Blackcal
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Holding the line
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Holding the line
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This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'
Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Amazing that after Trump's 1st term and 10 months of a 2nd, people still expect him to have any interest in or understanding of the details of any aspect of foreign policy. People still think of Trump as within the normal range of presidential capacities and behaviours. He's not.
Trump hasn’t been deeply involved in the details of the Ukraine peace plan, according to a U.S. official cited by The Washington Post. "You tell him, ‘I’ll try to make a deal,’ and he says, ‘Great, go see what you can do.’ That’s the level of engagement," the official said.
Total chaos.
Total chaos.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Amazing that after Trump's 1st term and 10 months of a 2nd, people still expect him to have any interest in or understanding of the details of any aspect of foreign policy. People still think of Trump as within the normal range of presidential capacities and behaviours. He's not.
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produce a more professional diplomatic proposal that will almost certainly be unacceptable to a Russia that thinks its winning the war. Russia therefore will take the blame for walking away from talks... and US on-going support for Ukraine will likely continue as is... the merry go-round continues.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
produce a more professional diplomatic proposal that will almost certainly be unacceptable to a Russia that thinks its winning the war. Russia therefore will take the blame for walking away from talks... and US on-going support for Ukraine will likely continue as is... the merry go-round continues.
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Seems to be: no deal on steel until you change your digital laws to our liking. Tough love from "best friends"!
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Seems to be: no deal on steel until you change your digital laws to our liking. Tough love from "best friends"!
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“Ladies, we know you aspired to full citizenship and equality in the public sphere and the home alike, but unfortunately men are feeling a little blue so it’s time for you to get back in the kitchen again.” -an article, white paper, or book that gets published like three times a week now.
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“Ladies, we know you aspired to full citizenship and equality in the public sphere and the home alike, but unfortunately men are feeling a little blue so it’s time for you to get back in the kitchen again.” -an article, white paper, or book that gets published like three times a week now.
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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En Roumanie, en Pologne, en Hongrie et en République tchèque, les partis d'extrême droite et populistes attaquent les réfugiés ukrainiens, qu’ils utilisent comme argument électoral et politique à connotation xénophobe. #PulseEurope
La rhétorique anti-immigration, vise (aussi) les réfugiés ukrainiens
Les partis d'extrême droite et populistes attaquent les réfugiés ukrainiens, qu’ils utilisent comme argument électoral et politique à connotation xénophobe.
voxeurop.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
En Roumanie, en Pologne, en Hongrie et en République tchèque, les partis d'extrême droite et populistes attaquent les réfugiés ukrainiens, qu’ils utilisent comme argument électoral et politique à connotation xénophobe. #PulseEurope
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The ‘ceasefire’
Israel just struck Beirut’s southern suburbs for the first time in months and first time since last year’s war without a warning.
Reports saying it was an airstrike in Haret Hreik. Though such attacks usually are struck by drone
Reports saying it was an airstrike in Haret Hreik. Though such attacks usually are struck by drone
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The ‘ceasefire’
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I expect to be reposting this every three months or so until the end of the Trump administration.
The more that members of the Trump administration talk, the more it sounds as if Plan A to stop the war was to coerce Ukraine into capitulation and Plan B was to keep repeating Plan A until it worked. When it became apparent that wasn't going to happen, they were out of ideas.
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I expect to be reposting this every three months or so until the end of the Trump administration.
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On one side of my family we have zero knowledge of our lineage before my grandpa. There was just nobody left to ask. He wasn’t even sure if his last name was real or made up. And there’s a story like this in almost every Ukrainian household.
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
🕯 Eternal memory to all victims of Holodomor. A moment of silence.
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
On one side of my family we have zero knowledge of our lineage before my grandpa. There was just nobody left to ask. He wasn’t even sure if his last name was real or made up. And there’s a story like this in almost every Ukrainian household.
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
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“Russia wants peace.”
Oh, really? Why didn't it want peace in 2022?
Because Russia only asks for "peace" when it gets its snout beaten.
Oh, really? Why didn't it want peace in 2022?
Because Russia only asks for "peace" when it gets its snout beaten.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“Russia wants peace.”
Oh, really? Why didn't it want peace in 2022?
Because Russia only asks for "peace" when it gets its snout beaten.
Oh, really? Why didn't it want peace in 2022?
Because Russia only asks for "peace" when it gets its snout beaten.
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My favourite moments of this iteration of the ”US-Russia peace plan” were:
1. Dmitriev leaking it
2. The points admitting that Russia does kidnap Ukrainian children
3. The points including that Ukraine shouldn’t hit Moscow or St Petersburg ”without a cause”
(Tbc)
1. Dmitriev leaking it
2. The points admitting that Russia does kidnap Ukrainian children
3. The points including that Ukraine shouldn’t hit Moscow or St Petersburg ”without a cause”
(Tbc)
November 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My favourite moments of this iteration of the ”US-Russia peace plan” were:
1. Dmitriev leaking it
2. The points admitting that Russia does kidnap Ukrainian children
3. The points including that Ukraine shouldn’t hit Moscow or St Petersburg ”without a cause”
(Tbc)
1. Dmitriev leaking it
2. The points admitting that Russia does kidnap Ukrainian children
3. The points including that Ukraine shouldn’t hit Moscow or St Petersburg ”without a cause”
(Tbc)
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Why would russia do this? You mean sow chaos, delay additional sanctions, have West infighting, show US admin weaknesses on international stage? Yeah...
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Why would russia do this? You mean sow chaos, delay additional sanctions, have West infighting, show US admin weaknesses on international stage? Yeah...
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Un titre encore plus correct semble être "Le plan de Poutine repris par Donald Trump pour la capitulation de l'Ukraine expose sa compromission russe".
November 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Un titre encore plus correct semble être "Le plan de Poutine repris par Donald Trump pour la capitulation de l'Ukraine expose sa compromission russe".
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This is the time for the EU to finally agree to use the 185 bn euro in frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine. It’s the biggest card that Europeans hold. The time is now.
⚡️ European leaders push back on surprise Ukraine peace deal, affirm support for Kyiv.
European leaders pushed back on Nov. 21 against parts of a new and controversial U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine.
European leaders pushed back on Nov. 21 against parts of a new and controversial U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine.
European leaders push back on surprise Ukraine peace deal, affirm support for Kyiv
European leaders pushed back on Nov. 21 against parts of a new and controversial U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is the time for the EU to finally agree to use the 185 bn euro in frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine. It’s the biggest card that Europeans hold. The time is now.
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May this be the end of European delusion, the end of self-humiliation and useless flattery. May this be the moment in which Europeans muster just a fraction of the courage that fellow European Ukrainians have demonstrated so far. #StandwithUkraine #EuropeAlone
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
May this be the end of European delusion, the end of self-humiliation and useless flattery. May this be the moment in which Europeans muster just a fraction of the courage that fellow European Ukrainians have demonstrated so far. #StandwithUkraine #EuropeAlone
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loathe and resent how funny this is
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
loathe and resent how funny this is
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En février, j’écrivais sur @mediapart.fr que le pacte Trump-Poutine scellait le sort des peuples palestinien et ukrainien, sacrifiés, en même temps que le droit international, sur l’autel des intérêts mafieux où seul compte la puissance. Nous y sommes.
www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
Trump-Poutine : le pacte des oligarques
Après la Palestine, l’Ukraine est la deuxième victime du pacte des oligarques scellé par Donald Trump et Vladimir Poutine. Légitimant la loi du plus fort contre toute égalité des droits, leur allianc…
www.mediapart.fr
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
En février, j’écrivais sur @mediapart.fr que le pacte Trump-Poutine scellait le sort des peuples palestinien et ukrainien, sacrifiés, en même temps que le droit international, sur l’autel des intérêts mafieux où seul compte la puissance. Nous y sommes.
www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Here is my read of the "peace plan" and how Kirill Dmitriev played the American media to force this thing into being -- with an incompetent White House scrambling to make it seem like this was somehow coordinated and well-planned. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here is my read of the "peace plan" and how Kirill Dmitriev played the American media to force this thing into being -- with an incompetent White House scrambling to make it seem like this was somehow coordinated and well-planned. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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Le mercenaire franco-roumain a été extradé depuis Dubaï. Il est poursuivi pour "infractions contre l'ordre constitutionnel".
Après l'annulation de la présidentielle le 6 décembre 2024, lui et Calin Georgescu auraient planifié des actions violentes dans la capitale.
Après l'annulation de la présidentielle le 6 décembre 2024, lui et Calin Georgescu auraient planifié des actions violentes dans la capitale.
Horațiu Potra a fost adus sub escortă în România, împreună cu fiul și nepotul său. Cei trei au ajuns în arest
Horațiu Potra a fost adus sub escortă în România joi, după ce autoritățile din Emiratele Arabe Unite au aprobat extrădarea sa. Alături de el au mai fost aduși fiul și nepotul lui, cercetați în același...
www.digi24.ro
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Le mercenaire franco-roumain a été extradé depuis Dubaï. Il est poursuivi pour "infractions contre l'ordre constitutionnel".
Après l'annulation de la présidentielle le 6 décembre 2024, lui et Calin Georgescu auraient planifié des actions violentes dans la capitale.
Après l'annulation de la présidentielle le 6 décembre 2024, lui et Calin Georgescu auraient planifié des actions violentes dans la capitale.
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can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
can't believe the BBC edited Donald Trump's posts to make it seem like he threatened violence against members of Congress
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Manufacturing consent
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Manufacturing consent
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The Economists new cover.
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Economists new cover.