Tommi Mäkynen
@tommimak.bsky.social
Helsinki-born Zurich-based Int'l Finn&Swiss. Architect, Urban Planner and Partner at helsinkizurich + the Honorary Consul of Finland in Zurich & Father of two
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In case you're wondering, authoritarians use this strategy of escalation to manufacture crisis, provoke outrage, then use the reaction to justify repression. It’s not about restoring order, it's about creating a spectacle of chaos they can claim only they can control.
Escalating to escalate.
"Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized ... and will join the National Guard troops that were activated ... over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or the city’s mayor."
"Roughly 500 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized ... and will join the National Guard troops that were activated ... over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or the city’s mayor."
Freeways blocked, cars on fire: LA protests against immigration raids and National Guard deployment | CNN
Police have used flash-bangs and tear gas while dispersing crowds as protesters set at least two Waymo self-driving cars on fire. Follow for live updates
www.cnn.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In case you're wondering, authoritarians use this strategy of escalation to manufacture crisis, provoke outrage, then use the reaction to justify repression. It’s not about restoring order, it's about creating a spectacle of chaos they can claim only they can control.
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Democracy isn't dying quietly.
It’s being suffocated, by noise, lies, distraction, and systems that profit from confusion.
But we’re not here to mourn it.
We’re here to fight for what comes next.
It’s being suffocated, by noise, lies, distraction, and systems that profit from confusion.
But we’re not here to mourn it.
We’re here to fight for what comes next.
May 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Democracy isn't dying quietly.
It’s being suffocated, by noise, lies, distraction, and systems that profit from confusion.
But we’re not here to mourn it.
We’re here to fight for what comes next.
It’s being suffocated, by noise, lies, distraction, and systems that profit from confusion.
But we’re not here to mourn it.
We’re here to fight for what comes next.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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Our information space is nothing less than a geopolitical battleground.
Russia has invested over a billion euros in their state-controlled propaganda outlets in the last few years. It is increasing year on year.
My speech at the Conference on FIMI → europa.eu/!pFBFNP
Russia has invested over a billion euros in their state-controlled propaganda outlets in the last few years. It is increasing year on year.
My speech at the Conference on FIMI → europa.eu/!pFBFNP
March 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Our information space is nothing less than a geopolitical battleground.
Russia has invested over a billion euros in their state-controlled propaganda outlets in the last few years. It is increasing year on year.
My speech at the Conference on FIMI → europa.eu/!pFBFNP
Russia has invested over a billion euros in their state-controlled propaganda outlets in the last few years. It is increasing year on year.
My speech at the Conference on FIMI → europa.eu/!pFBFNP
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The result? A fragmented public consciousness where competing realities coexist, each self-reinforcing and resistant to correction. When truth is no longer a shared foundation, power shifts to those who control the most compelling narrative - no matter how detached from reality it is.
February 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The result? A fragmented public consciousness where competing realities coexist, each self-reinforcing and resistant to correction. When truth is no longer a shared foundation, power shifts to those who control the most compelling narrative - no matter how detached from reality it is.
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If someone had released a political satire movie or series a few years ago depicting what’s currently going on in the US, it would have seemed unrealistic and far-fetched. While "Don't Look Up" was good, it still falls short of capturing the reality of what's happening right now
February 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
If someone had released a political satire movie or series a few years ago depicting what’s currently going on in the US, it would have seemed unrealistic and far-fetched. While "Don't Look Up" was good, it still falls short of capturing the reality of what's happening right now
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Sanna Marin throwing some impressive shade here:
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin
Finland’s former leader makes the case for stumping up tens of billions more for Ukraine
www.economist.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sanna Marin throwing some impressive shade here:
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
”To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it.
There is no trade-off between investing in the defence of Europe as a whole and investing in the defence of Ukraine—they are one and the same.”
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Once again I am leaving the Munich Security Conference in a low mood. Amongst all the noise, the US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good.
This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
February 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Once again I am leaving the Munich Security Conference in a low mood. Amongst all the noise, the US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good.
This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
“Today the concept of a rules-based international order looks more and more utopian…” People need to wake up - we need an international system based on rules, not force.
As the charter of the United Nations turns into dead letter, what’s next for the world — and is the new age of empires upon us? My essay in WSJ
www.wsj.com/world/in-a-n...
www.wsj.com/world/in-a-n...
Essay | In a New Age of Empire, Great Powers Aim to Carve Up the Planet
After World War II, nations pledged to create a more equal and law-abiding world. Now Russia, China and the U.S. are returning to an older model in which powerful countries impose their will.
www.wsj.com
January 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“Today the concept of a rules-based international order looks more and more utopian…” People need to wake up - we need an international system based on rules, not force.
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OTD in 2022 one of my parody embassies reminded us that suggestions Russia would invade Ukraine were fakes spread by USA.
Seeing as we didn't invade you can believe our promises now about stopping the invasion.
Seeing as we didn't invade you can believe our promises now about stopping the invasion.
January 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
OTD in 2022 one of my parody embassies reminded us that suggestions Russia would invade Ukraine were fakes spread by USA.
Seeing as we didn't invade you can believe our promises now about stopping the invasion.
Seeing as we didn't invade you can believe our promises now about stopping the invasion.