News (bad news): Artem Kirpichenok has been indicted for allegedly acting under the direction of foreign intelligence services, while his lawyer maintains that he had no access to Israeli security information and caused no harm to the state.
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Today prosecutors filed a declaration of intent to indict Artem Kirpichenok. The charges—possibly espionage—will be revealed Friday. House arrest was denied. His lawyer saw him led into court bent double, shackled hand and foot: “In ten years, I have never seen anything like it.”
After three weeks in Shin Bet custody, Artyom Kirpichenok was finally allowed to see a lawyer. She reports 18–24-hour interrogations, sleep deprivation and constant light. No charges have been disclosed. He is alive, holding on—and knows he has not been forgotten.
Nika Dubrovsky@nikadubrovsky.bsky.social · 2w agoA Russian-Israeli historian who wrote books critical of Israeli policy remains in Shabak custody, with no information about him since his detention. This is exactly how fear works as a tool of state control — when people simply vanish with no way to learn their fate, and it starts to feel normal.
Why do societies go mad? What happens that makes people — otherwise living ordinary lives: raising kids, caring for pets, looking after aging parents — arrive at a state where routine cruelty toward others becomes not just normal, but pleasurable?
A Russian-Israeli historian who wrote books critical of Israeli policy remains in Shabak custody, with no information about him since his detention. This is exactly how fear works as a tool of state control — when people simply vanish with no way to learn their fate, and it starts to feel normal.
Vijay Prashad@vijayprashad.bsky.social · 4w agoThey are Coming for the Penguins: Artem Ivanovich Kirpichenok is in a Shin Bet Prison in Israel by @nikadubrovsky.bsky.social in Counterpunch - www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/10/t...
Artyom Kirpichenok is a historian currently held by Israel’s Shin Bet. I wrote about his case under the title “They Are Coming for the Penguins.” And now a friend sends me this: “This penguin is not a communist.” Sometimes reality insists on completing the metaphor.
These mainstream pundits—including former Israeli military intelligence official @citrinowicz—are saying exactly what arrested historian Artyom Kirpichenok said. So why not put them in Shin Bet custody too—or, better still, instead of Artyom? youtu.be/IhZtYIRsUkY?...
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They are Coming for the Penguins: Artem Ivanovich Kirpichenok is in a Shin Bet Prison in Israel by @nikadubrovsky.bsky.social in Counterpunch - www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/10/t...
They are Coming for the Penguins: Artem Ivanovich Kirpichenok is in a Shin Bet Prison in Israel.
My friend Artem Ivanovich Kirpichenok would not hurt a fly. On 2 August 2026, he arrived in Tel Aviv and – somehow – ended up in prison. What we know is that he was arrested by the Shin Bet, Israel’s ...
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Artyom Kirpichenko — Russian-Israeli historian, Hebrew University graduate, IDF veteran, author of A People's History of Israel — has been detained by Israel's Shin Bet. A lawyer hired by his friends confirmed it. 1/
Artem Kirpichenok is a historian and writer. He has been missing for several days. I sincerely hope he is safe, but I am deeply worried about him. Any share could help us find him.
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Tens of thousands dead in a single city. From heat and a grid that can't hold the desperate demand. This is a well-studied scenario for Phoenix, Arizona, especially this year, with El Niño arriving and data centres draining the power people need to survive. Mass death now has a postcode.
Forecasters warn of record-breaking US summer heat amid intense El Niño
More than 100m people could be affected in week leading to 4 July, with increased risks of droughts and wildfires
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