Dominix

Yeah, he was not that bad but needed capable players in support. And Dudek was too mild mannered for the morons he had to work with on defense. But the most infuriating thing was a massive hype before the tournament-at least in perspective.

After a quick wiki read I can understand it-from the distance alone it was not a suitable place for acclimatization, not to mention local sport infrastructure. Suspiciously looking like a vacation escapade to an exotic island.

I recognized Roy Keane, but honestly never heard about this incident. But I remember the 2002 World Cup well and how humiliating it was for Poland.

It’s some kind of war movie? (Sorry, but it’s the only context I know this name from)

Those NATO reporting names can be really amusing (there is also famous, Vietnam era „Fan Song” fire control radar of the S-75 Dvina system, SA-2 Guideline for NATO).

IMO, it’s important to be precise about what shocks world is undergoing rather than just $ smile safe-haven bla-bla.
1. Febs 2022 & 2026 were negative global energy supply shocks —> positive US ToT shocks.
2. Feb & April 2025 were US global public goods withdrawal —> RoW fiscal expansion shocks.

ngl, thinking that the issue here is just that "US is rational and stable" is a load-bearing assumption for a lot of things so people default to it. because house of cards collapses entirely if assumption is put into severe doubt

The One That Got Away: My SAS Mission Behind Enemy Lines Amazon.com: The One That Got Away: My SAS Mission Behind Enemy Lines: 9781574881561: Ryan, Chris: Books

(Btw jest druga książka-i drugi film-o tej drużynie SAS, a obaj panowie za sobą nie przepadają, łagodnie mówiąc) www.amazon.com/One-that-Got...

Wygląda na to, że przez 35 lat trochę się nauczyli w kwestii takich polowań-a z artykułu wynika, że nie potrzebują nikogo na ziemii, chociaż jak jest w rzeczywistości, to kto wie.

It’s what Hegseth has been arguing for from the moment he became a contender for the SecDef seat. Big question if Trump and some other people around him have stomach for something like this.

The hunt for Iran’s ballistic missile crews Tehran’s missiles are key to its retaliation against Israel and the US. But launching them brings an immediate risk of death

The hunt for Iran’s ballistic missile crews www.ft.com/content/b2b3...

Beyond the stricken Gulf, global trade is relatively calm [FREE TO READ] The Strait of Hormuz is vital for oil and related products but not a critical shipping thoroughfare

My Trade Secrets newsletter today. Trump has hit a highly networked 2020s economy with a crude 1970s shock, and while it's hard to be optimistic, the catastrophe in the Gulf hasn't actually crashed the rest of the world trading system yet.

as.ft.com/r/4f8ea5d5-0...

The dangerous lesson countries may take from the Iran war Having a nuclear weapon has never looked more appealing.

Having nukes has never looked more appealing.

My latest for
@vox.com on the dangerous lesson countries are likely to take from this moment, with insights from @nktpnd.bsky.social

www.vox.com/politics/481...

Heh, przypomina mi moje dawne dziełko z czasów prawyborów.

Stuff like this gets mega-reach on here but “oil is back below $100” 8 hours later…not so much. This dynamic is why you should absolutely not be trading actively unless you have a high risk tolerance and capital to burn.

Jared and Witkoff are painfully, embarrassingly stupid.

But they are also venal. So maybe their Gulf paymasters can force them to rein in some of this.

Was Deutschland für Frankreichs Atomschirm tun müsste Macron hat den Verbündeten angeboten, seinen Atomschirm über sie auszubreiten. Damit das funktioniert, müssten sie Frankreich konventionell den Rücken freihalten.

Good that the topic is slowly but surely getting the attention it deserves in Germany.
Commentary on Macron’s nuclear offer in FAZ

www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...

Ahh, Ozu. It had been a long while since I watched any of his movies.

Spot on from the Economist.

What a second week of war will bring
economist.com/middle-east-...

here's a photo of Hegseth's gesture (Saul Loeb/Getty)

are you sure meme with chinese bulk carrier transiting hormuz and US watching

The c__k chair of geopolitics

Honestly, would have been surprising if he didn’t try. He’s intoxicated with power, but his original love of money is still there.

Latest attacks in Lebanon leave nearly 400 dead as two Israeli soldiers killed

Maybe the most impressive headline distortionism I've ever seen

This reminds me of that line I saw someone say once (which rang true) that something that makes Trump uniquely able to connect with low-information voters is that he is a low-information voter.

Survey finds 90% of women join military for pockets Rampant misogyny just a nice bonus

For #InternationalWomensDay, here's one of the all time most popular pieces among women in uniform that @duffelblog.com ever published. www.duffelblog.com/survey-finds...

lol

The Khamenei dynasty has now ruled for the same number of generations as the Pahlavi dynasty did.

I think this is perhaps a likely result but also one that will likely require either a continued military operation at enormous expense or a pretty humiliating public capitulation to letting the Iranian regime survive and either way the public will be *furious* with $90 a barrel oil.