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Jonathan Rowson

@jonathanrowson.bsky.social

Writer, Speaker, and Publisher. CEO at Perspectiva (but personal posts here). Scottish Londoner and dad. Erstwhile chess grandmaster.

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Jonathan Rowson@jonathanrowson.bsky.social · last yr.

If you’re struggling in any way, and the rain just came on, this Annie Lennox rendition of her Eurythmics classic: *Here Comes the Rain Again*, live from New York, always “falls on my head like a new emotion..” And might be timely for someone… 🌧️🥲😔🙂🥹🙂🤪🙃🌧️🌈 music.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0E...

Annie Lennox - Here Comes The Rain Again ( Live In Central Park )

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Jonathan Rowson@jonathanrowson.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump is not a Russian asset in the same way that Trump is not a fascist. He is authoritarian and he is working for Russia. But he is a unique case, sui generis, so these conventional terms don’t ring true. The key is not to label, but to disclose as precisely as possible what is happening.

Jonathan Rowson@jonathanrowson.bsky.social · last yr.

Perhaps the issue is not so much that Trump is a Russian asset (though he might be) or is on Russia’s side as such(though he seems to be). It seems as likely that if your perception is plutocratic, amoral and transactional, Russia’s way of thinking and acting is relatively syntonic to work with.

Jonathan Rowson@jonathanrowson.bsky.social · last yr.

NATO is a zombie alliance. If the point of NATO is for Europe to have back up from the US if Russia attacks, but the US is no more on Europe’s side than Russia’s, then NATO makes no sense. Ukraine is Europe and Europe will have to protect itself.

Jonathan Rowson@jonathanrowson.bsky.social · last yr.

The talk of security guarantees for Ukraine seems, sadly, bogus. In light of the failure of the Budapest memorandum I don’t understand how America could ever trust Russia. In light of Trump/Vance Europe can’t now trust America. And in light of fickle electorates, Ukraine can’t trust anyone… 🇺🇦

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Jonathan Rowson@jonathanrowson.bsky.social · last yr.

Amusing. The glitch is that while Greenland is part of Denmark and Denmark is part of the EU, Greenland is not part of the EU, but merely has an “overseas countries and territories” associative relationship with the EU. Moreover, Canada’s CETA with the EU is already a very close trading relationship

Canadian History Ehx@cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 2y ago

Canada and Denmark share a 1.2 km long land border on Hans Island since we ended the Whisky War in 2022. So technically we could join the European Union.

Jonathan Rowson@jonathanrowson.bsky.social · last yr.

Since the US is relinquishing allies, here’s a silly idea: Greenland is technically Danish, not EU but has OCT; and since Hans Island is a land border between Canada and Greenland, would it not be *fitting* for Canada to leave CUSMA, join Europe’s single market and become an EU associate member? 🙃

Jonathan Rowson@jonathanrowson.bsky.social · last yr.

I know it’s complicated, and I don’t mean any personal offence to Americans, but in light of Vance’s speech in Munich and Trump’s chumminess with Putin and plans for Ukraine, I hope Europe (including the UK) can quickly find the optimal way to tell the new USA administration to f*** off.