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Iranian threat, Foiled attack on Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline, Arrest of a policeman for market robbery, Drone raid in Abkhazia, Topuria at the White House.Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Georgia’s Iranian Turn: Tehran’s Rapid Expansion of Influence in a Once-Committed US Ally: https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/georgias-iranian-turn-tehrans-rapid-expansion-influence-once-committed-us-ally-luke-coffey Can an Untrustworthy Dictator Undermine the South Caucasus Connectivity by Sergi Kapanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/can-an-untrustworthy-dictator-undermine-the-south-caucasus-connectivity/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Georgia’s response to war in Iran, Opposition Alliance, TV Imedi’s troubles, Tbilisi Mayor stranded in Abu Dhabi, Life of Iranians in Georgia.Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com Like what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Updates: rorshok.com/updatesSaving Georgia’s judiciary requires an examination of the past by Giorgi Meladze: https://oc-media.org/opinion-saving-georgias-judiciary-requires-an-examination-of-the-past/ Iranians find refuge in Georgia, despite murky ties with Tehran by Helena Bedwell: https://oc-media.org/iranians-find-refuge-in-georgia-despite-murky-ties-with-tehran/ Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
UK sanctions against state propaganda channels, work restrictions for foreigners, a revision of a social assistance database, a 400% spike in Georgia’s oil exports, a state theater left without actors, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Trump must be cautious engaging Georgia’s current leadership” by Misha Saakashvili: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5747364-trump-must-be-cautious-engaging-georgias-current-leadership/“Georgia’s cinema paradox — acclaimed abroad, yet struggling at home” by Tamuna Chkareuli: https://oc-media.org/georgias-cinema-paradox-acclaimed-abroad-yet-struggling-at-home/ Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Restrictions on Ilia State University, a Bachelor's degree in pseudoscience at Ivanishvili’s University, questioning government legitimacy becoming illegal, the Prime Minister’s promise to remove illegals, Nika Gvaramia released, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Transnational Repression as a Growing Threat to Democracy and Human Rights” by Vano Chkhikvadze: https://politicsgeo.com/transnational-repression-as-a-growing-threat-to-democracy-and-human-rights/Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
The ruling party’s decision to no longer merge two historic universities, a change of ownership in TV IMEDI, a Georgian citizen in the Epstein files, possible sanctions against a Georgian port, the EU Prize for Journalism, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Georgia, Venezuela, and the New Scramble for Spheres of Influence” by Natalie Sabanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/georgia-venezuela-and-the-new-scramble-for-spheres-of-influence/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
A new restriction on foreign funding, the merger of two historic universities, political prisoners isolated, the OSCE’s fact-finding mission for Georgia, workers striking in a major chemical plant, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Georgia’s regime has given critics a choice - prison or exile” by Davit Zedelashvili: https://oc-media.org/opinion-georgias-regime-has-given-critics-a-choice-prison-or-exile/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Demonstrators in jail for protesting on sidewalks, the arrest of an exiled Russian politician in Tbilisi, the State Security Service’s investigation of high prices in supermarket chains, the Prime Minister’s call for public debates, a Texas oil executive against the Megobari Act, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.comYou can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Police standoff: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3979834945481729“Tracing Ivanishvili’s rise to power” by Helena Bedwell: https://oc-media.org/opinion-tracing-ivanishvilis-rise-to-power/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
An operation against a neo-Nazi group, no invitation to Davos for Georgia, the tourist industry’s growth, a tragic accident in Kveda Ghvirishi, Robert De Niro’s meeting with the Georgian National Ballet, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.comYou can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Neo-Nazi group footage: https://www.radiotavisupleba.ge/a/33650451.htmlTransparency International’s report on the business ties of Kotsebi MPs: https://transparency.ge/en/blog/business-connections-georgian-dream-mps-public-procurement-and-party-donations“Can Georgian Democracy Survive in a Post-Western Order?” By Natalie Sabanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/can-georgian-democracy-survive-in-a-post-western-order/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Ex-Prime Minister in prison for five years, a pro-Russian businessman's meeting with the Head of Church, the suspension of visa issuing by the US, a Georgian Dream MP ridiculed for adultery, weaponization of poverty by the ruling party, and much more!Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Weaponization of Poverty – A Primary Tool for Regime Survival in Georgia” by Sergi Kapanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/weaponization-of-poverty-a-primary-tool-for-regime-survival-in-georgia/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Reactions to the events in Venezuela, the Head of Orthodox Church’s holiday message, Bidzina Ivanishvili’s New Year letter, troubles in Gakharia’s party, restrictions on Russian citizens at the Georgian border, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“The Georgian Dream’s Migrant Disenfranchisement: Cash Machines Without a Say”: By Vano Chkhikvadze: https://politicsgeo.com/the-georgian-dreams-migrant-disenfranchisement-cash-machines-without-a-say/ Proposal video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTNy-2Ojse4/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Former Prosecutor General charged with organizing murder, President Kavelashvili comparing opposition voters to flies, China expecting Georgia’s support against the US, a man taking his grandmother hostage, a cyberattack knocking the Public Broadcaster off the air, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Tax Haven Blues: https://gurianeconomist.substack.com/p/tax-haven-blues?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=9e2l9&triedRedirect=true“From Bologna to Kutaisi: Georgia’s university ‘reform’ undermines its European path” by : Giorgi Odoshashvili, Nino Dolidze, and Tamar Gamkrelidze: https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/12/23/from-bologna-to-kutaisi-georgias-university-reform-undermines-its-european-path/# Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
A request for an international investigation into police actions, Christmas Tree lighting gone wrong, standing on a sidewalk becoming dangerous, a letter to the Prime Minister from professors all over the world, Japaridze released, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Dmanisi Christmas Tree Lighting: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSkzzJeFQ42/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Mzia Amaglobeli’s speech, the European Court’s decision on Gavrilov’s Night, the Prime Minister’s photo with Putin, the creation of a controversial database, the Georgian Legion joining the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.comYou can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Georgia’s new mental health registry is a tool for repression” by Elene Koridze https://oc-media.org/opinion-georgias-new-mental-health-registry-is-a-tool-for-repression/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donateOops! It looks like we made a mistake. In 8:43, the reader should have said, "reached."Sorry for the inconvenience!
Georgia on the brink of a bird flu outbreak, Alt-Info against a UAE investment project, no government funding for private university students, a 1 billion Lari write-off for the energy sector, TI Georgia’s assessment on corruption, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.“Five Minutes from Dictatorship” by Sergi Kapanadze: https://politicsgeo.com/five-minutes-from-dictatorship/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
A politician arrested for attempting to burn down a court building, the end of the employment program for socially vulnerable citizens, education reforms, Revolut restrictions, the statement of 120 Georgian diplomats, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.BBC investigation:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrk7g50e1po?fbclid=IwdGRjcAOaDPNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe61CBZAcKZbhZLGRnJmr_yyiQncb6emTi5DFFOKckfBg7cO4rA1bVkyeOs_o_aem_b2mZt7yUawwdbgR7eUMxhQEliashvili’s attempt to burn a court building: https://www.facebook.com/reel/869847568866518Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
A UK Court awarding Bidzina Ivanishvili 600 million dollars, a protester arrested for using a squeaky toy, the Prime Minister meeting the Pope, accusations against independent online media outlets, the Tbilisi International Film Festival, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Squeaky rooster: www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1970006126894274Tbilisi International Movie Festival Programme: https://www.facebook.com/tbilisiinternationalfilmfestival/posts/pfbid02HcU5knqjmgr3BLLbsGAmMZk8fE9TH1HRLycprNyRqpZCsPdPGgxWTk6DWQ6rcfiGlCheck out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
The former prime minister’s bail, the U.S State Department advisor in Georgia, Tinder Swindler released, a 50,000-year-old neanderthal tooth found in a cave, new rules for electroshockers, pepper spray, and acoustic weapons, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
Sabotage charges against opposition leaders, the German Ambassador back in Tbilisi, a Turkish aircraft crash in Georgia, a diabetes medication shortage, the ruling party’s weaponization of mental health stigmas, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Plane Crush: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ6p1fRjXER/How political psychiatry is finding a new life in Georgian propaganda:https://oc-media.org/how-political-psychiatry-is-finding-a-new-life-in-georgian-propaganda/Check out our new t-shirts: https://rorshok.store/Set up your personal collection: https://rorshok.store/personal-collectionsWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
UK and EU reports on Georgia, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture arrested, Bidzina Ivanishvili in the Press Freedom Predator list, a protester fined hundreds of thousands of lari, a former politician killed in a shooting, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.UK Report: https://fpc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Dealing-with-the-Sanctions-Bubble-in-Georgia-FPC-October-2025.pdfEU Report: https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/document/download/eb69a890-40d6-4696-801e-612d51709fdd_en?filename=2025%20Communication%20on%20EU%20Enlargement%20Policy.pdfWe want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
The confessions of the former Prime Minister, the Kotsebi to ban three political parties, a journalist and co-founder of independent news detained and later released, the Chinese citizens’ search for uranium, a new political party, and much more! Thanks for tuning in!Let us know what you think and what we can improve on by emailing us at info@rorshok.com You can also contact us through Instagram @rorshok_georgia or Twitter @RorshokGeorgiaLike what you hear? Subscribe, share, and tell your buds.Rorshok Updates: https://rorshok.com/updates/We want to get to know you! Please fill in this mini-survey: https://forms.gle/NV3h5jN13cRDp2r66Wanna avoid ads and help us financially? Follow the link: https://bit.ly/rorshok-donate
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