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It's a race against time now. "German MPs approve €50 billion in military purchases
The extensive list of procurement projects ranged from missiles for air defence systems to armoured medical vehicles." www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
The extensive list of procurement projects ranged from missiles for air defence systems to armoured medical vehicles." www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
www.euractiv.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's a race against time now. "German MPs approve €50 billion in military purchases
The extensive list of procurement projects ranged from missiles for air defence systems to armoured medical vehicles." www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
The extensive list of procurement projects ranged from missiles for air defence systems to armoured medical vehicles." www.euractiv.com/news/german-...
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With the US pulling back its security guarantee for Europe, the continent is facing a sink-or-swim moment, and by all indications, it's not ready. "Eastern flank countries push to salvage EU’s anti-Russia defense projects" www.politico.eu/article/east...
Eastern flank countries push to salvage EU’s anti-Russia defense projects
Plans for an Eastern Flank Watch and European Drone Defence Initiative are facing opposition from countries including France, Germany and Hungary.
www.politico.eu
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
With the US pulling back its security guarantee for Europe, the continent is facing a sink-or-swim moment, and by all indications, it's not ready. "Eastern flank countries push to salvage EU’s anti-Russia defense projects" www.politico.eu/article/east...
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By forcing countries to fight fires at home, Russia is testing defenses, exposing vulnerabilities, and chipping away at resilience, all without firing a single shot. This is modern prewar strategy: destabilize, distract, and prepare the battlefield before troops even cross the border.
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
By forcing countries to fight fires at home, Russia is testing defenses, exposing vulnerabilities, and chipping away at resilience, all without firing a single shot. This is modern prewar strategy: destabilize, distract, and prepare the battlefield before troops even cross the border.
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These aren’t random acts of mischief, they’re a deliberate campaign to weaken Europe from within. Each sabotage incident drains investigative resources, disrupts infrastructure, and spreads uncertainty, softening the ground for a potential future invasion.
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
These aren’t random acts of mischief, they’re a deliberate campaign to weaken Europe from within. Each sabotage incident drains investigative resources, disrupts infrastructure, and spreads uncertainty, softening the ground for a potential future invasion.
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Fantastic piece of journalism by the AP. A map of the 145 Russian sabotage and disruption incidents across Europe.
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Fantastic piece of journalism by the AP. A map of the 145 Russian sabotage and disruption incidents across Europe.
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
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As Putin wages war on Europe and deploys sabotage operations across the continent, this debate among French Conservatives is insane: "Le Pen vs. Bardella: France's far right fractures over whether Putin is the enemy" www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Le Pen vs. Bardella: France’s far right fractures over whether Putin is the enemy
The National Rally leads the polls before the 2027 French presidential election, and its strategic vision on Moscow could have major implications for NATO.
www.politico.eu
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
As Putin wages war on Europe and deploys sabotage operations across the continent, this debate among French Conservatives is insane: "Le Pen vs. Bardella: France's far right fractures over whether Putin is the enemy" www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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#ICYMI Russia is at war with Europe. Here's the 145 documented cases of sabotage in Europe linked to Russia. bsky.app/profile/soci...
Fantastic piece of journalism by the AP. A map of the 145 Russian sabotage and disruption incidents across Europe.
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
These are not random acts. "Russia wants to drain Europe's investigative resources with its sabotage campaign, officials say." apnews.com/projects/rus...
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
apnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
#ICYMI Russia is at war with Europe. Here's the 145 documented cases of sabotage in Europe linked to Russia. bsky.app/profile/soci...
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Damaged Maternity Hospital following a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia on February 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight and early on February 1, 2026 killed at least 2 people and injured 7 others, regional authorities said.
Damaged Maternity Hospital following a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia on February 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight and early on February 1, 2026 killed at least 2 people and injured 7 others, regional authorities said.
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Damaged Maternity Hospital following a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia on February 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight and early on February 1, 2026 killed at least 2 people and injured 7 others, regional authorities said.
Damaged Maternity Hospital following a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia on February 1, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight and early on February 1, 2026 killed at least 2 people and injured 7 others, regional authorities said.
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A group protesting the attacks carried out in Mariupol in the south of Ukraine leave symbolic 30 tombstones, calling out the names of the dead and adding "killed by the Russian occupiers", outside the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine #OTD February 1, 2015.
A group protesting the attacks carried out in Mariupol in the south of Ukraine leave symbolic 30 tombstones, calling out the names of the dead and adding "killed by the Russian occupiers", outside the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine #OTD February 1, 2015.
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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A group protesting the attacks carried out in Mariupol in the south of Ukraine leave symbolic 30 tombstones, calling out the names of the dead and adding "killed by the Russian occupiers", outside the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine #OTD February 1, 2015.
A group protesting the attacks carried out in Mariupol in the south of Ukraine leave symbolic 30 tombstones, calling out the names of the dead and adding "killed by the Russian occupiers", outside the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine #OTD February 1, 2015.
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Activists of the Ukrainian youth organization "Opora" direct their flashlights on the Russian Consulate in the Ukrainian City of Lviv late #OTD 01 February 2006.
The youths were protesting against Russian military movements around a lighthouse on the Black Sea coast.
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Activists of the Ukrainian youth organization "Opora" direct their flashlights on the Russian Consulate in the Ukrainian City of Lviv late #OTD 01 February 2006.
The youths were protesting against Russian military movements around a lighthouse on the Black Sea coast.
February 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Activists of the Ukrainian youth organization "Opora" direct their flashlights on the Russian Consulate in the Ukrainian City of Lviv late #OTD 01 February 2006.
The youths were protesting against Russian military movements around a lighthouse on the Black Sea coast.
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Activists of the Ukrainian youth organization "Opora" direct their flashlights on the Russian Consulate in the Ukrainian City of Lviv late #OTD 01 February 2006.
The youths were protesting against Russian military movements around a lighthouse on the Black Sea coast.
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In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio?
Nazi Lies in Vance's America
snyder.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...
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Ukraine, Crimea, Rumanian Soldiers In A Street Of Kerch In February 1944
Ukraine, Crimea, Rumanian Soldiers In A Street Of Kerch In February 1944
February 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Ukraine, Crimea, Rumanian Soldiers In A Street Of Kerch In February 1944
Ukraine, Crimea, Rumanian Soldiers In A Street Of Kerch In February 1944
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Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster
App endured a major outage and user backlash over perceived censorship. Now it’s facing an inquiry by the California governor and an ascendant competitor
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Pripyat, the staff who worked at the plant abandoned since the disaster. Vegetation invades everywhere, trees grow on the floor of a hotel, on the stairs of the shop and on the basketball court of the school in Chornobyl, Ukraine #OTD 01 February, 2007
Pripyat, the staff who worked at the plant abandoned since the disaster. Vegetation invades everywhere, trees grow on the floor of a hotel, on the stairs of the shop and on the basketball court of the school in Chornobyl, Ukraine #OTD 01 February, 2007
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Pripyat, the staff who worked at the plant abandoned since the disaster. Vegetation invades everywhere, trees grow on the floor of a hotel, on the stairs of the shop and on the basketball court of the school in Chornobyl, Ukraine #OTD 01 February, 2007
Pripyat, the staff who worked at the plant abandoned since the disaster. Vegetation invades everywhere, trees grow on the floor of a hotel, on the stairs of the shop and on the basketball court of the school in Chornobyl, Ukraine #OTD 01 February, 2007
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‼️One more vehicle with charity biofuel for Kyiv hospitals has arrived.
So thankful to 3 MUSKETIERE
REUTLINGEN e.V. - one more good deed in these dark times.
Thank you, friends of Ukraine!
Here's a link to the foundation that truly helps:
3musketiere.org/en
So thankful to 3 MUSKETIERE
REUTLINGEN e.V. - one more good deed in these dark times.
Thank you, friends of Ukraine!
Here's a link to the foundation that truly helps:
3musketiere.org/en
February 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
‼️One more vehicle with charity biofuel for Kyiv hospitals has arrived.
So thankful to 3 MUSKETIERE
REUTLINGEN e.V. - one more good deed in these dark times.
Thank you, friends of Ukraine!
Here's a link to the foundation that truly helps:
3musketiere.org/en
So thankful to 3 MUSKETIERE
REUTLINGEN e.V. - one more good deed in these dark times.
Thank you, friends of Ukraine!
Here's a link to the foundation that truly helps:
3musketiere.org/en
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Other nations still have a sense of shame
Not here. Not Trump or his pervy lickspittles
Not here. Not Trump or his pervy lickspittles
February 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Other nations still have a sense of shame
Not here. Not Trump or his pervy lickspittles
Not here. Not Trump or his pervy lickspittles
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15 people were murdered and seven injured in the russian terrorist attack against the DTEK miner's bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The miners were going home after the work shift.
This is horrifying. russia continues murdering Ukrainians every single day. It doesn't want peace.
This is horrifying. russia continues murdering Ukrainians every single day. It doesn't want peace.
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
15 people were murdered and seven injured in the russian terrorist attack against the DTEK miner's bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The miners were going home after the work shift.
This is horrifying. russia continues murdering Ukrainians every single day. It doesn't want peace.
This is horrifying. russia continues murdering Ukrainians every single day. It doesn't want peace.
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All the Civil Discourse columns from the past week, collected in one place so you can get caught up if you missed anything. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...
The Sunday Morning Wrap-Up
This past week has been the kind of week that I write the newsletter for.
joycevance.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
All the Civil Discourse columns from the past week, collected in one place so you can get caught up if you missed anything. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...
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A five-year-old in a winter coat, asleep in his father’s arms on a flight home. Liam Conejo Ramos should never have been taken.
Relief does not erase fear. Family separation leaves scars long after release.
Children deserve safety.
Parents deserve dignity. VC
Relief does not erase fear. Family separation leaves scars long after release.
Children deserve safety.
Parents deserve dignity. VC
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A five-year-old in a winter coat, asleep in his father’s arms on a flight home. Liam Conejo Ramos should never have been taken.
Relief does not erase fear. Family separation leaves scars long after release.
Children deserve safety.
Parents deserve dignity. VC
Relief does not erase fear. Family separation leaves scars long after release.
Children deserve safety.
Parents deserve dignity. VC
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"And if tonight is any indication, Republicans should be worried about holding onto Texas. Especially if Ken Paxton wins the primary."
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February 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM
"And if tonight is any indication, Republicans should be worried about holding onto Texas. Especially if Ken Paxton wins the primary."
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"The point is: a big wave is gathering. For Democrats, tonight is another piece of evidence that the 2026 midterms are going to be a good year for them (if the elections are free and fair, which is not guaranteed)."
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Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM
"The point is: a big wave is gathering. For Democrats, tonight is another piece of evidence that the 2026 midterms are going to be a good year for them (if the elections are free and fair, which is not guaranteed)."
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So Putin is all over the Epstein files. It would come as no surprise to me if the Epstein organization was a front for Russian covert activities to be able to blackmail American establishment figures.
February 1, 2026 at 6:41 AM
So Putin is all over the Epstein files. It would come as no surprise to me if the Epstein organization was a front for Russian covert activities to be able to blackmail American establishment figures.
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Holy shit.
Texas State Senate District 9 Runoff 🔴➡️🔵flip.
Rehmet (D) 54,228 57.2%
Wambsgans (R) 40,570 42.8%
Trump carried this district by more than 17 points in 2024.
2022 Texas State Senate 9 Election Results
Hancock (R) 166,689 60.1%
Burud (D) 110,823 39.9%
Rehmet (D) 54,228 57.2%
Wambsgans (R) 40,570 42.8%
Trump carried this district by more than 17 points in 2024.
2022 Texas State Senate 9 Election Results
Hancock (R) 166,689 60.1%
Burud (D) 110,823 39.9%
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Holy shit.
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You cannot end genocide when you don’t acknowledge its existence. Russian genocide of Ukrainians exists. We have a moral and legal duty to stop genocide. We have a moral and legal duty to stop Russia.
thestartingpoint.net/rants/663/
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February 1, 2026 at 5:43 AM
You cannot end genocide when you don’t acknowledge its existence. Russian genocide of Ukrainians exists. We have a moral and legal duty to stop genocide. We have a moral and legal duty to stop Russia.
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