Manfred Schmid
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Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
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Today’s extraordinary meeting of EU Ambassadors will begin at 17.00 CET and take place in restricted format.
Ambassadors will examine Trump’s 10% tariff announcement and coordinate possible next steps. France has already asked for the activation of the Anti-Coercion Instrument.
Ambassadors will examine Trump’s 10% tariff announcement and coordinate possible next steps. France has already asked for the activation of the Anti-Coercion Instrument.
The Cyprus presidency has convened an extraordinary meeting of EU Ambassadors (Coreper) for Sunday afternoon to discuss Trump’s 10% tariff announcement.
January 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Today’s extraordinary meeting of EU Ambassadors will begin at 17.00 CET and take place in restricted format.
Ambassadors will examine Trump’s 10% tariff announcement and coordinate possible next steps. France has already asked for the activation of the Anti-Coercion Instrument.
Ambassadors will examine Trump’s 10% tariff announcement and coordinate possible next steps. France has already asked for the activation of the Anti-Coercion Instrument.
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Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
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🗃️ On January 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower delivered his farewell address, warning of the influence of the “military-industrial complex.”
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
🗃️ On January 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower delivered his farewell address, warning of the influence of the “military-industrial complex.”
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BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
January 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes?
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
NOEM: 70% of them
B: It's not 70%
N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers
B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions
N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers
B: Well, that's from your agency
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On January 13, 2021, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time.
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
On January 13, 2021, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time.
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Is ”hen from a feather” a English idiom?
The problem below, chinese embassy next to comm cables, seem very easy to solve. Ie an inspection hatch.
Or prettier and fancier, a glass sidewalk to let the public guard the data.
I am sure I miss something, but surpassable it must be.
The problem below, chinese embassy next to comm cables, seem very easy to solve. Ie an inspection hatch.
Or prettier and fancier, a glass sidewalk to let the public guard the data.
I am sure I miss something, but surpassable it must be.
Security experts fear that China could exploit the proximity to data cables. A concealed room is located just one metre away from fibre-optic cables running under the pavement - potentially ideal for tapping operations 4/7
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Is ”hen from a feather” a English idiom?
The problem below, chinese embassy next to comm cables, seem very easy to solve. Ie an inspection hatch.
Or prettier and fancier, a glass sidewalk to let the public guard the data.
I am sure I miss something, but surpassable it must be.
The problem below, chinese embassy next to comm cables, seem very easy to solve. Ie an inspection hatch.
Or prettier and fancier, a glass sidewalk to let the public guard the data.
I am sure I miss something, but surpassable it must be.
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Sweden getting ten 16 cm resolution SAR-satellites to be able to gather intelligence and targeting info far beyond line of sight, in high spatial AND temporal resolution.
Hard to not imagine long range strike capability is in the pipe as well (lacking now).
Hard to not imagine long range strike capability is in the pipe as well (lacking now).
Sweden invests billions in spy satellites
The Swedish government is accelerating its space efforts and investing in its own spy satellites.
The Swedish government is significantly stepping up its military space efforts.
The Swedish government is accelerating its space efforts and investing in its own spy satellites.
The Swedish government is significantly stepping up its military space efforts.
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Sweden getting ten 16 cm resolution SAR-satellites to be able to gather intelligence and targeting info far beyond line of sight, in high spatial AND temporal resolution.
Hard to not imagine long range strike capability is in the pipe as well (lacking now).
Hard to not imagine long range strike capability is in the pipe as well (lacking now).
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While we're all watching Venezuela and Greenland:
In late December there was a massive attack on Poland's energy infrastructure - an attempt to cause a blackout in the middle of the winter.
And it turns out - Russia was behind it.
Greyzone aggression in action, again.
tvpworld.com/91021372/pol...
In late December there was a massive attack on Poland's energy infrastructure - an attempt to cause a blackout in the middle of the winter.
And it turns out - Russia was behind it.
Greyzone aggression in action, again.
tvpworld.com/91021372/pol...
Russian cyberattacks tried to cause blackout in Poland, minister says
The attacks in late December were “intended to destabilize” Poland, officials said.
tvpworld.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 AM
While we're all watching Venezuela and Greenland:
In late December there was a massive attack on Poland's energy infrastructure - an attempt to cause a blackout in the middle of the winter.
And it turns out - Russia was behind it.
Greyzone aggression in action, again.
tvpworld.com/91021372/pol...
In late December there was a massive attack on Poland's energy infrastructure - an attempt to cause a blackout in the middle of the winter.
And it turns out - Russia was behind it.
Greyzone aggression in action, again.
tvpworld.com/91021372/pol...
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It's not just progressives. Reps Dan Goldman and Eric Swalwell also told me Dems must push for ICE defunding and extremely onerous restrictions on the agency in budget talks.
As Swalwell said: "I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period."
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
As Swalwell said: "I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period."
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 PM
It's not just progressives. Reps Dan Goldman and Eric Swalwell also told me Dems must push for ICE defunding and extremely onerous restrictions on the agency in budget talks.
As Swalwell said: "I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period."
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
As Swalwell said: "I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period."
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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Silence and Collusion
A Letter to the MAGA GOP, Five Years After January 6th.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/silence-an...
A Letter to the MAGA GOP, Five Years After January 6th.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/silence-an...
Silence And Collusion
A Letter to the MAGA GOP, Five Years After January 6th.
www.againstallenemies.net
January 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Silence and Collusion
A Letter to the MAGA GOP, Five Years After January 6th.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/silence-an...
A Letter to the MAGA GOP, Five Years After January 6th.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/silence-an...
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Stephen Miller's Murder Machine
www.againstallenemies.net/p/stephen-mi...
www.againstallenemies.net/p/stephen-mi...
Stephen Miller's Murder Machine
Murder and Lies in Minneapolis.
www.againstallenemies.net
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Stephen Miller's Murder Machine
www.againstallenemies.net/p/stephen-mi...
www.againstallenemies.net/p/stephen-mi...
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I've had about enough of J.D. Vance.
J.D. Vance Can't Mask His Dead Soul
Vance is a man of a thousand faces, each one wearing a mask.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/jd-vance-i...
J.D. Vance Can't Mask His Dead Soul
Vance is a man of a thousand faces, each one wearing a mask.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/jd-vance-i...
J.D. Vance Can't Mask His Dead Soul
Vance is a man of a thousand faces, each one wearing a mask.
www.againstallenemies.net
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I've had about enough of J.D. Vance.
J.D. Vance Can't Mask His Dead Soul
Vance is a man of a thousand faces, each one wearing a mask.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/jd-vance-i...
J.D. Vance Can't Mask His Dead Soul
Vance is a man of a thousand faces, each one wearing a mask.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/jd-vance-i...
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The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
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Don't worry.
Boy Elon's GrokAI will be on every classified and unclassified DOD system just long enough for it to exfiltrate all the data it can to the home office in Moscow.
Boy Elon's GrokAI will be on every classified and unclassified DOD system just long enough for it to exfiltrate all the data it can to the home office in Moscow.
January 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Don't worry.
Boy Elon's GrokAI will be on every classified and unclassified DOD system just long enough for it to exfiltrate all the data it can to the home office in Moscow.
Boy Elon's GrokAI will be on every classified and unclassified DOD system just long enough for it to exfiltrate all the data it can to the home office in Moscow.
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We're in a crisis unlike any since the Civil War.
This is how it stops. This is how it ends.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/how-it-sto...
This is how it stops. This is how it ends.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/how-it-sto...
How It Stops, How It Ends
We are in a moment of national crisis unknown since the Civil War.
www.againstallenemies.net
January 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We're in a crisis unlike any since the Civil War.
This is how it stops. This is how it ends.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/how-it-sto...
This is how it stops. This is how it ends.
www.againstallenemies.net/p/how-it-sto...
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"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
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Just saying aloud. The new colonialism. The US will "control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela." What might the people of Venezuela have to say about that?
WATTERS: Taking out a dictator in Venezuela -- how does that help the average American?
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
JD VANCE: First of all, what it means is we're gonna be able to control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Just saying aloud. The new colonialism. The US will "control the incredible natural resources of Venezuela." What might the people of Venezuela have to say about that?
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ICE just murdered a U.S. citizen.
This violence is the direct result of racist rhetoric coming from Donald Trump and his allies.
This is dangerous state-sanctioned violence. We will not stay silent while unqualified masked federal agents terrorize our communities.
This violence is the direct result of racist rhetoric coming from Donald Trump and his allies.
This is dangerous state-sanctioned violence. We will not stay silent while unqualified masked federal agents terrorize our communities.
January 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
ICE just murdered a U.S. citizen.
This violence is the direct result of racist rhetoric coming from Donald Trump and his allies.
This is dangerous state-sanctioned violence. We will not stay silent while unqualified masked federal agents terrorize our communities.
This violence is the direct result of racist rhetoric coming from Donald Trump and his allies.
This is dangerous state-sanctioned violence. We will not stay silent while unqualified masked federal agents terrorize our communities.
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Renee Good was murdered in broad daylight, and Republicans are acting as if it is ok. Where is your decency? Where is your humanity? When will y’all develop a backbone and actually represent the people that sent you here?
January 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Renee Good was murdered in broad daylight, and Republicans are acting as if it is ok. Where is your decency? Where is your humanity? When will y’all develop a backbone and actually represent the people that sent you here?
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Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
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"Greenland belongs to its people," several European leaders said in a statement Tuesday.
European Leaders Vow To Defend Greenland As Stephen Miller Threatens U.S. Takeover
"Greenland belongs to its people," several European leaders said in a statement Tuesday.
www.forbes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"Greenland belongs to its people," several European leaders said in a statement Tuesday.
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
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FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸