The points Macron makes in this interview came up in several conversations I’ve had over the last few months - when the same points are made by different knowledgable people, I listen. The consensus appears to be that the chance of NATO being drawn into conflict in Europe with Russia over the next decade is priced much higher than I imagined - and I imagined it was quite likely. The rise of nationalism in Europe (and the US) makes this more likely. The historic lack of investment in R&D and defence across our continent makes this more likely. From the U.K. perspective, pretty much everyone agrees (behind the scenes for the moment) that Brexit has made these problems more difficult to address. As Blair said in the recently recirculating interview from 2019, the politicians who advocated it were naive and ignorant and did not understand how power is deployed on the international stage. What can be done? Again, I was surprised by the unanimity of the views from people with otherwise different political positions. We have to plan for a more isolationist US whose focus may shift away from Europe, even as we hope and work to avert this possibility. The U.K. therefore needs to reengage with Europe - by which I mean get itself firmly on the path to EU membership - as quickly as possible and before Macron leaves office. That depends primarily on the Conservative Party accepting the principle in opposition. The ball is in their court. This will (a) demonstrate that attempts to destabilise our continent politically are failing and (b) boost our economies so we can invest more in R&D and defence. Obviously, as you’ll see in the replies below, some people will need a lot of persuading. But the alternative is potentially existential, and so the case will have to be made. What we need in the U.K. is for a politician to emerge who has the rhetorical ability, courage and intellectual firepower to make the case to a public still shell shocked by the experience of 2016 - and who has the diplomatic skill to convince Europe that we are serious.
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The conversation MPJ is creating here is important. People are going to joke and laugh because people don’t think women in sex work are real people but we have lost many high profile sex workers to suic*de and drugs overdose over the last several years. In 2017, a well known sex worker commuted suic*de due to online bullying. A 25 year old woman in currently in a coma because of a drug addiction and mental health issues.
There sex industry is an extremely predatory industry and even though many people choose (some are FORCED) this as a professional path they are allowed to leave and find more fulfilling forms to work should they choose to do so.
MPJ lending his platform to highlight some of the dangers of this industry is a huge deal and could potentially save lives. Shout out to Lana for being willing to come forward.
Many women are threatened when they do so.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce a South African-American(!) businessman and social media figure, Elon Musk (@elonmusk). He's best-known for being the wealthiest man in the world, running Tesla Inc., SpaceX & Twitter, and for parroting Kremlin's propaganda narratives.
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Mais uma vez, em vez de criticar racistas, o presidente da LaLiga aparece nas redes sociais para me atacar.
Por mais que você fale e finja não ler, a imagem do seu campeonato está abalada. Veja as respostas do seus posts e tenha uma surpresa...
Omitir-se só faz com que você se iguale a racistas. Não sou seu amigo para conversar sobre racismo. Quero ações e punições. Hashtag não me comove.
1/13 Here's a Russian propaganda story for @christogrozev un @bellingcat right out of the movies. We're in Venice, unintentionally eavesdropping on a conversation between 2 Russian guys (a bartender and his friend) and one of the regulars... So 🧵
here is what im seeing.
this is basic math and open source reporting so im keeping opsec.
UKR army has built at least 3 battle groups. each about the size of a US division (3-4 brigades with attached elements working together).
I sat in their church, staring at a porcelain white man nailed to a cross, feeling my soul slowly die. Then I went out into an ancient forest, and beneath a canopy of golden deciduous majesty, I felt the Creators warm embrace. Basking in her benevolent light — I was born again.