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Die Stimmung in Belgrad ist unglaublich. Die Menschen feiern keinen Wahlsieg, die feiern eine Befreiung.

“Georgia Without Ivanishvili!” Thousands have gathered in Tbilisi to protest Ivanishvili’s one-party rule and the ban on opposition parties. Day 697 of uninterrupted protests in Georgia. #GeorgiaProtests ✊🇬🇪🇪🇺 📹 Mo Se

Despite the significant investments ploughed into artificial intelligence it has provided “zero payoff” to corporate America outside of technology, according to Apollo's Chief Economist Torsten Slok. Read more: bloom.bg/3UO2c30 📷: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

And Zelenskyi lets himself being strung along. Like that self-marketer Klitchko of Kyiv un-preparedness fame, he must step aside and make way for a guerilla warfare personality, needed after the 2027 collapse of the EU.

Glad to see more Democrats recognizing that if Elon Musk donates to your opponent, it is an absolute *gift* to you as long as you draw attention. He's a deeply unpopular, dorky white supremacist asshole who's using his billions to try and buy off politicians. Light. Him. Up.

Global Insight: The ‘cockroach’ protesters Modi cannot stamp out ft.trib.al/XGG9S27 | opinion

Bitte die ersten 20 Minuten mit Herfried Münkler im neuen @annewill.bsky.social Podcast hören.

In simple terms of territory taken and lost, 2026 has been a year of relative success for Kyiv on the front line. Though other parts of the front line have largely stabilized, Russia’s main goal continues to be the capture of the remainder of Donetsk Oblast.

Die deutsche Strategie zur Ukraine war bisher: Wir halten die Amerikaner bei Laune und hoffen, dass sie irgendwann böse auf Putin werden. Diese Strategie ist gescheitert. Europa muss sich überlegen, wie es Putin zu einem Waffenstillstand drängen kann. www.n-tv.de/politik/An-d...

1/ The Russian military is announcing the 'capture' of settlements far ahead of where even its own maps place the front line. A Russian warblogger suggests that this is an attempt to create 'facts' to influence peace talks with the United States, as has happened before. ⬇️

Witkoff called Putin a humanitarian today. Here is some of his humanitarian work:

Linkspartei, Grüne und SPD haben sich in ihrem Sondierungspapier für eine mögliche gemeinsame Koalition in Berlin darauf verständigt, das aktive und passive Wahlrecht auf kommunaler und Landesebene bedingungslos auf alle Menschen auszuweiten, die seit mindestens fünf Jahren in Deutschland leben …

Recent restrictions have reduced the effectiveness of a core element of Ukraine’s defense system. Unless this is resolved quickly, Ukraine risks losing hard-won gains from 2026, not to mention the impact on its cities and critical infrastructure.

Clear erosion of public support for standing with 🇺🇦. 43% say too much 🇩🇪 support for 🇺🇦. 41% say level is just right. Only 12% say 🇩🇪does too little. 65% of East Germans and 90% of AfD supports say 🇩🇪is doing too much. (RTL/n-tv Trendbarometer/forsa)

Wieder mal ein super Podcast von @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social .Mit @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social , einer kanadischen Politikerin aus dem Trudeau Kabinett. Die Kanadier blicken mit viel größerer analytischer Schärfe auf Trump, die USA, aber auch auf China, etc., als ich das aus Deutschland gewohnt bin.

Die “sichere Westukraine“, jede Stunde, jeden Tag. Wie von nicht wenigen Beobachtern erwartet, entfaltet sich das 2023 von Jack Watling beschriebene Szenario. Die russische „Syrien-Strategie“ geht auf. @gresselgustav.bsky.social @golod.bsky.social @efdavies.bsky.social @joerglau.bsky.social

if you missed my conversation with Alex Gibney on today's livestream, you can now watch it here youtu.be/LSCoQbiTR98

The greatest challenge of our time isn’t to figure out how to get to Mars or become interstellar, but to figure out how to live sustainably on Earth.

⛑️‼️BREAKING: Ukraine has carried out the first frontline CASEVAC mission using a heavy-lift aerial drone. A wounded soldier of the 30th Mechanized Brigade was trapped at his position, with Russian drone activity and minefields making ground evacuation impossible.

Donald Trump says the Russian sanctions waiver is to help negotiate peace. But one Russian paper today writes: “We will make a deal with Ukraine entirely on our terms.” Another paper: “Russia’s borders, as we know, do not end anywhere.” #ReadingRussia

Every day, Slovyansk dies, one Russian glide bomb at a time : (

Another great episode with @gavinesler.bsky.social and Steven Pifer. Subscribe to this podcast!

you have to watch every second. i…wow.

There is a major attack ongoing against targets in the Saint Petersburg area in Russia. Among several targets this oil storage has been struck.

Game, set, and match.

⚡️ Slovakia, Hungary won't join 70 billion euro EU package sought by Ukraine, Fico says.

Na sowas, das konnte ja niemand kommen sehen!

❗️Most of the components in the Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles that Russia used to attack Ukraine were manufactured in the United States. Only one component is of Russian origin: the BA996A1 transistor. The Russians have launched more than 230 Kinzhal missiles at Ukraine. Source: Slovo i Dilo

Russen-Manu #Schwesig mußte sich für ihre Nordstream Machenschaften nie vor einem Untersuchungsausschuss verantworten. Sie hätte längst zurücktreten müssen.

Nothing has changed since the start of Trump's second term.

A couple of days after the 2024 US elections I posted a thread on Twitter on what a Trump administration policy on Ukraine and Russia was likely to be. What they're doing now is appalling, but it shouldn't be a surprise.

And Europe slithers and dithers, unwilling to firmly get behind the ball since 2022. A mountain of shame too high to be ever redeemed.

… protestierten, aber es half nichts: Die Schergen des Mullahregimes schlugen mit ihren Gewehrkolben auf Omid ein und traten auf ihn ein. Am 6. Oktober war Omid tot. Gestorben an inneren Verletzungen. Ermordet von den Handlangern des Regimes. Möge dieses steinzeitliche Mullahregime zur Hölle fahren.

“Another US president would be pressuring Russia to stop slaughtering innocents. Trump is instead giving them the means to kill more.” Me on Trump’s darkest turn yet against Ukraine. as.ft.com/r/0f7ee7f8-3...

Just another morning in Slovyansk.

Die britische Schärfe und Klarheit stünde deutschen Fernseh- und Radiomedien gut zu Gesicht, nun, da offensichtlich ist, das Amerika auch unser Feind ist. Die ersten 12 Minuten reichen schon. @annettedittert.bsky.social @joerglau.bsky.social @golod.bsky.social

‘Gen. Alex Grynkewich, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, was among the U.S. officials to convey an ask from Washington for Ukraine to hold off on attacking Russian oil refineries, according to a Ukrainian security adviser and a Western official familiar…’ wapo.st/4hTCRfB

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1/In der FAZ rekonstruiert der frühere grüne Politiker Winfried Nachtwei, wie die Partei Schritt für Schritt ihren bedingungslosen Pazifismus zugunsten einer militärisch abgesicherten Menschenrechtspolitik überwand. Hervorhebenswert: Er deutet wenigstens an - wenn auch immer noch zu unscharf -,

What is the impact of the Ukraine war on US gasoline and diesel prices? None.

Game, set, and match. x.com/markito0171/...

Direkt nach dem ausgezeichneten POLITICO Podcast mit @nicolange.bsky.social sollten Sie das eindrückliche illusionslose Interview mit Dmytro Kuleba hören. Es lohnt sich ungemein.

Großartige Episode mit @nicolange.bsky.social der auch gerade wieder in Ukraine war. Wenn nur 50% der deutschen Entscheider Klarheit, Entschlossenheit, Mut und Willenskraft hätten…

The Kyiv Independent paints a stark picture of how the past few days unfolded. Ukrainian officials say they went to Miami to discuss a reciprocal energy ceasefire, only to be blindsided by Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports #Ukraine

Strange how this has been largely forgotten.

It's important to recognise is that this *isn't* about the US getting "back" to business with Russia, because there's never been much US-Russia business of any kind beyond arms control. What the Trump admin is pushing for is an unprecedented alignment of the US with Russia.

Trump has been hiding his Russian diesel deal for over a month: the deal was announced yesterday, but it was likely agreed when Witkoff and Kushner visited the Kremlin on 5th September. While Trump was signing the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 on 18th September,…

Schröder feiert mit Putin, während dieser gleichzeitig Raketen auf unschuldige Menschen schießen lässt. Er ist eine Schande für Deutschland & verletzt seine Pflichten als ehemaliger Bundeskanzler aufs Gröbste. Dass er weiterhin Zuwendungen aus Steuermitteln erhält, ist untragbar.

Trump is an evil piece of human junk.