toomas ilves, ex-verif @ilvestoomas@respublicae.eu

Yo Berlin! Tallinn has real wildcats in our restaurants, not zoo escapees.
https://www.ohtuleht.ee/1089017/videod-ettevaatust-tallinnas-kalamajas-luusib-ilves-pealtnagija-ta-jooksis-mitu-korda-vastu-maja-seina

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1682395566267854852

Ehh, so what?
Let's make sure no American Yale economist can work as an expert on competition for the EU.
That'll make us a leader for sure.
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R James Breiding: And in 20 years, we in Europe will ask ourselves why, as now, there are so few leading companies focused on sectors generating most value creation.
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As the EU obsesses about privacy (as they kinda understand it), other times about competition, forgetting about security and in general being clueless on issues of data integrity...
This is happening.
Maybe hire some folks who know security and digital
https://www.ft.com/content/919c778e-55ba-4bfc-af39-aa110fdb3810

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681945278876733441

Why, unless you're an idiot or a moral pygmy, you should never, ever buy Ben &amp; Jerry ice cream.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ben-cohen-ukraine-war-russia-blames-america-ben-and-jerrys/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=alert&amp;utm_campaign=Scoop%21%20Why%20Ben%20from%20Ben%20%26amp%3B%20Jerry%27s%20blames%20America%20for%20war%20in%20Ukraine

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681954763573690368

This. Absolutely THIS.
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Anne Applebaum: We already know that the UN is no longer able to keep the peace. If it isn't capable of creating a convoy to protect the export of Ukrainian grain, then it's time to shut the whole institution down.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681912940692140032

But won't allow Germany to ship weapons with Swiss-made components to Ukraine... because, in the unforgettable words of Swiss president Berzet, "Swiss weapons must not be used in wars"🤔
Time for the EU to take another look at this entitled country, its banks and privileges. Now

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681928360304295936

A brilliant take down of the US administration's infanitilization of Ukraine and its fight with Russia, by @PhillipsPOBrien https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/ukraine-war-us-aid-nato/674747/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681736778963722241

And if they attack a grain ship from a NATO country?
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Amichai Stein: #BREAKING: From July 20, Russia says ships traveling through the Black Sea to Ukraine will be considered "carriers of military cargo"
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681686493025148929

"The buck stops with the crank lawyers that gave the president advice that he followed"
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Republican Accountability: Mike Pence on the potential indictment of Trump for Jan. 6:
"I hope it doesn't come to that. I'm not convinced that the president acting on the bad advice of a group of crank lawyers that came into the White House in the days before January 6 is actually criminal." https://t.co/tT7ibFU6LS
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681691540878503936

The great @NormEisen explains it for you.
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Norm Eisen: Yesterday was a red (target) letter day for Trump
There’s been a lot of reporting on the three specific charges the letter contains
I’ll unpack all three in this THREAD based on our @just_security model prosecution memo 👇1/x
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681691923906457600

The story of West European blinded by Russia and rubbishing Eastern Europe is that gift that keeps making us throw up.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/19/ukraine-thought-uk-had-too-rosy-a-view-of-putin-tony-blair-was-told-as-pm?CMP=share_btn_tw

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681733415622590469

"American leaders, like their Soviet counterparts during the Cold War, frequently act as if they are in control of other countries and the course of events," @PhillipsPOBrien writes: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/ukraine-war-us-aid-nato/674747/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681734284921520133

Miks on Vene Õigususklik Kirik Eestis ikka registreeritud?
Neid videosid on sadade kaupa. Kas ukrainlaste tapmise õnnistamine on "usuvabadus"?
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Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇦: The reality of russian “Christianity.” The russian Orthodox Church is a demonic and terrorist organization. The russian orthodox priests continue to bless tanks and rockets so they would be more effective at killing Ukrainians. https://t.co/4FYMQyp1jR
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681678973892276226

Re https://n.respublicae.eu/KarinaVinnikova/status/1676316292838563845?s=20
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Karina Vinnikova: @CriTown @i_am_weasel_98 @Orlined @preciousInka They are.
But 🇷🇺 Christianity is when a priest hallows a ballistic missile called “Satan”. https://t.co/MfnpAN7gBy
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681679305049341952

I did a "fireside" chat in Tallinn with @carlbildt on where things are in the world, especially in Europe.
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Marko Mihkelson: Fireside chat with Carl Bildt at the Estonian Council on Foreign Relations https://youtu.be/3LT-I7wHToI via @YouTube @eestivalisnk @ilvestoomas
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681609781927084032

This in a nutshell -- or maybe a synecdoche -- is precisely why Europe will never, ever, EVER be what it wants to be in innovation and tech.
Your passport matters more than your fitness for the position.
And this is for a *competition* economist.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-economist-fiona-scott-morton-quits-eu-job-emmanuel-macron/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=alert&amp;utm_campaign=Top%20US%20economist%20quits%20EU%20job%20after%20Macron%20speaks%20out

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681612104221052930

Re "On Tuesday, Macron told reporters he was "skeptical" about the nomination and said the move was not "coherent" with Brussels' strategic autonomy goals."
Yeah, let's not hire the most qualified person, that will REALLY give Europe strategic autonomy from those Americans.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681614675144761344

When it comes to IT, Germany and Austria are hardly "North". The powerhouses of IT innovation in Europe are indeed Northern, but they are DK, SE, FI, EE and LT.
DE and AT are laggards and generally protectionist, a disaster when it comes to IT.
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Jakob Hanke Vela: France has done the EU a big favor. The other countries who behind closed doors were outraged about FSM appointment — but refused to speak out — have been cowardly.
It’s not North/South: German, Austrian, Irish officials who understood what was at stake were just as worried.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681645710112948225

Re Or is that what Wolfgang Schmidt said as an "anonymous diplomat", as in the case of perfectly legal reimbursement of Estonia by the EU.
National biases at @POLITICOEurope don't really help the publication's reliability, objectivity and trustworthiness. Especially regarding IT.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1681646735439847425

Glad to see a little sanity from LATAM in this gremium
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Benjamin Alvarez: "Today it is Ukraine, but tomorrow it could be any of us." Chilean President Gabriel Boric with an impassioned speech at the #EUCELAC Summit in Brussels today. With English subtitles: https://t.co/E0rOE9VOyB
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