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EU Member States are serious about protecting the International Criminal Court and a world governed by international law. In The Hague, I met ICC President Tomoko Akane to convey the EU’s strong support for the Court, its judges, and their work.

Can’t decide whether it’s my Georgia PTSD that guides my thoughts on Serbia, but I’m feeling really uneasy. Good luck, dear friends!

Banning of opposition parties lawsuit stems from the Georgian Dream's revision of history to Russia's benefit, whitewashing Russia in 2008 and so on. 1/

Dito Chubinidze, a journalist from the Asaval-Dasavali weekly newspaper, has been arrested and will be charged with treason as the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia accuses him of deliberately spreading false reports about Georgian Dream Prime 1/

Georgia’s diplomats who remained true to the country’s identity and European path issue a statement on the GD’s decision to appoint the serving First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs as Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Georgia for Relations with Russia, and to expand his mandate.

Georgian prison horrors continue. Lawyer Paata Gogiashvili states that Davit Peikrishvili was heavily beaten by criminal authorities Vato Kipiani, Avtandil Bilanishvili (“Katsro”), Shota Kipiani, Kacharava and Gotsiridze, who were placed in his cell on 16 October. 1/3

The seated lady on the left has had 2 heart attacks and changes 3 modes of transportation each time she protests in Batumi. But she keeps protesting. #GeorgiaProtests 📷 Tinatin Bolokadze

Not only when they make violent asses of themselves, but also every time they support anything that violates our Constitution and the safety and welfare of every person that lives here.

Elon Musk needs to be investigated and held accountable.

We promise to get worse!

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Prison crime and even prisoner deaths are becoming increasingly common in Georgia. A trademark of the Russian World.

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Discovery+, one of the streamers now owned by David Ellison’s media monopoly Skydance, hiked its prices exactly one week after the merger officially closed. Employees have already been told to expect layoffs — while top executives received pay bumps. Monopolies are only good for the monopolists.

??? Japaridze has an exit ban from Georgia but every time he can file a request at the Prosecution for single exits, and in this case, like in many other cases, he has been given the right and his passport back. So, what is the issue with Turkey now I wonder.

Good on you Netherlands, that's why you are the Nordic's favourite mainlander.

🔴 Zelenskyy: Moscow "squandered the opportunity for de-escalation" and directly defied President Trump's truce terms.

Palantir didn't have to evade the UK's controls on lobbyists to get astonishing, unminuted access to government ministers and officials, or even to hire them to lobby their colleagues. Why not? Because there aren't any. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

For the second night in a row, no warning was received from the US of a ballistic missile launch. Despite Ukraine adhering to Trump's sudden and imbalanced "energy ceasefire" even as Putin violates it repeatedly, it appears Trump is punishing Ukraine anyways. F*ck you, Trump.

It’s 21 days until the US midterms: This is How We Win My latest for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/09/its-21-days-until-the-us-midterms-this-is-how-we-win

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The Venice Commission published its legal opinion on the Grants Law adopted in March 2026. In the opinion, this "law" is completely torn apart and assessed as being contrary to human rights and Georgia's international obligations. 1/2

If Americans view, clip, share, and permanently enshrine an American public killing in a million ways on the internet, we will move towards fascist rituals of violence. snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...

She fought apartheid, defended Nelson Mandela, and helped change how the world prosecutes sexual violence. Today, at 85, Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What an extraordinary woman. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

Unsure how true it is but I’ve heard from an Uzbek friend that in Uzbekistan, the word “freedom” is de facto banned. They can only use “independence” and that’s in the national sense. Soon in Georgia.

Europe gave out half a million russian tourist visas this year while they did this.

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🚨 Polish SIM cards were in some of the 30+ Russian drones that hit Poland in September 2025. If any lingering doubts remain about whether that attack on Poland by Russian drones was intentional or not, the answer should now be clear to even the most fact-resistant observer.

In Trump's second term, Bezos has received... -Huge new tax cuts for himself and Amazon -Millions of dollars in new Blue Origin federal contracts -A slap-on-the wrist FTC settlement for Amazon -A gutted NLRB led by a union-busting lawyer No wonder he's been such a Trump sycophant.

🤯 Algerian military transport aircraft are routinely flying through NATO airspace, including over Poland, to deliver equipment to Russia. united24media.com/world/russia...

The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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