Trygve Kalland
@kalland.me
Civil servant, former military officer, tech-loving luddite. Novelist, occasionally.
Loves books. Secret AFOL. Hates bullies and authoritarians.
Loves books. Secret AFOL. Hates bullies and authoritarians.
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So looking ahead to Christmas - if any of you do end up with copies of ‘Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’ absolutely tag me in any photos!
For those of you who already have it and like that sort of book... Let’s see what next year brings, shall we…?
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For those of you who already have it and like that sort of book... Let’s see what next year brings, shall we…?
#redactedstandingby
December 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
So looking ahead to Christmas - if any of you do end up with copies of ‘Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’ absolutely tag me in any photos!
For those of you who already have it and like that sort of book... Let’s see what next year brings, shall we…?
#redactedstandingby
For those of you who already have it and like that sort of book... Let’s see what next year brings, shall we…?
#redactedstandingby
Our core identity is anti-fascism, has been drive 1945. If that doesn’t work for you anymore…
In an interview with Euronews morning show Europe Today, Washington’s envoy to the EU Andrew Pulzer said the United States sees Europe as a natural ally but it must retain its core identity for the relation to work.
'Europe should not lose its identity,' US ambassador to the EU says
In an interview with Euronews morning show Europe Today, Washington’s envoy to the EU Andrew Pulzer said the United States sees Europe as a natural ally but it must retain its core identity for the relation to work.
l.euronews.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Our core identity is anti-fascism, has been drive 1945. If that doesn’t work for you anymore…
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One of the frustrating aspects of Trump's 'peace' efforts is that he resides in an echo chamber that doesn't acknowledge the real difficulties that Russia is facing in continuing its war in Ukraine - and it is an echo chamber that influences media coverage, judging by the questions that I get asked!
Time is not working for Russia, and things will only get worse.
“Putin is very likely preparing to attempt to offset Russia’s near-exhaustion of voluntary recruitment in 2026 by mobilizing elements of Russia’s strategic reserve to sustain combat operations in Ukraine.”
“Putin is very likely preparing to attempt to offset Russia’s near-exhaustion of voluntary recruitment in 2026 by mobilizing elements of Russia’s strategic reserve to sustain combat operations in Ukraine.”
NEW: The Kremlin is significantly intensifying its cognitive warfare effort to present the Russian military and economy as able to inevitably win a war of attrition against Ukraine. 🧵(1/9)
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 9, 2025: isw.pub/UkrUpdate120925
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 9, 2025: isw.pub/UkrUpdate120925
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
One of the frustrating aspects of Trump's 'peace' efforts is that he resides in an echo chamber that doesn't acknowledge the real difficulties that Russia is facing in continuing its war in Ukraine - and it is an echo chamber that influences media coverage, judging by the questions that I get asked!
«Let them eat hate!»
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
«Let them eat hate!»
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
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Theres a very long list of US products that cannot be sold in the EU thanks to EU regulations. Since the favorite pastime of the Trump regime & every US oligarch is to demonize EU regulations, I thought it would be very much worth going through some of those products.
🧵 by @daractenus.bsky.social
🧵 by @daractenus.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Theres a very long list of US products that cannot be sold in the EU thanks to EU regulations. Since the favorite pastime of the Trump regime & every US oligarch is to demonize EU regulations, I thought it would be very much worth going through some of those products.
🧵 by @daractenus.bsky.social
🧵 by @daractenus.bsky.social
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Woke 2 is indeed taking off, the celebs and their publicists are figuring out that wait no the pundits in December 2024 were wrong, it is clearly worse for business to be associated with the hysterically irritating right rn than it is to be associated with the annoying libs
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Woke 2 is indeed taking off, the celebs and their publicists are figuring out that wait no the pundits in December 2024 were wrong, it is clearly worse for business to be associated with the hysterically irritating right rn than it is to be associated with the annoying libs
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So similarly, when we see people who prefer ChatGPT or a similar synthetic text extruding machine as a source of medical information, that means those are people who are under-served in the current system.
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
So similarly, when we see people who prefer ChatGPT or a similar synthetic text extruding machine as a source of medical information, that means those are people who are under-served in the current system.
Says the living embodiment of political, moral and physical decay.
President Trump has called European allies of the U.S. “weak” and criticized their handling of issues such as migration and the war in Ukraine. “I think they don’t know what to do,” Trump said in an interview with Politico published Tuesday. “They’re decaying.”
Follow live.
Follow live.
President Trump Calls European Nations ‘Weak’ and ‘Decaying’: Live Updates
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Says the living embodiment of political, moral and physical decay.
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Det er bra at nordmenn skal oppleve en verden hvor man ikke kan dra hvor man vil, når man vil. Da vil vi kanskje sette litt mer pris på frihetene vi får på grunn av internasjonal sammarbeid, og evt være rausere med innvandrere her
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/K8...
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/K8...
Nordmenn pågrepet av ICE: Rammes av nytt Trump-grep
De to norske 24-åringene levde den amerikanske drømmen. Trumps innstramming kan endre alt.
www.vg.no
December 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Det er bra at nordmenn skal oppleve en verden hvor man ikke kan dra hvor man vil, når man vil. Da vil vi kanskje sette litt mer pris på frihetene vi får på grunn av internasjonal sammarbeid, og evt være rausere med innvandrere her
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/K8...
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/K8...
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If I were the Commission, I would be pushing European (and other) entrepreneurs to build apps/websites that rely on decentralized social networks, with a promise that European government agencies and officials will post there.
The problem IMO is 3) -- they need to recognize they'll never win on ground tilted against them, but they can shift the battlefield itself
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If I were the Commission, I would be pushing European (and other) entrepreneurs to build apps/websites that rely on decentralized social networks, with a promise that European government agencies and officials will post there.
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The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
Callous murderers. Unfit for government.
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Callous murderers. Unfit for government.
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🧵 I was asked about the National Security Strategy by a European journalist. Here is my reply:
You should not treat this like a traditional National Security Strategy. It’s a fascist tirade, parts of which might as well have been generated by prompting chatgpt.
Does it “mean” anything?
You should not treat this like a traditional National Security Strategy. It’s a fascist tirade, parts of which might as well have been generated by prompting chatgpt.
Does it “mean” anything?
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
🧵 I was asked about the National Security Strategy by a European journalist. Here is my reply:
You should not treat this like a traditional National Security Strategy. It’s a fascist tirade, parts of which might as well have been generated by prompting chatgpt.
Does it “mean” anything?
You should not treat this like a traditional National Security Strategy. It’s a fascist tirade, parts of which might as well have been generated by prompting chatgpt.
Does it “mean” anything?
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The current US administration is a hostile actor but before making any long term predictions about the impact of its actions it is worth keeping its level of competence and cohesion in mind
The New Cold War is against nationalist authoritarianism, and the US is on their side.
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The current US administration is a hostile actor but before making any long term predictions about the impact of its actions it is worth keeping its level of competence and cohesion in mind
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YES! Do read this!
This article about the style of AI-generated writing is really good. Lots of specific examples and many of the things we've been discussing in #AIstories. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
YES! Do read this!
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I also argue that liberal democracy is central to our modern understanding of the profession of arms because it preserves professional ethics in a way that other systems cannot. Serving in an illiberal state means abandoning the profession itself. 5/
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I also argue that liberal democracy is central to our modern understanding of the profession of arms because it preserves professional ethics in a way that other systems cannot. Serving in an illiberal state means abandoning the profession itself. 5/
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My latest this AM with @warontherocks.bsky.social. Of note: "[Military officers] will be active participants with choices to make about the degree to which they continue to serve civilians intent on undermining the liberal values enshrined in the Constitution."
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warontherocks.com/2025/12/the-...
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warontherocks.com/2025/12/the-...
The Soldier in the Illiberal State is a Professional Dead End
The American political system today is indeed in crisis. Government function is in doubt, the administration has politicized and weaponized a previously
warontherocks.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My latest this AM with @warontherocks.bsky.social. Of note: "[Military officers] will be active participants with choices to make about the degree to which they continue to serve civilians intent on undermining the liberal values enshrined in the Constitution."
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warontherocks.com/2025/12/the-...
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warontherocks.com/2025/12/the-...
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“'Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?' Augustine made this suggestion in The City of God. In the country of Trump, we’re getting a convincing demonstration. Justice has been removed and a gang of criminals are in charge."
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
Sex Crimes. State Crimes. War Crimes.
We’re detecting a pattern with this administration.
www.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“'Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?' Augustine made this suggestion in The City of God. In the country of Trump, we’re getting a convincing demonstration. Justice has been removed and a gang of criminals are in charge."
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
If the AI bubble collapses the economy will crash. We can only avoid disaster by sacrificing unborn children to the blind, idiot gods that live in the data centers.
techoreon.com/oregon-data-...
techoreon.com/oregon-data-...
Report Links Data Centers' Water Use to Spike in Cancer and Miscarriages in Oregon
Morrow County, Oregon, has recorded nitrate readings as high as 73 parts per million (ppm) in household wells—more than ten times the state's legal ceiling of
techoreon.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If the AI bubble collapses the economy will crash. We can only avoid disaster by sacrificing unborn children to the blind, idiot gods that live in the data centers.
techoreon.com/oregon-data-...
techoreon.com/oregon-data-...
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i wrote about musk's claim the english are 'like hobbits' invaded by orc immigrants
my 1st piece with @theunpopulist.net
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
my 1st piece with @theunpopulist.net
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
Even by a Strict Definition, Elon Musk Is a Fascist
He is weaponizing Tolkien to promote violence by ‘hard men’ against Asian immigrants
www.theunpopulist.net
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
i wrote about musk's claim the english are 'like hobbits' invaded by orc immigrants
my 1st piece with @theunpopulist.net
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
my 1st piece with @theunpopulist.net
www.theunpopulist.net/p/even-by-a-...
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What makes something data? Some thoughts on that question, and how answers to it help us understand AI hype:
medium.com/@emilymenonb...
medium.com/@emilymenonb...
What makes something data?
This is a question I posted on BlueSky on Friday 11/21/25, inspired by a talk I recently attended about evaluation of “AI” systems. I think…
medium.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What makes something data? Some thoughts on that question, and how answers to it help us understand AI hype:
medium.com/@emilymenonb...
medium.com/@emilymenonb...
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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The argument isn't "these are war crimes" vs. "no they're not."
The argument is "war crimes are bad" vs. "no, they're good."
The argument is "war crimes are bad" vs. "no, they're good."
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The argument isn't "these are war crimes" vs. "no they're not."
The argument is "war crimes are bad" vs. "no, they're good."
The argument is "war crimes are bad" vs. "no, they're good."