Per Nielsen
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https://perwagner.substack.com You are not better than Trump because you dislike him. If you refuse to act while a war burns next door, you are in fact worse. Your values do not count if you will not pay for them
Apparently, when russia fires ballistic missiles at a European capital, nobody quite does the attacking But when moscow makes a claim about 🇺🇦, the headline instantly finds an active verb, a culprit, and 7 bodies. To call this both-sidism would be a compliment 😵💫 Screenshot of my BBC podcast feed
A paramilitary group plotted to overthrow the Constitution then conducted a violent attack on America. They were convicted in court of seditious conspiracy, and jailed. Then the leader they aimed to illegally install got power and let them out, their records wiped clean. The Jan. 6 attackers won.
Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
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As a software developer, I actually did laugh at this on. www.instagram.com/reel/DbnliQl...
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Morocco's king, an ally of Trump, has scored a significant victory this week not just against Spain, but against the EU as a whole – as the union showed it would not stick together in the event of an attack by a neighbour. The EU's enemies took notice.
The king who outfoxed Pedro Sánchez
Morocco’s absolute ruler Mohammed VI turned Spain’s border into leverage over Madrid
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Every social media website is a non-representative “echo chamber,” shaped by user activity, the incentives of the attention economy, and usually an algorithm designed to maximize the website’s income. To at least some extent, that’s unavoidable. Why is it wrong if different sites are different?
Gauging public opinion and getting a sense of what The People think is a bad use of social media. You’re not getting a representative sample. Misguidedly thinking you are leads to beliefs such as Nazi tattoos are working class values and to win elections you have to show that you’re cool with them.
Btw, just in case you had any illusions left that Trump’s promise of a license for Ukraine to was genuine, the US NATO ambassador just said nothing can happen until winter at the earliest. It was all a cruel joke to weaken Ukraine by the USA. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
US ambassador to NATO believes agreement on joint production of interceptors for Patriot systems is unlikely before winter
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has said that talks on the joint production of interceptors for Patriot air defence systems with Ukraine and European partners are ongoing, but that an agreement...
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open.substack.com/pub/janisklu... I think Janis Kluge get it absolutely right here. The Russian army of today is not a prof. army (it was in 2022), it is also not a "national army", as in an army of conscripts. No, it is essentially a mercenary army.
The composition of Russian forces in Ukraine
Russian budget data suggest that the number of contract soldiers fighting in Ukraine has risen to around 550,000, while fewer than 170,000 mobilized soldiers remain.
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Many in Europe assume our air forces would effortlessly crush Russia in a war, but we simply don't have the munitions for it. We desperately need larger stockpiles of air-launched munitions, particularly cruise missiles
"Pay attention: Morocco isn’t some ‘banana republic’ that’s easily losing track of tens of thousands of people amassing on its borders, but actually a police state monitoring its own population 24/7. Therefore, it does take super-incompetence to look the other way
Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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Al Jazeera leads with the facts on the ground: Hormuz blocked, US not currently bombing, Iran dismissive of US threats New York Times leads with Trump's words: Progress towards a deal!
When an EU member is in trouble, esp if instigated from outside, as for Spain in Ceuta, solidarity should be the only EU response. Far-right reactions is yet more proof there’s no “moderate” far-right, only different ways far right forces seek to dismantle European integration
Palantir lægger nu billet ind på en historisk dansk forsvarskontrakt, som vil omdanne hele rigets sikkerhed til datapunkter. Berlingske har fået demonstreret systemet. »Vi er ikke en trojansk hest,« insisterer medlem af ledelsen. Afsnit 9 i serien om fremtidens krig #dkpol #dkforsvar
På en hemmelig adresse i København fremviser Palantir et kontroversielt system: »Peter Thiel er en utrolig spændende tænker«
Palantir lægger nu billet ind på en historisk dansk forsvarskontrakt, som vil omdanne hele rigets sikkerhed til datapunkter. Berlingske har fået demonstreret systemet. »Vi er ikke en trojansk hest,« i...
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Andreas Lindqvist@andreaslindqvist.bsky.social · 4d agoI artikel 8 om fremtidens krig, skifter vi spor til den enorme IT omstilling i Forsvaret. For et kæmpe milliardindkøb er på vej i det rene scifi-software til kamppladsen. Tidligere havde Palantir og dets Maven været selvskrevet. Men nu lugter mindre danske selskaber blod. #dkpol #dkforsvar
Don’t lose sight of how insane and destructive to US interests this Greenland thing is.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoGRUBER: I made a prediction that before you left office, Greenland would be under our operational control. TRUMP: You'll be right. They want to do something. Greenland is important from our standpoint, not theirs. You should make that bet.
Just a reminder that since Laura Loomer announced her support for Ukraine, Trump has: 1) walked back a promise to let Ukraine build Patriots, 2) denied a ukrainian request for 300 PAC3s, 3) slow walked 400mil in congressionally approved aid for Ukraine. But the vibes were good!
Trump said the US has not agreed to license Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, arguing that Washington must guard sensitive weapons technology. He said recipients of such technology could later turn against the US. #Ukraine
Russia killed an entire family overnight in the Kryvyi Rih district A missile struck their home, killing 47-year-old Artem, 41-year-old Olena, their seven children: Mark, 17; Dominika, 16; Viorika, 14; Zakharii, 13; Azarii Ilai, 11; Federika, 9; and Emilia, 7; as well as their 18-month-old grandson
Iran war has consumed nearly 67% of US Patriot interceptor stockpile, report says
Iran war has consumed nearly 67% of US Patriot interceptor stockpile, report says
In less than six months of war with Iran, the U.S. has used nearly two-thirds of its Patriot interceptor inventory, according to a new analysis.
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On a ceasefire in Ukraine: "Acceptance of a flawed agreement could be driven by the reasonable, but incorrect, assumption that a ceasefire is a better and cheaper option in the long term than supporting Ukraine to the maximum extent possible to continue fighting and resisting – and
youtu.be/JYGWxxu8_1g?... Laurence Boone makes a very interesting point here, especially for Denmark: In case of a crisis were we in Europe need to act quickly, for example in case of a US encroachment on Greenland, it is very likely that this "meta" crisis will cause crisis in multiple domains,
When crises collide: Can Europe decide?
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AI-powered command systems are becoming the backbone of modern warfare. NATO needs shared standards, but if those rest on American software, interoperability will come at the price of dependence. Latest by @gresselgustav.bsky.social ⬇️ ecfr.eu/article/nato...
NATO’s digital arsenal: How Europe can avoid a new dependence on America – European Council on Foreign Relations
AI-powered command systems are becoming the backbone of modern warfare. NATO needs shared standards, but if those rest on American software, interoperability wi
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"Hvis man vælger at arbejde som politisk rådgiver for den amerikanske ambassade, vælger man at legitimere en administration, der aktivt arbejder på at destabilisere Kongeriget Danmark. Mere kompliceret er det sådan set ikke."
Jarl Cordua@jarlcordua.bsky.social · last wk.Meget interessant kommentar fra TV2s USA-kommentator Mirco Reimer-Elster til sin kollegas skifte til USAs ambassade. jyllands-posten.dk/debat/kommen...
The pro-Israel crowd tries to portray Mamdani's position on Netanyahu as a fringe. In reality, 49% of Americans support arresting Netanyahu; only 22% oppose! Among young people, the split is 58-17 But here's the kicker: Among Harris voters, it's 74-10!
It is tragic watching Ukraine backers getting completely played by Loomer and Trump. She will say whatever she needs to to get paid while he laughs and gives Ukraine nothing of value and continues to help Putin. Nothing has materially changed in the last weeks--nothing.
Interesting observation (I think). Back in 2024/2025, most of the analysts I listen to (Anders Puck, Mike Kofman/Rob Lee,Tom Cooper,and others), almost universally said something along the line of: if Ukraine can get through 2025, then 2026 will look much better, and conversely, from end-2026
It is not a good sign for the US when CovertCabal makes a video about their dwindling ammo stocks. youtu.be/hxrBXblPdwA?...
Excellent interview. Keir Giles lays out the details of why a "ceasefire along current lines" is so dangerous to Europe and Ukraine. A ceasefire is not peace, and what happens if/when Russia keeps arming during a ceasefire... youtu.be/aFasy8LtUBw?...
False Peace with Russia Could Destroy Ukraine and Western Democracy!?
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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