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Zelenskyy to Europe: "(Russian) army will number 2.5-3 million. They want to reach all of this by 2030, and, based on their speed, we see that this is possible. (..) Without a million Ukrainians, you won't manage.”
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Zelenskyy to Europe: "(Russian) army will number 2.5-3 million. They want to reach all of this by 2030, and, based on their speed, we see that this is possible. (..) Without a million Ukrainians, you won't manage.”
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🔴‘Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election’: US Defence Insider
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues @brynntannehill.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues @brynntannehill.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
'Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election': US Defence Insider
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues Brynn Tannehill
bylinetimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 AM
🔴‘Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election’: US Defence Insider
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues @brynntannehill.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues @brynntannehill.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
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I ask myself: For what did we sweat, bleed and my Comrades died for in #Afghanistan after #9/11 ?
For these Bunch of obese, #FoxNews sucking, #Trump Fascists?
Fuck off, #Trumpmuskovia!
For these Bunch of obese, #FoxNews sucking, #Trump Fascists?
Fuck off, #Trumpmuskovia!
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I ask myself: For what did we sweat, bleed and my Comrades died for in #Afghanistan after #9/11 ?
For these Bunch of obese, #FoxNews sucking, #Trump Fascists?
Fuck off, #Trumpmuskovia!
For these Bunch of obese, #FoxNews sucking, #Trump Fascists?
Fuck off, #Trumpmuskovia!
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2/ Witkoff's real-estate empire is bankrolled by a former adviser to Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key architect of Moscow’s Ukraine negotiations.
Witkoff, like Trump, is very far from being an honest peacebroker.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
Witkoff, like Trump, is very far from being an honest peacebroker.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
Trump Envoy Has Financial Ties With Former Adviser to Putin’s ‘Money Man’ Now Leading Kremlin Peace Talks
Steve Witkoff’s real-estate empire is bankrolled by a former adviser to Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key architect of Moscow’s Ukraine negotiations
bylinetimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 PM
2/ Witkoff's real-estate empire is bankrolled by a former adviser to Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key architect of Moscow’s Ukraine negotiations.
Witkoff, like Trump, is very far from being an honest peacebroker.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
Witkoff, like Trump, is very far from being an honest peacebroker.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
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Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
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Putin spends millions from Russia's budget to subject Ukrainians to a life without heating, electricity and water during a harsh winter. He wants hospitals, schools, nurseries to stop working. He strives to freeze the homes where kids and adults, the elderly and the sick live.
January 21, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Putin spends millions from Russia's budget to subject Ukrainians to a life without heating, electricity and water during a harsh winter. He wants hospitals, schools, nurseries to stop working. He strives to freeze the homes where kids and adults, the elderly and the sick live.
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Good to set measurable goals.
⚡️ 'We aim to kill 50,000 Russians a month,' Ukraine's new defense minister says.
"Last month, 35,000 were killed; all these losses are verified on video. If we reach 50,000, we will see what happens to the enemy," Fedorov said.
"Last month, 35,000 were killed; all these losses are verified on video. If we reach 50,000, we will see what happens to the enemy," Fedorov said.
'We aim to kill 50,000 Russians a month,' Ukraine's new defense minister says
"Last month, 35,000 were killed; all these losses are verified on video. If we reach 50,000, we will see what happens to the enemy," Fedorov said.
kyivindependent.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Good to set measurable goals.
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A wise move!
We are very vulnerable to the whims of tech billionaires and deranged presidents.
We are very vulnerable to the whims of tech billionaires and deranged presidents.
The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs is moving away from Microsoft and switching instead to Linux and LibreOffice
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
Abschied bis Herbst: Dänisches Digitalministerium kehrt Microsoft den Rücken
Beim dänischen Digitalministerium sollen alle Angestellten ohne Microsoft auskommen. Stattdessen werde man Linux und LibreOffice nutzen, sagt die Ministerin.
www.heise.de
January 20, 2026 at 1:07 PM
A wise move!
We are very vulnerable to the whims of tech billionaires and deranged presidents.
We are very vulnerable to the whims of tech billionaires and deranged presidents.
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More Poles are now leaving the Netherlands than settling there, marking a shift in migration trends across Western Europe.
Poles quit Netherlands in migration reversal
Until recently, Poland had traditionally been an exporter of people.
tvpworld.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
More Poles are now leaving the Netherlands than settling there, marking a shift in migration trends across Western Europe.
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It's clear that Greenland is now such an idée fixe for Trump that the entire US state will be used to pursue it.
Interesting how, when pressed to sound more forceful personally against Trump, Starmer restates essential nuclear and intelligence partnership. Wld be interesting to know what, if any, implicit and explicit threats US has made to withdraw that cooperation. Strong whiff of backstage menaces there.
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 AM
It's clear that Greenland is now such an idée fixe for Trump that the entire US state will be used to pursue it.
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Gehoord op de redactie:
We hebben het alleen maar over Groenland en niet over Oekraïne, maar het is in Kyiv nu kouder dan in Nuuk
We hebben het alleen maar over Groenland en niet over Oekraïne, maar het is in Kyiv nu kouder dan in Nuuk
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Gehoord op de redactie:
We hebben het alleen maar over Groenland en niet over Oekraïne, maar het is in Kyiv nu kouder dan in Nuuk
We hebben het alleen maar over Groenland en niet over Oekraïne, maar het is in Kyiv nu kouder dan in Nuuk
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"As vice chair of the Intel Committee, I am very familiar what's going on" in Greenland, says @markwarner.bsky.social on FTN. "There is no current security threat from Russia or China to Greenland. The only security threat to Greenland right now is the United States." www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wa...
Transcript: Sen. Mark Warner on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 18, 2026
The following is the transcript of an interview with Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Jan. 18, 2026.
www.cbsnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"As vice chair of the Intel Committee, I am very familiar what's going on" in Greenland, says @markwarner.bsky.social on FTN. "There is no current security threat from Russia or China to Greenland. The only security threat to Greenland right now is the United States." www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-wa...
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This map exposes the Greenland lie.
The US used to have a massive military footprint here.
Today, they operate just ONE base.
If Trump were actually worried about Russian vessels, he would simply open more bases, which Denmark allows
The US used to have a massive military footprint here.
Today, they operate just ONE base.
If Trump were actually worried about Russian vessels, he would simply open more bases, which Denmark allows
January 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This map exposes the Greenland lie.
The US used to have a massive military footprint here.
Today, they operate just ONE base.
If Trump were actually worried about Russian vessels, he would simply open more bases, which Denmark allows
The US used to have a massive military footprint here.
Today, they operate just ONE base.
If Trump were actually worried about Russian vessels, he would simply open more bases, which Denmark allows
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Any promises by Trump are worthless. No trade deals are guaranteed. No trust is left in the alliance. Hoping it might get better is not a strategy. Time to push back. If Ukraine can do it, so can we. F Off American Warship.
January 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Any promises by Trump are worthless. No trade deals are guaranteed. No trust is left in the alliance. Hoping it might get better is not a strategy. Time to push back. If Ukraine can do it, so can we. F Off American Warship.
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My point is..,,there’s no point clinging onto hope that the alliance can be saved, US still be relied upon in extremis. It can’t. So, what’s holding us back from retaliating?
I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
January 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My point is..,,there’s no point clinging onto hope that the alliance can be saved, US still be relied upon in extremis. It can’t. So, what’s holding us back from retaliating?
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Under the regulation, ‘economic coercion' refers to a situation whereby a third country seeks to pressure the European Union or an EU Member State into making a particular choice by applying, or threatening to apply, measures affecting trade or investment.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
Protecting against coercion
The Anti-Coercion Instrument for protecting the EU and its Member States from third countries’ economic coercion entered into force on 27 December 2023.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Ireland contributes 3 soldiers to European defence and widespread tax evasion. I hope they keep it quiet this time.
January 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Ireland contributes 3 soldiers to European defence and widespread tax evasion. I hope they keep it quiet this time.
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Rather than the older retaliation packages Europe could also just put a 10% tariff on US imports or go straight to taxes on US services to react more strongly.
Then prepare escalation steps.
Europe has little choice but to hit back really hard since Trumps Greenland demand cannot be negotiated.
Then prepare escalation steps.
Europe has little choice but to hit back really hard since Trumps Greenland demand cannot be negotiated.
Woah Nellie, Trump rekindles the trade war with Europe over Greenland.
The President announces 10% tariffs on France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK (yes), Denmark and the rest of Scandinavia.
The tariffs will rise to 25% on June 1st unless Greenland is sold to the US.
1/
The President announces 10% tariffs on France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK (yes), Denmark and the rest of Scandinavia.
The tariffs will rise to 25% on June 1st unless Greenland is sold to the US.
1/
January 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Rather than the older retaliation packages Europe could also just put a 10% tariff on US imports or go straight to taxes on US services to react more strongly.
Then prepare escalation steps.
Europe has little choice but to hit back really hard since Trumps Greenland demand cannot be negotiated.
Then prepare escalation steps.
Europe has little choice but to hit back really hard since Trumps Greenland demand cannot be negotiated.
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@fromtga.bsky.social is right.
Europe shows up to play soccer, the rest of the world shows up for American football. There is no referee. Europe gets beaten up, but the next time they show up for soccer again and are surprised they get beaten up.
Europe shows up to play soccer, the rest of the world shows up for American football. There is no referee. Europe gets beaten up, but the next time they show up for soccer again and are surprised they get beaten up.
This from Tim Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social is a tough read for an EU diplomat of my generation. Perhaps he’s right. But at this point in my career it’s hard to adjust, hard to find room for optimism. I feel ready to pass the baton, frankly. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 PM
@fromtga.bsky.social is right.
Europe shows up to play soccer, the rest of the world shows up for American football. There is no referee. Europe gets beaten up, but the next time they show up for soccer again and are surprised they get beaten up.
Europe shows up to play soccer, the rest of the world shows up for American football. There is no referee. Europe gets beaten up, but the next time they show up for soccer again and are surprised they get beaten up.
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De diepe desinteresse voor de
informatieoorlog waarin we verzeild zijn geraakt en het luie enerzijds-anderzijdsgeklets maakt de leden van het zogenaamde redelijke midden erger dan de fascisten zelf. Die stáán tenminste nog ergens voor.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
informatieoorlog waarin we verzeild zijn geraakt en het luie enerzijds-anderzijdsgeklets maakt de leden van het zogenaamde redelijke midden erger dan de fascisten zelf. Die stáán tenminste nog ergens voor.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
Met het luie enerzijds-anderzijds geklets zijn leden van het zogenaamde redelijke midden nog erger dan de fascisten zelf
www.volkskrant.nl
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 AM
De diepe desinteresse voor de
informatieoorlog waarin we verzeild zijn geraakt en het luie enerzijds-anderzijdsgeklets maakt de leden van het zogenaamde redelijke midden erger dan de fascisten zelf. Die stáán tenminste nog ergens voor.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
informatieoorlog waarin we verzeild zijn geraakt en het luie enerzijds-anderzijdsgeklets maakt de leden van het zogenaamde redelijke midden erger dan de fascisten zelf. Die stáán tenminste nog ergens voor.
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-...
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Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is.
How large is Greenland, really? Your map may be deceiving you
Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is.
n.pr
January 11, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is.
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A modern stove in a🇺🇦apartment is a brick+something made of cast iron.Then,it radiates heat without boiling anything
About 1,000 residential buildings in Kyiv are still without heating after attack.Electricity is supplied for a couple of hours.
It’s -11 right now,it will get much colder
📷O.Moroz
About 1,000 residential buildings in Kyiv are still without heating after attack.Electricity is supplied for a couple of hours.
It’s -11 right now,it will get much colder
📷O.Moroz
January 11, 2026 at 10:31 AM
A modern stove in a🇺🇦apartment is a brick+something made of cast iron.Then,it radiates heat without boiling anything
About 1,000 residential buildings in Kyiv are still without heating after attack.Electricity is supplied for a couple of hours.
It’s -11 right now,it will get much colder
📷O.Moroz
About 1,000 residential buildings in Kyiv are still without heating after attack.Electricity is supplied for a couple of hours.
It’s -11 right now,it will get much colder
📷O.Moroz
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Active duty or retired, or even if you left after just one enlistment, you know this is true. Please share far and wide.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
There is no legal justification, whatsoever, to use military force against a NATO ally like Greenland.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Active duty or retired, or even if you left after just one enlistment, you know this is true. Please share far and wide.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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January 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News