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- They were waiting for me when I got off the plane
- They knew (or it felt like they knew) everything about me
- I had cleaned up my online presence expecting ad hoc digital sweeps; I was not prepared for their sophistication
- Sophistication almost certainly facilitated by Palantir
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Oppressor vs oppressed is more important than Sunni vs Shia in thia case
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I know Trump plays this song at his rallies, but he also plays YMCA & Born in the USA without understanding the lyrics. The difference is that MAGA chuds don’t understand anything, but today there are older officers, veterans, Boomers, and GenX who absolutely recognize that song AND its meaning.
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Quite likely but funny nonetheless.
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For those who want a more optimistic take for a change...
Things are slow, but there is movement.
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This is the best opportunity Israel has ever and probably will ever have of nudging the regime change they have wanted since 1979.
I have a hard time seeing a carrot or stick that will remove that motivation in the current situation.
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Neat how they changed it to "Tyrants" in Denmark😆
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We were also not dying of measles...
History being linear progression and an trending upwards only was a misconception.
Hopefully we won't see a full Late Silicon Age collapse, but I'm not feeling too save
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Speaking of proxies, how's Hezbollah doing these days?
Assad is gone too, so with the exception of the Houthis the Iranian options seem a lot more limited than they were in the past.
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If you read it as western fears of escalation and Ukraine accomodating its allies, then imho the conclusion is sound.
Another aspect is that the Tu-160s had previously not been used to attack Ukraine but that has already changed since then.
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Done, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
I just watched the Perun video on it yesterday and this is indeed a significant development.
The (most likely) deliberate choice to not attack the TU-160s and thus not affecting Russian nuclear deterrence is also fascinating.
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I'm also painfully aware of my glaring media blind spot that's caused by not scrounging through 4Chan all day (or whatever todays equivalent is).
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Funny how that fascination also somehow doesn't extend to efficient (for the time) taxation, logistics and infrastructure.
I suggest they stick with Sparta or better yet, the 300 movie
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Tatarigami and the thread are also on bsky:
It's great to bring x content to bsky but quite often the accounts are already here.
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Important skill to have.
What compass do they use?
I'm familiar with the Suunto MB-6 and like it a lot.
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Some of the greatest trolling is unintentional, i.e. when someone recommended Trumps face to be put on the 100 dollar bill when this only ever happens posthumously.
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Graphs are great :-)
I was quite surprised when I learned that China had overtaken the EU in electricity demand (and recently also energy demand) but they're also a manufacturing powerhouse fueling consumption elsewhere.
Energy efficiency is also important, but difficult to fully capture.
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That's also why: password > fingerprint 🫠
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While I agree that €150Bn is less than it sounds and Russia must be taken serious (GDP PPP larger than Germany), the short term goal is still "only" detering Russia (not global force projection) and is quite achieveable.
Closer cooperation should also unlock major efficiency gains.