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i'm mostly posting about estonia and its politics, so beware. but also climate, human rights and other "sensitive" topics.
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Silvia Urgaselt taas väga hea kirjutis, seekord teemal woke right. Ainuke asi on see, et Ekspressi toimetusest oleks olnud viisakas autori arvamust AI kohta teades kasutada päris illustratsiooni, mitte plagiaadimasina imitatsiooni illustratsioonist.
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Konservatiivsed lumehelbekesed on kohal: woke right nõuab teistelt, et need oleks sama parempoolsed
Eestis võiks niinimetatud woke right’i nähtuse alla liigitada näiteks Martin Helme solvumise selle peale, et ETVs näidati isadepäeval kahe isaga perekonda. Laiemalt tuli sõnapaar aga USAs kasutusele p...
ekspress.delfi.ee
November 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Silvia Urgaselt taas väga hea kirjutis, seekord teemal woke right. Ainuke asi on see, et Ekspressi toimetusest oleks olnud viisakas autori arvamust AI kohta teades kasutada päris illustratsiooni, mitte plagiaadimasina imitatsiooni illustratsioonist.
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
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"In the end, I feel more traumatised by the police than by the assault. Which is ridiculous. Everything they did, they did wrong.”
Revealed: scale of rape cases resulting in no further action
Revealed: Majority of rape allegations in England and Wales are closed due to lack of ‘evidence’ or ‘public interest’
www.opendemocracy.net
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"In the end, I feel more traumatised by the police than by the assault. Which is ridiculous. Everything they did, they did wrong.”
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The new rules would also require a mandatory selfie, as well as the names and birth dates of close family.
US weighs mandatory social media checks for visitors
The new rules would also require a mandatory selfie, as well as the names and birth dates of close family.
l.euronews.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The new rules would also require a mandatory selfie, as well as the names and birth dates of close family.
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‘MAGA for the world’: Trump’s immigration plan sends shockwaves across Europe
The President launches his new National Security Strategy, which has been described as "ethno-nationalism", writes Anushka Asthana.
📩 Read our latest TrumpWorld newsletter:
channel4news.substack.com/p/maga-for-t...
The President launches his new National Security Strategy, which has been described as "ethno-nationalism", writes Anushka Asthana.
📩 Read our latest TrumpWorld newsletter:
channel4news.substack.com/p/maga-for-t...
‘MAGA for the world’: Trump’s immigration strategy sends shockwaves across Europe
The President launched into a crude rant about immigrants just days after sharing his new National Security Strategy document which has been described as "ethno-nationalism", writes Anushka Asthana.
channel4news.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
‘MAGA for the world’: Trump’s immigration plan sends shockwaves across Europe
The President launches his new National Security Strategy, which has been described as "ethno-nationalism", writes Anushka Asthana.
📩 Read our latest TrumpWorld newsletter:
channel4news.substack.com/p/maga-for-t...
The President launches his new National Security Strategy, which has been described as "ethno-nationalism", writes Anushka Asthana.
📩 Read our latest TrumpWorld newsletter:
channel4news.substack.com/p/maga-for-t...
Isamaa tahab seda meemi taas aktuaalseks teha.
December 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Isamaa tahab seda meemi taas aktuaalseks teha.
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Who are Europe’s emerging power players?
As part of this year’s #POLITICO28 ranking, we’re also spotlighting the 10 rising figures already challenging the order around them.
See who made our list of ones to watch 👇🧵
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
As part of this year’s #POLITICO28 ranking, we’re also spotlighting the 10 rising figures already challenging the order around them.
See who made our list of ones to watch 👇🧵
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Who are Europe’s emerging power players?
As part of this year’s #POLITICO28 ranking, we’re also spotlighting the 10 rising figures already challenging the order around them.
See who made our list of ones to watch 👇🧵
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
As part of this year’s #POLITICO28 ranking, we’re also spotlighting the 10 rising figures already challenging the order around them.
See who made our list of ones to watch 👇🧵
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
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Also, of course, the State Department changing typefaces for reasons that boil down to "fuck accessibility" is both utterly in line with the overt bigotry of this administration and a signal indicator of how unserious these people are, it doesn't matter what typeface you use when you're a joke
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Also, of course, the State Department changing typefaces for reasons that boil down to "fuck accessibility" is both utterly in line with the overt bigotry of this administration and a signal indicator of how unserious these people are, it doesn't matter what typeface you use when you're a joke
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Meie Kaja on Politico Euroopa mõjukate tabelis 16-ndal kohal ja jagab esikahekümmet Stubbi ja Zelenskiga, aga Postimehel on ikka vaja halvustav pealkiri panna. Ühtegi head sõna ei ole meie konservatiivsete poliitikute manosfäär Kallase kohta leidnud, kuigi sellist saavutust neist ükski järgi ei tee.
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Meie Kaja on Politico Euroopa mõjukate tabelis 16-ndal kohal ja jagab esikahekümmet Stubbi ja Zelenskiga, aga Postimehel on ikka vaja halvustav pealkiri panna. Ühtegi head sõna ei ole meie konservatiivsete poliitikute manosfäär Kallase kohta leidnud, kuigi sellist saavutust neist ükski järgi ei tee.
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November 2025 was the 3rd hottest November on record globally, following 2023 (warmest) and 2024 (2nd warmest).
This month was about 1.54°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. The last 12-months have been about 1.49°C above it.
Summary of month: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
This month was about 1.54°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. The last 12-months have been about 1.49°C above it.
Summary of month: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
November 2025 was the 3rd hottest November on record globally, following 2023 (warmest) and 2024 (2nd warmest).
This month was about 1.54°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. The last 12-months have been about 1.49°C above it.
Summary of month: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
This month was about 1.54°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. The last 12-months have been about 1.49°C above it.
Summary of month: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
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There's a parallel to how Xi reasserted the CCP's primacy across Chinese society.
Not quite party commissars, but more like the equivalent of Confucius Institutes in every school.
Not quite party commissars, but more like the equivalent of Confucius Institutes in every school.
The Texas GOP orders that the TurningPoint USA Trump youth organization will be obligatory at all high schools and colleges in the Lone Star State.
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There's a parallel to how Xi reasserted the CCP's primacy across Chinese society.
Not quite party commissars, but more like the equivalent of Confucius Institutes in every school.
Not quite party commissars, but more like the equivalent of Confucius Institutes in every school.
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Martin Helme LGBTIQ inimestest: “Võigastel pervertidel ei pea ühiskonnas olema hea olla.”
Mart Helme nõusolekuseadusest: “Kas inimesed, kes koos elavad ja otsustatakse natukene aega veeta muu meelelahutustega, peavad iga kord andma öökapil olevasse žurnaali allkirja?”
Mart Helme nõusolekuseadusest: “Kas inimesed, kes koos elavad ja otsustatakse natukene aega veeta muu meelelahutustega, peavad iga kord andma öökapil olevasse žurnaali allkirja?”
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Martin Helme LGBTIQ inimestest: “Võigastel pervertidel ei pea ühiskonnas olema hea olla.”
Mart Helme nõusolekuseadusest: “Kas inimesed, kes koos elavad ja otsustatakse natukene aega veeta muu meelelahutustega, peavad iga kord andma öökapil olevasse žurnaali allkirja?”
Mart Helme nõusolekuseadusest: “Kas inimesed, kes koos elavad ja otsustatakse natukene aega veeta muu meelelahutustega, peavad iga kord andma öökapil olevasse žurnaali allkirja?”
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Donald John "Don" Trump Jr. demonstrated at the Doha Forum what the current U.S. leadership truly thinks about the war in Ukraine — and about Ukraine in general.
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Donald John "Don" Trump Jr. demonstrated at the Doha Forum what the current U.S. leadership truly thinks about the war in Ukraine — and about Ukraine in general.
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Tahaks umbes 65% meestest pähe oksendada
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December 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Tahaks umbes 65% meestest pähe oksendada
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Neid kurikuulsaid ähvardusi ei toonud Kärner kuuldavale mitte sõpradega saunalaval, vaid avalikus TikToki videos küsimuse peale, kas ta on valimisteks valmistunud. Seegi kontekst siin on ülioluline.
Anna Teele Orav: tume ajajärk Eesti poliitikas. Eesti kõige populaarsem partei Isamaa kiidab poliitilise vägivalla heaks
Isamaa tõrjus Tartu volikogu fraktsioonist välja mitmekordse haridusministri ja erakonna ühe asutajaliikme Tõnis Lukase, et ülikoolilinna kohalikku elu saaks kujundada poliitiliste oponentide hukkamis...
epl.delfi.ee
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Neid kurikuulsaid ähvardusi ei toonud Kärner kuuldavale mitte sõpradega saunalaval, vaid avalikus TikToki videos küsimuse peale, kas ta on valimisteks valmistunud. Seegi kontekst siin on ülioluline.
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Postimehes hakkas silma eriti rõve AI-slop. Grokil on lastud ja päris kunstniku töö ära mõrvata ja siis on kasutatud seda illustratsioonina. Kuigi Doré on 150 aastat surnud ja tema teosed on ammuilma vabakasutuses. Öäk.
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Postimehes hakkas silma eriti rõve AI-slop. Grokil on lastud ja päris kunstniku töö ära mõrvata ja siis on kasutatud seda illustratsioonina. Kuigi Doré on 150 aastat surnud ja tema teosed on ammuilma vabakasutuses. Öäk.
Hajamõttena - kui mu lupjunud aju Drake on maganud siis... Kelle ja veel olen ma a maganud? Loopige mind nimedega!
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hajamõttena - kui mu lupjunud aju Drake on maganud siis... Kelle ja veel olen ma a maganud? Loopige mind nimedega!
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This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Huvitav mitu riiki - kui üldse - peavad Iisraeli kõrval Eurovisioonile jääma, et EBU saaks aru, et nende "mittepoliitiline" suund on läbi kukkunud?
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Ireland, Spain among countries to boycott 2026 Eurovision over inclusion of Israel
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands announced they will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after the organisers of the event declined to vote on the exclusion of Israel on Thursday. Ire...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Huvitav mitu riiki - kui üldse - peavad Iisraeli kõrval Eurovisioonile jääma, et EBU saaks aru, et nende "mittepoliitiline" suund on läbi kukkunud?
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
Tartu ainuke selgrooga Isamaalane on Tõnis Lukas? Ainuke Isamaalane kellel on roppröökurluse ja vägivallaga probleem? Ja mis Reformierakonnaga juhtus, et nad nüüd siiski Kris Kärneriga koalitsioonis on? Äärmiselt hale.
www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
Tõnis Lukas jäi Tartus Isamaa fraktsioonist välja, Kris Kärner on sees
Isamaa registreeris täna Tartus 15-liikmelise fraktsiooni. Puudu on esinumber Tõnis Lukas, kes pole nõus Kris Kärneriga samas fraktsioonis olema.
www.delfi.ee
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tartu ainuke selgrooga Isamaalane on Tõnis Lukas? Ainuke Isamaalane kellel on roppröökurluse ja vägivallaga probleem? Ja mis Reformierakonnaga juhtus, et nad nüüd siiski Kris Kärneriga koalitsioonis on? Äärmiselt hale.
www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...
www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...