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PSOE i PP amb casos de corrupció sagnants als tribunals i tots els dies en televisió i l’esquerra que si prestación universal por crianza i tasa nosequè. Un monjo de clausura entén més la opinió pública que ells

Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price

Well, once again it was shown that Trump's "support" for Ukraine was a con. He has been working with Putin in secret to craft a "peace" deal which the US and Russia will now try to shove down Ukrainian and European throats. Just sent out this free piece. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Representación gráfica de lo que gasta/ingresa el Estado por edad de los ciudadanos. De 1 a 100 años. De los 18 a los 66, aportamos, y fuera de eso, recibimos.

Representación gráfica de lo que gasta/ingresa el Estado por edad de los ciudadanos. De los 18 a los 66, aportamos, y fuera de eso, recibimos.

"unfortunate ... arrogant and prejudiced" this is just an stereotype about Germanic, Central and Nordic, Europeans. The issue with this stereotype is that it's very frequent even in policy-making circles (e.g. PIGS, lazy, alcohol and women...).

What DK Social Democrats policies are Social Democrat?

Britain’s defenses too reliant on Trump’s America, MPs warn The cross-party Defence Committee says Europe will be “left vulnerable” if the U.S. backs away.

The UK is too dependent on the United States for its defense and has not adequately invested in a back-up plan should America pull away from Europe, a damning report by a cross-party group of lawmakers has warned.

Social Democrats in Denmark suffer sweeping election losses PM Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left party loses control of Copenhagen for first time in more than 100 years

I can't fathom why right-wing extremists are such a potent journalist honeypot. Another odd example in here: modest right-wing gains get a prominent spot at the top, while the major upset in copenhagen is further down and we are never really told where most of the other votes went. 🤷‍♂️

Me pregunto cuáles de las políticas de los socialdemócratas daneses son socialdemócratas....

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⚠️ Raising the delay threshold from 2 to 4 hours
⚠️ Reducing compensation amounts

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What DK Social Democrats policies are Social Democrat?

Trump embarrassing Ramaphosa in the White House

Trump being offensive and embarrassing towards Zelenskyy in the White House

„You don’t have to embarrass our guest“

Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance | Arwa Mahdawi How are people expected to handle increased health insurance costs when everything else in life has become more expensive? I think the answer is: they’re not, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance | Arwa Mahdawi

Lo que Karlsruhe dice es que al desvincular salarios del coste de la vida, el Estado ha incumplido con su compromiso de sostener a sus empleados. Obliga al Senado de Berlín a presentar una nueva escala salarial para 2027 y, lo que es más importante: ofrece una jurisprudencia de la que sin duda […]

Torpedo en la línea de flotación de la Austerität: el Constitucional alemán considera que la escala salarial de los funcionarios públicos en Berlín desde 2008 ha estado por debajo de la garantía de nivel de vida exigida en la Ley Básica […]

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In light of recent revelations about corruption in the energy sector involving government officials, this paper by John Lough offers a good reminder of the underlying causes of corruption in Ukraine & the steps needed to dismantle the systema that perpetuates it.
www.chathamhouse.org/2021/07/ukra...

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it".

Tolle Aktion von @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social u.a. in Brüssel: Die EU darf dem Lobbydruck von Big Tech und Trump nicht nachgeben! Die Digitalregeln und das Wettbewerbsrecht müssen wirksam durchgesetzt werden. Es ist Zeit, Google zu zerschlagen!

www.lobbycontrol.de/macht-der-di... #StandUpUrsula

I jo que me n'alegre. És el moment d'assaborir les conseqüències dels propis actes i del propi vot. I la gent de València vol burrera, doncs a gaudir-la

Els habitants de València respirarem més fum i palmarem desenes de milions d'euros en fons europeus perquè el PP necessita a Vox. Gràcies a les putes ueles que volen un autobús per anar al centre encara que es degrade la línia i a qui vam salvar la vida en el covid respirarem tots pitjor ;-)

Ylupdate: Russia dropped Algeria in the UNSC when Sahara was voted on last month. Big win for Morocco while Algeria dropped the ball. The peasure principle of dissing France made the Algerian military junta lose sight of the broader diplomatic debacle in the making

Sweden, Finland and Norway release new advice on surviving war Sweden said the new advice follows a worsening security situation, by which it means the war in Ukraine.

Mere months ago, the following words would have seemed wildly hyperbolic: Canada🇨🇦 must strengthen its defences vs. the US, fast. Our democracy + sovereignty is in serious jeopardy. We only have a few months to get going.
Luckily, we can learn from other small democracies, like 🇫🇮+🇸🇪+🇳🇴, with long… 1/x

Seafarers know the best lifeboat is the ship. Similarly, for a hypersocial species like humans, the best survival strategy is the society.

(I was once in a conference exploring societal survival strategies, and this is what I kept saying: it's not the bunkers, it's what they enable.)

This Finnish concept or doctrine of "Comprehensive Security" is something that might profitably inspire other societies in these turbulent times.

It is mostly NOT about military or #defence: it is about national #resilience against all crises.

And it's MUCH better than individual prepping.

Finnish Defense "Left of Bang" Finland has a long tradition of combining military and non-military aspects of defense. During the Cold War this crystallized within the concept of “total defense,” the mobilization of the entire

“Today, as during the Cold War, Finland’s defence system is based on the principle that even the biggest bear will not eat a porcupine” - i.e. making an attack on Finland so costly as to be an unattractive option. The article👇 also covers the layers of economic defence, including strong social… 4/x

Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour

…benefits, progressive taxation, and redistribution of income. The 2nd layer is “a balanced and resilient economy that cannot be destabilized either by purposeful attempts or so-called market forces.” The 3rd layer = security of supply (materials for survival + defence). Lots to learn from 🇫🇮! 5/x

When Russia Is a Neighbor, Self-Defense Is Everyone’s Concern (Published 2023) Even though it’s now part of NATO, a wary Finland still requires men to serve their country. Women can volunteer, and many do.

Here’s an article👇taking a closer look at Finland’s military preparedness. Focused on territorial defence, 🇫🇮 has a relatively small peacetime military. But thanks to conscription (~20,000 men annually) and almost 900,000 reservists, during war it can field one of the largest forces in Europe. 6/x

Total defence Sweden’s total defence involves the whole of society. Total defence is the range of activities required to prepare Sweden for war and consists of t...

Like Finland🇫🇮, Sweden🇸🇪 takes a comprehensive approach to security that involves the whole of society, calling it ‘total defence’. This consists of both military defence (deterrence from war + safeguarding freedom), and civil defence (preparedness in peacetime + heightened alert). Since 2015 🇸🇪… 8/x

The US is not a liberal democracy, and hasn’t been since January. Constitution, rule of law, checks and balances, individual rights — all not in operation.

It’s now a mixed regime, autarky, competitive authoritarianism.

Not at risk. Not could be. Is.

Doesn’t mean that’s forever. But it is now.

‘We are under attack’: Italian defense minister accuses Russia of waging hybrid war It is “absurd” that there is so little reaction, wrote Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.

Italy’s defense minister is urging the West to push back against a surge in Russian hybrid attacks, warning they could be “catastrophic.”