Frans Osinga

Russische aanvallen op energiesector Oekraïne zijn oorlogsmisdaad, stelt VN-rapport

Is het trumpisme te vergelijken met het fascisme? Drie afleveringen De theorie (vandaag): het model, de elf kenmerken en de acht fasen. Het trumpisme getoetst aan de elf kenmerken. Hoeveel zijn er aanwezig? En welke nog niet? In welke fase bevinden de Verenigde Staten zich?

Democratie sterft langzaam (1/3): de theorie. Is het trumpisme fascisme? Ik heb een maatstaf ontwikkeld: een fascistisch minimum van elf kenmerken en acht fasen waarin een democratie kantelt, getoetst aan Italië en Duitsland.

Het fascistisch minimum: elf kenmerken. Pas als alle elf aanwezig zijn, spreek ik van fascisme.

Fascisme is een proces. Het ontstaat geleidelijk, begint vaak legaal en wordt genormaliseerd. Het model onderscheidt acht fasen.

Radicaal rechts, extreemrechts, protofascisme, fascisme. Waar liggen de grenzen? Een beslisboom.

Binnenkort deel 2: het trumpisme getoetst aan de elf kenmerken. Daarna deel 3: in welke fase bevinden de Verenigde Staten zich?

Will Serbia’s Vote End the Vučić Era? | “He is gambling on his opponents struggling to convert their support on the streets into comparable success at the ballot box.” Ekaterina Kurbangaleeva https://cepa.org/article/will-serbias-vote-end-the-vucic-era/

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Ukraine calls on five European countries to transfer 10% of air defense missile stocks in exchange for future deliveries ➡️ Defense Minister Khmara has appealed to Germany, Great Britain, France, Poland and Italy with a proposal to transfer missiles for Patriot and IRIS-T now.

⚡️ Ukraine’s AI-powered Sky Sentinel turret is now actively intercepting Russia's fastest drones. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

🇺🇦 Zelensky: This week alone, Russia has launched about 1,600 guided bombs, 48 ​​missiles of various types, including ballistic missiles, and almost 2,300 strike drones on Ukraine. Unfortunately, almost every day there are deaths and injuries from these brutal strikes.

"The story behind this move will be the big story for the week, because it reveals a great deal about how the US government is operating, how amazingly easy it is for the US press to be manipulated, and finally, what Trump and his administration actually react to."

Natuurlijk wil het Kremlin een pro-Russische president in Frankrijk, schrijft Caroline de Gruyter. Het land heeft veel invloed in de Europese defensiepolitiek. En dus is het geen wonder dat Russische sites de rellen in Parijs en Milaan gebruikten voor een barrage aan fakenieuws.

Russian strikes on energy infrastructure overnight left over 500,000 Ukrainians without power across Volyn, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, and Mykolaiv regions, Ukraine's energy ministry says. New outages also hit Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, with repair crews working where security allows.

Wait, did you just say Elon controls one of the world’s most sophisticated satellite communications systems, including Starshield, without government oversight?

'Nederland tekent intentieverklaring met Zweden voor eigen Saab GlobalEye' www.defensie.nl/magazines/de...

De volslagen waanzin...

These analyses by @corporalfrisk.com are essential reading if you want to debate the F-35 purchase. BTW Gripen + GlobalEye AWACS finished *third* (and last of the final round) in the Finnish HX competition, behind both F-35 and Super Hornet + Growler Combo. corporalfrisk.com/2025/11/26/c...

Elon denies he betrayed the Ukrainians in the midst of a Russian assault in order to help Putin. But WSJ has the evidence: he did. Can we allow a drug addict from South Africa to run US military assets in the middle of a war? How did this happen? www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks

UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks ft.trib.al/9BXYqYW

Invasion, mass murder, rape, kidnapping of children - all fine

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Oct. 20, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

met dank ook aan door Nederland geleverde F-16s

Majority of Ukrainians oppose ceding Donbas for security guarantees, ready to endure war – KIIS poll #Ukraine

This is a v misleading headline. Trump, Putin & Xi can agree what they like; it won't stop the war, because Putin's aim is to destroy Ukraine as a state & eliminate Ukrainian identity; no Ukrainian leader cd accept that. Europe shd ignore noises off, & step up military aid to UA & sanctions on RU.

A post from Putin’s puppet.

"Als we opgeven, zal het niet beter voor ons worden, want als hij wint, zal het veel slechter voor ons worden," zegt voormalig Oekraïens minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Dmytro Kuleba.

In Veldhoven maakt ASML de chipmachines waar iedereen om vecht. In deze video legt NOS op 3 je uit hoe dit Nederlandse bedrijf uitgroeide tot een van de belangrijkste bedrijven ter wereld. Met dank aan HCSS expert Paul Verhagen: buff.ly/BcCkkce

Goed stuk over waarschuwingen inkomende ballistische raketten. Hoe werkt het en heeft de VS doorgifte van deze info aan 🇺🇦 geblokkeerd? Vooralsnog onduidelijk. Wel duidelijk is dat Europa geen eigen alternatief heeft. Net zo afhankelijk van de VS als 🇺🇦. missilematters.substack.com/p/did-the-un...

🇮🇹 Italy's Defense Minister Guido Crosetto: Most of the Russian budget goes toward investments in weapons or the military. They will reach 1.5 million military personnel. So if the war ended tomorrow, what would Putin do with 1.5 million soldiers?

He himself would face internal problems if he stopped the war tomorrow morning. And this gives me the impression, since he continues to accelerate, that he would not want to stop in Ukraine. This is Europe's concern, especially the concern of the Eastern European countries closest to Russia.

There is a desire to put back together what Russia was before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Precisely because Russia is not a great power, and Russia does not accept not being a great power, not being on the same level as the United States or China.

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Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine

🇬🇷🇺🇦‼️ Greek Prime Minister has not confirmed his readiness to transfer Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, - Radio Liberty “We will do everything possible to support Ukraine without undermining Greece’s defense capabilities,” he said Kyiv has asked Athens to transfer up to 200 PAC-2 missiles.

PM Frederiksen: I fundamentally do not believe that Putin can be trusted. I also don't think we should cooperate with Russia. What are we supposed to cooperate on when they want to take over parts of Europe?

Great Britain is not backing down! Just when the Russian army thought that winter would freeze Ukraine, Britain has struck again — a new shipment of Storm Shadow cruise missiles has already been delivered to Kyiv! A precision strike from 250 kilometers away, reducing ammunition depots to ashes

Strong words from a non-aligned state

‼️ Russia attacks Ukraine with two missiles and 580 drones: 536 drones downed

"Our" Greenland???

Trump and Musk going all out to protect Putin

According to The Washington Post, the US and Europe are preparing a peace plan for Ukraine that involves freezing the frontline and NATO-style security guarantees. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The publication says five key points are being discussed: 🔹Cessation of hostilities along the current frontline, with potential territorial concessions by the parties. 🔹 Security guarantees for Ukraine similar to NATO’s Article 5.

🔹 The reconstruction of Ukraine and compensation for those affected. 🔹 An energy agreement between Ukraine, Russia, and Europe allowing the resumption of Russian oil and gas supplies. 🔹Possible lifting of sanctions against Russia.

'Russia's offensive ability is broken, Kyiv's former top general tells BBC' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ukraine is intercepting up to 85% of Russia’s jet-powered drones on some days, up from around 40% in July, Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat says. Russia is now launching roughly 100 of the jet drones across day and night attacks, alongside conventional Shaheds. #Ukraine

🔴 Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones can reach speeds up to 600 km/h. To stay ahead, Ukraine is deploying automated turrets, interceptor drones, and F-16s to intercept the evolving threat. 🔗 united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...