Arnfinn Pettersen
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Arnfinn Pettersen
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Oslo, Norway. He/him with a camera. Well ... to be honest, way too many cameras.

Be the chaos you want to see in the world!
Reposted by Arnfinn Pettersen
I kjølvannet av at jeg fikk Humanistprisen 2025 har jeg snakket med Kaja Melsom i podkasten Kriseklubben, i regi av Human-Etisk Forbund, om hvordan russisk propaganda og narrativer sprer seg i norsk offentlighet – ofte uten at vi merker det. Lenker i 🧵. 1/5
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Photography is, after all, about seeing. About seeing light and how it interacts with the world. And capturing that interaction in your little photo taking machine."

A post of shadows. It doesn't get much more interaction with light than that.

psychogeographically.substack.com/p/ghosts-of-...
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Another good reason never to wear Nike.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hanne Ørstavik er visst ute med ny bok om seg selv igjen. Og jeg ble minnet om den kleineste teksten noen sinne publisert i en norsk avis.

www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
Kroppens lengt etter sann kjærleik
Når vi fram til hverandre? En samtale i natten om seksualitet, politikk og ensomhet.
www.aftenposten.no
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Det mest underholdende med Black Friday/Week/Month/Whatever, er alle de patetiske forsøkene på noe som er ment som tilbud. Fikk epost fra ei sjappe jeg tidvis handler i, med en "gavesjekk" på 300 kr. Gyldig ut uka på alle kjøp ut uka over 1600 kr. Ååååååååååå, så gavmildt.
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Ingen kritikk av folk som jobber der, men det at Dagsavisen putter viktig debattstoff, som kunne hatt innflytelse på den offentlige debatten, bak betalingsmur, er et av de fremste argumentene mine for IKKE å abonnere. Jeg vil gi pengene mine til en samfunnsaktør, ikke betale meg inn i et ekkokammer.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Shadows are one of those things I taking pictures of. 11 of them made it into my second post on my photo Substack.

psychogeographically.substack.com/p/ghosts-of-...
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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I've been trying to warn people in non-profit social media not to use engagement bait questions any more. I understand algorithms and why people feel the need to do it but you just end up with a scammy odor on your account because of the proliferation of this type of account.
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. Goodbye to an absolute legend.
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
På fredag delte jobben ut Humanistprisen 2025 til @bjornjberger.bsky.social. Her er talen forbundets leder @lomsdalen.bsky.social holdt i den anledning.
HEF-lederens tale til Bjørn Johan (64): – Demokratiet er sterkere…
Humanistprisen 2025 ble fredag kveld tildelt Bjørn Johan Berger for hans arbeid mot misinformasjon. I sin tale fortalte HEF-leder Christian Lomsdalen…
www.human.no
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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So, I've got a Substack (sorry), dedicated to my photos, and me blabbering about them.

It probably will never be a crowd pleaser, but my first post got a like from one of my favourite living photographers. I'll stay high on that for a while.

psychogeographically.substack.com/p/along-the-...
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Orbans marionette i Arbeiderpartiet, mener partiet er drevet av og for en liten elite, ikke for folket. Erfaringen fra hennes ideal Ungarn, tilsier vel at hun hadde vært fornøyd med det om hun var del av eliten. Men kanskje på tide å melde seg ut? Konservativt og Norgesdemokratene tar mot medlemmer.
Norge bør se til Ungarn
Norge har hatt muligheten til å tjene landet bedre, men har takket nei.
www.nettavisen.no
November 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
So, I've got a Substack (sorry), dedicated to my photos, and me blabbering about them.

It probably will never be a crowd pleaser, but my first post got a like from one of my favourite living photographers. I'll stay high on that for a while.

psychogeographically.substack.com/p/along-the-...
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I seem to have made a Substack to show off some of my phtotos, and blabber on about photography and the search for the soul of the city. The very first post is out.

#photography
Along the river on a very grey day
A walk along Akerselva, Oslo's main river
psychogeographically.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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The international fascist right has a profound weakness in its comical levels of old school corruption & being agents of foreign powers (who'll pay them). It leaves them wide open for honest law enforcement disruption
Although my natural instinct would be to make a joke out of this, the length of the prison sentence shows it’s a very serious matter. And, I presume, given the way secret services operate, very unlikely to be an isolated case.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
SSubjekt omtaler Kamilla Aslaksen som "lærerutdanner". Og glemmer ... alt annet.
Refser statens veileder for omtale av transpersoner: – Oppfordrer til løgn
Forsker i ordkrig med Bufdir.
subjekt.no
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
NRK fortjener kritikk for å ha sluppet til ytre høyre. Men redaktørene i de etablerte mediene fortjener krass kritikk for å stille i debatt om et tema de kan så lite om. De har vel knapt kikket innom disse alternative mediene. Da er det særs arrogant å tro at man har noe å tilføre en slik debatt.
Svarte dårlig for seg
Kritikerne av NRK, Aftenposten og andre har litt rett. Også feil oppstår av en grunn.
www.aftenposten.no
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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NUPIs Russlandskonferanse 2025 kan følges direkte på YouTube eller sees i opptak når du vil.

www.youtube.com/live/7SuEmHo...
NUPI Russia Conference 2025: Russian power practices and repertoires
YouTube video by Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, NUPI
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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A few years back, I had to spend a weekend in the same room as Lawrence Krauss. I have no problem in understanding Rebecca Watson's hatred of the man.

And ... did he? Og course he fucking did.
Mainstream news covered the Jeffrey Epstein emails related to ppl like Trump. Today, I want to take a look at Epstein's correspondence with prominent atheist and physicist Lawrence Krauss, who asked the pedophile's advice on responding to accusations of sexual assault skepchick.org/2025/11/so-i...
So I’m in the Epstein Files
Transcript: Look. I know that on this channel, I often criticize prominent people for actions that I find detestable: accepting dark money and failing to disclose it, producing propaganda for Big O…
skepchick.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A few years back, I had to spend a weekend in the same room as Lawrence Krauss. I have no problem in understanding Rebecca Watson's hatred of the man.

And ... did he? Og course he fucking did.
Mainstream news covered the Jeffrey Epstein emails related to ppl like Trump. Today, I want to take a look at Epstein's correspondence with prominent atheist and physicist Lawrence Krauss, who asked the pedophile's advice on responding to accusations of sexual assault skepchick.org/2025/11/so-i...
So I’m in the Epstein Files
Transcript: Look. I know that on this channel, I often criticize prominent people for actions that I find detestable: accepting dark money and failing to disclose it, producing propaganda for Big O…
skepchick.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Dette overgrepet handler ikke bare om at transfolks rettigheter kjøres dampveivals over. Det er et angrep på personvernet i helsevesenet som burde bekymre oss alle.
"Se for deg at det var din fastlegejournal noen gikk inn i flere titalls ganger og håndplukket opplysninger fra, for deretter å publisere som del av en åpent tilgjengelig forskningsartikkel.

Hvor går dine grenser for hvilke data som kan brukes?"

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Transpersoner kan ikke stole på helsevesenet - det angår oss alle
DEBATT: Det er en selvfølge at institusjoner som FHI og OUS skal forstå at god forskning ikke kan skje uten et fundament av tillit. Og tillit kan ikke kreves. Den må fortjenes.
www.forskersonen.no
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM