Ubble Fish
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Fictional marine life; mainly terrestrial opinions.
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I don't think it was ever realistic to think that Russia wd be so defeated that the Ukrainian flag wd fly over the Kremlin. But we need to avoid a truce that merely gives Putin time to prepare his next assault - which is what Trump’s proposals wd do.
European and American politicians who want a World War II victory for Ukraine must commit to WWII levels of commitment. Otherwise the end will probably look more like a 19th century style compromise. jstribune.com/gvosdev-defi...
Defining an Acceptable Outcome to the Russo-Ukraine War – The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
Essays – Nikolas Gvosdev discusses alternative ways that modern wars end in the context of the Russo-Ukraine war.
jstribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I don't think it was ever realistic to think that Russia wd be so defeated that the Ukrainian flag wd fly over the Kremlin. But we need to avoid a truce that merely gives Putin time to prepare his next assault - which is what Trump’s proposals wd do.
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Good lord, it’s like Trump’s entire raison d’etre is to weaken the USA and help dictatorships.
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Good lord, it’s like Trump’s entire raison d’etre is to weaken the USA and help dictatorships.
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Time to move.
Pro-Brexit Majority Of 2016 'Has Literally Died Out', Polling Expert Reveals
The founder of YouGov said there is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Time to move.
Exeter City less pleased than you'd expect by their Third Round opponents.
December 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Exeter City less pleased than you'd expect by their Third Round opponents.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
December 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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Those of us under £100,000 pa keep getting told we have to do more with less because the sector is in crisis. It doesn’t seem in crisis for those n six-figure salaries though? The Principal got yet another £5,000 bump, and the 140-150,000 bracket exploded. www.finance.qmul.ac.uk/media/financ...
December 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Those of us under £100,000 pa keep getting told we have to do more with less because the sector is in crisis. It doesn’t seem in crisis for those n six-figure salaries though? The Principal got yet another £5,000 bump, and the 140-150,000 bracket exploded. www.finance.qmul.ac.uk/media/financ...
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Reposting this thread as to why I think, unfortunately, from the perspective of the EU and its Member States, UK EU membership or even encouraging the UK as it stands towards an application would be a gamble with big risks for them, in case of interest as it was buried in replies.
It’s an absolutely gigantic risk for the EU and its Member States:
1. Brexit cost the EU & EU businesses fortunes in uncertainty & adjustments, and sucked up near endless political capacity and attention. It cost the UK much more, but still cost the EU.
2. It would require MS leaders to stake…
1. Brexit cost the EU & EU businesses fortunes in uncertainty & adjustments, and sucked up near endless political capacity and attention. It cost the UK much more, but still cost the EU.
2. It would require MS leaders to stake…
December 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reposting this thread as to why I think, unfortunately, from the perspective of the EU and its Member States, UK EU membership or even encouraging the UK as it stands towards an application would be a gamble with big risks for them, in case of interest as it was buried in replies.
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The joint American and Russian attack on Europe is ideological and if Europe is going to succeed in fighting back - rather than be reduced to an unhappy collection of vassal states - it needs to decide whether it is willing and able to defend its own liberal democratic ideals. My latest
Can Europe be Saved?
A few thoughts on the state of Europe amid a twin-pronged assault from the United States and Russia
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The joint American and Russian attack on Europe is ideological and if Europe is going to succeed in fighting back - rather than be reduced to an unhappy collection of vassal states - it needs to decide whether it is willing and able to defend its own liberal democratic ideals. My latest
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so much of the conservative legal revolution seems to outright reject the idea that democratic publics legitimately constituted can fix the meaning of the constitution without formal amendment.
December 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
so much of the conservative legal revolution seems to outright reject the idea that democratic publics legitimately constituted can fix the meaning of the constitution without formal amendment.
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The Trump administration's worldview has always been aligned with Putin's, as was clear to anyone who paid any attention to the statements and actions of its most important members. But this isn't an alignment of equals - the White House is following the Kremlin's lead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Trump administration's worldview has always been aligned with Putin's, as was clear to anyone who paid any attention to the statements and actions of its most important members. But this isn't an alignment of equals - the White House is following the Kremlin's lead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BREAKING: no they aren't.
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
BREAKING: no they aren't.
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The next big electoral crunch in the EU will be the presidential election in France in April-May 2027. If the Far Right, already in poll position, conquers France, it will be a dagger to the belly of the European Union. 11/
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The next big electoral crunch in the EU will be the presidential election in France in April-May 2027. If the Far Right, already in poll position, conquers France, it will be a dagger to the belly of the European Union. 11/
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Doing Russia’s bidding.
A world ruled by billionaire oligarchs and authoritarian governments is exactly what the billionaire oligarchs and authoritarian governments want.
It’s an alliance.
If you think this is remotely in your best interests, you need your head examining.
A world ruled by billionaire oligarchs and authoritarian governments is exactly what the billionaire oligarchs and authoritarian governments want.
It’s an alliance.
If you think this is remotely in your best interests, you need your head examining.
Here is the whole Trump, Brexit, Russia story neatly summed up for you
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Doing Russia’s bidding.
A world ruled by billionaire oligarchs and authoritarian governments is exactly what the billionaire oligarchs and authoritarian governments want.
It’s an alliance.
If you think this is remotely in your best interests, you need your head examining.
A world ruled by billionaire oligarchs and authoritarian governments is exactly what the billionaire oligarchs and authoritarian governments want.
It’s an alliance.
If you think this is remotely in your best interests, you need your head examining.
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A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.
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One of the good things about history is — if you look back at Europe 100 years ago (entre deux guerres) or 200 years (entre revolutions) or 700 years ago (entre la guerre de cent ans) — we live in an incredibly successful and peaceful experiment in pooled sovereignty. F*ck M*sk
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of the good things about history is — if you look back at Europe 100 years ago (entre deux guerres) or 200 years (entre revolutions) or 700 years ago (entre la guerre de cent ans) — we live in an incredibly successful and peaceful experiment in pooled sovereignty. F*ck M*sk
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I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.
Welcome to irrelevance.
Welcome to irrelevance.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.
Welcome to irrelevance.
Welcome to irrelevance.
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Though it barely mentions Russia, the 2025 National Security Strategy tells us everything we need to know by blaming the continuation of the war on Europe, not Russia. Its wording reads as if it was dictated by the Russian government:
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Though it barely mentions Russia, the 2025 National Security Strategy tells us everything we need to know by blaming the continuation of the war on Europe, not Russia. Its wording reads as if it was dictated by the Russian government:
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As Trump and Infantino work the red carpet, bragging about setting records for ticket prices.
(video below)
Lets break down what “record prices" really mean for football fans and host countries.
An important thread.
1/10
(video below)
Lets break down what “record prices" really mean for football fans and host countries.
An important thread.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
As Trump and Infantino work the red carpet, bragging about setting records for ticket prices.
(video below)
Lets break down what “record prices" really mean for football fans and host countries.
An important thread.
1/10
(video below)
Lets break down what “record prices" really mean for football fans and host countries.
An important thread.
1/10
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What an interesting coincidence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What an interesting coincidence.
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Mr Musk would like to pick off small, purely national regulators and Mr Medvedev would like a patchwork of disjointed Principalities and Archdukedoms to Russia’s west that would be easily manipulated and turned against each other and serve as a Disney-style attraction for oligarchs and their money.
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Mr Musk would like to pick off small, purely national regulators and Mr Medvedev would like a patchwork of disjointed Principalities and Archdukedoms to Russia’s west that would be easily manipulated and turned against each other and serve as a Disney-style attraction for oligarchs and their money.
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Here is the whole Trump, Brexit, Russia story neatly summed up for you
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Here is the whole Trump, Brexit, Russia story neatly summed up for you
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
The battle started about Ukraine, now it’s about big tech monopoly power
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I think we need to go from antifa to antififa.
I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking about Hitler’s Olympics in 1936.
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I think we need to go from antifa to antififa.