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Once again, it is bizarre how the media seems to think that only Democrats have agency.
Note the framing here:
It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Once again, it is bizarre how the media seems to think that only Democrats have agency.
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Zelenskyy throwing shade at Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Viktor Orban in his #MSC speech
Thanks to Ukraine’s sacrifice, Ze says: “Viktor can grow his belly and not have to grow his tanks to defend against Russians on the streets of Budapest”
🔥 🔥 🔥
Thanks to Ukraine’s sacrifice, Ze says: “Viktor can grow his belly and not have to grow his tanks to defend against Russians on the streets of Budapest”
🔥 🔥 🔥
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Zelenskyy throwing shade at Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Viktor Orban in his #MSC speech
Thanks to Ukraine’s sacrifice, Ze says: “Viktor can grow his belly and not have to grow his tanks to defend against Russians on the streets of Budapest”
🔥 🔥 🔥
Thanks to Ukraine’s sacrifice, Ze says: “Viktor can grow his belly and not have to grow his tanks to defend against Russians on the streets of Budapest”
🔥 🔥 🔥
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I prefer it when ‘Traitors’ describes the TV program, not the people potentially electing the next government.
2024 Reform UK voters are also less likely to describe themselves as anti-Russia (48%) than other voters (66-79%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
February 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
I prefer it when ‘Traitors’ describes the TV program, not the people potentially electing the next government.
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What is worst of all is that so many affecting to this “Doing nothing about attacks on you is pure, any steps towards defending yourself are rampant militarism, only the UN is sacred” is that in the next breath they’ll look at the UN being vetoed to irrelevance on Gaza and demand someone act now.
February 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
What is worst of all is that so many affecting to this “Doing nothing about attacks on you is pure, any steps towards defending yourself are rampant militarism, only the UN is sacred” is that in the next breath they’ll look at the UN being vetoed to irrelevance on Gaza and demand someone act now.
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Latest in the series of “literally every poll question you can think of shows how dumb and fatally flawed the strategy that the McSweeneyites have pursued is”.
2024 Reform UK voters are also less likely to describe themselves as anti-Russia (48%) than other voters (66-79%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
February 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Latest in the series of “literally every poll question you can think of shows how dumb and fatally flawed the strategy that the McSweeneyites have pursued is”.
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It doesn’t really matter *why* Trump’s desire to destabilise & divide Europe precisely mirrors Vladimir Putin’s - whether kompromat, self-interest, naked bigotry or something else l. What matters is that Europe treats both regimes like the enemies of progress & democracy they so clearly are.
February 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
It doesn’t really matter *why* Trump’s desire to destabilise & divide Europe precisely mirrors Vladimir Putin’s - whether kompromat, self-interest, naked bigotry or something else l. What matters is that Europe treats both regimes like the enemies of progress & democracy they so clearly are.
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Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
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Starmer is right. Priti Patel's quote about surrendering to the EU shows the Tories - like Reform and the Greens - cannot be trusted with the UK's defence and security. Unwittingly, I am sure (Tories and Greens), they would do Putin's work for him. Reform would do it knowingly and happily.
Keir Starmer calls for western alliance to be ‘remade’
UK PM pushes for new multilateral defence initiative that could oversee joint procurement and reduce rearmament costs
www.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Starmer is right. Priti Patel's quote about surrendering to the EU shows the Tories - like Reform and the Greens - cannot be trusted with the UK's defence and security. Unwittingly, I am sure (Tories and Greens), they would do Putin's work for him. Reform would do it knowingly and happily.
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Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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it's all great but this is, i swear, true as.ft.com/r/cc9aae3a-b...
The FT contest that challenged readers to redraw Europe’s borders
[FREE TO READ] The extraordinary story of when, two months into the bloody Great War, the newspaper launched an unusual competition
as.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
it's all great but this is, i swear, true as.ft.com/r/cc9aae3a-b...
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1. this is a brilliant piece
2. FYI:
2. FYI:
February 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM
1. this is a brilliant piece
2. FYI:
2. FYI:
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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
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It’s a real missed opportunity that we don’t have Merz, Macron, and Starmer together on stage here in Munich. All doing their own thing at different times.
#MSC2026
#MSC2026
February 14, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It’s a real missed opportunity that we don’t have Merz, Macron, and Starmer together on stage here in Munich. All doing their own thing at different times.
#MSC2026
#MSC2026
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That should tell those European security folk who just gave Rubio a standing ovation precisely where the Trump regime‘s priorities lie: bolstering the floundering election campaign of a Putinist kleptocrat dedicated to undermining the EU from the inside.
He skipped the Ukraine meeting in order to be able to travel to Budapest to see Viktor Orban.
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Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich
US secretary of state cancels attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’
giftarticle.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:52 AM
That should tell those European security folk who just gave Rubio a standing ovation precisely where the Trump regime‘s priorities lie: bolstering the floundering election campaign of a Putinist kleptocrat dedicated to undermining the EU from the inside.
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Starmer: Europe wants peace not conflict. But the way ahead "must be built on hard power because it is the currency of the age" and “we must be ready to fight if necessary.”
February 14, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Starmer: Europe wants peace not conflict. But the way ahead "must be built on hard power because it is the currency of the age" and “we must be ready to fight if necessary.”
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New post out:
Why are Reform's poll ratings falling?
How worried should be about Palantir?
How long does Starmer have left?
And lots more of your questions...
Topics covered listed below.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/why-have-r...
Why are Reform's poll ratings falling?
How worried should be about Palantir?
How long does Starmer have left?
And lots more of your questions...
Topics covered listed below.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/why-have-r...
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
New post out:
Why are Reform's poll ratings falling?
How worried should be about Palantir?
How long does Starmer have left?
And lots more of your questions...
Topics covered listed below.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/why-have-r...
Why are Reform's poll ratings falling?
How worried should be about Palantir?
How long does Starmer have left?
And lots more of your questions...
Topics covered listed below.
(£/free trial)
samf.substack.com/p/why-have-r...
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The US fascists’ obsession with Hungary is so strange. It’s as if the Nazis had decided to ignore Japan an Italy and prioritise their relations with Thailand.
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The US fascists’ obsession with Hungary is so strange. It’s as if the Nazis had decided to ignore Japan an Italy and prioritise their relations with Thailand.
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It finally happened! A memeable Starmer photo
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 AM
It finally happened! A memeable Starmer photo
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There is also this real urge in some quarters to see Marco Rubio as some sort of moderating influence in the Trump administration. A sort of cross between wishful thinking and a lingering regard for the kind of man who looks like he has a preference for what bourbon goes in his Old Fashioned.
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 AM
There is also this real urge in some quarters to see Marco Rubio as some sort of moderating influence in the Trump administration. A sort of cross between wishful thinking and a lingering regard for the kind of man who looks like he has a preference for what bourbon goes in his Old Fashioned.
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Europe desperately wants the US to be Normal Again so it doesn’t actually have to engage with any of the hard work (and spending) that engaging with reality actually involves.
So if Rubio gives a speech with ~better vibes~ it gets lapped up, even if it’s meaningless on substance.
So if Rubio gives a speech with ~better vibes~ it gets lapped up, even if it’s meaningless on substance.
Jesus Christ, a standing ovation? For an apologist for a regime which is buying warehouses to build concentration camps and murdering protesters on the street?
February 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Europe desperately wants the US to be Normal Again so it doesn’t actually have to engage with any of the hard work (and spending) that engaging with reality actually involves.
So if Rubio gives a speech with ~better vibes~ it gets lapped up, even if it’s meaningless on substance.
So if Rubio gives a speech with ~better vibes~ it gets lapped up, even if it’s meaningless on substance.
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“There is no British security without Europe, and no European security without Britain”
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 AM
“There is no British security without Europe, and no European security without Britain”
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Happy that the EU applauds Starmer when he confirms we are no longer the Britain of the Brexit years.
February 14, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Happy that the EU applauds Starmer when he confirms we are no longer the Britain of the Brexit years.
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Please send help, I'm lost.
Lost in the depths of legal arguments not yet articulated.
Lost in the depths of legal arguments not yet articulated.
February 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Please send help, I'm lost.
Lost in the depths of legal arguments not yet articulated.
Lost in the depths of legal arguments not yet articulated.
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The only comment I have on the Rubio speech is that I don’t want to spend too much time on the Rubio speech.
Nothing is changing with regards to US policy. We don’t need to do a line-by-line analysis.
Nothing is changing with regards to US policy. We don’t need to do a line-by-line analysis.
February 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM
The only comment I have on the Rubio speech is that I don’t want to spend too much time on the Rubio speech.
Nothing is changing with regards to US policy. We don’t need to do a line-by-line analysis.
Nothing is changing with regards to US policy. We don’t need to do a line-by-line analysis.