Isabella Weber is THE economist to be listening to right now “Fascism is rising from frustration, born out of a crisis of livelihoods,” says Weber. “So, we need to reclaim these essentials now.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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If you really expect Poland, Finland or Sweden to bow to Russia, our hereditary enemy since many centuries, you don’t understand us very well. However, according to the very well-informed @demiurg.bsky.social, a major European concern now is to avoid getting into a shooting war with the US.

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If forced to choose, I prefer the Trump obsessed with ballrooms and golf courses over the one trying to "negotiate" an end to the Russo-Ukraine war (i.e., force Ukraine into an unjust peace so his family and his friends can do business with Russia).

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Yet another historic first has taken place in Ukraine. The most important part is that the rescue mission saved the Defender's life. "A historic event has taken place - an evacuation from the front line using a flying drone." - Napalm, a squad leader and

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Trump Is Not Some All-Powerful God-King To subvert the election and get from here to consolidated authoritarian rule, the Trumpists depend on cynicism, acquiescence, and defeatism in the democratic camp. Some thoughts from my new piece: 🧵

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