Active Measures, though started in Tsarist Russia and perfected under Soviet rule, are still a very active part of Russia’s foreign influence playbook within the US today, a thread:🧵
Russia’s active measures doctrine isn’t just propaganda.
It’s political warfare: covert, deniable operations meant to shape events by confusing, dividing, pressuring, or discrediting an adversary, all while hiding Moscow’s involvement.
The playbook: find a real fault line, build fake or front identities, launder a message through “independent” voices, amplify it until real people argue about it, then deny involvement.
The goal is often less “convince everyone” than “make trust collapse.”
From Stardust’s SAI particle reveal to US Congress oversight calls, @ARIA_research funding, @UNEP report, EPRS governance briefing & UK public support for SRM research, key SRM headlines from May:🧵0/12
Company discloses 0.5µm amorphous silica–based particles & calcium carbonate core–shell variants, deployed at ~18km altitude, targeting up to ~1% solar reflection with monitoring & dispersal systems.
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2️⃣ US Congress requests @NOAA geoengineering briefing:
Does the brain always return to baseline after COVID?
A new multimodal MRI study suggests the answer may be - not always.
After infection, some brains may remain in a different network state - and we still do not know if that state is temporary, compensatory, or maladaptive🧵
The important part is not one single MRI finding.
The strength of this study is that it combines three MRI layers
structural MRI - grey matter volume,
diffusion MRI - white-matter microstructure,
resting-state fMRI - functional connectivity.
The study included 76 people recovered from COVID-19 and 51 healthy controls.
The authors looked at the whole recovered group, and then stratified COVID participants by severity
non-hospitalized vs hospitalized.
That matters, because some effects only became visible when severity was taken into account.
🚗🔋 Many think Beijing masterfully planned China's EV takeover. Fengming Lu (@ANUBellSchool ) and I spent 3 years and 60+ interviews finding out what actually happened in our latest article @TheChinaJournal. A thread 🧵
In 2014, the top 10 automakers in China were ALL state-owned or state-foreign joint ventures. By 2024, BYD, Geely, Chery, and other PRIVATE firms dominate. How did an industry rigged for SOEs get flipped by private entrepreneurs? That's the puzzle.
The standard narrative: Beijing picked winners, poured in subsidies, and created EV champions. We show that this is largely a misperception--Central policy actually BLOCKED most cities and private firms from the auto industry for decades.
Annamalai, the Sorcerer to break the 'Dravidian Spell' on Tamil Nadu?
The Statement "National Parties never spoke the language that people in Tamil Nadu understood" in Shri.Annamalai's letter of resignation from the membership of BJP is quite noteworthy. Was BJP at fault for their inability to make inroads in Tamilnadu? 🧵 1/n
#AnnamalaiSpeech #AnnamalaiParty @BaluSreevidya @Trishulwarrior
If one recalls, in the last 5+ years, Prime Minister Modi made several visits to Tamilnadu, quoted Tamil verses, made short quips in Tamil, brought Tamilian heritage back from foreign soil and awarded several developments for the state. He also joined for the celebration of Annamalai's 'En Mann, En Makkal' march around TN.
Then how can Annamalai accuse BJP of not understanding the pulse of Tamilnadu? One need to go a bit deep. 2/n
BJP has been present in Tamilnadu politics for over 3 decades but always had to biggyback on to one or the other of Dravidian parties in every election. The Tamilian voters were brainwashed deep and conditioned, by Dravidian parties particularly DMK and its allies, to think that the present Central govt, BJP and its associate RSS are not secular and hence are against the interests of Tamilnadu, particularly that of minorities. Both DMK and AIADMk allowed Kthemselves to dictated by vested interests and started pushing an agenda against Hindus and BJP.
Annamalai was one of the couple of BJP Leaders who was eloquent in Tamil to bring in clarity in their but the speeches of the BJP leaders from the North didn't help BJP to connect with the Tamilians. 3/n
Paraguay 🇵🇾 just rewrote the rules for permanent residency
So if you're getting a Plan B here... read this twice
On May 28, Migraciones signed Resolution 407. It takes every scattered rule about proving "economic solvency" and merges them into one document
Before this, the criteria lived in six different resolutions that contradicted each other. One set for MERCOSUR citizens, another for everyone else, patched over and over until nobody knew which version applied
Now there's one rulebook, which means, same rules for everyone
Here's what you actually need to know. This is going to be a LONG post because there are a lot of changes 👇
1. Solvency is only checked at the permanent stage
Temporary residency still does not require it. That part has not changed
What changed is how strict they are when you convert from temporary to permanent. This goes very in line with the new Investor Pass they recently launched; they want to make it harder to get residency the "old" way to push this alternative
2. A university title alone is dead as proof
This is the biggest change
For years people showed a diploma and a "promise of work" letter and called it solvency. But that window is closed now
Professionals and technicians now have to show real income. That means social security enrollment, a registered work contract, or actual tax filings
A credential with nothing moving behind it will not pass
Есть такой детский опыт, который все мы проделывали. Два зеркала "лицами друг к другу" отображают уходящий в бесконечность ряд зеркал, в каждом из которых – ничто.
Неплохая иллюстрация проективной идентификации, без громоздких абстракций сплиттинга/проекции/провокации/интроекта.
Всё чаще задумываюсь о том, что абстракции Кляйн, непротиворечиво и логично описывая замкнутый круг ПИ – в то же время излишне тяжеловесны и неповоротливы. Кляйн, это как Станиславский в психоанализе. Мощно и глубоко, но иногда хочется ведь лёгкости и изящества Мейерхольда...
Зеркальные нейроны дают нейробиологическую иллюстрацию ПИ Кляйн, но остаются на уровне мозга. Контейнирование Биона уже значительно более гибко. Но при этом, на мой взгляд, остаётся потребность в более подвижной версии именно кляйнианской логики на психоаналитическом уровне.
UK tax has gone up significantly over the last 25 years
But the tax paid by the average UK worker has not
This apparent miracle was achieved by taxing “other people”: higher earners, capital, property, banks, etc
The strategy has run out of road
A 🧵 on what happens next.
There is a much longer version of this thread on our website with full citations, links to sources, and all the charts are interactive and much clearer.
Peter Sagan vs John Degenkolb vs Alexander Kristoff; Paris Roubaix 2015 (part 2).
#cyclingiceberg 1/22
Paris Roubaix was the climax to the cobbled/flat classics stretch in 2015. Flanders/San Remo were covered in the previous thread.
Much like all spring, Kristoff, Degenkolb and Sagan were the top contenders for Roubaix. 2/22
Like most races, Paris Roubaix was also a close race and it didnt disappoint in the end. The passage through Wallers was calm, but on one of the next sectors the train crossing closed as the peloton passed. Some riders ignored the signal, but nobody was disqualified. 3/22
🚨🚌 SIGNALEMENT : Patrick Belly (@belly_patrick), chauffeur de bus à la @RATPgroup, originaire de La Réunion 🇫🇷🇷🇪 et résidant dans le 16ᵉ arrondissement de Paris, est un individu au profil particulièrement inquiétant.
‼️ Il harcèle quotidiennement des élus juives de la @mairiedu16 et accompagne régulièrement un groupe de petites filles dans une école élémentaire située aux abords du Parc des Princes.
Sur ses réseaux sociaux, il multiplie les contenus antisémites et négationnistes : incitation à la haine des Juifs, contestation de la Shoah, photographie torse nu avec une moustache hitlérienne en effectuant la quenelle de Dieudonné, diffusion de thèses complotistes et assimilation récurrente des Juifs au nazisme.
Par ailleurs, sur X, il suit de nombreux comptes islamistes.
⚠️ Compte tenu de l’extrême gravité des contenus diffusés, du harcèlement d'élus juives et de sa proximité avec des enfants, nous appelons la municipalité, l’établissement concerné et les pouvoirs publics à faire preuve de la plus grande vigilance.
🧵L’approvazione della legge delega sul #nucleare alla Camera è un piccolo ma significativo passo avanti. Qui trovate alcune considerazioni generali e un approfondimento sulla scelta delle tecnologie. le modalità di finanziamento e l’individuazione dei siti 1/n
Anzitutto, il ddl deve andare al Senato. Se ci saranno modifiche, tornerà a Montecitorio (dove @lsqueri dovrà sudare altre sette mila camicie). Il ministro @GPichetto ha garantito l’approvazione entro l’estate: assumiamo che sia vero (non è scontato). Cosa succede poi? 2/n
Attraverso una legge delega, il Parlamento demanda al governo la funzione legislativa su temi di particolare complessità tecnica come, appunto, la costruzione praticamente da zero della disciplina di riferimento per l’utilizzo dell’energia nucleare a scopi civili 3/n
NEW: a report from Vanderbilt and WashU just dropped, taking on the "state of scholarship in the humanities and social sciences," a big topic among critics of higher ed.
Read along w/ me 🧵
The report's premise is that support for the humanities and social sciences has cratered among basically everyone.
It gives several possible reasons: the misuse of the hard sciences, "problematic philosophical view," and—most notably—ideological distortions.
Interestingly, the report immediately narrows its scope down to that last complaint, that scholarship has been overrun by political goals, distorting disciplinary standards and producing bad research.
Food/Fruits that increases male performance instead of v!agra🔥🔥
Number 3 will suprise you
1. Watermelon
Watermelon contains antioxidants lychee which can positively affect male fertility and performance quality
2. Beet Juice
Beets are filled with natural nitrates reasons most athlete drink it before training
3.Banana
They are highly rich in potassium and riboflavin which improves immediate stamina and testosterone ,they also contains bromelain which elevates s*ex drive and help manage impotence
4.Avocado
Packed with vitamins and vitamin E which directly improves the s p e r m quality and support healthy production
Today, Society for the Rule of Law moved to file an amicus brief in U.S. v. SPLC, suggesting the DOJ engaged in vindictive prosecution. I can't help but wonder, what sort of conservative group takes the SPLC's side?
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The society claims it wants to protect prosecution from "political influence." The group says it "has not always concurred with" the SPLC's rhetoric, action, or tactics, but "opposes vindictive prosecution of any target."
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The society notes: @FBIDirectorKash condemned the SPLC as a "partisan smear machine" (it is), @Jim_Jordan asked the AG to examine the SPLC's influence under Biden, Pam Bondi was fired reportedly in part for not being aggressive enough, and Trump attacked SPLC.
Lo baru sadar HPnya ilang, langsung buka Find My Device lewat laptop.
Last seen 5 jam lalu di Stasiun Gambir. Abis itu? Udah.
Nggak gerak lagi. Langsung offline.
Si maling langsung matiin internet biar ga ke trace. Itu cara jadul.
Dulu sampe situ doang.
Sekarang? Nggak lagi.
Sekarang Android udah bawa fitur Find My Device Network. Mirip AirTag Apple, tapi ini langsung nyangkut di sistem dan gratis. Jadi meski HP lo offline, posisinya tetep bisa ke detect lewat Bluetooth dari HP Android lain yang kebetulan lewat situ.
Gini kerjanya:
➤ HP lo yang ilang bakal terus nyiarin sinyal Bluetooth.
➤ Tiap HP Android yang lewat bakal nangkap sinyalnya. Lalu data lokasi langsung dikirim ke server Google dalam keadaan terenkripsi.
➤ Lo cuma buka Find My Device buat cek posisi terbaru. Semua jalan otomatis, tanpa ada yang tau.