Piotr Szafrański
@piotr-szafranski.bsky.social
An IT guy in Warsaw, Poland.
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The US "team" promised the russians they would go straight home, and certainly not talk to any Ukrainians....
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The US "team" promised the russians they would go straight home, and certainly not talk to any Ukrainians....
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🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
"The Economist Who Stopped Being Polite"
A very good presentation of Prof Krugman (Nobel laureate) as a writer/media commentator:
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-to-d...
A very good presentation of Prof Krugman (Nobel laureate) as a writer/media commentator:
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-to-d...
Joe Zeigler on Paul Krugman
The Economist Who Stopped Being Polite
The New York Times made Paul Krugman famous. It also made him bland. By his last year there, every column ran through a meat grinder of editorial caution. "Extre...
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"The Economist Who Stopped Being Polite"
A very good presentation of Prof Krugman (Nobel laureate) as a writer/media commentator:
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-to-d...
A very good presentation of Prof Krugman (Nobel laureate) as a writer/media commentator:
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-to-d...
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Some background! I wrote about Tennessee in 2023, asking whether it's still a democracy
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Is Tennessee a Democracy?
What happened when a Republican supermajority gained control—and wasn’t satisfied
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Some background! I wrote about Tennessee in 2023, asking whether it's still a democracy
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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A Russian oil depot in the Tambov region was struck and shot ablaze last night.
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A Russian oil depot in the Tambov region was struck and shot ablaze last night.
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"You know the difference between a real science and a pseudoscience? A real science recognizes and accepts its own history without feeling attacked." - Foucault
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"You know the difference between a real science and a pseudoscience? A real science recognizes and accepts its own history without feeling attacked." - Foucault
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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A Russian-flagged tanker, MIDVOLGA 2, was reportedly attacked about 80 miles off Turkey’s coast while sailing from Russia to Georgia with a cargo of sunflower oil. All 13 crew members are said to be in good condition but have requested assistance.
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A Russian-flagged tanker, MIDVOLGA 2, was reportedly attacked about 80 miles off Turkey’s coast while sailing from Russia to Georgia with a cargo of sunflower oil. All 13 crew members are said to be in good condition but have requested assistance.
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If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
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NATO prepares for a future where U.S. support is limited. A French-led wargame in Romania showed Europe’s eastern flank defending alone, while Trump’s drawdown raises fears allies may face Russia without American backup.
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
NATO prepares for a future where U.S. support is limited. A French-led wargame in Romania showed Europe’s eastern flank defending alone, while Trump’s drawdown raises fears allies may face Russia without American backup.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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Previously on Bylines Scotland…
Europe’s frozen moment: EU must use Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine
With time running out, the EU faces a stark choice: act boldly to enforce international law – or retreat into paralysis and embolden aggressors everywhere
bylines.scot
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Previously on Bylines Scotland…
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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Russia started this war and Russia is the only country that can stop this war.
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Russia started this war and Russia is the only country that can stop this war.
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Ukrainian forces released a video showing anti-drones capable of intercepting jet-propelled Russian drones. It is underlining once again the importance and ingenuity of Ukrainian engineering and production in this sector.
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ukrainian forces released a video showing anti-drones capable of intercepting jet-propelled Russian drones. It is underlining once again the importance and ingenuity of Ukrainian engineering and production in this sector.
So the US has now a SecDef, and a string of officers down the chain-of-command to whoever pulled the trigger on those boats, who will be charged with murder if Trump&Co ever lose power.
Do you see how beautifully this works for Trump's dynasty and court?
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Do you see how beautifully this works for Trump's dynasty and court?
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
www.justsecurity.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
So the US has now a SecDef, and a string of officers down the chain-of-command to whoever pulled the trigger on those boats, who will be charged with murder if Trump&Co ever lose power.
Do you see how beautifully this works for Trump's dynasty and court?
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Do you see how beautifully this works for Trump's dynasty and court?
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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Another Russian shadow fleet oiler has been target. It is the M/T Mersin currently sinking off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, in Western Africa.
This is getting now absolutely threatening for the Russian oil flow. Russian oil has become quite toxic, far more than sanctions alone.
This is getting now absolutely threatening for the Russian oil flow. Russian oil has become quite toxic, far more than sanctions alone.
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Another Russian shadow fleet oiler has been target. It is the M/T Mersin currently sinking off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, in Western Africa.
This is getting now absolutely threatening for the Russian oil flow. Russian oil has become quite toxic, far more than sanctions alone.
This is getting now absolutely threatening for the Russian oil flow. Russian oil has become quite toxic, far more than sanctions alone.
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“Ukraine is the only country fulfilling NATO's destiny,”
chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov said passionately at the Halifax Security Forum.
@garrykasparov.bsky.social
chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov said passionately at the Halifax Security Forum.
@garrykasparov.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Ukraine is the only country fulfilling NATO's destiny,”
chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov said passionately at the Halifax Security Forum.
@garrykasparov.bsky.social
chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov said passionately at the Halifax Security Forum.
@garrykasparov.bsky.social
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Explosions in Kyiv.
We’re under attack.
What else to say?
I charged everything,
edited photos – just in case I don’t get another chance (sorry, dark humour)
We’re under attack.
What else to say?
I charged everything,
edited photos – just in case I don’t get another chance (sorry, dark humour)
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Explosions in Kyiv.
We’re under attack.
What else to say?
I charged everything,
edited photos – just in case I don’t get another chance (sorry, dark humour)
We’re under attack.
What else to say?
I charged everything,
edited photos – just in case I don’t get another chance (sorry, dark humour)
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Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
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"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Pure, uncut Nazism.
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Pure, uncut Nazism.
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🇺🇦 Ukraine's General Staff confirms: precision strikes hit Saratov Oil Refinery in Russia, a UAV storage site at Saky airfield in occupied Crimea, and Russian personnel/fuel depots in Donetsk and Luhansk. Air defenses like Pantsir-S1 and Tor-M2 were also taken out.
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🇺🇦 Ukraine's General Staff confirms: precision strikes hit Saratov Oil Refinery in Russia, a UAV storage site at Saky airfield in occupied Crimea, and Russian personnel/fuel depots in Donetsk and Luhansk. Air defenses like Pantsir-S1 and Tor-M2 were also taken out.
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VP of EU Commission Kaja Kallas: “We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.”
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
VP of EU Commission Kaja Kallas: “We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.”
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.