

Silicon Curtain
Jonathan Fink
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A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias.
1984, Authoritarian, Autocracy, Autocrat, Big Brother, Brainwashing, Cold war, Cold war propaganda, Communism, Conflict, Conspiracy theories, Control, Cults, Cyber warfare, Deception, Dictator, Dictatorship, Digital dystopia, Digital media, Disinformation, Echo chambers, Economic sanctions, Fascist, Fake news, Foreign correspondents, Foreign policy, Fossil fuel sanctions, George Orwell, History, Hybrid warfare, Industrial disinfo
A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias.
1984, Authoritarian, Autocracy, Autocrat, Big Brother, Brainwashing, Cold war, Cold war propaganda, Communism, Conflict, Conspiracy theories, Control, Cults, Cyber warfare, Deception, Dictator, Dictatorship, Digital dystopia, Digital media, Disinformation, Echo chambers, Economic sanctions, Fascist, Fake news, Foreign correspondents, Foreign policy, Fossil fuel sanctions, George Orwell, History, Hybrid warfare, Industrial disinfo
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Aug 17, 2024 • 19min
2024-08-17 | Kursk Offensive has Caught Russian Military in Disarray and Confusion.
2024-08-17 | The disarray in Putin’s military command has been exposed
by Ukraine’s attack in Russia. Zelensky’s chief adviser, Mykhailo
Podolyak has explained in a recent interview for the British newspaper
The Independent that Ukraine’s cross-border offensive in the Kursk
direction shows Putin has ‘very little control’ over Russia’s border
regions. Shockingly, on Russia state TV, one commentator even suggested
that they were lost, and should be abandoned. This idea was shouted down
by the other propagandists but is also indicative of the chaos and
disarray that is engulfing Putin’s failing regime.
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Kyiv’s army seems able to have exploited poorly-defended Russian
positions – but how is this possible? Speculation is rife that embattled
governor of the Kursk region may not have used the money provided to
fortify the frontier well. It would hardly be a surprise if sub-standard
work was carries out because of ‘contracts for friends’ and use of
substandard materials. Big chunks of the budgets may simply have
disappeared into greedy pockets. This exposes the fundamental rot within
Putin’s ‘vertical’ system.
According to sources, Ukrainian troops overran two fortified Russian
defensive lines, infantry strong points with anti-tank ditches, before
pushing up to a dozen miles into Kursk in the early hours of the
incursion. After a few days, Ukraine has been able to take the
substantial settlement of Sudzha. And despite the scepticism of some
commentators, experts and allies, and in refutation of Russian
propaganda narratives, Ukraine’s forces are still advancing. Thet seems
to have a robust plan, and specific objectives, but have been incredibly
tight-lipped about what they are. In this case, the uncertainty and
speculation help Ukraine (overall), and terrify the Russian ‘elite’.
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Sources:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-kursk-incursion-pokrovsk-b2597391.html
https://kyivindependent.com/10-days-of-kursk-from-first-shot-to-capture-of-sudzha/
https://kyivindependent.com/thousands-flee-as-russian-troops-take-one-donetsk-oblast-village-after-another/
https://kyivindependent.com/mick-ryan-on-ukraines-kursk-offensive-high-risk-high-return/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-established-military-administration-in-russias-kursk-oblast/
https://kyivindependent.com/how-ukraines-kursk-incursion-threw-russias-top-propagandists-into-crisis/
https://kyivindependent.com/kursk-incursion-deals-blow-to-putins-prestige-marking-first-ground-invasion-of-russia-since-world-war-ii/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-can-decide-how-to-use-spanish-supplied-equipment-spanish-defense-minister-says/
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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Aug 16, 2024 • 1h 1min
481. Phil Ittner - How Mainstream Media "Dropped the Ball" on some of its Coverage of the War in Ukraine.
Phil Ittner is a veteran broadcast journalist now working independently
in Ukraine. Currently he's based in Kyiv and produces a weekly interview
podcast "On the Edge". Disillusioned with how mainstream media was
covering the historic war in Ukraine, Phil decided he had to step in and
bring a professional and credible perspective to reporting from
Ukraine.
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LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/@PhilipIttner
https://x.com/IttnerPhilip
https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-ittner-4180271a/
https://philipittner.com/about/
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/45-the-big-interview-philip-ittner-on-the-realities/id1617276298?i=1000610636024
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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Aug 16, 2024 • 1h 5min
480. Anna Danylchuk - Ukraine's Kursk Incursion Changes Dynamic of the War and Boosts Ukrainians' Morale.
GUEST: Anna from Ukraine - Anna Danylchuk
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Anna Danylchuk has been creating a war diary since the early days of the
full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. Anna Danylchuk aims
to tell the truth about Ukraine and Russia’s war and cut through the
noise and propaganda. Anna is passionate about the beauty and
independence of her country, and communicates this powerfully in her
videos, in a clear and honest way.
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LINKS:
@AnnafromUkraine
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/annafromukraine
My interview with Anna in Lviv - hosted on her excellent channel-
https://youtu.be/daHcnsNQ1S0?si=yHbZ2kJZ3CTVRd8Z
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OTHER VIDEOS WITH ANNA ON SILICON CURTAIN:
11. https://youtu.be/xUsxXcc97m8 (03-Jun-24)
10. https://youtu.be/eQ5fJCFATM0 (18-Apr-24)
9. https://youtu.be/Y59nUd8B5pY (21-Feb-24)
8. https://youtu.be/J8mge30rxY8 (24-Jan-24)
7. https://youtu.be/XQJoTAAfxt4 (24-Dec-23)
6. https://youtu.be/0gaK_5TEXXw (28-Nov-23)
5. https://youtu.be/x0o1bn-1Yyc (29-Sep-23)
4. https://youtu.be/Hm5_Yb3geQ4 (30-Aug-23)
3. https://youtu.be/r0PNxM7Xyow (23-Feb-23)
2. https://youtu.be/5AenntkSxIs (31-Dec-22)
1. https://youtu.be/vPT6oZ1FOAw (21-Oct-22)
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
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Aug 14, 2024 • 52min
479. Konstantin Samoilov - Putin Broke Russia & Ukraine's Kursk Offensive May End his Regime
Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the
most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia.
Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside
Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism
over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia,
with no idea of when he can return there.
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CHAPTERS:
00:01:35 Back for another conversation at a truly historic moment in the war
00:03:58 Impact of Ukraine's counter-offensive under appreciated by the media
00:08:03 This may be Ukraine's greatest success so far in its war of defence
00:19:52 Ukraine has multiple goals from its extensive operations in Russia
00:26:23 Taking control of gap pipelines to Europe is a significant step
00:29:50 Russia's economy is facing a perfect storm of significant challenges
00:36:24 US pressure on secondary sanctions is disrupting trade with Russia
00:40:51 Trade is reverting to 'shuttling' behaviour not seen since 1990s
00:44:46 Ukrainians are unlikely to copy the brutal, illegal tactics of Russia
00:47:35 More needs to be done on western military support and sanctions regime
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LINKS:
INSIDE RUSSIA is a source of current news on Russia -
Konstantin carefully selects 9 news stories that are important and really matter,
with commentaries and analyses by Konstantin delivered daily to channel patrons at Patreon.com
Get your access to daily news updates at patreon.com/INSIDERUSSIA
https://www.patreon.com/insiderussia
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OTHER VIDEOS WITH KONSTANTIN ON SILICON CURTAIN:
https://youtu.be/xV_cXBA12tw (22-Jul-24)
https://youtu.be/lnIgKQRHM8o (15-Jun-24)
https://youtu.be/XX3zU5QNvCw (22-May-24)
https://youtu.be/qXcfjra6KGI (16-Apr-24)
https://youtu.be/FTuvRZQMCN8 (04-Mar-24)
https://youtu.be/URzXdRO02ps (29-Jan-24)
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
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Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Aug 13, 2024 • 42min
478. Julia Friedrich - The Brutal Experience of Life Under Russian Occupation in the Donbas and Crimea
Julia Friedrich interview - The experience of Ukrainians under
occupation
Research referenced in this video:
https://gppi.net/2024/07/30/life-under-russian-occupation-in-ukraine
https://gppi.net/media/Friedrich_2024_Life-Under-Russian-Occupation.pdf
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NEW STUDY | “They Came to ‘Liberate’ Us and Left Us with Nothing”
What does life under Russia’s occupation look like?
It is a “total, all-encompassing fear” that dominates all aspects of
life – that is how Ukrainians who lived under occupation in 2022-23
until they were liberated or escaped described it to me. In a new study,
I collect accounts from Ukrainians to understand what their stories
tell us about Russian occupation practices.
News about the war in Ukraine are often dominated by front line
movements and the counting of kilometres of advance or retreat. Through
in-depth interviews, I aimed to instead shed light on the experiences of
those that populate these spots on the map and the human cost of living
under Russian ‘rule.’
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Julia Friedrich is Research Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute
(GPPi). She specialises in security dynamics in Russia and Ukraine.
Other areas of interest include Germany and the EU's crisis prevention,
stabilization and conflict resolution tools and feminist foreign policy.
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LINKS:
https://x.com/ja_friedrich
https://gppi.net/team/julia-friedrich
https://gppi.net/publications/julia-friedrich
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Aug 13, 2024 • 24min
DW Phillips - Ukraine's Performance at the Paris Olympics Shows the Power of Hope Over Despair
Ukraine is competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July
to 11 August 2024. It is the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at
the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era and the first since the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. A total of 140 athletes competed amid the
Russian invasion, the lowest number in the history of Ukraine's
participation in the games.
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DW Phillips is a documentary filmmaker and constitutional attorney with
Ukraine Story, a nonprofit foundation for journalism and documentary
reporting in Ukraine. He and his documentary team have been filming
conducting interviews in Ukraine with victims of Russian atrocities, and
reporting stories of courage, defiance and perseverance of the
Ukrainian people. He has reported on Russian atrocities in Bucha, and is
presently working on issues of Kremlin disinformation campaigns in the
American Right, religious liberty in Ukraine and the KGB domination of
the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orrhodox Church.
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LINKS:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dw-p-59111859/
https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineStory
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Aug 11, 2024 • 20min
2024-08-11 | Kursk Operation is Ukraine's Gamble for Victory over Russian Invasion.
2024-08-10 | The Battle of Kursk hastens the downfall of Putin's
murderous regime. In a historical irony the name 'Kursk' bookends
failure at the start of his time in office, and may signal it's end in
catastrophic failure. Is Kursk Putin's avenging nemesis?
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Kursk - a gamble for victory
“A surprise attack, conceived with cunning, prepared with duplicity and
executed with ruthlessness, provides international history with its most
melodramatic moments.” So explains Sir Lawrence Freedman in his
superlative books ‘Command’ and ‘Strategy’. And Ukraine has demonstrated
its command of surprise and the potential battlefield impact through
its lightning advance through Russia’s Kursk oblast.
The power of shock in warfare is to overwhelm an adversary when they are
at their weakest or when they least expect it. The irony here, is that
Russian hubris, and its culture of systemic lying throughout the
military and political hierarchy mean they are less likely to imagine
the unexpected and prepare for it. Add to this the fact Russia does not
see Ukraine as sovereign, and constantly denies its agency, which means
they underestimate the Ukrainian capacity for innovation and surprise
time and again, to their detriment. This time assumptive and arrogant
thinking may lead to total defeat.
‘Between countries at war, there is no border, there is only the front,’
states the Ukrainian military researcher Mykola Bielieskov. Russians
have forgotten that, but the Ukrainians did not. The incursions into
Kursk and now Belgorod, have achieved stunning initial success and are
looking more and more like a full offensive. This shows what Ukrainians
can achieve if they have both the tools and lack of restrictions in how
they fight Russia.
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Source accounts on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WarintheFuture
https://twitter.com/War_Mapper
https://twitter.com/NOELreports
https://twitter.com/DefenceU
https://twitter.com/defencehq
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko
https://twitter.com/MBielieskov
https://twitter.com/PhillipsPOBrien
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Aug 10, 2024 • 19min
2024-08-10 | Battle of Kursk Hastens Putin's Downfall - The Name 'Kursk' is Putin's Avenging Nemesis
2024-08-10 | The Battle of Kursk hastens the downfall of Putin's
murderous regime. In a historical irony the name 'Kursk' bookends
failure at the start of his time in office, and may signal it's end in
catastrophic failure. Is Kursk Putin's avenging nemesis?
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Is it accurate to say Ukraine has ‘invaded’ Russia? Imposing that
language on the situation may be premature and depend very much on what
happens next. In the unlikely event that Ukrainian troops charge up to
Moscow, Prigozhin style, then the phrase may be apt. But if the present
action turns into a smart manoeuvre to ‘go around’ Russian
fortifications on the Eastern and southern fronts, then it could be seen
as simply an extension of the active front that winds its way across
many hundreds of kilometres of Ukrainian territory, of which around a
thousand kilometres is experiencing active combat at any given time.
We seem immune to the shock of seeing a vast conventional war unfold on
Ukraine’s territory, as if that were somehow normal and natural. But
shocked that the same should be meted out to the aggressor army on
Russian territory. In traditional warfare, that makes no sense, as
whether formally declared or not, Russia has mounted an act of
aggression against Ukraine, on a scale not seen since WWII. In other
words, a war for territorial acquisition and regime change, which also
has the characteristics of a genocidal campaign.
The UN charter is clear and explicit that Ukraine has the right of
self-defence as the victim of this aggression, and whose sovereign
territories have been violated. The UN Charter states: Nothing in the
present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or
collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of
the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures
necessary to maintain international peace and security.
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
----------
PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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Aug 7, 2024 • 54min
477. Jerry Hendrix - Ukraine Transforms Naval Warfare by Ejecting Entire Russian Fleet from the Black Sea
Henry J. Hendrix is a retired United States Navy captain. He has served
as an American defence analyst, an official historian and curator of the
Navy and an author. His written work has focused on the composition of
the United States Navy force, the structure of the Navy, the role of the
aircraft carrier in modern strategic environments and the structure of
the carrier air wing.
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/JerryHendrixII
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_J._Hendrix
https://sagamoreinstitute.org/dr-jerry-hendrix/
https://www.usni.org/people/jerry-hendrix
https://www.cnas.org/people/dr-jerry-hendrix
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-hendrix-9599684/
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ARTICLES:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-navy-oceanic-trade-impact-russia-china/673090/
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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Aug 6, 2024 • 29min
476. DW Phillips - Ukraine is Participating in its 8th Summer Olympics but Sending Fewest Ever Athletes
Ukraine is competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July
to 11 August 2024. It is the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at
the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era and the first since the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. A total of 140 athletes competed amid the
Russian invasion, the lowest number in the history of Ukraine's
participation in the games.
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DW Phillips is a documentary filmmaker and constitutional attorney with
Ukraine Story, a nonprofit foundation for journalism and documentary
reporting in Ukraine. He and his documentary team have been filming
conducting interviews in Ukraine with victims of Russian atrocities, and
reporting stories of courage, defiance and perseverance of the
Ukrainian people. He has reported on Russian atrocities in Bucha, and is
presently working on issues of Kremlin disinformation campaigns in the
American Right, religious liberty in Ukraine and the KGB domination of
the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orrhodox Church.
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LINKS:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dw-p-59111859/
https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineStory
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https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
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