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It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
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Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Michael, why do you hate the future? Do you want China to win? If we don't subsidize the jenkem habits of ten thousand """entrepreneurs""" whose best day is reinventing the harop-2, then Taipei may as well be Beijing!
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Michael, why do you hate the future? Do you want China to win? If we don't subsidize the jenkem habits of ten thousand """entrepreneurs""" whose best day is reinventing the harop-2, then Taipei may as well be Beijing!
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People got extremely pissy at me over at the other place a couple years back when I explicitly said most people in defense ventures land would fail a drug test on any day of the month, and well
I think it’s profoundly bad that “defense tech” as a culture is ok with its avatars going on stages entirely tuned up and/or spouting off the 14 words.
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
People got extremely pissy at me over at the other place a couple years back when I explicitly said most people in defense ventures land would fail a drug test on any day of the month, and well
The discourse on those frozen russian assets should start mimicking their own cynical language. Things like "acknowledging territorial realities".
December 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The discourse on those frozen russian assets should start mimicking their own cynical language. Things like "acknowledging territorial realities".
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Let's be clear here.
The Trump administration does not actually want Europe to be able to independently take care of its own security.
They want to maintain a system of vassal states who are dependent on American weaponry, but in a new order that no longer comes with protection guarantees from 🇺🇸.
The Trump administration does not actually want Europe to be able to independently take care of its own security.
They want to maintain a system of vassal states who are dependent on American weaponry, but in a new order that no longer comes with protection guarantees from 🇺🇸.
Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup
Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.
www.politico.eu
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Let's be clear here.
The Trump administration does not actually want Europe to be able to independently take care of its own security.
They want to maintain a system of vassal states who are dependent on American weaponry, but in a new order that no longer comes with protection guarantees from 🇺🇸.
The Trump administration does not actually want Europe to be able to independently take care of its own security.
They want to maintain a system of vassal states who are dependent on American weaponry, but in a new order that no longer comes with protection guarantees from 🇺🇸.
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The European Union plans to ease water, chemical and permitting laws to spur new mines in the bloc as it works to end its dependence on China for critical raw materials.
EU plans looser environmental rules to allow more mining
Brussels wants to dig up more critical minerals in the bloc but says ‘regulatory bottlenecks’ are slowing things down.
www.politico.eu
December 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The European Union plans to ease water, chemical and permitting laws to spur new mines in the bloc as it works to end its dependence on China for critical raw materials.
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Some people are feeding their private medical information into chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, only to receive generalized or inaccurate diagnoses in response (Maggie Astor/New York Times)
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December 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Some people are feeding their private medical information into chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, only to receive generalized or inaccurate diagnoses in response (Maggie Astor/New York Times)
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They’re calling him the world’s most sober man:
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
They’re calling him the world’s most sober man:
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Norway and the UK has signed a historic defence cooperation pact. British forces will have greater presence in Norway, cooperation will be deepened in many domains. www.nrk.no/urix/histori...
Historisk ny norsk-britisk forsvarsavtale
Norge og Storbritannia inngår i dag sin mest omfattende forsvarsavtale i nyere tid. Britiske styrker skal være mer til stede og få en større rolle i forsvaret av Norge.
www.nrk.no
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Norway and the UK has signed a historic defence cooperation pact. British forces will have greater presence in Norway, cooperation will be deepened in many domains. www.nrk.no/urix/histori...
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Quite some statements by the Belgian Prime Minister.
‼️Stunning statements by the Belgian Prime Minister at an event in Brussels this week.
🔹It's an illusion that Russia will lose in Ukraine
🔹If they lose, instability is bad because of nuclear weapons
🔹I have been personally threatened by Russia if their assets are seized
Wow.
🔹It's an illusion that Russia will lose in Ukraine
🔹If they lose, instability is bad because of nuclear weapons
🔹I have been personally threatened by Russia if their assets are seized
Wow.
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Quite some statements by the Belgian Prime Minister.
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Newsom warned the DealBook attendees that the US was tipping into authoritarianism.
“Some of you are probably fine with it,” Newsom said. “.. state capitalism, crony capitalism .. A lot of you are doing extraordinarily well.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
“Some of you are probably fine with it,” Newsom said. “.. state capitalism, crony capitalism .. A lot of you are doing extraordinarily well.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Newsom warned the DealBook attendees that the US was tipping into authoritarianism.
“Some of you are probably fine with it,” Newsom said. “.. state capitalism, crony capitalism .. A lot of you are doing extraordinarily well.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
“Some of you are probably fine with it,” Newsom said. “.. state capitalism, crony capitalism .. A lot of you are doing extraordinarily well.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Britain’s largest long-term macro problem is a shortage of *private* investment.
This is not new.
This is not new.
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Britain’s largest long-term macro problem is a shortage of *private* investment.
This is not new.
This is not new.
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Wrote another headline www.theverge.com/column/83693...
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Wrote another headline www.theverge.com/column/83693...
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The Trump administration did not inform its German partners about the suspension of certain types of weapons deliveries to Kyiv. Until recently, Freuding could exchange messages with Pentagon representatives around the clock, but now "the connection has been severed".
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Trump administration did not inform its German partners about the suspension of certain types of weapons deliveries to Kyiv. Until recently, Freuding could exchange messages with Pentagon representatives around the clock, but now "the connection has been severed".
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The commander of the German Army, Christian Freuding, said in an interview with The Atlantic that the Pentagon has cut off communication with the German Defense Ministry, including coordination of military aid to Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The commander of the German Army, Christian Freuding, said in an interview with The Atlantic that the Pentagon has cut off communication with the German Defense Ministry, including coordination of military aid to Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
moments after Matt Gaetz asks a question at the Pentagon press briefing, Laura Loomer gets her turn
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
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"It is time for a European policy plan for EU-US decoupling with steps to minimise the harm Maga America is able to inflict on Europe.
Such a plan must cover at least three areas: trade, finance and defence" by @martinsandbu.ft.com
Such a plan must cover at least three areas: trade, finance and defence" by @martinsandbu.ft.com
Europe needs a plan for decoupling from America
The EU must make itself minimally vulnerable to inevitable US pressure
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
"It is time for a European policy plan for EU-US decoupling with steps to minimise the harm Maga America is able to inflict on Europe.
Such a plan must cover at least three areas: trade, finance and defence" by @martinsandbu.ft.com
Such a plan must cover at least three areas: trade, finance and defence" by @martinsandbu.ft.com
This was… expected
Europe’s hydrogen dream has swallowed €20bn with little to show for it
Europe’s hydrogen dream has swallowed €20bn with little to show for it
Despite generous subsidies, electrolyser numbers fall short of targets by a factor of 20
dlvr.it
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This was… expected
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Venezuela has become a major launchpad for huge volumes of cocaine shipped to West Africa, where jihadists are helping traffic it to Europe in record quantities. on.wsj.com/3XtzmTu
How Venezuelan Gangs and African Jihadists Are Flooding Europe With Cocaine
Surging trans-Atlantic drug flows mean that cocaine seizures in Europe now exceed those in North America.
on.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Venezuela has become a major launchpad for huge volumes of cocaine shipped to West Africa, where jihadists are helping traffic it to Europe in record quantities. on.wsj.com/3XtzmTu
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Evidence is mounting that the current generation of AI models is not able to transform the productivity of most firms. Three factors could give would-be adopters pause
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Evidence is mounting that the current generation of AI models is not able to transform the productivity of most firms. Three factors could give would-be adopters pause
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Apple says its AI chief, John Giannandrea, is stepping down; former Microsoft executive Amar Subramanya will lead AI, reporting to Craig Federighi (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
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December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Apple says its AI chief, John Giannandrea, is stepping down; former Microsoft executive Amar Subramanya will lead AI, reporting to Craig Federighi (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Quite funny that the endless videos of Moscow’s “perfect subway” and London’s “graffiti murder hellhole” have done absolutely nothing to make people like Russia.
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Quite funny that the endless videos of Moscow’s “perfect subway” and London’s “graffiti murder hellhole” have done absolutely nothing to make people like Russia.