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“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
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Derweil der Fritz… 👇🤦♂️
"Ihr braucht auf der Welt auch Partner, und einer der Partner kann Europa sein, und wenn Ihr mit Europa nix anfangen könnt, dann macht wenigstens Deutschland zu Eurem Partner", sagte Merz.
Wie kann man die europäischen Partner nur so vor den Kopf stoßen ...?
www.tagesschau.de/inland/merz-...
Wie kann man die europäischen Partner nur so vor den Kopf stoßen ...?
www.tagesschau.de/inland/merz-...
Merz zu US-Sicherheitsstrategie: "Manches aus europäischer Sicht inakzeptabel"
Kanzler Merz hat die neue US-Sicherheitsstrategie als in der Substanz nicht überraschend bezeichnet und Teile davon zurückgewiesen. US-Präsident Trump holt unterdessen zu weiterer Kritik an Europa aus...
www.tagesschau.de
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Derweil der Fritz… 👇🤦♂️
Agree. But De Wever should return the favour and visit Berlin, demanding to send the Taurus.
Merz throws his full weight behind the EU & Belgium to share the risk burden & is going to Brussels to press @Bart_DeWever to let Europe use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s defense.
It’s refreshing to see a 🇩🇪@bundeskanzler step up, even if Belgium seems unlikely to budge.
It’s refreshing to see a 🇩🇪@bundeskanzler step up, even if Belgium seems unlikely to budge.
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Agree. But De Wever should return the favour and visit Berlin, demanding to send the Taurus.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureat Matviichuk called on Germany to supply 🇺🇦with Taurus missiles:
"42sec-that’s how long it takes a Russian missile to reach a school in Kharkiv.In 42sec,children don’t have time to reach shelter.The only way to prevent this is to stop the missiles at the airfield in Russia"
"42sec-that’s how long it takes a Russian missile to reach a school in Kharkiv.In 42sec,children don’t have time to reach shelter.The only way to prevent this is to stop the missiles at the airfield in Russia"
December 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Nobel Peace Prize laureat Matviichuk called on Germany to supply 🇺🇦with Taurus missiles:
"42sec-that’s how long it takes a Russian missile to reach a school in Kharkiv.In 42sec,children don’t have time to reach shelter.The only way to prevent this is to stop the missiles at the airfield in Russia"
"42sec-that’s how long it takes a Russian missile to reach a school in Kharkiv.In 42sec,children don’t have time to reach shelter.The only way to prevent this is to stop the missiles at the airfield in Russia"
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The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.
Europe Needs A New Strategy Too
The new US National Security Strategy helps - or forces - European leaders to let go of the consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and to focus on an own strategy instead.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.
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This. The goals of Putin haven't changed. In the first days of the war in 2022, Russia tried to take over Kyiv and Odessa, so it would control Ukraine and create a landbridge towards Russian Transnistria. The next logical step would be taking over Moldova and the Baltics, restoring the former SU.
Europeans refuse to acknowledge that they're already at war with Russia - and Ukrainians are protecting their freedom and dying in their stead.
Oleksandr Yakovenko has a wakeup call: treat the invasion seriously before it's too late.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/05/i...
Oleksandr Yakovenko has a wakeup call: treat the invasion seriously before it's too late.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/05/i...
It’s your war. You’ve just outsourced the dying.
A Ukrainian's message to Europe from 400 km east of Warsaw
euromaidanpress.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This. The goals of Putin haven't changed. In the first days of the war in 2022, Russia tried to take over Kyiv and Odessa, so it would control Ukraine and create a landbridge towards Russian Transnistria. The next logical step would be taking over Moldova and the Baltics, restoring the former SU.
If the guys at the top behave like savages, what do you think will happen way down the pecking order? This is state guided terror.
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If the guys at the top behave like savages, what do you think will happen way down the pecking order? This is state guided terror.
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Donald Trump may soon discover that he needs allies, after all. But he may not realise it until a big crisis emerges. Will America’s friends still help him, after being mistreated? econ.st/4pcAAP2
Photo: Graeme Sloan/CNP/Zuma/Eyevine
Photo: Graeme Sloan/CNP/Zuma/Eyevine
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Donald Trump may soon discover that he needs allies, after all. But he may not realise it until a big crisis emerges. Will America’s friends still help him, after being mistreated? econ.st/4pcAAP2
Photo: Graeme Sloan/CNP/Zuma/Eyevine
Photo: Graeme Sloan/CNP/Zuma/Eyevine
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Democratic voters are working hard to stop fascism. It would be nice if the leaders of the party joined them.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Democratic voters are working hard to stop fascism. It would be nice if the leaders of the party joined them.
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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
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Heeresinspekteur GenLt. Freuding sagt, dass Kommunikation zw. Bundeswehr & US Pentagon praktisch abgebrochen sei, keiner antworte ihm: "Sie haben nicht nur einen Feind [🇷🇺] vor der Tür, sondern…sind auch dabei, einen wahren Verbündeten & Freund [🇩🇪] zu verlieren."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The New German War Machine
After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Heeresinspekteur GenLt. Freuding sagt, dass Kommunikation zw. Bundeswehr & US Pentagon praktisch abgebrochen sei, keiner antworte ihm: "Sie haben nicht nur einen Feind [🇷🇺] vor der Tür, sondern…sind auch dabei, einen wahren Verbündeten & Freund [🇩🇪] zu verlieren."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Associated Press is now apparently prioritizing Russian place names for Ukrainian towns. The town in question is called Pokrovsk, regardless of what the Kremlin may or may not prefer - suggesting otherwise legitimizes Russia's invasion
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Associated Press is now apparently prioritizing Russian place names for Ukrainian towns. The town in question is called Pokrovsk, regardless of what the Kremlin may or may not prefer - suggesting otherwise legitimizes Russia's invasion
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If Europe gives back the Russian frozen assets, it'll be pretty ironic when Russia uses that money to rebuild its military and attack Europe.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If Europe gives back the Russian frozen assets, it'll be pretty ironic when Russia uses that money to rebuild its military and attack Europe.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
....removing all illegal aliens.... OMG. The White House just called for an Endlösung to US immigration. Scary times.
Leavitt: "Leaders have a duty to preserve the integrity and character of our nation's national identity."
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
....removing all illegal aliens.... OMG. The White House just called for an Endlösung to US immigration. Scary times.
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It is again particularly blatant as Russia claims to have 'liberated' (= occupied) cities where fighting is still ongoing.
News agencies, on which outlets heavily rely, often stick to conveying russian disinformation as is, without adding the necessary context that would show Moscow's propaganda.
News agencies, on which outlets heavily rely, often stick to conveying russian disinformation as is, without adding the necessary context that would show Moscow's propaganda.
In the name of balanced reporting, news outlets often cite Russian media sources verbatim, thereby helping to spread misinformation. The Barents Observer contextualizes Russian propaganda by adding the sentence, "That statement is not true," which prevents Russian lies from being perpetuated.
Bombers newly deployed to Kola flew near Sweden’s Gotland
Three Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed a more than five-hour mission from the Kola Peninsula, entering the Baltic Sea air space through the narrow corridor between Finland and Estonia, before turn...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
It is again particularly blatant as Russia claims to have 'liberated' (= occupied) cities where fighting is still ongoing.
News agencies, on which outlets heavily rely, often stick to conveying russian disinformation as is, without adding the necessary context that would show Moscow's propaganda.
News agencies, on which outlets heavily rely, often stick to conveying russian disinformation as is, without adding the necessary context that would show Moscow's propaganda.
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If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
I've just finished War and Power and I can highly recommend it! Well written, very enlightening, a good read from an expert in war studies.
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A bold, revisionist study of modern warfare, showing that military victory is rooted not in large armies and decisive battles, but in the full spectrum of ec...
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November 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I've just finished War and Power and I can highly recommend it! Well written, very enlightening, a good read from an expert in war studies.
Ernst Fränkel's historical analysis of the degeneration of the rule of law in Nazi Germany seems likewise true for the USA under Trump. The legal system in the Third Reich didn't just stop functioning. It was pushed in a zone of unchecked violence and arbitrariness.
This is what Ernst Frankel, a German-Jewish lawyer & political scientist living in Germany during the time of the Third Reich, calls the dual-state model of justice. The normative state and the prerogative state.
www.forwardpathway.us/the-dual-sta...
www.forwardpathway.us/the-dual-sta...
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Ernst Fränkel's historical analysis of the degeneration of the rule of law in Nazi Germany seems likewise true for the USA under Trump. The legal system in the Third Reich didn't just stop functioning. It was pushed in a zone of unchecked violence and arbitrariness.
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The White House web site now includes a "media bias" tracker with a leaderboard and an offender hall of shame. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The White House web site now includes a "media bias" tracker with a leaderboard and an offender hall of shame. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
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Deaths in ICE custody raise serious questions, lawmakers say
Deaths in ICE custody raise serious questions, lawmakers say
Deaths of two immigrants who lived in Orange County have focused attention on the treatment of detainees at Adelanto, one of the largest federal immigration detention centers in California, and other ...
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Deaths in ICE custody raise serious questions, lawmakers say
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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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Remember when he mocked everyone else for being “low energy”? Look at him now.
Nodding off, slurring, and cutting his days short because he cannot keep up. The myth of unstoppable Trump is long gone.
Nodding off, slurring, and cutting his days short because he cannot keep up. The myth of unstoppable Trump is long gone.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Remember when he mocked everyone else for being “low energy”? Look at him now.
Nodding off, slurring, and cutting his days short because he cannot keep up. The myth of unstoppable Trump is long gone.
Nodding off, slurring, and cutting his days short because he cannot keep up. The myth of unstoppable Trump is long gone.
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Ukraine is the only country that is fighting this war, and we are still discussing should we include them or not."
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Ukraine is the only country that is fighting this war, and we are still discussing should we include them or not."
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Garry Kasparov at Halifax Security Forum:
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Garry Kasparov at Halifax Security Forum:
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.