QuoteMoldova's President Sandu says she would vote to join Romania
By Alexander Tanas
January 12, 20268:59 AM PSTUpdated January 12, 2026
CHISINAU, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said she would vote in favour of unification with neighbouring European Union and NATO member Romania if a referendum were to take place to help protect its fragile democracy against Russian pressure.
QuoteRussia says Moldova's plans to merge with Romania would destroy its statehood
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that plans floated by Moldova's president to hold a referendum on reunification with Romania would be destructive to Moldovan statehood.


Quote from: The Minsky Moment on January 19, 2026, 08:06:17 PMThank God, there is hope.
All we need now is a clever piece in the Paris Review, and a thoughtful critique in The Atlantic and the problem is solved.
Our most prolix minds are on it.QuoteWELKER: Is Greenland or NATO more essential to US national security?
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
WELKER: Not from the perspective of European leaders
BESSENT: European leaders will come around and understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled its support out? The whole thing would collapse.
Quote from: mongers on Today at 06:11:41 AMQuoteI, for one, look forward to wearing a hockey mask and riding around on motorcycles.
Well the motorbike is a good idea for the post-apocalypse, I should look into getting another one, before it's too late.
Quote from: Valmy on Today at 04:24:28 AMOk I sort of understand. The UK is giving those islands to Mauritius. And this is a very stupid decision for some reason.It is a bad decision for bad reasons. But the US (under Trump) had a veto and endorsed it.
QuoteI also saw that Labour is talking about its 'one in a generation reform' of the water system by increasing regulation and powers to perform surprise inspections of water companies.Yeah I've not seen the detail on it but my understanding is that the big problem is around the infrastructure itself - and upgrades would cost around £40 billion.
As I saw one campaigner put it, none of that matters if river quality does not improve.
QuoteWhen I was in justice, my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times.

QuoteI, for one, look forward to wearing a hockey mask and riding around on motorcycles.
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