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Refreshing to see criminal and journalistic investigations go forward in Norway. The scandal is meaningful and there is a meaningful response. All of us should do so well.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Two senior Norwegian diplomats being investigated over Epstein links
Financial crimes squad investigate husband and wife in connection to alleged relationship with late sex offender
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Refreshing to see criminal and journalistic investigations go forward in Norway. The scandal is meaningful and there is a meaningful response. All of us should do so well.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Knekkebrød er så godt,
det kiler i hjernen
det kiler i hjernen
February 5, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Knekkebrød er så godt,
det kiler i hjernen
det kiler i hjernen
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Prosecutors to request bans from office in Le Pen appeal trial
Prosecutors to request bans from office in Le Pen appeal trial
Le Pen was sentenced to four years in jail and banned her from running for office for five years
dlvr.it
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Prosecutors to request bans from office in Le Pen appeal trial
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I do think CS Lewis was on to something when he wrote about the lure of being in the Inner Ring. (“Of all the passions, the passion for the Inner Ring is most skillful in making a man who is not yet a very bad man do very bad things”)
www.lewissociety.org/innerring/
www.lewissociety.org/innerring/
The Inner Ring - CS Lewis Society of California
www.lewissociety.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I do think CS Lewis was on to something when he wrote about the lure of being in the Inner Ring. (“Of all the passions, the passion for the Inner Ring is most skillful in making a man who is not yet a very bad man do very bad things”)
www.lewissociety.org/innerring/
www.lewissociety.org/innerring/
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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Well said @ec.europa.eu
“The EU is an open, rules-based single market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values and international commitments”
www.ft.com/content/c4e7...
“The EU is an open, rules-based single market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values and international commitments”
www.ft.com/content/c4e7...
US bars former EU commissioner Thierry Breton and others over tech rules
France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Well said @ec.europa.eu
“The EU is an open, rules-based single market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values and international commitments”
www.ft.com/content/c4e7...
“The EU is an open, rules-based single market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activity in line with our democratic values and international commitments”
www.ft.com/content/c4e7...
Blir det en idrettsfredspris til Putin også, tro?
Olympic Committee says Russians should be allowed to compete under their own flag in youth events
Olympic Committee says Russians should be allowed to compete under their own flag in youth events
The position comes after the IOC’s Executive Board recommended lifting restrictions on Russian and Belarusian youth athletes.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Blir det en idrettsfredspris til Putin også, tro?
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
Så fin fredspris Trump fikk! Lurer bare på hvem sine hender som ble kuttet av for å lage den statuen?
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Så fin fredspris Trump fikk! Lurer bare på hvem sine hender som ble kuttet av for å lage den statuen?
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"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Dette er hva vi jurister kaller et ekspertvitne
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Dette er hva vi jurister kaller et ekspertvitne
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Pentagon Blames Venezuela For Flow Of Drugs Into Kash Patel
Pentagon Blames Venezuela For Flow Of Drugs Into Kash Patel
WASHINGTON—Calling the national crisis “a complete justification” for additional airstrikes on boats purportedly trafficking narcotics, the Pentagon issued a statement Tuesday blaming Venezuela for th...
theonion.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pentagon Blames Venezuela For Flow Of Drugs Into Kash Patel
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Trump pardoned more than 70 people who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election—the latest in a string of pardons to people who have benefited the president.
Trump’s Pardon List: Here Are The Big-Time Donors And Allies He’s Sprung Free
Trump pardoned more than 70 people who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election—the latest in a string of pardons to people who have benefited the president.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump pardoned more than 70 people who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election—the latest in a string of pardons to people who have benefited the president.
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Leser ditt DN Europa med stor interesse @sekern.bsky.social. Mtp PVV sin tilbakegang i 🇳🇱, så har både JA21 og FVD gått frem (+12, PVV -11), føler det er underkommunisert at selv om PVV gikk tilbake har ytre høyre gått frem. Som sentrumsvelger er det gledelig å se at sentrum kan lykkes i dagens 🇪🇺.
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Leser ditt DN Europa med stor interesse @sekern.bsky.social. Mtp PVV sin tilbakegang i 🇳🇱, så har både JA21 og FVD gått frem (+12, PVV -11), føler det er underkommunisert at selv om PVV gikk tilbake har ytre høyre gått frem. Som sentrumsvelger er det gledelig å se at sentrum kan lykkes i dagens 🇪🇺.
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Scoop: Bari Weiss plans to attract more working-class Middle Americans to CBS news by increasing critical coverage of postmodernism, Marxism, and Zohran Mamdani.
November 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Scoop: Bari Weiss plans to attract more working-class Middle Americans to CBS news by increasing critical coverage of postmodernism, Marxism, and Zohran Mamdani.
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
![Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:
“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreickzwdynkak7r4lur6afktglm3gontqsq5r5c7jeewyecyd4dczla@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
