Tommaso Siviero

Serbia just doesn't stop Serbian protests escalate, Kosovo shuts parallel institutions, and ex-Romanian leaders face crimes against humanity charges. And beware: dangerous salmon are loose.

#BalkanBrew, the freshest NL on all things Balkan, is out—and it’s packed: protests in #Serbia; #Kosovo shutting down Serb parallel institutions; #Romania ex-leaders accused of crimes against humanity; iconic trams making a comeback in Trieste; queer maps, and... runaway salmon!
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Serbian protests escalate, Kosovo shuts parallel institutions, and ex-Romanian leaders face crimes against humanity charges. And beware: dangerous salmon are loose.

Keep up with the Balkans with Balkan Brew, brought to you by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I 👉 balkanbrew.substack.com/p/serbia-jus...

Activists Claim Bulgarian Police Failed to Save Migrants Who Died After Crossing Border Activists told BIRN they gave the Bulgarian police the exact coordinates of three young migrants who were in distress after crossing the Turkish border on December 27. They were later found dead in a ...

3 minors died before New Year's eve on the Bulgarian-Turkish border. Activists trying to rescue them were stopped by the Bulgarian police.

Authorities are denying deliberate neglect. But tracks and footprints found near the bodies raised suspicions of wrongdoing.

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Critical damages A terrorist attack in Kosovo and red painted squares in Serbia. The solution to a 47 year-old murder case and abandoned taxi drivers.

It's Friday & the new issue of #BalkanBrew, the NL I'm writing with @sivierotommaso.bsky.social is out: this week we write about a terrorist attack in #Kosovo and red-painted squares in #Serbia. But also: the solution to a 47-year-old murder case and abandoned taxi drivers.

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The man from TikTok Strange candidates in Romania, tough times for foreign workers and for women's rights. Plus: an iconic fighter, and Jugoesperanto

A man came from TikTok and took over Romania.

Far-right Călin Georgescu was not on anyone's radar until he won the first round of the Romanian presidential elections.

Find out more about him on this issue of Balkan Brew by @rodolfotoe.bsky.social 👇
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As Borders Tighten, Violence Rises on Migrant Route Through the Balkans With the EU tightening its borders, violent transnational smuggling groups have strengthened their grip on the routes that bring refugees and migrants to Europe through the Balkans.

The EU is tightening its borders more and more. And as borders become increasingly harder to cross, violence rises.

Violent transnational smuggling groups have strengthened their grip on the Balkan Route. My and my colleagues' investigation for Balkan Insight 👇

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Ok, thanks for assuming so many things about me and for contributing to the discussion.

That's exactly the point that I'm making - they work really well for some tasks, extremely bad for other. People need to know how to use them in order for them to be useful. If one doesn't understand what an AI is it will only be a useless and potentially dangerous tool.

You can trust them, just for other tasks than this one. You're asking a specific tool to do something that it cannot do - ofc you can't trust the results. But if you use AI for stuff it can do, you'll see how powerful of a tool it actually is.

I think you're misunderstanding what an AI is and how it can help. It cannot do the specific task you asked it to do. It can however help on so many other tasks - but it needs to be trained and, most importantly, understood in order to be a useful helper.

Yes and no. AIs are stupid, but extremely knowledgable - more than a human ever will. For the specific task of factchecking there are bots created and trained to do that. Also, the paid version is way more accurate and can carry out web researches. But yeah everything needs human supervision.

Not coping at all Environmental problems and long-lost treasures. But also, medical tourism in Albania, deadly quiet neighbourhoods and flying cars.

#BalkanBrew is out!

This week: the impact of fossil fuels & climate issues in the #Balkans, the hunt for #Romania’s long-lost treasure & holiday smiles from #Albania. Plus a deadly quiet neighborhood in #Serbia and a wondrous flying machine.

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Not coping at all Environmental problems and long-lost treasures. But also, medical tourism in Albania, deadly quiet neighbourhoods and flying cars.

Elon Musk hates Substack and actively blocks it on X.

Since @rodolfotoe.bsky.social and I launched our weekly newsletter Balkan Brew, our reach on that social has been non existent.

Let's hope here things get better.

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