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The author argued that presenting Warning, whom they described as a friend of Putin, as a credible source was another Russian attempt to sow confusion in the West and make Ukrainians appear responsible for their deaths and the destruction of their country. #Ukraine #Russia #Disinformation #UA #RU

The author proposed a peace concept for Ukraine and wrote that the time had come for it. A prerequisite is that the EU and its member states, especially Germany and Friedrich Merz, recognize that the demands made from the very beginning or the illusions harbored were unrealistic. As an example, he began to mention a Ukrainian ... but did not finish the thought in the article. #Frieden #Ukraine #EU #DE #UA #EU (translated)

Nico Lange wrote that Witkoff tried to negotiate that day in Oslo, putting pressure on Ukraine, energy incentives for Russia, and the assumption that suddenly available diesel could help with the Midterms. Trump and his staff did not understand Russia, Ukraine, or Europe, Lange stated. #Ukraine #Russland #Europa (translated)

Don Fabio Marongiu shared a passage from the Gospel according to Luke, in which Jesus invited the disciples to stay ready and watchful in anticipation of the master. In his commentary, Marongiu wrote that many people lived as if the end would never come and let time pass without direction. He argued that the search for God was often half-hearted and reduced to a minimal religious practice, citing Sunday Mass, confession, and brief and hasty prayers. He added that one would like to be ready without dedicating oneself to worship, contemplation, and meditation, and criticized the idea of adapting the Word of God to a calendar of supposed human rights. Marongiu also described the risk of being caught unprepared during daily activities and remaining prisoners of darkness, unable to recognize the light. In conclusion, he asked if the time had come to choose to change. #Vangelo #Fede #Prontezza (translated)

Citizen Media estimated that French media gave little voice to moderate and non-partisan citizens, in favor of people with stronger opinions, activists, and associative spokespersons. According to the media, this selection, particularly in televised news, street interviews, and studio debates, distorted the representation of opinions and concerns of the French people. Citizen Media added that this invisibilization marginalized individuals committed to dialogue and pragmatism. It claimed that it impoverished democratic debate, fueled distrust towards the media, and gave the impression that society was divided into irreconcilable camps. #Médias #OpinionPublique #Démocratie (translated)

Nona Mikhelidze argued that it was an illusion to think that Putin had sacrificed a million and a half soldiers, the Russian economy, and the country's international reputation for Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. According to her, Putin was not fighting for the ruins of Donbas, but to conquer the defensive belt that ran through it. #Putin #Donbas #Russia (translated)

The approval ratings for Macron have never been this low. His electoral power rests on a very narrow base of wealthy French people and university-educated individuals from the upper middle class. He lost the parliamentary elections two years ago, but due to the way French democracy works, a president can simply remain in power, even if a majority of left- and right-wing French people reject his policies. The political support for Macron has only become narrower in recent years – and the sense of powerlessness among the French has grown even greater, notes French economist Bruno Amable, author of the book L’Illusion du bloc bourgeois (2017). #Frankrijk #protesten #geweld (translated)

The author argued that some people dismissed the possibility of consciousness in large language models because they operated in turns rather than continuously. They said human consciousness only appeared continuous, claiming that human minds also worked in discrete steps, but at a higher frequency.

What the populist parties do and what they succeed with is: they sell an illusion. The illusion that there is a button that you can press to end support for Ukraine, and then there will be peace in Europe. Security expert Peter Neumann (51) warned: "What the populist parties do and what they succeed with is: they sell an illusion. The illusion that there is a button that you can press to end support for Ukraine, and then there will be peace in Europe." #PutinsKrieg #Deutschland #Ukraine (translated)

Bernd Kaiser wrote that Ukrainian officers were dismayed because their drones were suddenly only allowed to fly at 161 km/h. He claimed that Ukraine's military strategy depended entirely on US technology: Elon Musk's satellites, AI targeting data from Peter Thiel's company Palantir, and Hornet drones from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The US military, under Donald Trump, reduced the Starshield network to exactly 100 miles per hour, Kaiser wrote. This would cause all Ukrainian medium-range operations to collapse. Kaiser argued that whoever controls the satellites in space sets the rules on the ground. At the same time, he accused Europe of having no own satellite networks, relevant military AI, or global technology companies, but having strict regulations. Berlin and Brussels should be aware of this, he wrote, and not continue to push Europe into a hopeless war. #Geopolitik #UkraineKrieg #Militärtechnik (translated)

The author asked why the Western post-Cold War “illusion”, which they said had dominated after 1989 and been shaped by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher’s legacy, had eventually failed. They recommended the text linked in the post as worth reading. #Geopolitics #History #ColdWar #US #GB

Johanna Frändén points out in her comment that there is an injustice among football's cheaters, exemplified by PSG's victory over Manchester City, which also has a history of financial irregularities, and where the focus on sporting justice is an illusion. #fotboll #fusk #sport (translated)

The post’s author called Marek Menkiszak’s thread essential reading for anyone considering whether there might be a “better Putin” in the Kremlin to engage with over Vladimir Putin’s head. They described that idea as a dangerous illusion and said Russia’s aggression was rooted in imperial ambition. #Putin #Russia #Kremlin #RU

The illusion that one can get away unscathed by bowing to Putin and the Kremlin clearly does not work. Radew's strategy of avoiding any confrontation with Russia has "failed," said opposition DB member Iwajlo Mirtschew: "The illusion that one can get away unscathed by bowing to Putin and the Kremlin clearly does not work." #SchwarzesMeer #Drohnenangriffe #Bulgarien (translated)

The federal government is planning, with the experimental building type E, to simplify construction, but without a reduction in standards, this project remains an illusion, while Germany struggles with high investment backlogs and overly regulated building codes. #GünstigesBauen #Wohnraum #Baupolitik (translated)