Will Salas 🇪🇺
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With each passing day, it becomes more "interesting"?
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Well there’s certainly no basis for negotiations now. I feel a bit sorry for everyone who has to go to Geneva for nothing. Maybe they can still cancel
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war say they spoke with U.S.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Well there’s certainly no basis for negotiations now. I feel a bit sorry for everyone who has to go to Geneva for nothing. Maybe they can still cancel
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Donald is the first person in history to think he'll win a Nobel Peace Prize by siding with the invader.
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Donald is the first person in history to think he'll win a Nobel Peace Prize by siding with the invader.
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Ukraine and Europe should entirely reject this Kremlin plan - U.S. doesn’t provide any funding for the defense of Ukraine anymore anyway.
Europe and Ukraine have the power and ressources to defeat the Kremlin’ regime of criminals without U.S. support.
Europe and Ukraine have the power and ressources to defeat the Kremlin’ regime of criminals without U.S. support.
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ukraine and Europe should entirely reject this Kremlin plan - U.S. doesn’t provide any funding for the defense of Ukraine anymore anyway.
Europe and Ukraine have the power and ressources to defeat the Kremlin’ regime of criminals without U.S. support.
Europe and Ukraine have the power and ressources to defeat the Kremlin’ regime of criminals without U.S. support.
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Another similarity of LLMs to humans: if you expose them to a lot of disinformation, they will believe it. Which you can exploit, apparently called "LLM grooming". So LLMs fail at three levels: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda
Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Another similarity of LLMs to humans: if you expose them to a lot of disinformation, they will believe it. Which you can exploit, apparently called "LLM grooming". So LLMs fail at three levels: /1 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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The most underrated point on this wish list is, as @michaeldweiss.bsky.social points out:
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The most underrated point on this wish list is, as @michaeldweiss.bsky.social points out:
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
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The only way that Ukraine would be forced to accept this deal is if the Europeans gave their support to it. I would be very interested to know how the US has tried to pressure Europe into doing that. This feels like a major break in the US- Rest of the West alliance. It isn’t going away soon
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The only way that Ukraine would be forced to accept this deal is if the Europeans gave their support to it. I would be very interested to know how the US has tried to pressure Europe into doing that. This feels like a major break in the US- Rest of the West alliance. It isn’t going away soon
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"Whitkoff needs a psychiatrist," Politico reports on the reaction of European politicians to the developer's "peace plan."
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"Whitkoff needs a psychiatrist," Politico reports on the reaction of European politicians to the developer's "peace plan."
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When a Swedish minister gets this sassy, it means that they’re furious.
And rightly so. It’s amazing that the small ones have punched so far above their weight, but inexcusable that the bigger ones haven’t followed suit. There simply are capacity limits for the small ones.
And rightly so. It’s amazing that the small ones have punched so far above their weight, but inexcusable that the bigger ones haven’t followed suit. There simply are capacity limits for the small ones.
Nordic countries paying most for Ukraine ‘not sustainable,’ Swedish foreign minister says
The EU must seize Russia’s frozen assets, Maria Malmer Stenergard believes, because any other solution would be unfair to Ukraine’s biggest backers.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
When a Swedish minister gets this sassy, it means that they’re furious.
And rightly so. It’s amazing that the small ones have punched so far above their weight, but inexcusable that the bigger ones haven’t followed suit. There simply are capacity limits for the small ones.
And rightly so. It’s amazing that the small ones have punched so far above their weight, but inexcusable that the bigger ones haven’t followed suit. There simply are capacity limits for the small ones.
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Cheeseburger-eating surrender monkeys 🇺🇸🍔🐒
Call it what it is: betrayal.
Call it what it is: betrayal.
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Cheeseburger-eating surrender monkeys 🇺🇸🍔🐒
Call it what it is: betrayal.
Call it what it is: betrayal.
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This latest iteration of the ”peace plan” for Ukraine reeks of a Russian info op - and as such it’s quite successful, even if the plan itself is not serious or implementable.
This and an update on military (im)mobility in the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
This and an update on military (im)mobility in the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
On "Peace Plans" and Military (Im)Mobility in Europe
In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander discusses persisting lack of military mobility in Europe and likely yet another nothingburger, served by Trump.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This latest iteration of the ”peace plan” for Ukraine reeks of a Russian info op - and as such it’s quite successful, even if the plan itself is not serious or implementable.
This and an update on military (im)mobility in the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
This and an update on military (im)mobility in the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
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@u24.gov.ua @wildhornets.bsky.social @oksii33.ukr.monster @richwoodruff.bsky.social @ukraineaidops.org @69thsb.bsky.social @beethovengroup.bsky.social @y-chornomorets.bsky.social @fellafranca.bsky.social @toonietuesday.bsky.social @trinzu.bsky.social Probably forgot some, but follow them for more.
@derparrot.bsky.social, what's your go-to for donating to support UA?
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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How many more kids must I accidentally murder before you realise it's deliberate?
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
How many more kids must I accidentally murder before you realise it's deliberate?
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On the leaked and thus not-so-secret US-Russia ”peace plan”:
I have read nothing to indicate that it’s any different this time than in February/March, May, and August. The Trump admin is serving the same nothingburger for the fourth time. Media and analysts haven’t learned to see through the noise.
I have read nothing to indicate that it’s any different this time than in February/March, May, and August. The Trump admin is serving the same nothingburger for the fourth time. Media and analysts haven’t learned to see through the noise.
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
On the leaked and thus not-so-secret US-Russia ”peace plan”:
I have read nothing to indicate that it’s any different this time than in February/March, May, and August. The Trump admin is serving the same nothingburger for the fourth time. Media and analysts haven’t learned to see through the noise.
I have read nothing to indicate that it’s any different this time than in February/March, May, and August. The Trump admin is serving the same nothingburger for the fourth time. Media and analysts haven’t learned to see through the noise.
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'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation
'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation
If an EU country is attacked, how long should it take for other member states to allow troops and equipment to cross through their borders to provide reinforcements? A new plan could limit how long one EU member can hold another's military up.
l.euronews.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation
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The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing before our eyes of the rules-based world order, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
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Reading headlines about the US massing forces to Venezuela and ”what is Trump’s aim with the troops ?” reminds me of a certain other country that massed troops at a neighbour’s border 4 years ago and headlines were wondering what Putin’s aim could possibly be
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reading headlines about the US massing forces to Venezuela and ”what is Trump’s aim with the troops ?” reminds me of a certain other country that massed troops at a neighbour’s border 4 years ago and headlines were wondering what Putin’s aim could possibly be
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wag the dog
⚠️ Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days
(No better way to change the subject than starting a war.)
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
(No better way to change the subject than starting a war.)
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days
The potential operations for Venezuela presented to Trump included options for strikes on land, multiple sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
wag the dog
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After a deadline-induced hiatus, the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social is back:
Watching ”A House of Dynamite” inspired me to write about fictional intelligence and nuclear proliferation. Xi nailed it at his meeting with Trump, if he really gets the US to resume nuclear testing.
Watching ”A House of Dynamite” inspired me to write about fictional intelligence and nuclear proliferation. Xi nailed it at his meeting with Trump, if he really gets the US to resume nuclear testing.
Fictional Intelligence: Imagining the Future of (Nuclear) War
In a new Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander writes about FICINT and what movies tell us about the present and the future. And how Trump is encouraging nuclear proliferation.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
After a deadline-induced hiatus, the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social is back:
Watching ”A House of Dynamite” inspired me to write about fictional intelligence and nuclear proliferation. Xi nailed it at his meeting with Trump, if he really gets the US to resume nuclear testing.
Watching ”A House of Dynamite” inspired me to write about fictional intelligence and nuclear proliferation. Xi nailed it at his meeting with Trump, if he really gets the US to resume nuclear testing.
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Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
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Map of radio frequency interference mapped from space (via SMAP) overlaid with GPSJAM data.
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Map of radio frequency interference mapped from space (via SMAP) overlaid with GPSJAM data.
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Another sleepless night for Russia, as Ukrainian forces continue their deep-strike campaign, now a new element of daily life in the country. Ukraine successfully hit multiple important targets tonight
🧵Thread:
1. Video showing the aftermath of the attack on the refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod:
🧵Thread:
1. Video showing the aftermath of the attack on the refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod:
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Another sleepless night for Russia, as Ukrainian forces continue their deep-strike campaign, now a new element of daily life in the country. Ukraine successfully hit multiple important targets tonight
🧵Thread:
1. Video showing the aftermath of the attack on the refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod:
🧵Thread:
1. Video showing the aftermath of the attack on the refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod:
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The fukuyamian mistake we keep making about trumpism and democracy -
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The fukuyamian mistake we keep making about trumpism and democracy -
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