https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mluustclw223Russkaya Obshina is Putin’s version of the Nazi SA: a violent, Kremlin and ROC aligned group whose members carry out vigilante raids + physical attacks against migrants, ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ community, and those opposed to Vladimir Putin. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5p306l7weo15 May 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluustclw223https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mlbir6s3gk2nA warning to Canadians that foreign adversaries, petty hucksters and MAGAsphere influencers are seeking to exploit the Alberta separatist and 51st state issues. We must prepare for an intensification of this threat. https://disinfowatch.org/foreign-interference-targeting-canada-and-alberta/07 May 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbir6s3gk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mkuoinurhc2nMissing from the headline and lede: “Russia has been running what CSIS describes as a combination of espionage, attempted sabotage and disinformation” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-china-india-foreign-interference-spying/02 May 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuoinurhc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mkuo4tntj22nBrand new Canadian Senate report on Russian information and influence operations finds "Russia’s disinformation poses an urgent threat to Canada’s national security, democratic institutions and social cohesion." Thank you Senators Kutcher, Yussuff and Dasko. https://sencanada.ca/en/info-page/parl-45-1/secd-russias-disinformation/02 May 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuo4tntj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mjxt73nyhs2sHonoured to testify before Parliament about transnational repression - especially alongside courageous voices like @therchinsherap and Maria Cheung. Thanks to @shuvaloymajumdar for asking about the pressing need for Parliament to pass @jamesbezan’s Magnitsky amendment bill S219.21 Apr 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxt73nyhs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mjq2e6q63k2iRefreshing to chat about the threat of health related foreign influence with people on the real front lines: medical professionals + leaders who protect our health + nearly 1,500 in the room. Terrific discussion w/ the ever-inspiring Tim Caulfield, Sen Kutcher + @formerantivax.bsky.social17 Apr 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq2e6q63k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mi54az4rbs2lA typically repulsive Medvedev and RT attack on Estonian + Ukrainian territorial integrity laced with misogynistic hate directed @kajakallas.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Mar 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi54az4rbs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mi25eirxe22uCanada’s Parliament recognized the PRC’s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide in 2021. Now a former Conservative, and sitting Liberal Canadian MP appears to reject the existence of forced labour camps in Xinjiang. Utterly appalling. https://youtu.be/gN46IJ1EH2U?si=BjC_L-eN3dZgI4Gy27 Mar 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi25eirxe22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mhw7vkmrns2bI had the great pleasure and privilege of speaking with Brazilian journalists, civil society leaders, and government officials about Canada’s experience with foreign information and influence operations this week. Canada ignored these threats for too long; I hope Brazil can learn from our mistakes.25 Mar 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw7vkmrns2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mh2g4rm2jc24Arcade Fire guitarist launches apallignly hateful anti-Estonian and misogynistic attack on former PM Kaja Kallas: https://estonianworld.com/life/a-canadian-musician-deeply-offends-estonians-draws-the-ire-of-expats/14 Mar 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2g4rm2jc24https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mg3e3b755c2tThinking of the innocent lives stolen, and the terror millions have endured in Ukraine and across the Middle East, fueled by Iran’s Shahed drones and weapons of terror. International law failed to protect them. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-iran-is-a-new-front-in-the-fight-against-the-authoritarian-bloc/02 Mar 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3e3b755c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mfwgudap6k2fRapid and persistent AI assisted monitoring and analysis of foreign authoritarian disinformation can enable rapid, preemptive inoculation against emerging narratives. Great to see Canada’s Cipher AI’s capabilities highlighted by the Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/canadian-ai-software-could-flip-russias-disinformation-war-on-europe/28 Feb 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwgudap6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3metmdddt2s22Proud to be part of a Canadian team developing an AI tool to detect and counter online disinformation. We need scalable AI to detect and counter information warfare in real time. Builds on years work at DisinfoWatch to strengthen our ability to expose + respond fast. https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/canadian-researchers-develop-ai-tool-to-fight-online-disinformation/14 Feb 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3metmdddt2s22https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mdxi4es45c22Russia is weaponizing -20°C cold to kill civilians by destroying Ukraine’s power, heat, and water. There’s no time for expressions of concern. The West must establish a humanitarian SkyShield over Ukraine. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwng25114ro03 Feb 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxi4es45c22https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mdslc43c2c2bEight refineries are funneling $500m–$1bn a day to Moscow by buying Russian oil. Sanction them, and Putin’s war economy collapses within six months says @billbrowder.bsky.social https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/31/end-ukraine-war-sanction-refineries-buying-russian-crude-oil-bill-browder01 Feb 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdslc43c2c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mdkwqylhdk2wDefensive and democratic preparedness isn’t panic, it’s part of deterrence. Canada must follow the Estonian, Swedish and Finnish examples to prepare Canadians for future crisis and conflict and establish a civil defence corps. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8deede8d125ba7ca76dee6b790609d49fb17794c5405ffaf789ca3cdc4/CGRFLKKA65D2ZACDJ2SE2FPBZI/29 Jan 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkwqylhdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mdkv7vqxyk2xEngler’s NDP candidacy was rightly rejected for “echoing ‘Russian state propaganda’” about Ukraine and NATO. “The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute” is equally active in spreading such narratives. Good move by the NDP. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8deede8d125ba7ca76dee6b790609d49fb17794c5405ffaf789ca3cdc4/LH3MF5O4XREUNHDZQQVWVACJFM/29 Jan 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkv7vqxyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mdaz6vsmkc2yVladimir Putin expresses Russia’s “commitment to peace” every night by bombing Ukrainian cities and terrorizing, freezing, and killing civilians — and Trump, along with his real estate agent Witkoff, is enabling it. My two cents for CTV News last night: https://youtu.be/aSKt5mt_ZVQ?si=IbIOK80nAMZ57wt_25 Jan 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdaz6vsmkc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3md4ho3yobc26A painfully obvious warning of the coming tsunami of MAGA- and Trump-aligned influence operations targeting Canada’s national cohesion. 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