Jón Ólafsson
@Jon_Olafsson
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Constitution – democracy. Dissent
Iceland
Joined February 2011
You can say what you want about Volodymyr Zelensky. (And he has been criticized for any number of sins, ranging from negligence to corruption). But he shown remarkable fortitude and leadership at a time of unprecedented crisis for Ukraine. And that mattered.
Today marks exactly four years since Putin started his three-day push to take Kyiv. And that says a great deal about our resistance, about how Ukraine has fought all this time. Behind those words stand millions of our people, immense courage, incredibly hard work, endurance, and
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I happened to see an early version of the "peace plan" , about 6 months ago. It was a purely Russian concept and was nearly identical to what we see today (certainly the 50/50 Russian assets + EU investment in Ukraine reconstruction was there). However two items are glaringly
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Я буду продолжать дело Алексея Навального. Продолжать бороться за нашу с вами страну. И я призываю вас встать рядом со мной.
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The moment the eruption in Iceland started. This just blows my mind!!!
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Amazing how clueless he is about what liberals are up against.
nytimes.com
Perhaps more than ever, there is an urgent need for a clear understanding of liberalism.
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🔆🔆🔆Happy to announce that our Deliberative Constitution-Making (edited with Min Reuchamps, part of our @COSTprogramme
https://t.co/AIkNXgJaYe) is available in Open Access https://t.co/NGAW9gulBb 🧑💻
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The time might have come to give Russian elites a choice – promise them something that might restore their access to the world. But it would hardly be "just peace". https://t.co/32WSIhOCaT via @ForeignAffairs
foreignaffairs.com
Biden should call on Russians to oust Putin and end their isolation.
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Great panel on “Ukraine’s Past, Present, and Future: Utopias and Dystopias". For Ukraine, "utopia is a democratic Russia" says @MRabinovych #CES2023
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At the Bank Teller: You’re a professor? So, what do you do all summer? My Colleague: I’m writing a book T: Interesting. What’s it about? C: Ethics T: Terrific. I always thought there should be a book about that
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Please join us today discussing the future of deliberation – and the fate of democracy – at Veröld House of Vigdís – or watch the streaming here: https://t.co/uiMXEnfb5P
#futureofdeliberation
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In short: Russia has become Albania.
Can Vladimir Putin drag the world into the abyss of West-China escalation? Maybe. The secret to Putin's long-term survival in power is his skill in taking everybody hostage. He excels in creating settings in which you go down if he goes down, if you like him or hate him. 1/
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Starting Ekki gleyma mér, by Kristín Jóhannsdóttir
goodreads.com
Jón Ólafsson added a status: starting Ekki gleyma mér - Mar 02, 2023 09:48AM
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No comments needed.
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The inability to think reflectively is best seen in remarks (such as by this sad human being) that Russia acts within a space of "rights" and "necessity" (not always clear in translation). But the only necessity is the inevitability of Russia's demise.
tass.ru
По словам замглавы Совбеза, страна не допустит появления ядерного оружия у враждебных ей соседей
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Perverse premisses of course, but the insights and logic important.
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The reason unilateral ceasefire seems not to be an option has more to do with internal politics than military outlook. It would be interesting to know whether Russia's generals may not have proposed the same.
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