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Currently interested in geo politics to make sense and understand what’s happening and why and the direction of travel
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German lawmakers have passed a historic package of constitutional reforms that will unleash hundreds of billions of euros in new borrowing to bolster the country’s enervated military and aging infrastructure.

Spot on

Sehr gut Herr Merz 👏

👍 youtu.be/wBhwUFpSqy0?...

😱 youtu.be/ZlLv_EIL9OE?...

DIRECTION 🎯🎯🎯

Trump claims to be on the side of peace by trying to force Ukraine to negotiate instead of fighting. Simultaneously, he bombs Houthis WITHOUT first attempting to negotiate with them. The reason? To protect the very trade routes he is attacking economically with tariffs. youtu.be/nXL4aVGficc?...

I saw them combing through the Social Security legislation to look for ways to cut it. www.thedailybeast.com/memo-reveals...

“This follows an unusual spike in Tesla sales in British Columbia during January, prompting Canadian officials to launch an investigation into potential foul play. The surge coincided with a suspension of the federal EV rebate program.” www.financialexpress.com/auto/car-new...

NEW: Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are advisors and investors in Dominari Holdings, and Don Jr. is advisor/investor in affiliated Unusual Machines, both firms have ties to people linked to what the SEC described as a long-running $27 million stock fraud. My latest: newstracs.com/the-trump-fa...

3 years ago at least 600 Ukrainian women and children were killed when Russia deliberately bombed Mariupol Drama Theatre.

A GOVERNMENT OF/FOR BILLIONAIRES

'These are protests about states that have grown remote, they’re too powerful, they have too much corruption in them.' As protests erupt in Serbia and Hungary, will Europe’s pro-Russia governments face a reckoning?

One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”

The “assets” that Trump is talking about dividing up with Putin are all in Ukraine and are Ukrainian. Be warned Europe. If he divide up Ukrainians assets with Russia today, no reason he can’t do that with other European states tomorrow. www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/p...

FREEDOM

A BETRAYED FRIEND ... after 8 weeks of Trump, the US is in deep sh*t world wide ...

I want to share with you three rules for fighting tyrannical fear and intimidation, gleaned from discussions I’ve had with a number of people who have lived in repressive regimes. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-to-fear-and-intimidation

This is only going to get worse. Much, much worse.

Oryx 👀🇺🇦🇺🇸🇪🇺

NO PROUD TRUMP VOTERS LEFT

Up to 100 European companies and lobby groups including heavyweights Airbus and Dassault are pressing the European Commission to force more home-made technology into the bloc's digital infrastructure.

REELECTION ... so many lies ... clearly not what people voted for ... clearly not what they were promised ... demand a reelection ...

“The ultimate safeguard is the American people.” Norm Eisen. That observation is both the genesis of our current tragic circumstances, and the uncertain light we can maybe see at the end of the tunnel. Democracy isn’t a guarantee; it’s just a generator of a small ration of hope.

UKRAINE’S RED LINES The list of red lines any war and scenario must contain. They sound entirely reasonable but Russia will never see it that way. It’s not even the territory aspect that Russia won’t agree to, it’s the returning Ukrainian people and children. Especially the stolen children. To do

Day 55-There is no such thing as a humane mass deportation. US gov is building camps on military bases creating secret concentration camps & separating families. US DOJ announces sexual assaults of undocumented children by contractors & employees will not be prosecuted.

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SitRep - 16/03/25 - Russia lost 100K soldiers in 2025 already An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi stated that Russia already lost 100.000 soldiers this year. REPOST=appreciated 1/X

Can't manage any more bad or depressing news today ? Have some light relief www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYIL...

LET'S PUT UP THESE ROAD SIGNS #TeslaBoycott #Swasticar

DENMARK - THE US IS A THREAT Since WW2 Denmark as been completely US-loyal and participated side by side with the US in many wars. But things are changing. A chocking new poll shows that 41% of Danes consider the US a major or definite threat to Denmark: 32% says a major threat 9% a threat

🇨🇦✈️ Newly appointed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is reviewing the country’s $13 billion deal for 88 American F-35 fighter jets, signed in 2023. Canada may opt for European alternatives like the Eurofighter Typhoon, Rafale, or Gripen instead.