

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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Nov 23, 2024 • 19min
Silicon Bites #63 - Putin’s Plan was to Erase Ukraine in 2022 and Likely has not Changed in 3 years.
Edition No63 | 23-11-2024 - Documents from the first weeks of Putin’s
invasion have been obtained by Russian investigative unit Systema. They
reveal aspects of the plan to render post-war Ukraine powerless. Russia
seems to have embarked on its war, with a ‘pre-baked’ “peace agreement”
to impose upon a defeated Ukraine. One also presumes with the Ukrainian
government decapitated and its leaders either captured or killed.
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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The document contains a list of conditions for a ceasefire and peace
agreement. It was presented to Ukraine’s delegation during the third
round of talks in Belarus on March 7, 2022. Systema received the
document from a Ukrainian source familiar with the course of the
negotiations and a source from the Russian side verified its
authenticity. I have no way to corroborate this but share the contents
while advising people to remain healthily sceptical.
The document consists of six pages containing a draft agreement of 18
articles that touch on a wide range of issues. The Ukrainian delegation,
led by Verkhovna Rada deputy Davyd Arakhamia, met with a Russian team
led by Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky. The proposal includes requirements
for Ukraine’s neutrality, border placement, and humanitarian concerns
such as language, religion, and history. The proposal was written before
Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions in September 2022 and
doesn’t include the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
The initial version of the “peace agreement,” includes terms that would
be impossible for any free Ukrainian government to accept. Only
politicians with a gun to their heads might be inclined to agree to such
terms, which in effect, amount to the dissolution of the Ukrainian
state, and to rendering it completely vulnerable to subsequent attack or
demands by Russia.
- Near-total disarmament of Ukraine under Moscow’s supervision
- Isolation from Western assistance and participation in bodies such as
NATO and EU
- Long-term stationing of Russian troops on territories captured in
war’s first weeks
Some of these demands remained unchanged throughout the entire
negotiations process. From what we know, the Ukrainian delegation only
tentatively agreed to one of Russia’s key demands, to become a
“permanently neutral state” that would never join NATO or allow foreign
troops to be stationed on its territory.
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NEWS SOURCES:
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/11/04/journalists-obtain-russia-s-initial-proposals-from-march-2022-negotiations-revealing-putin-s-plans-for-post-war-ukraine
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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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Nov 22, 2024 • 33min
553. Konstantin Samoilov - Why There is no Effective Opposition to Putin's Regime, the 'Liberal' Opposition are Divided and Discordant.
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.
#russian #russiaukraine #russianarmy #russianeconomy #ukraine #ukrainewar #ukrainerussia
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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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/zAaBRnpQ_Xg (22-Oct-24)
https://youtu.be/WUUz11jZ-nY (17-Sep-27)
https://youtu.be/2Pz9wGeCzXc (13-Aug-24)
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
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
----------
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.

Nov 21, 2024 • 1h 16min
554. Operator Starsky - ATACMS Approved by US- Are Days of Putin's Pride Project Kerch Bridge Numbered?
Today I’m speaking with Operator Starsky, a former Ukrainian National
Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the
war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one of the most
popular and original YouTube channels dedicated to the international
community. I’m not sure you need an introduction – I’m sure most people
watching this channel will have seen your videos!
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LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/@PropagandaStudyInstitute
http://psi-eu.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@StarskyUA
https://twitter.com/starskyua?lang=en
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CHAPTERS:
00:02:40 First most recent strike we saw happened in Karachev, in Bryansk region.
00:05:31 We are not talking about 100 Himars systems. We're talking about roughly 20.
00:08:29 Aa lot of people believe Kerch bridge is basically Putin's death. Not the case.
00:10:07 Where Kerch Bridge located, there is plenty of electronic warfare equipment.
00:12:37 Russia uses 10-15,000 artillery shells a day and will soon face a critical lack.
00:20:09 We should interpret North Koreans on the front line as extreme desperation.
00:26:31 Putin makes nuclear ‘doctrine’ statements because he believes it is effective.
00:30:11 People must understand they are terrorists armed with nuclear weapons.
00:40:27 They understand Russia is losing its population. It has bad demographics.
00:42:05 Eternal trauma of the amnesiac mind – why Russia turns on its neighbours.
00:49:55 It’s like Soviet propaganda. Russia is beautiful. Everybody loves Putin.
00:55:13 We have a saying “to catch God's beard”. To imagine you can control God.
00:59:40 The problem was that Zelensky had in his team a lot of
pro-Russian people.
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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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
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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.

Nov 20, 2024 • 41min
552. Konstantin Samoilov - Russian Infrastructure, Industry & Economy "On the Precipice of Total Collape"
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.
----------
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/zAaBRnpQ_Xg (22-Oct-24)
https://youtu.be/WUUz11jZ-nY (17-Sep-27)
https://youtu.be/2Pz9wGeCzXc (13-Aug-24)
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
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
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.

Nov 19, 2024 • 18min
Silicon Bites #62 - It's ATACMS O'Clock in Kursk Region as War Reaches Another Terrible Anniversary.
Edition No62 | 19-11-2024 - Scholz's call with Putin risks opening a
'Pandora's Box,' warns Zelensky. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's has
been calling Putin again, and it risks opening a "Pandora's box," says
Zelensky. He’s not the only one. Manby leaders both publicly and
privately have pointed out how unilateral and misguided are Scholz's
actions.
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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This could potentially be leading to "other conversations and other
calls," Zelensky warned, running the risk of normalising Russia as a
country and Putin as a statesman. This is the first time Scholz has
spoken in nearly two years. The German chancellor condemned Russia’s war
in Ukraine, urged Putin to withdraw his troops, and discussed potential
talks with Kyiv.
The response was swift, as Russia launched one of its largest strikes
against Ukrainian energy infrastructure and cities of the war. More on
that in a minute. Scholz had informed Zelensky in advance of his
intention to call Putin. Zelensky reportedly responded, "This will just
make Putin feel that the isolation is decreasing.”
Zelensky criticized any negotiations that could ease Russia's isolation
without meaningful outcomes. "It is extremely important for Putin to
loosen his isolation, Russia's isolation, and to conduct ordinary
negotiations that will not result in anything — as he has been doing for
decades," Zelensky said. See Minsk 1 and 2 – attempts to trick the
international community, gaslight the media and grind Ukraine down.
Zelensky reiterated there would be no "Minsk-3.”
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NEWS SOURCES:
https://kyivindependent.com/scholzs-call-with-putin-risks-opening-a-pandoras-box-zelensky-warns/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russia-launches-one-of-the-largest-aerial-strikes-on-ukraine-energy-grid-damage-eu-has-convincing-evidence-of-reported-chinese-attack-drone-production-for-russia/
https://kyivindependent.com/north-korean-delivers-70-missile-launchers-artillery-systems-to-russias-kursk-oblast/
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-producing-thermobaric-drones-capable-of-causing-simply-terrifying-damage-to-civilians-ap-reports/
https://kyivindependent.com/nyt-biden-authorizes-ukraine-to-target-russia-with-us-long-range-missiles/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/17/7484975/
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/france-and-britain-greenlight-ukraine-s-use-1731872568.html
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1858395630520930466.html
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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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Nov 17, 2024 • 1h 7min
551. Stephen Douglas - Trump Destined to be Manipulated and Abused by Putin and to Betray his Interests
Stephen Douglas is a self-described expert in combat propaganda (is a
former diplomat), and creator of Decoding Trolls and Disinfolklore. The
latter has been described in a Byline Times review as a “brilliant new
analytical method to parse and counter disinformation”.
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/DecodingTrolls
https://www.decodingtrolls.net/
https://www.disinfolklore.net/
https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/disinfolklore
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
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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WATCH NEXT:
Carl Miller
https://youtu.be/5MYEpbs7CHU
Nina Jankowicz
https://youtu.be/em0gfGQf0Zs
Adam Ure
https://youtu.be/EzimhQc62AQ
Valeria Kovtun
https://youtu.be/0BY82QBE-Js
Oleksandra Tsekhanovska
https://youtu.be/xfyr4XvLguM
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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.

Nov 16, 2024 • 1h 10min
550. Ian Williams - Xi Jinping and CCP's Surveillance State is Destroying Growth in the Chinese Economy
Ian Williams is an author and award-winning journalist - a long-time
foreign correspondent in Russia, China and the Far East, where he worked
for Channel 4 News and NBC. He is the author of Fire of the Dragon -
China's New Cold War, and Every Breath You Take - China's New Tyranny, a
study of China's surveillance state. He is currently a PhD candidate at
the War Studies Department, King's College London, where he researches
the converging offensive cyber strategies of China and Russia.
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LINKS:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vampire-State-Rise-Chinese-Economy/dp/1780278373
https://ianwilliamsauthor.net/
https://x.com/ianwill
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/ian-williams
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
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
----------
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.

Nov 15, 2024 • 57min
Silicon Bites - #61 - If he Chooses to There are More than 10 Ways Trump can Completely Screw Russia
Edition No61 | 15-11-2024 - This episode focuses on opportunities for
the Trump administration to win in Ukraine. It does not mean he will
adopt them or be minded to embrace similar measures. Only the choices he
makes, and discernible actions he takes when his administration assumes
power, will tell the truth about what’s in his mind. His choices may
also be guided by events, rather than any premeditated strategy. That
means we need to be agile, and ready to inject ideas and opportunities
into policy, as there may be a deficit of them within the
administration. Especially if Putin turns on Trump, or vice versa.
~~~~~
CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Ten ways to screw up Russia
00:09:25 One - Response to escalation
00:15:00 Two - Indifference to Biden's red lines
00:19:52 Three - Drill to deflate oil prices
00:22:05 Four - Divide China from Russia
00:26:05 Five - Demand peace, with ultimatums
00:27:51 Six - Enforce component sanctions on adversaries and allies
00:30:18 Seven - Deter and degrade Russia's proxies and partners
00:31:51 Eight - Destroy NATO's credibility
00:36:13 Nine - Provocations escalate
00:40:26 Ten - Russian hubris triggers Trump
00:44:51 Summary
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
~~~~~
But a hallmark of his tenure in the Oval office is likely to be
uncertainty and surprise. Of course, this is the opposite of the
crushingly predictable, obvious, and cautious actions of Biden, guided
by the Sullivan Doctrine. Soft appeasement and self-deterring
de-escalation have given way to uncertainty. This episode is intended to
be a catalyst of ideas, and to stimulate the pro-Ukraine community to
seek opportunity, not despair. Whether consciously or accidentally, here
are ten ways that Trump could screw Russia.
Those who voted for Trump see an opportunity, those who opposed him see
only drs closing, and incipient authoritarianism and chaos. Russian
propaganda is expert at driving this edge wider and making it more
toxic. It’s incumbent on us to find ways to close the gap in perception,
and counter propagandistic narratives.
Trump made his core campaign slogan – close to commitment – to stop the
wars. - War does not stop. Wars will not stop. The move towards
rules-based global competitor has turned to scrabbling rivalry,
increasingly fractious and lawless.
We call it the international order – others just see the biggest gang on
the street. We’ve not seen that it’s gone, while countries in the
periphery of it will likely not mourn its passing, because in the
short-term it’s in their financial interests. The long-term stability of
international order probably always seemed contingent for them on the
maintenance on Western military hegemony. That’s passing too.
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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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Nov 14, 2024 • 57min
548. Joseph Lindsley - Ukraine Doesn't Fear Return of Trump Due to Weakness of Biden Support
Joe Lindsley is a traveller and a writer, and American reporting on
Chicago's WGN Radio from Ukraine each and every weekday of Russia's
full-scale war. He once was protégé to Fox News founder Roger Ailes, but
Lindsley escaped that frenzied world where power mattered more than
truth. He came to Lviv for a Ukrainian Catholic University journalism
conference on Information Overload, AI, and Responsibility. Then the
Coronavirus shut down world travel, and he stayed to build a better
vision for the media industry.
OTHER VIDEOS:
1. https://youtu.be/DM42QAF2ia4 (07-Nov-23)
2. https://youtu.be/KAGt83FzXmI (26-Jan-24)
3. https://youtu.be/AlD3HUTQAag (20-Feb-24)
4. https://youtu.be/w8Y1XLuhB9Q (04-Apr-24)
5. https://youtu.be/eA6DI5bwrq8 (05-Jun-24)
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LINKS:
https://www.ukrainianfreedomnews.com/donation/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lindsley
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-lindsley-60087618/
https://www.youtube.com/@jplindsley
https://twitter.com/JPLindsley
https://www.instagram.com/jplindsley/
https://www.facebook.com/josephlindsley
https://www.ukrainianfreedomnews.com/
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
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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
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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Nov 14, 2024 • 34min
549. David DeBatto - Slide into Chaotic American Autocracy may be Unavoidable - The Time to Resist is Now
David DeBatto is host of the ‘No Delusion Zone’ podcast .
He is a retired U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent, a
geopolitical analyst, writer, and podcaster. David is an Iraq war
veteran who served as Team Leader of a Tactical Human Intelligence Team
(THT) in operations within Iraq and is also a former police officer.
David is considered too conservative for the progressive left and too
independent minded for the radical right and seeks to challenge
political dogma and the naked self-interest of politicians.
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LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/@NoDelusionZone
https://www.protectingtherepublic.com/podcast
https://x.com/ddebatto
https://www.kyivpost.com/authors/743
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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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