Thomas Nilsson
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"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it" - Epiktetos
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When it comes to AI, says Keith Ballinger of Google, developers need to slow down to speed up the process: write clear guides for AI agents, focus on architecture and create a project plan.
By @fredericl.bsky.social
By @fredericl.bsky.social
Stop Writing Code, Start Writing Docs
Wehn it comes to AI, says Keith Ballinger of Google, developers need to slow down to speed up the process: write clear guides for AI agents, focus on architecture and create a project plan.
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
When it comes to AI, says Keith Ballinger of Google, developers need to slow down to speed up the process: write clear guides for AI agents, focus on architecture and create a project plan.
By @fredericl.bsky.social
By @fredericl.bsky.social
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Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Michael McFaul witnessed the rise of an autocracy when he was the U.S. ambassador to Russia. He has a warning for Americans today.
Listen to the latest episode of “Autocracy in America”: https://theatln.tc/wRGvAaPd
Listen to the latest episode of “Autocracy in America”: https://theatln.tc/wRGvAaPd
October 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Michael McFaul witnessed the rise of an autocracy when he was the U.S. ambassador to Russia. He has a warning for Americans today.
Listen to the latest episode of “Autocracy in America”: https://theatln.tc/wRGvAaPd
Listen to the latest episode of “Autocracy in America”: https://theatln.tc/wRGvAaPd
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Increasingly confident that they will go unpunished for their atrocities in Ukraine, Russians now set sights on the Baltics.
"The Baltics are a geopolitical misunderstanding. Who wants to burn in a nuclear Armageddon for the Baltics? Well, who?"
"The Baltics are a geopolitical misunderstanding. Who wants to burn in a nuclear Armageddon for the Baltics? Well, who?"
August 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Increasingly confident that they will go unpunished for their atrocities in Ukraine, Russians now set sights on the Baltics.
"The Baltics are a geopolitical misunderstanding. Who wants to burn in a nuclear Armageddon for the Baltics? Well, who?"
"The Baltics are a geopolitical misunderstanding. Who wants to burn in a nuclear Armageddon for the Baltics? Well, who?"
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mRNA vaccines are, without exaggeration, one of the greatest inventions in human history.
We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.
And the US is throwing it away. For what?
We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.
And the US is throwing it away. For what?
August 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
mRNA vaccines are, without exaggeration, one of the greatest inventions in human history.
We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.
And the US is throwing it away. For what?
We basically hacked our immune systems. “Here’s the secret code for this new virus, prep to fight exactly that.” A promising avenue for addressing some cancers too.
And the US is throwing it away. For what?
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There's a lotta concern about the short run (ie recession or not) implications of Trump's agenda. Dani is right to point to the long run as far far more consequential.
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
There's a lotta concern about the short run (ie recession or not) implications of Trump's agenda. Dani is right to point to the long run as far far more consequential.
Mounting a full military parade for a president’s birthday survives today only in a handful of highly centralized states: North Korea, Turkmenistan and Equatorial Guinea. We are now adding the great nation of USA to the list
May 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Mounting a full military parade for a president’s birthday survives today only in a handful of highly centralized states: North Korea, Turkmenistan and Equatorial Guinea. We are now adding the great nation of USA to the list
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“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
April 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
There are no words to describe the disaster on all fronts happening in Trump-US right now, yet there are 171,476 words in the English language.. entirely new words needs to be invented
April 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
There are no words to describe the disaster on all fronts happening in Trump-US right now, yet there are 171,476 words in the English language.. entirely new words needs to be invented
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Bessent says the tariff pause gives markets "more certainty." But investors warn the volatility could lead to lasting damage
"US exceptionalism went out of the window a long time ago," says @jnordvig. "Now it is a question of if people fear US assets." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
"US exceptionalism went out of the window a long time ago," says @jnordvig. "Now it is a question of if people fear US assets." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
Bond Sell Off Raises Questions About U.S. Safe Haven Status
As the fallout from President Trump’s global trade war spreads, investors are fleeing what is typically seen as the safest corner.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Bessent says the tariff pause gives markets "more certainty." But investors warn the volatility could lead to lasting damage
"US exceptionalism went out of the window a long time ago," says @jnordvig. "Now it is a question of if people fear US assets." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
"US exceptionalism went out of the window a long time ago," says @jnordvig. "Now it is a question of if people fear US assets." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/b...
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"We cannot overstate what has just happened. It took just 71 days for Donald Trump to wreck the American economy, mortally wound NATO, and destroy the American-led world order"
from @jvl.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
from @jvl.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
www.thebulwark.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"We cannot overstate what has just happened. It took just 71 days for Donald Trump to wreck the American economy, mortally wound NATO, and destroy the American-led world order"
from @jvl.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
from @jvl.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
Very important point not seen much in the news
Curiously, Trump appears to be alone in his bizarre tariff bubble. Other countries appear likely to respond with tariffs or other sanctions against the US, but for the rest they seen to speed up free trade agreement.
Trump isolates & harms the US.
Trump isolates & harms the US.
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Very important point not seen much in the news
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frivarld.se/sakerhetsrad... ”I en värld där demokratin antingen är utsatt eller präglas av polarisering som försvagar dess ledarskap står de nordiska länderna ut samtidigt som de nordiska samhällena präglas av en ekonomisk stabilitet och en välfärd som trots alla de problem vi möter ger trygghet, ”
Tid för Nordiskt ledarskap
Norden är en av världens mest stabila centra för demokrati och fria medborgare. Mångfald, respekt för den enskilde och en tydlig bild av att statens roll är att styra landet men inte kontrollera samhä...
frivarld.se
March 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
frivarld.se/sakerhetsrad... ”I en värld där demokratin antingen är utsatt eller präglas av polarisering som försvagar dess ledarskap står de nordiska länderna ut samtidigt som de nordiska samhällena präglas av en ekonomisk stabilitet och en välfärd som trots alla de problem vi möter ger trygghet, ”
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Canadians, Mexicans and also Europeans need to face the reality that no one in the US whether Republican or Democrat is willing or able to stop Trump and Musk from torching the structural foundations of America's status as a global power
March 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Canadians, Mexicans and also Europeans need to face the reality that no one in the US whether Republican or Democrat is willing or able to stop Trump and Musk from torching the structural foundations of America's status as a global power
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Always remember--this is not a case of Trump appeasing Putin--its actually him joining Putin. Its not Munich 1938, its the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939.
March 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Always remember--this is not a case of Trump appeasing Putin--its actually him joining Putin. Its not Munich 1938, its the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939.
Music to our ears
"Kicking the Hungarians out!"
So a whole host of ideas are being talked about... including, wait for it, kicking the Hungarians out! Sceptics will argue there is currently no legal mechanism to do this. That's true. But in times of existential crisis, treaty considerations have a history of melting away 11/
March 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Music to our ears
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What a front cover...
March 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What a front cover...
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NATO is already done.
The United States of America is now an ally of the Russian Federation, and an adversary of European democracies.
The United States of America is now an ally of the Russian Federation, and an adversary of European democracies.
NEW: President Trump is considering a major change to the U.S.’ participation in NATO, officials say.
As part of the potential shift, the U.S. might not defend a NATO member that is attacked if the country doesn’t meet the defense spending threshold.
As part of the potential shift, the U.S. might not defend a NATO member that is attacked if the country doesn’t meet the defense spending threshold.
Trump considering major NATO policy shift
The president has discussed possibly favoring members of the alliance that spend a set percentage of their GDP on defense, sources told NBC News.
nbcnews.to
March 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
NATO is already done.
The United States of America is now an ally of the Russian Federation, and an adversary of European democracies.
The United States of America is now an ally of the Russian Federation, and an adversary of European democracies.