A. R. Steinmark
@arners.bsky.social
Concerned world observer and amateur life artist. Trying to heed the wise advices given to Simplicius Simplicissimus.
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Putin is a far more successful manipulator of Western psychology than he is a conqueror of Ukrainian defensive positions share.google/t4tDq7zXBj7o...
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Putin is a far more successful manipulator of Western psychology than he is a conqueror of Ukrainian defensive positions share.google/t4tDq7zXBj7o...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“In 2018, Russian media noted that Bart De Wever supported an alliance with Russia. The pro-Russian stance of European populists already provided the Kremlin with the much-needed political legitimacy at that time.”
You might be wondering why Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is going to such lengths to protect the frozen Russian assets held by the Belgian company Euroclear? This thread by @vic_010100 reveals his travels to the RF and his dealings with Sobyanin and Beglov threadreaderapp.com/thread/19959...
December 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“In 2018, Russian media noted that Bart De Wever supported an alliance with Russia. The pro-Russian stance of European populists already provided the Kremlin with the much-needed political legitimacy at that time.”
“Yet another flop in the Ukraine negotiations should prompt Europeans to find the courage to tell Trump to step aside, focus on his business with Putin, and redirect his zeal for a phony peace. Today in La Stampa”
L’ennesimo flop dei negoziati sull’Ucraina dovrebbero portare gli europei a trovare il coraggio di dire a Trump di farsi da parte, occuparsi dei suoi affari con Putin e di indirizzare altrove il suo zelo per una pace fasulla. Oggi su La Stampa
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“Yet another flop in the Ukraine negotiations should prompt Europeans to find the courage to tell Trump to step aside, focus on his business with Putin, and redirect his zeal for a phony peace. Today in La Stampa”
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Brussels is considering setting “made in Europe” targets of up to 70% for the content of certain products such as cars, as it pushes to prioritise domestic goods and cut reliance on China. Draft law due Dec 10
Brussels pushes for 70% of critical goods to be ‘made in Europe’
Policy would force EU companies to buy certain products domestically in an effort to cut reliance on China
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Brussels is considering setting “made in Europe” targets of up to 70% for the content of certain products such as cars, as it pushes to prioritise domestic goods and cut reliance on China. Draft law due Dec 10
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Above:
Putin:
In Ukraine, we are acting in a surgical manner, carefully. This is not a war in the direct, modern sense of the word.
Below:
Russia's "surgical manner" destroying a city somewhere on the frontlines.
Putin:
In Ukraine, we are acting in a surgical manner, carefully. This is not a war in the direct, modern sense of the word.
Below:
Russia's "surgical manner" destroying a city somewhere on the frontlines.
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Above:
Putin:
In Ukraine, we are acting in a surgical manner, carefully. This is not a war in the direct, modern sense of the word.
Below:
Russia's "surgical manner" destroying a city somewhere on the frontlines.
Putin:
In Ukraine, we are acting in a surgical manner, carefully. This is not a war in the direct, modern sense of the word.
Below:
Russia's "surgical manner" destroying a city somewhere on the frontlines.
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It’s in the Kremlin’s interest to keep the masquerade called “peace negotiations” going. The intent is to keep Ukraine’s supporters on the back foot while continuing the war on 🇺🇦. Trump is a witting asset waiting to pursue trillion dollar deals, Dimitriev has waved under his nose for months!
December 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
It’s in the Kremlin’s interest to keep the masquerade called “peace negotiations” going. The intent is to keep Ukraine’s supporters on the back foot while continuing the war on 🇺🇦. Trump is a witting asset waiting to pursue trillion dollar deals, Dimitriev has waved under his nose for months!
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This exposé is breathtaking. Witkoff and Kushner do not just have conflicts of interest - thy are deeply woven into a web of Russian influence peddling by "investments". Money, personal ties and geopolitics have become indistinguishable.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This exposé is breathtaking. Witkoff and Kushner do not just have conflicts of interest - thy are deeply woven into a web of Russian influence peddling by "investments". Money, personal ties and geopolitics have become indistinguishable.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/t...
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner dined with Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev at a Moscow Michelin-star restaurant ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner dined with Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev at a Moscow Michelin-star restaurant ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin
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“Europe is losing confidence, sinking into fatalism and justifying its passivity with the soothing thought that it has no real choice, as its cards are weak. Besides, in the long run, things will work out. Just wait for the U.S. midterms.”
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s psychology of weakness
It’s time the EU ditched its failing strategy of “react, hope, repeat.”
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“Europe is losing confidence, sinking into fatalism and justifying its passivity with the soothing thought that it has no real choice, as its cards are weak. Besides, in the long run, things will work out. Just wait for the U.S. midterms.”
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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A record 76% of people in Japan believe it is important to promote relations with South Korea, preliminary results from a survey showed on Friday.
Record 76% of people in Japan value ties with South Korea, survey shows
The improvement apparently reflected efforts by the two countries' leaders to develop ties.
ebx.sh
December 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
A record 76% of people in Japan believe it is important to promote relations with South Korea, preliminary results from a survey showed on Friday.
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On this day in 1939, while allied with Nazi Germany, Russia invaded Finland.
Roughly 11% of the country was eventually occupied by Russians, and since 1947 has remained so.
Roughly 11% of the country was eventually occupied by Russians, and since 1947 has remained so.
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
On this day in 1939, while allied with Nazi Germany, Russia invaded Finland.
Roughly 11% of the country was eventually occupied by Russians, and since 1947 has remained so.
Roughly 11% of the country was eventually occupied by Russians, and since 1947 has remained so.
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Georgia just became the first country in Europe where a WW1-era chemical weapon was used against peaceful protesters. According to a BBC investigation, water cannons were laced with camite - a toxic compound from 1930s with long-lasting, dangerous effects. [1/5]
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests
Anti-government demonstrators are likely to have been targeted with camite, our investigation finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Georgia just became the first country in Europe where a WW1-era chemical weapon was used against peaceful protesters. According to a BBC investigation, water cannons were laced with camite - a toxic compound from 1930s with long-lasting, dangerous effects. [1/5]
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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October 2025 was the warmest October on record for the #Arctic. Arctic sea-ice extent is currently the lowest on record for late November. My newest 'climate viz of the month' summarizes some of this latest data: zacklabe.com/climate-viz-...
#ClimateChange #SciComm #OpenScience #OpenData #DataViz
#ClimateChange #SciComm #OpenScience #OpenData #DataViz
Climate Viz of the Month
October 2025 Hi everyone! Instead of designing a new special feature visualization, this next ‘climate viz of the month’ blog will focus on briefly summarizing the recent extremes in th…
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November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
October 2025 was the warmest October on record for the #Arctic. Arctic sea-ice extent is currently the lowest on record for late November. My newest 'climate viz of the month' summarizes some of this latest data: zacklabe.com/climate-viz-...
#ClimateChange #SciComm #OpenScience #OpenData #DataViz
#ClimateChange #SciComm #OpenScience #OpenData #DataViz
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Now adding to that - Putin signed off on a new 2026 budget where 1/3 of it is allocated for war. Please connect the dots.
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Now adding to that - Putin signed off on a new 2026 budget where 1/3 of it is allocated for war. Please connect the dots.
LOTR The Two Towers - The Entmoot Decides
YouTube video by EgalmothOfGondolin01
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November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Heard and interesting, dark thought today.
Europeans have to make up their minds if they want Ukraine to continue to have their backs — or to be the base for their enemy, because that’s what will happen once Russia controls it.
Europeans have to make up their minds if they want Ukraine to continue to have their backs — or to be the base for their enemy, because that’s what will happen once Russia controls it.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Heard and interesting, dark thought today.
Europeans have to make up their minds if they want Ukraine to continue to have their backs — or to be the base for their enemy, because that’s what will happen once Russia controls it.
Europeans have to make up their minds if they want Ukraine to continue to have their backs — or to be the base for their enemy, because that’s what will happen once Russia controls it.
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"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
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Ukraine is in Europe. And he’s attacking it every day.
⁉️ Putin says Russia can put in writing it will not attack Europe
Putin says Russia can put in writing it will not attack Europe
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has been ready to state in writing that it does not intend to attack Europe.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ukraine is in Europe. And he’s attacking it every day.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social:
If we want to prevent this war to continue, then actually we should curb the army of Russia and also their military budget.
Because if you're spending 38% of your total budget on military, then you will want to use it again.
If we want to prevent this war to continue, then actually we should curb the army of Russia and also their military budget.
Because if you're spending 38% of your total budget on military, then you will want to use it again.
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social:
If we want to prevent this war to continue, then actually we should curb the army of Russia and also their military budget.
Because if you're spending 38% of your total budget on military, then you will want to use it again.
If we want to prevent this war to continue, then actually we should curb the army of Russia and also their military budget.
Because if you're spending 38% of your total budget on military, then you will want to use it again.
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Anecdotally, while I was looking for a source to refer to for this article with the search words ”Russia rejects US peace plan”, I found media articles on that topic from November 2024, February, May, June, September, and October 2025.
Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The Rise and Fall of the Dim-Wit Plan
The latest iteration of a "secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine" would have been funny, if it wasn't so cruel to Ukraine.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Anecdotally, while I was looking for a source to refer to for this article with the search words ”Russia rejects US peace plan”, I found media articles on that topic from November 2024, February, May, June, September, and October 2025.
Genau und precisely. English subtitles. It’s about time Europe starts acting instead of always reacting to the whims of the US administration.
Seit 10 Jahren reagiert Europa auf jede neue Trump-Absurdität gleich: Empörung, Schockstarre. Statt weiter auf den US-Autounfall zu starren, müssen wir endlich lenken.
Wir wissen längst: Trump denkt nur an sich. Zeit, dass Europa selbst handelt.👇
(Clip auf DE mit EN Untertiteln)
Wir wissen längst: Trump denkt nur an sich. Zeit, dass Europa selbst handelt.👇
(Clip auf DE mit EN Untertiteln)
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Genau und precisely. English subtitles. It’s about time Europe starts acting instead of always reacting to the whims of the US administration.