Jan Grolier
@jangrolier.bsky.social
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»...any illusions about an eternal American willingness to sacrifice itself for Europe are gone forever ... Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden ought to consider how to provide for their own nuclear protection.«
Is it Time for a Nordic Nuke?
Moscow’s “Oreshnik” strike on January 9, 2026 is best understood as strategic signaling designed to shape what NATO will and will not do. Russia’s use of
warontherocks.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:38 AM
»...any illusions about an eternal American willingness to sacrifice itself for Europe are gone forever ... Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden ought to consider how to provide for their own nuclear protection.«
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Ok, this made me chuckle.
58% of Swiss say: “I would like neutrality to be interpreted in such a way that Switzerland can join a defence alliance such as NATO if the threat increases.”
Which is a hilarious question & position as joining NATO is the end of neutrality.
58% of Swiss say: “I would like neutrality to be interpreted in such a way that Switzerland can join a defence alliance such as NATO if the threat increases.”
Which is a hilarious question & position as joining NATO is the end of neutrality.
January 21, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Ok, this made me chuckle.
58% of Swiss say: “I would like neutrality to be interpreted in such a way that Switzerland can join a defence alliance such as NATO if the threat increases.”
Which is a hilarious question & position as joining NATO is the end of neutrality.
58% of Swiss say: “I would like neutrality to be interpreted in such a way that Switzerland can join a defence alliance such as NATO if the threat increases.”
Which is a hilarious question & position as joining NATO is the end of neutrality.
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Was bei der Debatte über Besteuerung von Unternehmenserben oft zu kurz kommt: Öffentliche Infrastruktur ist das Fundament, auf dem erfolgreiche Unternehmen überhaupt erst entstehen konnten. Straßen, Sicherheit, Bildung, Rechtsstaat - ohne das alles gäbe es diesen Reichtum nicht.
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Was bei der Debatte über Besteuerung von Unternehmenserben oft zu kurz kommt: Öffentliche Infrastruktur ist das Fundament, auf dem erfolgreiche Unternehmen überhaupt erst entstehen konnten. Straßen, Sicherheit, Bildung, Rechtsstaat - ohne das alles gäbe es diesen Reichtum nicht.
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Seit 10 Jahren wird über darüber gejammert, dass ein vager woker Zeitgeist die Meinungsfreiheit bedroht. Nun wird ein realer Polizeistaat aufgebaut und es herrscht peinlich berührte Ratlosigkeit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Seit 10 Jahren wird über darüber gejammert, dass ein vager woker Zeitgeist die Meinungsfreiheit bedroht. Nun wird ein realer Polizeistaat aufgebaut und es herrscht peinlich berührte Ratlosigkeit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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“As the US military chases Trump’s ever-changing Sharpie lines across the world’s maps, the West’s enemies will be tempted to take advantage of the fact that the US has obliterated the most powerful alliance in history while scattering American forces around the globe in showpiece operations.”
Trump’s Most Dangerous Obsession
His irrational fixation with Greenland could lead to global conflict.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“As the US military chases Trump’s ever-changing Sharpie lines across the world’s maps, the West’s enemies will be tempted to take advantage of the fact that the US has obliterated the most powerful alliance in history while scattering American forces around the globe in showpiece operations.”
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Einfach mal machen.
"Weil wir aus der Ausbildung wissen, wie hart dieser Beruf sein kann und zudem wissen, dass es nicht mehr sein muss", sagt Fiona Norbron. Statt früh um drei fangen sie in der Bäckerei abends um sechs an, haben dann den Morgen zum Ausschlafen."
www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
"Weil wir aus der Ausbildung wissen, wie hart dieser Beruf sein kann und zudem wissen, dass es nicht mehr sein muss", sagt Fiona Norbron. Statt früh um drei fangen sie in der Bäckerei abends um sechs an, haben dann den Morgen zum Ausschlafen."
www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
Mehr Schlaf: Junge Bäckermeisterinnen aus Dresden gehen neue Wege | MDR.DE
Zwei junge Frauen haben in Dresden-Trachau eine alt eingesessene Bäckerei übernommen. Obwohl sie ihr Handwerk traditionell angehen, setzen sie auch eigene Akzente.
www.mdr.de
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Einfach mal machen.
"Weil wir aus der Ausbildung wissen, wie hart dieser Beruf sein kann und zudem wissen, dass es nicht mehr sein muss", sagt Fiona Norbron. Statt früh um drei fangen sie in der Bäckerei abends um sechs an, haben dann den Morgen zum Ausschlafen."
www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
"Weil wir aus der Ausbildung wissen, wie hart dieser Beruf sein kann und zudem wissen, dass es nicht mehr sein muss", sagt Fiona Norbron. Statt früh um drei fangen sie in der Bäckerei abends um sechs an, haben dann den Morgen zum Ausschlafen."
www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
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Das US-Justizministerium sieht keinen Grund dafür, gegen den ICE-Beamten zu ermitteln, der Renee Good erschoss. Stattdessen will es die Handlungen und Verbindungen von Goods Witwe (!) untersuchen. Daraufhin treten sechs der dazu beauftragte Staatsanwält*innen zurück.
Ganz normaler Mittwoch.
Ganz normaler Mittwoch.
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Das US-Justizministerium sieht keinen Grund dafür, gegen den ICE-Beamten zu ermitteln, der Renee Good erschoss. Stattdessen will es die Handlungen und Verbindungen von Goods Witwe (!) untersuchen. Daraufhin treten sechs der dazu beauftragte Staatsanwält*innen zurück.
Ganz normaler Mittwoch.
Ganz normaler Mittwoch.
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I don’t have insights into the details, but I stand by my position that we cannot have a world in which we have trouble funding our defence because of self-imposed good-guy-rules.
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Nuclear weapons are now ESG compliant
Boom times in EU sustainable finance
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January 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
I don’t have insights into the details, but I stand by my position that we cannot have a world in which we have trouble funding our defence because of self-imposed good-guy-rules.
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Ziel: Das Wien-Programm von @cochise.bsky.social irgendwann mal komplett nachstellen.
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Ziel: Das Wien-Programm von @cochise.bsky.social irgendwann mal komplett nachstellen.
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“Germany will propose setting up a joint NATO mission to protect the Arctic region, the Bloomberg report added, citing people familiar with the plans.”
UK, Germany discuss NATO forces in Greenland to calm US threat, Bloomberg News reports
A group of European countries, led by Britain and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show U.S. President Donald Trump that the continent is serious about Arc...
www.reuters.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“Germany will propose setting up a joint NATO mission to protect the Arctic region, the Bloomberg report added, citing people familiar with the plans.”
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My latest, on Grossraum, Carl Schmitt and a world of spheres of influence.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-trump...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-trump...
Europe’s Place in the New ‘Spheres of Influence’ World
For Europe, the Trump administration’s embrace of a world dominated by great powers represents a completely new challenge.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
My latest, on Grossraum, Carl Schmitt and a world of spheres of influence.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-trump...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-trump...
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We’re in the bad Biff nightmare timeline
a man in a black coat is standing in front of a safe and a chair .
ALT: a man in a black coat is standing in front of a safe and a chair .
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 AM
We’re in the bad Biff nightmare timeline
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Im Krisenfall ist die #Bundeswehr auf Unterstützung von Firmen mit Zivilpersonal angewiesen, z.B. für die Wartung und Instandsetzung ihrer Fahrzeuge. Dafür gilt jetzt erstmals ein "Tarifvertrag Landes- und Bündnisverteidigung"
Kriegstüchtig per Tarifvertrag – Augen geradeaus!
augengeradeaus.net
January 8, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Im Krisenfall ist die #Bundeswehr auf Unterstützung von Firmen mit Zivilpersonal angewiesen, z.B. für die Wartung und Instandsetzung ihrer Fahrzeuge. Dafür gilt jetzt erstmals ein "Tarifvertrag Landes- und Bündnisverteidigung"
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Serbia is an EU accession state, btw.
Serbia Deepens Military Ties With China Through Drones, Air Defense Systems
www.rferl.org/a/serbia-chi...
Serbia Deepens Military Ties With China Through Drones, Air Defense Systems
www.rferl.org/a/serbia-chi...
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Serbia is an EU accession state, btw.
Serbia Deepens Military Ties With China Through Drones, Air Defense Systems
www.rferl.org/a/serbia-chi...
Serbia Deepens Military Ties With China Through Drones, Air Defense Systems
www.rferl.org/a/serbia-chi...
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Well, that’s interesting
www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/e...
www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/e...
Deutschland will Ukraine-Waffenstillstand mit absichern
Für den Fall eines Waffenstillstands in der Ukraine hat Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) eine militärische Beteiligung Deutschlands an der Absicherung in Aussicht gestellt. "Dazu kann zum Beispiel g...
www.tagesschau.de
January 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Well, that’s interesting
www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/e...
www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/e...
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“Yet the raid’s very success poses a strategic danger: It reinforces a U.S. military culture excessively focused on precision strikes and special operations raids.”
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/v...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/v...
The Venezuela Raid Is Great TV—but Won’t Win America’s Next War
Donald Trump’s obsession with quick strikes and flashy successes is bad news for military readiness.
foreignpolicy.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
“Yet the raid’s very success poses a strategic danger: It reinforces a U.S. military culture excessively focused on precision strikes and special operations raids.”
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/v...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/05/v...
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The US has loads of military installations in Europe. It likes to pretend this is for Europe’s protection, but this is only partly true. Ramstein, as mentioned here by the Greens’FP expert is a good example. If the US decides to attack Greenland, throwing out US mil installations should be discussed
Deutschland muss jetzt schnell sagen, welchen Preis die USA zahlen werden, sollten sie wirklich versuchen Grönland einzunehmen.
(Selbstverständlich hinter den Kulissen.)
Konsequenzen müssen angedroht werden. Alles muss auf den Tisch. Ramstein gehört ganz oben auf den Stapel.
(Selbstverständlich hinter den Kulissen.)
Konsequenzen müssen angedroht werden. Alles muss auf den Tisch. Ramstein gehört ganz oben auf den Stapel.
January 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The US has loads of military installations in Europe. It likes to pretend this is for Europe’s protection, but this is only partly true. Ramstein, as mentioned here by the Greens’FP expert is a good example. If the US decides to attack Greenland, throwing out US mil installations should be discussed
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“The ubiquity of drones has made things worse because it is nearly impossible for soldiers to move positions without being spotted.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/w...
‘Counting Every Day’: The Soldier Who Spent More Than a Year on the Front Line
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
“The ubiquity of drones has made things worse because it is nearly impossible for soldiers to move positions without being spotted.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/w...
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Americans thinking China is a more important *partner* to the US than Germany, not sure what to make of that.
From koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
From koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Americans thinking China is a more important *partner* to the US than Germany, not sure what to make of that.
From koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
From koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
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Merkel here expresses a sentiment so many Germans had following the fall of the Berlin Wall: that the big ideological fights were done.
That we now have to fight again for democracy and our system and freedom is something that we all need to realise.
That we now have to fight again for democracy and our system and freedom is something that we all need to realise.
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Merkel here expresses a sentiment so many Germans had following the fall of the Berlin Wall: that the big ideological fights were done.
That we now have to fight again for democracy and our system and freedom is something that we all need to realise.
That we now have to fight again for democracy and our system and freedom is something that we all need to realise.
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German armed forces train in the centre of Berlin.
@wiegold.de was there and has all the details: augengeradeaus.net/2025/11/kamp...
@wiegold.de was there and has all the details: augengeradeaus.net/2025/11/kamp...
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
German armed forces train in the centre of Berlin.
@wiegold.de was there and has all the details: augengeradeaus.net/2025/11/kamp...
@wiegold.de was there and has all the details: augengeradeaus.net/2025/11/kamp...
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
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“For Europe’s diplomats, that surge raises more than budgetary questions. It challenges the story the bloc has long told itself about who guards its security. And that question is making the rounds in Brussels, where officials are wondering how “European” Germany’s buildup will really be”
Germany’s rearmament upends Europe’s power balance
As Berlin again becomes Europe’s leading military power, Paris and Warsaw face a massive political shift.
www.politico.eu
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“For Europe’s diplomats, that surge raises more than budgetary questions. It challenges the story the bloc has long told itself about who guards its security. And that question is making the rounds in Brussels, where officials are wondering how “European” Germany’s buildup will really be”
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