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There are a bunch of 16th century Dutch songs that go incredibly hard but that have just about disappeared from public consciousness because they read kind of funny to modern eyes
January 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There are a bunch of 16th century Dutch songs that go incredibly hard but that have just about disappeared from public consciousness because they read kind of funny to modern eyes
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Here is one of the key paragraphs.
January 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Here is one of the key paragraphs.
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“Had European nations procured some 100,000 quadcopter drones in 2023—an approach that seemed sensible at the time—it is likely that these systems would now be largely useless. Instead, the European defence industry must be positioned to scale up production & modify systems as needed”
Drones in Ukraine: Four lessons for the West
From overreliance on China to the growing involvement of civilians, the extensive use of drones in the Ukraine war offers crucial lessons for future conflicts
ecfr.eu
January 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“Had European nations procured some 100,000 quadcopter drones in 2023—an approach that seemed sensible at the time—it is likely that these systems would now be largely useless. Instead, the European defence industry must be positioned to scale up production & modify systems as needed”
Haha oh my god these four years are going to be wild www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump refuses to rule out using military to take Panama Canal and Greenland
Remarks likely to set off alarm bells around the world as Trump prepares to return to the White House this month
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Haha oh my god these four years are going to be wild www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Let’s make 2025 the year in which other Europeans and NATO become more like the Finns.
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
econ.st/4gBufbL
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
econ.st/4gBufbL
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
Russian-linked attacks on undersea infrastructure are rising
econ.st
January 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Let’s make 2025 the year in which other Europeans and NATO become more like the Finns.
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
econ.st/4gBufbL
Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
econ.st/4gBufbL
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As always, being a non-party to a situation yet having an emotional interest just means you're probably a fucking tool for somebody in it. What do I give a shit about Blake Lively being a good person or not? Why does my opinion suddenly matter in this? Oh I'm a tool.
December 23, 2024 at 8:26 PM
As always, being a non-party to a situation yet having an emotional interest just means you're probably a fucking tool for somebody in it. What do I give a shit about Blake Lively being a good person or not? Why does my opinion suddenly matter in this? Oh I'm a tool.
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2/9
The first problem is that in a globalized world, economies with open capital and trade accounts automatically import their industrial policies as the obverse of the industrial policies of their more aggressively interventionist trade partners.
carnegieendowment.org/china-financ...
The first problem is that in a globalized world, economies with open capital and trade accounts automatically import their industrial policies as the obverse of the industrial policies of their more aggressively interventionist trade partners.
carnegieendowment.org/china-financ...
Which Country Should Design U.S. Industrial Policy?
The decision Americans must make about industrial policy is whether policies that drive the nature and direction of the U.S. economy should be designed at home or abroad by its trade partners. In a hy...
carnegieendowment.org
December 18, 2024 at 4:04 AM
2/9
The first problem is that in a globalized world, economies with open capital and trade accounts automatically import their industrial policies as the obverse of the industrial policies of their more aggressively interventionist trade partners.
carnegieendowment.org/china-financ...
The first problem is that in a globalized world, economies with open capital and trade accounts automatically import their industrial policies as the obverse of the industrial policies of their more aggressively interventionist trade partners.
carnegieendowment.org/china-financ...
I liked this article www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1341...
Who are the Brussels police helping the homeless?
"The police are seen as a symbol of authority and oppression. We try to be the other side of that."
www.brusselstimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:42 AM
I liked this article www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1341...
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Then you have the matter of those Syrians who do not want to return. For some it can be too hard and too scary, after fleeing for your life it is understandable to be wary about returning no matter what the situation. There will also be those who have built lives now, and want to keep them. 5/
December 8, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Then you have the matter of those Syrians who do not want to return. For some it can be too hard and too scary, after fleeing for your life it is understandable to be wary about returning no matter what the situation. There will also be those who have built lives now, and want to keep them. 5/
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We are already seeing Syrian refugees attempting to return home. That's not surprising. Despite what certain politicians and pundits claim, the vast majority of refugees want to return home as quickly as possible, hence why most remain in regions of origin. 2/
December 8, 2024 at 10:17 AM
We are already seeing Syrian refugees attempting to return home. That's not surprising. Despite what certain politicians and pundits claim, the vast majority of refugees want to return home as quickly as possible, hence why most remain in regions of origin. 2/
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No way 😂😂😂😂😂😂
We’ve heard of statues being destroyed or smashed,
but sitting on them and tying them to a car? That’s the first time I’ve heard of it.
We’ve heard of statues being destroyed or smashed,
but sitting on them and tying them to a car? That’s the first time I’ve heard of it.
December 8, 2024 at 9:33 AM
No way 😂😂😂😂😂😂
We’ve heard of statues being destroyed or smashed,
but sitting on them and tying them to a car? That’s the first time I’ve heard of it.
We’ve heard of statues being destroyed or smashed,
but sitting on them and tying them to a car? That’s the first time I’ve heard of it.
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This might be the greatest headline of all time.
December 7, 2024 at 5:41 PM
This might be the greatest headline of all time.
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Militants of the Syrian regime are abandoning their posts in the Mazzeh neighborhood, Damascus. That area is the last line of defense between the advancing rebels and Assad‘s palace.
December 7, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Militants of the Syrian regime are abandoning their posts in the Mazzeh neighborhood, Damascus. That area is the last line of defense between the advancing rebels and Assad‘s palace.
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Dit is Bashar al-Assad. Bashar al-Assad heeft vandaag een kutdag.
December 7, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Dit is Bashar al-Assad. Bashar al-Assad heeft vandaag een kutdag.
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Stunning images are emerging from Hama, as reports confirm the release of thousands of prisoners from Assad's dungeons.
Many were presumed dead, their survival unimaginable, yet now against all odds, they're free.
Many were presumed dead, their survival unimaginable, yet now against all odds, they're free.
December 5, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Stunning images are emerging from Hama, as reports confirm the release of thousands of prisoners from Assad's dungeons.
Many were presumed dead, their survival unimaginable, yet now against all odds, they're free.
Many were presumed dead, their survival unimaginable, yet now against all odds, they're free.
why does it feel like we're living through a BIlly Joel song
December 4, 2024 at 7:44 PM
why does it feel like we're living through a BIlly Joel song
There is a tricky thing going on that is very different from the past, which is the needs of the economy and that of national security are drifting very much apart.
Ministers considering renationalising British Steel
Ministers considering renationalising British Steel
Exclusive: Move would be last-ditch attempt to save thousands of UK jobs amid standoff with company’s Chinese owners
Ministers are considering renationalising British Steel in a last-ditch attempt to save thousands of jobs, amid a standoff between the…
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:37 PM
There is a tricky thing going on that is very different from the past, which is the needs of the economy and that of national security are drifting very much apart.
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Dit is totaal niet doorgedrongen. Rusland zal de Baltische Landen testen om te kijken of onze solidariteit geen papieren tijger is. In Oost-Europa is dat besef er wel. Een jaar geleden waarschuwde ik hiervoor. 'Een Europees Pearl Harbor is akelig dichtbij.' hiddebouwmeester.nl/gaat-u-maar-...
December 3, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Dit is totaal niet doorgedrongen. Rusland zal de Baltische Landen testen om te kijken of onze solidariteit geen papieren tijger is. In Oost-Europa is dat besef er wel. Een jaar geleden waarschuwde ik hiervoor. 'Een Europees Pearl Harbor is akelig dichtbij.' hiddebouwmeester.nl/gaat-u-maar-...
Interesting article on a 1980s wargame here, with what sounds like a pretty realistic scenario (Soviet breakthrough near Hamburg, tactical first use by NATO, kinda escalates from there)
"Unknown to nearly all of the participants, Weinberger himself would be included, playing his authentic role as the leader of what would be called the blue team — though behind a stand-in who would obscure Weinberger’s presence" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/m...
December 2, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Interesting article on a 1980s wargame here, with what sounds like a pretty realistic scenario (Soviet breakthrough near Hamburg, tactical first use by NATO, kinda escalates from there)
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Het contrast is overigens ook een steeds grotere bedreiging voor de intense BE-NL militaire samenwerking.
Een paradox : de bespaarders hebben altijd de mond vol over samenwerking om zo te kunnen besparen maar dreigen die zelf te ondergraven.
Een paradox : de bespaarders hebben altijd de mond vol over samenwerking om zo te kunnen besparen maar dreigen die zelf te ondergraven.
Goed dat hier aandacht aan wordt besteed. Het contrast tussen Nederland en België wordt steeds groter. Dit jaar is het defensiebudget van Nederland (21,4 Mia) al bijna drie keer zo hoog als dat van België (7,9 Mia).
De verklaring ligt niet in een verschil in dreigingsanalyse, maar in politieke wil.
De verklaring ligt niet in een verschil in dreigingsanalyse, maar in politieke wil.
Nederland investeert 3 miljard extra in defensie: "Dit is een trigger om nog harder te trainen dan we al doen"
Bekijk de volledige #terzake reportage hier: vrtnws.be/p.X4JD5kWB7EM
Bekijk de volledige #terzake reportage hier: vrtnws.be/p.X4JD5kWB7EM
November 25, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Het contrast is overigens ook een steeds grotere bedreiging voor de intense BE-NL militaire samenwerking.
Een paradox : de bespaarders hebben altijd de mond vol over samenwerking om zo te kunnen besparen maar dreigen die zelf te ondergraven.
Een paradox : de bespaarders hebben altijd de mond vol over samenwerking om zo te kunnen besparen maar dreigen die zelf te ondergraven.
"Imagine that Russia launches a much bigger sub-threshold attack on a single NATO ally (...) A country suffering such a combination of attacks would rightly see that as an existential threat (...)
And what will Russia do? It will rattle its nuclear saber. (...)
What happens then?"
And what will Russia do? It will rattle its nuclear saber. (...)
What happens then?"
Fogged Up: The Muddle in the Gray Zone | "The real target of Russia’s sub-threshold attacks is our decision-making." Edward Lucas
Fogged Up: The Muddle in the Gray Zone
Europe dozes, Russia is waging war. Not just in Ukraine, but in the “gray zone” of comfortable countries to its West.
cepa.org
November 25, 2024 at 7:27 PM
"Imagine that Russia launches a much bigger sub-threshold attack on a single NATO ally (...) A country suffering such a combination of attacks would rightly see that as an existential threat (...)
And what will Russia do? It will rattle its nuclear saber. (...)
What happens then?"
And what will Russia do? It will rattle its nuclear saber. (...)
What happens then?"
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UAE, Saudi Arabia and Russia (oil), Australia and Brazil (iron ore) and Indonesia (coal) all significantly smaller exporters than Belgium.
November 24, 2024 at 9:05 AM
UAE, Saudi Arabia and Russia (oil), Australia and Brazil (iron ore) and Indonesia (coal) all significantly smaller exporters than Belgium.
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We have produced a lineage both oversexed in the mind and completely sterile in body. Where sweat has no smell and flesh has no sound and consequence ends when the scene does. What have we done. Why don't our geckos fuck anymore?
November 23, 2024 at 5:19 AM
We have produced a lineage both oversexed in the mind and completely sterile in body. Where sweat has no smell and flesh has no sound and consequence ends when the scene does. What have we done. Why don't our geckos fuck anymore?