Johan Regnström
@johreg.bsky.social
From Stockholm, Sweden. Just a casual social media consumer, I don't post much.
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
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A reminder: it doesn't have to be this way.
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A reminder: it doesn't have to be this way.
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
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I think Asha Rangappa is right — they are lining up the external and internal enemies. Or trying to. This is very risky and will almost certainly blow up in their faces.
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I think Asha Rangappa is right — they are lining up the external and internal enemies. Or trying to. This is very risky and will almost certainly blow up in their faces.
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💥Like Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán’s so-called “pro-peace” stance is driven by pure business interests — something he openly admits. He has already sent a large business delegation to Moscow in hopes of future profits. EU leaders heading into this week’s European Council should be aware.
December 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
💥Like Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán’s so-called “pro-peace” stance is driven by pure business interests — something he openly admits. He has already sent a large business delegation to Moscow in hopes of future profits. EU leaders heading into this week’s European Council should be aware.
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Of course
The US has suspended the technology deal with the UK that was signed during Donald Trump's state visit
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
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US suspends technology deal with the UK
Washington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Of course
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Europe takes a decisive step to protect one of our most precious resources.
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Europe takes a decisive step to protect one of our most precious resources.
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
Today, the first-ever Soil Monitoring Law enters into force.
It improves soil health, strengthens food security and enhances resilience to natural disasters.
More: link.europa.eu/MfJ3GP
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‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life.
My interview with Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, who was sanctioned by the US for ruling to authorise an investigation into war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
My interview with Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, who was sanctioned by the US for ruling to authorise an investigation into war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life.
My interview with Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, who was sanctioned by the US for ruling to authorise an investigation into war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
My interview with Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, who was sanctioned by the US for ruling to authorise an investigation into war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Why Did Trump Pardon the Former Honduran President? Follow the Tech Bros.
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president? Follow the Tech Bros.
With Roger Stone taking a victory lap for having come up with the idea in the first place.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Why Did Trump Pardon the Former Honduran President? Follow the Tech Bros.
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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There is absolutely no bottom. They will kill and murder and steal and break the law and laugh at every rule and institution until they are stopped. They think they are all-powerful and all conventional rules of morality and legality do not apply to them.
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
There is absolutely no bottom. They will kill and murder and steal and break the law and laugh at every rule and institution until they are stopped. They think they are all-powerful and all conventional rules of morality and legality do not apply to them.
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We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago begins in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
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Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
snyder.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago begins in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
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would be a good time for the media to do their wave of “elon musk says x” articles but this time actually be honest about the violent far-right movement he’s stoking, especially in light of liberals falling over themselves to placate the extreme right in recent days
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
September 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
would be a good time for the media to do their wave of “elon musk says x” articles but this time actually be honest about the violent far-right movement he’s stoking, especially in light of liberals falling over themselves to placate the extreme right in recent days
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There it is.
Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files.
Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files.
July 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
There it is.
Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files.
Republicans just BLOCKED the release of the Epstein Files.
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waste, fraud and abuse
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:32 AM
waste, fraud and abuse
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A 21-year-old Norwegian tourist was denied entry to the United States, interrogated for twelve hours, and deported — because of a meme found on her phone. 1/2
June 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A 21-year-old Norwegian tourist was denied entry to the United States, interrogated for twelve hours, and deported — because of a meme found on her phone. 1/2
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In Donald Trump’s America, storming the Capitol is “peaceful protest”. But marching in Los Angeles against ICE raids is “foreign-funded insurrection”. This absurd inversion of truth undermines democracy and fuels fear. 1/2
June 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In Donald Trump’s America, storming the Capitol is “peaceful protest”. But marching in Los Angeles against ICE raids is “foreign-funded insurrection”. This absurd inversion of truth undermines democracy and fuels fear. 1/2
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Very important event on Tuesday next week at the European Parliament to advocate for the confiscation of the $300 billion of frozen Russian reserves for the defence and reconstruction of Ukraine
May 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Very important event on Tuesday next week at the European Parliament to advocate for the confiscation of the $300 billion of frozen Russian reserves for the defence and reconstruction of Ukraine
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A new Stalin monument in a Moscow metro station is not just historical revisionism — it is a signal. As Putin deepens authoritarian rule and isolates Russia from the West, the glorification of a dictator responsible for mass terror is no coincidence. Nearly 700,000 were executed under Stalin. 1/2
May 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A new Stalin monument in a Moscow metro station is not just historical revisionism — it is a signal. As Putin deepens authoritarian rule and isolates Russia from the West, the glorification of a dictator responsible for mass terror is no coincidence. Nearly 700,000 were executed under Stalin. 1/2
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‼️🇭🇺 Democracy is dying in daylight in Hungary: Viktor Orbán’s regime is set to blacklist “foreign-funded” (including EU-funded) NGOs and media, then unleash the tax office to bleed them dry, issue fines and even shut them down.
It’s happening because the EU Commission simply doesn’t give a damn.
It’s happening because the EU Commission simply doesn’t give a damn.
Orbán’s Fidesz party proposes Russia-style crackdown on Hungary’s civil society
The new bill fits into a pattern of democratic backsliding for the Central European country.
www.politico.eu
May 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
‼️🇭🇺 Democracy is dying in daylight in Hungary: Viktor Orbán’s regime is set to blacklist “foreign-funded” (including EU-funded) NGOs and media, then unleash the tax office to bleed them dry, issue fines and even shut them down.
It’s happening because the EU Commission simply doesn’t give a damn.
It’s happening because the EU Commission simply doesn’t give a damn.
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💰Unbelievable but true: Viktor Orbán’s inner circle keeps flaunting new Ferraris. “Orbán’s wallet” Lőrinc Mészáros—Hungary’s richest man—was just photographed in a €450K blue Ferrari 296 GTS. His son and Orbán’s son-in-law have also been spotted in Ferraris – the latter in a €600K Ferrari SF Spider.
May 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
💰Unbelievable but true: Viktor Orbán’s inner circle keeps flaunting new Ferraris. “Orbán’s wallet” Lőrinc Mészáros—Hungary’s richest man—was just photographed in a €450K blue Ferrari 296 GTS. His son and Orbán’s son-in-law have also been spotted in Ferraris – the latter in a €600K Ferrari SF Spider.
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A new European citizen´s spirit is emerging across the Continent. We mustn’t fall below the ambition mustered on the 9th of May 1950. The EU must live up to Europe.
Read this article co-authored by @sandrogozi.bsky.social here ⤵️
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
Read this article co-authored by @sandrogozi.bsky.social here ⤵️
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
A second Schuman moment: For a common defence and political union - Euractiv
A new European citizen´s spirit is emerging across the Continent. We mustn't fall below the ambition mustered on the 9th of May 1950. The EU must live up to Europe.
www.euractiv.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A new European citizen´s spirit is emerging across the Continent. We mustn’t fall below the ambition mustered on the 9th of May 1950. The EU must live up to Europe.
Read this article co-authored by @sandrogozi.bsky.social here ⤵️
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
Read this article co-authored by @sandrogozi.bsky.social here ⤵️
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
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💰🏎️ Every week, Viktor Orbán's inner circle shows off new Ferraris. After photos of his son-in-law Tiborcz with a Ferrari Spider in Marbella, Mészáros Jr. — son of "Orbán's wallet" — was spotted pumping his Ferrari’s tires near Felcsút, Orbán’s hometown.
They all got rich off 🇭🇺 and 🇪🇺 taxpayer money.
They all got rich off 🇭🇺 and 🇪🇺 taxpayer money.
April 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
💰🏎️ Every week, Viktor Orbán's inner circle shows off new Ferraris. After photos of his son-in-law Tiborcz with a Ferrari Spider in Marbella, Mészáros Jr. — son of "Orbán's wallet" — was spotted pumping his Ferrari’s tires near Felcsút, Orbán’s hometown.
They all got rich off 🇭🇺 and 🇪🇺 taxpayer money.
They all got rich off 🇭🇺 and 🇪🇺 taxpayer money.
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OPINION: Use it or lose it: Europe’s moment of truth to make Russia pay for its war tvpworld.com/86321121/opi...
OPINION: Europe’s moment of truth to make Russia pay for its war
The EU faces both a financial and moral disaster if frozen assets are returned to Russia.
tvpworld.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
OPINION: Use it or lose it: Europe’s moment of truth to make Russia pay for its war tvpworld.com/86321121/opi...
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Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
April 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...