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Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

“Jared Kushner makes up for his flaws as an investor by being a wildly corrupt appendage of his father-in-law’s wildly corrupt administration. The guy is literally on the payroll of the Saudi government and trying to take even more of their money while simultaneously hijacking U.S. foreign policy with his shadow State Department. The U.S. becomes less safe and more corrupt every day Jared Kushner remains involved in our political system,” said Senator Wyden.

Oof.

www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

Woman in sunglasses holding up cardboard sign that reads ‘Nae king, nae queen’ (‘No king, no queen’), T. Pratchett

Black and white dog seated at protest and wearing sign that reads ‘I CAN POOP A BETTER PRESIDENT’

Protest crowd with woman carrying sign that reads ‘The only animal with blue blood is the octopus!’

Beautiful day for a protest. #NoKings #Geneva #Switzerland

Hungary's government files charges against prominent journalist for alleged espionage The journalist, Szabolcs Panyi, focuses on national security and intelligence reporting and has published extensive reports detailing Russian influence operations in Hungary as well as the relationshi...

Hungary’s government filed espionage charges against investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi, who reported on Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó's communications with Moscow.

Conventional Prompt Strike in European Military Power This research paper explores the critical role of conventional prompt strike capabilities in enhancing European military power.

New research by Dr Sidharth Kaushal argues Europe must use conventional prompt strike to degrade Moscow’s missile defences or risk the credibility of Britain and France’s nuclear deterrents.

I always assumed that #passwordmanagers were simple objects -- create a database, encrypt it, send it to the server, done. I could not have been more wrong!

At zkae.io, we take a look at all the hidden complexity in cloud password managers, and the #attacks that result from that. (ia.cr/2026/058)

The EU finally used an economic threat against Trump. But the markets forced his climbdown | Rosa Balfour While the threat of retaliatory measures to stop the annexation of Greenland worked, it remains to be seen if Europe has the unity to follow through, says Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe

Europe, too, can use economic leverage to its advantage.

What changed the U.S. calculus on Greenland was the threat of retaliatory measures worth up to $93bn, making the markets jittery & Trump fold, writes @rosabalfour.bsky.social in the @theguardian.com.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Meloni was wrong, Macron was right The Italian prime minister is trying to claim victory for Trump's retreat. But it was Europe showing its teeth through retaliation threats and troop deployment that spooked the US government.

EU prime ministers and presidents are about to arrive at the emergency 🇪🇺 #EUCO summit on transatlantic relations.

Europe's three camps - the hawks, appeasers and collaborators - are each trying to claim victory for Trump's retreat. Only one camp is right.

My curtain-raiser:

The Oligarchs Pushing for Conquest in Greenland Trump’s fixation on filching the island territory from Denmark may seem like the demented ravings of a mad king. But to a cohort of plutocrat weirdos, it makes perfect sense.

This is a must-read piece by Casey Michel on the underlying reasons for the Greenland nonsense and it should be getting more attention newrepublic.com/article/2051...

Maybe i should buy myself some Lego to support the Danish defence 🤔

Our generation is going to realize Monnet's dream:
United States of Europe, now! 🇪🇺

Aller-retour à #Caracas - © Chappatte dans Le Temps, Genève 👉 chappatte.com/fr/images/al... #Venezuela #Trump #Maduro

Can Europe Ever Trust the United States Again? In Donald Trump’s second term in office, the transatlantic relationship that helped define the postwar European project and global order appears broken. Is it time for Brussels to chart its own path?

Can Europe Ever Trust the United States Again?

In Trump's second term, the transatlantic relationship that shaped postwar Europe appears broken.

@nathalietocci.bsky.social & @jantechau.bsky.social discuss whether it is time for the EU to chart its own path 👇
carnegieendowment.org/posts/2026/0...

Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty

The White House doesn’t care about environment, health or suffer of people. Peace, justice, cooperation or prosperity are not among its priorities.
Not even the great legacy of US to global governance.
And they spell it out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/climate/trump...

The Cost of Europe’s Weak Venezuela Response International rules are only as strong as the democratic states supporting them. In the wake of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, Europeans have a vested interest in making a compelling case for international law but shy away from doing so.

International rules are only as strong as the democratic states supporting them.

In the wake of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, Europeans have a vested interest in upholding international law but shy away from doing so, says @rosabalfour.bsky.social.

carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.

A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.

Frédéric Jacobs (@fj@mastodon.social) Attached: 1 image 🧵 Short Authentication Strings (SAS) in the Age of Generative AI When ZRTP was released by Phil Zimmermann and team in the mid-2000s, one of it's main innovations was to use SAS in...

🧵 Short Authentication Strings (SAS) are dead in the Age of Generative AI
mastodon.social/@fj/11584171...

Katie Miller tweet with text that reads “SOON” and a map of Greenland with an American flag overlayed

These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.

This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.

decided to go smell the rotten milk in the back of the Washington Post fridge... I don't even know what to say about this

And… TRO granted!

A sweet Christmas present for @imranahmed.bsky.social, @counterhate.com--& for their mission of fighting antisemitism & protecting kids online. Also nice for our all-star legal team.

A lump of coal in the stockings of authoritarians & the merchants of disinformation

The 🇺🇸 Deputy Secretary of State has today made your choice as a European very clear:

1️⃣Live in a vassal state of either America or Russia
2️⃣Live in a united federal EU

Which do you choose?
www.TheOwnedContinent.eu

The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:

The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.

La #LDH porte plainte contre la publication de #Grok, l’intelligence artificielle du réseau social X, pour contestation de crimes contre l’humanité.

Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.

"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.

They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."

abc7.com/post/ontario...

En librairies 👇

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say