Xiaowang
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@xiaowangxiao.bsky.social
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Great take from @anderspucknielsen.dk putting Europe's support of Ukraine into context

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTN...
Europe's great power move: EU secures Ukraine funding
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Here is a gift link to the NYT Trump Epstein article that has explosive new claims.

The piece briefly touches on 14-year-old Jane Doe, who says Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I wrote about that last month (link below.)

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Liebe Bluesky-Gemeinde, was Friedrich Merz hier macht, ist beeindruckend. Endlich. Gegen Trump, Putin und die europäischen Wackler. Das Risiko ist hoch, um so mehr verdient das Respekt.
December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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I full agree with @jeremycliffe.bsky.social

“the continent needs a warp-speed effort to reduce its dependence on the US.”
Against Donald Trump, a Europe that abandons its illusions and wields its coercive power
For Jeremy Cliffe, editorial director at the ECFR think tank, the administration’s National Security Strategy confirms that both Europe and Washington misunderstand their relationship. In his analysis...
agendapublica.es
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.

I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.

🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Today's customs union vote is entirely symbolic, it's true. But what does it symbolise that no one is now arguing *for* Brexit?

thecritic.co.uk/regr...
December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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An incredible story from @shaneharris.bsky.social - on the Iranian cyber officer he once knew.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
They Killed My Source
A man claiming to be an Iranian intelligence officer promised me he would reveal his country’s secrets. Then he disappeared.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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First, leave X. Leave X. Now.
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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If they implement the NSS, and to be clear, there is every reason to believe they are already, it could destroy the alliance.

"The strategy signals that the Trump administration plans to orchestrate the downfall of almost all of Europe’s political leaders." www.csis.org/analysis/nss...
The NSS That Could Destroy the NATO Alliance
The latest U.S. National Security Strategy doesn’t just sideline Europe—it seeks to reshape its politics, backing nationalist parties and challenging the European Union in ways that could push the tra...
www.csis.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Eine hervorragende Recherche meines Kollegen @ingomalcher.bsky.social über die neuesten Aktivitäten der Moskau Connection in Union und SPD www.zeit.de/2025/52/gehe...
Schattendiplomatie in Abu Dhabi: Die geheimen Treffen der deutsch-russischen Freunde
Frühere deutsche Spitzenpolitiker und Lobbyisten knüpfen in Abu Dhabi enge Kontakte mit Kreml-Vertrauten. Sogar ein Besuch in Deutschland ist nun wohl geplant.
www.zeit.de
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov

Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.

Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.

We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.

observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Meine Sonntagskolumne handelt von der jüngsten Welle amerikanischer (oder russischer) Friedenspläne, die alle paar Wochen oder Monate wieder auftauchen, als steckten wir in einer Endlosschleife à la ‚Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier‘. www.kleinezeitung.at/politik/auss...
Experte Gady analysiert : Wird der neue Friedensplan der USA den Krieg in der Ukraine beenden?
Die Kernpunkte des US-Friedensplans für die Ukraine sind bereits mehrmals verhandelt, abgeschwächt und verworfen worden. Sie blenden die militärische Realität an der Front aus.
www.kleinezeitung.at
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Carlo Masala: Angriffskrieg lohnt sich wieder. Was die USA als Friedensplan für die Ukraine verstehen, ist für Russland ein großer Sieg – auch über die Nato. Die Ukraine kann das nicht akzeptieren. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Friedensplan der USA: Angriffskrieg lohnt sich wieder
Was die USA als Friedensplan für die Ukraine verstehen, ist für Russland ein großer Sieg – auch über die Nato. Die Ukraine kann das nicht akzeptieren.
www.zeit.de
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
This picture is worth 1,000 words.
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Generalsekretär #Xi sucht die Konfrontation. Das ist ein Teil der Wahrheit. Der andere: Er setzt Chinas strategische Geschichtspolitik nur konsequent fort - und liefert die #USA und #Europa den Folgen ihrer schneidenden Arroganz aus. #Tauchsieder @wiwo www.wiwo.de/politik/ausl...
WirtschaftsWoche
www.wiwo.de
November 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Und hier noch meine Focus Kolumne von dieser Woche.

www.focusplus.de/politik/ukra...
November 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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"...it seems unsustainable for those who care about British democracy to remain on a platform whose owner is fixated on its very destruction."
I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X
The platform has quietly dragged British politics into a dark place
inews.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Von Stadtbildern und Weltlagen: Und wieder sind zehn Tage rum, in denen Deutschland um seinen Bauchnabel kreiste - und einenWelt sich einfach weiter drehte, in der wir zB China dabei zusehen, wie es mit dem Wohlstand Europas spielt. #Tauchsieder @wiwo www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
WirtschaftsWoche
www.wiwo.de
October 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM