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“#Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said a video purporting to show Haitians claiming that they illegally voted for Kamala #Harris is fake and likely the work of a #Russia troll farm.” - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-video-fake-voter-fraud-russian-troll-farm/


#Hungary summoned the Swedish ambassador over comments by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf #Kristersson regarding Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor #Orban's visit to #Georgia earlier this week, the foreign ministry in Budapest said on Wednesday.

Reacting to Orban's comment, Kristersson told Swedish news agency TT that the Hungarian leader did not speak for #Sweden or other European countries but "possibly speaks for #Russia".

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-summons-swedish-envoy-over-criticism-pm-orbans-visit-georgia-2024-10-30/

#Ukraine #EU


If it wasn't clear already, Putin is insane

"Russia’s fine of Google amounts to 23,809,523 times all of the money that exists on Earth"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-fine-google-amounts-23-141623183.html

#Russia #Google


North Korea's foreign minister arrived in Russia on Tuesday for talks as the Russia-Ukraine war appeared to take a dangerous new turn, with NATO and South Korea expressing alarm that North Korean troops could soon be joining in on Moscow's side. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Dr Samuel Ramani from the Royal United Services Institute. He says that the vast majority of North Korean troops will become 'cannon fodder' on the Ukrainian front.
#Ukraine #Russia #NorthKorea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2g3fbdo4yI


Ukrainian spies say they have intercepted phone calls from Russian troops saying their military’s integration of North Korean soldiers isn’t going well. On audio released by Ukraine’s spy agency, Russian soldiers sound doubtful they have enough commanders and weapons for the new arrivals. On one call, a Russian soldier was “outraged” that armored vehicles in short supply were being given to North Korean troops. Read more from @USAToday.

https://flip.it/1PmqfI

#Ukraine #Russia #NorthKorea #War #Military #Spying


Here’s what we’re reading today:

Last night, #Russia attacked and partially destroyed the #UNESCO protected “Derzhprom” building in #Kharkiv, which, built in 1928, is the largest constructivist building in the world.

The Russian attack on Kharkiv killed four people.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/29/ukraine-war-briefing-bomb-derzhprom-historic-landmark-kharkiv


Americans' #Trust in #Media Remains at Trend Low


Trust in political and civic institutions highest for local and state #governments, lowest for media and #Congress


Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/651977/americans-trust-media-remains-trend-low.aspx

In an age of #fake news, #propaganda, #maga, #Twitter #bots and Russian #troll factories, we actually need trustworthy journalism. I must once again explicitly point out that the principle of "trust nobody" does not mean no longer believing official sources and only consuming unfiltered news from Russian-controlled #Telegram channels and basing your world view on them.

"Trust nobody but don't stop thinking - if you belive the earth is flat you are far beyond a border no one should pass!"


#news #Problem #society #government #journalism #Press #fail #usa #conspiracy #deepstate #future #politics #internet #fakenews #russia #trump #bot #trolls


As Americans vote, exhausted and outmanned Ukrainian soldiers are holding defensive lines under constant Russian fire, knowing the results will dictate their future.

#Harris, who has decried President Vladimir #Putin’s “brutality,” would likely carry on President Joe #Biden’s policy of support.

#Trump has repeatedly taken issue with #US aid to #Ukraine, made vague vows to end the war and has praised #Putin.

https://apnews.com/article/election-ukraine-war-russia-harris-trump-b709d17bf1e81531853bd85fb8414ece

#Russia


Who is the shadowy billionaire, Bidzina Ivanishvili, behind the ruling Georgian Dream party - which claimed victory in Saturday's contested election? Emerald Maxwell takes a look at Georgia's richest man and one-time pro-Western Prime Minister, whose party has drifted towards Russia since the war in Ukraine, while becoming increasingly authoritarian.
#Georgia #election #Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4LPRyLFbdA


#Russia, #China and #Cuba amplified falsehoods about recent hurricanes, U.S. official says

Intelligence officials say the three countries – as well as #Iran – are trying to aggravate political divisions in the U.S. and undermine the democratic process.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/russia-china-cuba-amplified-falsehoods-recent-hurricanes-us-official-s-rcna177672


“Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday likened the European Union to the former Soviet Union and called on Hungarians to ‘resist’ Brussels as they did Moscow in 1956.”

https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-orban-compares-eu-to-ussr-urges-people-to-resist/a-70581944

Remind me again why Hungary is still a member of the EU?

#hungary #EU #orban #fascism #russia


Ukraine's Zelenskyy says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels UN chief's visit

> #NorthKorean troops are poised to be deployed by #Russia on the battlefield in #Ukraine as early as this weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Friday.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241027/p2g/00m/0in/029000c #UkraineWar #NorthKorea


#NASA Administrator Bill #Nelson on Friday called for an investigation into a Wall Street Journal report that #SpaceX founder and Donald #Trump ally Elon #Musk and Russian President Vladimir #Putin have been in “regular contact” since late 2022.

The report raises national security concerns as SpaceX’s relationships with NASA and the #US military may have granted Musk access to sensitive government information and US intelligence.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/25/politics/elon-musk-vladimir-putin/index.html

#Ukraine #Russia #MAGA #GOP


The face of a Russian Agent and a Danger to Democracy

"Ukraine must give up territories to end the war. Ukraine has no people, no weapons, and no money to continue the war,"
- JD Vance
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews #Trump


Here’s what we’re reading today:

After Russia’s 2022 invasion of #Ukraine, satellite images revealed unusual activity at a former Cold #War #bioweapons site near #Moscow.

Satellite images showed renovations and new buildings, possibly high-containment bio-labs.

#Russia denies this.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/interactive/2024/russia-biological-chemical-weapons-laboratory-expansion/


#Russia provided Yemen's #Houthis with satellite data to target merchant ships in the Red #Sea with drones and missiles, WSJ reports.

Russia's support for the Houthis highlights Putin's push to counter the US-led order.

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-provided-targeting-data-for-houthi-assault-on-global-shipping-eabc2c2b?mod=hp_lead_pos1


The ‘Democrats say Trump’s a fascist’ framing should be yeeted into the sun. These are just some of the Republicans who worked with him on a daily basis and are saying it.
#trump #HarrisWalz2024 #Election2024 #media #fascism #russia #china

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/13-former-trump-administration-officials-sign-open-letter-backing-john-rcna177227


Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since late 2022, discussing personal, business, and geopolitical issues, according to WSJ.

Sources say Putin once asked Musk not to activate Starlink over Taiwan as a favor to Xi Jinping.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Musk #starlink


The #EU is now trying to find means of its own to bolster enforcement & reinforce its curbs on #Russia.

Tom Keatinge, of think tank the Royal United Services Institute, said European policy makers had been preparing "autonomous European #sanctions considering the possibility of a #Trump presidency" but would have to bolster enforcement.

#geopolitics #Authoritarianism #StrongMen #dictatorship #totalitarianism
#ForeignPolicy #Security #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024


The clause would allow customs ofcls to hold up shipments if the destination seemed illogical, such as crossing #Russia to reach #CentralAsia countries.

The preparations are being made, in anticipation of a change in Washington's position, should #Trump be reelected.

Any softening by DC would leave #Europe in a difficult position, as it is the #UnitedStates, w/sweeping powers to punish #sanctions busting globally, that primarily enforces the rules.

#geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #HarrisWalz2024


The possible steps include "catch-all" clauses to ID & stop suspect goods shipments to #Russia & wider #oil shipping curbs….

There are also discussions about changing a requirement that a freeze on Russian central bank #assets, the biggest single Western #sanction on Moscow, must be renewed by European capitals every 6 months….

A few member states are working on…a “catch-all" clause applied either to battlefield goods or across a larger spectrum of banned exports, 3 EU diplomats said.


#Europe seeks to underpin #Russia #sanctions, fearing that a return of #Trump could undermine Western efforts to isolate Moscow….

The talks among #EU ofcls & envoys are centred on several initiatives to ensure that European sanctions would remain in place longer term, bolstering them through tighter enforcement, even if Washington changes tack.

#geopolitics #Authoritarianism #StrongMen #dictatorship #totalitarianism
#ForeignPolicy #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/europe-seeks-underpin-russia-sanctions-fearing-trump-overhaul-2024-10-25/


"Should a #Trump presidency reverse #US sanctions on #Russia, Europeans will need to be much more muscular in ... enforcement action & will no longer be able to hide behind Uncle Sam," he said.

…European countries were wrongfooted during Trump's last presidency, when the #UnitedStates reversed an international deal w/ #Iran over its #nuclear program & unilaterally reinstated #sanctions, leaving #Europe out on a limb.

#geopolitics #Security #ForeignPolicy #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024


Wut.🤦🏻‍♀️

Via Inner City Press:

POLITICAL DOG FIGHT: Devin #Nunes Sued NBC for Rachel #Maddow Report on #Russia Package - Now Dispute About Contents of Maddow's Personal Electronic Devices

- Inner City Press story: https://innercitypress.com/sdny139bcastelnunesnbcicp102324.html


As #election2024 approaches in the U.S., the Kremlin appears to be amplifying divisive narratives on immigration, race and the #UkraineWar.

Here’s a look at Russia’s evolving propaganda playbook from a study that reviewed 2,700+ Russian news stories:
https://theconversation.com/how-russia-employs-hard-soft-power-to-influence-overseas-media-and-sow-dissent-and-fear-among-foreign-populations-236976
#Russia #Putin #USPolitics #Politics


A new investigation by the NGO Disclose has found that the port of Brest in Brittany here in France, is being used as a crucial stop for tankers delivering gas valuable to president Vladimir Putin. FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin speaks to the author of the investigation, Alexander Abdelilah.
#Russia #Ukraine #sanctions #gas #energy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QbAj1OLMtc


Ukrainian researchers have uncovered Western-made components in North Korean missiles used by Russia in its war against Ukraine. These components, which include microcontrollers, came from at least nine Western companies despite strict sanctions. The list of implicated companies includes U.S.-based Analog Devices and Broadcom, Dutch NXP Semiconductors, Swiss company TRACO Electronic AG, and British XP Power. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #America #ukraine #russia #britain #UkraineWar


“American creating deep fakes targeting #Harris works with Russian intel, documents show

Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters.” #Russia
https://wapo.st/4dYOKNr


I don't like the general suspicion of all Russians for the misconduct of a few.


Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Russian-Devs

#Linux #floss #foss #Software #russia #politics #Torwald #development #news #Problem #fail #sanctions #war #justice


🇷🇺 🇺🇲 Russian trolls are using artificial intelligence, including a deepfake of Vice President Kamala Harris, to try influencing public opinion ahead the US election, according to new research from Microsoft Corp.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/russia-smeared-kamala-harris-with-deepfake-video-microsoft-says/

#russia #usa


BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨

South Korean Anger May Lead to Ukraine Weapons Deal!

South Korea says North Korean troops are being trained by Russia to fight in Ukraine.

As a result, South Korea may send weapons for Ukraine to use against North Korea.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-friendship-north-korea-backfired-south-military-troops-weapons-ukraine-2024-10


Similar to what Musk is doing in the US!

Russia buying votes in Moldova to stay out of the EU.

Why the second round in Moldova? Because "1,000 rubles" were used by the Russians to bribe local marginals
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO


#KamalaHarris referenced ret Gen #MarkMilley, Trump’s chair of the Joint Chiefs, who described him as “#fascist to the core.”

#Harris says #Trump “has been manipulated & is so clearly able to be manipulated by favor & flattery including by dictators & autocrats.”

She says if he wins the White House, #Ukraine will fall to #Russia & that will have terrible consequences globally.

#NationalSecurity #USpol #HarrisWalz2024


BEIJING AIDS RUSSIAN ECONOMY: Although #Beijing claims it is not helping either side in the war, intelligence suggests otherwise, according to an investigation by Slovo i Dilo. #China continues to supply #Russia with dual-use goods that can be used for both military and civilian purposes - worth about $300 million a month.

https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2024/10/21/infografika/svit/yak-pivnichna-koreya-iran-ta-kytaj-dopomahayut-rosiyi-vesty-vijnu-proty-ukrayiny


#DPRK SOLDIERS TRIED TO ESCAPE FROM RUSSIAN POSITIONS: The Russians detained 18 North Korean soldiers who tried to escape from their positions in the #Kursk region (#Russia), according to sources in Ukrainian military intelligence.

https://babel.ua/en/news/111871-babel-sources-the-russians-detained-military-personnel-from-the-dprk-who-tried-to-escape-from-positions-in-kurshchyna-they-can-be-involved-in-assaults-against-the-armed-forces


Kagi search engine working with Russia


Content warning: Kagi search engine working with Russia #kagi #russia


Note that since May of this year, US military command has been trying to convince #spacex to stop #Russia from illegally utilising #starlink in it’s also illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Since Starlink is still working for Russia, and Shaheed drones with terminals onboard continue raining down on Ukraine, we know SpaceX isn’t co-operating.

If they aren’t cooperating, we also know who is ultimatlty responsible for that.