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It’s like Donald Trump has declared war on smart people and you don’t even have to be that smart to be qualified as smart people
January 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It’s like Donald Trump has declared war on smart people and you don’t even have to be that smart to be qualified as smart people
Modern wars make big losses inevitable for any army.
As noted by Yigal Levin, NATO no longer has a designated supply of 'cheap frontline troops', as it was back in the late 40s.
russia has already sent more than a million of their troops to hospitals and morgues. They have the troops.
Do we?
As noted by Yigal Levin, NATO no longer has a designated supply of 'cheap frontline troops', as it was back in the late 40s.
russia has already sent more than a million of their troops to hospitals and morgues. They have the troops.
Do we?
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Modern wars make big losses inevitable for any army.
As noted by Yigal Levin, NATO no longer has a designated supply of 'cheap frontline troops', as it was back in the late 40s.
russia has already sent more than a million of their troops to hospitals and morgues. They have the troops.
Do we?
As noted by Yigal Levin, NATO no longer has a designated supply of 'cheap frontline troops', as it was back in the late 40s.
russia has already sent more than a million of their troops to hospitals and morgues. They have the troops.
Do we?
Sounds rather provocative. Can't see it happening within this administration, but who knows. Mass killings of opposition are good for wakefulness ig
Getting closer and closer to American Kristallnacht.
January 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Sounds rather provocative. Can't see it happening within this administration, but who knows. Mass killings of opposition are good for wakefulness ig
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One-third is the cursèd number in political psychology: in many Western countries over the past century, ~1/3 of the population prefer authoritarianism to democracy.
That's about the proportion of Germans who voted to make Hitler Chancellor & even now in Europe, 1/3 of whites want authoritarianism.
That's about the proportion of Germans who voted to make Hitler Chancellor & even now in Europe, 1/3 of whites want authoritarianism.
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
One-third is the cursèd number in political psychology: in many Western countries over the past century, ~1/3 of the population prefer authoritarianism to democracy.
That's about the proportion of Germans who voted to make Hitler Chancellor & even now in Europe, 1/3 of whites want authoritarianism.
That's about the proportion of Germans who voted to make Hitler Chancellor & even now in Europe, 1/3 of whites want authoritarianism.
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Friend of the channel Anastasiya Paraskevova has made a documentary covering the work of rescue workers in Ukraine. It is now available on YouTube to watch!
youtu.be/EQGIfyIjMPM
youtu.be/EQGIfyIjMPM
AIRSTRIKE | Ukrainian Fire fighters and recue workers | Ukraine Documentary
YouTube video by East West FM
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Friend of the channel Anastasiya Paraskevova has made a documentary covering the work of rescue workers in Ukraine. It is now available on YouTube to watch!
youtu.be/EQGIfyIjMPM
youtu.be/EQGIfyIjMPM
To add a bit of levity among all the heavy world news these last couple of days;
And to celebrate Ukraine retaking central Kupyansk, here's to:
"Hello Kit-Kats, how you doin'? 😺"
And to celebrate Ukraine retaking central Kupyansk, here's to:
"Hello Kit-Kats, how you doin'? 😺"
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
To add a bit of levity among all the heavy world news these last couple of days;
And to celebrate Ukraine retaking central Kupyansk, here's to:
"Hello Kit-Kats, how you doin'? 😺"
And to celebrate Ukraine retaking central Kupyansk, here's to:
"Hello Kit-Kats, how you doin'? 😺"
"He likes big stuff and he cannot lie."
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
"He likes big stuff and he cannot lie."
"We believe we have time to negotiate with tractors before we're forced to negotiate with tanks".
After tough negotiations, 24 EU countries decide to borrow 90bn to keep Ukraine in the fight.
Meanwhile, same period and without many noticing, European farmers hold the EU to ransom and get 100 bn extra on top of already lavish funds.
Priorities??
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
Meanwhile, same period and without many noticing, European farmers hold the EU to ransom and get 100 bn extra on top of already lavish funds.
Priorities??
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
The Brief – Tractors steal a modern EU budget | Euractiv
No matter the crop yields this year, farmers can rest assured that von der Leyen will yield to their demands
www.euractiv.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
"We believe we have time to negotiate with tractors before we're forced to negotiate with tanks".
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Pedantry alert. I much dislike phrases such as ‘everyone will react differently’ when what is really meant is that we can’t assume that everyone will react the same way. After all there probably are not all that many different ways of reacting.
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Pedantry alert. I much dislike phrases such as ‘everyone will react differently’ when what is really meant is that we can’t assume that everyone will react the same way. After all there probably are not all that many different ways of reacting.
"Doing bad things with shiny success - makes [them] right"
Excellent analysis by the irreplaceable Mr Vexler - getting the world ready for all the Spectacle Politics to come 🙏
Excellent analysis by the irreplaceable Mr Vexler - getting the world ready for all the Spectacle Politics to come 🙏
January 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
"Doing bad things with shiny success - makes [them] right"
Excellent analysis by the irreplaceable Mr Vexler - getting the world ready for all the Spectacle Politics to come 🙏
Excellent analysis by the irreplaceable Mr Vexler - getting the world ready for all the Spectacle Politics to come 🙏