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Guan Heng takes a selfie with his mother, smiling.

Breaking: Guan Heng has just been released from detention and is now reunited with his mother, a long-awaited and joyful reunion. DHS has not yet decided whether to appeal his asylum. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who stood by him and helped make today possible.

Draghi: EU must become a 'genuine federation' to avoid decline The former Italian prime minister said the European Union risks subordination, division and deindustrialision all at once if it does not pull closer together. #EuropeNews

Mario Draghi pitches "pragmatic federalism" to advance European integration among certain member states.

"We must take the steps that are currently possible, with the partners who are currently willing, in the domains where progress can currently be made."

1/ Den elektroniska ”drönarmur” som diskuteras som en skyddsbarriär mot EU´s gräns kommer vara omodern innan den ens kommer på plats. Väst måste förstå att de drönare som vi kommer möta i framtiden antagligen kommer vara till 100% styrda av fiber / AI. De måste skjutas ner. Filmen visar övning i UA

Deleted original response. Having thought a bit more on what you wrote you are indeed completely correct and I was missing the point you originally made. Nothing more to be said than I agree with your point there.

Still problematic that Greenland case is treated differently. Greenlanders are not immune to malign foreign influence so any referendum needs to be held in a form where legitimacy of the result cannot be questioned. Coercion or mass disinformation campaigns are not in the best interests of Greenland

Non proliferation cannot work while access or lack thereof to nuclear weapons is being used as a point of leverage. Russia dealth a grievous blow to non proliferation in 2022 but the US did a fine job of finishing it off in the years after.

Export controls are challenging, with enough money you can find ways around a lot of it through third parties, hence the low hanging fruit is taking away income streams so they can't pay for it.

Not a single drop of Russian oil should leave through the baltic sea.

Why there’s no European Google? Why there’s no European Google? par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

This article is a very useful reframing of the tired “Europe falling behind in tech” whinge.

Europe has actually build the foundations for socially useful tech, for decades.

What it has not done is attempt to create Empires by extracting cash from that work.

ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...

Estland pratar om en svartlista av krigsförbrytare men kanske man skall diskutera om en vitlista vore mer lämpligt med tanke på den omfattande risk det vore att släppa in psykopater med både motiv och teknisk förmåga. Har tillräckligt med drönarflygande dårar som det är.

Indulging in the ages old tradition of dictators everywhere. Plunder the treasury and then flee the country.

The book presents itself as a “revelatory correction” to what the authors characterize as widespread misinformation in Japan about U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to Japan and the U.S.–Japan alliance. Its central thesis is that—

Putin however has by his own actions made himself such a big target with so many enemies that I genuinely believe his options for flight are limited so he will stand his ground until the people closest to him are forced to get rid of him for their own safety.

It is a flaw inherent to authoritarianism of all colors. The greater the concentration of power, the greater the stakes and personal consequences of perceived failure.

It is no accident that some of the last official acts of a dictator tend to be plundering the treasury and fleeing the country.

Understanding this is also understanding that neglecting to reinvest in a capacity will eventually lead to the complete loss of said capacity and rebuilding that from scratch is a slow, tedious and costly process that can leave you in a very vulnerable and often dangerous position.

I fully understand and can't blame you for your reaction. Written text loses a lot of context that verbal and face expression conveys. I also share your frustration with social media in general and Musk in particular for being a major enabler of the polarization we see today.

In no way was that my intent and I should probably have been more clear that this was me agreeing with you.

Saying the Nazi party is a leftist party is about as insightful as someone claiming North Korea is a democracy based on the fanciful official name.

Of course this is all just theatre if we can't defend our values and that has to start with a strong, independent military capability that can deter those who would seek to subjugate others.

Europe has the means to form the core of a third alternative to the US and China, it will be a hard road to travel but we owe it to ourselves to continue building the world we want for our children. A world where democracy, the rule of law, truth and accountability mean something.

And the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea is a Democracy that governs in the best interests of the people. It's even in the name so you know it's true.

Just the threat of nationwide strikes can be a huge deterrent and force the regime to back down but to have a credible deterrent you need supplies and a willingness to share your supplies with each other.

Of course this is by no means a sign that the US public should relieve pressure, with so many joining the protests you have a unique opportunity to organize and prepare for large scale strikes in your communities. Build your stockpiles of necessities just in case you need them.

A picture of the Orc Lieutenant Gothmog amidst his ranks of orc troops at the Battle of Gondor.

As public opinion turns, reports from within Mount Doom suggest Orc Lieutenant Gothmog is to be relieved of command and withdrawn from Gondor back to Minas Morgul where he is expected to soon retire.

Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.

Is it Time for a Nordic Nuke? Moscow’s “Oreshnik” strike on January 9, 2026 is best understood as strategic signaling designed to shape what NATO will and will not do. Russia’s use of

»...any illusions about an eternal American willingness to sacrifice itself for Europe are gone forever ... Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden ought to consider how to provide for their own nuclear protection.«

EUvsDisinfo publishes a lot of good content on the Russo-Ukrainian War, give them a follow!

Men vad rapporten gör är alltså att bunta ihop grannen som klipper din gräsmatta med becknaren som säljer droger och sedan får SvD feeling och kräker ut sig att organiserade brottsligheten blir miljardärer med 185 miljarder i vinst och 352 miljarder i omsättning.

Glad to see you posting here. So many of us abandoned the other platform for a safer place so we missed out on much of your musings.

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Some of us may part ways for some time and if that happens then so be it. We can't continue on with a Liberum Veto, we know where that road leads.

I fear you may be right on the first part but regardless we must make the cost of this action high because I think nobody expects this to be his "final demand".

Regardless we reach a point where we Europeans must make a choice. Stand together or hang separately. Integration or subjugation.

This is what he's always done, he represents the very worst of businessmen. Write an agreement, fail to deliver on his end and demand renegotiation of the terms to extract further concessions. Art of the con.

Only way to win is to not play.