Is he crazy?

The PTIB Test… 4 dimensions of Trumpery

History of the Present
Fighting Europe's good fight II..

Full transcript of my conversation with Yascha Mounk, Nathalie Tocci and Sabina Ćudić

History of the Present

QUOTE OF THE YEAR:

"...if you really can't see the difference between Zelensky and Putin, between Churchill and Hitler, between good and evil, between the aggressor and those who are attacked, then... fuck off!"
#TimothyGartonAsh

The Good Fight Club: Can Europe Control Its Fate?
#TheGoodFight #YaschaMounk #NathalieTocci #SabinaĆudić #Europe #USA
https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-good-fight-club-13

Ash und Rauscher haben Recht – aber die USA und Russland kämpfen nicht mit Ideen, sondern mit fossilem Kapital gegen Europa

Liberale Kommentatorinnen und Kommentatoren erkennen klar, dass die Trump-Administration die liberale Demokratie in Europa beseitigen will. Die neue amerikanische Sicherheitsstrategie ist dafür ein eindeutiger Beleg (National Security Strategy of the United States of America, 2025). Ich habe dazu die Artikel von Timothy Garton Ash (Ash, 2025) und Hans Rauscher (Rauscher, 2025) gelesen. Der Guardian bringt eine Analyse mit Ideen für ökonomische Gegenmaßnahmen von Georg Riekeles und Varg Volkman (Riekeles & Folkman, 2025). […]

https://wittenbrink.net/ash-und-rauscher-haben-recht-aber-die-usa-und-russland-kaempfen-nicht-mit-ideen-sondern-mit-fossilem-kapital-gegen-europa/

Ash und Rauscher haben Recht – aber die USA und Russland kämpfen nicht mit Ideen, sondern mit fossilem Kapital gegen Europa – Lost and Found

Timothy Garton Ash on why Europe needs to take charge of its own defense and the defense of Ukraine; on the many reasons why this may not happen; and why we should still aim for such a policy of collective European self defense, independent of the US.

#TimothyGartonAsh #EuropeanDefense #SlavaUkraini #ForgetTheUS #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/06/europe-ukraine-putin-trump-eu

Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it?

Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it’s up to us to secure Ukraine’s future, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

The Guardian
"...can Europe, together with like-minded countries such as Canada, sufficiently strengthen Ukraine and weaken Russia for the former eventually to prevail? Second, will it?"
#Ukraine #TimothyGartonAsh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/06/europe-ukraine-putin-trump-eu
Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it?

Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it’s up to us to secure Ukraine’s future, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

The Guardian
Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it?

Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it’s up to us to secure Ukraine’s future, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

The Guardian
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late

From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

The Guardian

The Next #Terrorist Attack

And What Comes After (Updated)

Timothy #Snyder Nov 01, 2025

Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater.

https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-terrorist-attack-26b

#TimothySnyder #ThinkingAbout
#TimothyGartonAsh
#USA #America #Trump #Musk #Vance #Gabbard #patel #Assad #Putin #russia
#TrumpAdministration
#CIA #FBI #DHS #NSA #DOGE

The Next Terrorist Attack

And What Comes After (Updated)

Thinking about...