Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 4halexzfinley.substack.com/p/russia-dec...alexzfinley.substack.comRussia Declares War on EuropeEurope strongly condemns it, but doesn’t do much else 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 8hopen.substack.com/pub/noahpini...open.substack.comThe second Trump presidency is a world-historic failureHow did Trump fumble so badly? 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 02/10/2026olgalautman.substack.com/p/someone-is...olgalautman.substack.comSomeone Is Entering the Homes of Finnish MPs and Leaving Signs BehindToday, for a change, I am not writing about explosions, arson attacks, drone incursions, information operations, or critical infrastructure going up in flames somewhere in Europe. 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 02/10/2026open.substack.com/pub/shankarn...open.substack.comTurmoil DieselCan we scrape it through? 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 02/10/2026timothygartonash.substack.com/p/history-ge...timothygartonash.substack.comHistory, Germany, populism and global polycrisisMy wide-ranging interview with Der Spiegel 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 02/10/2026shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/russia-is-...shekhovtsov.substack.com“Russia Is Not Our Enemy!”Behind the Pro-Russian Billboard Campaign in Italy 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 02/10/2026danieldrezner.substack.com/p/worthwhile...danieldrezner.substack.comWorthwhile Canadian Initiative?How Mark Carney’s bid for economic and strategic resilience is playing out. 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 02/10/2026open.substack.com/pub/shankarn...open.substack.comAmerica Sends a Third Aircraft Carrier to the Middle EastUSS Theodore Roosevelt departed 001
Reposted by JackAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It seems that after Zakharova’s statement that European factories producing weapons for Ukraine are potential military targets for Russia, the question of such a strike should no longer be "will it happen?" but rather "when will it happen?"⤵️ 1628390
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 02/10/2026substack.com/@garrykaspar...substack.comGarry Kasparov (@garrykasparov)I will not stop and I will not hide, even if I thought it was possible to do so. I believe that the best defense is a good offense. My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power ... 000
Reposted by JackPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Latest piece out. There was some confusion about why the UK, France and the Baltics were not invited by the US to its NATO meeting. Its actually brutally simple and part of a US strategy of divide and rule towards European security. And it might work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/divide-and...phillipspobrien.substack.comDivide And Rule: The US Strategy Towards EuropeAnd Why It Could Work 31308143
Reposted by JackInstitute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2026: Russian milbloggers are expressing concerns that Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman direction will hinder Russian attempts to assault Slovyansk from the east. Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar100126 (1/6) 419244
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Soviet Trump is doing everything possible to make Ukraine suffer and surrender 010
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026open.substack.com/pub/amitsega...open.substack.comThe Morning After the MiracleWith a terrorist hijacking averted, what now awaits Israel and the region? 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026substack.com/@olgalautman...substack.comOlga Lautman (@olgalautman)Several countries, including the UK, France and the Baltic countries did not receive an invite to a planned meeting in Poland that will focus on NATO’s future Trump and his cronies are doing everythi... 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026open.substack.com/pub/shankarn...open.substack.comMinus 23.3. And Washington Still Thinks It Is Winning.Trump Is Losing Voters. His Pentagon Is Alienating Allies. 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For sure the president of the unites states loves this guy 000
Reposted by JackPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Actually the biggest lesson from the Schmitt debacle is that Republicans have so internalized and learned to justify Trump’s corruption and disdain for ethics, they assume everyone is corrupt and stupid. They cannot imagine an honest public servant. 1933166
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sleepy Donnie strikes again . For sure dreaming about his dictator friends 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump should live in North Korea under the protection of two very good friends 000
Reposted by JackKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I swear, they just randomly choose one of the four and roll with it. 2135479
Reposted by JackKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The success of Syria’s transition matters greatly to Europe. The EU is using its political and economic tools to help Syria on the path to an inclusive and peaceful transition. EU-Syria relations have come a long way since Assad's fall. (1/2) 423037
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026engelsbergideas.com/essays/hezbo...engelsbergideas.comHezbollah's Venezuelan money machineDrug trafficking, money laundering and a compliant regime have sustained Hezbollah's presence in Venezuela for two decades. Since Maduro's fall, that haven is no longer secure. 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 01/10/2026olgalautman.substack.com/p/why-is-rus...olgalautman.substack.comWhy Is Russia Manufacturing a Story About NATO Preparing to Blockade Kaliningrad?Over the past few months, European governments and intelligence agencies have issued multiple warnings that Russia could be preparing to escalate its attacks against NATO. 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 30/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/amitsega...open.substack.comMiracle on Flight FZ1073A dramatic hijacking foiled by the bravery of everyday Israelis. 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 30/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/shankarn...open.substack.comBritain’s Hunters Will Not Like What Burnham Just StartedBritain Was Promised Freedom. Who Owns It Now? 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 30/09/2026shurkin.substack.com/p/can-the-na...shurkin.substack.comCan the Naval Blockade Against Iran Work?A Castexian Analysis 000
Reposted by JackPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The most notable thing of the last so hours and the Schmitt-Hawkeye screw up of epic proportions, is how Trumpites are primed to pump out any narrative handed to them without thought or reflection. It’s Putinesque. 411023203
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 30/09/2026phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/midweek-up...phillipspobrien.substack.comMidweek Update #29: The American Distance Blockade: Establishing The Best Possible Terms For US WithdrawalThe Xi-Trump Summit, Keeping The US Fat, Weak And Consuming; Taiwan Should Be Nervous 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ukraine needs ammunition not empty promises and good words 000
Reposted by JackAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026State Department employees were falsely accused of "censoring" Americans. When do they get justice? thehill.com/opinion/nati...thehill.comWe need accountability for federal employee purges made on false pretensesI was grilling chicken on a sweltering summer night in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, when I peeked at my phone and saw that a senior official in the administration had just accused me of lying to C… 17911259
Reposted by JackOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 29/09/2026Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to Rome Statute of the ICC decided that 25th session of the Assembly, scheduled to take place at UN HQ in NYC, will be relocated to The Hague. ..in light of concerns related to elected officials of the Court subject to US sanctions & visa restrictions 32413177
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nationalists are imperialists . Just look at Putin or Trump and Hitler and Stalin before them . They all dream of conquests and enslaving people everywhere 000
Reposted by JackJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion rubles or $202.58 billion on Putin's war in 2027. This is a 206% increase from Russia's 2021 pre-war military budget of $65 billion. Putin will bankrupt the Russian people before he will give up on his dream of restoring the Russian Empire. 101910359
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 30/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/wesodonn...open.substack.comFedorov Wants Humanoid Robots Hunting Russians Within Six MonthsWell, that’s terrifying 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 29/09/2026substack.com/@garrykaspar...substack.comGarry Kasparov (@garrykasparov)Why should the United States want to provide the war criminal dictator of Russia the opportunity to engage with world leaders? Why reward his murderous war? Of course this invitation is high on Putin‘... 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 29/09/2026olgalautman.substack.com/p/europes-wa...olgalautman.substack.comEurope’s Warnings About Russia Are Getting Much More SpecificOver the past several months, European and U.S. 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It seems Democrats are going to have a Golden Election while Sleepy Donnie keeps sleeping 000
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They are both nationalists . Hitler was a National Socialist , a Nazi . Putin is a National Communist , a Naco 000
Reposted by JackThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/09/2026⚡️Kremlin seizes control of German retailer Metro AG's Russian properties. Metro AG first entered the Russian market in 2001 and operated 91 wholesale stores, employing around 9,000 employees in the country.kyivindependent.comKremlin seizes control of German retailer Metro AG's Russian propertiesMetro AG is one of the world’s largest retailers, specializing in food wholesale and food distribution to restaurants and hotels. Metro AG first entered the Russian market in 2001 and now operates 91 ... 2420571
Jack @jack1949.bsky.social · 29/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/shankarn...open.substack.comWhen There Is No Method in the MadnessDaily Brief 000
Reposted by JackKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We must further reduce Moscow’s capacity to fund its war, including through its shadow fleet. EU naval Operation IRINI has boarded six suspected vessels in recent months, making it the lead actor in boarding operations. National boarding operations should continue in parallel. 19459116
