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  Hungary, Serbia, USA...if the victory is decisive enough, even cheaters can't contest it https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-results.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

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  In Poland, Romania and Germany, the Trump administration is openly supporting pro-Russian and anti-EU parties, some opposed to defense spending. It's as if they wanted to destroy European security https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/11/trump-europe-guilfoyle-afd-meddling/689226/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3_AEg0z-LmZ7dmkZ063_hhw

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  In 1987 Trump visited Moscow. Since then, "He has changed his mind about abortion and crypto, he has supported different political parties... but his dislike of America’s democratic allies and his preference for Russia have remained remarkably consistent." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/trump-ukraine-putin-fuel/688974/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK39ARsw8qRFJgkBuKV87n014

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  Why are Trump and Vance ruining the Fourth of July? Because it is hard to celebrate the ideals of the Declaration of Independence if you don't believe in them https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/america-250-july-4-idea/687749/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK35gHMHkra7ssspyohng6MUY

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  American foreign policy under Trump is not isolationist. On the contrary, MAGA ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve the interests of American crypto, mineral and tech companies, especially if they have links to the president. They think of themselves as "the vanguard of a movement that will alter not just America, but the world." Read "Empire of Grift", my Atlantic cover story, here (gift link) https://www.theatlanti...

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  It's not a hybrid war anymore : Russia is ramping up a kinetic war against Europe. From @thestudyofwar https://understandingwar.org/research/defense-of-europe/the-russian-military-campaign-against-europe-defining-the-threat/

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  Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin

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  On the Trump administration's "sweeping campaign to control speech in America" through lawsuits, regulation and threats: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/us/politics/trump-free-speech.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AlE.1QxJ.amylYeI_bRd9&smid=nytcore-android-share

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  Happy 35th anniversary to Ukraine, a country I first visited when it was still part of the Soviet Union. In a single generation Ukraine has transformed itself into a symbol of bravery, resilience and independence. Ukrainians should be proud.

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  Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/ceuta-spain-far-right/688154/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK31XDjpJVICzd-UsHf5DN21A

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  Ukraine is not losing. And for Russia, that's a major defeat. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ukraine-war-momentum-shift/687444/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK339Ii2SkHlPWX0PobpYV_fQ

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  Democracy, Kleptocracy and more....with Steven Bartlett https://youtu.be/kwEtOyaFhCA?si=iyv6nkSWJzAwbGOJ

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  This is very good, on Russia's military failures. But it also doesn't suggest they will stop fighting anytime soon https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/16/world/europe/russia-putin-war-failures-ukraine.html

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  Four years ago, President Vladimir Putin offered Moscow and its business elite a de facto deal: Support my war in Ukraine, and in exchange you won’t have to think about it. In the past week, that deal was broken. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/russian-discontent-ukraine-war/687131/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK39Am7Heilt35O-jz_mvjTXA

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  "Now the Republicans are the ones saddled with a candidate who can’t make a clear argument or finish a sentence" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-looks-older-and-more-deranged/679186/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK30QMG1fywUquOuGp_YU0tp4

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  @Darkphoenix not paywalled

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  You say you want to stop the suffering in Ukraine. Do you have any idea what kind of suffering would follow a Ukrainian capitulation? Or even a decision to hand over more Ukrainian territory?

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  Greetings to all from an extraordinary march in Mexico city - tens of thousands of people chanting the name of...the National Electoral Institute. Which is under threat, from the president. Beginning to be a familiar story. One picture from above, one from my camera....

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  Heartbreaking description of the pointless, thoughtless damage being done to the Kennedy Center. It was such an important part of life in Washington, and is now being destroyed for no reason https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/inside-kennedy-center-shutdown-drama/686801/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3xDLJM23SXratNn6C59_f6M&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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  How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/illiberalism-not-inevitable/686778/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3wE9YcurPp32sueWzH4Inmw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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  Illiberalism is not Inevitable https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/illiberalism-not-inevitable/686778/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK32zuGE3vqLJtJTyIvvK-8_M&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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  Oh look, a 'researcher' whose phony work was used to discredit real people who do real research on internet disinformation campaigns turns out to have a previous, secret life as an alt-right white nationalist https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/michael-benz-rising-voice-conservative-criticism-online-censorship-rcna119213

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  “It will just open up naturally,” Trump says about the Strait of Hormuz. He also once said, at the beginning of the pandemic, that COVID would end by itself. "One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear"

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  Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a military attack from … Ukraine https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK37-Y6fom7PlbOaHEiFHg-lI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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  Russian strikes against maternity wards are not accidents. They are part of a strategy: Intimidate women and children, kill babies, create refugees. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63727260