The delusional mania grandiosa of these officials and talking heads from Trashcanistan* is astounding.
While the inferiority complexes that underlie these outbursts are glaringly real.
*term coined by Stephen Kotkin
RT @yarotrof: Russia’s national-security advisor Patrushev on Moscow’s modest ambitions: “The U.S. is unaware of the fact that the leading role in Europe historically belongs to Russia. The Russian Empire in 19th century, USSR in 20th, and so it wil…
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Allied Air Command | Allied and Finnish fighters integrate over the Baltic States https://ac.nato.int/archive/2023/afbs
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Attacking a man in a pack is how they roll. Honorless thugs
RT @TWMCLtd: Media in #Russia reporting this story about a group of drunk soldiers, back from the war, beating a retired railway worker.
The incident was recorded by one of the father of 13's children. They urge him to run, but it got worse after this clip and he's now in hospital.
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Ben Wittes is hands down the most influential and consequential convener of America’s political-intellectual elite.
I urge all his followers to protest to @twitter and to spread this far and wide, @gtconway3d @anneapplebaum @AshaRangappa_ @BillKristol @RadioFreeTom
RT @ilvestoomas: Musk just screwed with the wrong person: Benjamin Wittes. https://www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/my-twitter-account-has-been-suspended?utm_medium=email
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1642407383086268416
Musk just screwed with the wrong person: Benjamin Wittes. https://www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/my-twitter-account-has-been-suspended?utm_medium=email
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Attn @minna_alander
RT @Gerashchenko_en: Attention, Finland!
Russian propagandists talk about the need to "liberate the brotherly Finnish people"
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The Insider: Get, fascist, humanitarian aid. How German "philanthropists" supply the Russian army through neo-Nazis https://olgalautman.substack.com/p/the-insider-get-fascist-humanitarian?utm_campaign=post
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Sharepict - “Ukraine reminds us that freedom must be armed better than tyranny” https://www.weareukraine.info/ukraine-reminds-us-that-freedom-must-be-armed-better-than-tyranny/
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It is April fools day
RT @NonaMamulashvi: The worst joke ever 🤦🏽♀️terrorist state 🇷🇺 is chairing security council..the world has gone insane
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April Fool's Day: killed by fake news https://www.dw.com/en/april-fools-day-why-the-press-is-now-avoiding-pranks/a-65171337
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¡Hola España! ¿Qué pasa?
RT @nexta_tv: Ksenia Parfenova had worked in structures associated with Yevgenii #Prigozhin since 2014, including at the "troll factory" in Olgino. Later she headed the Politika Segodnya, which was part of the Patriot media group
However, she was able to obtain a student visa in mid-February…
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Thread. Do read.
RT @OCCRP: 🇺🇦 NEW: Two Ukrainian girls were forced to live in Russian institutions and pressured to abandon their identities — until journalists helped them escape.
Thousands more Ukrainian children remain in Russian hands.
https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/17474-how-two-ukrainian-teenagers-escaped-russian-captivity
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A good quick thread by @ulrichspeck
RT @ulrichspeck: My take on von der Leyen's major speech on China. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_23_2063
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1641767499665485824
Important read from @ChathamHouse' top security expert on Russia, @KeirGiles.
I especially recommend this to all those Nervous Nellies in Western governments who run for cover every time Putin says "Boo".
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1641763327616466944
Horrific.
RT @shashj: "The population was divided into five core categories". Number one was "Those deemed leaders of Ukrainian nationalism who were specified for physical liquidation on a high-priority target list, or for capture to enable show trials." https://static.rusi.org/202303-SR-Unconventional-Operations-Russo-Ukrainian-War-web-final.pdf.pdf
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Today, NAFO stands for the North Atlantic Finnish Organization.
cc: @minna_alander
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You knew all along @minna_alander that Finnish accession to NATO meant they would use CBRN to destroy the organization from within.
RT @minna_alander: Ok so I have a solution for Sweden’s NATO dilemma. Here’s what Finland needs to do:
Finnish NATO representative should insist on eating Surströmming at every meeting until Sweden is fully ratified
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European security today took the biggest step forward in a generation.
Congratulations Suomi.
Thank you Suomi for taking this step.
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Voting Hour:
Turkish Parliament votes to complete expansion of NATO to include Finland.
NY Grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1641555418391494657
Yes!
Congratulations dear Suomi!
I’ve been hoping for this for years, knowing that someday this would finally come to pass.
And that all my annoying nudging, as pointless as it seemed, would someday be forgiven.
RT @dwnews: JUST IN: Turkey's parliament approves bill to allow Finland to join NATO.
More to follow on https://www.dw.com/
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