Thomas Lonnegren
@thomaslon.bsky.social
A Swedish guy, supporting the viking heritage of liberalism, free trade, open borders and democracy. Yes, I am cherrypicking.
Also - music, guitars photography and AI.
Also - music, guitars photography and AI.
7000 underskrifter för att stoppa nya Nobelhuset vid Slussen.
Inte så konstigt att det byggs för lite i Sverige när alla ska gnälla på allt!
Inte så konstigt att det byggs för lite i Sverige när alla ska gnälla på allt!
January 25, 2026 at 1:28 PM
7000 underskrifter för att stoppa nya Nobelhuset vid Slussen.
Inte så konstigt att det byggs för lite i Sverige när alla ska gnälla på allt!
Inte så konstigt att det byggs för lite i Sverige när alla ska gnälla på allt!
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Day 423 of #GeorgiaProtests
1. Further international isolation of the regime, which is an enabler and sanctions evasion tool in the Russia-Iran-China axis;
2. Further targeted sanctions. It works;
3. Aid to CSOs and independent media.
Please amplify! Thanks!
📷 Merab Metreveli
1. Further international isolation of the regime, which is an enabler and sanctions evasion tool in the Russia-Iran-China axis;
2. Further targeted sanctions. It works;
3. Aid to CSOs and independent media.
Please amplify! Thanks!
📷 Merab Metreveli
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Day 423 of #GeorgiaProtests
1. Further international isolation of the regime, which is an enabler and sanctions evasion tool in the Russia-Iran-China axis;
2. Further targeted sanctions. It works;
3. Aid to CSOs and independent media.
Please amplify! Thanks!
📷 Merab Metreveli
1. Further international isolation of the regime, which is an enabler and sanctions evasion tool in the Russia-Iran-China axis;
2. Further targeted sanctions. It works;
3. Aid to CSOs and independent media.
Please amplify! Thanks!
📷 Merab Metreveli
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People who want to sound clever often say they screen out the noise with Trump.
That's fine, but the noise is the point.
This isn't normal.
My bit for the weekend:
The Taco trade has eaten itself - as.ft.com/r/8f0696f3-5...
People who want to sound clever often say they screen out the noise with Trump.
That's fine, but the noise is the point.
This isn't normal.
My bit for the weekend:
The Taco trade has eaten itself - as.ft.com/r/8f0696f3-5...
The Taco trade has eaten itself
[FREE TO READ] Tracking the Donald Trump show has become pointless for investors in the short term
as.ft.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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People who want to sound clever often say they screen out the noise with Trump.
That's fine, but the noise is the point.
This isn't normal.
My bit for the weekend:
The Taco trade has eaten itself - as.ft.com/r/8f0696f3-5...
People who want to sound clever often say they screen out the noise with Trump.
That's fine, but the noise is the point.
This isn't normal.
My bit for the weekend:
The Taco trade has eaten itself - as.ft.com/r/8f0696f3-5...
Det är intressant att de bästa geopolitiska analyserna, i allt detta kaos, kommer från ekonomer snarare än politiska eller historiska analytiker.
Jag tror att ekonomer är mer fokuserade på att värdera framtida risker, snarare än historiska paralleller.
Jag tror att ekonomer är mer fokuserade på att värdera framtida risker, snarare än historiska paralleller.
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Det är intressant att de bästa geopolitiska analyserna, i allt detta kaos, kommer från ekonomer snarare än politiska eller historiska analytiker.
Jag tror att ekonomer är mer fokuserade på att värdera framtida risker, snarare än historiska paralleller.
Jag tror att ekonomer är mer fokuserade på att värdera framtida risker, snarare än historiska paralleller.
Vad tror ni, kommer EU att bli en viktig valfråga? Kommer frågan om Euro att bli aktuell?
Det finns ju tydliga konfliklinjer mellan partierna.
Det är självklart en central fråga, både för ekonomi och försvar, men kommer diskussionen att drunkna i billig retorik?
Det finns ju tydliga konfliklinjer mellan partierna.
Det är självklart en central fråga, både för ekonomi och försvar, men kommer diskussionen att drunkna i billig retorik?
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Vad tror ni, kommer EU att bli en viktig valfråga? Kommer frågan om Euro att bli aktuell?
Det finns ju tydliga konfliklinjer mellan partierna.
Det är självklart en central fråga, både för ekonomi och försvar, men kommer diskussionen att drunkna i billig retorik?
Det finns ju tydliga konfliklinjer mellan partierna.
Det är självklart en central fråga, både för ekonomi och försvar, men kommer diskussionen att drunkna i billig retorik?
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Danish pension fund to dump US treasuries
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries By Investing.com
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries
www.investing.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Danish pension fund to dump US treasuries
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
Trump vill köpa Grönland. Men har USA råd att betala? Eller ska de låna ännu mer? Förväntar de sig att Europa ska låna till dem?
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Trump vill köpa Grönland. Men har USA råd att betala? Eller ska de låna ännu mer? Förväntar de sig att Europa ska låna till dem?
Mycket intressant om de olika ideologiska bakgrunderna till MAGA. En salig röra av nostalgi, kristen nationalism och olika abstrakta filosofiska idéer.
Det som står ut är dels att det är så mycket interna motsägelser och dels att det helt saknas tankar om ekonomi och tillväxt. ->
Det som står ut är dels att det är så mycket interna motsägelser och dels att det helt saknas tankar om ekonomi och tillväxt. ->
January 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Mycket intressant om de olika ideologiska bakgrunderna till MAGA. En salig röra av nostalgi, kristen nationalism och olika abstrakta filosofiska idéer.
Det som står ut är dels att det är så mycket interna motsägelser och dels att det helt saknas tankar om ekonomi och tillväxt. ->
Det som står ut är dels att det är så mycket interna motsägelser och dels att det helt saknas tankar om ekonomi och tillväxt. ->
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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How to de-risk from America ft.trib.al/X8Q2avG | opinion
How to de-risk from America
There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing
ft.trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
How to de-risk from America ft.trib.al/X8Q2avG | opinion
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All eyes on Iran
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
By crushing its own people, the Iranian regime paves the way for its own downfall
EDITORIAL. In Iran, every uprising and ensuing deadly crackdown has further eroded the regime's legitimacy, with it being seen as increasingly hostile to its own people, clinging to privileges that ha...
www.lemonde.fr
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
All eyes on Iran
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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Greenland is not the mining gem some think it is ft.trib.al/XDMrOy3 | opinion
Greenland is not the mining gem some think it is
The island is geologically analogous to Canada and countries in northern Europe
ft.trib.al
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Greenland is not the mining gem some think it is ft.trib.al/XDMrOy3 | opinion
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"It’s easier to dislodge a tinpot dictator in Venezuela than to deter great powers....But this raises the biggest question at the heart of the 'Donroe Doctrine': Does Trump even want to deter those powers? Or does he want to carve up the world with them?"
Trump’s Obsession With Latin America Is a Strategic Calamity
While Trump gloats about Venezuela, he ignores the real risks to American security.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"It’s easier to dislodge a tinpot dictator in Venezuela than to deter great powers....But this raises the biggest question at the heart of the 'Donroe Doctrine': Does Trump even want to deter those powers? Or does he want to carve up the world with them?"
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Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
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The key thing missing from Trump’s regime change plan
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
Opinion | Trump's post-Maduro press conference showed a key flaw in his plan to "run" Venezuela
Retired Ambassador James Story: If the United States expects a different result from the same people, we have failed to learn from the Maduro regime's record.
www.ms.now
January 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The key thing missing from Trump’s regime change plan
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
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With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
Bonus Episode: How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela? (With Anne Applebaum) | The David Frum Show
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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January 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
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A small group of online users is reshaping political debate, driving polarization, and creating ideologically rigid camps. They are called social media elites.
How Social Media Elites Significantly Drive Political Polarization - Profolus
Social media elites play a disproportionate role in creating and sustaining political polarization.
www.profolus.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A small group of online users is reshaping political debate, driving polarization, and creating ideologically rigid camps. They are called social media elites.
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It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
December 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
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Our planet is buried in convenient shit. Bad but easy food. Bad but easy art. Bad but easy narratives, followed by bad but easy conclusions. Prioritizing convenience disincentivizes the slow work of contemplation. Perhaps, even, of questioning. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...
Cheap, Fast, and Easy
We’re snowbound here in the wilds of Connecticut, stuck in place until the guy with the truck comes to plow us out.
michaelianblack.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our planet is buried in convenient shit. Bad but easy food. Bad but easy art. Bad but easy narratives, followed by bad but easy conclusions. Prioritizing convenience disincentivizes the slow work of contemplation. Perhaps, even, of questioning. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...
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🇩🇪Far-right German politician Ringo Mühlmann has taken a noteworthy interest in exposing information his political opponents say could be of great interest to Russian intelligence, - POLITICO
Mühlmann has repeatedly asked to disclose details on drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.
Mühlmann has repeatedly asked to disclose details on drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🇩🇪Far-right German politician Ringo Mühlmann has taken a noteworthy interest in exposing information his political opponents say could be of great interest to Russian intelligence, - POLITICO
Mühlmann has repeatedly asked to disclose details on drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.
Mühlmann has repeatedly asked to disclose details on drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.
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Russians and pro-Russians around the world love Trump and Vance. What does it say about them?
December 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Russians and pro-Russians around the world love Trump and Vance. What does it say about them?
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“Shaped by his KGB culture and witness to Soviet demise, any peace deal that can be perceived other than complete ‘victory’ – is no longer a policy option available…It would delegitimise the entire regime. Therefore, escalation becomes not a choice but a necessity.”
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Russia is Losing – Time for Putin's 2026 Hybrid Escalation
2025 offered the most generous potential off-ramp for Vladimir Putin. He rejected it.
www.rusi.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“Shaped by his KGB culture and witness to Soviet demise, any peace deal that can be perceived other than complete ‘victory’ – is no longer a policy option available…It would delegitimise the entire regime. Therefore, escalation becomes not a choice but a necessity.”
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...