Pasi Vaaranmaa
@vaaranpa.um.fi
Ambassador of #Finland to the #OECD and #Unesco. Interests include trade, economy and foreign policy. On the wallpaper Chateau de la Muette, home of the OECD in Paris.
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Minnesotans - make a plan and drive safe during the first big storm of the season!
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MN school closings: Winter storm closing schools early on Tuesday
Our first storm of the winter season is already starting to hit northern Minnesota, and it’s causing some schools to close early on Tuesday.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Minnesotans - make a plan and drive safe during the first big storm of the season!
www.fox9.com/news/mn-weat...
www.fox9.com/news/mn-weat...
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This nice piece on our new
@bofit.suomenpankki.fi
DP also has some addional examples of goods whose prices have risen A LOT for Russian customers because of sanctions.
@chriscook.news
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on.ft.com/4p1N63Y Chinese exporters charge Russia more for war supplies as sanctions bite
@bofit.suomenpankki.fi
DP also has some addional examples of goods whose prices have risen A LOT for Russian customers because of sanctions.
@chriscook.news
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on.ft.com/4p1N63Y Chinese exporters charge Russia more for war supplies as sanctions bite
Chinese exporters charge Russia more for war supplies as sanctions bite
Price increases show that western restrictions are limiting Moscow’s capabilities, Bank of Finland research finds
on.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This nice piece on our new
@bofit.suomenpankki.fi
DP also has some addional examples of goods whose prices have risen A LOT for Russian customers because of sanctions.
@chriscook.news
🇷🇺🇨🇳
on.ft.com/4p1N63Y Chinese exporters charge Russia more for war supplies as sanctions bite
@bofit.suomenpankki.fi
DP also has some addional examples of goods whose prices have risen A LOT for Russian customers because of sanctions.
@chriscook.news
🇷🇺🇨🇳
on.ft.com/4p1N63Y Chinese exporters charge Russia more for war supplies as sanctions bite
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At my funeral I want the priest to read out a long bit about how much I loved darts. I don’t love darts but my family and friends will be like “wow we never really knew him”.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
At my funeral I want the priest to read out a long bit about how much I loved darts. I don’t love darts but my family and friends will be like “wow we never really knew him”.
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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So if you are interested in what to do when chatbots go awry in mental health, then head on over....
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This week I have written about what goes wrong when chatbots engage with people with poor mental health and how we should think about the problem.
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Chatbots behaving badly, by @natashaloder open.substack.com/pub/overmatt...
Chatbots behaving badly
The world needs better insight on how LLMs are handling mental health crises
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
My newsletter Overmatter has always been free.
So if you are interested in what to do when chatbots go awry in mental health, then head on over....
So if you are interested in what to do when chatbots go awry in mental health, then head on over....
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Baltic Sea Trade Union Network meet today to discuss security in the region. Geopolitical tensions, war in Europe, climate crises and hybrid threats remind us that security and preparedness are not optional, but a shared responsibility, says @anttipalola.bsky.social Chairman of @sttk.fi
STTK isännöi BASTUN-verkoston kokousta. Teema: ammattiliittojen merkitys kriisitilanteissa
– Turvallisuus ja varautuminen tarkoittavat ihmisten suojelemista ja demokraattisten arvojen turvaamista. Tässä ammattiliitoilla on keskeinen rooli. @anttipalola.bsky.social sanoo
www.sttk.fi/2025/11/24/b...
– Turvallisuus ja varautuminen tarkoittavat ihmisten suojelemista ja demokraattisten arvojen turvaamista. Tässä ammattiliitoilla on keskeinen rooli. @anttipalola.bsky.social sanoo
www.sttk.fi/2025/11/24/b...
BASTUN-kokous STTK:ssa: ammattiliitoilla keskeinen rooli kriisien aikana - STTK
Taloudelliset ja yhteiskunnalliset jännitteet ovat nostaneet sosiaalisen, demokraattisen ja puolustuksellisen turvallisuuden myös ay-liikkeen agendan kärkeen.
www.sttk.fi
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Baltic Sea Trade Union Network meet today to discuss security in the region. Geopolitical tensions, war in Europe, climate crises and hybrid threats remind us that security and preparedness are not optional, but a shared responsibility, says @anttipalola.bsky.social Chairman of @sttk.fi
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Latest wave of US sanctions appear to have pushed China to curb imports of seaborne Russian oil
• US/UK sanctions on major Chinese refinery of Shandong Yulong Petrochemical is key driver for drop
• New sanctions on Lukoil & Rosneft are other key driver behind drop of Russian oil shipments to China
• US/UK sanctions on major Chinese refinery of Shandong Yulong Petrochemical is key driver for drop
• New sanctions on Lukoil & Rosneft are other key driver behind drop of Russian oil shipments to China
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Latest wave of US sanctions appear to have pushed China to curb imports of seaborne Russian oil
• US/UK sanctions on major Chinese refinery of Shandong Yulong Petrochemical is key driver for drop
• New sanctions on Lukoil & Rosneft are other key driver behind drop of Russian oil shipments to China
• US/UK sanctions on major Chinese refinery of Shandong Yulong Petrochemical is key driver for drop
• New sanctions on Lukoil & Rosneft are other key driver behind drop of Russian oil shipments to China
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Finland’s President Alexander Stubb @alexstubb.bsky.social made an excellent short 3 minute speech at the G20 summit in South Africa about multilateralism and urging nations to cooperate fairly following the rules to achieve sustainability.
Worth watching:
Worth watching:
Finland’s Alexander Stubb Calls for Rules-Based Approach to Global Wars in First G20 Speech | AC1B
YouTube video by DRM News
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb @alexstubb.bsky.social made an excellent short 3 minute speech at the G20 summit in South Africa about multilateralism and urging nations to cooperate fairly following the rules to achieve sustainability.
Worth watching:
Worth watching:
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Civil War historian here only a fake MAGAt account based in Serbia would make this idiotic claim. In the hellsite leading MAGAt accounts have been found based outside the country and now Twitter has turned off its location function!
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Civil War historian here only a fake MAGAt account based in Serbia would make this idiotic claim. In the hellsite leading MAGAt accounts have been found based outside the country and now Twitter has turned off its location function!
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392,000 followers on X.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
392,000 followers on X.
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Aston Villa, who took five league matches to even score a goal this season and six to win a league match, is now fourth in the Premier League. And it is only November.
The strange joy of being a Villa fan.
#AVFC
The strange joy of being a Villa fan.
#AVFC
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Aston Villa, who took five league matches to even score a goal this season and six to win a league match, is now fourth in the Premier League. And it is only November.
The strange joy of being a Villa fan.
#AVFC
The strange joy of being a Villa fan.
#AVFC
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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Get serious, Europeans. You are your only hope.
"EU imports from Russia worth €124 billion have exceeded the amount of aid provided to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion." - stated Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.
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censor.net/en/news/3586...
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Get serious, Europeans. You are your only hope.
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Kaamos alkaa hiljakseen hivuttautua Luovtâsmâksen rinteille. Kotirannassa on onneksi niin kovin helppo unohtaa, kuinka sekaisin koko loppupallo tuntuu olevan.
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Kaamos alkaa hiljakseen hivuttautua Luovtâsmâksen rinteille. Kotirannassa on onneksi niin kovin helppo unohtaa, kuinka sekaisin koko loppupallo tuntuu olevan.
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The EU economy grew stronger than expected in recent quarters and all member states are set to return to growth in 2025. Modest but steady economic growth is expected to continue in 2026 and 2027
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November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The EU economy grew stronger than expected in recent quarters and all member states are set to return to growth in 2025. Modest but steady economic growth is expected to continue in 2026 and 2027
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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Pleased to welcome Frederick the Great to my parade of German history, featuring Goethe and Dürer (and guest star Van Gogh)
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Pleased to welcome Frederick the Great to my parade of German history, featuring Goethe and Dürer (and guest star Van Gogh)
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The Scott Monument, Edinburgh. (1845)
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The Scott Monument, Edinburgh. (1845)
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The point about Nathan Gill and Russian bribery is most importantly that he got caught.
November 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The point about Nathan Gill and Russian bribery is most importantly that he got caught.
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Kittilä -30,6 ⁰C. Se olisi jälleen tämän talven kylmin lukema, tähän mennessä.
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Kittilä -30,6 ⁰C. Se olisi jälleen tämän talven kylmin lukema, tähän mennessä.
Talvisessa Kuopiossa puhumassa taloudellisesta turvallisuudesta osana kokonaisturvallisuutta @oecd-ocde.bsky.social tutkimusta hyödyntäen. Tasapainon etsintää riskienhallinnan ja globaalien markkinoiden mahdollisuuksien maailmassa. Kiitos kutsusta Kuopio ja @soilelahti.bsky.social !
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Talvisessa Kuopiossa puhumassa taloudellisesta turvallisuudesta osana kokonaisturvallisuutta @oecd-ocde.bsky.social tutkimusta hyödyntäen. Tasapainon etsintää riskienhallinnan ja globaalien markkinoiden mahdollisuuksien maailmassa. Kiitos kutsusta Kuopio ja @soilelahti.bsky.social !