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Vance's logic here is as tortured as you might expect from a man abasing himself for someone he once compared to Hitler - war is bad, but you're weak for having not fought one, even though actually you did, which is bad. Also I'm a veteran (even though I didn't fight).

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Today’s Russian papers predict “a reconfiguration of the whole system of international relations”, highlight a “deep crisis in the Western camp” & suggest European leaders are “dreaming” if they think Russia will agree to their plan for a partial truce in Ukraine. #ReadingRussia

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Meanwhile, in world on fire latest, a Chinese govt spokesperson: "If the United States... persists in waging a tariff war, a trade war, or any other kind of war, the Chinese side will fight them to the bitter end."

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#BREAKING Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmigal refuses to say if President Zelensky will apologize to Donald Trump if that’s what it takes to bring US back on board. Thanked US for money, sanctions, armaments & political support. Regarding suspension of U.S. aid: “We are cool about it.” #Ukraine

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Short of the United States Air Force bombing Kyiv, things couldn't be going any better for Putin. Trump is destroying NATO, blaming Ukrainians for being invaded and waging a trade war against America's most loyal allies. Seen from Moscow, it's perfect

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JD Vance, it turns out, isn’t just like a misogynistic laser guided missile, perfectly designed to alienate women—he’s also an immensely destructive heat seeking missile fine-tuned to provoke seething anger among America’s most important allies.

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It never occurred to MAGA that one of the benefits of the US staying in NATO and arming Ukraine was a Europe that doesn't rearm itself. Trump complains that Europe should 'step up and secure itself', but when they do, and become powerful, he will complain "Not like that!"

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These guys think they're Kissinger, like 'let's get all our tanks in a row around Beijing and put pressure on China - the real enemy'. Except, unlike Kissinger, they're also really stupid, so Beijing knows they won't fight for Taiwan. Tinpot realists meddling with things they don't understand.

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When they say peace, they mean surrender.

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Well we know which book he can eat this time

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UK MAGA fans getting increasingly marginalised, which doesn't make a huge difference to the wider world but is a mildly enjoyable sliver of a silver lining.

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It's clear that, in MAGAworld, "free speech" is code for "far right hegemony". There are genuine issues with freedom of speech in Europe (as in all liberal societies). But this idea Vance is pushing, of mass civilisational suicide, is something else altogether. It's pure fascism.

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Thank you to those who still transmit a little bit on the other place xXx

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Given the last handful of weeks, the thought of how much damage Trump can do over 4 years is absolutely dizzying.

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Lib Dems demanding Mandelson asks JD Vance to apologise for quotes which demeaned British troops

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It was America's sloth and moral cowardice in failing to realise the threats to its own security from German aggression in 1914 and 1930s that cost millions of lives worldwide. He has no right to criticise anyone. America's wars in last 30-40 years have been largely disasters for the world.

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"Some random country that hasn't fought a war in 40 years..." Over 500 dead British and French personnel (more than 1,000 total European fatalities) and c10,000 injured in Afghanistan 2001-2021. The only time Article 5 has been invoked. 'Disrespect' does not reside in lack of a suit, Mr Vance. ~AA

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90% of US avocados come from Mexico. Does the White House think there is a pressing need to increase domestic avocado production? Is Mexico ‘taking advantage of the United States’ by selling it avocados? Is the plan to rebalance taxation away from income and onto avocado consumers?

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Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni has refused to commit Italian troops to any Ukraine peacekeeping force. However Australian PM Anthony Albanese will commit Australian troops.

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British troops have fought and died alongside the Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq, just to be written off as non-existent people from "some random country". We have to maintain tolerable relations with this administration to try and minimise damage, but my god it's not easy.

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Find Justin Webb on Today on Radio 4 completely unlistenable when it comes to the US: glib, ill-informed and opinionated is the worst possible combination in this moment

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I don't really get why anyone listens to the Today programme anymore, for precisely this reason. It's not biased really, it's just hopelessly glib and superficial. You learn very little.

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🇬🇧🇪🇺‼️ Picking up some chatter in Brussels that Starmer may be invited to and attend this Thursday's EU leaders meeting in Bxl. Makes sense. The geopolitical context demands it

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Von der Leyen unveils Rearm Europe proposals ahead of Thursday’s European Council summit: - escape clause for defence spending - €150bn lending instrument facilitating joint procurement (+🇺🇦 aid) - flexibility to use cohesion funding for defence - deeper savings & investment union - EIB lending

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Big announcement from EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: “We are living in dangerous times. Europe‘s security is threatened in a very real way. Today I present ReArm Europe. A plan for a safer and more resilient Europe.” €150 billion in defence loans for pan-European security.

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I wish news organisations learned to distinguish the stuff Trump means from the brain-fart truth posts. This constant chasing-of-tails is not just unhlepful, but deeply frightening to people who only dip in and out of news. This is a profound crisis. Stop covering it as a series of pratfalls.

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There isn’t an expectation or objective. Abuse and bullying is about self gratification for the bully through the abusive conduct. It’s not about anything the victim can do

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Sky News treads fine line between reporting news and whatever this is

submitted 6 hours ago • 12 comments

this is all a dominance play, but the problem they're running into is that it's so hamhanded and insulting that they're making it functionally impossible to actually capitulate even right wing populists in other countries are going to have to get on the Fuck America train out of political necessity

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If you think these people will ever accept Russia is responsible for what's happening in Ukraine, you're as deluded as they are.

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Trump and Vance in particular were always looking to suspend military aid to Ukraine. Makes the White House confrontation look even more like a set up

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Americans who haven’t caught up yet should maybe take a moment to consider how the world will be viewing them after Trump has gone to join the great Village People gig in the sky. International relations, international trade, depends on trust. You’ve just shown you can’t be trusted.

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This narrative must change. Trump has not paused military aid to Ukraine because of a bad meeting, but because of disagreement about the political substance. Trump wants Ukraine to surrender, and he thinks this step will do the job.

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Is it online dating?

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Just seething with frustration that there's a more important issue than his obsession + it's pushing Conservatives here away from MAGA.

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