@leonardo1438.bsky.social
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If only they were so serious about protecting Americans...
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Today the E.U. General Court delivered its judgment in a case brought by The New York Times to access text messages between the president of the E.U. Commission and the C.E.O. of Pfizer to negotiate a multibillion euro deal for Covid vaccines.
May 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If only they were so serious about protecting Americans...
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
Banana republic
"President Trump took time out of his busy day today - from tanking the stock markets, inflaming trade wars with our allies, threatening to annex more sovereign territories - to produce a car infomercial for his largest campaign donor and fellow Nazi enthusiast, Elon Musk."
March 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Banana republic
Sure ...but maybe wait and see which embassies get closed
“African countries should see Trump’s second term as an opportunity to cement the improvements to commercial relations that were made under Biden while remaining clear-eyed about the attendant risks of a transactional U.S. approach to Africa,” writes @kopalo.bsky.social.
A Trumpian Policy for Africa
What the continent stands to gain from a transactional White House.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sure ...but maybe wait and see which embassies get closed
Absolutely captures the moment.
We're all gaullists now: “Deterrence is not just about deterring an aggressor. It is also designed to deter an abusive protector." De Gaulle on the French nuclear bomb, as quoted by @brunotertrais.bsky.social here:
www.frstrategie.org/sites/defaul...
www.frstrategie.org/sites/defaul...
www.frstrategie.org
March 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Absolutely captures the moment.
Grotesque, disgusting, shameful, dishonorable. Trump's America.
⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters.
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.
US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...
kyivindependent.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Grotesque, disgusting, shameful, dishonorable. Trump's America.
Excellent collection of facts and data for anyone whose brain is still capable of critical thinking. Sadly this appears to be a declining demographic.
This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:
Institute for the Study of War
Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine, leaving the remaining 80 percent of the country under Ukraine's sovereign control. At the current rate of advance, it would take Russian f...
understandingwar.org
February 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Excellent collection of facts and data for anyone whose brain is still capable of critical thinking. Sadly this appears to be a declining demographic.
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“The UK didn’t have a general election for 10 years because of WW2 - that doesn’t make Winston Churchill a dictator. Zelensky has not banned opposition parties - just the ones openly pro-Russian, just like we banned the fascist party when Hitler was bombing the shit out of us on the nightly basis.”
February 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“The UK didn’t have a general election for 10 years because of WW2 - that doesn’t make Winston Churchill a dictator. Zelensky has not banned opposition parties - just the ones openly pro-Russian, just like we banned the fascist party when Hitler was bombing the shit out of us on the nightly basis.”
Poor little Marco.His face says it all. Selling his soul for a seat at the table...as an errand boy, nothing more. Sad.
Forget about selling out Ukraine, they look like they would gladly sell out the US just to get out of there
Visual aid to Rubio’s awkward spot at the table in Riyadh: wapo.st/3D59Vkj
February 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Poor little Marco.His face says it all. Selling his soul for a seat at the table...as an errand boy, nothing more. Sad.
Just wondering if Trump's love of Putin is due to all the Russian money his son said they got when no bank would touch them. Just asking since it's not the golden showers video...
🇺🇸 CNN poll shows just 8% of Americans view Russia positively—on par with those who think the moon landing was fake. 61% see Russia as an enemy, and only 4% as a partner. Only 9% like Putin, with the same percentage believing the Earth is flat. 52% support Ukraine using U.S. weapons in Russia.
February 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just wondering if Trump's love of Putin is due to all the Russian money his son said they got when no bank would touch them. Just asking since it's not the golden showers video...
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@anntelnaes.bsky.social
Another Bezos capitulation
Another Bezos capitulation
February 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
@anntelnaes.bsky.social
Another Bezos capitulation
Another Bezos capitulation
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"Before considering the implications for Europe of what Vance said, we should pause to note its deep hypocrisy. Trump attempted to overthrow the 2020 US presidential election. And his vice-president presumes to lecture Europeans about respect for democracy?"
www.ft.com/content/11f1...
www.ft.com/content/11f1...
Vance’s real warning to Europe
Europeans need to reduce their dangerous dependence on an adversarial America
www.ft.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"Before considering the implications for Europe of what Vance said, we should pause to note its deep hypocrisy. Trump attempted to overthrow the 2020 US presidential election. And his vice-president presumes to lecture Europeans about respect for democracy?"
www.ft.com/content/11f1...
www.ft.com/content/11f1...
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February 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"In the last 24 hours ... European leaders are waking up the fact that not only is the US abandoning Ukraine, but that the US represents a threat to the future of democracy and freedom in Europe."
Hi All, just sent out my weekend update, free as always. This is arguably the most momentous week in European history since 1991 or even 1945. The US pivoted this week to be a friend of dictators who is forcing unilateral concessions on democracies. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update#120: The US Changes Sides?
Is this the week the post-1945 world ended?
open.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"In the last 24 hours ... European leaders are waking up the fact that not only is the US abandoning Ukraine, but that the US represents a threat to the future of democracy and freedom in Europe."
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Just sent out this piece. Equating Trump to Neville Chamberlain is unfair on Chamberlain (and Daladier). Trump is actively trying to help and support Putin--that was not the case with appeasement. The policy failed, but it was different. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
This Is Not Appeasement, It Is Worse
Calling Donald Trump A New Neville Chamberlain Is Unfair To Chamberlain
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Just sent out this piece. Equating Trump to Neville Chamberlain is unfair on Chamberlain (and Daladier). Trump is actively trying to help and support Putin--that was not the case with appeasement. The policy failed, but it was different. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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I’d say SecDef stepped on his crank, in first foray into adult world of real life (vice Sunday morning TV shtick)…,but that’s my Jersey upbringing…good on Wicker to say what everyone was thinking. www.politico.eu/article/sena...
Senior Republican senator ‘puzzled and disturbed’ by Hegseth’s Ukraine remarks
Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker is breaking with the line from the Trump White House.
www.politico.eu
February 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’d say SecDef stepped on his crank, in first foray into adult world of real life (vice Sunday morning TV shtick)…,but that’s my Jersey upbringing…good on Wicker to say what everyone was thinking. www.politico.eu/article/sena...