I totally believe this. Iran probably just DM’ed him: “Hey bestie, we’re falling apart lol. Can you open the Hormuz Strait? We’re trying to find a new leader but we’re all so stressed!! Tysm for understanding! xoxo.”

un fou qui mal y pense

I wonder why that might be? Could the concept of "Margin" be a factor? Or "market fit" Or "consumer segment choice set" ?

Sorry for the many reposts; sometimes it makes sense to just go with a pre-made thought. Or a quotation. Or Nietzsche. Or Books. Yeah, reading is the number one cause for all kinds of thoughts.

One could also invoke the "needs of the many" thoughts, here, but then, ....

This is turning to be a regular...

Errrr, please see me after class, the two of you.

That about sums up my yesterday evening.

Anyone for ... a quick discussion on the visibility of women???

No Way!!! 😱

Gives survival of the fittest quite a spin. But who´d quote Darwins epigones, anyhow.

The more I read about the Dunning-Kruger effect, the less I think I understand it.

Somewhere Bismarck is looking down in confusion as Germany projects power by sending 4,000 pensioners, 12 buffet stations and a TUI loyalty program through the Strait of Hormuz

New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally. It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...

Please give a read.

Orban was funding the Reform support network.

This would need a bit more attention www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

I´m usually not one to place the bug at the banquet, but I share the caution in Politico´s commentary... the cow´s off the roof, true, but the learning is probably a different one, here. www.politico.eu/article/hung...

I am once again asking

If you don´t learn from history...

I think, then, she should sue and see what comes out in Discovery.

Es ist wunderbar zu beobachten, wenn "Minister" etwas vom Umfang ihres "Ministeriums" verstehen. Man muß @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social nicht zwingend mögen, seine Haltung nicht gutheissen, aber BITTE hört und lest was der Mann zu sagen hat. (und auch so einiges was er _nicht_ sagt).

It´s starting to smoke at the edges when an US Under Secretary for "War" is reminding the Papal Representative to the US that force might be used. I don´t share a lot of @christopherjhale.bsky.social views, but this is an must-read... religion aside. www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-pentag...

„ Ich scheiss Dich so zu mit Geld. Und dann gehörst Du mir!“ Dieses Filmzutat von #MarioAdorf altert ( leider) nicht. Rest in Peace

Because I have had some criticism on a quib about US / Hungary and Russia, please spend a minute here: www.politico.eu/article/hung...

Sure is! always has been! Ours however more so than theirs! Don´t question that! (ask the Babylonians)

The US far right wants to ensure the European far right to remain in power to support the flow of information and money to the Russian far right in exchange for economic control over non-far right minded areas. Not that hard...

Groundhog war.

Weirdly, this is kind of how I grew up.

Agree....

I see that the ceasefire is going about as well as i expected it to. #IranWar www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

out in the road today I saw a rasta flag on a cybertruck a little voice inside my head said don't look back, you can never look back

Either you learn from history or...

There is NO SUCH THING as too much fried chicken.

Yeah, that must be the case.

Meanwhile, in Glasgow #glasgow #scotland #sign #ice #funny

Iran's 10 point plan seems to put them in a better position than they were in before the war www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

If you needed proof that some decisions should never have been made. Loss of lives, property destroyed, overall situation fu*ed up entirely. And someone is going to sell this as a success.

Yes, quite so.

The President of the United States would like everyone to know that he is acting with criminal intent, in case there was any ambiguity.

Ahm..yes.

Absolutely!

On the positive side... let´s hope that Starmer is not immediately crucified. And that Reform are measured by their weight.

There are interviews, studies and expert articles on the topic of Russia holding back because of Nato and it´s frustration on the "relationship". But then, it took a few years, money from obscure sources and a sockpuppet to finally establish a more "tactically positive" situation in Europe.

Weeeelll, not every newpaper actually is independent. And once you battle with the yellows, it turn ugly, fast.

Kann man mal gelesen haben

This is all too real. These days, satire is just news but in teaser format.

Hm, I wonder what Russia had to gain by doing this... ... did someone say "oil"? Or drawing supplies away from Ukraine? lifting trade sanctions on "oil" ? Selling tech back to Iran for more drones to be produced? or "oil"?

As was to be, like, kind of, under certain lights, to be expected.

Quite ahead of his time, the gentleman. Quod licet Jovi...