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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like it'll be a busy Monday morning for the minions of the various political parties. #Tallinn #Valimised2025

Center wins in Tallinn, but may struggle to form coalition

The Center Party won the local elections in Tallinn with 37 mandates, but their return to power could be difficult after its main expected ally, EKRE, failed to win any seats on the city council.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 2d

Vaatasin varem, siis vahele tuli #USGP, varsti tagasi valimiste juurde.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 2d

Nimekirjade mandaatide allpool.

Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 2d

youtube.com/shorts/HTk6b... #Trumputin #PuppetRegime

Putin hears he will lose all of Ukraine

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 2d

"Mandaatide omandamise viis"

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 3d

Hääletasin.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 4d

Analysts projected Putin's likely flight route to Budapest for the Trump summit, suggesting the Russian dictator's plane will be escorted by military aircraft from Turkey, a NATO member country.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 8d

Oisko kolmas vai peräti neljäs kerta tän vuoden aikana?

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 8d

No odds, but going for complete test with some excitement along the way. Due to the time difference, however, I most likely won't be watching this one live.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 9d

There doesn't seem to be too much information online about this place in English. Here's the Estonian Wikipedia article.

Pahkla raketibaas – Vikipeedia

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 9d

A Relive video of my little hike today. It was good to get outside of Tallinn for a while and also to wander around without a planned route.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 9d

Today I visited the territory of an abandoned Soviet-era S-200 missile base in #Pahkla. I managed to wander around for an hour and a half before the rain started. #hiking #Estonia

A bit of art/marketing for a Facebook page about abandoned military sites in Estonia.

Part of a hardened shelter once used to store military equipment.

Pahkla suurkivi, or Eestimaa kivide kuningas ("The King of rocks in Estonia"). The 32nd largest erratic boulder in Estonia.

Mari nutukivi, a somewhat smaller erratic boulder.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 9d

Tere tulemast 👋🏻

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 9d

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PPA temporarily closes Saatse Boot passage after uptick in Russian activity

The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) closed an Estonian road that cuts through Russian territory on Friday evening after seeing more Russian activity in the region than usual.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 10d

I believe that the road was closed on the Estonian side already the day before. Good operational intelligence, in that case.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 11d

There's also #Kummeli in Finland.

Kummeli - Wikipedia

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 11d

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Sam Altman Admits That Saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power

Sam Altman says OpenAI is spending "tens of millions of dollars" processing chatbot queries made with proper etiquette.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 11d

Wow, this definitely goes on my "want to go" list!

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ESA Operations @operations.esa.int · 14d

Happy launch anniversary to ESA's Hera mission! 🎂🥳

One year ago ESA's first planetary defence mission was stranded on Earth, its launcher grounded, as a hurricane closed in on its launch site. What a difference a year makes! www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

Hera’s first year in space

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Tom Isaacson @parsley72.bsky.social · 24d

It’s that time of year again. #WestAuckland #Duck #Duckling #Rescue

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 24d

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QI | They Say Of The Acropolis Where The Parthenon Is...

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 24d

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - the #cambridgefive #coldwar #spies

Follow Cold War Conversations then like and reshare this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.

Thanks to @CambridgeSpies and @penswordbooks

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 24d

This #Nestville single barrel is pretty decent. First time trying out a #whisky from #Slovakia. Stopped by their distillery on our road trip back in August.

A bottle of Nestville single barrel whisky. Next to the bottle, a Glencairn whisky glass with a generous pour.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 27d

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-443 (N482MC/MSN 32340) as CMB530 from 57th Air Base, Constanța, Romania to Ämari Air Base, Estonia. #AvGeek #EasternSentry #WeAreNATO

A screenshot from ADS-B Exchange showing the flight path and basic flight parameters of flight CMB530.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · Sep 20

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Estonia requests NATO Article 4 discussions following Russian airspace violations

Estonia's government will request discussions among NATO allies – known as Article 4 of the alliance's treaty – after three Russian fighter jets breached Estonian airspace on Friday.

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