RobinK 👊🇪🇺🔥
@templeofhate.com
Neocon apostate, lifelong Conservative, unapologetic liberal democrat. Volunteer for Ukraine. Posts in 🇬🇧 or 🇩🇪.
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#PolSci, #GeoPolitics, #Ukraine
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RobinK 👊🇪🇺🔥
@templeofhate.com
· Dec 19
Off to Lviv, Kyiv, and Vinnytsia I go! Three weeks volunteering in Ukraine again. A 🧵.
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In the words of the venerable @jvl.bsky.social : »LOL nothing matters«.
This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters
Welcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
In the words of the venerable @jvl.bsky.social : »LOL nothing matters«.
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When these fucking virgins start posting about “the West”
February 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
When these fucking virgins start posting about “the West”
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
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Where we are now.
For Ukraine, this winter is incredibly difficult. Russian attacks on our energy system have effectively amounted to genocide of many Ukrainian cities, not just Kyiv.
With the end of the cold, infrastructure will still remain destroyed/severely damaged.
For Ukraine, this winter is incredibly difficult. Russian attacks on our energy system have effectively amounted to genocide of many Ukrainian cities, not just Kyiv.
With the end of the cold, infrastructure will still remain destroyed/severely damaged.
February 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Where we are now.
For Ukraine, this winter is incredibly difficult. Russian attacks on our energy system have effectively amounted to genocide of many Ukrainian cities, not just Kyiv.
With the end of the cold, infrastructure will still remain destroyed/severely damaged.
For Ukraine, this winter is incredibly difficult. Russian attacks on our energy system have effectively amounted to genocide of many Ukrainian cities, not just Kyiv.
With the end of the cold, infrastructure will still remain destroyed/severely damaged.
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The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
To the surprise of no-one, the AfD has introduced levels of corruption last seen in the GDR (the Eastern part of Germany that made a seamless transition from Nazism to Socialism & is en route to elect neo Nazis in two of its states this year, thus going full totalitarian circle). 🎁 link (no paywall)
Geld zu verteilen: Wie Vetternwirtschaft in der AfD entsteht
AfD-Abgeordnete haben der F.A.S. beschrieben, wie es ist, ein Mandat zu erringen. Und wie dann der Druck wächst, Verwandte von Fraktionskollegen zu beschäftigen.
www-faz-net.translate.goog
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
To the surprise of no-one, the AfD has introduced levels of corruption last seen in the GDR (the Eastern part of Germany that made a seamless transition from Nazism to Socialism & is en route to elect neo Nazis in two of its states this year, thus going full totalitarian circle). 🎁 link (no paywall)
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Orban’s Hungarian autocracy inspires Trump’s America
Today Marco Rubio is paying court to Viktor Orban – the greatest enemy of press freedom in modern Europe, Piece from me on the emptiness of conservatives’ commitment to free speech
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
Today Marco Rubio is paying court to Viktor Orban – the greatest enemy of press freedom in modern Europe, Piece from me on the emptiness of conservatives’ commitment to free speech
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
Trump and Rubio praise Orbán: the godfather of Western corruption
And copy his attacks on free speech and press freedom
nickcohen.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Orban’s Hungarian autocracy inspires Trump’s America
Today Marco Rubio is paying court to Viktor Orban – the greatest enemy of press freedom in modern Europe, Piece from me on the emptiness of conservatives’ commitment to free speech
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
Today Marco Rubio is paying court to Viktor Orban – the greatest enemy of press freedom in modern Europe, Piece from me on the emptiness of conservatives’ commitment to free speech
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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"At some point, Putin will have to reckon with the failure of his strategic bombing campaign against Ukraine’s cities and the slow-rolling military failure that is Russia’s bloody ground campaign." An update of the big #Ukraine & Pacific issues this week. mickryan.substack.com/p/are-you-re...
Are You Ready? Zelenskyy's Message at Munich. The Big Five, 15 February edition
My regular update on war and great power competition. This week, Munich and diplomacy, StarLink and the Ukraine ground war, an assessment of 2026, and my Big Five recommended reads.
mickryan.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
"At some point, Putin will have to reckon with the failure of his strategic bombing campaign against Ukraine’s cities and the slow-rolling military failure that is Russia’s bloody ground campaign." An update of the big #Ukraine & Pacific issues this week. mickryan.substack.com/p/are-you-re...
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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Dear friends, today is about love ❤️
And love is exactly what you’ve been giving Ukraine all this time 🙏
Thank you for standing with us, for trusting me and for being awesome as you are 🥰
#HappyValentineDay2026 #WithLoveFromKharkiv
And love is exactly what you’ve been giving Ukraine all this time 🙏
Thank you for standing with us, for trusting me and for being awesome as you are 🥰
#HappyValentineDay2026 #WithLoveFromKharkiv
February 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Dear friends, today is about love ❤️
And love is exactly what you’ve been giving Ukraine all this time 🙏
Thank you for standing with us, for trusting me and for being awesome as you are 🥰
#HappyValentineDay2026 #WithLoveFromKharkiv
And love is exactly what you’ve been giving Ukraine all this time 🙏
Thank you for standing with us, for trusting me and for being awesome as you are 🥰
#HappyValentineDay2026 #WithLoveFromKharkiv
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Russian Shahed drone in the Ukrainian house. Behind it, there is a video showing drone attacks on Munich, Vienna and other European cities.
#MSC2026
#MSC2026
February 14, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Russian Shahed drone in the Ukrainian house. Behind it, there is a video showing drone attacks on Munich, Vienna and other European cities.
#MSC2026
#MSC2026
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I agree. European naivety vs US Realpolitik. We're a partner that doesn't want a leave an abusive relationship.
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Free piece just released. Marco Rubio called on tolerant, democratic, liberal Europe to destroy itself and embrace a Trump-like future. He received a standing ovation and we are told some people are reassured. If so, Europe will deserve everything coming its way. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Rubio Calls For The End Of A Tolerant, Democratic Europe And The Crowd Goes Wild
Just over an hour ago, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the end of a tolerant, democratic Europe and its break-up into a disparate group of smaller, Trumpist states, and the Europeans in t...
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I agree. European naivety vs US Realpolitik. We're a partner that doesn't want a leave an abusive relationship.
bsky.app/profile/phil...
bsky.app/profile/phil...
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1/ In January 2026, Ukraine reported killing 34,000 Russian soldiers – on average 1,096 a day, or 7,846 per week. Thousands of Ukrainians have likely died in the same period. Last month in Ukraine was much bloodier than the average monthly death toll at Auschwitz. ⬇️
February 14, 2026 at 10:17 AM
1/ In January 2026, Ukraine reported killing 34,000 Russian soldiers – on average 1,096 a day, or 7,846 per week. Thousands of Ukrainians have likely died in the same period. Last month in Ukraine was much bloodier than the average monthly death toll at Auschwitz. ⬇️
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The only comment I have on the Rubio speech is that I don’t want to spend too much time on the Rubio speech.
Nothing is changing with regards to US policy. We don’t need to do a line-by-line analysis.
Nothing is changing with regards to US policy. We don’t need to do a line-by-line analysis.
February 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM
The only comment I have on the Rubio speech is that I don’t want to spend too much time on the Rubio speech.
Nothing is changing with regards to US policy. We don’t need to do a line-by-line analysis.
Nothing is changing with regards to US policy. We don’t need to do a line-by-line analysis.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
MAGA is a death cult.
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
MAGA is a death cult.
»Internet activists have urged Apple, Google and other big tech companies to fight back after Russians were pushed to use Max, a state-backed app, instead«
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Putin accused of ‘total censorship’ after blocking WhatsApp
Internet activists have urged Apple, Google and other big tech companies to fight back after Russians were pushed to use Max, a state-backed app, instead
www.thetimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:14 AM
»Internet activists have urged Apple, Google and other big tech companies to fight back after Russians were pushed to use Max, a state-backed app, instead«
🎁 link (no paywall)
🎁 link (no paywall)
»“If the United States were to withdraw from Nato or diminish its utility by eroding trust among allies, the immediate result would not be a ‘peace dividend’. Instead, the US would face higher costs, greater risk, loss of influence, less legitimacy.”«
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Former US envoys say Nato not a ‘charity’ but vital for security
Sixteen former ambassadors and military chiefs warn Trump that weakening Nato would raise US costs, increase conflict risk and erode America’s global influence
www.thetimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:12 AM
»“If the United States were to withdraw from Nato or diminish its utility by eroding trust among allies, the immediate result would not be a ‘peace dividend’. Instead, the US would face higher costs, greater risk, loss of influence, less legitimacy.”«
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After a talk on Russia for fat cat business types.
FCBT: "Do you think it will be possible medium-term to restart operations in Russia?"
Me: "If anybody is sufficiently amoral, and undeterred by the likelihood of losing their entire investment yet again, I'm sure they'll find a way."
FCBT: "Aha."
FCBT: "Do you think it will be possible medium-term to restart operations in Russia?"
Me: "If anybody is sufficiently amoral, and undeterred by the likelihood of losing their entire investment yet again, I'm sure they'll find a way."
FCBT: "Aha."
February 13, 2026 at 8:44 AM
After a talk on Russia for fat cat business types.
FCBT: "Do you think it will be possible medium-term to restart operations in Russia?"
Me: "If anybody is sufficiently amoral, and undeterred by the likelihood of losing their entire investment yet again, I'm sure they'll find a way."
FCBT: "Aha."
FCBT: "Do you think it will be possible medium-term to restart operations in Russia?"
Me: "If anybody is sufficiently amoral, and undeterred by the likelihood of losing their entire investment yet again, I'm sure they'll find a way."
FCBT: "Aha."
»Nearly 17 years after the Environmental Protection Agency declared that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten the public’s health and welfare, the agency on Thursday rescinded the landmark legal opinion underpinning a wave of federal policies aimed at climate change.« 🎁 link
Trump repeals landmark legal policy underpinning key climate rules
The Environmental Protection Agency finishes the repeal of the “endangerment finding,” a landmark legal opinion underpinning policies regulating climate change.
wapo.st
February 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
»Nearly 17 years after the Environmental Protection Agency declared that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten the public’s health and welfare, the agency on Thursday rescinded the landmark legal opinion underpinning a wave of federal policies aimed at climate change.« 🎁 link
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You can disqualify the athlete, but it won’t change the truth about Russia’s war.
Russia has killed many Ukrainian athletes. Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych honoured them, reminding the world of Putin’s atrocities.
Sport cannot be separated from the reality of a war.
Russia has killed many Ukrainian athletes. Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych honoured them, reminding the world of Putin’s atrocities.
Sport cannot be separated from the reality of a war.
February 12, 2026 at 10:34 AM
You can disqualify the athlete, but it won’t change the truth about Russia’s war.
Russia has killed many Ukrainian athletes. Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych honoured them, reminding the world of Putin’s atrocities.
Sport cannot be separated from the reality of a war.
Russia has killed many Ukrainian athletes. Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych honoured them, reminding the world of Putin’s atrocities.
Sport cannot be separated from the reality of a war.
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The far right blames the left for attacking democracy. But the Epstein files tell a very different story.
Read more ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
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www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The far right blames the left for attacking democracy. But the Epstein files tell a very different story.
Read more ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
Read more ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
The "Yankee go home" placards write themselves.
»Trump's secretary of state is travelling to Budapest in a show of support but polls make a pro-Europe moderate the clear favourite for April's election«
🎁 link (no paywall)
»Trump's secretary of state is travelling to Budapest in a show of support but polls make a pro-Europe moderate the clear favourite for April's election«
🎁 link (no paywall)
Marco Rubio heads to Hungary with Orban’s 16-year reign in the balance
Trump’s secretary of state is travelling to Budapest in a show of support but polls make a pro-Europe moderate the clear favourite for April’s election
www.thetimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The "Yankee go home" placards write themselves.
»Trump's secretary of state is travelling to Budapest in a show of support but polls make a pro-Europe moderate the clear favourite for April's election«
🎁 link (no paywall)
»Trump's secretary of state is travelling to Budapest in a show of support but polls make a pro-Europe moderate the clear favourite for April's election«
🎁 link (no paywall)