Moldova Leader Accuses Putin of Coup Plot Involving Serbian and Montenegrin Protestors
In the aftermath of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita's resignation, Moldova's President Maia Sandu accused Vladimir Putin of orchestrating a coup plot involving protestors from Balkan states Serbia and Montenegro.
Sandu said that Moldovan authorities had confirmed intelligence offered...
Did Amy Schumer Mainstream Stalinism During Google’s Super Bowl Ad?
Amy Schumer and Google want to remind Americans of their power to rewrite inconvenient historical moments.
In a 90-second commercial spot likely exceeding a $18 million price tag, a Who's Who of Hollywood figureheads including...
AFGHANISTAN FRONTLINES: How the Taliban Government Made Suicide Bombings a Formal Military Strategy
KABUL, Afghanistan – As I sipped tea in a garden on an unassuming Friday morning in September, a mammoth explosion detonated blocks away, followed by gunshots and police sirens. A pillar of black smoke...
We Are All Hunter Biden Now
“The Hunter hard drive is like an ocean,” a reporter who was passed its contents by Rudy Giuliani tells me. “There is so much material… We are constantly excavating and making new discoveries. Something...
Government Cryptos and Smartphone IDs: How Ukraine Engineered the New Digital State to Survive
Ukraine may be repelling a ground invasion reminiscent of Otto Von Bismarck’s old Europe — but Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government is rapidly embracing emerging technology to streamline military and administrative operations.
In July, Ukraine’s Ministry of...
BlackRock Partners With Coinbase to Further Institutional Crypto Adoption
Financial juggernaut BlackRock is partnering with Coinbase to further crypto adoption among its institutional clientele.
The partnership will integrate Coinbase's Pro exchange into BlackRock's Aladdin investment management system, allowing institutions to buy Bitcoin alongside stocks...
Jean Baudrillard’s ‘Simulations’ Haunts the Wachowskis’ ‘Matrix Resurrections’
Staring at Neo in an office building overlooking a simulation of downtown San Francisco, Agent Smith gets meta.
"I know you said the story is over for you, but that's the thing about stories, they...
Francis Fukuyama Predicts Vladimir Putin Will Fall After Ukraine Overpowers Russia
Francis Fukuyama has a bold prediction for world order: Ukraine will overpower Russia, resulting in the fall of Vladimir Putin.
"Russia is heading for an outright defeat in Ukraine," the historian wrote in an article...
Will Putin Deploy Nuclear Weapons? Ukrainians Brace for Chernobyl 2.0
KYIV, Ukraine – General Serhiy Kryvonos stands guard at Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport, moving between glass windows shattered by rockets and his men wedged behind a mounting pile of sandbags.
“We’re ready for anything,” Kryvonos,...
Separatists, Chemical Plants, and Shelled Buildings: What Donbas Reveals About Putin’s Ukraine Playbook
While Russia's entrenched combat is new to Americans, it is business as usual for Ukrainians in Donbas.
“We are ready to fight. And this is our message to the world: We are ready to fight...
