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The video is even more powerful. (h/t David Axelrod)
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The video is even more powerful. (h/t David Axelrod)
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The decision is highly irresponsible at a time when the EU needs trade partners and political partners outside the US and China (and Russia) more than ever. That Macron has worked against Mercosur shows he is not serious about ”strategic autonomy”. The Commission should proceed on provisional basis.
Today, the European Parliament voted to put the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for review.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
This just in: The #EP requests judicial review by the ECJ on the Mercosur Trade Deal with an ultra-thin majority of 10 votes.
More in-depth analysis will follow, but the majority was formed in probably the wildest way yet - relevant shares of votes from all groups.
howtheyvote.eu/votes/183884
More in-depth analysis will follow, but the majority was formed in probably the wildest way yet - relevant shares of votes from all groups.
howtheyvote.eu/votes/183884
January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The decision is highly irresponsible at a time when the EU needs trade partners and political partners outside the US and China (and Russia) more than ever. That Macron has worked against Mercosur shows he is not serious about ”strategic autonomy”. The Commission should proceed on provisional basis.
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Opinion: Confronted with such a bewildering range of possible endgames, what should Europe do? The answer is that to avoid the worst outcomes, European leaders need to push back now. ft.trib.al/Y9cCREW
January 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Opinion: Confronted with such a bewildering range of possible endgames, what should Europe do? The answer is that to avoid the worst outcomes, European leaders need to push back now. ft.trib.al/Y9cCREW
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The stand-off between the two European leaders ahead of last week's summit to decide on Russia's frozen assets underscores a new dynamic between Europe’s two largest powers: an initiative-driven Germany and a foot-dragging France ft.trib.al/3n5xe45
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The stand-off between the two European leaders ahead of last week's summit to decide on Russia's frozen assets underscores a new dynamic between Europe’s two largest powers: an initiative-driven Germany and a foot-dragging France ft.trib.al/3n5xe45
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“Stablecoins will bring more risks than benefits—and alternatives exist.” In a guest essay, an economics professor and Nobel laureate explains why these digital tokens may have been misnamed econ.st/42TjdJY
Illustration: Dan Williams
Illustration: Dan Williams
October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“Stablecoins will bring more risks than benefits—and alternatives exist.” In a guest essay, an economics professor and Nobel laureate explains why these digital tokens may have been misnamed econ.st/42TjdJY
Illustration: Dan Williams
Illustration: Dan Williams
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It is possible that Volodymyr Zelensky could now be presented with an oven-ready deal, agreed between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. If so, he will need to find a way to stand firm without enraging America’s president again. This will be hard
The nightmare of a Trump-Putin pact isn’t over
A new Oval Office showdown with Zelensky looms after Alaska
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August 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It is possible that Volodymyr Zelensky could now be presented with an oven-ready deal, agreed between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. If so, he will need to find a way to stand firm without enraging America’s president again. This will be hard
Nyt on avoinna kiinnostava, itsenäinen tehtävä sijoitustoiminnan kokeneelle ammattilaiselle.
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Haemme toimitusjohtajaa
Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER) on yksi Suomen suurimmista institutionaalisista eläkesijoittajista ja sen sijoitussalkun koko on noin 24 miljardia euroa. VER on valtion talousarvion ulkopuolinen rahasto, j...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Nyt on avoinna kiinnostava, itsenäinen tehtävä sijoitustoiminnan kokeneelle ammattilaiselle.
www.ver.fi/fi-FI/Haemme...
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Timothy Snyder Alaskan tapaamisesta. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Ultima Thule
Trump in Alaska
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August 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Timothy Snyder Alaskan tapaamisesta. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Acute analysis. It’s essential at this point that “the coalition of the willing” moves from vaguely aspiring to police a peace settlement that will not come, to providing the military & economic backing to enable Ukraine to decide its own fate. Trump’s US is now more help to Putin than to the West.
As things stand, Ukraine and Europe are on the verge of being confronted with exactly the kind of Faustian deal they feared would emerge back in February. The fact that Europe hasn’t moved to block such a deal in the past six months is a failure of leadership and diplomacy.
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August 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Acute analysis. It’s essential at this point that “the coalition of the willing” moves from vaguely aspiring to police a peace settlement that will not come, to providing the military & economic backing to enable Ukraine to decide its own fate. Trump’s US is now more help to Putin than to the West.
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The Ukraine war will shape the world https://on.ft.com/3GXOFis | opinion
The Ukraine war will shape the world
We must not repeat the mistakes of the appeasers in the 1930s
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July 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Ukraine war will shape the world https://on.ft.com/3GXOFis | opinion
Komission ehdotus EU-budjetiksi 2028-34 ei merkitse sellaista suurta koon kasvua, jota ”2 triljoonaan” pyöristetty nimellinen kokonaissumma antaa ymmärtää. Suhteessa BKT:hen muutos pieni: 1,12 % -> 1,26 %, joista 0,1 py NGEU-velan takaisinmaksua. Rakenteessa myös hyviä piirteitä.
The Commission proposal for the next long-term EU budget aka MFF just dropped. Its overall volume increases very moderately, but the proposal contains sweeping changes to the way the EU spends money and to budget's priorities.
Here is my first quick take:
Here is my first quick take:
July 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Komission ehdotus EU-budjetiksi 2028-34 ei merkitse sellaista suurta koon kasvua, jota ”2 triljoonaan” pyöristetty nimellinen kokonaissumma antaa ymmärtää. Suhteessa BKT:hen muutos pieni: 1,12 % -> 1,26 %, joista 0,1 py NGEU-velan takaisinmaksua. Rakenteessa myös hyviä piirteitä.
Todellakin. Yhdistyneenä kaikkeen muuhun, mitä USA on Ukrainan suhteen viime kuukausina tehnyt, pitäisi osoittaa hitaimmillekin Trumpin olevan yksiselitteisesti Venäjän puolella. Eurooppa ei voi muuttua Patriooteiksi, mutta monenlaista muuta apua ja sanktioita voi lisätä.
July 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Todellakin. Yhdistyneenä kaikkeen muuhun, mitä USA on Ukrainan suhteen viime kuukausina tehnyt, pitäisi osoittaa hitaimmillekin Trumpin olevan yksiselitteisesti Venäjän puolella. Eurooppa ei voi muuttua Patriooteiksi, mutta monenlaista muuta apua ja sanktioita voi lisätä.
Yli vaalikauden ulottuva parlamentaarinen yhteisymmärrys alijäämä/nettomenourasta on erinomaisen perusteltu tavoite. Myös riippumattoman arvioitsijan kytkeminen prosessiin hyvä. Vielä epäselvät yksityiskohdat kuitenkin tärkeitä.
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Velkaantuminen | Pääministeri Orpo: Suomeen tavoitellaan velkajarrua, johon kaikki puolueet sitoutuisivat
Orpon mukaan kokouksessa ei tehty päätöksiä, vaan vasta keskusteltiin uusista säännöistä.
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June 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Yli vaalikauden ulottuva parlamentaarinen yhteisymmärrys alijäämä/nettomenourasta on erinomaisen perusteltu tavoite. Myös riippumattoman arvioitsijan kytkeminen prosessiin hyvä. Vielä epäselvät yksityiskohdat kuitenkin tärkeitä.
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"The United States remains committed to supporting the russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future," Rubio wrote today. I am speechless. These are the "aspirations for a brighter future."
June 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"The United States remains committed to supporting the russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future," Rubio wrote today. I am speechless. These are the "aspirations for a brighter future."
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I guess there's no longer any doubt as to who the US wants to win this war.
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Trump administration redirects 20,000 anti-drone missiles meant for Ukraine, Zelensky confirms
"We counted on this project — 20,000 missiles. Anti-Shahed missiles. It was not expensive, but it's a special technology," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I guess there's no longer any doubt as to who the US wants to win this war.
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Wolf ja Krugman selostavat viileästi mutta purevasti (FT:n sivuille päääseville), miten Trump rapauttaa luottamuksen 5 ”lännen” menestyksen peruspilariin: (1) vapaakauppaan, (2) oikeusvaltioperiaatteeseen, (3) rahoitusvakauteen, (4) turvallisuuteen ja (5) tieteeseen.
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Podcast: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange
The old economic order is dead. What will replace it?
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June 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Wolf ja Krugman selostavat viileästi mutta purevasti (FT:n sivuille päääseville), miten Trump rapauttaa luottamuksen 5 ”lännen” menestyksen peruspilariin: (1) vapaakauppaan, (2) oikeusvaltioperiaatteeseen, (3) rahoitusvakauteen, (4) turvallisuuteen ja (5) tieteeseen.
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on.ft.com/4kqebeH
Digital Corruption Takes Over DC
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Digital Corruption Takes Over DC
Time to call crypto what it is: A criminal enterprise
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May 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Digital Corruption Takes Over DC
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Krugman Trumpin ulkomaalaisia opiskejoita koskevasta politiikasta.https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-turns-its-back-on-the-world?publication_id=277517&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&isFreemail=true&triedRedirect=true
May 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Krugman Trumpin ulkomaalaisia opiskejoita koskevasta politiikasta.https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-turns-its-back-on-the-world?publication_id=277517&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&isFreemail=true&triedRedirect=true
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Best read as a reasoned call to action, not a question. And we will need vivid terms for where we are going — oligarchy and fascism — as well as what we are seeking — freedom and equality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
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May 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Best read as a reasoned call to action, not a question. And we will need vivid terms for where we are going — oligarchy and fascism — as well as what we are seeking — freedom and equality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Policy brief de interés, de Sven Biscop
Una autonomía estratégica UE (a pensar a 10 años para adquirir autonomía militar relevante) que planifique asumiendo escenarios difíciles. Incluye rol UE y resto actores europeos; disuasión nuclear; pilar propio NATO y command-control; relación admin Trump
Una autonomía estratégica UE (a pensar a 10 años para adquirir autonomía militar relevante) que planifique asumiendo escenarios difíciles. Incluye rol UE y resto actores europeos; disuasión nuclear; pilar propio NATO y command-control; relación admin Trump
📄 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Sven Biscop
“NATO: The Damage Is Done – So Think Big”
#SvenBiscop #NATO #EUdefence #StrategicAutonomy
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“NATO: The Damage Is Done – So Think Big”
#SvenBiscop #NATO #EUdefence #StrategicAutonomy
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May 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Policy brief de interés, de Sven Biscop
Una autonomía estratégica UE (a pensar a 10 años para adquirir autonomía militar relevante) que planifique asumiendo escenarios difíciles. Incluye rol UE y resto actores europeos; disuasión nuclear; pilar propio NATO y command-control; relación admin Trump
Una autonomía estratégica UE (a pensar a 10 años para adquirir autonomía militar relevante) que planifique asumiendo escenarios difíciles. Incluye rol UE y resto actores europeos; disuasión nuclear; pilar propio NATO y command-control; relación admin Trump
Hallituksen käännös julkisen talouden vakauttamisen ensisijaisuudesta kasvutoimien priorisointiin johtaa monenlaisiin mietteisiin. Tässä oma - jälleen valitettavan pitkä - pohdintani.
www.vesavihriala.fi/2025/05/kasv...
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Kasvu(riihi) ei ratkaise pahenevaa velkaongelmaa
Hallituksen kasvutoimissa on hyviä asioita, mutta myös tehottomuutta ja puolivälin riihen kokonaisuus heikentää julkisen talouden tasapainoa. Velkasuhteen nousu jatkuu, vaikka hallitu
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May 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Hallituksen käännös julkisen talouden vakauttamisen ensisijaisuudesta kasvutoimien priorisointiin johtaa monenlaisiin mietteisiin. Tässä oma - jälleen valitettavan pitkä - pohdintani.
www.vesavihriala.fi/2025/05/kasv...
www.vesavihriala.fi/2025/05/kasv...