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Grounded Perspectives is geopolitics without permission. We lend elite geopolitical insight with cultural fluency—by a veteran of military intelligence, economic observer, and journalist who read power beneath the performance.
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Our Monday Headlines | February 9, 2026
Assassination attempt, Caracas in turmoil, an Italian Olympics, Seattle won the Benito Bowl, Elections in Asia, Portugal has a new president, Hamas refuses to disarm, Iran arrests, art, books and more
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An operatic Olympics, an assassination attempt in Moscow, rejected disarmaments, elections, strikes, missiles; Seattle won the Benito Bowl in the Bay Area and so much more. We might need sunglasses and café con ron to start this week. ☕️
We’ve always got the juice and signals over saturation.
We’ve always got the juice and signals over saturation.
"When power operates without memory, it becomes dangerous. When memory exists without power, it becomes anxiety. Small states live permanently in that tension—and they respond not with sentiment, but with institutions."
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Great Powers Reset, Small States Remember
Great powers treat foreign policy as episodic; small states experience it as cumulative.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"When power operates without memory, it becomes dangerous. When memory exists without power, it becomes anxiety. Small states live permanently in that tension—and they respond not with sentiment, but with institutions."
groundedperspectives.substack.com/p/great-powe...
#Diplomacy #Denmark #Trump
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#Diplomacy #Denmark #Trump
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If Pete Hegseth succeeds in punishing Mark Kelly, it could significantly expand the Pentagon’s legal powers over military retirees—and curb the First Amendment rights of some of the very people who have fought to defend such freedoms, Missy Ryan reports.
This Is So Much Bigger Than Pete Hegseth or Mark Kelly
A decision against the senator could affect all military retirees.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
If Pete Hegseth succeeds in punishing Mark Kelly, it could significantly expand the Pentagon’s legal powers over military retirees—and curb the First Amendment rights of some of the very people who have fought to defend such freedoms, Missy Ryan reports.
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Donald Trump has eroded confidence in NATO’s Article 5 common defense pledge.
Now, European nations wanting “insurance” against Russia are looking to France and Britain to share their nuclear deterrents.
🔗 politi.co/4twTHpN
Now, European nations wanting “insurance” against Russia are looking to France and Britain to share their nuclear deterrents.
🔗 politi.co/4twTHpN
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Donald Trump has eroded confidence in NATO’s Article 5 common defense pledge.
Now, European nations wanting “insurance” against Russia are looking to France and Britain to share their nuclear deterrents.
🔗 politi.co/4twTHpN
Now, European nations wanting “insurance” against Russia are looking to France and Britain to share their nuclear deterrents.
🔗 politi.co/4twTHpN
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21 hours, no community note, on mail-in ballot conspiracy theories debunked in 2020. Now boosted by Elon. They are arguing hard for eliminating them and laying the groundwork to delegitimize losses by way of them.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/f...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/f...
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
21 hours, no community note, on mail-in ballot conspiracy theories debunked in 2020. Now boosted by Elon. They are arguing hard for eliminating them and laying the groundwork to delegitimize losses by way of them.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/f...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/f...
An operatic Olympics, an assassination attempt in Moscow, rejected disarmaments, elections, strikes, missiles; Seattle won the Benito Bowl in the Bay Area and so much more. We might need sunglasses and café con ron to start this week. ☕️
We’ve always got the juice and signals over saturation.
We’ve always got the juice and signals over saturation.
Our Monday Headlines | February 9, 2026
Assassination attempt, Caracas in turmoil, an Italian Olympics, Seattle won the Benito Bowl, Elections in Asia, Portugal has a new president, Hamas refuses to disarm, Iran arrests, art, books and more
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
An operatic Olympics, an assassination attempt in Moscow, rejected disarmaments, elections, strikes, missiles; Seattle won the Benito Bowl in the Bay Area and so much more. We might need sunglasses and café con ron to start this week. ☕️
We’ve always got the juice and signals over saturation.
We’ve always got the juice and signals over saturation.
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This is real, and it’s located near Tesla’s flagship London store in Tottenham.
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
This is real, and it’s located near Tesla’s flagship London store in Tottenham.
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Start the new year this week ☕️ We’ve got AI, Ukrainian firefighters, art, sentimental Bad Bunny and more to orient our Monday and week ahead. Let’s get into it.
#Substack #Grammys #Iranianprotests #SubstacksToFollow #BadBunny #DtMF #News #Headlines #Newsletter #Kyiv #Tehran #Ankara #AI #ChatGPT
#Substack #Grammys #Iranianprotests #SubstacksToFollow #BadBunny #DtMF #News #Headlines #Newsletter #Kyiv #Tehran #Ankara #AI #ChatGPT
Our Monday Headlines | February 2, 2026
Zelensky's heading to the UAE, Trump crypto deal, Türkiye intervenes on Iran, Rafah border crossing briefly opens, AI on the battlefield, US-Venezuela bilateral engagement resumes, art and more.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Start the new year this week ☕️ We’ve got AI, Ukrainian firefighters, art, sentimental Bad Bunny and more to orient our Monday and week ahead. Let’s get into it.
#Substack #Grammys #Iranianprotests #SubstacksToFollow #BadBunny #DtMF #News #Headlines #Newsletter #Kyiv #Tehran #Ankara #AI #ChatGPT
#Substack #Grammys #Iranianprotests #SubstacksToFollow #BadBunny #DtMF #News #Headlines #Newsletter #Kyiv #Tehran #Ankara #AI #ChatGPT
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It’s Friday!
This week came in like a wrecking ball. Whiplash city. Redactions, lies by omission, missiles, last-minute pivots, faux-peace tables & who isn’t in Epstein’s emails?!
Grab your çay or chai ☕️ let’s get into it! 🤓
#Substack #Jmail #Moltbook #AI #WaPo
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This week came in like a wrecking ball. Whiplash city. Redactions, lies by omission, missiles, last-minute pivots, faux-peace tables & who isn’t in Epstein’s emails?!
Grab your çay or chai ☕️ let’s get into it! 🤓
#Substack #Jmail #Moltbook #AI #WaPo
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Five Things That Mattered This Week | Mass Layoffs, Moltbook, Missiles, Mullahs, Minerals and more
Iran remains in the dark, Epstein's emails, Project Vault, Greece meets Turkey, Cypriot EU presidency, mass layoffs, journalism under fire, Xi threatens Trump over Taiwan, books, art, and more.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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The resistance of mandatory hijab and Iranian regime forces are depicted in this striking illustration by Turkish cartoonist, Oğuz Demir.
See more of his work here 👉🏻 https://www.instagram.com/oudemi...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM