Jack
@jlstrosser.bsky.social
CEU MA in IR & IPE, Sciences Po MA Poli Sci || IPE of Russia, Central Asia, EU & neighborhood, US, history of the above || Russia regional editor @lossi36
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*US OFFICIALS: RUSSIA OPEN TO UKRAINE JOINING EUROPEAN UNION
December 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
*US OFFICIALS: RUSSIA OPEN TO UKRAINE JOINING EUROPEAN UNION
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The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the Chernobyl sarcophagus, built to prevent radioactive release from the melted reactor and damaged in a drone strike this February, has "lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability." www.iaea.org/newscenter/p...
Update 331 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine | IAEA
An IAEA team is criss-crossing Ukraine this month to assess the status of electrical substations critical for nuclear safety and security, following recent military attacks targeting energy infrastruc...
www.iaea.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the Chernobyl sarcophagus, built to prevent radioactive release from the melted reactor and damaged in a drone strike this February, has "lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability." www.iaea.org/newscenter/p...
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🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.35
🗣️ The #RussiaUkraineWar forced the EU to speak the language of power, but didn’t turn the #EU into a state.
↔️ @vanghel.bsky.social argues that enlargement is the EU’s prime relational technology, binding security to markets, institutions + publics.
👉 bit.ly/49T8ovT
🗣️ The #RussiaUkraineWar forced the EU to speak the language of power, but didn’t turn the #EU into a state.
↔️ @vanghel.bsky.social argues that enlargement is the EU’s prime relational technology, binding security to markets, institutions + publics.
👉 bit.ly/49T8ovT
🧭 Why enlargement is EU geopolitics
The Russia-Ukraine war forced the EU to speak the language of power, but it didn’t turn the EU into a state. Veronica Anghel argues that EU geopolitics looks different: dense ties, not just hard power...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.35
🗣️ The #RussiaUkraineWar forced the EU to speak the language of power, but didn’t turn the #EU into a state.
↔️ @vanghel.bsky.social argues that enlargement is the EU’s prime relational technology, binding security to markets, institutions + publics.
👉 bit.ly/49T8ovT
🗣️ The #RussiaUkraineWar forced the EU to speak the language of power, but didn’t turn the #EU into a state.
↔️ @vanghel.bsky.social argues that enlargement is the EU’s prime relational technology, binding security to markets, institutions + publics.
👉 bit.ly/49T8ovT
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Beginning to understand why Mamdani's first move is to reform property taxes lmao what is going on
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Beginning to understand why Mamdani's first move is to reform property taxes lmao what is going on
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Euroclear Director General Valérie Urbain says she's willing to sue the EU if officials ever manage to pass their "reparations loan" for Ukraine that effectively expropriates Russia’s frozen assets. Fiduciary duties, faith in the Eurozone, and risks of retaliation. www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
Euroclear, the Belgian institution managing frozen Russian assets that will 'not rule out' suing the EU
Euroclear, a little-known but central player in Europe's financial system, holds €193 billion in frozen Russian assets that, since the invasion of Ukraine, have drawn intense scrutiny. Its director ge...
www.lemonde.fr
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Euroclear Director General Valérie Urbain says she's willing to sue the EU if officials ever manage to pass their "reparations loan" for Ukraine that effectively expropriates Russia’s frozen assets. Fiduciary duties, faith in the Eurozone, and risks of retaliation. www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
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Latest: Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to shield himself on Wednesday from a spiralling corruption scandal in Ukraine, as he called on two allies to resign from his cabinet and moved to impose sanctions on his ex-business partner.
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Zelenskyy distances himself from allies in wartime graft probe
[FREE TO READ] Ukraine’s president calls for two ministers to resign over scandal and moves to impose sanctions on ex-business partner
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November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Latest: Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to shield himself on Wednesday from a spiralling corruption scandal in Ukraine, as he called on two allies to resign from his cabinet and moved to impose sanctions on his ex-business partner.
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..
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U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..
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spoilers but The Diplomat is an interesting show because it's somehow based in a universe where Trump was never elected but we are also still majorly Fng up in Ukraine and NATO is dying
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
spoilers but The Diplomat is an interesting show because it's somehow based in a universe where Trump was never elected but we are also still majorly Fng up in Ukraine and NATO is dying
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Almost rare these days - a statement regarding Russia signed by all 27 EU member states, thus including Hungary. This explicitly names Russia as the aggressor regarding Poland, vows further support to Ukraine and declared full solidarity with Poland. I guess not even Orban dared block this.
We condemn in the strongest terms Russia’s intentional violation of the airspace of an EU member state using drones.
This aggressive and reckless act is a serious escalation by Russia.
My statement on behalf of the EU27 ↓
europa.eu/!pn8NBC
This aggressive and reckless act is a serious escalation by Russia.
My statement on behalf of the EU27 ↓
europa.eu/!pn8NBC
Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the unprovoked violation of the EU’s airspace by Russia
Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the unprovoked violation of the EU’s airspace by Russia.
europa.eu
September 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Almost rare these days - a statement regarding Russia signed by all 27 EU member states, thus including Hungary. This explicitly names Russia as the aggressor regarding Poland, vows further support to Ukraine and declared full solidarity with Poland. I guess not even Orban dared block this.
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i would prefer to not live in uppercase H History
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
i would prefer to not live in uppercase H History
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confirmed dead by the president of the united states
September 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
confirmed dead by the president of the united states
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk will have almost exclusively extremely negative consequences for American society in general, the stability of society in specific, and the safety of everyone living in it.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk will have almost exclusively extremely negative consequences for American society in general, the stability of society in specific, and the safety of everyone living in it.
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Because the euro is the #2 global reserve currency & 114.1% is a meaningless, arbitrary debt/GDP level that, while well above the long-ago-rendered meaningless 60% Maastricht threshold, poses no actual default or crisis risk for 🇫🇷. It’s all just political preferences about debt all the way down? 🤷♂️
Why France’s political crisis isn’t (yet) an economic one
Why France’s political crisis isn’t (yet) an economic one
Still, instability is hurting growth and investment, while soaring national debt presents long-term risks
dlvr.it
September 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Because the euro is the #2 global reserve currency & 114.1% is a meaningless, arbitrary debt/GDP level that, while well above the long-ago-rendered meaningless 60% Maastricht threshold, poses no actual default or crisis risk for 🇫🇷. It’s all just political preferences about debt all the way down? 🤷♂️
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France, Ifop poll:
Scenario: NFP (LEFT|G/EFA|S&D) parties run united
RN and allies-PfE: 33% (-2)
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 25% (+4)
Ensemble-RE: 15% (-3)
LR-EPP: 13% (+2)
...
+/- vs. 3-4 June 2025
Fieldwork: 29 August-1 September 2025
Sample size: 1,369
Scenario: NFP (LEFT|G/EFA|S&D) parties run united
RN and allies-PfE: 33% (-2)
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 25% (+4)
Ensemble-RE: 15% (-3)
LR-EPP: 13% (+2)
...
+/- vs. 3-4 June 2025
Fieldwork: 29 August-1 September 2025
Sample size: 1,369
September 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
France, Ifop poll:
Scenario: NFP (LEFT|G/EFA|S&D) parties run united
RN and allies-PfE: 33% (-2)
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 25% (+4)
Ensemble-RE: 15% (-3)
LR-EPP: 13% (+2)
...
+/- vs. 3-4 June 2025
Fieldwork: 29 August-1 September 2025
Sample size: 1,369
Scenario: NFP (LEFT|G/EFA|S&D) parties run united
RN and allies-PfE: 33% (-2)
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 25% (+4)
Ensemble-RE: 15% (-3)
LR-EPP: 13% (+2)
...
+/- vs. 3-4 June 2025
Fieldwork: 29 August-1 September 2025
Sample size: 1,369
throw this one on the "AI is the devil" pile
Complaint in the teen ChatGPT suicide case.
And here is the complaint in the lawsuit: webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo....
August 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
throw this one on the "AI is the devil" pile
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I really need to shoot this out into the void (!!) but the first time I ever heard Mastodon was the beginning of something inexorable. I can't emphasis enough how much of a place this guy's art has in my heart and life even 15 years later. this a horrible loss. RIP to a legend
Mastodon have issued a statement confirming the death of their former guitarist and co-founder Brent Hinds: "We are in a state of unfathomable sadness and grief." metalinjection.net/this-is-just...
MASTODON Issues Statement On BRENT HINDS' Death - Metal Injection
Mastodon have issued a statement confirming the death of their former guitarist and co-founder Brent Hinds.
metalinjection.net
August 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I really need to shoot this out into the void (!!) but the first time I ever heard Mastodon was the beginning of something inexorable. I can't emphasis enough how much of a place this guy's art has in my heart and life even 15 years later. this a horrible loss. RIP to a legend
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This will create some discourse
US and Russia ‘propose West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine’
Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is understood to support the idea, which can be revealed before the president meets Putin in Alaska on Friday
www.thetimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This will create some discourse
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"Solar panels in China are cheaper than a same-size piece of window glass. You can use panels as siding and fencing as if it’s a building material that just happens to produce some electricity
The future is panels everywhere"[email protected]
Thread: Solar Hockey Stick of Hope bsky.app/profile/70sb...
The future is panels everywhere"[email protected]
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July 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Solar panels in China are cheaper than a same-size piece of window glass. You can use panels as siding and fencing as if it’s a building material that just happens to produce some electricity
The future is panels everywhere"[email protected]
Thread: Solar Hockey Stick of Hope bsky.app/profile/70sb...
The future is panels everywhere"[email protected]
Thread: Solar Hockey Stick of Hope bsky.app/profile/70sb...
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riots by the weekend
FRANCE PROPOSES CUTTING TWO PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO PLUG BUDGET HOLE
July 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
riots by the weekend
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If you don’t think this moment of symbolism is 100% deliberate, you haven’t been paying attention.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
July 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If you don’t think this moment of symbolism is 100% deliberate, you haven’t been paying attention.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.