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Rising oil prices benefit Russia? Had been bothering me.
Iran Shock Hits Russian Oil Cash Flow youtu.be/3tKuG_vida4?... via @YouTube
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/de...
How very Russian of them
Al Jazeera investigation: Iran girls’ school targeting likely ‘deliberate’ aje.news/01xdaf via @AJEnglish
Carole Cadwalladr - essential viewing
Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & t... youtu.be/P0P8GrAlTEk?... via @YouTube
Do not underestimate the global reach and significance of the Epstein corruption.
Many, many stables require a good mucking out.
Epstein files expose Central Europe as a “hunting ground” | News in Depth youtu.be/Ib6ITs125f4?... via @YouTube
Heartbreaking.
The failure of Western Europe to bring this to an end when it could, and the foolish obsession with "negotiations" is simply appalling
My survival guide to the Kremlin’s winter of terror in Kyiv www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
Good grief!
A democratic government that actually knows how to govern!
Oh, how much I wish we had a government like this in New Zealand!
PM Mark Carney Announces Sweeping Economic Measures, Talks Canada-US Tra... youtu.be/d7PUjy7EhHE?... via
@YouTube
Excellent account!
Those old enough saw this happening with dismay and dread.
The decline will continue to a terrible end-game unless we develop the vision to avert it.
Neoliberalism is dying: Mark Carney’s Davos speech confirmed it youtu.be/AMTQNI3BV90?... via @YouTube
Breath of fresh air
⚡️Europe in a Pincer Trap! Russia and the US Close In — NATO on the Brink youtu.be/PjVOpmHmlGI?... via @YouTube
Why the negotiations are not humane peace processes, but a destructive weapon of conquest that enrolls democracies in its brutal achievement
This Is a War of Exhaustion | Anne Applebaum | The Political Lens..... youtu.be/ixm2mSWIdfw?... via @YouTube
Let this sink in.
Trump Vs NATO - Is This the End for the Alliance as Trump Threatens Inva... youtu.be/zvEg-hhrw4I?... via @YouTube
It, the finger on, is put
Heather Cox Richardson: Trump is acting like Putin...The feckless MAGA G... youtu.be/GrFF6OMVDEs?... via @YouTube
ICYMI
EU Defence Chief: “We Need a European Army. This Is What Happens If the ... youtu.be/lPaTgj-iKbo?... via @YouTube
This claim to power and authority is beyond the US as an empire. It is global, whimsical domination, in which the only sovereign - globally - is Trump himself
‘HEAVEN HELP US ALL’: Trump says his 'own morality' is only limit on Pr... youtu.be/QYqGoiljLoE?... via @YouTube
Makes perfect sense.
We do't get a lot of that
Kubilius: Europe needs European Security Council and standing army of 100,000 troops www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polyt...
New Zealand is part of the Coalition of the Willing!
So much to be ashamed of in New Zealand governance back to the 1980s, it is good to see this shred of decency
Hanna Shelest: “Nothing guarantees Ukraine’s security 100%" | Ukraine Th... youtu.be/k1hn_yqCENs?... via @YouTube
Properly enrolling collective intelligence is a vital feature of a well-developed democracy.
The Trump regime and Europe could well take note
What an extraordinary initiative to undertake while the Ukrainian population is on the receiving end of total war.
Ministry of Defense announces start of public consultations on changes to Ukraine's defense policy en.interfax.com.ua/news/general...
Oops!
Europe’s largest financial pyramids helped Russia build weapons | On Air youtu.be/_NKixQ0tpKQ?... via @YouTube
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"
So good to hear this sanity from Kira
Western media's ongoing failure to grasp that the war is against Europe, and that Ukrainian experience is European experience
"Territory is not negotiable”: Ukraine rejects territorial concessions |... youtu.be/XFHms2QbF14?... via @YouTube
"Carol of the Bells" / "Shchedryk" - Marsh Family adaptation of Ukrainia... youtu.be/vvMLtJ-Wyfs?... via @YouTube
Hmmm . . .
In 2020, He Predicted Putin’s War — And Trump's Invasion of Venezuela youtu.be/VBUK-9Lg69s?... via @YouTube
Real history is so much more useful than wishful thinking
Ottomans referred to Ukrainians as “Cossack nation” even before French Revolution, historian says www.ukrinform.net/rubric-socie...
Um . . .
Russian intelligence trying to intimidate Belgian politicians over frozen assets – media en.interfax.com.ua/news/general...
Ooops!
US Pressures Belgium - Russian Assets for Ukraine Controversy! youtube.com/shorts/hPNNB... via @YouTube
We could avert disaster.
Can hardly imagine a more forceful and sobering explanation of what we face, and what we must do.
What would it take to see it, if not this?
youtu.be/aM8iAAn7jOo?... via @YouTube
"Europe at war". Friends of Europe’s warning shot www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles... via @ukrpravda_news