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Antifa, -genocide, -autoritarians, -inequlity, -tech & media broligarchs.
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We, the people.🇪🇺⚔️🇽🇰🇧🇦🇲🇰🇦🇱🇲🇪🇦🇲🇲🇩🏴🇮🇸🇳🇴🇬🇱🇹🇷🇨🇦🇹🇼
Green democratic socialist. Femi-Woking-DEI. Pro⚛️🚃♻️CC&nature🐳🐺
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Time of monsters. Federal 🇪🇺 superpower.
#TechSovereignty
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We, the people.🇪🇺⚔️🇽🇰🇧🇦🇲🇰🇦🇱🇲🇪🇦🇲🇲🇩🏴🇮🇸🇳🇴🇬🇱🇹🇷🇨🇦🇹🇼
Green democratic socialist. Femi-Woking-DEI. Pro⚛️🚃♻️CC&nature🐳🐺
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Time of monsters. Federal 🇪🇺 superpower.
#TechSovereignty
Pinned
And accompanying cover leader, with a grave warning for Europe.
To avoid crushing change, Europe must take control of its destiny
economist.com/leaders/2025...
To avoid crushing change, Europe must take control of its destiny
economist.com/leaders/2025...
To avoid crushing change, Europe must take control of its destiny
If it does not, China will exploit the continent’s weaknesses
economist.com
"To avoid crushing change, Europe must take control of its destiny."
🎯💯 We need to keep the #welfare states or we risk making the populist far right even more popular.
That, & EU has to be adopted to the new reality. Nat govs have to #relinquish power to Brussels.
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#EUsky
🎯💯 We need to keep the #welfare states or we risk making the populist far right even more popular.
That, & EU has to be adopted to the new reality. Nat govs have to #relinquish power to Brussels.
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#EUsky
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
US no longer being a reliable ally, but Trump wanting to be buddies leaves #EUsky on its own, but it was never made to act fast in a dog-eat-dog global reality. Hence, it needs reforms if it is to work in the new reality. But the national govs, who are the ones who has to cede power, is unvilling.
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The "peace" charade is not worth spending time on. It will all fall apart very soon. Russia has no interest in peace. The Russian regime needs war to motivate its own existence. What is clear, as it has been since the break-up of the USSR, is that The West is impotent in dealing with Russia.
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
US no longer being a reliable ally, but Trump wanting to be buddies leaves #EUsky on its own, but it was never made to act fast in a dog-eat-dog global reality. Hence, it needs reforms if it is to work in the new reality. But the national govs, who are the ones who has to cede power, is unvilling.
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The #oil price cap is dead in the water – time to cut Russian oil for good
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
The oil price cap is dead in the water – time to cut Russian oil for good | Euractiv
The policy was of dubious effectiveness from the start. It's now anachronistic and undermines the European sanctions mission
www.euractiv.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Yes, but it is also a fact now that there is a pattern to it.
As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you, fool my twice, shame on me. The Europeans should no longer dellude themselves that a Trump/Vance US can be a reliable ally.
As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you, fool my twice, shame on me. The Europeans should no longer dellude themselves that a Trump/Vance US can be a reliable ally.
The Trump cycle on Russia-Ukraine. Some pro-Russian plan emerges. Instant commentariat renew their "Trump as Russian plant" stories. Plan is amended under EU (and US) pressure. Putin rejects it. Instant commentariat is puzzled. Rinse and repeat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
How Rubio Tried to Bring a Pro-Russia Peace Plan to Middle Ground
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Yes, but it is also a fact now that there is a pattern to it.
As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you, fool my twice, shame on me. The Europeans should no longer dellude themselves that a Trump/Vance US can be a reliable ally.
As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you, fool my twice, shame on me. The Europeans should no longer dellude themselves that a Trump/Vance US can be a reliable ally.
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Russia desperately needs its puppet regime in Georgia for sanctions evasion.
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Russia desperately needs its puppet regime in Georgia for sanctions evasion.
@paulwarburg.bsky.social is again back with his sharp analysis. Regrettably, few hears his advice to esp EUrope.
Russia’s Attacks on Poland Are NOT What You Think
YouTube video by Paul Warburg
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@paulwarburg.bsky.social is again back with his sharp analysis. Regrettably, few hears his advice to esp EUrope.
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Russian Air defense against a Flamingo cruise missile, carrying the only peace proposal that Russia understands, which hit the Kristal oil depot on the 14th of November. Shooting high-caliber rounds in the general direction of a populated area seems totally safe without any collateral casualties.
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Russian Air defense against a Flamingo cruise missile, carrying the only peace proposal that Russia understands, which hit the Kristal oil depot on the 14th of November. Shooting high-caliber rounds in the general direction of a populated area seems totally safe without any collateral casualties.
Now EU can no longer rely on US, we need our own tech and capabilities, including military.
Over the coming days, the decisions taken in this room will define Europe’s trajectory for decades to come. How will we demonstrate the leadership our citizens expect from us? Will we transform the immense potential of space into real benefits for our economies and our people? Watch this space #CM25
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Now EU can no longer rely on US, we need our own tech and capabilities, including military.
Since we let China get away with taking over the solarPV market by dumping prices & also on EVs, now China is coming for the rest of EUrs remaining industries like wind, because Xi try to make his economic woes to ours. Time to stop this, time to stand up to Chi.
@marossefcovic.bsky.social
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#EUsky
@marossefcovic.bsky.social
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Cheap Chinese wind turbines to flood British waters
Beijing’s ‘astonishing’ low costs put European rivals in peril
smry.ai/https://www....
Beijing’s ‘astonishing’ low costs put European rivals in peril
smry.ai/https://www....
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Since we let China get away with taking over the solarPV market by dumping prices & also on EVs, now China is coming for the rest of EUrs remaining industries like wind, because Xi try to make his economic woes to ours. Time to stop this, time to stand up to Chi.
@marossefcovic.bsky.social
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#EUsky
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November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Ukraine does not need surrender-plans hidden as peace plans, but for its EUropean allies to stay the course, so they can win. That will provide security.
Trump must be a Russian asset, to continue with this nonsense.
Trump must be a Russian asset, to continue with this nonsense.
Peace plan:"This saga is a mixture of gross incompetence, dysfunctionality, & worst of all, treachery. #Ukraine is 1 ally & should be treated as such. Instead, the🇺🇸gov acts on behalf of #Russia. At no point in my lifetime did I ever think the🇺🇸 would collaborate w/an enemy" @joshuapcohen.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Ukraine does not need surrender-plans hidden as peace plans, but for its EUropean allies to stay the course, so they can win. That will provide security.
Trump must be a Russian asset, to continue with this nonsense.
Trump must be a Russian asset, to continue with this nonsense.
That must be Trumpists who believe so. 😘
Ru has just sold crude to the lowest prices yet, & its gold reserves. On the ground in Ukr, it fails to move forward in any meaningful way.
So, they are winning if we EUr keep supporting them.
The only way to EUr security is if Ru loses in Ukr.
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#EUdef
Ru has just sold crude to the lowest prices yet, & its gold reserves. On the ground in Ukr, it fails to move forward in any meaningful way.
So, they are winning if we EUr keep supporting them.
The only way to EUr security is if Ru loses in Ukr.
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#EUdef
"The US military believes that the next months will be critical for us and that in 12 months we will still lose the Donetsk region. And if they cut everything off from us - then this may happen even faster."
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
That must be Trumpists who believe so. 😘
Ru has just sold crude to the lowest prices yet, & its gold reserves. On the ground in Ukr, it fails to move forward in any meaningful way.
So, they are winning if we EUr keep supporting them.
The only way to EUr security is if Ru loses in Ukr.
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#EUdef
Ru has just sold crude to the lowest prices yet, & its gold reserves. On the ground in Ukr, it fails to move forward in any meaningful way.
So, they are winning if we EUr keep supporting them.
The only way to EUr security is if Ru loses in Ukr.
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#EUdef
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EU need to see both China & US as hostile. We need to decouple from them while we expand trade & ties with like minded countries like South Korea, Australia & Brasil.
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Europe Must Abandon Appeasement and Confront Trump’s Hostile America
Europe Must Abandon Appeasement and Confront Trump's Hostile America
The failure of European leaders' strategy of accommodation proves that Trump's United States has become an adversary, not an ally, demanding a fundamental shift in EU policy.
www.socialeurope.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
EU need to see both China & US as hostile. We need to decouple from them while we expand trade & ties with like minded countries like South Korea, Australia & Brasil.
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There’s no shortage of ways inverters can be turned into weapons, writes @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4pGeDbd
https://bit.ly/4pGeDbd
How China could crash Europe’s energy grid and what the EU can do about it
Europe’s solar boom has quietly handed Beijing remote access to hundreds of gigawatts of its power capacity. Without a 5G-type toolbox banning untrustworthy suppliers of inverters and other grid…
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
There’s no shortage of ways inverters can be turned into weapons, writes @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4pGeDbd
https://bit.ly/4pGeDbd
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In Croatia, resurgent far right shifts political climate
In Croatia, resurgent far right shifts political climate – DW – 11/23/2025
For years, Croatia has been a shining example of Balkan progress and a cooperative partner within the European Union. But over the past year there's been a worrying shift in the country's domestic politics.
www.dw.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In Croatia, resurgent far right shifts political climate
US ambassador: Trump has not orchestrated a campaign in Greenland.
Right, right. 🤡
Right, right. 🤡
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
US ambassador: Trump has not orchestrated a campaign in Greenland.
Right, right. 🤡
Right, right. 🤡
Watch Georgian police creep up behind Davit Gunashvili and detain him as he peacefully marches with other protesters. Davit was only recently released from administrative detention.
Last night, police arrested at least 10 people without any legal grounds.
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Last night, police arrested at least 10 people without any legal grounds.
🎥 Mo Se
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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"Above all, Europe MUST accept that US leadership is not coming back - not in 2028, not in 2032. Waiting for Washington is self-destructive for Europe and harmful to Ukraine.
I want to say this clearly one more time: stop running to Washington for rescue. U.S. leadership is gone and not coming back"
I want to say this clearly one more time: stop running to Washington for rescue. U.S. leadership is gone and not coming back"
Europe and Ukraine are on their own - my first long form Substack on Trump’s 28 point "peace plan"
open.substack.com/pub/vladvexl...
open.substack.com/pub/vladvexl...
Trump's 28 point plan: big-picture analysis
Europe and Ukraine are on their own
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Above all, Europe MUST accept that US leadership is not coming back - not in 2028, not in 2032. Waiting for Washington is self-destructive for Europe and harmful to Ukraine.
I want to say this clearly one more time: stop running to Washington for rescue. U.S. leadership is gone and not coming back"
I want to say this clearly one more time: stop running to Washington for rescue. U.S. leadership is gone and not coming back"
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Just a reminder that its now been two days since the Trump administration pledged to bring in the tough new secondary sanctions on Chinese companies that buy Russian oil and what have we seen---that would be nothing.
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just a reminder that its now been two days since the Trump administration pledged to bring in the tough new secondary sanctions on Chinese companies that buy Russian oil and what have we seen---that would be nothing.
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Today is Holodomor Memorial Day
holodomor mini doc
YouTube video by - hrec
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Today is Holodomor Memorial Day
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I often reflect on this summer. It was sunny, muddy, cold and windy, sometimes dangerous.
I was a pilot in my group, and it felt just great. I felt myself useful, I did big impact.
In the end, it’s just ordinary people that fight the whole war, deter those russians.
I was a pilot in my group, and it felt just great. I felt myself useful, I did big impact.
In the end, it’s just ordinary people that fight the whole war, deter those russians.
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I often reflect on this summer. It was sunny, muddy, cold and windy, sometimes dangerous.
I was a pilot in my group, and it felt just great. I felt myself useful, I did big impact.
In the end, it’s just ordinary people that fight the whole war, deter those russians.
I was a pilot in my group, and it felt just great. I felt myself useful, I did big impact.
In the end, it’s just ordinary people that fight the whole war, deter those russians.
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Hail Mary: The intricate but carelessly executed Kremlin subversion operation to recruit the US admin to force Ukraine's negotiated capitulation reeks of desperation.
Ukrainian surrender is a fantasy.
Is Putin approaching the risk of domestic instability or even collapse?
Ukrainian surrender is a fantasy.
Is Putin approaching the risk of domestic instability or even collapse?
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Hail Mary: The intricate but carelessly executed Kremlin subversion operation to recruit the US admin to force Ukraine's negotiated capitulation reeks of desperation.
Ukrainian surrender is a fantasy.
Is Putin approaching the risk of domestic instability or even collapse?
Ukrainian surrender is a fantasy.
Is Putin approaching the risk of domestic instability or even collapse?
Precisely. Putin has just begun selling its gold reserves, and is running out of men, arms, funds, shadow fleet, as sanctions bite harder.
Now is the time to double down on help to Ukraine.
Hence Russia attacks Ukraine were its weakest eg lure Trump into giving Rus what its warring over & losing.
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Now is the time to double down on help to Ukraine.
Hence Russia attacks Ukraine were its weakest eg lure Trump into giving Rus what its warring over & losing.
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People need to realize that Russia and Trump are pushing this now not just because of the front and the corruption scandal in Ukraine, but because Ukraine’s deep strikes are hurting Russia’s economy.
Russia can’t afford for it to get worse and sees an opportunity
Russia can’t afford for it to get worse and sees an opportunity
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Precisely. Putin has just begun selling its gold reserves, and is running out of men, arms, funds, shadow fleet, as sanctions bite harder.
Now is the time to double down on help to Ukraine.
Hence Russia attacks Ukraine were its weakest eg lure Trump into giving Rus what its warring over & losing.
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Now is the time to double down on help to Ukraine.
Hence Russia attacks Ukraine were its weakest eg lure Trump into giving Rus what its warring over & losing.
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