John Hjorth

CNN - World/China [March 7th 2025] : China slams Trump’s return to the ‘law of the jungle’. This from China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Great fun on a Friday, if you think about it.

This is actually an awesome reply from you, Mike [ @cubsfan ], Now I need time to really think about who to be - if not the right - then the best possible mediator in all this mess. - - - o 0 o - - - Thank you for being a great discussion partner here, Mike [ @cubsfan ].

Mike [ @cubsfan ], Naturally not. The problem here is the appoach that POTUS has chosen here, combined with no public information available about discussions between USA and Russia in Saudi Arabia. Your POTUS - by logic - must think, that both Ukraine and Europe will accept this approach as valid for negotiations. Mind you, we aren't some early stage neandertals, or even earlier stages of homo sapiens. Is that difficult to understand, and if so, how difficult is that to understand?

There you got it, Mike [ @cubsfan ], How does anyone solve that? I really can't see any other hands-on solution to that than placing a bullet in the forehead of Sergej Lavrov, after doing that asking : 'Who is next in line?', or he can just try, and let him see what he gets. He will get hit by a bus and get steamrolled.

Mike [ @cubsfan ], Let's see how things evolve from here. At least the parties that ended in a severe quarrel in public last week seem by now not to have slammed any doors definitely. That's what matters most right now. Every possible option needs to by given its chance for carrying through. - - - o 0 o - - - I have several times written in this topic, that our views on the situation have to be forward looking to be constructive and logic. In that regard, I have yet to give you, that Europe has been at sleep for too long here, while the alarm clock now has rung.

Mike [ @cubsfan ], It's a bit weird, because I personally understand your position on this, and at the same time also Sanjeevs [ @Parsads] position. It's now actually some time ago, that I've realized, that this conflict isen't going away anytime soon. Simply because everything related to it is infected by all kinds of spin etc. I personally don't believe your POTUS will even succeed establishing a lasting ceasefire, truce. Nor even a lasting peace. Simply because Ukraines agressor can't be trusted. One got to steamroll the adversary here, to get back to some kind of stability here, by the use of force. Otherwise, it's not going to be over, everybody here in Europe asking : 'Who's next, else?' That this is the reality, is gradually dawning here in Europe. And you see it in the major shift in Western European sentiment going on in these days.

Mike [ @cubsfan ], You obviously do not pay any attention, by now, on day-by-day basis, to what's going on in Europe.

@Spekulatius, It's certainly going to be a resounding success, it simply can't fail, I assure you! You do remember the cum/ex trade cases going on here in Denmark I posted about some years ago? Here is a photo of the primary culprit Sanjay Shah december 2023 just after landing in Copenhagen Airport, after he was extradited from Dubai, after years of legal combat about that, or not : What happened was, that lawyers representing the Danish State managed to seize so many of his funds, that he wasen't able to pay the bills related to living in hide in a gated Dubai community, now try to do so [not paying your bills] in Dubai? - You end up in front of a judge ..., and it's not like here :'Oh, you can't pay? - Duly noted! - Thank you for showing up.' No, your go to jail. So the mere concept of exporting problems, when there is also a request for extradiction. He is still behind bars here, status appealed, after verdict 12 years. He has totally ruined his own life. - And how is it going with the collection of these OOPS - DKK 12 billion, that the Danish state was lifted for, primarily because of him? - Please don't ask me! - I can't stand to think about it. I'm perfectly fine with that if he is in sensual mood one evening, open for some psysical intimacy, he is guided to spooning under his duvet with a criminal 150 kg meat mountain. He may even have affection for excessive use of tattoos!

I saw the above mentioned by Roger [ @rogermunibond ] above, posted on an account on X this last night / this morning, while spending time on the POTUS speech at US Capitol, posted by a former Danish minister, Søren Pind, but I haven't been able to find a primary German source. What is your source, Roger [ @rogermunibond ] ? - primary, secondary, whatever, doesen't matter. - - - o 0 o - - - Edit : You beat me to it, Roger, within less than a minute, while I was about to post. Furthermore, I found this : Retuters - World - Europe [ March 4 2025] : German parties agree historic debt overhaul to revamp military and economy. This is important news.

@Xerxes, To bring the topic back to the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the involvment of USA in the the creasefire and peace efforts, I think I heard overall positive news : 1. POTUS has received a letter from Zelenskyj, that was satisfactory for POTUS to 'try again', 2. So POTUS would accept an initiative for new meeting, meaning, 'Let's forget [or at least disregard] what happened between us under our meeting Friday'. - - - o 0 o - - - Edit : The US administration upping the pressure on Ukraine : Reuters [March 5th 2025] : US cuts off intelligence-sharing with Ukraine.

There is another point to the whole thing about how this DOGE work is done. As far as I have understood, the data has been transperferred [copied] to servers outside the department in mention, those servers in control of DOGE alone, indicating isolated analysis with no real communication between the department and DOGE about conclusions and findings, meaning no going to the department with results and conclusions on DOGEs work for discussion and comments, and hopefully agreements about conclusions. It is one of the first things one learn as an auditor when you are out of the office and 'in the field' to work at a client. Get conclusions verified, so no time is wasted by presenting trivial misperceptions misjudgements and wrong conclusions to superiors. One do not enter the door at the client with a 'here I come' attitude, but do always approach staff members at the client in a forthcoming, positive and respectfull way, or else that particular person will cut you off from getting information by never answering any of your questions next time in the future. One start with : 'x, Have I understood this correctly , that ...'. Is not ones job in such a situation to act and behave as if it's the mideval Spanish inquisiton under a witch trial. With DOGEs purpose, such sh*te are almost for sure doomed to happen, and this is likely an example of it.

I personally thought that method was for mother-in-laws only!

Here is Elon Musks post on X with data from the social security database, that ended up being commented on in POTUSs speech at the US Capitol tuesday evening - moving it to here, because it has nothing to do with the Russian-Ukrainian war. [You'll have to click on the table to see the whole thingy] [ @Xerxes ] After that follows DOGEs similar post on X.

@Xerxes, CNN Politics [March 4th 2025] : Fact-checking Trump’s address to Congress.

What a speech at US Capitol! The whole session and the behavior of the participants is a clear token of how divided The United States of America actually is by now!

Moreover, if the above podcast episode by Acquired Podcast mentioned by me caught your interest, the I can almost guarantee the following also will : Acquired Podcast [March 5th 2024] : The Scientific Journey Behind Ozempic (with Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Novo Nordisk's Chief Scientific Advisor) It's the most friggin' crazy story I've heard of, I assure you! - - - o 0 o - - - Right now, I'm lingering about if I'm in a need of a contact to a Russian thug, spy or embassy employeé, for establishing the agreement of the 'installment' of a transponder into her body, by the use of fake umbrellla, or not. Maybe her workplace maybe after all - geografical - be pretty static. I mean : Every Novo Nordisk shareholder should know - at any time! - in which direction - to roll out the praying rug. <j/k>.

Here we go again! : 'HOT!' <and red! >- This time I caught it :

I've spent a part of last Saturday afternon and the last Sunday evening to pass the finish line for the Acquired Podcast about Novo Nordisk A/S. It's awesome, if you want to learn something about the Danish pharma company Novo Nordisk A/S, and the evolution over time in treatment of diabetes and obesity. But please be aware, It will end up cost you almost 4 hours of the rest of your life. Link [unembedded] : https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/novo-nordisk-ozempic.

Just in case you diden't know it already. There exists actually wifi on Greenland : jp.dk [March 4th 2025] : Greenlandic parliamentarian sees a dramatic development: Now she warns her compatriots. Subtitle : Greenland's most experienced politician in parliament, Aaja Chemnitz, is concerned about her country's growing orientation towards Donald Trump's unpredictable United States. Now she has her own proposal to reverse the trend.

@Sweet, Mr. Vance is referring to what has been of confidential communication with Ukraine / Mr. Zelenskyj, and Mr. Zelenskyjs attitude and behavior under these talks and negotiations without Mr. Zelenskyjs accept. That is just such a no-go. Please remember here, I'm not accusing Mr. Vance of lying. Mr. Vance has done the same with regard to communication with political leaders and representatives of NATO-allies, Mr. Vance saying 'they in public talk about we [the allies, John] will provide unlimited support to Ukraine', while when we are talking with them on the phone it is totally different' [<- or something similar]. Again, that is just such a no-go. Please remember here, I'm not accusing Mr. Vance of lying. - - - o 0 o - - - Mr. Vance is going to loose personal power and influence pretty fast, because gradually he'll experience, that noone want to talk to and with him about anything any longer, eventually. I suppose anyone with practical experience in such matters woulden't dare to provide some advice on that matter to him, like for Mr. Trump, because all with knowledge and experience on the matter in the current administration are scared shitless from doing so.

Who would ever engage in confidential - behind closed doors - diplomatic discussions and negotiations, which may even be socalled 'robust', candid or even confrontational, with this person, after viewing this video?

YouTube - Anders Puck Nielsen [March 1st 2024] : Trump humiliates Zelensky to save his doomed peace process. I'm seeing it the same way. And I personally also think it's naive to talk or think about a sustainable peace solution by now. - - - o 0 o - - - Seak and search Wikipedia for 'Russian Invasion', and Wikipedia replies to you : 'What do you mean?, and as a service, here are my suggestions for what might be on your mind :' :

Yes, Mike [ @cubsfan ], Now we're starting to get somewhere. It's actually much more than EUR 150 billion now, it's in total EUR 800 billion over four years, that figure for Europe, so not for Ukraine alone. The Guardian [March 4th 2025] : EU chief unveils €800bn plan to ‘rearm’ Europe. No primary source available on the European Union website yet, though.

To those of you American friends here on CofB&F, who wan't USA 'out' of here, what do you really mean by that? [Please note here, that I personally agree with you as a basis, that this 'tiny' issue of a war between two European countries is actually none of the USAs business, it's Europe's issue, and should be fixed accordingly.] Why are you even here already? - You see : You never really left 80 years ago, right? Visual Capitalist - Maps [February 18th 2025] : Mapped: Every Known U.S. Military Base Overseas [https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-every-known-u-s-military-base-overseas/] Zoom-in on Europe : What is your intention with these bases? I haven't counted them, they are not countless, but they are for sure many! Will you 'DOGE' them? [For military bases, it's called 'BRAC' [Link]]

I heard about this book today by listening to the Acquired Podcast about LVMH, dated 21st February 2023. The book is a far as I understand from 1993. So it is old as Methuselah, long time ago sold out and gone out of stock everywhere, and today very rare and almost impossible to lay hands on. I found a copy on Ebay today with an ask of USD 11,499, or best offer. I found the book digitalized on archive.org on this page, where it is possible to read the book and also download a digital copy, if you may want so. The content of the book is almost self explanatory from the title of the book: It is about the early years of Bernard Arnualt business life, and therefore also about the history of those companies, that up that was the core and central components as the basis for the formation of LVMH, which is an awesome story.