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Great powers do not ask for security guarantees, they give them. So we are not one. And the last time Ukraine declined a proposed security guarantee, Russia's guarantee was that Russia would guarantee to protect Ukraine from an invasion in the event that Russia invaded Ukraine. True story.

Russia requires a security guarantee that Ukraine will not defend itself the next time we attack it.

bluesky users who are triggered by finance people posting charts and going 'oof' might want to look away now. French 10ys - eeshhhh mon dieu zut alors, etc

🇫🇮 Finns are reading news from the USA and drawing correct conclusions.

Cartoon by Michael de Adder

Russia knows as well as Ukrainians do that as bad as our terrorism on Ukraine is now, it will be worse if they surrender and let us occupy them. The only person who doesnt know this is Donald.

There will be no energy ceasefire. Putin wants his winter campaign.

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This is a deal between two men who are desperate to look like they have cards on their hands: 1. Putin had to lift an export ban after Ukrainian drone strikes to deliver a symbolic amount of diesel. 2. Trump pretends that it will make a difference for diesel prices in America.

- Attacking the ICC - Palling around with Russia - Broadcasting executions

Avalikult väljakuulutamata mittesümeetrilised vastusaktsioonid oleks kõige parem vastus.

Get that digital euro up and running internationally lads

All that money and still can’t afford a spine

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

My apologies to JUST STOP OIL, i have mocked you for no good reason 😔

Owl’s perceptive:

The world faces two energy problems: hundreds of millions lack access to energy, and most of our energy still produces greenhouse gas emissions. The first energy problem of the world is the problem of energy poverty. People in very poor countries have very low emissions.

Päev 1676. Droonirünnakud. Ainuüksi Kiievis sai eile vigastada 59 hukkus 7, hommikul on juba lisandunud 2 vigastatut. Odesas 1 hukkunu, Zaporižžias2, Harkivis 4 vigastatut. Tiblad ründavad valimatult kõike - koole, elumaju, lasteaedu, turge, ladusid, poode.

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

OTD in 1939 the German–Soviet victory parade took place in Polish town of Brest-Litovsk. As allies, we celebrated liberating Poland from the Poles

Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming https://theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nefarious-plot-to-undergo-years-of-m-1850433563/

Whelp, frack

“.. I think the next supply shock will be on food,” said Marie-Anne Allier, a bond manager at Carmignac in Paris. “I don’t think that’s priced in the market at the moment, especially as we expect it to be slow but persistent.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The extent to which MBS and the Saudi Millennial elites around him could in a state of panic end up doing quite wild military moves towards Yemen well beyond the current spectrum of analytical expectations is underpriced IMHO

"international vampire"

We have been expecting you, 40x50cm, #oilpainting

This is a good example of how you need quite a lot of detail of how these systems *actually* work to understand what the risks are, and how over-indexing on sci-fi can lead you a bit astray on what the future looks like

trying to make new friends as an adult

Our six-year old asked, for the first time, if she could stay up late to read in her bed under the covers with a light. All while her nerd parents are just standing there with misty and prideful eyes. It’s happening!

"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!"

Day 1659 of my 3 day war. One and a half million casualties. We control less of Ukraine now than we did 4 years ago. I remain a master strategist.

There is perhaps no car manufacturer more than Volkswagen where Germany’s erratic approach to electrification is having a greater impact.

Bond markets enter their 'Eff You, Pay Me' era as.ft.com/r/03947ead-8...

This is so incredibly addictive anyhumanever.com

Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️

What Pakistan did was let power prices rise unstopped, and the utilities and discoms be untransparent and sometimes corrupt until everyone absolutely hates them. Plus, tiktok how-to videos. And local / family credit networks. Hard sell, honestly.

The US and Chinese regimes are in a race to see how many generals and admirals each side can purge fastest

The telescope has been set free in space! Successful deployment! #Roman

Your leaders call them "Russian hybrid attacks" cos if they called them "Russian attacks" you might expect them to do something about them.