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Economics, Geopolitics, Mathemathics, Computer Sciences
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"Twenty years before MAGA, Eco captured it perfectly. He was able to do so because he had a deep understanding of fascism.
Eco warned in the 1990s of the ghost of fascism re-emerging to stalk the world. That ghost has become a clear and present danger today."
www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
Eco warned in the 1990s of the ghost of fascism re-emerging to stalk the world. That ghost has become a clear and present danger today."
www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
Yeah. It’s Fascism.
Earmuffs, JD.
www.thebulwark.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Twenty years before MAGA, Eco captured it perfectly. He was able to do so because he had a deep understanding of fascism.
Eco warned in the 1990s of the ghost of fascism re-emerging to stalk the world. That ghost has become a clear and present danger today."
www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
Eco warned in the 1990s of the ghost of fascism re-emerging to stalk the world. That ghost has become a clear and present danger today."
www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
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When government intimidation and corporate cowardice meet, free speech dies. Boycott ABC and Disney until they stand up to Brendan Carr’s censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Brendan Carr’s FCC Power Play: How One Weak Man Threatens America’s Free Speech
After Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks on the Charlie Kirk shooting, Carr used FCC leverage to pressure ABC—showing how quickly constitutional rights can be trampled.
open.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
When government intimidation and corporate cowardice meet, free speech dies. Boycott ABC and Disney until they stand up to Brendan Carr’s censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Why Putin’s military drills are good news for the West
My take on #Zapad2025 , with an admittedly slightly tongue in cheek ending, for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog
www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
My take on #Zapad2025 , with an admittedly slightly tongue in cheek ending, for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog
www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
Why Putin's military drills are good news for the West
The past few days' Zapad-2025 (West-2025) exercises involved perhaps 30,000 Russian and Belarusian soldiers.
www.spectator.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Why Putin’s military drills are good news for the West
My take on #Zapad2025 , with an admittedly slightly tongue in cheek ending, for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog
www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
My take on #Zapad2025 , with an admittedly slightly tongue in cheek ending, for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog
www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
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New from me. What's next after Trump's incredibly shrinking peace plan? Believe it or not, things aren't all bad for Ukraine: newlinesmag.com/reportage/tr...
Trump’s Incredible Shrinking Peace Plan
The US president is growing weary of negotiations; given the resilience of underlying ties with Europe, that may be a good thing for Ukraine
newlinesmag.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New from me. What's next after Trump's incredibly shrinking peace plan? Believe it or not, things aren't all bad for Ukraine: newlinesmag.com/reportage/tr...
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Trump might see Japan as an easy trade win, but Tokyo is preparing to prove him wrong.
Trump Mistakenly Thinks Japan Is a Soft Target
Tokyo is ready to play hardball in trade negotiations
foreignpolicy.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump might see Japan as an easy trade win, but Tokyo is preparing to prove him wrong.
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The title was not my choice but here is my latest for Foreign Affairs on Imamoglu's arrest, arguing that in this brazen act of political suppression, the Turkish government has taken a momentous step toward full-fledged autocracy.
www.foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turke...
www.foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turke...
Turkey Is Now a Dictatorship
Erdogan may come to regret embracing full autocracy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The title was not my choice but here is my latest for Foreign Affairs on Imamoglu's arrest, arguing that in this brazen act of political suppression, the Turkish government has taken a momentous step toward full-fledged autocracy.
www.foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turke...
www.foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turke...
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"This is just the one chat we know about. What other sensitive US government details are on Signal? What is being done to keep that in approved classified channels?"
On the pod, national security lawyer @bradmossesq.bsky.social is highly illuminating on this scandal:
newrepublic.com/article/1931...
On the pod, national security lawyer @bradmossesq.bsky.social is highly illuminating on this scandal:
newrepublic.com/article/1931...
Trump’s Angry Rant over Hegseth Text Fiasco Makes Scandal Even Worse
As Trump downplays the news that a journalist was included in a highly sensitive discussion of war plans, a top national security lawyer explains why this is so shocking—and why Trump’s response is so...
newrepublic.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"This is just the one chat we know about. What other sensitive US government details are on Signal? What is being done to keep that in approved classified channels?"
On the pod, national security lawyer @bradmossesq.bsky.social is highly illuminating on this scandal:
newrepublic.com/article/1931...
On the pod, national security lawyer @bradmossesq.bsky.social is highly illuminating on this scandal:
newrepublic.com/article/1931...
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Donald Trump is at war with the rule of law. The center is not holding, and the flanks are collapsing. Congress is fleeing the field.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Judiciary’s Last Stand
Trump’s campaign against the rule of law has ratcheted up dramatically.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Donald Trump is at war with the rule of law. The center is not holding, and the flanks are collapsing. Congress is fleeing the field.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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It also calls for firings of pro-Palestinian professors and using a racketeering law usually reserved for taking down the mafia to break up liberal-leaning student groups, including Jewish ones.
The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
Project Esther is the Heritage Foundation's attempt to use the fight against antisemitism to curtail civil liberties.
forward.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It also calls for firings of pro-Palestinian professors and using a racketeering law usually reserved for taking down the mafia to break up liberal-leaning student groups, including Jewish ones.
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"Clearly, Musk does not care about the substance of these ads...So what’s his real motivation?"
Bill Lueders on the Wisconsin supreme court race and Elon Musk's not-really-secret bid for influence:
Bill Lueders on the Wisconsin supreme court race and Elon Musk's not-really-secret bid for influence:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Race a Test of Musk’s Reach
Conservative contender Brad Schimel wants to keep the courts from reining in executive power. Trump’s co-president wants to help.
www.thebulwark.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Clearly, Musk does not care about the substance of these ads...So what’s his real motivation?"
Bill Lueders on the Wisconsin supreme court race and Elon Musk's not-really-secret bid for influence:
Bill Lueders on the Wisconsin supreme court race and Elon Musk's not-really-secret bid for influence:
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NEW: The FBI's biggest, most important field office has been reprioritized to a single task: redacting the Jeffrey Epstein files.
By me in @vanityfair.com...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
By me in @vanityfair.com...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
“Ludicrous” Situation: Epstein Case Review Takes Over FBI’s New York Office
The bureau’s New York field office normally chases drug dealers and spies. Right now, according to multiple sources, priority one is redacting the sex trafficker’s case files.
www.vanityfair.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: The FBI's biggest, most important field office has been reprioritized to a single task: redacting the Jeffrey Epstein files.
By me in @vanityfair.com...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
By me in @vanityfair.com...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
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If there’s any lesson so far in Trump’s second term, it’s that playing nice isn’t just bad optics — it’s a losing strategy.
Appeasement Is Failing: Why Fighting Back Against Trump Is The Only Option
If there’s any lesson so far in Trump’s second term, it’s that playing nice isn’t just bad optics — it’s a losing strategy.
interc.pt
March 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If there’s any lesson so far in Trump’s second term, it’s that playing nice isn’t just bad optics — it’s a losing strategy.
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Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies
Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies
Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffs
* Business live – latest updates
Elon Musk’s Tesla has warned that Donald Trump’s trade war could expose the electric carmaker to…
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies
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Why Russia has shrugged off Trump’s sanctions threat
I doubt it surprises anyone that the Kremlin isn't really scared by Trump's sanctions threat. Here's my take for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog as to why
www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
I doubt it surprises anyone that the Kremlin isn't really scared by Trump's sanctions threat. Here's my take for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog as to why
www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
Why Russia has shrugged off Trump's sanctions threat
While Donald Trump may be threatening Moscow with major new sanctions, as it continues to hammer Ukraine, the Russians seem unfazed
www.spectator.co.uk
March 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Why Russia has shrugged off Trump’s sanctions threat
I doubt it surprises anyone that the Kremlin isn't really scared by Trump's sanctions threat. Here's my take for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog as to why
www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
I doubt it surprises anyone that the Kremlin isn't really scared by Trump's sanctions threat. Here's my take for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog as to why
www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
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New Ad: The markets are as unstable as Trump is.
March 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
New Ad: The markets are as unstable as Trump is.
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A Shadowy Finger Points to Trump as Russian Agent, Roiling Social Media
www.spytalk.co/p/a-shadowy-...
www.spytalk.co/p/a-shadowy-...
A Shadowy Finger Points to Trump as Russian Agent, Roiling Social Media
Former top CIA officials are wary of a charge by a former KGB official saying Trump was officially recruited in 1987, but Trump's pro-Moscow pivot makes it irrelevant now anyway, they say.
www.spytalk.co
March 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A Shadowy Finger Points to Trump as Russian Agent, Roiling Social Media
www.spytalk.co/p/a-shadowy-...
www.spytalk.co/p/a-shadowy-...
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The German defense contractor Rheinmetall, Europe’s largest producer of munitions, said on Wednesday that it was positioned to profit from the region’s willingness to increase military spending as President Trump shifts the U.S. away from its support of Europe.
German Arms Maker Rheinmetall Has Record Sales in ‘Era of Rearmament’
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the company moved quickly to meet Europe’s growing need for military spending.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The German defense contractor Rheinmetall, Europe’s largest producer of munitions, said on Wednesday that it was positioned to profit from the region’s willingness to increase military spending as President Trump shifts the U.S. away from its support of Europe.
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There's all the political analysis of the threats and negotiations, but "the bigger point, of course, is that this reality-TV psychodrama remains a ludicrous way to run a continental economy."
Today's Morning Shots, a solo from @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/our-brave-...
Today's Morning Shots, a solo from @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/our-brave-...
Our Brave President Goes to War with [Checks Notes] Ontario
What is the point of any of this?
www.thebulwark.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
There's all the political analysis of the threats and negotiations, but "the bigger point, of course, is that this reality-TV psychodrama remains a ludicrous way to run a continental economy."
Today's Morning Shots, a solo from @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/our-brave-...
Today's Morning Shots, a solo from @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/our-brave-...
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China can live with Trump’s tariffs – his bullish foreign policy will help Beijing in the long term | Steve Tsang
China can live with Trump’s tariffs – his bullish foreign policy will help Beijing in the long term | Steve Tsang
By turning his back on US allies and global institutions, Trump will help Xi Jinping advance his plan for a China-centric world, says Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at Soas University of London
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
China can live with Trump’s tariffs – his bullish foreign policy will help Beijing in the long term | Steve Tsang
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“The talks in Jeddah lasted several hours. According to participants, the Ukrainians opened with Zelensky’s idea for partial ceasefire. The Americans countered with the idea of a complete ceasefire…an initial 30 days, renewable if both combatants agree” www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
Ukraine hopes its ceasefire offer will turn the tables on Russia
By agreeing to a truce it wins back some American support and puts heat on the Kremlin
www.economist.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
“The talks in Jeddah lasted several hours. According to participants, the Ukrainians opened with Zelensky’s idea for partial ceasefire. The Americans countered with the idea of a complete ceasefire…an initial 30 days, renewable if both combatants agree” www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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Has Ukraine called Putin’s bluff?
Immediate thoughts for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog on the news. Common sense would, I think, dictate Putin accepting. But what may seem common sense for me may well not be for him… Either way, a tough strategic dilemma
www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-...
Immediate thoughts for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog on the news. Common sense would, I think, dictate Putin accepting. But what may seem common sense for me may well not be for him… Either way, a tough strategic dilemma
www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-...
Has Ukraine called Putin's bluff?
Putin may agree to the ceasefire on condition that Ukraine's forces in the Kursk salient withdraw fully from Russian territory.
www.spectator.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Has Ukraine called Putin’s bluff?
Immediate thoughts for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog on the news. Common sense would, I think, dictate Putin accepting. But what may seem common sense for me may well not be for him… Either way, a tough strategic dilemma
www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-...
Immediate thoughts for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog on the news. Common sense would, I think, dictate Putin accepting. But what may seem common sense for me may well not be for him… Either way, a tough strategic dilemma
www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-...
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The most important thing to understand about DOGE right now is that this is all just the starter's pistol. The truly bad stuff comes next. www.wired.com/story/doge-w...
The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think
What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.
www.wired.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The most important thing to understand about DOGE right now is that this is all just the starter's pistol. The truly bad stuff comes next. www.wired.com/story/doge-w...
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Rubio declares an emergency to bypass Congress to send $4 billion of arms to Israel. The possible orders include more than 35,000 bombs that are 2,000 lbs. each — which US military officers say are unsuitable for urban combat. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s emergency declaration calls for sending 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons to Israel as the war in Gaza continues.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Rubio declares an emergency to bypass Congress to send $4 billion of arms to Israel. The possible orders include more than 35,000 bombs that are 2,000 lbs. each — which US military officers say are unsuitable for urban combat. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
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