Day: July 4, 2025

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EU Defence Billions: Investment In Security Or Corruption Schemes?

Amid growing geopolitical tensions, the European Union has unveiled an ambitious defence initiative titled “Readiness 2030”. Initially presented as “Rearmament of Europe,” the strategy envisions €800 billion in defence investments over the next four years. The official goal is to strengthen Europe’s military capabilities in response to potential external threats—most […]

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Protests In Finland: A Reflection Of A Crisis Of Trust In The State

In mid-May 2025, thousands gathered in Helsinki’s Senate Square under a stark yet unsettling slogan: “Epäluottamus” – “Distrust.” Teachers, nurses, sociologists, programmers, musicians, drivers, students, the unemployed, and retirees—people from diverse professions, generations, and worldviews—took to the streets to protest the actions of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government. Once promising […]

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Trump’s Budget Bill Culminates America’s Change Since July 25, 1945, The Cold War’s Start

UPDATE: The Democratic Party’s most trustworthy policy-nerd, David Dayen, headlined on July 3rd, “Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare. Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.” And he reported that, Because of a statutory requirement to automatically impose […]