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Top scientist on Elekton and adviser to his imperial majesty, the Emperor Trigo. On Earth, I masquerade as a British-born finance lawyer in Italy. History, current affairs, cinema, cricket, law and finance.
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I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17

submitted 19 hours ago • 26 comments

The United States appears to be in violation of the Budapest Memorandum which disarmed Ukraine of nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees. The agreement signed by the US in 1994 specifically prohibits economic coercion against Ukraine.

submitted 1 day ago • 78 comments

One thing that both Putin and Trump still don’t get about Ukrainians is that the harder you push and bully them, the quicker they’ll come together and stand up to you— and most likely hit back.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Conte, who is supposed to be the potential ally of the Italian left to defeat Meloni, showing his true colours with full support for Trump's latest statements on Ukraine, demonstrating that his natural ally is Salvini, as in his first government.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

The sheer number of hitherto unbelievable things that indicate this is a a US government gone rogue under the influence of right-wing techbro cultists.

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

"Europe must stop kidding itself. Trump’s America has started its own cold war against liberal democracy. His weapons include the withdrawal of military support, the elevation of Vladimir Putin from pariah to partner, propaganda attacks, and subversion. nickcohen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

With Macron calling an intergovernmental summit in Paris tomorrow, many wonder what is best institutional venue to discuss Europe's response to biggest security crisis since 1945. Here are 8 reasons why intergovernmental route is crucial now instead of relying on 🇪🇺 & Brussels institutions. 🧵👇 1/10

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

I posted this elsewhere: I wrote it because a lot of the people who will read it there are young and could do with learning this early. I'm re-posting it here because a lot of people are much older and still have not. But it's never too late:

submitted 7 days ago • 6 comments

'Ukraine has bought Europe time by standing as its first line of defence. Enough of that time has already been squandered through refusal to recognise the danger. History may never forgive the current generation of European leaders if their procrastination continues' www.ft.com/content/f268...

submitted 7 days ago • 27 comments

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

submitted 8 days ago • 540 comments

GREAT response to Vance’s speech.

submitted 8 days ago • 25 comments