Exclusive: Sweden has intelligence indicating Russia's systematically manipulating data to fool Ukraine’s western allies into believing its economy has withstood the strain of its war spending & western sanctions, Thomas Nilsson, head of Sweden Military Intelligence, told me & @maxseddon.bsky.social
"A person familiar with the matter told Reuters that the German mediator would conclude that building a joint fighter jet, once a key pillar of the project, was no longer feasible."
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Iran’s theocratic regime is playing its cards deftly. Rather than chanting “Death to America”, as is traditional, its propaganda videos play up criticisms of Donald Trump that resonate with a global audience.
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
This is a remarkable and important step.
Ukraine, a country under full scale invasion for 4+ years, is signing deals to co-develop/produce weapons with other countries.
Saudi, UAE and Qatar are not only confident of but also banking on Ukraine being a functional nation state over the next decade.
Deutschlandtempo. 😎
It’s a mark of how completely normalised the corruption & depravity have become that we barely bat an eyelid at the thought of two *property developers*, one Trump’s nepo baby son-in-law, being sent to represent the USA in peace negotiations with Iran. Sometimes it all hits you afresh.
Donald J. Trump • ® @realDonaldTrump Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel. The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what's on board! President DONALD J. TRUMP Apr 19, 2026, 9:23 PM
Not going to end well.
Great article.
Psychologically hard for Europeans to take. But national security has to be built on worst case scenario planning, or it is naivety dressed up as strategy.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Abwehr von Drohnen ist auch ne Kostenfrage. Die New York Times hat das
für die USA mal aufgelistet (gilt ähnlich auch für andere NATO-Staaten):
“The same thing happened again on 7 April, this time when traders spent $950m on oil futures, betting that the price of oil would fall just hours before the ceasefire with Iran was announced.”
Nothing unusual about Trump elites using inside knowledge to enrich themselves.
Someone should explain to Trump what "defensive alliance" means.
A photo of a tray with three sections empty. One has chopped carrot in it. The other has what can only be described as a posit of brown dog vomit and an insole liner of a sneaker (or a used panty liner from the mid 1700s). The kind of meal that would have you happily tossing yourself overboard.
NEW: Growing fears of food shortages on USS Tripoli & other US ships in the Middle East.
This photo is the kind of meals now being served. It was sent by a sailor to her family.
Families are now trying to send food parcels to the ships.
Full story 👉 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Exclusive: US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources say reut.rs/4cfB5nx
Würde mich in den heutigen Zeiten nicht überraschen.
Gibt's dafür Einsatzmedaille Gefecht?
Wait, Sweden hasn't been nuked yet?!
Zelensky just out with a long comment after the latest Ramstein meeting. Optimistic and gives thanks to many partners. Not a single mention of the US helping Ukraine.
The Ukrainians are not hiding the fact that the US is no longer their friend.
Thread. Useful comments, too.
IT CON H. RES. 2D SESSION Impeaching Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. ANSARI submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on RESOLUTION Impeaching Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Resolved, That Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of De- 2 fense of the United States, is impeached for high crimes 3 and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of im-4 peachment be exhibited to the Senate: Articles of Impeachment Exhibited by the House of 6 Representatives of the United States of America in the 7 Name of Itself and of the People of the United States of 8 America, against Peter. B Hegseth, Secretary of Defense 9 of the United States, in maintenance and support of its
Yassamin Ansari: “I’ve introduced Articles of Impeachment against Pete Hegseth for violating his oath, endangering US service members and committing war crimes, including attacks on civilians and a girls’ school in Minab, Iran. Only Congress can declare war; his actions demand immediate removal.”
Hormuz's closure has trapped one-third of global fertiliser supplies - Amid fears of a food crisis, for @ecfr.eu I explore how Moscow is applying its covid-19 vaccine diplomacy playbook to fertilisers in a bid to curry favour in the global south and secure sanctions relief
ecfr.eu/article/sowi...
Peter Magyar displaying a ruthlessness that Biden and Starmer seem devoid of
Ahhh, earworm attack! 😵💫
Ein Mülleimer mit Aufdruck "Achtung, rauchfreier Bahnhof". Er ist vermüllt mit Zigarettenstummeln.
Symbolbild "rauchfreier Bahnhof".
Uff. 😵💫
Die Angelvereine beobachten das auch seit Jahren und sind tief besorgt. Die sowieso durch allgemeine Erwärmung bedrohte Bachforelle wird dadurch noch gefährdeter - und das ist nur die Spitze.
Das wird selektiv durchaus wahrgenommen.
