I wrote this a few weeks back, and I think about it occasionally when I imagine Trump winning in 2024. Basically Europe needs a lot more strategic autonomy, and to achieve that it needs to get a lot more enthusiastic about mining. https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/06/08/a-huge-norwegian-phosphate-rock-find-is-a-boon-for-europe
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Weird. Putin started in 1999 by false-flag blowing up Russian apartment bldgs, realizing this would make Russians enthusiastic for war (vs Chechnya) and rally them around their leader (him). Now he’s blowing up Ukrainian apartment bldgs, imagining this will turn Ukrainians against war (vs Russia) and undermine their leader (Zelensky). You’d think he would apply his correct prior understanding of how terrorism works to this situation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66117111
Of the top 32 Wimbledon men’s seeds, here are those that have ever won Grand Slam tournaments:
Djokovic (23)
Medvedev (1)
Alvarez (1)
This is very boring. #wimbledon2023
Robert LemkeIn the Netherlands, the trees were leaned against the houses to prevent them from falling down during the storm.
Photo credits: Storm damage in Harlem by Pieter Perquin
PS: Because I was asked a lot: No, they didn't really do that on purpose, but I was making a little fun about it because it looks as if they did ...
Will RobinsonClimate change: July 3rd was world's hottest day since records began... https://www.reuters.com/world/world-registers-hottest-day-ever-recorded-july-3-2023-07-04/
Eric Smit‘Unilever Rus, the group’s local Russian business with registered offices in Moscow and Omsk, doubled profits to 9.2bn roubles last year, according to the Dutch investigative group Follow the Money, and increased advertising spend by 10% to 21.7bn roubles.’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/03/unilever-named-international-sponsor-of-war-by-ukraine
Elena Milashina, a journalist for Novaya Gazeta reporting on Chechnya. Thugs beat her up, broke her fingers and shaved her head. https://twitter.com/betelgeuse1922/status/1676128439924043776?s=46&t=IJ2CVhbpO4Z6YzK3RrXPew
A lot of the time people just respond normally to news. In 2020 35% of Dutch saw Russia as a threat to Dutch security, now it's 70%. https://www.clingendael.org/news/meeste-nederlanders-zien-rusland-als-bedreiging-voor-nederland
Meeste Nederlanders zien Rusland als bedreiging voor Nederland
Ruim 70% van de Nederlanders ziet Rusland als bedreiging voor de veiligheid van Nederland. In september 2020 - vóór de Russische invasie van Oekraïne begin dit jaar - was 35% het eens met de stelling dat Rusland een bedreiging vormt voor Europa.
With Russia retreating from Kherson, the end of the war seems slightly closer. Rebuilding Ukraine will mean a new Marshall Plan. In this week’s Economist I compare what’s planned for Ukraine with the original—about which there’s a lot you probably don’t know! https://www.economist.com/international/2022/11/08/donors-are-already-mulling-a-marshall-plan-for-ukraine Donors are already mulling a Marshall Plan for Ukraine from TheEconomist
