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The Head of NATO Thinks President Trump ‘Deserves All the Praise’

The Head of NATO Thinks President Trump ‘Deserves All the Praise’ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/m...

Opinion | Trump Is Playing a Cynical Game With Ukraine

Trump Is Playing a Cynical Game With Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...

Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Russia to Replenish Its War Chest

« For whatever reason, with Russia, Trump doesn’t want to have any leverage over Putin. » www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

Anders Fogh Rasmussen : « Les dirigeants européens devraient être beaucoup plus ambitieux »

Sommet de l'Alliance : Mark Rutte, le chef d'orchestre d'un bal des hypocrites annoncé

OTAN: le bal des hypocrites
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Opinion | Poland Just Sent an Ominous Signal to the World

Poland Just Sent an Ominous Signal to the World www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/o...

Trois ans et trois mois après, lors d'une négociation de paix à laquelle il croit, le monde découvre médusé les objectifs de guerre de Poutine (l'anéantissement de l'Ukraine), a un frisson un instant, n'y croit pas trop, et s'en va remettre la tête dans le sable. Plus confortable.

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Exit-polls estimations for Romania's presidential elections at 19.00 show Dan-Simion 54-46 (Curs) and 55-45 (Avangarde). Not including diaspora. We might see a surprise.

Weekend Update #132: How Long Will Europeans Smile As Trump Humiliates Them? What Matters In A Ceasefire; Witkoff Speaks Alone With Putin

Hello All, just sent out my free weekend update. The last 24 hours confirms the reality of European weakness. European leaders pretended that Trump was on their side, but when push comes to shove, Trump refuses to abandon Putin. It’s repetitive and depressing. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Opinion | The Emergency Is Here Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.

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Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future Trump’s worldview is stuck in the 1970s, and his whole administration is a cruel farce.

I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...

Trump envoy's embrace of Russian demands worries Republicans, U.S. allies Less than 48 hours after dining with a negotiator sent by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Washington last week, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy leading talks with Moscow, sat down with President Donald Trump in the White House and delivered a clear message.

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More EU debt issuance would be the best response to Trump’s tariffs The European Union should think strategically and seize the opportunity to fill the void created by Trump

Today would be a good day for the EU to do Eurobonds. @smerler.bsky.social
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Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.

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What a flop. Marine Le Pen’s public fight-back against her legal ban from the 2027 French presidential election started badly today. She hoped for up to 20,000 supporters at a rally in Paris. Her party claimed 10,000. An independent count suggested only 6,000. 1/

Opinion | Lawrence Summers: Harvard Must Not Yield to Trump As with most confrontations, the merits in this clash are not one-sided. But the Trump administration is acting in bad faith.

If Powerful Places Like Harvard Don’t Stand Up to Trump, Who Can? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...

Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon The president is pleased with Musk but the decision comes as the tech mogul increasingly looks like a political liability.

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Who is Susan Crawford? Wisconsin Supreme Court winner has fought for union and abortion rights Susan Crawford, the winner of a key race to fill a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was backed by national Democrats and made opposition to Elon Musk a centerpiece of her campaign.

apnews.com/article/susa... is Susan Crawford? Wisconsin Supreme Court winner has fought for union and abortion rights

Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions (Gift Article) Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.

Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions
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« Le problème nouveau qui se pose aux militaires catholiques n’est pas de se préparer à la guerre, mais à la guerre contre la Russie.J’observe une nette tendance pro-Poutine chez les officiers catholiques de tendance tradi. Ils partagent une certaine idée de la civilisation chrétienne », un padre.

Opinion | I am Erdogan’s Main Challenger in Turkey. I Was Arrested. (Gift Article) President Erdogan of Turkey has jailed me because he knows he cannot beat me in an election.

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Les Russes et les Américains veulent la peau de Zelensky Se faisant porte-flingue du Kremlin, Donald Trump et ses alliés poussent le président ukrainien, très populaire dans son pays, à organiser des élections voire à démissionner. En Ukraine, vieux ambitieux et agitateurs sont sur les dents.

Les Russes et les Américains veulent la peau de Zelensky

Se faisant porte-flingue du Kremlin, Donald Trump et ses alliés poussent le président ukrainien, toujours très populaire dans son pays, à organiser des élections voire à démissionner. Par @stefsiohan.bsky.social, correspondant à Kyiv :

John Bolton, ancien conseiller à la Sécurité nationale de Donald Trump : « L’Ukraine fait une erreur en acceptant ce cessez-le-feu »

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Ukraine : l’Europe dos au mur

Opinion | France Is in a Deep, Deep Hole Malaise is all around.

France Is in a Deep, Deep Hole www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/o...

L’Ukraine veut éviter un nouveau Yalta

Trump’s ‘Flood the Zone’ Strategy Leaves Opponents Gasping in Outrage A deliberate effort by the president and his team to roll out an unceasing flow of initiatives has knocked his rivals off balance in the first days of the new administration.

“All pedal, no brake. Drive it. Drive it. Drive it,” he said, adding: “When you’ve got this kind of momentum, you do not stop, you do not think. You go, you go, you go.”

Opinion | Attention Is the Fuel of American Politics, and Trump Knows It Money is no longer the main driver of American politics, if it ever was.

« In Trump’s world, everything is for sale »