Ghost in the BlueSky
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Please don't unplug the servers.
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If you think of what all this chaos means for EU/UK industry: for derisking means make sure you have alternatives to what comes from the US and China. Because if the US annexes Greenland all economic bets should be off.
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If you think of what all this chaos means for EU/UK industry: for derisking means make sure you have alternatives to what comes from the US and China. Because if the US annexes Greenland all economic bets should be off.
More or less this.
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
More or less this.
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Trump just announces the US will be running Venezuela now, until the can do a "safe, proper, and judicious" transfer of power. Announcing an occupation before you've occupied a country is a new one.
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Trump just announces the US will be running Venezuela now, until the can do a "safe, proper, and judicious" transfer of power. Announcing an occupation before you've occupied a country is a new one.
Russian paratroopers being a critically-endangered species plays a part.
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Russian paratroopers being a critically-endangered species plays a part.
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I’m sure to Trump this looks like strength but to everyone else calculating their security options this morning it's more confirmation that US power is capricious and the only insurance policy is a nuclear one
January 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I’m sure to Trump this looks like strength but to everyone else calculating their security options this morning it's more confirmation that US power is capricious and the only insurance policy is a nuclear one
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Guys, a Trump run military attack on Venezuela will not be Iraq War pt 2.
It will be deeply fucked up in its own unique way.
It will be deeply fucked up in its own unique way.
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Guys, a Trump run military attack on Venezuela will not be Iraq War pt 2.
It will be deeply fucked up in its own unique way.
It will be deeply fucked up in its own unique way.
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Yes, a democratic transition in Venezuela is urgently needed.
BUT: Violent air strikes to enforce regime change destroy a rules based world order. They do not offer a lasting path to peace or democracy. But bring more violence.
The EU has to clearly react and stand up to defend international law.
BUT: Violent air strikes to enforce regime change destroy a rules based world order. They do not offer a lasting path to peace or democracy. But bring more violence.
The EU has to clearly react and stand up to defend international law.
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Yes, a democratic transition in Venezuela is urgently needed.
BUT: Violent air strikes to enforce regime change destroy a rules based world order. They do not offer a lasting path to peace or democracy. But bring more violence.
The EU has to clearly react and stand up to defend international law.
BUT: Violent air strikes to enforce regime change destroy a rules based world order. They do not offer a lasting path to peace or democracy. But bring more violence.
The EU has to clearly react and stand up to defend international law.
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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
Nothing says revolutionary technology lokenhavong to beg people to use it.
Fewer Irish people using ChatGPT than in other countries, OpenAI told Taoiseach
Fewer Irish people using ChatGPT than in other countries, OpenAI told Taoiseach
Micheál Martin was told application had been rolled out to all secondary school students in Estonia ‘to complement the curriculum’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Nothing says revolutionary technology lokenhavong to beg people to use it.
This fucking prick.
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This fucking prick.
Laughing at the notion of that gimp climbing a poll in October in pissing rain to put up a poster.
Maybe he is, maybe he isn't... But wouldn't it be wonderful if just once - just once - he was asked to provide some evidence?
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Steve Bannon promises ‘Irish Trump’ and says he is working to form ‘national party’ in Ireland
Former White House strategist says he is ‘behind the scenes on the Irish situation’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Laughing at the notion of that gimp climbing a poll in October in pissing rain to put up a poster.
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The UAE is responsible for the genocide in Sudan. The UAE arms and funds the RSF, which is perpetrating the genocide.
There have been over 100,000 deaths in al-Fashir alone, and barely anyone is talking about it.
Are people too busy vacationing in Dubai to care?
There have been over 100,000 deaths in al-Fashir alone, and barely anyone is talking about it.
Are people too busy vacationing in Dubai to care?
December 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The UAE is responsible for the genocide in Sudan. The UAE arms and funds the RSF, which is perpetrating the genocide.
There have been over 100,000 deaths in al-Fashir alone, and barely anyone is talking about it.
Are people too busy vacationing in Dubai to care?
There have been over 100,000 deaths in al-Fashir alone, and barely anyone is talking about it.
Are people too busy vacationing in Dubai to care?
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The UAE's business model of projecting an image of being a safe haven and financial market Switzerland in the Middle East is not compatible with MBZ's delusions of imperial grandeur
December 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The UAE's business model of projecting an image of being a safe haven and financial market Switzerland in the Middle East is not compatible with MBZ's delusions of imperial grandeur
Clinton going for the aul kamikaze approach.
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Clinton going for the aul kamikaze approach.
Nope, they bulldozed a heritage site for it, DCC can stay there for the next 10000 years.
What would become of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay if the council relocates? After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
What would become of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay if the council relocates?
After The Currency reported the idea of the council moving its HQ, councillors were talking about and thinking through the pros and cons and implications.
www.dublininquirer.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Nope, they bulldozed a heritage site for it, DCC can stay there for the next 10000 years.
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Ukraine got the cash it needed to survive and the Russian asset seizure option would only have covered 18 months to 2 years. Which means the issue of Ukraine financing would have popped up after French presidential elections whatever happened
Why you do something matters as much as what you do 🧵
EU to give €90bn loan to Ukraine ft.trib.al/usF4xdJ
December 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Ukraine got the cash it needed to survive and the Russian asset seizure option would only have covered 18 months to 2 years. Which means the issue of Ukraine financing would have popped up after French presidential elections whatever happened
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Have a look if you have any interest at all in the reparations loan for Ukraine. All the legal and financial details that are tough but necessary to understand. 👇
D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
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www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
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www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
The Ukraine Reparations Loan: How to fix Europe's financial plumbing
As US support for Ukraine vanishes, Europe must overcome Belgian opposition and improvise fiscally to provide Kyiv with €210 billion.
www.cer.eu
December 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Have a look if you have any interest at all in the reparations loan for Ukraine. All the legal and financial details that are tough but necessary to understand. 👇
You would hope that Trump speech later is a nothing burger, but all the First Order posting from Trump staffers would make you nervous.
Stephen Miller: "America’s might will secure America’s rights. America’s military will defend America’s destiny."
December 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You would hope that Trump speech later is a nothing burger, but all the First Order posting from Trump staffers would make you nervous.
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A lot of geopolitical analysis underprices the risks to global stability from ageing leaders turning into senile fruitcakes
🤡🤡European politicians are piglets who dreamed of feasting on the collapse of Russia" — Putin
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A lot of geopolitical analysis underprices the risks to global stability from ageing leaders turning into senile fruitcakes
I mean ? about the other things but Land?
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I mean ? about the other things but Land?
A massive signal FF have thrown in the towel on housing. Blaming immigrants instead of their own policies.
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister ‘not setting any numbers’, but says population growth is too high, putting services under pressure
www.irishtimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A massive signal FF have thrown in the towel on housing. Blaming immigrants instead of their own policies.
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Is Germany again dragging its feet and undermining a "simple" solution to the Ukraine financing problem, instead pushing the ubercomplex reparations loan?
It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way.
But there isn't. Here is why:
It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way.
But there isn't. Here is why:
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Is Germany again dragging its feet and undermining a "simple" solution to the Ukraine financing problem, instead pushing the ubercomplex reparations loan?
It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way.
But there isn't. Here is why:
It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way.
But there isn't. Here is why:
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New data centres in Ireland could need additional energy supply that is almost equal to the peak electricity demand for the entire country.
5.8GW = almost record peak winter electricity demand for the entire country
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
5.8GW = almost record peak winter electricity demand for the entire country
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
New data centres may need additional electricity supply close to Ireland’s peak demand
Expected new demand for data centres of 5.8GW would exceed Ireland’s 2030 offshore wind target of 5GW
www.irishtimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
New data centres in Ireland could need additional energy supply that is almost equal to the peak electricity demand for the entire country.
5.8GW = almost record peak winter electricity demand for the entire country
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
5.8GW = almost record peak winter electricity demand for the entire country
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Not really surprised the usuals are spreading conspiracies about the attack on Australian Jews on Bondi Beach
December 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Not really surprised the usuals are spreading conspiracies about the attack on Australian Jews on Bondi Beach