Vergesst 2 Dinge nicht:

1. Merz hat das Land für seinen Machtpoker und dem Festhalten an der Schuldenbremse in Geisehaft gehalten und uns angelogen.

2. Die Grünen hatten in fast allen Punkten Recht - bei Verteidigung, Infrastruktur und Transformation.

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17

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Europe won't survive sleeping through another wake-up call. We should jump out of bed and throw on a shirt. We should do what we can, with what we’ve got. And we’ve got a lot. Here's how to step things up as the US steps down: