Dave Keating
@DaveKeating
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🇺🇸🇪🇺American by birth, European by choice ➡️Find me on Substack: https://t.co/JT6dRVCEpJ
Brussels, Belgium
Joined May 2008
European leaders yesterday signed up to a monumental (and probably unrealistic) military spending target demanded by Trump. Yet at #EUCO today, a discussion on how to do it is expected to be brief because "they already talked about it at NATO". EU defence efforts have stalled.
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The list of supposed British patriots who jump at the chance to slag off their own country in order to get on Fox News is long. These people are obsessed with America. They would probably support becoming the 51st state.
Liz Truss on Fox News supporting Trump suing the BBC "There are lots of people in Britain who are cheering President Trump on and want him to sue the BBC" "Because they're a huge problem: they've lied, they've cheated, they've fiddled with footage" "Both in the case of
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Four months ago, Bondi's DOJ declared that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation. But it took Bondi just four hours to open an investigation anyway once Trump demanded one -- and only into Democrats. @EricaLG @GlennThrush @alanfeuer
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President Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate the dealings of Democrats with Jeffrey Epstein, after a week in which his own relationship with the convicted sex offender was in the...
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💥Two years ago, Viktor Orbán’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó visited Nicolás Maduro, backed Venezuela’s regime, opposed US sanctions and pressure, and signed gas and oil agreements. Curious how fast they try to scrub those footage now as Trump prepares to strike Venezuela.
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This week marked a major milestone in the EU - the shattering of the cordon sanitaire against the far right in the European Parliament. Here's my summary of what happened, what it means, and what's next: https://t.co/O8Y09WQavi
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Diplomatically unprecedented. The German far-right opposition has reportedly been invited to Washington for an official strategy session with Republicans in the US Congress. https://t.co/XeUwAYvEMX
politico.eu
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
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I think at this point you have to think invading Greenland is back on the table.
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I endeavor to answer why Europeans have failed to show spine and self-respect this year, while Indians and Chinese have, in my book The Owned Continent - coming out next month.
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I would say that were Switzerland in the EU, they wouldn't have had to make these humiliating tributary payments to Trump. But we all know what the EU did in July. Chinese and Indians have maintained their dignity during this horrible year. Europeans have not. Why is that?
1. Raise tariff 2. Collect bribes 3. Reduce tariff It's really that simple. The challenge with describing the economic strategy of the Trump admin is that it's not an "economic" "strategy," it's a "create pain -> collect payoff" mafia formula run over and over again, and admin
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1️⃣ THE NUMBERS ‼️ Brexit has already wiped out between £275bn and £400bn in business investment 👉the equivalent of losing an entire year of NHS, education and defence spending combined. This is the single biggest self-inflicted economic wound in modern British history.
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New research from Stanford, the Bank of England, and King’s College London finds Brexit has hit the UK hard: ⤵️GDP: Down 6–8% since the referendum 👉roughly £2,000 per person per year lost. ⤵️Investment: Down 12–18%, a drag that compounds over time. ⤵️Employment & Productivity:
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This week has confirmed an irreversible trend: the European People's Party (EPP) has created a right-wing majority in the Parliament and is willing to mobilise it whenever the centre is an obstacle. Long read with @Vincengen. https://t.co/AWjuNxBUla
euronews.com
For the first time, a right-wing majority is emerging at the European Parliament as the European People's Party flirts with groups that would have been considered too toxic to work with in the past....
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This is official United States government social media account. Not sure how this country recovers from this. It’s like real life Idiocracy.
Womp womp, cry all you want. These criminal illegal aliens aren’t getting released. Like clockwork, violent rioters have arrived at the Broadview ICE facility to demand the release of some of the worst human beings on planet earth. Get a job you imbecilic morons.
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Let's be clear-eyed. The US is pushing for regime change in Europe, supporting the far right in their efforts to take power in the next elections. As a result, they're polling in 1st place in 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧. And our centrist leaders pretend it's not happening. https://t.co/4A2X4RVe0Z
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Diplomatically unprecedented. The German far-right opposition has reportedly been invited to Washington for an official strategy session with Republicans in the US Congress. https://t.co/XeUwAYvEMX
politico.eu
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
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The Belgians would like a word
@eoinyk A neutral country doesn't need to defend itself. That's the point of neutrality.
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"Take territorial interest in" is a fun new euphemism for invasion. Remember when the US took territorial interest in Iraq and Vietnam?
JD Vance: “Denmark not doing its job, not being a good ally… If that means we need to take more territorial interest in Greenland that is what president Trump is going to do.”
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I'm used to spin and rhetorical sleights of hand ... but I will never get used to presidents and White Houses completely fabricating data that can anyone can look up and check. I'm old enough to remember when policy staff would resign rather than participate in falsifying data.
Tariff revenues SMASH records—slashing the U.S. deficit by over 25%! Shrinking government spending, downsizing bloated bureaucracy, and unleashing a wave of American jobs. 🔥
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Yesterday will mark a major turning point – the collapse of the European Parliament's decades-old centrist governing majority. It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another. My piece: https://t.co/O8Y09WQIkQ
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That Meloni-Trump alliance is really paying off. Italians must be so pleased. https://t.co/k0GNRAF78B
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Wait. If lowering tariffs lowers prices, what does raising tariffs do to prices?
🚨 BREAKING: In a major development, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms the PRICE OF COFFEE will go down after an impending announcement for tariff relief "You're gonna see SUBSTANTIAL announcements over the next couple days for things we don't grow in the U.S. Coffee,
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