Henry Sperling
@hysperling.bsky.social
Past deeds; present prig. Opinions are my wife's. Pronouns: 1st pers.sing. (plural when not amused)
"the alliance continues to function"
There are literally troops in Greenland to discourage an American attack; and they were deployed only 1 month ago
There are literally troops in Greenland to discourage an American attack; and they were deployed only 1 month ago
This year's Munich Security Conference showed that while the U.S.-Europe alliance continues to function, the old order that bound the two sides for decades has broken down.
And there is no consensus on how the relationship can move forward.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/muni...
#MSC2026
And there is no consensus on how the relationship can move forward.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/muni...
#MSC2026
February 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
"the alliance continues to function"
There are literally troops in Greenland to discourage an American attack; and they were deployed only 1 month ago
There are literally troops in Greenland to discourage an American attack; and they were deployed only 1 month ago
Oh no, how will Europe solve the Ukraine war without the partner who has ended all help to Ukraine, always praises Putin and is busy threatening NATO allies?
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Oh no, how will Europe solve the Ukraine war without the partner who has ended all help to Ukraine, always praises Putin and is busy threatening NATO allies?
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Today the winter Olympics open. Russia and Belarus are allowed to participate under neutral flag.
Picture by Gatis Šļūka
Picture by Gatis Šļūka
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Today the winter Olympics open. Russia and Belarus are allowed to participate under neutral flag.
Picture by Gatis Šļūka
Picture by Gatis Šļūka
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As a scholar of Soviet espionage, may I say: Duh.
Epstein is being described by the Polish PM as a possible Russian spy. If so, it would explain a great deal. All the Epstein “evidence” would actually be kompromat taking in the rich and powerful to serve Kremlin interests. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:19 AM
As a scholar of Soviet espionage, may I say: Duh.
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Hello all, just sent out my free weekend update. A special one as it’s from Ukraine. It’s clear being here that we are all taking advantage of the Ukrainians. They are fighting for their lives, and we are safe and sound behind them. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #167: Lets Be Honest, We Are Taking Advantage Of The Ukrainians
The Graham-Blumenthal Tango Of No Meaning; The Ukrainian Strategic Air Campaign Is Making A Difference: But Probably Needs More
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Hello all, just sent out my free weekend update. A special one as it’s from Ukraine. It’s clear being here that we are all taking advantage of the Ukrainians. They are fighting for their lives, and we are safe and sound behind them. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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For the jillionth time: what, exactly, is the Coalition of the Willing willing to do to force Russia to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine?
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
For the jillionth time: what, exactly, is the Coalition of the Willing willing to do to force Russia to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine?
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I want you all to know that this war would never have started if Trump had been President….
January 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I want you all to know that this war would never have started if Trump had been President….
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I am still baffled that supposedly serious media still report about the peace negotiations and the security guarantees as if they were real. It's like they are reporting about a rain storm when all they need to do is to look out the window to see the sunny weather.
December 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I am still baffled that supposedly serious media still report about the peace negotiations and the security guarantees as if they were real. It's like they are reporting about a rain storm when all they need to do is to look out the window to see the sunny weather.
Europe needs to be drip-fed obvious truths just as we drip-feed aid to Ukraine 😒
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Europe needs to be drip-fed obvious truths just as we drip-feed aid to Ukraine 😒
When you're surrounded by sycophants, listening to them gets boring after a while
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
When you're surrounded by sycophants, listening to them gets boring after a while
😆🤡
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI. Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Surprising how many installations Liberia has in the Arctic
🇩🇰Denmark is hopelessly lacking behind on national satellite capacity according to a new report from the Danish Institute on International Studies. This has significant impact on the capacity to monitor and communicate in the High North including 🇬🇱& 🇫🇴
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Surprising how many installations Liberia has in the Arctic
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The proposed ‘peace plan’ is essentially a Kremlin wish list with amateurishly formulated attempts at Trumpian grift sprinkled on top.
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The proposed ‘peace plan’ is essentially a Kremlin wish list with amateurishly formulated attempts at Trumpian grift sprinkled on top.
The only surprising thing about this - if you've been following events (and OBrien) and can put 2 and 2 together - is that a military organisation still uses the word 'flank' for its frontline
But---I thought the USA under Trump was going to stand up to Putin.
Please wake up Europe--the USA will not defend you against Russia. www.reuters.com/world/us-wil...
Please wake up Europe--the USA will not defend you against Russia. www.reuters.com/world/us-wil...
U.S. to withdraw some troops from NATO's eastern flank, Romania says
Romania and NATO allies were notified of U.S. plans to cut the number of troops stationed on Europe's eastern flank including soldiers who were to be stationed at Romania's Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, Romania's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The only surprising thing about this - if you've been following events (and OBrien) and can put 2 and 2 together - is that a military organisation still uses the word 'flank' for its frontline
We've been busy donating to Ukraine and trying to rally support ---but we have probably also spent quite a lot of mental bandwidth processing the sheer amount of European naivety on display since November last year 😒
I just hope Ukraine supporters in Europe haven’t wasted more time fantasising about what Trump will do for Ukraine. This is now Europe’s responsibility
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
We've been busy donating to Ukraine and trying to rally support ---but we have probably also spent quite a lot of mental bandwidth processing the sheer amount of European naivety on display since November last year 😒
Another good cause
Hey all, I’d appreciate your reposts for this fundraiser for equipment for my classmate’s Oleksii unit. Below is the list of the required stuff (sorry for the botched translation), and him with a cat 😸
Would appreciate your reposts!
To donate:
Monobank: send.monobank.ua/jar/6PXgBwLo...
PayPal ⬇️
Would appreciate your reposts!
To donate:
Monobank: send.monobank.ua/jar/6PXgBwLo...
PayPal ⬇️
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Another good cause
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Medals for soldiers who shot unarmed women and children on their own land? No wonder you like Russia so much
September 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Medals for soldiers who shot unarmed women and children on their own land? No wonder you like Russia so much
At least one thing from Russia that won't get through to Europe
By escalating strikes in Ukraine and now Poland, Putin is sending a message: He is not interested in a ceasefire, or in peace. He plans to keep fighting.
From @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/w...
From @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/w...
Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
At least one thing from Russia that won't get through to Europe
"on Ukraine" 🤡
If naivety was a protective shield, Europe would be impregnable
If naivety was a protective shield, Europe would be impregnable
September 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"on Ukraine" 🤡
If naivety was a protective shield, Europe would be impregnable
If naivety was a protective shield, Europe would be impregnable
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The 93rd Brigade is here and they need our help. We still cannot get them the last drone because the fundraiser is stuck 🥺
But our awesome fella @fenrisismad.bsky.social proposed us a matching up to €200. Can we do it?🥺
send.monobank.ua/jar/2EzCErxKUK
PayPal v.titarenko@student.csn.khai.edu
But our awesome fella @fenrisismad.bsky.social proposed us a matching up to €200. Can we do it?🥺
send.monobank.ua/jar/2EzCErxKUK
PayPal v.titarenko@student.csn.khai.edu
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The 93rd Brigade is here and they need our help. We still cannot get them the last drone because the fundraiser is stuck 🥺
But our awesome fella @fenrisismad.bsky.social proposed us a matching up to €200. Can we do it?🥺
send.monobank.ua/jar/2EzCErxKUK
PayPal v.titarenko@student.csn.khai.edu
But our awesome fella @fenrisismad.bsky.social proposed us a matching up to €200. Can we do it?🥺
send.monobank.ua/jar/2EzCErxKUK
PayPal v.titarenko@student.csn.khai.edu
But we need the Russian envoys to deliver our strongly worded condemnations to! How else to make them tremble with fear?!
Don’t just summon Russia’s envoys. Close their embassies in the EU and UK and send their “diplomats” back to Moscow. That would be an appropriate response to their murdering civilians and bombing the British Council and EU delegation offices last night.
August 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
But we need the Russian envoys to deliver our strongly worded condemnations to! How else to make them tremble with fear?!
Extraordinary that this needs saying, much less saying again and again 😒
The fact that Monday’s White House meeting wasn’t a total disaster doesn’t make it a success. No solid commitments came out of it. And just yesterday, Trump once again blamed Ukraine for the war.
Until Trump actually *does* something, anything he *says* is completely unreliable.
Until Trump actually *does* something, anything he *says* is completely unreliable.
August 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Extraordinary that this needs saying, much less saying again and again 😒
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Reality check: Nothing that happened in Alaska or Washington will make Russia think they have anything new to lose by continuing to kill Ukrainians. They won’t stop until we stop them.
August 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Reality check: Nothing that happened in Alaska or Washington will make Russia think they have anything new to lose by continuing to kill Ukrainians. They won’t stop until we stop them.