A. R. Steinmark
@arners.bsky.social
Concerned world observer and amateur life artist. Trying to heed the wise advices given to Simplicius Simplicissimus.
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imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM
imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
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The best way of describing someone who’s all talk and no action that I’ve ever heard in the UK, by far, is “they’re all wardrobe and no Narnia.”
* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)
* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The best way of describing someone who’s all talk and no action that I’ve ever heard in the UK, by far, is “they’re all wardrobe and no Narnia.”
* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)
* read on for fun ways of saying “all talk and no action” in other languages (a thread)
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Trump downplays the most important element of collective deterrence in the most powerful military alliance in history.
The effort to undermine NATO is far from over. It continues.
The effort to undermine NATO is far from over. It continues.
January 23, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Trump downplays the most important element of collective deterrence in the most powerful military alliance in history.
The effort to undermine NATO is far from over. It continues.
The effort to undermine NATO is far from over. It continues.
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Europe stood firm and united in full solidarity with Greenland & the Kingdom of Denmark.
Work on Arctic security continues.
We'll step up investments in Greenland and Arctic-ready equipment.
And deepen security cooperation with partners in the region ↓
link.europa.eu/RtKdCV
Work on Arctic security continues.
We'll step up investments in Greenland and Arctic-ready equipment.
And deepen security cooperation with partners in the region ↓
link.europa.eu/RtKdCV
January 23, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Europe stood firm and united in full solidarity with Greenland & the Kingdom of Denmark.
Work on Arctic security continues.
We'll step up investments in Greenland and Arctic-ready equipment.
And deepen security cooperation with partners in the region ↓
link.europa.eu/RtKdCV
Work on Arctic security continues.
We'll step up investments in Greenland and Arctic-ready equipment.
And deepen security cooperation with partners in the region ↓
link.europa.eu/RtKdCV
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Swedish public radio has received confirmation from the Swedish military that the 'exercise' in Greenland was indeed an operation intended to deter the USA.
Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
Spelet bakom insatsen på Grönland: Satte militären i beredskap
Danmarks militära operation på Grönland – som också Sverige bidragit till – gick ut på att avskräcka USA och i värsta fall försvara ön med vapenmakt. Det rapporterar Danmarks Radio i samarbete med SVT...
www.svt.se
January 23, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Swedish public radio has received confirmation from the Swedish military that the 'exercise' in Greenland was indeed an operation intended to deter the USA.
Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed.
www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
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US courts have cleared offshore wind projects to continue, pushing back against efforts to halt them on national security grounds.
A reminder of how politicising energy infrastructure creates costly and unnecessary uncertainty when power demand is rising fast.
A reminder of how politicising energy infrastructure creates costly and unnecessary uncertainty when power demand is rising fast.
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 AM
US courts have cleared offshore wind projects to continue, pushing back against efforts to halt them on national security grounds.
A reminder of how politicising energy infrastructure creates costly and unnecessary uncertainty when power demand is rising fast.
A reminder of how politicising energy infrastructure creates costly and unnecessary uncertainty when power demand is rising fast.
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Good news! The OSCE Democracy Office suggests sending a full election observation mission to Hungary, with 200 observers on election day. Highly necessary, considering the charged situation and persistent fairness issues. @europarl.europa.eu should send a mission too!
odihr.osce.org/node/661804
odihr.osce.org/node/661804
Hungary, Parliamentary elections, 12 April 2026
Following an official invitation from the authorities of Hungary to observe the parliamentary elections to be held on 12 April 2026, and in accordance...
odihr.osce.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Good news! The OSCE Democracy Office suggests sending a full election observation mission to Hungary, with 200 observers on election day. Highly necessary, considering the charged situation and persistent fairness issues. @europarl.europa.eu should send a mission too!
odihr.osce.org/node/661804
odihr.osce.org/node/661804
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Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
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🇪🇺 Kallas: Today, the EU provided the first €10 million for a new Special Tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for their role in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
👏👏👏
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You know how we always complain about the lack of brave journalists?
Today, @caolanrob.bsky.social showed real courage by asking Steve Witkoff if he has financial ties to Russia. Caught off guard, Witkoff and his team fled.
Today, @caolanrob.bsky.social showed real courage by asking Steve Witkoff if he has financial ties to Russia. Caught off guard, Witkoff and his team fled.
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
You know how we always complain about the lack of brave journalists?
Today, @caolanrob.bsky.social showed real courage by asking Steve Witkoff if he has financial ties to Russia. Caught off guard, Witkoff and his team fled.
Today, @caolanrob.bsky.social showed real courage by asking Steve Witkoff if he has financial ties to Russia. Caught off guard, Witkoff and his team fled.
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The burn...
“Every Viktor who lives off European money while trying to sell out European interests deserves a slap upside the head.” - Zelensky at Davos
Nice trolling.
Nice trolling.
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The burn...
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LIVE from EUCO: Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is open to working with the Americans, as long as it’s in the framework of the 1951 defense agreement (that allows American military bases in Greenland), @jakobweizman.bsky.social reports for @politico.eu liveblog
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
LIVE from EUCO: Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is open to working with the Americans, as long as it’s in the framework of the 1951 defense agreement (that allows American military bases in Greenland), @jakobweizman.bsky.social reports for @politico.eu liveblog
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French President Macron reported that a Russian shadow fleet tanker under false flag was boarded and detained.
This is the first time a European country took such an assertive role. Germany recently barred a Russian ship entry to the Baltic Sea.
This is the first time a European country took such an assertive role. Germany recently barred a Russian ship entry to the Baltic Sea.
January 22, 2026 at 5:48 PM
French President Macron reported that a Russian shadow fleet tanker under false flag was boarded and detained.
This is the first time a European country took such an assertive role. Germany recently barred a Russian ship entry to the Baltic Sea.
This is the first time a European country took such an assertive role. Germany recently barred a Russian ship entry to the Baltic Sea.
Belgium…
WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt says Trump signed the "Peace Council" charter, making it an official intl organization. Members: Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qatar, SA, Türkiye, UAE.
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Belgium…
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Both in traditional and social media I see three competing narratives what made Trump change course on Greenland:
- threat of EU action (Pressure strategy)
- successful Rutte & Co diplomacy (Daddy strategy)
- Markets & internal pushback (Work with Congress & markets strategy)
- threat of EU action (Pressure strategy)
- successful Rutte & Co diplomacy (Daddy strategy)
- Markets & internal pushback (Work with Congress & markets strategy)
January 22, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Both in traditional and social media I see three competing narratives what made Trump change course on Greenland:
- threat of EU action (Pressure strategy)
- successful Rutte & Co diplomacy (Daddy strategy)
- Markets & internal pushback (Work with Congress & markets strategy)
- threat of EU action (Pressure strategy)
- successful Rutte & Co diplomacy (Daddy strategy)
- Markets & internal pushback (Work with Congress & markets strategy)
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what we discovered in January
1. Hungary, Czechia and Poland refused to openly support the territorial integrity of Denmark. Chech PM even made a joke about buying a globe just to find out where Greenland is www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/cheshkiot...
1. Hungary, Czechia and Poland refused to openly support the territorial integrity of Denmark. Chech PM even made a joke about buying a globe just to find out where Greenland is www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/cheshkiot...
www.slobodenpecat.mk
January 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM
what we discovered in January
1. Hungary, Czechia and Poland refused to openly support the territorial integrity of Denmark. Chech PM even made a joke about buying a globe just to find out where Greenland is www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/cheshkiot...
1. Hungary, Czechia and Poland refused to openly support the territorial integrity of Denmark. Chech PM even made a joke about buying a globe just to find out where Greenland is www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/cheshkiot...
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🇸🇪 The Swedish defense company Saab has offered Canada a deal to supply 72 JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighter jets as an alternative to the U.S.-made F-35A Lightning II.
militarnyi.com/en/news/saab...
militarnyi.com/en/news/saab...
Saab Offers Canada 72 Gripen Fighter Jets Instead of F-35A - Militarnyi
The Swedish defense company Saab has offered Canada a deal to supply 72 JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighter jets as an alternative to the U.S.-made F-35A Lightning II
militarnyi.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 AM
🇸🇪 The Swedish defense company Saab has offered Canada a deal to supply 72 JAS 39 Gripen E/F fighter jets as an alternative to the U.S.-made F-35A Lightning II.
militarnyi.com/en/news/saab...
militarnyi.com/en/news/saab...
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"By threatening to set off a bomb in his local McDonald's, Trump was able to persuade them to sell him a Big Mac. This is The Art Of The Deal at its most sophisticated!"
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"By threatening to set off a bomb in his local McDonald's, Trump was able to persuade them to sell him a Big Mac. This is The Art Of The Deal at its most sophisticated!"
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A really interesting new trend..
There's HUGE solar panel assembly capacity opening up OUTSIDE of China, using cells+wafers exported from China..
China exported 50GW more solar cells in 2025 than in 2024🤯
There's HUGE solar panel assembly capacity opening up OUTSIDE of China, using cells+wafers exported from China..
China exported 50GW more solar cells in 2025 than in 2024🤯
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM
A really interesting new trend..
There's HUGE solar panel assembly capacity opening up OUTSIDE of China, using cells+wafers exported from China..
China exported 50GW more solar cells in 2025 than in 2024🤯
There's HUGE solar panel assembly capacity opening up OUTSIDE of China, using cells+wafers exported from China..
China exported 50GW more solar cells in 2025 than in 2024🤯
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Statement von 🇩🇰 Ministerpräsidentin Mette Frederiksen vom 22.01.2026 👇
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Statement von 🇩🇰 Ministerpräsidentin Mette Frederiksen vom 22.01.2026 👇
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German Chancellor Merz:
We have entered a time of great power politics.
This new world of great powers is being built on power, on strength, and when it comes to it, on force. It's not a cozy place.
We have entered a time of great power politics.
This new world of great powers is being built on power, on strength, and when it comes to it, on force. It's not a cozy place.
January 22, 2026 at 9:41 AM
German Chancellor Merz:
We have entered a time of great power politics.
This new world of great powers is being built on power, on strength, and when it comes to it, on force. It's not a cozy place.
We have entered a time of great power politics.
This new world of great powers is being built on power, on strength, and when it comes to it, on force. It's not a cozy place.
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So, US climbdown on Greenland as the end of global turmoil for now?
Nope. Yesterday the EU in effect said China must agree to voluntarily hobble its own economy otherwise the WTO is dead.
We are entering very dangerous territory indeed. So what is happening?
(extract from EU paper below)
Nope. Yesterday the EU in effect said China must agree to voluntarily hobble its own economy otherwise the WTO is dead.
We are entering very dangerous territory indeed. So what is happening?
(extract from EU paper below)
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 AM
So, US climbdown on Greenland as the end of global turmoil for now?
Nope. Yesterday the EU in effect said China must agree to voluntarily hobble its own economy otherwise the WTO is dead.
We are entering very dangerous territory indeed. So what is happening?
(extract from EU paper below)
Nope. Yesterday the EU in effect said China must agree to voluntarily hobble its own economy otherwise the WTO is dead.
We are entering very dangerous territory indeed. So what is happening?
(extract from EU paper below)