Lusec
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True. But this theater is getting tiresome, and I am not sure it's working for Europe. Perhaps it's time to make it clear to Trump that there are no negotiations instead of leading him to think that there are—and in the process fooling a lot of Europeans into believing that peace is close.
What folks need to realize about "peace talks" is that this is all theater for Washington. Ukraine knows that Russia has no intention of stopping the war, and the Russians know the Ukrainians know that. So this is just all a performance for Trump, hoping he blames the other for the lack of peace.
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
True. But this theater is getting tiresome, and I am not sure it's working for Europe. Perhaps it's time to make it clear to Trump that there are no negotiations instead of leading him to think that there are—and in the process fooling a lot of Europeans into believing that peace is close.
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"Too many European governments still behave as if losing Ukraine would be unfortunate but manageable. This is fantasy. The destruction of Ukraine would reshape Europe’s security architecture for decades, and not in Europe’s favour."
Strong message by @drjademcglynn.bsky.social.
Strong message by @drjademcglynn.bsky.social.
Circus
Amidst the absolute chaos of a Witkoff-stamped Russian psyop-as-peace plan, discussion is filled with anger at Washington and at Moscow.
smalldeedsbigwar.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"Too many European governments still behave as if losing Ukraine would be unfortunate but manageable. This is fantasy. The destruction of Ukraine would reshape Europe’s security architecture for decades, and not in Europe’s favour."
Strong message by @drjademcglynn.bsky.social.
Strong message by @drjademcglynn.bsky.social.
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Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
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Exactly. In reality, there is no choice for Zelensky, because accepting Trump's plan is off the table. What this statement is about is mobilizing the public both at home and abroad.
This is Zelensky putting pressure on Trump. He knows Ukrainians don't want to surrender. He's talking to all Americans across the political spectrum who support Ukraine, love freedom, and hate surrender. He's telling them: "you can't allow Trump to align the US with Ru against Europe". Let's see.
NEW: Brutal to watch Zelensky address his nation just now. On the brink of being abandoned by the US.
"Right now is one of the most difficult moments in our history. At this moment, Ukraine may face a very hard choice: either the loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner."
"Right now is one of the most difficult moments in our history. At this moment, Ukraine may face a very hard choice: either the loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner."
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Exactly. In reality, there is no choice for Zelensky, because accepting Trump's plan is off the table. What this statement is about is mobilizing the public both at home and abroad.
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A quick run through of the Trump administration's proposal for a Ukraine security guarantee, which is a security guarantee in the same way that the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is a party committed to liberalism and democracy. 🧵 x.com/BarakRavid/s...
Barak Ravid on X: "FULL TEXT OF THE U.S. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A UKRAINE SECURITY GUARANTEE: 🚨This Framework establishes the conditions for an armistice between Ukraine and the Russian Federation and provides a security assurance modeled on the principles of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty," / X
FULL TEXT OF THE U.S. DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A UKRAINE SECURITY GUARANTEE: 🚨This Framework establishes the conditions for an armistice between Ukraine and the Russian Federation and provides a security assurance modeled on the principles of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty,
x.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A quick run through of the Trump administration's proposal for a Ukraine security guarantee, which is a security guarantee in the same way that the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is a party committed to liberalism and democracy. 🧵 x.com/BarakRavid/s...
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I expect to be reposting this every three months or so until the end of the Trump administration.
The more that members of the Trump administration talk, the more it sounds as if Plan A to stop the war was to coerce Ukraine into capitulation and Plan B was to keep repeating Plan A until it worked. When it became apparent that wasn't going to happen, they were out of ideas.
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I expect to be reposting this every three months or so until the end of the Trump administration.
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As always, this is what the Trump administration is focused on when it says its negotiating to end the war in Ukraine. And to be clear: they don't want to "restore" US-Russia ties, they seem to want a completely new kind of US relationship with Russia. 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
As always, this is what the Trump administration is focused on when it says its negotiating to end the war in Ukraine. And to be clear: they don't want to "restore" US-Russia ties, they seem to want a completely new kind of US relationship with Russia. 🧵
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Helpful reminder that both Kyiv and its European partners can safely ignore Trump's pushes for a bad peace deal.
Keep in mind that since this year, it is us Europeans who pay for all the aid to Ukraine. Nothing comes from the U.S since Trump became president. We even pay for the American weapons bought for Ukraine.
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Helpful reminder that both Kyiv and its European partners can safely ignore Trump's pushes for a bad peace deal.
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After a deadline-induced hiatus, the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social is back:
Watching ”A House of Dynamite” inspired me to write about fictional intelligence and nuclear proliferation. Xi nailed it at his meeting with Trump, if he really gets the US to resume nuclear testing.
Watching ”A House of Dynamite” inspired me to write about fictional intelligence and nuclear proliferation. Xi nailed it at his meeting with Trump, if he really gets the US to resume nuclear testing.
Fictional Intelligence: Imagining the Future of (Nuclear) War
In a new Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander writes about FICINT and what movies tell us about the present and the future. And how Trump is encouraging nuclear proliferation.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
After a deadline-induced hiatus, the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social is back:
Watching ”A House of Dynamite” inspired me to write about fictional intelligence and nuclear proliferation. Xi nailed it at his meeting with Trump, if he really gets the US to resume nuclear testing.
Watching ”A House of Dynamite” inspired me to write about fictional intelligence and nuclear proliferation. Xi nailed it at his meeting with Trump, if he really gets the US to resume nuclear testing.
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Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #RemembranceSunday🧵
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #RemembranceSunday🧵
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
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Nearly done reading the English translation of Russia at War, partially written by @anderspucknielsen.dk and the conclusion is that if you have any interest in the war or are working in this context, read it.
www.logicofwar.com/russia-at-wa...
@corporalfrisk.com
www.logicofwar.com/russia-at-wa...
@corporalfrisk.com
Russia at war — free ebook
Earlier this year, Alexander With and I wrote a chapter in an anthology about the Russian military following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We focused on the maritime aspect, while colleagues fro...
www.logicofwar.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Nearly done reading the English translation of Russia at War, partially written by @anderspucknielsen.dk and the conclusion is that if you have any interest in the war or are working in this context, read it.
www.logicofwar.com/russia-at-wa...
@corporalfrisk.com
www.logicofwar.com/russia-at-wa...
@corporalfrisk.com
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Well, fuck all these games. "Ai First" means Ai before artsits, Ai before programers, Ai before performers, Ai before writers, Ai before level designers, Ai before game design, Ai before inginuity, Ai before before the fan base, Ai before the customer, Ai before everything. Fuck em.
Krafton (PUBG, Tango Gameworks, Subnautica) announces "AI First" corporate transformation
Press Release ➡️ www.krafton.com/news/press/%...
The company is investing $10B to automate its work around Agentic AI, develop AI-centric management systems, R&D, HR, "creative activities", etc
Press Release ➡️ www.krafton.com/news/press/%...
The company is investing $10B to automate its work around Agentic AI, develop AI-centric management systems, R&D, HR, "creative activities", etc
October 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Well, fuck all these games. "Ai First" means Ai before artsits, Ai before programers, Ai before performers, Ai before writers, Ai before level designers, Ai before game design, Ai before inginuity, Ai before before the fan base, Ai before the customer, Ai before everything. Fuck em.
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I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.
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Frankly this is complete bs. I dare say that no one in Finland thinks that Ukraine should be forced to follow our example. If Stubb tries to push for this it’s not going to be popular. I personally find the whole idea highly insulting. Both to Ukraine and to Finland.
September 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Frankly this is complete bs. I dare say that no one in Finland thinks that Ukraine should be forced to follow our example. If Stubb tries to push for this it’s not going to be popular. I personally find the whole idea highly insulting. Both to Ukraine and to Finland.
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I agree with this. I am sure Putin was chuckling all the way back to Moscow over how he made a fool of Trump, but he still has all the same problems he had before and did not get substantially closer to winning the war.
But I wouldn't overstate Putin's gains either. Yes, got his moment of glory, and may have stirred up tensions in the trans-Atlantic alliance, but now he'll come back to the daily realities of a broken country that's facing a recession and a war that's not really going anywhere.
August 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I agree with this. I am sure Putin was chuckling all the way back to Moscow over how he made a fool of Trump, but he still has all the same problems he had before and did not get substantially closer to winning the war.
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Many academics, think tank analysts, and policy advisors are, in my experience, deeply reluctant to talk openly about Trump's lack of knowledge and understanding and his obvious competence problems. But we need to talk about them if we want to understand what's happening.
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Many academics, think tank analysts, and policy advisors are, in my experience, deeply reluctant to talk openly about Trump's lack of knowledge and understanding and his obvious competence problems. But we need to talk about them if we want to understand what's happening.
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On the Alaska talks:
Trump’s leverage over Ukraine, Russia and Europe has decreased since the spring and Ukraine is in a better position than back then, given their improved own industrial output thanks to the Danish model that many European countries are now implementing
Trump’s leverage over Ukraine, Russia and Europe has decreased since the spring and Ukraine is in a better position than back then, given their improved own industrial output thanks to the Danish model that many European countries are now implementing
August 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
On the Alaska talks:
Trump’s leverage over Ukraine, Russia and Europe has decreased since the spring and Ukraine is in a better position than back then, given their improved own industrial output thanks to the Danish model that many European countries are now implementing
Trump’s leverage over Ukraine, Russia and Europe has decreased since the spring and Ukraine is in a better position than back then, given their improved own industrial output thanks to the Danish model that many European countries are now implementing
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No, because no arial campaign has done. I recommend Laurence Freedman’s ‘The Future of War: a history’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The Shahed blitz: can Russian drone onslaught break Ukraine’s resolve?
Civilian casualties on rise as Moscow launches salvoes of hundreds of missiles after ramping up production
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
No, because no arial campaign has done. I recommend Laurence Freedman’s ‘The Future of War: a history’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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To understand what triggered the protests and the unexpected reaction in Ukraine, it’s essential to know the context - especially for those who don’t follow Ukraine’s internal politics.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
July 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
To understand what triggered the protests and the unexpected reaction in Ukraine, it’s essential to know the context - especially for those who don’t follow Ukraine’s internal politics.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
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Every statement in this tweet is wrong except the caveat "if media reports are accurate" (they aren't). It's an extraordinary work of misinformation.🧵
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Every statement in this tweet is wrong except the caveat "if media reports are accurate" (they aren't). It's an extraordinary work of misinformation.🧵
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The most unhelpful thing is the name itself. There is no artificial intelligence, and unless we stop pretending that there is then the belief that this is all a crock will persist. It makes it hard to differentiate between what is a real technological leap and what is BS.
Artificial intelligence doesn’t yet exist, optimised search does
Artificial intelligence does not exist. What is commonly referred to as AI is optimized search algorithms based on large datasets.
rse.org.uk
July 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The most unhelpful thing is the name itself. There is no artificial intelligence, and unless we stop pretending that there is then the belief that this is all a crock will persist. It makes it hard to differentiate between what is a real technological leap and what is BS.
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Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb was bound to give the escalation debate a boost. In this week’s Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social, I argue that we’ve consistently been far from any real nuclear threshold. Russia could have made moves to force the West into concessions - but it hasn’t.
The Escalation Debate Strikes Back
In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander reviews the nuclear escalation debate that has been warmed up again after Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb.
open.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb was bound to give the escalation debate a boost. In this week’s Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social, I argue that we’ve consistently been far from any real nuclear threshold. Russia could have made moves to force the West into concessions - but it hasn’t.
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In this video I give an overview of the front line situation in Ukraine.
How is the war going? — June 2025
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
youtu.be
June 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In this video I give an overview of the front line situation in Ukraine.
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For @icds-tallinn.bsky.social, I wrote that the whole Nordic-Baltic region is a potential frontline in a conflict with Russia - not only the Baltic states and Finland but also Norwegian High North and even Denmark together with Sweden as gatekeepers of the Baltic Sea and Iceland along the GIUK gap.
A Region in the Making: The Nordic-Baltic Alignment - ICDS
In the past three years, the Nordic-Baltic group has reached unprecedented levels of coherence and prominence. The main drivers of the alignment are the shared threat assessment that Russia poses an e...
icds.ee
June 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
For @icds-tallinn.bsky.social, I wrote that the whole Nordic-Baltic region is a potential frontline in a conflict with Russia - not only the Baltic states and Finland but also Norwegian High North and even Denmark together with Sweden as gatekeepers of the Baltic Sea and Iceland along the GIUK gap.
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Such a major blow to Russia’s strategic bomber fleet could have been avoided if Moscow had chosen to engage in peace talks, rather than escalating the war and undermining diplomatic efforts initiated by Kyiv, Washington, and Brussels.
June 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Such a major blow to Russia’s strategic bomber fleet could have been avoided if Moscow had chosen to engage in peace talks, rather than escalating the war and undermining diplomatic efforts initiated by Kyiv, Washington, and Brussels.