BK
@bkulan.bsky.social
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Remember when we brought democracy to Afghanistan at the point of the gun and we had all these people who live in poverty in a desert who have no IDs whatsoever, and they were all allowed to vote and their fingers were dyed purple once they voted and nobody complained about any voter fraud?
February 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Remember when we brought democracy to Afghanistan at the point of the gun and we had all these people who live in poverty in a desert who have no IDs whatsoever, and they were all allowed to vote and their fingers were dyed purple once they voted and nobody complained about any voter fraud?
The method used to collect statistical data matters greatly. In Sweden we use a different method to collect unemployment data. Full time students looking for a holiday job show up in that data as unemployed which makes our youth unemployment look much worse than it actually is.
EU unemployment rates held steady at 6.3% in data released this morning, while Eurozone employment fell slightly to 5.9%
Czechia (3.1%), Malta (3.2%), & Poland (3.2%) had the lowest unemployment rates, while Finland (10.3%), Spain (10%) & Sweden (8.8%) had the highest
Czechia (3.1%), Malta (3.2%), & Poland (3.2%) had the lowest unemployment rates, while Finland (10.3%), Spain (10%) & Sweden (8.8%) had the highest
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The method used to collect statistical data matters greatly. In Sweden we use a different method to collect unemployment data. Full time students looking for a holiday job show up in that data as unemployed which makes our youth unemployment look much worse than it actually is.
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And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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A fantastic thread on endurance which is key to making real change through protesting.
Also:
Importance of variety. Protesting in the street is very taxing. Different activities like a cooking workshop can be a well deserved break while supporting protesters by taking care of their needs.
Also:
Importance of variety. Protesting in the street is very taxing. Different activities like a cooking workshop can be a well deserved break while supporting protesters by taking care of their needs.
I’m seeing more and more Minneapolis/Minnesota people naming that they are burned out and I just hope people allow themselves to change their pacing from sprint to marathon or better yet, a relay.
Slow down if the alternative is you crashing out and not being able to do anything.
Slow down if the alternative is you crashing out and not being able to do anything.
February 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A fantastic thread on endurance which is key to making real change through protesting.
Also:
Importance of variety. Protesting in the street is very taxing. Different activities like a cooking workshop can be a well deserved break while supporting protesters by taking care of their needs.
Also:
Importance of variety. Protesting in the street is very taxing. Different activities like a cooking workshop can be a well deserved break while supporting protesters by taking care of their needs.
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1/ FOI har släppt rapporten ”The Future of Warfare in Russian Military Thinking” som handlar om hur RY militära strateger ser på framtidens krig www.foi.se/rapporter/ra...
Det enda vi kan vara säkra på är att vi redan nu kommer behöva försvara oss mot attack och spaningsdrönare, FPV eller AI-styrda
Det enda vi kan vara säkra på är att vi redan nu kommer behöva försvara oss mot attack och spaningsdrönare, FPV eller AI-styrda
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
1/ FOI har släppt rapporten ”The Future of Warfare in Russian Military Thinking” som handlar om hur RY militära strateger ser på framtidens krig www.foi.se/rapporter/ra...
Det enda vi kan vara säkra på är att vi redan nu kommer behöva försvara oss mot attack och spaningsdrönare, FPV eller AI-styrda
Det enda vi kan vara säkra på är att vi redan nu kommer behöva försvara oss mot attack och spaningsdrönare, FPV eller AI-styrda
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Yle Svenska har en väldigt bra listning av olika europeiska alternativ för IT-tjänster!
Bra jobbat @pernillet och @Elias !
https://yle.fi/a/7-10092400
Bra jobbat @pernillet och @Elias !
https://yle.fi/a/7-10092400
Därför borde du lämna Google och Microsoft bakom dig – experter tipsar om flera europeiska alternativ
Två dataskyddsexperter uppmanar till byte från amerikanska digitala tjänster. Webbläsare och AI-chattbot kan vara viktigast att byta först.
yle.fi
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Yle Svenska har en väldigt bra listning av olika europeiska alternativ för IT-tjänster!
Bra jobbat @pernillet och @Elias !
https://yle.fi/a/7-10092400
Bra jobbat @pernillet och @Elias !
https://yle.fi/a/7-10092400
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Breaking: Guan Heng has just been released from detention and is now reunited with his mother, a long-awaited and joyful reunion. DHS has not yet decided whether to appeal his asylum. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who stood by him and helped make today possible.
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Breaking: Guan Heng has just been released from detention and is now reunited with his mother, a long-awaited and joyful reunion. DHS has not yet decided whether to appeal his asylum. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who stood by him and helped make today possible.
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Mario Draghi pitches "pragmatic federalism" to advance European integration among certain member states.
"We must take the steps that are currently possible, with the partners who are currently willing, in the domains where progress can currently be made."
"We must take the steps that are currently possible, with the partners who are currently willing, in the domains where progress can currently be made."
Draghi: EU must become a 'genuine federation' to avoid decline
The former Italian prime minister said the European Union risks subordination, division and deindustrialision all at once if it does not pull closer together. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Mario Draghi pitches "pragmatic federalism" to advance European integration among certain member states.
"We must take the steps that are currently possible, with the partners who are currently willing, in the domains where progress can currently be made."
"We must take the steps that are currently possible, with the partners who are currently willing, in the domains where progress can currently be made."
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1/ Den elektroniska ”drönarmur” som diskuteras som en skyddsbarriär mot EU´s gräns kommer vara omodern innan den ens kommer på plats. Väst måste förstå att de drönare som vi kommer möta i framtiden antagligen kommer vara till 100% styrda av fiber / AI. De måste skjutas ner. Filmen visar övning i UA
February 2, 2026 at 5:46 AM
1/ Den elektroniska ”drönarmur” som diskuteras som en skyddsbarriär mot EU´s gräns kommer vara omodern innan den ens kommer på plats. Väst måste förstå att de drönare som vi kommer möta i framtiden antagligen kommer vara till 100% styrda av fiber / AI. De måste skjutas ner. Filmen visar övning i UA
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This article is a very useful reframing of the tired “Europe falling behind in tech” whinge.
Europe has actually build the foundations for socially useful tech, for decades.
What it has not done is attempt to create Empires by extracting cash from that work.
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...
Europe has actually build the foundations for socially useful tech, for decades.
What it has not done is attempt to create Empires by extracting cash from that work.
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...
Why there’s no European Google?
Why there’s no European Google? par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
ploum.net
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM
This article is a very useful reframing of the tired “Europe falling behind in tech” whinge.
Europe has actually build the foundations for socially useful tech, for decades.
What it has not done is attempt to create Empires by extracting cash from that work.
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...
Europe has actually build the foundations for socially useful tech, for decades.
What it has not done is attempt to create Empires by extracting cash from that work.
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...
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The book presents itself as a “revelatory correction” to what the authors characterize as widespread misinformation in Japan about U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to Japan and the U.S.–Japan alliance. Its central thesis is that—
January 29, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The book presents itself as a “revelatory correction” to what the authors characterize as widespread misinformation in Japan about U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to Japan and the U.S.–Japan alliance. Its central thesis is that—
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As public opinion turns, reports from within Mount Doom suggest Orc Lieutenant Gothmog is to be relieved of command and withdrawn from Gondor back to Minas Morgul where he is expected to soon retire.
Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.
Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
As public opinion turns, reports from within Mount Doom suggest Orc Lieutenant Gothmog is to be relieved of command and withdrawn from Gondor back to Minas Morgul where he is expected to soon retire.
Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.
Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.
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»...any illusions about an eternal American willingness to sacrifice itself for Europe are gone forever ... Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden ought to consider how to provide for their own nuclear protection.«
Is it Time for a Nordic Nuke?
Moscow’s “Oreshnik” strike on January 9, 2026 is best understood as strategic signaling designed to shape what NATO will and will not do. Russia’s use of
warontherocks.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:38 AM
»...any illusions about an eternal American willingness to sacrifice itself for Europe are gone forever ... Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden ought to consider how to provide for their own nuclear protection.«
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EUvsDisinfo publishes a lot of good content on the Russo-Ukrainian War, give them a follow!
Since it cannot win on the battlefield, Russia has relentlessly bombed Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, weaponising hunger and basic human needs. Forcing Ukraine into surrender through civilian suffering appears to have become Russia’s central strategy in the war.
euvsdisinfo.eu/weaponising-...
euvsdisinfo.eu/weaponising-...
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
EUvsDisinfo publishes a lot of good content on the Russo-Ukrainian War, give them a follow!
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Men vad rapporten gör är alltså att bunta ihop grannen som klipper din gräsmatta med becknaren som säljer droger och sedan får SvD feeling och kräker ut sig att organiserade brottsligheten blir miljardärer med 185 miljarder i vinst och 352 miljarder i omsättning.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Men vad rapporten gör är alltså att bunta ihop grannen som klipper din gräsmatta med becknaren som säljer droger och sedan får SvD feeling och kräker ut sig att organiserade brottsligheten blir miljardärer med 185 miljarder i vinst och 352 miljarder i omsättning.
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We've received reports of an email scam impersonating Bellingcat staff. This imposter account appears to be focused on Iran. Bellingcat staff will only contact you from an official @bellingcat.com email address. If you receive a suspicious email from “our team,” please email [email protected]
January 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
We've received reports of an email scam impersonating Bellingcat staff. This imposter account appears to be focused on Iran. Bellingcat staff will only contact you from an official @bellingcat.com email address. If you receive a suspicious email from “our team,” please email [email protected]
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When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
disconnect.blog
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
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Ilia Hashemi has shared many disturbing videos about the massacre occurring in Iran on his Twitter account. I am sharing only one of them, reluctantly, here. If you have any audience with the press, please take a look at them.
x.com/iliahashemic...
x.com/iliahashemic...
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Ilia Hashemi has shared many disturbing videos about the massacre occurring in Iran on his Twitter account. I am sharing only one of them, reluctantly, here. If you have any audience with the press, please take a look at them.
x.com/iliahashemic...
x.com/iliahashemic...
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Is ChatGPT-5 a truly “safer” version of ChatGPT?
We tested 120 prompts about eating disorders, and substance abuse on ChatGPT and found that ChatGPT-5 encourages follow-ups on dangerous conversations 99% of the time.
Read our report to learn more ⤵️
We tested 120 prompts about eating disorders, and substance abuse on ChatGPT and found that ChatGPT-5 encourages follow-ups on dangerous conversations 99% of the time.
Read our report to learn more ⤵️
The Illusion of AI Safety -- Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
CCDH's new research shows that OpenAI's new “safer” version of ChatGPT actually could allow more harm.
counterhate.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Is ChatGPT-5 a truly “safer” version of ChatGPT?
We tested 120 prompts about eating disorders, and substance abuse on ChatGPT and found that ChatGPT-5 encourages follow-ups on dangerous conversations 99% of the time.
Read our report to learn more ⤵️
We tested 120 prompts about eating disorders, and substance abuse on ChatGPT and found that ChatGPT-5 encourages follow-ups on dangerous conversations 99% of the time.
Read our report to learn more ⤵️
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The use of the Oreshnik was a predictably weak Russian gambit and it is easily explained. Russians are absolutely desperate. The situation for them is getting out of control, across the globe. Their allies and their power are disappearing on a huge scale.
January 9, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The use of the Oreshnik was a predictably weak Russian gambit and it is easily explained. Russians are absolutely desperate. The situation for them is getting out of control, across the globe. Their allies and their power are disappearing on a huge scale.
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Varför hänger svenska politiker på en sajt som producerar barnporr? Läs @isobelhk.bsky.social
www.dn.se/ledare/isobe...
www.dn.se/ledare/isobe...
Isobel Hadley-Kamptz: Varför hänger svenska politiker på en sajt som producerar barnporr på beställning?
Elon Musks AI-tjänst ställer gärna upp och gör avklädda AI-bilder på både barn och icke samtyckande vuxna.
www.dn.se
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Varför hänger svenska politiker på en sajt som producerar barnporr? Läs @isobelhk.bsky.social
www.dn.se/ledare/isobe...
www.dn.se/ledare/isobe...
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Japanese ruling party politician Onondera Itsunori, who served as Defense Minister under Prime Minister Abe, has criticized Trump's attack on Venezuela, arguing it will make it difficult to rally international public opinion against a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Japanese ruling party politician Onondera Itsunori, who served as Defense Minister under Prime Minister Abe, has criticized Trump's attack on Venezuela, arguing it will make it difficult to rally international public opinion against a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
January 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
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One severly disturbing thing about US intervention in Venezuela is that the regime in the White House does EXACTLY what they say they will do.
So heads up, Panama, Canada, Greenland et al.
So heads up, Panama, Canada, Greenland et al.
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
One severly disturbing thing about US intervention in Venezuela is that the regime in the White House does EXACTLY what they say they will do.
So heads up, Panama, Canada, Greenland et al.
So heads up, Panama, Canada, Greenland et al.
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵