2026-05-17T16:36:21Z https://yabu.me Ulrike Franke https://yabu.me/npub15ccvt2fwjccwgtftgutqthuvec7eyzxsarknmqp8qax8jngt04vs03kll7 https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/accounts/avatars/109/307/804/707/694/451/original/72ff849e6f7986f5.jpg https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/accounts/avatars/109/307/804/707/694/451/original/72ff849e6f7986f5.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdhvc6yx45wcpray9sgjgws3h6mgal7m7s7ysdfqk0zueqe34m50gzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jyqvst0 This is a very good approach.<br/>(And I say approach, rather than outcome, because the headline goes a bit far. But still: well done Ukraine!!)<br/><br/>#drone<br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/world/europe/ukraine-drones-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/world/europe/ukraine-drones-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</a> 2026-03-11T07:56:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdjvk8jk32xe0sq9fxf92ec7prvmutm84lthhc6fkpwg5y4wfua7gzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jne38pn You can watch Macron’s nuclear speech here:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2026/03/02/en-direct-discours-d-emmanuel-macron-sur-le-nucleaire-suivez-l-allocution-du-chef-de-l-etat-a-brest-sur-la-dissuasion-francaise-et-la-securite-en-europe_6669237_3210.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2026/03/02/en-direct-discours-d-emmanuel-macron-sur-le-nucleaire-suivez-l-allocution-du-chef-de-l-etat-a-brest-sur-la-dissuasion-francaise-et-la-securite-en-europe_6669237_3210.html</a> 2026-03-02T14:37:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszda653e60xwjwc34jatgqup9xw7qu2ketqd0pymme6axj8xxn6pqzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74j42ryjy As far as I know there is no Italian blood in my ancestry.<br/>And yet.<br/>😅<br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/116/087/574/848/042/164/original/7b61870142d904c1.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/116/087/574/903/457/357/original/3f243d72f1f16cbc.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/116/087/574/931/995/679/original/5f44a901e9b4a35a.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-17T19:16:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxsluxhay9arpkgvxsgltelvl3steyr70dtrlv8qzf6mm9jssmlszyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74j2pfl6s Shots fired.<br/>“Because, as you can imagine, if by chance the German partner were to call into question the joint aircraft project, we would be forced to call into question the joint tank project.” - <br/>Macron in Le Monde<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2026/02/10/emmanuel-macron-c-est-le-moment-pour-l-union-europeenne-de-lancer-une-capacite-commune-d-endettement-via-des-eurobonds_6666101_3234.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2026/02/10/emmanuel-macron-c-est-le-moment-pour-l-union-europeenne-de-lancer-une-capacite-commune-d-endettement-via-des-eurobonds_6666101_3234.html</a> 2026-02-10T13:47:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2eav8cqs8t4selxlycnzxvv9ve0scnq5hgf3gx3ezhyzreh8effszyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jngk2tk This is incredibly weird (and doesn&#39;t exactly look like strategic policy-making:<br/>In late December, the Trump administration decided to ban all imports of new models of foreign (read Chinese-made) drones. But then... (thread)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-commerce-department-drops-plan-impose-restrictions-chinese-made-drones-2026-01-09/">https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-commerce-department-drops-plan-impose-restrictions-chinese-made-drones-2026-01-09/</a> 2026-02-04T09:36:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgja03xhzu0lwrjz2x2p5wnsf3exeqfvsn6efum8y7s96xz8vvfuszyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jxzxtfc Definitely<br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/115/929/125/402/351/652/original/25abce130e880c03.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-01-20T19:41:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxrtlggtrxffjz8u5eruzu232y4nl5qdflt9unm5x6zndtxrhadqzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jxxltgq One for @jon@gruene.sozial:<br/>Just booked a Munich - Paris ticket on DB. The munich-stuttgart leg is done by westbahn - and DB is unable to sell you a ticket, or even tell you where to get it (I mean, I figured it out, but would my parents?)<br/>Ridiculous. 2026-01-15T09:48:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2g3vje9vuzlq4l3745ydkjwuh4aygufpckzync8lf9873yv5qqkczyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jdjvexv Some reading for the weekend (I find this really quite interesting but our statistics say you’re not reading stuff on FCAS 🧐) Come on, I promise it’s more fun than the US NSS! <br/><a href="https://ecfr.eu/article/the-trouble-with-fcas-why-europes-fighter-jet-project-is-not-taking-off/">https://ecfr.eu/article/the-trouble-with-fcas-why-europes-fighter-jet-project-is-not-taking-off/</a> 2025-12-05T16:37:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd3efastd238xucskmtw5phgg6c2c856yu7kmn3r4ucm509kycmsgzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jfedafc This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.<br/><br/>The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/11/19/nicolas-guillou-french-icc-judge-sanctioned-by-the-us-you-are-effectively-blacklisted-by-much-of-the-world-s-banking-system_6747628_4.html">https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/11/19/nicolas-guillou-french-icc-judge-sanctioned-by-the-us-you-are-effectively-blacklisted-by-much-of-the-world-s-banking-system_6747628_4.html</a> 2025-11-24T20:31:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvpr0ujmdqawjcutveg55jmqrhdqg85dejz6h9gwhd58qjp4tqe6gzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jcupm8u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstz8jgh2ey06yd9pzzldmzavse5kc00adtjsv2fptxhzt85mdzzycm4y785'>nevent1q…y785</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Without sovereignty - military, health, financial and digital - we can no longer guarantee the rule of law.”<br/><br/>This is likely to increasingly become a topic.<br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/115/606/573/380/989/474/original/0fe15a64d3a50da6.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-24T20:31:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstz8jgh2ey06yd9pzzldmzavse5kc00adtjsv2fptxhzt85mdzzyczyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jfw3k2a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3efastd238xucskmtw5phgg6c2c856yu7kmn3r4ucm509kycmsgdu4cqy'>nevent1q…4cqy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The situation these judges are being put in for doing their work is unbelievable. They can’t use any US services - and not just for work, in their private lives too.<br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/115/606/571/581/168/239/original/a2344deb9683d841.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-24T20:31:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqcayvgg0hszpz728vh9ft8k4yyj03k5yfnvpd2f6h98n9sx5c7gzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jfua68v And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/power-without-mandate-the-perils-of-germanys-military-ambition">https://www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/power-without-mandate-the-perils-of-germanys-military-ambition</a><br/><br/>And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong. <br/><br/>The other sources are hallucinated too.<br/><br/>#AIisnotresearch<br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/115/331/979/642/906/104/original/f1d881227a9bf60b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-07T08:41:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0mkwf307d9w08acv064k67hz249064m7mvh409me8dq308kn54fqzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jy4rszl This feels like something Mastodonusers in particular are gonna love 😆<br/><br/><a href="https://on.ft.com/3H2aWLC">https://on.ft.com/3H2aWLC</a> <br/>Three things we learned about Sam Altman by scoping his kitchen 2025-05-12T08:08:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswr8wpjaac3d5r5nmuqnctgxwerx0tsntaqstv70drz42nhkwlsjgzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jpnl3a8 What a statement! More than half (!) of US Americans say their President is a “dangerous dictator”!<br/><br/>Source: <a href="https://www.prri.org/research/democracy-at-a-crossroads-how-americans-view-trumps-first-100-days-in-office/">https://www.prri.org/research/democracy-at-a-crossroads-how-americans-view-trumps-first-100-days-in-office/</a><br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/114/421/287/872/302/198/original/f3767c30a409f67c.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-29T12:38:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmvpm3jutj3pwvk5379ey3jr2cv2gc7acaaf5u86sq7k7n3pjqhszyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74j42eeep Gift link to @spiegel.de long-read on Germany’s defence industry.<br/>I continue to believe that the biggest failure of the Zeitenwende (which, contrary to many I don’t consider an overall failure) was to not build up the defence industry faster. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/europas-sicherheit-die-deutsche-ruestungsindustrie-ist-zu-teuer-und-zu-langsam-a-d133376c-6121-497c-b22f-77bc32c89ddf?giftToken=71ff4ca0-062e-4135-87aa-80e56cc65b34">https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/europas-sicherheit-die-deutsche-ruestungsindustrie-ist-zu-teuer-und-zu-langsam-a-d133376c-6121-497c-b22f-77bc32c89ddf?giftToken=71ff4ca0-062e-4135-87aa-80e56cc65b34</a> 2024-12-03T09:36:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx96u9tawpzhwsfjlzxj68qmunm48hhf6lcrrsecd6f8xhlnjt94qzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jhxf8nc Mastodon is the platform where you post an article and can be 100% sure that the replies will be about 1) paywalls, 2) the (usually unacceptable) political stance of the publication and 3) tracking and cookies, but CERTAINLY NOT an engagement with the content of the article. <br/><br/>Self righteousness may feel good but doesn’t make for good exchange. 2024-11-06T10:12:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzrp0k6uvf8xssllkcyf8cx2x4u03xw03805vzxymt0hd2p0nhrqzyznrp3df96trpepd9dr3vpwl3n8rmysg6r5w60vqyur5c72dpd74jpfhdur Some weekend reading:<br/>My latest, in which I argue that the growing role that civilian companies are playing in warfare is changing the balance of power between the state and the private sector.<br/><br/><a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/how-companies-go-to-war/">https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/how-companies-go-to-war/</a><br/> <img src="https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/113/179/857/048/235/291/original/f4ed2a9d89b0f1c8.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-22T06:46:53Z