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Mainly here to support Ukraine 🇺🇦 and NAFO
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There are many russians living/naturalized in Spain. On top of that, ESP has a problem with NATO 5% goal. That is my explanation, why Spaniards happily publish such front page.
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
There are many russians living/naturalized in Spain. On top of that, ESP has a problem with NATO 5% goal. That is my explanation, why Spaniards happily publish such front page.
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🔴The ‘Pink Ladies’ Laundering Anti-Migrant Views Into the Mainstream
An anti-migrant movement backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and regularly invited onto news channels is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist, @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social reports
An anti-migrant movement backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and regularly invited onto news channels is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist, @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social reports
The 'Pink Ladies' Laundering Anti-Migrant Views Into the Mainstream
An anti-migrant movement backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and regularly invited onto news channels is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist
bylinetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🔴The ‘Pink Ladies’ Laundering Anti-Migrant Views Into the Mainstream
An anti-migrant movement backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and regularly invited onto news channels is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist, @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social reports
An anti-migrant movement backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and regularly invited onto news channels is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist, @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social reports
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Ukraine is vital for any type of NATO alliance.
Ukraine can and must WIN. Listen to their needs.
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💪
Slava Zelenskyy! 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💪
Ukraine can and must WIN. Listen to their needs.
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💪
Slava Zelenskyy! 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💪
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Ukraine is vital for any type of NATO alliance.
Ukraine can and must WIN. Listen to their needs.
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💪
Slava Zelenskyy! 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💪
Ukraine can and must WIN. Listen to their needs.
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💪
Slava Zelenskyy! 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇦💪
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“Russia’s whole narrative, which they spread everywhere, in Europe, in Britain, in America, that they’re safe, they’re winning the war—this narrative is not working,” Zelenskyy recently said in a press conference on Operation Spiderweb. “They’re not safe.”
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“Russia’s whole narrative, which they spread everywhere, in Europe, in Britain, in America, that they’re safe, they’re winning the war—this narrative is not working,” Zelenskyy recently said in a press conference on Operation Spiderweb. “They’re not safe.”
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You will often find:
1. legal precedents exist,
2. history contradicts fear claims,
3. and the narrative closely matches Moscow’s messaging.
And now, you know.
1. legal precedents exist,
2. history contradicts fear claims,
3. and the narrative closely matches Moscow’s messaging.
And now, you know.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
You will often find:
1. legal precedents exist,
2. history contradicts fear claims,
3. and the narrative closely matches Moscow’s messaging.
And now, you know.
1. legal precedents exist,
2. history contradicts fear claims,
3. and the narrative closely matches Moscow’s messaging.
And now, you know.
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Media literacy takeaway
When someone says:
“This has never been done before” → verify.
“Even WWII didn’t do this” → check history.
“Russia cannot lose” → ask who benefits from that story.
“Retaliation will last for eternity” → analyze where that language comes from.
When someone says:
“This has never been done before” → verify.
“Even WWII didn’t do this” → check history.
“Russia cannot lose” → ask who benefits from that story.
“Retaliation will last for eternity” → analyze where that language comes from.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Media literacy takeaway
When someone says:
“This has never been done before” → verify.
“Even WWII didn’t do this” → check history.
“Russia cannot lose” → ask who benefits from that story.
“Retaliation will last for eternity” → analyze where that language comes from.
When someone says:
“This has never been done before” → verify.
“Even WWII didn’t do this” → check history.
“Russia cannot lose” → ask who benefits from that story.
“Retaliation will last for eternity” → analyze where that language comes from.
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...reproduce Kremlin narratives almost word-for-word — including factual errors — when explaining his position to the public.
That is how intimidation becomes policy language.
That is how intimidation becomes policy language.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
...reproduce Kremlin narratives almost word-for-word — including factual errors — when explaining his position to the public.
That is how intimidation becomes policy language.
That is how intimidation becomes policy language.
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What does this teach us?
A Western leader can:
✔️ face real pressure
✔️ have legitimate negotiating aims
but still...
A Western leader can:
✔️ face real pressure
✔️ have legitimate negotiating aims
but still...
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
What does this teach us?
A Western leader can:
✔️ face real pressure
✔️ have legitimate negotiating aims
but still...
A Western leader can:
✔️ face real pressure
✔️ have legitimate negotiating aims
but still...
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China would fundamentally damage its investment reputation if it followed Moscow’s retaliation logic.
This is worst-case amplification, not grounded policy analysis.
He then admits the core issue: Belgium doesn’t want to absorb the risk alone —
This is worst-case amplification, not grounded policy analysis.
He then admits the core issue: Belgium doesn’t want to absorb the risk alone —
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
China would fundamentally damage its investment reputation if it followed Moscow’s retaliation logic.
This is worst-case amplification, not grounded policy analysis.
He then admits the core issue: Belgium doesn’t want to absorb the risk alone —
This is worst-case amplification, not grounded policy analysis.
He then admits the core issue: Belgium doesn’t want to absorb the risk alone —
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Belgium does not have remotely comparable leverage inside Russia.
So the risk is not symmetrical.
He escalates hypothetical fear:
“And what if Belarus and China seize our assets too?”
Belarus is negligible.
So the risk is not symmetrical.
He escalates hypothetical fear:
“And what if Belarus and China seize our assets too?”
Belarus is negligible.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Belgium does not have remotely comparable leverage inside Russia.
So the risk is not symmetrical.
He escalates hypothetical fear:
“And what if Belarus and China seize our assets too?”
Belarus is negligible.
So the risk is not symmetrical.
He escalates hypothetical fear:
“And what if Belarus and China seize our assets too?”
Belarus is negligible.
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Exactly how coercive influence works.
He warns Russia could retaliate by seizing Western assets:
“Euroclear has 16 billion in Russia.”
But this reverses the real asymmetry:
Russia has ~€185–210bn stuck in Belgium.
He warns Russia could retaliate by seizing Western assets:
“Euroclear has 16 billion in Russia.”
But this reverses the real asymmetry:
Russia has ~€185–210bn stuck in Belgium.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Exactly how coercive influence works.
He warns Russia could retaliate by seizing Western assets:
“Euroclear has 16 billion in Russia.”
But this reverses the real asymmetry:
Russia has ~€185–210bn stuck in Belgium.
He warns Russia could retaliate by seizing Western assets:
“Euroclear has 16 billion in Russia.”
But this reverses the real asymmetry:
Russia has ~€185–210bn stuck in Belgium.
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Then the interesting part:
“Moscow has told us Belgium and I will feel consequences ‘for eternity.’”
So he is acknowledging direct intimidation, but by repeating the quote publicly he amplifies it.
The threat jumps from private leverage → public psychological pressure.
“Moscow has told us Belgium and I will feel consequences ‘for eternity.’”
So he is acknowledging direct intimidation, but by repeating the quote publicly he amplifies it.
The threat jumps from private leverage → public psychological pressure.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Then the interesting part:
“Moscow has told us Belgium and I will feel consequences ‘for eternity.’”
So he is acknowledging direct intimidation, but by repeating the quote publicly he amplifies it.
The threat jumps from private leverage → public psychological pressure.
“Moscow has told us Belgium and I will feel consequences ‘for eternity.’”
So he is acknowledging direct intimidation, but by repeating the quote publicly he amplifies it.
The threat jumps from private leverage → public psychological pressure.
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More rhetorical escalation:
“It’s not desirable for Russia to lose — nuclear instability!”
This aligns with another Kremlin talking point: “A Russian defeat = nuclear chaos, so don’t push too hard.”
Again: persuasive fear messaging, not fact.
“It’s not desirable for Russia to lose — nuclear instability!”
This aligns with another Kremlin talking point: “A Russian defeat = nuclear chaos, so don’t push too hard.”
Again: persuasive fear messaging, not fact.
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
More rhetorical escalation:
“It’s not desirable for Russia to lose — nuclear instability!”
This aligns with another Kremlin talking point: “A Russian defeat = nuclear chaos, so don’t push too hard.”
Again: persuasive fear messaging, not fact.
“It’s not desirable for Russia to lose — nuclear instability!”
This aligns with another Kremlin talking point: “A Russian defeat = nuclear chaos, so don’t push too hard.”
Again: persuasive fear messaging, not fact.
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“Who really believes Russia will lose in Ukraine? It’s a complete illusion.”
This matches a Russian strategic narrative: “Victory is impossible for Ukraine; accountability is pointless.”
But it contradicts the EU’s stated position and ongoing aid and realities on the ground.
This matches a Russian strategic narrative: “Victory is impossible for Ukraine; accountability is pointless.”
But it contradicts the EU’s stated position and ongoing aid and realities on the ground.
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
“Who really believes Russia will lose in Ukraine? It’s a complete illusion.”
This matches a Russian strategic narrative: “Victory is impossible for Ukraine; accountability is pointless.”
But it contradicts the EU’s stated position and ongoing aid and realities on the ground.
This matches a Russian strategic narrative: “Victory is impossible for Ukraine; accountability is pointless.”
But it contradicts the EU’s stated position and ongoing aid and realities on the ground.
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“At the end of the war, the losing state must relinquish assets to compensate victors.”
Yes — that is confiscation, just through post-war settlement rather than pre-judgment.
He illustrates the principle while denying it exists.
Then comes the geopolitical leap:
Yes — that is confiscation, just through post-war settlement rather than pre-judgment.
He illustrates the principle while denying it exists.
Then comes the geopolitical leap:
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
“At the end of the war, the losing state must relinquish assets to compensate victors.”
Yes — that is confiscation, just through post-war settlement rather than pre-judgment.
He illustrates the principle while denying it exists.
Then comes the geopolitical leap:
Yes — that is confiscation, just through post-war settlement rather than pre-judgment.
He illustrates the principle while denying it exists.
Then comes the geopolitical leap:
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After WWII, Germany possessed NO gold reserves — it was all seized by Allied authorities and processed through the Tripartite Gold Commission.
So this line is factually wrong.
Mid-paragraph, he accidentally describes reparations practice accurately:
So this line is factually wrong.
Mid-paragraph, he accidentally describes reparations practice accurately:
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
After WWII, Germany possessed NO gold reserves — it was all seized by Allied authorities and processed through the Tripartite Gold Commission.
So this line is factually wrong.
Mid-paragraph, he accidentally describes reparations practice accurately:
So this line is factually wrong.
Mid-paragraph, he accidentally describes reparations practice accurately:
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So the core idea — sovereign assets used as consequences for aggression — is not new.
He doubles down:
“Even during World War II, Germany’s money wasn’t confiscated.”
Germany’s own Bundesbank contradicts this.
He doubles down:
“Even during World War II, Germany’s money wasn’t confiscated.”
Germany’s own Bundesbank contradicts this.
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
So the core idea — sovereign assets used as consequences for aggression — is not new.
He doubles down:
“Even during World War II, Germany’s money wasn’t confiscated.”
Germany’s own Bundesbank contradicts this.
He doubles down:
“Even during World War II, Germany’s money wasn’t confiscated.”
Germany’s own Bundesbank contradicts this.
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Then comes the headline claim:
“Stealing frozen assets… has never been done before.”
This is false.
History gives multiple precedents:
Iraq (1991–2003): frozen state assets transferred to a UN escrow fund to pay war reparations.
“Stealing frozen assets… has never been done before.”
This is false.
History gives multiple precedents:
Iraq (1991–2003): frozen state assets transferred to a UN escrow fund to pay war reparations.
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Then comes the headline claim:
“Stealing frozen assets… has never been done before.”
This is false.
History gives multiple precedents:
Iraq (1991–2003): frozen state assets transferred to a UN escrow fund to pay war reparations.
“Stealing frozen assets… has never been done before.”
This is false.
History gives multiple precedents:
Iraq (1991–2003): frozen state assets transferred to a UN escrow fund to pay war reparations.
Must READ 🧵
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Bart De Wever’s remarks on frozen Russian assets are a fascinating case study in how intimidation narratives enter Western political speech.
But can we walk through his claims point-by-point — and compare them to history, law, and observable facts?
Yes, we can.
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But can we walk through his claims point-by-point — and compare them to history, law, and observable facts?
Yes, we can.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Bart De Wever’s remarks on frozen Russian assets are a fascinating case study in how intimidation narratives enter Western political speech.
But can we walk through his claims point-by-point — and compare them to history, law, and observable facts?
Yes, we can.
🧵👇
But can we walk through his claims point-by-point — and compare them to history, law, and observable facts?
Yes, we can.
🧵👇
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Bart De Wever’s remarks on frozen Russian assets are a fascinating case study in how intimidation narratives enter Western political speech.
But can we walk through his claims point-by-point — and compare them to history, law, and observable facts?
Yes, we can.
🧵👇
But can we walk through his claims point-by-point — and compare them to history, law, and observable facts?
Yes, we can.
🧵👇
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The still need Russia for powering the energy. CDU made sure that Germany would never actually do something to stop Russia with the Nord Stream project
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The still need Russia for powering the energy. CDU made sure that Germany would never actually do something to stop Russia with the Nord Stream project
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NATO is afraid to put Russian ships in their place in the Baltics. But then again, they could allow a Ukrainian ship with drones to enter the Baltic, and for Ukrainians, any russian ship is a legitimate military target. - PROBLEM SOLVED!
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
NATO is afraid to put Russian ships in their place in the Baltics. But then again, they could allow a Ukrainian ship with drones to enter the Baltic, and for Ukrainians, any russian ship is a legitimate military target. - PROBLEM SOLVED!
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were recorded between January and September 2025 - missiles, Shahed and decoy drones, unmanned surface vehicles, strikes on ships in ports, and, in parallel, a mine threat. This is a systematic attempt by Russia to destroy Ukrainian exports.
📷: Allegedly, Russian shadow fleet tankers at sea
📷: Allegedly, Russian shadow fleet tankers at sea
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
were recorded between January and September 2025 - missiles, Shahed and decoy drones, unmanned surface vehicles, strikes on ships in ports, and, in parallel, a mine threat. This is a systematic attempt by Russia to destroy Ukrainian exports.
📷: Allegedly, Russian shadow fleet tankers at sea
📷: Allegedly, Russian shadow fleet tankers at sea
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Formally,many episodes are still in a gray zone,but the trajectory of escalation is obvious
The Ukrainian direction is no longer just 'hints.'According to BlackSeaNews/the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies,at least 107 attacks on ports in the Odesa region & on the region's infrastructure ⤵️
The Ukrainian direction is no longer just 'hints.'According to BlackSeaNews/the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies,at least 107 attacks on ports in the Odesa region & on the region's infrastructure ⤵️
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Formally,many episodes are still in a gray zone,but the trajectory of escalation is obvious
The Ukrainian direction is no longer just 'hints.'According to BlackSeaNews/the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies,at least 107 attacks on ports in the Odesa region & on the region's infrastructure ⤵️
The Ukrainian direction is no longer just 'hints.'According to BlackSeaNews/the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies,at least 107 attacks on ports in the Odesa region & on the region's infrastructure ⤵️
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Russia is waging war not only on land& in the air,but also at sea
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Russia is waging war not only on land& in the air,but also at sea
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines