Vincent Slevin

Conversational A.I. for Productivity & Storytelling @UseModal @RCA Service Designer, Entrepreneur and Researcher

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@Rainmaker1973 Cupid

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Today’s monologue on The Times at One with Andrew Neil. @TimesRadio

It’s been a turbulent week — sometimes a struggle to keep up — so I thought it useful in my final monologue for this week to stand back and take stock of the epochal events that have taken place in such a short time. 

By far the most important has been the growing realisation that, under President Trump, we can no longer count on America as the keystone of the Atlantic Alliance — that when it comes to Europe’s security it will increasingly be on its own. 

‘I want to believe the US will stay by our side,’ President Macron told the French people in a prime-time broadcast last night ‘but we have to be ready if they don’t.’  

Hence today’s ‘five minutes to midnight’ EU summit in Brussels in which Europe will, at last, get serious about ramping up defence spending. Long overdue. 

The end of almost 80 years of a US-led NATO alliance would be bad enough. But there are worrying signs it’s even worse than that: that America has become not just an unreliable ally but might now actually be batting for the other side. 

That when it comes to a choice between Europe and Russia, President Trump will choose Russia. Unthinkable? Perhaps. 

Yet Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine while planning to end economic sanctions against Russia. 

Frozen vital intelligence data to Ukraine while talking about how much he and Putin have had to endure together. 

Sanctioned his top aides to hold secret talks with President Zelensky’s political opponents while parroting Kremlin-inspired talking points about the need for a general election in Ukraine. 

Asked nothing of Russia so far to ease the path to peace while demanding Zelensky sign a deal to hand over a chunk of Ukraine’s mineral rights before peace talks can even happen. 

It was always likely, as the crux of geopolitics moved to the Pacific in the 21st century, that America would retreat from Europe. The Europeans have been slow to recognise that and almost criminally culpable in their refusal, until now, to spend more on their own defence. 

But never in their darkest moments did any European leader ever contemplate even the possibility that America was more likely to side with Russia than Europe when push came to shove. 

That the President of the United States might be at one with the Kremlin in its efforts to rid Ukraine of Zelensky and replace him with somebody more pliable. 

Keir Starmer, for understandable reasons, still refers to America as our ‘reliable ally’. He is right to do so and to do all he can to get Trump back on board. 

But President Macron’s warning to prepare for failure on that front is probably the more realistic position to take. 

The post-war world as we have known it these past 80 years has come to an end in one short week. 

Europe is probably on its own. And the sooner they realise that in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels the sooner we will start making the right decisions  — before it is too late.

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@GrayConnolly USA may regret Trump forcing allies to increase their military spend, from a US perspective it wasn't a problem that needed fixing. As John Cochrane says: "America may look back fondly at the days that we were the world's policemen for a mere 3% of GDP." https://t.co/PWnGzb9Piv

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@anthonynsimon M.

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@ChelseaFCinUSA 🤩

[La Sagrada Família @sagradafamilia]

CAT_ Quin és el procés constructiu de les torres dels Evangelistes?
Us ho mostrem aquí.

ES_ ¿Cuál es proceso constructivo de las torres de los Evangelistas?
Te lo mostramos aquí.

EN_ How are the towers of the Evangelists being built?
We show you here.

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@todd_boehly

[𝚁𝙰𝚈  @CfcRayyy]

Retweet and tag Todd Boehly if you want our next manager to be Luis Enrique

[Vincent Slevin @VincentSlevin]

Insightful article that highlights why @UseModal helps food brands do business across all the major conversational channels by letting them create and deploy a single shared language #UseModal #conversationalcommerce #foodtech https://t.co/fNf4DJi1eT

[Vincent Slevin @VincentSlevin]

it gives you the Schlitz

[Christian McBride @mcbridesworld]

This Wilson Pickett Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull commercial from 1973….I am DEAD! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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@stewartbrand loved it!

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Beyond parody

[David Frost @DavidGHFrost]

We are recruiting for the Director of the Government’s new Brexit Opportunities Unit.

We’re looking for a visionary, inventive and dedicated leader to help us shape the future policy direction of the UK.

https://t.co/FJYo9BWLr1

Apply via this link:

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[The London Economic @LondonEconomic]

“I think British people don’t care about us, they had five years to fight for us, they don’t even fight for their own rights."

A TLE exclusive:

https://t.co/HTnZiQbXLf

[Karl Sharro @KarlreMarks]

My ambitious plan to free the boat is to push a huge cotton swab up the canal

[Ciaran Jenkins @C4Ciaran]

Need cheer? Here’s @jonsnowC4 showing why he’s the perfect ‘anchor’ for Sea Shanty Tik Tok..

@Channel4News

[Jose de Cordoba @Jose_deCordoba]

The International Criminal Court finds there is "reasonable basis" to believe crimes have been committed by Maduro government in Venezuela

[Radio Albacete @RadioAlbacete]

SUCESOS | Reventón de un depósito de vino de unos 50.000 litros en Bodegas VITIVINOS, de Villamalea

[Dirk Koy @DirkKoy]

A selection of my work will be shown this Saturday at Kinomural in Wrocław. House walls will become canvases for moving pictures. https://t.co/GmQpqL9uaL

[the Design Museum @DesignMuseum]

Tomorrow's #fontsunday from noon will be in honour of Sir Terence Conran's life and career. From founding Habitat in 1964 to starting his first restaurant called The Soup Kitchen, and establishing the Design Museum in 1989, Terence changed the way we lived, shopped and ate.