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Last Notes npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Trump and Elon Musk destroyed most of the global H.I.V. program that saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Zambia. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum He also says that during a recent meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, the US representatives said they didn’t want to take sides on the Russia-Ukraine war. [email protected] npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Asked if we can take it for granted that the US is an ally of Europe, he says “unfortunately, not”. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks: npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum accurate headline: "Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The true purpose of the masked men terrorizing Minnesota, writes @[email protected] , is "to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance against Trump’s dark vision of America." npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum There is no strategy npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize." npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The families of Danes killed in Afghanistan have a message for Trump npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "We’re actually seeing new super PACs being established. One of them has already committed to spending $100 million in the midterms. And we’re seeing politicians and candidates speaking very frankly about wanting to install pro-crypto candidates" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Exactly one year ago I went to Copenhagen. I wrote about the fallout from Trump's first phone call with the Danish prime minister. Danes have been preparing for this crisis for a year. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Casey Michel, on the oligarchs who want Greenland npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Yes, this was predictable. From October, 2024: npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum How Trump's bizarre Greenland obsession could create a global crisis. From @[email protected] npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Department of Justice officials resign because leadership refused to investigate the murder of Renee Good www.ms.now/news/doj-civ... npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Read Frank Foer's amazing essay on the civil servants we have lost npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum In Venezuela, armed ‘colectivos’ are said to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Please everyone stop writing articles about "defense" or "economic" reasons to occupy Greenland, that's all irrelevant npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Asked which was more important, the acquisition of Greenland or the preservation of NATO, he didn't answer npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Is this what Trump meant when he said we are "running" Venezuela? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Two policemen remember January 6. One was defending the Capitol, the other attacking it. Both were transformed by the experience, and by the photos and video taken that day npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "American dominance" is our new foreign policy. And it will create a counter-reaction, everywhere. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The conversation on Threads npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Trump "could have tried to persuade Congress or the public to give him permission to use force. He didn’t bother. He chose war despite polls that found a large majority of Americans opposed it." From Conor Friedersdorf npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Main problem with this long and well-documented article is that it leaves out the semi secret business negotiations npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "They believed Ukraine was on the verge of failing. The fact that empirical evidence indicated the opposite didn’t bother them; if anything, they seemed to think they should help Ukraine fail faster to get it over with.” npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "any criticism of the election can lead to a minimum sentence of three years in prison, and even the death penalty" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Two Russian officers accused of torturing Ukrainians die in a Moscow explosion npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum A portrait of the kind of science we are losing, and for no reason npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Who chose Steve Witkoff? Putin npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum If the US can seize a Venezuelan tanker carrying sanctioned oil, then can other tankers in other places, say the Baltic or the Black Sea, also be seized? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum US foreign policy also for sale in the Balkans: npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum An earlier version of the NSS specifically said that the US should try to pry Italy, Austria, Poland and Hungary away from the EU npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Conspiracy theorist Mike Benz will start looking for proof of non-existent plots at USAID. He won't find any. What then? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "The sites Russia is targeting, the risks it is willing to take, and its apparent goals reflect more than just a response to the dynamics of its conflict with Ukraine"[email protected] , on the Russian sabotage campaign in Europe npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "The Kremlin’s recent economic policies indicate that the Russian economy is doing markedly worse than Putin’s statements seek to suggest" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum An incredible story from @[email protected] - on the Iranian cyber officer he once knew. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum #nevent1q…60y7 npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The EU has slapped a fine on Musk's X because it is untransparent and supports deceptive practices. Nothing to do with "censorship." npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Smugglers, money launderers and sanctioned people once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum A vote for children to get sick www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h... npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Ukraine was not told what happened. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum what did they get in return? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Remember: Trump or Russian propagandists might say otherwise, but Putin is not winning, and the Ukrainians are not losing. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Russian propaganda in full force for the Witkoff visit: Putin is claiming to have captured Ukrainian cities that he doesn't control, and having himself photographed in military uniform npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum They aren't working on behalf of Americans, just for themselves npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Meanwhile, Ukrainian sea drones disabled two of the "shadow fleet" tankers carrying Russian oil. No doubt the start of a campaign npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The Ukrainian front is not about to collapse. But the Russians want you to think that npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum “A European intelligence agency distributed a hard-copy report in a manila envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials...inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the US had been pursuing with Russia, including jointly mining rare earths in the Arctic.” npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"[email protected] account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "We followed everything we were supposed to do" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum also they mostly aren't "peace talks," they are talks about how to re-open US/Russia business deals npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article... npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum At least one insurrectionist goes to jail npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum the price of populism npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Elon Musk's poison hall of mirrors[email protected] npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The Polish prime minister reacts npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Today is Holodomor Memorial Day npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum as Phillips O'Brien also points out, this plan has been in negotiation for a long time, probably since Trump took office. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed? npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Two explosions targeted a railway line that connects Poland and Ukraine. Prime Minister Tusk is calling these attacks “an unprecedented act of sabotage aimed at the security of the Polish state and its citizens.” npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum “Hell, yeah, she’s getting paid!” the lobbyist said." npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Had to fly across the US today, changing planes, and found pleasant camaraderie...everyone wishing one another luck making their flights npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished: npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "Clearly echoing Erwin Rommel’s Nazi force, the Africa Corps is the Kremlin’s new expeditionary formation in Africa. ...Like Wagner before it, it is still laden with neo-Nazi and white supremacist symbology." npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Abby Spanberger will now be governor of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill governor of NJ. I wrote about both of them, and their friend group, last year npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum The reshaping of the playing field is underway npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Trump's AI video, showing himself as a pilot dumping shit on Americans, fits right in to a long authoritarian tradition npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "Spanish remains my language for alarm and stress, and this is a moment for both" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "The US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum Looks like people showed up in DC npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum I don't know what it means, exactly, or whether it's good or bad. But I am a clue in the NYT crossword puzzle npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum "We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system" npub1m6jhz96ldtlpgd0xqqq5s903cjpx5nclsggv25nmf03n9n2hnslquvq7ta Anne Applebaum open.substack.com/pub/anneappl...