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  1. Finland does not intend to host nuclear weapons in peacetime, president says

    By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, March 13 (Reuters) – NATO member Finland does not intend to host nuclear weapons…
    #Finland #FI #Europe #Europa #EU #AlexanderStubb #finland #NATOmember #Nordiccountries #nucleardeterrence #nuclearweapons #peacetime #Suomi #uutiset
    europesays.com/2842970/

  2. Thursday, January 15, 2026

    From Venezuela to Iran, Trump shows "how weak Russia really is," ex-US envoy says -- How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime? -- New type of Russian Shahed-type drone shot down -- Republican congressman blasts Trump's Greenland invasion talk as "one of the dumbest things" that could wreck NATO ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  3. Thursday, January 15, 2026

    From Venezuela to Iran, Trump shows "how weak Russia really is," ex-US envoy says -- How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime? -- New type of Russian Shahed-type drone shot down -- Republican congressman blasts Trump's Greenland invasion talk as "one of the dumbest things" that could wreck NATO ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  4. Thursday, January 15, 2026

    From Venezuela to Iran, Trump shows "how weak Russia really is," ex-US envoy says -- How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime? -- New type of Russian Shahed-type drone shot down -- Republican congressman blasts Trump's Greenland invasion talk as "one of the dumbest things" that could wreck NATO ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  5. Thursday, January 15, 2026

    From Venezuela to Iran, Trump shows "how weak Russia really is," ex-US envoy says -- How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime? -- New type of Russian Shahed-type drone shot down -- Republican congressman blasts Trump's Greenland invasion talk as "one of the dumbest things" that could wreck NATO ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  6. Thursday, January 15, 2026

    From Venezuela to Iran, Trump shows "how weak Russia really is," ex-US envoy says -- How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime? -- New type of Russian Shahed-type drone shot down -- Republican congressman blasts Trump's Greenland invasion talk as "one of the dumbest things" that could wreck NATO ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  7. A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

    It is not only in war, however, that we fight for freedom. One fights for freedom in personal contacts and in many phases of civilian life. When the war is over, the four freedoms will not have been won, we shall simply have dominated their more aggressive enemies. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from fear, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.

    Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
    Column (1943-04-15), “My Day”

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/58…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #fighting #fourfreedoms #freespeech #freedom #freedomfighters #freedomfromfear #freedomfromwant #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #peacetime #religiousfreedom #security #war #welfare

  8. A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

    It is not only in war, however, that we fight for freedom. One fights for freedom in personal contacts and in many phases of civilian life. When the war is over, the four freedoms will not have been won, we shall simply have dominated their more aggressive enemies. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from fear, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.

    Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
    Column (1943-04-15), “My Day”

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/58…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #fighting #fourfreedoms #freespeech #freedom #freedomfighters #freedomfromfear #freedomfromwant #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #peacetime #religiousfreedom #security #war #welfare

  9. A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

    It is not only in war, however, that we fight for freedom. One fights for freedom in personal contacts and in many phases of civilian life. When the war is over, the four freedoms will not have been won, we shall simply have dominated their more aggressive enemies. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from fear, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.

    Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
    Column (1943-04-15), “My Day”

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/58…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #fighting #fourfreedoms #freespeech #freedom #freedomfighters #freedomfromfear #freedomfromwant #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #peacetime #religiousfreedom #security #war #welfare

  10. A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

    It is not only in war, however, that we fight for freedom. One fights for freedom in personal contacts and in many phases of civilian life. When the war is over, the four freedoms will not have been won, we shall simply have dominated their more aggressive enemies. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from fear, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.

    Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
    Column (1943-04-15), “My Day”

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/58…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #fighting #fourfreedoms #freespeech #freedom #freedomfighters #freedomfromfear #freedomfromwant #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #peacetime #religiousfreedom #security #war #welfare

  11. A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

    It is not only in war, however, that we fight for freedom. One fights for freedom in personal contacts and in many phases of civilian life. When the war is over, the four freedoms will not have been won, we shall simply have dominated their more aggressive enemies. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from fear, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.

    Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
    Column (1943-04-15), “My Day”

    More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/58…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #fighting #fourfreedoms #freespeech #freedom #freedomfighters #freedomfromfear #freedomfromwant #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #peacetime #religiousfreedom #security #war #welfare

  12. Access to #Internet Infrastructure is Essential, in #Wartime and #Peacetime
    eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/acce
    ❝We continue to shout this, again and again, because it needs to be restated, and unfortunately today there are ever more examples of it happening before our eyes.❞
    #KeepItOn

  13. Access to #Internet Infrastructure is Essential, in #Wartime and #Peacetime
    eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/acce
    ❝We continue to shout this, again and again, because it needs to be restated, and unfortunately today there are ever more examples of it happening before our eyes.❞
    #KeepItOn

  14. Access to #Internet Infrastructure is Essential, in #Wartime and #Peacetime
    eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/acce
    ❝We continue to shout this, again and again, because it needs to be restated, and unfortunately today there are ever more examples of it happening before our eyes.❞
    #KeepItOn

  15. Access to #Internet Infrastructure is Essential, in #Wartime and #Peacetime
    eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/acce
    ❝We continue to shout this, again and again, because it needs to be restated, and unfortunately today there are ever more examples of it happening before our eyes.❞
    #KeepItOn

  16. Access to #Internet Infrastructure is Essential, in #Wartime and #Peacetime
    eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/acce
    ❝We continue to shout this, again and again, because it needs to be restated, and unfortunately today there are ever more examples of it happening before our eyes.❞
    #KeepItOn

  17. A quotation from Dickinson, Lowes:

    «
    The task of war is to destroy life; the task of peace is to create it; to organize labor so that it shall not incapacitate men for leisure; to establish justice as a foundation for personality; to unfold in men the capacity for noble joy and profound sorrow; to liberate them for the passion of love, the perception of beau…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/dickinson-lowes/6753

    #quote #quotes #quotation #destruction #life #peace #war #peacetime #warfare

  18. A quotation from Dickinson, Lowes:

    «
    The task of war is to destroy life; the task of peace is to create it; to organize labor so that it shall not incapacitate men for leisure; to establish justice as a foundation for personality; to unfold in men the capacity for noble joy and profound sorrow; to liberate them for the passion of love, the perception of beau…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/dickinson-lowes/6753

    #quote #quotes #quotation #destruction #life #peace #war #peacetime #warfare

  19. @GottaLaff

    This is something that has always puzzled me... esp. with the 2nd Amendment as background ("well-regulated militia" and all that).

    In our lawful #society... #police have a monopoly on the use of force internally (granted a reasonable right to self-defense by citizens, etc.). The #military has the exclusive right to use force externally. The #Founders did not envision a #peacetime army, therefor the #Militia would be made up of #citizen #soldiers, each with their own weapon. With no standing army, it would be up to the Militia to respond to external threats (at least in the short term). This Militia would have to be coordinated by either the States or Federal government.

    So how is it we have arms-bearing, private "militias" that are not part of the National Guard or Reserves?!

    I think most #Paramilitary activity should be regulated if not severely limited by law. They can always join the Guard or Reserve.

    Otherwise they just become an internal threat as we saw on #Jan6.

  20. @GottaLaff

    This is something that has always puzzled me... esp. with the 2nd Amendment as background ("well-regulated militia" and all that).

    In our lawful #society... #police have a monopoly on the use of force internally (granted a reasonable right to self-defense by citizens, etc.). The #military has the exclusive right to use force externally. The #Founders did not envision a #peacetime army, therefor the #Militia would be made up of #citizen #soldiers, each with their own weapon. With no standing army, it would be up to the Militia to respond to external threats (at least in the short term). This Militia would have to be coordinated by either the States or Federal government.

    So how is it we have arms-bearing, private "militias" that are not part of the National Guard or Reserves?!

    I think most #Paramilitary activity should be regulated if not severely limited by law. They can always join the Guard or Reserve.

    Otherwise they just become an internal threat as we saw on #Jan6.

  21. @GottaLaff

    This is something that has always puzzled me... esp. with the 2nd Amendment as background ("well-regulated militia" and all that).

    In our lawful #society... #police have a monopoly on the use of force internally (granted a reasonable right to self-defense by citizens, etc.). The #military has the exclusive right to use force externally. The #Founders did not envision a #peacetime army, therefor the #Militia would be made up of #citizen #soldiers, each with their own weapon. With no standing army, it would be up to the Militia to respond to external threats (at least in the short term). This Militia would have to be coordinated by either the States or Federal government.

    So how is it we have arms-bearing, private "militias" that are not part of the National Guard or Reserves?!

    I think most #Paramilitary activity should be regulated if not severely limited by law. They can always join the Guard or Reserve.

    Otherwise they just become an internal threat as we saw on #Jan6.

  22. @GottaLaff

    This is something that has always puzzled me... esp. with the 2nd Amendment as background ("well-regulated militia" and all that).

    In our lawful #society... #police have a monopoly on the use of force internally (granted a reasonable right to self-defense by citizens, etc.). The #military has the exclusive right to use force externally. The #Founders did not envision a #peacetime army, therefor the #Militia would be made up of #citizen #soldiers, each with their own weapon. With no standing army, it would be up to the Militia to respond to external threats (at least in the short term). This Militia would have to be coordinated by either the States or Federal government.

    So how is it we have arms-bearing, private "militias" that are not part of the National Guard or Reserves?!

    I think most #Paramilitary activity should be regulated if not severely limited by law. They can always join the Guard or Reserve.

    Otherwise they just become an internal threat as we saw on #Jan6.

  23. @GottaLaff

    This is something that has always puzzled me... esp. with the 2nd Amendment as background ("well-regulated militia" and all that).

    In our lawful #society... #police have a monopoly on the use of force internally (granted a reasonable right to self-defense by citizens, etc.). The #military has the exclusive right to use force externally. The #Founders did not envision a #peacetime army, therefor the #Militia would be made up of #citizen #soldiers, each with their own weapon. With no standing army, it would be up to the Militia to respond to external threats (at least in the short term). This Militia would have to be coordinated by either the States or Federal government.

    So how is it we have arms-bearing, private "militias" that are not part of the National Guard or Reserves?!

    I think most #Paramilitary activity should be regulated if not severely limited by law. They can always join the Guard or Reserve.

    Otherwise they just become an internal threat as we saw on #Jan6.

  24. A quotation from Rogers, Will:

    «
    Peace is like a beautiful woman — it’s wonderful, but has been known to bear watching.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/rogers-will/62505/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #awareness #complaisance #peace #peacetime #vigilance #wariness

  25. A quotation from Rogers, Will:

    «
    Peace is like a beautiful woman — it’s wonderful, but has been known to bear watching.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/rogers-will/62505/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #awareness #complaisance #peace #peacetime #vigilance #wariness

  26. A quotation from Rogers, Will:

    «««««
    I think the best insurance in the world against another war is to take care of the boys who fought in the last one. YOU MAY WANT TO USE THEM AGAIN.
    »»»»»

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/rogers-will/62237/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #peace #peacetime #veterans #war

  27. A quotation from Rogers, Will:

    «««««
    I think the best insurance in the world against another war is to take care of the boys who fought in the last one. YOU MAY WANT TO USE THEM AGAIN.
    »»»»»

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/rogers-will/62237/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #peace #peacetime #veterans #war

  28. @panamared27401

    It doesn't conflict with my anecdotal summaries.

    The tendency of #militaries in #peacetime to lose focus on their core purpose [1] and hare off in different directions of irrelevancy is widely known and documented, at least as far back as the Vietnam #war, and probably earlier. In peacetime, there just aren't the same metrics and opportunities available for officers and general staff to focus on.

    [1] #Armies exist to "break things and kill people". All else is #PR #fluff.

  29. @panamared27401

    It doesn't conflict with my anecdotal summaries.

    The tendency of #militaries in #peacetime to lose focus on their core purpose [1] and hare off in different directions of irrelevancy is widely known and documented, at least as far back as the Vietnam #war, and probably earlier. In peacetime, there just aren't the same metrics and opportunities available for officers and general staff to focus on.

    [1] #Armies exist to "break things and kill people". All else is #PR #fluff.

  30. @panamared27401

    It doesn't conflict with my anecdotal summaries.

    The tendency of #militaries in #peacetime to lose focus on their core purpose [1] and hare off in different directions of irrelevancy is widely known and documented, at least as far back as the Vietnam #war, and probably earlier. In peacetime, there just aren't the same metrics and opportunities available for officers and general staff to focus on.

    [1] #Armies exist to "break things and kill people". All else is #PR #fluff.

  31. @panamared27401

    It doesn't conflict with my anecdotal summaries.

    The tendency of #militaries in #peacetime to lose focus on their core purpose [1] and hare off in different directions of irrelevancy is widely known and documented, at least as far back as the Vietnam #war, and probably earlier. In peacetime, there just aren't the same metrics and opportunities available for officers and general staff to focus on.

    [1] #Armies exist to "break things and kill people". All else is #PR #fluff.

  32. @panamared27401

    It doesn't conflict with my anecdotal summaries.

    The tendency of #militaries in #peacetime to lose focus on their core purpose [1] and hare off in different directions of irrelevancy is widely known and documented, at least as far back as the Vietnam #war, and probably earlier. In peacetime, there just aren't the same metrics and opportunities available for officers and general staff to focus on.

    [1] #Armies exist to "break things and kill people". All else is #PR #fluff.

  33. @QasimRashid

    …and don' t forget the "well-regulated" bit!

    My understanding is the founding fathers were fearful of having a #StandingArmy and therefor in #peacetime we would rely on "citizen soldiers" (aka the #militia) to be ready to respond to *outside* threats (England, France, Spain, etc.). Hence, each male head of household would have a musket over the fireplace (or something like that). 😉

    Conclusion: The militias were clearly under government (state) control and the 2nd amendment was not intended to allow carte blanche gun ownership by individual citizens.

    #SecondAmendment #Guns

  34. @QasimRashid

    …and don' t forget the "well-regulated" bit!

    My understanding is the founding fathers were fearful of having a #StandingArmy and therefor in #peacetime we would rely on "citizen soldiers" (aka the #militia) to be ready to respond to *outside* threats (England, France, Spain, etc.). Hence, each male head of household would have a musket over the fireplace (or something like that). 😉

    Conclusion: The militias were clearly under government (state) control and the 2nd amendment was not intended to allow carte blanche gun ownership by individual citizens.

    #SecondAmendment #Guns

  35. @QasimRashid

    …and don' t forget the "well-regulated" bit!

    My understanding is the founding fathers were fearful of having a #StandingArmy and therefor in #peacetime we would rely on "citizen soldiers" (aka the #militia) to be ready to respond to *outside* threats (England, France, Spain, etc.). Hence, each male head of household would have a musket over the fireplace (or something like that). 😉

    Conclusion: The militias were clearly under government (state) control and the 2nd amendment was not intended to allow carte blanche gun ownership by individual citizens.

    #SecondAmendment #Guns

  36. @QasimRashid

    …and don' t forget the "well-regulated" bit!

    My understanding is the founding fathers were fearful of having a #StandingArmy and therefor in #peacetime we would rely on "citizen soldiers" (aka the #militia) to be ready to respond to *outside* threats (England, France, Spain, etc.). Hence, each male head of household would have a musket over the fireplace (or something like that). 😉

    Conclusion: The militias were clearly under government (state) control and the 2nd amendment was not intended to allow carte blanche gun ownership by individual citizens.

    #SecondAmendment #Guns

  37. @QasimRashid

    …and don' t forget the "well-regulated" bit!

    My understanding is the founding fathers were fearful of having a #StandingArmy and therefor in #peacetime we would rely on "citizen soldiers" (aka the #militia) to be ready to respond to *outside* threats (England, France, Spain, etc.). Hence, each male head of household would have a musket over the fireplace (or something like that). 😉

    Conclusion: The militias were clearly under government (state) control and the 2nd amendment was not intended to allow carte blanche gun ownership by individual citizens.

    #SecondAmendment #Guns