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German army trucks torched in east Germany; someone posted videos of the suspected arson attacks on pro-Russian social media, triggering jubilation. Police investigating. Germany has been target of Russian malevolence since the start of the invasion spiegel.de/panorama/justi…

Anti-vax anti-medicine mania is bringing measles and other preventable diseases back as some random non-experts made in charge of vaccination in the US by conspiracy theorist JFK Jr say they outlook goes “beyond the science and data.” wsj.com/health/healthc…

Sober comment by Prof Francois Balloux on Gaza casualty numbers - they are horrendous, whichever estimate is used. x.com/ballouxfrancoi… His estimate, too, suggests that there are many more civilian deaths in Gaza by now than there were civilians killed in the whole Bosnian war

An absolutely mad thread: the famed Chinese AI Deepseek churning out anti-western propaganda unprompted - in favor of Russia, but following a Chinese party line

Despite their "alliance" Russian intel says Iran is spreading “propaganda of Shiite Islam and the formation of positions in Muslim religious communities in Russia to promote Iran's strategic interests,” and “obtaining technologies, samples of materials and goods for dual and

Massive anti-government protests in Serbia: started last year and only growing larger

A man suspected of working for Iranian intelligence to spy on Jewish localities and individuals in Berlin - possibly for terror attacks - was arrested in Denmark and will be extradited to Germany to appear in court. Germany and other western EU nations have been facing major,

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Russia is attacking Germany with sabotage and arson including against military installations and infrastructure. "This is not only a war against Ukraine, it's a war against us...that's why we must defend ourselves."

Fred Frederik Pleitgen of CNN tells how he became the first (and only?) Western journalist to report from Iran during the Israeli air strikes, racing from the Turkish border in a 14-hour car ride to Tehran

The daughter of Keith Kellogg . I'm hearing this from others, too.

Iran: Amazing genetic but to an extent also cultural continuity of 3000 years

How can this bloodshed be allowed to happen?

Just to be clear. This short study below represents damage done to Iran’s infrastructure to build the nuclear weapon itself. We are finding more and more such sites destroyed or damaged. Israel even found where Iran kept many classified nuclear weapon documents and destroyed

The patriot etc shipments to Ukraine were cancelled without Trump’s knowledge and he now reinstated them: “At President Trump's direction, the Department of Defense is sending additional defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure the Ukrainians can defend themselves while we work to

My oped in Handelsblatt, 🇩🇪 #1 business daily, defending Trump’s tariffs, & explaining how President Donald J. Trump sees the EU preventing genuine trade reform thru process-oriented delays that have deeply frustrated previous 🇺🇸 presidents. handelsblatt.com/100139786.html…

“The question for the European heads of state and government who will be speaking in Rome today, and also for the many European ministers, is: What are their words of support for Ukraine worth? What concrete and swift action are they taking?”

Germany is gripped by another unnecessary, irrelevant but highly damaging political scandal. Reading Robin Alexander magisterial book on why Friedrich Merz shaky coalition is the last chance for Germany’s mainstream political establishment helps understand why. For now only

Trump"s announcement of unlimited arms supplies for Ukraine is a triumph for European (esp German(, diplomacy. Now comes the painful part of Europe having to pay for it. Germany has already supplied 3 full Patriot systems, 6 launchers and many missiles to Ukraine, plus 2 systems

Sure sign that Germany has regained leadership in Europe

“Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow? . . . Can you hit St Petersburg too?” Trump asked on the call, according to the people. They said Zelenskyy replied: “Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons.” Donald Trump asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, according to