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Finnish PhD candidate and geopolitical analyst. Trying to help Ukraine with the 69th Sniffing Brigade https://buymeacoffee.com/joni_askola

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Best advertising against Dubai

04.03.2026 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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JD Vance didn’t make it to the White House on his own.

His political career was bought and paid for by Peter Thiel.

Make no mistake: having Vance as president would mean putting Thiel’s extremist agenda directly in power

04.03.2026 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Too few people know that Epstein's emails show him actively helping Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin understand Trump's mindset.

That is the exact kind of leverage that likely helped Russia blackmail him.

It is a massive, underreported story

04.03.2026 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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European countries need long-range one-way attack drones.

We simply do not have enough long-range strike capabilities to ignore them.

If these weapons are good enough for the US and Ukraine, they are good enough for us.

We also need for OPFOR training

04.03.2026 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Not convinced that this benefits Dubai in any way

04.03.2026 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
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The chaos in Iran is dominating the news, but do not let it overshadow what is happening right now.

Ukraine is still relentlessly striking deep inside Russia.

We need to help them fund more missiles to make this campaign even more devastating.

Keep the pressure on!

04.03.2026 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are still in the early days of this, but it’s terrifying to consider what happens if Trump’s Plan A in Iran fails.

If installing a friendly insider collapses, what then?

Does he escalate into a full-blown ground war, or walk away and leave a broken country behind?

04.03.2026 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 0
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The pathetic online campaign by paid grifters claiming that all is well in Dubai continues

04.03.2026 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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It takes a special kind of hypocrisy to be a gay immigrant who gets incredibly rich off the freedoms of liberal California, only to turn around and bankroll an authoritarian movement.

Peter Thiel is actively trying to dismantle the very democracy that made his success possible

04.03.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2
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When billionaires can buy politicians, courts, and deregulation, you don't have a democracy

04.03.2026 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peter Thiel’s legacy:

Arrive as a gay immigrant. Thrive in the open, liberal ecosystem of California. Make billions.

Spend those billions trying to destroy the very democratic system that allowed you to succeed in the first place.

A dangerous, world-class hypocrite

03.03.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6
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Extreme wealth is fundamentally incompatible with democracy

03.03.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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You can have extreme wealth concentrated in a few hands, or you can have a functioning democracy.

You cannot have both

03.03.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Don't let the chaos in the Middle East distract you from the corruption in plain sight.

Trump is covering up his Epstein files while American oligarchs bankroll him, trading away democracy for deregulation

03.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I wonder if Trump will ever dare to talk about peace again

03.03.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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No European country would be capable of doing this.

Not that we need to do it to Iran, but we should be capable of deterring our adversaries

03.03.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What to expect in year five of Russia's invasion?
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen What to expect in year five of Russia's invasion?

Another great video by @anderspucknielsen.dk
youtu.be/Xk73PkJt9gI?...

03.03.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Tate and other grifters based in Dubai when Iran hits them with drones

03.03.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Influencers based in Dubai right now

03.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oil prices are up because of the war in Iran.

That means Russia's illicit profit margins are up.

There has never been a more important time for Ukraine to target and for us to seize the shadow fleet.

Don't let a tight global energy market fund a war machine

03.03.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Influencers/grifters will post videos claiming everything is under control

03.03.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Russia benefits from high oil prices

03.03.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: A sanctioned Russian LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, is on fire off the coast of Malta and Libya. The vessel was attacked by unknown naval drones.

03.03.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 519    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 22

Trump always sides with Russia against Ukraine

03.03.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Everything about Dubai is pathetic

03.03.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The impact of the war in Iran on Ukraine

03.03.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone despises Dubai

03.03.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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5/5 This half measure keeps Iran as a weakened enemy.

That's exactly what Netanyahu wants.

It guarantees the country remains broken and prevents Iran from ever properly thriving or rebuilding as a free nation

03.03.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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4/5 We are watching Venezuela 2.0 unfold in real time.

There's zero ethical justification for leaving the architects of a massacre in charge.

It's a disaster for the people of Iran who bled for their freedom and are now being sold out for a cheap political win

03.03.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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3/5 He's perfectly fine with keeping in power the exact same people who slaughtered 30,000 Iranians in January.

He just wants them on his leash.

He literally said today that he prefers "someone from within" to take over.

It's sickening

03.03.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0