Sverre Thomas Jahre
@stjahre.bsky.social
Norwegian civil servant. European. Slava Ukraini
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Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
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“Putin has ruled since 1999 and may not be the last problem. We must not be naive. A leader ready to lose 1.1 million people for little gain is dangerous.”
- Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO
- Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Putin has ruled since 1999 and may not be the last problem. We must not be naive. A leader ready to lose 1.1 million people for little gain is dangerous.”
- Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO
- Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO
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Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. Paywall free: nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. Paywall free: nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Und passend zum Thema unserer Folge, diese Meldung zur Einschätzung der US Geheimdienste über Putins strategische Ziele. Von wegen ‚beschränkte revisionistische Ziele’ wie man es diese Woche von einem Kollegen bei @ronzheimer.bsky.social im Podcast hören durfte. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Und passend zum Thema unserer Folge, diese Meldung zur Einschätzung der US Geheimdienste über Putins strategische Ziele. Von wegen ‚beschränkte revisionistische Ziele’ wie man es diese Woche von einem Kollegen bei @ronzheimer.bsky.social im Podcast hören durfte. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇦Donald Tusk (Prime Minister of Poland) on Russian frozen assets: It's a simple choice, either money today or blood tomorrow. And I am not talking about Ukraine only. I am talking about Europe.
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇦Donald Tusk (Prime Minister of Poland) on Russian frozen assets: It's a simple choice, either money today or blood tomorrow. And I am not talking about Ukraine only. I am talking about Europe.
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2. The Russian political elite think power is *everything*. Power means you assert yourself; not asserting yourself means you're weak. Weak states are not sovereign and deserve what they will inevitably get. They see the West as weak but are now worried they might be wrong.
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
2. The Russian political elite think power is *everything*. Power means you assert yourself; not asserting yourself means you're weak. Weak states are not sovereign and deserve what they will inevitably get. They see the West as weak but are now worried they might be wrong.
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I am not even surprised anymore
December 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I am not even surprised anymore
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Given the news from Chile, it's worth re-upping this series and the book
The History Podcast - The Arrest - 1. The Lawyer - BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The History Podcast - The Arrest - 1. The Lawyer - BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The History Podcast - The Arrest - 1. The Lawyer - BBC Sounds
The frantic final days of a long legal battle to apprehend a notorious dictator.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Given the news from Chile, it's worth re-upping this series and the book
The History Podcast - The Arrest - 1. The Lawyer - BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The History Podcast - The Arrest - 1. The Lawyer - BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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For the first time since WWII, the US is not on our side in Europe. It has sided with the aggressor against Ukraine and European security, seeking to mediate with Russia. The US no longer sees itself as NATO’s leader and treats Europe as a strategic target.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
The Challenges to Europe’s Security Go Beyond Trump’s Lack of Support
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
For the first time since WWII, the US is not on our side in Europe. It has sided with the aggressor against Ukraine and European security, seeking to mediate with Russia. The US no longer sees itself as NATO’s leader and treats Europe as a strategic target.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...
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Danish intelligence has listed the US as a threat
Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies
The US is also listed as a threat due to its interest in Greenland, which the Trump administration has claimed is vital to America’s national security
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Danish intelligence has listed the US as a threat
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"The US is set on pursuing regime change in Europe and will be throwing its weight behind the [far right]"
"Far better a loose grouping of 27 states he can divide and conquer than a mighty bloc working together"
"The US has picked a side – Russia"
Meanwhile, the Labour government remains silent
"Far better a loose grouping of 27 states he can divide and conquer than a mighty bloc working together"
"The US has picked a side – Russia"
Meanwhile, the Labour government remains silent
Donald Trump is set on regime change - in Europe. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe | Jonathan Freedland
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jona...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"The US is set on pursuing regime change in Europe and will be throwing its weight behind the [far right]"
"Far better a loose grouping of 27 states he can divide and conquer than a mighty bloc working together"
"The US has picked a side – Russia"
Meanwhile, the Labour government remains silent
"Far better a loose grouping of 27 states he can divide and conquer than a mighty bloc working together"
"The US has picked a side – Russia"
Meanwhile, the Labour government remains silent
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Another horrific drone safari attack in Kherson has killed a mother and her child.
The 34 year old woman and her daughter, aged 6, died when a drone dropped explosives on their car in the Korabelny district.
The driver, a 50 year old man, is in hospital with injuries.
The 34 year old woman and her daughter, aged 6, died when a drone dropped explosives on their car in the Korabelny district.
The driver, a 50 year old man, is in hospital with injuries.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Another horrific drone safari attack in Kherson has killed a mother and her child.
The 34 year old woman and her daughter, aged 6, died when a drone dropped explosives on their car in the Korabelny district.
The driver, a 50 year old man, is in hospital with injuries.
The 34 year old woman and her daughter, aged 6, died when a drone dropped explosives on their car in the Korabelny district.
The driver, a 50 year old man, is in hospital with injuries.
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There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.
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A new Vandenberg Coalition poll shows 72% of Trump voters support helping Ukraine and holding Ruzzia accountable. Over half back sending intel or even Tomahawk missiles to strike inside Ruzzia.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
A new Vandenberg Coalition poll shows 72% of Trump voters support helping Ukraine and holding Ruzzia accountable. Over half back sending intel or even Tomahawk missiles to strike inside Ruzzia.
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
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Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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Nach allem was wir aus Genf hören und von Zelenskyy erwarte ich, dass das Gerede von den “beiden Seiten” endlich aufhört. UKR will FRIEDENsverhandlung. RUS will Krieg, Diktat und Unterwerfung.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Nach allem was wir aus Genf hören und von Zelenskyy erwarte ich, dass das Gerede von den “beiden Seiten” endlich aufhört. UKR will FRIEDENsverhandlung. RUS will Krieg, Diktat und Unterwerfung.
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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It's somewhat amusing that you can pass yourself off as a Russia expert commenting on this "peace deal" as messy but at least "a way to end the war" without realising Kremlin sees it as just a tactic to continue it later.
It will end nothing.
It will end nothing.
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It's somewhat amusing that you can pass yourself off as a Russia expert commenting on this "peace deal" as messy but at least "a way to end the war" without realising Kremlin sees it as just a tactic to continue it later.
It will end nothing.
It will end nothing.
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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die russischen positionen haben sich trotz aller bisherigen verhandlungsrunden nicht verändert.
und man muss sich von der illusion in der deutschen
debatte verabschieden, dass russland diesen krieg beenden will.
true!
@claudmajor.bsky.social 👇
und man muss sich von der illusion in der deutschen
debatte verabschieden, dass russland diesen krieg beenden will.
true!
@claudmajor.bsky.social 👇
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
die russischen positionen haben sich trotz aller bisherigen verhandlungsrunden nicht verändert.
und man muss sich von der illusion in der deutschen
debatte verabschieden, dass russland diesen krieg beenden will.
true!
@claudmajor.bsky.social 👇
und man muss sich von der illusion in der deutschen
debatte verabschieden, dass russland diesen krieg beenden will.
true!
@claudmajor.bsky.social 👇
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
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The Polish prime minister reacts
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Polish prime minister reacts
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US Senator Mitch McConnell:
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
US Senator Mitch McConnell:
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...