Astonishing to hear the same "regime change" fantasies pushed after 20+ years of fallout from it not working. I mean wtf
28.02.2026 13:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Astonishing to hear the same "regime change" fantasies pushed after 20+ years of fallout from it not working. I mean wtf
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Leading indicator for the return of real people to politics?
Hannah Spencer, a 34 year old plumber and gas engineer, wins Gorton and Denton by election.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"The new American dream, for some of its citizens, is to no longer live there."
www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...
Consciousness creates the simulation: always enjoy listening to Dr Donald Hoffman
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The title of βCan Europe Survive?β is somewhat of a distraction. The real question is whether Europe will move at the speed of relevancy to boost its own geoeconomic and geopolitical vitality, writes Theodore Bunzel.
21.02.2026 18:30 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0U.S. politics like an exploding star throwing off gamma rays.
19.02.2026 16:34 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π― ππΎ βWhen you don't know anything, AI feels smart.β
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"At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division."
substack.com/@deindc/note...
βIn an era of great power rivalry, even the United States will not be powerful enough to go it alone.β
www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/fede...
The urgency:
βAs defence chiefs, we warn you today about Russia, and say this rearmament is not warmongeringβ| Richard Knighton and Carsten Breuer
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson
#trailblazer
#hero
Fascinating conversation.
14.02.2026 16:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Chat GPT and the other tools have had the effect of giving me greater appreciation for the hard but useful challenge of wrestling with ideas, thinking through them, putting them βon paperβ, and working through the process. Thatβs knowledge and skill that, however imperfect, is worth holding onto.
14.02.2026 12:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Your piece brought back similar memories and the experience of having an editor or teacher deconstruct your work. A character building experience!
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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."
-- Mark Twain
Elephant Bone in Spain May Be Proof of Hannibalβs Tanks With Trunks www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/s...
14.02.2026 01:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βCopiumβ
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Said better than any of the political βelitesβ Iβve heard:
x.com/caughtoffsid...
βDeveloping countries are learning to operate in a fragmented climate order where traditional leadership is fading,β writes Sharon Sarah Thawaney in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/climate-diplomacy-has-moved-beyond-days-single-grand-bargain
Number of Americans who expect βhigh quality livesβ drops to two-decade low
wapo.st/4s1EfjZ
Yep. American soft power was the special sauce for the empire. Even in times when U.S. policy was controversial or flat out wrong, it brought tremendous good will.
10.02.2026 17:56 β π 46 π 13 π¬ 0 π 2Iβm all about the GLP-1s πΊπΈ
09.02.2026 00:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Super Bowl and the commercials remind me that the U.S. does a first rate job at storytelling and propaganda.
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Thereβs a possibility that F1βs mainstream appeal could be endangered if it asks casual viewers to understand energy harvesting strategies and electrical deployment modes.
www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...
βIβm angry that I exist and that nobody got my consent to bring me hereβ
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
open.spotify.com/track/6u91CC...
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You thought it was just Carney in Beijing this January?
The West wants an 'outside option' from US bullying....
"new world order" is about building the material basis of their sovereignty: ppl's wellbeing, energy, tech & the future
@katemac.bsky.social & I:
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
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youtu.be/VYOjWnS4cMY?...
BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
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