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Musk similarly claimed that an Irish anti-immigrant party would win the last Irish election. It got zero seats.
Maybe he is, maybe he isn't... But wouldn't it be wonderful if just once - just once - he was asked to provide some evidence?
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Steve Bannon promises ‘Irish Trump’ and says he is working to form ‘national party’ in Ireland
Former White House strategist says he is ‘behind the scenes on the Irish situation’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Musk similarly claimed that an Irish anti-immigrant party would win the last Irish election. It got zero seats.
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Now that Putin's Russia controls the entire United States government, can we finally show a little bit of respect for the Baltic states?
They were right all along.
Their societies have held up well under pressure.
They were right all along.
Their societies have held up well under pressure.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Now that Putin's Russia controls the entire United States government, can we finally show a little bit of respect for the Baltic states?
They were right all along.
Their societies have held up well under pressure.
They were right all along.
Their societies have held up well under pressure.
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The unbearable callousness of #russianCulture captured in side-by-side footage of the Mariupol Drama Theater: 2022 vs. today.
Year 2022:
🔴 the kremlin repeats ad nauseam that Ukrainians are “brothers” and invades Ukraine to “liberate” it from the people living there
🧵 Thread 1/5
Year 2022:
🔴 the kremlin repeats ad nauseam that Ukrainians are “brothers” and invades Ukraine to “liberate” it from the people living there
🧵 Thread 1/5
December 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The unbearable callousness of #russianCulture captured in side-by-side footage of the Mariupol Drama Theater: 2022 vs. today.
Year 2022:
🔴 the kremlin repeats ad nauseam that Ukrainians are “brothers” and invades Ukraine to “liberate” it from the people living there
🧵 Thread 1/5
Year 2022:
🔴 the kremlin repeats ad nauseam that Ukrainians are “brothers” and invades Ukraine to “liberate” it from the people living there
🧵 Thread 1/5
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This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
December 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
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Four years ago you were shocked by our brutality. Now you have been desensitised into indifference.
December 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Four years ago you were shocked by our brutality. Now you have been desensitised into indifference.
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This is an excellent question which has worried me too.
Our forests used to be our shield against the overwhelming, mechanised enemy.
But will they now shield the attackers moving on foot and willing to take stupendous casualties?
I don't know. I fear we may find out.
Our forests used to be our shield against the overwhelming, mechanised enemy.
But will they now shield the attackers moving on foot and willing to take stupendous casualties?
I don't know. I fear we may find out.
A question. Russia's new way of war means constant artillery-infantry-artillery-infantry attacks aimed at overwhelming the less numerous defenders. In this war, the thick forests on Finland (and Estonia) will help the attacker, bc infantry can hide there. Is there a Finnish reaction to this?
December 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is an excellent question which has worried me too.
Our forests used to be our shield against the overwhelming, mechanised enemy.
But will they now shield the attackers moving on foot and willing to take stupendous casualties?
I don't know. I fear we may find out.
Our forests used to be our shield against the overwhelming, mechanised enemy.
But will they now shield the attackers moving on foot and willing to take stupendous casualties?
I don't know. I fear we may find out.
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12/ Conclusions: Sodium-ion battery cell costs already reached cost parity with lithium-ion. Investment cost are expected to fall <60 €/MWh by 2050. Energy system is sensitive to cost changes, mostly PtX technologies affected in operation mode. No show-stopping limits.
December 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
12/ Conclusions: Sodium-ion battery cell costs already reached cost parity with lithium-ion. Investment cost are expected to fall <60 €/MWh by 2050. Energy system is sensitive to cost changes, mostly PtX technologies affected in operation mode. No show-stopping limits.
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🚨 ‼️ ‼️ ‼️ HOLY MOLY!! The REPO emergency mechanism has reached an all time high in Russia, at 4.7 trillion rubles provided in liquidity!!!!!
If this isn’t a sign of a banking crisis, then it’s a sign of massive government spending and inflation…
Note odd maturity date of 2 weeks due to holidays.
If this isn’t a sign of a banking crisis, then it’s a sign of massive government spending and inflation…
Note odd maturity date of 2 weeks due to holidays.
December 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🚨 ‼️ ‼️ ‼️ HOLY MOLY!! The REPO emergency mechanism has reached an all time high in Russia, at 4.7 trillion rubles provided in liquidity!!!!!
If this isn’t a sign of a banking crisis, then it’s a sign of massive government spending and inflation…
Note odd maturity date of 2 weeks due to holidays.
If this isn’t a sign of a banking crisis, then it’s a sign of massive government spending and inflation…
Note odd maturity date of 2 weeks due to holidays.
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Future historians will wonder why the victims of colonialism sided so cheaply with a white coloniser who rules 1/3 of the Asian land mass from a city in Europe.
December 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Future historians will wonder why the victims of colonialism sided so cheaply with a white coloniser who rules 1/3 of the Asian land mass from a city in Europe.
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russia did not lose 27m lives. USSR did, and inside USSR Ukraine and Belarus lost much more than russia!
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
russia did not lose 27m lives. USSR did, and inside USSR Ukraine and Belarus lost much more than russia!
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The funniest part is that the whole point of funding the crusades was to send your potential sources of domestic political instability (loud, violent lunatics) off on a mission where, worst case scenario, they were out of your hair for several years or, best case scenario, they died.
Far-right groups are co-opting the aesthetics of the Crusades for their own objectives, transforming an obsession with feudal justice into a campaign for a White Christian nation.
Why We Should All Be Worried About "Crusadercore"
This online trend equips young, White men with a historically bastardized visual lexicon — one that gives new credence and religious authority to far-right bigotry.
hyperallergic.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The funniest part is that the whole point of funding the crusades was to send your potential sources of domestic political instability (loud, violent lunatics) off on a mission where, worst case scenario, they were out of your hair for several years or, best case scenario, they died.
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This is what Russia is - disgusting.
Deliberately bombing a theatre with a "children" sign in front, murdering hundreds of people inside, literally celebrating on their graves afterwards, and then blaming it on the victims is a typically russian thing to do.
This post desperately requires a community note.
This post desperately requires a community note.
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is what Russia is - disgusting.
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Ooops: Cybertruck is in serious trouble.
"In a regulatory filing today, L&F revealed that the contract’s value has been written down to just $7,386.
No, that is not a typo. $2.9 billion to roughly $7,400."
@electrek.co: "writes down deal by 99%" ?
More like "writes down deal by 99,99974531%" 🤣
"In a regulatory filing today, L&F revealed that the contract’s value has been written down to just $7,386.
No, that is not a typo. $2.9 billion to roughly $7,400."
@electrek.co: "writes down deal by 99%" ?
More like "writes down deal by 99,99974531%" 🤣
Tesla’s 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%
Tesla’s 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%
A major link in Tesla’s 4680 battery supply chain has just snapped. South Korean battery material supplier L&F Co. announced today that the value of its massive supply deal with Tesla has been slashed by over 99%, signaling a catastrophic drop in demand for the automaker’s in-house battery cells.
This is arguably the strongest evidence yet that Tesla’s 4680 program, and the vehicle that relies on it, the Cybertruck, is in serious trouble.
more…
electrek.co
December 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ooops: Cybertruck is in serious trouble.
"In a regulatory filing today, L&F revealed that the contract’s value has been written down to just $7,386.
No, that is not a typo. $2.9 billion to roughly $7,400."
@electrek.co: "writes down deal by 99%" ?
More like "writes down deal by 99,99974531%" 🤣
"In a regulatory filing today, L&F revealed that the contract’s value has been written down to just $7,386.
No, that is not a typo. $2.9 billion to roughly $7,400."
@electrek.co: "writes down deal by 99%" ?
More like "writes down deal by 99,99974531%" 🤣
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Worse and more dangerous than Trump
If this man becomes President of the United States one day, things will be even worse than they are now
December 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Worse and more dangerous than Trump
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So how the Finnish #Defence Forces plan on employing the anti-personnel - or other - #mines now that #Finland quit the #Ottawa Convention?
A thread; the TL;DR is that *no minefields of any kind will be emplaced* before strategic warning of ominous Russian military buildup near Finland.
A thread; the TL;DR is that *no minefields of any kind will be emplaced* before strategic warning of ominous Russian military buildup near Finland.
December 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Many people have wondered how the Finns defend Finland today, so here's a very short introduction to modern Finnish defence policy - and a brief synopsis of how the Finnish military would probably fight if any hostile country decided to invade. 1/
December 1, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Many people have wondered how the Finns defend Finland today, so here's a very short introduction to modern Finnish defence policy - and a brief synopsis of how the Finnish military would probably fight if any hostile country decided to invade. 1/
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Die BZ gehört zu Springer und ist so etwas wie die Berliner Bild.
Die Berliner Zeitung, die du verlinkt hast, gehört Holger Friedrich und ist ein Schwurbel Blättchen und ne Kreml Werbezeitung
Die Berliner Zeitung, die du verlinkt hast, gehört Holger Friedrich und ist ein Schwurbel Blättchen und ne Kreml Werbezeitung
December 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Die BZ gehört zu Springer und ist so etwas wie die Berliner Bild.
Die Berliner Zeitung, die du verlinkt hast, gehört Holger Friedrich und ist ein Schwurbel Blättchen und ne Kreml Werbezeitung
Die Berliner Zeitung, die du verlinkt hast, gehört Holger Friedrich und ist ein Schwurbel Blättchen und ne Kreml Werbezeitung
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Just came here to tell you the light has returned. Oh how joyful and hopeful it feels, everytime
December 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just came here to tell you the light has returned. Oh how joyful and hopeful it feels, everytime
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BREAKING: Australia has passed a Bill that will limit the total spending on a party by billionaires like Elon Musk to Just $50,000
This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
https://x.com/politvidchannel/status/2004998838147485890?s=46
This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
https://x.com/politvidchannel/status/2004998838147485890?s=46
December 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
BREAKING: Australia has passed a Bill that will limit the total spending on a party by billionaires like Elon Musk to Just $50,000
This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
https://x.com/politvidchannel/status/2004998838147485890?s=46
This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.
https://x.com/politvidchannel/status/2004998838147485890?s=46
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Key Summary 2025
In December 2024 we said two things that upset people:
- There's plenty of war left
- We hope Russia advances 4000 square kilometers (Hold your outrage)
We'll be covering in this thread 🧵on what that meant in 2025, and beyond
In December 2024 we said two things that upset people:
- There's plenty of war left
- We hope Russia advances 4000 square kilometers (Hold your outrage)
We'll be covering in this thread 🧵on what that meant in 2025, and beyond
December 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Key Summary 2025
In December 2024 we said two things that upset people:
- There's plenty of war left
- We hope Russia advances 4000 square kilometers (Hold your outrage)
We'll be covering in this thread 🧵on what that meant in 2025, and beyond
In December 2024 we said two things that upset people:
- There's plenty of war left
- We hope Russia advances 4000 square kilometers (Hold your outrage)
We'll be covering in this thread 🧵on what that meant in 2025, and beyond
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Es ist richtig, Unzulänglichkeiten in unserer pluralistischen, offenen Gesellschaft zu kritisieren. Es ist falsch, sich nicht gleichzeitig vor Augen zu führen, welche Nachteile eine geschlossene, autoritär geführte Gesellschaft mit sich brächte, wenn sie denn käme.
December 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Es ist richtig, Unzulänglichkeiten in unserer pluralistischen, offenen Gesellschaft zu kritisieren. Es ist falsch, sich nicht gleichzeitig vor Augen zu führen, welche Nachteile eine geschlossene, autoritär geführte Gesellschaft mit sich brächte, wenn sie denn käme.
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It’s an unfortunate fact (or seems to be) that messages about immigrants’ demand side land more easily than the supply side.
“Immigrants take houses” works on many voters; “Immigrants build houses” on fewer.
Worse, data showing immigrants create more than they consume seems to have no effect.
“Immigrants take houses” works on many voters; “Immigrants build houses” on fewer.
Worse, data showing immigrants create more than they consume seems to have no effect.
December 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s an unfortunate fact (or seems to be) that messages about immigrants’ demand side land more easily than the supply side.
“Immigrants take houses” works on many voters; “Immigrants build houses” on fewer.
Worse, data showing immigrants create more than they consume seems to have no effect.
“Immigrants take houses” works on many voters; “Immigrants build houses” on fewer.
Worse, data showing immigrants create more than they consume seems to have no effect.
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Calling out a fascist for taking a hypocritical position is easy. It's also a complete waste of time. Fascist rhetoric is aesthetics— pathos, never logos.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
December 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Calling out a fascist for taking a hypocritical position is easy. It's also a complete waste of time. Fascist rhetoric is aesthetics— pathos, never logos.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
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Joe Rogan confuses chickenpox with measles—also doesn’t know that measles wipes out your immune system’s memory to fight other germs: ❌"Measles was what everyone got when I was a kid…“❌ WRONG.
December 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Joe Rogan confuses chickenpox with measles—also doesn’t know that measles wipes out your immune system’s memory to fight other germs: ❌"Measles was what everyone got when I was a kid…“❌ WRONG.