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Former Ukrainian FM Kuleba: Trump likes Putin. He would like to rule America the way Putin rules Russia or Xi rules China.
Trump sees the world through a superpower lens: when a superpower tells a country what to do, it should comply.
Ukraine doesn’t fit that worldview.
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Trump sees the world through a superpower lens: when a superpower tells a country what to do, it should comply.
Ukraine doesn’t fit that worldview.
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Former Ukrainian FM Kuleba: I don’t expect any deal before the end of winter.
Russia bringing Medinsky back sends a signal: “We’re not in a hurry.”
This is a circus. He’s a clown, not a negotiator.
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Russia bringing Medinsky back sends a signal: “We’re not in a hurry.”
This is a circus. He’s a clown, not a negotiator.
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Kuleba: Putin will agree to a ceasefire only under two conditions.
First: the front stabilizes. He can no longer claim “we advance every day, we hold the initiative.”
Second: Russia’s economic problems become so severe that he needs a pause to ease sanctions pressure.
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First: the front stabilizes. He can no longer claim “we advance every day, we hold the initiative.”
Second: Russia’s economic problems become so severe that he needs a pause to ease sanctions pressure.
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„It is an Israeli strategy. Influential Israeli government ministers have long argued that the West Bank must be folded into Israel’s political and administrative orbit.
„It is an Israeli strategy. Influential Israeli government ministers have long argued that the West Bank must be folded into Israel’s political and administrative orbit.
2).
A 2017 manifesto penned by Bezalel Smotrich called the »Decisive Plan« laid out the road map:
A 2017 manifesto penned by Bezalel Smotrich called the »Decisive Plan« laid out the road map:
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Israel should create irreversible facts on the ground that will foreclose any possibility of Palestinian statehood and force Palestinians to accept permanently subordinate status or leave the West Bank.”
Feb. 12, 2026
@ForeignAffairs archive.is/20260212072832…
Israel should create irreversible facts on the ground that will foreclose any possibility of Palestinian statehood and force Palestinians to accept permanently subordinate status or leave the West Bank.”
Feb. 12, 2026
@ForeignAffairs archive.is/20260212072832…
This a fundamental misconception. The business plans between Putin and his oligarchs and Trump and his family and cronies aren't side deals, they are the entire point. Putin wants Ukraine to surrender and Trump does as he's told to help, but the negotiations are a coverup.
It's one of the failures of imagination that democratic leaders and citizens make when dealing with mafia states, terrorists, and autocrats of all stripes. They don't think incrementally. They aren't constrained by laws and norms. They are only afraid of punishment.
This same mistake is visible regarding WH election interference for midterms. Redistricting and laws to disenfranchise millions to prevent non-existent fraud threats are underway. But people who think they have more to lose by losing than by violence will choose violence.
/1🚨ROGUE REDISTRICTING — AFL is urging a federal court in Utah to reject a state judge’s congressional map.
The map was drawn by activists and partisan lawyers at the Elias Law Group and would redistrict about half a million voters from a single county into new districts.
The map was drawn by activists and partisan lawyers at the Elias Law Group and would redistrict about half a million voters from a single county into new districts.
/2 Late last year, a state judge ordered Utah’s lieutenant governor to use this new map that would redistrict approximately half a million voters and result in dramatic political point swings.
/3 AFL’s brief argues that this court-imposed congressional map violates federal law, including the U.S. Constitution’s Elections Clause, which requires courts to enforce the last map enacted by the legislature if the current one is unconstitutional.
It's bittersweet when my dire predictions and analysis regarding Russia are adopted by world leaders, even if years late. Does it matter that they acknowledge reality if they still refuse to act to change it?
Russia is a terrorist state waging war on Europe and the Western world order with Ukraine the current front line. Putin will not stop until he is stopped because he needs war to survive. If Merz recognizes these things as true, as he says, why keep delaying necessary action?
Why wait until German troops are required to fight under NATO requirements, if indeed they would? Why wait as Russia murders more Ukrainian civilians? The cost of stopping a dictator always goes up. 12 years ago was much better. 4 years ago, too. Today is better than tomorrow.
🧵 UPDATE! PDF in thread!
Well, let’s just say I’ve been humbled regarding translating Entdecktes Judenthum (Judaism Unmasked) into English - by the outpouring of support, by all the information that’s been shared, by those willing to help in this process, and by realizing my own limitations and pitfalls.
In just this short period of time, there have been some major developments.
Well, let’s just say I’ve been humbled regarding translating Entdecktes Judenthum (Judaism Unmasked) into English - by the outpouring of support, by all the information that’s been shared, by those willing to help in this process, and by realizing my own limitations and pitfalls.
In just this short period of time, there have been some major developments.
🧵 Entdecktes Judenthum was published in two parts/volumes, and was often rebound as one thick 2000-page volume. I was under the impression that the tome I acquired was one of these 2-in-1, as the description stated the title page and chapter pages for part 2 were missing.
But this was not the case. I only have part 1, which contains 19 chapters and has 1111 pages.
But this was not the case. I only have part 1, which contains 19 chapters and has 1111 pages.
🧵 At the time, there was a 1700 first edition available which contained both parts, but I passed on it for what I thought was the complete 1711 second edition for considerably less (but still not unsubstantial) cost.
Had I known the 1711 was only part 1, I would have opted for the 1700 edition with both parts at the much higher price.
Still, I’m glad the one that I have is in my/our hands, as these typically end up in the hands of those opposed to and have suppressed Eisenmenger’s work.
Had I known the 1711 was only part 1, I would have opted for the 1700 edition with both parts at the much higher price.
Still, I’m glad the one that I have is in my/our hands, as these typically end up in the hands of those opposed to and have suppressed Eisenmenger’s work.
Suppliers of death.
The Insider identified 300 Russian companies purchasing goods specifically for the military-industrial complex.
Sanction one firm — another appears. But mapping the full network at once could hit production harder. 1/
The Insider identified 300 Russian companies purchasing goods specifically for the military-industrial complex.
Sanction one firm — another appears. But mapping the full network at once could hit production harder. 1/
In 2024, nearly 10,000 Russian companies imported sanctioned goods worth over $22B.
More than 2,000 of them were contractors for leading defense enterprises. Defense contractors imported over $5B in sanctioned goods. 2/
More than 2,000 of them were contractors for leading defense enterprises. Defense contractors imported over $5B in sanctioned goods. 2/
Using domestic transaction data matched with customs records, The Insider identified 160 key intermediaries tied directly to top military plants.
Their confirmed deliveries to defense firms — 80B rubles ($1B). 3/
Their confirmed deliveries to defense firms — 80B rubles ($1B). 3/
The single most insane ruling thus far in the gender insanity came out of the BC Human Rights Commission yesterday.
The tribunal ruled that saying you do not believe in gender identities amounts to the "existential denial" of trans people and is therefore discrimination. The school board trustee, Barry Neufeld, must now pay a $750,000 penalty for his lack of belief in gender souls.
This quote from the ruling is particularly astonishing:
“A person does not need to believe in Christianity to accept that another person is Christian. However, to accept that a person is transgender, one must accept that their gender identity is different than their sex assigned at birth.”
At least they're being completely honest about what trans rights really means now, but seriously: what absolute incoherent activist gibberish!
Some people adopt the label transgender for a wide variety of reasons that are currently oversimplified into the activist-crafted concept of “gender identity.”
That’s not denying the existence of trans people. In fact, it demonstrates a much deeper understanding of people who identify as transgender than blindly accepting the existence of unfalsifiable, pseudoscientific identity claims.
So basically, in BC, you have to believe in mystical invisible gender essences or face financial ruin.
Here’s a video of me saying repeatedly, and very clearly, that I do not believe in gender identities.
And in case I wasn’t clear the first 1,000 times I’ve said it, I’ll say it one more time for the record: I do not believe in gender identities. And I won’t ever pretend that I do.
The tribunal ruled that saying you do not believe in gender identities amounts to the "existential denial" of trans people and is therefore discrimination. The school board trustee, Barry Neufeld, must now pay a $750,000 penalty for his lack of belief in gender souls.
This quote from the ruling is particularly astonishing:
“A person does not need to believe in Christianity to accept that another person is Christian. However, to accept that a person is transgender, one must accept that their gender identity is different than their sex assigned at birth.”
At least they're being completely honest about what trans rights really means now, but seriously: what absolute incoherent activist gibberish!
Some people adopt the label transgender for a wide variety of reasons that are currently oversimplified into the activist-crafted concept of “gender identity.”
That’s not denying the existence of trans people. In fact, it demonstrates a much deeper understanding of people who identify as transgender than blindly accepting the existence of unfalsifiable, pseudoscientific identity claims.
So basically, in BC, you have to believe in mystical invisible gender essences or face financial ruin.
Here’s a video of me saying repeatedly, and very clearly, that I do not believe in gender identities.
And in case I wasn’t clear the first 1,000 times I’ve said it, I’ll say it one more time for the record: I do not believe in gender identities. And I won’t ever pretend that I do.
Here's an essay I wrote last year about the history of the concept of gender identity and how it was adopted into Canadian law without anyone even understanding what it meant.
macdonaldlaurier.ca/gender-identit…
macdonaldlaurier.ca/gender-identit…
And here's the ruling that is so crazy it truly does defy belief: bctf.ca/docs/default-s…
Ukrainian soldiers survive –25°C this winter — United24.
On the Sumy front, frozen trenches, failing engines, and constant drone surveillance define daily combat.
Commander “Bull”: “You’d doze off… open your eyes, and the snow had already covered you.” 1/
On the Sumy front, frozen trenches, failing engines, and constant drone surveillance define daily combat.
Commander “Bull”: “You’d doze off… open your eyes, and the snow had already covered you.” 1/
The temperature drops to –25°C. At dawn, 8 km from Russian positions, anti-drone netting covers Ukrainian artillery.
Snow hides positions and exposes them. Footprints can give coordinates away within minutes. 2/
Snow hides positions and exposes them. Footprints can give coordinates away within minutes. 2/
Bull commands an artillery unit of the 47th Mechanized Brigade. “The first two days without heating are manageable. But by the third or fourth day at –10°C, it gets really hard. Frostbite becomes real.” 3/
Let’s say you’re a pastor in Virginia and want to get politically involved against the left. Here’s what I’ve learned:
1. Build loose ties w/ like-minded pastors who see wickedness & want it stopped. Group chats > email. Have 1 “king” admin w/ access + unilateral removal power.
2. Have a name when you act. Brand your coalition around a specific bill fight or a broader vision (ex: promoting Christianity in VA). Names rally ppl + clarify purpose.
Just how powerful is subliminal messaging in written form?
After you watch this short video, and *only* after you watch it to the end, I have a question in the replies below.
After you watch this short video, and *only* after you watch it to the end, I have a question in the replies below.
Now that you've seen the video, what do you think of these crossword puzzles from the New York Times?
Coincidental? Intentional?
Effective?
Coincidental? Intentional?
Effective?
And now if you're thinking, "I want to learn how to use techniques like this in my own writing so I can be more persuasive when I email or text someone," then you read this chapter from my book.
Buy it here: lulu.com/shop/dr-hypnos…
Buy it here: lulu.com/shop/dr-hypnos…
Life’s chemical building blocks are almost all one “handed”: chirality
How’d that occur without pre existing cell machinery?
In this study, mixed chirality building blocks > chains that select & amplify 1 chirality (capital letters) over the other (lower case), without cells👇
How’d that occur without pre existing cell machinery?
In this study, mixed chirality building blocks > chains that select & amplify 1 chirality (capital letters) over the other (lower case), without cells👇
One limitation of this experiment: the chains self-assembled from building blocks of mixed chirality,
but they were catalyzed by a fiber of building blocks (called amyloids) that self-assembled from only one chirality
but they were catalyzed by a fiber of building blocks (called amyloids) that self-assembled from only one chirality
However, follow up studies showed building blocks of mixed chirality form amyloids, too
& the amyloids that form with homochiral stretches are more stable
& the amyloids that form with homochiral stretches are more stable
