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This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
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Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
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Reading through the FT at the moment is a strange experience: revolution, war, disaster, brutal autocratic oppression, mad dictator shit....and then "markets continue to thrive"; "record profits".
January 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Reading through the FT at the moment is a strange experience: revolution, war, disaster, brutal autocratic oppression, mad dictator shit....and then "markets continue to thrive"; "record profits".
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Having served in multiple countries run by ruthless dictators, I am accustomed to their tactics for keeping their populations under control. One of them is to employ a legion of fake opposition figures who promote the false narrative that "all parties are the same, so why bother voting?"
January 12, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Having served in multiple countries run by ruthless dictators, I am accustomed to their tactics for keeping their populations under control. One of them is to employ a legion of fake opposition figures who promote the false narrative that "all parties are the same, so why bother voting?"
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Just in case anyone has doubts about Trump's plans for the midterms, he now openly admits that he wishes he had order troops to seize all voting machines in 2020.
With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Just in case anyone has doubts about Trump's plans for the midterms, he now openly admits that he wishes he had order troops to seize all voting machines in 2020.
With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
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Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
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🥴Trump’s special envoy to Greenland stated that the island is illegally occupied by Denmark.
Louisiana Governor and U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry declared that after World War II, Denmark ignored UN norms by taking control of Greenland.
Louisiana Governor and U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry declared that after World War II, Denmark ignored UN norms by taking control of Greenland.
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM
🥴Trump’s special envoy to Greenland stated that the island is illegally occupied by Denmark.
Louisiana Governor and U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry declared that after World War II, Denmark ignored UN norms by taking control of Greenland.
Louisiana Governor and U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry declared that after World War II, Denmark ignored UN norms by taking control of Greenland.
Post truth america. Why not start by giving DC, Purto Rico etc full voting rights and prove you are "the good guys"
🥴Trump’s special envoy to Greenland stated that the island is illegally occupied by Denmark.
Louisiana Governor and U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry declared that after World War II, Denmark ignored UN norms by taking control of Greenland.
Louisiana Governor and U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Greenland Jeff Landry declared that after World War II, Denmark ignored UN norms by taking control of Greenland.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Post truth america. Why not start by giving DC, Purto Rico etc full voting rights and prove you are "the good guys"
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OTD in 1991 January events in Vilnius began. They are part of our "peaceful withdrawal from our own territory of the USSR" which Lithuania had joined "on a contractual basis".
14 died and 700+ injured "trying to stop is leaving" is how my tankies say it.
14 died and 700+ injured "trying to stop is leaving" is how my tankies say it.
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
OTD in 1991 January events in Vilnius began. They are part of our "peaceful withdrawal from our own territory of the USSR" which Lithuania had joined "on a contractual basis".
14 died and 700+ injured "trying to stop is leaving" is how my tankies say it.
14 died and 700+ injured "trying to stop is leaving" is how my tankies say it.
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🤨 China, Russia, Iran, and South Africa are flexing at sea.
The four nations have launched a joint naval exercise near a major global shipping route.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
The four nations have launched a joint naval exercise near a major global shipping route.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
January 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
🤨 China, Russia, Iran, and South Africa are flexing at sea.
The four nations have launched a joint naval exercise near a major global shipping route.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
The four nations have launched a joint naval exercise near a major global shipping route.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
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CNN on Oreshnik 🚀‼️
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM
CNN on Oreshnik 🚀‼️
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All of this going down during the 250th anniversary year of America is a degree of cringey writing that would be roundly mocked were it a novel published in an alternative timeline.
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
All of this going down during the 250th anniversary year of America is a degree of cringey writing that would be roundly mocked were it a novel published in an alternative timeline.
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🇺🇸🇬🇱 Trump has instructed the Pentagon to prepare a plan for a possible invasion of Greenland, — Daily Mail
The initiative is being promoted by “hawks”, in particular Miller. The White House believes that the US should act quickly, before Russia or China increase their influence in the Arctic.
The initiative is being promoted by “hawks”, in particular Miller. The White House believes that the US should act quickly, before Russia or China increase their influence in the Arctic.
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
🇺🇸🇬🇱 Trump has instructed the Pentagon to prepare a plan for a possible invasion of Greenland, — Daily Mail
The initiative is being promoted by “hawks”, in particular Miller. The White House believes that the US should act quickly, before Russia or China increase their influence in the Arctic.
The initiative is being promoted by “hawks”, in particular Miller. The White House believes that the US should act quickly, before Russia or China increase their influence in the Arctic.
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Russia's full-scale invasion has now lasted 1,417 days, matching its WWII participation. Soviet forces reached Berlin and took it in that time, while Russia's army "heroically" advanced 60 km from Donetsk to Pokrovsk, with losses per square kilometer exceeding Stalin-era records.
January 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Russia's full-scale invasion has now lasted 1,417 days, matching its WWII participation. Soviet forces reached Berlin and took it in that time, while Russia's army "heroically" advanced 60 km from Donetsk to Pokrovsk, with losses per square kilometer exceeding Stalin-era records.
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Future historians are going to have make up all sorts of complicated and structural reasons to explain the collapse of NATO and the Arctic War of 2026 because the truth is just way too stupid to believe.
January 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Future historians are going to have make up all sorts of complicated and structural reasons to explain the collapse of NATO and the Arctic War of 2026 because the truth is just way too stupid to believe.
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on the international community to increase pressure on Iran, linking Tehran's support for Russia's war with its domestic repression.
January 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on the international community to increase pressure on Iran, linking Tehran's support for Russia's war with its domestic repression.
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BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
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Best bet for Europe is to continue threatening the Silicon Valley tycoons and broligarchs with economic boycotts.
Go after the money. Hurt their bottom line.
The only thing that might avert war.
These people still prefer the color green over white.
Go after the money. Hurt their bottom line.
The only thing that might avert war.
These people still prefer the color green over white.
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Best bet for Europe is to continue threatening the Silicon Valley tycoons and broligarchs with economic boycotts.
Go after the money. Hurt their bottom line.
The only thing that might avert war.
These people still prefer the color green over white.
Go after the money. Hurt their bottom line.
The only thing that might avert war.
These people still prefer the color green over white.
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Sweden’s main paper dn.se is suggesting Nordics with Sweden in the lead revisit the thought of getting nuclear weapons.
This comes in light of last years deteriorating security situation in general and Trump’s actions in particular.
www.dn.se/ledare/ingen...
This comes in light of last years deteriorating security situation in general and Trump’s actions in particular.
www.dn.se/ledare/ingen...
Dagens Nyheter – senaste nyheterna från Sverige och världen
Dagens Nyheter – en trovärdig och kvalitativ nyhetskälla med prisad bildjournalistik och granskningar som gör skillnad.
dn.se
January 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Sweden’s main paper dn.se is suggesting Nordics with Sweden in the lead revisit the thought of getting nuclear weapons.
This comes in light of last years deteriorating security situation in general and Trump’s actions in particular.
www.dn.se/ledare/ingen...
This comes in light of last years deteriorating security situation in general and Trump’s actions in particular.
www.dn.se/ledare/ingen...
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If Trump saw a globe rather than a Mercator projection he might notice that Greenland is actually smaller than Algeria.
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
If Trump saw a globe rather than a Mercator projection he might notice that Greenland is actually smaller than Algeria.
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Ukrainian, Latvian, and Swedish skeleton athletes protested Russia’s return to competition.
Here's how the event coordinator reacted ⬇️
Here's how the event coordinator reacted ⬇️
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Ukrainian, Latvian, and Swedish skeleton athletes protested Russia’s return to competition.
Here's how the event coordinator reacted ⬇️
Here's how the event coordinator reacted ⬇️
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“🇩🇰Denmark has reduced its defence of 🇬🇱Greenland and isn’t doing enough” - left hand side 🇺🇸US bases & radar stations on Greenland during the #ColdWar and to the right today. Denmark has increased its defence capacity on Greenland during the last years, while US has done nothing
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM
“🇩🇰Denmark has reduced its defence of 🇬🇱Greenland and isn’t doing enough” - left hand side 🇺🇸US bases & radar stations on Greenland during the #ColdWar and to the right today. Denmark has increased its defence capacity on Greenland during the last years, while US has done nothing
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‼️ 1418 days of the full-scale Russian attack on Ukraine. That's how long the war lasted for the USSR within the Second World War - under the banner of "anti-Nazism".
Now Russia itself found itself in the role of a Nazi state - but against Ukraine.
Now Russia itself found itself in the role of a Nazi state - but against Ukraine.
January 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
‼️ 1418 days of the full-scale Russian attack on Ukraine. That's how long the war lasted for the USSR within the Second World War - under the banner of "anti-Nazism".
Now Russia itself found itself in the role of a Nazi state - but against Ukraine.
Now Russia itself found itself in the role of a Nazi state - but against Ukraine.
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Russian milbloggers complain that mass internet blackouts across Russia do not stop Ukrainian drones. Kamchatka, 7,500 km from Ukraine, has been offline since Dec. 31.
January 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Russian milbloggers complain that mass internet blackouts across Russia do not stop Ukrainian drones. Kamchatka, 7,500 km from Ukraine, has been offline since Dec. 31.
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become