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Pablo Pardo

@pablopardo1

Bi-national journalist (U.S. and Spanish). U.K. correspondent for El Mundo. PhD in Communications from Navarra; MIPP and MA in International Economics and Policy from Johns Hopkins (SAIS). Usual disclaimers.

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Airspace changes since 26 February. See the disappearance and reappearance of traffic and the now-constricted northern corridor at the top of the image.

09.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine and the Paradox of National Conservatism Why have defenders of national identity and sovereignty not embraced Kyiv’s cause?

Why have defenders of national identity and sovereignty not embraced Kyiv’s cause?

09.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh my god no! The Iranians were developing Trump's healthcare plan.

09.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 5273 πŸ” 622 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 14

Beware the Fake TACO.

Spooked by markets, he makes stuff up to a credulous press. Gets the calming headlines, and the situation hasn’t actually changed.

09.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump says US Navy sank Iran's warship off the coast of Sri Lanka because "it's more fun" to sink ships than capture them.

09.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 2781 πŸ” 1201 πŸ’¬ 399 πŸ“Œ 752
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The Kurds Won’t Solve the Iran Problem They’re good fighters and good allies, but not a panacea.

The idea that the Kurds could form a successor government in Iran "would be a foolish assumption not only for the many reasons described above, but most importantly it is because it’s not what the Kurds want."

09.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's #DolphinAwarenessMonth!

Although we tend to picture the ocean when we think of dolphins, there are currently thousands of dolphins swimming in major river systems in both South America and Asia.

09.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A Fidesz MP has submitted a bill to temporarily confiscate the Oschadbank funds seized from Ukrainian couriers for up to 60 days pending a tax authority investigation. Fidesz parliamentary group leader Mate Kocsis said the bill will be debated under an expedited procedure. #Hungary

09.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

I lost my job, my 401(k) is in the toilet, and I can’t afford healthcare, groceries, and now gas. But at least the president doesn’t have an annoying laugh, because he never laughs.

09.03.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 1404 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
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It seems almost pointless to note that if Obama wore a baseball cap in this situation he would have been absolutely pummeled in the media, from Fox to NYT, but I'm going to do it anyway.

09.03.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 518 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 5
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Weekend Update #175: The Week in which Ukraine Stood Up To Help The USA And The USA Stood Up To Help Russia Also, Ukrainian Territorial Gains And Russian Personnel Losses in February

Just sent out my free weekend update. This was the most extraordinary week, when the Ukrainians stood up to help the USA and the USA stood up to help the Russians (across the board). Ukraine is saving American lives while Russia is helping end them…
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

08.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 449 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 11
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Sweden has released photos of the detention of the Caffa, a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet vessel. #Russia

07.03.2026 09:13 πŸ‘ 427 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says Finland plans to lift a long-standing ban on having nuclear arms on its territory, the government said on Thursday, aligning with Nordic neighbours ​in a move that could open the door to deploying atomic β€Œbombs on Finnish soil during times of war.

Finland to lift full ban on hosting nuclear arms, government says reut.rs/4aTtL0j

05.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

The woke liberal cucks at Anthropic cut us off from using Claude right before we were going to ask it to generate a reason why we're invading Iran.

by Pete Hegseth

04.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 728 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
Cook Islands declared β€˜world leader’ in seabed sector | PINA

It's funny how the Cook Islands keep trying to persuade islanders that nothing is decided on #DeepSeaMining, and then go selling their deals and expertise as 'world leaders' in a new industry ...

pina.com.fj/2026/03/03/c...

03.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclear bomb. "We do not see a structured program to manufacture nuclear weapons. That is the assessment," Grossi said. #Iran

03.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 400 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 21

How did that go again β€” that β€œBiden is going to drag the Europeans into a war with Russia, and Trump is going to bring peace”? Does anyone remember? 🫠🫠🫠🫠

03.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can save a lot os words by saying β€œlies”

03.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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White House talking points for congressional Republicans say we're not at war, we're just in "major combat operations against Iran" lol

02.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 2555 πŸ” 583 πŸ’¬ 300 πŸ“Œ 369

They had the concept of a plan of a threat.

02.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Well when you put it THAT way.

01.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 3713 πŸ” 1222 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 59
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First oil tanker attacked in the Strait of Hormuz according to Oman An oil tanker was attacked off the coast of Musandam in the Strait of Hormuz. Four people were injured and all 20 crew members were evacuated, according to Oman's Maritime Security Centre.

First oil tanker attacked in the #StraitofHormuz according to Oman

01.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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People in the Iranian city of Karaj are dancing and celebrating following the confirmation of Khamenei's death. Few IRGC or Basij units are visible on the streets nationwide, with only scattered clashes reported. #Iran

28.02.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 625 πŸ” 177 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 35
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Berlin, Germany, and Iranians are celebrating like there is no tomorrow.

01.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 396 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
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Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran President Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia.

President Trump launched strikes on Iran after a weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to four people familiar with the matter.

U.S. intelligence assessments saw no imminent threat, but regional allies argued to strike.

01.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 267 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 32
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Iranian drones hit the famous Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai, UAE. The hotel is burning.

Unbelievable.

28.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 801 πŸ” 285 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 33

All those billionaires and CEOs who loudly declared they were leaving New York for Dubai when Mamdani was elected mayor may have missiles falling on their luxury resorts right now, but at least they escaped free bus access and a handful of subsidised supermarkets. A small price to pay, surely

28.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 375 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

meanwhile, war rages on at home.

28.02.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 4969 πŸ” 2066 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 23
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New footages shows U.S. Patriot batteries intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles over Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, with PAC-3 MSE interceptors engaging multiple targets. One interceptor appears to have malfunctioned. #Iran

28.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 342 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 8
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> @covie93.bsky.social

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