I am seeing a lot of misinformation about the outcome of the Ukraine war.

Some are saying, former NATO sec. gen. Jens Stoltenberg wants Ukraine to give up the occupied territories. That is not true. What Stoltenberg is saying is, the hostilities could end with parts of Ukraine being temporarily occupied by Russia, but that does NOT mean that Ukraine permanently cedes these territories to Putin.

And Zelenskyy is saying the same in a recent press briefing: Ukraine will never give up the land.

#VatnikAlert
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The tip of the iceberg: The Russian-paid influencers that are investigated in relation to the Tenet scandal are only 6 out of a total of 2800 influencers on a list maintained by a Russian disinformation operation.

https://www.wired.com/story/project-good-old-usa-russia-2024-election/

The most disturbing photo of the week: The current president of the EU — Hungary's Victor Orbán — visits a criminal, wanted by the International Criminal Court for abducting 2,000 Ukrainian children.

All over the world, voters should beware, that whenever politicians talk about immigrants, it is because they have no solutions to the problems that matter most.

Healthcare crisis in the UK? Talk about immigrants.

Children getting shot because of idiotic gun laws in the US? Talk about immigrants.

"Look over there! Someone is coming to eat your cake!", is the oldest trick in the book, and politicians use it for the sole purpose of moving attention away from their own political incompetence.

Yes!!! 🇺🇦♥️🇪🇺

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just announced that Ukraine has completed all the reform steps, the EU had laid out, and therefore the EU will now begin accession talks with Ukraine.

What an important, historic moment for Ukraine and the entire democratic world. 🙌🏻

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_24_3221

While many reputable companies have pulled out of Russia long ago, American language learning company Duolingo has continued its business in Russia, reveals TASS.

In April, the company was told to censor its app, so Russians can no longer see ANY reference to the existence of #LGBT persons, and instead of ending its business in Russia, the company chose to help the dystopian regime and comply, writes Latvian newsmedia Meduza.

Erasing a culture… for rubles.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/06/04/duolingo-reportedly-deletes-references-to-lgbt-people-in-app-s-russian-version

James Bond has been reinvented many times to keep up with our cultural evolution.

I suspect, in the next 007 movie, the villain drives an electric car, owns a satellite internet system and a social media network, and collaborates with a misogynistic, spray tanned politician who tries to get elected president to get access to the nuclear launch codes.

My three predictions for 2024 are:

— Trump's political career ends.
— Both the EU and the US gets the aid to Ukraine back on track.
— Ukraine liberates all of Kherson.

What are your #ThreePredictions?

@clacke I have actually made a video explaining this:
https://youtu.be/7T1vp2rsETw?si=JjmRh6fRsZYe0dDL

I love this! ♥️

Today, Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, said “Denmark donating 19 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine will lead to an escalation of the conflict”.

Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, then replied: “Right this evening, Russia could leave Ukraine, and then the conflict would end.”

Talk to the hand, Vladimir! 😀

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Republicans in shock: Latest mass murderer was not a man wearing women's clothing, but a person with access to automatic rifles.

The mass surveillance in Denmark is off the rails. Luckily, former minister of defence, Claus Hjort, admitted the existence of the mass surveillance on a tv-show.

But instead of sparking a constructive debate, the Danish government has dragged him to court for revealing how dystopian society has become. They now hope to put him behind bars this fall.

If it is punishable to mention, when the state has gone too far, how does society get back to normal from that?

Source:
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/claus-hjort-skal-retten-til-november

Let me get this straight…

— Ukrainian soldiers often use TikTok.
— TikTok has access to the geo location of it's users.
— TikTok is a Chinese company.
— Chinese companies are legally obliged to share information with the Chinese state.
— The Chinese state does not want Russia to lose the war.
— Russia would like to know the exact positions of Ukrainian soldiers.

I do not like the potential risks of this.

#ukraine