📌 ICYMI — Revealed: Peter Mandelson’s Russian Connections and Palantir Lobbying Links
The disgraced peer was appointed by Keir Starmer's Government despite warnings about his role on the board of a Russian defence conglomerate linked to Moscow's early-warning missile systems
Knowing that the Kremlin has sent its political strategists to help him, I’m afraid Orban may soon start pushing even more deranged nonsense, things like a “Ukrainian terrorist attacks” in Hungary or a “Ukrainian assassination attempt” against him.
What Ukrainians look like after time in Russian captivity is the stuff of absolute nightmares. But this isn't a dream, but horrifying reality of life in Russian hell.
Die Trump-Administration bleibt ihrer Linie treu: Witkoff & Co. glauben dem, was Putin sagt. Das ist entweder fahrlässig oder dumm. In jedem Fall aber gefährlich und falsch.
Timely reminder that Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic negotiated an opt-out from the €90 billion loan.
Article 327 says that countries excluded from enhanced cooperation "shall not impede its implementation" by those included.
Trump und Netanjahu haben eine ohnehin schon gefährliche Situation nun noch weiter verschärft.
Was sollte Europa tun?
Trump ignorieren und die Kontrolle über die Situation übernehmen. Es gibt derzeit keine realistische Möglichkeit, sich auf Trump oder Netanjahu zu verlassen.
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Trump's United States of Israel has thrown Ukraine, the EU, UK and NATO under a Russian 🚌
Frankly, given the absolute carnage that is unfolding globally, this sounds weak. Maybe it's time to call out the enemies within (on left and right) and lead the real Europeans to a future in which WE dominate the world stage. Even if that means building stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
Thread. NB: “Taiwan should in any case be producing lots of drones.” Yup, and sooner rather than later.
The people who created international law weren’t pacifist ninnies. No, they had gone through war and were determined to never go through that again.
10 years negotiating the criminalization of ecocide, endless academic discussions about its definition and requirements, meanwhile the most powerful army in the world doesn’t care that intentionally hitting oil refineries can poison a city of 9 million people and the environment. It’s infuriating.
Iran Foreign Minister: Russia is providing military assistance to Iran and helps it in many different directions.
Hatte gerade ein Video in meiner TL, in dem Witkoff sagt, er habe 🇷🇺 nachdrücklich darum gebeten, keine nachrichtendienstl. Infos mit dem Regime in Iran zu teilen, und das sagt alles darüber, warum die „Verhandlungen“, die u.a. er führt, so unsinnig sind. 🇷🇺 ist kein verlässl. Akteur, Punkt.
We live in a time when female politicians who dance are called upon to resign, while their male colleagues who associate with child molesters become presidents.
Happy feminist fighting day!
Smash the patriarchy—every day.
The usage of AI rises, so it is worth reminding that your favourite AI tool is infected with russian propaganda. The link is a year old, but it didn't get much better since.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-fun...
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Genuinely fascinating to look at Fukuyama saying “there’s probably going to be a groundswell of people in the West who become uncomfortable with peace and prosperity“ and uh, all due respect, he may have undersold how big that groundswell would be.
"Virtually all famous Russian writers helped to justify Russia’s imperialist policies, promoted Russian exceptionalism or excluded the voices of oppressed nations. For many years, this literature has shaped how the West viewed Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Baltic Countries."
This headline appeared in the UK yesterday, but not a single major U.S. newspaper dared to print it. This is because U.S. media self-censor out of fear of being punished by the Trump administration, which effectively censors the media while lying that the media in Europe is being censored.
Hazing or "dedovshchina (дедовщина)" is central to the Russian Army.
It produces terrible men and even worse soldiers. It is a scourge on the army, on Russian society, and on their victims.
Cruelty never makes anyone better, and few enabling environments for it that start playful stay that way.
Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin's declining fortunes have taken a major turn for the better because Donald Trump's war on Iran has given the staggering Russian economy a shot in the arm as oil prices lurch upward.
So *this* is what unwoking rules of engagement means huh. Primitive barbarian high schoolers imposing their Call of Duty sessions against a bloodthirsty pathetic regime.
White House: the witness’s allegations are “completely baseless” and “backed by zero credible evidence.”
Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.
Yes. And we have to talk about this now, because talking about it is the first step to making it seem like a callous crime rather than a surprising emergency.
Someone make it make sense. These stories were literally back-to-back.
Ein Foto von ihm. Man sieht ihn von der Seite, er steht vor einem Mikrofon und redet.
"Sich selbst zu verändern, glaubwürdig zu werden, Menschen zu überzeugen und den verschiedenen Formen von Ausbeutung und Terror entgegenzuwirken, das mag in manchen Augenblicken ungeheuer schwer erscheinen, und dennoch gibt es keine Alternative."
Rudi Dutschke
UK police say Russia military intelligence behind European cargo fires reut.rs/4d5XdkU
"Epstein machte aus seinen Zielen für die Ranch kein Geheimnis. Freunden aus Wissenschaft und Technik erzählte er, er wolle dort Dutzende Mädchen gleichzeitig schwängern, um die Welt mit seinen Genen zu bevölkern. Berichten zufolge umfasste das Ranchgelände sechs unterirdische Etagen."
‘Our children were sold off’: The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war
www.aljazeera.com/amp/features...
The killing of Iranian children during an illegal war is an impeachable offense (not to mention a grave crime) and Congress should really act like it.
15 Republicans in the Senate could end this nightmare before it somehow gets even worse.
So let me get this straight ...
1. US bombs Iran
2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate
3. Russia gives Iran targeting info
4. Oil price shoots WAY up
5. US unsanctions Russian oil
