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Germany accuses Russia of being responsible for an attempted attack with an explosive drone in Leipzig, leading to massive support from European allies and an escalation of diplomatic tensions between the two countries, while Ukraine warns of the growing danger of Russian airspace. (translated)

Guerre en Ukraine : Danger dans le ciel de Russie, « terrorisme d’Etat » et IA perméables à la propagande

Following the German authorities’ determination that Russia holds responsibility for the drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, we are acting collectively and strongly as EU Member States and NATO Allies. Romania stands in full solidarity with Germany and other European states #EU #NATO #Solidarity #DE #RU #RO

Following the German authorities’ determination that Russia holds responsibility for the drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, we are acting collectively and strongly as EU Member States and NATO Allies. Romania stands in full solidarity with Germany and other European states #Solidarity #EU #NATO #DE #RU #RO

Last night, the United States allegedly struck a wedding in Sirik, in southern Iran. Among the victims: a small child. Where are the European condemnations? The calls for an investigation? Why look the other way in the face of the crimes of 'our allies'? (translated)

We express our full solidarity with Germany in the face of the Russian hybrid attack in Leipzig. The unity of all Allies is an essential pillar of our collective security, and we will not waver in defending it, just as we will not hesitate to denounce those who seek to divide #SolidarityWithGermany #CollectiveSecurity #UnitedAgainstDivision #DE #RU

Italy stands in full solidarity with Germany after the Russian hybrid attack in Leipzig. The security of our Allies is the security of us all. Attempts to intimidate us or to drive a wedge between Allies will not succeed: hybrid actions against any one of us are a matter of #Solidarity #HybridThreat #NATO #IT #DE #RU

"The idea that the U.S. could not prevent and defend against a predictable attack on a Fleet Headquarters — and our sailors stationed there — is quite startling. It likely is just as alarming to our allies." (It should be.) @Finnchod @emilelo #USNavy #NationalSecurity #Allies #US

♦️ 🇺🇸🇷🇺 Les États-Unis invitent la Russie à une réunion du G20. Tollé chez les Européens. Interrogé sur cette invitation, Trump répond : « Nous aimons nous entendre avec tout le monde. » Tout le monde ? Sauf le Canada. Sauf le Danemark. Sauf l’Espagne. Sauf l’Italie. Sauf le Royaume-Uni. Sauf une bonne partie de l’Europe. Sauf la Corée du Sud… Sauf l’Ukraine Avec Trump, les alliés sont traités en adversaires… et la Russie en invitée. #Trump #USA #Russie #G20 https://t.co/TvBR3DTzNP #G20 #USA #Russie

🇵🇱🇺🇦 TUSK — BRING THE WESTERPLATTE SPIRIT TO UKRAINE. 1 September 1939 is not only a date of remembrance. It is a warning. Poland learned what happens when dictators are underestimated, aggression is tolerated and allies react too slowly. Today Ukraine is fighting the war https://t.co/pjvDb5S6pd #Ukraine #Poland #HistoryMatters #PL #UA

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The Wall Street Journal reports that increased support for Ukraine from Western countries is diminishing Russia's military advantage and prompting the Kremlin to escalate hybrid attacks against Ukraine's allies in an effort to destabilize European leaders and economies. #Ukraina #Venemaa #hübriidsõda

WSJ: Ukraina toetamine sunnib Venemaad läänt ähvardama

🇫🇷 FLASH | En cas de second tour opposant Jean-Luc Mélenchon à Marine Le Pen, 85% des sympathisants de Renaissance et de ses alliés voteraient pour la candidate du RN. (Elabe pour BFMTV) https://t.co/ELngQL9OtU #Politique #Élection2022 #France

30 août 1942. Révolté par les rafles, l’évêque de Montauban demande à ce qu’il soit dit à la messe que "tous les hommes, aryens ou non aryens, sont frères". Son diocèse met tout en œuvre pour cacher les juifs. Arrêté en juin 1944, il sera libéré par les Alliés. Pierre-Marie Théas https://t.co/3WDFMMrhk2 #Histoire #Mémoire #Résistance

THE RED TSAR WANTED ALL BERLIN. 1945: Stalin reached Berlin. But controlling the Soviet occupation zone was not enough. In 1948, Stalin tried to force the Western Allies out of Berlin. The Soviet Union blocked road, rail and water access to the Western sectors of the city. https://t.co/BfqHAEVtQf #Berlin1948 #Stalin #ColdWar #RU #DE

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The Pathology Behind Compassion Something sinister can lurk behind compassion. Caring for others is noble, but when institutions are rewarded not for reducing suffering—only for managing it—care can become pathological. Munchausen syndrome by proxy shows the logic: a caregiver fabricates or induces illness in someone dependent on them to gain sympathy and attention. The caregiver looks devoted; the “sickness” is manufactured. In that sense, devotion can hide control. I call this the Daycare Governance model: society splits into infants to be protected (oppressed), caregivers who provide protection (allies), and predators to be removed (dissenters). Caretakers gain prestige, funding, and moral authority by managing suffering. Many may believe sincerely, yet incentives can overpower intentions—if status and resources grow with the number of “vulnerable” people, the system has reason to expand the victim class. It does so via concept creep (“trauma” broadens until ordinary difficulty counts), and by creating the perpetual patient, where normal sadness becomes pathology and struggle is rebranded as dysfunction. Care institutions and “victims” then reinforce each other. Dependency costs competence. True care prepares people to stand alone; pathological care keeps them dependent. Endless expansion of victimhood risks producing more dependency. We call it compassion—but compassion without boundaries can become control.

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The Great Feminization, Measured Seventy-two percent of men under thirty hold a positive view of women; among women under thirty, 50% (a 22-point gap). Among women under twenty-five, the share is 35% (a 37-point gap). Where the manosphere and “toxic masculinity” dominate headlines, the data points elsewhere: young women increasingly sort men into the enemy column. The class divide is sharp. Among working-class young women, 61% view men positively; among professional-class women, 36%—a 25-point gap tied to exposure to universities, HR departments, media organizations, and NGOs. The pattern runs through institutional conditioning. Helen Andrews argued this in 2020: between 2015 and 2020 many Western institutions became majority-female, including the New York Times newsroom (2018), law schools (2016), medical schools and the college-educated workforce (2019). Affirmative-action mandates, discrimination settlements, and diversity requirements helped drive the shift. As institutions changed, so did missions: justice increasingly focused on protecting “oppressed” minorities; newsrooms shifted from reporting toward narrative enforcement; universities moved from arguing to “safe spaces.” The result is a “daycare governance model”: infants to be protected (the oppressed), caregivers to provide protection (the allies), and predators to be removed (the dissenters). Research shows the same frame in speech: FIRE’s 2026 college speech rankings found women less tolerant than men across ideologies, including less tolerance for their allies. A woman entering kindergarten in 2005 has spent twenty years inside this system—she didn’t invent it, she inherited it. The 35% figure suggests sorting into victim, ally, and predator, with no grey zones. Working-class women, less conditioned by these pipelines, still view men positively (61–36). None of this is entirely new; Gustave Le Bon described the mechanism in 1895.

One is never better served than by oneself😎 This megalomania could be laughable if Trump were not pushing the USA back in all the benchmarks of democracy, capturing all powers, attacking his opponents and allies, and flattering authoritarian leaders. (translated)

Deux semaines avant le 25e anniversaire de l'attaque terroriste la plus meurtrière de l'histoire des États-Unis, la CBC a demandé à ses journalistes de ne pas qualifier le 11 septembre d'attaque terroriste. 24 Canadiens et près de 3000 innocents ont été tués ce jour-là à cause d’un acte d’une cruauté monstrueuse. Les Canadiens se sont tenus aux côtés de leurs voisins américains au lendemain de ces événements. Près de 7000 passagers bloqués ont trouvé refuge à Gander. Plus de 40 000 Canadiens ont ensuite héroïquement servi en Afghanistan aux côtés de nos alliés dans la lutte contre le terrorisme. Qualifier les attentats du 11 septembre autrement que d’attaque terroriste est une déformation malhonnête de l’histoire. Cela déshonore les victimes et leurs familles, les survivants, ainsi que les premiers répondants qui ont subi les horreurs de cette journée. La CBC doit immédiatement présenter ses excuses et retirer cette directive. #11Septembre #Histoire #Terrorisme

Let me quote Budanov from his recent interview: "What this victory will look like depends on us [Ukraine]. But for it to be a real victory, we [Ukrainians] need allies, partners, friends, and so on. And we have to fight for them" #Ukraine #Victory #Allies #UA

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Iran, after intensifying its attacks against American allies in the Middle East, is now threatening to strike American military targets in Southeastern Europe, raising growing concerns among European chancelleries. (translated)

Les Européens doivent-ils s’inquiéter des menaces iraniennes ?