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Wenn Reality Checks das sich über längere Zeit aufgebaut habende Bauchgefühl bestätigen. Oder auch: Warum ich nicht mehr, bzw. nur noch sehr selten passiv mitlesend, auf X bin: theatlantic.com/technology/2…
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My interview with International Wire: why NATO SG Mark Rutte seemingly never read v Clausewitz, why Ukraine is part and parcel of Europe's future balance of power, why strategic courage is such a rare leadership skill and denial of Trumpian policies won't help Europe to safeguard what we value most: democratic freedom and security. theinternationalwire.com/ins…
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TODAY: Hundreds of thousands in Minnesota braved -10°F weather to march through downtown Minneapolis as part of the statewide general strike demanding ICE out of the Twin Cities.
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A „Framework of a future deal“?
And Rutte negotiated on behalf of whom? Denmark? The other 30 allies? Based on a NAC decision?
Quel bordel.
Nothing is off the table with DT. I hope Europe gets it.
@NATO @ZDF @DanishMFA @TimesRadio @EmmanuelMacron
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A message addressed to “dear Donald” triggered a striking response – here is the Norwegian prime minister’s message.
Norwegian newspaper VG has now published the full wording of the message that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to send a notable reply to Norway’s Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre.
The message was sent at 3:48 p.m. on Sunday, 18 January.
It is signed “Alex and Jonas,” with “Alex” referring to Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb:
“Dear Mr President, dear Donald – regarding transatlantic relations – regarding Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine – and your tariff announcement yesterday.
You know our positions on these issues. However, we believe that we should all work to calm the situation and de-escalate – so much is happening around us, and we need to stand together.
We propose a call with you later today – with both of us or individually – please give us a hint as to what you prefer!
Best regards – Alex and Jonas.”
According to VG, Trump’s response followed shortly thereafter, at 4:15 p.m. the same day:
“Dear Jonas: Since your country decided not to award me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped more than eight wars, I no longer feel an obligation to think exclusively about peace, although it will always be dominant, but can now think about what is good and right for the United States.”
–Berlingske (Danish newspaper)
On point:
ICYMI on March 4, 2025, this is from my article:
“Here is how it will go: the annexation of Greenland, the disintegration of NATO, the destruction of the European Union that Trump will no longer recognize, and the economic war between America and Europe.”
thedailybeast.com/putins-pal…
... richtig zu machen. Sich Ziele zu setzen, aber sich nicht mehr an die Schritte erinnern zu können, die nötig sind, um diese Ziele zu erreichen. Und natürlich: Sich neue Informationen und mehrteilige Handlungsschritte kaum bzw. höchstens über kurze Zeit hinweg merken zu können.
Die Kollateralschäden, die bereits entstanden sind, und die bei weiterem Insistieren auf nicht altersgerechten bzw. lebensqualitätsfeindlichen Massnahmen in #Pflegeheimen zunehmend entstehen würden, übersteigen das allgemeine Lebensrisiko hingegen mE schon längst sehr deutlich.
Und, präventiv angemerkt: Nein, das ist keine US-only-Debatte. Nahezu jedes Maga-Thema schwappt in hiesige Diskurse über. Bzw. genauer gesagt: Wird aktiv in hiesige Diskurse gepusht. Von Accounts, von denen sicher ähnlich viele ebenso zweifelhaft-fiktive Hintergründe haben.
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We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago begins in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
ALT Text card: "One way to criticize the text is to imagine that it is intended as a peace settlement and then note some shortcomings. But this is to normalize a document that obviously has other purposes than peace: namely, imperialism and profiteering. The fundamental problem of this text is its deliberate and characteristically Russian unreality. The text begins from the world as it is not." Timothy Snyder, "Russian Unreality and American Weakness" Link to full essay in profile
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There is a glaringly obvious message for Europe in the 28 point plan: This is the end of the end.
We have been told repeatedly and unambiguously that Ukraine’s security, and therefore Europe’s security, will be Europe’s responsibility. And now it is. Entirely.
If you are a European leader asking your team to book you on the next flight to Washington to go talk to Daddy, please don’t.
Not without a plan, not cap in hand, not humiliating us all in front of the cameras at the Oval office.
Europe is our continent, our future is decided here, not there. We aren’t poor, we have options, we can finally decide to assist Ukraine to the full extent of our very extensive capabilities, restore European dignity and defend Europe.
Or we can continue to wait for the miracle we now know is not coming.
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Ich habe eine Replik auf die These von Jens Jessen geschrieben, die Linke sei schuld am Rechtsruck.
(Geschenklink)
zeit.de/politik/deutschland/…
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Mal knapp erklärt, was wirklich Frau Brosius-Gersdorfs Position zum Abtreibungsrecht ist: 1) In ersten 12 Wochen: Aktuell: rechtswidrig, aber straffrei nach Beratung und bei Abbruch durch Arzt; B-G: ganz legal (auch nicht rechtswidrig). 2.) Mittlere Phase: Aktuell: Strafbar, 1/n
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Diesen Thread widme ich allen, die (wahrheitswidrig) behauptet haben, das BVerfG habe in bisheriger Rechtssprechung das ungeborene Leben als Grundrechtsträger der Menschenwürde betrachtet.
Eine solche Betrachtungsweise hätte tiefgreifende verfassungsrechtliche, politische
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Reizthema ist die Abtreibung, die Frage, ob das ungeborene Kind den Schutz der Menschenwürde genießt.
„Es gibt gute Gründe dafür, dass die Menschenwürdegarantie erst ab Geburt gilt.“ 🧵 sueddeutsche.de/politik/bund…
Über Psyche und Politik, bzw. wie das ehem. zur Beschreibung der Sowjet-Realität entwickelte Konzept der "Hypernormalisierung" uns evt. helfen kann, die "flood-the-zone-with-shit"-Gegenwart zu verstehen - und zu verändern! Leseempfehlung: theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Word!
The amount of hot air expended by political leaders in the last 4 months could lift the Hindenburg. How about:
US Congress members stop threatening harsh new sanctions on Russia, vote on them
European leaders stop saying you have non existent red lines for new sanctions, just put them into place.
And US and European supporters of Ukraine, stop believing the world is made up of rainbows and butterflies, and devise concrete plans to arm Ukraine.
All of this requires that people stop dancing to Trump’s tune…
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Russians unleash massive disinformation operations using fake versions of popular western news sites to push artificial stories about Ukraine-Russia Istanbul talks.
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