Christian West
@chrwest.bsky.social
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Particular interest in Ukraine.
Particular interest in Ukraine.
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Trump thinks Putin is his friend. Trump's problem is that Putin doesn't want a friend, but a qualified enemy to legitimize his war story.
Putin needs Trump to look tough on him, and Trump really doesn't want to.
Putin needs Trump to look tough on him, and Trump really doesn't want to.
"He thinks Vladimir Putin is his friend [...] He doesn't like to impose these penalties on Putin." News media and analysts determined to see a turning point in Trump's approach to Russia appear unable to grasp this point. It's as if Trump's view is too simplistic to be real.
July 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Trump thinks Putin is his friend. Trump's problem is that Putin doesn't want a friend, but a qualified enemy to legitimize his war story.
Putin needs Trump to look tough on him, and Trump really doesn't want to.
Putin needs Trump to look tough on him, and Trump really doesn't want to.
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Kyiv brænder her til morgen.
Vi må give Ukraine våben til at stoppe disse myrderier.
Vi må give Ukraine våben til at stoppe disse myrderier.
July 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Kyiv brænder her til morgen.
Vi må give Ukraine våben til at stoppe disse myrderier.
Vi må give Ukraine våben til at stoppe disse myrderier.
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Ukraine hasn’t banned the Orthodox Church. Millions of Ukrainians go to church. You claim to care about Christianity while civilians are being killed by Russian drones and missiles right now. You cheer for alligators guarding camps full of needy. That’s not Christian, you ogre
July 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ukraine hasn’t banned the Orthodox Church. Millions of Ukrainians go to church. You claim to care about Christianity while civilians are being killed by Russian drones and missiles right now. You cheer for alligators guarding camps full of needy. That’s not Christian, you ogre
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First, there was a talk between Trump and Putin. Then came a heavy strike on Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, hitting residential areas.
No matter how some try to spin it, this doesn’t look like Trump’s idea of “peace through strength.” Putin makes Trump look weak and docile
No matter how some try to spin it, this doesn’t look like Trump’s idea of “peace through strength.” Putin makes Trump look weak and docile
July 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
First, there was a talk between Trump and Putin. Then came a heavy strike on Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, hitting residential areas.
No matter how some try to spin it, this doesn’t look like Trump’s idea of “peace through strength.” Putin makes Trump look weak and docile
No matter how some try to spin it, this doesn’t look like Trump’s idea of “peace through strength.” Putin makes Trump look weak and docile
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People need to stop pretending that the arms shipment block on Ukraine was some pentagon only plan and focus their anger on the real person responsible; Donald Trump. The president could end this now, instead he is trying to weaken Ukraine for Putin’s benefit.
July 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
People need to stop pretending that the arms shipment block on Ukraine was some pentagon only plan and focus their anger on the real person responsible; Donald Trump. The president could end this now, instead he is trying to weaken Ukraine for Putin’s benefit.
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1. Send absolutely everything we can spare
2. Ramp up defence industry to produce SAMP/T + ammo (joint European effort)
3. Partake actively in air defence over Western 🇺🇦 (shield)
2. Ramp up defence industry to produce SAMP/T + ammo (joint European effort)
3. Partake actively in air defence over Western 🇺🇦 (shield)
⚡️ Germany is urging EU countries to send more air defense systems to Ukraine, warning that Europe must act fast to meet urgent needs as Russian attacks escalate.
Germany Pushes EU to Find More Air Defenses for Ukraine
Germany's Foreign Minister Wadephul urges EU allies to assess air defense resources and transfer systems to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities.
united24media.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
1. Send absolutely everything we can spare
2. Ramp up defence industry to produce SAMP/T + ammo (joint European effort)
3. Partake actively in air defence over Western 🇺🇦 (shield)
2. Ramp up defence industry to produce SAMP/T + ammo (joint European effort)
3. Partake actively in air defence over Western 🇺🇦 (shield)
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1/ Leaked Russian Navy documents indicate that the Russian Black Sea Fleet is keeping several unseaworthy vessels in active service, as part of a scam by senior officers to skim off the large sums of money being allocated to their indefinite repairs. ⬇️
June 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
1/ Leaked Russian Navy documents indicate that the Russian Black Sea Fleet is keeping several unseaworthy vessels in active service, as part of a scam by senior officers to skim off the large sums of money being allocated to their indefinite repairs. ⬇️
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Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."
June 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."
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You’ve seen this movie before: Maybe Reagan guessed, Bush hoped, and Trump tried—but tax cuts never paid for themselves. Given the mountain of evidence, claiming once again that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" is no longer ideologically motivated optimism.
It's a lie.
It's a lie.
June 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
You’ve seen this movie before: Maybe Reagan guessed, Bush hoped, and Trump tried—but tax cuts never paid for themselves. Given the mountain of evidence, claiming once again that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" is no longer ideologically motivated optimism.
It's a lie.
It's a lie.
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1/ Russia is effectively banning Ukrainian-language education in schools in occupied Ukraine starting September 1. Here's a quick🧵 on how Russia uses constraints on Ukrainian language access as a tool of coercive control in occupied Ukraine.
June 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
1/ Russia is effectively banning Ukrainian-language education in schools in occupied Ukraine starting September 1. Here's a quick🧵 on how Russia uses constraints on Ukrainian language access as a tool of coercive control in occupied Ukraine.
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Der er opnået kontakt til den 🇩🇰 satellit Bifrost, der natten til tirsdag er blevet sat i kredsløb om Jorden. Bifrost skal overvåge de danske farvande omkring Grønland ved hjælp af sensorer og kunstig intelligens, som kan se radarsignaler fra skibe, der sejler i området
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June 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Der er opnået kontakt til den 🇩🇰 satellit Bifrost, der natten til tirsdag er blevet sat i kredsløb om Jorden. Bifrost skal overvåge de danske farvande omkring Grønland ved hjælp af sensorer og kunstig intelligens, som kan se radarsignaler fra skibe, der sejler i området
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KOMMENTAR: Mens politikerne var i gang med at ødelægge forsvaret og de radikale ville nedlægge Hjemmeværnet, så var der en gruppe mennesker, der holdt det i gang i 30 år. Hvor skylder vi dem en stor tak!
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
Jarl Cordua: Vi grinte af »weekendkrigerne«, men i dag skylder vi dem en stor tak
Læs mere her.
www.berlingske.dk
June 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
KOMMENTAR: Mens politikerne var i gang med at ødelægge forsvaret og de radikale ville nedlægge Hjemmeværnet, så var der en gruppe mennesker, der holdt det i gang i 30 år. Hvor skylder vi dem en stor tak!
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
www.berlingske.dk/kommentatore...
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This is what comes of having a US president that the world does not respect. Impotent rage, in all-caps social media posts and presidential profanities in front of the media.
June 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This is what comes of having a US president that the world does not respect. Impotent rage, in all-caps social media posts and presidential profanities in front of the media.
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Interesting point here: the two largest military strikes on Iran’s facilities have not slowed the Iranian program as much as JCPOA did.
RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER have not slowed the Iranian program nearly as much as the JCPOA. We hold diplomacy to much higher standards than bombing. The same people who endlessly complained about the JCPOA "sunsetting" are now happy to delay Iran's bomb by much less. 15/17
June 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Interesting point here: the two largest military strikes on Iran’s facilities have not slowed the Iranian program as much as JCPOA did.
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As the world focuses on the escalating war between Israel and Iran, the war in Ukraine has not paused. Russia continues its brutal campaign, targeting civilians. These images, taken and shared with us by volunteer Jana, show the aftermath of recent strikes in Pokrovsk area
June 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
As the world focuses on the escalating war between Israel and Iran, the war in Ukraine has not paused. Russia continues its brutal campaign, targeting civilians. These images, taken and shared with us by volunteer Jana, show the aftermath of recent strikes in Pokrovsk area
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Time for my mantra again:
"The war will continue to rise in intensity and expand geographically until the West gives democratic Ukraine enough military and economic support to defeat fascist Russia more quickly."
"The war will continue to rise in intensity and expand geographically until the West gives democratic Ukraine enough military and economic support to defeat fascist Russia more quickly."
June 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Time for my mantra again:
"The war will continue to rise in intensity and expand geographically until the West gives democratic Ukraine enough military and economic support to defeat fascist Russia more quickly."
"The war will continue to rise in intensity and expand geographically until the West gives democratic Ukraine enough military and economic support to defeat fascist Russia more quickly."
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Trump's #G7 humiliation summarized.
After a disastrous birthday with millions of people protesting him and a military parade with low turn out and mediocre marching, an embarrassed Donald Trump embarked to Canada for the Group of Seven summit.
After a disastrous birthday with millions of people protesting him and a military parade with low turn out and mediocre marching, an embarrassed Donald Trump embarked to Canada for the Group of Seven summit.
June 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Trump's #G7 humiliation summarized.
After a disastrous birthday with millions of people protesting him and a military parade with low turn out and mediocre marching, an embarrassed Donald Trump embarked to Canada for the Group of Seven summit.
After a disastrous birthday with millions of people protesting him and a military parade with low turn out and mediocre marching, an embarrassed Donald Trump embarked to Canada for the Group of Seven summit.
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Derfor klinger det hult, når Vance holder skåltaler på Pituffik og USA signalerer, at det er verdens vigtigste base.
DR kan nu afsløre, at de i årevis har ladet basen falde sammen om ørerne på de ansatte.
Dagens vigtigste historie - af Anders Dall
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
DR kan nu afsløre, at de i årevis har ladet basen falde sammen om ørerne på de ansatte.
Dagens vigtigste historie - af Anders Dall
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Bekymrende forhold på USA's militærbase i Grønland fik fagforbund til at slå alarm
Basale ting som sikkerhedssko og arbejdstøj har været en mangelvare på amerikansk militærbase i Grønland. Det har skabt frustration blandt medarbejderne og kritik af ledelsen.
www.dr.dk
June 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Derfor klinger det hult, når Vance holder skåltaler på Pituffik og USA signalerer, at det er verdens vigtigste base.
DR kan nu afsløre, at de i årevis har ladet basen falde sammen om ørerne på de ansatte.
Dagens vigtigste historie - af Anders Dall
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
DR kan nu afsløre, at de i årevis har ladet basen falde sammen om ørerne på de ansatte.
Dagens vigtigste historie - af Anders Dall
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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Interessant overblik over udfordringer i det danske demokrati med @annebind.bsky.social. Vi er ikke helt i samme dybe krise som USA, men der er nok at tage fat på for at undgå at vi havner der.
Borgerne deltager mindre, lobbyisterne fylder mere. Her er dommen over det danske demokrati
Det danske demokrati står ikke med én stor krise, men en lang række svage punkter. Dem skal vi vænne os til at tage mere alvorligt, lyder det fra en af forskerne i Magtudredningen 2.0
www.information.dk
June 17, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Interessant overblik over udfordringer i det danske demokrati med @annebind.bsky.social. Vi er ikke helt i samme dybe krise som USA, men der er nok at tage fat på for at undgå at vi havner der.
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OTD in 1940 USSR invited Nazi ambassador over to pass very warm congratulations to Hitler for the rapid Nazi conquest of France.
The sort of thing an ally would do...
The sort of thing an ally would do...
June 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
OTD in 1940 USSR invited Nazi ambassador over to pass very warm congratulations to Hitler for the rapid Nazi conquest of France.
The sort of thing an ally would do...
The sort of thing an ally would do...
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Russian attack vs Ukrainian attack
June 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Russian attack vs Ukrainian attack
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Better visual. Is the signed paper blank? That’s what I see.
June 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Better visual. Is the signed paper blank? That’s what I see.
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If Joe Biden did not know that Russia was ejected from the G8 in 2014 precisely because it invaded Crimea, & that Justin Trudeau was not PM at the time, we would be having a National Conversation™️ about how Democrats can continue supporting a senile president who is a huge national security danger.
Russia was kicked out of the G8 in March 2014 exactly BECAUSE it launched its war in Ukraine by invading and forcibly annexing Crimea.
Trump with Mark Carney: "The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in, and I would say that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in."
June 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If Joe Biden did not know that Russia was ejected from the G8 in 2014 precisely because it invaded Crimea, & that Justin Trudeau was not PM at the time, we would be having a National Conversation™️ about how Democrats can continue supporting a senile president who is a huge national security danger.