Lars Krantz
@larskrantz.bsky.social
Tech Co-Founder & innovator @ Upptec / Sweden. Programmer, mainly in Elixir. Big Band trumpeter. Green.
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Updated my “it’s Hitler’s Nazi Germany, not Orban’s Hungary” thread.
How much worse it has gotten in just four months. It is accelerating now.
How much worse it has gotten in just four months. It is accelerating now.
Fast forward a couple of months and this is where we are. This is not «Orban’s Hungary», this is «Hitler’s Nazi Germany».
Random source: www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-n...
Random source: www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-n...
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Updated my “it’s Hitler’s Nazi Germany, not Orban’s Hungary” thread.
How much worse it has gotten in just four months. It is accelerating now.
How much worse it has gotten in just four months. It is accelerating now.
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
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Must read for all Europeans.
Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far-right proxies | Armida va Rij
Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far-right proxies | Armida va Rij
US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t alone, says the Centre for European Reform’s Armida van Rij
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Must read for all Europeans.
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"The woman was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who violently, willfully and viciously ran over the ICE officer, who seems to have shot her in self-defense"
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
"The woman was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who violently, willfully and viciously ran over the ICE officer, who seems to have shot her in self-defense"
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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Where the hell are Google and Apple enforcing their app store terms of service on X? Grok doing CSAM should instantly be a removal from the app store. Any other app doing this would be pulled instantly. Journalists should be asking for comment from these companies.
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Where the hell are Google and Apple enforcing their app store terms of service on X? Grok doing CSAM should instantly be a removal from the app store. Any other app doing this would be pulled instantly. Journalists should be asking for comment from these companies.
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As Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian PM, NATO Sec Gen & EEC founding father, said "There are only two kinds of states in Europe: small states, & small states that have not yet realised they are small". Europe, w >500 m people & GDP (PPP) > that of US, needs to be more united to stand up to global bullies.
Trump has had "a massive geopolitical sugar rush", says the BBC's Jeremy Bowen. "What we are seeing is imperialism...if you can have an American empire you can probably have a Chinese empire, you can have a Russian empire." Bad news for smaller countries on their borders, he adds.
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
As Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian PM, NATO Sec Gen & EEC founding father, said "There are only two kinds of states in Europe: small states, & small states that have not yet realised they are small". Europe, w >500 m people & GDP (PPP) > that of US, needs to be more united to stand up to global bullies.
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Dags att Twitter stängs ner. Eller iaf att politiker och myndigheter lämnar.
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Dags att Twitter stängs ner. Eller iaf att politiker och myndigheter lämnar.
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FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
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The US is sanctioning judges among whose assignments is the legal reckoning with genocide.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
The US is sanctioning judges among whose assignments is the legal reckoning with genocide.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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"American dominance" is our new foreign policy. And it will create a counter-reaction, everywhere.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing
The president’s moves in Venezuela foretell a new global system.
www.theatlantic.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
"American dominance" is our new foreign policy. And it will create a counter-reaction, everywhere.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen to the United States:
“Enough is enough.”
“Enough is enough.”
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen to the United States:
“Enough is enough.”
“Enough is enough.”
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Denmark needs to get rid of the US military base in Greenland and so does the rest of Europe. They aren’t going to defend against a Russian invasion but open a secondary front line to invade you too. It’s time to kick the US out worldwide.
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Denmark needs to get rid of the US military base in Greenland and so does the rest of Europe. They aren’t going to defend against a Russian invasion but open a secondary front line to invade you too. It’s time to kick the US out worldwide.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Maduro was a brutal ruler, it’s true. So is Putin—who Trump supports. So was Bolsonaro, who Trump supports. So was the drug-trafficking former head of Honduras, who Trump just pardoned. So is Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. MBS. Bibi.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy or brutality.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy or brutality.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Maduro was a brutal ruler, it’s true. So is Putin—who Trump supports. So was Bolsonaro, who Trump supports. So was the drug-trafficking former head of Honduras, who Trump just pardoned. So is Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. MBS. Bibi.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy or brutality.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy or brutality.
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Europe must act on Greenland and Canada now. Send troops. Make sure Trump has to physically attack Greenland or Canada. Make sure he has to risk the lives of US soldiers. Make sure Trump has to violently attack NATO members. The world needs to wake up and do something to stop the mad man.
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Europe must act on Greenland and Canada now. Send troops. Make sure Trump has to physically attack Greenland or Canada. Make sure he has to risk the lives of US soldiers. Make sure Trump has to violently attack NATO members. The world needs to wake up and do something to stop the mad man.
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The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
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Förväntar mig att alla rimliga partier tar avstånd till detta förslag om att slopa permanenta uppehållstillstånd.
Självklar när ingen remissinstans är för.
www.dn.se/ledare/darfo...
Självklar när ingen remissinstans är för.
www.dn.se/ledare/darfo...
Ledare: Därför säger nästan alla nej till den nya lagen om uppehållstillstånd
Om Sverige börjar riva upp permanenta uppehållstillstånd drabbas inte ”bara” enskilda personer.
www.dn.se
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Förväntar mig att alla rimliga partier tar avstånd till detta förslag om att slopa permanenta uppehållstillstånd.
Självklar när ingen remissinstans är för.
www.dn.se/ledare/darfo...
Självklar när ingen remissinstans är för.
www.dn.se/ledare/darfo...
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
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Hardly new or surprising at this point, but it's still so crazy how the US president goes to bat for Russia, aping the Russian government's propaganda, lying to the world on a Russian dictator's behalf, and trying to help Russian military aggression succeed against a US-partnered European democracy.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hardly new or surprising at this point, but it's still so crazy how the US president goes to bat for Russia, aping the Russian government's propaganda, lying to the world on a Russian dictator's behalf, and trying to help Russian military aggression succeed against a US-partnered European democracy.
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The entire eight NB8 (Nordic, Baltic) in the first 16 places. Says a lot about why the NB8 group is such a good coalition.
We share open values.
We share open values.
Europe doesn’t need advice on freedom of speech from Americans or Russians
December 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The entire eight NB8 (Nordic, Baltic) in the first 16 places. Says a lot about why the NB8 group is such a good coalition.
We share open values.
We share open values.
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This community note
December 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This community note
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Pretty neat. Difference in distances. Flat earthers would argue but they dont know what a kilometer is, so I'm safe
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Pretty neat. Difference in distances. Flat earthers would argue but they dont know what a kilometer is, so I'm safe
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Påminnelse.
Där sker troligen mer militär aktivitet än vanligt i Sverige just nu.
Så länge det inte kommuniceras öppet ska varken jag eller ni berätta om det. Inga tips tack.
Tipsa däremot gärna försvaret :
www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/informati...
Där sker troligen mer militär aktivitet än vanligt i Sverige just nu.
Så länge det inte kommuniceras öppet ska varken jag eller ni berätta om det. Inga tips tack.
Tipsa däremot gärna försvaret :
www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/informati...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Påminnelse.
Där sker troligen mer militär aktivitet än vanligt i Sverige just nu.
Så länge det inte kommuniceras öppet ska varken jag eller ni berätta om det. Inga tips tack.
Tipsa däremot gärna försvaret :
www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/informati...
Där sker troligen mer militär aktivitet än vanligt i Sverige just nu.
Så länge det inte kommuniceras öppet ska varken jag eller ni berätta om det. Inga tips tack.
Tipsa däremot gärna försvaret :
www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/informati...
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Friends,
Some humor in these dark times.
I hope you like this.
Sound on.
Some humor in these dark times.
I hope you like this.
Sound on.
December 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Friends,
Some humor in these dark times.
I hope you like this.
Sound on.
Some humor in these dark times.
I hope you like this.
Sound on.
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