kataja
@katajat.bsky.social
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We have this power in our hands.
please donate for Ukraine at https://u24.gov.ua
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kataja
@katajat.bsky.social
· Nov 5
Maailmankuulu ilmastotutkija Ylelle: Ilmastonmuutos ei pysähdy siihen, mitä on luultu, vaan tulossa on paljon pahempaa
James Hansenin mukaan olemme polulla, jolla emme halua olla. Päättäjät eivät hänen mukaansa tajua sitä, mitä tutkijat tietävät ilmastonmuutoksesta.
yle.fi
Ilmastonmuutos on kirkkaasti pahin uhka, jonka kohtaamme. Ja toisin kuin useimmat muut uhat, se on peruuttamaton.
Ikävä kyllä hyvin moni tuntuu haluavan tuudittautua kuvitelmaan, ettei se nyt niin paha ole.
yle.fi/a/74-20191879
Ikävä kyllä hyvin moni tuntuu haluavan tuudittautua kuvitelmaan, ettei se nyt niin paha ole.
yle.fi/a/74-20191879
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Minusta Eurooppa ja EU ei oikeastaan ole heikko. Me vain näemme itsemme heikkona. Meillähän on käynnissä maailman paras rauhaa ja kansalaisten hyvinvointia edistävä projekti EU:n muodossa, mutta olemme unohtaneet, mistä siinä on perustaltaan kyse. Emme näe vahvuuksiamme maailmassa, joka on taas
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January 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Minusta Eurooppa ja EU ei oikeastaan ole heikko. Me vain näemme itsemme heikkona. Meillähän on käynnissä maailman paras rauhaa ja kansalaisten hyvinvointia edistävä projekti EU:n muodossa, mutta olemme unohtaneet, mistä siinä on perustaltaan kyse. Emme näe vahvuuksiamme maailmassa, joka on taas
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At peak US had 12 000 troops in Greenland. Now it has 150. It could add to that number relatively easily and legally, it dosent. All that "strategic need" is bs
Absolutely true, and somehow not-discussed point:
The US **ALREADY** has all the strategic advantages it could gain by "owning" Greenland. Through treaties and (until now) close NATO cooperation w Denmark
The US has a naval base & 'space force' base there. You see USAF planes at Grndlnd airports
The US **ALREADY** has all the strategic advantages it could gain by "owning" Greenland. Through treaties and (until now) close NATO cooperation w Denmark
The US has a naval base & 'space force' base there. You see USAF planes at Grndlnd airports
The thing that’s so dumb about this is that there’s nothing legitimate about the strategic importance of Greenland that the US doesn’t get through existing alliances. Denmark isn’t impeding US strategic interests. It’s about them wanting to increase US land area by 20%.
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
At peak US had 12 000 troops in Greenland. Now it has 150. It could add to that number relatively easily and legally, it dosent. All that "strategic need" is bs
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7/ If Greenland is lost this way, more losses will follow. In 2014, we, Ukrainians, were forced to give up Crimea under the pressure from the US to avoid confrontation and war. Crimea was lost, and war still came. This is not a problem you solve by sending angry letters or by giving up
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
7/ If Greenland is lost this way, more losses will follow. In 2014, we, Ukrainians, were forced to give up Crimea under the pressure from the US to avoid confrontation and war. Crimea was lost, and war still came. This is not a problem you solve by sending angry letters or by giving up
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4/ In reality, Europe has many levers, financial, economic, and security related. Last but not least, it has military forces that could be deployed to Greenland. The purpose would not be to win a war, but to make a Crimean style annexation impossible
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
4/ In reality, Europe has many levers, financial, economic, and security related. Last but not least, it has military forces that could be deployed to Greenland. The purpose would not be to win a war, but to make a Crimean style annexation impossible
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2/ Attempts by U.S. officials to question Denmark’s territorial integrity are shocking to many Europeans. However, after watching what Trump has been doing to Ukraine, trying to extract resources through so called mineral agreements after years of partnership, this should not come as a surprise.
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
2/ Attempts by U.S. officials to question Denmark’s territorial integrity are shocking to many Europeans. However, after watching what Trump has been doing to Ukraine, trying to extract resources through so called mineral agreements after years of partnership, this should not come as a surprise.
(sävel: Kalinka)
🎼 Siperia lakeus on suuri.
Sonja siellä lunta lapioi. 🎶
Sonjall' oli hiton huono tuuri:
itätuuli lisää lunta toi. 🎵
🎼 Siperia lakeus on suuri.
Sonja siellä lunta lapioi. 🎶
Sonjall' oli hiton huono tuuri:
itätuuli lisää lunta toi. 🎵
January 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
(sävel: Kalinka)
🎼 Siperia lakeus on suuri.
Sonja siellä lunta lapioi. 🎶
Sonjall' oli hiton huono tuuri:
itätuuli lisää lunta toi. 🎵
🎼 Siperia lakeus on suuri.
Sonja siellä lunta lapioi. 🎶
Sonjall' oli hiton huono tuuri:
itätuuli lisää lunta toi. 🎵
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some people love quoting "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." That was Athens saying that at the height of its empire. Few of those people seem to remember what happened to Athens the very next year.
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
some people love quoting "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." That was Athens saying that at the height of its empire. Few of those people seem to remember what happened to Athens the very next year.
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Trump’s mental model is not geopolitical; it's property development & litigation. His incentives are personal dominance, short-term wins, visible leverage, avoidance of constraint. Dismantling a rules-based order increases his latitude, even if it reduces America’s.
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Trump’s mental model is not geopolitical; it's property development & litigation. His incentives are personal dominance, short-term wins, visible leverage, avoidance of constraint. Dismantling a rules-based order increases his latitude, even if it reduces America’s.
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He explains it alluding to their incompetence (distribute to supporters v hogging it all):
They don’t understand how power works b/c they don’t really have any of it. They can only experience it by getting away with a lie or cheating or destruction
Thus the continual chaos…my analysis anyway
They don’t understand how power works b/c they don’t really have any of it. They can only experience it by getting away with a lie or cheating or destruction
Thus the continual chaos…my analysis anyway
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
He explains it alluding to their incompetence (distribute to supporters v hogging it all):
They don’t understand how power works b/c they don’t really have any of it. They can only experience it by getting away with a lie or cheating or destruction
Thus the continual chaos…my analysis anyway
They don’t understand how power works b/c they don’t really have any of it. They can only experience it by getting away with a lie or cheating or destruction
Thus the continual chaos…my analysis anyway
That's what I've been saying!
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM
That's what I've been saying!
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The venn diagram of people who defended "good Russians" as a bunch of smol beans who can't do anything meaningful and Americans who balk at the idea that we bear responsibility for our government is almost a perfect circle
the thing about being a "good" American (or "good" Russian) is that it really is on us to prove it, they don't have to accept it, and if that in any way influences how you choose to act or react, it kind of proves their point
January 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
The venn diagram of people who defended "good Russians" as a bunch of smol beans who can't do anything meaningful and Americans who balk at the idea that we bear responsibility for our government is almost a perfect circle
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Are you worried things can’t get stupider? I assure you they can and will
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Are you worried things can’t get stupider? I assure you they can and will
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The leaders of all Nordic countries - Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland - express their strong support for Denmark and Greenland.
What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.
What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.
January 5, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The leaders of all Nordic countries - Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland - express their strong support for Denmark and Greenland.
What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.
What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.
He's sort of like a Charlie Kirk but on a bigger scale
January 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
He's sort of like a Charlie Kirk but on a bigger scale
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That's exactly the playbook they ran with trans people. Getting fans folks fired from jobs, doxing, harassment, death threats etc. There's an entire cottage industry of right wing influencers who do this for clout and money.
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 AM
That's exactly the playbook they ran with trans people. Getting fans folks fired from jobs, doxing, harassment, death threats etc. There's an entire cottage industry of right wing influencers who do this for clout and money.
The level of losing touch with reality here...
Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
January 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
The level of losing touch with reality here...
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Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
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Skating and sailing on the ice, on a cold winter's day, with Adam van Breen of Amsterdam and later Oslo. His day is today.
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Skating and sailing on the ice, on a cold winter's day, with Adam van Breen of Amsterdam and later Oslo. His day is today.
Okei, mutta mä asun täällä enkä ole kärsinyt maahanmuutosta. Tulisiko siis ymmärtää, että maahanmuutto on haitatonta, kun kerran muissa kaupungeissa siitä kärsitään vieläkin vähemmän?
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Okei, mutta mä asun täällä enkä ole kärsinyt maahanmuutosta. Tulisiko siis ymmärtää, että maahanmuutto on haitatonta, kun kerran muissa kaupungeissa siitä kärsitään vieläkin vähemmän?
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Kävin salilla, mutta kiukku ei jäänyt sinne. Kyllä, edelleen pistää vihaksi tämä sääntöpohjaisen maailmanjärjestyksen jatkuva mureneminen. Ja ennen kaikkea pelottaa. Pelottaa myös se, miten osa ihmisistä ei tajua, miten paljon menetettävää Suomen kaltaisella maalla tässä on.
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Kävin salilla, mutta kiukku ei jäänyt sinne. Kyllä, edelleen pistää vihaksi tämä sääntöpohjaisen maailmanjärjestyksen jatkuva mureneminen. Ja ennen kaikkea pelottaa. Pelottaa myös se, miten osa ihmisistä ei tajua, miten paljon menetettävää Suomen kaltaisella maalla tässä on.
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A very simple observation about the consequences of an entirely unpredictable superpower: The uncertainty itself means that many if not all countries will have to prepare for bad scenarios. That probably means armaments across the world and regional arms races. Hegemonic instability.
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
A very simple observation about the consequences of an entirely unpredictable superpower: The uncertainty itself means that many if not all countries will have to prepare for bad scenarios. That probably means armaments across the world and regional arms races. Hegemonic instability.
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Muiden hiljentyessä joulunviettoon FSB teki täsmäiskun 17 alkuperäiskansa-aktivistin kotiin - saamelainen Valentina Sovkina pakeni Norjaan päästyään vapaaksi neljä tuntia kestäneestä kuulustelusta.
Valentina flyktet fra Russland: – Det er farlig
Like før jul ble det gjennomført en aksjon mot 17 urfolksaktivister i Russland. Samerådet sier at Valentina Sovkina har vært heldig.
www.nrk.no
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Muiden hiljentyessä joulunviettoon FSB teki täsmäiskun 17 alkuperäiskansa-aktivistin kotiin - saamelainen Valentina Sovkina pakeni Norjaan päästyään vapaaksi neljä tuntia kestäneestä kuulustelusta.
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Don’t confuse familiarity with understanding; both feel smooth.
January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Don’t confuse familiarity with understanding; both feel smooth.
Last year in Finland a kindergarten burned down on new Year's Eve because some teenagers shot fireworks in its yard and hit the building. I'd be on board with restricting fireworks just to licensed professionals. I can just go watch them.
January 2, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Last year in Finland a kindergarten burned down on new Year's Eve because some teenagers shot fireworks in its yard and hit the building. I'd be on board with restricting fireworks just to licensed professionals. I can just go watch them.