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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 11h

And the irony of Norway, a country that maintains state ownership over significant portions of its own oil resources, now giving the prize to Machado who wants to privatise Venezuelan reserves (who, by the way, are the largest in the world)

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 11h

""It’s a perplexing choice,” says Greg Grandin, a historian of Latin America. “They’ve given it to somebody who’s completely aligned with the most militarist and darkest face of U.S. imperialism.”"

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqua...

www.democracynow.org

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 14h

We are dealing with a far-right figure with warm relations with Israel that has repeatedly added fuel to the fire of polarisation in the country.

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 14h

Unbelievable. The peace prize went to Marina Corina Machado, who welcomed the illegal summary execution of 11 Venezuelans last month: amp.dw.com/en/tensions-...

Tensions mount after deadly US strike on Venezuelan boat – DW – 09/06/2025

Following a US attack on a suspected "drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela" that killed 11, Caracas has warned the US against using its military for "regime change." The US has deployed several warship...

amp.dw.com

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 2d

A bridge for the future: The aluminum helideck of the decommissioned Gyda platform has become a new pedestrian and bike bridge in Trondheim, Norway. Think about all the cool things we can do with all the thousands of tonnes of fixed fossil capital out there!

Landmark aluminium bridge built with recycled materials opens in Norway

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) opens a new pedestrian bridge in Trondheim, built by Leirvik in collaboration with Hydro and partners. It is the first aluminium bridge bui...

www.hydro.com

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 3d

Marxist geographer Doreen Massey on the phenomena of science parks (p. 143 in 'for space', 2005)

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Ben Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 23d

$500bn is roughly equivalent to annual global investment in solar PV.

Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 24d

This helps explain why the oil-and-gas industry is needing to "run fast to stay still", spending $500bn a year just to maintain current output

Production rates from each field are declining increasingly rapidly
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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 25d

An insightful piece on the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund & the long durée of imperialism: www.theleftberlin.com/the-norwegia...

The Norwegian investment impasse

Oil, genocide, and the contradictions of capitalist coordination

www.theleftberlin.com

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 28d

Fikk sett den! Godt tips:)

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · 28d

LO-utstiling?:o

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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 29d

speaking of political assassinations, today we denounce again the dark beginning of neoliberalism, the assassination of Salvador Allende in Chile, a military coup backed by United States.

'The U.S. spent $8 million on covert actions between 1970 and the 1973 coup'.

www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1...

The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home

When the U.S. role in the 1973 coup in Chile became known, activists took action. So did U.S. lawmakers. This is what happened after the U.S. helped topple a Marxist and aided a right-wing dictator.

www.npr.org

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 10

Gleder meg allerede!

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 10

Så får vi brette opp ermene for å få opp andelen ved Tiurleiken om to år!

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 9

På tide å leite fram denne klassikeren <3

Black Debbath - Problemer innad i Høyre

YouTube video by JJ. Sandal

www.youtube.com

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sånn ja! Selv om det er færre som stemmer i kommunevalg er jo det betydelig:)

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 8

66% siste gang vel?

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 2

I am also astonished that Colombian president Gustavo Petro has read the entirety of Marx's Capital three times! What's your excuse?

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 2

This piece by Andreas Malm & Maxy Guez brilliantly captures both how mind-bogglingly difficult, but also courageous, the Colombian pledge not to permit new exploration of fossil fuels actually is.

Colombia Against the Fossil Fuel Age

Colombia’s energy transition is not just playing out in policy papers — it’s unfolding in oil fields, coal towns, and courtrooms. Jacobin spoke with engineers, unionists, and President Petro himself a...

jacobin.com

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 2

What did not make it to the final print was some of my reasoning: I was able to take official credits in the study of Marx's Capital, and for several months I was able to take part in an astonishing social movement as the students launched a strike against cuts in public education. Unforgettable!

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Sep 2

UiO students can once again do exchange in Colombia! Happy to endorse my Colombian alma mater, Universidad Nacional, to those who might consider doing an exchange semester

Entered into an exchange agreement with Colombia - Department of Sociology and Human Geography

An exchange agreement with Colombia's largest public university was at risk of falling through. However, a couple of enthusiastic employees at the SV faculty took action and ensured the agreement was ...

www.sv.uio.no

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Aug 25

A prime example of what eco-Marxists call the metabolic rift! Marine dead zones below the fish farms due to an excess of nutrients, while the world seas are drained of vital resources.

Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Aug 22

Så må vi huske at vi betaler minst 78% av opprydningskostnadene også: nrk.no/klima/norge-naermer-seg-investeringstopp-i-olje-1.17533364

Norge nærmer seg investeringstopp i olje

274 milliarder kroner. Det er summen som ligger an til å bli investert i norsk olje og gass i år. – Kjempestort problem, sier SVs Lars Haltbrekken.

www.nrk.no

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Aug 11

Was reading a dreary report on decommissioning technology when suddenly this little fellow appeared and made my day

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Peder Østring @pederoe.bsky.social · Aug 11

Unions and environmental organisations calling for oil and gas decommissioning to take place locally in order to bring jobs and boost circular economy in new report from Australia:

REPORT: WA Can’t Wait - Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Australia can’t wait. WA must lead the way by building a large-scale decommissioning hub for our environment, for jobs, and for a green energy future.

www.greenpeace.org.au

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · Jul 10

An illegally occupying army builds a concentration camp for every man, woman and child of an occupied land and decrees that those who will not be voluntarily interned in that camp will be ELIMINATED. Is there a more accurate definition of GENOCIDE?

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