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Another striking intervention, this one from a former NATO secretary general. "transatlantic relationship...crumbling before our eyes." "Europe must come to terms with the fact that we are not only existentially vulnerable but also seemingly alone." www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

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They might not know it yet, but Germans helped put one of the EU’s oldest and most polarizing debates to bed when they voted this past weekend. At least that’s the hope from the bloc's pro-nuclear countries.

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The German left-populist Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) is considering legal action after narrowly failing to enter Germany’s parliament in yesterday's national election.

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The premise of American foreign policy to Ukraine, today, is one of grievance. It is worth patiently considering the proposals. They reveal little about Ukraine, but much about America in February 2025. snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

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The official policy of the United States of America is that having values or believing in the rule of law is the equivalent to having a fetish for watching your wife get nailed by a stranger. That’s Trumpism.

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Which of course he couldn’t do to French ones

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The trouble with all this of course is that France was right

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I have rarely seen such coordinated diplomacy by Macron, who once tended towards pesky unilateralism. Before his Trump meeting today in Washington, he has met or spoken to 30 European leaders (from Starmer to Orban) and allies (Trudeau), and has spoken to Zelensky four time in the past week alone

submitted 9 hours ago • 18 comments

Interesting on Gaza tunnels: essentially it isn't practical to find & destroy at scale. Pumping in water or cement is not effective. "The amount of TNT needed for tunnels...in Gaza quickly exceeded [IDF] supplies of liquid or military-grade explosives." mwi.westpoint.edu/israels-new-...

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Hypothesis: we're still seeing a split in Europe between 'radicals', e.g. Merz warning NATO might vanish by June, and 'engagers', like UK, who think priority is to engage Trump to shape Ukraine diplomacy & keep the US engaged, even if at a lower level of presence and/or commitment. Discuss.

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A lot of the founding members of the Linke are former apparatchiks and goons of the East German communist dictatorship. I really dislike those people. They are awful and basically got away with the horrible things they did.

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I'm sad die Linke isn't dead. A disgusting party of Stasi veterans and people who whitewash and deny the crimes of communist regimes. But at least the BSW got kicked out.

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Dear US, You just lost the most atlanticist part of Germany. Congratulations.

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Should Poland have nuclear weapons? The majority of respondents answered yes. The first effects of Trump's policy are emerging.

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

Imagine waking up from a coma and reading this headline.

submitted 20 hours ago • 14 comments

So the new official line is: We, the US provoked Putin to invade Ukraine (which started it to begin with) and because we did, we are now entitled to 500bn of Ukraine's rare earth minerals. Am I getting this right?

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Main thing I'm taking from the German election result is that Musk and Vance support for the AfD made no positive difference whatsoever. In the current scheme of things that really matters.

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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

submitted 22 hours ago • 482 comments

A few states will do this. As soon as your state proposes it CALL YOUR REP. Your state/local officials will be more amenable to you than your US official. There’s something about having to potentially run into yo ass at the grocery store that makes them listen.

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Just had to explain to a very confused overseas journalist that the fact that I can vote in German elections to the European Parliament does not mean that I can vote in German parliamentary elections.

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German election results absolutely unclear: Whether FDP and BSW make it across the 5% threshold will determine whether a two-party coalition is possible. Two prognoses by the two German public broadcasters show two different outcomes. It’s going to be a long night. (Good: AfD below 20% in both.)

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PIERS: “How could Zelensky have an election in the middle of a war?” TUCKER: “How did FDR?” PIERS: “Nobody had invaded America.” 🎯 (Reminder — Not holding elections during wartime is not new: www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...)

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Himes: "It just looks like an episode of The Sopranos. 'Give us your minerals or we're not gonna help you fight a bloody butcher.' I mean, is this really we want the greatest country in history to be known for -- some mafia thing? ... this president is standing with the bad guy"

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‼️"Russia wanted to capture Kyiv in 3 days, and suppress the centers of resistance across the country in 10 days," — Budanov ❗️The Russian Armed Forces have problems, and so do we. Don't "lose faith", everything is under control.

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🇵🇱🤝🇺🇦 "Poland bought Starlinks, which it gave to Ukraine. We pay and will continue to pay a subscription fee for satellite internet for Ukraine. I cannot imagine that someone could decide to terminate a business contract for a commercial service, to which Poland is a party."

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It's been almost 50 years since the "realist" golden boy Henry Kissinger decided that the West must normalise relations with China to ally with it against the Soviet Union. All we got in the end was a Chinese superpower. And now we are supposed to do the damn reverse?

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

Aging well…

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It does seem ridiculous in the circumstances that the mooted UK EU defense agreement is being held up by the fisheries issue. Play for time and agree an annual extension to the current status quo subject to both sides agreement.

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I'm starting to think that the way we organised aid to Ukraine was flawed. At least, the fact that U.S aid constituted the Americans, paying American arms manufacturers, creating American jobs, to make shells and bombs in American factories, that the Ukrainians bought with money borrowed from Europe

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WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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If that’s the case whoever in their right mid would buy any US system?

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