Nat
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Nat-Sec Pin-up Girl. OSINT-junkie. 🇺🇸 In 🇪🇺 indefinitely. MA War Studies Candidate. Dem Soc. Слава України 🇺🇦
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@boatpeeper.bsky.social
· Feb 8
Relationship Goals: Mulder & Scully but instead of investigating aliens and cryptids together— investigating irl monsters like #oligarchs, grifters, and #kleptocracies together.
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Safe haven to sanctions: how Jersey sheltered Roman Abramovich’s billions
Safe haven to sanctions: how Jersey sheltered Roman Abramovich’s billions
Court papers show the island cautiously welcomed the oligarch – with London’s approval – before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Safe haven to sanctions: how Jersey sheltered Roman Abramovich’s billions
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It would have been the easiest thing for the Russians to say nothing and let Trump try to pressure Ukraine into accepting. Fortunately, they absolutely cannot help themselves.
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It would have been the easiest thing for the Russians to say nothing and let Trump try to pressure Ukraine into accepting. Fortunately, they absolutely cannot help themselves.
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💬 “The Europeans are exhausting themselves trying to find a viable solution to use the assets for the benefit of Ukrainians and Trump wants to profit from them,” an unnamed EU official told Politico.
“Witkoff Needs to See a Psychiatrist”: EU Officials Reject Trump’s Frozen Assets Plan
EU officials strongly criticize a US plan to use frozen Russian assets for Reconstruction in Ukraine while claiming half of the profits.
united24media.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
💬 “The Europeans are exhausting themselves trying to find a viable solution to use the assets for the benefit of Ukrainians and Trump wants to profit from them,” an unnamed EU official told Politico.
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Putin’s aggression won't stop in Ukraine, as he tests NATO's defenses by sending drones and fighter jets across the alliance’s eastern flank borders.
That’s why I’m pushing for the U.S. to work hand-in-hand with our allies to strengthen their air defenses and defend every inch of NATO territory.
That’s why I’m pushing for the U.S. to work hand-in-hand with our allies to strengthen their air defenses and defend every inch of NATO territory.
NATO’s Hill allies are kicking into gear
NATO’s defenders on Capitol Hill aren’t planning to let the Trump administration diminish U.S. support for the transatlantic alliance without a fight — even as the Pentagon moves to draw down U.S. tro...
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Putin’s aggression won't stop in Ukraine, as he tests NATO's defenses by sending drones and fighter jets across the alliance’s eastern flank borders.
That’s why I’m pushing for the U.S. to work hand-in-hand with our allies to strengthen their air defenses and defend every inch of NATO territory.
That’s why I’m pushing for the U.S. to work hand-in-hand with our allies to strengthen their air defenses and defend every inch of NATO territory.
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Get you someone who looks at you the way Donald Trump looks at Zohran Mamdani
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Get you someone who looks at you the way Donald Trump looks at Zohran Mamdani
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Trump and his regime must perish for liberal democracy to survive. There is no way around this.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump and his regime must perish for liberal democracy to survive. There is no way around this.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
The rot emanating from him and his people is a stronger challenge for the free world than all external enemies.
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European and Ukrainian officials have rejected Donald Trump’s latest proposal for a lopsided peace deal that favors Moscow, warning that caving in to Russia will only encourage Vladimir Putin to attack NATO next.
Europe to Trump: Your Ukraine peace plan is no plan at all
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s ceasefire blueprint is a blow to dismayed Europeans who thought Trump finally understood that you can’t trust Putin.
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
European and Ukrainian officials have rejected Donald Trump’s latest proposal for a lopsided peace deal that favors Moscow, warning that caving in to Russia will only encourage Vladimir Putin to attack NATO next.
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WH: The peace plan for Ukraine was drafted by Rubio and Witkoff
“They have been quietly working on it over the past month,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
“They have been quietly working on it over the past month,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
BREAKING: Leaked U.S. "Peace Plan": Full Translation of 28 Key Terms Presented to Ukraine
www.onestnetwork.com/post/leaked-...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/leaked-...
Leaked U.S. "Peace Plan": Full Translation of 28 Key Terms Presented to Ukraine
A complete English translation of the leaked 28-point U.S. draft peace plan for Ukraine, detailing security guarantees, NATO restrictions, territorial concessions, sanctions relief for Russia, reconst...
www.onestnetwork.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
WH: The peace plan for Ukraine was drafted by Rubio and Witkoff
“They have been quietly working on it over the past month,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
“They have been quietly working on it over the past month,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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🧵Corruption, kleptocracy, and oligarchy should be the unifying theme of progressive policy — and, for that matter, center-left and liberal policy — and that’s been true for a very very long time.
Toward a Neo-Progressive Foreign Policy
In foreign policy, progressives are adrift, caught between dated paradigms that have not yet come to terms with the current geopolitical moment.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🧵Corruption, kleptocracy, and oligarchy should be the unifying theme of progressive policy — and, for that matter, center-left and liberal policy — and that’s been true for a very very long time.
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Aristopopulism is just a fancy word for oligarchy & kleptocracy—but it's the animating idea behind the Rockbridge Network, a “secretive organization” backed by Peter Thiel (and other billionaires) to fight wokeism.
Which, in practice, appears mostly to mean selling access to Trump. trib.al/ZssfTjy
Which, in practice, appears mostly to mean selling access to Trump. trib.al/ZssfTjy
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Aristopopulism is just a fancy word for oligarchy & kleptocracy—but it's the animating idea behind the Rockbridge Network, a “secretive organization” backed by Peter Thiel (and other billionaires) to fight wokeism.
Which, in practice, appears mostly to mean selling access to Trump. trib.al/ZssfTjy
Which, in practice, appears mostly to mean selling access to Trump. trib.al/ZssfTjy
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Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
A terrible American-Russian proposal to end the war in Ukraine
Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
econ.st
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Steve Witkoff’s “peace deal” looks like a Russian wish list, and Ukraine is not biting
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Name it as it is. This plan is shit. Ukraine obviously won't agree to that. That's another russia's attempt to waste time till it genocides Ukrainians.
The plan would even demand that Russian be recognised as an official state language in Ukraine and that the local branch of the Russian Orthodox Church receive official status, echoing long standing Kremlin political goals.
That is going to be a no.
That is going to be a no.
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Name it as it is. This plan is shit. Ukraine obviously won't agree to that. That's another russia's attempt to waste time till it genocides Ukrainians.
"Trump told Putin he will 'settle your freaking war'"
I don't think Europe will ever take us seriously again with this behavior and leadership
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s secret deal with Putin ‘would force Kyiv to give up both land and arms’ | The Independent share.google/kFBRMmz8Np8K...
I don't think Europe will ever take us seriously again with this behavior and leadership
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s secret deal with Putin ‘would force Kyiv to give up both land and arms’ | The Independent share.google/kFBRMmz8Np8K...
Ukraine war live: Trump’s secret deal ‘will force Kyiv to give up both land and arms’
Ukraine would need to give up long-range missiles and slash its military force by half under terms of deal, officials say
share.google
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
"Trump told Putin he will 'settle your freaking war'"
I don't think Europe will ever take us seriously again with this behavior and leadership
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s secret deal with Putin ‘would force Kyiv to give up both land and arms’ | The Independent share.google/kFBRMmz8Np8K...
I don't think Europe will ever take us seriously again with this behavior and leadership
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s secret deal with Putin ‘would force Kyiv to give up both land and arms’ | The Independent share.google/kFBRMmz8Np8K...
Scenes from the Berlin Security Conference. A really great experience to see and learn from other NATO member, partners, and allies. It was a real treat to see the flag changing ceremony and MOU between Sweden and Germany.
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Scenes from the Berlin Security Conference. A really great experience to see and learn from other NATO member, partners, and allies. It was a real treat to see the flag changing ceremony and MOU between Sweden and Germany.
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The Russian Nazi paramilitary group Rusich announced a “contest” with a cryptocurrency prize for soldiers who execute Ukrainian POWs.
Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group Rusich announces “contest” encouraging fighters to execute Ukrainian POWs
The neo-Nazi paramilitary group Rusich, which fights alongside Russia’s armed forces in Ukraine, has publicly announced a “contest” offering cryptocurrency rewards to fighters who send photographs of ...
theins.press
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Russian Nazi paramilitary group Rusich announced a “contest” with a cryptocurrency prize for soldiers who execute Ukrainian POWs.
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It actually wasn't, all societies have codes. I've written a number of papers on 17th century mercenaries and they spent most of their time suing each other. That's in the middle of the worst war in Europe. You have to be "a sheep" within your own society or nothing functions
Revenge/physical combat was how people settled things for literally millions of years, it's normal human behavior, we're wolves not sheep, the government project trying to social engineer us and domesticate us into sheep has been unsuccessful
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It actually wasn't, all societies have codes. I've written a number of papers on 17th century mercenaries and they spent most of their time suing each other. That's in the middle of the worst war in Europe. You have to be "a sheep" within your own society or nothing functions
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Are there any recent* articles (academic or other) which you feel have to be on a reading list of a class on new military technology?
#syllabuswriting
*like, published in the last 2 years.
#syllabuswriting
*like, published in the last 2 years.
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Are there any recent* articles (academic or other) which you feel have to be on a reading list of a class on new military technology?
#syllabuswriting
*like, published in the last 2 years.
#syllabuswriting
*like, published in the last 2 years.
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At the Berlin Security Conference, NATO’s Ingo Gerhartz warned that the West is “not at war, but no longer at peace” due to Russia’s threat
Gerhartz noted Russia exploits Europe's bureaucracy, slow weapon production, and divisions to weaken the West
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/18/n...
Gerhartz noted Russia exploits Europe's bureaucracy, slow weapon production, and divisions to weaken the West
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/18/n...
“Not at war, no longer at peace”: NATO commander warns Russia watches Europe closely and exploits every crack in its shield
NATO's restrained response to Russian drones won't prevent next violation, he added.
euromaidanpress.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
At the Berlin Security Conference, NATO’s Ingo Gerhartz warned that the West is “not at war, but no longer at peace” due to Russia’s threat
Gerhartz noted Russia exploits Europe's bureaucracy, slow weapon production, and divisions to weaken the West
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/18/n...
Gerhartz noted Russia exploits Europe's bureaucracy, slow weapon production, and divisions to weaken the West
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/18/n...
No hate like Evangelical/Fundie Christian Love.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
No hate like Evangelical/Fundie Christian Love.
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A question that someone's going to have to answer... When does Gray War, stop being gray and people start shooting?
Poland’s Chief of the General Staff, General Wiesław Kukuła, has warned that a recent wave of cyberattacks and suspected sabotage marks a "pre-war" phase preparing the conditions for possible future aggression.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russia-prepa...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russia-prepa...
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A question that someone's going to have to answer... When does Gray War, stop being gray and people start shooting?
Playing with Partisans this past weekend at Potsdams HEMA club. Learning Marozzo and the Bolognese style of pole arms. My background has been studying German masters like Mair, Meyer or Lichtenauer so it's fun to see different traditions.
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Playing with Partisans this past weekend at Potsdams HEMA club. Learning Marozzo and the Bolognese style of pole arms. My background has been studying German masters like Mair, Meyer or Lichtenauer so it's fun to see different traditions.
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I'm afraid this is very layered entertainment:
Elon frothing at the mouth, only capable of saying “white birthrate” between ketamine spams, even his nazi followers desperately trying to insert a little more nuance--only to fail miserably. Both are wrong, of course.
Elon frothing at the mouth, only capable of saying “white birthrate” between ketamine spams, even his nazi followers desperately trying to insert a little more nuance--only to fail miserably. Both are wrong, of course.
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm afraid this is very layered entertainment:
Elon frothing at the mouth, only capable of saying “white birthrate” between ketamine spams, even his nazi followers desperately trying to insert a little more nuance--only to fail miserably. Both are wrong, of course.
Elon frothing at the mouth, only capable of saying “white birthrate” between ketamine spams, even his nazi followers desperately trying to insert a little more nuance--only to fail miserably. Both are wrong, of course.
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High-level Franco-German meetings are happening this week. In them, they will try to save FCAS - or save face while quietly abandoning FCAS.
FT reports the joint fighter jet+ programme could continue - without the actual fighter jet.
FT reports the joint fighter jet+ programme could continue - without the actual fighter jet.
Berlin and Paris discuss scrapping joint fighter to focus on air ‘combat cloud’
Proposed downsizing of €100bn flagship defence project follows feuding by Airbus and Dassault
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
High-level Franco-German meetings are happening this week. In them, they will try to save FCAS - or save face while quietly abandoning FCAS.
FT reports the joint fighter jet+ programme could continue - without the actual fighter jet.
FT reports the joint fighter jet+ programme could continue - without the actual fighter jet.
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I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’
The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist
english.elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...