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When the teacher asks what grade you deserve. 🤡
December 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
When the teacher asks what grade you deserve. 🤡
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As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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Valuation matters little in near term, but is almost all that matters in the long-term
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Valuation matters little in near term, but is almost all that matters in the long-term
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Senator Lindsey Graham believes that there will be no peace in Ukraine as long as Putin thinks he is in control of the situation.
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Senator Lindsey Graham believes that there will be no peace in Ukraine as long as Putin thinks he is in control of the situation.
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Imagine sharing this text exchange and feeling yourself vindicated.
October 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Imagine sharing this text exchange and feeling yourself vindicated.
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Trump in 2011: "If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the only who has to get people together!"
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump in 2011: "If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the only who has to get people together!"
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I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...
September 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...
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many things that can be said about Trump’s latest Truth, but this is undeniably an unintentionally very funny introduction
September 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
many things that can be said about Trump’s latest Truth, but this is undeniably an unintentionally very funny introduction
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Trump at Charlie Kirk's memorial service:
"He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I HATE my opponents."
"He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I HATE my opponents."
September 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump at Charlie Kirk's memorial service:
"He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I HATE my opponents."
"He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I HATE my opponents."
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Russia continues to operate in the "Liminal zone" with actions both below and above the attribution threshold. Each ambiguous action they perform helps them slowly raise the response threshold allowing them to perform more damaging actions without a strong response.
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Russia continues to operate in the "Liminal zone" with actions both below and above the attribution threshold. Each ambiguous action they perform helps them slowly raise the response threshold allowing them to perform more damaging actions without a strong response.
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This is real, somehow
September 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is real, somehow
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The Trump administration in a nutshell (from www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...)
September 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Trump administration in a nutshell (from www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...)
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Trump, while showing off a photo of himself with Putin: …He (Putin) has been very respectful of me and our country…
Reporter: Have you spoke to Vladimir Putin about the fact that a big US factory was hit in an airstrike in Ukraine? What’s your reaction to that?
Trump: I am not happy about it…
Reporter: Have you spoke to Vladimir Putin about the fact that a big US factory was hit in an airstrike in Ukraine? What’s your reaction to that?
Trump: I am not happy about it…
August 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Trump, while showing off a photo of himself with Putin: …He (Putin) has been very respectful of me and our country…
Reporter: Have you spoke to Vladimir Putin about the fact that a big US factory was hit in an airstrike in Ukraine? What’s your reaction to that?
Trump: I am not happy about it…
Reporter: Have you spoke to Vladimir Putin about the fact that a big US factory was hit in an airstrike in Ukraine? What’s your reaction to that?
Trump: I am not happy about it…
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I used to subscribe to Stratfor for geopolitical updates. Good, but quite pricey & from event to analysis often took a bit of time
Currently enjoying Lawrence’s insights; informative, frequent, sober, & a rolling narrative
Trump should be approached first & foremost through these opening few lines:
Currently enjoying Lawrence’s insights; informative, frequent, sober, & a rolling narrative
Trump should be approached first & foremost through these opening few lines:
August 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I used to subscribe to Stratfor for geopolitical updates. Good, but quite pricey & from event to analysis often took a bit of time
Currently enjoying Lawrence’s insights; informative, frequent, sober, & a rolling narrative
Trump should be approached first & foremost through these opening few lines:
Currently enjoying Lawrence’s insights; informative, frequent, sober, & a rolling narrative
Trump should be approached first & foremost through these opening few lines:
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So, to sum things up, no one-on-one Putin–Trump sit-down, the whole thing lasted half as long as the Kremlin said it would, there was no working lunch or expanded summit meeting, and journalists were permitted ZERO questions at the press conference. High five?
August 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
So, to sum things up, no one-on-one Putin–Trump sit-down, the whole thing lasted half as long as the Kremlin said it would, there was no working lunch or expanded summit meeting, and journalists were permitted ZERO questions at the press conference. High five?
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In this clip, you can watch a Fox News correspondent struggle in real time with how weak Vladimir Putin made Donald Trump look today.
August 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In this clip, you can watch a Fox News correspondent struggle in real time with how weak Vladimir Putin made Donald Trump look today.
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Pretty wild to think that Trump did this whole red-carpet summit for Putin, and he had jack shit pre-agreed. Absolutely nothing to present to the public as a show of his diplomatic prowess and American might. Just blind confidence in his magical deal-making voodoo. And now, nothing to show for it.
August 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Pretty wild to think that Trump did this whole red-carpet summit for Putin, and he had jack shit pre-agreed. Absolutely nothing to present to the public as a show of his diplomatic prowess and American might. Just blind confidence in his magical deal-making voodoo. And now, nothing to show for it.
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Then of course Trump will look for a scapegoat because he has never once taken responsibility for his own fuck ups. Nothing is ever his fault. If he did shoot someone in the middle of fifth avenue, the devil made him do it.
April 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Then of course Trump will look for a scapegoat because he has never once taken responsibility for his own fuck ups. Nothing is ever his fault. If he did shoot someone in the middle of fifth avenue, the devil made him do it.
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My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
April 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
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REPORTER: Yesterday you said you were not sure who ordered the munitions ordered to Ukraine. Have you figured it out?
TRUMP: I haven't though about it
REPORTER: What does it say that such a decision could be made without you knowing?
TRUMP: I would know. If a decision was made I will know.
TRUMP: I haven't though about it
REPORTER: What does it say that such a decision could be made without you knowing?
TRUMP: I would know. If a decision was made I will know.
July 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
REPORTER: Yesterday you said you were not sure who ordered the munitions ordered to Ukraine. Have you figured it out?
TRUMP: I haven't though about it
REPORTER: What does it say that such a decision could be made without you knowing?
TRUMP: I would know. If a decision was made I will know.
TRUMP: I haven't though about it
REPORTER: What does it say that such a decision could be made without you knowing?
TRUMP: I would know. If a decision was made I will know.
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Interesting thread from Jeffrey Lewis on the strategic shallowness of super-duper cool bombings.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19369...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19369...
June 23, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Interesting thread from Jeffrey Lewis on the strategic shallowness of super-duper cool bombings.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19369...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19369...
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5/ Surprise is an enduring element of war. The next two weeks could see many surprises. These might include an American decision and strike much earlier than two weeks, a rapid diplomatic decision or Iran striking out at the oil infrastructure of neighbours.
June 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
5/ Surprise is an enduring element of war. The next two weeks could see many surprises. These might include an American decision and strike much earlier than two weeks, a rapid diplomatic decision or Iran striking out at the oil infrastructure of neighbours.