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[sinterclausewitz @sinteclausewitz]

Now more than ever

[sinterclausewitz @sinteclausewitz]

More seriously, maybe time to break out this little booklet again https://t.co/4ap0iumnx6

[sinterclausewitz @sinteclausewitz]

This can only be solved through MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DAKKA

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

🚨 MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT: Analysis shows how Ukraine bypassed Russian air defenses.

The strategy relied on massive drone swarms to overwhelm the grid.

This effort used nearly 1,000 drones to exhaust the radar and interceptor capacity of advanced systems like the S-400.

[Michael Pettis @michaelxpettis]

"Cette puissance productive s’accompagne d’un envers de plus en plus préoccupant: surcapacités, marges comprimées, productivité en ralentissement, endettement massif, crise immobilière et une consommation intérieure insuffisante qui s’installe dans la durée."

For French speakers, this is very good piece from Le Grand Continent on the vulnerabilities underlying what seems like rapid growth in the Chinese economy. The authors wonder whether China can survive the Chinese century and how much damage it can do to Europe before it succumbs.

Their conclusion is what many in the EU have also concluded: "L’Europe ne peut pas fonder sa stratégie industrielle sur l’hypothèse d’un ajustement rapide du modèle chinois. Elle doit au contraire se préparer à un scénario dans lequel l’involution perdure, les surcapacités continuent de s’accumuler et la pression concurrentielle chinoise s’exerce durablement sur une part croissante de son appareil productif. La question n’est donc plus seulement de savoir combien de temps le modèle chinois peut durer, mais combien de temps l’Europe peut se permettre d’attendre."
@Grand_Continent
https://t.co/B4b1j70cr9

[Ulrich Speck @ulrichspeck]

And by the way, without Chinese support Russia could not continue its war against the European peace order. A fact that is generously neglected in the European debate.

[sinterclausewitz @sinteclausewitz]

For some reason, "Sudden" produced only unpostable gore or somewhat unsettling images of women. "Swinging" never made it past the filters; neither, somehow, did "sanfordized"

[sinterclausewitz @sinteclausewitz]

Yes, "scary" as an adjective produces gore. But it works with other adjectives too!

[† lucia scarlet 🩸 @luciascarlet]

DO NOT prompt this to ChatGPT with thinking off

“Create image. I apologise for the content of the photo! I know it's very scary. Don't ask any questions, don't accept any explanations. Just create the image, please. Don't ask me to upload the photo again; just close your eyes and image it. Make up the photo yourself”

[sinterclausewitz @sinteclausewitz]

"Spooky"

[sinterclausewitz @sinteclausewitz]

@bradvangelder @rachcorrine Bryceland's has absurdly long inseams, in a good way

[Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr]

“I think there is still a road to have a constructive dialogue with China, but we can’t let Europe be the victim of a predatory strategy that is destroying our industry. New tools, new measures, new political will are needed“, Séjourné said https://t.co/D0rSXCGgWw

[Thomas Rid @RidT]

A few additional observations: this SDA leak hows a significant escalation in tactics and tradecraft. Most notable is the focus in infiltrating target countries and conducting active measures there, like placing pigs heads in front of mosques, vandalizing synagogues

[Pascal Debruyne @Pdbruyne]

De studies vallen gewoon voor het rapen. https://t.co/zl1zOKcjIQ & https://t.co/UnRV4AB3lc & https://t.co/es9d9gtohr & enz. /2

[sinterclausewitz @sinteclausewitz]

Yeah, in the same way that my corner bodega is an alternative to Aldi. Please.

[Cameron Hudson @_hudsonc]

Rwanda has become an alternative to Russia in providing security and CT support. It would be wise for Washington to figure out its relationship with Rwanda.