Jean-Marc Reymond
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Cake or Death? #EddieIzzard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVH0gZO5lq0&t=285s
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Zelensky cannot go against Ukrainian public opinion in negotiations. We’ve seen it again and again and again. The US cannot push through Ru demands any more effectively than Ru could. Ru is not getting Donbas on a silver platter.
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Zelensky cannot go against Ukrainian public opinion in negotiations. We’ve seen it again and again and again. The US cannot push through Ru demands any more effectively than Ru could. Ru is not getting Donbas on a silver platter.
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Zelensky *cannot* withdraw his troops and cede territory. His army won't do it. The public won't accept it.
🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine's key "red line" in negotiations with the US is the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, - Bild.
Zelenskyy is ready to discuss abandoning NATO membership, holding elections on a shortened timeline, and freezing the frontline.
Zelenskyy is ready to discuss abandoning NATO membership, holding elections on a shortened timeline, and freezing the frontline.
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Zelensky *cannot* withdraw his troops and cede territory. His army won't do it. The public won't accept it.
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WSJ: During Berlin talks, the US is pushing hard for a peace deal by year’s end but refuses to compromise on key terms. Washington reportedly demands Ukraine pull back from parts of Donbas, while Kyiv insists on guarantees if Russia violates the deal.
The US "demanding" concessions from Ukraine.
The US "demanding" concessions from Ukraine.
December 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
WSJ: During Berlin talks, the US is pushing hard for a peace deal by year’s end but refuses to compromise on key terms. Washington reportedly demands Ukraine pull back from parts of Donbas, while Kyiv insists on guarantees if Russia violates the deal.
The US "demanding" concessions from Ukraine.
The US "demanding" concessions from Ukraine.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Very good @nytimes.com investigation of crypto deregulation and who benefits.
The next wave of stories will be about the consumers who were ripped off
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
The next wave of stories will be about the consumers who were ripped off
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Very good @nytimes.com investigation of crypto deregulation and who benefits.
The next wave of stories will be about the consumers who were ripped off
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
The next wave of stories will be about the consumers who were ripped off
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
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Yup. Ru will demonstrate its intransigence again-- Ushakov and Peskov already said that for the DimWit plan to work it has to become MORE favorable to Ru. They will reject whatever's coming if it isn't Ukr capitulation. The only way forward is Europe stepping up backing Ukr.
Istanbul. Alaska. Geneva. Results? Nothing.
Why? Because:
Russia doesn’t want peace.
Team Trump wants business deals.
Europe refuses to shape events in Europe.
Berlin will be no different.
Why? Because:
Russia doesn’t want peace.
Team Trump wants business deals.
Europe refuses to shape events in Europe.
Berlin will be no different.
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Yup. Ru will demonstrate its intransigence again-- Ushakov and Peskov already said that for the DimWit plan to work it has to become MORE favorable to Ru. They will reject whatever's coming if it isn't Ukr capitulation. The only way forward is Europe stepping up backing Ukr.
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There are reports Zelensky may say Ukr is dropping NATO aspirations. Given that the US is blocking Ukr for NATO and may abandon NATO, this is realism. But when Ru says "good, but we want XYZ also" it will confirm for the nteenth time that Ru doesn't care about NATO; it wants to subjugate Ukraine.
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
There are reports Zelensky may say Ukr is dropping NATO aspirations. Given that the US is blocking Ukr for NATO and may abandon NATO, this is realism. But when Ru says "good, but we want XYZ also" it will confirm for the nteenth time that Ru doesn't care about NATO; it wants to subjugate Ukraine.
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Russia just said the quiet part out loud.
Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, admitted there is no “deal” to be made with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender.
That single sentence destroys years of Kremlin talk about “peace” and “negotiations.”👇
Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, admitted there is no “deal” to be made with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender.
That single sentence destroys years of Kremlin talk about “peace” and “negotiations.”👇
December 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Russia just said the quiet part out loud.
Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, admitted there is no “deal” to be made with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender.
That single sentence destroys years of Kremlin talk about “peace” and “negotiations.”👇
Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, admitted there is no “deal” to be made with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender.
That single sentence destroys years of Kremlin talk about “peace” and “negotiations.”👇
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"Tincher [a US citizen] has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours, where she saw about seven other detainees." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"Tincher [a US citizen] has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours, where she saw about seven other detainees." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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🇺🇸 A U.S. grand jury has indicted Russian GRU hackers for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, including a Missouri airport, water systems in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, and a meat plant in California. One attack spilled 757 tons of water; another ruined 900 kg of meat.
December 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🇺🇸 A U.S. grand jury has indicted Russian GRU hackers for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, including a Missouri airport, water systems in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, and a meat plant in California. One attack spilled 757 tons of water; another ruined 900 kg of meat.
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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The budding Russo-American alliance aims to divide and dominate Europe and Canada. Start brainstorming how to resist. Best short-term strategy is to empower Ukraine to defeat Ru.
apple.news/ANXb0ZCdSS3C...
apple.news/ANXb0ZCdSS3C...
Trump ‘to persuade four countries to leave EU’, leaked document shows — The Telegraph
Leaked document reveals how US can ‘Make Europe Great Again’
apple.news
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The budding Russo-American alliance aims to divide and dominate Europe and Canada. Start brainstorming how to resist. Best short-term strategy is to empower Ukraine to defeat Ru.
apple.news/ANXb0ZCdSS3C...
apple.news/ANXb0ZCdSS3C...
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The latest Trump peace plan draft doesn’t require Russia to withdraw troops from Donbas, only Ukraine must pull back, creating a "demilitarized buffer zone". Zelensky sees this as freezing the war. The plan also pushes Ukraine to accept territorial swaps, which U.S. officials call inevitable.
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The latest Trump peace plan draft doesn’t require Russia to withdraw troops from Donbas, only Ukraine must pull back, creating a "demilitarized buffer zone". Zelensky sees this as freezing the war. The plan also pushes Ukraine to accept territorial swaps, which U.S. officials call inevitable.
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The U.S. has proposed reintegrating Russia into the global economy, per WSJ. Plans include U.S. investment in Russian rare earths, restoring Russian energy flows to Europe, and using $200B in frozen assets for Ukraine’s recovery. This has sparked sharp tensions with European allies.
December 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The U.S. has proposed reintegrating Russia into the global economy, per WSJ. Plans include U.S. investment in Russian rare earths, restoring Russian energy flows to Europe, and using $200B in frozen assets for Ukraine’s recovery. This has sparked sharp tensions with European allies.
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One Russian paper today: ““We will not agree to a truce because we need the capitulation of Ukraine.” Meanwhile: “Nearly 60% of Russian regions have a hole in their budgets of over 600 billion roubles, almost 11 times more than in 2022.” #ReadingRussia
"Nearly 60% of Russian regions have hole in their budgets over 600 billion roubles": Russian paper.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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December 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
One Russian paper today: ““We will not agree to a truce because we need the capitulation of Ukraine.” Meanwhile: “Nearly 60% of Russian regions have a hole in their budgets of over 600 billion roubles, almost 11 times more than in 2022.” #ReadingRussia
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If the US can seize a Venezuelan tanker carrying sanctioned oil, then can other tankers in other places, say the Baltic or the Black Sea, also be seized?
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If the US can seize a Venezuelan tanker carrying sanctioned oil, then can other tankers in other places, say the Baltic or the Black Sea, also be seized?
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He will make it up, just like he made up the lie that my team censored 22 million tweets. Except this time, he’ll be making up lies about people living outside of the US, pretending they are “linked to the CIA” —his usual bullshit trope, which has real consequences in some countries. He won’t care.
Conspiracy theorist Mike Benz will start looking for proof of non-existent plots at USAID. He won't find any. What then?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
USAID Hired the Right-Wing Influencer Responsible for Its Decimation
Mike Benz was brought aboard to find evidence for his claims that the agency is secretly a spy operation.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
He will make it up, just like he made up the lie that my team censored 22 million tweets. Except this time, he’ll be making up lies about people living outside of the US, pretending they are “linked to the CIA” —his usual bullshit trope, which has real consequences in some countries. He won’t care.
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Europe 🇪🇺
Le mois de décembre est anormalement chaud en Europe avec des anomalies allant jusqu'à +16°C par rapport aux températures de saison. Le dérèglement climatique percute nos sociétés.
Le mois de décembre est anormalement chaud en Europe avec des anomalies allant jusqu'à +16°C par rapport aux températures de saison. Le dérèglement climatique percute nos sociétés.
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Europe 🇪🇺
Le mois de décembre est anormalement chaud en Europe avec des anomalies allant jusqu'à +16°C par rapport aux températures de saison. Le dérèglement climatique percute nos sociétés.
Le mois de décembre est anormalement chaud en Europe avec des anomalies allant jusqu'à +16°C par rapport aux températures de saison. Le dérèglement climatique percute nos sociétés.
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"The sites Russia is targeting, the risks it is willing to take, and its apparent goals reflect more than just a response to the dynamics of its conflict with Ukraine"
from the @financialtimes.com, on the Russian sabotage campaign in Europe
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from the @financialtimes.com, on the Russian sabotage campaign in Europe
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Russia’s hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test
Officials suspect a campaign of sabotage that once looked opportunistic may be a strategic escalation
giftarticle.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"The sites Russia is targeting, the risks it is willing to take, and its apparent goals reflect more than just a response to the dynamics of its conflict with Ukraine"
from the @financialtimes.com, on the Russian sabotage campaign in Europe
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
from the @financialtimes.com, on the Russian sabotage campaign in Europe
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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"The Kremlin’s recent economic policies indicate that the Russian economy is doing markedly worse than Putin’s statements seek to suggest"
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 8, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to portray the Russian economy as able to support a protracted war in Ukraine.
understandingwar.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"The Kremlin’s recent economic policies indicate that the Russian economy is doing markedly worse than Putin’s statements seek to suggest"
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
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trump’s worldview is clear in the new us national security doc: a strong united europe is a threat, not an asset.
the kremlin calls the document “aligned” with russian interests.
that should make every nato capital sit up straight.
@gzeromedia.com
the kremlin calls the document “aligned” with russian interests.
that should make every nato capital sit up straight.
@gzeromedia.com
Trump’s new national security strategy targets Europe | Ian Bremmer’s Quick Take
YouTube video by GZERO Media
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December 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
trump’s worldview is clear in the new us national security doc: a strong united europe is a threat, not an asset.
the kremlin calls the document “aligned” with russian interests.
that should make every nato capital sit up straight.
@gzeromedia.com
the kremlin calls the document “aligned” with russian interests.
that should make every nato capital sit up straight.
@gzeromedia.com
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62% of Germans say that Germany can no longer rely on the US nuclear umbrella for its security.
Source koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
Source koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
62% of Germans say that Germany can no longer rely on the US nuclear umbrella for its security.
Source koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
Source koerber-stiftung.de/site/assets/...
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'In Ukraine, the state itself is investigating the government, the cabinet, the president’s closest advisers. By contrast, it is impossible to imagine Kash Patel’s FBI investigating anyone in Trump’s White House. Any Russian who investigates Putin goes to jail"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'In Ukraine, the state itself is investigating the government, the cabinet, the president’s closest advisers. By contrast, it is impossible to imagine Kash Patel’s FBI investigating anyone in Trump’s White House. Any Russian who investigates Putin goes to jail"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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