Matti Pekkola
@mattipekkola.bsky.social
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Some on the left dismiss Ukrainian resistance to Ru's invasion as nationalism, which prioritizes the nation's survival over other goals such as equality or climate justice that the left sees as more desirable. This misunderstands both Ru's goals and the nature of Ukr resistance. Needless to say...
December 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Some on the left dismiss Ukrainian resistance to Ru's invasion as nationalism, which prioritizes the nation's survival over other goals such as equality or climate justice that the left sees as more desirable. This misunderstands both Ru's goals and the nature of Ukr resistance. Needless to say...
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There is something deeply cynical about Vance’s willingness to weaponize the Ukrainian struggle for breaf political gain
He is invoking hatred that will outlive his career.It is a short-term political play that will leave a long-term stain on how a generation of Americans views the Ukrainian people
He is invoking hatred that will outlive his career.It is a short-term political play that will leave a long-term stain on how a generation of Americans views the Ukrainian people
JD Vance: "We believe in honoring your father and mother rather than shipping all their money off to Ukraine"
December 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is something deeply cynical about Vance’s willingness to weaponize the Ukrainian struggle for breaf political gain
He is invoking hatred that will outlive his career.It is a short-term political play that will leave a long-term stain on how a generation of Americans views the Ukrainian people
He is invoking hatred that will outlive his career.It is a short-term political play that will leave a long-term stain on how a generation of Americans views the Ukrainian people
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Canceling the northern leg of HS2 was an act of insane self-harm
Industry insiders are concerned that fewer, shorter non-tilting trains are on order for HS2 — and that journey times will return to those of the 1990s
Why HS2 may lead to smaller, slower trains on west coast main line
Industry insiders are concerned that fewer, shorter non-tilting trains are on order for HS2 — and that journey times will return to those of the 1990s
www.thetimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Canceling the northern leg of HS2 was an act of insane self-harm
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Average Finnish Green Party voter (once again)
December 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Average Finnish Green Party voter (once again)
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Ja sitten vielä tämä - aivan erinomainen tämäkin. Kylläpä löytyy tänä aamuna hyviä tekstejä.
Kari Enqvistin kolumni: Nykyinen tiedevastaisuus on niin posketonta, ettei se ”ole edes väärin”
Tieteenvastaisuus viihtyy kapinoinnin vanavedessä – kohkaajille on yhteistä, että he eivät yleensä ymmärrä, miten tiede toimii, Enqvist kirjoittaa.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Ja sitten vielä tämä - aivan erinomainen tämäkin. Kylläpä löytyy tänä aamuna hyviä tekstejä.
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It’s not a “US plan”, it’s Moscow’s plan, dictated to guilty men in the White House. Setting aside the injustices being pushed on Ukraine, this would be a disaster for European security & guarantee a war with 🇷🇺 in a few years, in which, presumably, 🇺🇸 and 🇷🇺 are on the same side.
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US plan for Ukraine-Russia peace calls on Kyiv to cede land under its control
Ukrainian officials say President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being pressed to agree to terms negotiated by the US and Russia
on.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
It’s not a “US plan”, it’s Moscow’s plan, dictated to guilty men in the White House. Setting aside the injustices being pushed on Ukraine, this would be a disaster for European security & guarantee a war with 🇷🇺 in a few years, in which, presumably, 🇺🇸 and 🇷🇺 are on the same side.
on.ft.com/3LYajoR
on.ft.com/3LYajoR
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Nothing the MAGA Republicans and Trump love more than their fellow Russian fascists and Putin. Imagine being so traitorous to the notion of justice.
The bilaterally worked out "capitulation" of Ukraine between Washington and Moscow is a farce.
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...
The bilaterally worked out "capitulation" of Ukraine between Washington and Moscow is a farce.
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...
Was der US-Plan für ein Ende des Ukraine-Krieges enthält
Es sind Vorschläge, die der Ukraine harte Zugeständnisse abverlangen würden: Mit einem 28-Punkte-Plan will US-Präsident Trump den Krieg beenden. Jetzt sind Details des bislang geheimen Dokuments bekan...
www.tagesschau.de
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Nothing the MAGA Republicans and Trump love more than their fellow Russian fascists and Putin. Imagine being so traitorous to the notion of justice.
The bilaterally worked out "capitulation" of Ukraine between Washington and Moscow is a farce.
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...
The bilaterally worked out "capitulation" of Ukraine between Washington and Moscow is a farce.
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...
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Chef's kiss for the Labour clowns if they end up destroying the NHS as well as their own party with their ruinous jackbooted approach to immigration. That's a very special level of failure.
Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Chef's kiss for the Labour clowns if they end up destroying the NHS as well as their own party with their ruinous jackbooted approach to immigration. That's a very special level of failure.
Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
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Trump’s taken his latest Kremlin orders I see.
Europe must step up to support Ukraine to defend our continent. It’s a war on us all.
Europe must step up to support Ukraine to defend our continent. It’s a war on us all.
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Trump’s taken his latest Kremlin orders I see.
Europe must step up to support Ukraine to defend our continent. It’s a war on us all.
Europe must step up to support Ukraine to defend our continent. It’s a war on us all.
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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
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It breaks my mind that two British political parties have seen scenes like this and decided to try and replicate it in Britain. Thuggary, lawlessness, state brutality. Farage and Badenoch decided they liked the look of it.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It breaks my mind that two British political parties have seen scenes like this and decided to try and replicate it in Britain. Thuggary, lawlessness, state brutality. Farage and Badenoch decided they liked the look of it.
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Hyvä suomalaiset! Vahvasti Ukrainan tukena ja hyvä ymmärrys siitä, että Eurooppaa puolustetaan yhdessä.
www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mt...
www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mt...
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hyvä suomalaiset! Vahvasti Ukrainan tukena ja hyvä ymmärrys siitä, että Eurooppaa puolustetaan yhdessä.
www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mt...
www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mt...
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The Pro-European PAS party has secured 51 seats, an absolute majority in Moldova’s parliament.
A good result and a slap in the face for Putin.
A good result and a slap in the face for Putin.
September 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Pro-European PAS party has secured 51 seats, an absolute majority in Moldova’s parliament.
A good result and a slap in the face for Putin.
A good result and a slap in the face for Putin.
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Nigel Farage claims his mass deportation plan would save the UK hundreds of billions of pounds over the coming decades.
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan
Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...
bylinetimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nigel Farage claims his mass deportation plan would save the UK hundreds of billions of pounds over the coming decades.
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
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I spent the entire day trying to make someone care about Russia’s murder of 24 people, most of them elderly, who were simply standing in line to collect their pensions.
Russia dropped an aerial bomb on them as if they were a military command or strategic object.
Russia dropped an aerial bomb on them as if they were a military command or strategic object.
September 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I spent the entire day trying to make someone care about Russia’s murder of 24 people, most of them elderly, who were simply standing in line to collect their pensions.
Russia dropped an aerial bomb on them as if they were a military command or strategic object.
Russia dropped an aerial bomb on them as if they were a military command or strategic object.
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BBC using the phrase 'approved asylum seekers' today. It's technically correct I suppose, but emotionally barren - taking a word that inspires sympathy and turning it into a dead administrative phrase. They are refugees.
September 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
BBC using the phrase 'approved asylum seekers' today. It's technically correct I suppose, but emotionally barren - taking a word that inspires sympathy and turning it into a dead administrative phrase. They are refugees.
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“The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏
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This is not good news. We can't wait for a convenient moment before taking climate action. The time is now.
"the tipping point that makes an Amoc shutdown inevitable is likely to be passed within a few decades"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"the tipping point that makes an Amoc shutdown inevitable is likely to be passed within a few decades"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is not good news. We can't wait for a convenient moment before taking climate action. The time is now.
"the tipping point that makes an Amoc shutdown inevitable is likely to be passed within a few decades"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"the tipping point that makes an Amoc shutdown inevitable is likely to be passed within a few decades"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is not just "getting it wrong". It is not propaganda or narrative twisting or stupidity or Putin kompromat. It makes him look ludicrous, even to his own base.
This is cognitive decline. Information that goes against what he thought before just won't stay in. He sort of resets every 15 minutes.
This is cognitive decline. Information that goes against what he thought before just won't stay in. He sort of resets every 15 minutes.
Trump: "People go into war, think they're gonna win the war, then they get their asses kicked & they lose their country and lose millions of lives. Nobody goes into a war thinking they're gonna lose. I'm sure Ukraine thought they were gonna win. You're gonna beat somebody that's 15 times your size"
August 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is not just "getting it wrong". It is not propaganda or narrative twisting or stupidity or Putin kompromat. It makes him look ludicrous, even to his own base.
This is cognitive decline. Information that goes against what he thought before just won't stay in. He sort of resets every 15 minutes.
This is cognitive decline. Information that goes against what he thought before just won't stay in. He sort of resets every 15 minutes.
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Robust security garauntees from the West are one of the few ways, short of destroying his army completely, that Ukraine could ever trust Putin to maintain a ceasefire one minute longer than was advantageous to him...
... and no matter what's said today I am deeply sceptical they are coming.
... and no matter what's said today I am deeply sceptical they are coming.
August 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Robust security garauntees from the West are one of the few ways, short of destroying his army completely, that Ukraine could ever trust Putin to maintain a ceasefire one minute longer than was advantageous to him...
... and no matter what's said today I am deeply sceptical they are coming.
... and no matter what's said today I am deeply sceptical they are coming.
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As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember these ten principles of negotiation.
snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
Common Sense about Negotiations
For Americans about Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember these ten principles of negotiation.
snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...
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Weird how all of these young far right guys think Hitler should have won the war
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage adviser said UK would be better off if it had not fought in WW2
Exclusive: Jack Anderton says UK may ‘regain’ former colonies in future and suggests end to support for Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Weird how all of these young far right guys think Hitler should have won the war
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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For the past decade, European leaders have been caught in a reactive loop: shocked when Trump behaves exactly as he always does, relieved when he momentarily pivots, paralysed when he inevitably reverts. This is not grand strategy, it’s political whiplash.
open.substack.com/pub/berlinbr...
open.substack.com/pub/berlinbr...
August 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
For the past decade, European leaders have been caught in a reactive loop: shocked when Trump behaves exactly as he always does, relieved when he momentarily pivots, paralysed when he inevitably reverts. This is not grand strategy, it’s political whiplash.
open.substack.com/pub/berlinbr...
open.substack.com/pub/berlinbr...