SOLHAV
@solinvictus.bsky.social
Contemplative sun-worshipper, Clinical psychologist, dog-owner
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In this article, I talk about a new “bargain” the Pentagon’s civilian leadership is imposing on the U.S. military.
Here’s why we should all be worried about it. 🧵
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Here’s why we should all be worried about it. 🧵
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Dangerous New Civil-Military Bargain
Trump’s demands for loyalty will weaken the U.S. armed forces.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In this article, I talk about a new “bargain” the Pentagon’s civilian leadership is imposing on the U.S. military.
Here’s why we should all be worried about it. 🧵
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Here’s why we should all be worried about it. 🧵
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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This is a real exchange I just had:
April 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is a real exchange I just had:
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Flashback: US-Greenland 1968 - US nuclear-armed B-52 bomber crash near Thule base.
BRIEF (1987, Februar 18). Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2025, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...
BRIEF (1987, Februar 18). Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2025, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...
April 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Flashback: US-Greenland 1968 - US nuclear-armed B-52 bomber crash near Thule base.
BRIEF (1987, Februar 18). Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2025, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...
BRIEF (1987, Februar 18). Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2025, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...
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We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff
April 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We take tariffs on our beautiful Heard Island very seriously. We will be consulting all mammals and flightless birds and will make an announcement in the near future detailing our response. #heardisland #tariff #mcdonaldisland #trumptariff
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In a way, inventing numbers to pretend other countries are charging us imaginary tariffs is of a piece with the tried-and-tested MAGA strategy: Pick someone you want to hurt, and make up some way they are attacking you to rationalize the harm you inflict on them.
April 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In a way, inventing numbers to pretend other countries are charging us imaginary tariffs is of a piece with the tried-and-tested MAGA strategy: Pick someone you want to hurt, and make up some way they are attacking you to rationalize the harm you inflict on them.
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What did 14 years of autocratic populism produce in Hungary?
Poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Hungarian Model
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
What did 14 years of autocratic populism produce in Hungary?
Poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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How we use the internet is largely shaped by a handful of US-based tech giants.
US gov't surveillance laws allow them to demand access to your private data without your knowledge or a warrant.
Read the thread below for the list of European alternatives that put your privacy first.
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US gov't surveillance laws allow them to demand access to your private data without your knowledge or a warrant.
Read the thread below for the list of European alternatives that put your privacy first.
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March 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
How we use the internet is largely shaped by a handful of US-based tech giants.
US gov't surveillance laws allow them to demand access to your private data without your knowledge or a warrant.
Read the thread below for the list of European alternatives that put your privacy first.
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US gov't surveillance laws allow them to demand access to your private data without your knowledge or a warrant.
Read the thread below for the list of European alternatives that put your privacy first.
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This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
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‘Ytringsfrihet handler ikke om å frita professorer eller akademikere for kritikk.’ God leder fra Vårt Land om Putin-apologeten Glenn Diesen.
March 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
‘Ytringsfrihet handler ikke om å frita professorer eller akademikere for kritikk.’ God leder fra Vårt Land om Putin-apologeten Glenn Diesen.
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In the discussion of how 'America First' might affect US-Norwegian defence cooperation along NATO's northern flank moving forward, a credible threat assessment is an absolute minimum. Instead, overly simplified evaluations of the nature and character of the Russian threat dominate discourse 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In the discussion of how 'America First' might affect US-Norwegian defence cooperation along NATO's northern flank moving forward, a credible threat assessment is an absolute minimum. Instead, overly simplified evaluations of the nature and character of the Russian threat dominate discourse 🧵
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In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll continue the “Degenerate Russia” series. In it, we look behind the Kremlin propaganda and see the real Russia – an authoritarian country that doesn’t care about its people and desperately tries to hold on to its imperialistic past.
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March 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll continue the “Degenerate Russia” series. In it, we look behind the Kremlin propaganda and see the real Russia – an authoritarian country that doesn’t care about its people and desperately tries to hold on to its imperialistic past.
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Let's cut the crap: If Ukraine falls, American safety is at risk.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
March 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Let's cut the crap: If Ukraine falls, American safety is at risk.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
If Elon thinks standing with Ukraine makes me a traitor, then he knows nothing about keeping America safe.
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I keep emphasizing this, but the EU must enhance its regulation of social media and improve enforcement. We also need to develop our own platforms. If we don't, we are doomed
March 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I keep emphasizing this, but the EU must enhance its regulation of social media and improve enforcement. We also need to develop our own platforms. If we don't, we are doomed
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“Those who fall asleep in a democracy, may wake up in a dictatorship” - Otto Gritschneder, 🇩🇪 historian.
March 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“Those who fall asleep in a democracy, may wake up in a dictatorship” - Otto Gritschneder, 🇩🇪 historian.
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🚨🚨 Brave contender for speech of the year. Every word of it rings true to me.
Claude Malhuret is a proper role model for European politicians in these chaotic and existential times for Europe.
Take 8 minutes of your time and listen carefully. It is worth it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIK9...
Claude Malhuret is a proper role model for European politicians in these chaotic and existential times for Europe.
Take 8 minutes of your time and listen carefully. It is worth it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIK9...
Speech againt Trump, by french senator, Claude Malhuret. ( English subtitles )
YouTube video by Alain Cazes
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🚨🚨 Brave contender for speech of the year. Every word of it rings true to me.
Claude Malhuret is a proper role model for European politicians in these chaotic and existential times for Europe.
Take 8 minutes of your time and listen carefully. It is worth it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIK9...
Claude Malhuret is a proper role model for European politicians in these chaotic and existential times for Europe.
Take 8 minutes of your time and listen carefully. It is worth it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIK9...
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Easy to understand.
March 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Easy to understand.
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NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).
My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
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In the 2000s, US Republicans thought about the world in similar ways to Britons, Europeans, Canadians.
This made for productive relationships regardless of who was in the White House.
The moderating layers around Trump #1 masked the divergence, but with Trump #2 it’s glaring.
This made for productive relationships regardless of who was in the White House.
The moderating layers around Trump #1 masked the divergence, but with Trump #2 it’s glaring.
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
In the 2000s, US Republicans thought about the world in similar ways to Britons, Europeans, Canadians.
This made for productive relationships regardless of who was in the White House.
The moderating layers around Trump #1 masked the divergence, but with Trump #2 it’s glaring.
This made for productive relationships regardless of who was in the White House.
The moderating layers around Trump #1 masked the divergence, but with Trump #2 it’s glaring.
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One issue with Trump’s USA is that there’s no way to be their ally. What is Canada supposed to do that it hasn’t done? What is Ukraine (willing to sign over its minerals) to do?
With China, you know the deal. You might not like it, but you know what it is. USA is losing allies at breakneck speed.
With China, you know the deal. You might not like it, but you know what it is. USA is losing allies at breakneck speed.
March 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
One issue with Trump’s USA is that there’s no way to be their ally. What is Canada supposed to do that it hasn’t done? What is Ukraine (willing to sign over its minerals) to do?
With China, you know the deal. You might not like it, but you know what it is. USA is losing allies at breakneck speed.
With China, you know the deal. You might not like it, but you know what it is. USA is losing allies at breakneck speed.
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Friends have been asking me about European alternatives to US big tech products, so here's an opinionated list of suggestions.
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March 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Friends have been asking me about European alternatives to US big tech products, so here's an opinionated list of suggestions.
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I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
-Thomas Jefferson.
-Thomas Jefferson.
March 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
-Thomas Jefferson.
-Thomas Jefferson.
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🇺🇸🇪🇺🌎The transatlantic alliance faces an uncomfortable truth: the instability in U.S. politics isn't just about Trump. It’s about the deeper flaws in American democracy itself—flaws that make the U.S. an unreliable pillar of Western security.
🧵A security thread.
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🧵A security thread.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🇺🇸🇪🇺🌎The transatlantic alliance faces an uncomfortable truth: the instability in U.S. politics isn't just about Trump. It’s about the deeper flaws in American democracy itself—flaws that make the U.S. an unreliable pillar of Western security.
🧵A security thread.
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🧵A security thread.
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MIT Econ Professor 👇🏽
March 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
MIT Econ Professor 👇🏽