Jonas Vils
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Sweden is on the same trajectory as well. www.noemamag.com/inside-denma...
Inside Denmark’s Hardline Immigration Experiment | NOEMA
Once a beacon of progressivism, the Scandinavian nation has normalized the worldview of the far right.
www.noemamag.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Sweden is on the same trajectory as well. www.noemamag.com/inside-denma...
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It's a new week, so here's a new pre-recorded video lecture: clandestine communications and ciphers. This time I'll cover radios, numbers stations and some basic forms of encryption (monoalphabetic ciphers & one-time pads) + basic code breaking (frequency analysis):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meg-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meg-...
UNDD01: Clandestine Communications & Ciphers
YouTube video by Tony Ingesson - Teaching & Research Videos
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It's a new week, so here's a new pre-recorded video lecture: clandestine communications and ciphers. This time I'll cover radios, numbers stations and some basic forms of encryption (monoalphabetic ciphers & one-time pads) + basic code breaking (frequency analysis):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meg-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meg-...
Honduras Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Pardoned by Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Ukrainian and Lithuanian investigators unmasked yet another face of Russia’s brutality
Rabadan Abdulganiev, a senior inspector of the Russian military police from the 177th Marine Regiment, tortured Lithuanian volunteer at a makeshift jail in occupied Melitopol
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/08/m...
Rabadan Abdulganiev, a senior inspector of the Russian military police from the 177th Marine Regiment, tortured Lithuanian volunteer at a makeshift jail in occupied Melitopol
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/08/m...
Metal boxes, electrocution, icy water: Ukraine exposes Russian torturer of Lithuanian volunteer by name
First one handed over. Second one exposed.
euromaidanpress.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Ukrainian and Lithuanian investigators unmasked yet another face of Russia’s brutality
Rabadan Abdulganiev, a senior inspector of the Russian military police from the 177th Marine Regiment, tortured Lithuanian volunteer at a makeshift jail in occupied Melitopol
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/08/m...
Rabadan Abdulganiev, a senior inspector of the Russian military police from the 177th Marine Regiment, tortured Lithuanian volunteer at a makeshift jail in occupied Melitopol
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/08/m...
Bad min far om ett bidrag till en ny buljonggryta i födelsedagspresent. Finns att köpa på tyska amazon sa jag uttryckligen. Fick presentkort till svenska amazon. Här finns den inte att köpa. Snarlik finns men dubbelt så dyr.
Kan folk inte bara lyssna?
Kan folk inte bara lyssna?
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Bad min far om ett bidrag till en ny buljonggryta i födelsedagspresent. Finns att köpa på tyska amazon sa jag uttryckligen. Fick presentkort till svenska amazon. Här finns den inte att köpa. Snarlik finns men dubbelt så dyr.
Kan folk inte bara lyssna?
Kan folk inte bara lyssna?
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That’s Trumped up.
Gift shop sales raise funds for parks.
They’re typically not staffed by federal workers.
CC: @altlofc.altgov.info, @resistancerangers.altgov.info, @altnehgov.altgov.info, @altfws.altgov.info
Gift shop sales raise funds for parks.
They’re typically not staffed by federal workers.
CC: @altlofc.altgov.info, @resistancerangers.altgov.info, @altnehgov.altgov.info, @altfws.altgov.info
A new memo gives the National Park Service two weeks to review bookstores for “equity-related” content for removal.
Trump Orders DEI Out of National Park Bookstores | KQED
A new memo gives the National Park Service two weeks to review bookstores for “equity-related” content for removal.
www.kqed.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
That’s Trumped up.
Gift shop sales raise funds for parks.
They’re typically not staffed by federal workers.
CC: @altlofc.altgov.info, @resistancerangers.altgov.info, @altnehgov.altgov.info, @altfws.altgov.info
Gift shop sales raise funds for parks.
They’re typically not staffed by federal workers.
CC: @altlofc.altgov.info, @resistancerangers.altgov.info, @altnehgov.altgov.info, @altfws.altgov.info
So apples are not vegan? www.seriouseats.com/does-fruit-w...
That Glossy Shine on Your Apples? It Might Be Bug Juice
You're likely consuming insect resin every time you chomp down on an apple, peach, and many other fruits. That's right: Many of your favorite fruits and vegetables are coated in a wax derived from the...
www.seriouseats.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So apples are not vegan? www.seriouseats.com/does-fruit-w...
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Taken in 1865 - the year Abraham Lincoln was assassinated & Lewis Carroll's Alice made her first trip to Wonderland - this extraordinary photo of Dickensian London never ceases to take my breath away.
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Taken in 1865 - the year Abraham Lincoln was assassinated & Lewis Carroll's Alice made her first trip to Wonderland - this extraordinary photo of Dickensian London never ceases to take my breath away.
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Russia is ALL GAS NO BREAKS on the so-called youth "military patriotic" education. There's a social shift and the price to pay is in blood and trauma for generations to come.
The state sponsored Russian Cossacks are one part of that, they are also a way to co-opt an identity that is Ukrainian too.
The state sponsored Russian Cossacks are one part of that, they are also a way to co-opt an identity that is Ukrainian too.
The All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine. Bellingcat shows how they shape an alternative mobilisation force: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
From School to Battlefield to Grave: How Russian Cossacks drive young people to war - bellingcat
The All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine. Bellingcat shows how they shape an alternative mobilisation for...
www.bellingcat.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Russia is ALL GAS NO BREAKS on the so-called youth "military patriotic" education. There's a social shift and the price to pay is in blood and trauma for generations to come.
The state sponsored Russian Cossacks are one part of that, they are also a way to co-opt an identity that is Ukrainian too.
The state sponsored Russian Cossacks are one part of that, they are also a way to co-opt an identity that is Ukrainian too.
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#OldFoxChristmasFilms
Day Seven: The Snow Queen (Снежная королева; 1957).
Directed by Lev Atamanov, this animated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 fable was the first Soviet film acquired by an American company during the Cold War.
Day Seven: The Snow Queen (Снежная королева; 1957).
Directed by Lev Atamanov, this animated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 fable was the first Soviet film acquired by an American company during the Cold War.
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#OldFoxChristmasFilms
Day Seven: The Snow Queen (Снежная королева; 1957).
Directed by Lev Atamanov, this animated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 fable was the first Soviet film acquired by an American company during the Cold War.
Day Seven: The Snow Queen (Снежная королева; 1957).
Directed by Lev Atamanov, this animated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 fable was the first Soviet film acquired by an American company during the Cold War.
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Huge kudos to @quoteinvestigator.com - possibly my new favourite website.
"The single biggest problem in communications is the illusion that is has taken place." - George Bernard Shaw?
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth gets its pants on" - Mark Twain?
Neither of these quotes ever happened.
markhamnolan.com/strategy/the...
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth gets its pants on" - Mark Twain?
Neither of these quotes ever happened.
markhamnolan.com/strategy/the...
The problem with your favourite quote — Markham Nolan
The single biggest problem with your favourite quote is the illusion that it has taken place.
markhamnolan.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Huge kudos to @quoteinvestigator.com - possibly my new favourite website.
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John Avlon: Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Is Trying to Legalize Corruption by Abusing His Pardon Power
Donald Trump is abusing the Constitution and the president's pardon power to try to legalize corruption, letting a string of loyalists off the hook.
www.rollingstone.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
John Avlon: Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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There is nerd gold in this!
Once you realize Tolkien wants every heroic person or place name to be cretic (long-short-long syllable), you start seeing Tolkien names everywhere. Labrador. Pinkypie. Scoobydoo. Macklemore.
December 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
There is nerd gold in this!
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The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks. n.pr/48oR7tq
National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks. n.pr/48oR7tq
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I started to learn English in school when I was 10yo. Trained with tapes and vinyl records. Recieved pronunciation destroyed by the telly.
December 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I started to learn English in school when I was 10yo. Trained with tapes and vinyl records. Recieved pronunciation destroyed by the telly.
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Deals, profit, vanity. No sense of morality or higher values. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Deals, profit, vanity. No sense of morality or higher values. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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Elon Musk is just a Russian asset
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Elon Musk is just a Russian asset
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Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up Australia. Now, a genetic study has edged us closer to understanding how and when they achieved this
Ancient humans took two routes to Australia 60,000 years ago
Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up Australia. Now, a genetic study has edged us closer to understanding how and when they achieved this
www.newscientist.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up Australia. Now, a genetic study has edged us closer to understanding how and when they achieved this
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Since we're talking about special editions and retroactive filmmaker tinkering...
I covered both versions of Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH, both the 1925 original and the 1942 re-release that turned it into a talkie... kinda.
moviessilently.com/2015/07/05/t...
I covered both versions of Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH, both the 1925 original and the 1942 re-release that turned it into a talkie... kinda.
moviessilently.com/2015/07/05/t...
The Gold Rush (1925) A Silent Film Review
Charlie Chaplin’s iconic comedy of the Alaskan Gold Rush has charmed audiences for decades but most people have seen the 1942 recut. How does it measure up to the 1925 original? We’re going to exam…
moviessilently.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Since we're talking about special editions and retroactive filmmaker tinkering...
I covered both versions of Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH, both the 1925 original and the 1942 re-release that turned it into a talkie... kinda.
moviessilently.com/2015/07/05/t...
I covered both versions of Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH, both the 1925 original and the 1942 re-release that turned it into a talkie... kinda.
moviessilently.com/2015/07/05/t...
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#VaccinationsSaveLives and they help prevent debilitating diseases like polio. One of the best reasons for scientific research/advances is to cure what ails us. Why would we ever choose to revert to a time when no cure existed? (See photo of children in iron lungs.) #ScienceIsReal #BelieveInScience
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#VaccinationsSaveLives and they help prevent debilitating diseases like polio. One of the best reasons for scientific research/advances is to cure what ails us. Why would we ever choose to revert to a time when no cure existed? (See photo of children in iron lungs.) #ScienceIsReal #BelieveInScience
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A former leader of a Kaliningrad Spetsnaz-unit suddenly appeared in an unmarked uniform on a shadow fleet vessel in Oresund.
Pilots have reported several sightings of these ‘little green men’ in the Danish straits, and now we’ve identified one of them.
Full story in Danish:
Pilots have reported several sightings of these ‘little green men’ in the Danish straits, and now we’ve identified one of them.
Full story in Danish:
Tidligere Spetsnaz-leder dukkede pludselig op på skyggeflådeskib i Øresund
En lods var ved at sejle et tankskib gennem danske farvande, da han pludselig blev mødt af russiske mænd i camouflageuniformer. Danwatch kan nu afsløre, at en a
danwatch.dk
December 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A former leader of a Kaliningrad Spetsnaz-unit suddenly appeared in an unmarked uniform on a shadow fleet vessel in Oresund.
Pilots have reported several sightings of these ‘little green men’ in the Danish straits, and now we’ve identified one of them.
Full story in Danish:
Pilots have reported several sightings of these ‘little green men’ in the Danish straits, and now we’ve identified one of them.
Full story in Danish:
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More diplomacy should be like this.
December 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
More diplomacy should be like this.
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Swedish navy encountering russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
by Miranda Bryant
moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
by Miranda Bryant
moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Swedish navy encountering russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way
by Miranda Bryant
moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
by Miranda Bryant
moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...