Aliide

Stop referring to Steve Sweeney as a "journalist". He works for Russian state television. He's a propagandist. Even the current DOS website notes that RT moved beyond being a media entity and is "engaged in information operations, covert influence, and military procurement".

#media #journalism #stevesweeney #medianews #news #lebanon #israel #russia #reporting #ukraine #disinfo #disinformation #propaganda

This is a really fantastic article that explains why Ukrainians may not be fawning over the Oscar-winning "Mr Nobody against Putin", the way that the rest of the world is.

https://thechrissampson.substack.com/p/the-good-russian-is-not-coming-to

This screenshotted part especially correlates with my own experience. I have personally witnessed at least one fellow western journalist crying "bigotry".

#Ukraine #russia #genocide #war #oscars #entertainment #entertainmentnews #mrnobody #russiainvadedukraine #russiaukraineWar #ukrainewar #movies

This IWD, don't be a self-proclaimed leftist speaking over Ukrainian women from the comfort of Europe 💐

#internationalWomensDay #iwd #iwd2026 #Ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #UkraineWar #feminism #greenparty #polanski #mamdani #ukpol #socialism #demsoc #leftism

Meanwhile, the Winter Paralympics welcomes Russian and Belarusian athletes (some of whom directly participated in Russia's genocidal invasion) with open arms. Absolutely shameful.

https://news.sky.com/story/two-children-among-seven-dead-in-russian-missile-strikes-in-ukraine-13516381

#italy #paralympics #sports #sportnews #russia #Ukraine #olympicGames #news #war #imperialism #genocide #russiaukraineWar #ukrainewar

Pedo Capaldi

https://dorseteye.com/convicted-paedophile-was-chosen-as-a-parliamentary-candidate-by-reform-uk/

#reform #ukpol #dorset #doctorwho #petercapaldi #reformuk #fascism #policing

RE: @aliide@mstdn.social

On the receiving end of this today: a Russian academic contacted me to discuss "emotional policymaking" in the Baltics without any recognition of the potential issues / complexities of a Russian conducting this research and imperial legacies in the region. I'm sure it would come up over the course of subsequent conversations but ignoring that it is indeed loaded in the initial email doesn't inspire me with hope that Baltic "grievances" will be dealt with sensitively.

#imperialism #estonia #ussr

Disappointing to still hear people make the "Russians are scared" argument about why Russians don't protest. I'm sure they are. So were Ukrainians when they camped out on Maidan 2013-2014, being shot, kidnapped and tortured, until their corrupt president fled the country. Sometimes there are more important things than self-preservation.

And the majority of Russians (~2/3 of the country) support the war.

#Ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #news #war #maidan #policing #genocide

Remembering this reassuring poster that was put up at a Moscow bus stop in 2016 ("that one has died, this one will die too")

#russia #stalin #history #ussr #moscow #aliKhamenei #putin

A couple of very important points from :birdsite:

#iran #Khamenei #AliKhamenei #tehran #israel #uspol #trump #war #news #wwiii #labour #leftism #greenparty #ukpol #irgc #pacifism #polanski #zackPolanski #mamdani #zohranMamdani #corbyn

RE: @aliide@mstdn.social

For all those making this joke for the first time today 💁‍♀️

#peace #iran #israel #uae #dubai #news #war #tehran #drones

@mloxton@med-mastodon.com there's definitely a deeper problem with societies being geared towards the loud, selfish, and obnoxious. But appearances can be deceptive too, I've stood in front of men like this before, nodding and smiling, thinking about how awful they are the entire time and how they are wasting my evening. One can only hope that the people who actually do value these traits will destroy one another through their own terrible, hollow relationships, and leave the rest of us alone!

Oh my god, this so hard. And I think it especially applies to women (who are handed repeated messages that their value lies in their youth and beauty). You get better at boundaries, you don't tolerate pathetic men trying to guilt trip you into giving them your time, you stop coddling people who are actively negative influences / energy vampires ...

#aging #life #optimism

People gathering on Trafalgar Square this evening

#ukraine #russiainvadedukraine #russia #russiaukraineWar #london #ukpol #uk #trafalgarSquare #nationalgallery #news #war

"Some of the women say they have been impregnated by Russian soldiers and live with children who will forever remind them of their attackers. Others have told of being forced to serve as sex slaves for entire companies of Russian troops"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/world/europe/russian-soldiers-sexual-violence-ukraine.html

#Ukraine #russia #russiaukraineWar #war #ukrainewar #genocide #imperialism #womensrights #women #rape #sexualviolence #news #breaking

Is it just me, or is there an unusually high number of Friday 13ths this year?

#askFedi #2026 #cursed

@andi@sciences.social
I don't know if you've heard this sad news through UCL networks already, I just found out:
https://www.forevermissed.com/peterpete-duncan/

#cat #cats #caturday #catsofmastodon #blackcats #voidcats

"In 2018, Palantir hired Mandelson’s lobbying firm, Global Counsel, to facilitate the company’s penetration of UK Government contracts – at the same time Epstein remained an active Valar partner receiving confidential investment opportunities from Thiel’s fund."

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/jeffrey-epstein-and-peter-thiel-co-owned-venture-fund-as-thiels-palantir-entered-uk-government/

#palantir #peterthiel #thiel #ukpol #mandelson #petermandelson #epstein #jeffreyepstein #epsteinfiles #labour #starmer #news #russia #technews

While Mandelson and Andrew are important stories in the UK, I feel like most UK media are currently missing the big picture. Which is that the Epstein-Thiel-Bannon-Russia network has essentially been conspiring to destroy western democratic institutions. Andrew and Mandleson are disgusting cogs in that bigger machine. Seen v. few headlines mentioning Thiel directly over here.

#epstein #epsteinfiles #andrew #princeandrew #mandelson #labour #petermandelson #thiel #peterthiel #bannon #brexit #news