alina
@ramshackle78.bsky.social
EM doc. Politics nerd 🇷🇴🇬🇧🇫🇷
European at core
Into military stuff nowadays, out of necessity
European at core
Into military stuff nowadays, out of necessity
There's so much over-interpretation of Rubio's speech at Munich, in both directions. Rubio speech matters only in so far as it wasn't an event
For everything else, there's always the next truth social.
What Europe needs to do remains the same. European leaders' speeches matter at Munich
For everything else, there's always the next truth social.
What Europe needs to do remains the same. European leaders' speeches matter at Munich
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
There's so much over-interpretation of Rubio's speech at Munich, in both directions. Rubio speech matters only in so far as it wasn't an event
For everything else, there's always the next truth social.
What Europe needs to do remains the same. European leaders' speeches matter at Munich
For everything else, there's always the next truth social.
What Europe needs to do remains the same. European leaders' speeches matter at Munich
And with this signing the provisional application of 🇨🇦 participation in SAFE can start and this means 🇨🇦 legal entities/products can begin to be treated as eligible in SAFE procurements so procurement teams on both sides of the Atlantic can start to plan
Historic day!🇪🇺🤝🇨🇦
Amidst global shifts, Canada and the EU are strengthening ties when needed most.
Pleasure to sign w Minister McGuinty important agreement under the #SAFE instrument this morning! It will boost our industries & security, strengthen our defence cooperation & economic ties.
Amidst global shifts, Canada and the EU are strengthening ties when needed most.
Pleasure to sign w Minister McGuinty important agreement under the #SAFE instrument this morning! It will boost our industries & security, strengthen our defence cooperation & economic ties.
February 14, 2026 at 11:45 AM
And with this signing the provisional application of 🇨🇦 participation in SAFE can start and this means 🇨🇦 legal entities/products can begin to be treated as eligible in SAFE procurements so procurement teams on both sides of the Atlantic can start to plan
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UK Poll of Polls, 14 February 2026
Reform: 29% (27-31%)
Labour: 20% (18-22%)
Conservative: 19% (17-20%)
Greens: 14% (13-16%)
Lib Dem: 12% (11-14%)
Other: 3% (3-4%)
SNP: 3% (2-3%)
Reform: 29% (27-31%)
Labour: 20% (18-22%)
Conservative: 19% (17-20%)
Greens: 14% (13-16%)
Lib Dem: 12% (11-14%)
Other: 3% (3-4%)
SNP: 3% (2-3%)
February 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
UK Poll of Polls, 14 February 2026
Reform: 29% (27-31%)
Labour: 20% (18-22%)
Conservative: 19% (17-20%)
Greens: 14% (13-16%)
Lib Dem: 12% (11-14%)
Other: 3% (3-4%)
SNP: 3% (2-3%)
Reform: 29% (27-31%)
Labour: 20% (18-22%)
Conservative: 19% (17-20%)
Greens: 14% (13-16%)
Lib Dem: 12% (11-14%)
Other: 3% (3-4%)
SNP: 3% (2-3%)
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3/ The Iranian people now need what Ukraine needed on February 24 – unity, resolve and speed. Regimes like this must not be given time. Time only means more killing. They must be stopped now.
We will reach the point where we make enough interceptors to render Shaheds useless to Russia.
We will reach the point where we make enough interceptors to render Shaheds useless to Russia.
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
3/ The Iranian people now need what Ukraine needed on February 24 – unity, resolve and speed. Regimes like this must not be given time. Time only means more killing. They must be stopped now.
We will reach the point where we make enough interceptors to render Shaheds useless to Russia.
We will reach the point where we make enough interceptors to render Shaheds useless to Russia.
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2/ We are thankful for every delivery. But HIMARS took months. Tanks took months. Jets took years. We cannot afford to lose a single day.
Ukraine shares no border with Iran and has no conflict with its regime. Yet Iranian drones kill Ukrainians and destroy our infrastructure.
Ukraine shares no border with Iran and has no conflict with its regime. Yet Iranian drones kill Ukrainians and destroy our infrastructure.
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
2/ We are thankful for every delivery. But HIMARS took months. Tanks took months. Jets took years. We cannot afford to lose a single day.
Ukraine shares no border with Iran and has no conflict with its regime. Yet Iranian drones kill Ukrainians and destroy our infrastructure.
Ukraine shares no border with Iran and has no conflict with its regime. Yet Iranian drones kill Ukrainians and destroy our infrastructure.
The amount of leaking, briefings and counter briefing to the press is just disgusting
www.thetimes.com/article/ed61...
www.thetimes.com/article/ed61...
Keir Starmer clings on as rivals stall — but reprieve may be brief
The prime minister was expected to be ousted this week but the coup never came. After the loss of three key staff members, he faces a battle to show what he offers
www.thetimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The amount of leaking, briefings and counter briefing to the press is just disgusting
www.thetimes.com/article/ed61...
www.thetimes.com/article/ed61...
Mutual defence clause getting wings
February 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Mutual defence clause getting wings
Were was this Keir a year ago, when SAFE negotiations started???
Anyway, I guess better late than never. And it matters for internal politics as well
Anyway, I guess better late than never. And it matters for internal politics as well
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Were was this Keir a year ago, when SAFE negotiations started???
Anyway, I guess better late than never. And it matters for internal politics as well
Anyway, I guess better late than never. And it matters for internal politics as well
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It finally happened! A memeable Starmer photo
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 AM
It finally happened! A memeable Starmer photo
Oh wow, finally!
A clear public stand from people the govt might feel obliged to listen to.
Even if they respond and say they disagree, they have to defend that position.
Plus gives journalists something serious to ask politicians about
A clear public stand from people the govt might feel obliged to listen to.
Even if they respond and say they disagree, they have to defend that position.
Plus gives journalists something serious to ask politicians about
I never really sign stuff. But this was different. It's not about trying to facilitate or block a particular party's route to power. It's about an electoral system that's unsuited to the political realities we face today and risks giving us government after government with no convincing mandate.
Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics
Dozens of academics have written to the government to warn that the current voting system risks producing distorted results on an 'unprecedented' s...
www.politicshome.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Oh wow, finally!
A clear public stand from people the govt might feel obliged to listen to.
Even if they respond and say they disagree, they have to defend that position.
Plus gives journalists something serious to ask politicians about
A clear public stand from people the govt might feel obliged to listen to.
Even if they respond and say they disagree, they have to defend that position.
Plus gives journalists something serious to ask politicians about
I truly envy the ability to say these things with a straight face when you've not only made no effort to even insert a modicum of friction in the 'special relationship' but you've doubled and tripled down on buying US stuff.
Incredible really
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Incredible really
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 14, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I truly envy the ability to say these things with a straight face when you've not only made no effort to even insert a modicum of friction in the 'special relationship' but you've doubled and tripled down on buying US stuff.
Incredible really
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Incredible really
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I don't know how bad do you need to be that even Gavin Williamson, him with the whip and the spier in his MoD office, has concerns about you.
How is it possible that we end up with these sorts of people??
www.thetimes.com/article/d4f3...
How is it possible that we end up with these sorts of people??
www.thetimes.com/article/d4f3...
Nato ambassador in row over lover was ‘promoted by old boy network’
Two former defence secretaries including Gavin Williamson reveal concerns about Nato envoy Angus Lapsley
www.thetimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I don't know how bad do you need to be that even Gavin Williamson, him with the whip and the spier in his MoD office, has concerns about you.
How is it possible that we end up with these sorts of people??
www.thetimes.com/article/d4f3...
How is it possible that we end up with these sorts of people??
www.thetimes.com/article/d4f3...
Even talking about this is stupid
Doicești SMR (NuScale, ~462 MW)
$6–7bn total capex for ~460 MW.
Implied cost intensity: ~$13k–$15k per kW
Producing ~3.6 TWh/year
CERNAVODA 3&4 (CANDU, +1,400 MW)
~€7bn for ~1,400 MW added capacity.
Implied cost intensity: ~€5k per kW
Producing ~11.0 TWh/year
Doicești SMR (NuScale, ~462 MW)
$6–7bn total capex for ~460 MW.
Implied cost intensity: ~$13k–$15k per kW
Producing ~3.6 TWh/year
CERNAVODA 3&4 (CANDU, +1,400 MW)
~€7bn for ~1,400 MW added capacity.
Implied cost intensity: ~€5k per kW
Producing ~11.0 TWh/year
Planned SMR nuclear power plant to cost $6-7 billion, Romanian PM says reut.rs/4rrBQir
Planned SMR nuclear power plant to cost $6-7 billion, Romanian PM says
Romania's planned 460 MW small modular nuclear reactor plant would cost up to $7 billion and it will take time to devise a funding plan for such a big investment, Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Friday.
reut.rs
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Even talking about this is stupid
Doicești SMR (NuScale, ~462 MW)
$6–7bn total capex for ~460 MW.
Implied cost intensity: ~$13k–$15k per kW
Producing ~3.6 TWh/year
CERNAVODA 3&4 (CANDU, +1,400 MW)
~€7bn for ~1,400 MW added capacity.
Implied cost intensity: ~€5k per kW
Producing ~11.0 TWh/year
Doicești SMR (NuScale, ~462 MW)
$6–7bn total capex for ~460 MW.
Implied cost intensity: ~$13k–$15k per kW
Producing ~3.6 TWh/year
CERNAVODA 3&4 (CANDU, +1,400 MW)
~€7bn for ~1,400 MW added capacity.
Implied cost intensity: ~€5k per kW
Producing ~11.0 TWh/year
From the very timely new @ifri.bsky.social report 'Mind the Deterrence Gap: Assessing Europe’s Nuclear Options'
Trying very soberly to explain why people shouldn't reach for nuclear and say job done because all options have trade-offs and they don't come cheap.
www.ifri.org/en/external-...
Trying very soberly to explain why people shouldn't reach for nuclear and say job done because all options have trade-offs and they don't come cheap.
www.ifri.org/en/external-...
February 14, 2026 at 1:53 AM
From the very timely new @ifri.bsky.social report 'Mind the Deterrence Gap: Assessing Europe’s Nuclear Options'
Trying very soberly to explain why people shouldn't reach for nuclear and say job done because all options have trade-offs and they don't come cheap.
www.ifri.org/en/external-...
Trying very soberly to explain why people shouldn't reach for nuclear and say job done because all options have trade-offs and they don't come cheap.
www.ifri.org/en/external-...
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I assume everyone else watching the Olympics
has the urge to experiment with Copernicus
DEM data to make terrain maps of the Alps in QGIS
...
has the urge to experiment with Copernicus
DEM data to make terrain maps of the Alps in QGIS
...
February 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I assume everyone else watching the Olympics
has the urge to experiment with Copernicus
DEM data to make terrain maps of the Alps in QGIS
...
has the urge to experiment with Copernicus
DEM data to make terrain maps of the Alps in QGIS
...
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The first day of #MSC2026 is coming to an end.
You didn't take the time to watch all of it? Don't worry, we have got you covered: Binge-watch all sessions from our Main Stage in one go ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUiI...
You didn't take the time to watch all of it? Don't worry, we have got you covered: Binge-watch all sessions from our Main Stage in one go ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUiI...
"Under Destruction" - Day 1: Merz, Macron, Newsom | Munich Security Conference 2026 | BR24live
YouTube video by BR24
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The first day of #MSC2026 is coming to an end.
You didn't take the time to watch all of it? Don't worry, we have got you covered: Binge-watch all sessions from our Main Stage in one go ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUiI...
You didn't take the time to watch all of it? Don't worry, we have got you covered: Binge-watch all sessions from our Main Stage in one go ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUiI...
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Even though Kourou French Guyana is ESA's main/most important spaceport, it's not NATO covered territory (below Tropic of Cancer) so it's only 🇫🇷 the provides protection for launches there
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Even though Kourou French Guyana is ESA's main/most important spaceport, it's not NATO covered territory (below Tropic of Cancer) so it's only 🇫🇷 the provides protection for launches there
That wretched ~30% who think Trump is just what US/world needs persists but then again, that's the 'shoot someone on 5h avenue' caucus
apnorc.org/projects/a-m...
apnorc.org/projects/a-m...
A majority disapprove of how Trump is handling Greenland - AP-NORC
Twenty-four percent of adults approve of Trump’s handling of Greenland; 72% disapprove.
apnorc.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
That wretched ~30% who think Trump is just what US/world needs persists but then again, that's the 'shoot someone on 5h avenue' caucus
apnorc.org/projects/a-m...
apnorc.org/projects/a-m...
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM