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Kaja Kallas in Munich:

"The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield."

Exactly. For a year, the USA has been pressuring Ukraine to surrender in a war it hasn’t lost, and those

Forget “standing ovations”, international articles—all with the literally same headline “of unity” as if it came via memo (have you noticed?).. watch Kaja Kallas’ face.

Norsk-tysk forsvarssamarbeid Norge og Tyskland har skrevet under på en ny forsvarsavtale. – Nå tar vi det tette og sterke samarbeidet ett skritt videre, sier forsvarsminister Tore O. Sandvik.

Norway and Germany have signed a major defense agreement called the "Hansa Arrangement," encompassing space-based surveillance, maritime security, land operations, rapid reinforcement and defense industry - including production and/or maintenance of submarines, long-range missiles, tanks.

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

The call is from inside the house. Enemies of US 1.0 could only dream of doing something like this: "Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather and climate research center" www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/w...

Rubio's speech at the MSC was not (and should not be) in the least bit reassuring for Europe, the fundamental substance not different to Vance last year

This US Admin and Europe no longer share the same values

This will continue to throw up risks in Ukraine, Greenland, big tech etc

Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.

Europe desperately wants the US to be Normal Again so it doesn’t actually have to engage with any of the hard work (and spending) that engaging with reality actually involves.

So if Rubio gives a speech with ~better vibes~ it gets lapped up, even if it’s meaningless on substance.

"The culture war of the MAGA movement is not ours. Freedom of speech ends here with us when that speech is directed against human dignity and basic law. We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade. We stand by climate agreements: Global challenges can only be solved together."

That's the upbeat version. It sounds worse when you say it like this: "Russia is moving as slowly as a snail, but is showing itself as a mighty bear."

Marco Rubio is unlikely to make this year’s Munich Security Conference as abrasive as JD Vance did last year, European delegates hope.

ECB President Christine Lagarde isn’t so sure, she told us.

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Did he now. 😡

There's a lot of concern of Europeans being dependent on US payment firms, notably Visa/Mastercard.

We forget that until 2016 Europe DID have its own payments champion. Visa Europe was owned by European banks (it merely licensed the Visa name)

Sold for ~$20bn. Basically zero regulatory scrutiny.

YouTube video by akira818 Wild Heart of the Young(with lyrics)-Karla Bonoff

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Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies

Karla Bonoff – Wild Heart of the Young

Yes. Transparent corruption isn't a noble goal, though.

I actually think I’d find it more unsettling if they said the opposite. At least this confirms my assessment of their intelligence.

Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag

"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"

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Som meg og en pose potetgull: Prinsippfast helt til den er åpen. Den burde aldri blitt åpnet!

LOL, it's really bad.

Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this

NATO warships hunt submarines off Norway in drill NATO and Norwegian naval forces have begun Exercise Arctic Dolphin 26 off western Norway, bringing together Allied surface ships, submarines and maritime aircraft for two weeks of intensive anti-submarine warfare training in Arctic conditions.

NATO and Norwegian naval forces have begun Exercise Arctic Dolphin 26 off western Norway, bringing together Allied surface ships, submarines and maritime aircraft for two weeks of intensive anti-submarine warfare training in Arctic conditions.
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Post a banger not in English.

100 years of PR as a general concept increasingly influencing politics, or 100 years of influence as a major political party? Nevermind, I guess the answer is yes, and yes!

I understand it from a historical perspective. But it's hard to wrap my head around parties with such broad bases politically.

I agree; they've fallen between two stools in recent years and may well face an identity crisis.

But they were the only realistic option for left-wing representation before R cleaned up their act and got rid of Maoists and revolutionaries. I think loyalty and muscle memory keeps them afloat.

What does S. Korea get in return, though? I understand that security is key, but in terms of trade?

I suppose they're in a terrible negotiating position with the US because of the importance of the security pact, but I hope they're exploring the 'middle power' route as well.

Billie Holiday avoids making political statement, sings Strange Fruit instead

Et kompromiss: "Ved en inkurie har jeg vært et totalt rasshøl"...?

🤣 Well! Thanks for putting my national pride in its place, seacide! I guess we'll always have clipfish.

Yeah, it works fairly well. But even with a dozen parties in the running, it's still hard to make a decision in the voting booth!

I'm glad we have more parties to choose from in Norwegian elections.

UK Labour as a single party doesn't really make sense to me. I think it probably encompasses three or four different parties in the Norwegian parliament – some of which I've voted for, and some I'd never even consider.

Ooh, I can think of a few – Christoph Waltz, Stanley Tucci... James Spader!