When Putin feels weak, he often resorts to nuclear sabre-rattling. The prospect of nuclear war is of course terrifying, but this is just a tired and non-credible maneuver from Putin. Here's why:

A tale of two social media platforms

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More biplanes over the Donbass please.

I'm going to turn off replies to this one because too many of you will go mental but I applaud Prime Minister Tusk of Poland for his brave statement today on expanding the size of Poland's army and on nuclear weapons

Although...

Trump on Truth Social
Translation: If Zelensky comes back and kisses the ring, the deal is still on the table and it builds up to something perhaps more meaningful

Me on the pod the day before the Zelensky meeting. European leaders are making the right noises now but will they aggressively plus up defense budgets?

I just finished this book about a person who peddled fake old absinthe while establishing himself as a person of great authority in the small world of absintheurs, until arrogance and sloppiness led to his exposure. Vividly written, the author blends in some fascinating history and chemistry.

Whenever you see this guy saying something, who made his bones as an Erdogan mouthpiece, assume the opposite is true