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← Putin set out to demilitarise Ukraine and has achieved the opposite.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 18 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about Russia and war.

Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under China China Everything filed under America America Everything filed under optimism optimism 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: Putin set out to demilitarise Ukraine and has achieved the opposite. Putin set out to demilitarise Ukraine andhas achieved the opposite. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — 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: Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. — tap to centre the map on it Believing that Trump might yet helpUkraine is not harmless optimism: itis part of a manoeuvre that buysPutin 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: 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: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: American overregulation and labor-market rigidity make elevators far more common in Europe than in the US. — tap to centre the map on it American overregulation andlabor-market rigidity make elevatorsfar more common in Europe than inthe US. Last stated 4 months ago 28 Jun 2026 JB Josh Barro — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans are largely unaware that they are ruled by people who are obsessed with Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are largely unaware thatthey are ruled by people who areobsessed with Europe. Last stated 4 days ago 18 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have listened too long to European culture, and the American spirit is suspected of being timid and imitative — tap to centre the map on it Americans have listened too long toEuropean culture, and the Americanspirit is suspected of being timidand imitative Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deciding by consensus breeds averageness: an average idea, an average company and an average culture. — tap to centre the map on it Deciding by consensus breedsaverageness: an average idea, anaverage company and an averageculture. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Aug 2024 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hitler did not mind that his early audiences were drunk, because drunk people are more susceptible to right-wing populism. — tap to centre the map on it Hitler did not mind that his earlyaudiences were drunk, because drunkpeople are more susceptible toright-wing populism. Last stated a year ago 19 Sept 2025 NO Norman Ohler — holds since 2025-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Christian world has revealed itself as morally bankrupt and politically unstable — tap to centre the map on it The Christian world has revealeditself as morally bankrupt andpolitically unstable JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are
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