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larsinthecloud.bsky.social
History, culture, warfare, statebuilding, education - and happy trail hiker.
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The US government policies have alienated the incoming chancellor of Germany. Once a staunch believer in the transatlantic cooperation, realities have shifted - hard. Effect: US soft power in tremendous decline in northern, Baltic states, Poland and Central Europe.

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How to grasp what’s going on in the US without recourse on individual motives and people: After 80 years of global responsibility and continuous wars and military deployments, war has come back and is now haunting the US on its own soil. For years, the conflict was expected to converge with … 1/3

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The answers create structured data on government activities to train the upcoming AI ‘Government.APP’ replacement of bureaucracy and agencies. There’s a reason for all the data access initiatives by DOGE. They are gathering datasets for AI learning. Challenging times for standardized assumptions.

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For no particular reason, here’s a short reading suggestion about executive aggrandizement in a specific, historic case. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BC...

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Skammelig og forkastelig praksis af DR.

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Congratulations to the Baltic states. Was on the ground when the infrastructure changes were implemented late last year. Fascinating times ahead.

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Representation without taxation for a handful of billionaires, taxation without representation for the rest of us.

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Engaging an audience….

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Drink responsibly just got a new meaning… Good opportunity to try Canadian whisky. It might become a bargain in Europe against the tariff onslaught unleashed by the Trump II administration. www.thewhiskyexchange.com/c/34/canadia...

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Forudsigelse: fortsætter nedad indtil krigen i Ukraine forventes(!) at opnå en nært forestående stabil våbenhvile.

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#powergame

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Talking about a treaty ally like a mob boss running a protection racket: "maybe things have to happen with respect to Denmark"

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Trump seems determined to annex Greenland within the next four years. Greenland is already NATO territory and the U.S. can do almost anything they want in terms of military presence. In other words, this is not about security but about ownership of the natural resources.

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Agree. Very recommended reading!

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Data driven analysis of the worsening condition of RU state finances. In other news, UKR succeeded in securing billions of USD to fund their state budget through 2025. War is a battle of time and timing, and dollar-wise, UKR is in front.

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Those are hefty reductions, compared to the 10 year standard harvest outputs in Russia.

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Verified his data on multiple occasions. Relevant observations on RU finances.

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Russian tanker Volgoneft 212 has encountered a disaster near the Kerch Strait, breaking in half. There are 13 crew members aboard. Reports indicate the tanker is carrying approximately 4,300 tons of fuel oil.

submitted 70 days ago • 26 comments

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp having major outages. Meta status has a very limited self-awareness of internal conditions of the platform. Huge spike in traffic increase on X as humans assess, if it’s and individual or collective issue. Goes beyond the classic Turing test. Enjoy the downtime.

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