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#HappyHedgehogDay !!! 🦔 Check out this little guy!! A small model of a hedgehog that is about 4,500 years old! from Chalandriani, Syros, Greece. Early Cycladic II period (2800-2300 BCE). National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. 📷 My own.
February 2, 2026 at 9:46 AM
#HappyHedgehogDay !!! 🦔 Check out this little guy!! A small model of a hedgehog that is about 4,500 years old! from Chalandriani, Syros, Greece. Early Cycladic II period (2800-2300 BCE). National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. 📷 My own.
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I confess there are moments when I think about the other candidates that might have been suited to Mr Rutte‘s Job.
Europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defence without US, Rutte warns ft.trib.al/8bMMtTf
Europe must stop ‘dreaming’ about defence without US, Rutte warns
Nato chief says continent cannot afford to replace American security umbrella
ft.trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I confess there are moments when I think about the other candidates that might have been suited to Mr Rutte‘s Job.
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Reminds me of a very similar bit of training female members of the British secret service were given during WW2: "Don't ask a man who works for their government what's happening. Confidently tell him something you know to be inaccurate, and he will be forced to correct you".
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Reminds me of a very similar bit of training female members of the British secret service were given during WW2: "Don't ask a man who works for their government what's happening. Confidently tell him something you know to be inaccurate, and he will be forced to correct you".
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Exactly.
The idea that those of us who worry about the transatlantic relationship never liked the US in the first place is simply wrong.
And it trivialises the situation.
The idea that those of us who worry about the transatlantic relationship never liked the US in the first place is simply wrong.
And it trivialises the situation.
I don't think this is the case. Many European security researchers are alarmed precisely because of their deep investment in US networks and communication with US colleagues, many of whom are telling us to be concerned and to seek out alternatives for the sake of our own security.
Those who never trusted the US are saying we should never trust the US again...
January 25, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Exactly.
The idea that those of us who worry about the transatlantic relationship never liked the US in the first place is simply wrong.
And it trivialises the situation.
The idea that those of us who worry about the transatlantic relationship never liked the US in the first place is simply wrong.
And it trivialises the situation.
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it might seem that attacking Minnesota, Greenland, Denmark and Norway is a strange choice of foes but what people don't understand is that Donald Trump has very strong feelings about the sack of Lindisfarne in 793.
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
it might seem that attacking Minnesota, Greenland, Denmark and Norway is a strange choice of foes but what people don't understand is that Donald Trump has very strong feelings about the sack of Lindisfarne in 793.
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– Vi trenger ikke en EU-debatt nå, det er unødvendig og dypt polariserende. Det sier Sylvi Listhaug. Som kjent er hele Frps eksistens basert på koseprat, kompromissvilje, konsensus og samling (suppe) i sentrum. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/3p...
– Ikke sånn en amerikansk president skal oppføre seg
Norske topp-politikere står samlet i synet på at president Donald Trump har skadet forholdet mellom Europa og USA – men er splittet om løsningen.
www.vg.no
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
– Vi trenger ikke en EU-debatt nå, det er unødvendig og dypt polariserende. Det sier Sylvi Listhaug. Som kjent er hele Frps eksistens basert på koseprat, kompromissvilje, konsensus og samling (suppe) i sentrum. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/3p...
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It’s one thing being told (politely or rudely) to do more for your own security - or even being abandoned by the US.
It’s a completely different thing that the US is now actively acting in ways that threaten or decrease European security, not only on Greenland but also by accommodating Russia
It’s a completely different thing that the US is now actively acting in ways that threaten or decrease European security, not only on Greenland but also by accommodating Russia
January 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It’s one thing being told (politely or rudely) to do more for your own security - or even being abandoned by the US.
It’s a completely different thing that the US is now actively acting in ways that threaten or decrease European security, not only on Greenland but also by accommodating Russia
It’s a completely different thing that the US is now actively acting in ways that threaten or decrease European security, not only on Greenland but also by accommodating Russia
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"By threatening to set off a bomb in his local McDonald's, Trump was able to persuade them to sell him a Big Mac. This is The Art Of The Deal at its most sophisticated!"
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"By threatening to set off a bomb in his local McDonald's, Trump was able to persuade them to sell him a Big Mac. This is The Art Of The Deal at its most sophisticated!"
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Godt fra Strømmen om Vedums defaitisme. www.nordnorskdebatt.no/a-spele-trum...
Å spele Trump god!
Tysdag fekk me sjå eit eklatent døme på korleis me kan spele Trump god. Dette i beste sende tid og i rein form på NRK Debatten.
www.nordnorskdebatt.no
January 21, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Godt fra Strømmen om Vedums defaitisme. www.nordnorskdebatt.no/a-spele-trum...
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Problemstillingen er litt rotete.
1. Jeg støtter ikke en VM-boikott nå.
2. Dersom Trump innfører toll på norske varer på 15+10+15% = 40 prosent fra 1. juni, bør vi vurdere det.
3. Dersom USA invaderer Grønland, bør vi definitivt boikotte. www.vg.no/sport/i/ExpM...
1. Jeg støtter ikke en VM-boikott nå.
2. Dersom Trump innfører toll på norske varer på 15+10+15% = 40 prosent fra 1. juni, bør vi vurdere det.
3. Dersom USA invaderer Grønland, bør vi definitivt boikotte. www.vg.no/sport/i/ExpM...
Statsminister Støre om VM-boikott: – Det er jeg imot
USA-ekspert mener Europa bør vokte seg for boikott av fotball-VM. Statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre sier det er et «svært dårlig» virkemiddel.
www.vg.no
January 21, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Problemstillingen er litt rotete.
1. Jeg støtter ikke en VM-boikott nå.
2. Dersom Trump innfører toll på norske varer på 15+10+15% = 40 prosent fra 1. juni, bør vi vurdere det.
3. Dersom USA invaderer Grønland, bør vi definitivt boikotte. www.vg.no/sport/i/ExpM...
1. Jeg støtter ikke en VM-boikott nå.
2. Dersom Trump innfører toll på norske varer på 15+10+15% = 40 prosent fra 1. juni, bør vi vurdere det.
3. Dersom USA invaderer Grønland, bør vi definitivt boikotte. www.vg.no/sport/i/ExpM...
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Fin klubb, dette Trump-alternativet til FN.
Lukashenko has signed a document on Belarus joining the "Peace Council."
January 20, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Fin klubb, dette Trump-alternativet til FN.
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Letter in Times today
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Letter in Times today
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What European leaders have been most nervous about is the US pulling back on NATO or Ukraine… but how can Europe trust the US will come to its defense if its trying to seize territory from a NATO country. They can’t. So why cave to keep a security commitment that is not real. 6/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
What European leaders have been most nervous about is the US pulling back on NATO or Ukraine… but how can Europe trust the US will come to its defense if its trying to seize territory from a NATO country. They can’t. So why cave to keep a security commitment that is not real. 6/
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"Kriminalitetsstatistikken for 2025 viser at 20 mennesker ble drept dette året. Vi må helt tilbake til 1967 for å finne et år der tallet var like lavt."
www.advokatforeningen.no/aktuelt/blog...
www.advokatforeningen.no/aktuelt/blog...
Vi har ikke hatt færre drap siden Per Borten var statsminister
Et mediesøk fra 2025 etterlater et bilde av at Norge har blitt et farlig land, der voldsbruken øker raskt. Dermed var det kanskje ikke rart at valgkampen ble et norgesmesterskap i krav om strengere st...
www.advokatforeningen.no
January 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"Kriminalitetsstatistikken for 2025 viser at 20 mennesker ble drept dette året. Vi må helt tilbake til 1967 for å finne et år der tallet var like lavt."
www.advokatforeningen.no/aktuelt/blog...
www.advokatforeningen.no/aktuelt/blog...
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Noko av det mest irriterande med "realistar" (og det er mykje) er at dei er så dårlege på realpolitikk. Svakheit overfor ei bølle er ikkje realpolitikk, det er ei oppskrift på å bli utsletta. Og å bli utsletta er ikkje i vår nasjonale interesse, synest eg.
www.dn.no/globalt/gron...
www.dn.no/globalt/gron...
Trump overtar nok Grønland. Det må fordømmes – og så glemmes (+)
Øst-Grønland ble okkupert av norske fangstmenn, to ganger. Det glemmer vi helst – slik vi raskt bør glemme en amerikansk annektering av Grønland, av realpolitiske grunner.
www.dn.no
January 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Noko av det mest irriterande med "realistar" (og det er mykje) er at dei er så dårlege på realpolitikk. Svakheit overfor ei bølle er ikkje realpolitikk, det er ei oppskrift på å bli utsletta. Og å bli utsletta er ikkje i vår nasjonale interesse, synest eg.
www.dn.no/globalt/gron...
www.dn.no/globalt/gron...
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The Nordics are going all in on Greenland.
Norway sent two (2) guys and the Swedish guys are unarmed
Still, both are better than the non-existing contribution from Finland
Norway sent two (2) guys and the Swedish guys are unarmed
Still, both are better than the non-existing contribution from Finland
January 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The Nordics are going all in on Greenland.
Norway sent two (2) guys and the Swedish guys are unarmed
Still, both are better than the non-existing contribution from Finland
Norway sent two (2) guys and the Swedish guys are unarmed
Still, both are better than the non-existing contribution from Finland
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"Frykten for å irritere Trump og svekke den amerikanske «sikkerhetsgarantien» ytterligere er åpenbart fullstendig irrasjonell, det nytter ikke å piske en død hest."
You know the word has changed when the former Chief of Defense of Norway writes in our leading business newspaper that the US president is a “useful idiot”.
His piece today “Farewell to NATO” is a warning to sane Americans that the friends of the US is about to leave them
www.dn.no/globalt/nato...
His piece today “Farewell to NATO” is a warning to sane Americans that the friends of the US is about to leave them
www.dn.no/globalt/nato...
Farvel til Nato (+)
Ryktene om at alliansen fortsatt er i live er sterkt overdrevet.
www.dn.no
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
"Frykten for å irritere Trump og svekke den amerikanske «sikkerhetsgarantien» ytterligere er åpenbart fullstendig irrasjonell, det nytter ikke å piske en død hest."
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"Når det gjelder de mer alvorlige lovbruddene er tallene enda mer overraskende:
Antall siktelser for vold blir mer enn halvert.
Antall siktelser for ran og alvorlige seksuallovbrudd synker med nesten 70 prosent."
Antall siktelser for vold blir mer enn halvert.
Antall siktelser for ran og alvorlige seksuallovbrudd synker med nesten 70 prosent."
30 prosent nedgang i ungdomskriminalitet
Inntrykket av en bølge av barnekriminalitet stemmer dårlig med virkeligheten, ifølge SSB. – Det endrer ikke alvoret, mener leder for regjeringens ekspertutvalg, Knut Storberget.
www.nrk.no
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
"Når det gjelder de mer alvorlige lovbruddene er tallene enda mer overraskende:
Antall siktelser for vold blir mer enn halvert.
Antall siktelser for ran og alvorlige seksuallovbrudd synker med nesten 70 prosent."
Antall siktelser for vold blir mer enn halvert.
Antall siktelser for ran og alvorlige seksuallovbrudd synker med nesten 70 prosent."
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Det er et stadig mer realistisk scenario med en forestående amerikansk annektering av Grønland. Skulle dét skje, er det vanskelig å se for seg at NATO kan fortsette i dagens form. Det vil være forferdelig naivt å tro at ikke det vil sette Svalbard i stor fare for en lignende russisk aggresjon.
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Det er et stadig mer realistisk scenario med en forestående amerikansk annektering av Grønland. Skulle dét skje, er det vanskelig å se for seg at NATO kan fortsette i dagens form. Det vil være forferdelig naivt å tro at ikke det vil sette Svalbard i stor fare for en lignende russisk aggresjon.
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Ellers fornuftige folk påstår at sikkerhetsgarantier fra denne mannen er en gamechanger, og mange vil at Ukraina skal gi fra seg land for å få dem. Men de er null verdt. Putin kan bare ringe. Den eneste troverdige sikkerhetsgarantien er "boots on the ground".
Trump on a report that Ukraine tried to strike Putin's residence: "I don't like it. It's not good. I heard about it this morning. You know who told me about it? President Putin told me about it ... I was very angry about it."
December 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Ellers fornuftige folk påstår at sikkerhetsgarantier fra denne mannen er en gamechanger, og mange vil at Ukraina skal gi fra seg land for å få dem. Men de er null verdt. Putin kan bare ringe. Den eneste troverdige sikkerhetsgarantien er "boots on the ground".
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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It looks like Russia has sunk some vessels/barges by the pier of Novorossiysk so that Ukrainian naval drones would not be able to enter the port.
The catch is that the remains of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have now barricaded themselves inside the port and cannot get out.
The catch is that the remains of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have now barricaded themselves inside the port and cannot get out.
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It looks like Russia has sunk some vessels/barges by the pier of Novorossiysk so that Ukrainian naval drones would not be able to enter the port.
The catch is that the remains of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have now barricaded themselves inside the port and cannot get out.
The catch is that the remains of the Russian Black Sea Fleet have now barricaded themselves inside the port and cannot get out.
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Intriguing note on an essay I'm marking.
December 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Intriguing note on an essay I'm marking.