Silicon Curtain

Jonathan Fink
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/siliconcurtain/subscribe 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

  1. 1057. Leaving Russia - Wartime Brain Drain that Stripped Russia of a Generation of Talent!

    1 HR AGO

    1057. Leaving Russia - Wartime Brain Drain that Stripped Russia of a Generation of Talent!

    Corcoran writes from the perspective of a long-term Moscow correspondent, who spent 14 years in Moscow and who became personally entangled in the story he was covering. He is an award-winning journalist and Russia analyst based in Ireland, formerly a senior correspondent for Bloomberg News and Dow Jones, with work appearing in outlets including The Sunday Times, The Washington Post, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian. ----------BOOKS:Leaving Russia: How Putin Forced a Nation’s Future to Flee’ (April 2026)----------LINKS:https://jasoncorcoranwrites.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-corcoran-b651894/https://x.com/jason_corcoranhttps://jasoncorcoran2022.substack.com/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/author/jason-corcoranhttps://www.businessinsider.com/author/jason-corcoran?IR=T----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine’s largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampires----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaignsDzyga's Pawhttps://dzygaspaw.com/projectsSuperhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/----------PLATFORMS:Substack: https://substack.com/@siliconcurtainTwitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm----------

    49 min
  2. Putin's Regime May END in a New "Time of Troubles" - But How Bad Could it Be?!

    4 HR AGO

    Putin's Regime May END in a New "Time of Troubles" - But How Bad Could it Be?!

    2026-05-10 | UPDATES #198 | Nightmares of the ‘bunker Tsar’. The European intelligence dossier on Putin’s drone paranoia — and why it probably has a kernel of truth. What we are about to discuss is the most explosive single document published about the inner state of the Russian regime in 2026 — and like all explosive documents, it deserves to be handled with care. Now the sceptical reading. Because no responsible analysis can take an anonymous EU intelligence dossier at face value.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine’s largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: iStories / Important Stories — "Vladimir Putin fears an assassination attempt and a coup, tensions among security services are rising, an EU intelligence agency says" (4 May 2026) iStories / Roman Anin — "Russia Has Two Paths Left" (4 May 2026) CNN — "Unsettled Kremlin tightens security around Putin amid assassinations and coup fears, intel report says" (4 May 2026) OCCRP (Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project) — "Security Tightens Around Putin Amid Coup and Assassination Fears, According to European Intel Agency" (4 May 2026)Meduza — "Report: Putin fears assassination attempt by Russia's political elite, tightens security" (4 May 2026) RBC-Ukraine — "Putin fears drone assassination, coup as security tensions rise inside Kremlin" (4 May 2026)Ukrainska Pravda — "Putin begins to fear possible assassination attempt using drones" (4 May 2026) Liga.net — "Putin fears coup and assassination by drones. Important stories revealed by EU intelligence report" (4 May 2026)Michael Bociurkiw / Substack analysis — "Putin Under Fortress: Kremlin Tightens Security Amid Coup Fears and Drone Threat" (4 May 2026)Britbrief — "Putin Fears Coup or Assassination as Shoigu Named Potential Threat" (4 May 2026)The Vermilion — "Fears of attacks and coups d'état, security around Putin strengthened" (4 May 2026) Ground News — "Putin Retreating to Bunkers Amid Coup and Drone Fears, EU Intelligence Reports Claim" (4 May 2026) ----------

    19 min
  3. TICK TOCK - Putin's Regime has "Two Months Left" To Change Before 'DISASTER'!

    4 HR AGO

    TICK TOCK - Putin's Regime has "Two Months Left" To Change Before 'DISASTER'!

    Silicon Bites Ep335 | 2026-05-10 | Z-patriots are losing their minds, telling Russia that 1917 is coming again. But history does not repeat in such convenient ways – but it may well rhyme. Moscow and St Petersburg cut off again from mobile internet, forty regions blacked out, and the pro-war cheer-leaders crack.Now to the part of the story that may cause troubled dreams in the Kremin. Because the people now publicly forecasting that the regime is about to collapse are not opposition figures, not Western analysts, not Ukrainian intelligence officers. They are the regime's own most loyal pro-war commentators.Naki's framing of why it matters: "This is not satirist Viktor Shenderovich – the famous satirist. This is a man who literally builds drone schools, factories, supplies troops. If he publicly says society has one and a half to two months — the thermometer is showing a seriously high temperature."----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SOURCES:Michael Naki / YouTube — "МОСКВУ И ПИТЕР ОТРУБИЛИ. Путин режет интернет — страна в ярости" (Moscow and Petersburg Cut Off — Putin Severs the Internet, the Country Is Furious) — 5–6 May 2026 Meduza — "Moscow mobile internet restored after Russia's Digital Development Ministry says temporary restrictions lifted" (5 May 2026) Liga.net — "Even the 'white list' does not work. People in Moscow complain about internet outages before the parade" (5 May 2026) Mezha (Ukraine News) — "Moscow activated white lists for mobile internet, some base stations remain offline" (March 2026) Kyiv Post — "Moscow Cuts the Signal: First Russian Region Faces Indefinite Mobile Internet Shutdown" — Korbinian Leo Kramer (November 2025) Charter'97 / Kyiv Post (cross-referenced) — Coverage of Kalashnikov "civil war / toxic figure / dead end" framing across April-May 2026 Newsweek — "Russia 'can't win,' pushing to freeze Ukraine war: Kremlin propagandist" — Kalashnikov coverage (July 2024, with continuing relevance) iStories / Important Stories — "Vladimir Putin fears an assassination attempt and a coup, tensions among security services are rising, an EU intelligence agency says" (4 May 2026)iStories / Roman Anin — "Russia Has Two Paths Left" (4 May 2026)CNN — "Unsettled Kremlin tightens security around Putin amid assassinations and coup fears, intel report says" (4 May 2026) The New Voice of Ukraine — "Z-bloggers expose the harsh reality of Russia's stalled invasion" (April 2026) Kyiv Post — "Top Russian Milblogger Praises Ukraine Army, Predicts Kremlin Spring Offensive Will Fail" (April 2026) Ukrainian News (Ukranews.com) — "Terrorist Girkin predicts Russia's military defeat" (April 2026) ----------

    14 min
  4. Putin's Parade Humiliation - and Zelensky's Trolling Demonstrates Ukraine's Power!

    22 HR AGO

    Putin's Parade Humiliation - and Zelensky's Trolling Demonstrates Ukraine's Power!

    Silicon Bites Ep334 | 2026-05-09 | Zelenskyy granted Putin permission to hold his own dictator parade on Red Square — and for added irony supplied them with the military coordinates in a special presidential decree. This is next level Ukrainian trolling, but it also highlights how weak and pathetic Putin has become. In this episode, Trump's claimed three-day truce, the 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap, and the sharpest diplomatic mockery of the war to date. Ukraine is now on top. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SOURCES:Ukrainska Pravda — "Ukraine officially allows Russia to hold Victory Day parade in Moscow: Zelenskyy signs decree" (8 May 2026)Mediaite — "Zelensky Trolls Putin By Announcing Ukraine Will Honor Ceasefire for Moscow Parade — By Including Exact Military Coordinates" (8 May 2026) Mezha — "Zelenskyy allows Moscow parade and excludes Red Square from weapons plan" (8 May 2026) RBC-Ukraine — "Zelenskyy allows a parade in Moscow on May 9" (8 May 2026)LIGA.net — "Zelenskyy's decree allows parade to be held in Moscow" (8 May 2026) Euronews — "Trump announces three-day of ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia" (8 May 2026) Washington Times / AP — "What Russia's low-key Victory Day celebrations reveal about Putin and the war in Ukraine" (8 May 2026) Pravda EN / English Pravda — "Lavrov Warns of 'No Mercy' for Attempts to Disrupt Victory Day Celebrations" (7-8 May 2026) Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty — "Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Caspian Sea Warship; Kremlin Boosts Security For May 9 Victory Day" (7 May 2026) TASS / Pravda Armenia — "From a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, M.V.Zakharova" (7 May 2026) Pravda Trump — Yuri Baranchik commentary (7 May 2026)----------

    14 min
  5. 1058. Putin's Defeat is Assured - The Drone Ecosystem in Ukraine is Surging Ahead!

    1 DAY AGO

    1058. Putin's Defeat is Assured - The Drone Ecosystem in Ukraine is Surging Ahead!

    Georgijs Ivanovs started the Ukraine Matters channel in 2007, and it has garners 11.5 m views. He started the channel to explain the situation surrounding the war in Ukraine in simple terms. Like myself, he is not Ukrainian, nor is he a military expert. But he has been to Ukraine many times and seen it almost fully (except for Odesa region). He has a lot of good friends in Ukraine, and in fact his wife is Ukrainian, and so feels extremely connected to the invasion that scaled up in February 2022. ----------LINKS: @UkraineMatters ----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine’s largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampires----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgNGO “Herojam Slava”https://heroiamslava.org/kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyślhttps://kharpp.com/NOR DOG Animal Rescuehttps://www.nor-dog.org/home/----------PLATFORMS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSiliconInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqmLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------DESCRIPTION:Russia’s Offensive Stalls: Drone Warfare, Attrition Data & Why Europe Needs Ukraine’s Lessons (Georgijs Ivanovs)Jonathan welcomes back Georgijs Ivanovs of “Ukraine Matters” while promoting a fundraiser to buy Vampire drones for Khartiya Brigade via Silicon Curtain, noting plans to meet the group in Kyiv and later Kharkiv. Georgijs Ivanovsargues data shows Russia is struggling to restart its spring/summer offensive: assaults are up but territorial gains fell, averaging about 4.5 km²/day versus about 20 km²/day during Russia’s 2025 offensive, implying Donbas capture timelines stretch dramatically. He attributes Russia’s problems to Ukraine’s pressure—mid-range strikes on logistics, disrupted Russian communications (Starlink denial plus Russian blocks on Telegram and Discord), and sustained casualties exceeding recruitment (estimated 25–35k/month). They discuss drone warfare’s defensive advantage, skepticism about coup rumors (especially involving Shoigu), Putin’s pattern of waiting and doubling down, Europe’s slow adaptation and procurement failures, and growing European recognition of vulnerability as US/NATO guarantees appear less reliable.----------

    47 min
  6. LETHAL HUBRIS - The Terminal Complacency of Western Defense Primes

    1 DAY AGO

    LETHAL HUBRIS - The Terminal Complacency of Western Defense Primes

    2026-05-09 | UPDATES #197 | THE UNIT-COST ATTACK ON THE WESTERN DEFENCE BUSINESS MODELNow to why Papperger's hostility, beyond personal arrogance, has a structural source.Ukraine's drone revolution is not just changing how wars are fought. It is changing the unit economics of war itself — and those unit economics are an existential threat to the legacy defence-prime business model.The numbers are now well documented across CEPA, NATO assessments, Reuters, Business Insider, and the propelrc.com 2026 military drone cost study:- A basic Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone: $400 to $800. Built from commercial components — many of them sourced from China through grey-market channels — assembled by soldiers, volunteers, or small companies.- A Lockheed Martin Hellfire missile: approximately $150,000 per round.- A US Patriot interceptor missile: approximately $4 million per round.- A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter: approximately $80 million per airframe.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine’s largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: The Atlantic — Simon Schuster interview with Armin Papperger (published Friday, late March 2026)France24 / AFP — "Rheinmetall addresses row over CEO's Ukraine 'housewives' comment" (29 March 2026) Euronews — "'Every housewife could be CEO of Rheinmetall': Zelenskyy hits back at German weapons boss" (30 March 2026)Ukrainska Pravda — "'Housewives' and 'Lego': Rheinmetall says it respects Ukraine after CEO's controversial remarks" (29 March 2026)Militarnyi — "Rheinmetall Apologizes for CEO's Comments About 'Ukrainian Housewives With 3D Printers'" (late March 2026) The Print — "More 'hits' than Rheinmetall ever — Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO's 'housewives' remark" (1 April 2026) Bull Source — "Social media backlash as Rheinmetall's Armin Papperger says Ukraine's drones are made by housewives" (April 2026) United24 Media — "Ukraine's New Point-Based Rewards System for Drone Operators Is Rewriting War Management from the Ground Up" (May 2025) United24 Media — "Ukraine Launches Combat E-Points System: Troops Can Now Redeem Kills for Drones and EW Kits" (10 July 2025) SOFREP — "Ukraine Launches Combat-Based Reward System to Equip Troops With Cutting-Edge Tech" (8 May 2025)----------

    14 min

  7. 2 DAYS AGO

    Z-Patriot are Cracking Up as Russia Faces HUGE Internet Blackouts in Capitals!?

    Silicon Bites Ep333 | 2026-05-07 | Z-patriots are losing their minds, telling Russia that 1917 is coming again. But history does not repeat in such convenient ways – but it may well rhyme. Moscow and St Petersburg cut off again from mobile internet, forty regions blacked out, and the pro-war cheerleaders crack.It is the morning of 5 May 2026. A woman in Moscow wakes up, picks up her phone, and stares at the screen. No notifications. No SMS. No app pings. Nothing. She opens the camera and starts filming herself, in the kitchen, in real time, narrating the moment her capital city has been disconnected from the world.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SOURCES:Michael Naki / YouTube — "МОСКВУ И ПИТЕР ОТРУБИЛИ. Путин режет интернет — страна в ярости" (Moscow and Petersburg Cut Off — Putin Severs the Internet, the Country Is Furious)Meduza — "Moscow mobile internet restored after Russia's Digital Development Ministry says temporary restrictions lifted" (5 May 2026) Liga.net — "Even the 'white list' does not work. People in Moscow complain about internet outages before the parade" (5 May 2026)Mezha (Ukraine News) — "Moscow activated white lists for mobile internet, some base stations remain offline" (March 2026) Kyiv Post — "Moscow Cuts the Signal: First Russian Region Faces Indefinite Mobile Internet Shutdown" — Korbinian Leo Kramer (November 2025) Charter'97 / Kyiv Post (cross-referenced) — Coverage of Kalashnikov "civil war / toxic figure / dead end" framing across April-May 2026 Newsweek — "Russia 'can't win,' pushing to freeze Ukraine war: Kremlin propagandist" — Kalashnikov coverage (July 2024, with continuing relevance) iStories / Important Stories — "Vladimir Putin fears an assassination attempt and a coup, tensions among security services are rising, an EU intelligence agency says" (4 May 2026) iStories / Roman Anin — "Russia Has Two Paths Left" (4 May 2026)CNN — "Unsettled Kremlin tightens security around Putin amid assassinations and coup fears, intel report says" (4 May 2026) ----------

    16 min
  8. BEWARE! Ukrainian Housewives at Work - Lethal Drone Expertise on Full Display!

    2 DAYS AGO

    BEWARE! Ukrainian Housewives at Work - Lethal Drone Expertise on Full Display!

    2026-05-07 | UPDATES #196 | The fall of an empire – the humbling of the Russian bear and elimination of its vast stock of Soviet weapons, and Soviet-minded population of Putin’s Russian Federation. A victory made by housewives: how a German CEO insulted the drone revolution he cannot compete with. Today’s episode is a breakdown of why Ukraine’s mil-tech threatens every defence prime in NATO and the U.S. with a new paradigm of how to fight wars, and how to supply them. Last Friday, the Atlantic magazine published an interview with one of Europe's most powerful defence executives. The man is Armin Papperger, Chief Executive Officer of Rheinmetall AG — Germany's largest arms manufacturer, market capitalisation north of fifty billion euros, supplier of tanks, 155mm artillery shells, and air defence systems to NATO and to Ukraine itself. The Atlantic's journalist Simon Schuster asked Papperger about Ukraine's domestically-produced drones — the cheap, mass-manufactured, daily-iterated weapons that have, by independent count, destroyed roughly two-thirds of Russia's tank fleet and account for 80 percent of all combat casualties on both sides of this war.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine’s largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: 1. The Atlantic — Simon Schuster interview with Armin Papperger (published Friday, late March 2026)France24 / AFP — "Rheinmetall addresses row over CEO's Ukraine 'housewives' comment" (29 March 2026) Euronews — "'Every housewife could be CEO of Rheinmetall': Zelenskyy hits back at German weapons boss" (30 March 2026)Ukrainska Pravda — "'Housewives' and 'Lego': Rheinmetall says it respects Ukraine after CEO's controversial remarks" (29 March 2026)Militarnyi — "Rheinmetall Apologizes for CEO's Comments About 'Ukrainian Housewives With 3D Printers'" (late March 2026) The Print — "More 'hits' than Rheinmetall ever — Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO's 'housewives' remark" (1 April 2026) Bull Source — "Social media backlash as Rheinmetall's Armin Papperger says Ukraine's drones are made by housewives" (April 2026) United24 Media — "Ukraine's New Point-Based Rewards System for Drone Operators Is Rewriting War Management from the Ground Up" (May 2025) United24 Media — "Ukraine Launches Combat E-Points System: Troops Can Now Redeem Kills for Drones and EW Kits" (10 July 2025) SOFREP — "Ukraine Launches Combat-Based Reward System to Equip Troops With Cutting-Edge Tech" (8 May 2025)----------

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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/siliconcurtain/subscribe 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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  • Creator
    Jonathan Fink
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.5k
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jonathan Fink
  • Show Website
    Silicon Curtain

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