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China has shown us how to win a trade war against Trump. Deals are worth nothing. Only leverage counts. EU has to push back.
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
China has shown us how to win a trade war against Trump. Deals are worth nothing. Only leverage counts. EU has to push back.
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Trump "fantasises about the scope of China’s industrial power, so much that he now practices state capitalism Chinese-style... as the saying goes, imitation is the highest form of flattery, and now it is Washington imitating Beijing."
Trump is making the world fall in love with China
Countries that once saw American success as their own now view the US as an adversary and Beijing as a model
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Trump "fantasises about the scope of China’s industrial power, so much that he now practices state capitalism Chinese-style... as the saying goes, imitation is the highest form of flattery, and now it is Washington imitating Beijing."
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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6/It needs to wake up and realize the US is playing a different game — neo-royalism. This is not about finding a new normal. The squeeze is the point.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System - Volume 79 Issue S1
www.cambridge.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
6/It needs to wake up and realize the US is playing a different game — neo-royalism. This is not about finding a new normal. The squeeze is the point.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A network of social media accounts posing as Scottish independence supporters has fallen silent once again, closely mirroring a fresh shutdown of internet access inside Iran.
Iranian-linked Scottish accounts fall silent again
A network of social media accounts posing as Scottish independence supporters has fallen silent once again, closely mirroring a fresh shutdown of internet access inside Iran.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 10:12 AM
A network of social media accounts posing as Scottish independence supporters has fallen silent once again, closely mirroring a fresh shutdown of internet access inside Iran.
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In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
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“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
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@michaelthumann.bsky.social dröselt sehr schön auf warum Russland für Rüstung mehr als die EU ausgibt UND für sein Geld auch mehr bangs for the bucks bekommt.
Vielleicht versteht es jetzt auch der Letzte.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Vielleicht versteht es jetzt auch der Letzte.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Militärpolitik: Putins kleingerechneter Kriegshaushalt
Russland gibt angeblich weniger für Rüstung aus als Europa. Doch Moskaus Militärhaushalt ist viel größer, als russische Propagandisten und deutsche Politiker behaupten.
www.zeit.de
July 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
@michaelthumann.bsky.social dröselt sehr schön auf warum Russland für Rüstung mehr als die EU ausgibt UND für sein Geld auch mehr bangs for the bucks bekommt.
Vielleicht versteht es jetzt auch der Letzte.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Vielleicht versteht es jetzt auch der Letzte.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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![Comic. [two people in labcoats look at body pierced with blade draped over bench] PERSON 1: We found him lying uncomformably on the lab bench. I wonder if the iron-rich intrusion in his back is related. PERSON 2 with ponytail: It could be clastic. Maybe a rift opened in his body, and the intrusive material later fell into the hole. [caption] The Geology Department Investigates Their First Murder](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidexczuo22iq6o77sexfgdpvgx6baetimwtkzoeb7h7glon7enx4y@jpeg)
July 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Meanwhile in freespeechistan
June 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Meanwhile in freespeechistan
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New from 404 Media: the CIA secretly ran a Star Wars fan website. Was part of the network of sites the CIA used to communicate with sources. Iran discovered the network, imprisoned people. Later dozens died in China after exposed www.404media.co/the-cia-secr...
The CIA Secretly Ran a Star Wars Fan Site
The site, starwarsweb.net, was a covert CIA communications tool. It has pictures of Yoda and C-3PO on it.
www.404media.co
May 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New from 404 Media: the CIA secretly ran a Star Wars fan website. Was part of the network of sites the CIA used to communicate with sources. Iran discovered the network, imprisoned people. Later dozens died in China after exposed www.404media.co/the-cia-secr...
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These are real images of exoplanets.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
May 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
These are real images of exoplanets.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
Four super-Jupiters, imaged 10 times over 12 years around a star 133 lightyears away.
These are real, giant worlds, out there in the dark.
And we can see them.
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🔥 The gorgeous blue Antarctica view
March 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🔥 The gorgeous blue Antarctica view
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Weil sich häufig (auch in Zuschriften an den @sicherheitspod.de) Fragen dieser Art stellen...:
»Wie soll das militärisch geschwächte Russland mit der heißlaufenden Wirtschaft, das schon in der Ukraine nicht mehr vorankommt, denn die NATO gefährden?«
... ein Thread mit einer Antwort. 1/14
»Wie soll das militärisch geschwächte Russland mit der heißlaufenden Wirtschaft, das schon in der Ukraine nicht mehr vorankommt, denn die NATO gefährden?«
... ein Thread mit einer Antwort. 1/14
March 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Weil sich häufig (auch in Zuschriften an den @sicherheitspod.de) Fragen dieser Art stellen...:
»Wie soll das militärisch geschwächte Russland mit der heißlaufenden Wirtschaft, das schon in der Ukraine nicht mehr vorankommt, denn die NATO gefährden?«
... ein Thread mit einer Antwort. 1/14
»Wie soll das militärisch geschwächte Russland mit der heißlaufenden Wirtschaft, das schon in der Ukraine nicht mehr vorankommt, denn die NATO gefährden?«
... ein Thread mit einer Antwort. 1/14
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Zelenski 3️⃣ ‐ 0️⃣ Trump
March 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Zelenski 3️⃣ ‐ 0️⃣ Trump
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Those other European leaders:
March 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Those other European leaders:
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„Die unverändert gültigen Grundsätze des Krisenmanagements wurden nicht beachtet: initiativ statt reaktiv zu handeln, risikobereit zu sein, über Eskalationsdominanz zu verfügen und das Staatsgebiet des Angreifers niemals als Sanktuarium zu sehen.“
www.welt.de/debatte/arti...
www.welt.de/debatte/arti...
Verteidigungspolitik: Die Nato ist Voraussetzung aller Sicherheit - WELT
Die deutsche Verteidigungspolitik steht vor immensen Herausforderungen. Aber solange die Nato intakt ist, können wir sie bewältigen, meint unser Gastautor General a.D. Klaus Naumann, der Vorsitzender ...
www.welt.de
February 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
„Die unverändert gültigen Grundsätze des Krisenmanagements wurden nicht beachtet: initiativ statt reaktiv zu handeln, risikobereit zu sein, über Eskalationsdominanz zu verfügen und das Staatsgebiet des Angreifers niemals als Sanktuarium zu sehen.“
www.welt.de/debatte/arti...
www.welt.de/debatte/arti...
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"In the town of Sahnaya, near Damascus, Syrian Christians celebrate the fall of the regime, chanting: 'One, one, one, the Syrian people are one.'"
December 8, 2024 at 10:06 AM
"In the town of Sahnaya, near Damascus, Syrian Christians celebrate the fall of the regime, chanting: 'One, one, one, the Syrian people are one.'"
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They call them "hybrid attacks" cos if they called them "attacks" they might be expected to do something about them.
Romania has declassified documents showing that it faced “aggressive hybrid Russian attacks” during three consecutive ballots, with pro-Moscow elements being heavily promoted on social media.
Romania targeted by Russian hybrid attacks during elections
Pro-Moscow elements were heavily promoted on social media, officials say.
tvpworld.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:03 PM
They call them "hybrid attacks" cos if they called them "attacks" they might be expected to do something about them.
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This week @olliecarroll.bsky.social & I look at how Ukraine’s drone war is evolving. Ukr observing 1,000 Russian drones in each 24 hour period. Drones carrying more & flying further per dollar. More types, from bombers to interceptors. AI guidance advancing rapidly www.economist.com/europe/2024/...
How Ukraine uses cheap AI-guided drones to deadly effect against Russia
Ukraine is making tens of thousands of them
www.economist.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:35 AM
This week @olliecarroll.bsky.social & I look at how Ukraine’s drone war is evolving. Ukr observing 1,000 Russian drones in each 24 hour period. Drones carrying more & flying further per dollar. More types, from bombers to interceptors. AI guidance advancing rapidly www.economist.com/europe/2024/...
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"The anxious reaction to Ukraine’s newly granted powers is another example of the Kremlin’s successful strategy of forcing the West to see the conflict on Russia’s terms, confusing each fresh attempt by Ukraine to resist Russian aggression as a major 'escalation.'" (1/3)
www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/e...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/e...
What the term ‘escalation’ gets wrong about Ukraine striking Russia | CNN
Over 1,000 days of war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned Kyiv’s Western allies of dire – potentially nuclear – consequences if they “escalate” the war by giving Ukraine the weapo...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:06 PM
"The anxious reaction to Ukraine’s newly granted powers is another example of the Kremlin’s successful strategy of forcing the West to see the conflict on Russia’s terms, confusing each fresh attempt by Ukraine to resist Russian aggression as a major 'escalation.'" (1/3)
www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/e...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/e...