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Diane Francis

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Lifelong anti-corruption, anti-stupidity, technology activist. Subscribe to my Substack newsletter: https://dianefrancis.substack.com

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 2d

Oil and energy are not just about dollars and cents but are the key to national security. The current oil war will decide who wins in Ukraine, Europe, and the Middle East, but also who will set the rules of the global order for decades to come.

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October 13, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 6d

The world’s total gold reserves now exceed $4.64 trillion, more than the value of U.S. Treasury securities held abroad for the first time since 1996. This is the clearest signal yet that the world is de-dollarizing — replacing American IOUs with tangible metal.

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In Gold We Trust

October 9, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 9d

War in Europe is no longer a prediction. The battlefield is littered with swarms of drones, sabotaged cables, nuclear brinkmanship, and oil tankers that double as weapons platforms.
Vladimir Putin’s strategy is to escalate everywhere, at once, daring NATO to blink. And it has.

October 6, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 13d

AI research must be protected from military misuse. It’s clear that Frankenstein’s military monster has left the lab and, unless humanity heeds Zelensky and AI experts, the next world war may not be fought by humans at all … But humans will certainly be its victims.
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The Frankenstein War

October 2, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 16d

This month, the U.S. sank four drug-smuggling boats in international waters, killing 17 people. This was a unique counternarcotics operation, and message to President Nicolás Maduro: Venezuela is an enemy narco-state that weaponizes crime against the West that the United States won’t tolerate.

Venezuela's Venality

September 29, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 17d

"OPINION: Veto Russia" with @kyivpost.com
As currently constituted, the UN gives Russia a license to kill and upend the world. That is the message that President Trump should have delivered this week.
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Opinion: Veto Russia

As currently constituted, the UN gives Russia a license to kill and upend the world. That is the message that President Trump should have delivered this week.

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 20d

Putin rampages while post-war institutions watch from the sidelines. Civilians are bombed and children abducted by the thousands. As currently constituted, the UN gives Russia a license to kill and upend the world. That is the message that President Trump should have delivered this week.

September 25, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 22d

Recent discussion with @tvpworld.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mJw...

Russia challenging NATO border protection | Diane Francis

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 22d

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‘It would absolutely ruin them’: Taiwan invasion would ‘bankrupt’ Xi | Diane Francis

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 23d

Israel-Gaza: Two Civil Wars:
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Israel-Gaza: Two Civil Wars

September 22, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · 27d

Trump’s peace efforts in Ukraine have been impeded because he has not threatened to escalate sanctions on Russia to stop the war.
Instead, he offers business opportunities.
It’s an all-carrot-and-no-stick approach, which is doomed to fail when dealing with a genocidal dictator who is on a rampage.

Trump Profiteering Part 2

September, 18, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Sep 11

This was a dress rehearsal for all-out war — a probing attack meant to gauge Europe’s defenses, response times, and political nerve.
NATO’s wobbling signalled weakness. By any rational definition, the entry of 19 drones into Poland’s airspace constituted an armed incursion into a NATO member state.

September 11, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Sep 8

For Putin, Trump’s every delay is oxygen.
For Ukrainians, it’s blood.
For the Chinese, it’s evidence that America is on the decline.
Thus, Moscow rains fire, China projects power, and both regimes test whether the West is too slow, too divided, or too distracted to push back.

A Turning Point

September 8, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Sep 4

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CBC News Network’s Heather Hiscox speaks with Diane Francis, Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center.

Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.

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TVP World @tvpworld.bsky.social · Sep 3

Read Diane Francis' opinion on the future of Putin's war in Ukraine⤵️

Russia Will Lose

Putin is genocidal, and Ukrainians would rather die than be under the heel of Russia.

Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Sep 4

Modi sits in Tianjin across the table from Putin and Xi. He hasn’t abandoned Washington, but he’s leaning into alternative forums like the SCO.
For Xi, this is a geopolitical jackpot.
For Trump, it’s essential that he get India back onside.

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September 4, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Sep 1

Russia Will Lose.
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Russia Will Lose

September 1, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Sep 1

Russia Will Lose.
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Russia Will Lose

September 1, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Aug 28

Putin clearly has a Patsy in the White House. Trump said he will take two weeks to determine who’s at “fault” when everyone knows that Putin can end the shooting with a single phone call to his generals. And has been negotiating with Putin already, but about profits, not about peace.

Trump Peace Profiteering

August 28, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Aug 25

From ports to power grids, from telecoms to solar panels, from minerals to microchips, Beijing has quietly built and controls the chokepoints of the 21st‑century economy — and now controls the levers.

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China's Chokeholds

August 25, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Aug 23

First tiktok account. Video from a recent interview with @listentotimesradio.bsky.social

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Putin needs to be pushed out of power. From a recent interview with @Times Radio 📻 Subscribe to my Substack link in bio. #putin #politics #ukraine #dianefrancis

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Why Putin fears Trump's peace deal with Ukraine could collapse Russia

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Aug 21

Trump pledged to provide “security guarantees” in the form of “boots on the ground” for Ukraine.

Putin’s response? Massive missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians, a surge at the battlefront, and the Kremlin’s statement that “boots on the ground” will trigger WW3:

Slow Motion Munich

August 21, 2025

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Diane Francis @dianefrancis.bsky.social · Aug 18

Trump's migration to a “peace plan” after two failed “ceasefire” deadlines will open the door to more, not less, killing and abducting.

There must be European security forces to protect Ukraine. POWs must be exchanged, captive Ukrainians released, and stolen children immediately returned.

Putin Plays Mr. Trump

August 18, 2025

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