Matthias Bruggmann
@matt.dull.ch
"Adrenaline-driven nutcase" Swiss homophone of a serious German who writes for Handelsblatt.
RageSkeets in French and English.
I do photography, not bsky.
www.dull.ch
Signal: mattbr.78
RageSkeets in French and English.
I do photography, not bsky.
www.dull.ch
Signal: mattbr.78
Reposted by Matthias Bruggmann
Nobody in their right mind would say Midjourney or other image generators had developed sentience. But it's the same technology, the output is just visual not language
September 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
N'oublions pas qu'il s'agit ici de la maladie d'une société entière: si Israel est bien une démocratie, du moins pour eux, alors les Israéliens savaient.
« Des traîtres en temps de guerre »… les réactions sont violentes en Israël à l’accueil réservé à Venise au documentaire « Naza ». Un révélateur du fossé qui se creuse entre Israël et l’opinion mondiale. Ma chronique geopolitique du 7/10 @franceinter www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
En Israël, les réalisateurs du film « Naza » primé à Venise sont qualifiés de « traitres »
Le gouvernement et le chef de l’armée en Israël ont violemment réagi au triomphe à Venise du film israélien « Naza » qui dénonce les techniques de la guerre contre les Palestiniens à Gaza. Un révélate...
www.radiofrance.fr
September 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
N'oublions pas qu'il s'agit ici de la maladie d'une société entière: si Israel est bien une démocratie, du moins pour eux, alors les Israéliens savaient.
A passage from Bryher's Heart to Artemis, where she discusses helping intellectuals and Jews fleeing the rise of Nazism.
Does this, maybe, remind you of attitudes you may have recently encountered ?
Does this, maybe, remind you of attitudes you may have recently encountered ?
August 12, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A passage from Bryher's Heart to Artemis, where she discusses helping intellectuals and Jews fleeing the rise of Nazism.
Does this, maybe, remind you of attitudes you may have recently encountered ?
Does this, maybe, remind you of attitudes you may have recently encountered ?
N'en déplaise à certains, non seulement n'est pas Zelensky qui veut, mais ce qui fait un Zelensky n'est pas que son extraordinaire sens de l'humour.
Hier dans un podcast sur les questions de communication stratégique, j'ai entendu que l'avenir de la communication en général, c'était l'humour, puisque c'est LE code des réseaux sociaux etc. Voilà pourquoi je pense tout le contraire.
À quel point il faut être déconnecté pour penser qu’on va relate à ses exemples de turbo richou là
August 6, 2026 at 7:41 AM
N'en déplaise à certains, non seulement n'est pas Zelensky qui veut, mais ce qui fait un Zelensky n'est pas que son extraordinaire sens de l'humour.
You would be dangerously wrong to read this @thetimess.bsky.social as a feel-good story about a genius hacker-entrepreneur.
This is a terrifying warning, and one that needs to be taken seriously: nothing is stopping Russia from doing the same, and they will.
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
This is a terrifying warning, and one that needs to be taken seriously: nothing is stopping Russia from doing the same, and they will.
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
British coder who revolutionised Ukraine’s drone army on paternity leave
The entrepreneur Gui Wainwright’s software allows AI-powered craft to autonomously identify and strike targets in Russia — creating a new type of war
www.thetimes.com
July 18, 2026 at 9:06 AM
You would be dangerously wrong to read this @thetimess.bsky.social as a feel-good story about a genius hacker-entrepreneur.
This is a terrifying warning, and one that needs to be taken seriously: nothing is stopping Russia from doing the same, and they will.
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
This is a terrifying warning, and one that needs to be taken seriously: nothing is stopping Russia from doing the same, and they will.
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
Nir Rosen, who most likely has forgotten more about Syria than you will ever know, seems to be back, with a bang.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-tada...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-tada...
A World Turned Upside Down: Syria Reckons with an Assad-Era Peacemaker
As Syria struggles to pursue transitional justice, a former commander faces false accusations of war crimes.
www.dropsitenews.com
July 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Nir Rosen, who most likely has forgotten more about Syria than you will ever know, seems to be back, with a bang.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-tada...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-tada...
@letemps.ch aimerait vous rappeler qu'en Ukraine, pour chaque immeuble éventré, chaque maison détruite, chaque hôpital et chaque musée carbonisés, il y a, peut-être, l'oncle vivant en Suisse d'un soldat Russe, qui souffre de ne plus parler à son frère.
www.letemps.ch/opinions/l-e...
www.letemps.ch/opinions/l-e...
L'effacement de mon frère et la disparition de mon neveu, par Mikhaïl Chichkine - Le Temps
Quand les images de cadavres à Boutcha et Irpin s'imposaient aux yeux du monde choqué, son frère publiait sur Facebook des invitations à un stage de badminton. L’écrivain russe Mikhaïl Chichkine revie...
www.letemps.ch
July 7, 2026 at 6:13 AM
@letemps.ch aimerait vous rappeler qu'en Ukraine, pour chaque immeuble éventré, chaque maison détruite, chaque hôpital et chaque musée carbonisés, il y a, peut-être, l'oncle vivant en Suisse d'un soldat Russe, qui souffre de ne plus parler à son frère.
www.letemps.ch/opinions/l-e...
www.letemps.ch/opinions/l-e...
One of the most terrifying images you'll ever see (and no, not because of what happened in the fight).
June 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
One of the most terrifying images you'll ever see (and no, not because of what happened in the fight).
Pour les Francophones, deux des meilleurs spécialistes occidentaux de la Syrie et de l'islam politique vous parlent de la situation actuelle dans le pays.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_w0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_w0...
Où en est la Syrie ? Entretien avec Patrick Haenni et Jérôme Drevon
YouTube video by Geneva Graduate Institute
www.youtube.com
June 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Pour les Francophones, deux des meilleurs spécialistes occidentaux de la Syrie et de l'islam politique vous parlent de la situation actuelle dans le pays.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_w0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_w0...
Après avoir offert une tribune aux éditorialistes défenseurs de Jacques Baud, @letemps.ch continue son exploration de l'ignominie à la Suisse.
www.letemps.ch/opinions/let...
www.letemps.ch/opinions/let...
Lettre ouverte à Alain Berset, secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe, à propos du Tribunal spécial pour l’Ukraine - Le Temps
OPINION. Seuls 36 pays soutiennent un Tribunal spécial pour l’Ukraine, qui devra juger des accusés en leur absence; le tout manque de légitimité et fragilisera la position du Conseil de l’Europe quand...
www.letemps.ch
June 2, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Après avoir offert une tribune aux éditorialistes défenseurs de Jacques Baud, @letemps.ch continue son exploration de l'ignominie à la Suisse.
www.letemps.ch/opinions/let...
www.letemps.ch/opinions/let...
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Deux voix ukrainiennes plus à même de témoigner du malaise que nous sommes quelques un.e.s à ressentir à chaque prix décerné à un Russe dans un événement prestigieux, aussi "opposant" soit-il.
« Quel drôle de destin, Cannes récompense un film qui raconte le drame des Russes et de la Russie, la nation qui nous agresse, au moment où des missiles tombent sur nous, les civils ukrainiens »
Olga et Sasha Kurovska sont deux sœurs ukrainiennes. L’une vit à Paris, l’autre à Kiev. Sasha, qui se réjouissait de pouvoir parler des jours passés avec sa sœur et son neveu dans la capitale ukrainie...
www.lemonde.fr
May 30, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Deux voix ukrainiennes plus à même de témoigner du malaise que nous sommes quelques un.e.s à ressentir à chaque prix décerné à un Russe dans un événement prestigieux, aussi "opposant" soit-il.
This is really good and you should read it.
Happy to say I've finally gotten around to finishing an essay about the "NATO expansion" myth. It was intended originally for the newsletter, but it got too big so I put it on Medium instead. As always, it's free for everyone, so please have a read!
medium.com/@geogvma/the...
medium.com/@geogvma/the...
The “NATO Expansion” Myth
The war that Russia isn’t fighting.
medium.com
May 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
This is really good and you should read it.
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Il y a un problème conceptuel dans ce billet. Si l'interview est une manipulation informationnelle, pourquoi l'accepter ? On n'attribue pas une cyberattaque pour la beauté du geste : si on avait pu l'empêcher en amont, on l'aurait fait.
L’entretien de Lavrov sur France 2 est un cas d’école de la vulnérabilité de nos médias face aux stratégies d’influence russes. Entre la nécessité de la polyphonie et le piège de la mise en scène, l'équilibre est fragile. Comment protéger notre espace médiatique ? colinlebedev.fr/2026/03/29/l... 1/2
May 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Radev's "Progressive Bulgaria" won. Brussels delayed congratulations. Western media warned Bulgaria could become Russia's new "Trojan horse" after Orbán's fall in Hungary.
Now two of Radev's closest figures - Vitanov and Kutev - have spoken on Ukraine.
The concerns were justified. 🧵
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Now two of Radev's closest figures - Vitanov and Kutev - have spoken on Ukraine.
The concerns were justified. 🧵
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May 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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An interesting thread, and paper.
1) Why do Russian soldiers seem to commit violence with impunity, and how does Russian propaganda help them get away with it?
New research piece out now 🧵👇
New research piece out now 🧵👇
May 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
An interesting thread, and paper.
Reposted by Matthias Bruggmann
In just over a month, the duration of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine will match that of the entire World War I.
And the entire might of Russia and its totalitarian allies, as well as of the Kremlin's corrupt useful morons in the West, still can't defeat Ukraine.
And the entire might of Russia and its totalitarian allies, as well as of the Kremlin's corrupt useful morons in the West, still can't defeat Ukraine.
May 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
In just over a month, the duration of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine will match that of the entire World War I.
And the entire might of Russia and its totalitarian allies, as well as of the Kremlin's corrupt useful morons in the West, still can't defeat Ukraine.
And the entire might of Russia and its totalitarian allies, as well as of the Kremlin's corrupt useful morons in the West, still can't defeat Ukraine.
Reposted by Matthias Bruggmann
I did consider doing a thread on that OJ vid comparing Ukraine & Gaza, & how it’s kind of gross to turn war into a competition, & to do whataboutery about war, particularly when failing to account for things such as geographic differences & politics, & the unknowns caused by illegal occupation
May 5, 2026 at 6:27 AM
I did consider doing a thread on that OJ vid comparing Ukraine & Gaza, & how it’s kind of gross to turn war into a competition, & to do whataboutery about war, particularly when failing to account for things such as geographic differences & politics, & the unknowns caused by illegal occupation
By Tony Clifton, who was @newsweek.com 's correspondant in Lebanon, in Catherine Leroy's God Cried, a book about an Israeli invasion of Lebanon in a time when Hezbollah did not exist.
Cathe's photography of Lebanon for Time made her the first female recipient of a Capa Gold Medal.
Cathe's photography of Lebanon for Time made her the first female recipient of a Capa Gold Medal.
April 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
By Tony Clifton, who was @newsweek.com 's correspondant in Lebanon, in Catherine Leroy's God Cried, a book about an Israeli invasion of Lebanon in a time when Hezbollah did not exist.
Cathe's photography of Lebanon for Time made her the first female recipient of a Capa Gold Medal.
Cathe's photography of Lebanon for Time made her the first female recipient of a Capa Gold Medal.
Difficult not to think the world would react quite differently if Hussein was part of this person's name...
April 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Difficult not to think the world would react quite differently if Hussein was part of this person's name...
Reposted by Matthias Bruggmann
And more from Syria 🇺🇦🇸🇾👀
April 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
And more from Syria 🇺🇦🇸🇾👀
Despite reading the @kyivindependent.com pieces on it, I wasn't quite certain what it was that made me so uncomfortable with Mr Nobody Against Putin.
Then someone summarised it for me: "The argument the film is making is that the problem is not the war, it's the propaganda".
Then someone summarised it for me: "The argument the film is making is that the problem is not the war, it's the propaganda".
April 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Despite reading the @kyivindependent.com pieces on it, I wasn't quite certain what it was that made me so uncomfortable with Mr Nobody Against Putin.
Then someone summarised it for me: "The argument the film is making is that the problem is not the war, it's the propaganda".
Then someone summarised it for me: "The argument the film is making is that the problem is not the war, it's the propaganda".
This impunity has gone on for as long as I can remember... I still remember the fight that Jacques-Marie Bourget had to go through, starting in 2000, to get the IDF to admit they were the ones who shot him... and that was back then, and a white guy working for France's biggest magazine.
NEW: It’s a journocide. Israel admits to targeting & killing three more journalists & making up false evidence.
Journalists in the west have a moral responsibility to speak up. The blowback from this impunity is coming next for us all.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Journalists in the west have a moral responsibility to speak up. The blowback from this impunity is coming next for us all.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Journocide
Targeting journalists and killing them with impunity isn't just a war crime, it's a warning of what comes next
open.substack.com
March 30, 2026 at 8:50 AM
This impunity has gone on for as long as I can remember... I still remember the fight that Jacques-Marie Bourget had to go through, starting in 2000, to get the IDF to admit they were the ones who shot him... and that was back then, and a white guy working for France's biggest magazine.
Boss of the German Army: "In 2029 it will be possible for Russia to conduct a major war against Nato."
www.bbc.com/news/article... / www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2IO...
E claro ?
www.bbc.com/news/article... / www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2IO...
E claro ?
German general warns of Russia's 'urgent' threat to West in full interview | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
March 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Boss of the German Army: "In 2029 it will be possible for Russia to conduct a major war against Nato."
www.bbc.com/news/article... / www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2IO...
E claro ?
www.bbc.com/news/article... / www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2IO...
E claro ?
La politique Suisse et l'Ukraine, une petite histoire en 3 images.
Acte un, en gardant à l'esprit que M. Broulis est membre de la Commission de la politique de sécurité du Conseil des Etats du
Parlement Suisse, dont les domaines de compétence sont notamment l'armée et l'OTAN.
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Acte un, en gardant à l'esprit que M. Broulis est membre de la Commission de la politique de sécurité du Conseil des Etats du
Parlement Suisse, dont les domaines de compétence sont notamment l'armée et l'OTAN.
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March 29, 2026 at 10:15 AM
La politique Suisse et l'Ukraine, une petite histoire en 3 images.
Acte un, en gardant à l'esprit que M. Broulis est membre de la Commission de la politique de sécurité du Conseil des Etats du
Parlement Suisse, dont les domaines de compétence sont notamment l'armée et l'OTAN.
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Acte un, en gardant à l'esprit que M. Broulis est membre de la Commission de la politique de sécurité du Conseil des Etats du
Parlement Suisse, dont les domaines de compétence sont notamment l'armée et l'OTAN.
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