Jack
@jlstrosser.bsky.social
CEU MA in IR & IPE, Sciences Po MA Poli Sci || IPE of Russia, Central Asia, EU & neighborhood, US, history of the above || Russia regional editor @lossi36
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Latest: Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to shield himself on Wednesday from a spiralling corruption scandal in Ukraine, as he called on two allies to resign from his cabinet and moved to impose sanctions on his ex-business partner.
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Zelenskyy distances himself from allies in wartime graft probe
[FREE TO READ] Ukraine’s president calls for two ministers to resign over scandal and moves to impose sanctions on ex-business partner
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November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Latest: Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to shield himself on Wednesday from a spiralling corruption scandal in Ukraine, as he called on two allies to resign from his cabinet and moved to impose sanctions on his ex-business partner.
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..
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U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..
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spoilers but The Diplomat is an interesting show because it's somehow based in a universe where Trump was never elected but we are also still majorly Fng up in Ukraine and NATO is dying
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
spoilers but The Diplomat is an interesting show because it's somehow based in a universe where Trump was never elected but we are also still majorly Fng up in Ukraine and NATO is dying
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Almost rare these days - a statement regarding Russia signed by all 27 EU member states, thus including Hungary. This explicitly names Russia as the aggressor regarding Poland, vows further support to Ukraine and declared full solidarity with Poland. I guess not even Orban dared block this.
We condemn in the strongest terms Russia’s intentional violation of the airspace of an EU member state using drones.
This aggressive and reckless act is a serious escalation by Russia.
My statement on behalf of the EU27 ↓
europa.eu/!pn8NBC
This aggressive and reckless act is a serious escalation by Russia.
My statement on behalf of the EU27 ↓
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Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the unprovoked violation of the EU’s airspace by Russia
Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the unprovoked violation of the EU’s airspace by Russia.
europa.eu
September 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Almost rare these days - a statement regarding Russia signed by all 27 EU member states, thus including Hungary. This explicitly names Russia as the aggressor regarding Poland, vows further support to Ukraine and declared full solidarity with Poland. I guess not even Orban dared block this.
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i would prefer to not live in uppercase H History
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
i would prefer to not live in uppercase H History
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confirmed dead by the president of the united states
September 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
confirmed dead by the president of the united states
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk will have almost exclusively extremely negative consequences for American society in general, the stability of society in specific, and the safety of everyone living in it.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk will have almost exclusively extremely negative consequences for American society in general, the stability of society in specific, and the safety of everyone living in it.
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Because the euro is the #2 global reserve currency & 114.1% is a meaningless, arbitrary debt/GDP level that, while well above the long-ago-rendered meaningless 60% Maastricht threshold, poses no actual default or crisis risk for 🇫🇷. It’s all just political preferences about debt all the way down? 🤷♂️
Why France’s political crisis isn’t (yet) an economic one
Why France’s political crisis isn’t (yet) an economic one
Still, instability is hurting growth and investment, while soaring national debt presents long-term risks
dlvr.it
September 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Because the euro is the #2 global reserve currency & 114.1% is a meaningless, arbitrary debt/GDP level that, while well above the long-ago-rendered meaningless 60% Maastricht threshold, poses no actual default or crisis risk for 🇫🇷. It’s all just political preferences about debt all the way down? 🤷♂️
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France, Ifop poll:
Scenario: NFP (LEFT|G/EFA|S&D) parties run united
RN and allies-PfE: 33% (-2)
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 25% (+4)
Ensemble-RE: 15% (-3)
LR-EPP: 13% (+2)
...
+/- vs. 3-4 June 2025
Fieldwork: 29 August-1 September 2025
Sample size: 1,369
Scenario: NFP (LEFT|G/EFA|S&D) parties run united
RN and allies-PfE: 33% (-2)
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 25% (+4)
Ensemble-RE: 15% (-3)
LR-EPP: 13% (+2)
...
+/- vs. 3-4 June 2025
Fieldwork: 29 August-1 September 2025
Sample size: 1,369
September 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
France, Ifop poll:
Scenario: NFP (LEFT|G/EFA|S&D) parties run united
RN and allies-PfE: 33% (-2)
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 25% (+4)
Ensemble-RE: 15% (-3)
LR-EPP: 13% (+2)
...
+/- vs. 3-4 June 2025
Fieldwork: 29 August-1 September 2025
Sample size: 1,369
Scenario: NFP (LEFT|G/EFA|S&D) parties run united
RN and allies-PfE: 33% (-2)
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 25% (+4)
Ensemble-RE: 15% (-3)
LR-EPP: 13% (+2)
...
+/- vs. 3-4 June 2025
Fieldwork: 29 August-1 September 2025
Sample size: 1,369
throw this one on the "AI is the devil" pile
Complaint in the teen ChatGPT suicide case.
And here is the complaint in the lawsuit: webapps.sftc.org/ci/CaseInfo....
August 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
throw this one on the "AI is the devil" pile
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I really need to shoot this out into the void (!!) but the first time I ever heard Mastodon was the beginning of something inexorable. I can't emphasis enough how much of a place this guy's art has in my heart and life even 15 years later. this a horrible loss. RIP to a legend
Mastodon have issued a statement confirming the death of their former guitarist and co-founder Brent Hinds: "We are in a state of unfathomable sadness and grief." metalinjection.net/this-is-just...
MASTODON Issues Statement On BRENT HINDS' Death - Metal Injection
Mastodon have issued a statement confirming the death of their former guitarist and co-founder Brent Hinds.
metalinjection.net
August 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I really need to shoot this out into the void (!!) but the first time I ever heard Mastodon was the beginning of something inexorable. I can't emphasis enough how much of a place this guy's art has in my heart and life even 15 years later. this a horrible loss. RIP to a legend
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This will create some discourse
US and Russia ‘propose West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine’
Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is understood to support the idea, which can be revealed before the president meets Putin in Alaska on Friday
www.thetimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This will create some discourse
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"Solar panels in China are cheaper than a same-size piece of window glass. You can use panels as siding and fencing as if it’s a building material that just happens to produce some electricity
The future is panels everywhere"-@dfeldman.org
Thread: Solar Hockey Stick of Hope bsky.app/profile/70sb...
The future is panels everywhere"-@dfeldman.org
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July 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Solar panels in China are cheaper than a same-size piece of window glass. You can use panels as siding and fencing as if it’s a building material that just happens to produce some electricity
The future is panels everywhere"-@dfeldman.org
Thread: Solar Hockey Stick of Hope bsky.app/profile/70sb...
The future is panels everywhere"-@dfeldman.org
Thread: Solar Hockey Stick of Hope bsky.app/profile/70sb...
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riots by the weekend
FRANCE PROPOSES CUTTING TWO PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO PLUG BUDGET HOLE
July 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
riots by the weekend
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If you don’t think this moment of symbolism is 100% deliberate, you haven’t been paying attention.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
July 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If you don’t think this moment of symbolism is 100% deliberate, you haven’t been paying attention.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
The Speaker surrendering his gavel is purposeful, self-subjugation to the “King”. Congress betraying its role & yielding its power.
All on #July4th too.
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Unless something dramatic happens in the interim, a birth certificate will no longer be sufficient to prove the citizenship of any child born in much of the United States after July 27.
June 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Unless something dramatic happens in the interim, a birth certificate will no longer be sufficient to prove the citizenship of any child born in much of the United States after July 27.
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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i don't think i'm going to be able to handle headlines like this from now until november
Zohran Mamdani's shock win has Wall Street fretting over "hot commie summer"
Mamdani’s Shock Win Has Wall Street Fretting Over ‘Hot Commie Summer’
Even Zohran Mamdani’s detractors recognize that the vibes are with the 33-year-old democratic socialist.
bloom.bg
June 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
i don't think i'm going to be able to handle headlines like this from now until november
please just get us to the playoffs at least Lord Almighty have mercy on the Steelers
Aaron Rodgers says he'll leave the NFL and go into hiding next year: 'You won't see me'
Aaron Rodgers says he’ll leave the NFL and go into hiding next year: ‘You won’t see me’
In what might be a wish come true for some, controversial NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he'll disappear from public eye after 2025 season with Steelers.
www.latimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
please just get us to the playoffs at least Lord Almighty have mercy on the Steelers
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this would be the end of the central eurasian studies program, which was really a delightful place to be able to study, so many languages you couldn't study many other places, so much passion and specific and deep knowledge in the staff (and students) there
One of the things I appreciated most about my time at IU was the breadth of courses I got to take purely out of interest. They made me a better person. Closing degree programs will prevent that experience for future students. Horribly sad.
Indiana University Bloomington has a very long tradition of excellence in the Humanities and non-applied/pure/foundational sciences Law passed without debate is on track to close many of these degree programs
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June 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
this would be the end of the central eurasian studies program, which was really a delightful place to be able to study, so many languages you couldn't study many other places, so much passion and specific and deep knowledge in the staff (and students) there