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Disoriented Twitter refugee. European who grew up behind the Iron Curtain and misses the good old USA. Expert in energy matters. Hobbyist in geopolitics. Optimism is lack of information.
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Boston strong!

Auch eine demographische Beobachtung.

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

Ich würde niemals eine Wahlempfehlung abgeben, aber eines muss man den Menschen schon sagen: Wenn alle Kleinparteien in den Bundestag einziehen, würde das eine stabile Regierung massiv erschweren. Man wählt sich so Ampelchaos 2.0 herbei. Womöglich sogar einen finanzpolitischen Deadlock.

Once upon a time, these were actions by a private company. Now they are actions being undertaken by a high-ranking government official, in connection with his public activities. This raises 1A issues that didn’t exist before.

We finally have an actual 1A question about social media and I’m wondering where the Twitter Files dupes are?

Lesenswerter Artikel.

Is this what JD Vance was concerned about?

We are one news cycle away from Trump giving military aid to Russia.

Whether it’s Joe Biden accepting a presidential salary or Elon Musk restructuring the federal government to benefit his private companies, presidents of both parties have used the office to financially enrich themselves.

A dictatorship hosting another dictatorship to negotiate with an aspiring dictatorship about the future of a democracy that’s not represented.

Olaf Scholz mocked British railways over “broken tracks and bad trains”, claiming that "nothing works any more” in the UK. Turns out: Germany rail problems have become so bad that Deutsche Bahn long-distance service is less punctual than even the worst operator in Britain. www.ft.com/content/d3b6...

“Tate is a prominent online misogynist shitfuck who regularly instructs his audience of insecure young men and boys to feel manlier by treating women like actual garbage. Tate has been accused of rape, human trafficking, and developing an organized crime racket for the purpose of exploiting women.”

As Lavrov chats to Rubio in Saudia Arabia, Putin ramps up the war

Best thing about solution Yanis proposes is that Ukraine suffer the same consequences for receiving a genocide as Austria did for participating in one.

Based on currently available information, Russia is not expected to make major concessions, placing the burden of concessions on Ukraine. The sentiment in Ukraine suggests that it won't accept a lopsided deal. Trump's team is being played by a former KGB officer like children

A Rare White Bison

My readout from Saudi Arabia is that U.S. has signaled relations with Russia will no longer have Ukraine as the central organizing principle.

Yup. We need to put on our big boy pants but leave the brown shirts in the closet.

One of the greatest tricks that Donald Trump and Elon Musk ever pulled is to convince millions of people that DOGE is about government efficiency. It's about narcissistic, resentful destruction: The Death of Government Expertise. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump Demands Ukraine Pays Reparations for Being Invaded by Russia

If someone shows you data saying 12 million people fraudulently collect Social Security every month simply by claiming to be 110+ years old but not dead, you could say “But that’s more people than live in New Jersey! Something’s wrong with this number.” Or you could be like Musk.

One Russian newspaper today sums up how Moscow views events of the last few days: “Dumbfounded Europe, kneed by America just below the belt, is still struggling to get its breath back.” #ReadingRussia

The tech bros' thirst for total deregulation has become a significant, if not dominant factor in US foreign policy. If this is their north star, then indeed alliances are over because their foundational values are not shared anymore.

This. Trump, Vance and Musk have only shown contempt and hate for Europe. I am confident that political leaders get this. But a lot of Europe's ability to respond will depend on the coming elections in various European countries. It is the voters who bear responsibility here.

As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

OTD in 2022 the culmination of the western misinformation campaign was witnessed about Russia's mythical "invasion" of Ukraine.

The tech bros' thirst for total deregulation has become a significant, if not dominant factor in US foreign policy. If this is their north star, then indeed alliances are over because their foundational values are not shared anymore.

This. Trump, Vance and Musk have only shown contempt and hate for Europe. I am confident that political leaders get this. But a lot of Europe's ability to respond will depend on the coming elections in various European countries. It is the voters who bear responsibility here.