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Mergulhamos na história dos Vory v Zakone (“ladrões na lei”) que vão se tornar a Bratva (máfia) atual, desde suas origens no Império Tsarista e Gulags soviéticos, passando pelo envolvimento com o regime comunista, impactos econômicos na URSS e na Era Putin, até curiosidades sobre ligações com o governo, cibercrime e geopolítica. Descubra como a máfia russa evoluiu para ferramenta de influência global, evasão de sanções e a economia fantasma. Patronato do SciCast: 1. Patreon SciCast 2. Apoia.se/Scicast 3. Nos ajude via Pix também, chave: contato@scicast.com.br ou acesse o QRcode: Sua pequena contribuição ajuda o Portal Deviante a continuar divulgando Ciência! Contatos: contato@scicast.com.br https://twitter.com/scicastpodcast https://www.facebook.com/scicastpodcast https://www.instagram.com/PortalDeviante/ Fale conosco! E não esqueça de deixar o seu comentário na postagem desse episódio! Expediente: Produção Geral: Tarik Fernandes e André Trapani Equipe de Gravação: Tarik Fernandes, Maria Oliveira, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy Citação ABNT: Scicast #695: Máfia Russa. Locução: Tarik Fernandes, Maria Oliveira, Gustavo Rebello, Luis Filipe Herdy. [S.l.] Portal Deviante, 03/09/2026. Podcast. Disponível em: https://www.deviante.com.br/podcasts/scicast-695 Imagem de capa: Организованная преступность: как расследовать отмывание денег. Глава 1 Referências e Indicações Sugestões de literatura: Galeotti, Mark. The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia (Yale University Press, 2018) – base para definição e estrutura da máfia russa, 90% da pauta. Handelman, Stephen. Comrade Criminal: Russia's New Mafiya (Yale University Press, 1995) – Relação com regime comunista. Volkov, Vadim. Violent Entrepreneurs: The Use of Force in the Making of Russian Capitalism (Cornell University Press, 2002) – Análise das raízes criminosas. Applebaum, Anne. Gulag: A History (Doubleday, 2003) – Contexto dos campos e subcultura criminal. Dostoiévski, Fiódor. Crime e Castigo. Tradução de Paulo Bezerra. São Paulo: Editora 34, 2001. (Original publicado em 1866) - Contexto de São Petersburgo e subcultura criminal. Varese, Federico. The Russian Mafia (Oxford University Press, 2001, atualizado 2020) – Controle econômico. Relatórios e Artigos Acadêmicos: CIA Report. (1989, desclassificado). "Soviet Underground Economy". (Citado para impactos econômicos na URSS). CIA Report. (1991). Relatórios desclassificados sobre máfia russa. (Citado para overview global). CIA World Factbook. (1997). Relatórios sobre máfia russa. (Citado para definição e estrutura). European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). (2017). "Russia's Hybrid Warfare and Criminal Networks". (Citado para influência na Europa e era Putin). ECFR. (2023). Relatórios sobre redes criminosas russas. (Citado para perspectivas futuras e guerra híbrida). New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy. (2024). "The Kremlin's Use of Criminal Networks in Europe". (Citado para casos como Kuzminov e assassinatos). New Lines Institute. (2025). Evolução recente da máfia. (Citado para resumo geral e assassinatos). Jamestown Foundation. (2019). "The Soviet Roots of Russian Organized Crime". (Citado para raízes soviéticas). Jamestown Foundation. (2024). Resumo geral sobre máfia russa. (Citado para expansão global). FAS Intelligence Resource Program. (1997). Relatórios sobre Odessa Bratva. (Citado para origens em Odessa). FBI Reports. (2022). Ligações nos EUA e cibercrime russo. (Citado para infiltração nos EUA). Sites, Notícias e Artigos Online: The Guardian. (2018, 23 de março). "How organised crime took over Russia". Link: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/23/how-organised-crime-took-over-russia-vory-super-mafia. (Citado para subcultura vory tsarista). DW (Deutsche Welle). (2023). "Russian Mafia in Europe". (Citado para influência na Europa). Eurasianet. (2024). Influência na América Latina e Oriente Médio. (Citado para alianças globais). Medium. (2021). "Russia as a Superpower of Crime". (Citado para curiosidades como Crimintern). The New York Times. (1997). Reportagem sobre venda de submarino. (Citado para curiosidade sobre submarino colombiano/ Operação Odessa). BBC History. (2020). Artigo sobre tatuagens da máfia russa. (Citado para simbolismo de tatuagens). Wilson Center. (Data não especificada). "Tales of Old Odessa: Crime and Civility in a City of Thieves". (Citado para história de Odessa). Eurasiatique. (2022, 4 de abril). "Revolution Under the Shadow of the State: Organized Crime in the Soviet Union". Link: https://eurasiatique.ca/2022/04/04/revolution-under-the-shadow-of-the-state-organized-crime-in-the-soviet-union. (Citado para revolução e crime). ICDS. (Data não especificada). "The History of Russia's Underworld". Link: https://icds.ee/en/the-history-of-russias-underworld. (Citado para origens em slums). Sugestões de filmes: John Wick 1, 2, 3 etc The Americans (2018) Soviet Jeans (2024) https://video.wbgu.org/show/soviet-jeans/ (acho que tem no Prime) Sugestões de vídeos: "Vory em St. Petersburg". Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yhnCVtEF9U. (Citado para vory em São Petersburgo). Sugestões de links: Stanford University Background Guide. (Data não especificada). Sobre Vorovskoy Mir. Link: https://web.stanford.edu/group/sias/cgi-bin/smunc/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Russia-BG-Final.pdf. (Citado para origens tsaristas). Berkeley Political Review. (2019, 16 de dezembro). Gangs and gulags: How Vladimir Putin utilizes organized crime to power his mafia state. Link: https://bpr.studentorg.berkeley.edu/2019/12/16/gangs-and-gulags-how-vladimir-putin-utilizes-organized-crime-to-power-his-mafia-state/. (Citado para relação Putin-máfia). USC Scalar. (Data não especificada). "A Brief History of Odessa". Link: https://scalar.usc.edu/works/odessa/a-brief-history-of-odessa. (Citado para origens em Odessa). Sugestões de games: Shadowrun Trilogy (Shadowrun Returns, Dragonfall e Hong Kong, 2013-2015): RPG cyberpunk onde os Vory v Zakone são um sindicato do crime principal, com hierarquia realista (Tsars, tatuagens como estrelas para rank, Red Vory pró-Estado vs. White Vory exilados). Baseado fielmente na história real (gulags soviéticos, código anti-Estado), eles contratam shadowrunners para missões violentas de contrabando e assassinato. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004): Missões contra russos em Los Santos, com vibes de Bratva dos anos 90 (extorsão, carros tunados). GTA IV expande com sindicatos russos em Liberty City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode unpacks the potential purposes and implications of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's recent surprise trip to Moscow.   Host: James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, CFR   Guest: Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, CFR   We Discuss: What is actually known about CIA Director John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Moscow, and how the visit became public. Whether Ratcliffe's conspicuous arrival by military aircraft across the Latvian border suggests the publicity was deliberate rather than a failed attempt at secrecy. Competing explanations for the visit's purpose, from warning Russia against escalation to sending a message on Iran. How unusual it is for a CIA director to make such a trip, and how it compares to Bill Burns's 2021 visit to Moscow. How the intended audiences for the visit may include not just the Kremlin but also Russian and European elites, as well as the U.S. Congress as it weighs a new Russia sanctions bill. Whether the trip is part of an effort to relieve domestic political pressure on Donald Trump, who faces demands to get tough on Russia.  How the Trump administration has struggled to reconcile firmness toward Russia with openness to diplomacy, including ambiguity surrounding the Alaska summit and a proposed tripartite summit.   Mentioned on the Episode:   Vladimir Putin, with Nataliya Gevorkyan, Natalya Timakova, and Andrei Kolesnikov, First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, PublicAffairs   Barak Ravid, “CIA Director Ratcliffe Floated Trump-Putin-Zelensky Summit During Moscow Visit, Sources Say,” Axios   “Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 (S.1241),” U.S. Congress   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President's Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/presidents-inbox/the-cia-directors-not-so-secret-trip-to-moscow   Opinions expressed on The President's Inbox are solely those of the host or guests, not of CFR, which takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

A leaked Moscow memo stated that Russian air defenses are being concentrated around the Kremlin. This leaves the broader Moscow region, including refineries and key infrastructure, vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks.Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/PeterZeihanFull Newsletter: https://bit.ly/4cJ7y5m

C dans l'air du 2 septembre 2026 - Poutine: "ils vont me pendre!" Alors que la guerre en Ukraine s'enlise et que l'hiver approche, la Russie et l'OTAN s'approchent-elles dangereusement de la « ligne rouge » ? Après plusieurs semaines d'enquête, l'Allemagne a accusé ce mardi 1er septembre la Russie de Vladimir Poutine d'être derrière la tentative d'attaque menée, début août, avec un drone chargé d'explosifs à l'aéroport de Leipzig, une plateforme stratégique pour l'armée allemande, l'OTAN ainsi que pour le soutien logistique à l'Ukraine. En représailles, Berlin a annoncé la fermeture, dès le 18 septembre, du dernier consulat russe sur son territoire, à Bonn, et de la Maison russe de Berlin, un centre culturel soupçonné de servir de couverture aux services de renseignement russes. Plusieurs pays européens réclament également des sanctions. Preuve d'une tension qui monte entre le Kremlin et les Occidentaux, le patron de l'OTAN a immédiatement réagi : « L'OTAN se tient pleinement aux côtés de l'Allemagne après l'attaque hybride russe à Leipzig », a assuré Mark Rutte sur le réseau social X.Sur le terrain, la Russie intensifie ses frappes sur les infrastructures essentielles, près de Kiev, à Odessa ou encore sur la ville de Kherson, où les habitants ont été appelés à évacuer face au danger des bombardements qui risquent de laisser la ville sans électricité ni chauffage avant l'hiver. L'hiver dernier, l'armée russe avait frappé à répétition les centrales électriques ukrainiennes, plongeant par moments des millions de personnes dans le froid et le noir. Avant même la chute des températures de l'automne, les autorités redoutent un scénario encore pire : début août, le président Volodymyr Zelensky a prévenu que l'Ukraine n'avait « quasiment plus aucune centrale thermique intacte ».Depuis plusieurs mois, la Russie et l'Ukraine font monter en puissance leurs frappes à longue portée, visant de plus en plus souvent des infrastructures civiles telles que des entrepôts logistiques et des sites pétroliers et portuaires. Des tirs qui provoquent malaise et inquiétude dans la population russe, sèment le doute sur la capacité du pouvoir à protéger le pays et impactent l'économie russe. La popularité de Vladimir Poutine baisse et inquiète le Kremlin. Une première pour l'homme fort de la Russie, qui passerait désormais une grande partie de son temps confiné dans des bunkers ultra-sécurisés et aurait décidé, au mois d'août, de renforcer sa garde rapprochée, qui dépasse désormais 800 personnes, sur fond de craintes d'attentat, de coup d'État et d'escalade militaire.Alors que la guerre dure depuis 2022, quelle est la situation en Ukraine et en Russie ? Fragilisé, Vladimir Poutine est-il tenté par l'escalade ? Jusqu'où ? Que s'est-il passé à l'aéroport de Leipzig début août ? Pourquoi l'Allemagne accuse-t-elle désormais la Russie ? Face à la guerre hybride russe, quelle réponse européenne ? Pour la première fois depuis novembre 2021, un directeur de la CIA s'est rendu en Russie le 25 août dernier. La CIA a-t-elle mis en garde la Russie contre une agression visant l'Otan ?Nos experts :- Dominique TRINQUAND - Ancien chef de la mission militaire française auprès de l'ONU- Paul GOGO - Journaliste indépendant et ancien correspondant en Russie- Marion VAN RENTERGHEM - Grand reporter, chroniqueuse à L'Express, et spécialiste des questions européennes- Philippe GÉLIE - Directeur adjoint de la rédaction Le Figaro- Aude BARIÉTY DE LAGARDE ( en duplex de Berlin) - Journaliste correspondante en Allemagne pour Le Figaro

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Day 1,648.Today, we hear the latest from the capital as Ukraine suffers one of the deadliest waves of raids of the entire war, with new jet-powered drones wreaking havoc. How will Kyiv and its allies respond? Then, we have exclusive remarks from the head of Estonia's intelligence service on the likelihood of a large-scale Russian mobilisation – and threats to Putin – as well as an update on what Kyiv's former Defence Minister Fedorov is up to in Italy.Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Sophia O'Sullivan (Telegraph journalist).Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on XProducer: Phil AtkinsSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:Putin's bombs destroy millions of school books before new term (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/31/ukraine-russia-putin-kyiv-missiles/ Russia's new missiles make Ukraine's ports a no-go zone (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/29/russia-cheap-fast-missiles-cut-ukraine-sea/ Estonia's spy chief: ‘Russia is in a very bad place – revolution could come overnight' (David Blair for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/29/kaupo-rosin-interview-russia-bad-place-revolution/ Wie Putin den Krieg eskalieren kann. Mit Alexander Stubb (Ronzheimer interview with Alexander Stubb, in German)https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wie-putin-den-krieg-eskalieren-kann-mit-alexander-stubb/id1700432142?i=1000786893585Ousted Ukrainian defense chief Fedorov takes advisory role with Italy (Politico)https://www.politico.eu/article/mykhailo-fedorov-adviser-italy-defense-minister-guido-crosetto/Kremlin Says Ukraine Peace Talks on ‘Deep Pause' (Moscow Times)https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/28/kremlin-says-ukraine-peace-talks-on-deep-pause-a93597Exclusive: Musk opposes allowing Ukraine to use Starlink for strikes on Russia, despite recent media reports, sources say (Kyiv Independent)https://kyivindependent.com/musk-opposes-allowing-ukraine-to-use-starlink-for-strikes-on-russia-despite-recent-media-reports-sources-say/?mc_cid=60baedc69e&mc_eid=08d0680a95Germany plans to blame Russia for Leipzig attack as tensions with Putin escalate (Politico)https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-berlin-sanctions-russia-vladimir-putin-leipzig-attach-ascalate/Fleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization (Politico)https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-vladimir-putin-quietly-preparing-another-mobilization/ Putin's mouthpieces earn £800k a year for Kremlin propaganda (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/31/putins-mouthpieces-earn-800k-a-year-for-kremlin-propaganda/ If you're interested in sponsoring Dom's upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.ukEMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Ukraine suffers some of deadliest attacks of warEstonia spy chief says 'revolution could come overnight in Russia' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe didn't fly to Moscow to negotiate with diplomats—he flew in to hand the FSB a spreadsheet proving the Russian Empire is mathematically dead.In this broadcast, we break down the secret intelligence dossier, the Lindsey Graham sanctions ultimatum, and the systemic panic tearing through the Kremlin. While Putin rambles on television about killer whales eating polar bears and inspects Chinese cars rebadged as "Volgas," the Russian state is quietly plunging its own provinces into a total digital blackout to prepare for the upcoming post-election draft.From the bankruptcy of the Russian agricultural heartland to frontline commanders using torture to seize real estate, we map the terminal collapse of the Panopticon. And at the center of it all is a terrified Tsar who admitted the real reason he can never hit the brakes: "They will hang me."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.

Hoe te reageren op Rusland | Het einde van de oorlog | De nucleaire escalatieladder Arend Jan Boekestijn en Rob de Wijk leggen uit hoe Europa klem zit tussen Poetins hybride escalatie en een verzwakte conventionele afschrikking. Terwijl luisteraars creatieve tegenacties voorstellen, benadrukken zij dat sancties en symbolische stappen de oorlog in Oekraïne niet beslissend beïnvloeden. De combinatie van dertig jaar defensiesloop en een ontbrekende machtspolitieke mindset maakt harde militaire opties politiek en praktisch uiterst riskant. De Wijk schetst hoe Poetin de escalatieladder bewust bespeelt, van aanvallen op infrastructuur tot hybride operaties in NAVO-landen. De beperkte Europese offensieve capaciteit en tekorten aan systemen als Tomahawk-raketten verkorten volgens hen de nucleaire drempel. Dat geeft Rusland ruimte voor gecontroleerde provocaties, terwijl NAVO-landen inzetten op defensie en hopen escalatie te vermijden. In de discussie over het einde van de oorlog in Oekraïne betwijfelen Boekestijn en De Wijk dat verovering van de hele Donbass automatisch tot een wapenstilstand leidt. Zij wijzen op Poetins langeademstrategie, rekruteringsproblemen in Rusland en economische schade door Oekraïense aanvallen, maar benadrukken dat niemand precies weet hoe het Kremlin rekent. Zo ontstaat een somber maar scherp beeld van een Europa dat veel doet, maar militair nog altijd met te weinig beslissingsmacht opereert. [Samenvatting geschreven door AI en gecontroleerd door mens] Over de Podcast Arend Jan Boekestijn en Rob de Wijk gaan onder leiding van Hugo Reitsma op zoek naar de nieuwe wereldorde. Wat betekenen oorlog, machtspolitiek en economische verschuivingen voor Europa en Nederland? In elke aflevering duiken zij in de geopolitieke actualiteit. Genomineerd voor de Zilveren Reissmicrofoon 2026, winnaar van de Dutch Podcast Awards 2022 in de categorie Nieuws & Politiek. Word lid van B&W Plus op boekestijnendewijk.nl voor de zaterdag-podcast, reclamevrij luisteren, en vele extra's! Reageren? Op X: @ajboekestijn en @robdewijk Bluesky: @hugoreitsma.bsky.social Mail: boekestijnendewijk@bnr.nl Over de makers: Arend Jan Boekestijn is een Nederlands historicus en voormalig politicus. Hij studeerde geschiedenis en politieke wetenschappen aan de Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Boekestijn is voormalig Tweede Kamerlid (tot 2009). Sinds 1989 is hij verbonden aan de vakgroep geschiedenis van de Universiteit Utrecht en sinds 2016 lid van commissie Vrede en Veiligheid van AIV. Rob de Wijk studeerde eigentijdse geschiedenis en internationale betrekkingen, promoveerde op kernwapenstrategieën, werd hoogleraar in Leiden en richtte in 2007 het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies op. Hugo Reitsma studeerde rechten en politicologie. Hij werkte eerder als politiek verslaggever en vanuit verschillende conflictgebieden. Hij is auteur van het boek ‘Boekestijn en De Wijk voorspellen de toekomst’ (november 2023).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La guerra de Ucrania ha entrado en una fase en la que ambos bandos atacan la retaguardia del contrario, pero el castigo no se reparte por igual. La retaguardia ucraniana es realmente la Unión Europea y el Reino Unido, que este año han aprobado un paquete de 90.000 millones de euros en ayuda y estudian otro paquete similar financiado con activos rusos congelados. Los centros logísticos del ejército ucraniano están realmente en Polonia, Alemania o Rumanía. Rusia, en cambio, paga la guerra con hidrocarburos que vende a descuento a China y la India, y sus aliados, Irán y Corea del Norte, están en la ruina. La asimetría se observa son un simple vistazo. Los drones ucranianos alcanzan objetivos hasta la misma Siberia y han inutilizado más de un tercio de la capacidad de refinamiento rusa, con la consiguiente crisis de suministro de combustible. En Ucrania las gasolineras funcionan con normalidad gracias a las importaciones desde Europa. En Rusia la producción industrial se mantiene plana a pesar de que el gasto militar disparado, los ucranianos, por su parte, han desplazado parte de su producción al resto de Europa, un lugar al que Rusia no puede atacar. Sin un aliado dispuesto a atacar a la OTAN y a absorber las represalias, al Kremlin solo le queda la vía de la guerra híbrida. Se han encontrado drones explosivos en un aeropuerto alemán, se han producido ciberataques contra los ferrocarriles polacos, un incendio en una empresa de defensa estonia, explosiones en polvorines italianos y búlgaros, y proliferan los saboteadores reclutados por Telegram. Los incidentes han pasado de unos 10 al mes en 2024 a unos 15 desde el mes de abril. La ambigüedad beneficia a Putin, porque atribuirle todo este desorden refuerza gratis su reputación. El objetivo es obviamente político. Trata de erosionar el apoyo occidental a Ucrania y agitar la política interna de Alemania, Francia, Finlandia, Estonia y Polonia, que tienen elecciones en los próximos meses. Pero la estrategia no termina de funcionar. Los europeos del este perciben cerca el peligro y redoblan su apoyo a Ucrania. En Polonia, Rumanía y los países bálticos la mayor parte de la población está a favor de seguir enviando dinero y armas a Ucrania. Algo similar sucede en Europa occidental. El reloj corre contra el Kremlin. El ejército ruso pierde unos 35.000 hombres al mes entre muertos y heridos, más de los que consigue reclutar pese a pagar primas de hasta 4 millones de rublos y sueldos para los soldados rasos 3 o 4 veces superiores al salario medio en Rusia. Sostener ese ritmo exigirá una movilización que equivaldría a admitir que no están ganando. Una movilización, además, hundiría la popularidad de Putin en el interior. Bloqueado el avance terrestre, al Kremlin le quedan dos tipos de escalada. La vertical, ya ensayada con ejercicios nucleares sorpresa, que sirva de aviso de que podría recurrir al uso del arsenal nuclear. Y la horizontal, que consistiría en ampliar la extensión del conflicto para congelarlo después en mejores condiciones. Todo aprovechándose de la actitud de Donald Trump que ha debilitado la disuasión hasta tal punto que la semana pasada su Gobierno tuvo que enviar en secreto a Moscú al director de la CIA para recordar a Putin que el artículo 5 sigue en pie. El centro de gravedad ya no está en el Donbás ni en ningún otro lugar del frente, sino en la resistencia de los países europeos y en su disposición a sostener a Ucrania durante el tiempo que sea necesario. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 4:03 La retaguardia ucraniana 36:50 El acuerdo petrolero en Venezuela 46:49 Trump y la provocación de Ontario · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #ucrania #rusia Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

In this episode of DISINFORMATION WARS, host Ilan Berman speaks with AFPC Senior Fellow Thomas Kent about his new book, The Propaganda Manual of the Ukraine War, and about how the Kremlin is weaponizing information in the context of Ukraine... and beyond. MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:Thomas Kent, The Propaganda Manual of the Ukraine War: Information Warfare by Russia, Ukraine, and Western Nations - Lessons Learned for Future Conflicts (AFPC Press, 2026), https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-propaganda-manual-of-the-ukraine-war-information-warfare-by-russia-ukraine-and-western-nations-lessons-learned-for-future-conflicts-thomas-kent/b6406493de2e6bda?ean=9781968919498BIO: Thomas Kent joined the American Foreign Policy Council in February 2024 as Senior Fellow for Strategic Communication. He is a specialist in Russian propaganda, the world information war, international journalism, and media ethics. He teaches at Columbia University about disinformation, and consults for governments, NGOs, news organizations and corporations.Until 2018, Kent was president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a congressionally-financed company providing independent news in 27 languages to 23 countries. Before that, he was a correspondent and executive at the Associated Press, serving as standards (ethics) editor, deputy managing editor, head of international news, Moscow bureau chief, chief of operations in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, and NATO and European Union correspondent.

Everyone keeps diagnosing Putin's mood, not least given the CIA Director's visit to Moscow. Putin is angry, he's frightened, he's desperate -- that seems to be the standard Western talking point these days, and hence the fear that he might do something dangerously escalatory.But is he? Things might actually look rather more encouraging from his perspective. So, in this episode, I try and peer through the Kremlin's windows, to understand how he believes things are going, in war and potential peace.Finally, I look at Nicole Grajewski's excellent new book, Russia and Iran. Partners in defiance, from Syria to Ukraine (Hurst, 2026) and what that may say not just about the Moscow-Tehran relationship, but also our understandings of the world.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

In this episode, we sit down with Rick Jordan, CEO of ReachOut and host of the leadership podcast Frequency, to discuss the rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape and the growing threats businesses face in an increasingly digital world.  With more than 1,200 interviews and years of experience in technology, media, and business leadership, Rick graciously shares his perspective on protecting organizations, understanding emerging cyber risks, and staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated attacks… Jump in to learn about: How artificial intelligence is changing cybersecurity and cyber threats The growing risks of ransomware, phishing, and social engineering Why cybersecurity awareness matters for businesses of all sizes How organizations can better protect data and digital infrastructure Through his work at ReachOut and Frequency, Rick harnesses his experience in cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, media, and leadership to help others. His approach emphasizes staying calm, informed, and prepared in the face of rapidly evolving challenges. To find out more about how cybersecurity threats are shaping the future of business, click play now! Connect with Rick: Personal Website ReachOut Frequency Instagram Linkedin Youtube

C dans l'air l'invité du 28 août 2026 avec Vincent Crouzet, ancien espion de la DGSE, expert en renseignement et auteur de "Le jour où je suis devenu espion" aux éditions de l'Observatoire. Le directeur de la CIA, John Ratcliffe, s'est rendu, mardi 25 août, à Moscou pour échanger "entre services secrets", sans rencontrer Vladimir Poutine, d'après le Kremlin. Pour autant, aucune explication n'a été donnée sur les raisons de cette première visite depuis le retour de Donald Trump. "C'était en quelque sorte de la demi-routine (…). Nous aimerions que la guerre en Ukraine s'arrête", a expliqué le président américain, en assurant que ce déplacement très commenté n'était lié ni à l'Iran ni à des menaces russes contre l'OTAN.

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Anatol Lieven warns that foreign policy establishments in both the United States and Britain have embraced a dangerous militarism. He highlights how the Biden administration failed to rejoin the nuclear deal with Iran, seeking instead a harder bargain. Furthermore, Europe faces acute escalation risks over Ukraine; Russia has warned of retaliation against Britain for authorizing the use of Storm Shadow missiles inside Russian territory. Lieven cautions that British Prime Minister Burnham's domestic agenda could be destroyed if a stray British missile strikes a Russian civilian target, triggering a direct, retaliatory attack on British soil. (1)

This Week In Startups is made possible by: DigitalOcean https://do.co/twist Every.io https://every.io PayPal https://paypal.launch.co Today's show: *Nvidia agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, just days after quietly licensing Poolside's coding model for $6 billion+. On TWiST, Jason lays out why this is actually the biggest AI story of the year. Nvidia plans to offer enterprises unmetered, unlimited on-prem compute, pulling them away from reliance on Anthropic and OpenAI's frontier models and products. PLUS we're chatting with Halter founder & CEO Craig Piggott about how his company helps farmers optimize their land use via solar-powered AI-driven cattle collars. AND Hop Aero CEO and co-founder Matija Milenovic shows us Rook, his autonomous hypersonic cargo rocket that can launch from a shipping container and deliver cargo up to 450 miles away in about 15 minutes. Finally, Jason and Lon explain why you never post Slop on the timeline. Guests: Craig Piggott on X: https://x.com/craig_piggott Halter: https://www.halterhq.com/ Matija Milenovic on X: https://x.com/mat_milenovic Hop Aero: https://hopaero.com/ Relevant Links: OpenAI Open Letter: https://openai.com/collective-cyberdefense/ OpenAI Hugging Face report: https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-incident-and-the-road-ahead/ OpenAI Jalapeño report: https://openai.com/index/jalapeno-first-results/ Dario Amodei-Gavin Baker tweet thread: https://x.com/DarioAmodei/status/2088758816376807762 TechCrunch: Nvidia-Hugging Face deal: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/nvidia-closes-in-on-hugging-face-acquisition/ TechCrunch coverage of Halter: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/04/unpacking-peter-thiels-big-bet-on-solar-powered-cow-collars/ Dealroom: Sir Peter Back on Rocket Lab: https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/sir-peter-beck-on-rocket-lab-s-no-money-so-we-have-to-think-playbook-from-a-60k-new-zealand-start-up-to-an-end-to-end-space-company WSJ: Druckenmiller op-ed: "Let the Bond Market Speak": https://www.wsj.com/opinion/let-the-bond-market-speak-81529d74 NOTUS: Druckenmiller's WSJ op-ed was written with AI: https://www.notus.org/media/stanley-druckenmillers-wsj-op-ed-bessent-ai WaPo: Wall Street Journal defends Druckenmiller op-ed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/25/wall-street-journal-says-ai-generated-op-ed-didnt-breach-its-standards/ Photon Matrix Laser Mosquito Killer: https://photonmatrixlab.com/ "The Wizard of the Kremlin" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ctYp3zQVA "King & Conqueror" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anS9xQEPTsU "Lanterns" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UIBOsuUwc4 "Rebel Ridge" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF3gZicntIw Alpaka Bravo Sling Max 2 bag: https://alpakagear.com/products/bravo-sling-max-v2 No Agenda podcast: https://www.noagendashow.net/ THR: John C. Dvorak obit: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/john-dvorak-dead-tech-journalist-no-agenda-inside-track-1236657317/ Timestamps: 0:00 The 100+ company open letter on cyberdefense 9:48 DigitalOcean - Want to see what building on a true AI-native platform looks like? Head to https://do.co/twist to start building on DigitalOcean's AI-Native Cloud today — and cut your AI workload costs by up to 50%. 16:46 Why some models are "unsafe at any latency" 19:44 Craig Piggott of Halter joins the show 21:03 Every.io - For all of your incorporation, banking, payroll, benefits, accounting, taxes or other back-office administration needs, visit https://every.io 26:09 How do you add cows to Starlink? 31:26 PayPal - Pay zero processing fees on your first $100K in eligible PayPal payment volume. Learn more at https://paypal.launch.co 47:52 Founder-led hyper-local sales motion 53:15 Remember John C. Dvorak 58:27 Matija Milenovic of Hop Aero joins 59:53 Sending out autonomous swarms in the Indo-Pacific 1:11:26 Nvidia's mega-Hugging Face deal 1:16:32 Nvidia's "unmetered" play against Anthropic and OpenAI 1:29:47 How letting AI write for you is like lip syncing 1:33:44 Laser-guided mosquito defense system 1:36:32 Lon's streaming picks   Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp   Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons   Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis   Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/   Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland   Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis   Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com

The UK's Prime Minister Says Island Nation Is At War With Russia As Kremlin Officially Signals Nuclear Attacks Being Strongly Considered! Tune In Now As Alex Jones & Fmr Counterterrorism Chief Joe Kent Reveal Tomorrow's News Today

C dans l'air du 28 août 2026 - Canada, vie privée, Iran : haro sur Trump La rentrée de Donald Trump s'annonce mouvementée. Dès ce jeudi, Donald Trump a signé un décret visant à rebaptiser le lac Ontario « lac d'Amérique ». Une décision immédiatement contestée par le Premier ministre canadien Mark Carney, sur fond de fortes tensions commerciales entre les Etats-Unis et le Canada. Un différend de plus pour le président américain. Sur le plan économique, l'inflation reste élevée : l'indice PCE a progressé de 3,7 % sur un an en juillet, bien au-dessus de l'objectif de 2 % de la Réserve fédérale. La dette publique a dépassé pour la première fois la barre des 40 000 milliards de dollars. Un cap historique. De plus, les droits de douane et la hausse des prix de l'énergie compliquent encore sa promesse de rendre du pouvoir d'achat aux Américains. Sur le front militaire, Trump doit désormais gérer plusieurs crises simultanément. La guerre avec l'Iran pèse sur les capacités américaines, tandis que la Russie reste une menace pour l'Europe et que la guerre en Ukraine s'éternise. La visite du patron de la CIA, John Ratcliffe, où il a rencontré les services de renseignement russes, illustre la persistance des tensions avec le Kremlin. Au Moyen-Orient, la situation autour du détroit d'Ormuz ajoute une difficulté stratégique. Cette voie est essentielle pour les exportations de pétrole et de gaz du Golfe. Les monarchies de la région cherchent donc à développer des routes alternatives pour ne plus dépendre autant de ce passage, avec des conséquences potentielles sur les marchés de l'énergie. Pendant ce temps, aux Etats-Unis, une nouvelle gauche démocrate prend de l'ampleur. Dans le Michigan, le « progressiste » Abdul El-Sayed, a remporté la primaire lui permettant de représenter le Parti démocrate aux élections sénatoriales de novembre. Il incarne une génération plus jeune et plus radicale, centrée sur le logement, le pouvoir d'achat et les inégalités. Une montée en puissance qui bouscule également l'establishment démocrate traditionnel. Soutenu par Bernie Sanders et Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, il pourrait devenir le premier sénateur musulman de l'histoire américaine. Sa candidature offre aussi une cible rêvée à Trump, qui peut dénoncer une gauche « communiste », une rhétorique destinée à mobiliser son électorat avant les élections de mi-mandat. Quels sont les principaux défis qui attendent Donald Trump à la rentrée ? Où en est la situation géopolitique autour du détroit d'Ormuz ? Qui est Abdul El-Sayed, le symbole d'une gauche démocrate radicale qui monte aux Etats-Unis ?Nos experts :- Lucas MENGET - Grand reporter, spécialiste des questions internationales - Vincent HUGEUX - Journaliste indépendant, spécialiste des enjeux internationaux - Gallagher FENWICK - Journaliste, spécialiste des questions internationales et ancien correspondant à Washington et à Jérusalem - Patricia ALLÉMONIÈRE - Grand reporter, spécialiste des questions internationales - (En duplex) Philippe DESSERTINE - Économiste, professeur à l'Université IAE Paris Panthéon Sorbonne et auteur de "L'horizon des possibles" - (En duplex) Sonia DRIDI - Journaliste, spécialiste des États-Unis et Correspondante à Washington LCI et France 2

A.M. Edition for Aug. 26. A bullish AI forecast from Nvidia lifts markets. And despite blockbuster growth and revenue forecasts, IG Markets' Chris Beauchamp says Nvidia still has more room to run. Plus, Fed chairman Kevin Warsh has so far kept his views on interest rates to himself. But investors hope that's about to change. And, WSJ's Tripti Lahiri brings us the latest from the devastating floods in Nepal and China. Luke Vargas 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.

Richard Reinsch discusses the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and their principles, which advocate for economic collectivism, nationalizing private industries, and dismantling the U.S. constitutional republic in favor of a unicameral legislature. Reinsch contrasts this with a historical 1922 Kremlin conversation where Soviet leader Joseph Stalin accused American communist Jay Lovestone of "heresy" for arguing "American exceptionalism"—the idea that American working-class prosperity made them resistant to Marxism. Today, Reinsch views the DSA as an overeducated, white, urban phenomenon failing to win working-class or minority voters. (2)

CONTENTS JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-26-2026.832Greenwich Observatory (Robert Chambers, p.200, 1832) - Copy.pngJohn Batchelor and Michael Bernstam analyze the revenue-sharing deal between Iran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, which does not resolve the critical global refinery shortage. Decades of zero Western refinery expansion, alongside Ukrainian drone strikes disabling Russian capacity, has left a global deficit of 5.6 to 6 million barrels per day of refined products. This is especially severe for diesel, which requires heavy crude unlike the light sweet crude produced by the US shale revolution. With U.S. refineries running at maximum capacity, the threat of mechanical failures risks a full-blown supply crisis. (1)Richard Reinsch discusses the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and their principles, which advocate for economic collectivism, nationalizing private industries, and dismantling the U.S. constitutional republic in favor of a unicameral legislature. Reinsch contrasts this with a historical 1922 Kremlin conversation where Soviet leader Joseph Stalin accused American communist Jay Lovestone of "heresy" for arguing "American exceptionalism"—the idea that American working-class prosperity made them resistant to Marxism. Today, Reinsch views the DSA as an overeducated, white, urban phenomenon failing to win working-class or minority voters. (2)Rogier Windhorst and David Livingston: Professor Windhorst warns that the Hubble Space Telescope's orbit will begin to decay uncontrollably by September 2033 due to solar maximum atmospheric expansion. To prevent a hazardous, uncontrolled re-entry, Windhorst advocates for a robotic servicing mission to boost Hubble's orbit. As the only remaining telescope with precise blue-ultraviolet capabilities, Hubble's data remains critical and heavily in demand. Windhorst urges NASA to fund a $100 million rescue mission and eventually construct the Habitable Worlds Observatory to search for Earth-like exoplanets starting in 2040. (3)David Hebert discusses the fiscal debates surrounding Social Security's impending 2032 shortfall. Hebert refutes the idea that raising tax rates increases treasury revenue, noting that tax revenue historically remains constant at 17–18% of GDP because high rates prompt tax avoidance. Instead of "starving the beast" of resources, Hebert advocates for "starving the beast of responsibility" by decentralizing programs through federalism to cut administrative costs. He urges structural reforms to Social Security, highlighting that the ratio of workers supporting each retiree has plummeted from 40-to-1 down to 2-to-1. (4)Captain James Fanell (US Navy, retired), co-host Gordon Chang: Fanell warns that China is nearing completion of a military installation on Triton Island in the Paracels, expanding its "ring of control" in the South China Sea. He cautions that China may soon fortify Scarborough Shoal, threatening to block the northern South China Sea and degrade U.S. naval operations. In response to this rising coercion, the Philippines is boosting its 2027 defense budget by 6.3%, allocating $800 million for modernization with a heavy focus on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance drones. Fanell urges more assertive naval cooperation to deter further Chinese expansion. (5)Dean Cheng, co-host Gordon Chang: Cheng analyzes China's space program and its pursuit of reusable booster technology to match SpaceX's cost-saving launch cadences. Although China has successfully recaptured first-stage boosters, it has not yet demonstrated refurbishing or reusing them. Cheng notes that China seeks space dominance to deploy six mega-constellations and establish moon colonies. He suggests that a delay in China's lunar south pole probe—officially blamed on solar exposure—is likely due to the ongoing accident investigation of the Long March 7 rocket failure. Cheng predicts a Chinese astronaut will walk on the moon by December 31, 2030. (6)Charles Burton, co-host Gordon Chang: Burton discusses the escalating trade war between Canada and the Trumpadministration, which triggered $20 billion in Canadian retaliatory tariffs and a 7.5 billion CAD business support package. The dispute has sparked public anti-Trump sentiment and personal mudslinging between Donald Trump and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Stalled negotiations, compounded by unacceptable U.S. demands regarding French labeling laws, have shattered bilateral trust. Burton warns that Canada is prepared to pivot away from MAGA toward free trade with Europe and China, despite severe risks of Chinese economic coercion. (7)Jack Burnham outlines China's persistent military coercion campaign targeting Taiwan, noting that Beijing separates economic trade truces from its aggressive goal to subjugate the island. China's provocations, including Coast Guardpatrols east of Taiwan and flights over the median line, are designed to establish a "new normal." In December 2025, China responded to an $11 billion U.S. arms package by launching "Justice Mission 2025," an expansive military exercise simulating blockades and practicing "all-dimensional deterrence" to discourage U.S. intervention and test regional capabilities. (8)Doug Messier details SpaceX's plans to build "Starbase Louisiana," a massive $100 billion, 125,000-acre spaceport designed as the world's largest launch facility. Scheduled for construction in 2027 and launches by 2029, the facility will feature ten launch pads supporting thousands of annual, airline-style Starship flights. While bringing thousands of jobs, the coastal development raises environmental concerns regarding wetland habitats, which SpaceX has pledged to help restore. Messier also highlights Space Force's startup funding arm, SpaceWERX, which is fostering new aerospace innovators like Antares Nuclear and Muon Space. (9)Jeremy Zakis reports on the unprecedented rainfall sweeping across Australia, driven by a super El Niño cycle interacting with the Indian Ocean Dipole. South Australia and Adelaide experienced the heaviest downpours, breaking monthly rainfall records in a single day, while Sydney's infrastructure coped with several inches of rain. Victoria and Melbourne were largely spared due to the Great Dividing Range acting as a barrier. Zakis warns that weekly spring rains are highly unusual and threaten to fuel rapid forest undergrowth, which could dry out and create a dangerous bushfire hazard during future droughts. (10)

Today's Headlines: We're almost to the weekend and we're starting off with tech and medical science. Meta settled its youth addiction trial for $17 billion paid over ten years across 47 states — with new safety requirements for minors including time limits, night mode, and hidden like counts. Of course the company's stock went up after the settlement, which tells you everything about who won. Bill Gates published a 5,784-word AI warning blog post saying there is "no plan" for the transition to the AI era, too late the hero, Bill. In medical news, the FDA approved a new pancreatic cancer drug that nearly doubles survival time compared to chemo alone — genuinely significant given that disease kills 7 out of 8 patients within five years — though at $40,000 a month, accessibility will be an issue. On the food safety beat, an emergency recall was issued for nearly 30,000 pounds of Argentinian beef sold in Florida and Texas, as Trump simultaneously told Glenn Beck he wants to reduce regulations on beef processing plants. During that same Glenn Beck call, Trump attempted to mourn Dolly Parton and ended up mostly saying she liked him, sure. Meanwhile, The CIA director's Moscow visit turned out to involve Russian intelligence officials rather than Putin directly, with the stated purpose being to warn Russia not to attack NATO — while Iran and Russia simultaneously announced a $25 billion nuclear energy deal and a Putin-Pezeshkian summit next week, so it's going great. In bizarre election news, a federal prisoner currently serving time in New York until 2036 somehow got enough votes in Alaska's primary to run for the House in November, listing a South Dakota address and his mother's New York phone number on his filing paperwork, because Alaska's elections are genuinely something else. And finally, a massive mudslide on the Nepal-Tibet border has killed over 150 people with hundreds more missing including 47 American tourists, rescue helicopters unable to land, and climate change-driven permafrost thaw making the damage significantly worse. Resources/Articles mentioned: CNBC: Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion WSJ: Three Takeaways From Bill Gates's 5,784-Word Warning on AI: ‘There Is No Plan' Axios: Scoop: Senate Republican investigates Flock cameras  WSJ: FDA Approves Drug for Pancreatic Cancer in Milestone for Treatment of Deadly Disease Wide Open Country: Emergency Recall Declared for Beef Imported by Trump Administration US News: Trump Says He Will Look at Beef Processing Regulations, as Farmers Fight Tariff Plan France 24: Kremlin says CIA chief met Russian counterparts, not Putin, in Moscow AP News: A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state's US House seat NBC News: Hundreds missing after flood hits Nepal-Tibet border, 157 bodies recovered Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jon Herold digs into a fresh batch of White House transparency documents on election machine supply chain vulnerabilities, walking through claims that voting machine vendors rely on Chinese made parts, but flags what he thinks is a bigger discovery: what appears to be the previously unknown title of a classified national security memorandum buried in the document citations. He also breaks down Trump's new national emergency declaration over foreign threats to the power grid, connects it to earlier joint declarations from top intelligence officials about the White House ballroom construction, and plays Trump's signing ceremony for the very on brand renaming of Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Other topics include a skeptical take on CIA Director Ratcliffe's under the radar Moscow trip, fresh Kremlin threats toward British military facilities over Ukraine support, and RFK Jr.'s claims about a fabricated Pennsylvania measles death. Sponsor reads and chat banter round out a document heavy Thursday show.

Your feed said the midterms are over. Brian Derrick says take a breath. Plus Rob Sand is the favorite to be Iowa's next governor.The Supreme Court's shadow docket order on Donald Trump's mail-in voting executive order launched a thousand dramatic headlines this week. Brian Derrick walks through what the 6-3 order actually did, which was lift one of two injunctions on standing grounds, and why the slow churn of the courts may be working in our favor before November 3. Glennis Meagher explains why the panic is still a fair feeling with ballots going out in a matter of weeks across 24 jurisdictions, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin among them. Also, Glennis looked up who cast a mail ballot in Florida's August 18 primary. It was Donald Trump.Then the numbers. Second quarter GDP growth came in at 1.5 percent, down from 2.1. New 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods took effect over the weekend and Mark Carney's government answered within days. Brian explains the death of deference, which is how a president keeps doing the exact thing the Supreme Court told him he cannot do, by citing a new law every single time.Glennis opens a new weekly corruption beat with the Wall Street Journal's reporting on Live Nation. Michael Rapino sat down with Trump in the Oval Office on February 27 to talk Kennedy Center bookings, and Trump asked why the antitrust case had not settled. Two words to a senior DOJ official, settle it, and a case built over years was resolved days into trial. Brian lays out how far the pattern now runs: four airlines controlling 70 percent of the market, three carriers controlling 98 percent of wireless, two companies controlling every pair of sunglasses you have ever owned. Plus the Joint Economic Committee report on Trump's oil and gas holdings during a war he started.Also this week for Clickbait or Double Click: the Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting that content creator land could not stop talking about, CIA Director John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Moscow, and DHS quietly conceding that its 16,000 noncitizen voters in Nevada figure was preliminary, with only 185 confirmed so far. Then your Oath Candidate of the Week doubles as your Good Vibe Goodbye. Rob Sand is running for governor of Iowa, multiple prognosticators now have him as the favorite, and his coattails could put three Iowa House seats in play. We also take a minute for Dolly Parton.UPDATE: This episode was recorded Wednesday morning, August 26, 2026. Later that day the Kremlin confirmed Ratcliffe met with Russian intelligence counterparts in Moscow and said Vladimir Putin was briefed but did not attend. Trump called the trip "semi-routine."New episodes of Vibes Only are available for download first thing every Thursday morning! Hit that FOLLOW and we'll keep you informed for the midterms.EPISODE RESOURCES/LINKSThe Oath Candidate of the Week: Rob SandsClickbait or Double-Click 1: Jeffries Defends Kushner Meeting, Vowing Tough Oversight of Trump - The New York TimesClickbait or Double-Click 2: White House Crops Natalie Harp Out of Grand Prix Content - Rolling StoneClickbait or Double-Click 3: DHS acknowledges the noncitizen numbers it touted on voter rolls were inflated - NPRSend us a text!Watch us on YoutubeFollow us on Instagram Oh, we're on TikTok tooFollow Brian on IG Follow Glennis on IG

Sluipende langetermijnstrategie van Rusland | Hoe moet de EU Canada steunen? | De cyclus van de geschiedenis Rusland verlengt de oorlog in Oekraïne en vergroot zo het risico op interne instabiliteit en mogelijk uiteenvallen van de Russische Federatie. Arend Jan Boekestijn en Rob de Wijk schetsen hoe uiteenlopende elites rond het Kremlin kunnen breken met Poetin als veroverd gebied moet worden opgegeven, zeker wanneer de Krim verloren gaat. Ze plaatsen dit in een historische cyclus waarin militaire impasses vaak uitlopen op regimecrises en gevaarlijke vlucht naar voren. Poetin ontwikkelt tegelijk opties voor beperkte prikacties tegen de NAVO-oostflank, waarbij de alliantie moet kiezen tussen escalatie en gezichtsverlies. De twee bespreken droneaanvallen, Spetsnaz-operaties en hybride strategie onder de Artikel 5-drempel, en de impact van Europese vermoeidheid en binnenlandse politieke bewegingen zoals AfD en Le Pen. Het spanningsveld tussen afschrikking, solidariteit met Oekraïne en angst voor escalatie staat centraal. In Noord-Amerika komt Canada in de vuurlinie van Trumps handelspolitiek en rijst de vraag hoe ver de Europese Unie moet gaan in het steunen van Ottawa. Boekestijn en De Wijk wegen tegenheffingen, een sterkere Europese kapitaalmarkt en digitale autonomie tegen het risico van een nieuwe trans-Atlantische handelsoorlog. Ze sluiten af met parallellen tussen de krantenkoppen van 1951 en de huidige machtsverschuivingen, waarin een nieuwe wereldorde opnieuw gepaard gaat met gedoe en gevaarlijke jaren. [Samenvatting geschreven door AI en gecontroleerd door mens] Over de Podcast Arend Jan Boekestijn en Rob de Wijk gaan onder leiding van Hugo Reitsma op zoek naar de nieuwe wereldorde. Wat betekenen oorlog, machtspolitiek en economische verschuivingen voor Europa en Nederland? In elke aflevering duiken zij in de geopolitieke actualiteit. Genomineerd voor de Zilveren Reissmicrofoon 2026, winnaar van de Dutch Podcast Awards 2022 in de categorie Nieuws & Politiek. Word lid van B&W Plus op boekestijnendewijk.nl voor de zaterdag-podcast, reclamevrij luisteren, en vele extra's! Reageren? Op X: @ajboekestijn en @robdewijk Bluesky: @hugoreitsma.bsky.social Mail: boekestijnendewijk@bnr.nl Over de makers: Arend Jan Boekestijn is een Nederlands historicus en voormalig politicus. Hij studeerde geschiedenis en politieke wetenschappen aan de Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Boekestijn is voormalig Tweede Kamerlid (tot 2009). Sinds 1989 is hij verbonden aan de vakgroep geschiedenis van de Universiteit Utrecht en sinds 2016 lid van commissie Vrede en Veiligheid van AIV. Rob de Wijk studeerde eigentijdse geschiedenis en internationale betrekkingen, promoveerde op kernwapenstrategieën, werd hoogleraar in Leiden en richtte in 2007 het Den Haag Centrum voor Strategische Studies op. Hugo Reitsma studeerde rechten en politicologie. Hij werkte eerder als politiek verslaggever en vanuit verschillende conflictgebieden. Hij is auteur van het boek ‘Boekestijn en De Wijk voorspellen de toekomst’ (november 2023).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Day 1,642.Today, after the CIA apparently finds a way through Russian air defences, sneaking their director into the country with the Kremlin spokesman later denying any knowledge of a US military plane landing in Moscow, and with the Vatican's Foreign Minister turning up nearby, we ask what was so interesting about Moscow yesterday. Then, after his call for elections blew up in his face, Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov made another political gaffe by saying, much to Moscow's delight, that his country is ‘slowly losing the war'. All this while Ukraine strikes 16 targets across Russia, including oil facilities and another Wildberries warehouse. Later, we get our regular deep dive into Russian cucumbers and other economic indicators as well as a look at the latest cooling in relations between Russia and Armenia.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.Senior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:If you're interested in sponsoring Dom's upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.ukRussia to extend diesel export ban through September, sources say (Reuters)https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-extend-diesel-export-ban-through-september-sources-say-2026-08-25/ EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:CIA head meets Russian spy chiefs in MoscowPutin's fuel crisis deepens as Ukraine hits 16 key sites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greetings, comrades! Welcome back to The Eastern Border for the definitive, third installment of the Dark Autumn series: The Latgalian Siege.Recorded straight from the post-storm mud in Pilda, Latgale—running on hacked FPV drone batteries after Cyclone Pilda took out the regional power grid—we audit the final ledger of the Russian war machine.The gauntlet thrown down in April and July has been officially validated. A massive internal leak from Sberbank reveals Herman Gref's confidential report to Vladimir Putin: the Kremlin's own accountants give Russia a pathetic 7% chance of victory, warn that Moscow's window of maximum negotiating leverage slams shut in Autumn 2026, and officially predict a systemic societal collapse mirroring 1986–1991.In this episode:• The Sberbank Autopsy: "Scenario Version 4 Final" and the mathematical death of the Russian war effort.• The $100 Billion Black Hole: The federal budget deficit hits 8.4 trillion rubles, surging by over $2.3 billion in a single day, alongside a 15-trillion ruble freeze of unpaid corporate debt.• Street-Level Telemetry: The collapse of the gig economy and "dendro-fecal gastronomy"—eating hot beef fat and potato-chip pasta in Potemkin Moscow.• The Infrastructure Asphyxiation: Over 1,000,000 m² of Wildberries and Ozon warehouses vaporized, and the Astrakhan gas strike severing the military's sulfur supply.• The Drone Tech Gap: The "New 1937" purges in Tula vs. Ukrainian 700 km/h "Bravo" jet drones and Mi-8 helicopter motherships.• The Brezhnev Children & The Panopticon: Why the Kremlin purges true believers while criminal cartels kidnap invalids for enlistment bonuses.• The SIZO Warning: Radical Z-patriots admit Kramatorsk will make Bakhmut look like a holiday resort while generals claim cities "on credit."• The Vnukovo Ultimatum: CIA Director John Ratcliffe flies an unmarked C-17 Globemaster through Latvia into Moscow to deliver salted birch rods.• The Tula Punchline: Frontline troops shoot down a cruise missile and receive boxes of gingerbread cookies.Stay cynical. Keep your eyes on the ledger.Happiness is mandatory.Become our patron: https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborder Merch store + another option for memberships: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bride and groom bedridden after norovirus-tainted food served at reception, Headline of the Week Contender #3: 21-year-old charged after starting fight at Chuck E. Cheese with underage teen who fathered child with his ex, Former Pussy Riot member says she helped the FSB spy on Kremlin critics

Ukraine's deep-strike campaign is reaching farther into Russia, targeting refineries, warehouses, defense plants, air-defense systems, and critical infrastructure with growing frequency. In this episode of STRAT, retired Marine intelligence officer LtCol. Hal Kempfer examines whether Ukraine's expanding drone and missile program has created a strategic inflection point for Vladimir Putin. Kempfer explores the pressure on Russian air defenses, the economic consequences of disrupted energy and commercial networks, mounting battlefield casualties, labor shortages, and growing strains within Russia's political elite. He also considers the risks surrounding possible mobilization, escalation involving NATO, and the Kremlin's ability to maintain public confidence as attacks reach deeper into Russian territory. Finally, Kempfer examines the broader strategic implications of Ukraine's campaign, including parallels with American pressure on Iran, and asks whether Kyiv's evolving approach to long-range warfare could ultimately reshape the conflict, destabilize Putin's regime, and influence how future wars are fought for years worldwide.Takeaways:Ukraine's deep strikes are stretching Russian air defenses dangerously thin.Critical infrastructure attacks are increasing economic pressure across Russia.Putin faces mounting political risks from potential mass mobilization.Ukrainian strikes increasingly threaten Russia's energy and commercial networks.Russian casualties and labor shortages compound Kremlin economic pressures.Continued escalation could increase risks of confrontation involving NATO.Ukraine's campaign demonstrates warfare's growing emphasis on strategic disruption.Putin's greatest long-term threat may ultimately emerge from within Russia.#STRATPodcast #HalKempfer #MutualBroadcastingSystem #StrategicRiskAnalysis #UkrainesStrategicGambit #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #VladimirPutin #DeepStrike #DroneWarfare #StrategicWarfare #RussiaUkraineWar #NATO #Geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MilitaryIntelligence #GlobalSecurity #StrategicAnalysis

//The Wire//2300Z August 25, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CIA DIRECTOR CONDUCTS MYSTERIOUS VISIT TO MOSCOW. AMERICAN TRADE DISPUTE WITH CANADA DETERIORATES AS BOTH SIDES DIG IN AND ANNOUNCE MUTUAL TARIFFS. IRAN STRIKES ANOTHER TANKER IN HORMUZ.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----  -International Events-Middle East: Last night Iran struck another tanker vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, which resulted in the vessel being disabled just off the coast of Oman. The vessel has not been identified as of this report, however this is the first tanker vessel struck by Iran in about a week.Russia: This morning unique aviation traffic was observed, centered around a US Air Force C-17 which took off from Riga, Latvia bound for Moscow. The transport aircraft (Callsign REACH4555) took off from Riga, landing in Moscow a few hours later, with both the United States and Russia not acknowledging the movement. Russians in Moscow also reported seeing American vehicles with diplomatic license plates being escorted by Russian police in the vicinity of the Kremlin.Analyst Comment: So far, neither side has confirmed who this aircraft movement was related to, however this appears to be a visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, who arrived for confidential talks with President Putin. This visit (particularly conducted in this manner) is highly unusual, and since all sides are ignoring questions about what was discussed, it will be quite interesting to find out what this visit was really about in a few days. The route taken by Ratcliffe's plane into Russia from Latvia was probably a hint regarding what the very short meeting was related to, but this can be interpreted in many different ways which are all speculative. Landing in Riga was not really necessary; the C-17 could have landed directly in Moscow without diverting to Latvia. Russia has been eyeing the targeting of NATO members for supplying Ukraine with munitions for a few months now, and though we have only complete speculation to rely on, it's possible that the visit was related to that. It could also be related to the rapidly escalating strikes on energy infrastructure throughout Russia and Ukraine. Both parties are slugging it out by destroying major petroleum infrastructure which is being made worse by the war in the Middle East, and the CIA Director would be the level of station that would be put on a plane to broker a miniature truce on that front. Whatever it was, it was certainly not without major importance. The last time the chief spy visited the Kremlin was five years ago, when Director Burns visited Russia to warn against invading Ukraine. That visit was largely kept a secret and only disclosed after the fact, whereas this morning's visit was telegraphed to the world to see very visibly.Canada: The trade dispute with the United States continues to deteriorate as both sides intensify hostile rhetoric on the economic front. So far, talks have stalled and both sides appear to be heading toward a return to mutual retaliatory tariffs. Over the past few days President Trump has threatened to impose a 50% tax on all automotive and auto parts imports from Canada, and this morning Canada announced a similar threats of tariffs on American imports.-HomeFront-Nevada: The Hawk Fire continues to demonstrate active fire behavior as weather conditions have allowed the fire's spread over the past 24 hours. As of this morning, almost 90,000 people are either in mandatory evacuation zones, or are in the "get ready" zones, preparing to evacuate. Good progress was made overnight by crews digging handlines, which have prioritized defending residences in Dog Valley. The weather forecast indicates an increase in conditions favorable for fire behavior over the next 24 hours, with the National Interagency Fire Center predicting the potential for the fire to make major runs to the Northeast and Northwest over the next few days.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: Within the Middle East, another threat vector bears consideration as the United States and Iran engage in their economic-warfare phase of the conflict. Yesterday, the United States announced the start of this economic campaign, which began with no real solid and tangible tactics being disclosed. More generally, this plan is an economic version of "if you're not with us, you're against us", and is intended to force other nations that have been sitting on the fence, to choose to support the United States (or at least, not support Iran). The issue with this plan, is that Iran has publicly stated many times that they will not be engaging in tit-for-tat economic policies...they will be meeting economic targeting, with kinetic targeting.How serious they are about this, is anyone's guess; they may just be content to let the Americans continue the economic warfare, on the bet that it won't really affect them since they've been sanctioned for half a century already. However, if Iran does decide to use missiles and drones to respond to American economic targeting, this could get ugly.For instance, if the United States somehow seriously hurts their ability to work with Pakistan to export oil through their pipeline, the Iranians might strike a Chevron facility in Iraq. And they probably won't be hitting the storage tanks, but the office trailer where they know Americans are working. They could also hit the American-linked banking headquarters facilities with precision strikes in Dubai, as a message to both parties. Based on the rhetoric that has been flying all around, this would be an example of the next rungs on the escalation ladder that both sides are climbing by the day. Iran limiting their strikes to only valid military targets and petroleum facilities so far during this war, might lend one to have the false assumption that Iran has been striking the most significant targets they could find. In terms of risk management, if the Iranians have indeed been holding back, the only way that the US will find out that their assumptions are wrong, will be Iranian munitions landing at facilities that the US did not expect.Analyst: S2A1 Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground NomadNet: 5fa68c88be727a0e1a250a75e5e79269 Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report. //END REPORT//

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: • New evidence suggests Vladimir Putin is quietly preparing Russia for another mass mobilization, with the Kremlin reportedly testing whether its military can receive, equip and deploy a massive wave of new soldiers. • The Iran war forces the United States to cancel a major amphibious exercise with South Korea, raising concerns about the strain on America's military and its readiness to confront threats in Asia. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Ethos: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at: https://ethos.com/PDB  Wild Alaskan Company: Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/PDB Lean: Get 20% off plus free rush shipping when you go to https://TAKELEAN.com and use code PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1,641.Today we assess a hectic weekend of diplomacy, with Andy Burnham and other world leaders in Kyiv to mark Ukraine's Independence Day – his first foreign trip as Britain's new Prime Minister. He came ready to hand over blueprints for Storm Shadow cruise missiles, not long after President Zelensky discussed fresh supplies of missile interceptors with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. Meanwhile, Ukraine has targeted another major Russian online retailer – Ozon – for the first time, and Russia's ambassador to London Andrei Kelin was withdrawn to Moscow with no explanation.Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on XWith thanks to John Foreman CBE, Chatham House associate fellow and former UK defence attaché to Russia.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'Sullivan and Tom SteedSocial Producer: Aaron WheelerStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:If you're interested in sponsoring Dom's upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.ukRussian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 23, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-23-2026/Burnham hits back after Kremlin accuses him of prolonging war in Ukraine (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/24/kremlin-attacks-burnham-over-storm-shadows-for-ukraine/EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:British Storm Shadow missile blueprints exchanged for 'goldmine of Ukrainian battlefield data'Coalition of the Willing meet in Kyiv in Ukraine's Independence Day, including Andy Burnham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

durée : 00:52:10 - Le Cours de l'histoire - Quels sont les arguments historiques avancés par le pouvoir politique russe sur les liens entre l'Ukraine et la Russie ? Aux côtés d'historiennes et historiens, décryptage des discours des dirigeants russes pour comprendre comment ils lisent l'histoire ukrainienne à l'aune de leur projet politique. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Donald Trump and Eva Braun Natalie Harp are trying to escape us in his ballroom bunker while Kremlin operative Paul Manafort's former lawyer, Todd Blanche, destroys lives. Blanche's DOJ illegally persecuted the Prairie Land defendants Soviet-style, condemning them to sweltering Texas prisons for protesting ICE, which is their Constitutionally protected right. In this week's bonus show Gaslit Nation provides a step-by-step guide on how to write letters of solidarity to the Prairieland Defendants. Longtime Gaslit Nation listener Bethany McKee provided a handy presentation here and in the show notes on how to do so that you can write letters whenever is convenient for you.  The conversation also includes a discussion with Finale Norton and Katherine White of the grassroots powerhouse Network NoVA and their 10th Women's Summit happening this weekend in Tysons Corner, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. Andrea will be there Saturday night, speaking about her new book A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire. Come join Andrea and Gaslit Nation listeners, and an exciting program of changemakers. Get your ticket to the summit here.  Show Notes: Write letters to the Prairieland Defendants: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XojoEjzPYPVY1D_51ER1Zr210XzXGSt_uhu0mmdvRLI/edit?usp=sharing Join Razom for Ukraine for an evening of LGBTQ solidarity with Ukraine: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-art-as-resistance-pop-up-tickets-1998070757422?aff=oddtdtcreator

Silicon Bites Ep386 | 2026-08-19 | Russia cannot take Ukraine, cannot drive it to defeat. It cannot even achieve the minimal targets set by the Kremlin for a declaration of partial victory – occupation of all the Donbas. So, it is burning Ukraine's books — ten million of them since May 2026 and counting. This is not collateral damage. It is the oldest imperial policy Moscow has, if you cannot conquer, coerce and appropriate, then you erase. This time the cultural erasure is being delivered by ballistic projectiles. Millions of dollars of destructive hardware trained on the erasure of the written word. Burning books, language, identities. The Nazis burned books. Russia does the same. It claims to be fighting fascism but has itself become the instrument and character of fascism in the 21st century. A state built on aggression, illegality, hatred and erasure. ----------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:Interfax-Ukraine — Russian shelling damages BookChef, RM publishing offices, warehouses near Pochaina station, 17 Aug 2026 — https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1193829.htmlUkrinform — Publishing house office damaged in Kyiv as a result of nighttime attack (Nash Format), 16 Aug 2026 — https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4154692-publishing-house-office-damaged-in-kyiv-as-a-result-of-nighttime-attack.htmlUNN — Russia's attack on Kyiv damaged the office of the Nash Format publishing house and destroyed the Petrivka book market (incl. Kazanskyi), 16 Aug 2026 — https://unn.ua/en/news/russias-attack-on-kyiv-damaged-the-office-of-the-nash-format-publishing-house-and-destroyed-the-petrivka-book-marketUNN — The office and part of the warehouses of the "Laboratoria" publishing house were damaged during Russia's attack on Kyiv, 16 Aug 2026 — https://unn.ua/en/news/the-office-and-part-of-the-warehouses-of-the-laboratory-publishing-house-were-damaged-during-russias-attack-on-kyivEuromaidan Press — Kyiv's largest book market hit by Russian missiles, 16 Aug 2026 — https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/16/russian-attack-pochaina-book-market/LIGA.net — The book market at Petrivka burned down on August 16 following the shelling of Kyiv (Kryvoruchko; Suspilne footage), 16 Aug 2026 — https://news.liga.net/en/war/news/book-market-at-pochaina-in-kyiv-burned-down-following-russian-attack-photosKyiv Post — Russian Attacks Destroy ArcelorMittal in Kryvyi Rih and Kyiv Book Market, 16 Aug 2026 — https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82456NPR — Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war… (Zelensky quote), 16 Aug 2026 — https://www.npr.org/2026/08/16/nx-s1-5933006/ukraine-aerial-attack-6-dead-russiaFrance 24 — Russian strike on Kyiv book market: 'An attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity' (Emmanuelle Chaze), 17 Aug 2026 — https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-russian-strike-on-kyiv-book-market-an-attempt-to-annihilate-ukrainian-identity----------

În noul episod Vorbitorincii, l-am invitat pe jurnalistul Vitalie Cojocari pentru o discuție directă și la obiect despre tot ce se întâmplă acum în Republica Moldova și Rusia. Pornim de la dilema pe care am avut-o și noi și parcă nu au trecut atât de mulți ani încât s-o uităm: știa Ceaușescu despre adevărata viață a românilor? Împreună cu Vitalie, ne întrebăm de această dată cât știe cu adevărat liderul de la Kremlin despre problemele reale ale cetățenilor săi. Discutăm despre criza carburanților din Rusia, despre modul în care se strânge șurubul politic prin interzicerea oricăror critici la adresa războiului și despre tentația Moscovei de a migra spre un capitalism de stat de inspirație chineză. Nu ocolim nici tema sensibilă a relațiilor dintre România și Republica Moldova; vorbim deschis despre absența unui plan concret pe hârtie între București și Chișinău, dar și despre de ce Moldova rămâne, în esență, o Românie în miniatură, cu toate frumusețile și provocările ei comune. Apoi, schimbăm registrul și trecem la povești de calitate depănate la o gură de bere în compania lui Constantin Bratu, Director General Berarii României. Completăm atmosfera relaxată cu rubrica noastră obișnuită de recomandări culturale și cărți care merită citite. 00:00:00 Promo 00:03:05 Vă povestim ce am mai făcut în ultimele două săptămâni: am infruntat căldura din Paris cu câteva bunătăți la îndemână, am trecut scurt prin München, am descoperit că Sfântul Radu chiar există în calendarul ortodox și am venit cu impresii calde de la Bienala de Artă de la Veneția, dar și cu ideea unui viitor roman. Iar la final, vă lăsăm cu o dilemă culinară fără ocolișuri: ce alegeți între parizer cu pâine și baghetă cu unt sărat? Așteptăm răspunsurile voastre în comentarii! 00:44:15 Viața în RoMoldova. Cu Vitalie Cojocari 02:06:08 Spuma filelor sosește cu următoarele recomandări: Vulcan - Elena Alexieva, Noul ghid al nesimțitului - Radu Paraschivescu, Lumea noastră orwelliană - Thierry Wolton 02:32:36 (P) Povești la un pahar cu bere, în compania lui Constantin Bratu, Director General Berarii României 03:21:08 Recomandări culturale marca Diana Popescu 03:41:45 Oale, ulcele și tigăi

John Hardie reports on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, specifically Russia's rejection of a Black Sea ceasefire in favor of striking Ukrainian food supplies. He notes that while Russia maintains a maritime blockade advantage, Ukraine is retaliating with high-precision long-range drone strikes against Russian oil refineries and defense plants. Hardie suggests that the Kremlin may be receptive to a moratorium on deep-strike operations because their own infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable. He concludes that Ukraine currently holds a tactical edge in drone technology, aided by Western intelligence to bypass Russian air defenses. (6)

TABLE OF CONTENTS, THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-17-2026.Bill Roggio reflects on the five-year anniversary of the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, highlighting the accuracy of the maps he built that predicted the Taliban's takeover. He describes the withdrawal as disorganized, noting there was zero plan for the Afghan government or military equipment. Roggio specifically criticizes the abandonment of Bagram Air Base, which he believes was the superior evacuation site. He also addresses current Middle East policy, dismissing proposed land blockades against Iran as "fanciful" and impractical. He warns that current strategic failures mirror the indifference seen in Afghanistan. (1)Bridget Toomey analyzes the reawakening of the Yemeni Civil War, noting that the Houthis are launching fresh offensives to seize the Red Sea coast and the Bab el-Mandeb choke point. While the Houthis claim to target Saudiinterests, their primary focus has shifted to defeating government-backed ground troops. Toomey highlights the extensive use of drone technology by both sides, with the Houthis demonstrating sophisticated capabilities while the Yemeni government adopts modified Chinese systems. She notes that Saudi Arabia remains hesitant to fully re-initiate a large-scale military intervention despite continued Houthi aggression. (2)Janatyn Sayeh explores the "secret plan" of Iranian hardliners to escalate regional conflict and raise costs for the United States. He notes that while the Iranian economy is an existential vulnerability, the regime is willing to ride out sanctions to maintain its Islamist agenda. Sayeh critiques the viability of a U.S. land blockade, citing the difficulty of gaining cooperation from neighbors like Afghanistan and Pakistan. He argues that power is concentrated within the IRGCsecurity establishment rather than just the Supreme Leader, and that internal rifts are secondary to the elite's collective survival. (3)Malcolm Hoenlein provides an overview of the October 27th Israeli election, explaining the complex "list" voting system and Netanyahu's challenges. He discusses the "Board of Peace" negotiations, stressing that the central hurdle remains Hamas's refusal to disarm before Israeli withdrawal. Hoenlein also touches on regional tensions, including Hezbollah's rearming and internal unrest in Iran fueled by economic desperation. Finally, he notes Turkey's significant lobbying efforts in Washington through a new headquarters and a "glorious new front" of diplomatic normalization between Israel and several South American nations including Colombia. (4)Edmund Fitton-Brown argues that the U.S. is "running out of ideas" regarding economic pressure on Iran, labeling a land blockade as far-fetched due to uncooperative neighbors. He suggests that secondary sanctions on Chinese "teapot" refineries are a more practical tool. Regarding Yemen, Fitton-Brown observes that the Houthis have become emboldened by U.S. irresolution and are pushing south to capture the Bab el-Mandeb. He expresses cautious optimism regarding Jared Kushner's diplomatic delegation, noting that experienced figures like Tony Blair are unlikely to be "dupes" for Hamas during negotiations. (5)John Hardie reports on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, specifically Russia's rejection of a Black Sea ceasefire in favor of striking Ukrainian food supplies. He notes that while Russia maintains a maritime blockade advantage, Ukraine is retaliating with high-precision long-range drone strikes against Russian oil refineries and defense plants. Hardie suggests that the Kremlin may be receptive to a moratorium on deep-strike operations because their own infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable. He concludes that Ukraine currently holds a tactical edge in drone technology, aided by Western intelligence to bypass Russian air defenses. (6)David Daoud details the escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, noting that Hezbollah's refusal to disarm has prompted the IDF to prepare for a major operation. Israel is currently conducting "clearing operations" to destroy Hezbollah installations near the Al-Aishiyeh Ridge. Daoud highlights the recent deaths of senior commanders from the elite Radwan and Badr units, which indicates that Hezbollah's operational security remains compromised. Despite these losses, Hezbollah is working with Iran to rebuild its command structure and has attempted to smuggle advanced weaponry, including cruise missiles, into Lebanon. (7)Kamran Bokhari examines the evolution of the Iranian regime, arguing that the Supreme Leader has become a figurehead for the IRGC and security establishment. He suggests that the war has accelerated a process of internal fragmentation, though the elite remains united by a shared fear of collapse. While public uprisings have gone "underground," the regime continues to conduct mass arrests to prevent a critical mass of resistance. Bokhari describes a "post-clergy" era where the military dominates political life, noting that the regime has evolved into a different entity than it was decades ago. (8)Alan Tonelson exposes a massive Chinese tariff evasion scheme, where goods are rerouted through countries like Cambodia and Mexico to bypass U.S. duties. This "scam" is estimated to cost the U.S. up to $26 billion in annual revenue. While the White House is developing AI-based systems to strengthen customs enforcement, there is criticism regarding the lack of direct penalties against Beijing. Tonelson notes that 40 countries are currently complicit in these practices, harming the U.S. manufacturing base. He predicts only modest changes to these trade dynamics through the remainder of the current administration. (9)Samuel Ben-Ur discusses the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza, focusing on Jared Kushner's meeting with Hamas leadership to discuss a 15-point peace plan. Ben-Ur explains that Israel rejected the plan because it lacked a verifiable mechanism for Hamas's disarmament before Israeli withdrawal. He dismisses reports of famine in Gaza as propaganda, noting that international bodies currently view aid levels as acceptable. The conversation emphasizes that Hamas remains committed to the destruction of Israel, making voluntary disarmament a "fiction," while Israeli politics remain divided over the war's prosecution. (10)Richard Epstein critiques Senator Bernie Sanders' characterization of Israeli politicians as "extremists," viewing it as a provocative attempt to shift American Democratic policy. Epstein argues that a two-state solution is fundamentally unstable because an autonomous Palestinian region cannot be prevented from remilitarizing. He contends that proponents of this solution often act in bad faith, ignoring Hamas's history of violated ceasefires. Furthermore, Epstein describes the Democratic Socialists of America as isolationists who focus disproportionately on Israel while ignoring other global aggressors like Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. (11)Jeremy Zakis reports on the looming weather crisis in Australia, where meteorologists predict a "super El Niño" combined with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole. This rare combination is expected to cause extreme drought and record-breaking temperatures in New South Wales and Victoria. Zakis warns that a wet winter has fueled rampant eucalyptus growth, creating a massive volume of flammable oils. These conditions have "primed" the landscape for catastrophic wildfires. Residents are being urged to clear undergrowth immediately, as the upcoming fire season could surpass the severity of the devastating 2020–2021 bushfires. (12)One small fix beyond the log: Badr unit (source had "Bader," segment 7) — the standard rendering of Hezbollah's Badr unit. Janatyn Sayeh applied per your confirmed spelling.

Day 1,635.Today, after a huge drone attack on the Moscow region – potentially breaking another record – we report on the latest major Red Square military parade to be cancelled. Meanwhile, the Kremlin reportedly makes sure an outspoken banker is silenced for daring to suggest that Russia cannot win a war of attrition against Ukraine and its allies. Then Dom asks the UN's representative in Ukraine whether the current model is “fit for purpose.” His answer may surprise you.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.With thanks Matthias Schmale, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'Sullivan and Anthony MeltonSocial Producer: Anita BlayStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:If you're interested in sponsoring Dom's upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.ukRussia jails political leader for opposing Ukraine war (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/18/russia-jails-political-leader-for-opposing-ukraine-war/ Senior Russian banker sacked after saying: ‘We're losing to Ukraine' (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/17/russian-banker-sacked-after-saying-were-losing-to-ukraine/ Russia: Britain will pay for giving Ukraine drones (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/17/russia-britain-will-pay-for-giving-ukraine-drones/ Trump ballroom official held quiet Kremlin talks (Financial Times)https://www.ft.com/content/d88a8878-425d-4225-bda4-576c6c42734e?shareType=nongift&syn-25a6b1a6=1 ‘Deliberate negligence': Russian nuclear power company with EU operations accused of violating safety standards (Politico)https://www.politico.eu/article/rosatom-hungary-nuclear-energy-egypt-russia-el-dabaa-paks-ii-russia-safety-standards-violations/ NAFO Fella Accounts re. paintings:https://x.com/ky_painter | @kypainter.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/fellarequests https://x.com/Official_NAFO EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Ukraine launches massive drone blitz at MoscowUN not fit for purpose, says UN in exclusive interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

C dans l'air du 18 août 2026 - 600 drones attaquent Moscou... que va faire Poutine ?PRÉSENTATION : Myriam EncaouaDix morts en Ukraine, plus de 600 drones lancés vers Moscou : la nuit dernière, les frappes russes et ukrainiennes ont atteint un nouveau niveau d'intensité. Cette attaque de drones ukrainiens, qui visait notamment des infrastructures militaires et énergétiques, est l'une des plus importantes depuis le début de la guerre.Comment va réagir Poutine, lui qui poursuit son offensive et multiplie les signaux de confrontation avec l'Occident ? Les incidents impliquant des drones russes concernent de plus en plus fréquemment les territoires de pays voisins. Moscou menace aussi désormais directement le Royaume-Uni de « conséquences » après des frappes ukrainiennes réalisées avec des équipements britanniques.Depuis l'étranger, l'ancien oligarque russe Mikhaïl Khodorkovski, l'un des opposants les plus virulents à Vladimir Poutine, décrit un président russe de plus en plus isolé et confronté aux limites de son pouvoir. Selon lui, une perte d'influence sur la population pourrait pousser le Kremlin à durcir encore la répression, voire à agiter davantage la menace nucléaire.Et jusque dans les ports bretons, la guerre se fait sentir. Des pêcheurs ont envoyé en Ukraine leurs anciens filets de pêche : 280 kilomètres de filets ont déjà été expédiés par une association bretonne. Sur place, ils sont tendus au-dessus de certaines routes et bâtiments pour entraver les hélices des drones russes.Alors, comment va réagir Poutine aux attaques de drones ukrainiens ? Khodorkovski a-t-il raison de redouter un durcissement du chef du Kremlin ? Comment ces filets de pêche bretons sont-ils devenus une arme artisanale contre les drones russes ?Nos experts :- Lucas MENGET - Grand reporter, spécialiste des relations internationales- Bruno TERTRAIS - Directeur adjoint de la FRS, conseiller géopolitique à l'Institut Montaigne- Michel GOYA - Ancien officier des Troupes de marine, historien militaire- Christine DUGOIN-CLÉMENT - Chercheure à la chaire « Risques » - Université Paris 1-SorbonnePRESENTATION : Caroline Roux - Aurélie Casse - REDIFFUSION : du lundi au vendredi vers 23h40.PRODUCTION DES PODCASTS: Jean-Christophe ThiéfineRÉALISATION : Nicolas Ferraro, Bruno Piney, Franck Broqua, Alexandre Langeard, Corentin Son, Benoît LemoinePRODUCTION : France Télévisions / Maximal ProductionsRetrouvez C DANS L'AIR sur internet & les réseaux :INTERNET : francetv.frFACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/Cdanslairf5TWITTER : https://twitter.com/cdanslairINSTAGRAM :https://www.instagram.com/cdanslair/

When the Kremlin changed its mind and decided to ban the opposition party Yabloko (Apple) from running in September's elections, it demonstrated its concern that this could become the new vessel of the 'coalition of the fed-up.' After all, this seeming no-hoper party was suddenly being boosted by a guerrilla meme campaign and looked as if it might even cross the 5% threshold to get into the Duma. This could not be allowed. The Kremlin is not frightened of Yabloko winning, it is frightened of people discovering one another and forming horizontal ties in a system that relies on atomisation and apathy.From there, I look at The Successor, Mikhail Fishman's major new biography of Boris Nemtsov, the opposition politician murdered in 2015, using it to explore the dilemmas of opposition politics under Putin: charisma versus organisation, symbols versus power, and why the 1990s still poison today's reputations. This is also live argument splitting the exiled opposition and Western commentators: should the priority be sanctions and isolation to weaken the regime, or protecting Russians while trying to build a credible future political force? It's dissident moral authority versus politician's ambition, with the added warning that collapsing systems can usher in something worse.The articles I mention are Nigel Gould-Davies's first in the Spectator, then Ilya Yashin's rebuttal in the Moscow Times, followed again by Gould-Davies here.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

Ukraine is running desperately low on interceptor missiles, leaving its cities and people nearly defenseless against Russian missile and drone attacks. How Russia has been able to sustain those attacks has been a mystery — until now. Today, Jane Bradley, a Britain-based investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains her investigation into the spy network that has allowed the Kremlin to keep this war going. Guest: Jane Bradley, a Britain-based investigative reporter for The New York Times. Background reading:  A Russian spy who used the Aeroflot office in Tokyo to smuggle high-tech weapon components into Russia has left Japan after a Times report. Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit takes advantage of Japan's weak espionage laws to find the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war. Photo: Chang W. Lee/The New York Times For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

durée : 00:02:38 - Géopolitique - En Russie, l'exclusion du parti Iabloko des prochaines élections législatives illustre la volonté du Kremlin de verrouiller le débat sur le conflit en Ukraine et de maintenir l'image d'une société unie derrière l'effort de guerre. - équipe : Marie Boëton Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

"There are repressions, political repressions, against freedom of speech, against elections, against the rights of citizens to hold mass events. To such an extent that we don't know what the real public mood is.”The BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg meets Dmitry Muratov one of Russia's most prominent independent journalists.For more than 30 years, he has been one of Russia's staunchest defenders of independent journalism, and one of the Kremlin's most outspoken critics. Dmitry Muratov co-founded Novaya Gazeta, the newspaper known for exposing corruption and human rights abuses - work that has come at a cost, with several of its journalists murdered.In 2021, Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts “to safeguard freedom of expression.” Since then, Russia's war in Ukraine has brought an even greater crackdown on dissent and independent media.In this exclusive interview, he talks about journalism under Putin, the war in Ukraine and the fight to keep telling the truth. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with Russia's nuclear envoy Mikhail Ulyanov, UNICEF chief Catherine Russell and music legend Ringo Starr. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Steve Rosenberg Producers: Ben Tavener and Farhana Haider Editor: Damon RoseGet in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.(Image: Dmitry Muratov. Credit: Europa Press News via Getty Images)

The brilliant Wajahat Ali, author of Go Back to Where You Came From, and playwright of The Domestic Crusaders, had me on The LeftHook to share my new book A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire. Watch or listen to the full discussion on how to overcome the very real and urgent threat of fascism. (Side note: In France, Marine Le Pen is campaigning for president wearing an ankle monitor, following in the footsteps of her fellow Russian asset, the convicted felon/Epstein wing-man). Trump is doing to our country what he did to the East Wing of our White House. How do we rebuild from the wreckage? That's what A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women is about. It's for anyone tired of Steve Bannon trying to demoralize us and flood the zone with sh*t. It's about concrete steps to stay grounded and focused in a world of chaos, to align your deepest needs and dreams with a higher purpose, creating world domination for the collective good. My own journey begins with being raised on stories of the government trying to kill you, and blame you for the crime, helped by Western corruption to cover-up the torture and murder. I am of course speaking of my Ukrainian heritage and the Holodomor, Stalin's genocide famine in Ukraine. In all my years of studying my family's history and the two monsters, Hitler and Stalin, who drove that history, I look back on America's own, and see the authoritarianism that established this country. The white supremacy blood lust terrorizing Black Americans, Native Americans, mass discrimination and violence against immigrants, and the list goes on. Trump, Stephen Miller, Peter Thiel, and too many others carry on that violent legacy. That's why they're aligned with the Kremlin, which sees Ukrainians as inferior.  In Ukrainian culture, we're taught to fight for our very lives, our voice, our art, our culture, our language, because no one else will. They want to erase us, so we must do the opposite and shine, shine, shine. In Ukrainian culture, art is literally survival. The coded language of poetry preserves historical truth, our shared humanity, our courage and defiance.  Life is incredibly stubborn. Creativity is how we fortify our resilience. A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women provides 20 concrete steps for women–who are the favorite target of fascists, because they fear the fight in us–and their allies–to dream big for themselves and the kind of world we want to live in. That is how we reset the culture, overcome their darkness with our light, and gather our people to create a better world. We are the alternative to their dystopian vision for our future, a future that belongs to us.  To better get to new my new and most personal book, I put together this Q&A:  Empowerment can be a privilege. Many nonwhite women, especially immigrants, are juggling several jobs just to survive. How does this book make space for different lived experiences A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women is based on my own lived experience of being raised in a Ukrainian immigrant family. My grandmothers both worked as maids to survive. So I take nothing for granted when it comes to the diversity of demands on women today. Throughout the book, I share wisdom and insights from women across history. There's also a recommended reading guide in the book, featuring an incredible list of women authors, like Mikki Kendall and trans activist Raquel Willis. I also share a troubling story about a Black mentor telling me to get a white man to join me for my pitch meetings and just sit there. I'm sad to say it did make a difference.  Planting seeds of hope and change – whether that's through launching a dream project like a film, book, business, non-profit, or some other ambitious goal – can be a grind. Does this book highlight organizations on the frontlines doing that unglamorous work in the shadows, helping us build that collective power?  Yes, absolutely! And I made sure that the blurbs (endorsements) featured at the front of the book included voices from grassroots groups, to promote their efforts to a wider audience. Julie Delaurier of Rise and Resist began as an organizer in ACT UP and helped organize Tesla Takedown and No Kings. She also organizes to track and resist ICE raids in NYC. She read the book and provided a heartfelt endorsement. So did civil rights leader Maya Wiley, President of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Holley Atkinson of the grassroots group the Media and Democracy Project bringing legal challenges to the existence of Fox News. Isn't self-help ego-driven?  A Reasonable Guide is all about collective action. Individual choices produce collective action. Think of A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women as Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way meets Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny. Self-knowledge isn't the end goal here; it's the foundation for knowing where you can make an impact. It cites women across movements and their advice on how to stay creative and build power in a time of mass destruction.  But isn't this focus on the self just new age nonsense which is a slippery slope to fascism, given reports of new age online movements being breeding grounds for fascist cult recruitment? This book follows an ancient tradition of taking on an empire with the power of ideas. Ideas cannot be killed. And you cannot stop an idea whose time has come.  Know thyself was popularized by the ancient Greeks, most famously by Socrates who was a champion of women for that time. The Greeks were conquered by the sadistic and corrupt Roman Empire. A couple hundred years later, the Greeks conquered them right back through the power of self-knowledge and ideas. Greek became the dominant language of the Roman Empire. Self-knowledge is not ego. The book walks you through steps to think creatively and conquer doubt in order to build meaningful collective action.  I had to produce my film Mr. Jones myself because no one wanted it. Mr. Jones was a film to bring historical justice and truth to a massive genocide by the Kremlin, covered up for generations, including with the help of Western corruption. A former Ambassador to Ukraine called Mr. Jones Ukraine's Schindler's List. A screening was shut down in Moscow, and Memorial, Russia's once largest NGO that dared to screen it, was liquidated. There were death threats and harassment during the making of the film, but still the team and I fought on, holding on to the power of our creativity and voices. That is what A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women is about: remembering the power of your voice in a world that wants to silence you and kill you. It's also a damn good time.  I hope you will consider checking it out and pre-ordering A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women, which helps build buzz in the industry and gets the word out. Thank you to everyone who has supported my work over the years. It means so much.   

Welcome back to The Eastern Border. In Episode 2.50, we descend into the terminal madness of the Russian state apparatus. With the federal budget blowing through a staggering 5.73 trillion ruble ($70 billion) deficit in just six months and the Central Bank secretly dumping 85 tons of gold, the Kremlin is actively burning down its own foundations to keep the war machine running.We break down the systemic destruction of the Voronezh Wildberries hub, the expanding fuel blackouts in Sochi, and the pathetic frontline reality of the "Zebrovozy"—cargo-cult Kamaz trucks painted in zebra stripes in a desperate attempt to confuse 2K-resolution Ukrainian FPV drones at Malaya Tokmachka. Faced with a leaked quota to find 409,000 new recruits by year-end, the Ministry of Defense has set a trap, luring students into fake "Drone Force" desk jobs before throwing them into meat assaults, while Sergei Shoigu brokers a deal for 50,000 North Korean soldiers.Meanwhile, the political administration is in full-blown panic over a massive anti-war surge, purging the Yabloko party and weaponizing Kafkaesque copyright lawsuits over Microsoft fonts to sterilize the upcoming September elections.Finally, we explore the dark, apocalyptic theology of GRU Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov, whose demands for a 1-billion-man empire and draconian breeding taxes explain why standard cost-benefit analysis fails against Moscow. Plus, a global palette cleanser: FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces an unprecedented mutiny.Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-borderBecome 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/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First—NATO's eastern members are quietly preparing for what they fear could be Russia's next move. Intelligence shared with Reuters suggests the Kremlin may be considering a false flag attack designed not simply to damage critical infrastructure, but to sow confusion and division inside the NATO alliance. Later in the show—Ukraine finally gets an answer from tech billionaire Elon Musk on whether it can use Starlink to help strike Russian targets, and President Trump agrees to keep Patriot missiles flowing to Kyiv, but there still aren't enough to meet Ukraine's demands. Plus—another South American country is lining up behind President Trump's fight against narco-terrorism. Colombia's new conservative president is promising a sweeping drug crackdown, and Washington is putting serious money behind him. And in today's Back of the Brief—Kim Jong Un's hackers are adding artificial intelligence to their cyber arsenal. We'll break down a new South Korean report revealing how North Korea is using AI to automate its attacks and make its malicious bait even more convincing. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Nobl Travel: NOBL gives you real travel peace of mind — security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to https://NOBLTravel.com for 46% off your entire order! #NOBL #ad Ultra Pouches: Don't sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code PDB at https://takeultra.com ! #UltraPouches #ad Goldbelly: Impress your family and friends - get free shipping and 20% off your first order at https://GOLDBELLY.com with code PDB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 1,628.Today, as President Zelensky warns that as many as 50,000 North Korean troops could be preparing to deploy to Russia, we examine what a renewed role for Pyongyang could mean for the war in Ukraine. We also report on Ukraine's latest strikes against Wildberries, after one of the Russian e-commerce giant's largest warehouses was set ablaze overnight, as Kyiv continues targeting the logistics infrastructure sustaining Moscow's war machine. Then we turn to politics inside Russia, where a top Moscow court has barred an opposition anti-war party from standing in September's elections, offering another glimpse of the Kremlin's tightening grip on political life. And later, we hear firsthand what life is like in some of Ukraine's key frontline cities as the war enters a new and potentially dangerous phase, from a journalist who has just returned from the battlefield. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Sophie O'Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist). With thanks to journalist and author Felicity Spector. @felicityspector on Instagram.Producer: Phil AtkinsSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O'SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:Felicity's Book ‘Bread and War':https://amzn.eu/d/07Go8UBm Learn more about ‘Bake for Ukraine':https://bakeforukraine.org/ Putin's war machine scours the home front for recruits (Financial Times):https://www.ft.com/content/45289802-848f-4fa6-9769-6971b4b69bcc?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Janis Kluge's Substack:https://janiskluge.substack.com/p/russian-recruitment-stabilizes-at If you're interested in sponsoring Dom's upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.ukEMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS: North Korea 'sending 50,000 troops' as its missiles fall on Ukraine Wildberries campaign re-ignites as 156,000m2 warehouse ablaze Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.