-Zero Congressional consultation or approval.
-Zero preparation of public for need/consequences of war.
-Zero evidence of thought about "OK, what might the other side do?" Next month. Next year.
-Zero mention of anti-nuke agreement Trump voided, or Trump claim last year that nukes "obliterated."
Throughout the entire Cold War, "peace talks in Geneva" used to mean something.
Those days are now over.
The United States used the Geneva talks as cover to finalise military operational planning for an all-out offensive attack. Nothing but a cynical charade. An illegal war.
21st century hell.
Finally, after many shocks, have cancelled my Washington Post subscription #washingtonpost
A drip in a barrel, maybe.
We misconceive of #russia and excuse it at our peril.
And we’ve done so eagerly, despite overwhelming evidence, despite the clear and present danger it poses not just to 🇺🇦 but to Europe, to the global security order, and to russians themselves.
My latest
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...
I think the renfe app/website is pretty terrible. Check the man in seat 61 website for advice! That said, even after scouring all possibilities, there really are only a very few trains between Granada and Malaga/Malaga Airport, far fewer than you might think given their respective populations
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Canadian #ICC Judge Prost has spoken about the emotional & practical toll that US sanctions against her have taken.
Yet Ottawa will not speak out against these sanctions. The reason, I have had confirmed, is bc Canada is afraid of American anger at calling sanctions out.
A sad state of affairs.
Es kommen ja nicht viele Männer zu meinen Vorträgen. Aber es sind ausschließlich Männer, die mir danach gute Tipps geben, wie ich es besser machen könnte.
Das ist schon auch ein bisschen lustig.
Vienna, Austria
#nokings #vienna
🚨 BREAKING: Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace today in a serious escalation on NATO’s eastern border.
Read the developing story: ow.ly/rBwh50WZpov
Ri Chun Hee as host of the Jimmy Kimmel show
I’m not sure how I feel about Kimmel’s replacement, tbh.
I've written a lot about disordered discourse and counterpublics, but given recent events I want to cover a key part of disordered discourse, which I call the four pillars of disordered doubt.
Columbia University, big law firms and major Fortune 500 companies have consistently rolled over to Trump. Meanwhile, E. Jean Carroll, Stormy Daniels and the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein consistently stand up to him despite the risk of losing everything.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
Das ist alles dermaßen jenseitig, es macht einen nur mehr fassungslos. Und die Republikaner im Kongress applaudieren oder schauen dabei zu. Eine Sekte, die ihrem Guru folgt, offenbar völlig egal wohin.
Wir können der wichtigsten Demokratie der Welt live beim Marsch in die Autokratie zusehen.
Cruelty doesn’t seem like a byproduct, it’s the goal. The Trump administration is set to destroy $9.7 million worth of contraceptives instead of sending them to women in need overseas.
Got damn
“if they can do this to a senator they can do this to anybody”
they already are doing it to everybody wtf do you think weve been saying
the iconic Artie from Sopranos pointing a rifle meme
go ahead, post another "both sides" take. tell me about cafeteria complaints and affinity group graduations at liberal arts colleges set the groundwork for today's DHS. write another essay comparing the domestic mobilization of the military to the social dynamics of leftist group chats.
A graphic of Timothy Snyder’s 20 lessons to act against tyranny: do not obey in advance, defend institutions, beware the one-party state, take responsibility, remember professional ethics, be wary of paramilitaries, be reflective if you must be armed, stand out, be kind to our language, believe in truth, investigate, make eye contact and small talk, practice corporeal politics, establish a private life, contribute to good causes, learn from peers in other countries, listen for dangerous words, be calm when the unthinkable arrives, be a patriot, be as courageous as you can.
Rumours
The people telling the world they want to "have Greenland" and make Canada the "51st state" are suddenly really into respecting national sovereignty when it comes to the nation they want to serve as their fascist blacksite penal colony
Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage
Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
Russia: Two high-school kids in Nizhny Novgorod sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for publishing a YouTube video to their 26 subscribers in which they discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The police complaint was filed by their school principal.
