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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · Mar 9

the Great Leap Forwad is about to begin in the US.

Democracy replaced by autocracy, global trade with colonialism and resource wars. Allies with servants and deals with dictators.

It's the climate deniers grand plan to surf the changing climate.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 9

Trump: "There could be a little disruption. Look, what I have to do is build a strong country. You can't really watch the stock market. If you look at China, they have a 100 year perspective. We go by quarters. And you can't go by that."

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 4h

Coast guard tweet with couple pics x.com/Merivartiost...

Merivartiosto - SLMV on X: "Rajavartiolaitos suorittaa alustarkastuksia rajaturvallisuuden varmistamiseksi ja esimerkiksi öljypäästöepäilyissä. Torstaina 9.10. suoritettiin tarkastus Arctica-nimiselle tankkerille sen ollessa ankkurissa Helsingin edustalla. Tarkastuksessa ei havaittu poikkeamia. https://t.co/bnciSNpWVP" / X

Rajavartiolaitos suorittaa alustarkastuksia rajaturvallisuuden varmistamiseksi ja esimerkiksi öljypäästöepäilyissä. Torstaina 9.10. suoritettiin tarkastus Arctica-nimiselle tankkerille sen ollessa ankkurissa Helsingin edustalla. Tarkastuksessa ei havaittu poikkeamia. https://t.co/bnciSNpWVP

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Call Me Maybe @sousleradar.bsky.social · 20h

If the press had any balls they would ask Trump where President Miller is every time they see him. And when he speaks they should ask the talk to the actual President. I’m sure that would go over well…

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 21h

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

www.wusa9.com

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 17h

frogs are not pepe anymore. gotta love this in so many levels

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 17h

On Thursday Finnish border guard raided and inspected marshall islands-flagged tanker Arctica that was anchoring off Helsinki in Gulf of Finland

www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-...

Suomen viranomaisilla operaatio aluksella Suomenlahdella – Tallinnan-laivan matkustajat näkivät kaiken

Öljytankkeri oli matkalla Venäjälle.

www.is.fi

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 17h

enjoy clippy 2.0

Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 20h

Copilot just appeared on my computer screen and cannot be shut down. I am tempted to write "Fuck off" in its dialog box, but that is one small increment of training.

Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 17h

likely tuned to the "gorilla channel" so they know whats up next

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 17h

should have bought stocks

Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Max’s Dad @djwyszynski.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't have Candace Owens being a MAGA-splitting chaos agent on my bingo card.

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 18h

the stephen miller "jackboot" white house tv channel just to manipulate trump is apparently only spiced up special "gorilla channel" from 1st trump admin

can someone near the white house tune in and rebroadcast to the interwebs?

ffs the man is senile turd

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 21h

pixelated boat
@pixelatedboat
Wow, this extract from Wolff's book is a shocking insight into Trump's mind:

On his first night in the White House, President Trump complained that the TV in his bedroom was broken, because it didn't have "the gorilla channel.” Trump seemed to be under the
impression that a TV channel existed that screened nothing but
gorilla-based content, 24 hours a day.
To appease Trump, White House staff compiled a number of gorilla documentaries into a makeshift gorilla channel, broadcast into Trump's bedroom from a hastily-constructed transmission tower on the South Lawn. However, Trump was unhappy with the channel they had created, moaning that it was "boring"
because "the gorillas aren't fighting".
Staff edited out all the parts of the documentaries where gorillas weren't hitting each other, and at last the president was satisfied. "On some days he'll watch the gorilla channel for 17 hours straight," an insider told me. "He kneels in front of the TV, with his face about four inches from the screen, and says encouraging things to the gorillas, like 'the way you hit that other gorilla was good'. I think he thinks the gorillas can hear him."
1/4/18, 9:07 PM

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 5d

There is a sub-culture of Europhile American mid-level and senior officers with a lot of experience of and even profound attachment to Europe who may no longer feel comfortable in US DoD yet if hired could make a very useful contribution to European militaries and EU institutions

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 8d

ammonium could go boom boom boom now

🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 8d

💥Russian "Uralchem Azot" plant in Berezniki, Perm Krai, was hit — around 1,600km from the frontline, one of the longest-range strikes so far. It’s among Russia’s biggest fertilizer producers, making ammonia, urea and ammonium nitrate.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 9d

Russian Telegram channels post about a total gas collapse at the M12 Moskva Kazan highway.

The woman filming says gas stations are spaced about 150 km apart, and there are hundreds of vehicles in line to each of them. She said about 130 cars are ahead of theirs in the line.

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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 9d

Patriot interception rates have dropped as Russian Iskander-M missiles show upgrades—veering off expected paths in their terminal phase. on.ft.com/3VNjbQ1

Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences

Kyiv’s interception rates fall as enemy strikes dodge US interceptors in final seconds

on.ft.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 10d

well, this does affect BDA

Michael Cruickshank @cruickshank.bsky.social · 10d

Looks like the FIRMS satellite fire detection system is offline due to the US government shutdown.

Just one more reminder that anyone involved in OSINT or disaster response cannot rely on US space-based assets in any critical role, given the current state of the governing regime in the country.

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 10d

figured out who hegseth looks like

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 11d

Finland to contribute to safeguarding Denmark’s airspace

Finland to participate in safeguarding the integrity of the Danish airspace and in countering drones during the international meetings taking place in Copenhagen.

www.defmin.fi/en/topical/p...

Finland to contribute to safeguarding Denmark’s airspace

On the proposal of the Government, the President of the Republic has decided that the Finnish Defence Forces will contribute to safeguarding Denmark’s airspace.

www.defmin.fi

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Aki H Heikkinen @akihheikkinen.bsky.social · 11d

no one told them about thermite?

WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11d

The Russians have started covering oil refineries with metal protective structures and nets due to the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks. The video shows an oil refinery in Samara.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12d

Ukrainian military specialists have been deployed to Denmark to boost the country’s drone defenses.

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Hans de Vreij @vreij.bsky.social · 12d

'Robotic dog helps find cluster munitions in Kyiv region after another Russian shelling' www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4...

Robotic dog helps find cluster munitions in Kyiv region after another Russian shelling

Cluster munitions were found in a forest in the Kyiv region after another enemy shelling. — Ukrinform.

www.ukrinform.net

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Justin Bronk @justin-br0nk.bsky.social · 12d

And there it is… Ukraine will receive JAS-39 Gripen! Better late than never, I guess. The fighter that was always by far the closest fit to the Ukrainian Air Force’s operational needs is at long last officially on its way (timeline TBC for obvious reasons).

unn.ua/en/amp/minis...

Ministry of Defense announced the transfer of Swedish Gripen fighters to Ukraine | УНН

УНН News of the World ✎ Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Ivan Havryliuk stated that Ukraine expects the supply of Swedish Gripen, French Mirage, and additional F-16s.

unn.ua

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 12d

Longer quote from KGW. There simply are not an attacks or fires in Portland. Maybe 2020 footage, maybe a different city, who knows. Raises real questions about what is being presented to Trump and how described, by whom, and what he is understanding about the source / time of such videos.

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 12d

8 tankers airborne with most heading NE (direction of transatlantic routes)... with at least 3 of the SOAR tankers out of McConnell.

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