@aaloot.bsky.social
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One thing that makes it hard to tell which is which is bc the RU-paid parties (people like Le Pen) vehemently condemned the VZ invasion.
Not Viktor Orbán tho.
Not Viktor Orbán tho.
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 AM
One thing that makes it hard to tell which is which is bc the RU-paid parties (people like Le Pen) vehemently condemned the VZ invasion.
Not Viktor Orbán tho.
Not Viktor Orbán tho.
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To be clear, I'm not saying *giving* RU Europe would work.
But that is, all but explicitly, the plan mapped out in National Security Strategy. You replace European democracy w/far right leaders paid by Putin via Xitter-induced civil war.
And that plan would have far more success than you think.
But that is, all but explicitly, the plan mapped out in National Security Strategy. You replace European democracy w/far right leaders paid by Putin via Xitter-induced civil war.
And that plan would have far more success than you think.
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
To be clear, I'm not saying *giving* RU Europe would work.
But that is, all but explicitly, the plan mapped out in National Security Strategy. You replace European democracy w/far right leaders paid by Putin via Xitter-induced civil war.
And that plan would have far more success than you think.
But that is, all but explicitly, the plan mapped out in National Security Strategy. You replace European democracy w/far right leaders paid by Putin via Xitter-induced civil war.
And that plan would have far more success than you think.
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We don't know yet whether invasion of Venezuela was part of A) a quid pro quo w/RU and China, Trump gets the W Hemisphere, China gets Taiwan, RU gets Europe OR B) whether it's a bid to undercut China (possibly by paying lip service to A).
But those define what we're trying to prevent in responding.
But those define what we're trying to prevent in responding.
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
We don't know yet whether invasion of Venezuela was part of A) a quid pro quo w/RU and China, Trump gets the W Hemisphere, China gets Taiwan, RU gets Europe OR B) whether it's a bid to undercut China (possibly by paying lip service to A).
But those define what we're trying to prevent in responding.
But those define what we're trying to prevent in responding.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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Wrote this before yesterday but it gets at what undergirds that (and lots of other things in politics).
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
Opinion | How the internet fractured the information ago — and drove down regard for actual facts and education
Philip Bump: We have reverted from acting on what we know to acting on what we think.
www.ms.now
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Wrote this before yesterday but it gets at what undergirds that (and lots of other things in politics).
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
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This what we call in the biz: A dramatic heel turn. Welcome back to reality, Paul.
January 3, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This what we call in the biz: A dramatic heel turn. Welcome back to reality, Paul.
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Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
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This is how Trump got reelected.
Far-right leaders are using Marine Le Pen’s conviction to escalate attacks on the judiciary. By framing legal accountability as political persecution, they’re advancing a global strategy to weaken democratic checks and undermine the rule of law.
Read more:
Read more:
Amid Le Pen Ruling, Leaders Of The Transnational Far Right Rail Against Democracy
Marine Le Pen’s conviction for embezzlement has ignited an international far-right backlash, with leaders from the U.S. to Europe denouncing the judiciary as politically motivated. The far right’s att...
globalextremism.org
April 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This is how Trump got reelected.
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Amazing. After nearly losing her house, and being locked away in a legal battle for years because of one innocuous line in her last TED Talk, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social returns to the Lion’s Den, and calls out the Broligarchs
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Amazing. After nearly losing her house, and being locked away in a legal battle for years because of one innocuous line in her last TED Talk, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social returns to the Lion’s Den, and calls out the Broligarchs
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
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Because both ways it’s about breaking an alliance.
On the one hand, the Trump administration says it wants Europe to spend more on defense. On the other hand, administration officials, including DC attorney nominee Ed Martin, back pro-Russian European politicians and parties who oppose defense spending
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
New Martin disclosures show outreach to right-wing politicians in Europe
Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin boosted members of Germany’s AfD, Poland’s Law and Justice, and Viktor Orban’s party in Hungary before taking office in January.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Because both ways it’s about breaking an alliance.
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Imagine negotiating with Putin and then coming out and telling everyone what bastards the Canadians are. Imagine having a brain so broken that this sequence of events is even thinkable.
Trump: "Canada doesn't pay for military. They give us nothing. And they are the worst people to negotiate with of everybody ... they cheat."
March 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Imagine negotiating with Putin and then coming out and telling everyone what bastards the Canadians are. Imagine having a brain so broken that this sequence of events is even thinkable.
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As always with an Emptywheel essay, read the comments too.
If you're expressing "bewilderment" abt why Trump would betray US allies for Putin, you probably need to go back & read what Trump was up to when Mike Flynn investigation halted negotiations w/Kirill Dmitriev, who has picked up right where that left off.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/02/r...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/02/r...
Russia Russia Russia - emptywheel
Those expressing bewilderment about why Trump might be rushing to deliver Ukraine to Russia have somehow missed that Trump picked up right where such coordination halted in 2017 when the FBI caught wi...
www.emptywheel.net
March 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
As always with an Emptywheel essay, read the comments too.
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As yesterday's rancid display confirmed, Trump's turning the U.S. into a tool at the service of the Putin Regime. And as I discussed a month ago, Trump's doing so at a time Putin's rickety regime is vulnerable.
But then that's what friends are for.
But then that's what friends are for.
New in PN: Putin needs Trump's help more than ever
"Putin’s gambit has failed, leaving Russia in crisis. Yet, based on the statements of Trump and his courtiers, the incoming president seems determined to throw Putin a lifeline. The consequences of this traitorous prospect would be catastrophic."
"Putin’s gambit has failed, leaving Russia in crisis. Yet, based on the statements of Trump and his courtiers, the incoming president seems determined to throw Putin a lifeline. The consequences of this traitorous prospect would be catastrophic."
Putin needs Trump's help more than ever
And Trump is signaling that he'll deliver.
www.publicnotice.co
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
As yesterday's rancid display confirmed, Trump's turning the U.S. into a tool at the service of the Putin Regime. And as I discussed a month ago, Trump's doing so at a time Putin's rickety regime is vulnerable.
But then that's what friends are for.
But then that's what friends are for.
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Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post
February 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post
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And this was posted *before* the Sassoon letter.
There is no such thing as left.
There is no such thing as right.
There is only good analysis and bad analysis,
Correct facts, errors, and lies,
And moral and immoral instincts.
There is no such thing as right.
There is only good analysis and bad analysis,
Correct facts, errors, and lies,
And moral and immoral instincts.
February 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
And this was posted *before* the Sassoon letter.
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When I wrote my book The Tech Coup, quite a few people remarked that the word ‘coup’ might be an overstatement. Today it sadly seems like an understatement ↘️ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
bookshop.org
February 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When I wrote my book The Tech Coup, quite a few people remarked that the word ‘coup’ might be an overstatement. Today it sadly seems like an understatement ↘️ bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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It will take a willingness to criticize our system, recognize its flaws, understand that companies were originally chartered by governments to serve society and that it is a perversion that they and their owners should somehow be tailoring society to serve them.
January 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It will take a willingness to criticize our system, recognize its flaws, understand that companies were originally chartered by governments to serve society and that it is a perversion that they and their owners should somehow be tailoring society to serve them.
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Pairs well with: www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hnsg...
The Unbelievable Story Of The Plot Against George Soros
How two Jewish American political consultants helped create the world’s largest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
www.buzzfeednews.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pairs well with: www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hnsg...
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This is an important read for folks who haven't already studied democratic erosion & competitive authoritarian regimes. Outgoing Ambassador to Hungary Is Alarmed by What He's Seen 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/magazine/david-pressman-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.W4lB.UI8oy6ZeU9fj
‘The Interview’: Ambassador David Pressman Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen (Gift Article)
Ambassador David Pressman talks about his contentious relationship with Viktor Orban’s administration and why what happens in Hungary matters.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is an important read for folks who haven't already studied democratic erosion & competitive authoritarian regimes. Outgoing Ambassador to Hungary Is Alarmed by What He's Seen 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/magazine/david-pressman-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk4.W4lB.UI8oy6ZeU9fj
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Anyone else feel like life is being written by a 3rd grader? "There was this virus and everyone was scared & we ran out of TP & the bad man who ran the country let people die & then a normal man took over. Phew! Then the crazy man decided to came back, even tho no-one really voted for him. The End."
December 7, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Anyone else feel like life is being written by a 3rd grader? "There was this virus and everyone was scared & we ran out of TP & the bad man who ran the country let people die & then a normal man took over. Phew! Then the crazy man decided to came back, even tho no-one really voted for him. The End."
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Imagine this happening on a daily basis in any country with a free press, remembering that this is not a defensive war but an unprovoked, unnecessary invasion
💀 Russia lost 1,730 soldiers killed and wounded in one day
Russia lost 1,730 soldiers killed and wounded in one day
The Ukrainian defence forces continue to defeat the Russian troops as Russia’s losses over the past day alone amounted to more than 1,700 soldiers killed and wounded.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 1, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Imagine this happening on a daily basis in any country with a free press, remembering that this is not a defensive war but an unprovoked, unnecessary invasion
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In het kookboek ‘Extra’ behandelt de auteur ‘de basis van lekker koken’. Janneke Vreugdenhil noemt het een lekker en leerzaam boek.
https://buff.ly/3V7wmLw
https://buff.ly/3V7wmLw
In het kookboek ‘Extra’ zoomt de auteur in op smaak en textuur
Janneke kookt: In het kookboek ‘Extra’ behandelt de auteur ‘de basis van lekker koken’. Janneke Vreugdenhil noemt het een lekker en leerzaam boek.
buff.ly
November 23, 2024 at 8:01 PM
In het kookboek ‘Extra’ behandelt de auteur ‘de basis van lekker koken’. Janneke Vreugdenhil noemt het een lekker en leerzaam boek.
https://buff.ly/3V7wmLw
https://buff.ly/3V7wmLw
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agree.. it's going be one dangerous blunder after another newrepublic.com/article/1887...
Donald Trump Is a Weakling. That’s the Problem.
Yes, he’s authoritarian. But the specific danger he poses is the chaos caused by his lack of discipline, not a triumph of the will.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:37 PM
agree.. it's going be one dangerous blunder after another newrepublic.com/article/1887...
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People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM
People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change