This was highly engaging and thought provoking. news.sky.com/story/the-wa...
The Wargame: New Sky News and Tortoise Media podcast series simulates a Russian attack on UK
Former senior politicians, including Sir Ben Wallace, Jack Straw and Amber Rudd, play a fictional British government pitched against an imagined Kremlin.
news.sky.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This was highly engaging and thought provoking. news.sky.com/story/the-wa...
BOJ hiked rates to 0.75% but importantly signalled that further rate hikes would not be coming anytime soon. So dovish overall. In response, the market is selling off on the Yen, and stock futures are on a upwards trajectory.
December 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
BOJ hiked rates to 0.75% but importantly signalled that further rate hikes would not be coming anytime soon. So dovish overall. In response, the market is selling off on the Yen, and stock futures are on a upwards trajectory.
Ukraine has to prove its sovereignty by detaching from MAGA run US. I hope they can do this.
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Ukraine has to prove its sovereignty by detaching from MAGA run US. I hope they can do this.
I have a fantasy that Marco Rubio joined the MAGA cabinet to prevent the world from collapsing. Probably an overestimation, yet...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US and Ukraine signal peace plan progress after Geneva talks
Both sides say "intensive work" will take place on outstanding issues following talks on a US-backed plan to end the war.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I have a fantasy that Marco Rubio joined the MAGA cabinet to prevent the world from collapsing. Probably an overestimation, yet...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel might as well let journalists in Gaza. Satellite images reveal enough.
Gazan city of Khan Yunis is almost completely leveled, satellite images show
Israel's ground offensive has caused massive destruction in the Gaza Strip. Recent satellite photos show that the Israeli military has nearly completely razed the second-largest city in the Palestinia...
www.lemonde.fr
July 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Israel might as well let journalists in Gaza. Satellite images reveal enough.
Age of humanitarianism has seemingly come to an end.
Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the...
amp.cnn.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Age of humanitarianism has seemingly come to an end.
Very confusing. MAGA-DOGE ideology will no doubt at least severely underfund the archives.
Many AHA members have expressed alarm about a posting by the National Archives about access restrictions at Archives II. In a message on X (formerly Twitter), the Archives has clarified that research rooms will remain open to the public. 🗃️(1/2)
Update on National Archives at College Park - AHA
Many AHA members have expressed alarm about a post on the National Archives website regarding restricted access to Archives II in College Park, Maryland. In a message on X (formerly Twitter), which we...
www.historians.org
June 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Very confusing. MAGA-DOGE ideology will no doubt at least severely underfund the archives.
Iran invading Iraq will be an interesting (of course highly escalatory and worrying) move. I know little of the region, but one corner the Iranians might consider they can show an edge could be land forces. Both the US and Israel surely wouldn't want to be dragged into a land war. Thus the leverage.
June 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Iran invading Iraq will be an interesting (of course highly escalatory and worrying) move. I know little of the region, but one corner the Iranians might consider they can show an edge could be land forces. Both the US and Israel surely wouldn't want to be dragged into a land war. Thus the leverage.
So Trump finally understood he's never going to get the Nobel Peace Prize and chose a war as his legacy.
June 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
So Trump finally understood he's never going to get the Nobel Peace Prize and chose a war as his legacy.
In July 1932, Weimar Germany's chancellor von Papen and President von Hindenburg orchestrated a federal coup to gain control of the powerful Prussian regional government. This paved the way for the Nazis gaining sweeping law enforcement powers as soon as Hitler took power.
June 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
In July 1932, Weimar Germany's chancellor von Papen and President von Hindenburg orchestrated a federal coup to gain control of the powerful Prussian regional government. This paved the way for the Nazis gaining sweeping law enforcement powers as soon as Hitler took power.
Their outfit (& choice of representatives) is symbolic. Shows that Ukraine regards their armed forces highly, in contrast to the Russians.
🇷🇺🇺🇦 In the second round of talks in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine will discuss a ceasefire, exchange of POWs and civilians, and a possible meeting between the two presidents — Turkish FM confirms.
June 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Their outfit (& choice of representatives) is symbolic. Shows that Ukraine regards their armed forces highly, in contrast to the Russians.
Cannot but respect Ukrainian ingenuity
Ukrainian security service sources tell @financialtimes.com the agency is conducting "a large-scale special operation to destroy enemy bomber aircraft" deep inside Russia.
"SBU drones are targeting aircraft that bomb Ukrainian cities every night." Claims 40 aircraft have been hit.
"SBU drones are targeting aircraft that bomb Ukrainian cities every night." Claims 40 aircraft have been hit.
June 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Cannot but respect Ukrainian ingenuity
I don't know about your countries, but in Japan, the popular take on social media comments regarding the Trump ban on Harvard internationals, is "way to go Trump, Japan should do the same". We are all doomed.
May 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I don't know about your countries, but in Japan, the popular take on social media comments regarding the Trump ban on Harvard internationals, is "way to go Trump, Japan should do the same". We are all doomed.
Among the post–World War I settlements, the Treaty of Trianon may have left the most enduring source of contention. Hungary’s grievances were muted during its time as a Soviet satellite and for two decades after 1989, as it pursued European integration. Now, under Orbán, revisionism has returned.
Ukraine’s Security Service uncovered a Hungarian spy network operated by an agent promoted by Orban, the network was gathering information to facilitate what appears to be a potential invasion by Hungary.
Ukrainian Intelligence Uncovers Hungarian Spy Network in Zakarpattia for the First Time
The SBU has uncovered a Hungarian military intelligence spy network targeting Ukraine's military defenses in Zakarpattia and gathering sensitive information.
united24media.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Among the post–World War I settlements, the Treaty of Trianon may have left the most enduring source of contention. Hungary’s grievances were muted during its time as a Soviet satellite and for two decades after 1989, as it pursued European integration. Now, under Orbán, revisionism has returned.
"Do you think the American people are willing to use nuclear force to sustain Ukraine if Ukraine and Russia are in a conflict?" (Joe Biden as Senator in 1995)
This is revealing. And it was just one year after the signing of the infamous Budapest Memorandum.
This is revealing. And it was just one year after the signing of the infamous Budapest Memorandum.
H-Diplo | RJISSF Commentary III-3 on Marc Trachtenberg, “Is There Life after NATO?”
16 January 2025 | PDF: https://issforum.org/to/CIII-3 | Website: rjissf.org | Twitter: @HDiplo Editor: Diane Labrosse | Commissioning Editor: Diane Labrosse | Production Editor: Christopher Ball…
issforum.org
April 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Do you think the American people are willing to use nuclear force to sustain Ukraine if Ukraine and Russia are in a conflict?" (Joe Biden as Senator in 1995)
This is revealing. And it was just one year after the signing of the infamous Budapest Memorandum.
This is revealing. And it was just one year after the signing of the infamous Budapest Memorandum.
The Russian missile attack on Kyiv last week might have cost Putin more than he anticipated. Since Trump is so ignorant, any event that jumps out of the echo chamber of the alt-right media could have an unexpected effect on him. One has to exploit Trump's ignorance and randomness to one's advantage.
April 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The Russian missile attack on Kyiv last week might have cost Putin more than he anticipated. Since Trump is so ignorant, any event that jumps out of the echo chamber of the alt-right media could have an unexpected effect on him. One has to exploit Trump's ignorance and randomness to one's advantage.
This best explained to me why Trump still has a 45% approval rating. What a strong base he has. Religious level.
x.com/FrankLuntz/s...
x.com/FrankLuntz/s...
Frank Luntz on X: "“It needed a correction.” 📉 I asked Trump voters whether they were upset about their 401(k) accounts’ performance over the past 100 days. 📺 Full episode up now: https://t.co/6as1DOWVLT https://t.co/JdcjCH5szR" / X
“It needed a correction.” 📉 I asked Trump voters whether they were upset about their 401(k) accounts’ performance over the past 100 days. 📺 Full episode up now: https://t.co/6as1DOWVLT https://t.co/JdcjCH5szR
x.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This best explained to me why Trump still has a 45% approval rating. What a strong base he has. Religious level.
x.com/FrankLuntz/s...
x.com/FrankLuntz/s...
Dropping birth rates around most of the world has to be good news. Earth cannot sustain 10 billion industrialised humans. I reckon a sustainable population is around 2 billion. A compact population would contribute towards eradicating poverty too, due to a higher share of per capita global wealth.
April 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Dropping birth rates around most of the world has to be good news. Earth cannot sustain 10 billion industrialised humans. I reckon a sustainable population is around 2 billion. A compact population would contribute towards eradicating poverty too, due to a higher share of per capita global wealth.
If the FT's reporting is true, the war is at its closest to an armistice ever since Feb 2022.
If Putin were sane (a big if), he will eventually negotiate a return of some of the land under Russian occupation, in exchange for Ukrainian de jure recognition of the loss of Crimea and Eastern Donbas.
If Putin were sane (a big if), he will eventually negotiate a return of some of the land under Russian occupation, in exchange for Ukrainian de jure recognition of the loss of Crimea and Eastern Donbas.
Putin has offered the United States to stop the war along the current frontline - Financial Times.
The media's sources reported that this offer was allegedly made in the beginning of April, during Putin's meeting with President Trump's special envoy Witkoff.
The media's sources reported that this offer was allegedly made in the beginning of April, during Putin's meeting with President Trump's special envoy Witkoff.
April 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
If the FT's reporting is true, the war is at its closest to an armistice ever since Feb 2022.
If Putin were sane (a big if), he will eventually negotiate a return of some of the land under Russian occupation, in exchange for Ukrainian de jure recognition of the loss of Crimea and Eastern Donbas.
If Putin were sane (a big if), he will eventually negotiate a return of some of the land under Russian occupation, in exchange for Ukrainian de jure recognition of the loss of Crimea and Eastern Donbas.
Toxic mix of a Marxist-Leninist hangover and North American Realism
I Trained With Russian Diplomats. I Can Tell You How They Work - The Moscow Times
Opinion | Last week, while Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, the Kremlin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev landed in Washington with an offer of economic cooperation.
www.themoscowtimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Toxic mix of a Marxist-Leninist hangover and North American Realism
“Having bought into various apartheid fantasies of bunkered safety, they are choosing to let the Earth burn.”
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
“Having bought into various apartheid fantasies of bunkered safety, they are choosing to let the Earth burn.”
Elon “Pol Pot” Musk in the making
April 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Elon “Pol Pot” Musk in the making
Biggest lol since this tariff farce began
Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs
The move comes after concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China.
www.bbc.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Biggest lol since this tariff farce began
World stocks, US bonds, the US dollar are all falling today. A clear no confidence vote to Trump from market participants.
April 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
World stocks, US bonds, the US dollar are all falling today. A clear no confidence vote to Trump from market participants.