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Ostap Karmodi retweeted
❗️Sankcionovaný spolupracovník ruské vojenské rozvědky GRU označovaný za „dezinformačního impresária Kremlu“ vybudoval propagandistické weby pro české komunisty. Důkazem je uniklý obsah jeho počítače, který jsme analyzovali.
❗️Ukazuje se tak, že pavučinu českých webů šířících ruské a čínské lži pomohl stvořit americký uprchlík před zákonem John Mark Dougan, kterého jinak v Rusku přímo řídily Putinovy tajné služby.
❗️Češi tím, že mu poskytovali peníze, mohli porušit sankce, které na Dougana uvalila EU, za což hrozí až 8 let vězení.
❗️Dougana (první foto), který jinak pro Rusy provozoval obří systém falešných webů mimo jiné ovlivňující americké prezidentské volby ve prospěch Donalda Trumpa, najal pár Čechů zejména na vytvoření propagandistického webu General News (druhé foto).
❗️Angažoval ho na to někdejší šéfredaktor komunistických Haló novin a nynější generální tajemník Komunistické strany Československa Roman Blaško. Dnes žijící v Moskvě.
❗️Blaško měl v minulosti blízko ke Kateřině Konečné (třetí foto), europoslankyni a donedávna i předsedkyni KSČM. KSČM ho nasadila jako kandidáta do europarlamentu i senátu. Metál Blaško dostal od šéfa Svazu bojovníků za svobodu Jaroslava Vodičky (čtvrté foto), s nímž nyní ministerstvo obrany obnovuje spolupráci.
❗️Společně s Blaškem se za webem, který se prezentuje jako "nezávislá žurnalistika, český vlastník bez zahraničního kapitálu a zahraničního vlivu, spolehlivé kvalitní zpravodajství" stojí Denisa Petrilaková.
❗️Ta v komunikaci s Douganem obnažila, že v Pekingu pracuje pro klíčová média čínské zahraniční propagandy CRI a CGTN, která jsou podřízená komunistické straně.
❗️Dougana ale Blaško s Petrilakovou nechali vytvořit i další pseudozpravodajské weby. Některé jsou napsané na dalšího člena KSČM.
❗️Oficiálně je provozovatelem General News spolek zapsaný v českém obchodním rejstříku Česká mediální kancelář se sídlem v bytovém domě v pražských Čakovicích. Dle stanov se má spolek věnovat „nadnárodní mediální spolupráci a kulturně sociálního porozumění“.
❗️V Douganově počítači se dochovala komunikace z půlky srpna, v niž po AI chtěl, aby mu vystavila fakturu na poplatek za poradenství právě pro tento spolek. Zákon přitom pod hrozbou vězení placení sankcionovaných subjektů občanům EU zakazuje.
❗️General News funguje v několika jazykových mutacích a českým čtenářům nabízí třeba vyjádření někdejšího předsedy KSČM a nynějšího šéfa Česko-čínské smíšené obchodní a průmyslové komory Vojtěcha Filipa, nebo bývalého místopředsedy komunistů odsouzeného za popírání Sovětské genocidy Josefa Skály, kteří opěvují Čínu. Ke čtení je ale také propaganda nahrávající Rusku.
❗️Dougan, který v Rusku slouží režimu Vladimira Putina už roky, se podle záznamů v jeho počítači s ruskými tajnými službami postupně rozkmotřil a uvažoval i o přesunu do Číny. Petrilakova mu ale napsala, že Číňané výměnou chtějí, aby udal dva agenty CIA, kteří v zemi působí. Není přitom jasné, jak by je mohl znát. Nyní Dougan tvrdí, že zůstává v Rusku. seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domac…
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
New: The contents of a hacked computer belonging to John Mark Dougin, an American ex-cop living in Russia, offer documentary evidence that he worked with the FSB and GRU to peddle disinformation. He liaised with GRU Unit 29155 the originator of the Ukraine biolabs hoax, and his "moment of triumph came in June 2026, when information from his investigation was endorsed by @TulsiGabbard, who was serving as director of national intelligence in the Trump administration." theins.press/en/inv/299417?_…
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
SCOOP: Heritage has ousted one of its top scholars, Robert Rector, the intellectual architect of welfare reform who had challenged Heritage head Kevin Roberts last yr for his defense of Tucker Carlson. He had been w/ Heritage since 1984. (W/ @joshgerstein) politico.com/news/2026/11/07…
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
No funding for Putin’s war machine.
I’m fighting to end Trump’s diesel deal with Russia and ensure we stand with the people of Ukraine.
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
Has anyone started the “This was all part of Trump’s master plan” spin yet? “The Dems fell into the 4D chess master’s trap”? That kind of thing?
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
💥 Czech Greens/EFA MEP Markéta Gregorová claims to have been detained in Beijing for 1.5 hours in what she called “pseudo-scare tactics” over the arrest of a Chinese national accused of spying in the Czech Republic.
Gregorová said she was the only delegate out of 15 EU officials who faced such problems at border control upon landing in Beijing Capital Airport on Oct 26.
A vocal critic of the CCP, Gregorová said she faced extensive questioning from Chinese officials despite presenting her diplomatic passport and an official invitation letter.
Gregorová is the vice-chair of the European Parliament’s China group, and was travelling to the Chinese capital as part of a delegation from the parliament focusing on trade talks between Brussels and Beijing.
The visit follows recent talks between EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Chinese officials.
Gregorová claims she was banned from using her phone during the ordeal and had her passport confiscated.
euobserver.com/246452/czech-…
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
Te kraje odmówiły gry w hokeja przeciwko Rosji:
🇱🇻Łotwa
🇫🇮Finlandia
🇸🇪Szwecja
🇨🇿Czechy
🇳🇴Norwegia
🇩🇰Dania
Razem przeciwko agresorom!
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
🚨 “I feel like I’m still in Iraq” — this is how bad the situation is in the UK.
Asylum seekers who fled religious persecution in Islamic countries for freedom in Britain are now considering claiming asylum elsewhere, because they continue to be persecuted here for criticising Islam.
Dheyaa — a former Muslim who converted to Christianity — fled religious persecution in Iraq and came to Britain.
Exercising what he thought was his new-found freedom, he burned a copy of the Koran in symbolic protest against the ideology that had persecuted him.
Rather than protecting his right to free speech and protest, West Yorkshire Police swiftly arrested him on suspicion of inciting religious hatred.
He was then handed Orwellian bail conditions banning him from discussing religion on social media.
The Free Speech Union stepped in, defending Dheyaa’s right to free speech and helping him secure the removal of those bail conditions.
Earlier this year, before the Government unveiled its Islamophobia definition, FSU Case Director @BenBarryJones asked Dheyaa what he made of the prospect.
Dheyaa said he felt as though he was still in Iraq, and that he would look to flee the UK.
Hamit Coskun, another asylum seeker who burned a copy of the Koran in protest against the persecution he faced in Turkey, also considered fleeing to the US after he was convicted of a public order offence.
Shockingly, the CPS had originally charged him for harassing “the religious institution of Islam”, long before the Government had any state-approved definition of “Islamophobia”.
With the FSU’s backing, Hamit’s conviction was overturned on appeal. The CPS then tried to reinstate it at the High Court, and lost again.
The last thing Britain needs is a state-approved Islamic blasphemy code. One is already operating.
Watch the full interview with Dheyaa on the FSU YouTube channel 👇
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
The Democrats are gonna win tomorrow, but they're so divided and headless. You've got:
* Leftists who still think Palestine is everything
* Angry old ladies who hate Trump but otherwise have no idea what they want
* Intellectuals who are still just really really mad that Mark Zuckerberg is rich
* Center-left Climate Libs who have basically just given up and think China owns the future
* Weird splinter factions of woke Bluesky cancel culture people running around calling everyone anti-trans
* Abundance?
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
Closing messages from Republicans today:
1. Please, we beg you, give us more time.
2. Look at this reflecting pool photo.
3. We are bad, but Dems are worse!
4. We know you’re struggling, but have you considered transgender athletes?
5. The economy is great. Stop complaining.
6. Everything is Biden’s fault.
7. Please ignore the corruption.
8. The polls are fake unless we’re winning.
Inspiring stuff!
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
There has been a "no war, no deal" dynamic in U.S.-Iran relations for much of the last four decades. It's the norm. What's different since 2026, however, is the unprecedented naval blockade and the marrying of the economic and military pressure. The reality is there is no happy ending with a neat diplomatic solution to this conflict. It will only end once the Iranian regime ends. And hastening that end is in the U.S. national security interest.
🚨CIA Director John Ratcliffe is advising Trump to maintain the "no war, no deal" status quo and allow the economic pressure campaign to continue, sources said
🚨Ratcliffe told Trump that prolonged economic pain will induce Iran to make more concessions — or create enough instability inside the country that citizens revolt
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
Last week, Alphabet had its worst trading day on record. Amazon and Meta took hits too.
Whether or not it continues, the sell-off raises important questions for rules like the EU DMA & UK DMCC: what if the “gatekeepers” aren’t actually entrenched?
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truthonthemarket.com/2026/11…
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
I see basically universal denunciation of Haley Stevens from Democrats and liberal pundits—traitor, burn the witch, etc.—and honestly it's a bit much.
More politicians should feel comfortable saying "X person on my side is a bridge too far." Dems usually cheer this when GOP does this, it's Profiles in Courage or whatnot for the Liz Cheneys for the world.
reason.com/2026/11/01/haley-…
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
Adding to Trump's gifts to Putin, now the White House saves Putin's airline industry.
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
If Zelensky Is So Corrupt, Why Can’t Anyone Buy Him? 🇺🇦
I just realized something almost hilarious if it wasn’t very obvious and also real about the whole anti-Zelensky narrative.
For years we have been told that Zelensky is corrupt, illegitimate, a puppet, a billionaire thief, some CIA creation, whatever version happens to be useful that day. And yet somehow Putin, Trump, oligarchs, billionaires and the entire anti-Ukraine political machine still cannot control him.
Think about that contradiction.
Zelensky was elected in 2019 with about 73% of the runoff vote. Ukraine has not held another presidential election because elections are suspended under martial law during Russia’s invasion, something Zelensky has said could change if conditions allow a safe and legal vote. Meanwhile Trump, Elon and others are now openly calling for Ukraine to replace him after Zelensky refused demands to stop attacking Russian energy infrastructure and bend over to them.
And this is where their own propaganda stops making sense. If Zelensky were really as spectacularly corrupt as they claim, why wouldn’t somebody have bought him years ago?
Putin has all the money. Russian oligarchs have money. Western billionaires have money. Elon has more money than all of them. Trump has political power. There are people with enormous financial and geopolitical interests who would benefit from a Ukrainian president willing to make the right deal for them.
If Zelensky were really nothing but a corrupt opportunist, the easiest path imaginable would have been to take the money, make peace with Putin on Putin’s terms, protect himself, become insanely wealthy, powerful and live comfortably ruling the Ukraine and the area as a probably richest dictator on earth.
Instead, Russia invaded, Zelensky stayed, Ukraine kept fighting, and years later these people are still trying to pressure him, discredit him, replace him and convince everyone that he is somehow the problem.
Trump and Elon has now publicly called for Ukraine to get a new president after Zelensky resisted pressure over Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. Their relationship has deteriorated sharply precisely because Zelensky has continued pursuing policies Washington told him to stop.
So maybe the reason so many powerful men seem absolutely fucking obsessed with Zelensky is much simpler than all the conspiracy theories.
Maybe they hate him because they cannot break him.
Maybe they hate him because they cannot buy him.
Maybe they are simply jealous of him and his amazing courage and integrity.?
And maybe nothing drives men obsessed with power more insane than another man they cannot control.
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Fox: Why are you here this morning?
Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.
Ostap Karmodi retweeted
Get ready for the unfolding of a Russian propaganda operation, carried out with the aid of the White House, in the battered town of Oleshky. From @ZarinaZabrisky, who has been reporting from Kherson, just across the river, since 2023
theatlantic.com/internationa…
