his activities as they reconstructed his life in Washington during the months leading up to the murders. What had begun as the start of an advanced academic career in criminology ultimately became a central part of the investigation, with detectives scrutinizing his studies, employment, relationships, movements and behavior during the brief period he lived just across the state line from Moscow.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen recapped MSU's 28-14 win over No. 18 Northern Arizona and previewed Friday night's trip to take on Idaho (0-4) at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow. 

1949Cold War Fear Reshapes AmericaNick Bunker, author of In the Shadow of Fear: America and the World in 1950, Part One: Bunker covers post-WWIIgeopolitical anxiety, domestic political friction, and foreign policy challenges facing President Harry Truman between late 1949 and early 1950. He analyzes the economic recession, budget battles, and the Communist victory in China. The narrative examines key figures like Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Defense Secretary Louis Johnson, and Senator Robert Taft, setting the stage for Stalin and Mao's Moscow negotiations and rising anti-communist political crusades in Washington. (1)

Reports following Bryan Kohberger's arrest said he was wearing rubber or latex gloves when authorities took him into custody at his family's Pennsylvania home in December 2022. The detail immediately drew attention because investigators were already examining Kohberger's behavior after the murders and looking for signs that he may have been trying to avoid leaving behind additional DNA or other trace evidence. Law enforcement sources also reported that Kohberger had been seen cleaning his vehicle and handling household trash in a manner that investigators considered suspicious, adding to the scrutiny surrounding the gloves.The fact that Kohberger was reportedly wearing gloves at the time of his arrest became one more piece of circumstantial information folded into the larger narrative prosecutors were building around his conduct after the killings. On its own, wearing gloves was not proof of criminal activity, but investigators viewed it in the context of the DNA evidence, the white Hyundai Elantra, cell-phone records and surveillance evidence already being examined. The report added another layer to questions about whether Kohberger was taking deliberate steps to limit the possibility of leaving behind forensic evidence as law enforcement closed in on him.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

A gas station clerk in Moscow became part of the early investigation after independently reviewing hours of surveillance footage from the night of the murders and spotting a white sedan she believed resembled the Hyundai Elantra police were searching for. The clerk said she went back through the video after hearing investigators were looking for a white Hyundai and found footage showing a light-colored car traveling past the station during the early morning hours. She turned roughly eight hours of surveillance video over to law enforcement, giving investigators another potential sighting to compare against the growing collection of security footage from Moscow and Pullman. At the time, police were receiving a large number of tips about the vehicle and were still trying to determine which sightings were actually connected to the case.The gas station footage was significant because investigators were already trying to reconstruct the movements of a white Hyundai Elantra around Moscow before and after the killings. Later court records showed that law enforcement reviewed extensive surveillance from businesses and residences throughout Moscow, Pullman and the surrounding area as they worked to identify what they called “Vehicle 1,” eventually describing it as a 2011-2016 white Hyundai Elantra and linking the investigation to Bryan Kohberger. But the early gas station image had limitations: it did not clearly show a license plate or the driver, meaning the clerk's discovery was a potential lead rather than proof that the vehicle was Kohberger's. It nevertheless became one of several pieces of surveillance investigators examined while building the timeline of the suspect vehicle's movements.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.com

A fat, smug bear sits at the heart of Russia's politics right now and it is not just a party logo. The State Duma election has handed United Russia - whose logo is the bear - its biggest ever share of seats. Of course, the vote was rigged, but what does Putin do with this mandate now? A quick look at the state of the Ukraine war (where it's heading to be a nasty winter) then leads to a few words about the threat the Russian bear poses Europe: not a direct military one, but increased and potentially risky hybrid war operations.Then in the second half, a detour into Russia's surge in sometimes fatal bear encounters. Is this thanks to climate change and shrinking habitats, or - and here I may be indulging my own whimsies here - considering the powerful role of the bear in Russian folklore, a Sign?The podcast's corporate partner and sponsor is Conducttr, which provides software for innovative and immersive crisis exercises in hybrid warfare, counter-terrorism, civil affairs and similar situations.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials including the (almost-) weekly Govorit Moskva news briefing right here. Support the show

Bryan Kohberger wants a court to revisit the guilty plea that ended his Idaho murder case, just as authorities warn that unredacted crime-scene photos have allegedly reached social-media creators. The two developments put a closed prosecution back under scrutiny without turning either allegation into a proven fact. A YouTube creator with more than 9,000 subscribers said publicly that she had unredacted images and was waiting to get more. On September 15, 2026, the Latah County Prosecutor's Office, Moscow Police and Idaho State Police said an unknown source had allegedly supplied sensitive material to journalists and online creators. The agencies asked anyone holding the photographs not to distribute them. Idaho had already built legal barriers around the material. Judge Megan Marshall ordered bodies and immediately surrounding blood blacked out in City of Moscow releases. Idaho State Police posted nearly 2,800 crime-scene images in January 2026 and removed them later that day. The Goncalves family said the images were live by the end of a 12-minute warning call. Senate Bill 1250 later exempted death-investigation photographs from public disclosure. Kohberger's family now backs his post-conviction effort and says it wants the complete truth addressed through a trial. Kohberger claims his former lawyers induced a false confession through bad advice, false promises and threats. At the July 2, 2025 plea hearing, however, he told Judge Steven Hippler that no one threatened him, no one promised him anything beyond the deal, and no one told him to answer untruthfully. He said the plea was voluntary and that he was guilty. His petition also highlights hair from Ethan Chapin's right hand. Defense expert Ruth Ballard had examined one hair from that location before the plea and found it morphologically consistent with Chapin's own reference sample. The next fight turns on evidence. What can Kohberger prove now that changes the sworn answers the court relied on when accepting his guilty plea? Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #TrueCrimeToday #KohbergerAppeal #GuiltyPlea #Idaho4 #CrimeScenePhotos #PostConviction #MoscowMurders #TrueCrime