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"Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right"
Is Keir Starmer just stupid, or is he following orders/directions/coercion?
Keir Starmer has got this stupid idea, that if he appeases the right, with a partial anti-immigrant policy, a sort of "Reform-lite", that he will draw support from Reform, and the far right. That's his argument anyway.
It plainly doesn't work, because support for Reform and the far right has grown, and they absolutely hate Starmer and Labour. I see no evidence whatsoever, that Starmer has won over one single right wing voter, through this strategy.
theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/0…
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Is Keir Starmer just stupid, or is he following orders/directions/coercion?
Keir Starmer has got this stupid idea, that if he appeases the right, with a partial anti-immigrant policy, a sort of "Reform-lite", that he will draw support from Reform, and the far right. That's his argument anyway.
It plainly doesn't work, because support for Reform and the far right has grown, and they absolutely hate Starmer and Labour. I see no evidence whatsoever, that Starmer has won over one single right wing voter, through this strategy.
theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/0…
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The reason this is stupid strategy, a that doesn't work, is very simple.
1) It makes it falsely appear as if Reform, and the racist/xenophobic right, has a genuine point.
2) This actually increases support for Reform and the nasty right, because no one, with xenophobic or racist tendencies, would ever consider voting for Starmer/Labour.
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1) It makes it falsely appear as if Reform, and the racist/xenophobic right, has a genuine point.
2) This actually increases support for Reform and the nasty right, because no one, with xenophobic or racist tendencies, would ever consider voting for Starmer/Labour.
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The right wing media, portray Starmer and Labour, as pro-immigrant, woke, and the cause of lax "immigration policy". Trying to say, we're a bit racist and xenophobic ourselves, doesn't win anyone over. It just appals traditional Labour/left voters, makes them less likely to vote Labour, and more likely to support another party.
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I said this about the US Navy in 2023 (⬇️)
....and the institutional failures on display in the USS Truman CVBG Red Sea deployment proved me correct in 2025.
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....and the institutional failures on display in the USS Truman CVBG Red Sea deployment proved me correct in 2025.
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Every competent USN surface officer knows in their gut an anti-aircraft cruiser should not be operating with downed identification friend or foe (IFF) and Link-16 data link with no E-2 Hawkeye AEW support.
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news.usni.org/2025/12/04/inv…
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news.usni.org/2025/12/04/inv…
Those officers know in their guts that radar skin paints alone from their ship's SPY-1 will be borderline for high tempo engagements...
...but this is not the first time this kind of problem occurred:
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twz.com/air/how-uss-ge…
...but this is not the first time this kind of problem occurred:
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twz.com/air/how-uss-ge…
Subsidiarity Is a Spiritual Armor
We’ve explored how subsidiarity is a moral and social architecture that protects the soul's natural environment—especially family and local community—so that grace can act freely. But subsidiarity is not merely passive protection. It is active participation in the spiritual combat.
The enemy of our soul—who uses the world, the flesh, and his own demonic cunning—seeks to isolate us, scatter us, and dissolve the natural bonds that teach duty and virtue. A life rooted in subsidiarity is not simply more human. It is a kind of armor for the interior life. It places us where sanctity begins: the home, the altar, the field, the workshop, the woodshed, the barn.
Subsidiarity allows for the building of a life that focused on the real—not in the abstract, but in daily life.
We’ve explored how subsidiarity is a moral and social architecture that protects the soul's natural environment—especially family and local community—so that grace can act freely. But subsidiarity is not merely passive protection. It is active participation in the spiritual combat.
The enemy of our soul—who uses the world, the flesh, and his own demonic cunning—seeks to isolate us, scatter us, and dissolve the natural bonds that teach duty and virtue. A life rooted in subsidiarity is not simply more human. It is a kind of armor for the interior life. It places us where sanctity begins: the home, the altar, the field, the workshop, the woodshed, the barn.
Subsidiarity allows for the building of a life that focused on the real—not in the abstract, but in daily life.
St. Paul urges: “Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh” (Gal 5:16). The flesh—understood in Scripture as disordered passions, appetites, and laziness—thrives in isolation, passivity, and indulgence. Modern life is designed to feed the flesh: entertainment, convenience, comfort without labor.
Subsidiarity, by contrast, demands presence, effort, and interdependence.
A father must labor for his family. A mother gives herself in love. Children are trained through rhythm, discipline, and joy in daily tasks. In this way:
-> The home becomes a monastery of moderation.
-> Work becomes a school of the body and the will.
-> Leisure becomes contemplation, not consumption.
Fr. Tanquerey teaches that mortification of the flesh is essential for the growth of virtue: “A soul that seeks perfection must impose some restraint upon the body and lower faculties.” Local life demands this restraint naturally—it costs something. But the cost earns grace.
Subsidiarity, by contrast, demands presence, effort, and interdependence.
A father must labor for his family. A mother gives herself in love. Children are trained through rhythm, discipline, and joy in daily tasks. In this way:
-> The home becomes a monastery of moderation.
-> Work becomes a school of the body and the will.
-> Leisure becomes contemplation, not consumption.
Fr. Tanquerey teaches that mortification of the flesh is essential for the growth of virtue: “A soul that seeks perfection must impose some restraint upon the body and lower faculties.” Local life demands this restraint naturally—it costs something. But the cost earns grace.
The world, in Scripture, refers not to creation but to the system of sin opposed to God—“the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life” (1 Jn 2:16). Today’s world is globalized, fast-moving, placeless, and self-centered. It teaches man that he is a god, that efficiency is truth, and that tradition is a prison.
Subsidiarity re-roots man in what is slow, true, and hard to fake. A man accountable to his parish, his neighbors, and his extended family cannot easily hide his sin or lose himself in abstraction. Local life brings friction—but also grace.
The world isolates. Subsidiarity binds. It teaches that freedom is not license, but belonging with responsibility.
Subsidiarity re-roots man in what is slow, true, and hard to fake. A man accountable to his parish, his neighbors, and his extended family cannot easily hide his sin or lose himself in abstraction. Local life brings friction—but also grace.
The world isolates. Subsidiarity binds. It teaches that freedom is not license, but belonging with responsibility.
@lawandliberty1 @AmbDanFried 1).
„I am sure @POTUS @realDonaldTrump sand his envoys to Russia, @SteveWitkoff (@SEPeaceMissions) and @jaredkushner, sincerely want to stop the killing in Ukraine,
„I am sure @POTUS @realDonaldTrump sand his envoys to Russia, @SteveWitkoff (@SEPeaceMissions) and @jaredkushner, sincerely want to stop the killing in Ukraine,
@lawandliberty1 @AmbDanFried @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @SteveWitkoff @SEPeaceMissions @jaredkushner 2).
but they are failing and will continue to fail as long as they persist in their naïve view that this is just a big real estate deal and that their backgrounds in real estate give them an advantage. It is utter nonsense on multiple levels.
but they are failing and will continue to fail as long as they persist in their naïve view that this is just a big real estate deal and that their backgrounds in real estate give them an advantage. It is utter nonsense on multiple levels.
@lawandliberty1 @AmbDanFried @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @SteveWitkoff @SEPeaceMissions @jaredkushner 3).
For starters, yes, you could say that Vladimir Pootin is in the real estate business in Ukraine, but not in the way Trump or Witkoff or Kushner have been in the business.
For starters, yes, you could say that Vladimir Pootin is in the real estate business in Ukraine, but not in the way Trump or Witkoff or Kushner have been in the business.
Simply because I did my very best that not just the German police but also "others" - not necessarily Germans - put me under surveillance, and after I made absolutely sure what I think of the competence of regular police forces and trolled them in Berlin, BW & Bavaria among other
other places (ask Nella if you don't trust my words, she got some proof the moment it happened), I also didn't make their job easy because honestly, I am no fan! So I started sending ridiculous whatsapp messages to confuse them and the criminal scum, drove to Freiburg first and
gave everyone who was watching or listening the impression that I am on a hurry to visit Nella in Switzerland - being completely aware of that she was in a safe spot that moment - and crossed the border at Basel. 🤡 I took the route on the south side of the "ĺake "Bodensee" and
SitRep - 09/12/25 - Trump -once again- pressures Zelensky
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In another attempt to force Ukraine into a PR-stunt 'peace deal', Trump is pressuring Zelensky, and openly discredited him again.
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An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In another attempt to force Ukraine into a PR-stunt 'peace deal', Trump is pressuring Zelensky, and openly discredited him again.
REPOST=appreciated
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As usual we start with Russian losses
SEVEN SIGNS YOU’RE IN DEEP TROUBLE
(If 4+ of these hit, you’re no longer the man — you’re her emotional support pet)
1. You make excuses for her
She flakes, disrespects, lies — and your brain instantly spins: “She’s just stressed/had a bad day/her ex hurt her.”
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(If 4+ of these hit, you’re no longer the man — you’re her emotional support pet)
1. You make excuses for her
She flakes, disrespects, lies — and your brain instantly spins: “She’s just stressed/had a bad day/her ex hurt her.”
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You’re rationalizing away red flags. That’s how good men end up with broken frames and cheating wives.
2. You put her needs before yours
You skip gym, cancel friends, pause your business grind “because she needs me tonight.”
Every time you choose her comfort over your mission, you drop one notch in her attraction meter. She feels it instantly.
You skip gym, cancel friends, pause your business grind “because she needs me tonight.”
Every time you choose her comfort over your mission, you drop one notch in her attraction meter. She feels it instantly.
So... after I made SURE that EVERYONE is aware of WHAT is gonna hit them very soon: I told both, the police AND the criminal scum that I don't give a shit about their usual criminal activities. I'd never rat anyone out for selling drugs... even weapons or whatever and I could
NOT care less if they shoot themselves, who gives a shit really! I also told the #FCKNZS that I have ZERO interest in their little propagandists on the streets demonstrating OR voting for #fckAfD or #fckFPÖ or whatever party which is LEGALLY on the paper & can be voted for! I am
no CLOWN like all those muppets here for example who are sometimes incriminating themselves by attacking people on "the other side" what the fuck guys, that is in my opinion a waste of time and simply stupid. But what I am after when it comes to NeoNazis are CRIMINALS who don't
There are competing views on whether RL can genuinely improve base model's performance (e.g., pass@128). The answer is both yes and no, largely depending on the interplay between pre-training, mid-training, and RL. We trained a few hundreds of GPT-2 scale LMs on synthetic GSM-like reasoning data from scratch. Here are what we found: 🧵
Takeaway 1: RL helps extrapolation only when there's headroom left by pre-training and with the right RL data at the edge of the model's competence.
1) When RL is applied to very in-domain tasks, it never improves pass@k beyond the base model.
2) When RL targets the edge of the model's competence there are substantial extrapolations to even unseen OOD-hard tasks.
1) When RL is applied to very in-domain tasks, it never improves pass@k beyond the base model.
2) When RL targets the edge of the model's competence there are substantial extrapolations to even unseen OOD-hard tasks.
Takeaway 2: RL incentivizes contextual generalization only when the base model already contains the necessary primitives.
RL can incentivize new composition skills, but it cannot invent new basic skills. Minimal but well-placed pre-training exposure provides the necessary seed coverage—RL then unlocks strong transfer across contexts by combining these known primitives in novel ways.
RL can incentivize new composition skills, but it cannot invent new basic skills. Minimal but well-placed pre-training exposure provides the necessary seed coverage—RL then unlocks strong transfer across contexts by combining these known primitives in novel ways.
OTD in 1939 USSR requested Nazi German assistance in blockading Finland by supplying soviet submarines assigned to the task.
The sort of thing one ally would request of another. 👓📖👇
The sort of thing one ally would request of another. 👓📖👇
Someone, and it absolutely will not be @Wikileaks, will one day reveal that Trump & Prez have discussed something similar.
For the personal use of the State Secretary only. For the High Command of the Navy, Wehrmacht. The Soviet Naval Committee informs in strict secrecy that a submarine blockade against Finland is planned in the Baltic.
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "WHAT MAKES A GREAT UNIVERSITY?
Seriously one would think the universities that top the list are those that most effectively prepare their students for the world,
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Seriously one would think the universities that top the list are those that most effectively prepare their students for the world,
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that produce students that know how to think creatively, logically, and be a person who seeks fact.
If one believes that, one would be mistaken these days.
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If one believes that, one would be mistaken these days.
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In reality today, the “best” universities tend to be those that have become like clubs with members holding that degree having a best chance of entrance into the world of wealth.
To a great degree, “best” is a better of “seeming to be” over “being”.
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To a great degree, “best” is a better of “seeming to be” over “being”.
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🚨Make Europe Antifragile NOW !
➡️Antifragility of Europe supports Ukraine's quest to survive.
➡️Adapt to an age of unpeace and lost civilisation from the unstable neo-liberal experiments.
➡️And become a respected global actor again built on social innovation.
.ht @leopricon
➡️Antifragility of Europe supports Ukraine's quest to survive.
➡️Adapt to an age of unpeace and lost civilisation from the unstable neo-liberal experiments.
➡️And become a respected global actor again built on social innovation.
.ht @leopricon
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The alternative for MEAN, Make Europe Antifragile Again, is:
🔸️Unpeace and loss of civilisation
🔸️Declining trust
🔸️Tremendously rising failure costs.
The alternative for MEAN, Make Europe Antifragile Again, is:
🔸️Unpeace and loss of civilisation
🔸️Declining trust
🔸️Tremendously rising failure costs.
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Bear in Mind we are near the geopolitically likely "shocks-and-shifts" scenario with an armed "Europe's Financial Nuclear Bomb.”
So, next the "Ghost-Is-Out-Of-The-Bottle" scenario is not as unlikely anymore as the US is thinking.
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Bear in Mind we are near the geopolitically likely "shocks-and-shifts" scenario with an armed "Europe's Financial Nuclear Bomb.”
So, next the "Ghost-Is-Out-Of-The-Bottle" scenario is not as unlikely anymore as the US is thinking.
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