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one of my favorite tweets

It's also the day the great Ukrainian composer Serhiy Prokofiev died. No one noticed back then because Stalin grabbed all the attention. Prokofiev is probably the 20th century's greatest piano composer (I would say of music in general, including orchestral work, but this view would be contested).

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall covered in posters . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall covered in posters .

Methods questions: how do you write about hidden influence networks without sounding like a conspiracy nut?

Nothing is written down but I keep coming back to the same aristocratic family lurking just off the pages of my book on propaganda… too many coincidences??

YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios RED DAWN (1984) | Official Trailer | MGM

I hear there is going to be yet another remake of Red Dawn (1984). In this updated and realistic version the Wolverines fall on their knees and beg for mercy from the Russian paratroopers.
The hero turns his family in to the KGB and lives. The end.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZJM...

Yes, collaboration enables this goal. (US, Finland, Canada have already formed IcePact.)
But why would Finland buy US made icebreakers (based on Finnish tech)... I think this river flows the other way.

New Baltic Sea cable break it seems. This time a Latvian state comms cable from Ventspils to Gotland.

If anyone can find more facts such as time of disconnect it would be swell. @eldomador.bsky.social ?

Europe's Last Chance The continent must rediscover its strength before it is too late

Hi all,

I sent out my latest Substack post this morning, discussing what I perceive as Europe's last chance to get back on track.

You can access the full post via this link:
missilematters.substack.com/p/europes-l...

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Huh, so that was what this was about? Never mind, then. I thought it was more like a general statement.

Admittedly, I follow the Southport case only in very general terms.

A summary judgement can always be overturned if it's premises were fallacious.

YouTube video by Eero Tikka Oletko pelännyt turvallisuutesi puolesta Pekka Virkki? (Keskustelun ensimmäinen osa)

Raflaava otsikko, mutta paljon puhuimme asiaa mm. (jälki)suomettumisesta, Venäjästä, lähihistoriasta, vastavakoilusta, vihamielisestä vaikuttamisesta ja ”tapaus porno-Köpistä”.

Religion and Conspiracy Theories (with Drew McCoy) - Part 1 Podcast Episode · Mission Implausible · 12/29/2024 · 33m

Our latest. Discussing religion and evangelical Christianity.

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STEM is a useless drag on man’s natural state of arguing over epistemology

1. BG SIU? 👁️

Finnish authorities stopped the ship (part of Russia’s sanctions circumvention “dark fleet”) in Finnish territorial waters. A good sign European states take this seriously & act swiftly. Still Europe is far away from effectively deterring this kind of grey zone attacks.

We are now at 4 damaged communications cables and 1 electrical one yesterday. The issues between Estonia and Finland is confirmed here.

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Berlin, Paris, London, Rome, others need to get together and devise a geopolitical strategy that they will roll out individually, but also inside NATO and the EU.

Without the will to win battles over influence against Russia, Europeans will be on the loosing side in the new geopolitical world.

Those opportunities may not come back.

Europeans have opportunities to strengthen their position vis-à-vis Russia but they fail to grasp them: Armenia, Georgia, Syria, also Libya.

Should South Korea make nuclear bombs? Yoon said ‘yes’ in 2023, 73% citizens endorse it now A year after President Yoon Suk Yeol sparked international concern by suggesting South Korea consider acquiring tactical nuclear weapons, a Gallup Korea poll found that 73 per cent of South Koreans no...

Now a very large majority of South Koreans want to have their own nuclear weapons. The Biden Adm has fed this with their pathetic weakness in the Face of Russian nuclear threats, and the incoming Trump Adm’s isolationist stance will make it almost inevitable. www.firstpost.com/world/should...

True! But a hot dog bun is a pocket too, and yet some UTTERLY DEMENTED people classify a hot dog as a sandwich.

It's PROTEIN between two slices of bread nowadays, gramps. Thus a falafel pita or a kebab counts.

I see you and raise you trying to explain to illiterate Afghans that the Koran does not say the things they think it says.

Minkä vaiheen Rose? Rose Tyler on nimittäin ehkä Donnan ohella eniten kahden kauden aikana eniten muuttunut matkakumppani.

Clausewitz at the nexus of competing fashions in Western strategic thought The history of strategic thought is well trodden ground, but has not been approached from a fashion perspective. This article focuses on the issue of engagement among intellectual fashions by exami...

I really want to post excerpts from this article, but that would probably be the whole article.

I could not enjoy reading something more - fashion theory and Clausewitz.

Tibet: How China cracked down on rare protests over Kamtok dam Through sources and footage, the BBC pieces together how China cracked down on the protests.

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"The BBC has spent months tracking down Tibetan sources whose family and friends were detained and beaten. BBC Verify has also examined satellite imagery and verified leaked videos which show mass protests and monks begging the authorities for mercy."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

YouTube video by MTV Uutiset Bandidosin varapresidentti harvinaisessa haastattelussa

Näyttää Bandidoksilla olevan hätä kädessä, kun tulevat julkisuuteen "pyöriä vain rassaillaan"-puhetta taas esittämään. Hyvä että näitä rikollisia järjestöjä saadaan viimein kiellettyä. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5_s...

Vaatimaton Ehdotus, joka estäisi Tamperelaisia lapsia olemasta taakaksi vanhemmilleen tai kaupungilleen

Varusmiesliitto on mukana kansalaisaloitteessa asevelvollisuuden laajentamisesta koskemaan koko ikäluokkaa!
Tämänkaltainen ratkaisu palvelisi samalla Suomen puolustuskykyä ja sukupuolten tasa-arvoa. Käy sinäkin allekirjoittamassa! #kaikkienvelvollisuus

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