Some of you keep asking me why I quit X. Well, there are many reasons, but the silliness of using a platform you are engaged in a legal battle with is one of them. Oh, and not having to deal with all the "please kill yourself" people in my DMs was a nice change, too.

Patrick Mimford, one of the few Brexit economists, literally told them this.

I'm pro-NATO obviously and I take the Russian threat seriously, but a lot of this borders on hysterionics.

Ukraine's military budget in 2021 was $5.8 billion. Germany's was 56. Russia ground to a halt.

Ukraine's troops are heroic and innovative, but they're not Space Marines.

Far safer to say less and do more, visibly, to ensure that Europe can deter Russia on its own which is what is required in today’s world.

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It should also be born in mind that Rutte has no authority that we know of to bargain on issues like mineral rights on behalf of Greenland. So who know what the status of this supposed deal is.