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By the way, if you wonder how you may be able to help Iranian protestors, start here: support.brave.app/hc/en-us/art...
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January 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
By the way, if you wonder how you may be able to help Iranian protestors, start here: support.brave.app/hc/en-us/art...
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Tehran's Punak neighbourhood tonight, from another angle. Iranians are calling for their freedom. Be our voice.
January 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Tehran's Punak neighbourhood tonight, from another angle. Iranians are calling for their freedom. Be our voice.
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Привіт, Україно! 🇺🇦 Salut, Moldova! 🇲🇩
As of 2026, Ukraine and Moldova are in the EU's free roaming area! Within it, calls, texts and mobile data have no extra cost when roaming.
Parliament continues to support Moldova and Ukraine on their EU membership journeys.
As of 2026, Ukraine and Moldova are in the EU's free roaming area! Within it, calls, texts and mobile data have no extra cost when roaming.
Parliament continues to support Moldova and Ukraine on their EU membership journeys.
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Привіт, Україно! 🇺🇦 Salut, Moldova! 🇲🇩
As of 2026, Ukraine and Moldova are in the EU's free roaming area! Within it, calls, texts and mobile data have no extra cost when roaming.
Parliament continues to support Moldova and Ukraine on their EU membership journeys.
As of 2026, Ukraine and Moldova are in the EU's free roaming area! Within it, calls, texts and mobile data have no extra cost when roaming.
Parliament continues to support Moldova and Ukraine on their EU membership journeys.
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The contradiction at the core of the current AI product scramble is that many people like using AI tools to generate outputs and nobody likes being on the receiving end of someone else's AI output. You can understand just about everything that's happening once you start looking for this dynamic.
January 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The contradiction at the core of the current AI product scramble is that many people like using AI tools to generate outputs and nobody likes being on the receiving end of someone else's AI output. You can understand just about everything that's happening once you start looking for this dynamic.
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can i just say, yet again, that emotionally blackmailing one another into thinking the battle is already lost is both politically stupid and intellectually unsupportable.
August 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
can i just say, yet again, that emotionally blackmailing one another into thinking the battle is already lost is both politically stupid and intellectually unsupportable.
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Parallel to the street battles,a massive wave of strikes has swept across the country,signaling a complete rupture between the traditional merchant class and the state. On the morning of Jan 8,the Grand Bazaars of Tehran &Tabriz—historically significant centers of political gravity,shut their doors.
Iran Uprising Day 12: Revolution Intensifies as Regime Deploys Foreign Mercenaries and Blacks Out Internet - NCRI
The nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran has entered a critical new phase. As the sun set on Thursday, January 8, 2026, the
www.ncr-iran.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Parallel to the street battles,a massive wave of strikes has swept across the country,signaling a complete rupture between the traditional merchant class and the state. On the morning of Jan 8,the Grand Bazaars of Tehran &Tabriz—historically significant centers of political gravity,shut their doors.
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EU countries must dig deeper into their air-defence stocks and deliver now. We must also further raise the cost of this war for Moscow, including through tougher sanctions. (3/3)
January 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM
EU countries must dig deeper into their air-defence stocks and deliver now. We must also further raise the cost of this war for Moscow, including through tougher sanctions. (3/3)
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🚨 Big news from Brussels: EU countries move to approve the EU-Mercosur trade deal, @euronews.com confirms.
Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪
Abstention: 🇧🇪
All other member states voted in favour.
Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪
Abstention: 🇧🇪
All other member states voted in favour.
Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
🚨 Big news from Brussels: EU countries move to approve the EU-Mercosur trade deal, @euronews.com confirms.
Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪
Abstention: 🇧🇪
All other member states voted in favour.
Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪
Abstention: 🇧🇪
All other member states voted in favour.
Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
Reminder to my fellow Europeans inconvenienced by inflation and energy costs.
We only share a fraction of the burden and we're lucky we can pay in Euros instead of blood.
We only share a fraction of the burden and we're lucky we can pay in Euros instead of blood.
Kyiv is currently entirely without power and heating after today’s attack. Authorities urged people to leave the city if they can. This is a humanitarian disaster, in case anyone didn’t know
January 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Reminder to my fellow Europeans inconvenienced by inflation and energy costs.
We only share a fraction of the burden and we're lucky we can pay in Euros instead of blood.
We only share a fraction of the burden and we're lucky we can pay in Euros instead of blood.
Reasons why we use the expression "a change of perspective", Exhibit A
January 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Reasons why we use the expression "a change of perspective", Exhibit A
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Mashad isn't just the second-largest city. It is supposed to be the conservative city most loyal to the regime. Home to shrines. Birthplace of Khamenei, declared "the spiritual capital" by Achmedinijad and the fanatical religious hardliners.
This is a watershed moment.
This is a watershed moment.
Seems like a real revolt when in Iran's second largest city Mashhad, protesters can lower the flag of the Islamic Republic on one of the city's public flagpoles, and then tear the flag into shreds.
Without any Iranian police or military intervention.
Without any Iranian police or military intervention.
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Mashad isn't just the second-largest city. It is supposed to be the conservative city most loyal to the regime. Home to shrines. Birthplace of Khamenei, declared "the spiritual capital" by Achmedinijad and the fanatical religious hardliners.
This is a watershed moment.
This is a watershed moment.
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The regime likely determined that the current protest movement represents an extremely dire security threat and the regime has intensified its crackdown, including by taking the rare step of using IRGC Ground Forces to suppress protests in at least one province 1/7
Read more isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
Read more isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
The regime likely determined that the current protest movement represents an extremely dire security threat and the regime has intensified its crackdown, including by taking the rare step of using IRGC Ground Forces to suppress protests in at least one province 1/7
Read more isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
Read more isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
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Interesting fact. Make of it what you will. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Beirut today was not wholly business. He brought his whole family with him. He’s expected to remain in Lebanon for the foreseeable future.
January 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Interesting fact. Make of it what you will. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Beirut today was not wholly business. He brought his whole family with him. He’s expected to remain in Lebanon for the foreseeable future.
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It's very curious to see how there are flags of the Iranian monarchy almost everywhere. An illegal flag, mind you. Apparently, tens of thousands of Iranians just kept these hidden for the right occasion.
January 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
It's very curious to see how there are flags of the Iranian monarchy almost everywhere. An illegal flag, mind you. Apparently, tens of thousands of Iranians just kept these hidden for the right occasion.
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It’s 1 am in Kyiv, I’m watching live streams of protests in Iran people cheering and suddenly I feel explosion shakes my apartment building - Russia is attacking us with drones tonight . Our world is a so weird place right now .
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
It’s 1 am in Kyiv, I’m watching live streams of protests in Iran people cheering and suddenly I feel explosion shakes my apartment building - Russia is attacking us with drones tonight . Our world is a so weird place right now .
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Iran is not "facing" protests.
Iran IS protesting.
These article titles are basically manufacturing consent.
Treating it as if the protests are a problem and not the voice of the people who ARE Iran.
Go Iranians! 💪
Iran IS protesting.
These article titles are basically manufacturing consent.
Treating it as if the protests are a problem and not the voice of the people who ARE Iran.
Go Iranians! 💪
Why is Iran facing its biggest protests in years?
Iranians are taking to the streets as a growing movement of civic unrest threatens a fragile stability
theweek.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Iran is not "facing" protests.
Iran IS protesting.
These article titles are basically manufacturing consent.
Treating it as if the protests are a problem and not the voice of the people who ARE Iran.
Go Iranians! 💪
Iran IS protesting.
These article titles are basically manufacturing consent.
Treating it as if the protests are a problem and not the voice of the people who ARE Iran.
Go Iranians! 💪
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In Kermanshah, several members of the security forces who refused to fire on protesters have been arrested.
January 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In Kermanshah, several members of the security forces who refused to fire on protesters have been arrested.
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I feel like every European leader is waiting for the Trump storm to blow over.
But what happens if the storm invades Greenland, Cuba, Columbia, destroys NATO, abandons Ukraine, shrugs as China takes Taiwan?
Can post-Trump Dems put all that right again? Nope.
This storm changes everything.
But what happens if the storm invades Greenland, Cuba, Columbia, destroys NATO, abandons Ukraine, shrugs as China takes Taiwan?
Can post-Trump Dems put all that right again? Nope.
This storm changes everything.
January 7, 2026 at 9:22 AM
I feel like every European leader is waiting for the Trump storm to blow over.
But what happens if the storm invades Greenland, Cuba, Columbia, destroys NATO, abandons Ukraine, shrugs as China takes Taiwan?
Can post-Trump Dems put all that right again? Nope.
This storm changes everything.
But what happens if the storm invades Greenland, Cuba, Columbia, destroys NATO, abandons Ukraine, shrugs as China takes Taiwan?
Can post-Trump Dems put all that right again? Nope.
This storm changes everything.
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You *very much* want to preserve the chance the mask holds just long enough to get a different president.
If that mask drops, Trump breaks NATO & Europe recalculates the tail risks that we are all too rich & pampered to think about - the ones with body counts denominated in millions - go way up. 2/
If that mask drops, Trump breaks NATO & Europe recalculates the tail risks that we are all too rich & pampered to think about - the ones with body counts denominated in millions - go way up. 2/
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
You *very much* want to preserve the chance the mask holds just long enough to get a different president.
If that mask drops, Trump breaks NATO & Europe recalculates the tail risks that we are all too rich & pampered to think about - the ones with body counts denominated in millions - go way up. 2/
If that mask drops, Trump breaks NATO & Europe recalculates the tail risks that we are all too rich & pampered to think about - the ones with body counts denominated in millions - go way up. 2/
As "unprecedented" as i.e. threatening to invade Greenland?
Banning websites that provide illegal services seems pretty standard practice (albeit usually not too effective).
Banning websites that provide illegal services seems pretty standard practice (albeit usually not too effective).
Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card (via Bloomberg Opinion)
Musk Won’t Fix Grok’s Fake AI Nudes. A Ban Would
When Julie Yukari posted a New Year’s Eve photo in a red dress with her cat, she didn’t expect X users to tag Grok asking it to undress her. Within hours, nude AI-generated images of her had spread across the social-media website — without her consent and without consequences.
bloom.bg
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
As "unprecedented" as i.e. threatening to invade Greenland?
Banning websites that provide illegal services seems pretty standard practice (albeit usually not too effective).
Banning websites that provide illegal services seems pretty standard practice (albeit usually not too effective).
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What is a safe growth strategy for post-war #Ukraine?
A new paper by Maurice Obstfeld and me sheds more light on this question:
The earlier accession of Eastern European countries to the EU& NATO offers a template that relies on massive FDI & public structural funds.
#UkrainianView
A new paper by Maurice Obstfeld and me sheds more light on this question:
The earlier accession of Eastern European countries to the EU& NATO offers a template that relies on massive FDI & public structural funds.
#UkrainianView
You only live twice: Financial inflows and growth in a westward-facing Ukraine
The monumental task of rebuilding postwar Ukraine requires early planning and identification of growth strategies. The earlier accession of Eastern European countries to the European Union and NATO of...
www.piie.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What is a safe growth strategy for post-war #Ukraine?
A new paper by Maurice Obstfeld and me sheds more light on this question:
The earlier accession of Eastern European countries to the EU& NATO offers a template that relies on massive FDI & public structural funds.
#UkrainianView
A new paper by Maurice Obstfeld and me sheds more light on this question:
The earlier accession of Eastern European countries to the EU& NATO offers a template that relies on massive FDI & public structural funds.
#UkrainianView
Funny how all three examples where imprisoned after their coup attempts.
Not quite sure this helps with the exception staying one.
Not quite sure this helps with the exception staying one.
AFAIK, in 200 years, only 3 times did a country elect someone who had attempted a coup:
- Louis Napoleon (France, 1848)
- Adolf Hitler (Germany, 1933)
- Hugo Chavez (Venezuela, 1998)
Each one became dictator. I think we will be the first exception, but it's not something you screw around with.
- Louis Napoleon (France, 1848)
- Adolf Hitler (Germany, 1933)
- Hugo Chavez (Venezuela, 1998)
Each one became dictator. I think we will be the first exception, but it's not something you screw around with.
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Funny how all three examples where imprisoned after their coup attempts.
Not quite sure this helps with the exception staying one.
Not quite sure this helps with the exception staying one.
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AFAIK, in 200 years, only 3 times did a country elect someone who had attempted a coup:
- Louis Napoleon (France, 1848)
- Adolf Hitler (Germany, 1933)
- Hugo Chavez (Venezuela, 1998)
Each one became dictator. I think we will be the first exception, but it's not something you screw around with.
- Louis Napoleon (France, 1848)
- Adolf Hitler (Germany, 1933)
- Hugo Chavez (Venezuela, 1998)
Each one became dictator. I think we will be the first exception, but it's not something you screw around with.
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
AFAIK, in 200 years, only 3 times did a country elect someone who had attempted a coup:
- Louis Napoleon (France, 1848)
- Adolf Hitler (Germany, 1933)
- Hugo Chavez (Venezuela, 1998)
Each one became dictator. I think we will be the first exception, but it's not something you screw around with.
- Louis Napoleon (France, 1848)
- Adolf Hitler (Germany, 1933)
- Hugo Chavez (Venezuela, 1998)
Each one became dictator. I think we will be the first exception, but it's not something you screw around with.
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.