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“Our allies in the Middle East are much better than NATO,” - Trump Undermining NATO, again. Exactly what the Kremlin loves to hear.

It is unbelievable that Omicron and AI are coincidentally spreading at the same time, as both significantly degrade the human brain.

🔴MAJOR Belgium now officially announces after Slovenia, Spain, and Ireland that it will submit a request for the suspension of the association agreement between the European Union and Israel. It is now the 4th European state to do so.

Applebaum: Trump does not think strategically and does not have an endgame. He began the war without clear goals, never asked the American people, never spoke to Congress, and assumed it would be some kind of two-day operation that would end fast. 1/

We expect some positive decisions tomorrow on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine. This would show that our support for Ukraine remains strong and that Russia cannot outlast Ukraine. My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓

We want to be in the European Union. And I am confident that if some representatives of the EU do not make mistakes, we will be there. We are already strengthening the EU, first and foremost from a security perspective. And today, security is a priority for everyone. A union that could be much stronger – I believe this would be a union of such countries as Norway, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Türkiye. These are four countries that the European Union is lacking. Because Türkiye and Ukraine together outmatch Russia’s army: from control of the Black Sea to control of airspace. I know there are questions when it comes to Türkiye. I know that the United Kingdom has left the European Union. I know that Norway has many different forms of cooperation and economic ties with the EU, and so on. But I still believe that these four countries would make the EU the strongest union in the world, with the best security in the world. We are not seeking an alternative. I simply believe that these four countries are very strong and would make the European Union stronger. And even these four countries on their own would certainly form a very strong union. From an interview with the "United News" telethon (3/5).

Obama had in Iran een plan dat gestoeld was op realiteit. Wat we nu zien is de totale triomf van de stompzinnigheid. Trump sloopt een functionerend verdrag om vervolgens met lege handen in de puinhopen te gaan staan roepen dat hij gewonnen heeft. Gênant. open.spotify.com/episode/3c8hhR…

@mhcoutinho_48 Henri Lebasque 1923. Devant un arbre.

Ticiano ( Italian, died 1576): “Young woman at the dressing table,”c.1515

After Trump returned to WH, Ukraine held out hope of winning him over. But Trump revealed his affection for Putin again and again, halted American aid to Kyiv, insulted Ukrainian leaders, pressured Ukraine to cede territory. Now, Kyiv appears to have given up on US - The Atlantic

This man exhibits the supreme confidence of someone who has no idea that he has no idea what he's talking about

To his great credit, Pedro Sanchez keeps trying to get the EU to do the right thing and suspend its Association Agreement with Israel. How long can Germany and other EU states keep saying No? politico.eu/article/spain-…

According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson: During an emergency meeting On Saturday Trump tried to “use the nuclear codes” on Iran and he was stopped by General Dan Caine. According to Johnson “there is seriously something wrong with Trump”:

BREAKING: UAE says it is time to close all American bases in the country, considering them as burden on the country.

WSJ: "Aides kept the president out of the room." "It’s worth dwelling for a moment on this detail. Aides—presumably senior military officials in particular—believed that they had to exclude the president from the decision-making if it were to succeed." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark…

Iran just launched drone attacks on U.S. military vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. In retaliation for the U.S. blowing a hole in an Iranian cargo ship. The ceasefire ends Wednesday. Iran rejected the peace talks. Vance and Kushner are on a plane to Pakistan. Trump threatened to blow up the entire country. This is no longer a war on Iran. This is two militaries actively shooting at each other.

@pepel_klaasa It always comes back to this..

"But it isn’t just that Trump is low on options: He barely seems to understand what’s going on. His pronouncements—whether threats, triumphant announcements, or descriptions of what’s underway in the strait—resemble reality less with every passing day." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark…

BREAKING: Trump says the Iran deal will be signed TODAY in Pakistan. This morning Iran rejected the talks. This afternoon Iran launched drones at U.S. vessels. Now Trump says a deal is being signed today. Either the fastest diplomatic reversal in history just happened. Or someone is not telling the truth. Seems like market manipulation to me.

Uitkeringsstelsel WIA moet op de schop De helft van de toename van de WIA-instroom is veroorzaakt door de verhoging van de AOW-leeftijd. Het beleid loopt, zoals zo vaak, op zichzelf vast. Voorgenomen oplossingsrichtingen gaan geen uitkomst brengen. nos.nl/artikel/261104… @NOS