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🇪🇺🇺🇦 What is an 'orbital oasis' anyway?
Is it something to strife for?
Is it something to strife for?
It would be incredibly neat if as many countries as possible (ideally all Rammstein group) stationed 50-100 men in Nuuk, Greenland. @robdewijk.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It would be incredibly neat if as many countries as possible (ideally all Rammstein group) stationed 50-100 men in Nuuk, Greenland. @robdewijk.bsky.social
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Trump tariffing countries over Greenland is a test. If Europe just swallows it and tries to move on, it increases the odds of the WH thinking it can seize Greenland without consequences. Europe therefore has to respond.
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Trump tariffing countries over Greenland is a test. If Europe just swallows it and tries to move on, it increases the odds of the WH thinking it can seize Greenland without consequences. Europe therefore has to respond.
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
Euro publics have had enough and want their leaders to push back 2/
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What happens if and when U.S. generals receive orders to instruct lethal force against their -- on papers -- allies that they have trained with for decades and build deep personal connections?
Is there going to be any pushback or is it just "orders are orders"?
Is there going to be any pushback or is it just "orders are orders"?
These troops could be for Minnesota, or they could be for Greenland.
The fact that we have to consider the latter shows Europe is now in a security dilemma with the United States.
We are in a security dilemma with our most powerful "ally."
The fact that we have to consider the latter shows Europe is now in a security dilemma with the United States.
We are in a security dilemma with our most powerful "ally."
About 1,500 soldiers w/ 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed on prepare-to-deploy orders with a mission in Minnesota in mind, defense officials tell me tonight. Unclear if some or all of them ultimately will go.
News reported tonight by ABC News, too.
News reported tonight by ABC News, too.
January 18, 2026 at 9:17 AM
What happens if and when U.S. generals receive orders to instruct lethal force against their -- on papers -- allies that they have trained with for decades and build deep personal connections?
Is there going to be any pushback or is it just "orders are orders"?
Is there going to be any pushback or is it just "orders are orders"?
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De Sociale Verzekeringsbank, één van de grootste verwerkers van privégegevens van miljoenen Nederlanders gaat volledig naar MICROSOFT AZURE. Dit is geen technische keuze, maar een politieke. Een gevaarlijke! Debat moet snel. Stopknop moet worden ingedrukt! #amerika Lees 👉🏻 www.barbarakathmann.nl/svb/
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
De Sociale Verzekeringsbank, één van de grootste verwerkers van privégegevens van miljoenen Nederlanders gaat volledig naar MICROSOFT AZURE. Dit is geen technische keuze, maar een politieke. Een gevaarlijke! Debat moet snel. Stopknop moet worden ingedrukt! #amerika Lees 👉🏻 www.barbarakathmann.nl/svb/
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So you want to hit America hard because this is the only way to stop Trump from wrecking Europe? Do read this awesome, superbly argued and illuminating piece on 'anticircumvention' by Cory Doctorow. Europe could screw the US so hard, it's encouraging: pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
January 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
So you want to hit America hard because this is the only way to stop Trump from wrecking Europe? Do read this awesome, superbly argued and illuminating piece on 'anticircumvention' by Cory Doctorow. Europe could screw the US so hard, it's encouraging: pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
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Yes. Ending the excessive legal protections of US Big Tech is obviously the first step in Europe’s retaliation.
So you want to hit America hard because this is the only way to stop Trump from wrecking Europe? Do read this awesome, superbly argued and illuminating piece on 'anticircumvention' by Cory Doctorow. Europe could screw the US so hard, it's encouraging: pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
January 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Yes. Ending the excessive legal protections of US Big Tech is obviously the first step in Europe’s retaliation.
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Imagine we had well-established pan-European media pursuing this: how to dismantle US Big Tech's extraordinary economic privileges in Europe? Which political parties/ groupings are helping, which aren't and why?
We need to mobilize simultaneous political pressure across the continent's parliaments.
We need to mobilize simultaneous political pressure across the continent's parliaments.
Yes. Ending the excessive legal protections of US Big Tech is obviously the first step in Europe’s retaliation.
So you want to hit America hard because this is the only way to stop Trump from wrecking Europe? Do read this awesome, superbly argued and illuminating piece on 'anticircumvention' by Cory Doctorow. Europe could screw the US so hard, it's encouraging: pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
January 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Imagine we had well-established pan-European media pursuing this: how to dismantle US Big Tech's extraordinary economic privileges in Europe? Which political parties/ groupings are helping, which aren't and why?
We need to mobilize simultaneous political pressure across the continent's parliaments.
We need to mobilize simultaneous political pressure across the continent's parliaments.
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What the EU can do: invoke the Anti-Coercion Instrument (2023).
It was designed so the EU could respond and seek reparations for situations where a third country pressures the EU into policy choices by threatening or applying trade and investment measures.
It was designed so the EU could respond and seek reparations for situations where a third country pressures the EU into policy choices by threatening or applying trade and investment measures.
January 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
What the EU can do: invoke the Anti-Coercion Instrument (2023).
It was designed so the EU could respond and seek reparations for situations where a third country pressures the EU into policy choices by threatening or applying trade and investment measures.
It was designed so the EU could respond and seek reparations for situations where a third country pressures the EU into policy choices by threatening or applying trade and investment measures.
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Rutte en andere Europese leiders moeten stoppen met Trump na te praten. Wie Groenland écht strategisch belangrijk vindt, sluit niet bijna al zijn militaire bases.
Toch?
Dit gaat niet over Rusland of China.
Toch?
Dit gaat niet over Rusland of China.
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Rutte en andere Europese leiders moeten stoppen met Trump na te praten. Wie Groenland écht strategisch belangrijk vindt, sluit niet bijna al zijn militaire bases.
Toch?
Dit gaat niet over Rusland of China.
Toch?
Dit gaat niet over Rusland of China.
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The deal is far from perfect, but strengthening ties with #Mercosur countries is a step in the right direction. Europe must diversify its trade partnerships. Engagement gives us leverage - isolation does not.
Check our MEPs’ statement from May 2025 on the Mercosur Agreement👇🇪🇺
Check our MEPs’ statement from May 2025 on the Mercosur Agreement👇🇪🇺
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The deal is far from perfect, but strengthening ties with #Mercosur countries is a step in the right direction. Europe must diversify its trade partnerships. Engagement gives us leverage - isolation does not.
Check our MEPs’ statement from May 2025 on the Mercosur Agreement👇🇪🇺
Check our MEPs’ statement from May 2025 on the Mercosur Agreement👇🇪🇺
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Trump valt Venezuela binnen en Europa reageert slap en verdeeld. Zo kan het niet langer. Trump verstaat alleen de taal van kracht en macht. Het kabinet moet in Europa investeren. Met de Deense ambassadeur sprak ik gisteren over Groenland en hoe Nederland en Europa eensgezind achter Denemarken staan.
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Trump valt Venezuela binnen en Europa reageert slap en verdeeld. Zo kan het niet langer. Trump verstaat alleen de taal van kracht en macht. Het kabinet moet in Europa investeren. Met de Deense ambassadeur sprak ik gisteren over Groenland en hoe Nederland en Europa eensgezind achter Denemarken staan.
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This point should be made again and again: after the Russians destroyed Chechnya they forced Chechens to help subdue Ukrainians. Do we in Europe really want to fight a Russian-Ukrainian army? The Ukrainians are formidable warriors.
Russian human rights defender Evgenia Chirikova: “If we do not help Ukraine to resist, tomorrow the Russians will come to the Baltic countries, to Europe. And Chechens and Ukrainians will participate. That is the method of the Russian Federation.” ⤵️
desk-russie.info/2025/12/18/e...
desk-russie.info/2025/12/18/e...
Evgenia Chirikova: “Recognize the FSB as a terrorist organization” • russian desk
Interview conducted by Galia Ackerman
desk-russie.info
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This point should be made again and again: after the Russians destroyed Chechnya they forced Chechens to help subdue Ukrainians. Do we in Europe really want to fight a Russian-Ukrainian army? The Ukrainians are formidable warriors.
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I feel like "academic hiring" discourse is always kind of downstream of the fact that in the 50s we started building a giant public system to make a college education almost universally available and in the 80s and 90s we started taking it apart to go back to the only-the-rich model
December 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I feel like "academic hiring" discourse is always kind of downstream of the fact that in the 50s we started building a giant public system to make a college education almost universally available and in the 80s and 90s we started taking it apart to go back to the only-the-rich model
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Dames en heren! Met trots presenteren wij u...
*tromgeroffel*
De 25 grootste belastingontwijkers van Nederland!
www.ftm.nl/artikelen/gr...
*tromgeroffel*
De 25 grootste belastingontwijkers van Nederland!
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Dit zijn de 25 grootste profiteurs van belastingparadijs Nederland in 2025
Ook dit jaar wisten buitenlandse multinationals Nederland weer te vinden om zo weinig mogelijk belasting te betalen. Drankproducenten, grondstoffenhandelaren én een streamingdienst maakten grif gebrui...
www.ftm.nl
December 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Dames en heren! Met trots presenteren wij u...
*tromgeroffel*
De 25 grootste belastingontwijkers van Nederland!
www.ftm.nl/artikelen/gr...
*tromgeroffel*
De 25 grootste belastingontwijkers van Nederland!
www.ftm.nl/artikelen/gr...
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
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I wish a single journalist or leader would reach out to me
I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career
I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...
I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career
I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...
If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I wish a single journalist or leader would reach out to me
I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career
I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...
I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career
I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...
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D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
The Ukraine Reparations Loan: How to fix Europe's financial plumbing
As US support for Ukraine vanishes, Europe must overcome Belgian opposition and improvise fiscally to provide Kyiv with €210 billion.
www.cer.eu
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
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Remember when Presidents did national speeches for emergencies or times where a nation needs to hear from their leader?
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Remember when Presidents did national speeches for emergencies or times where a nation needs to hear from their leader?
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
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The president of Ukraine in a town that the president of Russia claims Russia occupies. Ukrainians can defend themselves if they are helped by their allies. We have a simple job here — help courageous people who are defending themselves in horrible circumstances. Continuous good work by Phil OBrien
Just sent out my free weekend update. Was quite a week in the land war, started with great doom for Ukraine and ended with the Ukrainians pushing the Russians away from Kupyansk and advancing in a week twice as much as the Russians advanced in 4 months. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #163: Ukraine Goes From Collapsing to Liberating Kupyansk
The Two Negotiations; Stirrings in Europe
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The president of Ukraine in a town that the president of Russia claims Russia occupies. Ukrainians can defend themselves if they are helped by their allies. We have a simple job here — help courageous people who are defending themselves in horrible circumstances. Continuous good work by Phil OBrien
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Don’t get back to your X. BlueSky is your perfect rebound !
December 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Don’t get back to your X. BlueSky is your perfect rebound !
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Een minderheidskabinet is niet in het landsbelang, of dat nu over links of rechts gaat. In een tijd waarin we zowel door Rusland als de VS worden bedreigd, moet een kabinet slagvaardig zijn en snel kunnen beslissen. Hij is niet degene die een meerderheidskabinet tegenhoudt. Dat doen anderen.
December 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Een minderheidskabinet is niet in het landsbelang, of dat nu over links of rechts gaat. In een tijd waarin we zowel door Rusland als de VS worden bedreigd, moet een kabinet slagvaardig zijn en snel kunnen beslissen. Hij is niet degene die een meerderheidskabinet tegenhoudt. Dat doen anderen.
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‘En we moeten aanvaarden dat de noodzakelijke investeringen in onze veiligheid ten koste van de verzorgingsstaat gaan.’
Dat hoeft echt niet…..Sterke verzorgingsstaat is juist belangrijk voor meer veiligheid. Zie visie van @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social groenlinkspvda.nl/ons-plan-voo...
Dat hoeft echt niet…..Sterke verzorgingsstaat is juist belangrijk voor meer veiligheid. Zie visie van @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social groenlinkspvda.nl/ons-plan-voo...
Ons plan voor een veiliger Nederland | GroenLinks-PvdA
Nederland en Europa zijn de afgelopen decennia niet zo onveilig geweest als nu. Daarom is het tijd voor een plan voor een veiliger Nederland.
groenlinkspvda.nl
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
‘En we moeten aanvaarden dat de noodzakelijke investeringen in onze veiligheid ten koste van de verzorgingsstaat gaan.’
Dat hoeft echt niet…..Sterke verzorgingsstaat is juist belangrijk voor meer veiligheid. Zie visie van @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social groenlinkspvda.nl/ons-plan-voo...
Dat hoeft echt niet…..Sterke verzorgingsstaat is juist belangrijk voor meer veiligheid. Zie visie van @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social groenlinkspvda.nl/ons-plan-voo...
@ajboekestijn.bsky.social gezien je recent gevonden enthousiasme voor de plan economie is de zorg ook een aandachts punt. Effectieve zorg blijft een 'dossier'. Tegelijk zie ik op elke hoek van de straat prive cosmetische klinieken. Wellicht een discussie waard of we dat ok vinden als samenleving.
December 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
@ajboekestijn.bsky.social gezien je recent gevonden enthousiasme voor de plan economie is de zorg ook een aandachts punt. Effectieve zorg blijft een 'dossier'. Tegelijk zie ik op elke hoek van de straat prive cosmetische klinieken. Wellicht een discussie waard of we dat ok vinden als samenleving.