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0334 - Sun downer at the Wolfgangsee
26.03.2025
This photo was taken at the Wolfgangsee, just after the sun had set behind the mountains in front of us.
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Let's put the social back into social media; follow me to Mastodon @erikproper@mastoart.social
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0333 - Winter's end is nigh
23.03.2025
This photo was taken close to our home in Junglinster. In February we always start looking for any sign that winter is coming to an end, and that spring is not far away.
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@GuntherEagleman If we start like that ... which countries helped the fledgling USA, at the time of its birth, to become independent? Wait. Wasn't France was one of these countries? Without them, the USA might not have been ....
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🔥MIC DROP from Karoline Leavitt on the French demanding the Statue of Liberty back:
“I would remind them it’s only because of the U.S.A. that the French are not speaking German right now.”
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Let's put the social back into social media; follow me to Mastodon @erikproper@mastoart.social
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0332 - A moss garden
17.03.2025
This highlight was taken during the same walk as highlight 0322.
This one zooms in on the droplets that had formed on the moss as it was a foggy morning.
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Let's put the social back into social media; follow me to Mastodon @erikproper@mastoart.social
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0331 - Liberty Tower
12.03.2025
This photo shows the Eiffel tower from a different angle than the one that is usually shown on photos.
For more background on photo, and its title in particular, see: erikproper.eu/highlights/0331
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@PirateBeerd @LindseyGrahamSC President Zelensky offered to give up his presidency if Ukraine would become part of NATO.
Also ... it was Russia who, against earlier agreements regarding Ukraine's sovereignty (in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear arms) attacked Ukraine.
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Zelensky is too unstable for NATO membership.
He's threatened or even provoked WW3 for his own interests, and negotiates in bad faith, reneging almost immediately on commitments.
That's the opposite of what's needed from leadership of NATO countries bordering Russia. A president who acts this way is no friend or ally of the US.
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I have tried very hard to maintain support for the efforts of the Ukrainian people to repel the Russian invasion and have expressed admiration for President Zelensky’s leadership during the most difficult times.
I, like so many others, can only give advice. It’s up to President Zelensky to determine whether or not to take it.
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@RandyTaylor_USA @LindseyGrahamSC Which USD 350 was that? According to the actual data, it was USD 118. Actually much less (on a per capita base) than most European states provided to help Ukraine defend itself.
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We should be very proud that we have a President whose prime objective is not to get into wars but to prevent wars and to get out of wars. @POTUS wants to bring about an enduring and lasting peace in Ukraine. As Secretary of State, my goal is to support peace through strength.
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@PM_ViktorOrban How can one make peace with a country (i.c. Russia) that does not exactly have a track record of honoring agreements, where the ongoing war is actually a case in point.
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European leaders decided in London today that they want to go on with the war instead of opting for peace. They decided that Ukraine must continue the war.
This is bad, dangerous and mistaken. Hungary remains on the side of peace. Ceterum censeo.
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Zelensky damaged himself severely in the eyes of the public. Just a fact.
Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson
More people now think the U.S. is helping Ukraine too much—up from 7% to 41%. On top of that, trust in Zelensky fell from 72% to under 48% America first.
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Not for the faint hearthed Trumpoons ... times.newsprints.co.uk/40105210-vance…
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@BillAckman @ZelenskyyUa @Ukraine @realDonaldTrump Vance ignited the firestorm when President Zelensky pointed out, in terms of a series of facts, that Putin does not have a track record in honoring treaties concerning Ukraine's security. This triggered Vance to go of the handle.
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I totally agree that Zelensky was the problem today after watching the whole session. Don’t rely on media excerpts if you want to get to the truth.
@ZelenskyyUa mishandled this. And I say this as someone who has supported @Ukraine from the beginning of the war. @realDonaldTrump was appropriately angry, but kept his composure.
In a negotiation, you should never overplay your hand, particularly if it is a bad one, and the lives of your people are at stake.
In order to be a mediator, you can’t be viewed by either side as favoring the other. Trump is carefully and patiently playing this role. It is not helpful for Zelensky to be disrespectful.
That said, I expect Trump to continue to be the honest broker between Russia and Ukraine, but he will now likely increase what he wants for the U.S. unless Zelensky quickly apologizes and offers something to Trump. A very unfortunate day for Ukraine.
Jordan Schachtel@JordanSchachtel
If you watch the full Trump-Zelensky press conference, it is very clear that Zelensky, not Trump or Vance, became the antagonist. Both POTUS and VP were very respectful and cordial until Zelensky very publicly ignited a firestorm. It all starts at 40:30 1) Zelensky essentially rejects how VP described the mandate of POTUS to conduct foreign affairs, and he insinuates that Trump term one did nothing to stop Putin. 2) He then basically tells Vance that his ideas are faulty and that the administration's diplomacy won't work. These two comments are *deliberately antagonistic.* Everything was all well and good, but Zelensky took two major shots in a public forum, and they had to respond. And respond they did. Recall, this is the guy who interfered in our electoral politics and called VP "too radical," and bashed Trump in an interview with New York Mag weeks before the election. Zelensky is ENTIRELY at fault here. 100%.
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@charliekirk11 Fact check ... Europe already pays more than half of the costs.
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A lot of European leaders have come out in the past three hours to express their "unwavering support" for Zelenskyy.
Great. Maybe they'll be happy to pay the cost of this war for once. Money and weapons will win more wars than platitudes.
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0330 - Radio Junglinster
01.03.2025
This photo shows the three transmission masts close to Junglinster in Luxembourg.
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J.D. Vance owes President Zelensky an apology for instigating this fight.
He should be banned from being in the same room as President Zelensky during future meetings.
Do you agree?
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