Francesco Nicoli 🇪🇺 🎓

🚨🚨"Elon Musk Has Made X a Threat to Democracy and His War on the EU Proves It". Caroline Orr Bueno has an excellent report here on how #Musk has turned #Twitter/#X into a tool for foreign #interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation. bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...

The amount of blood China has on its hands for helping Russia kill Ukrainians is underrated.

China is the reason Russia can still continue its war.

China is effectively at war with Europe and should not be considered a partner.

Partners don’t kill each other

🇯🇵👀🇺🇦 Japan's government denied a media report that it had rebuffed EU request to join plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine, - Reiters

"It's completely false," Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura said.

The First Step Europe Needs To Stop Listening to the "Hopewashing" from Official Washington

Just sent out this post. For Europeans to start looking after their own security one step seems vital, they need to stop genuflecting to official Washington, which always "hopewashes" the policies of Donald Trump. Unless Europe can think for itself, it will fail. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.

“We are at war with Europe, not with Ukraine. This war will not end until we defeat Europe.”

If it acts like an aggressor, quacks like an aggressor, then it probably is russia.

They want to take over the entire continent. Take their word for it.

European Council president warns US not to interfere in Europe’s affairs The new US national security strategy codifies a seismic shift in transatlantic relations, say experts

The US under Trump is a hostile state against whom appeasement does not work

Farage is his agent in the UK and the public need to be reminded repeatedly of his close ties to Trump

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

3 years ago, when I recommended a massive organised switch away from X/Twitter, the EU Commission’s argument was “but our audience is there.”

Since then, that argument has become less valid by the day.

#DefendDemocracy #DSA #HandsOffMyEU

🇺🇦🇮🇹 Zelensky to travel to Italy after London, - Il Messaggero

Zelensky will visit Rome on Tuesday. The decision was made after a telephone conversation with Meloni.

At this point, after Musk EU comments and the new US National Security Strategy, any EU comment about the importance of the transatlantic relationship is like a husband refusing to acknowledge his partner isn't anymore into them, even as the partner literally kisses someone else next to them.

🇪🇺 The EU “needs to be independent or at least be ready to be strong in geopolitical developments, including to have our plans on how peace in Ukraine can be brought and to discuss them with our transatlantic partners,” Kubilius said, - Politico

❌ Putin has no need to sign a peace deal on Ukraine, he is not isolated, — The Sunday Times.

Five-hour talks with US special envoy Witkoff and Kushner yielded no results, but Putin did not count on concessions and is ready for lengthy discussions while his troops are actively advancing on the front

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Transatlantic relations are going through the 5 stages of grief, only not one after the other, but all at the same time.

denial

anger

bargaining

depression

acceptance

I’d say it’s mostly a wild oscillation between bargaining and depression, with a tinge of acceptance.

Finally!

It is really EU wide. The denial and fear are deafening.

"It is long past time for Europe to realize that, when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war and the continent’s security, it is, at best, alone. At worst, it now faces two adversaries: Russia in the east and... the US in the west." foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...

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🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests

go.bsky.app/UZeBB4p

At this point, after Musk EU comments and the new US National Security Strategy, any EU comment about the importance of the transatlantic relationship is like a husband refusing to acknowledge his partner isn't anymore into them, even as the partner literally kisses someone else next to them.

How it started:

„The transatlantic partnership is a key artery of global trade and is the most significant bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world.“

— European Commission Q&A on US trade deal, July 29th

And how it‘s going:

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Von der Leyen, Merz: Talks with Belgium over Russian assets were ‘constructive’ Yet the Belgian leader gave no indication he will relent on his opposition to use the frozen funds.

As a first step, the EU needs to convince Belgium to hand over the frozen Russian assets. For Europe to fail to do so at the next European Council meeting Dec 18-19 would be disastrous. Belgium’s concerns need to be assuaged, but they can’t be allowed to stand in the way of European security.

Missili per spegnere l’Ucraina, Zelensky sente Witkoff e Kushner Attacchi a tappeto contro le infrastrutture energetiche. Il presidente sulle trattative in Florida: “Discussioni costruttive”

www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
Nel frattempo il criminale assassino e macellaio Putin dispensa pace

On Twitter/X, Elon Musk says: “The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people.” Dmitry Medvedev, ex-President and ex-Prime Minister of Russia, a close ally of Vladimir Putin and currently the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, then replies to Elon Musk’s post approvingly, saying “Exactly.”

Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU

The Russian government represents Putin and his cronies. Musk represents himself.

Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.

Europe Needs A New Strategy Too The new US National Security Strategy helps - or forces - European leaders to let go of the consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and to focus on an own strategy instead.

The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.

a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually

Sikorski vs Musk

Sikorski macht es richtig. Gegen Bullies, die um jeden Preis Grenzen verschieben wollen, hilft keine Leisetreterei.

This reaction should be seen as proof of a confident European Commission that is doing its job well by enforcing rules that protect its citizens.