Math genius, civic warrior… and looking like he’s about to drop an indie album that saves democracy.
Should he grow his hair out again?
Because honestly, I love this look.
He’s the coolest president 😍
A ND style thread🧵
🇷🇴🇪🇺
Nicușor, 1987.
Maximum score at the International Math Olympiad in Havana, Cuba.
Repping Romania like a boss.
Curls, tie slightly undone, 1980s oversized blazer.
Serving math prodigy meets Cold War heartthrob.
“I solved this equation and I could steal your heart too”❤️
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May 23 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
🇺🇸 vs 🇪🇺 | The New Frontline
The EU is under pressure.
The MAGA regime is appointing corrupt loyalists, convicted felons, and ultra-nationalists as US ambassadors to EU countries.
Not really diplomacy, more like infiltration.
A thread 🧵
🇫🇷🇺🇸 | Amb. Charles Kushner
—real estate developer, Trump’s in-law & top donor
• No diplomacy experience
• Convicted felon on 18 counts (tax evasion, witness tampering, illegal campaign contributions etc)
• Served time in federal prison before being pardoned by Trump in 2020
May 19 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
🇷🇴🇪🇺
Why did the Romanian diaspora vote for Simion?
Here’s the twist: only 10 countries in the world voted for him, and they were all in Western Europe.
Not all of them are extremists.
It’s also about resentment and a desire to isolate the rest of Romanians.
Short thread🧵 1. Romanians who built stable lives abroad and are comfortable now in the West.
They want to be the exception. Deep down, they don’t want other Romanians to follow. They don’t want “the other Romanians” near “them.” They vote against RO simply to punish the rest.
May 18 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
‼️BREAKING | 🇷🇴🗳️🇪🇺
ROMANIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
russia is officially interfering in the Romanian elections!!!
A viral fake news campaign on Telegram aims to influence the electoral process!
Hybrid warfare.
Vote smart!
🇷🇴🛡️🇪🇺
‼️THIS is the translated message being pushed in Romania today.
Straight from Telegram.
Straight from a Russian disinfo playbook.
They’re targeting our elections in real time.
🇷🇴🛡️🇪🇺 Don’t fall for it.
Spread awareness!!
Defend truth!!!!
Aug 2, 2024 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
The only ones who are defeated are us—by russian propaganda.
FACT: Algeria’s Imane Khelif IS A WOMAN.
Let’s dig deeper.
Since 2020, IBA (International Boxing Association) has been led by russian Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Putin & supporter of russia’s war in Ukraine.
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The American federation criticized Kremlev’s non-transparent election, the IBA’s ties to Gazprom, and the questionable judging at tournaments. The IOC suspended its recognition of the IBA in 2019 due to corruption scandals and issues at several Summer Olympics.
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Jul 19, 2024 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
Guess which historical figure wanted to make Germany great again.
Trump is a fascist, and MAGA is nothing new.
A thread 🧵
The “America First” slogan began in 1940 with the America First Committee, a group seeking to keep the US out of WWII. The group is also noted for the anti-Semitism and their praise of Hitler’s policies. A prominent figure in this sense is C. Lindbergh.
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Jun 15, 2024 • 17 tweets • 9 min read
Just call anyone you don’t agree with a “far right extremist” & you’ll win every argument.
Most people don’t even know what “far right” really means. I’ll tell you about Romania’s Legionary Movement (1927-41) that seems to be resurfacing. The danger is REAL.
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The Iron Guard in Romania was a far-right, ultranationalist, fascist, nazi-inspired movement founded in 1927 by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. It emerged from a post-WWI Romania, driven by extreme nationalism, anti-communism, and fervent Orthodox Christianity.
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Jun 6, 2024 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Populism, Communism, Fascism is what Russia promotes. Toxic dictatorship!
If you need a reason to VOTE OUT the Russian assets in the EU, look at what Russian satellite-states deal with today: poverty, chaos, dictatorship! Do you want EU to become like Africa or Latin America?
USE YOUR VOTE 6-9/06/2024
Russian influence in Africa—>doomed to remain in poverty
Jun 4, 2024 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
Today marks 35yrs since the Tiananmen Square Massacre, where a brutal crackdown on the 1989 protests resulted in the deaths of >10000 people.
Please take a moment to mourn those who died for freedom, as this tragic event remains officially unmourned in China.
⚠️Sensitive Thread
Following weeks of continuous demonstrations, Chinese government troops armed with assault rifles and tanks advanced toward Tiananmen Square to dispel the protestors, which resulted in horrifying violence that left scores of civilians dead.
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May 20, 2024 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
CAN YOU SEE THIS THREAD? THEN DON’T STOP TALKING ABOUT IRAN!
Iranian President Raisi, Khamenei’s protégé, is dead. It’s been 45 years since Iran shifted from a pro-West monarchy to an anti-West, anti-Israel theocracy.
Tehran faces turmoil, but overthrowing dictatorships is TOUGH. Still, we must support a FREE IRAN!🇮🇷
🧵BRIEF THREAD on 🇮🇷 1979 Revolution, USSR’s role, Putin.
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Who supported the Iranian Islamic Revolution?
- clerical leadership—Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini acted as a guide, and as an ideological & strategic supporter of the revolution
- various Islamist groups within Iran (religious scholars & students) mobilized the masses
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May 12, 2024 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Extreme movements in the West are backed by totalitarian actors—RU et al.
These actors support fringe groups to destabilize the Western societies from within. Russia’s main strategy is to present itself as THE alternative to the “decadent” West. I’ll briefly explain.
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Russia is carrying out disinfo campaigns targeting sensitive topics: immigration, race relations, LGBTQ+ rights in Western societies. Since these issues are central to liberal movements, they become prime targets for RU’s efforts to sow division and discord.
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May 6, 2024 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
Brief history lesson: The Pitești experiment in Romania’s Gulags (1949-52). No other European state has ever implemented such extreme & successful methods of forced “reeducation.”
❗️WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY
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Never again is now.
The saints of the prisons, the martyrs in RO’s communist dungeons, the political prisoners, and the ordinary victims of a monstrous regime are still discussed. What happened in Pitești between 1949-1952 remains a dark example of dehumanization that tragically succeeded.
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Mar 31, 2024 • 15 tweets • 10 min read
On this Sunday, I’m tackling hidden Russian propaganda slogans I’ve spotted among supposed supporters of Ukraine and opponents of Russia.
I repeat: bashing our Western allies doesn’t help Ukraine and our united stance against Russia.
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🚩“the US did not help Ukraine”—disregards the MAJOR aid & support provided by the US to Ukraine since Russia attacked Ukraine
AIM: to discredit the US leadership globally (Russia’s MAIN GOAL)
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ISIS has claimed the attack in Russia. STOP!
Are they really involved?
When ISIS says their group is behind an attack, it gets everyone talking. They spread these claims either through their Amaq News Agency (seen as a mouthpiece for their propaganda) or directly via the Nashir Media Foundation (official channel). Investigators don’t just take ISIS at its word when it claims responsibility.
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Experts suggest that ISIS’ claims, especially in the West, often signal some level of involvement, ranging from full orchestration to simply being inspired by their ideology. ISIS doesn’t really make a clear distinction between attacks they’ve directly planned and those carried out by others motivated by their propaganda.
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Mar 20, 2024 • 23 tweets • 11 min read
What would happen to Europe if Trump gets re-elected?
To better understand this scenario, we need to examine the events following Russia’s aid in Trump’s 2016 election victory.
I’ll explore how 2016 marked a year of significant changes that continue to impact Europe
Thread 1/23
So..To grasp the potential impact of Trump winning the election on Europe, we must revisit 2016, a year of significant global political shifts. It was the year when populism and far-right ideologies gained momentum globally, significantly influenced by Trump’s “MAGA” slogan.
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Mar 14, 2024 • 15 tweets • 8 min read
‼️Distragerea atenției e un instrument vechi folosit de regimurile autoritare atunci când se confruntă cu o probleme reale (pe plan intern+internațional).
Să vorbim despre pericolul dezinformării și despre cum să NU ne pierdem timpul cu DIVERSIUNI, CANCANURI,FAKE NEWS
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Politica și politicile par să se bazeze mai mult pe distragerea atenției populației, nu pe acțiuni și soluții concrete.
Nu putem să dăm vina doar pe politicieni—întreaga noastră dezbatere publică suferă de „boala distragerii atenției” (sintagmă folosită de The Guardian).
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Feb 28, 2024 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
Some get mad when they see this map and label states like 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸 as UNFREE.
These claims insult the fight for freedom and mock the reality of TRUE OPPRESSION! You’ve never experienced dictatorship!
Let me show you what a REAL DICTATORSHIP MEANS.
🧵Thread
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Iran: theocracy with strict controls on expression & women’s rights. Dissent is harshly repressed, protests met with violence & imprisonment. The government, backed by the Revolutionary Guard,limits democratic freedoms & human rights. Executions & torture.
>250 executions/year
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Feb 15, 2024 • 24 tweets • 11 min read
When you hear “We don’t care about other nations! MAGA!” or “Europe should stand alone! We don’t need the US!” 🚩🚩🚩
Thinking isolationism works? Don’t be silly. It’s historically dangerous, also echoing the rhetoric of Stalinist discourse.
Thread 1/23
The four horsemen of the apocalypse are: populism, nativism, isolationism, protectionism.
Isolationism refers to a set of foreign policies adopted by leaders who believe that a nation’s interests are best protected by maintaining a distance from the affairs of other countries.
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Feb 11, 2024 • 19 tweets • 11 min read
Backing democracy demands opposing tyranny.
Yet, some condemn Russia while simultaneously supporting 🇺🇦 AND 🇵🇸. This stance is ILLOGICAL.
Hint: Russia - Hamas ties.
Why is standing with Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Israel 🇮🇱 the only correct stance for democracy? I’ll explain.
Thread 1/17
Hamas, established in 1987 from the Muslim Brotherhood during the 1st intifada, aims to annihilate Israel & conducted attacks. After seizing Gaza from the Palestinian Authority in 2007, an Israeli blockade ensued. Hamas is labeled as a terrorist organization by the US & EU.
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Feb 6, 2024 • 26 tweets • 10 min read
Yesterday I faced major Russian troll account attacks, so I’m revising a topic I covered before, but with fresh insights.
In 2023, Russia spent $1.6 billion on pro-Kremlin propaganda worldwide.
What are their manipulation methods and how much do trolls earn?💰
Thread 1/23
According to a RAND Corporation study, contemporary Russian propaganda has the following characteristics:
- large number of channels and messages
- spreads partial truths or pure fiction
- is fast, continuous, and repetitive
- is inconsistent
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Feb 5, 2024 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
I was born in Romania, a state living in the shadow of 🇷🇺
Russia’s aggression has always threatened more than its neighbors. This isn’t just a regional issue.
Here’s why Russia’s defeat matters for global democracy AND why it should concern YOU too, wherever you live:
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When one nation’s freedom is at risk, our collective democratic values are on the line. We live in a globalized world (duh!)
Russia’s actions have been widely condemned as violations of international law, including the principle of state sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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