Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Houthis? Iranians? Saudi refineries? Didn't he get the memo? It's all Ukraine's fault now. 010
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It's ethnic cleansing, don't let anybody tell you otherwise. And it is going to get worse because there's no logical point at which to stop. They'll just keep shifting the excuses as the net grows bigger. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Started earlier than I expected. And unless there are millions in the streets every day, they won't stop. And there won't be even be thousands in the streets, so... 100
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I'm afraid it's a little too early to talk about coming back from this. Let's wait till Obama, now exiled to Kenya, begins forming volunteer battalions of resistance fighters at Camp Biden, named for the recently executed former President. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Exterment camps? Externing camps? She doesn't know the first thing about what she's talking about and for an embarrassing second she even becomes aware of it. 030
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Honestly, at this point Zelensky should just play by the same rules that Putin and Trump do. Make a big announcement saying he agrees not to attack any more Russian refineries and then just keep attacking them anyway, even more so. 070
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 11/10/2026It's just a 'market manipulation' Sunday again. Trump's sending a signal to the market that it's okay to pretend that everything is fine, because look, I fixed it. He knows that if in two days no ceasefire actually materializes, there will be no follow up questions. And if there are, he'll blame Z. 030
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Ukrainians should be making sure that it is their side that first manages to neutralize the drone threat and restore maneuver to the battlefield, not waste tons of money on a pie in the sky project dreamed up by a guy cosplaying Elon Musk. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“The Army of Drones ... changed everything in our country and in the world and, I think, in the future of the world,” he said. He doesn't get it, does he? If the Russians roll out a cheap, scalable system that can reliably shoot down 80% of FPVs, they'll get to Kramatorsk in days, not months. 100
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I didn't pay much attention to this when it came out, but what the hell? Fedorov's suffering some serious withdrawal symptoms from his Main character syndrome. These are Muskian levels of hallucination... what's next? Teleporting infantry behind enemy lines?defensenews.comUkraine’s former defense minister launches ‘Manhattan Project’ for killer robotsMykhailo Fedorov told Defense News he wants humanoid-like robots on the battlefield within six months and an assault without infantry within a year. 100
Reposted by Lukas DufkaNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The emergence of Black Plague in Russia can be blamed on the provocative good health of neighboring European societies. by John Mearsheimer 1166388
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This is clearly a quid pro quo situation and Russian “technical” help with the midterms is the payback. Trump doesn’t help anyone out of kindness. No, the man we’ve been repeatedly told is “transactional” in order to whitewash his criminal actions did not just have a sudden attack of generosity. 100
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Also, is it even necessary for Russia to refine the oil before exporting? Couldn't they just send crude oil which the US can refine for itself? In other words, isn't the promise to provide "diesel fuel" (as opposed to crude oil) intentionally tailored so that Trump can strongarm Ukraine? 100
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's not a 'gift' to Putin. It's an advance payment. As to what for, we will see that on November 3rd.bbc.co.ukTrump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises 'gift to Putin'Ukraine's president said allowing Russia to sell petroleum products would prolong a war that must be ended. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 09/10/2026With a bit of betrayal thrown in for good measure. In other words, Trump as usual. 020
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Perfect time for Ukraine to start bringing all air-traffic around Moscow to a complete halt. 091
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Can this possibly be more than a bucketful into an ocean? The US economy alone needs about 20 million barrels every DAY, whereas the supply promised by Russia is about 2 to 5 million barrels per MONTH. That's if it even arrives. And the war with Iran that caused all this still isn't settled at all. 121
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Saying that Russia isn’t committing a genocide totally undermines your case about Gaza. Look at what Russia has been doing in the parts of Ukraine it already conquered. You can only stay Ukrainian there if you’re dead. Everyone else is forced to become Russian. On a territory way bigger than Gaza. 160
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s like with Corbyn in the UK: “Here’s ten reasons why losing two general elections in a row was actually a revolutionary triumph for the left.” 040
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is going to be the new "eight wars" that he stopped. Though he might ad-lib for a while and eventually land on 63 or something like that: a little more sober, though still outrageously untrue. 001
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yeah, if only you ran a country just now, so you could just do exactly the same thing and send them right back, problem solved. It's crazy! 010
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 28/09/2026And if there's a crash and a depression, he will just claim it's all Biden's fault and that it would have been a lot worse if he wasn't in charge. Then he will say it on repeat for months and about a third of the country will still believe him. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Recently rewatched it and damn, I just don't get it how Crowe's career gets defined by Gladiator when this was an option. Also, what a shame they didn't get to do at least one more of these, based on some other title in the series. 020
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I mean, why not make the extra step while you’re at it and blame it all on bin-Laden? Because we all know why. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My favourite in the rich repertoire of theory washing that IR provides to launder the aggressive stance Russia assumes towards Eastern Europe is the supposed need for "strategic depth". By the same logic, we can expect San Marino to invade Italy any time tomorrow. 180
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 20/09/2026What a great metaphor for the insanity of running a government like it’s a business. The fans don’t give a hoot how profitable your club is. They want victories; and guess what: a victorious team pays for itself. So does a country with healthy, equitable and well-educated citizenry. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It's not that the past elections were stolen, it's that they're getting ready to steal the next one. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Unfortunately, he's not the only stupid person with money. Far from it. Also, crime. 010
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Apparently what you say these days doesn’t reflect your character at all as long as you are saying it to “attract attention to your podcast.” 030
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This man never made a mistake for which he could not find someone else to blame. 021
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 14/09/2026And people still think he’s going to impose secondary sanctions on Russian oil. He wasn’t going to that before and he’s surely not doing it now that he’s made Zelensky the perfect fall guy for his own cock-up. 010
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“And we will offer compensation to Russia for damage caused by Ukraine and also introduce compulsory Russian lessons in all German elementary schools.” 020
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It is only certain to raise legal questions at NYT. In the real world, though, it shouldn’t matter if someone is a president: if he’s also a huckster, that’s what you ought to call him. 010
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 09/09/2026These people never fail to mention the silly claim that “Rowling made their fortune” when dismissing the actors, as if she didn’t get a huge cut from the billions that were earned thanks to the actors’ work. Also, should we call Peter Jackson a great director or “that man who Tolkien made rich”? 2762
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Just as they began to rearm after 81 years. Great. 090
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 29/08/2026And to think he had a chance to self deport but didn’t take it! 010
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Oh dear, yet again ignoring the rule of thumb of dealing with Russia: As long as we are being concerned about escalation, they will never stop to escalate. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The Sons of Liberty famously revisited the Boston harbor and looked into some tea ships there. 030
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"World class business leaders are running the department like a business" = spending somebody else's (your) money like there's no tomorrow. 030
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Let's hope that Zelensky will again prove amenable to public pressure. He's done it in the case of Yermak, kicking and screaming though he was, and given enough outcry over Fedorov, we might at last see the end of Syrskiy, too. 000
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Remind me, was it Montesquieu or Aristotle who said “to insist that candidates for political office don’t sexually prey on women sets the bar dangerously high”? 030
Lukas Dufka @poorlyevolved.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Pochettino has a chance to be a hero and actually not put Balogun in the lineup tonight. 000
