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Olav Torvund

@olavtorvund.bsky.social

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Professor ved Universitetet i Oslo. Arbeider særlig med opphavsrett, ytringsfrihet og elektroniske transaksjoner. Er i tillegg opptatt av sykkel, vin, musikk og mye annet. blogg.torvund.net

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Olav Torvund @olavtorvund.bsky.social · 6h

Jeg kjøpte en gang en pølse i Syverkiosken, og ble skuffet. Jeg syntes ikke det var noe spesielt. Heller ikke nostalgien holder wienepølser oppe for meg.

Olav Torvund @olavtorvund.bsky.social · 6h

For en frilanser ikke å få en ny kontrakt, er noe helt annet enn å bli sparket. Om jeg forsto det rett, fikk hun avtalt honorar for hele den sesongen kontrakte gjaldt. Men i show biz er man avhengig av eksponering, og helst en annen enn den hun sørget for nå.

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mgjosefsen.bsky.social @mgjosefsen.bsky.social · 6h

Brexit er bedre enn EØS melder SV og Senterpartiet i kor. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia

Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 1d

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 7h

We're just going to keep posting this until we get a National Frank Sinatra and/or Al Pacino Day. youtu.be/eKEwL-10s7E

Columbus Day - How Is This Still A Thing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Olav Torvund @olavtorvund.bsky.social · 6h

Jeg kvitterer med "Steamy Windows". www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVn...

Tony Joe White - Steamy Windows

YouTube video by Dan Schram

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Øyvind Svaleng @swazi98chafin.bsky.social · 7h

Det er krevende å bære store ord. Men hun har det som trengs for å løfte dem. Imponerende som alltid av Frøya, knallhardt og samtidig passe humoristisk, overlegen retorisk. Jeg har ingenting imot Ola Svenneby, ser han gjerne i den politiske debatten i årene som kommer. Men her ble han lett match.

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Mathias Kilsti Hals @kilstihals.bsky.social · 11h

frøya bare: 🎤👋

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9h

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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Mathias Kilsti Hals @kilstihals.bsky.social · 7h

Hvor lenge før høyrebyrådet prøver å selge Oslo rådhus?

Elin L’Estrange 🌹 @elinlestrange.bsky.social · 9h

Høyresiden i Lørenskog har utredet å selge rådhuset for å slippe å kreve inn eiendomsskatt. Can’t make this shit up.

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 10h

1/5 China spent years quietly building influence in Europe through trade, technology, propaganda, and diplomacy. It worked for China.

But backing Russia’s war in Ukraine was a strategic mistake.

Europe is now rethinking its relationship with Beijing

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 10h

2/5 China refused to condemn the invasion, boosted Russian energy exports, helped dodge sanctions, sold machinery, sent proxy aid, shared intel, and echoed anti-West narratives.

It didn’t go unnoticed.

Europe now sees China not just as a competitor but as a threat to stability

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 10h

3/5 The Netherlands just seized a Chinese-owned chipmaker.

Germany and France are tightening tech controls.

The EU is investing in supply chain independence and defense coordination.

China’s influence strategy is being dismantled bit by bit

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 10h

4/5 Beijing misread the moment.
It assumed Europe would stay divided and dependent.

But Russia’s war forced clarity.

China’s alignment with Moscow turned soft influence into hard risk

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 10h

5/5 Europe is finally pushing back on trade, tech, security, and sovereignty.

China backed the wrong invasion.

Now it may be losing the continent it spent decades trying to win.

Well-deserved!

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mgjosefsen.bsky.social @mgjosefsen.bsky.social · 7h

Høyre i Bodø ville også selge rådhuset for å bedre økonomien. Problemet med det er jo selvsagt at Høyre kan ingenting om økonomi og det ville være et tapsprosjekt for kommunen. Det ble heldigvis stoppet etter at noen konsulenter hadde regnet på saken.
www.nrk.no/nordland/bod...

Bodø kommune: Vil selge halve rådhuset for å redde kommuneøkonomien

Halvparten av rådhuset, svømmebassenget og kulturhuset er bare noe av det Bodø vil selge. – Jeg er skeptisk, sier økonomiekspert.

Olav Torvund @olavtorvund.bsky.social · 7h

Hva med slottet? Det er sikkert en narcissistisk milliardær som godt kunne tenke seg å bo der.

Olav Torvund @olavtorvund.bsky.social · 7h

Jeg har ikke lest dommen. Men etter det jeg forstå, er resultatet at tillatelsen er kjent ugyldig. Det driter regjeringen i, fordi den ikke er enig. Greit eksempel til etterfølgelse?

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http://joachim @joachim.email · 11h

Må gratulere nye Radiumhospitalet med ingen sykkelparkering for besøkende. Den svære utenfor gamle hovedinngangen er fjerna siden de ansatte har fått innendørs parkering. Ingen ansatte visste noe om hvor pasienter eller pårørende kunne parkere.

Olav Torvund @olavtorvund.bsky.social · 7h

Prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre did the right thing: He left before Donald Trump's speach.

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New York Post @nypost.com · 10h

Trump trolls Norway rep over Nobel Peace Prize ‘snub’ in speech celebrating Israel-Hamas deal

Trump trolls Norway rep over Nobel Peace Prize ‘snub’ in speech celebrating Israel-Hamas deal

President Trump joked Monday that the Norwegian representative to the Gaza peace conference was hiding after the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee snubbed him Friday by giving its prestigious peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Multi billionaire conducts months of historical and theological research into the Antichrist. Discovers, shockingly, that one thing the Antichrist would definitely do is tax billionaires. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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He believes the Armageddon will be ushered in by an antichrist-type figure who cultivates a fear of existential threats such as climate change, Al and nuclear war to amass inordinate power. The idea is this figure will convince people to do everything they can to avoid something like a third world war, including accepting a one-world order charged with protecting everyone from the apocalypse that implements a complete restriction of technological progress. In his mind, this is already happening. Thiel said that international financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in tax havens, are one sign the antichrist may be amassing power and hastening Armageddon, saying: "It's become quite difficult to hide one's money."

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ling0n 🍉 @ling0n.bsky.social · 11h

"How many Palestinians is Israel not releasing?

Thousands.

The vast majority of these prisoners are from the occupied West Bank – 400 of them children."

Who are the Palestinian captives Israel released?

Israel is releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinians, political prisoners and detainees. Here's a look at who they are.

www.aljazeera.com

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 8h

OK, let's understand a few things:

1) Antifa is not a real organization. It's simply an acronym, a philosophy - it means anti-fascist.

2) And what ICE is doing to innocent people and families on our streets every day is absolutely fascism.

#ResistTrump

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Torkil @torkil.bsky.social · 13h

vanskelig å finne en dårligere sak å ha folkeavstemning på enn bydelesinndeling i Oslo?