Dr Ville Jansson
@villejansson.bsky.social
Physicist and private investor from Helsingfors; trying to understand the world through science, economics and history | President of the Physical Society in Finland | swe/eng/fi | https://sites.google.com/site/villebcjansson/
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Cuba has told international airlines that it will not be able to supply them with jet fuel from Tuesday. The measure, at the height of the tourist season, is expected to hit US, Spanish, Panamanian and Mexican airlines. ft.trib.al/fRmayws
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Cuba has told international airlines that it will not be able to supply them with jet fuel from Tuesday. The measure, at the height of the tourist season, is expected to hit US, Spanish, Panamanian and Mexican airlines. ft.trib.al/fRmayws
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I guess this is a key insight into the minds of the MAGA supporters: They have already caused themselves a lot of pain by sticking to their delusions and support of Trump; they will not change their minds before they realise that not acknowledging their mistake will lead to an even greater pain.
January 29, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I guess this is a key insight into the minds of the MAGA supporters: They have already caused themselves a lot of pain by sticking to their delusions and support of Trump; they will not change their minds before they realise that not acknowledging their mistake will lead to an even greater pain.
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"We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start."
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We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct
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January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
"We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start."
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‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
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January 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
"But Europe has learned a lesson. Appeasing a bully doesn’t work, especially when, as anyone watching Trump’s Davos rant could see, that bully is experiencing rapid cognitive decline. But standing up to him does work." @pkrugman.bsky.social
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Trump 0, Europe 1
Ignorance and contempt lose a round
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January 23, 2026 at 7:16 PM
"But Europe has learned a lesson. Appeasing a bully doesn’t work, especially when, as anyone watching Trump’s Davos rant could see, that bully is experiencing rapid cognitive decline. But standing up to him does work." @pkrugman.bsky.social
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Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly pledged US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture
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January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly pledged US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure
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Worrying that Trump has misspelled "bored"
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Worrying that Trump has misspelled "bored"
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Aaaaand, just FOUR days later, Trump TACO's and calls the whole thing off. Fuhgeddaboutdit -- No more trade war with Europe.
The U.S. sure taught the world a lesson!
(What was that lesson?)
The U.S. sure taught the world a lesson!
(What was that lesson?)
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Aaaaand, just FOUR days later, Trump TACO's and calls the whole thing off. Fuhgeddaboutdit -- No more trade war with Europe.
The U.S. sure taught the world a lesson!
(What was that lesson?)
The U.S. sure taught the world a lesson!
(What was that lesson?)
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LOL this is the power of bond markets. It took one bad day for Trump to take the military invasion of Greenland off the table. It’s a weird sort of relief, but markets clearly are relieved.
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
LOL this is the power of bond markets. It took one bad day for Trump to take the military invasion of Greenland off the table. It’s a weird sort of relief, but markets clearly are relieved.
Two weeks after the Maduro kidnapping, the Trump administration again does big moves during a weekend. Nice of them to disturb the markets as little as possible. It has been clear that Trump wants Greenland - there is no reason, he just wants it.
January 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Two weeks after the Maduro kidnapping, the Trump administration again does big moves during a weekend. Nice of them to disturb the markets as little as possible. It has been clear that Trump wants Greenland - there is no reason, he just wants it.
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The bill would prevent the American military from using congressional funds to occupy or annex Nato territories, including Greenland. ft.trib.al/UHn8OkD
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The bill would prevent the American military from using congressional funds to occupy or annex Nato territories, including Greenland. ft.trib.al/UHn8OkD
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Tämä määrä tapettuja Iranissa
12 000+ (jotenkin haavoittuneita sitten monikertainen määrä) olisi kyllä kv kontekstissakin aika ennennäkemätöntä näin lyhyessä ajassa (Ruanda 1994 poikkeus monella tavalla)
12 000+ (jotenkin haavoittuneita sitten monikertainen määrä) olisi kyllä kv kontekstissakin aika ennennäkemätöntä näin lyhyessä ajassa (Ruanda 1994 poikkeus monella tavalla)
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Tämä määrä tapettuja Iranissa
12 000+ (jotenkin haavoittuneita sitten monikertainen määrä) olisi kyllä kv kontekstissakin aika ennennäkemätöntä näin lyhyessä ajassa (Ruanda 1994 poikkeus monella tavalla)
12 000+ (jotenkin haavoittuneita sitten monikertainen määrä) olisi kyllä kv kontekstissakin aika ennennäkemätöntä näin lyhyessä ajassa (Ruanda 1994 poikkeus monella tavalla)
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Donald Trump said countries doing business with Iran will be subject to a 25% tariff on trade with the US, a move that could hit major economies such as China, Russia and India. ft.trib.al/7LflL83
January 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Donald Trump said countries doing business with Iran will be subject to a 25% tariff on trade with the US, a move that could hit major economies such as China, Russia and India. ft.trib.al/7LflL83
Trump does his best to dominate the news cycles by kidnapping foreign dictators, threatening to invade allies, and suing the central bank. It just makes me more curious what the Epstein files really contain. So far, less than a per cent of the files have been released.
January 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Trump does his best to dominate the news cycles by kidnapping foreign dictators, threatening to invade allies, and suing the central bank. It just makes me more curious what the Epstein files really contain. So far, less than a per cent of the files have been released.
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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With Bulgaria becoming the 21st country to adopt the euro, around 358 million Europeans now use our single currency every day.
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
With Bulgaria becoming the 21st country to adopt the euro, around 358 million Europeans now use our single currency every day.
I asked Gemini what possible events stock market analysts fear the most for 2026 and I think the summary is rather good.
December 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I asked Gemini what possible events stock market analysts fear the most for 2026 and I think the summary is rather good.
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The Ukrainian strikes targeting Russian infrastructure are getting more and more numerous. In this December it has reached a new record, reaching 26 strikes, and this only accounts for until the 24th. This is reported by Bloomberg. Since Christmas, 7 more Russian oil and gas facilities were struck.
December 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The Ukrainian strikes targeting Russian infrastructure are getting more and more numerous. In this December it has reached a new record, reaching 26 strikes, and this only accounts for until the 24th. This is reported by Bloomberg. Since Christmas, 7 more Russian oil and gas facilities were struck.
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According to FMI wave buoy measurements, the significant wave height reached 11.1 meters last night in the Bothnian Sea.
If true, it would be the highest waves ever recorded in the Baltic Sea.
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If true, it would be the highest waves ever recorded in the Baltic Sea.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
According to FMI wave buoy measurements, the significant wave height reached 11.1 meters last night in the Bothnian Sea.
If true, it would be the highest waves ever recorded in the Baltic Sea.
en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/wave-height?...
If true, it would be the highest waves ever recorded in the Baltic Sea.
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Let's add
- Sinking of foreign ships without a declaration of war
- Deportations without due process.
- Trying to meddle in the internal politics of the EU by attacking democratically elected officials and directly supporting parties like AFD
- Unlawful delays of the release of the Epstein files
- Sinking of foreign ships without a declaration of war
- Deportations without due process.
- Trying to meddle in the internal politics of the EU by attacking democratically elected officials and directly supporting parties like AFD
- Unlawful delays of the release of the Epstein files
- Discredit the media
- Control the parliament
- Control or circumvent the courts
- Hollow out the government institutions
- Defund Academia
- Use military force against citizens
- Political murders
The USA is on a very troublesome path.
- Control the parliament
- Control or circumvent the courts
- Hollow out the government institutions
- Defund Academia
- Use military force against citizens
- Political murders
The USA is on a very troublesome path.
December 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Let's add
- Sinking of foreign ships without a declaration of war
- Deportations without due process.
- Trying to meddle in the internal politics of the EU by attacking democratically elected officials and directly supporting parties like AFD
- Unlawful delays of the release of the Epstein files
- Sinking of foreign ships without a declaration of war
- Deportations without due process.
- Trying to meddle in the internal politics of the EU by attacking democratically elected officials and directly supporting parties like AFD
- Unlawful delays of the release of the Epstein files
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As Trump's senility & madness get worse & the Epstein scandal more evident & Trump's public support declining, I have suddenly started hoping that the US may avoid a fascist dictatorship. How could this happen & what would happen? /1
December 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As Trump's senility & madness get worse & the Epstein scandal more evident & Trump's public support declining, I have suddenly started hoping that the US may avoid a fascist dictatorship. How could this happen & what would happen? /1
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Russia is losing billions of dollars each month because of oil sanctions... Discounts on Russian oil have risen to 30% and in some cases over 50% (!) relative to Brent.
Source: www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sanctions-dr...
Source: www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sanctions-dr...
December 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Russia is losing billions of dollars each month because of oil sanctions... Discounts on Russian oil have risen to 30% and in some cases over 50% (!) relative to Brent.
Source: www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sanctions-dr...
Source: www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sanctions-dr...