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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 17

    Time permitting, I will engage with anyone on my feed who makes a cogent argument and provides data to support hypotheses. But I have zero tolerance and block immediately those engaged on my feed in namecalling or disinformation. My feed; my rules.

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  2. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    Bono (U2) in Kyiv metro today 🇺🇦👊

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  3. 7 hours ago

    And some people still argue that Putin is some kind of strategic genius.

    ’s open invasion of triggered a prompt response from which scaled up its defences on the eastern flank:
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  4. 7 hours ago

    Excellent.

    Sanctions are already creating a "tariff" on Russian oil pushing Russia's Urals discount to Brent to an unprecedented level and minimizing Russia's fiscal revenues and FX inflows. w
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  5. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    Recommended reading by ⁦⁩. Opinion | Here’s how Biden should respond to Putin’s nuclear threats - The Washington Post

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  6. 10 hours ago

    Agreed.

    Recommended reading. Linked to my previous thread about the ”West” and the ”Rest”. We in the West need to wake up and smell the coffee… [Bloomberg]Wang Huiyao: Globalization Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Not American Anymore
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  7. 10 hours ago

    Excellent!

    « Первый канал» попал под санкции
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  8. 10 hours ago

    This.

    Not to nitpick with little things like “evidence” and “data,” but I’d wonder if Prof. Mearsheimer could provide us with any documented instances of nuclear use in the circumstances he describes. Not sure how he arrives at “likely” with a historical n=0.
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  9. 10 hours ago

    On sanctions against Russia to help end Putin's invasion of Ukraine, there is SO SO SO much more to be done. We outline many next steps in our Action Plan on Strengthening Sanctions against the Russian Federation.

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  10. 10 hours ago

    "The horrific consequences of being wrong about nuclear warfare are too great to not do everything to reduce its likelihood." 2/ On what to do, my take: "Putin is menacing the world. Here’s how Biden should respond to his nuclear threats."

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  11. 10 hours ago

    "It is the job of intelligence officers to assess probabilities about security outcomes, including nuclear war. My guess is that those estimates are still very low. But even if they are at 0.1 percent, the job of policymakers is to shape and decrease these probabilities." 1/

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  12. 10 hours ago

    Will Putin use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine? I think it's unlikely. But given the horrific consequences of such an event, we should be doing everything to reduce the likelihood. I say more here:

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  13. 10 hours ago

    !

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  14. 21 hours ago

    This—

    On May 8, the world remembers those who defeated in WWII. On May 8, 2022 — in Belogorivka, region, 60 civilians died from Russian bomb dumped at a school, where people were sheltered. Never again — world promised for 80 years. It is again today in .
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  15. Retweeted
    May 7

    The Kremlin entered the war in Ukraine expecting a quick and painless victory, predicting that Ukrainians in the east would gladly join its side. That plan has failed spectacularly.

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    May 7
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    I assume those who *do* attend do so precisely to show their support for annexation, imperialism and Putin’s horrific, unjustified invasion of Ukraine.

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  17. Retweeted
    May 7

    Terrific piece from on Putin's critical miscalculation: Thinking that pro-Russian Ukrainians and FSB assets would assist in an invasion of their homeland FSB learning a hard lesson that sometimes you can rent people, but you can't buy them

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    May 7

    We came together with the coalition and over 100 ally orgs to host the first-ever . Time to send a lasting message to Congress that we need care infrastructure NOW!Watch now as we rally for policies that work for families. ➡️

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  19. May 7

    US Distances Itself From Reports It Helped Ukraine Kill Russian Generals, Sink Warship

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  20. May 7

    Former US Ambassador to Russia Compares Ratcheting Up Sanctions on Russia to Accumulating Parking Tickets via

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    May 7

    The more I reread this, the angrier I get. As if the war in Ukraine passively “erupted” as a result of uncontrollable geological forces and not because of the choice of one man. Repeat after me: “Putin caused this war.”

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