Vibeke Sand
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Trump demands Ukraine gives up territory illegally invaded and occupied by Russia. Can you imagine the US giving up Florida for ‘peace’?
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Trump demands Ukraine gives up territory illegally invaded and occupied by Russia. Can you imagine the US giving up Florida for ‘peace’?
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Happy 70th birthday to the European flag 🇪🇺
Back in 1955, the Council of Europe reviewed more than 100 designs, and chose this one as the winner.
The 12 stars stand for completeness, not countries. The design was chosen so it wouldn’t change with borders or new members.
Back in 1955, the Council of Europe reviewed more than 100 designs, and chose this one as the winner.
The 12 stars stand for completeness, not countries. The design was chosen so it wouldn’t change with borders or new members.
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Happy 70th birthday to the European flag 🇪🇺
Back in 1955, the Council of Europe reviewed more than 100 designs, and chose this one as the winner.
The 12 stars stand for completeness, not countries. The design was chosen so it wouldn’t change with borders or new members.
Back in 1955, the Council of Europe reviewed more than 100 designs, and chose this one as the winner.
The 12 stars stand for completeness, not countries. The design was chosen so it wouldn’t change with borders or new members.
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Today’s Russian papers are loving the new US national security strategy. One Russian paper on the implications for Europe: “Trump isn’t their Daddy any more.” Kremlin spokesman comments: “The adjustments in the updated strategy correspond in many ways to our vision” #ReadingRussia
“Trump’s not their Daddy any more.” Russian paper on Europe, over new US national security strategy
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Today’s Russian papers are loving the new US national security strategy. One Russian paper on the implications for Europe: “Trump isn’t their Daddy any more.” Kremlin spokesman comments: “The adjustments in the updated strategy correspond in many ways to our vision” #ReadingRussia
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Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view reut.rs/4qefvUL
Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view
The U.S. National Security Strategy described Trump's vision as one of "flexible realism."
reut.rs
December 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Kremlin says new US security strategy accords largely with Russia's view reut.rs/4qefvUL
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Denne tråden kunne knapt vært bedre timet…
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Denne tråden kunne knapt vært bedre timet…
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Willy Brandt 1992:
"Zudem muß die NATO ehemalige Mitgliedsstaaten des Warschauer Paktes weitgehend 'einbinden', damit in Mitteleuropa kein Sicherheitsvakuum bleibt."
www.cvce.eu/de/obj/rede_...
"Zudem muß die NATO ehemalige Mitgliedsstaaten des Warschauer Paktes weitgehend 'einbinden', damit in Mitteleuropa kein Sicherheitsvakuum bleibt."
www.cvce.eu/de/obj/rede_...
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Willy Brandt 1992:
"Zudem muß die NATO ehemalige Mitgliedsstaaten des Warschauer Paktes weitgehend 'einbinden', damit in Mitteleuropa kein Sicherheitsvakuum bleibt."
www.cvce.eu/de/obj/rede_...
"Zudem muß die NATO ehemalige Mitgliedsstaaten des Warschauer Paktes weitgehend 'einbinden', damit in Mitteleuropa kein Sicherheitsvakuum bleibt."
www.cvce.eu/de/obj/rede_...
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On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
Why Ukraine doesn't have nuclear weapons
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine found itself the inheritor of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal.
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On Dec. 5, 1994, Ukraine signed a set of political agreements that would guarantee the country's sovereignty and independence in return for accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
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If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza.
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity.
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
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5 December 1920 | A Norwegian Jew, Mendel Jaffe, was born in Horten. Photography apprentice.
On 26 November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
On 26 November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
5 December 1920 | A Norwegian Jew, Mendel Jaffe, was born in Horten. Photography apprentice.
On 26 November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
On 26 November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
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Sometimes people tell me that I exaggerate when I say that the US openly hostile towards Europe. The NSS speaks a very clear language though, and it is a hostile one.
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Sometimes people tell me that I exaggerate when I say that the US openly hostile towards Europe. The NSS speaks a very clear language though, and it is a hostile one.
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Kommentar til serien med artikler fra USA som starter i dag. Den er av det personlige slaget.
MIAMI ICE: «Knebling og frykt er også en del av fotball-VM 2026» idrettspolitikk.no/2025/12/02/m...
MIAMI ICE: «Knebling og frykt er også en del av fotball-VM 2026» idrettspolitikk.no/2025/12/02/m...
MIAMI ICE: «Knebling og frykt er også en del av fotball-VM 2026» - Idrettspolitikk
KOMMENTAR: Det har vært få protester fra norske fotballsupportere i forbindelse med fotball-VM i Mexico, USA og Canada. Og det kritiske blikket fra norsk media har også så godt som vært fraværende. Me...
idrettspolitikk.no
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Kommentar til serien med artikler fra USA som starter i dag. Den er av det personlige slaget.
MIAMI ICE: «Knebling og frykt er også en del av fotball-VM 2026» idrettspolitikk.no/2025/12/02/m...
MIAMI ICE: «Knebling og frykt er også en del av fotball-VM 2026» idrettspolitikk.no/2025/12/02/m...
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#CervicalCancer can be prevented & treated, if caught early. bit.ly/47GIbzd
#EndCervicalCancer
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✅Get vaccinated
#CervicalCancer can be prevented & treated, if caught early. bit.ly/47GIbzd
#EndCervicalCancer
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
✅Get informed
✅Get screened
✅Get vaccinated
#CervicalCancer can be prevented & treated, if caught early. bit.ly/47GIbzd
#EndCervicalCancer
✅Get screened
✅Get vaccinated
#CervicalCancer can be prevented & treated, if caught early. bit.ly/47GIbzd
#EndCervicalCancer
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Når den sosialdemokratiske regjeringen i UK kan, så kan vel også en Ap-regjering i Norge? En no-brainer om man mener alvor i klimapolitikken. www.nrk.no/nyheter/stor...
Storbritannia vil innføre letestopp etter nye olje- og gassfelt
Storbritannia vil ikke åpne for nye letelisenser for olje og gass, melder Reuters. Regjeringen vil imidlertid tillate leting nær eksisterende felt. Det kom frem da Labour-regjeringen la frem sitt stat...
www.nrk.no
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Når den sosialdemokratiske regjeringen i UK kan, så kan vel også en Ap-regjering i Norge? En no-brainer om man mener alvor i klimapolitikken. www.nrk.no/nyheter/stor...
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🎧🎙️🆕 Democracy is in retreat, the UN is struggling to handle international crises, NATO is facing internal challenges and authoritarian regimes are signalling unity. The world is changing rapidly, so which arenas for cooperation should we preserve? www.nupi.no/en/news/demo...
Democratic backsliding, illiberal regimes and international cooperation under pressure | NUPI
NEW PODCAST: Democracy is in retreat, the UN is struggling to handle international crises, and authoritarian regimes are signalling unity. The world is changing rapidly, so which arenas for cooperatio...
www.nupi.no
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🎧🎙️🆕 Democracy is in retreat, the UN is struggling to handle international crises, NATO is facing internal challenges and authoritarian regimes are signalling unity. The world is changing rapidly, so which arenas for cooperation should we preserve? www.nupi.no/en/news/demo...
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Britene sa nei til EU i 2016. Landet er ikke kommet over bruddet med Brussel, skriver Kjetil Wiedswang:
Brexit spøker igjen
civita.no
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Britene sa nei til EU i 2016. Landet er ikke kommet over bruddet med Brussel, skriver Kjetil Wiedswang:
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Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81
The Grammy Award-winning singer and star of the movie “The Harder They Come” died of pneumonia, his wife said.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.
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We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
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The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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Useful @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social analysis of Trump proposal on Russia, skewering it point-by-point in an easily digestible way:
www.arcdigital.media/p/trump-and-...
www.arcdigital.media/p/trump-and-...
Trump and Witkoff Try to Get Russia a Win
The joint U.S.-Russia proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, taken point-by-point
www.arcdigital.media
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Useful @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social analysis of Trump proposal on Russia, skewering it point-by-point in an easily digestible way:
www.arcdigital.media/p/trump-and-...
www.arcdigital.media/p/trump-and-...
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
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Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records.
Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records - Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School's Nuremberg Trials Project has finalized the first complete, keyword searchable online collection of more than 750,000 pages of Nazi war tribunal documents.
hls.harvard.edu
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records.
«Dette kan sammenfattes med ett ord: Utålelig» www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
Trump vil presse frem en kapitulasjon
USAs president har gitt opp meglingen. Han vil at Russland skal vinne og Ukraina tape krigen.
www.aftenposten.no
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
«Dette kan sammenfattes med ett ord: Utålelig» www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
På tide å ta debatten: «Et medlemskap gir oss ikke bare en sikker plass på innsiden av EUs tollskjold. Det gir oss også medbestemmelse over lovene og reglene vi uansett er bundet av gjennom EØS-avtalen.» @europabevegelsen.bsky.social www.adressa.no/debatt/i/W04...
Adresseavisen mener: Dramatisk for Norge
Nå må vi ta debatten om norsk EU-medlemskap
www.adressa.no
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
På tide å ta debatten: «Et medlemskap gir oss ikke bare en sikker plass på innsiden av EUs tollskjold. Det gir oss også medbestemmelse over lovene og reglene vi uansett er bundet av gjennom EØS-avtalen.» @europabevegelsen.bsky.social www.adressa.no/debatt/i/W04...
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The latest satellite photos of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, for instance, illustrate the extent to which local glaciers have melted. "We need to dramatically reduce emissions", - a new research emphasises.
Northern Norway feels the consequences of record-high fossil fuel emissions
With 2025 set to be a record year for fossil fuel emissions, experts have concluded that it is no longer plausible to keep global warming below 1.5°C.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The latest satellite photos of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, for instance, illustrate the extent to which local glaciers have melted. "We need to dramatically reduce emissions", - a new research emphasises.
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14 November 1868 | Jewish woman Marie Ganz (nee Lahn) was born in today's Lithuania. In 1913 she emigrated to Norway.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
14 November 1868 | Jewish woman Marie Ganz (nee Lahn) was born in today's Lithuania. In 1913 she emigrated to Norway.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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“Take on Me” fills dance floors, challenges karaoke warriors and still earns a formidable income for three Norwegians who could walk any city without being chased for a selfie.
The Post caught up with A-Ha to discuss the 80s pop hit and its unexpected afterlife. https://wapo.st/43lZaUS
The Post caught up with A-Ha to discuss the 80s pop hit and its unexpected afterlife. https://wapo.st/43lZaUS
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Take on Me” fills dance floors, challenges karaoke warriors and still earns a formidable income for three Norwegians who could walk any city without being chased for a selfie.
The Post caught up with A-Ha to discuss the 80s pop hit and its unexpected afterlife. https://wapo.st/43lZaUS
The Post caught up with A-Ha to discuss the 80s pop hit and its unexpected afterlife. https://wapo.st/43lZaUS