Summa Perplexitas
@sperplexitas.bsky.social
Increasingly intolerant of the intolerant.
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“The UK's most senior soldier has sounded the alarm. The Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton this week said the threat from Russia meant Britain was living through the "most dangerous" period of his 35-year career in the armed forces.”
War may be coming. Are we psychologically ready?
The military and government say the risk of conflict is growing, but we may not be mentally ready for it
www.bbc.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 7:10 AM
“The UK's most senior soldier has sounded the alarm. The Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton this week said the threat from Russia meant Britain was living through the "most dangerous" period of his 35-year career in the armed forces.”
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"Human beings may overcome the economic problem(s) of the human species, but the question of meaning and existential satisfaction will remain 'the permanent problem of the human race.'" www.liberalcurrents.com/you-should-r...
September 18, 2026 at 6:10 AM
"Human beings may overcome the economic problem(s) of the human species, but the question of meaning and existential satisfaction will remain 'the permanent problem of the human race.'" www.liberalcurrents.com/you-should-r...
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Palestinian politician: I relayed Sinwar’s pre-Oct. 7 warning to Israel
Sufian Abu Zaida identifies himself as secret intermediary who says he passed along Sinwar’s ‘earthquake’ threat weeks before Hamas attack
www.ynetnews.com/article/skki...
Sufian Abu Zaida identifies himself as secret intermediary who says he passed along Sinwar’s ‘earthquake’ threat weeks before Hamas attack
www.ynetnews.com/article/skki...
September 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Palestinian politician: I relayed Sinwar’s pre-Oct. 7 warning to Israel
Sufian Abu Zaida identifies himself as secret intermediary who says he passed along Sinwar’s ‘earthquake’ threat weeks before Hamas attack
www.ynetnews.com/article/skki...
Sufian Abu Zaida identifies himself as secret intermediary who says he passed along Sinwar’s ‘earthquake’ threat weeks before Hamas attack
www.ynetnews.com/article/skki...
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Former Palestinian Authority minister claims he was source who relayed pre-Oct. 7 warning from Hamas to Israel
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Former Palestinian Authority minister claims he was source who relayed pre-Oct. 7 warning from Hamas to Israel
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www.timesofisrael.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Former Palestinian Authority minister claims he was source who relayed pre-Oct. 7 warning from Hamas to Israel
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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RBC-Ukraine sources say Slovak PM Robert Fico pulled out of a planned Ukraine trip at the last minute and missed the Carpathian Initiative summit where Zelensky unveiled a new cooperation format.
Zelensky announced the formation of the Carpathian Eight, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, and Hungary. The first summit starts today and runs until Sept 20. He says they’ll cooperate on security, energy, logistics, cross-border economy, and community support.
September 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM
RBC-Ukraine sources say Slovak PM Robert Fico pulled out of a planned Ukraine trip at the last minute and missed the Carpathian Initiative summit where Zelensky unveiled a new cooperation format.
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Kudos to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who reminded the cowardly right- and left-wing russian collaborators in the European Parliament in Strasbourg that
"Goethe understood that ideals must be fought for and that values do not defend themselves".
"Goethe understood that ideals must be fought for and that values do not defend themselves".
September 18, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Kudos to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who reminded the cowardly right- and left-wing russian collaborators in the European Parliament in Strasbourg that
"Goethe understood that ideals must be fought for and that values do not defend themselves".
"Goethe understood that ideals must be fought for and that values do not defend themselves".
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Donald Tusk has urged right - and left -wing European voters who oppose the NATO alliance's active military defense efforts against the russian aggressors not to make the same grave mistake as the French politician and Nazi collaborator Marcel Déat, who, on 4 May 1939, asked "Why die for Gdańsk?"
September 18, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Donald Tusk has urged right - and left -wing European voters who oppose the NATO alliance's active military defense efforts against the russian aggressors not to make the same grave mistake as the French politician and Nazi collaborator Marcel Déat, who, on 4 May 1939, asked "Why die for Gdańsk?"
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Vaya
🔴ÚLTIMA HORA | La Cámara de Cuentas destapa irregularidades masivas de 38.000 millones en la Junta de Andalucía tras eliminar el filtro de control previo
La Cámara de Cuentas destapa irregularidades masivas de 38.000 millones en la Junta de Andalucía tras eliminar el filtro de control previo
www.elplural.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Vaya
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A todo el que piense que ese titular es exagerado, como yo hasta hace 10 segundos:
www.abc.es/espana/pp-es...
www.abc.es/espana/pp-es...
El PP estudia cambiar la ley para que la nacionalidad no implique derecho a voto
Los populares valoran distintas fórmulas que ya existen en otros países europeos para lanzar su respuesta política contra la 'ley de nietos' y abrir el gran debate que hay detrás
www.abc.es
September 17, 2026 at 11:39 PM
A todo el que piense que ese titular es exagerado, como yo hasta hace 10 segundos:
www.abc.es/espana/pp-es...
www.abc.es/espana/pp-es...
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«El PP estudia cambiar la ley para que la nacionalidad no implique derecho a voto»
Y esto está publicado en un periódico como si fuera algo completamente normal. Esto es muy grave. Nos hemos vuelto todos absolutamente gilipollas.
Y esto está publicado en un periódico como si fuera algo completamente normal. Esto es muy grave. Nos hemos vuelto todos absolutamente gilipollas.
September 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
«El PP estudia cambiar la ley para que la nacionalidad no implique derecho a voto»
Y esto está publicado en un periódico como si fuera algo completamente normal. Esto es muy grave. Nos hemos vuelto todos absolutamente gilipollas.
Y esto está publicado en un periódico como si fuera algo completamente normal. Esto es muy grave. Nos hemos vuelto todos absolutamente gilipollas.
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Good piece by CER associate fellow @caminomortera.bsky.social. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu took the right line yesterday: "Ceuta's border is a European border. Because Ceuta is Spain. Ceuta is Europe. And Europe will be there for you." But that wasn't what happened in July - Spain got no solidarity.
Ceuta was not a migration crisis, but a crisis of trust. Europe's leaders should stop weaponising #Schengen against each other lest the EU’s adversaries copy them.
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @caminomortera.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/4EPyJMj
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @caminomortera.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/4EPyJMj
September 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Good piece by CER associate fellow @caminomortera.bsky.social. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu took the right line yesterday: "Ceuta's border is a European border. Because Ceuta is Spain. Ceuta is Europe. And Europe will be there for you." But that wasn't what happened in July - Spain got no solidarity.
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In the midst of a storm, Canada and the EU can anchor our ground.
September 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In the midst of a storm, Canada and the EU can anchor our ground.
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In Russian-occupied Donetsk, a local mom complained about the horrible conditions the city is living in under Russian occupation.
Soon afterwards, local authorities tracked her down, interrogated her and forced her to apologize on camera.
Soon afterwards, local authorities tracked her down, interrogated her and forced her to apologize on camera.
September 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In Russian-occupied Donetsk, a local mom complained about the horrible conditions the city is living in under Russian occupation.
Soon afterwards, local authorities tracked her down, interrogated her and forced her to apologize on camera.
Soon afterwards, local authorities tracked her down, interrogated her and forced her to apologize on camera.
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Decline of freshwater reserves has 'serious future implications,' UN body warns
Decline of freshwater reserves has 'serious future implications,' UN body warns
Worldwide river flows in 2025 were among the driest in 35 years, according to the World Meteorological Organization's annual global report on the state of water resources.
www.lemonde.fr
September 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Decline of freshwater reserves has 'serious future implications,' UN body warns
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Rivers across the globe in 2025 had one of the driest years in more than 3 decades.
The WMO Global #StateOfWater Report 2025 shows a continuation of the long-term decline in Earth’s freshwater storage and in glacier retreat.
🔴 OUT NOW: https://bit.ly/WMOStateOfWater2025pr
The WMO Global #StateOfWater Report 2025 shows a continuation of the long-term decline in Earth’s freshwater storage and in glacier retreat.
🔴 OUT NOW: https://bit.ly/WMOStateOfWater2025pr
September 17, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Rivers across the globe in 2025 had one of the driest years in more than 3 decades.
The WMO Global #StateOfWater Report 2025 shows a continuation of the long-term decline in Earth’s freshwater storage and in glacier retreat.
🔴 OUT NOW: https://bit.ly/WMOStateOfWater2025pr
The WMO Global #StateOfWater Report 2025 shows a continuation of the long-term decline in Earth’s freshwater storage and in glacier retreat.
🔴 OUT NOW: https://bit.ly/WMOStateOfWater2025pr
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I don't think the government of a democracy should have masked secret police that roam the country murdering people, with their actions treated as totally outside the law.
July 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I don't think the government of a democracy should have masked secret police that roam the country murdering people, with their actions treated as totally outside the law.
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🇺🇦❗️ This year, SBU uncovered 249 terrorist attacks and sabotage and prevented 84 more: a third of the uncovered cases involved children recruited by Russian special services
Russian special services now often pose as Ukrainian law enforcement officers and blackmail people with fabricated cases.
Russian special services now often pose as Ukrainian law enforcement officers and blackmail people with fabricated cases.
September 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
🇺🇦❗️ This year, SBU uncovered 249 terrorist attacks and sabotage and prevented 84 more: a third of the uncovered cases involved children recruited by Russian special services
Russian special services now often pose as Ukrainian law enforcement officers and blackmail people with fabricated cases.
Russian special services now often pose as Ukrainian law enforcement officers and blackmail people with fabricated cases.
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"Spain's data protection watchdog said it has received the first reported notification of a personal data breach allegedly carried out by an artificial intelligence agent, a case that suggests autonomous systems are beginning to play a direct role in cyberattacks." www.reuters.com/business/spa...
Spanish data watchdog publicises first AI agent-linked data breach report
Spain's data protection watchdog said it has received the first reported notification of a personal data breach allegedly carried out by an artificial intelligence agent, a case that suggests autonomo...
www.reuters.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
"Spain's data protection watchdog said it has received the first reported notification of a personal data breach allegedly carried out by an artificial intelligence agent, a case that suggests autonomous systems are beginning to play a direct role in cyberattacks." www.reuters.com/business/spa...
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Trump’s and his real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, defense contractors, & Wall Street — are looting the country at an unbelievable rate.
They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward.
Know the stakes.
They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward.
Know the stakes.
September 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Trump’s and his real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, defense contractors, & Wall Street — are looting the country at an unbelievable rate.
They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward.
Know the stakes.
They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward.
Know the stakes.
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"Von der Leyen announced five categories of things: things with impossible acronyms; things that already exist; things that don’t exist; things that can’t exist; and things nobody wants to exist".
open.substack.com/pub/caminomo...
open.substack.com/pub/caminomo...
My take on the State of the European Union Speech
It's only 121 words
open.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"Von der Leyen announced five categories of things: things with impossible acronyms; things that already exist; things that don’t exist; things that can’t exist; and things nobody wants to exist".
open.substack.com/pub/caminomo...
open.substack.com/pub/caminomo...
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Cuando surge un Caso Banderita (el Procés o Ceuta) vemos que militantes de la democracia somos cuatro, y hasta el más tibio resulta ser un covadonguista baboso. En la sociedad civil, en la prensa, no digo ya entre togados o uniformados con pistolas.
Espero que estéis preparados para lo que asoma.
Espero que estéis preparados para lo que asoma.
Minion Judge Bh187
ALT: Minion Judge Bh187
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September 17, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Cuando surge un Caso Banderita (el Procés o Ceuta) vemos que militantes de la democracia somos cuatro, y hasta el más tibio resulta ser un covadonguista baboso. En la sociedad civil, en la prensa, no digo ya entre togados o uniformados con pistolas.
Espero que estéis preparados para lo que asoma.
Espero que estéis preparados para lo que asoma.
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New research by Transparency International shows anti-corruption gaps are leaving democracies in Europe exposed.
Stronger safeguards on political finance, lobbying and enforcement are urgently needed.
Read more: anticorru.pt/3j9
Stronger safeguards on political finance, lobbying and enforcement are urgently needed.
Read more: anticorru.pt/3j9
Anti-corruption gaps are leaving democracy in Europe exposed - News
Anti-corruption gaps across Europe are weakening democracy. Discover where safeguards are failing and what reforms are urgently needed.
anticorru.pt
September 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
New research by Transparency International shows anti-corruption gaps are leaving democracies in Europe exposed.
Stronger safeguards on political finance, lobbying and enforcement are urgently needed.
Read more: anticorru.pt/3j9
Stronger safeguards on political finance, lobbying and enforcement are urgently needed.
Read more: anticorru.pt/3j9
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Any peace that doesn't include a permanently collapsed muscovy is a European fiasco and promise of another war our children will have to fight and die in.
make muscovy small again
#MMSA
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
@sverigesriksdag.bsky.social
@stortinget.no
@folketinget.dk
make muscovy small again
#MMSA
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
@sverigesriksdag.bsky.social
@stortinget.no
@folketinget.dk
A Russian drone hit a 93-year-old woman near a bus stop Kherson on Sep 16. The strike left her with blast trauma and shrapnel wounds to both legs. Russian “human safari” never stops.
September 17, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Any peace that doesn't include a permanently collapsed muscovy is a European fiasco and promise of another war our children will have to fight and die in.
make muscovy small again
#MMSA
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
@sverigesriksdag.bsky.social
@stortinget.no
@folketinget.dk
make muscovy small again
#MMSA
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
@sverigesriksdag.bsky.social
@stortinget.no
@folketinget.dk
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🇪🇺🇺🇸 Donald Trump a menacé de rompre les échanges commerciaux avec l'UE en réaction à son projet de faire du Canada le premier pays membre associé de l'Union européenne.
➡️ u.afp.com/SjLN
➡️ u.afp.com/SjLN
September 17, 2026 at 8:39 AM
🇪🇺🇺🇸 Donald Trump a menacé de rompre les échanges commerciaux avec l'UE en réaction à son projet de faire du Canada le premier pays membre associé de l'Union européenne.
➡️ u.afp.com/SjLN
➡️ u.afp.com/SjLN