Tor Lillqvist
@tango-mike-lima.bsky.social
Retired software engineer. Train lover. Until recently, dog owner. Anti-fascist. Atheist. Feminist.
I will immediately block bot-like followers with an empty profile.
More active on Mastodon: @[email protected]
I will immediately block bot-like followers with an empty profile.
More active on Mastodon: @[email protected]
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I remember when the rightwing rags used to say how Princess Charlotte was so clever speaking more than one language at a young age- Spanish at 2, I think it was.
Speaking languages is another thing that’s “eeewww” when you’re poor or not white and “wow” when you’re rich or white.
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Speaking languages is another thing that’s “eeewww” when you’re poor or not white and “wow” when you’re rich or white.
🙄
December 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I remember when the rightwing rags used to say how Princess Charlotte was so clever speaking more than one language at a young age- Spanish at 2, I think it was.
Speaking languages is another thing that’s “eeewww” when you’re poor or not white and “wow” when you’re rich or white.
🙄
Speaking languages is another thing that’s “eeewww” when you’re poor or not white and “wow” when you’re rich or white.
🙄
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It's fine to be skeptical of this, but some folks don't understand what this information means.
It may sound silly, but oceanic freedom of navigation is predicated on "flying the flag of a sovereign state." Any ship caught flying false colors can be legally fucked with by any state's navy.
It may sound silly, but oceanic freedom of navigation is predicated on "flying the flag of a sovereign state." Any ship caught flying false colors can be legally fucked with by any state's navy.
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It's fine to be skeptical of this, but some folks don't understand what this information means.
It may sound silly, but oceanic freedom of navigation is predicated on "flying the flag of a sovereign state." Any ship caught flying false colors can be legally fucked with by any state's navy.
It may sound silly, but oceanic freedom of navigation is predicated on "flying the flag of a sovereign state." Any ship caught flying false colors can be legally fucked with by any state's navy.
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I'm not quite sure where to start
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm not quite sure where to start
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Zum Unabhängigkeitstag gibt es Rentier, so will es das Gesetz.
December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Zum Unabhängigkeitstag gibt es Rentier, so will es das Gesetz.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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Jenna Simula (ps.): ”On eläinlajien etu, että niitä metsästetään”
PS:n aivan poikkeuksellisen erityinen luontosuhde kiteytettynä.
PS:n aivan poikkeuksellisen erityinen luontosuhde kiteytettynä.
Eduskunta | Sudenmetsästys laajeni yllättäen eduskunnassa: valiokunta nosti myös karhun ja ilveksen kiintiömetsästyksen piiriin
Maa- ja metsätalousvaliokunnan tekemä laajennus voi olla EU-oikeuden vastainen. Myös saukko sisältyy kiintiömetsästettäviin lajeihin.
www.hs.fi
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Jenna Simula (ps.): ”On eläinlajien etu, että niitä metsästetään”
PS:n aivan poikkeuksellisen erityinen luontosuhde kiteytettynä.
PS:n aivan poikkeuksellisen erityinen luontosuhde kiteytettynä.
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As opposed to extremely serious parties who base themselves wholly on real issues like, say, Reform who claim that all of the country's ills are caused by a few thousand refugees and want to solve this by deporting every Brown person in the country.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
As opposed to extremely serious parties who base themselves wholly on real issues like, say, Reform who claim that all of the country's ills are caused by a few thousand refugees and want to solve this by deporting every Brown person in the country.
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A landmark moment for Europe.
We have sealed a deal to ban imports of Russian gas to EU.
This decision strikes at the heart of Russia’s war-financing machine & boosts Europe’s long-term energy security.
This is how we safeguard Europe’s energy future & what real support for Ukraine looks like.
We have sealed a deal to ban imports of Russian gas to EU.
This decision strikes at the heart of Russia’s war-financing machine & boosts Europe’s long-term energy security.
This is how we safeguard Europe’s energy future & what real support for Ukraine looks like.
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
A landmark moment for Europe.
We have sealed a deal to ban imports of Russian gas to EU.
This decision strikes at the heart of Russia’s war-financing machine & boosts Europe’s long-term energy security.
This is how we safeguard Europe’s energy future & what real support for Ukraine looks like.
We have sealed a deal to ban imports of Russian gas to EU.
This decision strikes at the heart of Russia’s war-financing machine & boosts Europe’s long-term energy security.
This is how we safeguard Europe’s energy future & what real support for Ukraine looks like.
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🚆✨ Seit heute setzen SBB & ÖBB auf der Nachtzuglinie Zürich–Hamburg durchgehend den Nightjet der neuen Generation ein!
Ab 2026 folgen schrittweise auch die Verbindungen Zürich–Wien & Zürich–Amsterdam.
Die Garnitur 8091 720 trägt nun stolz den Namen „City of Zürich“. 🌙
Fotos: © SBB CFF FFS
Ab 2026 folgen schrittweise auch die Verbindungen Zürich–Wien & Zürich–Amsterdam.
Die Garnitur 8091 720 trägt nun stolz den Namen „City of Zürich“. 🌙
Fotos: © SBB CFF FFS
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🚆✨ Seit heute setzen SBB & ÖBB auf der Nachtzuglinie Zürich–Hamburg durchgehend den Nightjet der neuen Generation ein!
Ab 2026 folgen schrittweise auch die Verbindungen Zürich–Wien & Zürich–Amsterdam.
Die Garnitur 8091 720 trägt nun stolz den Namen „City of Zürich“. 🌙
Fotos: © SBB CFF FFS
Ab 2026 folgen schrittweise auch die Verbindungen Zürich–Wien & Zürich–Amsterdam.
Die Garnitur 8091 720 trägt nun stolz den Namen „City of Zürich“. 🌙
Fotos: © SBB CFF FFS
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So Deutsche Bahn is finally, after all these years waiting, going TO RUN TRAINS FROM GERMANY TO LONDON! #CrossChannelRail
a man in a suit and tie is standing in a doorway
Alt: Mr Bean in a suit and tie is standing in a doorway looking shocked
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So Deutsche Bahn is finally, after all these years waiting, going TO RUN TRAINS FROM GERMANY TO LONDON! #CrossChannelRail
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Liikahtaako tämä asia lopulta Suomessakin?! Syytä olisi, sillä nyt kilpaillaan siitä, onko Suomi vai Kreikka viimeinen merkittävä turkistarhausta harjoittava EU-maa! Ja vain meillä tarhataan myös kettuja ja supikoiria.
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
Pääkirjoitus | Valtion ei tule suojella eläinrääkkäystä
Turkistarhaus on kiellettävä Suomessakin.
www.hs.fi
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Liikahtaako tämä asia lopulta Suomessakin?! Syytä olisi, sillä nyt kilpaillaan siitä, onko Suomi vai Kreikka viimeinen merkittävä turkistarhausta harjoittava EU-maa! Ja vain meillä tarhataan myös kettuja ja supikoiria.
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
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The US government is now targeting anyone applying for a H-1b visa that have worked on "activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others."
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The US government is now targeting anyone applying for a H-1b visa that have worked on "activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others."
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
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A tough week for Ukraine, here’s hoping tomorrow’s meeting between Presidents Volovdymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron in Paris leads to progress. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Ukraine's Zelenskiy to visit Macron in Paris on Monday, Elysee says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday, Macron's office said, as the Ukrainian leader finds himself in the most difficult political and ...
www.reuters.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A tough week for Ukraine, here’s hoping tomorrow’s meeting between Presidents Volovdymyr Zelenskyy and Emmanuel Macron in Paris leads to progress. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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Kids and dogs alike enjoy desecrating columns in Delft's Oudekerk,1652. Church graffiti was a popular children's hobby, shown by many artists; here by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Kids and dogs alike enjoy desecrating columns in Delft's Oudekerk,1652. Church graffiti was a popular children's hobby, shown by many artists; here by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
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Tänään täyttyy monen vuoden unelma: istua tässä tuolissa Akateemisessa - ikonisella kohtauspaikalla.
Aiheena kirja jossa tulevaisuutta ja kansainvälistä politiikkaa käsitellään vähän eri tavalla - keskustelujen kautta.
Tule kuuntelemaan mitä se tarkoittaa käytännössä!
Aiheena kirja jossa tulevaisuutta ja kansainvälistä politiikkaa käsitellään vähän eri tavalla - keskustelujen kautta.
Tule kuuntelemaan mitä se tarkoittaa käytännössä!
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Tänään täyttyy monen vuoden unelma: istua tässä tuolissa Akateemisessa - ikonisella kohtauspaikalla.
Aiheena kirja jossa tulevaisuutta ja kansainvälistä politiikkaa käsitellään vähän eri tavalla - keskustelujen kautta.
Tule kuuntelemaan mitä se tarkoittaa käytännössä!
Aiheena kirja jossa tulevaisuutta ja kansainvälistä politiikkaa käsitellään vähän eri tavalla - keskustelujen kautta.
Tule kuuntelemaan mitä se tarkoittaa käytännössä!
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My #CrossBorderRail trip from Brugge 🇧🇪to Nuits-sous-Ravières 🇫🇷has gone so badly, and will leave me €59.94 out of pocket
So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
An open letter, and an invoice for €59.94, to Alberto Mazzola, boss of Community of European Railways - Jon Worth
Dear Alberto, It is a little odd for me, a blogger and campaigner, to be writing an open letter to you as Executive Director of Community of European Railways (CER). But the combination of circumstanc...
jonworth.eu
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My #CrossBorderRail trip from Brugge 🇧🇪to Nuits-sous-Ravières 🇫🇷has gone so badly, and will leave me €59.94 out of pocket
So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
Starmer’s government, all is perhaps forgiven, for that glorious line ”We are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets. But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the honourable member for Clacton."
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Starmer’s government, all is perhaps forgiven, for that glorious line ”We are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets. But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the honourable member for Clacton."
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That doesn't mean you should repeat the crap. And no, they are not talking about it. They are talking about laying 80km or so of standard gauge track.
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
That doesn't mean you should repeat the crap. And no, they are not talking about it. They are talking about laying 80km or so of standard gauge track.
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In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
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This genie is out of the bottle now, whether Musk has removed the feature or not. All MAGA trolls can now be accused of being in Russia etc.
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This genie is out of the bottle now, whether Musk has removed the feature or not. All MAGA trolls can now be accused of being in Russia etc.
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I think there should be a tax on people going to the papers to complain about tax
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I think there should be a tax on people going to the papers to complain about tax
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FFS 😡
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
FFS 😡
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
I bet you have all seen the alarmist and very viral-worthy claims that "Brazil cuts down tens of thousands of acres of rainforest to build a four-lane road for COP30".
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November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I bet you have all seen the alarmist and very viral-worthy claims that "Brazil cuts down tens of thousands of acres of rainforest to build a four-lane road for COP30".
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