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A new book ponders the subtle self-delusion embraced by the ultrarich

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Russia and North Korea are violating UN sanctions in Ukraine, Western allies report says

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✊🏳️‍🌈 Hungary has passed a law banning Pride events and allowing facial recognition to identify and penalize attendees. Still, officials from at least six European Parliament groups plan to join Budapest’s upcoming Pride march in defiance. Moreover, 20 EU countries urge Hungary to revise this law.

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REUTERS: In Ukraine's Kharkiv, ballet offers 'rebirth' after bombs and bullets www.reuters.com/investigates... @reuters.com @pictures.reuters.com #photojournalism #journalism #photography

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French President Emmanuel Macron warned China that NATO could become more deeply involved in Asia if Beijing does not do more to stop North Korea from taking part in Russia's war on Ukraine.

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‼️ Putin seeks to restore Russia as a great empire in Europe and will therefore continue attempts to subjugate the former Soviet republics and collapse NATO, — Opinion in Bloomberg More effective is to undermine confidence in Article 5 on collective defense, which is the basis of the alliance.

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Canada wants defence partnership with EU amid US spat

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Russiske diplomater gentager nu, at Rusland kun vil acceptere en våbenhvile, hvis Vesten sætter våbenhjælpen til Ukraine på stand by, og Ukraine gør det samme med mobiliseringen. Og imens vil Rusland selv altså både mobilisere og producere våben. Selvsagt vil Ukraine ikke gå med til det.

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🚨🚨 "Unlike the Russians, who could withdraw from the battlefield and go home at any time, the Ukrainians cannot withdraw from the battlefield. If they do, they will lose their civilization, their language, and their freedom." Excellent work by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on #ukrainian resilience:

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Reposting this in honor of the Republican Senators who have allowed Trump to usurp Congress's right to determine tariffs www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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NATO was not made to do what Russia wants, but to protect smaller states like Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, possibly Armenia, & Western Balkans from Russias & other big powers bear hug. If US veto that, we need a new EUropean lead security org to replace it.

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EU gains leverage in trade talks as US court casts doubt on tariffs, EU officials say reut.rs/4jpyYhi

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Hermed reposted med en opfordring til alle om at være mere aktive på Bluesky 🦋

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The three top officers of shadow tanker EAGLE S are suspected of gross sabotage of subsea cables and gross interference with telecommunications in Gulf of Finland. The police investigation is done and now a prosecutor will decide on whether or not to take it to court. Officers remain in Finland.

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Super interessant

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LGBT+ in Hungary: ‘I never went to the Pride March. But this year I will because it's about much more now’

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'Don't ever say what you said, that's a nasty question!'

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The probability of a systemic banking crisis in Russia is on the rise, according to a new report from a state-affiliated economic think tank.

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After the Cold War, the U.S. had a rare chance to build a lasting liberal international order. In @foreignpolicy.com, @maxbergmann.bsky.social explains why that opportunity was never fully realized—and why the consequences are now impossible to ignore. ⬇️ foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/26/h...

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China has stopped selling drones to Kyiv and other European nations while continuing shipments to Russia, Bloomberg reported, citing President Zelenskyy. "Chinese Mavic is open for Russians but is closed for Ukrainians.

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Major Zaur Gurtsiev, who directed the aerial bombardment of Mariupol, has been killed in Russia. In Mariupol, Gurtsiev commanded the air combat operations. These strikes led to the destruction of the Drama Theater and the deaths of thousands of civilians.

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The US has never interfered more brazenly and directly in E Europe’s politics than it’s doing now. All the CIA-sponsored ops from the Cold War era are peanuts by comparison—and they were more or less covert or had a front!

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TACO. I’m learning new american words #TACO www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/u...

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Is russia running out of tanks? As many have noticed, losses have been dropping sharply recently. Could it be that they are really running out? johanno1.se/en/is-russia...

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⚡️Turkey, Belgium to join drone coalition for Ukraine. With the addition of Belgium and Turkey, the drone coalition will grow to 20 member states.

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European shares rise as US court ruling on Trump tariffs boosts sentiment reut.rs/43HetH5

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Russian armed forces have committed crimes against humanity by deliberately targeting civilians with drones in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast, according to a new report by the United Nation's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.

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Meltdown on Truth Social in 3, 2, 1...

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The #Ukrainian General staff comfirmed a successful drone attack on a Russian strategic enterprise that produces cruise missiles. Last night, drones struck a strategic Russian military-industrial complex facility - the MKB Raduga plant, located in Dubna, 130 km north of Moscow.

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A three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade ruled to stop Trump’s global tariffs that he imposed citing emergency economic powers, including his “Liberation Day” tariffs imposed on April 2. Read more: cnn.it/450qBoY

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I gang med at downloade alle mine data fra Metaverset inden mine profiler slettes. Bruger nu Signal til beskeder og grupper samt bluesky til holdninger. Venner skal jeg se IRL. Næste step er at få en protonmail 😎 #dkpol #fjernMetaversetfraditliv

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"Hvis Europa skal kunne matche Rusland militært, er vi nødt til at have Ukraine med" Nyt interview med militæranalytiker Anders Puck Nielsen (for RÆSONs abonnenter): www.raeson.dk/2025/anders-... #dkpol

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💀 Russia loses 1,050 soldiers and 18 artillery systems over past day

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This Is Embarrassing And Disturbing… 🇨🇦🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇰🇳🇱🇫🇷 Canada, Germany, England, Denmark, Netherlands, and France all have travel advisory warnings for visiting America. Let that sink in.

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Finland Reports Russia Has Begun Naval Escorts for Shadow Fleet Tankers maritime-executive.com/article/finl...

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Good article. This paragraph, among others, stands out. @nytimes.com, please stop normalizing this.

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L’Europe perd patience face à la Hongrie

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Stor optur for UK og andre lande med engelsksprogede universitetsuddannelser. Her har Danmark desværre skudt sig selv i foden og er først nu alt for langsomt ved at rette op på fejlen. www.ft.com/content/fb8a...

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