Petteri Arola
@parola.bsky.social
Making music, cybering with security and living longer to rock out even harder.
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"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Except there's no deal on offer
If Europeans give up Greenland, Trump & Co will still abandon Ukraine
Time to stand up to Trump, commit more € and weapons to Ukraine, & look into closing all US bases in Europe
If Europeans give up Greenland, Trump & Co will still abandon Ukraine
Time to stand up to Trump, commit more € and weapons to Ukraine, & look into closing all US bases in Europe
January 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Except there's no deal on offer
If Europeans give up Greenland, Trump & Co will still abandon Ukraine
Time to stand up to Trump, commit more € and weapons to Ukraine, & look into closing all US bases in Europe
If Europeans give up Greenland, Trump & Co will still abandon Ukraine
Time to stand up to Trump, commit more € and weapons to Ukraine, & look into closing all US bases in Europe
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For the past year, Europeans have grudgingly endured the pains of Trump's foreign policy for the sake of guaranteeing America's engagement in Ukraine.
Now the White House presents Europeans with an impossible choice: give up Greenland or give up Ukraine.
Now the White House presents Europeans with an impossible choice: give up Greenland or give up Ukraine.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now making an explicit link between the US desire to annex Greenland and the continuation of US support for Ukraine.
"What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled its support out? The whole thing would collapse," Bessent told Meet The Press.
"What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled its support out? The whole thing would collapse," Bessent told Meet The Press.
January 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
For the past year, Europeans have grudgingly endured the pains of Trump's foreign policy for the sake of guaranteeing America's engagement in Ukraine.
Now the White House presents Europeans with an impossible choice: give up Greenland or give up Ukraine.
Now the White House presents Europeans with an impossible choice: give up Greenland or give up Ukraine.
This latest act of coercion against Europe is exactly why the ACI was created
What is the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) that European lawmakers want to activate in response to Trump's 10% tariff announcement?
Adopted in 2023, the instrument was designed to hit back at foreign acts of economic coercion. It was inspired by China's trade restrictions on Lithuania.
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Adopted in 2023, the instrument was designed to hit back at foreign acts of economic coercion. It was inspired by China's trade restrictions on Lithuania.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:44 AM
This latest act of coercion against Europe is exactly why the ACI was created
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Trump's Greenland threats undermine his own efforts to secure a peace deal in Ukraine. Any US security guarantee included in such a deal would be hard to take seriously if he is willing to ignore the security guarantee the US already has with Denmark.
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump's Greenland threats undermine his own efforts to secure a peace deal in Ukraine. Any US security guarantee included in such a deal would be hard to take seriously if he is willing to ignore the security guarantee the US already has with Denmark.
Erikoista vähättelyä ja toiveajattelua. Ajatteleeko Stubb todella että sääntöpohjainen maailma palaa? Vai onko tämä vain kansalaisten rauhoittelua? Voimapolitiikka on nykyinen realismi. Säännöt ei enää päde. Tai pätevät vain jos ne on oman edun mukaisia. www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
Venezuela | Stubb muistutti, että kansainvälisiä sääntöjä on rikottu ennenkin – Tutkija ihmettelee puhetapaa
Kansainvälisen politiikan asiantuntija Hanna Ojanen näkee presidentti Stubbin puheen kansainvälisten sääntöjen rikkomisesta strategisena viestintänä.
www.hs.fi
January 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Erikoista vähättelyä ja toiveajattelua. Ajatteleeko Stubb todella että sääntöpohjainen maailma palaa? Vai onko tämä vain kansalaisten rauhoittelua? Voimapolitiikka on nykyinen realismi. Säännöt ei enää päde. Tai pätevät vain jos ne on oman edun mukaisia. www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
Europe needs a hard pivot. I want to see these moves:
1. Weaponize EU market as a blunt, low threshold, instrument
2. Independent EU military satellite network for real time targeting
3. Baltic sea lockdown. Not insured = not allowed
4. De-recognize Russian patents
1. Weaponize EU market as a blunt, low threshold, instrument
2. Independent EU military satellite network for real time targeting
3. Baltic sea lockdown. Not insured = not allowed
4. De-recognize Russian patents
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Europe needs a hard pivot. I want to see these moves:
1. Weaponize EU market as a blunt, low threshold, instrument
2. Independent EU military satellite network for real time targeting
3. Baltic sea lockdown. Not insured = not allowed
4. De-recognize Russian patents
1. Weaponize EU market as a blunt, low threshold, instrument
2. Independent EU military satellite network for real time targeting
3. Baltic sea lockdown. Not insured = not allowed
4. De-recognize Russian patents
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It's not that NATO will collapse if the US invades Greenland; NATO is already dead. The Trump admin could not have been clearer about that over the last year. They refer to NATO as if they're not part of it. They've been threatening at least 1 NATO ally since they took office.
January 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
It's not that NATO will collapse if the US invades Greenland; NATO is already dead. The Trump admin could not have been clearer about that over the last year. They refer to NATO as if they're not part of it. They've been threatening at least 1 NATO ally since they took office.
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Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
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Watch this. Watch again.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Watch this. Watch again.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
If Europe remains a ”rules-based observer”, it will be carved up. Europe have courage to make real decisions:
1.Independent nuclear umbrella
2.Ukraine no-fly zone
3.Post-NATO architecture
4.End the Veto
5.Massive defense bond
6.Economic retaliation: weaponize the single market
7.Supply sovereignty
1.Independent nuclear umbrella
2.Ukraine no-fly zone
3.Post-NATO architecture
4.End the Veto
5.Massive defense bond
6.Economic retaliation: weaponize the single market
7.Supply sovereignty
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 AM
If Europe remains a ”rules-based observer”, it will be carved up. Europe have courage to make real decisions:
1.Independent nuclear umbrella
2.Ukraine no-fly zone
3.Post-NATO architecture
4.End the Veto
5.Massive defense bond
6.Economic retaliation: weaponize the single market
7.Supply sovereignty
1.Independent nuclear umbrella
2.Ukraine no-fly zone
3.Post-NATO architecture
4.End the Veto
5.Massive defense bond
6.Economic retaliation: weaponize the single market
7.Supply sovereignty
Recommended reading. These recent events is a gift to Putin. It validates the spheres of influence that Europe has spent 80 years trying to escape. Europe's rules-based comfort zone is officially dead. Either Europe becomes its own sphere or it becomes someone else's playground.
there's too much to cover here. See this, which I promise is more than just a hot take
hegemon.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
hegemon.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Recommended reading. These recent events is a gift to Putin. It validates the spheres of influence that Europe has spent 80 years trying to escape. Europe's rules-based comfort zone is officially dead. Either Europe becomes its own sphere or it becomes someone else's playground.
”In Nato there will be horror. But one can be sure that the supine grovelling that has characterised the behaviour of Nato’s leadership towards Trump and Hegseth will continue.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
This is the moment that Donald Trump unleashed anarchy
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and capture of its president mark the end of the West as we know it, warns world affairs editor Sam Kiley
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
”In Nato there will be horror. But one can be sure that the supine grovelling that has characterised the behaviour of Nato’s leadership towards Trump and Hegseth will continue.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
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A split between the US and Europe will have to come:
Der Spiegel:
“Two villains, one goal.
“How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.”
Der Spiegel:
“Two villains, one goal.
“How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.”
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A split between the US and Europe will have to come:
Der Spiegel:
“Two villains, one goal.
“How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.”
Der Spiegel:
“Two villains, one goal.
“How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.”
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Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
So what's the outcome?
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
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NATO needs to show Russia that sending drones over Poland was a grave mistake. One reasonable response is: immediate announcement of a no-fly-zone over Western Ukraine in order to protect NATO airspace.
September 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
NATO needs to show Russia that sending drones over Poland was a grave mistake. One reasonable response is: immediate announcement of a no-fly-zone over Western Ukraine in order to protect NATO airspace.
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Groundhog day. Trump's cycle: hear Ru demands, try to impose them on Ukraine, blame Ukraine viciously, scold Ru softly, then threaten to walk away. He should do it already--end the useless Ru coddling he calls diplomacy and, if he's not going to help Ukraine, just walk away.
August 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Groundhog day. Trump's cycle: hear Ru demands, try to impose them on Ukraine, blame Ukraine viciously, scold Ru softly, then threaten to walk away. He should do it already--end the useless Ru coddling he calls diplomacy and, if he's not going to help Ukraine, just walk away.
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People just don’t get it. If trump was really angry at Putin and wanted to sanction Russia, he could do that right now. He has that power. Yet time and again he delays, and says he will do it in “weeks”.
The only rational conclusion is that he doesn’t want to sanction Putin.
The only rational conclusion is that he doesn’t want to sanction Putin.
August 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
People just don’t get it. If trump was really angry at Putin and wanted to sanction Russia, he could do that right now. He has that power. Yet time and again he delays, and says he will do it in “weeks”.
The only rational conclusion is that he doesn’t want to sanction Putin.
The only rational conclusion is that he doesn’t want to sanction Putin.
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Trump's Cybersecurity EO eliminates from Biden's last Cybersecurity EO:
Mandatory, machine-readable attestations & SBOMs from every federal software supplier
A CISA-run Repository for SW Attestations & Artifacts and program that randomly validates those filings & publicly names vendors that fail.
Mandatory, machine-readable attestations & SBOMs from every federal software supplier
A CISA-run Repository for SW Attestations & Artifacts and program that randomly validates those filings & publicly names vendors that fail.
June 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Trump's Cybersecurity EO eliminates from Biden's last Cybersecurity EO:
Mandatory, machine-readable attestations & SBOMs from every federal software supplier
A CISA-run Repository for SW Attestations & Artifacts and program that randomly validates those filings & publicly names vendors that fail.
Mandatory, machine-readable attestations & SBOMs from every federal software supplier
A CISA-run Repository for SW Attestations & Artifacts and program that randomly validates those filings & publicly names vendors that fail.
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⚡️ 'Enemy bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' Russian aircraft.
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
'Enemy bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' Russian aircraft
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
kyivindependent.com
June 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
⚡️ 'Enemy bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' Russian aircraft.
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
Awesome!
June 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Awesome!
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Hei newspapers,
If you title anything other than 'Trump ceasefire bid fails as Putin rejects ceasefire" you are part of the problem.
If you title anything other than 'Trump ceasefire bid fails as Putin rejects ceasefire" you are part of the problem.
March 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hei newspapers,
If you title anything other than 'Trump ceasefire bid fails as Putin rejects ceasefire" you are part of the problem.
If you title anything other than 'Trump ceasefire bid fails as Putin rejects ceasefire" you are part of the problem.