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A reminder, too, that the Trump administration worked to lift the travel ban on the Tate brothers so they could leave Romania, where they were awaiting trial on charges including rape and trafficking, and fly to the US. They arrived, on private jet, at one of the airports closest to Mar-a-Lago
“That’s why Tate got the following he got. So maybe I’m part of a similar phenomenon..." Nigel Farage, July 2024.
March 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A reminder, too, that the Trump administration worked to lift the travel ban on the Tate brothers so they could leave Romania, where they were awaiting trial on charges including rape and trafficking, and fly to the US. They arrived, on private jet, at one of the airports closest to Mar-a-Lago
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Weaponizing US tech dominance — this will “work” and create pressure on UKR & EU in the short run but is hugely damaging to US economy afterwards as everyone detaches, leapfrogs and implements their own solutions.
Weiter geht's. Freedom of enterprise und so:
Maxar Technologies ...has made the decision to limit Ukraine’s access to its satellite imagery. ... The official explanation provided by Maxar’s administration to users was that the restriction was made “in response to an administrative request.”
Maxar Technologies ...has made the decision to limit Ukraine’s access to its satellite imagery. ... The official explanation provided by Maxar’s administration to users was that the restriction was made “in response to an administrative request.”
Maxar Cuts Off Ukraine's Access To Satellite Imagery
Maxar Technologies, the American aerospace company, has made the decision to limit Ukraine's access to its satellite imagery.
mil.in.ua
March 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Weaponizing US tech dominance — this will “work” and create pressure on UKR & EU in the short run but is hugely damaging to US economy afterwards as everyone detaches, leapfrogs and implements their own solutions.
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NEW: I helped Brian Krebs trace the background of one of Elon Musk's top loyalists, Branden Spikes, head of IT at X, who spent 2 mo at DOGE. Spikes and his ex-wife were involved with Russian diaspora websites and groups linked to pro-Kremlin KSORS players, Russian state media while he was at SpaceX.
March 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NEW: I helped Brian Krebs trace the background of one of Elon Musk's top loyalists, Branden Spikes, head of IT at X, who spent 2 mo at DOGE. Spikes and his ex-wife were involved with Russian diaspora websites and groups linked to pro-Kremlin KSORS players, Russian state media while he was at SpaceX.
Putin must be loving this…
March 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Putin must be loving this…
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"West Europeans, liberal media elites, and establishment figures are seeing the face the US routinely presents to the nations of the global south. And the truly shocking thing is they're now getting the same treatment."
The End of the American Illusion
With Donald Trump in the White House, the political climate can change with the wind. The grotesque spectacle of the tangerine tyrant and ...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"West Europeans, liberal media elites, and establishment figures are seeing the face the US routinely presents to the nations of the global south. And the truly shocking thing is they're now getting the same treatment."
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The betrayal of the victim is worse than Munich, 1938.
At least Neville Chamberlin was a sincere man, trying to do what he saw as the right thing.
In contrast, this malevolent fraudster is acting as the handmaiden of Russian fascism.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
At least Neville Chamberlin was a sincere man, trying to do what he saw as the right thing.
In contrast, this malevolent fraudster is acting as the handmaiden of Russian fascism.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia, saying it could have made a deal
President hits back at Ukraine’s complaint that it has been left out of US-Russia talks, saying it had years to make a deal ‘without the loss of much land’
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The betrayal of the victim is worse than Munich, 1938.
At least Neville Chamberlin was a sincere man, trying to do what he saw as the right thing.
In contrast, this malevolent fraudster is acting as the handmaiden of Russian fascism.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
At least Neville Chamberlin was a sincere man, trying to do what he saw as the right thing.
In contrast, this malevolent fraudster is acting as the handmaiden of Russian fascism.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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If you want to know what the hell is happening in Germany atm, this is an excellent summary. 👇
A political gamble backfired spectacularly – bringing the far right closer to power in Germany | Jörg Lau
The CDU’s Friedrich Merz has shattered the taboo that had underpinned German politics since the war. The unthinkable is now more possible says Die Zeit writer, Jörg Lau
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
If you want to know what the hell is happening in Germany atm, this is an excellent summary. 👇
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Tech industrial complex bending the knee to a man who should be in prison, no doubt capo di tutti i capi will find a way to screw them 🤌
Trump hated TikTok (because China) until it helped him win an election (as even he acknowledges) and now he’s going to save it and take a victory lap. So he’ll have X, TikTok, Insta, and Facebook all working on his behalf. That’s a big difference between now and 2017.
January 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Tech industrial complex bending the knee to a man who should be in prison, no doubt capo di tutti i capi will find a way to screw them 🤌
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#BreakingNews #SouthKorea Martial Law Commander Army General Park An-Soo has announced their First Martial Law Command Proclamation.
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 PM
#BreakingNews #SouthKorea Martial Law Commander Army General Park An-Soo has announced their First Martial Law Command Proclamation.
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It's human instinct to dismiss what we disagree with. But Trump, Bannon, Musk, Farage benefit from being underestimated.
"It gives credence to the notion their radical politics is necessary. Left unchecked, 'outlandish' possibilities can become concrete realities"
Take it seriously. My thoughts 👇
"It gives credence to the notion their radical politics is necessary. Left unchecked, 'outlandish' possibilities can become concrete realities"
Take it seriously. My thoughts 👇
Trump’s Return and the Farage Blindspot: Dismissing What We Disagree With in the Hope It Will Disappear Isn’t the Answer – Reality Proves Otherwise
Not taking seriously political figures we find undesirable will not change their potential impact or ambitions – Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage only benefit from being underes...
bylinetimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:55 PM
It's human instinct to dismiss what we disagree with. But Trump, Bannon, Musk, Farage benefit from being underestimated.
"It gives credence to the notion their radical politics is necessary. Left unchecked, 'outlandish' possibilities can become concrete realities"
Take it seriously. My thoughts 👇
"It gives credence to the notion their radical politics is necessary. Left unchecked, 'outlandish' possibilities can become concrete realities"
Take it seriously. My thoughts 👇
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She’s here now! Please welcome Dr Ally Louks @allylouks.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 1:50 PM
She’s here now! Please welcome Dr Ally Louks @allylouks.bsky.social
Happy St Andrews Day!!!
a blue and white flag is flying in the wind against a blue sky
Alt: a Saltire is flying in the wind against a blue sky
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Happy St Andrews Day!!!
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The RAF have deployed ORCUS, their Counter Uncrewed Air System (CUAS) capability, to US bases in the UK after drone sightings.
news.sky.com/story/drones...
ORCUS is based on Leonardo's Falcon Shield. Operationally proven and modular, it enables the creation of an effective, layered defence.
news.sky.com/story/drones...
ORCUS is based on Leonardo's Falcon Shield. Operationally proven and modular, it enables the creation of an effective, layered defence.
British forces deployed after drones spotted again over three US air bases in UK
The sightings came after similar drone movements over the same sites between Wednesday and Friday last week - a highly unusual occurrence.
news.sky.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:57 AM
The RAF have deployed ORCUS, their Counter Uncrewed Air System (CUAS) capability, to US bases in the UK after drone sightings.
news.sky.com/story/drones...
ORCUS is based on Leonardo's Falcon Shield. Operationally proven and modular, it enables the creation of an effective, layered defence.
news.sky.com/story/drones...
ORCUS is based on Leonardo's Falcon Shield. Operationally proven and modular, it enables the creation of an effective, layered defence.
youtu.be/bmKLklWk1uI?... One of my favourite songs…
Scotland's Story
YouTube video by The Proclaimers - Topic
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 8:29 AM
youtu.be/bmKLklWk1uI?... One of my favourite songs…
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Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto is in Beijing *again* meeting Wang Yi
"Szijjarto said Hungary looks forward to expanding and deepening cooperation in various fields with China, facilitating personnel exchanges."
news.cgtn.com/news/2024-11...
"Szijjarto said Hungary looks forward to expanding and deepening cooperation in various fields with China, facilitating personnel exchanges."
news.cgtn.com/news/2024-11...
Chinese, Hungarian FMs on promoting bilateral cooperation, China-EU ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in Beijing on Tuesday, discussing issues including deepening bilateral cooperation and ...
news.cgtn.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto is in Beijing *again* meeting Wang Yi
"Szijjarto said Hungary looks forward to expanding and deepening cooperation in various fields with China, facilitating personnel exchanges."
news.cgtn.com/news/2024-11...
"Szijjarto said Hungary looks forward to expanding and deepening cooperation in various fields with China, facilitating personnel exchanges."
news.cgtn.com/news/2024-11...
Around 4.1 million people voted Reform at the last general election.
election2024.electoral-reform.org.uk
election2024.electoral-reform.org.uk
2024 General Election
2024 General Election Results and Analysis from the Electoral Reform Society
election2024.electoral-reform.org.uk
November 25, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Around 4.1 million people voted Reform at the last general election.
election2024.electoral-reform.org.uk
election2024.electoral-reform.org.uk
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December is important to Romanians for a number of historical reasons – notably the 1989 revolution that overthrew a nationalist dictator who was sympathetic to Moscow.
December looks very different in Romania, 35 years later
www.politico.eu/article/roma...
December looks very different in Romania, 35 years later
www.politico.eu/article/roma...
Romania election results: Ultranationalist candidate scores stunning first round win
Hard-right Călin Georgescu comes from nowhere to claim victory as liberal Elena Lasconi closes in on second place ahead of seismic Dec. 8 runoff.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2024 at 12:07 PM
December is important to Romanians for a number of historical reasons – notably the 1989 revolution that overthrew a nationalist dictator who was sympathetic to Moscow.
December looks very different in Romania, 35 years later
www.politico.eu/article/roma...
December looks very different in Romania, 35 years later
www.politico.eu/article/roma...
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November 25, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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Big shock in Romania’s Presidential elections where the Far Right candidate Calin Georgescu is way ahead and likely to face the centre-right’s Elena Lasconi in the run-off. The favourite, PM Marcel Ciolacu, is third.
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November 25, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Big shock in Romania’s Presidential elections where the Far Right candidate Calin Georgescu is way ahead and likely to face the centre-right’s Elena Lasconi in the run-off. The favourite, PM Marcel Ciolacu, is third.
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KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK.
Ditched voluntary pledge to improve animal welfare.
Corporate pledges mean nothing when it comes to profits.
Only legally enforceable requirements can hold corporations to account.
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/no...
Ditched voluntary pledge to improve animal welfare.
Corporate pledges mean nothing when it comes to profits.
Only legally enforceable requirements can hold corporations to account.
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/no...
KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK
Chain says it won’t be able to stop buying fast-growing breeds by 2026 because poultry industry cannot supply enough higher-welfare animals
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:00 AM
KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK.
Ditched voluntary pledge to improve animal welfare.
Corporate pledges mean nothing when it comes to profits.
Only legally enforceable requirements can hold corporations to account.
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/no...
Ditched voluntary pledge to improve animal welfare.
Corporate pledges mean nothing when it comes to profits.
Only legally enforceable requirements can hold corporations to account.
www.theguardian.com/food/2024/no...
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So Romania has propelled a far right candidate that was barely even registering in opinion polls who is the candidate of 'the far right candidate you were expecting to do well is too Lib' and the candidate of its most socially liberal major party into the second round of the presidential election
November 25, 2024 at 7:44 AM
So Romania has propelled a far right candidate that was barely even registering in opinion polls who is the candidate of 'the far right candidate you were expecting to do well is too Lib' and the candidate of its most socially liberal major party into the second round of the presidential election
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