Joost 🌻
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#ScienceWorks #VaccinesWork #ClimateCrisisIsReal 🌍 #Rejoiner 🇬🇧 #StrongerTogether🇪🇺 #RearmEurope #Crimea=Ukraine #Pro🇺🇦 #ProDemocracy #TrumpBelongsInJail #💩tin = 💩
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Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
😃 Tesla is going DOWN! 😃
In Volkswagen not collapsing news
“.. the 10th straight month of declining Tesla sales in Europe.”
@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
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November 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
😃 Tesla is going DOWN! 😃
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Just sent out my free weekend update. Though the reporting this week made it crystal clear that the Trump administration is with Putin, that was not a bad thing for Ukraine. Accepting the truth is the first step to recovery-and the truth cannot now be denied. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #161: Not A Bad Week For Ukraine
Truth, Democracy and Corruption, Possible High Command Changes, Are European Gloves Coming Off?
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Just sent out my free weekend update. Though the reporting this week made it crystal clear that the Trump administration is with Putin, that was not a bad thing for Ukraine. Accepting the truth is the first step to recovery-and the truth cannot now be denied. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Beyond surreal. The message to Moscow is that European defense is not a priority.
Can’t decide who this is worse for, the EU or the UK. But the real looser, of course, is European defence. So all of us.
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UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
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UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
Discussions fail after Britain refuses to pay billions of euros in fees
on.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Beyond surreal. The message to Moscow is that European defense is not a priority.
So: UK - EU defence corporation in trouble☹️, the French-German next-gen fighter program going nowhere🙄, Ukrainian government scrambling after Yermaks demise😖. Meanwhile China state companies now co-own russian military drone production😡 and USA is selling out Ukraine🤬. Did I miss anything today?😵💫
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
So: UK - EU defence corporation in trouble☹️, the French-German next-gen fighter program going nowhere🙄, Ukrainian government scrambling after Yermaks demise😖. Meanwhile China state companies now co-own russian military drone production😡 and USA is selling out Ukraine🤬. Did I miss anything today?😵💫
Chinese parts supplier takes stake in leading russian drone maker 😡. What’s next? The PLA on the Ukrainian Front?
November 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Chinese parts supplier takes stake in leading russian drone maker 😡. What’s next? The PLA on the Ukrainian Front?
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On the long list of reasons to shift as rapidly as possible to green energy is that doing so will take both money and power from both Russia and Saudi Arabia.
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
On the long list of reasons to shift as rapidly as possible to green energy is that doing so will take both money and power from both Russia and Saudi Arabia.
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“For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war … to save free Europe from Russian aggression. Ukraine is the only country that is fighting this war, and we are still discussing should we include them or not.”
- Garry Kasparov
- Garry Kasparov
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war … to save free Europe from Russian aggression. Ukraine is the only country that is fighting this war, and we are still discussing should we include them or not.”
- Garry Kasparov
- Garry Kasparov
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Expect more of these types of photos today.
As I revealed a few days ago, Hungary's PM is on his way to Moscow to meet the indicted war criminal.
Or(c)bán is also taking him with FM Péter Szijjártó, Transport Min János Lászláz and NSA Marzel Bíró. The EU was not informed.
As I revealed a few days ago, Hungary's PM is on his way to Moscow to meet the indicted war criminal.
Or(c)bán is also taking him with FM Péter Szijjártó, Transport Min János Lászláz and NSA Marzel Bíró. The EU was not informed.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Expect more of these types of photos today.
As I revealed a few days ago, Hungary's PM is on his way to Moscow to meet the indicted war criminal.
Or(c)bán is also taking him with FM Péter Szijjártó, Transport Min János Lászláz and NSA Marzel Bíró. The EU was not informed.
As I revealed a few days ago, Hungary's PM is on his way to Moscow to meet the indicted war criminal.
Or(c)bán is also taking him with FM Péter Szijjártó, Transport Min János Lászláz and NSA Marzel Bíró. The EU was not informed.
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If it's true, if the US is willing to allow borders to be redrawn by force and let aggressors be rewarded, then the gates of hell are about to be opened.
This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century.
A truly Black Friday.
This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century.
A truly Black Friday.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If it's true, if the US is willing to allow borders to be redrawn by force and let aggressors be rewarded, then the gates of hell are about to be opened.
This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century.
A truly Black Friday.
This may prove to be the single most destabilizing and conflict-spawning decision of the 21st century.
A truly Black Friday.
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
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November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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So if we support Ukraine for another year or so, chances are Russia will basically go bankrupt. I hope it will be the end of Putin, and it will certainly be the end of the war effort, that got started when Putin mistakenly thought annexing Ukraine would be easy.
My 2 cts.
My 2 cts.
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
So if we support Ukraine for another year or so, chances are Russia will basically go bankrupt. I hope it will be the end of Putin, and it will certainly be the end of the war effort, that got started when Putin mistakenly thought annexing Ukraine would be easy.
My 2 cts.
My 2 cts.
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A country where the president can ask election officials to 'find' another 11,780 votes and not be prosecuted, while citizens are brutalized for exercising their constitutional rights is not a nation of laws.
THIS IS WHAT FASCISM LOOKS LIKE.
THIS IS WHAT FASCISM LOOKS LIKE.
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A country where the president can ask election officials to 'find' another 11,780 votes and not be prosecuted, while citizens are brutalized for exercising their constitutional rights is not a nation of laws.
THIS IS WHAT FASCISM LOOKS LIKE.
THIS IS WHAT FASCISM LOOKS LIKE.
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And the Friday night fun is on: It’s 7 pm in Kyiv and air raid siren is wailing again . missile threat.
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
And the Friday night fun is on: It’s 7 pm in Kyiv and air raid siren is wailing again . missile threat.
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🇪🇺🇧🇪 The EU is questioning Belgium over opaque use of taxes generated from frozen Russian assets, demanding clarity on whether those funds are reaching Ukraine, as promised. Diplomats worry Belgium may be keeping the money for itself, rather than forwarding all proceeds to Kyiv.
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🇪🇺🇧🇪 The EU is questioning Belgium over opaque use of taxes generated from frozen Russian assets, demanding clarity on whether those funds are reaching Ukraine, as promised. Diplomats worry Belgium may be keeping the money for itself, rather than forwarding all proceeds to Kyiv.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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"From Thatcher to Brexit, the Tories’ war on Europe turned a political colossus into a crippled party.
Labour risks repeating the same mistake."
Labour risks repeating the same mistake."
How Europhobia crushed Tories, and why Labour must beware
From Thatcher to Brexit, the Tories’ war on Europe turned a political colossus into a crippled party. Labour risks repeating the same mistake
bylines.scot
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
"From Thatcher to Brexit, the Tories’ war on Europe turned a political colossus into a crippled party.
Labour risks repeating the same mistake."
Labour risks repeating the same mistake."
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What better way to start a day in Brussels where conversations about the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector are likely to feature heavily than walking to the bus stop past the local Lukoil petrol station.
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
What better way to start a day in Brussels where conversations about the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector are likely to feature heavily than walking to the bus stop past the local Lukoil petrol station.
A great article in @ForeignAffairs about the "oothless Trump sanctions on Russian oil, that people have been getting wrong. China is still buying lots of oil, and without secondary sanctions, this will protect Moscow
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
America’s Toothless Sanctions on Russian Oil
Last month, the Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, signaling a renewed desire to drive Moscow to the negotiating table in its war a...
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A great article in @ForeignAffairs about the "oothless Trump sanctions on Russian oil, that people have been getting wrong. China is still buying lots of oil, and without secondary sanctions, this will protect Moscow
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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😃 Thank you for keeping the news coming Jay!
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
😃 Thank you for keeping the news coming Jay!
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Ukraine is DEFENDING ITSELF, it stops DEFENDING ITSELF when agressor stops INVADING it.
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ukraine is DEFENDING ITSELF, it stops DEFENDING ITSELF when agressor stops INVADING it.
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In all the years I've been campaigning, this is the first where I've feared retaliation - but even X is not above the law. That's why we've referred X to Ofcom for horrific posts that, having taken legal advice, we believe are illegal under the Online Safety Act. goodlaw.social/wk2q
X is not above the law
goodlaw.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In all the years I've been campaigning, this is the first where I've feared retaliation - but even X is not above the law. That's why we've referred X to Ofcom for horrific posts that, having taken legal advice, we believe are illegal under the Online Safety Act. goodlaw.social/wk2q