Jouni Alkula
@jsalk.bsky.social
European federalist. Finnish genealogist. Blog mainly in Finnish. https://sectionmen.fi/
#genealogy #Canada #immigration #geni
#genealogy #Canada #immigration #geni
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#Genealogy research ftw (and by one of the very best).
Not that it changes minds, necessarily, but this work is so important to demonstrate how pervasive immigrant experience is, and how shallow the history that is often invoked against birthright citizenship or against immigrants generally.
Not that it changes minds, necessarily, but this work is so important to demonstrate how pervasive immigrant experience is, and how shallow the history that is often invoked against birthright citizenship or against immigrants generally.
I did the lawyers. I ain't got time for all these members of congress. <ducking>
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM
#Genealogy research ftw (and by one of the very best).
Not that it changes minds, necessarily, but this work is so important to demonstrate how pervasive immigrant experience is, and how shallow the history that is often invoked against birthright citizenship or against immigrants generally.
Not that it changes minds, necessarily, but this work is so important to demonstrate how pervasive immigrant experience is, and how shallow the history that is often invoked against birthright citizenship or against immigrants generally.
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NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
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We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
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France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
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”The measure (…) prohibits advertising for high-carbon products and services such as flights, petrol and diesel vehicles, gas heating contracts and meat products across all public spaces in the city, including on buses, trams, and in metro and train stations.”
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the first capital in the world to prohibit such ads...
www.desmog.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
”The measure (…) prohibits advertising for high-carbon products and services such as flights, petrol and diesel vehicles, gas heating contracts and meat products across all public spaces in the city, including on buses, trams, and in metro and train stations.”
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
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I've attended many climate COPs over the years and it seems some nations... *cough* ...are very well versed indeed in this now-declassified "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" first issued by the CIA in 1944
January 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I've attended many climate COPs over the years and it seems some nations... *cough* ...are very well versed indeed in this now-declassified "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" first issued by the CIA in 1944
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Kiinnostavaa! Äänel-manifesti: teokset, jotka ovat myynnissä Äänelissä, eivät ole kulutettavissa suoratoistopalveluissa.
aanel.fi
aanel.fi
Etusivu - Äänel
Manifesti Arvoisa kirjailija, hyvä kustantaja! Hyvä kirjallisuuden rakastaja! Me kaikki tiedämme seuraavat asiat, mutta kerrataan. Suomalaisella kirjallisuudella tehtiin laboratoriokoe. Kirjallisuus...
aanel.fi
January 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Kiinnostavaa! Äänel-manifesti: teokset, jotka ovat myynnissä Äänelissä, eivät ole kulutettavissa suoratoistopalveluissa.
aanel.fi
aanel.fi
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"Jos digitaalisen kopion olemassaolo lähtökohtaisesti estää pääsyn alkuperäiseen asiakirjaan, koskee ongelma myös muita arkistoja kuin niitä, jotka ovat digitaalisen toiminnan piirissä."
blogit.utu.fi/suomenhistor...
blogit.utu.fi/suomenhistor...
Kohti täysin digitaalista arkistoa? – Lastuja Suomen historiasta
blogit.utu.fi
December 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
"Jos digitaalisen kopion olemassaolo lähtökohtaisesti estää pääsyn alkuperäiseen asiakirjaan, koskee ongelma myös muita arkistoja kuin niitä, jotka ovat digitaalisen toiminnan piirissä."
blogit.utu.fi/suomenhistor...
blogit.utu.fi/suomenhistor...
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Ukraina: neljä vuotta sotaa, länsimaiden hallitusten laiminlyöntejä ja viimeisimpänä suurvaltojen petturuutta tulitaukoneuvotteluissa.
Hesari: vitun Sanna Marin.
Hesari: vitun Sanna Marin.
Ukrainan kohtalo | Sanna Marin heitti hyvän läpän, ja nyt näyttää pahalta
Toiveajattelu on ohjannut länsimaita vuodesta toiseen realismin sijaan. Nyt Ukraina on selkä seinää vasten, kirjoittaa toimittaja Ville Similä.
www.hs.fi
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ukraina: neljä vuotta sotaa, länsimaiden hallitusten laiminlyöntejä ja viimeisimpänä suurvaltojen petturuutta tulitaukoneuvotteluissa.
Hesari: vitun Sanna Marin.
Hesari: vitun Sanna Marin.
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In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In honour of its proponents, I suggest that the Dmitriev-Witkoff proposal should henceforth be called the Dim-Wit Plan
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105 years ago today 39 Finns, escorted by a lieutenant of English Army, landed in Quebec. What had happened and who were they? #WW1 #CivilWar1918 #MilitaryHistory #genealogy sectionmen.fi/en/deported-...
Deported to Canada – Canadian Finns Genealogy
sectionmen.fi
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
105 years ago today 39 Finns, escorted by a lieutenant of English Army, landed in Quebec. What had happened and who were they? #WW1 #CivilWar1918 #MilitaryHistory #genealogy sectionmen.fi/en/deported-...
105 years ago today 39 Finns, escorted by a lieutenant of English Army, landed in Quebec. What had happened and who were they? #WW1 #CivilWar1918 #MilitaryHistory #genealogy sectionmen.fi/en/deported-...
Deported to Canada – Canadian Finns Genealogy
sectionmen.fi
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
105 years ago today 39 Finns, escorted by a lieutenant of English Army, landed in Quebec. What had happened and who were they? #WW1 #CivilWar1918 #MilitaryHistory #genealogy sectionmen.fi/en/deported-...
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Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Save the Date:
“Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” @koneensaatio.fi Project Final Seminar
Thursday, November 27, 2025, 13:00–16:00
Place: @infomigration.bsky.social & Online
Program details and registration to follow.
More info: www.samirasaramo.com
“Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” @koneensaatio.fi Project Final Seminar
Thursday, November 27, 2025, 13:00–16:00
Place: @infomigration.bsky.social & Online
Program details and registration to follow.
More info: www.samirasaramo.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Save the Date:
“Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” @koneensaatio.fi Project Final Seminar
Thursday, November 27, 2025, 13:00–16:00
Place: @infomigration.bsky.social & Online
Program details and registration to follow.
More info: www.samirasaramo.com
“Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” @koneensaatio.fi Project Final Seminar
Thursday, November 27, 2025, 13:00–16:00
Place: @infomigration.bsky.social & Online
Program details and registration to follow.
More info: www.samirasaramo.com
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Siirtolaisuus kiinnostaa taas. ”On useita kiinnostavia hankkeita esimerkiksi asutuskolonialismista, tai maankäyttö- ja ympäristönäkökulmista. Myös historiallinen Pohjois-Amerikan suomalaisten työväenliike ja nykypäivän aktivismi on kiinnostanut paljon.” Toteaa @samirasaramo.bsky.social Ylen jutussa.
Siirtolaisuus kiinnostaa taas: amerikanserkut löysivät pikkuiseen Simoon, paikansivat juurensa ja ihastuivat pesäpalloon
Juuriaan Suomeen etsimään tullut ryhmä päätyi Meri-Lappiin. Vanhan museon pihapiirissä näki, millaisista oloista esivanhemmat lähtivät paremman elämän perään.
yle.fi
August 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Siirtolaisuus kiinnostaa taas. ”On useita kiinnostavia hankkeita esimerkiksi asutuskolonialismista, tai maankäyttö- ja ympäristönäkökulmista. Myös historiallinen Pohjois-Amerikan suomalaisten työväenliike ja nykypäivän aktivismi on kiinnostanut paljon.” Toteaa @samirasaramo.bsky.social Ylen jutussa.
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Kyiv is under such a crazy attack.
Drones. Now missiles.
I’m typing this -
which means I’m still here.
For those who care.
Drones. Now missiles.
I’m typing this -
which means I’m still here.
For those who care.
July 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Kyiv is under such a crazy attack.
Drones. Now missiles.
I’m typing this -
which means I’m still here.
For those who care.
Drones. Now missiles.
I’m typing this -
which means I’m still here.
For those who care.
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Big news for Geni Pro users! We’re excited to announce Relationship Path Diagrams – a new way to visualize your relationship paths in the World Family Tree.
#genealogy #FamilyTree #news #FamilyHistory
#genealogy #FamilyTree #news #FamilyHistory
New Relationship Path Diagrams for Geni Pro Users
We’re happy to announce an exciting new feature exclusive to Geni Pro subscribers - Relationship Path Diagrams! These easy-to-read visualizations offer a fresh way to explore how any two people are co...
www.geni.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Big news for Geni Pro users! We’re excited to announce Relationship Path Diagrams – a new way to visualize your relationship paths in the World Family Tree.
#genealogy #FamilyTree #news #FamilyHistory
#genealogy #FamilyTree #news #FamilyHistory
After 1929 if your immigration to Canada was not approved, your appeal went straight to the top. #immigration #Canada
sectionmen.fi/en/immigrati...
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Immigration exemptions after 1929 – Canadian Finns Genealogy
sectionmen.fi
May 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
After 1929 if your immigration to Canada was not approved, your appeal went straight to the top. #immigration #Canada
sectionmen.fi/en/immigrati...
sectionmen.fi/en/immigrati...
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BC Vital Statistics Agency 2025 release of marriage and death registrations is now available. It's the first update of birth records in two decades, since an extra 20 years was added to their release in 2004! #FamilyHistory #genealogy
search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
May 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
BC Vital Statistics Agency 2025 release of marriage and death registrations is now available. It's the first update of birth records in two decades, since an extra 20 years was added to their release in 2004! #FamilyHistory #genealogy
search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
This is today! #Canada #OnePlaceWednesday
May 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is today! #Canada #OnePlaceWednesday
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'The Swedish National Archives makes one million handwritten documents searchable' riksarkivet.se/inlagg/riksa... - the Universal Viewer plus AI text transcription!
Congratulations to everyone at the Riksarkivet who worked so hard on this! #AI4LAM #UniversalViewer
Congratulations to everyone at the Riksarkivet who worked so hard on this! #AI4LAM #UniversalViewer
Riksarkivet gör en miljon handskrivna dokument sökbara
I ett banbrytande steg mot att göra historisk information i arkiven mer tillgänglig har Riksarkivet gjort över en miljon handskrivna dokument till sökbar text med hjälp av artificiell intelligens.
riksarkivet.se
April 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
'The Swedish National Archives makes one million handwritten documents searchable' riksarkivet.se/inlagg/riksa... - the Universal Viewer plus AI text transcription!
Congratulations to everyone at the Riksarkivet who worked so hard on this! #AI4LAM #UniversalViewer
Congratulations to everyone at the Riksarkivet who worked so hard on this! #AI4LAM #UniversalViewer
Something not quite typical went on in Toronto around 1900. The story of the Finnish tailors has been told before, but I tried to find out who they were.
sectionmen.fi/en/finnish-t...
#genealogy #LocalHistory #OnePlaceWednesday @geni.com
sectionmen.fi/en/finnish-t...
#genealogy #LocalHistory #OnePlaceWednesday @geni.com
Finnish Tailors of Toronto – Canadian Finns Genealogy
sectionmen.fi
April 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Something not quite typical went on in Toronto around 1900. The story of the Finnish tailors has been told before, but I tried to find out who they were.
sectionmen.fi/en/finnish-t...
#genealogy #LocalHistory #OnePlaceWednesday @geni.com
sectionmen.fi/en/finnish-t...
#genealogy #LocalHistory #OnePlaceWednesday @geni.com
Who were the Fort William Finns? Answered in this exhaustive study. sectionmen.fi/en/eldon-oja... #Genealogy #LocalHistory #OnePlaceWednesday
Eldon Oja: Who Were the Fort William Finns – Canadian Finns Genealogy
sectionmen.fi
April 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Who were the Fort William Finns? Answered in this exhaustive study. sectionmen.fi/en/eldon-oja... #Genealogy #LocalHistory #OnePlaceWednesday
My immigrant history blog goes bilingual. More posts in English will be coming this year. sectionmen.fi/en/ #genealogy #LocalHistory #immigration #Canada #OnePlaceStudies
Canadian Finns Genealogy – Immigrant history and genealogy
sectionmen.fi
March 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
My immigrant history blog goes bilingual. More posts in English will be coming this year. sectionmen.fi/en/ #genealogy #LocalHistory #immigration #Canada #OnePlaceStudies