@karlbode.com with a blunt, visceral assessment of SpaceX and (lack of) journalistic integrity in its reporting. Perhaps hyperbolic, but key points land, IMO: Valuation rests on highly uncertain, if not fantasy, future outcomes. Journalists are fawning & failing. karlbode.com/the-spacex-i...

The SpaceX IPO Is A Giant Unworkable Con Orchestrated By An Overt White Supremacist Huckster

Once again a broken U.S. press couldn't bother to convey the truth to the public when it comes to America's shittiest rich person.

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Cypriot police say Sandy was employed by "various companies" between 2001 and 2023 which makes less likely that she had travelled abroad. Now, if they really wanted to get a confirmation about her journeys, they should have asked German authorities. This is what MLATs are for.

The account in question was deleted about a week ago.

Stelios Orphanides@stylian65.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Contrary to what Cyprus's police are saying, Sandy indeed left the island in March 2021 to find refuge at a women's shelter in Germany. Curiously, about a week ago, one of her 3 Signal accounts she was using when I shared a list of shelters, was deleted. www.documentonews.gr/article/ena-...

Contrary to what Cyprus's police are saying, Sandy indeed left the island in March 2021 to find refuge at a women's shelter in Germany. Curiously, about a week ago, one of her 3 Signal accounts she was using when I shared a list of shelters, was deleted. www.documentonews.gr/article/ena-...

Ένα συγκλονιστικό ηχητικό με τη «Σάντη» που επιβεβαιώνει τις αποκαλύψεις - Documento

«Το συμπέρασμα της κυπριακής αστυνομίας πως η Σάντη δεν ταξίδεψε ποτέ στη Γερμανία είναι λανθασμένο».

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Η Σάντη ταξίδεψε στη Γερμανία για να φιλοξενηθεί σε καταφύγιο θυμάτων βίας κατά των γυναικών, σε αντίθεση με το τί ισχυρίζονται στην αστυνομία. Ο λογαριασμός Signal που της έστειλα συμβουλές για το καταφύγιο συμπτωματικά "σβήστηκε" πριν μερικές μέρες. www.documentonews.gr/article/ena-...

Ένα συγκλονιστικό ηχητικό με τη «Σάντη» που επιβεβαιώνει τις αποκαλύψεις - Documento

«Το συμπέρασμα της κυπριακής αστυνομίας πως η Σάντη δεν ταξίδεψε ποτέ στη Γερμανία είναι λανθασμένο».

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A friend in Cyprus told me earlier today that the silence of women's rights groups on the island following recent reports about Sandy's alleged rape when she was 13, remains deafening. But it's not surprising. The government controls civil society with grants conditional to benevolent behaviour.

Stelios Orphanides@stylian65.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In my today's account of the related "Sandy" case (the rape of a 13yo by a former judge) published on the website of Greece's Documento. www.documentonews.gr/article/sant... There I confirm that I was talking to the lawyer. This was part of my job which is called "journalism".

The only purpose served by the killing of journalists in conflict zones I can think of is the elimination of evidence of war crimes.

Frederik Obermaier@frederikobermaier.com · 4mo ago

Another worrying development #IDF

If Cypriot authorities investigated crime with the same zeal they cover it up, crime in Cyprus would be the lowest in the world.

Stelios Orphanides@stylian65.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Cypriot lawyer Nicos Clerides's electronic devices seized by police contained sensitive client communications, including the case of a mother accusing the government of covering up her son's murder in 2005 while he was serving in the army. www.reporter.com.cy/article/1407...

Cypriot lawyer Nicos Clerides's electronic devices seized by police contained sensitive client communications, including the case of a mother accusing the government of covering up her son's murder in 2005 while he was serving in the army. www.reporter.com.cy/article/1407...

Stelios Orphanides@stylian65.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I have been advised that during the search at lawyer Nicos Clerides's home and office, the police was searching electronic devices with keywords mostly related to controversial financial and political scandals in Cyprus. Another keyword they used was my name.

I explain how I got to know "Sandy", how Sandy left Cyprus to seek refuge in a women's shelter in Germany as she felt threatened at the time. She repeatedly sought to report her case to police. Her complaints were ignored. She ultimately returned to Cyprus, most likely under durress.

Stelios Orphanides@stylian65.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In my today's account of the related "Sandy" case (the rape of a 13yo by a former judge) published on the website of Greece's Documento. www.documentonews.gr/article/sant... There I confirm that I was talking to the lawyer. This was part of my job which is called "journalism".

I have been advised that during the search at lawyer Nicos Clerides's home and office, the police was searching electronic devices with keywords mostly related to controversial financial and political scandals in Cyprus. Another keyword they used was my name.

Stelios Orphanides@stylian65.bsky.social · 4mo ago

BREAKING: On Saturday morning, Cyprus's police raided the residence & is currently heading to the office of lawyer Nicos Clerides with a search warrant. The search is following a brisant report published by investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis about a child rape case from the 90s.

Σήμερα δημοσιεύτηκε η δική μου μαρτυρία στην υπόθεση της Σάντης που προκαλεί τριγμούς σε Κύπρο & Ελλάδα. Σε συνεντεύξεις της το 2020/21 μου είχε αναφέρει πώς κινδύνευε. Απέδρασε από το περιβάλλον κακοποίησης μόνο για να επιστρέψει μήνες αργότερα. www.documentonews.gr/article/sant...

Σάντη, σήκω φύγε. Τώρα - Documento

Ο δημοσιογράφος Στέλιος Ορφανίδης με τον οποίο ήρθε πρώτα σε επαφή η Σαντη για να καταγγείλει τους βιασμούς αλλά και το κύκλωμα διαφθοράς στην Κύπρο, περιγράφει όσα έζησε.

documentonews.gr

Orban may be flushed down the drain of history but his xenophobic, authoritiarian legacy will most likely persist.

BREAKING: On Saturday morning, Cyprus's police raided the residence & is currently heading to the office of lawyer Nicos Clerides with a search warrant. The search is following a brisant report published by investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis about a child rape case from the 90s.

I wanna point out something serious. The admin has been complaining about Iran winning the information war. This same administration shut down Voice of America, and other information operations the US govt does. It’s a self goal. Actions have consequences

Is the failure of investigating the murder of this journalist the result of incompetence or reluctance or even a combination of both? If I had to place a bet, I would not rule out a cover-up.

Eleni Stamatoukou@aheleni.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Five years after the murder of veteran Greek #journalist and #crime reporter #GiorgosKaraivaz – believed to have been linked to his work investigating organised criminal groups – his family on Thursday called on the Greek state to investigate the case further. balkaninsight.com/2026/04/09/m...

It makes perfect sense.

Netanyahu gambled with his country's security and won Iran the right to continue its nuclear programme. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

In a war with no winners, Netanyahu looks like the biggest loser

As Iran and US agree fragile ceasefire, Israel’s conflict has turned out to be a bust and, say opponents, ‘a political disaster’

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Stelios Orphanides@stylian65.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Trump and Netanyahu lost the war. Today it is the beginning of a new era in the Middle East with Iran emerging not only as the victor but also as the legitimized leader of the axis of resistance which foreshadows more turbulent times. All thanks to Trump and Netanyahu.

Trump and Netanyahu lost the war. Today it is the beginning of a new era in the Middle East with Iran emerging not only as the victor but also as the legitimized leader of the axis of resistance which foreshadows more turbulent times. All thanks to Trump and Netanyahu.

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Trump lost this war in every possible sense — morally, legally, politically, economically, reputationally, and strategically.

I am sure he thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for this and if he doesn't get it, he will still feel justified to attack Greenland.

ChrisO_wiki@chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Trump confirms the tolling arrangement: "Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process."

And some people gave us shit for Don’t Look Up being too over the top. Man oh man do I wish it was.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The matter-of-fact way she asks what investors should do if Trump destroys Iran. Absolutely wild. "Let's talk about tonight, this deadline that President Trump has set 8 p.m., has threatened to destroy a civilization. How does an investor process that? Is it a bigger upside risk or downside risk?"

If there's a trace of dignity and sense of responsibility among Republicans, it should be them who should initiate his impeachment and removal this time around.

David Pakman@davidpakman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Maybe it’s dementia, maybe it isn’t, but Trump must be removed immediately

Dear American voters, shouldn't you start considering seriously whether you should grant the international community a say in selecting your presidents in the future to so offset your evident lack of maturity and judgement?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

Q: You message has moved from 'the war is coming to an end' to 'we're gonna be bombing Iran to the stone ages.' So which is it? TRUMP: Can't tell you. I don't know

The prestigeous 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament is currently held at the Cap St Georges Resort in Cyprus which was built with bloodmoney. A 2023 investigation exposed its ties to Russian crime boss Dmitry Kluyev and environmental malpractices. www.fide.com/cap-st-georg...

I won't be surprised if it turned out that Luk does go to war but not to help out comrade Vova or supreme leader Kim Jong Un but instead to help the machinations of Con Don and secretary of state Marco von Rubintrop.

WarTranslated (Dmitri)@wartranslated.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Belarus is preparing for war. There can be no peacetime." - Lukashenko. Sir, who is attacking you this time?

Yes, they can. Just like snakes they can resort to molting i.e discard their old skin. The EU countries fed up with Orban and Fico could leave the current EU to set up a reformed union of European countries with different rules with no place for Putin's clowns (or Trump's clowns for this matter).

Euronews@euronews.com · 5mo ago

Hungary's opposition to the €90bn package for Ukraine is the latest of 48 vetoed European Council decisions. EU leaders are increasingly worried about whether they can solve the EU’s very own unanimity trap. #EuXl

But he has a point. 😂

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Very persuasive. Always a great way to convince a court your position is the right one.

Dmitry Klyuev, believed to have masterminded the $230 fraudulent tax refund using Hermitage Capital subsidiaries in 2007, is put on trial in absentia for money laundering in Paris in a world-wide first. #MagnitskyAffair #Russia www.icij.org/news/2026/03...

France to try alleged Magnitsky Affair mastermind Dimitry Klyuev in absentia - ICIJ

Prosecutors are set to unseal "aggravated money laundering" charges against Klyuev in one of the most prominent cases tied to the alleged tax fraud scheme.

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I too decided today not to fall out of the window of a 10-floor building.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 5mo ago

⚡️ Russia denies Putin asked oligarchs to fund war, calls contribution 'personal decision.' The denial comes amid reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin had urged major businesses to make contributions to the state budget.

It somehow reminds me the following verses from Goethe's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice": "Sir, my need is sore. Spirits that I've cited My commands ignore".

Axios@axios.com · 5mo ago

NEW: Iran rejects Trump's 15-point plan to end the war, according to Iran's Press TV.