Thomas K.
@thoka01.bsky.social
Passionate about politics 📊 , Georgist, Ukraine 🇺🇦, Analog photography📷 curious, learning.
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"Do not give one inch in negotiations, because there will always be people in the West who will offer you something. And in the end, you will have one third or even one half
of something you didn't have before."
- Kaja Kallas on russian tactics of negotiation:
of something you didn't have before."
- Kaja Kallas on russian tactics of negotiation:
November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Do not give one inch in negotiations, because there will always be people in the West who will offer you something. And in the end, you will have one third or even one half
of something you didn't have before."
- Kaja Kallas on russian tactics of negotiation:
of something you didn't have before."
- Kaja Kallas on russian tactics of negotiation:
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Senior German officials have accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of deliberately abusing parliamentary powers to collect and likely pass secret information about the country's military capabilities and the state of critical infrastructure to Russia.
Source: Der Spiegel
Source: Der Spiegel
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Senior German officials have accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of deliberately abusing parliamentary powers to collect and likely pass secret information about the country's military capabilities and the state of critical infrastructure to Russia.
Source: Der Spiegel
Source: Der Spiegel
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European liberals condemn Georgian Dream’s move to ban opposition, including @LeloStrong. These are authoritarian tactics, not EU values.
We demand free elections and the release of political prisoners. ALDE stands with Georgia’s fight for democracy 🇬🇪
#StandWithGeorgia #ALDEParty
We demand free elections and the release of political prisoners. ALDE stands with Georgia’s fight for democracy 🇬🇪
#StandWithGeorgia #ALDEParty
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
European liberals condemn Georgian Dream’s move to ban opposition, including @LeloStrong. These are authoritarian tactics, not EU values.
We demand free elections and the release of political prisoners. ALDE stands with Georgia’s fight for democracy 🇬🇪
#StandWithGeorgia #ALDEParty
We demand free elections and the release of political prisoners. ALDE stands with Georgia’s fight for democracy 🇬🇪
#StandWithGeorgia #ALDEParty
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Orwell was right about everything.😏
October 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Orwell was right about everything.😏
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European Democrats #Europe #FBR #FBPE
@democrats_eu
#Germany is facing a new threat: #Russian hybrid warfare. Intelligence services have warned of “low-level agents” — ordinary civilians, often recruited online, paid to commit sabotage, surveillance or spread disinformation.⬇️
@democrats_eu
#Germany is facing a new threat: #Russian hybrid warfare. Intelligence services have warned of “low-level agents” — ordinary civilians, often recruited online, paid to commit sabotage, surveillance or spread disinformation.⬇️
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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The federal government raised $195 billion in customs duties in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, according to the final Monthly Treasury Statement of FY 2025.
That is tiny, 0.6% of US 2025 GDP.
Trump's talk about trillions in tariff revenues=lies.
www.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/report...
That is tiny, 0.6% of US 2025 GDP.
Trump's talk about trillions in tariff revenues=lies.
www.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/report...
www.fiscal.treasury.gov
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The federal government raised $195 billion in customs duties in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, according to the final Monthly Treasury Statement of FY 2025.
That is tiny, 0.6% of US 2025 GDP.
Trump's talk about trillions in tariff revenues=lies.
www.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/report...
That is tiny, 0.6% of US 2025 GDP.
Trump's talk about trillions in tariff revenues=lies.
www.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/report...
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Despite tough Western sanctions, Russian tankers transport billions of dollars worth of oil through the Baltic Sea every day.
Lithuanian tankers Rina and Zircone supply fuel to ships belonging to the Russian "shadow fleet".
censor.net/en/news/3581...
Lithuanian tankers Rina and Zircone supply fuel to ships belonging to the Russian "shadow fleet".
censor.net/en/news/3581...
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Despite tough Western sanctions, Russian tankers transport billions of dollars worth of oil through the Baltic Sea every day.
Lithuanian tankers Rina and Zircone supply fuel to ships belonging to the Russian "shadow fleet".
censor.net/en/news/3581...
Lithuanian tankers Rina and Zircone supply fuel to ships belonging to the Russian "shadow fleet".
censor.net/en/news/3581...
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Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato,Norway’s defence minister has warned,the Telegraph reports.
▪️"Russia is building up on the Kola peninsula ...where one of the largest arsenals of nuclear warheads in the world is located.⤵️
▪️"Russia is building up on the Kola peninsula ...where one of the largest arsenals of nuclear warheads in the world is located.⤵️
October 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato,Norway’s defence minister has warned,the Telegraph reports.
▪️"Russia is building up on the Kola peninsula ...where one of the largest arsenals of nuclear warheads in the world is located.⤵️
▪️"Russia is building up on the Kola peninsula ...where one of the largest arsenals of nuclear warheads in the world is located.⤵️
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⚡️ Ukraine's foreign minister believes long-range missiles in Ukraine will stop Russian attacks
Ukraine's foreign minister believes long-range missiles in Ukraine will stop Russian attacks
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sibiha has said that sufficient long-range missile capability would allow Ukraine to deprive Russia of the means to carry out its terror campaign.
www.pravda.com.ua
October 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
⚡️ Ukraine's foreign minister believes long-range missiles in Ukraine will stop Russian attacks
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Anything Jasmine Crockett says is
Worth Repeating........
Worth Repeating........
October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Anything Jasmine Crockett says is
Worth Repeating........
Worth Repeating........
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"Intelligence agencies across Europe are burying decades of distrust and starting to build a shared intelligence operation to counter Russian aggression — a move accelerated by the new American capriciousness in supporting its traditional allies." www.politico.eu/article/euro...
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"Intelligence agencies across Europe are burying decades of distrust and starting to build a shared intelligence operation to counter Russian aggression — a move accelerated by the new American capriciousness in supporting its traditional allies." www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Could Greenland become the next flashpoint in transatlantic relations? My piece for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/gree...
www.politico.eu/article/gree...
Greenland could become biggest car crash in transatlantic relations
The Danes are right: If the U.S. president presses ahead in the autonomous territory, others can and will follow elsewhere.
www.politico.eu
October 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Could Greenland become the next flashpoint in transatlantic relations? My piece for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/gree...
www.politico.eu/article/gree...
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Polish and Romanian authorities have detained three Ukrainian nationals accused of planning sabotage acts on behalf of Russia.
One of the suspects, a 21-year-old Ukrainian working at a warehouse near Warsaw, was apprehended by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW), while⤵️
One of the suspects, a 21-year-old Ukrainian working at a warehouse near Warsaw, was apprehended by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW), while⤵️
October 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Polish and Romanian authorities have detained three Ukrainian nationals accused of planning sabotage acts on behalf of Russia.
One of the suspects, a 21-year-old Ukrainian working at a warehouse near Warsaw, was apprehended by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW), while⤵️
One of the suspects, a 21-year-old Ukrainian working at a warehouse near Warsaw, was apprehended by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW), while⤵️
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Did she fall head first?
This is on you, Angela. You fed Russia with money and rewarded every act of aggression with shiny new pipelines. The least you could do now is have the decency to shut the hell up.
This is on you, Angela. You fed Russia with money and rewarded every act of aggression with shiny new pipelines. The least you could do now is have the decency to shut the hell up.
October 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Did she fall head first?
This is on you, Angela. You fed Russia with money and rewarded every act of aggression with shiny new pipelines. The least you could do now is have the decency to shut the hell up.
This is on you, Angela. You fed Russia with money and rewarded every act of aggression with shiny new pipelines. The least you could do now is have the decency to shut the hell up.
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October 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Zelenskyy:
Putin will not wait for the war in #Ukraine to end;he will open some other front.No one knew which one.But there is no doubt that he wants it.He’s testing Europe’s capabilities.He has found that Europeans currently don’t have the ability to protect their skies from modern Russian drones
Putin will not wait for the war in #Ukraine to end;he will open some other front.No one knew which one.But there is no doubt that he wants it.He’s testing Europe’s capabilities.He has found that Europeans currently don’t have the ability to protect their skies from modern Russian drones
September 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Zelenskyy:
Putin will not wait for the war in #Ukraine to end;he will open some other front.No one knew which one.But there is no doubt that he wants it.He’s testing Europe’s capabilities.He has found that Europeans currently don’t have the ability to protect their skies from modern Russian drones
Putin will not wait for the war in #Ukraine to end;he will open some other front.No one knew which one.But there is no doubt that he wants it.He’s testing Europe’s capabilities.He has found that Europeans currently don’t have the ability to protect their skies from modern Russian drones
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Russia is helping prepare China to attack Taiwan, documents suggest
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Russia is helping prepare China to attack Taiwan, documents suggest
Russia is using its battlefield experience to give Chinese airborne units the training and technical knowhow to carry out lightning-fast operations.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Russia is helping prepare China to attack Taiwan, documents suggest
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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President of Finland Alexander Stubb:
"When we look at war, there are elements of it that are brutal, vulgar, and unethical. But the kidnapping of children, I think, goes beyond all of that. And we have to think that it's not only about the children being abducted⤵️
"When we look at war, there are elements of it that are brutal, vulgar, and unethical. But the kidnapping of children, I think, goes beyond all of that. And we have to think that it's not only about the children being abducted⤵️
September 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
President of Finland Alexander Stubb:
"When we look at war, there are elements of it that are brutal, vulgar, and unethical. But the kidnapping of children, I think, goes beyond all of that. And we have to think that it's not only about the children being abducted⤵️
"When we look at war, there are elements of it that are brutal, vulgar, and unethical. But the kidnapping of children, I think, goes beyond all of that. And we have to think that it's not only about the children being abducted⤵️
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Xi and Putin’s “no limits” partnership in action.
September 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Xi and Putin’s “no limits” partnership in action.
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Chinese cargo ship docks in Russian-occupied Crimea
Heng Yang 9 stops in Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, which has been under western sanctions since 2014
www.ft.com/content/93c2...
Heng Yang 9 stops in Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, which has been under western sanctions since 2014
www.ft.com/content/93c2...
September 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Chinese cargo ship docks in Russian-occupied Crimea
Heng Yang 9 stops in Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, which has been under western sanctions since 2014
www.ft.com/content/93c2...
Heng Yang 9 stops in Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, which has been under western sanctions since 2014
www.ft.com/content/93c2...
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The Russians were in EU's airspace for 12 minutes and didn't get shot down? What happened? Did the air defense malfunction?
Just kidding. I know what it was. Nobody dared giving the order to shoot them down. Somebody wanted to make sure the Russians are reminded we are cowards.
Just kidding. I know what it was. Nobody dared giving the order to shoot them down. Somebody wanted to make sure the Russians are reminded we are cowards.
Russia violated Estonian airspace with three MiG-31s today - "unprecedentedly brazen," says Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna
The fighter jets remained in Estonian territory for 12 minutes in the 3rd Russian incursion into NATO territory this month
euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/19/r...
The fighter jets remained in Estonian territory for 12 minutes in the 3rd Russian incursion into NATO territory this month
euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/19/r...
Russian warplanes violated Estonia’s airspace – Tallinn
Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace on Friday amid heightened tensions with NATO, the Estonian Foreign Ministry reported.
euromaidanpress.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Russians were in EU's airspace for 12 minutes and didn't get shot down? What happened? Did the air defense malfunction?
Just kidding. I know what it was. Nobody dared giving the order to shoot them down. Somebody wanted to make sure the Russians are reminded we are cowards.
Just kidding. I know what it was. Nobody dared giving the order to shoot them down. Somebody wanted to make sure the Russians are reminded we are cowards.
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There is no excuse for political violence in America. And no excuse for a U.S. president using a heinous killing as an occasion to treat his political opponents as accomplices to murder and threatening to use the full power of the government to attack them.
September 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
There is no excuse for political violence in America. And no excuse for a U.S. president using a heinous killing as an occasion to treat his political opponents as accomplices to murder and threatening to use the full power of the government to attack them.
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We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn’t. And we know it.
September 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn’t. And we know it.
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Europe has to face reality - & we have to get ready to defend ourselves, fast.
Old production & procurement quantities & timescales are not fit for the fight we face - or to deter it from happening.
We must embrace & leverage our tech strength to move to affordable mass.
Old production & procurement quantities & timescales are not fit for the fight we face - or to deter it from happening.
We must embrace & leverage our tech strength to move to affordable mass.
We would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn’t. And we know it.
September 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Europe has to face reality - & we have to get ready to defend ourselves, fast.
Old production & procurement quantities & timescales are not fit for the fight we face - or to deter it from happening.
We must embrace & leverage our tech strength to move to affordable mass.
Old production & procurement quantities & timescales are not fit for the fight we face - or to deter it from happening.
We must embrace & leverage our tech strength to move to affordable mass.