After almost 4 years of not fighting against Russia, the US decided to capitulate.

🦩 BBC Earth presents: the migrating Ukrainian Flamingo, with David Attenborough. See a flock of Ukrainian Flamingos migrating east for the winter. They will nest in oil refineries, ammo depots, and other suddenly-warm places throughout the Russian swamps. Nature is beautiful🥹

Anyone else receiveng chat requests from obviously fake accounts demanding that I verify my account using some sketchy link? The actual bluesky support team isn't responding to my reports but at least the accounts seem to disappear and I'm not banned so I guess my conclusion is correct.

The US has made more explosive nuclear tests than all other countries combined, and has the best data available. Ending the moratorium would only give China and Russia a chance to catch up.

“SMO" now is just 2 months shorter than the "Great Patriotic war" 1941-1945 against Germany. At the same time Soviets were almost in Berlin. Russia is around Pokrovsk, town 41km from Donetsk from where they started invasion almost 4 years ago. Thats the perspective.

Italian Senator Carlo Calenda left Jeffrey Sachs literally speechless and shocked by calling him a liar and someone who repeats Russian propaganda narratives. I believe this is exactly how public accountability should work - when a liar is called a liar.

Updating my LEGO White House

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

From about 2 weeks ago

In Alaska, Putin launched into a lengthy historical monologue that angered Trump, forcing him to raise his voice and even threaten to leave - FT

In a potential indicator of Russia's post-Putin foreign policy, intelligence services loyal to the balding man sitting on the right spent 8 years trying to kill the bearded man sitting on the left

"My absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the USA,” Friedrich Merz

Hi all, I just published my latest Missile Matters post on the precarious state of Europe's mini jet engine industry, a sector that is critical to Europe's missile rearmament but remains underappreciated. Access the post here: missilematters.substack.com/p/small-thru... Short summary below. 1/7

“Ukraine is now using its own weapons to hit russia and no longer consult Washington regarding where it strikes.” - Zelensky

In the long term I'd argue it might be better for Europeans to suddenly realise and adapt to a new reality where Americans can no longer relied on rather than arrive at the same place after false hopes through a painfully drawn out process

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When Russia talks “security guarantees” they mean deploying Chinese and Belarusian troops on Ukrainian soil with a mandate to do whatever Moscow wants. Incredible to see how gullible some people are about obvious Kremlin shithousery.

Stephen Miller just accused Ca Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass of “CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY." Mental. The people in charge of America are not well.

Putin and Trump might think that they can do a new Yalta and divide the world, but they don't have the power to enforce it. It's a bit like trying to sell your neighbor's house.

Russia has closed off the airspace in a 500 km long zone along the western coast of Novaya Zemlya from August 7 to 12. Observation ships are in position, weather is good and aircraft for measuring radioactivity are on stand-by. Crazy stuff.

President Obama was weak and took advice from the incompetent Susan Rice. President Biden was weak and took advice from the incompetent Jake Sullivan. Trump is weaker than both of them by a mile. He is a russian asset and takes orders from Putin.

His health is failing. He’s caught in an accelerating scandal that he can’t control. When his end comes it will be Shakespearian. Perhaps even Caesarian. “There is a tide in the affairs of men.”

Following Israel’s strikes on Iran, a Research Istanbul poll shows 71% of Turks now support developing nuclear weapons.

Europe says that 30% tariffs will destroy American-EU trade. Canada was hit with 35%. Trump says he is "disappointed" with Putin and "may" impose tariffs. He claims 35% is the final deal for Canada. Canadians know this man is our enemy and are holding the line. Our politicians must stand firm.

Court decision: Confiscated mordor assets will not be returned. yle.fi/a/74-2017252...

Everything Orban is saying here, is false: 1. Ukraine and Europe have not lost the war. All macro trends pointing in the opposite direction. 2. Victory is easy. We just need to make it our war goal. 3. Diplomacy is exhausted. It’s time for military strength.

I am absolutely sure in our victory. I just need it to happen while I’m still functional.

seems to me that someone who lies about where they were born shouldn't be working in the White House www.occrp.org/en/news/excl...

Canadians are vacationing at home. International tourists are choosing Canada. It's not just the insults, or the tariffs. It's too dangerous to go to America. ICE's powers are without limit. We can't go to a country that treats international visitors as new enemies instead of historic allies.

Reuters: "Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on goods from Japan and South Korea, starting on Aug. 1." Trump punishes nice allies while he has not imposed any tariff on Russia or Belarus & no new sanctions either. Trump is transparently for our enemies & against our friends.

Europeans sit back, passive and afraid, as militants of the russian terrorist state prey on their society with impunity. Americans sit back, passive and afraid, as russian asset Trump transforms the USA to fascism. Ukrainians defend Western civilization without fighting allies.

So Musk is behind Massie changing the vote, promising to bankroll his campaign. Will he make these folks represent his own party? I wouldn’t be surprised.

Russians are celebrating their great victory over the United States and anticipating being able to kill more Ukrainians as a result.

Trump's policy on Russia & Ukraine appears clear: 1. No more military or financial support for Ukraine. 2. Swift ending of US sanctions on Russia. 3. Hope that Russia will defeat Ukraine. Europe, Canada & Japan have to stand up & deliver more support for Ukraine (& themselves)!

The Trump administration, by cutting supplies of air defense ammunition to democratic Ukraine at the very time fascist Russia is increasing air attacks on Ukrainian civilians, gives every appearance of working in tandem with the Kremlin.

Should be obvious put apparently needs saying: US giving Russia some sanctions relief in exchange for nothing increases the chances of more war and decreases the chances of negotiated peace. Reducing the burden on Russia encourages them to fight for more, rather than stop attacking or compromise.

As Trump was creating chaos at NATO and in the Middle East Canada and the EU were diligently planning a new future. The Prime Minister describes it as a hinge moment in history. Our future lies in Europe. This is a dramatic change. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-hinge-...

"We can capture the CO2 with quicklime!" "And how do you make quicklime?" "You heat limestone to release the CO2!" "Exactly the same amount of CO2 as you capture?" "Well, no..." "So isn't this actually releasing MORE CO2?" "We'll use GREEN quicklime!" "Is that a real thing?" "No."

I have nothing more to say. This is a NATO Summit in the midst of 2(+) wars.

Anyone else who would get barred from entry into the USA because you have a "negative" meme of JD Vance on your phone?

There’s reason to believe Russia’s military and political leadership may assume the same logic applies if they move into parts of the Baltics. After all, why would people in Spain, Greece, Italy, or Portugal risk nuclear war over Daugavpils or Klaipeda?

"To this day, Merz does not believe that his Washington source misinformed him. The NATO withdrawal announcement had been prepared, he believes. Trump changed his mind at the last minute." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Trump theory of international relations: wars are over when he gets bored with them.

On the eve of the #NATO summit, my latest piece for @cepa.org takes a fairly direct and candid look at the major challenge posed by Trump's United States and its bromance with Russia to the functioning of the organization. Europeans cannot afford to sit back and do nothing. cepa.org/article/de-a...

You'd think Elon would be familiar with the phrase "Garbage In, Garbage Out". Having a LLM decide what the correct version of the entirety of human knowledge is, deciding what's "wrong" and deleting "errors", in a recursive fashion, is a profoundly stupid idea, even for Elon.

Incredible the level of resources that CENTCOM can snap their fingers and materialize at will while the idea of giving Ukraine artillery munitions is depicted as an impossible task that would destroy the American war fighting ability.

Putin: “All talks about Russia's intentions to attack NATO are nonsense.” Translation: Russia will attack NATO.