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Everyone wants to blame the content: misinformation, bots, polarisation. That mistakes catalysts and symptoms for the underlying causes. The crisis isn’t bad information, it's that the very information infrastructure we relied on to create a shared understand of the world had changed completely.
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Everyone wants to blame the content: misinformation, bots, polarisation. That mistakes catalysts and symptoms for the underlying causes. The crisis isn’t bad information, it's that the very information infrastructure we relied on to create a shared understand of the world had changed completely.
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Sverige & Europa har tvärtom gjort något stort: Vi har stått upp mot & avskräckt Trumps USA. Vi satte hårt mot hårt & synade hans bluff. Vi eskalerade för att de-eskalera. Detta är en viktig lärdom: Vi måste tuffa till oss. Fred säkras inte alltid genom att vi lägger oss.
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Sverige & Europa har tvärtom gjort något stort: Vi har stått upp mot & avskräckt Trumps USA. Vi satte hårt mot hårt & synade hans bluff. Vi eskalerade för att de-eskalera. Detta är en viktig lärdom: Vi måste tuffa till oss. Fred säkras inte alltid genom att vi lägger oss.
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Summa summarum: Europa befinner sig i ett extremt svårt säkerhetspolitiskt läge. Trump hotar med tullar & att invadera Danskt territorium. Putin hotar med kärnvapen om vi så mycket som lyfter ett finger för att hjälpa Ukraina. Om vi ständigt hysteriskt haussar dessa hot blir vi handlingsförlamade.+
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Summa summarum: Europa befinner sig i ett extremt svårt säkerhetspolitiskt läge. Trump hotar med tullar & att invadera Danskt territorium. Putin hotar med kärnvapen om vi så mycket som lyfter ett finger för att hjälpa Ukraina. Om vi ständigt hysteriskt haussar dessa hot blir vi handlingsförlamade.+
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Detta var inget handelskrig utan en säkerhetspolitisk konflikt. Även om den inte eskalerade är de långsiktiga effekterna på NATO & vår säkerhet förödande, & om den eskalerade vore den allvarligaste akuta risken inte tullkrig utan en väpnad konflikt på Grönland, hur osannolik det än kan tyckas. +
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Detta var inget handelskrig utan en säkerhetspolitisk konflikt. Även om den inte eskalerade är de långsiktiga effekterna på NATO & vår säkerhet förödande, & om den eskalerade vore den allvarligaste akuta risken inte tullkrig utan en väpnad konflikt på Grönland, hur osannolik det än kan tyckas. +
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(Bara för att vara tydlig: Ett tiotal eller hundratal europeiska trupper skulle inte kunna stoppa en storskalig amerikansk invasion av Grönland, men truppnärvaron tydliggjorde för USA att det är vad som skulle krävas. Därmed höjde vi kostnaderna för Trump exponentiellt.)+
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 AM
(Bara för att vara tydlig: Ett tiotal eller hundratal europeiska trupper skulle inte kunna stoppa en storskalig amerikansk invasion av Grönland, men truppnärvaron tydliggjorde för USA att det är vad som skulle krävas. Därmed höjde vi kostnaderna för Trump exponentiellt.)+
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1. Huvudstoryn borde varit att Europa försökte avskräcka USA. Vilket dessutom lyckades! Genom att bidra till den danska truppförstärkningen, som sade sig vara redo att skjuta skarpt mot en angripare, ökade vi kraftigt kostnaderna för Trump att bara rulla in & ta ön.+
Danish forces will ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ if Greenland is invaded
The White House said this week that Donald Trump was still weighing military intervention as an option to take over Greenland
www.independent.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 AM
1. Huvudstoryn borde varit att Europa försökte avskräcka USA. Vilket dessutom lyckades! Genom att bidra till den danska truppförstärkningen, som sade sig vara redo att skjuta skarpt mot en angripare, ökade vi kraftigt kostnaderna för Trump att bara rulla in & ta ön.+
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It appears that the White House edited this image using AI
January 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It appears that the White House edited this image using AI
One reason fewer countries in Europe want to be neutral - only Switzerland and Austria left by and large - is that neutral countries are just as susceptible to asymmetrical warfare but cannot hit back the way an alliance can.
Russia not afraid to take asymmetric war to e.g. the field of religion.
Russia not afraid to take asymmetric war to e.g. the field of religion.
Russia continues to expand international information operations against Christian Orthodoxy
Why Russia attacks Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) issued a statement on January 12 directed against Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
spravdi.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
One reason fewer countries in Europe want to be neutral - only Switzerland and Austria left by and large - is that neutral countries are just as susceptible to asymmetrical warfare but cannot hit back the way an alliance can.
Russia not afraid to take asymmetric war to e.g. the field of religion.
Russia not afraid to take asymmetric war to e.g. the field of religion.
Belgien, Bulgarien, Ungern i EU.
WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt says Trump signed the "Peace Council" charter, making it an official intl organization. Members: Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qatar, SA, Türkiye, UAE.
January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Belgien, Bulgarien, Ungern i EU.
I think Putin will not agree to be on a board under Trump, because Putin needs to be seen as the ultimate alpha by his own population.
He might offer to be co-chair though.
He might offer to be co-chair though.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is considering U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to the Gaza Board of Peace — but did not agree outright.
Putin on Trump’s Gaza peace board invite: Not no
The Kremlin wants to review the document and “consult with our strategic partners.”
www.politico.eu
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I think Putin will not agree to be on a board under Trump, because Putin needs to be seen as the ultimate alpha by his own population.
He might offer to be co-chair though.
He might offer to be co-chair though.
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I can't decide whether Trump's Bored of Peace is:
a) A joke.
b) A global coalition of Bond villains and an existential threat to peace and democracy everywhere.
c) A global grift operation of hitherto unseen scale.
d) All of the above.
a) A joke.
b) A global coalition of Bond villains and an existential threat to peace and democracy everywhere.
c) A global grift operation of hitherto unseen scale.
d) All of the above.
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 AM
I can't decide whether Trump's Bored of Peace is:
a) A joke.
b) A global coalition of Bond villains and an existential threat to peace and democracy everywhere.
c) A global grift operation of hitherto unseen scale.
d) All of the above.
a) A joke.
b) A global coalition of Bond villains and an existential threat to peace and democracy everywhere.
c) A global grift operation of hitherto unseen scale.
d) All of the above.
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Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament today.
Von der Leyen wins no-confidence vote in European Parliament
This was the fourth failed motion of censure in the hemicycle in just over half a year.
www.politico.eu
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament today.
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ARKANSAS — The walkout follows an incident last week in which a bus of middle school students was mistakenly taken to an ICE detention facility
The students were supposed to visit [to a DHS] office to observe demonstrations including fingerprint analysis, digital forensics, and evidence collection
The students were supposed to visit [to a DHS] office to observe demonstrations including fingerprint analysis, digital forensics, and evidence collection
Bentonville students stage walkout after field trip bus taken to ICE facility by mistake
Bentonville students held a walkout after a middle school field trip bus was mistakenly taken to an ICE detention facility.
www.4029tv.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM
ARKANSAS — The walkout follows an incident last week in which a bus of middle school students was mistakenly taken to an ICE detention facility
The students were supposed to visit [to a DHS] office to observe demonstrations including fingerprint analysis, digital forensics, and evidence collection
The students were supposed to visit [to a DHS] office to observe demonstrations including fingerprint analysis, digital forensics, and evidence collection
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
One of the reasons Trump's imperial vision has so much traction is that there are no clear, workable other visions. The Left seems to be veering more left, with the wealth tax proposition in California, rent control in NY and Zack Polanski in the UK, as examples.
The center cannot hold?
The center cannot hold?
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 AM
One of the reasons Trump's imperial vision has so much traction is that there are no clear, workable other visions. The Left seems to be veering more left, with the wealth tax proposition in California, rent control in NY and Zack Polanski in the UK, as examples.
The center cannot hold?
The center cannot hold?
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My affinity for French cars just grew exponentially.
French vehicle manufacturer Renault will start building long-range attack drones at its Le Mans and Cléon plants.
Renault will produce up to 600 of the drones per month, with some employees voluntarily transferred from the automotive chassis and motor lines.
Renault will produce up to 600 of the drones per month, with some employees voluntarily transferred from the automotive chassis and motor lines.
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
My affinity for French cars just grew exponentially.
'Juncker’s declaration that European leaders “all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we’ve done it” '
Last week, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas privately summed up what many were thinking: The state of the world makes it a “good moment” to start drinking.
Her comments showed that wisecracks often reveal far more than a carefully crafted speech.
🔗 politi.co/4a24xfu
Her comments showed that wisecracks often reveal far more than a carefully crafted speech.
🔗 politi.co/4a24xfu
January 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM
'Juncker’s declaration that European leaders “all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we’ve done it” '
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Man kunde möjligen misstänka att man målade fan på väggen när jag skrev denna i somras. Men nu? www.dn.se/sverige/varn...
Varningen: ”Microsoft kan stänga ner Sverige”
Risk att Trump använder techjättarna som vapen för att påverka andra länder – fler varnar för dålig ”digital suveränitet”.
www.dn.se
January 19, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Man kunde möjligen misstänka att man målade fan på väggen när jag skrev denna i somras. Men nu? www.dn.se/sverige/varn...
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Sweden announces deployment of anti-personnel weapon to Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Sweden announces deployment of anti-personnel weapon to Greenland
Tempting to view Trump's behaviour as an aberration in American policy. But he can behave like this because many, many Americans approve.
A tideshift of thinking, into being an empire with explicitly vassal states, and an attempt to resurrect masculinity in the face of increasing incel creation.
A tideshift of thinking, into being an empire with explicitly vassal states, and an attempt to resurrect masculinity in the face of increasing incel creation.
January 19, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Tempting to view Trump's behaviour as an aberration in American policy. But he can behave like this because many, many Americans approve.
A tideshift of thinking, into being an empire with explicitly vassal states, and an attempt to resurrect masculinity in the face of increasing incel creation.
A tideshift of thinking, into being an empire with explicitly vassal states, and an attempt to resurrect masculinity in the face of increasing incel creation.
The idea of making an American empire with vassals, not peers, might simply be an attempt from some Americans to make the worldwide increasing risk of inceldom, be smaller to themselves.
Cherchez la femme.
Cherchez la femme.
January 18, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The idea of making an American empire with vassals, not peers, might simply be an attempt from some Americans to make the worldwide increasing risk of inceldom, be smaller to themselves.
Cherchez la femme.
Cherchez la femme.
The biggest U.S. IT tech dependency might be the Apple and Android phones. Operating systems controlled by U.S. entities.
Could go south fast and absolutely mind-numbingly massively so.
Could go south fast and absolutely mind-numbingly massively so.
January 17, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The biggest U.S. IT tech dependency might be the Apple and Android phones. Operating systems controlled by U.S. entities.
Could go south fast and absolutely mind-numbingly massively so.
Could go south fast and absolutely mind-numbingly massively so.
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White House decision-makers seem to see Europe in the same way Russia does: as weak, corrupted, and easy to coerce. They are going to keep pushing because they think they can, until they find they can't. They are not going to turn the US back into an ally of the rest of NATO.
January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
White House decision-makers seem to see Europe in the same way Russia does: as weak, corrupted, and easy to coerce. They are going to keep pushing because they think they can, until they find they can't. They are not going to turn the US back into an ally of the rest of NATO.
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I was thinking the world cannot get any weirder after the first week of the year. I was wrong.
January 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I was thinking the world cannot get any weirder after the first week of the year. I was wrong.
Are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland the new defense alliance?
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland the new defense alliance?