Daniel Håkansson
@danielhaknsson.bsky.social
Svensk i förskingringen. Optimist. Civilingenjör. Liberal.
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Trådarnas tråd. En samling trådar jag lagt lite mer energi på.
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Here. I wrote something about madman theory and how the current administration is spiraling.
othermeans.io/p/american-m...
othermeans.io/p/american-m...
American Madman
The Theory of a Flailing Administration
othermeans.io
January 19, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Here. I wrote something about madman theory and how the current administration is spiraling.
othermeans.io/p/american-m...
othermeans.io/p/american-m...
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Surely democratic leaders will jump at the opportunity of joining a "peace board" consisting of dictators and dictator wannabees. Even the parties of the conflict may pause for thought about how desirable it would be to have the board dominated by a rogue gallery..
www.ft.com/content/4b16...
www.ft.com/content/4b16...
Trump has invited Putin to join ‘Board of Peace’, Kremlin says
Russian president’s spokesperson says Moscow is ‘studying all details of the offer’ to join board overseeing Gaza
www.ft.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Surely democratic leaders will jump at the opportunity of joining a "peace board" consisting of dictators and dictator wannabees. Even the parties of the conflict may pause for thought about how desirable it would be to have the board dominated by a rogue gallery..
www.ft.com/content/4b16...
www.ft.com/content/4b16...
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“Americans are neither materially nor psychologically ready for this future. They have grown accustomed to the world operating in a certain way: Largely agreeable and militarily passive European and Asian allies cooperate with the United States on economic and security issues”
America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
“Americans are neither materially nor psychologically ready for this future. They have grown accustomed to the world operating in a certain way: Largely agreeable and militarily passive European and Asian allies cooperate with the United States on economic and security issues”
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Taking over Greenland is not a joke. Trump is sending messages to foreign leaders and making threats that will destroy the most important alliance we have. Are Republicans in Congress and Marco Rubio really ready to throw NATO away because they’re too afraid to stand up to Trump?
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Taking over Greenland is not a joke. Trump is sending messages to foreign leaders and making threats that will destroy the most important alliance we have. Are Republicans in Congress and Marco Rubio really ready to throw NATO away because they’re too afraid to stand up to Trump?
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America is not trustworthy with Republicans in administration, but the far right is not an exclusively American problem. It is extremely likely that other countries will become unreliable as far right parties win elections. Until there’s a new consensus, volatility is the new norm.
The longer *this* all goes on and it is not aggressively called out by Dem AND GOP politicians—even if “nothing happens—the more the rest of the world will know the US can never be trusted again to make reliable trade deals or be military allies
We are fucking around with the fundamental trust in the decency of Americans and it is farcical.
No one seems to understand that trust can be lost, and that lost trust takes active effort and significant cost to regain (or maintain in the face of betrayal).
No one seems to understand that trust can be lost, and that lost trust takes active effort and significant cost to regain (or maintain in the face of betrayal).
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
America is not trustworthy with Republicans in administration, but the far right is not an exclusively American problem. It is extremely likely that other countries will become unreliable as far right parties win elections. Until there’s a new consensus, volatility is the new norm.
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tbh the 25th Amendment really wasn't designed for this, Section 4 exists as basically solely for the "what if Jack survived Dallas as a vegetable" edge case.
the remedy here is impeachment (and also impeachment is a lower bar to clear)
the remedy here is impeachment (and also impeachment is a lower bar to clear)
It’s really too bad that Trump’s cabinet are all spineless worms or equally crazy because “the President has gone insane and is going to destroy the transatlantic alliance because they didn’t give him a Nobel Peace Prize” is kind of exactly the thing we have a 25th Amendment for
January 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
tbh the 25th Amendment really wasn't designed for this, Section 4 exists as basically solely for the "what if Jack survived Dallas as a vegetable" edge case.
the remedy here is impeachment (and also impeachment is a lower bar to clear)
the remedy here is impeachment (and also impeachment is a lower bar to clear)
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EU Takes More than 200 Russian LNG Cargoes in 2025, Keeping Yamal’s Tanker Fleet Afloat
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EU Takes More than 200 Russian LNG Cargoes in 2025, Keeping Yamal’s Tanker Fleet Afloat
The EU received 207 LNG cargoes from Yamal LNG in 2025, down 10 from 217 shipments in 2024, new data show. The figures highlight how little trade flows have eased despite tightening sanctions rhetoric...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM
EU Takes More than 200 Russian LNG Cargoes in 2025, Keeping Yamal’s Tanker Fleet Afloat
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gcaptain.com/eu-takes-mor...
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Don’t Back Down, Europe
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
Don’t Back Down, Europe
Trump’s tariff threats against allies should be the last straw.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Don’t Back Down, Europe
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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New in PN: Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
"Is it great? No. Is it a plan? Not really. It is, however, in its combination of stupidity, ideological derangement, and unseriousness, a near-perfect expression of Trump and his party."
"Is it great? No. Is it a plan? Not really. It is, however, in its combination of stupidity, ideological derangement, and unseriousness, a near-perfect expression of Trump and his party."
Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
He can barely bring himself to pretend he cares.
www.publicnotice.co
January 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
New in PN: Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
"Is it great? No. Is it a plan? Not really. It is, however, in its combination of stupidity, ideological derangement, and unseriousness, a near-perfect expression of Trump and his party."
"Is it great? No. Is it a plan? Not really. It is, however, in its combination of stupidity, ideological derangement, and unseriousness, a near-perfect expression of Trump and his party."
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Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
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Rand Paul: "To say it's not a war in Venezuela -- we still have hundreds of ships with a 100% blockade of the coast. That is an act of war. It's an ongoing war. To continue to take their oil -- ongoing war."
January 18, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Rand Paul: "To say it's not a war in Venezuela -- we still have hundreds of ships with a 100% blockade of the coast. That is an act of war. It's an ongoing war. To continue to take their oil -- ongoing war."
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anyway, the bishop's comments in this article are excellent though
Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs.
www.npr.org
January 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
anyway, the bishop's comments in this article are excellent though
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its extremely easy to see a timeline where Democrats are swept back into power in 2026 and 2028 with huge margins right as Paris, Berlin, and London fall to reactionary anti-pluralism
I see a lot of well meaning people (not OP) who like to talk about countries (usually the ones they're from or have an affinity with) as being steadfast bastions in the new cold war and I cannot stress enough that you have failed the assignment if you think this
i think, however, this is a crystal clear example that the next cold war is actually democracy vs autocracy and the battle lines run right through every single advanced democracy. there aren't really any safe harbors.
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
its extremely easy to see a timeline where Democrats are swept back into power in 2026 and 2028 with huge margins right as Paris, Berlin, and London fall to reactionary anti-pluralism
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The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller?
The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller?
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller?
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If Trump is on a secret mission to get all political factions in the EU (and the U.K.) to unite in opposition to the US, to stand up for themselves and to think rationally about how to adapt to the “Chinese century” he’s really killing it.
January 17, 2026 at 10:58 PM
If Trump is on a secret mission to get all political factions in the EU (and the U.K.) to unite in opposition to the US, to stand up for themselves and to think rationally about how to adapt to the “Chinese century” he’s really killing it.
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EU är som bekant sprunget ur en handelsunion.
Därför har EU också utmärkta verktyg att svara på handelsmässiga vansinningheter. Det bästa verktyget heter
Anti-Coercion Instrument vilket är en lag som ger ministerrådet rätt att genomföra omfattande åtgärder.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Co...
Därför har EU också utmärkta verktyg att svara på handelsmässiga vansinningheter. Det bästa verktyget heter
Anti-Coercion Instrument vilket är en lag som ger ministerrådet rätt att genomföra omfattande åtgärder.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Co...
January 17, 2026 at 11:05 PM
EU är som bekant sprunget ur en handelsunion.
Därför har EU också utmärkta verktyg att svara på handelsmässiga vansinningheter. Det bästa verktyget heter
Anti-Coercion Instrument vilket är en lag som ger ministerrådet rätt att genomföra omfattande åtgärder.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Co...
Därför har EU också utmärkta verktyg att svara på handelsmässiga vansinningheter. Det bästa verktyget heter
Anti-Coercion Instrument vilket är en lag som ger ministerrådet rätt att genomföra omfattande åtgärder.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Co...
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INSANE!
The Canadian Premier League Final in Ottawa was played as temperatures dropped to −8°C.
Snow kept delaying the match, with field lines being cleared every 15 minutes.
The Canadian Premier League Final in Ottawa was played as temperatures dropped to −8°C.
Snow kept delaying the match, with field lines being cleared every 15 minutes.
January 17, 2026 at 9:19 AM
INSANE!
The Canadian Premier League Final in Ottawa was played as temperatures dropped to −8°C.
Snow kept delaying the match, with field lines being cleared every 15 minutes.
The Canadian Premier League Final in Ottawa was played as temperatures dropped to −8°C.
Snow kept delaying the match, with field lines being cleared every 15 minutes.
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The Art Deco masterpiece, American Radiator Building, Manhattan, NYC. c.1924
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 AM
The Art Deco masterpiece, American Radiator Building, Manhattan, NYC. c.1924
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Manfred Weber, the leader of the EPP, says the approval of the EU-US trade deal should be "put on hold" in response to Trump's 10% tariff threat.
Until today, the EPP, the largest group in the European Parliament, wanted to move forward with ratification despite the Greenland tensions.
Until today, the EPP, the largest group in the European Parliament, wanted to move forward with ratification despite the Greenland tensions.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Manfred Weber, the leader of the EPP, says the approval of the EU-US trade deal should be "put on hold" in response to Trump's 10% tariff threat.
Until today, the EPP, the largest group in the European Parliament, wanted to move forward with ratification despite the Greenland tensions.
Until today, the EPP, the largest group in the European Parliament, wanted to move forward with ratification despite the Greenland tensions.
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French President Macron:
"France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere. This guides our choices. It underpins our commitment to the United Nations and to its Charter.
"France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere. This guides our choices. It underpins our commitment to the United Nations and to its Charter.
January 17, 2026 at 10:33 PM
French President Macron:
"France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere. This guides our choices. It underpins our commitment to the United Nations and to its Charter.
"France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere. This guides our choices. It underpins our commitment to the United Nations and to its Charter.
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Europe’s first sodium-ion cell made with fully domestic components www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/18/e...
Europe’s first sodium-ion cell made with fully domestic components
Welsh battery breakthrough uses UK-manufactured anode and cathode materials as well as active materials available through local supply chains. Batri plans to scale up material manufacturing and cell b...
www.pv-magazine.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Europe’s first sodium-ion cell made with fully domestic components www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/18/e...
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wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
Opinion | This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
In all this Trumpian hullabaloo let's not forget Europe's real war, the important war. The EU can make Russia's war hopeless anytime it likes.
The narrative of exceptional Ukrainian resilience is one of the most harmful tropes I’ve seen during this war.
Yes, we refuse to give up. Yes, we have picnics in -15°C. Yes, we keep living, drinking coffee, and even laughing occasionally, but all of this stems from a lack of choice.
Yes, we refuse to give up. Yes, we have picnics in -15°C. Yes, we keep living, drinking coffee, and even laughing occasionally, but all of this stems from a lack of choice.
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
In all this Trumpian hullabaloo let's not forget Europe's real war, the important war. The EU can make Russia's war hopeless anytime it likes.