Big tech’s ‘elite victim complex’
[FREE TO READ] Acolytes of the broligarchs have a grip on key nodes of Washington’s power ministries
"Trumpian populism may be the story of our age but I'm increasingly convinced that we're underplaying the tech-authoritarian elephant in the room." My Swamp Notes newsletter. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/199e371f-8...
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How I wish Keir Starmer had some of those qualities.
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Returning from my 5th trip to Canada this year - a perfect vantage point from which to measure the impact of Trump’s lunacies. In Mark Carney Canada has the best G7 leader there is. Plenty in Canada to feel optimistic aboat (sorry - couldn’t resist).
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Vance is their boy
10.12.2025 15:37 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Really looking forward to this tonight.
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The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
Anyone interested in the rise of techno-authoritarianism/broligarchs and why they're targeting Europe, I've stumbled on this great resource. Use it. authoritarian-stack.info cc @francescabria.bsky.social
09.12.2025 17:15 — 👍 95 🔁 53 💬 9 📌 8
Renewed free to read link. as.ft.com/r/2706dddc-f...
09.12.2025 16:02 — 👍 137 🔁 74 💬 15 📌 4
Trump is choosing the broligarchs over his base
[FREE TO READ] When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners
"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...
09.12.2025 12:11 — 👍 290 🔁 100 💬 24 📌 8
Trump is choosing the broligarchs over his base
[FREE TO READ] When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners
"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...
09.12.2025 12:11 — 👍 290 🔁 100 💬 24 📌 8
I'll take them all! David would be right at home.
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ha! And hot dogs in the stands.
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05.12.2025 22:13 — 👍 40 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 0
hadn't realized what a disaster Rio Ferdinand is
05.12.2025 18:56 — 👍 23 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
This Fifa draw is hysterically bad
05.12.2025 18:33 — 👍 75 🔁 3 💬 8 📌 1
Infantino is so well named
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So hard to keep up
05.12.2025 16:07 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
When does Trump get the FAFO peace prize?
05.12.2025 16:03 — 👍 91 🔁 8 💬 10 📌 2
Michael Anton. Not much difference.
05.12.2025 15:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks Simon.
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Europe’s fateful moment
[FREE TO READ] The EU faces a historic choice: whether or not to unlock frozen Russian assets and save the Ukrainian war effort
"Trump, in his way, is as much of a wolf as Putin. Europe has run out of excuses to pretend otherwise". My Swamp Notes with @martinsandbu.ft.com on why Europe must make those frozen Russian assets work for Ukraine. The time for that is now. as.ft.com/r/9144c41b-7...
05.12.2025 14:05 — 👍 261 🔁 119 💬 12 📌 4
Europe has the means to stop Trump from cashing in - and prevent far worse consequences - if it puts those Russian assets to use. If it doesn't, then it deserves all the obloquy being heaped on it.
05.12.2025 13:42 — 👍 23 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes
Ed Luce: Trump's Xenophobia, Murder on the High Seas, and Europe's Moment of Truth
This is fantastic. Ed Luce as always is great.
youtu.be/wHNF5sHTrC8?...
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Yes, Goebbelsian repetition of "Russia hoax" appears to have succeeded even though that itself is a hoax.
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I started reading at 5am and by 6am was dying to get back under the covers. It's a low dishonest document.
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Thanks so much Dawn. Always great to appear on Charlie's podcast.
05.12.2025 12:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Has there ever been a NSS like this? I appreciate it's just a document but it gives expression to what Vance said in Munich.
05.12.2025 12:30 — 👍 25 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
As a European I’d love to see America return to its civilizational values.
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