Andreas
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khaljit is one of many small business owners that now regrets voting for trump
December 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
khaljit is one of many small business owners that now regrets voting for trump
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I present, once more, this MASSIVE DUCK, who I will not be posting on Twitter.
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I present, once more, this MASSIVE DUCK, who I will not be posting on Twitter.
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EU Council statement on the #Berlin talks
Interestingly, co-signed by the UK
V good
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Interestingly, co-signed by the UK
V good
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Leaders’ statement on Ukraine
Leaders met to discuss Ukraine in Berlin (Germany) on 15 December 2025.
www.consilium.europa.eu
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
EU Council statement on the #Berlin talks
Interestingly, co-signed by the UK
V good
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Interestingly, co-signed by the UK
V good
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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So no, I'm not buying it. We didn't have a functioning military, we were no threat to Russia and we did our absolute best to maintain good relations with Putin. We're rearming because we have to, not because we want to. We're out of options and that's Moscow's fault
December 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
So no, I'm not buying it. We didn't have a functioning military, we were no threat to Russia and we did our absolute best to maintain good relations with Putin. We're rearming because we have to, not because we want to. We're out of options and that's Moscow's fault
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I absolutely love the argument that this is somehow due to European warmongering. When the Cold War was over, Europeans couldn't wait to destroy their militaries and if it weren't for Russian aggression, the entire EU put together would probably make like 7 tanks a year
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I absolutely love the argument that this is somehow due to European warmongering. When the Cold War was over, Europeans couldn't wait to destroy their militaries and if it weren't for Russian aggression, the entire EU put together would probably make like 7 tanks a year
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Hot take with initial analysis - Ukrainian strike on Novorossiysk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B1W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B1W...
Russian Submarine hit in Dramatic Attack in Black Sea
YouTube video by H I Sutton
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hot take with initial analysis - Ukrainian strike on Novorossiysk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B1W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B1W...
Great video.
Current times really make me appreciate positive stories like this showcasing that actual good and substantial progress is possible (despite the obvious/easy solution not being viable here).
Current times really make me appreciate positive stories like this showcasing that actual good and substantial progress is possible (despite the obvious/easy solution not being viable here).
How scientists radically reduced violence in America (no gun ban)
YouTube video by Money & Macro
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Great video.
Current times really make me appreciate positive stories like this showcasing that actual good and substantial progress is possible (despite the obvious/easy solution not being viable here).
Current times really make me appreciate positive stories like this showcasing that actual good and substantial progress is possible (despite the obvious/easy solution not being viable here).
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If NATO defense spending goals are a based on being able to marshal a proportionate response to Russian aggression in the future, how is funding a Ukrainian defense that is actively decimating this feared Russian capability not a better investment in the long-term security of NATO nations?
First Combat Use of Underwater Kamikaze Drones: Russian Kilo class Submarine Disabled in Novorossiysk
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has carried out a special operation in the port of Novorossiysk, marking the first-ever combat use of underwater kamikaze drones.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has carried out a special operation in the port of Novorossiysk, marking the first-ever combat use of underwater kamikaze drones.
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If NATO defense spending goals are a based on being able to marshal a proportionate response to Russian aggression in the future, how is funding a Ukrainian defense that is actively decimating this feared Russian capability not a better investment in the long-term security of NATO nations?
It is, which is also why counting "contributions towards Ukraine’s defence and its defence industry" towards the NATO defense spending target was such a good move.
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It is, which is also why counting "contributions towards Ukraine’s defence and its defence industry" towards the NATO defense spending target was such a good move.
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www.politico.eu/article/eu-u...
The proposed EU loan WILL be approved.
"The five countries — even if joined by pro-Kremlin Hungary and Slovakia — would not be able to build a blocking minority, but their public criticism erodes the Commission’s hopes of striking a political deal this week."
The proposed EU loan WILL be approved.
"The five countries — even if joined by pro-Kremlin Hungary and Slovakia — would not be able to build a blocking minority, but their public criticism erodes the Commission’s hopes of striking a political deal this week."
EU starts crucial week with Zelenskyy talks and bid to save €210B loan
Leaders including the U.K.’s Starmer and Germany’s Merz huddle in Berlin ahead of a pivotal summit in Brussels on Thursday.
www.politico.eu
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
www.politico.eu/article/eu-u...
The proposed EU loan WILL be approved.
"The five countries — even if joined by pro-Kremlin Hungary and Slovakia — would not be able to build a blocking minority, but their public criticism erodes the Commission’s hopes of striking a political deal this week."
The proposed EU loan WILL be approved.
"The five countries — even if joined by pro-Kremlin Hungary and Slovakia — would not be able to build a blocking minority, but their public criticism erodes the Commission’s hopes of striking a political deal this week."
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This guy’s not on bsky but the experiments are really interesting, and fit my sense that LLMs will reliably give good answers about things that only highly specialized nerds have ever written anything about, and do better the larger that community of nerds is and the more unique their jargon is. BUT
December 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This guy’s not on bsky but the experiments are really interesting, and fit my sense that LLMs will reliably give good answers about things that only highly specialized nerds have ever written anything about, and do better the larger that community of nerds is and the more unique their jargon is. BUT
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Trust in the EU institutions is at an all time high with a vast majority of EU citizens trusting Brussels according to polls.
And is much higher than any national government.
And is much higher than any national government.
At the moment European institutional disintegration is more likely as mainstream political leaders fail to find the paths and explanations out of decline, and populist nationalists have seductive words that will exacerbate the problems.
The simple fact is that domestic politics, security, geopolitics, and economics are all lining up for enormous institutional change at European level.
European values are in jeopardy and we can't just let them fade into the sunset. The UK needs to be at the heart of this change.
European values are in jeopardy and we can't just let them fade into the sunset. The UK needs to be at the heart of this change.
December 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Trust in the EU institutions is at an all time high with a vast majority of EU citizens trusting Brussels according to polls.
And is much higher than any national government.
And is much higher than any national government.
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Something like 90% of money spent on an automobile leaves the local community
We spend an average of $700k over a lifetime on our cars
Do that math
Ride a bike
Take the bus
Walk
We spend an average of $700k over a lifetime on our cars
Do that math
Ride a bike
Take the bus
Walk
December 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Something like 90% of money spent on an automobile leaves the local community
We spend an average of $700k over a lifetime on our cars
Do that math
Ride a bike
Take the bus
Walk
We spend an average of $700k over a lifetime on our cars
Do that math
Ride a bike
Take the bus
Walk
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Solar is dispatchable.
"After a 40% drop in battery equipment costs in 2024, the industry is now on track for another major fall in 2025. The economics of battery storage are unrecognizable, and the industry is still adjusting to this new reality." -Kostantsa Rangelova
"After a 40% drop in battery equipment costs in 2024, the industry is now on track for another major fall in 2025. The economics of battery storage are unrecognizable, and the industry is still adjusting to this new reality." -Kostantsa Rangelova
Battery storage hits $65/MWh – a tipping point for solar
Battery storage costs have fallen to $65/MWh, making solar plus storage economically viable for reliable, dispatchable clean power.
electrek.co
December 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Solar is dispatchable.
"After a 40% drop in battery equipment costs in 2024, the industry is now on track for another major fall in 2025. The economics of battery storage are unrecognizable, and the industry is still adjusting to this new reality." -Kostantsa Rangelova
"After a 40% drop in battery equipment costs in 2024, the industry is now on track for another major fall in 2025. The economics of battery storage are unrecognizable, and the industry is still adjusting to this new reality." -Kostantsa Rangelova
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Russia established a disinformation network in Europe to discredit Ukrainian refugees and Ukraine as a state.
🇦🇹 An Austrian national coordinated the operation and had cooperated with Russian special services for many years.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukrainian-na...
🇦🇹 An Austrian national coordinated the operation and had cooperated with Russian special services for many years.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukrainian-na...
“Ukrainian Nazis” in Austria, Constructed by Russia
Russia established a disinformation network in Europe to discredit Ukrainian refugees and Ukraine as a state. This network operated most actively in Austria.
theukrainianreview.info
December 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Russia established a disinformation network in Europe to discredit Ukrainian refugees and Ukraine as a state.
🇦🇹 An Austrian national coordinated the operation and had cooperated with Russian special services for many years.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukrainian-na...
🇦🇹 An Austrian national coordinated the operation and had cooperated with Russian special services for many years.
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukrainian-na...
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
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THREAD
The freeing of Russian and Belarusian political prisoners is certainly very welcome. Yet, their rescue in exchange for the release of Russia's foreign agents and a lifting of sanctions against Belarus's regime generates perverse incentive structures for Putin and Lukashenka.
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The freeing of Russian and Belarusian political prisoners is certainly very welcome. Yet, their rescue in exchange for the release of Russia's foreign agents and a lifting of sanctions against Belarus's regime generates perverse incentive structures for Putin and Lukashenka.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
THREAD
The freeing of Russian and Belarusian political prisoners is certainly very welcome. Yet, their rescue in exchange for the release of Russia's foreign agents and a lifting of sanctions against Belarus's regime generates perverse incentive structures for Putin and Lukashenka.
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The freeing of Russian and Belarusian political prisoners is certainly very welcome. Yet, their rescue in exchange for the release of Russia's foreign agents and a lifting of sanctions against Belarus's regime generates perverse incentive structures for Putin and Lukashenka.
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Good to see.
Hopefully it's a sign for things to come at the elections in April.
Hopefully it's a sign for things to come at the elections in April.
Budapest, march for the abused children and against Orbán's lies. Theres hope just yet fo #Hungary 🇭🇺
December 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Good to see.
Hopefully it's a sign for things to come at the elections in April.
Hopefully it's a sign for things to come at the elections in April.
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It’s important to contextualize just how much less safe American drivers are than everywhere else in the world, and it’s getting worse!
December 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It’s important to contextualize just how much less safe American drivers are than everywhere else in the world, and it’s getting worse!
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rafajbuendia:
"The EU replaces the U.S. as China’s top surplus partner"
#alwaysbecharging
nitter.net/RafaJBuendia...
"The EU replaces the U.S. as China’s top surplus partner"
#alwaysbecharging
nitter.net/RafaJBuendia...
December 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
rafajbuendia:
"The EU replaces the U.S. as China’s top surplus partner"
#alwaysbecharging
nitter.net/RafaJBuendia...
"The EU replaces the U.S. as China’s top surplus partner"
#alwaysbecharging
nitter.net/RafaJBuendia...
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Man this @fieseler.bsky.social long-read for @canarymedia.com is fantastic, and long both due to its length and the fact you will need to walk away from your device, scream into the sky for 5 minutes and return to continue reading
So much to break down here.....
So much to break down here.....
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
www.canarymedia.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Man this @fieseler.bsky.social long-read for @canarymedia.com is fantastic, and long both due to its length and the fact you will need to walk away from your device, scream into the sky for 5 minutes and return to continue reading
So much to break down here.....
So much to break down here.....
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Japan has submitted an official application to participate in the European defense-financing mechanism SAFE; Turkey and South Korea did this earlier.
This was announced at a briefing by European Commission spokesperson Tom Renier.
Good.
This was announced at a briefing by European Commission spokesperson Tom Renier.
Good.
December 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Japan has submitted an official application to participate in the European defense-financing mechanism SAFE; Turkey and South Korea did this earlier.
This was announced at a briefing by European Commission spokesperson Tom Renier.
Good.
This was announced at a briefing by European Commission spokesperson Tom Renier.
Good.
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The dolphins were scouting out the salmon, Dr. Andrew Trites said. “They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Orcas and dolphins caught on video by researchers collaborating to forage, hunt salmon | CBC News
Researchers from Dalhousie University were trying to study how northern resident orcas find salmon to eat, but they ended up finding an unexpected symbiosis with another species — dolphins.
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The dolphins were scouting out the salmon, Dr. Andrew Trites said. “They were sort of spread out and pinging through the water in a much broader area than what the whales can search — and the whale was listening.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I love those who bash this.
They can't decide on the tyrannous superstate vs ineffectual bureaucracy narrative.
If the EU is weak, geopolitically doomed, the euro is garbage this ‘breaking convention’ shouldn’t matter to them.
The EU standing up for itself the computer simply cannot compute.
They can't decide on the tyrannous superstate vs ineffectual bureaucracy narrative.
If the EU is weak, geopolitically doomed, the euro is garbage this ‘breaking convention’ shouldn’t matter to them.
The EU standing up for itself the computer simply cannot compute.
Good work by Denmark, the Commission, Germany, France, others
"The Danish Presidency can inform that COREPER has agreed on a revised version of the Art. 122-proposal and approved the launch of a written procedure for formal Council decision by tomorrow around 5 pm," the Danish presidency announced
"The Danish Presidency can inform that COREPER has agreed on a revised version of the Art. 122-proposal and approved the launch of a written procedure for formal Council decision by tomorrow around 5 pm," the Danish presidency announced
The EU has just made sure its biggest bargaining chip in the negotiations over Ukraine's future is no longer subject to national vetos. And that is even true independently of the fate of the reparations loan because now a qualified majority is required to unblock the funds again. Well done.
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I love those who bash this.
They can't decide on the tyrannous superstate vs ineffectual bureaucracy narrative.
If the EU is weak, geopolitically doomed, the euro is garbage this ‘breaking convention’ shouldn’t matter to them.
The EU standing up for itself the computer simply cannot compute.
They can't decide on the tyrannous superstate vs ineffectual bureaucracy narrative.
If the EU is weak, geopolitically doomed, the euro is garbage this ‘breaking convention’ shouldn’t matter to them.
The EU standing up for itself the computer simply cannot compute.