'They are stealing the election': How Armenia became the next Russia-EU battlefield Armenians are set to head to the polls in June for their parliamentary elections, which the EU and Russia are closely watching. With support for joining the bloc at an all-time high, this could be a sign that the former Soviet country is moving away from Moscow, one of its closest allies. But foreign interference from both sides could result in the election being stolen from the Armenian people, according to some observers.

'They are stealing the election': How Armenia became the next Russia-EU battlefield

Norway out: The dangers of a global euro Calls to ‘internationalise’ the single currency are being conflated with a more urgent need: to de-risk from the US

Norway out: The dangers of a global euro

Europeans tried to win over the US this week in DC. Their efforts were lost in translation. The Trump administration, focused on the economic arms race with China and its foreign policy goals, doesn’t seem to be listening to Europe.

As European finance officials descended on the U.S. capital this week for the IMF-World Bank spring meetings, they sought to engage the Americans on the existential economic issues facing the continent.

Ridley Scott, ladies and gentlemen

Marching past the Colosseum in the parade to mark Rome’s 2,779th birthday #NatalediRoma

Ad Astra itself is a terribly underrated film, in the realm of other underrated Space movies like 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Solaris (2002, US), and Prometheus

Not sure of this is just typically millennial virtue signaling or genuine ignorance

The “I have a whole PhD” lead probably gives away the plot

That there is a concept of Western Civilization was not a controversial opinion in 1999

But alas we now live in a narrative-driven era of post-truth

A constitutional amendment should be passed to ensure every American child sees this film

Turns out, waging an unprovoked attack and war on behalf of a foreign government (resulting in high profile deaths of innocent civilians, including children in a school), blaspheming on Easter, attacking the Pope, and posting an AI image of himself as Jesus — and then lying about it — was a bad idea

History Is Running Backwards Why reactionaries are taking over the world

“History Is Running Backwards: Why reactionaries are taking over the world”

I could have written this for you 10 years ago, Atlantic

The post-Enlightenment egalitarian liberal order is no more. It’s just a question of when time of death will be called. Left & Right both are done with liberalism

Milennials are now in their cringe moralizing era, too. Getting older in America means a more pronounced demonstration of the pop culture that raised you. Xers are more cynical, millennials more insufferably self righteous. Zoomers will be nihilists

“The 2003 deal concerns the exchange of military material and technological research between the two armed forces and automatically renews every 5 years. Human rights lawyers have urged Italy to end the agreement, citing legal and ethical concerns over Israel's strikes in Gaza.”

I am really regretting not copyrighting the US-Israel War on Iran being the US 1956 Suez Crisis tonight. Many are now recognizing the parallel

Abrahms was lost years ago amid his credentialism leanings. He lapsed into personal branding when it was clear that he had no peer respect and nothing that would make him any relevant voice for any IR issue

The oath they took is an obstacle to these people

“Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong. That is your oath.

Defend the king. If the king is no more, protect the people.”

I wasn't sure if I'd ever see a Pope as great as John Paul II in my lifetime…

But our Chicago guy is out here going hard like he's gonna be the Michael Jordan of Popes

“I have done... murder.”

“Haven't we all.”

He is no longer thanking us for our attention to his matters

“Jerusalem is easy to find. You come to where the men speak Italian and continue until they speak something else.”

What do you mean I’m not helping?

When the Pope excommunicates JD

Libertyville was part of Project Nike, if I recall correctly

Hometown of Tool guitarist Adam Jones and Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello. Maybe it was the nukes

Every man should experience the AC-130 and the Hog on-station in-support at least once while in contact if only to feel the absolute wrath

Target, objective, SP

The new reality is that Iran now has control of the Strait & will continue to control it

This unprovoked attack for Israel has cost the US enormously: shredded diplomatic credibility & control lost over an essential strategic area, as well as also likely forced the US military out of its Gulf bases

I’ve gradually learned to simply lean in on the surrealism of this term and embrace the absurdity

“…Pentagon officials threaten the Holy See…”

Me by Friday:

10/10 would absolutely join a crusade for this man