Mette Nordström
@nordme.bsky.social
Journalist @YLE, foreign affairs /EU/NATO. Fmr Europe and US Correspondent.
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Must watch: NYT just released a damning forensic analysis of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
It flatly refutes Trump administration claims — confirming the motorist was driving away, not toward the officer, and the officer was not hit by the vehicle.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
It flatly refutes Trump administration claims — confirming the motorist was driving away, not toward the officer, and the officer was not hit by the vehicle.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Must watch: NYT just released a damning forensic analysis of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
It flatly refutes Trump administration claims — confirming the motorist was driving away, not toward the officer, and the officer was not hit by the vehicle.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
It flatly refutes Trump administration claims — confirming the motorist was driving away, not toward the officer, and the officer was not hit by the vehicle.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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🚨 BREAKING: The EU has unveiled plan to hit Israel with tariffs and sanctions amid outcry over the Gaza war.
Developing story: ow.ly/csss50WY0P1
Developing story: ow.ly/csss50WY0P1
September 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🚨 BREAKING: The EU has unveiled plan to hit Israel with tariffs and sanctions amid outcry over the Gaza war.
Developing story: ow.ly/csss50WY0P1
Developing story: ow.ly/csss50WY0P1
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🔵 La France va reconnaître l'Etat de Palestine, annonce Emmanuel Macron.
July 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🔵 La France va reconnaître l'Etat de Palestine, annonce Emmanuel Macron.
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Tesla, whose shares surged following Donald Trump’s election victory in November, has now given up all of those post-election gains and has fallen more than 50% since its December high. www.ft.com/content/7f83...
March 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tesla, whose shares surged following Donald Trump’s election victory in November, has now given up all of those post-election gains and has fallen more than 50% since its December high. www.ft.com/content/7f83...
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"69% of Republican voters say Russia is the aggressor and 83% disapprove of Putin"
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
Opinion | Most Trump Supporters Also Back Ukraine
Our poll found that 69% of Republican voters say Russia is the aggressor and 83% disapprove of Putin.
www.wsj.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"69% of Republican voters say Russia is the aggressor and 83% disapprove of Putin"
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
”What happens, for example, when Trump proclaims that Ukraine is no longer Ukraine, but to be simply called Russia? Do news organizations politely accept the rewriting of history?”
The ‘Gulf of America’ feud is about something bigger: Trump wants to control the media | Margaret Sullivan
The ‘Gulf of America’ feud is about something bigger: Trump wants to control the media | Margaret Sullivan
The president punished the AP for choosing its own language, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The press must show unity
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
”What happens, for example, when Trump proclaims that Ukraine is no longer Ukraine, but to be simply called Russia? Do news organizations politely accept the rewriting of history?”
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From the river to the sea, Palestine will be ... abolished? My column on Trump's plans to evict Palestinians from their land (and turn Gaza into a U.S.-owned "Riviera") wapo.st/40ZKFoV
Opinion | From the river to the sea, Palestine will be ... abolished?
With Israel’s Netanyahu alongside, Trump adds Gaza to his list of colonial ambitions.
wapo.st
February 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be ... abolished? My column on Trump's plans to evict Palestinians from their land (and turn Gaza into a U.S.-owned "Riviera") wapo.st/40ZKFoV
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Most important thread you will read today
1. BREAKING
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees
The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates
www.muskwatch.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Most important thread you will read today
”Merz risks an unprecedented confrontation with European courts but also with Germany’s neighbours…keen to pass on migratory burdens to Germany.
January 31, 2025 at 6:48 AM
”Merz risks an unprecedented confrontation with European courts but also with Germany’s neighbours…keen to pass on migratory burdens to Germany.
Enough of X, switching to Bluesky
December 22, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Enough of X, switching to Bluesky