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Interested in politics, tech and investing. MSc in cybernetics.
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Great read. Well anchored in reality.
We were all shocked, though not surprised, by the latest scenes from the sham peace negotiations that lead nowhere.
But let's keep the essential point in mind: Ukraine will win, as I demonstrate in this 158th long read on my blog.
Happy New Year to all!
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/ukraine-th...
But let's keep the essential point in mind: Ukraine will win, as I demonstrate in this 158th long read on my blog.
Happy New Year to all!
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/ukraine-th...
Ukraine: The Case For Optimism
Where Realism and Rationality Meet
tenzerstrategics.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Great read. Well anchored in reality.
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Anne Applebaum:
European leaders "understand the stakes of the war, but also the profound change in Washington. And none of them will say this publicly, and I understand why...But they’re horrified by the Alaska meeting and by domestic politics inside the United States."
youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
European leaders "understand the stakes of the war, but also the profound change in Washington. And none of them will say this publicly, and I understand why...But they’re horrified by the Alaska meeting and by domestic politics inside the United States."
youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
Anne Applebaum: Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the Danger of Authoritarianism
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
youtu.be
August 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Anne Applebaum:
European leaders "understand the stakes of the war, but also the profound change in Washington. And none of them will say this publicly, and I understand why...But they’re horrified by the Alaska meeting and by domestic politics inside the United States."
youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
European leaders "understand the stakes of the war, but also the profound change in Washington. And none of them will say this publicly, and I understand why...But they’re horrified by the Alaska meeting and by domestic politics inside the United States."
youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
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Fifteen years ago Peter Turchin warned America was on the brink of a decade of growing political unrest. This is what he says now.
Professor who predicted 2020s unrest sees US sliding deeper into crisis
www.newsweek.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fifteen years ago Peter Turchin warned America was on the brink of a decade of growing political unrest. This is what he says now.
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Here in Norway, I've had continuous and fantastic growth of my pension investment account until late February 2025. What happened then?
April 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here in Norway, I've had continuous and fantastic growth of my pension investment account until late February 2025. What happened then?
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Russia wants to declare “victory” in its war against Ukraine — and even against NATO — on Feb. 24, the third anniversary of the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian Military Intelligence claims.
Russia wants to declare ‘victory’ on Feb. 24, Ukrainian intel says
Moscow wants to show itself ‘victorious’ against Ukraine and NATO on third anniversary of invasion, Kyiv’s HUR says.
www.politico.eu
February 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Russia wants to declare “victory” in its war against Ukraine — and even against NATO — on Feb. 24, the third anniversary of the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian Military Intelligence claims.
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The U.K. and Norway began negotiations today on a defense deal aimed at countering the threat from Russia in the Arctic.
UK and Norway start Arctic defense pact talks to combat Putin
As Russian threat grows, London and Oslo look to “boost our security in the High North.”
www.politico.eu
February 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The U.K. and Norway began negotiations today on a defense deal aimed at countering the threat from Russia in the Arctic.
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Denmark going to the Paris meeting representing not only the Nordics collectively but the wider NB8-group, including also the Baltics, is my personal highlight today.
Also, this confirms what I said last time no one from NB8 was invited - that Germany doesn’t represent the region anymore.
Also, this confirms what I said last time no one from NB8 was invited - that Germany doesn’t represent the region anymore.
February 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Denmark going to the Paris meeting representing not only the Nordics collectively but the wider NB8-group, including also the Baltics, is my personal highlight today.
Also, this confirms what I said last time no one from NB8 was invited - that Germany doesn’t represent the region anymore.
Also, this confirms what I said last time no one from NB8 was invited - that Germany doesn’t represent the region anymore.
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The criminals are pardoned and career FBI agents fired.
Welcome to Trump’s America.
Welcome to Trump’s America.
BREAKING
Dozens of FBI agents who worked on the January 6 and Trump investigations, along with some of their supervisors, are expected to be fired today.
Full Story: https://bit.ly/4huIb7s
Dozens of FBI agents who worked on the January 6 and Trump investigations, along with some of their supervisors, are expected to be fired today.
Full Story: https://bit.ly/4huIb7s
January 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The criminals are pardoned and career FBI agents fired.
Welcome to Trump’s America.
Welcome to Trump’s America.
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Some 100,000 demonstrators in cities across Slovakia on Friday demanded that their government stop flirting with Russia and respect the country’s obligations toward its Western partners in NATO and the European Union.
Slovak protests draw 100,000 denouncing pro-Putin tilt by Fico government
“There will be more and more of us. Those who want to live in our little Slovakia, but in a civilized Europe,” said Eva Kulová, 84, who helped topple Communism.
www.politico.eu
January 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Some 100,000 demonstrators in cities across Slovakia on Friday demanded that their government stop flirting with Russia and respect the country’s obligations toward its Western partners in NATO and the European Union.
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Man känner inte alls något obehag när en svartskjortad man som heilade i tidigare i veckan dyker upp och talar till de främlingsfientliga massorna flakerad av tyska flaggor. Inget obehag alls faktiskt.
-Det är nog bara för att provocera, du förstår han har mild autism...
-Det är nog bara för att provocera, du förstår han har mild autism...
January 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Man känner inte alls något obehag när en svartskjortad man som heilade i tidigare i veckan dyker upp och talar till de främlingsfientliga massorna flakerad av tyska flaggor. Inget obehag alls faktiskt.
-Det är nog bara för att provocera, du förstår han har mild autism...
-Det är nog bara för att provocera, du förstår han har mild autism...
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On 21 March 1933 Adolf Hitler was officially sworn in as chancellor of Germany. The same day he pardoned 8,000 Nazis, who had committed violent acts, starting with the failed Hitler coup on 8 November 1923.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
Only a Handful of Republicans in Congress Object to Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
Even Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move o...
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
On 21 March 1933 Adolf Hitler was officially sworn in as chancellor of Germany. The same day he pardoned 8,000 Nazis, who had committed violent acts, starting with the failed Hitler coup on 8 November 1923.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...