Andrei Tuch

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[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@antyxee.bsky.social, although more often @[email protected].

[Estonian MFA 🇪🇪 | 🌻 #StandWithUkraine @MFAestonia]

Warm greetings to the people of #Israel 🇮🇱 on their Independence Day!

@IsraelMFA

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@Martinlaineolen @kaitsepolitsei Äkki SaPo algatab?

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@ingriin Miks peaks tark ja kompetentne inimene täna minema riigiametnikuks? Mida head ta endale sealt leiab? Sita palka ja püsivat hala rahva poolt?

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@AndersK166 @runnel Omanik saab minna omanike üldkoosolekule ja hääletada juhtkonna ning otsuste poolt või vastu.

Ma olin (olen?) Tartu coopi liige, ja minult küsiti formaalselt luba et Kvartali krundi maha müüa.

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@AndersK166 @runnel Coop omandivorm on väga edukalt kehtiv ka Põhjamaades ja mujal vaba majanduse riikides (ja ega suurettevõte väikeaktsionärid konkreetset järelvalvet teosta).

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@Cthulhu4Prez I would say that's probably Yeltsin but okay.

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@BiankaB12 The holiday of when we can finally have meat again after Lent. :)

[Dan Burmawi @DanBurmawy]

Israel had to keep its biggest gas platform, Leviathan, completely shut down for 32 days due to the ongoing war.

Egypt and Jordan, both heavily hooked on Israeli gas, were sliding into crisis. Blackouts multiplied. Factories slowed to a crawl. Families sat in the dark.

The Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz had already cut off Qatari supplies, so the pressure on both Arab countries became severe.

Behind closed doors, both countries quietly begged Israel to turn the gas back on.

This week, Israel did exactly that. Gas is flowing again to Egypt and Jordan.

Think about this:

Israel had a perfect, low-risk opportunity to do exactly what the Islamic world constantly accuses it of wanting to do: destroy its Arab neighbors.

A few more weeks of keeping that valve closed would have inflicted real, possibly irreversible damage.

Power grids could have collapsed. Industries would have ground to a halt. Governments already struggling with their own problems would have faced furious populations looking for someone to blame.

According to the propaganda drilled into every Arab and Muslim from Tehran to Cairo to Amman, the “Zionist entity” is a ruthless, genocidal power that dreams of nothing more than the destruction of Arabs and Muslims.

If that was even slightly true, Israel would have seized the moment. It would have turned the energy shortage into a weapon and let Egypt and Jordan bleed out. No one could have stopped it. The decision was entirely in Israel’s hands.

Instead, Israel did the opposite.

It absorbed its own heavy losses, weighed the risks, and turned the gas back on. Even while fighting a war, it chose to remain a stable supplier to countries that are, at best, cold-peace partners, and at worst, occasional enablers of the very forces trying to destroy it.

This is the complete opposite of the bloodlust that Islamic propaganda constantly projects onto Jews.

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

@sissenberg @nytimes A correction will appear in tomorrow's print edition:
"A headline with an article on Friday about President Trump’s threats to leave NATO misstated the full name of the body. It is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, not the North American Treaty Organization."

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

Last night, Internal Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s law mandating the execution of terrorists convicted of murder passed 62–48. Ben-Gvir attempted to propose a toast, but before he could pop the cork on his champagne, the Knesset speaker demanded he stop, and the ushers confiscated the bottle. The stunt was much like the law itself: all style, no substance.

Contrary to much of the rhetoric, Israel has had the death penalty for nearly 70 years. The original law was designed to execute Nazi war criminals but can technically apply to anyone who commits similarly genocidal crimes. Every prosecutor can request the death penalty, and under certain circumstances, judges may grant it. That’s why Ben-Gvir advertised his law as forcing left-wing prosecutors to request the penalty and left-wing judges to grant it for terrorists—particularly the Nukhba forces, who invaded Israel on October 7.

In reality, it does neither. The law explicitly excludes Nukhba terrorists from receiving the death penalty and provides no evidentiary infrastructure or procedural framework to secure convictions. Its wording actually helps judges avoid the penalty, mandating only “death penalty or life imprisonment” for convicted terrorists.

Those hoping this law would change the calculus of hostage deals should think again. Not only does it fail to reduce the number of terrorists in Israeli prisons, it does not abolish the president’s power of pardon—the primary mechanism for releasing terrorists in deals. Even if Ben-Gvir somehow manages to secure a death penalty, the law does nothing to prevent the conviction from being overturned or the terrorist from being handed over.

The law does more than fail in its objectives—it actively backfires. Despite being marketed as targeting Palestinian terrorists (raising its own legal problem of discrimination), it explicitly allows for the death penalty for Jews. The law defines terrorism as acts “to negate the existence of the state,” a definition that could apply to groups such as extremist Haredi factions and violent members of the “Hilltop Youth” (which Ben-Gvir supports).

Its most glaring flaw is that it mandates carrying out a sentence within 90 days—an explicit violation of the Geneva Convention’s mandatory 180-day waiting period. As a signatory, Israel could expose IDF officers to international lawsuits, with no tangible benefit. The IDF warned Ben-Gvir, but he disregarded their advice.

Its blatant illegality gives the Supreme Court clear grounds to strike it down, returning Israel to square one while damaging the country’s international reputation.

Had Ben-Gvir managed to keep his champagne, I would have proposed a toast—to a self-destructive law that makes Israel look terrible, benefiting no one but Ben-Gvir himself. L’chaim.

That said, while Ben-Gvir’s law is essentially a campaign stunt, a more responsible law is making its way through the system. Proposed by MKs Simcha Rothman and Yulia Malinovsky, the law establishes the practical mechanisms—procedural and evidentiary—to secure convictions of Nukhba terrorists, after which the death penalty could be imposed.

The Rothman–Malinovsky law was developed in consultation with all relevant authorities. The Shin Bet, IDF, and National Security Council have expressed similar concerns about Ben-Gvir’s law and consulted on this alternative.

The death penalty is a complex issue. Personally, I support executing terrorists who attempt to murder civilians—especially the monsters of October 7. Currently, these terrorists face one of two outcomes: spend the rest of their lives in prison at Israel’s expense, or eventually be released in a hostage deal and likely return to terrorism. Neither option is good for Israel.

What we can all agree on is that this issue demands a serious, responsible approach—one that prioritizes the security and best interests of the country over personal electoral ambitions.

To read the rest of today's newsletter click here.

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[Simon Shuster @shustry]

The most ironic thing about this whole Rheinmetall story is that, when the CEO invited me to see some *real* innovation at his newest weapons factory, this is what they showed me:

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@jurgen_nauditt Nuclear missiles are not even necessary. For what a nuclear missile costs, the equivalent number of drones could very efficiently take out the Kremlin while leaving the Vasily Blazhenny cathedral intact for future tourists. :)

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

Cool. I vote for Finnish.

[Erik Bernhardsson @bernhardsson]

My newest stupid idea is we should merge the Scandinavian languages. Let’s invent a new one that’s basically the average language. Mandate that it’s used for all public broadcasts. People would learn it in a few months. 25M speakers.

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

@simonasbartkus @airBaltic @riga_airport After another 12 years, you will be able to reach @riga_airport via Rail Baltica. :D

[Andrei Tuch @AnTyxEE]

Osa sellest tundub viivitamatult teostatav.

Mõni vajaks natuke seadusandlust - näiteks vormistada vanavanema hüvitist alternatiiviks lasteaiatoetusele peaks olema eelarveneutraalne ja mõnelegi abiks.

Hea oleks ntx ka emapalga säilimine kaugõpe puhul?

[Tarmo Seliste @tarmoseliste]

Võib leida sadu postitusi teemal, miks naised ei sünnita. Täna nägid mu silmad esimest korda postitust, kus üks naine pani kirja asjad, mida tema vajaks, et sünnitada.

[Mark Zlochin - מארק זלוצ'ין༝ @MarkZlochin]

¹ Somebody pointed me to a recent interview conducted by Sky News with Hind Rajab's mother.
https://t.co/MyX0K62iIa

The interview strengthens several key points I raised at the time in the thread below, and also provides another piece of evidence implying that the scene where the car was found has been staged.🧵

[Oren Marmorstein @OrenMarmorstein]

The claims that the boy, Jawad, was tortured are a blatant lie.

It is despicable that @SkyNews is providing a platform for fabricated propaganda.

Jawad’s father admitted that he is a Hamas operative and that he took Jawad with him as a human shield.

Any harm to a child is tragic.
As the IDF has stated, it is possible that Jawad was injured by splinters resulting from warning shots fired at his father.
Jawad was examined by an Israeli physician and later transferred to the Red Cross.

[Omer Ghazi @OmerGhazi2]

A video is going viral claiming that the IDF “abused a toddler.” It is being amplified by Al Jazeera and echoed by the likes of Iltija Mufti in India.

Sounds horrific. That is exactly the point.

Now here is what actually happened, a story most people will not hear.

Last Thursday, IDF troops spotted a suspicious individual walking toward them in a high-risk combat zone, the so-called Yellow Line area. He was carrying something in his arms. That something turned out to be a 3-year-old child.

The troops did what any trained force does. They issued repeated warnings to stop.

He did not.

He kept advancing. Closing distance. In a live combat zone, toward armed soldiers who had no way of knowing intent.

At that point, the IDF fired warning shots, not at him, but at the roadside, to create distance. The goal was not to harm. It was to stop a potentially lethal situation.

Some splinters may have caused minor injuries.

Then comes the part that completely changes the narrative.

The man was apprehended.

During questioning, he admitted to being a Hamas operative. He also admitted something chilling. He brought his own toddler with him deliberately as a human shield, believing IDF troops would hesitate to act.

Let that sink in.

A child was not abused.

A child was weaponized.

And what did the IDF do?

They took the toddler in. Gave him medical attention. Fed him. Kept him under constant supervision of a physician and officers. Wrapped him in a thermal blanket.

Then they contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross and ensured he was safely handed over after locating his family.

That is the full story.

But it does not trend.

Because it does not fit the narrative.

This is how modern information warfare works. A fragment of truth, stripped of context, amplified by powerful platforms, and consumed by millions as fact.

And in the process, the real victim, the child used as a shield, disappears from the story.

Not everything viral is truth.

Sometimes, it is propaganda dressed as outrage.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

I mean, how the hell is this even legal?

Was it part of the contract that the seller is entitled to say “screw you and the money you've paid us, we're talking these weapons for ourselves”?

[Yehuda Teitelbaum @chalavyishmael]

On January 12th 2024, UNESCO condemned Israel for killing a "journalist" in Gaza named Muhammad Abu Haweidi.

It was also reported by WaPo and @pressfreedom.

Today, Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced that he was one of their commanders.

Odds on a retraction or apology?

Zero.