Geir Thoresen
@gethores.bsky.social
Founder of Pearl Group. Norwegian based. https://www.pearlgroup.no/
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Trump kunne like gjerne ha avduket modellen for Trump Tower på Mars. Ain't gonna happen.
"It cannot possibly be completed on the schedule Trump announced. I’ll go a step further: It is unlikely that any of these ships will ever be built. This is vaporware."
Trump-Class Battleships Are the Navy’s Trump Ballroom
Trump Steaks. Trump University. Trump Coins. Why not? Let’s do this and be legends.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Trump kunne like gjerne ha avduket modellen for Trump Tower på Mars. Ain't gonna happen.
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Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon: Trump’s second term has spawned a pardon-shopping industry where lobbyists say their going rate is $1 million.
(@rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social, Josh Dawsey and @cryanbarber.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
(@rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social, Josh Dawsey and @cryanbarber.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon: Trump’s second term has spawned a pardon-shopping industry where lobbyists say their going rate is $1 million.
(@rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social, Josh Dawsey and @cryanbarber.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
(@rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social, Josh Dawsey and @cryanbarber.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked)
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois to protect officials carrying out his mass-deportation policy.
Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois
The 6-3 ruling comes more than two months after the Trump admin asked the justices to weigh in on the move.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's effort to deploy the National Guard in Illinois to protect officials carrying out his mass-deportation policy.
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The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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One additional point on politics: Without the very strong push especially from Berlin for the use of the Russian assets, Orbán would most likely not have agreed to this lesser-evil solution from his (and Putin‘s) perspective. The threat was real, and he caved.
So what the hell just happened? Two things: Ukraine will get 90 billion euros. And Orbán did not veto that even though he could have.
How so? Short thread:
How so? Short thread:
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
One additional point on politics: Without the very strong push especially from Berlin for the use of the Russian assets, Orbán would most likely not have agreed to this lesser-evil solution from his (and Putin‘s) perspective. The threat was real, and he caved.
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Trump claims the U.S. has taken in $18 trillion because of tariffs. But what does that mean? Actually, tariff revenue this year totaled less than $300 billion, and his claim is fantastical in other ways too.
Trump says tariffs have brought in $18 trillion. That's impossible.
Tariffs have generated less than $300 billion in new tax revenue, and other claimed investments don't come close to the president's tally.
reason.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump claims the U.S. has taken in $18 trillion because of tariffs. But what does that mean? Actually, tariff revenue this year totaled less than $300 billion, and his claim is fantastical in other ways too.
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Jeg forventer at Trump på nyåret vil sparke flere sentrale folk i sitt apparat, fordi han trenger noen å skylde på. Stabssjef Susie Wiles ligger lagelig til for hogg, og dette intervjuet gjør at det kan skje allerede nå. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Jeg forventer at Trump på nyåret vil sparke flere sentrale folk i sitt apparat, fordi han trenger noen å skylde på. Stabssjef Susie Wiles ligger lagelig til for hogg, og dette intervjuet gjør at det kan skje allerede nå. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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As usual, @edwardluce.bsky.social has it right.
"On the grounds of never interrupting your enemy while he is making a mistake, Xi Jinping is 2025’s winner." My column on how Trump has given China a great leap forward. as.ft.com/r/dbe877e6-6...
China’s escalation dominance over Trump
[FREE TO READ] The US president has handed the initiative to Beijing in tech, energy and security
as.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As usual, @edwardluce.bsky.social has it right.
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FrP sørger for at Stavanger ikke bare får eiendomsskatt, men høy eiendomsskatt. De er sure på Høyre og stemmer heller sammen med Rødt om budsjettet. De unge mennene som stemte FrP fordi de drømmer om å bli så rike at de må flytte til Sveits må visst flytte uansett. www.aftenbladet.no/meninger/kom...
Stavanger er nå en rød by, for det har Frp bestemt
KOMMENTAR: Stavanger er nå en rød by, takket være Frp. Av og til må vi bare la demokratiet knirke.
www.aftenbladet.no
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
FrP sørger for at Stavanger ikke bare får eiendomsskatt, men høy eiendomsskatt. De er sure på Høyre og stemmer heller sammen med Rødt om budsjettet. De unge mennene som stemte FrP fordi de drømmer om å bli så rike at de må flytte til Sveits må visst flytte uansett. www.aftenbladet.no/meninger/kom...
Hvor lavt er det mulig å synke
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hvor lavt er det mulig å synke
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Har skrevet om hvordan republikanerne i Indiana nektet å underkaste seg Trump, om redistricting-prosessen som ikke går slik R forventet, og hvordan Høyesterett likevel kan gi dem en sjanse til å beholde flertallet i Huset. snoen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...
Trumps trusler har mistet kraft
21 republikanske senatorer i Indiana kan ha innevarslet et veiskille.
snoen.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Har skrevet om hvordan republikanerne i Indiana nektet å underkaste seg Trump, om redistricting-prosessen som ikke går slik R forventet, og hvordan Høyesterett likevel kan gi dem en sjanse til å beholde flertallet i Huset. snoen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...
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Daniel Finkelstein er jøde. Hans mor var fange i Bergen-Belsen, hans far i Stalins Gulag. Torsdag gikk han i rette med Hitler-vennen Nick Fuentes hos Piers Morgan. Det utløste et skred av hatmeldinger på Twitter.
December 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Daniel Finkelstein er jøde. Hans mor var fange i Bergen-Belsen, hans far i Stalins Gulag. Torsdag gikk han i rette med Hitler-vennen Nick Fuentes hos Piers Morgan. Det utløste et skred av hatmeldinger på Twitter.
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Det er trolig mange kapitler igjen i denne absurde sagaen.
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
BREAKING: Judge Blocks ICE From Re-Detaining Abrego Garcia
Sua Sponte and Nunc Pro Tunc In a dramatic series of overnight...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Det er trolig mange kapitler igjen i denne absurde sagaen.
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Svenneby frir til Senterpartiet. Slutt med det! #dax18 snoen.substack.com/p/senterpart...
Senterpartiet? Nei takk.
Mange spør om Senterpartiet vil «skifte side». Et bedre spørsmål er om vi virkelig vil oss så vondt.
snoen.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Svenneby frir til Senterpartiet. Slutt med det! #dax18 snoen.substack.com/p/senterpart...
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Krig blir ofte statistikk og repeterende meldinger om bombing og død. Vi blir numne. Jeg anbefaler å ta tre minutter til å høre på denne gutten.
Please listen and share.
An 11 year old boy gave testimony today at the European parliament in Strasbourg, there was not a dry eye in the house.
Roman Oleksiv was almost killed in a Russian missile strike in Vinnytsia. His mother did die in front of his eyes.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
An 11 year old boy gave testimony today at the European parliament in Strasbourg, there was not a dry eye in the house.
Roman Oleksiv was almost killed in a Russian missile strike in Vinnytsia. His mother did die in front of his eyes.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Krig blir ofte statistikk og repeterende meldinger om bombing og død. Vi blir numne. Jeg anbefaler å ta tre minutter til å høre på denne gutten.
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USA havner igjen i godt selskap, med Russland, Belarus, Kina, Nord- Korea, Nicaragua, Cuba og Niger. Gratulerer!
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution initiated by Ukraine and a group of states to strengthen international cooperation and mitigate the consequences of the Chornobyl catastrophe.
97 countries voted in favor of the resolution,39 abstained.
97 countries voted in favor of the resolution,39 abstained.
December 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
USA havner igjen i godt selskap, med Russland, Belarus, Kina, Nord- Korea, Nicaragua, Cuba og Niger. Gratulerer!
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Dette med "den verdiskapende kysten" som fremmes nå i Høyre-debatten: Den klart største verdiskapingen i Norge, når vi ser bort fra det som skjer langt ut i havet (petroleum), skjer helt riktig langs kysten - i indre Oslofjord. www.ssb.no/nasjonalregn...
Fylkesfordelt nasjonalregnskap
Statistikken viser hovedstørrelser fra det endelige årlige nasjonalregnskapet fordelt på fylker og landsdeler
www.ssb.no
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Dette med "den verdiskapende kysten" som fremmes nå i Høyre-debatten: Den klart største verdiskapingen i Norge, når vi ser bort fra det som skjer langt ut i havet (petroleum), skjer helt riktig langs kysten - i indre Oslofjord. www.ssb.no/nasjonalregn...
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Mange nok R i Indiana sto fast her. Bra. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Mange nok R i Indiana sto fast her. Bra. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Ja, kan ikke samarbeide med Høyres-ledelse (2 fra Oslo, 1 fra Akershus) når man kan holde på samarbeide med ledelsen i Ap (2 fra Oslo, en fra Akershus).
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Ja, kan ikke samarbeide med Høyres-ledelse (2 fra Oslo, 1 fra Akershus) når man kan holde på samarbeide med ledelsen i Ap (2 fra Oslo, en fra Akershus).
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When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Trump benektet i 2018 at han i lukket forum hadde snakket om "shithole countries". Nå gjentar han det, i all offenlighet. Rasismen er blitt mer uttalt i det siste. abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Trump once denied using this slur about Haiti and African nations. Now he boasts about it
President Donald Trump admits he used the slur “shithole countries” during a private 2018 meeting with lawmakers to disparage Haiti and African nations
abcnews.go.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Trump benektet i 2018 at han i lukket forum hadde snakket om "shithole countries". Nå gjentar han det, i all offenlighet. Rasismen er blitt mer uttalt i det siste. abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
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Fun fact: Etter nattens valg i Miami er det bare Dallas blant de 11 amerikanske arrangørbyene til fotball-VM som har republikansk ordfører. Nesten ingen større byer styres av R, så det blir litt vanskelig for Trump å ta fra D-styrte byer arrangementet, slik han av og til truer med.
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Fun fact: Etter nattens valg i Miami er det bare Dallas blant de 11 amerikanske arrangørbyene til fotball-VM som har republikansk ordfører. Nesten ingen større byer styres av R, så det blir litt vanskelig for Trump å ta fra D-styrte byer arrangementet, slik han av og til truer med.