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“Did Russia invade Ukraine” is becoming the new “Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election?” — a test that lets us know whether someone believes in democracy or is willing to trade it for their own personal ambition — and that should make us all very, very disturbed.

84% voting turnout in Germany is a lesson in democracy to the rest of Europe (and an answer to Vance speech in Munich)

‼️Attention, China! Russian propagandists are visibly changing their talking points. Now, they’re calling China not an ally, but practically accusing it of betrayal. "China is selling drones to Ukraine that kill our soldiers! The Chinese are blocking our payments!"

L’Europa è accerchiata e va rafforzata. Ora. La Russia è incessante nel destabilizzarne le nostre democrazie, la Cina ci ha “esportato” il Covid senza far ammenda, gli USA di Trump sono più aggressivi. E con America First rapporti preferenziali Italia-Usa, durerebbero come un gatto in tendenziale.

Yesterday’s meeting among European leaders on beefing up defense in response to the threat from Russia ended up being largely about the US.

Outrage over Elon Musk’s call for Germany to “move past” its Nazi history could start impacting his financial interests after Polish Tourism Minister Sławomir Nitras called for a Tesla boycott.

Trump’s feud with Colombia threatens to push the nation, and its neighbors, further into China’s orbit, writes Quico Toro. “Latin Americans hate being dictated to by gringos and won’t support leaders who meekly allow it”:

Cattivissimo me

#Merz gave a really important foreign policy speech today. Deterrence, capacity to act, Ukraine to win. Very clear & strong committment to #EU & to strong partnership with Poland & France. He wants Poland to lead further in Council Presidency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbUG...

Strong foreign policy speech from leading German chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, promising a new strategic culture in Berlin & describing a new “systemic conflict” with Russia & China. Merz touched on Taiwan and promised a deeper German role in the Indo-Pacific, including a permanent presence

Parole perfette, bello avere leader una come lei - ma adesso noi Europei (non l’Europa…) dobbiamo svegliarci

ursula von der leyen at davos: “in the last 25 years, europe has relied on the rising tide of global trade to drive its growth. it has relied on cheap energy from russia, and europe has too often outsourced its security. but those days are gone.”

Why are we not surprised

Europe’s largest pension fund sold its entire €571 million stake in Tesla partly due to disagreement with Elon Musk’s remuneration package.

🚨🪖🇷🇺 Rutte, segretario generale NATO, ai parlamentari europei: "Il 2% per le spese militari non è neanche lontanamente abbastanza. Adesso siamo al sicuro, ma non tra 4 o 5 anni. Se non aumentate gli investimenti ora, frequentate i vostri corsi di lingua russa o trasferitevi in Nuova Zelanda".

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg was not telling the truth when he said the European Union was institutionalizing censorship, the bloc’s top tech official said.

As twitter collapses, right wing trolls are seeking to create outposts at BlueSky to infect this medium with their disinformation. Make sure to hide ("for all) their replies, report them, and block them.

www.politico.eu/article/zuck... Europa sotto chiaro attacco di Trump, Big Tech e Putin. Obiettivo concentrico indebolirla.

#EU faces the most perilous challenge: #Putin strong destabilising factor for > decade, #Trump bullying it over trade, defense expenses and Greenland (after supporting #Brexit) , #Musk fostering the anti-Eu sovereignists, even a few internal PMs attacking #EU. Can Europe react and survive?

Look what popped up! In May 2013, after my 10-year-old daughter meticulously listed 22 things I had missed during that school year—from her first day of classes to her inaugural soccer match—she got her yearbook, pointed to a photo, and simply said, “Even when you are here, you are not here.” 1 of 2

Europo, czy jesteś gotowa wrócić na drogę wielkości i siły? Polska jest gotowa! 🇵🇱🇪🇺 Europe, are you ready to get back on the road of greatness and strength? Poland is ready! 🇵🇱🇪🇺

Il senso dello Stato che manca al Paese - grazie a @mm-lastampa-bot.bsky.social www.lastampa.it/editoriali/l...

MEME OF THE DAY…if you LIKE IT give it 💙and plz RP😘😘

Who said the Germans don’t have a sense of humor.

"L’europadevecambiare"<https://www.corriere.it/digital-edition/CS_ND/2025/01/02/19262998.shtml> Reichlin in parole povere: una efficace difesa comune europea passa da una maggior integrazione politica- piaccia o no.

L’Europa è debole, #Putin molto attivo nell’indebolirla e destabilizzarla, ora ci si e’ messo anche #Musk… che farà #Trump (che in passato tifò x #Brexit)? Se la #UE non si rafforza seriamente anche nella difesa militare (iron dome?) finiremo x essere un pasciuto erbivoro in praterie di carnivori…..