The drift toward unfreedom – POLITICO

COMMENTARY: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest is an escalation in the long-standing complaint against internet moguls that they’re not doing enough to moderate their platforms.  The course of this case will have profound political implications. https://www.politico.eu/article/democracy-national-security-freedom-telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-arrest-social-media-giants-regulations-emergency-tech-moguls/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter

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Sorry not sorry, says Mongolia after failure to arrest Putin

Apologies everyone, our hands are kinda tied. That’s the message from Mongolia’s government after it failed yesterday to execute an international arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin as he landed in the country for an official visit. https://www.politico.eu/article/mongolia-failure-arrest-vladimir-putin-international-warrant-international-criminal-court/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social

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“John J. Mearsheimer on The Truth About Lying in International Politics: Why Leaders Lie”, 3 January 2012

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Happy New Year! 1st of September

Happy New Year!  I think it sounds better than “Good Winter.”  New Year’s Day in Romania began on September 1 and coincided with the beginning of the 15-year tax cycle initiated by Emperor Diocletian and adopted by Constantine I  In general, if you think about it, the first of September is the beginning of the year for other aspects of our lives such as the educational sector.

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Την 1η Σεπτεμβρίου1911 το θωρηκτό καταδρομικό Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ,τέθηκε στην υπηρεσία του Ελληνικού Βασιλικού Πολεμικού Ναυτικού&ήταν έτοιμο να γράψει χρυσές σελίδες στην Ελληνική Ιστορία

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Selling America: The Army’s fight to find recruits in a mistrustful, divided nation

Selling America: The Army’s fight to find recruits in a mistrustful, divided nation TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Sgt. 1st Class Dane Beaston had endured the stress, frustration and disappointment of one of the worst recruiting slumps in the half-century history of the U.S. military’s all-volunteer force. … The unrelenting pressure Beaston and his six-person team were feeling reflected the high stakes for the military and the country. Each of the services — except for the Marine Corps — missed its 2023 recruiting goal.  The Army, which had come up short…

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The most important video on Ukraine | Prof. John Mearsheimer

Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world’s foremost thought leaders about today’s pressing social, cultural and political issues. John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; “You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate.” https://youtu.be/emD1cN2xEz4?si=nyluYVlJUy5a-30c

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