Reposted by madmacNerdic Defence @nerdicdefence.bsky.social · 08/01/2026A key consideration in the security sphere, and it seems to come up more and more often. The US has already sanctioned the ICC, for instance, via Microsoft's infrastructure. 12310
Reposted by madmacNextcloud @nextcloud.bsky.social · 07/01/2026“At the end of the day, if a security agency from the US wants to force a US vendor to pull out data, then they have to do this.” Computerworld investigates how global uncertainty is reshaping #cloud strategies in #Europe! 👇 www.computerworld.com/article/4109... 01712
Reposted by madmacEuropean Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 22/12/2025In which world is Russia “fully committed to peace”? While Russian missiles keep hitting Ukrainian cities. While civilians are targeted. While children are killed in their homes, schools, hospitals. We understand the role of a peace envoy: optimism is part of the job. 1191
Reposted by madmacEuropean Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 16/12/2025Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has compared today’s European leaders to Hitler and Napoleon, claiming they too will fail to “bring Moscow to its knees.” The statement echoed Kremlin talking points so closely that Russian state media amplified it within hours. 2197
Reposted by madmacHenning Hoff @henninghoff.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Excellent colum by @josephdeweck.bsky.social #Pariscope predicting that Trump’s attack on Europe, based on misconceptions, will backfire—just like Putin’s war of aggression did. A preview from our Winter 2026 issue (“New Ideas for Europe”) ip-quarterly.com/en/trump-lik...ip-quarterly.comTrump, Like Putin, Is Miscalculating on EuropeVladimir Putin’s ill-judged war against Ukraine has weakened Russia—turning it into a junior partner of China and triggering Europe’s rearmament. Trump’s frontal assault on European democracy will reb... 12712
Reposted by madmacPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/12/2025The US has suspended the technology deal with the UK that was signed during Donald Trump's state visit www.ft.com/content/afd4...ft.comUS suspends technology deal with the UKWashington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship 165428177
Reposted by madmacToomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · 15/12/2025www.politico.eu/article/unit... Or, to quote Pete Townsend, “The kids are alright” It’s Gen X that’s alt right In any case, US’s EU policy is stepping in it.politico.euForget the far right. The kids want a ‘United States of Europe.’Based on social media, the upcoming generation is expressing more European solidarity than the continent has seen in decades. 24111
Reposted by madmacArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 15/12/2025arstechnica.comRoomba maker iRobot swept into bankruptcyShenzhen-based Picea Robotics, its lender and primary supplier, will acquire all of iRobot’s shares. 2419
Reposted by madmacEuropean Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 13/12/2025A confidential 2021 report has just been made public: it documents thousands of cases of abuse —physical, psychological, and sexual—against children in Hungary’s state-run institutions. One in five children in care was a victim. And the regime did nothing. No reform. No investigation. No protection. 2147
Reposted by madmacSander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I love those who bash this. They can't decide on the tyrannous superstate vs ineffectual bureaucracy narrative. If the EU is weak, geopolitically doomed, the euro is garbage this ‘breaking convention’ shouldn’t matter to them. The EU standing up for itself the computer simply cannot compute. 25719
Reposted by madmacWarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11/12/2025"The United States does not want Ukraine to be in NATO. What separate agreements the U.S. has with Russia — we do not know. With time, all secrets come to light." - Zelensky. 934144
Reposted by madmacAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/12/2025An earlier version of the NSS specifically said that the US should try to pry Italy, Austria, Poland and Hungary away from the EU www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/... 971079531
Reposted by madmacKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Giving Ukraine the resources it needs to defend itself doesn’t prolong the war, it can help end it. Thank you Radek Sikorski for convening a call of foreign ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, where we were clear: Securing multi-year funding for Ukraine in December is essential. 26717188
Reposted by madmacAntónio Costa @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu · 08/12/2025What I see is that there are so many people trying to undermine Europe. Why? Because the EU is strong. And we are working to make it even stronger. We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy. 1732673
Reposted by madmacECFR @ecfr.eu · 08/12/2025Mark Leonard, director of the ECFR, wrote an op-ed in The Economist on how the European leaders should respond to the rise of MAGA in Europe. www.economist.com/by-invitation/202…economist.comIt’s time Europe got to grips with the MAGA challenge, writes Mark LeonardHow Donald Trump can be used as a weapon against his ideological allies on the old continent 0115
Reposted by madmacFinbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Sven Biscop on the NSS "The immediate lesson is this: offering concessions does not work. The supposed trade deal that the EU agreed on with the US on the Turnberry golf course last summer was a shameful surrender. And what did it get us: this NSS."egmontinstitute.beAllies and Rivals - Egmont InstituteThis is strategy. Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS), released on 4 December 2025, is bold and concise. One reads it, and one knows what the US wants. One may not […] 0167
Reposted by madmacAgathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 03/12/2025German firms have deeper ties to China than their EU counterparts • Germany is EU’s top exporter to China, with shipments representing ~2% of GDP (roughly twice the EU average) • German firms are largest EU investor in China, with exposure (as share of GDP) twice higher than France's & Netherlands' 22711
Reposted by madmacJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Affordability concerns are real because: - Tariffs raise import costs - Deportations make it harder to harvest crops - Attacking Obamacare hikes premiums - Budget deficits raise mortgage payments - Undermining the Fed risks inflation. It's not a hoax; it's a policy choice. 27814353
Reposted by madmacDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/12/2025The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.davekeating.substack.comThe US has declared rhetorical war on the EUThe calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals. 870139664174
Reposted by madmacDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 07/12/2025The most depressing lesson of the Trump era is that scandals don’t matter if the perpetrator and their supporters don’t feel shame. Shamelessness is now a political superpower. 1062403497
Reposted by madmacUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 07/12/2025Wow. This says *everything* about the German defence debate, really. For YEARS experts have fretted over public opinion on defence spending and how it would be impossible to justify spending over 1 or 2%. Turns out 35% (!!!!) of Germans think we’re already spending OVER 5 % of GDP. WTH. 1927856
Reposted by madmacEuropean Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 05/12/2025The answer to today’s shifting world is clear: Europe needs its own defence, a truly common strategy and a real European army. With growing threats from the East and a U.S. administration ready to step back, pretending nothing has changed would be dangerous. 1249
Reposted by madmactechaltar.bsky.social @techaltar.bsky.social · 29/07/2025After this deal I'm increasingly losing hope in Europe having the balls to do anything at all 3417
Reposted by madmacCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/07/2025“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..” @niemanreports.org #Hellsite niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-... 301183693966
Reposted by madmacDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Sometimes I wonder if I’m too pessimistic about current economic trends then I remember Warren “never bet against America” Buffett is just sitting on a third of a trillion dollars in cash instead of buying assets.fool.comWarren Buffett's Cash Pile at Berkshire Hathaway Just Hit a Record $348 Billion -- and That's Terrible News for Wall Street | The Motley FoolThe Oracle of Omaha's short-term actions paint a potentially worrisome picture for investors. 49615
Reposted by madmacDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 04/07/2025It’s tough being a big tech CEO. Democrats hate big tech and Republicans hate immigrants, science and big tech.cnbc.comOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he's 'politically homeless' in July 4 post bashing Democrats"We should encourage people to make tons of money and then also find ways to widely distribute wealth and share the compounding magic of capitalism," he wrote. 241099
Reposted by madmacAnts @dressupforflying.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Not the biggest issue right now, but Dutch continues to not be a serious language 1144619601
Reposted by madmacJess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 21/06/2025Literally begging you to post about Just Some Stuff. We will see the news I absolutely promise. Twenty people will repost the same exact thing about the news. Only you can post about a turtle you saw 599106313004
Reposted by madmacLiam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 18/06/2025Steam Beta finally enables Proton on Linux fully, making Linux gaming simpler #Steam #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamOS #Protongamingonlinux.comSteam Beta finally enables Proton on Linux fully, making Linux gaming simplerAt some point recently, Valve updated the Steam Beta Client with a change to the way Proton is enabled making Linux gaming easier. 713530
Reposted by madmacThe Verge @theverge.com · 17/06/2025Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feedsbuff.lyThreads is adding fediverse content to your social feedsIt’s not full ActivityPub integration, but it’s… closer. 5327
Reposted by madmacDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 13/02/2025"For decades Europeans, as good USA vassals, required a certain decorum in how they were treated, at least publicly, as if it was an article of the feudal contract" an EU official said. "🇺🇸 has stopped pretending to see Europe as a meaningful player" This guy gets it. Why don't Europe's leaders?politico.euEurope lacks a master plan for Donald Trump’s new world disorderThere is a “mix of fear and denial,” according to one European official who spoke to POLITICO. 2328
