Elise
@elisemilne.bsky.social
Politics, economics, geopolitics
Oil painter
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Rage, rage against the dying of the light - Dylan Thomas
Oil painter
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Rage, rage against the dying of the light - Dylan Thomas
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1/9 European countries are preparing to defend against the Russia that invaded Ukraine in 2022.
But that version of Russia no longer exists.
The Russia of 2025 or 2027 is more dangerous, more experienced, and far ahead in unmanned warfare.
Europe is not ready
But that version of Russia no longer exists.
The Russia of 2025 or 2027 is more dangerous, more experienced, and far ahead in unmanned warfare.
Europe is not ready
September 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
1/9 European countries are preparing to defend against the Russia that invaded Ukraine in 2022.
But that version of Russia no longer exists.
The Russia of 2025 or 2027 is more dangerous, more experienced, and far ahead in unmanned warfare.
Europe is not ready
But that version of Russia no longer exists.
The Russia of 2025 or 2027 is more dangerous, more experienced, and far ahead in unmanned warfare.
Europe is not ready
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Read the human rights reports on what happens in occupied Ukraine. Rape and torture dungeons deliberately built in residential areas, so entire communities can hear the screams. Murders. Abductions. Forced prostitution. Theft. Just lawless anarchic horror.
www.osce.org/odihr/594634
www.osce.org/odihr/594634
Seventh Interim Report on reported violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in Ukraine
15 July 2025
www.osce.org
August 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Read the human rights reports on what happens in occupied Ukraine. Rape and torture dungeons deliberately built in residential areas, so entire communities can hear the screams. Murders. Abductions. Forced prostitution. Theft. Just lawless anarchic horror.
www.osce.org/odihr/594634
www.osce.org/odihr/594634
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This factory produces components for the Eurofighter.
Police have arrested four people after a break-in at Moog Aircraft Group’s Wolverhampton factory, where the group claimed the company’s products are used on fighter jets striking Gaza.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/palestine-gr...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/palestine-gr...
Palestine group attacks another British defence facility
Police have arrested four people after a break-in at Moog Aircraft Group’s Wolverhampton factory, where the group claimed the company’s products are used on fighter jets striking Gaza.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
August 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This factory produces components for the Eurofighter.
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Have any of the Palestine activist groups that sabotage military equipment in Europe actually managed to damage anything that goes to Israel?
So far, they:
Destroyed equipment meant for Ukraine
Vandalised planes supplying troops in Estonia
Vandalised a factory producing Eurofighter components.
So far, they:
Destroyed equipment meant for Ukraine
Vandalised planes supplying troops in Estonia
Vandalised a factory producing Eurofighter components.
August 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Have any of the Palestine activist groups that sabotage military equipment in Europe actually managed to damage anything that goes to Israel?
So far, they:
Destroyed equipment meant for Ukraine
Vandalised planes supplying troops in Estonia
Vandalised a factory producing Eurofighter components.
So far, they:
Destroyed equipment meant for Ukraine
Vandalised planes supplying troops in Estonia
Vandalised a factory producing Eurofighter components.
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Yes, the US deserves blame for enabling Putin—but Europe needs to look in the mirror.
Wishing the war to end hasn’t stopped it.
Our inaction has put Ukraine—and ourselves—in this position.
It’s high time to wake up and step up. No more excuses!
Wishing the war to end hasn’t stopped it.
Our inaction has put Ukraine—and ourselves—in this position.
It’s high time to wake up and step up. No more excuses!
July 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Yes, the US deserves blame for enabling Putin—but Europe needs to look in the mirror.
Wishing the war to end hasn’t stopped it.
Our inaction has put Ukraine—and ourselves—in this position.
It’s high time to wake up and step up. No more excuses!
Wishing the war to end hasn’t stopped it.
Our inaction has put Ukraine—and ourselves—in this position.
It’s high time to wake up and step up. No more excuses!
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1/6 Bot farms are the digital bioweapon of the 21st century.
Authoritarian regimes are flooding our social media with bots to divide, radicalize, and weaken the West. And we are barely fighting back.
What we can do before it’s too late:
Authoritarian regimes are flooding our social media with bots to divide, radicalize, and weaken the West. And we are barely fighting back.
What we can do before it’s too late:
June 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
1/6 Bot farms are the digital bioweapon of the 21st century.
Authoritarian regimes are flooding our social media with bots to divide, radicalize, and weaken the West. And we are barely fighting back.
What we can do before it’s too late:
Authoritarian regimes are flooding our social media with bots to divide, radicalize, and weaken the West. And we are barely fighting back.
What we can do before it’s too late:
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Trump keeps praising Putin for rejecting yet another one of his ceasefire proposals. It's been months of the same pattern. At this point, Putin could spit in Trump’s face on live TV, and Trump would still thank and praise him. So weak!
May 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Trump keeps praising Putin for rejecting yet another one of his ceasefire proposals. It's been months of the same pattern. At this point, Putin could spit in Trump’s face on live TV, and Trump would still thank and praise him. So weak!
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‼️🇺🇦 Zelensky: Now here is another attempt at manipulation. For some reason everyone should wait for May 8 and only then cease fire to provide Putin with silence during parade. We value human lives, not parades.
That is why we believe – the world believes – that there is no reason to wait for May 8.
That is why we believe – the world believes – that there is no reason to wait for May 8.
April 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
‼️🇺🇦 Zelensky: Now here is another attempt at manipulation. For some reason everyone should wait for May 8 and only then cease fire to provide Putin with silence during parade. We value human lives, not parades.
That is why we believe – the world believes – that there is no reason to wait for May 8.
That is why we believe – the world believes – that there is no reason to wait for May 8.
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1/6 Hybrid War: russia is losing the hot war in Ukraine, but it is more successful in the hybrid war it is waging across the rest of Europe
April 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
1/6 Hybrid War: russia is losing the hot war in Ukraine, but it is more successful in the hybrid war it is waging across the rest of Europe
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The army and the people who love animals and each other this much will not lose. This is not the conclusion of a soft heart, but the cold calculus of war - morale, ephemeral though it may be, adds to the scales of strategy.
This boy's Dad died defending Ukraine
The next day,a cat who lives with their unit,gave birth to kittens.Dad's brothers-in-arms named one of the kittens by the Dad's callsign and brought it to the boy
Eternal memory & eternal glory to Ukrainian Hero.Deepest condolences to the family
📹kotovayanaa
The next day,a cat who lives with their unit,gave birth to kittens.Dad's brothers-in-arms named one of the kittens by the Dad's callsign and brought it to the boy
Eternal memory & eternal glory to Ukrainian Hero.Deepest condolences to the family
📹kotovayanaa
April 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The army and the people who love animals and each other this much will not lose. This is not the conclusion of a soft heart, but the cold calculus of war - morale, ephemeral though it may be, adds to the scales of strategy.
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If you know, you know
April 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If you know, you know
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It is important to remember that JD Vance and Pope Francis both sided with russia against Ukraine. They were on the same team in that regard. I’m not expecting anything better from the next Pope
April 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It is important to remember that JD Vance and Pope Francis both sided with russia against Ukraine. They were on the same team in that regard. I’m not expecting anything better from the next Pope
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I will remember Pope Francis for his whitewashing of russia’s war on Ukraine
April 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I will remember Pope Francis for his whitewashing of russia’s war on Ukraine
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President Zelensky just updated the death toll from Russia’s Palm Sunday missile attack on Sumy to 31 people.
Russia just killed dozens of Ukrainians in a missile strike on Palm Sunday, a day after Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin, shook hands and posed for cameras. Witkoff visited an Orthodox Christian cathedral. Today church-goers were targeted.
Report w/ @maxseddon.bsky.social
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Report w/ @maxseddon.bsky.social
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Russia targets Ukrainian city on Palm Sunday
[FREE TO READ] Dozens killed and at least 80 injured in missile attack on Sumy
on.ft.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
President Zelensky just updated the death toll from Russia’s Palm Sunday missile attack on Sumy to 31 people.
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The scenes out of Sumy are truly horrific. Two ballistic missiles into the heart of the city killed 31 civilians and 80+ wounded more on Palm Sunday.
Unforgivable.
Unforgivable.
Area of Sumy attacked by fascist Russia today with (probably) Iskandar-M quasi-ballistic missiles. Three theaters, a university hospital clinic, a conference center, a gym, and a concert hall nearby. No military targets within Iskandar-M's 30-70m accuracy range - pure terrorism.
April 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The scenes out of Sumy are truly horrific. Two ballistic missiles into the heart of the city killed 31 civilians and 80+ wounded more on Palm Sunday.
Unforgivable.
Unforgivable.
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Trump regime fires commander of Greenland base. Her crime: she told staff Vance’s criticism of Denmark handling of Greenland “are not reflective of” the base. www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is second firing of female military leader in 2 days for saying things Trumpies don’t like.
This is second firing of female military leader in 2 days for saying things Trumpies don’t like.
US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' JD Vance
The US military said it had lost confidence in Colonel Susannah Meyers' ability to lead.
www.bbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Trump regime fires commander of Greenland base. Her crime: she told staff Vance’s criticism of Denmark handling of Greenland “are not reflective of” the base. www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is second firing of female military leader in 2 days for saying things Trumpies don’t like.
This is second firing of female military leader in 2 days for saying things Trumpies don’t like.
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«Trump’s policies are achieving the opposite of what he intended. Instead of America, he is making Europe great again.»
Josef Janning wrote in a recent issue of Internationale Politik that the EU is closer to failing than ever before. I disagreed and got to write for why I think the opposite.
Precisely because Europe has never had so few alternatives as it does right now, it is not going to fail.
Precisely because Europe has never had so few alternatives as it does right now, it is not going to fail.
Necessity, the Mother of Invention
Europe has never had so few alternatives as it does today. But that is exactly why Europe will succeed.
ip-quarterly.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
«Trump’s policies are achieving the opposite of what he intended. Instead of America, he is making Europe great again.»
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“It’s a turning point with the United States without any question,” she said, adding: “We will never go back any more to the status quo.”
www.ft.com/content/fba1...
www.ft.com/content/fba1...
EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen
European Commission president tells FT she wants ‘balanced’ deal but could hit US services in retaliation
www.ft.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“It’s a turning point with the United States without any question,” she said, adding: “We will never go back any more to the status quo.”
www.ft.com/content/fba1...
www.ft.com/content/fba1...
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The ideal of masculinity: destroying things other people built, whining about it, blaming someone else.
April 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The ideal of masculinity: destroying things other people built, whining about it, blaming someone else.
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I spoke to European steel and metal industry leaders to get their perspective on the impact of the US tariffs.
This is helping us shape an effective EU response.
We'll remain in close contact to ensure that their interests - our interests - are well protected.
Read-out ⭣
europa.eu/!bwKQmX
This is helping us shape an effective EU response.
We'll remain in close contact to ensure that their interests - our interests - are well protected.
Read-out ⭣
europa.eu/!bwKQmX
April 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I spoke to European steel and metal industry leaders to get their perspective on the impact of the US tariffs.
This is helping us shape an effective EU response.
We'll remain in close contact to ensure that their interests - our interests - are well protected.
Read-out ⭣
europa.eu/!bwKQmX
This is helping us shape an effective EU response.
We'll remain in close contact to ensure that their interests - our interests - are well protected.
Read-out ⭣
europa.eu/!bwKQmX
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I keep emphasizing this, but the EU must enhance its regulation of social media and improve enforcement. We also need to develop our own platforms. If we don't, we are doomed
March 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I keep emphasizing this, but the EU must enhance its regulation of social media and improve enforcement. We also need to develop our own platforms. If we don't, we are doomed
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Putin's missiles of peace headed to power plants, hospitals and apartment buildings all over Ukraine yesterday morning.
March 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Putin's missiles of peace headed to power plants, hospitals and apartment buildings all over Ukraine yesterday morning.
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Unfucking believable as CDC is suddenly launching a study into exploring possible links with MMR and autism. I wonder who might have initiated this? 🤔 to be clear There is NO link and this has already been debunked in massive studies 🧪🧵
Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
www.reuters.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Unfucking believable as CDC is suddenly launching a study into exploring possible links with MMR and autism. I wonder who might have initiated this? 🤔 to be clear There is NO link and this has already been debunked in massive studies 🧪🧵
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The 3 members of the Bulgarian spy ring that spied on Bellingcat and plead not guilty have just been found guilty at the Old Bailey. The spy ring was directed by Wirecard fraudster Jan Marsalek on the behalf of the Russian intelligence services. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Three UK-based Bulgarians found guilty of spying for Russia
Jury convicts Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanchev over alleged plots around Europe
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The 3 members of the Bulgarian spy ring that spied on Bellingcat and plead not guilty have just been found guilty at the Old Bailey. The spy ring was directed by Wirecard fraudster Jan Marsalek on the behalf of the Russian intelligence services. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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👀 The Times published a cartoon titled "General Address to Congress."
March 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
👀 The Times published a cartoon titled "General Address to Congress."