Translated from bureaucratese: "Ignore the disgusting person, keep calm for a few more weeks, and have hope in the Hungarian people".
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Translated from bureaucratese: "Ignore the disgusting person, keep calm for a few more weeks, and have hope in the Hungarian people".
The Iceland referendum on EU accession is now slated for 29 August this year.
Note: The referendum will first only be on restarting the negotiations, but clearly a sign of shifting geopolitical thinking.
Israel attacking Turkiyë and forcing a showdown over article 5 is a situation made in a lab to drive the Reasonable Thinker caucus into Lovecraftian madness
‘International law’ is not just the big ticket items like the Helsinki Principles (sovereignty, territorial integrity, human rights); it’s all the stuff that gives us our modern lives: food standards, bank transfers, shipping lanes, air travel, international deliveries, phone roaming, etc etc 2/6
Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
This is honestly one of the most anti-Jewish things I’ve ever seen from the United States government.
Russia is main beneficiary of Iran war-fuelled spike in oil prices
• Rise in crude prices gives Kremlin breathing room after recent slump in oil revenues
• Yet Moscow could struggle to boost exports amid drone attacks in Black Sea ports & sea ice in Baltic terminals
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The arm of a protester was broken as security officers tried to remove him for interrupting a meeting at the U.S. Capitol on March 4.
Allies do not use trade threats.
The EU is a single union: an attack on one Member State is an attack on all of us.
Our strength lies in our unity 🇪🇺🇪🇦
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: “Spain is against this disaster. Because we understand that governments are here to improve people's lives, to provide solutions to problems, not to make people's lives worse.
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The better criticism of Merz in my opinion would be not defending Spain. Whether it would've actually helped or not I don't know (probably not), but unlike Iran this actually matters to Germany. If we let Washington divide us, we'll all lose
But what about international law – continued.
A new post at The Empty City on how Western one-sidedness in what they openly condemn as a breach of international law is neither coherent nor compelling
Personal blog: theemptycity.com/blog/2026/03...
Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/but-what-a...
Checking…yes, Poland is still a member of the NPT.
Just days after France offers to broaden nuke deterrent in support of Europe, Polish PM says “we will also seek to prepare Poland in the future for the most autonomous possible actions in this area.” euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/04/e...
🧵Cans of Worms possibly opened by Trump's war of choice in Iran, a running list:
(not exhaustive, with the caveat that I am not an expert on the region so these are questions from a US foreign policy perspective, please add others) 1/?
Looks like the success and permanent adoption of basic income for artists in Ireland could lead to its adoption in Northern Ireland next.
The European Union needs "less and less decision-making by unanimity", says Rob Jetten, the new prime minister of the Netherlands.
"We cannot explain to our constituents that Europe is sometimes way too slow in reacting to great issues that affect us all," he said in Brussels.
A short- to mid-term military risk isn't the US running out of interceptors or PGMs in this conflict per se. It is the opportunity costs.
I have just held a call with President Pedro Sánchez to express the EU’s full solidarity with Spain.
The EU will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.
“The videos shown to the data annotators also go further, including credit card details and sexual acts. While some footage certainly could've been filmed on purpose by the user, it's thought that many instances were caught without the user or the video's subjects being fully aware.“
They have religious exemptions. That means the parents are liars, tbc, because no major religions object to vaccines…but they do usually have moral objections to lying!
People lying ab their religion are putting other people’s kids & the broader community at risk in schools w/21% MMR uptake rates.
So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:
- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.
The next Forever War is here.
"The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN."
España no acepta chantajes ni lecciones de un país agresor. Somos un país de paz.
Si Estados Unidos quiere un aliado, empiecen por respetar nuestra soberanía y el Derecho Internacional.
elpais.com/internaciona...
I know that one
I really do feel for Iranians, coming from a region that is harmed by both the "anti imperialist left" and the right. The former teams up with our genocidal governments as long as they say they're against the US, the latter wants us bombed into oblivion and prevented from immigrating.
Trump aurait visiblement ordonné de cesser tout commerce avec l'Espagne qui ne l'a pas autorisé à utiliser ses bases pour attaquer l'Iran.
On saura dans quelques jours si c'est vraiment le cas, et dans six mois si la Cour suprême l'autorise. Ou si c'est une énième bravade. 1/
Pretty much. Also, Khamenei limited Iran's missile range to 2,000 km against the recommendation of the IRGC.
Sanctioned Russian Propaganda Body Funded EU-Based Analyst’s Presentation to Global Security Conference
www.occrp.org/en/project/d...
Polish sources have the final sentence as "As our own autonomous capabilities grow, we will also strive to prepare Poland in the future for the most autonomous actions *possible* in this matter."
In any case, this is proper nuclear hedging talk.
www.polskieradio.pl/399/7975/Art...
