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[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.

100% serious here.

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

Wow.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pulled up a prediction market at the end of their earnings call today and he rattled off all the words people were betting he would say.

Legend.

(H/t @0xTyrael)

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

As a Musk biographer, I told you all he was going mad—the cause being a combination of depression, stress, med misuse and illicit use of illegal drugs. His Twitter feed is a testament to this derangement. Someone who cares about him needs to take him off the internet permanently.

[Donald Tusk @donaldtusk]

Dear @ZelenskyyUa, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

[Jonas Gahr Støre @jonasgahrstore]

We stand by Ukraine in their fair struggle for a just and lasting peace.

🇺🇦🇳🇴

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

[John Bolton @AmbJohnBolton]

Trump and Vance have declared themselves to be on Russia's side in the Russo-Ukraine war.  This is a catastrophic mistake for America's national security.  And let's be clear:  Trump and Vance now personally own that policy.  It is not the view of a majority of Americans of either or no political party.

[Friedrich Merz @_FriedrichMerz]

Dear Volodymyr @zelenskyyua, we stand with #Ukraine in good and in testing times. We must never confuse aggressor and victim in this terrible war. (FM)

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President @ZelenskyyUa.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Trump's team allegedly has offered Putin (1) Ukrainian territory, (2) no NATO membership for Ukraine, (3) no US soldiers in Ukraine, (4) the withdrawal of US soldiers from Europe, including from frontline states, and (5) sanctions relief. Putin's return offer -- nothing.

[Mike Pence @Mike_Pence]

Mr. President, Ukraine did not “start” this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.🇺🇸🇺🇦

“Russia Invades Ukraine in Largest European Attack Since WWII” @FoxNews (February 24, 2022) https://t.co/ra8R9PI9oj

[Piercamillo Falasca 🇮🇹🇪🇺 @pier_falasca]

Dear Elon Musk,

For those who have the decency to study before writing about anything, it is clear that "democracy" does not simply mean "the exercise of voting." Otherwise, we could say there is democracy in Russia too—after all, they vote there, just as they do even in North Korea!

Democracy is a complex system in which voting goes hand in hand with respect for the rule of law and a system of checks and balances. The Ukrainian Constitution, like many other constitutions around the world, provides for a temporary suspension of electoral deadlines in case of war. According to the Ukrainian Constitution, this suspension lasts six months and can be extended for another six months by Parliament. So far, everyone—including opposition forces—has voted in favor of these extensions.

Can anyone, in good faith, truly believe that in a country invaded and bombed daily by Russia, with occupied territories, elections could realistically be held? Who would vote? Who would organize polling stations for soldiers on the front lines? How would voting be arranged for Ukrainian refugees abroad? What would be the status of Ukrainian citizens in the occupied territories?

If the U.S. government were still acting in good faith, it would understand that first, a just peace must be achieved, and only then—immediately afterward—elections can be held. That is exactly what happened in Europe (for example, in my country, Italy) after World War II. But back then, the United States had a serious government led by responsible individuals.

As Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, we Europeans consider America great because it is good, but if America ceases to be good, it will also cease to be great.

Piercamillo Falasca, Director of L’Europeista @leuropeista

[Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 @GLandsbergis]

Once again I am leaving the Munich Security Conference in a low mood. Amongst all the noise, the US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good.
This is what we now know, and what we now have to do about it:🧵1/17

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[VHardeland @VHardeland]

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[VHardeland @VHardeland]

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[VHardeland @VHardeland]

@Smudgedann The ride has been enjoyable. Good call @Smudgedann

[Javi Lopez ⛩️ @javilopen]

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I just coded "Angry Pumpkins 🎃" (any resemblance is purely coincidental 😂) using GPT-4 for all the coding and Midjourney / DALLE for the graphics.

Here are the prompts and the process I followed:

[Swarm @SwarmMarkets]

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