Øystein Hellesøe Brekke
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BBC World Service radio er berre så bra! Sjå berre på intervjuobjekta på Newshour no nettopp: Ein tidlegare rådgjevar for Chavez, ein venezuelansk journalist i Caracas, ein kunnskapsrik akademikar, eksilvenezuelanarar i Florida. Folk som har noko å bidra med, og ekte, ikkje falsk, balanse.
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 AM
BBC World Service radio er berre så bra! Sjå berre på intervjuobjekta på Newshour no nettopp: Ein tidlegare rådgjevar for Chavez, ein venezuelansk journalist i Caracas, ein kunnskapsrik akademikar, eksilvenezuelanarar i Florida. Folk som har noko å bidra med, og ekte, ikkje falsk, balanse.
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“Of course Starmer can’t call out Trump. That would be idiotic and unstatesmanlike”
Starmer calls out Trump over Greenland.
“You see, that’s Starmer being statesmanlike.”
Starmer calls out Trump over Greenland.
“You see, that’s Starmer being statesmanlike.”
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“Of course Starmer can’t call out Trump. That would be idiotic and unstatesmanlike”
Starmer calls out Trump over Greenland.
“You see, that’s Starmer being statesmanlike.”
Starmer calls out Trump over Greenland.
“You see, that’s Starmer being statesmanlike.”
Og nei, dette er ikkje det "alle" seier. Dei nordiske landa, Frankrike, EU har gått ut med støtte til Danmark og Grønland. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
January 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Og nei, dette er ikkje det "alle" seier. Dei nordiske landa, Frankrike, EU har gått ut med støtte til Danmark og Grønland. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Starmer-regjeringa er alliert med Trump-regimet mot Grønland. Heilt sprøtt.
Jeez. Greenland is in the NATO alliance. How hard can this be?
January 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Starmer-regjeringa er alliert med Trump-regimet mot Grønland. Heilt sprøtt.
Dei hadde ikkje tenkt å "gi" ho makta, fordi dei ikkje har noka makt å gi, og heller ikkje har nokon planar om å faktisk ta makta i Venezuela. Men grunnen til at Trump avfeia ho og offentleg audmjuka ho, er nok Nobelprisen.
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Dei hadde ikkje tenkt å "gi" ho makta, fordi dei ikkje har noka makt å gi, og heller ikkje har nokon planar om å faktisk ta makta i Venezuela. Men grunnen til at Trump avfeia ho og offentleg audmjuka ho, er nok Nobelprisen.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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En "metascientist", er det sånn som ein metafysiker og sånt?
'Liangping Ding, a metascientist working at the University of Manchester, told Research Professional News that AI has the potential to replace human participants in some research activities.' 1/3
AI ‘could replace humans’ in some social science surveys.
Metascientist says AI responses are similar enough to humans and could offer productivity gains.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Metascientist says AI responses are similar enough to humans and could offer productivity gains.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
En "metascientist", er det sånn som ein metafysiker og sånt?
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6 januari 1667: De 20-jarige zeeman Swen Roelofsen uit Noorwegen ontkent een sneeuwbal in zijn hand gehad te hebben en daarmee naar een 'sienelijk heer in Reegerrigh' (bestuurder van de stad?) gegooid te hebben.
#sneeuw #amsterdam #codeoranje #winterweer
#sneeuw #amsterdam #codeoranje #winterweer
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
6 januari 1667: De 20-jarige zeeman Swen Roelofsen uit Noorwegen ontkent een sneeuwbal in zijn hand gehad te hebben en daarmee naar een 'sienelijk heer in Reegerrigh' (bestuurder van de stad?) gegooid te hebben.
#sneeuw #amsterdam #codeoranje #winterweer
#sneeuw #amsterdam #codeoranje #winterweer
Elles litt vittig at det er favorittpresidenten til "realist"-gjengen ("mjuk makt finst ikkje, berre militærmakt eksisterer, fredsprisen er berre svada") som tilsynelatande formar utanrikspolitikken sin etter Nobels fredspris.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Elles litt vittig at det er favorittpresidenten til "realist"-gjengen ("mjuk makt finst ikkje, berre militærmakt eksisterer, fredsprisen er berre svada") som tilsynelatande formar utanrikspolitikken sin etter Nobels fredspris.
Ser ein del USAnarar rabla om korleis "USA har valt Delcy Rodríguez" som ny leiar i Venezuela. Dei har jo ikkje det, dei har ikkje lyfta ein finger, og dermed har nr 2 rykt opp! Skikkeleg "viss sola står opp i aust, så er det fordi USA tillet det"- logikk. Som jo er typisk amerikansk.
January 5, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Ser ein del USAnarar rabla om korleis "USA har valt Delcy Rodríguez" som ny leiar i Venezuela. Dei har jo ikkje det, dei har ikkje lyfta ein finger, og dermed har nr 2 rykt opp! Skikkeleg "viss sola står opp i aust, så er det fordi USA tillet det"- logikk. Som jo er typisk amerikansk.
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The idea that Rubio is in it to take down Cuba, Miller is in it for the aspects of war that would allow him more latitude to terrorize citizens at home, and Hegseth is in it for the masculinity bonus, while persuading Trump with oil, appeals to me and accounts for most of this. Also Trump's pique.
January 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The idea that Rubio is in it to take down Cuba, Miller is in it for the aspects of war that would allow him more latitude to terrorize citizens at home, and Hegseth is in it for the masculinity bonus, while persuading Trump with oil, appeals to me and accounts for most of this. Also Trump's pique.
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Det er et stadig mer realistisk scenario med en forestående amerikansk annektering av Grønland. Skulle dét skje, er det vanskelig å se for seg at NATO kan fortsette i dagens form. Det vil være forferdelig naivt å tro at ikke det vil sette Svalbard i stor fare for en lignende russisk aggresjon.
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Det er et stadig mer realistisk scenario med en forestående amerikansk annektering av Grønland. Skulle dét skje, er det vanskelig å se for seg at NATO kan fortsette i dagens form. Det vil være forferdelig naivt å tro at ikke det vil sette Svalbard i stor fare for en lignende russisk aggresjon.
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We can debate what the probabilities are on these things. The confidence intervals are surely wide. But in actual democracies, the probabilities are asymptotically approaching zero. Even the most optimistic scenarios do not put us in that place now, & anyone who says they do is lying to themselves.
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 AM
We can debate what the probabilities are on these things. The confidence intervals are surely wide. But in actual democracies, the probabilities are asymptotically approaching zero. Even the most optimistic scenarios do not put us in that place now, & anyone who says they do is lying to themselves.
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👇🎯 Once again, I ask, in good faith & without trying to be overly alarmist, what anyone has seen in the last year to make them believe that the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & democratic by any traditional meaning of the words?
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Trump sees dollar signs with Venezuelan oil, has designs on other countries, and clearly sees himself as some kind of emperor of the world. I don’t think he has plans to leave in 2028. And he’s showing he’ll use the military however he wants
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
👇🎯 Once again, I ask, in good faith & without trying to be overly alarmist, what anyone has seen in the last year to make them believe that the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & democratic by any traditional meaning of the words?
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This part in particular struck me as worrisome. A “veteran loyalist activist in Ballymena in his 60s” is no one’s idea of an out of touch liberal, and even he’s scared by the direction of public sentiment. And it’s driven by social media which spreads hate for profit, with no seeming end in sight
January 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This part in particular struck me as worrisome. A “veteran loyalist activist in Ballymena in his 60s” is no one’s idea of an out of touch liberal, and even he’s scared by the direction of public sentiment. And it’s driven by social media which spreads hate for profit, with no seeming end in sight
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The @nytimes.com now confirming that, yep, this is exactly what happened www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
January 4, 2026 at 6:27 AM
The @nytimes.com now confirming that, yep, this is exactly what happened www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
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Da. Just imagine if we tried to grab Zelensky...
What a great day for Vladimir Putin! I can picture him in the Kremlin, watching the EU & the UK play dumb while Trump trashes Int. Law, their media reporting Maduro's abduction as an 'arrest'. I bet he's thinking: Should I also detain Zelensky and subject him to Russian justice?
January 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Da. Just imagine if we tried to grab Zelensky...
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this is why you must always oppose every act an imperialist country does, because then they’ll soon come for everyone
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
this is why you must always oppose every act an imperialist country does, because then they’ll soon come for everyone
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Terrible take. Literally every FIFA Peace Prize winner has done this.
No FIFA Peace Prize winner has ever done this before
This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Terrible take. Literally every FIFA Peace Prize winner has done this.
Ei påminning om Trump-Hegseth sin krigspolitikk: Dei vil ha slutt på "forever wars" og bakkekrigar i andre land. Men dei synest det er heilt på sin plass - og ikkje minst kjempegøy! - å bomba andre land og utføra spesialoperasjonar. Men "nasjonsbygging" er det styggaste ordet dei veit.
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Ei påminning om Trump-Hegseth sin krigspolitikk: Dei vil ha slutt på "forever wars" og bakkekrigar i andre land. Men dei synest det er heilt på sin plass - og ikkje minst kjempegøy! - å bomba andre land og utføra spesialoperasjonar. Men "nasjonsbygging" er det styggaste ordet dei veit.
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I like caveats. Ironically they prove that everyone should be treated equally, even if they're cunts
You don’t have to caveat your condemnation of blatant disregard for international law with your negative opinion about Maduro. Indeed, it’s better if you don’t.
January 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
I like caveats. Ironically they prove that everyone should be treated equally, even if they're cunts
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A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Det er litt provinsielt av meg, men likevel, eg er nysgjerrig på kva Frölich og Høgre sin reaksjon blir. Står dei for ei regelbasert verdsordning, eller den sterkastes rett?
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Det er litt provinsielt av meg, men likevel, eg er nysgjerrig på kva Frölich og Høgre sin reaksjon blir. Står dei for ei regelbasert verdsordning, eller den sterkastes rett?