Occidens
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Arctic security can only be achieved together.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
A deal is a deal.
And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
A deal is a deal.
And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
January 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Arctic security can only be achieved together.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
A deal is a deal.
And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.
The EU and US have agreed to a trade deal last July.
A deal is a deal.
And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.
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It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal
Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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I made this video reluctantly because it seems so self-evident. Rather like having to tell people not to drink the rubbing alcohol. But here we are.
youtu.be/5KmuWGT__yc
youtu.be/5KmuWGT__yc
Why America Is Better Off With Allies
YouTube video by Pax Americana
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January 19, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I made this video reluctantly because it seems so self-evident. Rather like having to tell people not to drink the rubbing alcohol. But here we are.
youtu.be/5KmuWGT__yc
youtu.be/5KmuWGT__yc
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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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👏Footage from London shows the moment activists removed the Islamic Republic’s flag from the Iranian embassy balcony and raised the Lion and Sun flag instead.
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
👏Footage from London shows the moment activists removed the Islamic Republic’s flag from the Iranian embassy balcony and raised the Lion and Sun flag instead.
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One of the symbols of the Iranian revolution for freedom.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
One of the symbols of the Iranian revolution for freedom.
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In this first (and maybe last?) Basiji Soup, we’ll look at… the Islamic Republic of Iran, its disinformation operations, its hypocrisy, how it sells its atrocities as virtue and its repression as morality, how it serves the Kremlin, and the current protests against it.
1/20
1/20
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
In this first (and maybe last?) Basiji Soup, we’ll look at… the Islamic Republic of Iran, its disinformation operations, its hypocrisy, how it sells its atrocities as virtue and its repression as morality, how it serves the Kremlin, and the current protests against it.
1/20
1/20
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The regime might actually fall🍿
June 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The regime might actually fall🍿
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Massive crowds are now filling the streets in Iran, also in the city of Mashhad.
“This is the last battle, Pahlavi will return,” they chant.
“This is the last battle, Pahlavi will return,” they chant.
January 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Massive crowds are now filling the streets in Iran, also in the city of Mashhad.
“This is the last battle, Pahlavi will return,” they chant.
“This is the last battle, Pahlavi will return,” they chant.
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It is an absolutely appalling situation. A friend told me about the evacuation of a care home in his neighbourhood. Old frail people being forced out into the snow. Inexcusable.
Incredible how little attention this is getting outside Germany. "In its third full day, a ... power failure in Berlin resulting from an arson attack...tens of thousands...making do without heat, electricity, cellphone service & warm food or drinks." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
Thousands in Berlin Go Days Without Power and Cell Service After Cables Are Set on Fire
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It is an absolutely appalling situation. A friend told me about the evacuation of a care home in his neighbourhood. Old frail people being forced out into the snow. Inexcusable.
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Incredible how little attention this is getting outside Germany. "In its third full day, a ... power failure in Berlin resulting from an arson attack...tens of thousands...making do without heat, electricity, cellphone service & warm food or drinks." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
Thousands in Berlin Go Days Without Power and Cell Service After Cables Are Set on Fire
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Incredible how little attention this is getting outside Germany. "In its third full day, a ... power failure in Berlin resulting from an arson attack...tens of thousands...making do without heat, electricity, cellphone service & warm food or drinks." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
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Det är helt absurt att läsa inlägg offentliga figurer världen över som till synes på allvar oroar sig över att Ryssland och Kina nu(!) ska frångå folkrätten och den internationella regelbaserade ordningen efter USAs agerande i natt. Skygglapparna måste vara extrema.
January 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Det är helt absurt att läsa inlägg offentliga figurer världen över som till synes på allvar oroar sig över att Ryssland och Kina nu(!) ska frångå folkrätten och den internationella regelbaserade ordningen efter USAs agerande i natt. Skygglapparna måste vara extrema.
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Two down.
Iran, your turn.
Iran, your turn.
January 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Two down.
Iran, your turn.
Iran, your turn.
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
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Venezuela was one of the few countries which supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine back in 2022. It also stayed on Russian side ever since.
Same goes with former Syrian dictator Assad, who fled his country in December 2024 and now resides in Moscow.
Same goes with former Syrian dictator Assad, who fled his country in December 2024 and now resides in Moscow.
January 3, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Venezuela was one of the few countries which supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine back in 2022. It also stayed on Russian side ever since.
Same goes with former Syrian dictator Assad, who fled his country in December 2024 and now resides in Moscow.
Same goes with former Syrian dictator Assad, who fled his country in December 2024 and now resides in Moscow.
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Breaking :
US President Trump announced that Venezuela's President Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out by US Forces.
US President Trump announced that Venezuela's President Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out by US Forces.
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Breaking :
US President Trump announced that Venezuela's President Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out by US Forces.
US President Trump announced that Venezuela's President Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out by US Forces.
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We continue to stand in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland.
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Any changes to that status are for Greenlanders and Danes alone to decide. (1/2)
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Any changes to that status are for Greenlanders and Danes alone to decide. (1/2)
December 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We continue to stand in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland.
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Any changes to that status are for Greenlanders and Danes alone to decide. (1/2)
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Any changes to that status are for Greenlanders and Danes alone to decide. (1/2)
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Det yngsta namngivna offret för gårdagens terrorattack var 10 år. Hon var och firade ljusets högtid med sin familj och sina vänner när hos sköts ihjäl, mördades för sin tro och för sin etnicitet.
Där har ni er globaliserade intifada.
Där har ni er globaliserade intifada.
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Det yngsta namngivna offret för gårdagens terrorattack var 10 år. Hon var och firade ljusets högtid med sin familj och sina vänner när hos sköts ihjäl, mördades för sin tro och för sin etnicitet.
Där har ni er globaliserade intifada.
Där har ni er globaliserade intifada.
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Anyone complaining about European rearmament as escalatory simply doesn’t understand Ru. Ru invades the unarmed and the neutral (Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine). It hasn’t dared invade a NATO member, no matter how small. If Ru does attack NATO, it will be because it perceives its members as unprepared.
December 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Anyone complaining about European rearmament as escalatory simply doesn’t understand Ru. Ru invades the unarmed and the neutral (Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine). It hasn’t dared invade a NATO member, no matter how small. If Ru does attack NATO, it will be because it perceives its members as unprepared.
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It's never comfortable to recognize a double-standard, but when the deaths from wanton butchering in Sudan are "mass killing" but deaths in a war with Hamas in Gaza are "genocide," maybe a little dispassionate judiciousness is in order.
What a callous thing to say
10,000 dead in a few days, and the Yale Daily News calls it genoc
no wait
*touches earpiece*
I'm being informed that the term this time is "mass killings"
Huh. Interesting.
no wait
*touches earpiece*
I'm being informed that the term this time is "mass killings"
Huh. Interesting.
November 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's never comfortable to recognize a double-standard, but when the deaths from wanton butchering in Sudan are "mass killing" but deaths in a war with Hamas in Gaza are "genocide," maybe a little dispassionate judiciousness is in order.
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Sweden and Ukraine have signed a letter of intent to buy 100-150 JAS 39 Gripen E jets for Ukrainian Air Force.
Thank you, Sweden! 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Thank you, Sweden! 🇸🇪🇺🇦
October 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Sweden and Ukraine have signed a letter of intent to buy 100-150 JAS 39 Gripen E jets for Ukrainian Air Force.
Thank you, Sweden! 🇸🇪🇺🇦
Thank you, Sweden! 🇸🇪🇺🇦
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Big news from Sweden:
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
SVT erfar: Sverige vill sälja 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina
Sverige skriver under en avsiktsförklaring om att undersöka möjligheten att sälja uppemot 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina, erfar SVT. Det meddelar statsminister Ulf Kristersson på en pressträff inom kort,...
www.svt.se
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Big news from Sweden:
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
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Cease-fire, aid convoys, prisoner exchanges…
Weirdest genocide ever.
Weirdest genocide ever.
October 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Cease-fire, aid convoys, prisoner exchanges…
Weirdest genocide ever.
Weirdest genocide ever.
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Gosh a punchy statement from the Czechs on the Gaza flotilla. Essentially saying their attention-seeking stunt overburdened consular staff putting other citizens at risk.
October 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Gosh a punchy statement from the Czechs on the Gaza flotilla. Essentially saying their attention-seeking stunt overburdened consular staff putting other citizens at risk.
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While it's appropriate to criticize Jake Sullivan, the main responsibility for the failed escalation management strategy rests with Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz.
Russia’s refining capacity is collapsing at an unprecedented rate, deepening its soaring government deficit and making the war in Ukraine increasingly unsustainable.
This pressure could have been applied years ago if not for one person and his fear of “escalation”.
This pressure could have been applied years ago if not for one person and his fear of “escalation”.
October 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
While it's appropriate to criticize Jake Sullivan, the main responsibility for the failed escalation management strategy rests with Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz.