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← Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 4 Mar 2021 to 9 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about Russia and war.

Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under China China Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under America America Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under social media social media Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. Believing that Trump might yet helpUkraine is not harmless optimism: it ispart of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 PO Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: American talk of Canada not being a real country echoes the way the Kremlin spoke about Ukraine, and marks Canadian sovereignty as the real issue. — tap to centre the map on it American talk of Canada not being areal country echoes the way theKremlin spoke about Ukraine, andmarks Canadian sovereignty as thereal issue. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Genghis Khan's army was the greatest military force in history, and no power will ever repeat what it did. — tap to centre the map on it Genghis Khan's army was the greatestmilitary force in history, and nopower will ever repeat what it did. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is at least arguable that Ukraine's air campaign against Russian refining has played a disproportionate role in driving up diesel prices. — tap to centre the map on it It is at least arguable thatUkraine's air campaign againstRussian refining has played adisproportionate role in driving updiesel prices. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border. — tap to centre the map on it NATO was the justification for theinvasion of Ukraine and not itscause: if it were the real concern,half the Russian army would havemoved to the new Finnish border. Last stated 3 years ago 4 Mar 2024 SP Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public support galvanized by social media can expedite political action — tap to centre the map on it Public support galvanized by socialmedia can expedite political action Last stated 5 years ago 28 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putin set out to demilitarise Ukraine and has achieved the opposite. — tap to centre the map on it Putin set out to demilitariseUkraine and has achieved theopposite. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: America is a country that rewards first-principles thinkers and builders and encourages reinvention despite cynicism. — tap to centre the map on it America is a country that rewardsfirst-principles thinkers andbuilders and encourages reinventiondespite cynicism. Last stated 4 months ago 5 Jul 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Electric cars will not reach 30% of US sales by 2027; the forecasts that looked pessimistic in 2018 were still too optimistic. — tap to centre the map on it Electric cars will not reach 30% ofUS sales by 2027; the forecasts thatlooked pessimistic in 2018 werestill too optimistic. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Jan 2025 RB Rodney Brooks — holds since 2025-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is. — tap to centre the map on it NASA can still be reorganised intoan agency that exploits cheap heavylift, and the next administratorwill decide whether it is. Last stated 2 years ago 2 Oct 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-03-04 — tap for who they are CH Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rejecting zero-sum economics is necessary for future prosperity — tap to centre the map on it Rejecting zero-sum economics isnecessary for future prosperity Last stated 7 months ago 23 Mar 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: The biggest effect of agents on the market may well be that the rewards for better products increase. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest effect of agents on themarket may well be that the rewardsfor better products increase. Last stated 2 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Trusting the people is the indispensable precondition for revolutionary change — tap to centre the map on it Trusting the people is theindispensable precondition forrevolutionary change PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Phillips P. OBrien Read this korrent →