@stefaniabarutta.bsky.social
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In Beijing's vision, Europe's role remains that of a supplier of foodstuffs that keeps its markets open to Chinese products & investments. Premier Li Qiang already fobbed off Olaf Scholz in 2024 with trade concessions for apples and beef, saying: “Moderate overcapacity promotes competition & ensures
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
In Beijing's vision, Europe's role remains that of a supplier of foodstuffs that keeps its markets open to Chinese products & investments. Premier Li Qiang already fobbed off Olaf Scholz in 2024 with trade concessions for apples and beef, saying: “Moderate overcapacity promotes competition & ensures
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A bunch of US firms, including Microsoft, Apple, and Intel, act as Europe’s main intermediaries.
They buy from China and export transformed goods (like semiconductors, precision magnets, chemical inputs) to Europe.
The issue is the upstream I think and the Syndicate piece misses it.
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They buy from China and export transformed goods (like semiconductors, precision magnets, chemical inputs) to Europe.
The issue is the upstream I think and the Syndicate piece misses it.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A bunch of US firms, including Microsoft, Apple, and Intel, act as Europe’s main intermediaries.
They buy from China and export transformed goods (like semiconductors, precision magnets, chemical inputs) to Europe.
The issue is the upstream I think and the Syndicate piece misses it.
2/2.
They buy from China and export transformed goods (like semiconductors, precision magnets, chemical inputs) to Europe.
The issue is the upstream I think and the Syndicate piece misses it.
2/2.
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Will cite the ECB paper that @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social immediately thought of.
“Over 80% of large European firms are no more than three intermediaries away from a Chinese rare earth producer.”
It will be similar for US firms - even if some are further ‘upstream’.
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“Over 80% of large European firms are no more than three intermediaries away from a Chinese rare earth producer.”
It will be similar for US firms - even if some are further ‘upstream’.
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piece claims China’s hold on rare earths (REE) is overblown because the US supposedly dominates the high end niches.
A simple challenge: If America had the REE upper hand why did Trump fold?
I think it overlooks China’s monopoly on refining.
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www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/b...
A simple challenge: If America had the REE upper hand why did Trump fold?
I think it overlooks China’s monopoly on refining.
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www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/b...
China’s Rare-Earth Own Goal
Daniel Gros explains why the country does not have nearly as much leverage in the sector as commonly believed.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Will cite the ECB paper that @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social immediately thought of.
“Over 80% of large European firms are no more than three intermediaries away from a Chinese rare earth producer.”
It will be similar for US firms - even if some are further ‘upstream’.
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“Over 80% of large European firms are no more than three intermediaries away from a Chinese rare earth producer.”
It will be similar for US firms - even if some are further ‘upstream’.
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The United States is no longer providing any financial support for Ukraine according to Kiel's tracker - and has not been for a few months now (although I do wonder how one counts the intelligence support).
Europe is footing the bill alone.
Europe is footing the bill alone.
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The United States is no longer providing any financial support for Ukraine according to Kiel's tracker - and has not been for a few months now (although I do wonder how one counts the intelligence support).
Europe is footing the bill alone.
Europe is footing the bill alone.
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The honest budget speech...
"This year we're putting pensioners ahead of growth. We're prioritising reform voters over growth. Incumbent businesses. Tax advisors...
And the party opposite can complain, but they did exactly the same thing.
In UK politics, this is called change"
"This year we're putting pensioners ahead of growth. We're prioritising reform voters over growth. Incumbent businesses. Tax advisors...
And the party opposite can complain, but they did exactly the same thing.
In UK politics, this is called change"
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The honest budget speech...
"This year we're putting pensioners ahead of growth. We're prioritising reform voters over growth. Incumbent businesses. Tax advisors...
And the party opposite can complain, but they did exactly the same thing.
In UK politics, this is called change"
"This year we're putting pensioners ahead of growth. We're prioritising reform voters over growth. Incumbent businesses. Tax advisors...
And the party opposite can complain, but they did exactly the same thing.
In UK politics, this is called change"
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It's not going away
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It's not going away
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"Trump's peace plan is not a plan, but a list of Putin's wishes."
Kaja Kallas
Kaja Kallas
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"Trump's peace plan is not a plan, but a list of Putin's wishes."
Kaja Kallas
Kaja Kallas
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Except that’s not true.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill 'ancient history'
The party's head of policy says he has never met Nathan Gill, who served as the leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Except that’s not true.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
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Putin’s plan for Ukrainian surrender does not serve American national interests
Putin’s plan for Ukrainian surrender does not serve American national interests
Ukrainians and their democratically elected leaders will have to assess how to deal with Putin’s latest 28-point proposal for Ukrainian surrender — sometimes referred to as “Trump’s peace plan.”
It’s...
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Putin’s plan for Ukrainian surrender does not serve American national interests
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The post is from Alexander Dugin in telegram, the Kremlin's chief ideologue, a self-proclaimed "intellectual," a prominent russian nazi, and a happy father.
The post was written today.
The post was written today.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The post is from Alexander Dugin in telegram, the Kremlin's chief ideologue, a self-proclaimed "intellectual," a prominent russian nazi, and a happy father.
The post was written today.
The post was written today.
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I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
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Never forget the. The links to Russia run deep!
As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in 2024 - Reform donor Lilley controlled a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals & oilseeds
As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in 2024 - Reform donor Lilley controlled a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals & oilseeds
Major Donor to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Owns Russian Assets
One of the biggest donors to Nigel Farage’s anti-net zero Reform UK during the general election campaign has significant Russian business interests, DeSmog can report. Natural resources investor Davi...
www.desmog.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Never forget the. The links to Russia run deep!
As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in 2024 - Reform donor Lilley controlled a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals & oilseeds
As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in 2024 - Reform donor Lilley controlled a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals & oilseeds
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BREAKING‼️
Drones spotted over military base in the Netherlands
The Dutch Minister of Defense stated that drones were seen last night over the Volkel airbase near the border with Germany.
Drones spotted over military base in the Netherlands
The Dutch Minister of Defense stated that drones were seen last night over the Volkel airbase near the border with Germany.
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
BREAKING‼️
Drones spotted over military base in the Netherlands
The Dutch Minister of Defense stated that drones were seen last night over the Volkel airbase near the border with Germany.
Drones spotted over military base in the Netherlands
The Dutch Minister of Defense stated that drones were seen last night over the Volkel airbase near the border with Germany.
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The Polish prime minister reacts
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Polish prime minister reacts
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UK government freezes rail fares for a year www.gov.uk/government/n...
First rail freeze in 30 years to ease the cost of living
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years in historic intervention to deliver real savings for millions of commuters.
www.gov.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
UK government freezes rail fares for a year www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Polanski is a charming, fantasist leading the voters down a path to nowhere splitting the left vote and helping Reform to get in. When are we going to stop following pied piper characters like him, Corbyn, Farage and #LiarJohnson and listen to the serious people with real but difficult solutions.
November 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Polanski is a charming, fantasist leading the voters down a path to nowhere splitting the left vote and helping Reform to get in. When are we going to stop following pied piper characters like him, Corbyn, Farage and #LiarJohnson and listen to the serious people with real but difficult solutions.
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Very proud of former Reform MP, James McMurdock. Who better to stand up for women and girls than a man sent to prison for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend?
November 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Very proud of former Reform MP, James McMurdock. Who better to stand up for women and girls than a man sent to prison for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend?
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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She doesn’t even try to hide that she’s a spokesperson for Putin serving in the US Congress. Post after post, day after day, echoing Russian propaganda. Truly sad that people in Pinellas County have chosen this as their representation.
November 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
She doesn’t even try to hide that she’s a spokesperson for Putin serving in the US Congress. Post after post, day after day, echoing Russian propaganda. Truly sad that people in Pinellas County have chosen this as their representation.
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Russia unleashed heavy artillery fire on Zaporizhzhia, striking a supermarket and an apartment building,Regional Military Administration reports.
Preliminary reports indicate high number of casualties.
Preliminary reports indicate high number of casualties.
November 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Russia unleashed heavy artillery fire on Zaporizhzhia, striking a supermarket and an apartment building,Regional Military Administration reports.
Preliminary reports indicate high number of casualties.
Preliminary reports indicate high number of casualties.
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The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
The worrying rise of US anti-abortion rhetoric is in full force - how deep is Reform UK's involvement?
Money is pouring into anti-abortion campaigns in Britain, and it seems Nigel Farage’s party isn’t pushing back…
www.cosmopolitan.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
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The plan was leaked by the Russians and no one in America’s historically inept administration knew what anyone else was doing so people started getting behind it because they thought it was official policy.
Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.
Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The plan was leaked by the Russians and no one in America’s historically inept administration knew what anyone else was doing so people started getting behind it because they thought it was official policy.
Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.
Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.
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Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a call to senators, confirmed the so-called 28-point “peace plan” was actually a Russian wishlist and is “not the administration’s position”. Nor is there any threat to cut off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine.
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a call to senators, confirmed the so-called 28-point “peace plan” was actually a Russian wishlist and is “not the administration’s position”. Nor is there any threat to cut off weapons or intelligence to Ukraine.
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Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!