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edwardluce.bsky.social
"Trump, in his way, is as much of a wolf as Putin. Europe has run out of excuses to pretend otherwise". My Swamp Notes with @martinsandbu.ft.com on why Europe must make those frozen Russian assets work for Ukraine. The time for that is now. as.ft.com/r/9144c41b-7...
Europe’s fateful moment
[FREE TO READ] The EU faces a historic choice: whether or not to unlock frozen Russian assets and save the Ukrainian war effort
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December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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simonwdc.bsky.social
I know there is a lot going on right now but Trump continues to light all the levers of American global power on fire and hand huge wins to Russia and China. It is a form of national surrender, of unprecedented sabotage, that will leave this nation less prosperous, less safe, and far less free.
rikefranke.bsky.social Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 20h
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:

The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
“An Irish navy ship spotted up to five drones operating near the flight path of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s aircraft as he arrived for a state visit to Ireland on Monday, Irish and Ukrainian media reported.”
Ukraine war briefing: drones reportedly spotted near Zelenskyy flight path on Dublin trip
Irish navy ship spotted suspicious drones near the flight path of Zelenskyy’s aircraft as he landed on Monday in Ireland, local media reported. What we know on day 1,3811
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
This is how we all die.
We reject the disastrous "climate change" and "Net Zero" ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the United States, and subsidize our adversaries.
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
But this economic decline is eclipsed by the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure. The larger issues facing Europe include activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty, migration policies that are transforming the continent and creating strife, censorship of free speech and suppression of political opposition, cratering birthrates, and loss of national identities and self-confidence. Should present trends continue, the continent will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less. As such, it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies. Many of these nations are currently doubling down on their present path. We want Europe to remain European, to regain its civilizational self-confidence, and to abandon its failed focus on regulatory suffocation
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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kathke.com
Turns out the real civilizational erasure was the climate change we kept pretending doesn't exist along the way.
rikefranke.bsky.social Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d
US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
But this economic decline is eclipsed by the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure. The larger issues facing Europe include activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty, migration policies that are transforming the continent and creating strife, censorship of free speech and suppression of political opposition, cratering birthrates, and loss of national identities and self-confidence. Should present trends continue, the continent will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less. As such, it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies. Many of these nations are currently doubling down on their present path. We want Europe to remain European, to regain its civilizational self-confidence, and to abandon its failed focus on regulatory suffocation
December 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
What struck me most on Europe wasn’t the focus on value, freedom of speech etc - again, very similar to Vance’s Munich speech - but how activist it is. This is about directly trying to influence what is going on in Europe:
American diplomacy should continue to stand up for genuine democracy, freedom of expression, and unapologetic celebrations of European nations' individual character and history. America encourages its political allies in Europe to promote this revival of spirit, and the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed gives cause for great optimism. Our goal should be to help Europe correct its current trajectory. We will need a strong Europe to help us successfully compete, and to work in concert with us to prevent any adversary from dominating Europe. America is, understandably, sentimentally attached to the European continent— and, of course, to Britain and Ireland. The character of these countries is also strategically important because we count upon creative, capable, confident, democratic allies to establish conditions of stability and security. We want to work with aligned countries that want to restore their former greatness.
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:

The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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rahmstorf.bsky.social
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
It's unarguable that being a modern politician contains many new elements that weren't there even 10 years ago, and it's both interesting and positive to see some Labour backbenchers start to engage with social media. Unsurprisingly I have some thoughts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour MP’s video explaining UK debt with biscuits racks up 3.3m views
Glasgow South MP Gordon McKee leading trend as politicians find traditional ways to reach voters no longer work
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
Zia Yusuf - the unelected multimillionaire policy chief of Reform - makes his fourth Question Time appearance tonight.

The party has five MPs
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
He wasn't alone - but why was this his first reaction to this terrible attack on our country?
eddavey.libdems.org.uk Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 1d
Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐
December 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
The Deep State is a conspiracy theory.

I know we all find Truss amusing, but I find it deeply concerning that you've got an actual former Prime Minister even saying this stuff.
'I'm back': Liz Truss launches new show that promises to 'take on the deep state The former UK prime minister is making her comeback three years after her shambolic premiership. 7.48am, 5 Dec 2025 ^1.8k LIZ TRUSS HAS announced that she is launching her own podcast, which she says will "take on the deep state". The former UK prime minister is making her comeback three years after her shambolic premiership
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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chilliboi.bsky.social
Truly insane that Farage as the face of Brexit also cosplays as the hero of the migration ‘crisis’ he caused. Really hope this is the start of him getting the thorough scrutiny he deserves.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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greensleeves.bsky.social
It's a disgrace that the BBC has given so much airtime to the leader of a 'party' or limited company to be more accurate, which has only 5 MPs.... If only Lib Dems, Green, SNP, Plaid et al were given so much publicity...
December 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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catherinerowett.bsky.social
Dear BBC, the objection to Israel is not its "war in Gaza". It's its *war crimes* against the Palestinian people, in Gaza (and let's not forget the illegal occupations).
Tell it how it is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ireland among countries boycotting Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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johannesklenell.bsky.social
Jag skriver idag om hur de som sitter på makten hela vägen till statsministern mobiliserar massivt för att behålla den . De gör det genom att sälja luftslott efter luftslott paketerat som sanningssägande om illvilliga gammelmedias lögner.
För att det fungerar.
Läs gärna!

www.dn.se/kultur/johan...
Johannes Klenell: Kan en grandios självbild vinna valet åt högern?
Högerns mediesatsningar verkar mest handla om att smeka sig själva, näringslivslobbyister och välfärdskapitalister medhårs, skriver Johannes Klenell.
www.dn.se
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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opsnowcrash.bsky.social
As families claw for bread, billionaires hoard oceans of gold—Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg richer than HALF the nation. Their empire metastasizes across the globe. This is oligarchy’s rot. Rage is justice. #WealthTax NOW
Chart title: THREE AMERICANS OWN MORE WEALTH THAN THE BOTTOM 50% The chart is a vertical bar graph comparing total wealth in billions of dollars. It features four bars: • Bottom 50% of U.S. households: $85.4 billion (blue bar, shortest) • Mark Zuckerberg: $221.1 billion (red bar) • Jeff Bezos: $245.9 billion (red bar) • Elon Musk: $478.6 billion (red bar, tallest) The visual emphasizes the stark disparity between the collective wealth of half of American households and the individual fortunes of three billionaires.
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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opsnowcrash.bsky.social
America has been colonized. Not by armies, but by billionaire oligarchs. They’ve seized assets, land, platforms—even democracy itself. And colonized America is their springboard, exporting oligarchy worldwide. Reclaim ownership or remain subjects. #EndOligarchy #OwnTheFuture #WealthTax
opsnowcrash.bsky.social Anonymous @opsnowcrash.bsky.social · 1d
Assets are everything.

Without them, people live as serfs—fed but never free.

Without them, nations become colonies again—laboring while outsiders own the mines and ports.

Security without ownership is dependency.

Tax the rich, redistribute assets, break the chains. #EndOligarchy #WealthTax
A circular collage of 15 prominent global figures surrounds a central diagram labeled “MoneyPower,” featuring two overlapping ovals—“MONEY” and “POWER”—connected by arrows to show their cyclical relationship. The individuals depicted include • Elon Musk • Jeff Bezos • Peter Thiel • Charles Koch • Donald Trump • Vladimir Putin • Xi Jinping • Mark Zuckerberg • Rupert Murdoch • Mathias Döpfner • Silvio Berlusconi • Javier Milei • Viktor Orbán and more. Each portrait-style photo suggests their role in the global nexus of financial wealth and political influence. The image implies that these figures collectively shape the intertwined systems of money and power across borders—transnational oligarchy of and by billionaires, waging wars, destroying the world, stealing your future.
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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chrisarundel.bsky.social
It’s interesting to see that the former Tory minister Rory Stewart is now openly expressing concern the UK could be drifting towards a form of fascism. He is no fringe figure, knows the facts, and is alarmed by the complacency.
#rorystewart #britain #racism
It’s interesting to see that the former Tory minister Rory Stewart is now openly expressing concern the UK could be drifting towards a form of fascism. He is no fringe figure, knows the facts, and is alarmed by the complacency.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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sarahkendzior.bsky.social
"Watch what Trump's inner cohort -- in particular, Kushner -- wants to do to Ukraine and what they want to do to Gaza, because it indicates what they want to do to the world at large."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jymh...
Trump Ties to Russian Mob, Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Gupta: Nobody takes a Montreal Cognitive Assessment with this type of frequency. Doing it as frequently as he’s doing makes no sense. I don’t know any neurologist who would recommend doing a MoCA with that type of frequency. It’s not the flex that I think he believes it is.
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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lissel.bsky.social
”Jag får intrycket att man snarare vill motverka klimatkraven på skogsindustrin än att öka skogens klimatnytta, säger Markku Rummukainen.”
www.dn.se/sverige/fors...
Forskarkritik mot skogsutredning: ”Kan motverka klimatkrav”
Utredning om Sveriges skogspolitik föreslår bland annat ett nytt sätt att beräkna skogens klimatnytta – som ifrågasätts av professor Markku Rummukainen.
www.dn.se
August 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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jeannetteeggers.bsky.social
Bra text av Markku Rummukainen.

"Omvärlden och samhällsutmaningarna ser annorlunda ut idag än de gjorde årtionden tillbaka. På samma sätt är det rimligt att utgå från att det som gäller idag kommer passa sämre in i framtiden."
Frågor om klimatförändring fanns inte på bordet när dagens skogsbruk tog form
Tiden är en viktig dimension i skogsbruket. De långa tidsförlopp som finns i skogen gör att ju längre man väntar inför ett eventuellt beslut, desto längre tar det tills det får effekt.
www.kyrkanstidning.se
February 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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fof.se
Läsarfråga: Om vi uppnår och håller nettonoll i klimatutsläpp, hur mycket kommer temperaturen stiga därefter innan den stabiliserar sig? Läs svaret från klimatforskaren Markku Rummukainen
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Hur mycket stiger temperaturen efter nettonoll? | Forskning & Framsteg
Svar av: Markku Rummukainen, professor i klimatologi, Lunds universitet Efter nettonoll, det vill säga att människans nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser upphört, beräknas temperaturen förändras ytterligare i …
fof.se
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM