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I spend too much time tweeting about security issues and geopolitics. Not a professional.
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"The president continued, offering a threat: “So maybe we have to look at the judges, because that’s very serious. I think it’s a very serious violation.”"
"Today, the world’s richest man shared an X post identifying the daughter of the judge who ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze [...]"
"Today, the world’s richest man shared an X post identifying the daughter of the judge who ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze [...]"
Trump Threatens to 'Look At' Judges Blocking Musk's DOGE Actions
Trump is defying court rulings against Elon Musk’s DOGE project, threatening judges, and dismissing concerns about conflicts of interest.
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Repeat after me: Hostile takeover. End of rule of law. Dictatorship.
This is where you are headed, America.
This is where you are headed, America.
When playing multiplayer strategy games, I can get frustrated if some players massively profit off of dumb neighbors committing suicide and them reaping the returns by basically doing nothing and then getting everything.
This is how I feel about China in recent years.
This is how I feel about China in recent years.
If I wanted to permanently cripple NATO, divide the USA and help Russia and China, I could think of nothing better than the US using military force to seize Greenland.
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
When playing multiplayer strategy games, I can get frustrated if some players massively profit off of dumb neighbors committing suicide and them reaping the returns by basically doing nothing and then getting everything.
This is how I feel about China in recent years.
This is how I feel about China in recent years.
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The Iranian regime is now jamming Starlink. They don’t want the world to see the atrocities they’re unleashing.
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The Iranian regime is now jamming Starlink. They don’t want the world to see the atrocities they’re unleashing.
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Es gibz auch einige positive Beispiele:
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Es gibz auch einige positive Beispiele:
Deutsche Außenpolitik hält weiter daran fest, dass nur sein kann, was sein darf.
Ganz starke "es gibt keine militärische Lösung für diesen Konflikt" Vibes.
Ganz starke "es gibt keine militärische Lösung für diesen Konflikt" Vibes.
“Noch nie war es so wichtig, in die transatlantische Partnerschaft zu investieren, um in der Lage zu bleiben, die Weltordnung zu gestalten. Existenzielle Fragen können wir nur gemeinsam im NATO-Bündnis wirksam beantworten.” @aussenminister.diplo.de vor Abreise nach Washington D.C.: diplo.de/2751534
Außenminister Wadephul vor seiner Abreise nach Reykjavik und Washington, D.C. und New York
Vor seiner Abreise nach Reykjavik und Washington, D.C. und New York erklärte Außenminister Johann Wadephul heute (11.01.): Diesen Sommer feiern die Vereinigten Staaten ihren 250. Unabhä...
diplo.de
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Deutsche Außenpolitik hält weiter daran fest, dass nur sein kann, was sein darf.
Ganz starke "es gibt keine militärische Lösung für diesen Konflikt" Vibes.
Ganz starke "es gibt keine militärische Lösung für diesen Konflikt" Vibes.
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Russian regions going bankrupt
In the Saratov Regional Duma, they announced the region's default
2025 was a "catastrophic" year for the Saratov region : there was a collapse in production, and the region effectively found itself in default, said regional Duma deputy Alexander Anidolov.
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In the Saratov Regional Duma, they announced the region's default
2025 was a "catastrophic" year for the Saratov region : there was a collapse in production, and the region effectively found itself in default, said regional Duma deputy Alexander Anidolov.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Russian regions going bankrupt
In the Saratov Regional Duma, they announced the region's default
2025 was a "catastrophic" year for the Saratov region : there was a collapse in production, and the region effectively found itself in default, said regional Duma deputy Alexander Anidolov.
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In the Saratov Regional Duma, they announced the region's default
2025 was a "catastrophic" year for the Saratov region : there was a collapse in production, and the region effectively found itself in default, said regional Duma deputy Alexander Anidolov.
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We will now enter the news cycle where Trump bombs Tehran for killing civilian protesters in Iran, and defends ICE for killing civilian protesters in the US.
January 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
We will now enter the news cycle where Trump bombs Tehran for killing civilian protesters in Iran, and defends ICE for killing civilian protesters in the US.
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I wonder what we should do with these, if US becomes the baddies…
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I wonder what we should do with these, if US becomes the baddies…
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"The Oreshnik is the sign of a Fearful, Worried Putin, Not a Leader Confident of Victory." My regular update on war and great power competition. This week: the Oreshnik attack, peace talks progress, ground war in #Ukraine, China's reaction to Venezuela & more.
mickryan.substack.com/p/the-oreshn...
mickryan.substack.com/p/the-oreshn...
The Oreshnik is the sign of a Fearful, Worried Putin, Not a Leader Confident of Victory: The Big Five 11 January 2026.
My first 2026 update on war and great power competition. This week: the Oreshnik attack, peace talks progress, the ground war in Ukraine, China's reaction to Venezuela & my Big Five recommended reads.
mickryan.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"The Oreshnik is the sign of a Fearful, Worried Putin, Not a Leader Confident of Victory." My regular update on war and great power competition. This week: the Oreshnik attack, peace talks progress, ground war in #Ukraine, China's reaction to Venezuela & more.
mickryan.substack.com/p/the-oreshn...
mickryan.substack.com/p/the-oreshn...
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Defence minister says Somalia has ‘confirmed information’ that Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland.
Somalia ‘has confirmed information' of Israel's Palestine-Somaliland plan
Somalia's defence minister says Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland, citing confirmed intelligence.
www.aljazeera.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Defence minister says Somalia has ‘confirmed information’ that Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland.
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I feel like it’s an underreported story that the state department has its own substack and is putting out increasingly batshit stuff
Ending the Charade of Wasteful International Organizations
Author: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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January 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I feel like it’s an underreported story that the state department has its own substack and is putting out increasingly batshit stuff
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“A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters - BBC News
Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.
www.bbc.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM
“A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I just saw someone use the term "slopulism" and it's a very good word.
My proposed definition: "Junk policy aimed at populism-inclined voters which will go nowhere and achieve nothing but which strategists believe will win support."
My proposed definition: "Junk policy aimed at populism-inclined voters which will go nowhere and achieve nothing but which strategists believe will win support."
January 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I just saw someone use the term "slopulism" and it's a very good word.
My proposed definition: "Junk policy aimed at populism-inclined voters which will go nowhere and achieve nothing but which strategists believe will win support."
My proposed definition: "Junk policy aimed at populism-inclined voters which will go nowhere and achieve nothing but which strategists believe will win support."
In den Kommentaren unter der neuen @ronzheimer.bsky.social Folge sieht man sehr deutlich, wie weit faschistisches Gedankengut in Deutschland verbreitet ist und wird. Brachiales Lügen entgegen offenkundiger Beweise, Opferumkehr und das typische "tja, selber Schuld." Gerade Letzteres erinnert mich
Migration, Macht, Militär: Trump baut ein neues Amerika. Mit Annett Meiritz
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January 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
In den Kommentaren unter der neuen @ronzheimer.bsky.social Folge sieht man sehr deutlich, wie weit faschistisches Gedankengut in Deutschland verbreitet ist und wird. Brachiales Lügen entgegen offenkundiger Beweise, Opferumkehr und das typische "tja, selber Schuld." Gerade Letzteres erinnert mich
No electricity or heating in Kyiv. No electric public transport. -10 °C.
In Kyjiw wurde eine Notabschaltung der Stromversorgung veranlasst. Bedeutet: Wasser- und Wärmeversorgung in der Hauptstadt sind vollständig eingestellt. Der elektrische Nahverkehr steht still – bei -10 °C. Die Hoffnung liegt auf schneller und effektiver Arbeit der Reparaturteams.
January 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM
No electricity or heating in Kyiv. No electric public transport. -10 °C.
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Apropos of nothing: Rome survived 216 BC not just through military might, but because most of its socii stayed loyal. Rome’s alliance system—granting autonomy, rights, and integration—created bonds that Carthaginian tactical genius couldn’t break. Strategic tolerance trumped battlefield brilliance.
January 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Apropos of nothing: Rome survived 216 BC not just through military might, but because most of its socii stayed loyal. Rome’s alliance system—granting autonomy, rights, and integration—created bonds that Carthaginian tactical genius couldn’t break. Strategic tolerance trumped battlefield brilliance.
This will be a perfect opportunity for Trump to show just how much he is above any rules. He'll grab the Nobel and proclaim that it's his now. What is the committee going to do about it? He's all about imposing his will on the world, not caring about law, social norms or anything restraining, really
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
This will be a perfect opportunity for Trump to show just how much he is above any rules. He'll grab the Nobel and proclaim that it's his now. What is the committee going to do about it? He's all about imposing his will on the world, not caring about law, social norms or anything restraining, really
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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One cynical and depressing fact I know is that when the state begins to collapse and society breaks down, it is inadvisable to be the last person following laws that are no longer enforced justly and equitably
If the executive branch can unilaterally cut off federal funding to specific states the union has already been dissolved.
January 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
One cynical and depressing fact I know is that when the state begins to collapse and society breaks down, it is inadvisable to be the last person following laws that are no longer enforced justly and equitably
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“Mr. Trump’s policies are helping ‘to create a world without America,’ said Robert Z. Lawrence, a professor of international trade and investment at Harvard. And ‘it’s not only in trade,’ he added.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/b...
E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
“Mr. Trump’s policies are helping ‘to create a world without America,’ said Robert Z. Lawrence, a professor of international trade and investment at Harvard. And ‘it’s not only in trade,’ he added.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/b...
Sounds like JD Vance. Odd.
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Sounds like JD Vance. Odd.
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📊Those 🇩🇪numbers are even more dramatic when looking at responses according to party preference, laying bare how much of an outlier AfD is.
Excluding AfD voters, we get:
🇫🇷 93.5% trust in France
🇬🇧 89.75% trust in UK
🇺🇦 62.5% trust in Ukraine
🇺🇸 8.5% trust in USA ‼️
🇷🇺 3% trust in Russia.
Short 🧵
Excluding AfD voters, we get:
🇫🇷 93.5% trust in France
🇬🇧 89.75% trust in UK
🇺🇦 62.5% trust in Ukraine
🇺🇸 8.5% trust in USA ‼️
🇷🇺 3% trust in Russia.
Short 🧵
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
📊Those 🇩🇪numbers are even more dramatic when looking at responses according to party preference, laying bare how much of an outlier AfD is.
Excluding AfD voters, we get:
🇫🇷 93.5% trust in France
🇬🇧 89.75% trust in UK
🇺🇦 62.5% trust in Ukraine
🇺🇸 8.5% trust in USA ‼️
🇷🇺 3% trust in Russia.
Short 🧵
Excluding AfD voters, we get:
🇫🇷 93.5% trust in France
🇬🇧 89.75% trust in UK
🇺🇦 62.5% trust in Ukraine
🇺🇸 8.5% trust in USA ‼️
🇷🇺 3% trust in Russia.
Short 🧵
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That's not why you have security guarantees. Believing and saying stuff like this also makes security guarantees completely useless, as any would-be aggressor immediately understands that he simply needs to pressure you sufficiently, and you will back down.
Trump is signaling 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 his defeat.
Trump is signaling 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 his defeat.
⚡️ Trump's Ukraine defense commitment hinges on belief Russia won't invade again.
"I feel strongly they (Russia) wouldn't re-invade, or I wouldn't agree to it," Trump told the New York Times.
"I feel strongly they (Russia) wouldn't re-invade, or I wouldn't agree to it," Trump told the New York Times.
Trump's Ukraine defense commitment hinges on belief Russia won't invade again
"I feel strongly they (Russia) wouldn't re-invade, or I wouldn't agree to it," Trump told the New York Times when asked about Washington's potential involvement in safeguarding Ukraine against future ...
kyivindependent.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
That's not why you have security guarantees. Believing and saying stuff like this also makes security guarantees completely useless, as any would-be aggressor immediately understands that he simply needs to pressure you sufficiently, and you will back down.
Trump is signaling 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 his defeat.
Trump is signaling 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 his defeat.
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Kyiv has awarded a bid to a group of investors to mine one of the Ukrainian state's most promising lithium deposits following a tender for a production sharing agreement launched in the summer, the New York Times reported on Jan. 8, citing two anonymous Ukrainian officials.
Key Ukrainian lithium project awarded to investment group tied to Trump, NYT reports
Kyiv has awarded a tender to a group of investors to mine one of its most promising lithium deposits following a tender for a production sharing agreement launched in the summer, the New York Times re...
kyivindependent.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Kyiv has awarded a bid to a group of investors to mine one of the Ukrainian state's most promising lithium deposits following a tender for a production sharing agreement launched in the summer, the New York Times reported on Jan. 8, citing two anonymous Ukrainian officials.
"Fucking bitch".
First thing after they shot her.
First thing after they shot her.
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"Fucking bitch".
First thing after they shot her.
First thing after they shot her.
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Iran updates from BBC Persian:
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Iran updates from BBC Persian: