Arnaud

Engineer, jogger and newbie sailor. Author of the French AI blog ♥️ 🇪🇺.

[Creative Deduction @CreativeDeduct]

The intellectual case against Marxism was won more than a century ago. The most rigorous and devastating blows came from the Austrian School of economics – but the strange part is that hardly anyone is taught the winning arguments.

Carl Menger’s subjective theory of value, developed in the 1870s, undermined the labour theory of value on which Marx built his entire system. Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk then delivered a systematic demolition of Marx’s economics, exposing the contradictions in the theory of surplus value and the so-called transformation problem. Ludwig von Mises went further still, demonstrating that rational economic calculation is impossible under socialism because without private property and market prices there is no way to allocate resources efficiently. Friedrich Hayek later extended this into the knowledge problem: the information required to run a complex economy is dispersed and cannot be centralised. And Murray Rothbard showed how Marx misunderstood the nature of capitalism by replacing voluntary exchange and entrepreneurial creation with a false theory of exploitation based on labour value and class conflict.

These were not minor objections. They struck at the theoretical foundations of Marxism and, in the case of Mises and Hayek, correctly predicted the chronic waste, shortages, and eventual collapse of socialist economies. History confirmed their arguments on a civilisational scale.

Yet in universities, media and political debate, these critiques remain marginal. Marx is still widely taught as a serious economist and social theorist. His errors are softened, historicised, or treated as interesting starting points. The Austrian responses are rarely given equal weight. Students can pass through entire programmes in the social sciences without encountering Böhm-Bawerk’s critique or Mises’s calculation argument in any depth.

This neglect is not accidental. It reflects a deeper intellectual preference for theories that pathologise markets and legitimise expanded state power. The result is a public discourse that continues to recycle Marxist categories long after their economic foundations were shown to be unsound. The cost of that selective memory is still being paid.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We have been living in a constant search for protection against ballistic missiles since the first days of the war, when Ukraine had nothing to intercept them with. This is extremely difficult work. How can this problem be solved? Who has anti-ballistic missiles and systems? The manufacturer does. That is the United States, first and foremost. Can they help? We are working on it. Every month. Will they provide us with missiles? Yes. We have arrangements under PURL. Are these missiles enough? No. In 2026, there are fewer of these missiles. Monthly deliveries were higher in 2025.

The second part of this is Europe. Who has them? Germany has them. Poland has them. These are the countries that can provide serious help. With all due respect and gratitude to the German side, they truly have helped. And Poland has helped as well. But I will be frank. We are constantly working with the Nordic countries and the Netherlands, and they are helping little by little. Every day I communicate with various European and Middle Eastern countries to ensure that Ukraine receives additional aid packages outside of the PURL framework.

We have simply reached the point where all of our institutions must be working on this. Not just the President. Everyone has to work. Otherwise, there will not be enough missiles. South Korea and Japan could also help. Have they helped us with air defense during this war? No. Because of their domestic legislation. People also frequently ask about Israel. We would like to receive air defense systems from them as well. We would be ready to buy them. So far, we do not have that opportunity, although we are in dialogue.

From answers to journalists’ questions. (1/2)

[James F. Love IV @JamesFLoveIV]

Trump is intentionally allowing Ukrainians to die in nightly missile attacks hoping to force Ukraine to give up their land so he can secure business deals with Russia.

There, I said it out loud.

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Well, this was a pleasant surprise.

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board published a major piece criticizing the U.S. failure to provide Ukraine with the missiles it desperately needs to defend its cities from russia’s ballistic missile attacks.

Someone shared my recent post, “I am utterly ashamed,” in the comments under the article.

It became the most liked and the most shared comments under the piece.

Thank you to everyone who is engaging with my posts, sharing, and helping to amplify this message.

I hope people in Washington are listening.

Because I meant every word I wrote:

“I am utterly ashamed.”

I am utterly ashamed that the US has stopped any help to Ukraine. We promised Ukrainians that if they give up their nuclear weapons we will guarantee their sovereignty. We made it official and called it the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. But when Ukrainian sovereignty came under attack in 2014, we did nothing. Just as we are doing nothing today to stop the russian aggression.

I am utterly ashamed of the US president – a man who not only refused to help Ukraine survive, but openly sided with war criminal Putin. Since Trump took office, russia has exponentially increased its missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and civilians. Trump gave them silent permission.

I am utterly ashamed of those who voted for Trump, and especially those who still, after all the lies and betrayals, continue to cheer him on. I find such behavior despicable and morally bankrupt.

Finally, I am utterly ashamed of everyone who remains silently complicit in this genocide. People who claim that they are "neutral." The time of judgment will come – whether in this life or eternity. As Dietrich Bonhoeffer said: "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."

[Nick Reeves #RejoinEU #NAFO #FBPE @nickreeves9876]

Are we in democratic Europe sending Ukraine sufficient supplies of missile interceptors, and cruise and ballistic missiles? Absolutely not. We have completely failed and betrayed Ukraine. North Korea sends Russia troops, we've not sent a single soldier. I feel utterly ashamed to be a Westerner. We do not deserve peace and security.

[Loup Bureau @LoupBureau]

La situation en Ukraine est très simple : si Kyiv n’est pas ravitaillée très rapidement en défense antiaérienne, des tragédies comme celle d’aujourd’hui se répéteront dans les prochaines semaines, et les civils seront toujours plus nombreux à en payer le prix.

[Nick Reeves #RejoinEU #NAFO #FBPE @nickreeves9876]

So it is fine that North Korea sends its armed forces to fire missiles at Ukrainians, but the West refuses to use its armed forces to help Ukraine.

This is an utterly shameful episode, and there will be a backlash because Ukrainians will see our cowardice and hypocrisy and will come to hate us.

[Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

As someone living in Kyiv, I’m begging you:

Please help us stop this.

Almost every night, russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting civilians, homes, and warehouses.

We can’t stop these missiles because we don’t have enough Patriot systems.

People are dying.

Please don’t look away. Share what’s happening in Ukraine. Help us save lives.

[Vincenzo DM @DM_Vincenzo]

#OTD in 1914, Germany invaded Belgium. The same day King Albert I of the Belgians held a speech at the Belgian Parliament during which he vowed to resist the German troops #WWI

[Georges-L BOUCHEZ @GLBouchez]

❌ #Ceuta: Voilà pourquoi on doit refuser toute procédure de régularisation massive, sur base de critères collectifs ou individuels.
🔮 Les images de milliers de migrants qui arrivent en Espagne ne doivent rien au hasard. Bien sûr, il y a un mauvais jeu politique entre deux pays et ces personnes ne sont pas arrivées en même temps à la frontière uniquement par le fruit d’une coïncidence.
🤯 Mais il ne faut pas oublier la responsabilité écrasante de Pedro Sanchez et de son gouvernement socialiste. Avec une procédure de régularisation massive, l’Espagne illustre parfaitement ce qu’est l’appel d’air. Plus un pays est permissif avec l’immigration, plus l’immigration illégale sera importante.
😳 L’Espagne a reçu plus d’un million de demandes de régularisation entre le 16 avril et le 30 juin de cette année. C’est simplement irresponsable.
Il est évident que sachant cela, les organisations criminelles composées de passeurs et les candidats à la migration ont ciblé l’Espagne comme portée d’entrée en Europe !
‼️ Sánchez met donc en danger l’Europe tant on sait que l’immigration illégale est aujourd’hui une main d’œuvre facile pour la grande criminalité comme le traffic de drogue. Je rappelle que 43% de nos détenus ne sont pas de nationalité belge dont la plupart en séjour illégal.
🇩🇰 A contrario, le résultat des politiques migratoires au Danemark visant au durcissement des conditions d’accueil depuis 10 ans a obtenu des chiffres remarquables:
- effet dissuasif sur les candidats à
l’immigration et nombre des demandeurs d’asile qui diminue : entre 2014 et 2019, le nombre total des demandes d’asile a chuté de 82 %, en passant de 14 792 à 2 716.
- Effet dissuasif s’observe aussi à travers les entrées de personnes étrangères (hors demandeurs d’asile) sur le territoire danois : sur la même période (2014-2019), le nombre total de migrants est passé de 49 039 à 42 268 (-14 %).
🤲 Pour autant, devons nous fermer l’accès à notre territoire ? Certainement pas. L’immigration choisie sera nécessaire pour faire face au vieillissement de la population. Nous devons également assumer notre devoir humanitaire.
Mais il est important de rappeler que chaque pays est responsable de sa propre population. Non ça n’est pas de la faute de l’Europe si 150 pays dans le monde vivent dans de moins bonnes conditions que les nôtres !
Dès lors, nous devons prendre notre juste part mais certainement pas toutes les peines du monde.
⚠️ En conséquence, notre politique de durcissement des conditions migratoires est indispensable et doit être à nouveau durcie à l’image des pays scandinaves.
🚨 Dans l’immédiat, le MR demande que des contrôles ciblés soit réinsaturés pour les personnes en provenance d’Espagne entraînant une suspension partielle de l’Espagne de Schengen en ce qui concerne la partie relative aux personnes. L’incompétence du Gouvernement Sánchez ne doit pas entraîner l’Europe dans sa chute. J’assume de ne pas vouloir que des personnes en situation illégale viennent grandir les rangs des personnes présentes par exemple aux abords de nos gares. La Belgique compte déjà 150.000 illégaux sur le territoire.
💪 En conclusion, il est évident que la situation de femmes, d’enfants, de familles n’est pas comparable à celle de jeunes hommes seuls mais force est de constater que dans ces afflux massifs, ce ne sont pas les familles qui sont majoritaires. Notre devoir de solidarité doit perdurer mais ne doit jamais nous faire renoncer à notre obligation de protéger notre cohésion sociale, et l’intérêt de notre pays et de ses habitants. #PresidenceMR #fierdetreliberal #LAvenirSEclaire

[Brivael Le Pogam @brivael]

J’ai fait près de 80 millions de vues en expliquant comment la French Theory a fourni le logiciel du wokisme.

Mais il y a un chaînon manquant, souvent oublié, plus ancien, plus structuré, tout aussi toxique : l’École de Francfort.

L’Institut de Recherche Sociale a été fondé à Francfort en 1923 comme une institution ouvertement marxiste. Quand la classe ouvrière européenne a refusé de réaliser la prophétie révolutionnaire de Marx, Max Horkheimer et ses collègues ont changé de stratégie.

Ils ont inventé la Théorie Critique. Plus un outil de réforme économique. Une arme intellectuelle sophistiquée conçue pour démanteler la culture occidentale, la famille, l’autorité traditionnelle, et les concepts mêmes de raison objective et de vérité.

Chassés par les nazis, ils se sont réfugiés à Columbia University. Là, leurs idées ont pris racine dans l’université américaine et se sont diffusées vers l’extérieur.

Ce cadre a fourni le fondement intellectuel direct de la Critical Race Theory. La CRT a simplement remplacé la classe par la race en gardant les mêmes prémisses : la société est une lutte de pouvoir à somme nulle entre oppresseurs et opprimés, la vérité objective est un mythe déployé par les puissants, et les institutions occidentales sont racistes par design.

La French Theory a apporté l’élégance du doute. L’École de Francfort a apporté la structure de la critique permanente. Ensemble, dans le terreau américain de la culpabilité et de l’obsession identitaire, elles ont produit le système d’exploitation que nous subissons aujourd’hui.

Les conséquences nous entourent : salles de classe saturées de griefs raciaux, entreprises qui imposent des mandats DEI divisifs, et une culture qui a abandonné le mérite, l’aveuglement à la couleur et la responsabilité individuelle au profit de l’équité, de la politique identitaire et de la culpabilité héritée.

L’École de Francfort n’a jamais voulu améliorer l’Occident. Elle a formé des générations à l’art de déconstruire et, finalement, de le détruire.

Ce n’est pas une question de personnes. Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse n’étaient pas des monstres. Beaucoup fuyaient une horreur réelle. Mais leurs idées, une fois vulgarisées, combinées et exportées, sont devenues un poison. Elles ont enseigné à une génération entière à soupçonner sans jamais construire, à voir le pouvoir partout et la beauté nulle part.

L’antidote est simple et exigeant : reconquérir la vérité, le mérite, la raison et les valeurs fondatrices de la civilisation occidentale.

La « longue marche à travers les institutions » a commencé ici.
Il est temps de marcher en sens inverse.

Les bâtisseurs gagnent toujours.
Au travail.

[Tyler Norris @tylerhnorris]

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey may be the most pro-Western civilization film Hollywood has made in decades - not because it flatters the Greeks, but because it understands civilization as a moral achievement rather than an ethnic possession.

The identitarian far-left and far-right share a premise: that the Western canon is ethnic property. One side condemns it on that basis; the other guards it on the same basis. Nolan refuses the premise, populating Homer's world with various identities while treating the story with absolute seriousness. That’s not a repudiation of the canon but evidence of its triumph: Homer can be inhabited by, and speak to, anyone.

The film’s deepest commitment is to individual moral agency. Odysseus cannot hide behind Greece, military orders, or victory. His choices are his own, and so is his guilt. No collective cause dissolves individual moral responsibility; his final heroism lies not in conquest, but atonement.

That principle extends to hospitality: treat the stranger as you would wish to be treated. When the Greeks violate it, they become the barbarians they fear. Penelope's devastating realization - "You're the people from the sea" - underscores that the enemies of civilization are sometimes its self-appointed defenders, exempting themselves from the principles they claim to uphold.

This is Western civilization at its best - not an ethnicity or a triumphalist myth, but a tradition built around the dignity of the individual, moral responsibility, and atonement. And a civilization strong enough to preserve stories that judge its own heroes remains a civilization worth defending.

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @CrimeanVoyager]

Look at this, world. Don't look away.

This is Kyiv tonight.

A European capital. Home to more than 3 million people.

Under a massive russian ballistic missile barrage.

This isn't the first time. Unless russia is stopped, it won't be the last.

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @CrimeanVoyager]

Ukraine's gymnast Oleksandra Paskal performed the "Dance of Freedom" in Paris.

The 10-year-old lost her leg in a russian missile strike in 2022.

Oleksandra has begun a world tour to show the strength and resilience of Ukraine.

russia destroys childhoods.

Ukrainian children shouldn't have to remind the world about this war. They should simply be allowed to grow up in peace.

[Burak Keskin @Burak_Keskin85]

🇺🇦🇧🇪 The Ukrainian military is embedding itself into the military heart of Europe. Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken announced that, for the first time in history, a Ukrainian unit will march in the National Day parade on July 21. Following Paris, the Ukrainian flag flying in Brussels is no mere symbolic gesture; it is the physical projection of Ukraine's future NATO integration and its undeniable role in European security.
​#Ukraine #Belgium #Brussels #MilitaryParade

[medoyid_ua @LetsArmUKR]

This is the dumbest self-inflicted wound Zelenskyy has handed Moscow since the war began. @FedorovMykhailo just confirmed his resignation as Defense Minister and the list he dropped reads like a masterclass in turning a bankrupt ministry into a drone-and-strike machine that actually changes the battlefield math.

In four months the guy took an empty budget, raided end-of-year payroll cash, and dumped it into fiber-optic FPV, cheap ISR, interceptors, deep-strike assets, and mid-range systems. They bought more drones than the entire previous year. They launched the "Logistics Lockdown" program that started choking Russian supply lines and isolating Crimea before most Western analysts even noticed the shift. They rewrote procurement from the ground up, introduced 70 percent upfront payments on Brave1, ran the first real tenders for long-range artillery and hundreds of thousands of drones, saving billions. First time the army got thousands of pickups, buggies, and quads through actual competitive bidding instead of cronies.

Air defense? They brought in Pavlo Lazory, instituted proper After Action Reviews on every mass raid. Drone interception jumped from 83 to 91 percent. Cruise missile kills went from 47 to 87. First contracts for PAC-2 GEM-T, application in for PAC-3 via European credit. They stood up predictable drone resupply for every brigade and corps starting July so commanders can actually plan instead of begging. Massive grants for explosives and rocket makers. The ballistic program that tested successfully the day the cabinet was dismissed? Thirty percent cheaper, maximum accuracy, new league for Ukrainian strike capability. Gripen contract signed so we can finally start sweeping SU carriers of KABs out of the sky. Operation "Ashan" that froze Russian mechanized advances for six months. Drone Deal export track to bring in real investment. Trophy Lab for partners to dissect Russian junk. Defense AI Center A1 to accelerate autonomy.

And the personnel overhaul everyone is scared to touch: fixed-term contracts, sky-high pay for infantry and assault troops, transparent foreign recruitment, tools to bring AWOL guys back under market rules. Three Ramstein sessions that killed the Kremlin "Ukraine is finished" narrative and locked in forty billion this year, plus the European credit mechanism actually tied to our priorities. Scaled cheap rockets against Shaheds. All of it while Moscow was screaming victory and their Chinese partners were quietly testing loitering munitions on our heads in exchange for Starlink kill ideas.

This is not a resignation. This is decapitating the one ministry that finally stopped behaving like a Soviet relic and started treating the war like a technological arms race we can win. The same people who spent years slow-walking drones and protecting procurement rackets are probably already whispering in Zelenskyy's ear that Fedorov was "too disruptive." Of course he was. Disruption is exactly what an imperial fossil like Russia cannot survive when the opponent scales faster, cheaper, and smarter.

Every single point on that list directly attacks Russian logistics, air superiority, mass, and information warfare advantages. Removing the guy who built it is not personnel rotation. It is choosing bureaucratic comfort over battlefield momentum at the exact moment our long-range strike program is about to double or triple output by end of 2026, when Crimea isolation becomes structural, when Gripen and FREYA-layered air defense start changing the cost curve on every Russian sortie.

Zelenskyy just handed the Kremlin the one thing they could not achieve with meat assaults or glide bombs: relief at the top of Ukraine's defense enterprise. The political price will be paid in Ukrainian lives and Western patience. Moscow's propagandists are already gloating in their closed channels. They should be. Their most effective opponent inside the system just got removed by his own president.

This is not "reform."

[Theo Francken @FranckenTheo]

Europe is changing. That was my message today at #AspenSecurityForum, in a panel moderated by @SpiegelPeter of @washingtonpost.

Europe was woke, but now we are awake. We are stepping up on defence, re-embracing nuclear energy and tackling illegal migration. Europe's comeback has begun.

[Вал Мишель @VALMICHEL7]

“Це була велика честь — служити українському народу на посаді Міністра оборони”
Федоров

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[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

ZELENSKYY: I remember when I first announced Ukraine’s plan to produce million drones a year. Now we produce 10 million drones per year. Together with our partners, we'll reach 20 million. Once again, we will prove success of Ukraine’s, partners’ and Europe’s defense industries.

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

Fedorov deserves enormous credit for turning Ukraine's fortunes around with automation: deep strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure, middle strikes to isolate Crimea and removing more Russian soldiers than Moscow can replace per month. He also personally appealed to Elon Musk to get SpaceX to deny the Russians access to Starlink, a decision that had an immediate impact on the battlefield. Sacking Fedorov would be a disaster in itself, but it'd also be seen as a regressive move among Ukraine allies in the Trump administration, of which there are precious few.