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"The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying glass." - Theodor Adorno
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Just be clear why Twitter was fined by the European Union.
And if you still think it’s unjustified - go fuck yourself.
And if you still think it’s unjustified - go fuck yourself.
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Just be clear why Twitter was fined by the European Union.
And if you still think it’s unjustified - go fuck yourself.
And if you still think it’s unjustified - go fuck yourself.
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Yesterday’s cover of Der Spiegel says it all.
A clear reminder of what’s at stake: our continent’s unity, our democratic values, and the need for a strong, confident European Union able to resist authoritarian pressure, populist disruption —
A clear reminder of what’s at stake: our continent’s unity, our democratic values, and the need for a strong, confident European Union able to resist authoritarian pressure, populist disruption —
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Yesterday’s cover of Der Spiegel says it all.
A clear reminder of what’s at stake: our continent’s unity, our democratic values, and the need for a strong, confident European Union able to resist authoritarian pressure, populist disruption —
A clear reminder of what’s at stake: our continent’s unity, our democratic values, and the need for a strong, confident European Union able to resist authoritarian pressure, populist disruption —
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The Trump administration is engaged in open hostilities with the European Union, turning long-simmering feuds over free speech, Ukraine and mass migration into official U.S. policy.
Trump's new cold war with Europe
"It is a declaration of political war on the EU," said one former top diplomat.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Trump administration is engaged in open hostilities with the European Union, turning long-simmering feuds over free speech, Ukraine and mass migration into official U.S. policy.
How do you say FAFO in Russian?
The European Union has agreed to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank reserves, moving the bloc a step closer to securing a financial lifeline to Kyiv as the war heads into its fourth year.
EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets, moving closer to financial lifeline for Ukraine
The European Union has agreed to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank reserves, moving the bloc a step closer to securing a financial lifeline to Kyiv as the war heads into its fourth year.
"I we...
kyivindependent.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
How do you say FAFO in Russian?
Remember Yalta? Last time USA was involved in splitting Europe we ended up with the Iron Curtain while millions of Europeans suffered under Kremlyn's tyranny for decades. Never again!
Trump’s National Security Strategy is deeply alarming.
Not only does it push for closer ties with Russia, it also threatens the UK and the EU by opening the door to US foreign interference in Europe.
Putin has welcomed this strategy. The Prime Minister must condemn it.
Not only does it push for closer ties with Russia, it also threatens the UK and the EU by opening the door to US foreign interference in Europe.
Putin has welcomed this strategy. The Prime Minister must condemn it.
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 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Remember Yalta? Last time USA was involved in splitting Europe we ended up with the Iron Curtain while millions of Europeans suffered under Kremlyn's tyranny for decades. Never again!
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Hill Democrats brought it today. Been great to see. This is my favorite clip of the day so far….
Ramirez to Noem: "You lied on the record and you lied to members of this committee. You violated court orders by not turning around deportation flights bound for El Salvador where we know that hundreds of people under your leadership reported they were raped, beaten, and nearly died."
December 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hill Democrats brought it today. Been great to see. This is my favorite clip of the day so far….
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This is great news. Keep the Kremlin from further hijacking the EU.
Very big, and mostly positive news. Should get more attention.
EU approves legal workaround to sideline Orbán, keep Russian assets frozen forever
The EU’s decision undermines the Kremlin’s hopes of unfreezing the money under a post-war peace settlement.
www.politico.eu
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is great news. Keep the Kremlin from further hijacking the EU.
The New College students love him. That's why when he visits, he needs an entire police squad and a large umbrella for protection 🙄
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The New College students love him. That's why when he visits, he needs an entire police squad and a large umbrella for protection 🙄
The inner logic of Dictatorships has always been to follow their one way street to public contempt and oblivion.
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The inner logic of Dictatorships has always been to follow their one way street to public contempt and oblivion.
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"There is growing concern ... that in 2029 the ICC will turn its attention to the president, to the vice president, to the secretary of war and others, and pursue prosecutions against them," a Trump official told Reuters.
Good - there SHOULD be!!!!!
www.rawstory.com/trump-intern...
Good - there SHOULD be!!!!!
www.rawstory.com/trump-intern...
White House demands International Criminal Court pledge not to prosecute Trump
The U.S. government threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court unless the body vowed not to prosecute President Donald Trump.Officials in the Trump administration confirmed to Reute...
www.rawstory.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"There is growing concern ... that in 2029 the ICC will turn its attention to the president, to the vice president, to the secretary of war and others, and pursue prosecutions against them," a Trump official told Reuters.
Good - there SHOULD be!!!!!
www.rawstory.com/trump-intern...
Good - there SHOULD be!!!!!
www.rawstory.com/trump-intern...
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But Vladimir Putin will keep fighting, and claiming victory prematurely
Russia is not as resilient as it wants you to think
But Vladimir Putin will keep fighting, and claiming victory prematurely
econ.st
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
But Vladimir Putin will keep fighting, and claiming victory prematurely
Kegsbreath and his adjutants patrolling the South Seas.
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Kegsbreath and his adjutants patrolling the South Seas.
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"You’ll get the hole of a bagel — not Ukraine.”
At the UN Security Council, Ukraine’s ambassador Andriy Melnyk delivered a message Russia couldn’t twist or ignore:
“Our territory and our sovereignty are not for sale. We’re not at a Christmas bazaar. We’re not at the Cherkizovsky Market. 👇
At the UN Security Council, Ukraine’s ambassador Andriy Melnyk delivered a message Russia couldn’t twist or ignore:
“Our territory and our sovereignty are not for sale. We’re not at a Christmas bazaar. We’re not at the Cherkizovsky Market. 👇
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"You’ll get the hole of a bagel — not Ukraine.”
At the UN Security Council, Ukraine’s ambassador Andriy Melnyk delivered a message Russia couldn’t twist or ignore:
“Our territory and our sovereignty are not for sale. We’re not at a Christmas bazaar. We’re not at the Cherkizovsky Market. 👇
At the UN Security Council, Ukraine’s ambassador Andriy Melnyk delivered a message Russia couldn’t twist or ignore:
“Our territory and our sovereignty are not for sale. We’re not at a Christmas bazaar. We’re not at the Cherkizovsky Market. 👇
They Shoot Journalists, Don't They?
Israel responsible for nearly half of journalists killed over the past year, report finds
The Gaza Strip Remained the World's Most Dangerous Region for Reporters in the Past 12 Months, Where 29 Journalists Were Killed by Israeli Fire, the Press Watchdog Reporters Without Borders Said
www.haaretz.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
They Shoot Journalists, Don't They?
👏👏👏👏👏👏
In addition to the elements necessary for a just and lasting peace and Ukraine’s sovereignty:
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
gives cause for great optimism."
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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"In other words, immigrants will corrupt the values of the societies they move to—a shocking assertion from a country that is itself built on immigration. The NSS’s prescriptions for Europe flow from this assertion of Judeo-Christian nationalism." www.economist.com/united-state...
Donald Trump’s bleak, incoherent foreign-policy strategy
Allies may panic; despots will cheer
www.economist.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"In other words, immigrants will corrupt the values of the societies they move to—a shocking assertion from a country that is itself built on immigration. The NSS’s prescriptions for Europe flow from this assertion of Judeo-Christian nationalism." www.economist.com/united-state...
Thanks to @amnesty.org and their 61 page report showing what we have become: A fuc*ing disgrace! That's what we've become 🤬
USA: Torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome in Florida - Amnesty International
This report presents Amnesty International’s findings from a research trip to southern Florida in September 2025, to document the human rights impacts of federal and state migration and asylum policie...
www.amnesty.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thanks to @amnesty.org and their 61 page report showing what we have become: A fuc*ing disgrace! That's what we've become 🤬
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“No human being is garbage, Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said the Lutheran pastor.“In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words.The Somali community in Minnesota are our neighbors, brothers and sisters, children of God, fellow Americans.”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
Twin Cities religious leaders unite to support Somali community and condemn Trump attacks
Religious leaders from churches, Jewish temples and mosques from across the state opposed remarks from President Donald Trump that included calling Somalis “garbage.”
www.startribune.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“No human being is garbage, Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said the Lutheran pastor.“In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words.The Somali community in Minnesota are our neighbors, brothers and sisters, children of God, fellow Americans.”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
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A recently leaked video offers striking evidence that he possessed great moral courage in objecting to impose martial law during the Tiananmen Square protests
The general who refused to crush Tiananmen’s protesters
A leaked video of his court-martial has suddenly appeared
econ.st
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
A recently leaked video offers striking evidence that he possessed great moral courage in objecting to impose martial law during the Tiananmen Square protests
Molotov–Ribbentrop V 2.0
I turned off the news for 1 day to give myself a break, and came back to this. wtf is going on now?
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.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Molotov–Ribbentrop V 2.0
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Pondering an eventual path forward for US international broadcasting. open.substack.com/pub/sreenet/...
Guest Essay: What Steve Herman saw as Trump & Co killed VOA
A distinguished White House correspondent for the network shares his thoughts
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Pondering an eventual path forward for US international broadcasting. open.substack.com/pub/sreenet/...
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Despite Republicans holding their seat in Tennessee’s race this week, our congressional-forecasting model suggests that Democrats will win the midterms by about six percentage points next year
A special election puts Democrats on track to flip the House
Though the predictive power of these contests has shrunk of late
econ.st
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Despite Republicans holding their seat in Tennessee’s race this week, our congressional-forecasting model suggests that Democrats will win the midterms by about six percentage points next year
@chathamhouse.org has some advice for the EU: "Pay up or shut up." 🙄
Europe must show Trump the money – if it wants any say in what comes next in Ukraine
A €1 trillion commitment is possible – and Europe’s best chance to avoid marginalization at the negotiating table.
www.chathamhouse.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
@chathamhouse.org has some advice for the EU: "Pay up or shut up." 🙄
Why are they all larping Mussolini 🤔
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Why are they all larping Mussolini 🤔