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Back in the 2000s the Front National and the Austrian FPÖ, ran election campaigns opposing a fictitious Israeli E.U membership, to appeal to antisemitic voters. Now they invite Israeli far-right extremists to have a say in and shape the conversation on E.U policies.
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Back in the 2000s the Front National and the Austrian FPÖ, ran election campaigns opposing a fictitious Israeli E.U membership, to appeal to antisemitic voters. Now they invite Israeli far-right extremists to have a say in and shape the conversation on E.U policies.
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"When I hear that Ukraine is supposed to hold elections, I respond that Russia should also commit to holding free and fair elections, which they haven't had for 25 years. We need to shift the focus to where the real problem lies." - Kaja Kallas.
December 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"When I hear that Ukraine is supposed to hold elections, I respond that Russia should also commit to holding free and fair elections, which they haven't had for 25 years. We need to shift the focus to where the real problem lies." - Kaja Kallas.
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Russians sunk several barges at the entrance of their naval port pier in Novorossiysk, so that no other Ukrainian drone can enter it.
This also confines the remnants of the Russian Black Sea Fleet to this little basin. Russians literally barricaded themselves. Embarrassing..
This also confines the remnants of the Russian Black Sea Fleet to this little basin. Russians literally barricaded themselves. Embarrassing..
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Russians sunk several barges at the entrance of their naval port pier in Novorossiysk, so that no other Ukrainian drone can enter it.
This also confines the remnants of the Russian Black Sea Fleet to this little basin. Russians literally barricaded themselves. Embarrassing..
This also confines the remnants of the Russian Black Sea Fleet to this little basin. Russians literally barricaded themselves. Embarrassing..
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Some Dems have told themselves only ~1% of the population is trans so they can dip their toe in the anti-trans filth and come out clean.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Some Dems have told themselves only ~1% of the population is trans so they can dip their toe in the anti-trans filth and come out clean.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
I don't have any trans family members—but it still makes me irate. I see it as a huge red flag, a sign you are unprincipled and untrustworthy. And I'm not alone.
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Lengthy Thread (1/xxx) 🧵
It's time to retire "Weapons of Mass Destruction" as a phrase.
It's time to retire "Weapons of Mass Destruction" as a phrase.
December 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Lengthy Thread (1/xxx) 🧵
It's time to retire "Weapons of Mass Destruction" as a phrase.
It's time to retire "Weapons of Mass Destruction" as a phrase.
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I firmly believe the future of Europe will be decided next year in Hungary.
💥📉 A fresh bombshell poll in Hungary by a reputable pollster shows Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz trailing opposition leader Péter Magyar’s TISZA, 36–53. Despite throwing everything at Magyar in recent weeks, the gap has only widened.
Just four months to go until Hungary's parliamentary election.
Just four months to go until Hungary's parliamentary election.
December 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I firmly believe the future of Europe will be decided next year in Hungary.
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Does this mean Britain can now blockade the United States pending the return of stolen land?
December 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Does this mean Britain can now blockade the United States pending the return of stolen land?
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Trump describes himself as the first Jewish President.
No. But he is a schmuck, a shlemiel, a meshugge putz who only ever knows how to kvetch. He has done bupkis for America, only himself. He’s all spiel, but he’s just a ligner, a gonif. He’s the ultimate paskudnik.
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No. But he is a schmuck, a shlemiel, a meshugge putz who only ever knows how to kvetch. He has done bupkis for America, only himself. He’s all spiel, but he’s just a ligner, a gonif. He’s the ultimate paskudnik.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Trump describes himself as the first Jewish President.
No. But he is a schmuck, a shlemiel, a meshugge putz who only ever knows how to kvetch. He has done bupkis for America, only himself. He’s all spiel, but he’s just a ligner, a gonif. He’s the ultimate paskudnik.
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No. But he is a schmuck, a shlemiel, a meshugge putz who only ever knows how to kvetch. He has done bupkis for America, only himself. He’s all spiel, but he’s just a ligner, a gonif. He’s the ultimate paskudnik.
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Mein Interview über X und seinen Umgang mit Hass-Postings ist im Berliner @tagesspiegel.de heute auch gedruckt erschienen - und nun auch ohne Paywall online:
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/ein-m...
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/ein-m...
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Mein Interview über X und seinen Umgang mit Hass-Postings ist im Berliner @tagesspiegel.de heute auch gedruckt erschienen - und nun auch ohne Paywall online:
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/ein-m...
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/ein-m...
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🇺🇦 When war crimes go unpunished, the rules of war disappear. This is a threat to the entire civilized world.
Our initiative #NoPeaceWithoutJustice documents these crimes, speaks out, and applies pressure until accountability is achieved.
Read more 👀⤵️
theukrainianreview.info/no-peace-wit...
Our initiative #NoPeaceWithoutJustice documents these crimes, speaks out, and applies pressure until accountability is achieved.
Read more 👀⤵️
theukrainianreview.info/no-peace-wit...
“No Peace Without Justice” War Crimes Against Ukrainian Prisoners of War
Russian forces on the territory of sovereign Ukraine consistently commit war crimes against Ukrainian prisoners of war – from executing unarmed captives to systematic torture in penal colonies and det...
theukrainianreview.info
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🇺🇦 When war crimes go unpunished, the rules of war disappear. This is a threat to the entire civilized world.
Our initiative #NoPeaceWithoutJustice documents these crimes, speaks out, and applies pressure until accountability is achieved.
Read more 👀⤵️
theukrainianreview.info/no-peace-wit...
Our initiative #NoPeaceWithoutJustice documents these crimes, speaks out, and applies pressure until accountability is achieved.
Read more 👀⤵️
theukrainianreview.info/no-peace-wit...
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I'm always reminded that Orwell spent 1939 to 1940, travelling Britain and debating appeasers who were still prominent in the debate and wanted peace with Hitler. The appeaser position didn't die until July 1940, when the Luftwaffe started bombing Britain.
Honestly I'm pretty wary of these types of polls because in the situation imagined people would undoubtedly feel differently. Imagine if you did that poll on Americans in 1916 or 1940?
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I'm always reminded that Orwell spent 1939 to 1940, travelling Britain and debating appeasers who were still prominent in the debate and wanted peace with Hitler. The appeaser position didn't die until July 1940, when the Luftwaffe started bombing Britain.
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1/Diese Partei zeigt mit solchen Parolen sehr gut ihre Wurzeln und warum sie auf Bundesebene nicht koalitionsfähig ist: In einzelnen Posts der Politiker*innen wird das noch unterstrichen - die russische und ukrainische Regierung wird auf eine Stufe gestellt und beide für den
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1/Diese Partei zeigt mit solchen Parolen sehr gut ihre Wurzeln und warum sie auf Bundesebene nicht koalitionsfähig ist: In einzelnen Posts der Politiker*innen wird das noch unterstrichen - die russische und ukrainische Regierung wird auf eine Stufe gestellt und beide für den
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Fun fact: with the currently reported Russian casualty rates, this would last about 12 hours.
1/ A sign of how things are now on the Russian front lines: Russian volunteers declare success after raising enough money to buy a truckload of body bags. ⬇️
December 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Fun fact: with the currently reported Russian casualty rates, this would last about 12 hours.
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Kropotkin didn't die. He just moved to the North Pole and started redistributing goods stolen by capitalism to children. Capitalists made up Santa Claus to explain Kropotkin and to make anarchism look bad.
December 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Kropotkin didn't die. He just moved to the North Pole and started redistributing goods stolen by capitalism to children. Capitalists made up Santa Claus to explain Kropotkin and to make anarchism look bad.
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Radical right parties in Europe have not moderated. Their positions and rhetoric have entered the mainstream. They have become normalized and legitimized. Unless we understand this, we have little chance of countering their success.
In many parts of Europe populist-right parties have moderated as they have grown, shedding unpopular policies and personnel. If anything, the AfD in Germany is growing more radical econ.st/3KSptMm
Illustration: Javier Palma
Illustration: Javier Palma
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Radical right parties in Europe have not moderated. Their positions and rhetoric have entered the mainstream. They have become normalized and legitimized. Unless we understand this, we have little chance of countering their success.
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When TFG finally chokes on his last burger I do NOT want to hear a single normsplainin word about ooh you mustn’t say anything mean about him cos it wouldn’t be nice.
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
When TFG finally chokes on his last burger I do NOT want to hear a single normsplainin word about ooh you mustn’t say anything mean about him cos it wouldn’t be nice.
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WTF are we doing here, BBC?
December 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
WTF are we doing here, BBC?
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“During the Korean War, negotiations dragged on for three years - until Stalin died,” commented a source close to Zelenskyy on the current talks.
I guess it gives us an idea of just how much of a waste of time and energy that was.
I guess it gives us an idea of just how much of a waste of time and energy that was.
December 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“During the Korean War, negotiations dragged on for three years - until Stalin died,” commented a source close to Zelenskyy on the current talks.
I guess it gives us an idea of just how much of a waste of time and energy that was.
I guess it gives us an idea of just how much of a waste of time and energy that was.
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New from me in @thetimes.com today, with (slightly different) versions in print and online: the beauty queen who sparked yet another government scandal in #Finland, and what is says about racism in the Nordic nation. #politiikka
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Finnish government embroiled in beauty queen’s racism row
Sarah Dzafce was stripped of her Miss Finland title after appearing to mock the Chinese — but she won support from members of the hard-right Finns Party
www.thetimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
New from me in @thetimes.com today, with (slightly different) versions in print and online: the beauty queen who sparked yet another government scandal in #Finland, and what is says about racism in the Nordic nation. #politiikka
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
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The Buffs had a Sikh signaller at HQ, as this enabled them to speak in clear in Urdu, a language senior British officers would have known, and that many VCOs (Indian Officers) would of course speak as well. The likelihood that a German, Italian or Japanese would was low.
@sundersays.bsky.social
@sundersays.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Buffs had a Sikh signaller at HQ, as this enabled them to speak in clear in Urdu, a language senior British officers would have known, and that many VCOs (Indian Officers) would of course speak as well. The likelihood that a German, Italian or Japanese would was low.
@sundersays.bsky.social
@sundersays.bsky.social
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Merz sitting alongside the Ukrainian delegation during negotiations with American envoys is a great example of the role of individual personality in history. Imagine how different the situation might be if Scholz were still in power.
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Merz sitting alongside the Ukrainian delegation during negotiations with American envoys is a great example of the role of individual personality in history. Imagine how different the situation might be if Scholz were still in power.
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"Russian backed Orban Regime"
I wish more journalists and outlets elsewhere in Europe had the courage to call the Hungarian government this. It's just a fact.
I wish more journalists and outlets elsewhere in Europe had the courage to call the Hungarian government this. It's just a fact.
Budapest Rocked By Protests Against the Corruption Of The Russian Backed Orban Regime
Budapest Rocked By Protests Against the Corruption Of The Russian Backed Orban Regime
Budapest Rocked By Protests Against the Corruption Of The Russian Backed Orban Regime
kyivinsider.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"Russian backed Orban Regime"
I wish more journalists and outlets elsewhere in Europe had the courage to call the Hungarian government this. It's just a fact.
I wish more journalists and outlets elsewhere in Europe had the courage to call the Hungarian government this. It's just a fact.
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Same scale perspective. 192m long HMS Warspite alongside Repulse-class Tempest.
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Same scale perspective. 192m long HMS Warspite alongside Repulse-class Tempest.
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Wie plant Moskau Desinformations-Kampagnen, um westliche Demokratien zu destabilisieren?
So simpel, dass man es kaum glauben kann.
Chats bieten erstmals detaillierte Einblicke, wie eine russische Zelle unter Führung von Jan Marsalek Aktionen plante und umsetzte:
www.profil.at/investigativ...
So simpel, dass man es kaum glauben kann.
Chats bieten erstmals detaillierte Einblicke, wie eine russische Zelle unter Führung von Jan Marsalek Aktionen plante und umsetzte:
www.profil.at/investigativ...
December 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Wie plant Moskau Desinformations-Kampagnen, um westliche Demokratien zu destabilisieren?
So simpel, dass man es kaum glauben kann.
Chats bieten erstmals detaillierte Einblicke, wie eine russische Zelle unter Führung von Jan Marsalek Aktionen plante und umsetzte:
www.profil.at/investigativ...
So simpel, dass man es kaum glauben kann.
Chats bieten erstmals detaillierte Einblicke, wie eine russische Zelle unter Führung von Jan Marsalek Aktionen plante und umsetzte:
www.profil.at/investigativ...
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I’ve been seeing this cover over and over and I just…
In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space.
In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space.
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I’ve been seeing this cover over and over and I just…
In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space.
In the original you’re aware of the horror of falling, but the body positions of the workers are solid on the beam. Here, most of them should be falling off, yet they don’t, because they live in an unreal, consequence-free space.