Martin Hogan
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Plurimum interest inter servitutem et libertatem. Defense of democracy. Si vis pacem, para bellum. Я українець.
Credit: Globe and Mail
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Credit: Globe and Mail
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Facing an economic spiral and depleted conventional forces, Vladimir Putin is entering a window of maximum danger. We must prepare not for a resurgent Russia but for a desperate one: 2026 will be the year of hybrid escalation.
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Russia is Losing – Time for Putin's 2026 Hybrid Escalation
2025 offered the most generous potential off-ramp for Vladimir Putin. He rejected it.
www.rusi.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Facing an economic spiral and depleted conventional forces, Vladimir Putin is entering a window of maximum danger. We must prepare not for a resurgent Russia but for a desperate one: 2026 will be the year of hybrid escalation.
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
“When I re-read Kennedy’s words, I imagined a spoof Trump version: “We shall exact any sum, impose any burden, inflict any hardship, oppose any friend and befriend any foe to assure the wealth and power of me, my family and friends.”
Important piece.
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Important piece.
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Trump’s war on Europe
American foreign policy now aims to help rightwing nationalists into power across the continent
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December 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“When I re-read Kennedy’s words, I imagined a spoof Trump version: “We shall exact any sum, impose any burden, inflict any hardship, oppose any friend and befriend any foe to assure the wealth and power of me, my family and friends.”
Important piece.
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Important piece.
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I miss those days.
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I miss those days.
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Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
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Russia is invading Ukraine. It is important that Ukraine pay the price. Preferably to us directly.
by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Russia is invading Ukraine. It is important that Ukraine pay the price. Preferably to us directly.
by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff
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Putin's plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Putin's plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
“Europe should take heart and recognise its own strength. Its military budget is already four times larger than Russia’s; its economy is ten times larger. Far from shying away from a financial contest with the Kremlin, Europe should embrace it—and win the war. “
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Why funding Ukraine is a giant opportunity for Europe
The bill will be huge. It is also a historic bargain
economist.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
“Europe should take heart and recognise its own strength. Its military budget is already four times larger than Russia’s; its economy is ten times larger. Far from shying away from a financial contest with the Kremlin, Europe should embrace it—and win the war. “
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“The moral equivalence of these two armies is impossible. Russia’s side is completely immoral, and the vast majority of its soldiers went to war voluntarily — driven by financial and psychological interests, not by coercion."
No, Russian soldiers in Ukraine are not being forced to fight against their will
The misconception that Russian soldiers are forced to fight against their will in Ukraine is one that reaches even into the highest echelons of the U.S. government.
Earlier this year, U.S. President ...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The moral equivalence of these two armies is impossible. Russia’s side is completely immoral, and the vast majority of its soldiers went to war voluntarily — driven by financial and psychological interests, not by coercion."
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Russland will die Menschen in Kyjiw und der gesamten Ukraine in Dunkelheit und Kälte bomben. Nicht zusehen und abwarten sondern Taurus liefern, Schattenflotte stoppen, Visa für Russen canceln, jetzt!
October 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Russland will die Menschen in Kyjiw und der gesamten Ukraine in Dunkelheit und Kälte bomben. Nicht zusehen und abwarten sondern Taurus liefern, Schattenflotte stoppen, Visa für Russen canceln, jetzt!
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Medals for soldiers who shot unarmed women and children on their own land? No wonder you like Russia so much
September 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Medals for soldiers who shot unarmed women and children on their own land? No wonder you like Russia so much
“In recent days we have been reminded of how comprehensively and systematically peace and freedom in Europe are under threat. As Europeans we hold powerful means to resist that threat. The time has come to use them, so that we may defend our secure, free and united Europe.”
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A new financial impetus for peace in Ukraine
We need the mobilisation of resources on a scale that will secure Kyiv’s military resilience
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September 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“In recent days we have been reminded of how comprehensively and systematically peace and freedom in Europe are under threat. As Europeans we hold powerful means to resist that threat. The time has come to use them, so that we may defend our secure, free and united Europe.”
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“Now is the moment to apply an effective lever that will disrupt the Russian president’s cynical game of buying time and bring him to the negotiating table.”
Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
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Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
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Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
Chancellor calls on Europe to unlock €140bn loan and ‘massively raise the costs’ of Kremlin aggression
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September 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Now is the moment to apply an effective lever that will disrupt the Russian president’s cynical game of buying time and bring him to the negotiating table.”
Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
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Germany’s Merz backs using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
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Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands, by targeting the Russian oil industry:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine
Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands.
www.theatlantic.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands, by targeting the Russian oil industry:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Mirjam, you are not forgotten.
23 September 1938 | A German Jewish girl, Mirjam Helene Friedmann, was born in Berlin. The family fled to Prague in 1938.
In 1941, Mirjam was deported to Litzmannstadt ghetto & in August 1944 to #Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber.
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Children at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
In 1941, Mirjam was deported to Litzmannstadt ghetto & in August 1944 to #Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber.
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Children at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
September 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Mirjam, you are not forgotten.
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Am 24.11.2015 flog eine russische Suchoi SU 24 aus Syrien für wenige Sekunden in den türkischen Luftraum. Danach lag sie in Trümmern am Boden. Passiert ist danach nichts.
September 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Am 24.11.2015 flog eine russische Suchoi SU 24 aus Syrien für wenige Sekunden in den türkischen Luftraum. Danach lag sie in Trümmern am Boden. Passiert ist danach nichts.
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Explosion in Kharkiv again ‼️
July 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Explosion in Kharkiv again ‼️
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Whenever I see a mention of “crypto”, I mentally substitute “tulip bulb” before I form an opinion on reasonableness and rationality of the matter.
July 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Whenever I see a mention of “crypto”, I mentally substitute “tulip bulb” before I form an opinion on reasonableness and rationality of the matter.
July 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Whenever I see a mention of “crypto”, I mentally substitute “tulip bulb” before I form an opinion on reasonableness and rationality of the matter.
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Earlier today we taped tomorrow’s show, and we discussed the potential for the U.S. to bomb Iran. Since taping, the U.S. has carried out several bombings. We’ll have more to say in the future, but for now our piece on Trump and the Iran Deal can help explain what got us here. youtu.be/5xnZ_CeTqyM
Iran Deal: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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June 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Earlier today we taped tomorrow’s show, and we discussed the potential for the U.S. to bomb Iran. Since taping, the U.S. has carried out several bombings. We’ll have more to say in the future, but for now our piece on Trump and the Iran Deal can help explain what got us here. youtu.be/5xnZ_CeTqyM
For whom does Trump govern?
“It cannot be incorrect to state that many will die in order to afford large tax cuts for billionaires.”
That’s the view of the [checks notes] radical left-wing [?] Financial Times.
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“It cannot be incorrect to state that many will die in order to afford large tax cuts for billionaires.”
That’s the view of the [checks notes] radical left-wing [?] Financial Times.
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For whom does Trump govern?
The Big Beautiful Bill Act is a classic example of pluto-populism
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June 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
For whom does Trump govern?
“It cannot be incorrect to state that many will die in order to afford large tax cuts for billionaires.”
That’s the view of the [checks notes] radical left-wing [?] Financial Times.
on.ft.com/4n88wMa (gift)
“It cannot be incorrect to state that many will die in order to afford large tax cuts for billionaires.”
That’s the view of the [checks notes] radical left-wing [?] Financial Times.
on.ft.com/4n88wMa (gift)
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