Oliver Grimm
@grimmse.bsky.social
Recidivist Brussels correspondent for Viennese daily 'Die Presse'. In Washington '13 - '17. Contributor to La Matinale Européenne. Le bonheur, c'est de le chercher. (J. Renard)
Pinned
The European Council, the Council of the EU, and the Council of Europe walk into a bar.
All hell breaks loose.
All hell breaks loose.
Hello, Germany, tell me how ya doin'?
January 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Hello, Germany, tell me how ya doin'?
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And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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On the bright side; now that we’ve hit the Republican president trifecta of creating a recession, significantly growing the national debt and plunging us in a new endless war for oil, the the next administration being Democrats is a shoo-in.
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
On the bright side; now that we’ve hit the Republican president trifecta of creating a recession, significantly growing the national debt and plunging us in a new endless war for oil, the the next administration being Democrats is a shoo-in.
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I know several oil barons, I’ve had the oil and gas industry as clients in a past life: none of them want the Venezuelan oil, it’s dog shit quality and getting the PDVSA fields up to modern standards would take 20 years! It’s just trump being stuck in 1987
At this point the oil barons hardly even care (they can pivot to renewables too). It’s just gender and internal combustion brain
It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I know several oil barons, I’ve had the oil and gas industry as clients in a past life: none of them want the Venezuelan oil, it’s dog shit quality and getting the PDVSA fields up to modern standards would take 20 years! It’s just trump being stuck in 1987
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It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
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At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela's capital, Caracas.
At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas
At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela's capital, Caracas.
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Following a white man to war because you disliked the sound of a black woman laughing will go down in American history as one of the dumbest acts of self-sabotage ever.
January 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Following a white man to war because you disliked the sound of a black woman laughing will go down in American history as one of the dumbest acts of self-sabotage ever.
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Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
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Trump erhält nun endlich die Möglichkeit, den neunten Krieg in seiner Amtszeit zu beenden. Der Friedensnobelpreis war noch nie greifbarer.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Trump erhält nun endlich die Möglichkeit, den neunten Krieg in seiner Amtszeit zu beenden. Der Friedensnobelpreis war noch nie greifbarer.
I will forever not not melt at "The West Side Story" (either version).
January 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I will forever not not melt at "The West Side Story" (either version).
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Note the U-96 symbol above the IMO number. What a effrontery. This was intentional.
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
HS Kirkkonummella | HS seurasi, kun kaapelirikosta epäilty Fitburg saapui satamaan aseistautuneiden viranomaisten valvonnassa
Suomen ja Viron välillä kulkevassa Elisan tietoliikennekaapelissa havaittiin kello 4.53 häiriö. Alkoi viranomaisten suuroperaatio. HS oli paikalla, kun alus lipui noin kello 17 satamaan Kirkkonummella...
www.hs.fi
December 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Note the U-96 symbol above the IMO number. What a effrontery. This was intentional.
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
Next level: a Rape Tax Credit, a.k.a. 'No Means Yes, Comrade'
At first I thought, China's condom tax was a joke. But it seems to be the actual plan.
It is so comically misguided, I will venture a guess here that probably no women were involved in formulating this policy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is so comically misguided, I will venture a guess here that probably no women were involved in formulating this policy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China's plan to boost birth rates with condom tax and cheaper childcare
Chinese people pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services are exempt.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Next level: a Rape Tax Credit, a.k.a. 'No Means Yes, Comrade'
Ist in den "Friedensplan"-Fantasien untergegangen, @lemonde.fr greift es auf: Putin hat am 15. Dezember die massenhafte, systematische Enteignung in den illegal besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine formalisiert - und das trifft nun auch moskautreue Ukrainer. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
La Russie déclenche une spoliation massive des Ukrainiens dans les zones occupées
Une loi signée par Vladimir Poutine, le 15 décembre 2025, encourage l’expropriation à grande échelle des propriétaires de biens immobiliers dans les zones occupées par l’armée russe. Kiev dénonce un «...
www.lemonde.fr
January 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Ist in den "Friedensplan"-Fantasien untergegangen, @lemonde.fr greift es auf: Putin hat am 15. Dezember die massenhafte, systematische Enteignung in den illegal besetzten Gebieten der Ukraine formalisiert - und das trifft nun auch moskautreue Ukrainer. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
"The New Yorker at 100" is such a treat! m.youtube.com/watch?v=8m-R...
The New Yorker at 100 | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:43 AM
"The New Yorker at 100" is such a treat! m.youtube.com/watch?v=8m-R...
Not *that* Michael Flynn
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday appointed Michael Flynn as New York City’s next commissioner of the Department of Transportation. Flynn, a longtime transit official and consultant, is tasked with making city buses fast and free.
Mamdani Names Transportation Chief With Job of Making Buses Fast and Free
As commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation, Michael Flynn will seek to implement one of the new mayor’s central campaign planks.
nyti.ms
January 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Not *that* Michael Flynn
"...zweifelte der NS-Staat nicht an seiner Loyalität. Anderenfalls hätte der Jurist nach einer Prüfung, bei der er mündlich auch zu "Rassengesetzen" gefragt wurde, 1940 am Oberlandesgericht Wien nicht zum Gerichtsreferendar ernannt und 1944 befördert werden dürfen."
Das Außenministerium ist nach dem Bericht eingelenkt und den Zugang zum Waldheim-Personalakt – mittlerweile im Staatsarchiv – ermöglicht.
Super Geschichte von @herwighoeller.bsky.social:
Super Geschichte von @herwighoeller.bsky.social:
January 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"...zweifelte der NS-Staat nicht an seiner Loyalität. Anderenfalls hätte der Jurist nach einer Prüfung, bei der er mündlich auch zu "Rassengesetzen" gefragt wurde, 1940 am Oberlandesgericht Wien nicht zum Gerichtsreferendar ernannt und 1944 befördert werden dürfen."
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Ship seized in Finland carried EU-sanctioned Russian steel
Ship seized in Finland carried EU-sanctioned Russian steel
The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Thursday that Europe 'remains vigilant' as its critical infrastructure was 'at high risk of sabotage'
dlvr.it
January 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Ship seized in Finland carried EU-sanctioned Russian steel
"He started telling them about her disability and what she could do, not what she couldn't do." -🏆
At a neighborhood park, a young boy noticed Natalie's young foster daughter using a walker. His reaction left Natalie with an unexpected feeling of hope for the future. n.pr/4q1aorf
A little boy gave her hope for her foster daughter's future
At a neighborhood park, a young boy noticed Natalie's young foster daughter using a walker. His reaction left Natalie with an unexpected feeling of hope for the future.
n.pr
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
"He started telling them about her disability and what she could do, not what she couldn't do." -🏆
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Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Darf übrigens nach Ansicht der Silvestergala von TV Polska 2 aus Kattowitz die frohe Kunde vermelden, dass Albano und Romina Power noch leben*, und sein "Felicita-a-aa-aaa" am Ende jedes Refrains unerschütterlich abhebt.
*Sting ebenso.
*Sting ebenso.
January 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Darf übrigens nach Ansicht der Silvestergala von TV Polska 2 aus Kattowitz die frohe Kunde vermelden, dass Albano und Romina Power noch leben*, und sein "Felicita-a-aa-aaa" am Ende jedes Refrains unerschütterlich abhebt.
*Sting ebenso.
*Sting ebenso.
Ist das das erste Flinserl in der Geschichte der Neujahrskonzertdirigentenohrwascheln?
January 1, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Ist das das erste Flinserl in der Geschichte der Neujahrskonzertdirigentenohrwascheln?
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This is an interesting observation.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:18 AM
This is an interesting observation.
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Before returning to hibernation, I want to share one of the most fascinating chats I had last year.
The great political theorist Ivan Krastev on why Europe feels disoriented, and how speed, psychology and habit matter as much as power in this moment.
The great political theorist Ivan Krastev on why Europe feels disoriented, and how speed, psychology and habit matter as much as power in this moment.
Open Questions | Political scientist Ivan Krastev on European vertigo in a post-American world
While melancholy Europe frets that the US and China will shape the future, middle powers are jostling for a place at the big table.
www.scmp.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Before returning to hibernation, I want to share one of the most fascinating chats I had last year.
The great political theorist Ivan Krastev on why Europe feels disoriented, and how speed, psychology and habit matter as much as power in this moment.
The great political theorist Ivan Krastev on why Europe feels disoriented, and how speed, psychology and habit matter as much as power in this moment.
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THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org