Pacifism is a horrible ideology for privileged cowards. It only benefits aggressors like Russia by ensuring their victims remain defenseless. There is nothing moral about standing by while a genocide happens and calling it peace

Just days ago, Witkoff told us on @cnbc.com that Putin said he WASN'T sharing intel and that we had to "take him at his word."

We have been blessed with two great credulity tests for public thinkers: 1. Who they thought is at fault for onslaught on Ukraine, and 2. What they thought of Trump. Failure in either ought to be disqualifying for further consideration in any position of importance.

Trump allies are quietly buying up the information space. They own most social media platforms and will soon own a massive chunk of traditional television networks. Handing the entire public discourse over to a few partisan billionaires is incredibly dangerous

Tää näyttää keskeiseltä pointilta. Ihan mielenkiintoista nähdä mitä tapahtuu. Ku nykyiset akateemiset kannustinjärjestelmät kannustaa puskemaan ihmisen tekemää mäskiä kilokauplalla noihin kalliisiin journaleihin. Ja yhtäkkiä onkin mahdollista tehddä sitä samaa paskaa nopeammin.

And Europe still hasn't ordered SAMP/T, NASAMS, Skyranger, or any other air defence system in large quantities even after 4 years of war.

This is a fucking travesty. “In just three days of fighting in the Middle East, more than 800 Patriot missiles were used — more than Ukraine has received throughout the entire Russian full-scale invasion.” (A year’s worth of production or more, btw) kyivindependent.com/over-800-pat...

Tragedy and farce, at the same time.

White House Spokesperson: it doesn't matter whether Russia is passing intelligence to Iran.

Ali Khamenei is dead, and the world is undeniably better for it. A brutal dictator whose legacy is nothing but oppression at home and a trail of Ukrainian and Middle Eastern blood abroad. He won't be missed. Good riddance

Norjan malli.

Now THAT's a headline. "The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents" fortune.com/2026/02/21/l...

We do know. They are not.

The ‘world order’ didn’t collapse bc Russia invaded Ukraine. It collapsed because the free world chose not to stop them. By refusing to use our wealth & power to defend even a European democracy, we showed dictators everywhere that aggression pays. That was the death blow. We did this to ourselves.

Such a powerful image in Le Monde. (The writing on the plane says "Neutral athletes") Cartoon by: Letton Gatis Sluka

If I told you in March 2022 that four years later Ukraine would still hold the line against Russia’s full force, you would have been shocked. Do not let time blind you. Ukraine’s survival is a massive victory. Russia failed to erase them and will continue to fail

The second army in the world is fighting for nothing. Russia went from controlling 30% of Ukraine in March 2022 to just 20% today. They cannot even hold a single new regional capital. 0/23! Total strategic failure!

American power could play a decisive role in Ukraine, but Washington chooses to seek deals with Russia instead.

Elon Musk has the money and the power to be a real-life superhero, but he chooses to be a villain instead

An Irishman living in US for 20 years with a valid visa, no criminal record, married to a US citizen, kidnapped by ICE and sent to a concentration camp 2000 miles away for 5 months. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Why are we still keeping Ukraine waiting instead of delivering weapons as quickly as possible?

The strategy against Europe is always "divide and conquer." Whether it's Russian disinformation or Big Tech lobbying, the goal is to break our regulatory power. They hate the EU because it works. If we stay united, they lose. If we fracture, they own us

The Trump administration would sanction Kaja Kallas if she did the same. Unacceptable foreign interference!

As was foretold.

Putin, Xi, Musk, Thiel, Trump, Vance. They all want Europe divided. Why? Because a united Europe is a superpower they cannot bully. That’s why they hate EU regulation. It’s the only force on earth that makes them follow the rules. It’s their kryptonite

Kohta paljastuu kaikille, että hyvinvointivaltio tukikin rakenteellisesti taloutta ja talouskasvua, jolloin sen romuttaminen oli onneton rakenteellinen uudistus negatiivisin pitkän aikavälin vaikutuksin. Kiitos! #talous #politiikka #yhteiskunta

Trump’s ceasefire. Putin doesn’t respect Trump at all

Niin miksi veronmaksajan pitäisi maksaa yrityksille mitään yritystukia? Joku nämä etuudet maksaa, eivät ne tipu taivaalta. Ja kyllä, yritystuki on täysin epäkannustava. Juuri siksi sitä pitää uudistaa. Yrityksen pitäisi pyrkiä sen varasta pois eikä jäädä loukkuun, jossa markkinaehtoisuus ei riitä.

Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible

@tanjasuni.bsky.social "-- austerity has important political effects even if governments do not collapse: They increase votes for nonmainstream, often populist, parties among economically vulnerable voters because austerity magnifies rather than alleviates the social risks of these voters."

Voi luoja. Melko hiljaiseksi vetää.

Pitää joka vuosi jakaa tämä Internetin paras video by @acapellascience.bsky.social. Näytän tän aina kehitysbiologian kurssin aluksi. Viimeistään kurssin jälkeen hoksaa jokaisen säkeen idean. youtu.be/ydqReeTV_vk?...

As long as Russians do nothing to oppose Putin or the war, Russia is a country of barbarians and "Russian culture" is rape, murder, kidnapping, and genocide.

Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.

I am baffled by the attempt to gaslight us into thinking that Greenland is in imminent military peril? Has anyone even pretended to think this at any point?

Russia should be careful what it wishes for: Europe is against spheres of influence, but if those come back, Russia will be in our sphere of influence, not the other way around. We are stronger and better at literally everything

Europe needs to seize many more vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet. If we don’t, we allow Russia to continue funding its war on Ukraine. Let’s finally step up to end the war faster!

Iranian state media claim "radical groups" are torching police stations and vehicles in Tehran. Early reports say security forces have begun using live fire. Attacks on military and police personnel are now being reported in multiple provinces. This is going to be a long night in Iran.

In Khorramabad, a protester raised the flag of pre-revolutionary Iran in the city’s central square, an open symbol of defiance against the regime. Reza Pahlavi, calling for protests from abroad, earlier said he does not seek to restore the monarchy but is ready to lead a transitional government.

Indeed. We should’ve been fighting total economic warfare for years by now. I get that we have to follow and uphold the rule of law, lest we become like the monsters that threaten us. I really do. But I don’t believe we are doing all we could. Not even all that would be relatively cheap to do.

After the Cold War, the US itself closed or sharply downsized many military facilities in Greenland, including Sondrestrom Air Base and early-warning radar sites. Denmark remained a loyal ally, and did not object to US presence. Claims of Danish security neglect are fallacious.

This is basically the view of the world that Plato sets out to refute in the Republic. One of the core questions asked therein is: why do powerful people think the mere fact of them exercising dominion makes it good for them to do so? Sure, you *can* get away with stuff if you're powerful - so what?

FYI:

Mitä jos susikeskustelussa annettaisiin puheoikeus vain heille, jotka ovat napanneet villejä susia kiinni lassoamalla ja sitten hyppäämällä vauhdissa moottorikelkasta niiden niskaan? Kuka muu muka tietäisi paremmin, mistä puhuu? www.apu.fi/artikkelit/s...

Trump declares that Maduro has been captured.

THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE... @geoconfirmed.org

An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.

Vasta uutisoitiin isosti KELAn tukien väärinkäytöstä. Tänään HSn kysymyksissä oli vaihtoehdot, kuinka paljon väärinkäytöksiä on suhteessa koko KELAn maksetuista tuista. Aika pieni osuus, esimerkkinä vuosi 2024, 0,43 promillea.

American tech companies are not truly concerned about censorship, as they happily operate in countries with strict regulations. You never hear the Trump administration complain about Saudi Arabia, Russia, or China. This is about bullying Europe, nothing more