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RECOMMENDATION: The #Baltic region countries and #Ukraine, perhaps augmented by like-minded countries like South #Korea, should begin a joint R&D program to develop #nuclear weapons and their delivery systems, and the required infrastructure. The goal: a credible independent "minimum #deterrent."

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As it happens, Trump has gone so far off the cliff that Europe isn’t divided but closing ranks. I figured that it’ll become politically difficult for European politicians to try and suck up to him because electorates see what Trump is doing and are very angry. But it’s even better than expected:

submitted 16 hours ago • 34 comments

Trump is obsequiously deferential to two people: Musk & Putin. Trump's inability to say even slightest thing bad about the worst autocratic in the world is intense.

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Musk is now attacking Zelensky and Ukraine on a Dugin video that he seems to fully agree with. There seems to be no limit to how low he can go

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

submitted 2 days ago • 5076 comments

Just when I thought there was a reasonable billionaire, here he goes on supporting Trump's proposal to steal all of Ukraine's mineral resources as war reparations.

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This is indeed a good question in the future.

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Europe must get together and simplify the defense supply chains. Having too many different systems makes everything more expensive. We need less nationalism and more collaboration. Then we can do more with less!

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Not news but still always worth reminding ppl. From on.ft.com/4hHdJat How European defence companies can rise to the challenge

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

Two Ukrainian oppositional leaders: Petro Poroshenko and Yulia Tymoshenko (both hate Zelensky and hate each other) have publicly supported Zelensky, said his term prolongation is legit until the end of the war, and said elections are impossible now. Listen to Ukrainian opposition.

submitted 3 days ago • 41 comments

In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.

submitted 2 days ago • 1244 comments

Kash Patel, a vitriolic partisan, has been confirmed as FBI Director.

submitted 2 days ago • 105 comments

A guy was arrested for standing on a council stage for two seconds. Land of the free?

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Life expectancy growth stalls across Europe as England sees sharpest decline, say researchers Poor diet, obesity and inactivity blamed on decline with Norway the only country seeing a rise www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

submitted 2 days ago • 48 comments

A sitting congressman calling Elon Musk a dick is now considered a threat by the DOJ and are now starting a criminal investigation. This is the death of free speech in the United States.

submitted 2 days ago • 261 comments

Elon, community noted and ratioed.

submitted 2 days ago • 175 comments

As Trump makes concessions to Russia, he is showing weakness on a level unprecedented in modern US history. His position is so weak that it is unlikely to convince anyone. Trump is a sheep in wolf’s clothing. The wolves can tell the difference "The Weak Strongman" snyder.substack.com/p/the-weak-s...

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Brits think the UK government should prioritise supporting Ukraine over maintaining good relations with the US. This is the Brits. With the special relationship. Trump has no idea what a monster he has created. (Thanks @jimmyrushton.bsky.social) yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

submitted 2 days ago • 23 comments

Here we go!

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Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, just 11 years old, “took her own life in Texas after she was tormented by classmates who threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities and have her family deported from the US, her grieving parents have said.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

submitted 3 days ago • 1412 comments

Without friends

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Democratic leaders: I think it's abundantly clear at this point that simply going along to get along ain't gonna work. Trying to negotiate ain't gonna work. Being collegial ain't gonna work. What you're doing right now isn't working. Take your gloves off and punch back. Hard.

submitted 3 days ago • 958 comments

Miltä nyt näyttää. Henkilökohtainen arvio. 1. Tilanne on nyt erityisesti Baltian maiden ml. Suomen osalta poikkeuksellisen vaarallinen. Sota nyt lähempänä kuin ehkä kertaakaan sitten vuoden 1983. 2. Syynä ennen kaikkea Trumpin kääntyminen Kremlin puoleen. USA ei ole enää Venäjän pidäke.

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Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. In oceans and on land, from the north to the south pole, records were smashed for the monthly average temperature. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The Trump administration is demanding a 40% cut to the military budget, while at the same time endorsing a $100 billion dollar increase to the budget. breakingdefense.com/2025/02/hous...

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This would reduce US defense spending to ~2% of GDP. The irony, of course, is that this comes as the US is demanding that its European NATO allies increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP.

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I imagine there is fear of retaliation by the Trump administration. But if even our most respected leaders can’t speak up because of that fear, then autocracy has already arrived. open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

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February 19, 2025

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Chris Murphy: "My prediction is that if you vote for Kash Patel, more than any other confirmation vote you make, you will come to regret this one to your grave."

submitted 3 days ago • 738 comments

European Parliament member 👇🏽

submitted 3 days ago • 922 comments

Professors please pull up a chair. I’ve been talking to my classes about what has been going on. I explained indirect costs to them. I talked to them about what a probationary employee is in the government. At the end of class they asked if we could talk about it more. (1/)

submitted 4 days ago • 91 comments

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 3 days ago • 1215 comments

Brasiliassa uutisoidaan, että Milein kryptohuijaus olisi alkanut siitä, että kryptovaluuttayhtiö olisi lahjonnut Milein mainostamaan kryptohuijausta. Käyttäen Milein siskoa bulvaanina. Samalla sanotaan että Milein asettaminen virkasyytteeseen voi olla vaikeaa

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I welcome the agreement on our 16th sanctions package. With tighter measures on circumvention, new import and export bans, and sanctions on Putin’s shadow fleet, we are closing backdoors for Russia’s war machine to operate. The Kremlin won’t break our resolve.

submitted 3 days ago • 78 comments

Trump policy of abandoning allies and Ukraine is crashing the US military-industrial complex.

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