fn-ix
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There's "compartmentalising" the transatlantic relationship... and then there's the mental gymnastics required to reconcile this ⬇️ with any sort of meaningful US security guarantees for Ukraine. Europe's on its own.
Danish soldiers are under standing orders to engage any hostile activity on Greenland, including unannounced US activity.
The standing order of 1952 is confirmed to be in force by both Danish Defence Command and Ministry of Defence to news site @berlingske.bsky.social
The standing order of 1952 is confirmed to be in force by both Danish Defence Command and Ministry of Defence to news site @berlingske.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
There's "compartmentalising" the transatlantic relationship... and then there's the mental gymnastics required to reconcile this ⬇️ with any sort of meaningful US security guarantees for Ukraine. Europe's on its own.
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Thinking a bit more on this, there is a symbolism in the fact that this warning to the US is issued at the margins of a meeting of the 'coalition of the willing' to defend against Russia.
Europe in 2026, under siege from two sides.
Europe in 2026, under siege from two sides.
Joint Statement of major EU/NATO countries on Greenland, together with Denmark:
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Thinking a bit more on this, there is a symbolism in the fact that this warning to the US is issued at the margins of a meeting of the 'coalition of the willing' to defend against Russia.
Europe in 2026, under siege from two sides.
Europe in 2026, under siege from two sides.
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Upp med hakorna! Om vi river DCA-avtalet kommer Trump att säga att vi har stulit hans försvarsanläggningar och så kommer delta force och kidnappar Ulf Kristersson och Birgitta Ed
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Upp med hakorna! Om vi river DCA-avtalet kommer Trump att säga att vi har stulit hans försvarsanläggningar och så kommer delta force och kidnappar Ulf Kristersson och Birgitta Ed
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“This month, @anthonymoser.com reshared that [2023 Bluesky] post, commenting: ‘I wish it had taken longer for this to become literally true’."🧪
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“This month, @anthonymoser.com reshared that [2023 Bluesky] post, commenting: ‘I wish it had taken longer for this to become literally true’."🧪
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There is a hell… and it’s in the Bay Area.
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
bayareacurrent.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is a hell… and it’s in the Bay Area.
This is a long-term problem for both the economy and democracy, particularly as long as center-left parties refuse to introduce measures that will RADICALLY redistribute wealth.
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Really unfortunate, all that red tape.
Great chart from the Wall Street Journal.
With a good quote, basically a caption, from none other than President Macron:
“Germany is moving and becoming aware of the imbalances that also affect it ... China is hitting the heart of the European industrial and innovation model.”
With a good quote, basically a caption, from none other than President Macron:
“Germany is moving and becoming aware of the imbalances that also affect it ... China is hitting the heart of the European industrial and innovation model.”
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Really unfortunate, all that red tape.
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It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
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The UK discovering its not so special relationship.
Deals with team Trump are always subject to renegotiation and thus largely worthless.
I don’t think the US will rekindle its broad trade war on the EU but Washington will keep pressing for more concessions, for example on loosening antitrust.
Deals with team Trump are always subject to renegotiation and thus largely worthless.
I don’t think the US will rekindle its broad trade war on the EU but Washington will keep pressing for more concessions, for example on loosening antitrust.
Hardly a surprise. Any ‘agreement’ with Trump is just the start of attempts to extort more, as his various tariffs on Canada & Mexico have shown. In that respect, his approach to negotiations is similar to Putin’s. Deals are essentially worthless.
The US has suspended the technology deal with the UK that was signed during Donald Trump's state visit
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
December 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The UK discovering its not so special relationship.
Deals with team Trump are always subject to renegotiation and thus largely worthless.
I don’t think the US will rekindle its broad trade war on the EU but Washington will keep pressing for more concessions, for example on loosening antitrust.
Deals with team Trump are always subject to renegotiation and thus largely worthless.
I don’t think the US will rekindle its broad trade war on the EU but Washington will keep pressing for more concessions, for example on loosening antitrust.
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still waiting for intelligent longform cultural criticism with psychomarxist explanation of the "everything is butthole" logorrhea in the AI space
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
still waiting for intelligent longform cultural criticism with psychomarxist explanation of the "everything is butthole" logorrhea in the AI space
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Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite.
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite.
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is the key post in a very interesting and useful thread by French economist Gabriel Zucman.
GDP alone tells you little about general quality of life in a country.
GDP alone tells you little about general quality of life in a country.
Now with the same productivity as the US, “core EU” also has more leisure time, higher life expectancy, less inequality
No matter how you look at it, it is a clearly superior economic performance
No matter how you look at it, it is a clearly superior economic performance
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is the key post in a very interesting and useful thread by French economist Gabriel Zucman.
GDP alone tells you little about general quality of life in a country.
GDP alone tells you little about general quality of life in a country.
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Will the deregulation of our digital rights by the EU happen with the support of the far right? 🤨
That's what Meta seems to be aiming for, with 3 lobby meetings with far-right MEPs this week alone.
VDL's deregulation agenda isn't just opening the door to Big Tech, it's inviting the far right in.
That's what Meta seems to be aiming for, with 3 lobby meetings with far-right MEPs this week alone.
VDL's deregulation agenda isn't just opening the door to Big Tech, it's inviting the far right in.
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Will the deregulation of our digital rights by the EU happen with the support of the far right? 🤨
That's what Meta seems to be aiming for, with 3 lobby meetings with far-right MEPs this week alone.
VDL's deregulation agenda isn't just opening the door to Big Tech, it's inviting the far right in.
That's what Meta seems to be aiming for, with 3 lobby meetings with far-right MEPs this week alone.
VDL's deregulation agenda isn't just opening the door to Big Tech, it's inviting the far right in.
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Denna besatthet vid att man ska "försörja sig själv". I ett normalt samhälle skulle vi försörja varandra efter förmåga.
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Denna besatthet vid att man ska "försörja sig själv". I ett normalt samhälle skulle vi försörja varandra efter förmåga.
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"Skolan har slutat vara en plats för barn och i stället kommit att bli en plats där företagskultur präglar synen på barnet och skolan."
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/43j...
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/43j...
Skolan är inte längre en plats som är till för barn
www.aftonbladet.se
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"Skolan har slutat vara en plats för barn och i stället kommit att bli en plats där företagskultur präglar synen på barnet och skolan."
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/43j...
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/43j...
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”Viljan att sätta barn i fängelse har blivit en förövning till både en auktoritär samhällsordning och styrelseform.”
PER WIRTÉN: Alla vet att det är fel att sätta barn i fängelse
Nästa sommar kommer Sverige ha fängelser för 13-åringar. Per Wirtén skriver om hur regeringen demonstrativt struntar i att bemöta kritiken.
www.expressen.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
”Viljan att sätta barn i fängelse har blivit en förövning till både en auktoritär samhällsordning och styrelseform.”
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Den svenska terrorismens ansikte är vitt, ursvenskt och högerextremt.
Alexander Holmberg döms till åtta års fängelse för terrorplaner mot Eurovision samt svenska mål.
I rättegången lyftes hans pappa Mikael Holmbergs roll, tung Kinnevikchef – som verkar ha slutat under rättegången.
”Jag känner en stor lättnad”, säger forskaren Tobias Hübinette.
Långt, läs gärna:
I rättegången lyftes hans pappa Mikael Holmbergs roll, tung Kinnevikchef – som verkar ha slutat under rättegången.
”Jag känner en stor lättnad”, säger forskaren Tobias Hübinette.
Långt, läs gärna:
Kinnevikchefens son döms till fängelse för terrorplan mot Eurovision
Alexander Holmberg, 23, döms till åtta års fängelse
www.flamman.se
November 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Den svenska terrorismens ansikte är vitt, ursvenskt och högerextremt.
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"What makes Sudan's crisis even more alarming is its invisibility. The world is not watching closely enough"
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
"The cost of silence in Sudan’s civil war is too high"
As Sudan’s brutal civil war rages on, more than 12 million people have been displaced — deepening an already devastating protection and humanitarian crisis. In this episode of The Humans in Human Righ...
www.ohchr.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"What makes Sudan's crisis even more alarming is its invisibility. The world is not watching closely enough"
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
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Good illustration on the 'migration doom loop'. This is applies to the whole of Europe (including the Netherlands)
Key point: When going through the doom loop, everything always gets worse: The economy does not improve, there is not less support for populists, and irregular migration does not stop
Key point: When going through the doom loop, everything always gets worse: The economy does not improve, there is not less support for populists, and irregular migration does not stop
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Good illustration on the 'migration doom loop'. This is applies to the whole of Europe (including the Netherlands)
Key point: When going through the doom loop, everything always gets worse: The economy does not improve, there is not less support for populists, and irregular migration does not stop
Key point: When going through the doom loop, everything always gets worse: The economy does not improve, there is not less support for populists, and irregular migration does not stop
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EU Simplification Takes its first blow
OMNIBUS I found in breach of EU law as it departed from basic procedural guarantees such as public consultation.
This @ombudsman.europa.eu recommendation carries important implications for omnibuses to come and the whole simplification agenda
OMNIBUS I found in breach of EU law as it departed from basic procedural guarantees such as public consultation.
This @ombudsman.europa.eu recommendation carries important implications for omnibuses to come and the whole simplification agenda
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
EU Simplification Takes its first blow
OMNIBUS I found in breach of EU law as it departed from basic procedural guarantees such as public consultation.
This @ombudsman.europa.eu recommendation carries important implications for omnibuses to come and the whole simplification agenda
OMNIBUS I found in breach of EU law as it departed from basic procedural guarantees such as public consultation.
This @ombudsman.europa.eu recommendation carries important implications for omnibuses to come and the whole simplification agenda
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Europe’s antitrust chief Teresa Ribera has unleashed a blistering attack on Trump administration, accusing Washington of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rules
“It is blackmail,” the Spanish commissioner told POLITICO
“It is blackmail,” the Spanish commissioner told POLITICO
Top EU official accuses US of ‘blackmail’ in trade talks
Renewed U.S. pressure for the EU to recalibrate its digital rules is unacceptable, says Teresa Ribera.
www.politico.eu
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Europe’s antitrust chief Teresa Ribera has unleashed a blistering attack on Trump administration, accusing Washington of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rules
“It is blackmail,” the Spanish commissioner told POLITICO
“It is blackmail,” the Spanish commissioner told POLITICO
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Ukraine should accept no limits on its sovereignty that have not been accepted by other European countries. If it’s forced to do that, it will be accepting second class citizenship in Europe and the principle that Russia can treat it as a state with inferior rights
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ukraine should accept no limits on its sovereignty that have not been accepted by other European countries. If it’s forced to do that, it will be accepting second class citizenship in Europe and the principle that Russia can treat it as a state with inferior rights
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När högern frågar "vem ska betala för arbetstidsförkortning" så kan man bara ställa motfrågan vilka har fått betala för näringslivets vinster? Både ekonomiskt och rent kroppsligt med stressigare arbete och fler arbetsuppgifter.
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
När högern frågar "vem ska betala för arbetstidsförkortning" så kan man bara ställa motfrågan vilka har fått betala för näringslivets vinster? Både ekonomiskt och rent kroppsligt med stressigare arbete och fler arbetsuppgifter.
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