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Could we make this part of the Book on Human Obligations?

@Gerashchenko_en You ARE incredible. And the rest of the world can only watch in shame for having let you down—though some countries more than others.

Ukraine has established a kill zone along the front, which makes it extremely difficult for the Russians to advance. Russians call it a drone zone, which extends 10 to 15 kilometers along the frontline. Essentially, within this drone zone, it is nearly impossible for the Russians to move except on foot and at night. And even then, they become targets. Ukraine has made drones its key defensive asset. ‼️This is not a "war fought by the poor," as some disparagingly say about Ukraine. This is a modern war. And Ukraine, over the last few years and right now, is changing the way modern wars are fought. Ukraine is demonstrating an incredible level of technical and technological innovation and adaptation of weapons and defense systems. Ukraine is emerging as a powerful military superpower in the midst of a major war, under the pressure of shelling, and in the face of losses. Ukraine has not just stood its ground; it has adapted and is now taking the war onto the enemy's territory. 📹: The Sun

24/7? As a narcissist, he is compelled to react to any hint of criticism. He would soon reach overwhelm. And we could all take part in his narcissistic collapse.

What if commentators and the rest of us stopped wasting time on describing The Orange’s behaviour? And instead came up with a strategy for how to handle him? Everything about Trump’s behaviour can be explained by his narcissism. What about a concerted global effort to mock him?

@LakotaMan1 Here in Europe, we know the answer, but usually to polite to tell you. What is much more worrying is that no one seems to talk about it. "What do we do about easy-to-fool voters?" - "How do we prevent this from ever happening again?"

This is a damn good question.

@PaulEmbery I have often said that if he had been the mayor of a remote municipality in Lapland, he would have been fired a long time ago.

Trump blinked. His reputation will not recover from this. As with his climbdown over Greenland, he has almost certainly won no significant concessions. "Art of the deal", my foot. I have never seen such shambolic incompetence from a world leader. I've known parish councillors with a better understanding of statecraft.

@realMaalouf The reason: "We need to feel we are the good ones, and that needs to fit with Marxist narratives. We need a new underclass since the modern domestic working-class doesn't listen to us. Muslims say they are suppressed victims of white colonisation, and they need our help. Amen."

French far-left activist says she’s very enthusiastic about the teachings of the Quran and getting her first copy. She claims Islam is the only religion that truly aligns with progressive values This is mental illness. Why does the left love Islam so much?

@JayinKyiv Yes. Our biggest hope is that he will continue to double down, receiving less and less true information, creating more and more chaos, ending up in total isolation—until somebody has had enough.

Putin isn't complicated. One of his core beliefs is that Gorbachev was wrong with his "perestroika and glasnost" response to the clearly collapsing USSR, and that MORE repression could have held it all together. As unrest grows, he's going to simply attempt to murder everyone in Russia. Good news for Ukraine is that the troops will be required at home as it'll be too much for Rosgvardiya.

@JohnFaerseth Hjertelig takk for en velskrevet og grundig artikkel. Historien om Jagland blir bare verre og verre.

Epstein-filene har gjeoppvekket debatten om Thorbjørn Jaglands rolle i Europarådet. Flere spør hvem han egentlig jobbet for. Her er den ukrainske vinkelen vi i liten grad har fått se. johnfaerseth.substack.com/p/jagland-sett…

@ThomasVLinge I keep asking: Could somebody point out the differences between these people and MAGA? I only see the similarities.

This is so embarrassing. They came to Cuba in their hundreds, carrying less food then they would end up eating there, only to tour around in little buses and party at private concerts while Cubans continue to suffer repression, poverty, shortages and power cuts. How much electricity did this little concert cost btw?

Please, tell me the difference between these people and MAGA. I find them hard to spot.

@joni_askola We let the wrong people get rich.

The absolute best argument against allowing people to become multibillionaires is watching what they actually do with the money. Almost every time an oligarch speaks or acts, they prove why extreme wealth concentration is a catastrophic threat to society

@Daractenus Soviet tools are all he has in his toolbox.

Meanwhile, Russian TV channels are now airing songs about how great life is without internet and phones.

@Mylovanov All good! Russia is going into a standstill. He doesn't understand, and nobody dares to tell him, how much society depends on the Internet. Even Russia. It accelerates the downfall, no matter the windfall from the war on Iran.

Russia is tightening control over the internet — and preparing for a possible “great crackdown” at home as the war in Ukraine continues — Reuters. Mobile internet is being shut down in major cities, apps blocked, and new laws expand FSB powers over users and communications. 1/

@ruthbenghiat A small correction: The Orange Moron does not desing anything. He is not capable. His enchanting enablers do.

All part of the Trump design to wreck America! American reaearch and ingenuity must be sacrificed so that autocrats can prosper and Putin and Xi's dreams of the US as a third rate power can be fulfilled.

@anders_aslund Yes. He doesn't take responsibility for anything. That is what narcissists do. If people had not been so busy wasting time figuring out the Orange, but instead had talked to experts and read books about "How to handle a narcissist," he may not have been elected a second time.

How can anybody tolerate Trump's persistent lying & untrue blaming of others? Trump is unable to take responsibility.

@avalaina More heroes from Ukraine!

If you’re looking for some good news, I’ve got some. Just two months ago, I was at the Hryshko Botanical Garden in Kyiv. The photographer and I had gone there to document the impact of Russian attacks on the power grid on the tropical plants. At the time, there were barrels of burning fuel right inside the greenhouse. And the staff were doing everything in their power, day and night, to keep the 50-year-old philodendrons, rare orchids, citrus trees, palms, bromeliads and cacti warm. I came back deeply moved and wrote that I hoped these plants would survive the winter. And someone commented under that post: ‘I hope we all survive it.’ So, yesterday at the opening of a photo exhibition on ecocide, which is being held in a room next to the greenhouse, I finally met its director. They did manage to save everything after all. She spoke gratefully of how many caring people had joined the fight against the cold. Some donated fuel, others generators. And finally, she took me to the garden with the azaleas. She says they’re blooming particularly beautifully this year, as if they were victors.

@Daractenus It's a cult. A cult member's whole self-image is built up around believing in "The Great Leader." The more rational arguments and doubt you throw at them, the thicker the wall of conviction—until, one day, the wall starts cracking. What will cause it? Hard to tell.

Most pollsters continue to put Donald Trump’s approval rating at around 40%. Everything he has done over the past three months, from U.S. citizens getting shot by his Gestapo to the Epstein files, war with Iran, and his threats to annex Greenland, has cost him about 1-2%.

I could have been sentenced to death in Iran and other Muslim countries for writing this. 5/5.

My hope is not only that this hideous regime will die an inglorious death, but also that the Western world —finally— will see Islam for what it is: An oppressive and totalitarian ideology that does not belong to the 21st century. 4/5.

Few things have opened my eyes more than talking to and following exiled Iranians. Many hate Islam. They hate the hijab and the forced worship. They hate Ramadan. The latter brings back memories of hidden chocolate bars in school bags, eaten quickly and quietly in the toilet. 1/5