The Secret Buyer
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Hello, 👋
I'm a person who negotiates & buys for Corporates for a living.
Done it all over the world, will keep doing it until AI replaces me or I die, confident it will be the latter.
Standing offer, if you ever want views on negotiating or how to buy something.
Happy to help with my 2 cents
I'm a person who negotiates & buys for Corporates for a living.
Done it all over the world, will keep doing it until AI replaces me or I die, confident it will be the latter.
Standing offer, if you ever want views on negotiating or how to buy something.
Happy to help with my 2 cents
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Enlargement is the EU’s most important geostrategic investment in peace, security, stability, and prosperity.
Today at EUCO, we discussed the way forward: both future Member States and our institutions must get ready for our Union to grow.
This will make the EU stronger.
Today at EUCO, we discussed the way forward: both future Member States and our institutions must get ready for our Union to grow.
This will make the EU stronger.
December 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Enlargement is the EU’s most important geostrategic investment in peace, security, stability, and prosperity.
Today at EUCO, we discussed the way forward: both future Member States and our institutions must get ready for our Union to grow.
This will make the EU stronger.
Today at EUCO, we discussed the way forward: both future Member States and our institutions must get ready for our Union to grow.
This will make the EU stronger.
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We have a deal.
Decision to provide 90 billion euros of support to Ukraine for 2026-27 approved.
We committed, we delivered.
Decision to provide 90 billion euros of support to Ukraine for 2026-27 approved.
We committed, we delivered.
December 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
We have a deal.
Decision to provide 90 billion euros of support to Ukraine for 2026-27 approved.
We committed, we delivered.
Decision to provide 90 billion euros of support to Ukraine for 2026-27 approved.
We committed, we delivered.
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EU Agrees to €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine for 2026-2027 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Agrees to Provide €90 Billion Loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027
European Union leaders reached an agreement to loan Ukraine €90 billion ($106 billion) for the next two years, aiming to strengthen Kyiv’s hand at the negotiating table and keep the war-torn country a...
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
EU Agrees to €90 Billion Loan for Ukraine for 2026-2027 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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THEY FUCKIN DID IT. UKRAINE IS SOLVENT AND STILL IN THE FIGHT!!!
MERRY FUCKIN CHRISTMAS, PUTIN. MAY YOU RECEIVE SOME UKRAINIAN CHEER.
MERRY FUCKIN CHRISTMAS, PUTIN. MAY YOU RECEIVE SOME UKRAINIAN CHEER.
Ukraine to Receive €90 Billion Loan Following EU Leaders’ Deal
December 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
THEY FUCKIN DID IT. UKRAINE IS SOLVENT AND STILL IN THE FIGHT!!!
MERRY FUCKIN CHRISTMAS, PUTIN. MAY YOU RECEIVE SOME UKRAINIAN CHEER.
MERRY FUCKIN CHRISTMAS, PUTIN. MAY YOU RECEIVE SOME UKRAINIAN CHEER.
Let's fucking Gooooooooooooooooo!
📢 The head of the European Union Council said early Friday the bloc had agreed on a deal to provide 90 billion euros in support to Ukraine for 2026-2027.
EU reaches deal to provide Ukraine with 90 billion euros for 2026-2027 | CNN
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December 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Let's fucking Gooooooooooooooooo!
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Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
Northern Irishman becomes first golfer to win award since 1990
www.irishtimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Rory McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the first time
I take it all back we should absolutely let AI run the vending machines
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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One small way to try to re-establish social trust would be to transparently disclose *in this very column* that you hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Story? Count Me Out.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
One small way to try to re-establish social trust would be to transparently disclose *in this very column* that you hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
EU had to do 3 things to become the leader of the free world this Dec
Sign Defence agreements to be the most exciting story on future Technology
Fund Ukraine to be most exciting story on defending Freedom
Sign MERCOSAUR to be the most exciting story on trade
France is going to fuck all three
Sign Defence agreements to be the most exciting story on future Technology
Fund Ukraine to be most exciting story on defending Freedom
Sign MERCOSAUR to be the most exciting story on trade
France is going to fuck all three
‘If we don’t do it now, Brazil won’t make any more deals while I’m president,’ Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned, after Italy and France asked Brussels to delay a vote on the landmark agreement. ft.trib.al/2NsX7FC
December 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
EU had to do 3 things to become the leader of the free world this Dec
Sign Defence agreements to be the most exciting story on future Technology
Fund Ukraine to be most exciting story on defending Freedom
Sign MERCOSAUR to be the most exciting story on trade
France is going to fuck all three
Sign Defence agreements to be the most exciting story on future Technology
Fund Ukraine to be most exciting story on defending Freedom
Sign MERCOSAUR to be the most exciting story on trade
France is going to fuck all three
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The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
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Why is Fox News starting a war on Christmas?
Fox tells Americans to buy artificial trees so Christmas tree farms can be used for data centers:
"Everybody needs to get on board."
"Everybody needs to get on board."
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Why is Fox News starting a war on Christmas?
If you read one thing today read this
good grief, this superb, heartbreaking piece. Not all heroes wear capes, eh. www.ft.com/content/cd59...
‘It’s just a bomb’
The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage
www.ft.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If you read one thing today read this
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Cards on the table: By locking in the Russian assets for good, the European Union is finally playing hardball.
And it offers a preview of what life could look like without unanimity in foreign policy.
My weekend analysis.
And it offers a preview of what life could look like without unanimity in foreign policy.
My weekend analysis.
By locking in Russian assets for good, the EU finally plays hardball
In an audacious move, the EU has decided to indefinitely immobilise the Russian sovereign assets, pushing back against external pressure to release the funds before Moscow agrees to pay war reparation...
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Cards on the table: By locking in the Russian assets for good, the European Union is finally playing hardball.
And it offers a preview of what life could look like without unanimity in foreign policy.
My weekend analysis.
And it offers a preview of what life could look like without unanimity in foreign policy.
My weekend analysis.
A win
EU countries agreed to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, clearing the path for a 210 billion euro Ukraine reparations loan, with Hungary and Slovakia expected to oppose, Euractiv reported.
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-gree...
www.euractiv.com/news/eu-gree...
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A win
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I am pleased to announce another no-talent year!
December 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I am pleased to announce another no-talent year!
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I agree. I understand the urge to keep trying to stop Trump doing more harm to UK interests, but Starmer & other European leaders need an honest conversation with voters about the effect of US abandonment on our security, & what we now need to do to protect ourselves.
I can’t help thinking that when, in future, people ask what UK political leaders said as it became undeniable that US saw European liberal democracy as its no1 strategic foe, Starmer and others will regret that the answer is “not much, shuffled awkwardly, looked at their feet”.
December 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I agree. I understand the urge to keep trying to stop Trump doing more harm to UK interests, but Starmer & other European leaders need an honest conversation with voters about the effect of US abandonment on our security, & what we now need to do to protect ourselves.
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What I ask every time when I talk to British officials is:
What are you able and willing to do without the US ?
Because that is the no. 1 question on my mind looking at the UK from the Nordic-Baltic region, where faith in the UK is perhaps even a bit unrealistically strong.
What are you able and willing to do without the US ?
Because that is the no. 1 question on my mind looking at the UK from the Nordic-Baltic region, where faith in the UK is perhaps even a bit unrealistically strong.
I agree. I understand the urge to keep trying to stop Trump doing more harm to UK interests, but Starmer & other European leaders need an honest conversation with voters about the effect of US abandonment on our security, & what we now need to do to protect ourselves.
I can’t help thinking that when, in future, people ask what UK political leaders said as it became undeniable that US saw European liberal democracy as its no1 strategic foe, Starmer and others will regret that the answer is “not much, shuffled awkwardly, looked at their feet”.
December 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
What I ask every time when I talk to British officials is:
What are you able and willing to do without the US ?
Because that is the no. 1 question on my mind looking at the UK from the Nordic-Baltic region, where faith in the UK is perhaps even a bit unrealistically strong.
What are you able and willing to do without the US ?
Because that is the no. 1 question on my mind looking at the UK from the Nordic-Baltic region, where faith in the UK is perhaps even a bit unrealistically strong.
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I have a subscription to Private Eye. I never read the thing; I just consider it my charitable duty to help to prop up pretty much the only news-related publication which occasionally prints truthful items rather than the blatant lies which fill all other "news" publications.
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I have a subscription to Private Eye. I never read the thing; I just consider it my charitable duty to help to prop up pretty much the only news-related publication which occasionally prints truthful items rather than the blatant lies which fill all other "news" publications.
Take note of the journalists & mediums that run 'its too complicated so we should do nothing' stories or opinion pieces re Australia trying to do something here.
They have learned literally nothing from the last two decades & are not worth your time or attention.
Social Media should be adult only
They have learned literally nothing from the last two decades & are not worth your time or attention.
Social Media should be adult only
Australia's ban on social media for users aged under 16 comes into effect; platforms that do not comply risk fines of up to AU$49.5M (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Take note of the journalists & mediums that run 'its too complicated so we should do nothing' stories or opinion pieces re Australia trying to do something here.
They have learned literally nothing from the last two decades & are not worth your time or attention.
Social Media should be adult only
They have learned literally nothing from the last two decades & are not worth your time or attention.
Social Media should be adult only
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The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)
The price of aid cuts.
The price of aid cuts.
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT)
The price of aid cuts.
The price of aid cuts.
Spot on, there is a horrific moral decay in all of American elite, not just the hard right...
I'm still thinking about this exchange. As is often the case, we see Nuzzi acting out the most extreme version of a phenomenon that is actually pretty common in elite media: people taking umbrage at the idea that they're supposed to exercise moral judgment, and can be blamed for not doing so.
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Spot on, there is a horrific moral decay in all of American elite, not just the hard right...
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
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🇺🇸‼️🇺🇦 In 2025, Ukraine received almost nothing from the US government: infographic of support for Ukraine from the Kiel Institute
🇪🇺🇬🇧 All aid comes from Europe and other countries.
🇪🇺🇬🇧 All aid comes from Europe and other countries.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🇺🇸‼️🇺🇦 In 2025, Ukraine received almost nothing from the US government: infographic of support for Ukraine from the Kiel Institute
🇪🇺🇬🇧 All aid comes from Europe and other countries.
🇪🇺🇬🇧 All aid comes from Europe and other countries.
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Yesterday ❤️
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Yesterday ❤️
It's hard to overstate just how much the UK is blowing up its own economy due to appalling taxation policy caused by stupid manifesto promises on ALL sides.
London is now off limits for greater than 48 months for any foreign talent who has made money abroad.
www.afr.com//world/europ...
London is now off limits for greater than 48 months for any foreign talent who has made money abroad.
www.afr.com//world/europ...
How Aussie expats are being taxed out of London
The UK government’s swoop on overseas-earned income and assets is seeing some Australians move to Dublin and other low tax jurisdictions, accountants say.
www.afr.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It's hard to overstate just how much the UK is blowing up its own economy due to appalling taxation policy caused by stupid manifesto promises on ALL sides.
London is now off limits for greater than 48 months for any foreign talent who has made money abroad.
www.afr.com//world/europ...
London is now off limits for greater than 48 months for any foreign talent who has made money abroad.
www.afr.com//world/europ...