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How to deal with fascists 101.

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So, "Nazi-adjacent" is your defence, Nigel?

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The USA was forged in an astonishingly lopsided military contest against the British. Their inexperienced levies humiliated a superpower. They’re literally marking the 250th anniversary this year by denying the possibility that another young republic could emulate those patriots.

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If Europe had held Trump and Vance’s world view, we’d have told America it was on its own on 9/11 because there is a big ocean between us. Tyranny and terrorism threaten everyone, everywhere. Then, and now.

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Macron: “But we must not forget one point—if anyone is playing the Third World War, it is Vladimir Putin. He was the one who started the war three years ago, and he brought 10,000 North Korean soldiers to European soil.”

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Umberto Eco once wrote that Europeans are vaccinated by centuries of conflict on their continent. One of the most important things in today’s Europe is to call out those who doubt the efficacy of this vaccine. We have anti-democratic forces in our midst, now is the time to stand up against them.

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"Man without suit encountered suit without man."

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America, just in case you thought Friday went well here’s how the London Times saw it …..

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The CDC recommending vitamin A for measles is like NASA saying Stanley Kubrick faked the 1969 moon landing in a Hollywood studio.

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Since February 26, an additional 1,322 adults (from 14,482 to 15,804) and 141 infants (from 1,541 to 1,682) have died as a consequence of a single frozen USAID program.

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One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy. “It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”

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A reminder for these times.

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Pretty much sums it up

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After Russia attacked Ukraine -President Zelenskyy’s country stood as a barrier between Putin and all western democracies -Providing aid to Ukraine boosted the US economy -And Putin’s army has been devastated, greatly reducing his ability to hurt America Has JD Vance said thank you once

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🔊It's gravity assist day! Today Mars will bend the #EuropaClipper trajectory towards Jupiter. At 17:57(UK)/12:57(EST) 🛰️Clipper will be just 550 miles above Mars’ surface, testing its thermal imager & radar. So #DoLookUp to Mars and give Clipper a little wave 👋🥳 ℹ️ www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-e... 🔭🧪

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"Ordinary people can unite against the handful of globe-striding, monopolising, tax-dodging, worker-crushing oligarchs that are driving the far-right surge" If you need a bit of hope this morning, read Nicholas Shaxson's piece on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-far-ri...

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"Trump likes and admires bad people because he is himself a bad person"

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In many ways some of the deepest disgrace today lies with those in the GOP who hate what Trump has done to America but are so afraid they keep silent. Or whisper how they dislike it so much. Is a Senate or House job worth THAT much shame?

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Perhaps the chorus of jingoistic morons here who go on about ‘freedom’ and ‘taking back control’ will finally now see the value of a strongly united, indivisible Europe. Without one, we have neither freedom nor control over anything. Our fate is in our hands. 🇪🇺

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TASS is an acronym for Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (Телеграфное агентство Советского Союза). During the Soviet era, it was operated by the KGB. It is run by the FSB. A Russian spy managed to get into the Oval Office meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky.

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Let's get one thing straight right now. President Zelensky is a hero. Donald Trump isn't fit to shine his shoes.

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Being in the room with a man who is actually strong and brave — which MAGA only pretends to be — reveals Trump and Vance for the babies they are.

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If the Trump state visit happens – and it now shouldn't – it'll be dogged by massive protests. Heck, even I would join it. A security nightmare for the Met.

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That was the most shameful performance by any American president in a century. I want to fucking throw up.

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Rousseau would have been a great blogger I think.

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You can’t make this stuff up. Trump supporters spent the past few years obsessing over an apparent sex trafficking cabal in charge of our country. And yet one of the first things Trump seems to have done, apparently, is push to get the Tates, charged with sex trafficking, released from Romania.

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It doesn’t have an easy answer because identity is made up. We draw lines on bits of paper & put up signs. We get to choose. We are in charge here. Identity isn’t floating about like helium to be isolated & put in balloons. So let’s make up an identity which is generous and capacious.

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BREAKING: Critic magazine proprietor Lord Kronsteen announces an important change of direction for the SKETCH.

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Romanian authorities this morning arrested pro-Kremlin presidential candidate Călin Georgescu. Officials found $10m in cash and plane tickets to Moscow at the home of one of his bodyguards. This is the man that JD Vance and Elon Musk claim is being treated unfairly by Romanian and EU authorities.

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The EU wasn’t set up to screw the US. It was established, in early forms, to prevent another war in Europe. The US pushed the birth of the EEC as a condition of post war reconstruction assistance, also encouraging integration in the hope it would deter communism. You’re welcome.

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In German, "Kinderstube" is literally "children's room" meaning upbringing, learning at an early age how to behave. EU High Rep arrived in DC today and told her scheduled meeting with her counterpart Marco Rubio was cancelled. The State Department lacks Kinderstube. www.politico.eu/article/kaja...

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Trump is in for such an awakening re Europe…then he’ll complain that we’re not being nice allies but Russia is great. I feel sorry for US career diplomats in Europe… I remember Iraq war + Cheney & Co set, trying to explain it to 🇫🇮 audiences, this is so much worse.

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Reality check. Thank you, Financial Times.

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In reality the fascism is not funny but this is an Arrested Development bit

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And lo, right on cue, Jeff Bezos shows the world where he stands

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🇪🇪 Estonia on the front line Estonia marked Independence Day on Monday, mindful of Soviet-era scars. As Russia wages war on Ukraine, this time, they’re not standing alone.

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Today's university slashing and burning is Edinburgh, where about 10% of the budget will be cut. There'll be another case every single day until UK govts actually do something. A country so stupid it actively trashes one of things it's good at and famous for. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Funny how these totally unrelated initiatives all end up at the same $500 billion number. What are the chances? Stargate's data centres splurge ✅ Trump's minerals demand from Ukraine ✅ Apple US spending & investment ✅ www.apple.com/newsroom/202...

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A newly hired advisor at DOJ is a former judge who received what was then Oregon's longest-ever suspension for misconduct. He also made the news for "for having hung a picture of Adolf Hitler in his courthouse." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-hir...

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Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training. I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.

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