Insightful, personal, takes on the Geopolitics of Romania and the Black Sea.
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The Polish 🇵🇱 space programme is one of the greatest achievements of European engineering.
NASA spends billions developing rocket propulsion. Polish physicists can produce a substance capable of launching any human being into orbit anytime.
The Americans need entire research laboratories, thousands of engineers and sophisticated industrial facilities. The Poles need a few pipes, an old pressure vessel and an uncle who knows a thing or two about chemistry.
The British had the Industrial Revolution. The Germans developed precision engineering. The Poles combined chemistry, plumbing and agriculture to create an entire aerospace industry.
The technology has been passed down through generations. Grandpa designed the machinery, Dad improved the production process, and the uncle has personally tested every new generation of fuel.
The only problem is that Polish astronauts rarely remember their missions.
And none has yet managed a controlled landing.
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“Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the US has raised the possibility of Ukraine withdrawing from the Donbas in exchange for Nato membership, as Washington explores terms for ending Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The president told reporters on Friday evening that American negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff had asked Ukraine, for the first time, whether Kyiv would concede the part of the eastern region still under its control to Moscow if Ukraine were admitted to the military alliance…
‘If the American side confirms precisely this to us, together with other Nato partners, then I will ask our Ukrainian society what it thinks: do we accept it or not?’ Zelenskyy said. He added that he had no right to make such a decision unilaterally.”
@ChristopherJM @HenryJFoy
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I already said, I want a Lamborghini.
And that's already me settling.
Be glad I didn't demand a Ferrari.
Russia is demanding that Finland withdraw from NATO and that Moldova be transformed into a federal republic—coupled with "independence for Transnistria and Gagauzia." These are just a few of the conditions mentioned by Russian representatives during unofficial negotiations regarding an end to the war in Ukraine, reports *Bild*.
Other demands from Moscow include:
➡️ NATO must agree not to establish military bases in Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania;
➡️ Russia must retain control over all occupied Ukrainian territories;
➡️ The entire Donbas—including parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions currently controlled by Ukraine—must be handed over to Russia;
➡️ Ukraine must adopt a non-aligned status and renounce any intention to join NATO (though EU accession is not ruled out);
➡️ The ports of Mykolaiv and Odesa must be "demilitarized";
➡️ Agreements must be reached regarding freedom of navigation in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea;
➡️ Should Moldova join the EU, Transnistria and Gagauzia must be granted the right to hold referendums on their independence.
In return, Moscow is reportedly prepared to withdraw nuclear weapons from Belarus, refrain from stationing intermediate-range missiles there, and pull Russian troops out of Transnistria.
How should Europe respond to these outrageous demands?
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Denmark has announced that it’s sending a 32nd military aid package to Ukraine worth $712 million.
It will also provide Ukraine with a $22 million energy package to help Ukraine prepare for a difficult winter.
Most of the funds from the military aid package will be spent on:
- Attack drones and interceptor drones
- Ammunition for F-16 fighter jets
- A contribution to the PURL program on American weapons for Ukraine with
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NATO nations withdrawing from *their own* borders is a preposterous demand by Russia. Putin has proved once again that he’s not serious about a negotiated peace. Further talks are a farce at this point. Putin will only agree to stop the war when he knows he can’t win. We need to help Ukraine prove that point. nytimes.com/2026/11/13/us/po…
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"Cand pierzi Congresul din cauza Iranului"
Războiul e între SUA și Iran, nu între Trump și Iran.
SUA funcționează cu toate plusurile și minusurile caracteristice unei democrații.
Schimbarea puterii în stat e atât un plus cât și un minus în funcție de context, dar e intrinsecă democrației.
Faptul că personalizezi puterea în stat și acțiunile unui stat e un neajuns a modului în care te informează presa; care caută să te manipuleze, nu să te informeze.
Faptic, SUA au castrat Iranul.
Că o democrație e deseori bipolară și își schimbă orientarea uneori din 2 în 2 ani sau din 4 în 4 ani, e așa cum am spus, intrinsec regimului democratic.
Altfel spus, așa merg sau nu merg, sau se răzgândesc, democrațiile în război.
Noua putere, rezultată din alegeri, se confruntă cu o situație deja existentă și cu reputația SUA în joc.
La fel cum Trump s-a confruntat cu invazia Rusiei în Ucraina (datorată slăbiciunii lui Biden) și a fost nevoit să oblige Europenii să cotizeze pentru război (din motive pe care le-am explicat în nenumărate rânduri), la fel și Obama s-a confruntat cu războiul existent din Afganistan și Irak pe care nu a reușit să le încheie.
La fel și noul Congres democrat se va confrunta cu reputația SUA în joc în conflictul cu Iran iar majoritatea în Congres va înclina spre a-i permite lui Trump să continue deși, public vor urla și vor zbiera că sunt împotrivă.
Dacă nu înțelegi aspectele astea nu ai cum să înțelegi lumea.
Și tot ce înțelegi e direcția în care te împinge mass-media pentru a-ți dirija votul într-o direcție sau alta.
Ignore everything I said about a year ago.
No peace in sight; but what is in sight is Russian defeat, albeit not soon.
*Excluding a scenario in which the new Democrat Congress forces Ukraine to agree to terms (it could happen)...
Russia will be the first country defeated in war by AI.
They don't see it yet but we're on the exponential curve.
Edit:
"defeated" in this context means that they get nothing except to keep what they currently occupy.
And the "defeat" will take place at around the same time that human infantry becomes obsolete on the battlefield, which is a few short years from now.
Putin proposes a humanitarian mission in Kostiantynivka during talks with Witkoff and Kushner
A meeting between Putin and Trump’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner has begun at the Kremlin.
Putin suggested organizing a humanitarian mission in Kostiantynivka following the Oleshky example. He claimed Russian forces control Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region and are ready to guarantee the mission’s security.
He said Russia would need five days to demine the area around the city.
Putin added that if Ukraine considers Kostiantynivka under Kyiv’s control, it should ensure security on its side.
As of November 2026, active fighting continues in Kostiantynivka.
Russian forces control only part of the city. The Ukrainian General Staff lists the Kostiantynivka direction as one of the most intense sectors, with dozens of daily attacks.
According to official data from the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, roughly 760–830 civilians remained in the Kostiantynivka community in autumn 2026.
Russian occupation authorities claim to have evacuated more than 1,200 people from the Kostiantynivka area to Russian-controlled territory.
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🇪🇸🤝🇷🇴La Fuerza de Infantería de Marina desplegada en Rumanía participa en el programa de adiestramiento táctico y maniobras de armas combinadas, junto a franceses, belgas y rumanos.
🔛 Más de 2.000 militares de cuatro naciones trabajan con un objetivo común: reforzar la interoperabilidad y la capacidad de las fuerzas aliadas, contribuyendo a la seguridad colectiva mediante la disuasión y defensa en el flanco este de la OTAN.
@Armada_esp @NATO #MOPS #FIMARIV
Geopolitics of Romania retweeted
From model to mud.
LUP 4x4, our Land Unmanned Platform, went from the drawing board to the field. Made in Romania 🇷🇴 . Made for rough ground.
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"- Banning nuclear power"
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The far-left candidate in next year’s French presidential election Jean-Luc Mélenchon has presented his political platform.
The most important proposals are:
- Lowered retirement age from 64 to 60
- Increased pensions
- Reduced workweek to 32 hours
- National health insurance covering 100% of medical costs
- Increase housing benefits by 10%
- Price control of certain essential products
- €1 meals for students
- Banning nuclear power
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party is the second-largest party in France after Marine Le Pen’s party and he has a chance of advancing from the first round to the second round of the presidential where he would then off with Marine Le Pen.
The winner of the second round becomes President of France.
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HOLY CR*P 🚨 Official Election Administration and Voting Comprehensive Report buried all the way on page 193 of the document shows Texas processed 2,900,357 new valid voter registrations between 2022-2024 without proof of citizenship
Documented proof of citizenship like birth certificate, passport and naturalization papers is not required at the time of voter registration in Texas
56.5% of Texas voter registration were classified as “new valid registrations.”
This is extremely suspicious that 55% of Texas voter registrations were “new”
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SpaceX will attempt to catch both the Super Heavy booster and Starship on the upcoming flight.
If both are successful, it will mark the first time that all parts of an orbital rocket return to Earth intact.
This is the critical breakthrough needed to make life multiplanetary.
More than a dozen flight tests and years of development, with countless hours worked by SpaceX engineers and technicians, all come down to this: the first orbital Starship launch carrying advanced Starlink satellites bound for space.
Watch “Go For Orbit” and experience the moments behind flying the most ambitious Starship mission yet
Everyone reading this needs to accept 1 simple fact (read it at the bottom of the post).
"Cost of living" is a Biden presidency turd.
Biden's helicopter money caused global inflation. Once you've caused global inflation you can't get prices back to where they were without deflation and a global financial crisis.
But voters don't know this so they hit the Republicans now with the same hammer that they hit Kamala and Democrats 2 years ago.
Govt. corruption may come down to actions of various Trump family members but that's mostly a perception battle fought in mass-media.
AI has most people worried that they will lose their jobs so that's understandable.
If Democrats block AI in the US it'll be time to learn 🇨🇳 Chinese because the AI and robots will be Chinese 🇨🇳
But don't bet on it either.
Much of what the Democrats will do will be performative... Impeachment, AI hearings, etc.
In the end voters will end up empty handed.
Iran war may be the Israeli lobby overextending which has caused Trump a significant dip in popularity.
But it's not as if Iran can still do anything significant anymore after the US emasculated its' armed forces.
Fact:
The reality of the matter is that the vast majority of people are not as politically engaged as you.
A person living in Colorado Springs doesn't care about Israel, Russia or Iran as much as they care about their own life.
When foreign policy interests disagree with majority will, in democracies, some politicians usually end up sacrificing their political careers.
That's more or less what happened.
P.S. Closer to home, you'd expect Ukraine to be a major winner in all of this and I suspect Kyiv thinks it is.
I wouldn't bet on it. My bet is:
The Democrats will force Ukraine to agree to more or less the same terms that Trump offered Kyiv.
But it'll be ok. And you know why it'll be ok?
Because the propaganda machine will tell you that it's ok.
The new terms, same as the old terms, will be ok because they are "Democrat" terms not "MAGA" or "Republican" or "Trump" terms.
And that's what politics is most of the time.
The same turd 💩 sold to you by your people but you like their turn more than others'.
It's not about what's objectively true or factual.
It's about how the voter feels about it internally and whether or not he's at peace with the turd 💩
The only reason she picks on Romanians is because it's the only one that's "socially acceptable" for her.
Ukraine? What are you, pro-Putin?
Next 3? What are you, islamophobic?
Turks vote...
Romanians don't have citizenship, don't vote, and are european.
Ergo, acceptable...
Kindergeld, Grundsicherung, medizinische Versorgung: Immer mehr Migranten aus Rumänien plündern unser Sozialsystem. Allein in Magdeburg haben sich die Ausgaben auf 3 Millionen Euro im Jahr verzwanzigfacht. Nur mit der AfD gibt es eine Migrationswende!
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