Sissel – League of Adults 🇳🇴 🇺🇦
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The world’s greatest challenge? Our IMMATURITY.
We are in dire need of MORE ADULTS.
Over a pint🍺, you and I could have a chat about how we all need to grow up.
Meanwhile, learn more here: https://sissel.leagueofadults.org
We are in dire need of MORE ADULTS.
Over a pint🍺, you and I could have a chat about how we all need to grow up.
Meanwhile, learn more here: https://sissel.leagueofadults.org
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Proud fella at #NAFO. A big thank you to Zooza the forger. And a big toast to all of you—in Vatnik tears.
Excellent, as always, from Steve Rosenberg. We tend to forget there was something called free (= more free) speech in Russia only a few years ago. Now all those sensible voices have been silenced.
I’ve been looking back at my old Russian newspaper reviews. They highlight how much Russia has changed - and signs of what lay ahead. #ReadingRussia
What the Russian papers used to write about: re-watching my old paper reviews.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Excellent, as always, from Steve Rosenberg. We tend to forget there was something called free (= more free) speech in Russia only a few years ago. Now all those sensible voices have been silenced.
Some flee the coming winter and go to Gran Canaria or Thailand. Others spend their holiday in Lviv, making camouflage nets in the company of these lovely and dedicated ladies at By_Porokhova.
www.volunteeringukraine.com/en/volunteer...
www.volunteeringukraine.com/en/volunteer...
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Some flee the coming winter and go to Gran Canaria or Thailand. Others spend their holiday in Lviv, making camouflage nets in the company of these lovely and dedicated ladies at By_Porokhova.
www.volunteeringukraine.com/en/volunteer...
www.volunteeringukraine.com/en/volunteer...
Hello Europeans (that includes you, Britain)! Why the hype about Halloween? It's an American tradition. Introduced to Europe to make money out of it. What about the quiet tradition of All Souls Night? Or Guy Fawkes Night in Britain?
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Hello Europeans (that includes you, Britain)! Why the hype about Halloween? It's an American tradition. Introduced to Europe to make money out of it. What about the quiet tradition of All Souls Night? Or Guy Fawkes Night in Britain?
John Bolton was in many European's eyes the hawkish, anti-UN horror lizard during the Bush administration. Now he his— sort of— "the good guy," and well worth listening to. Interesting times we live though.
John Bolton Explains What's Really Behind Trumps Ukraine Policy
YouTube video by Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
John Bolton was in many European's eyes the hawkish, anti-UN horror lizard during the Bush administration. Now he his— sort of— "the good guy," and well worth listening to. Interesting times we live though.
The big elephant in the room: Overpopulation. Could you imagine a planet with fewer people? Less need for housing. Less migration, poverty, pollution and deforestation.
Jane Goodall @ Population Matters Conference 2019
YouTube video by Population Matters
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The big elephant in the room: Overpopulation. Could you imagine a planet with fewer people? Less need for housing. Less migration, poverty, pollution and deforestation.
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🇬🇪Over the past three years, Georgia has transformed from a fragile democracy into a Russian-aligned kleptocracy.
The ruling party, Georgian Dream (GD), isn’t just authoritarian-it’s financially desperate.
Everything it does now revolves around one thing: cash.
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The ruling party, Georgian Dream (GD), isn’t just authoritarian-it’s financially desperate.
Everything it does now revolves around one thing: cash.
1/18
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
🇬🇪Over the past three years, Georgia has transformed from a fragile democracy into a Russian-aligned kleptocracy.
The ruling party, Georgian Dream (GD), isn’t just authoritarian-it’s financially desperate.
Everything it does now revolves around one thing: cash.
1/18
The ruling party, Georgian Dream (GD), isn’t just authoritarian-it’s financially desperate.
Everything it does now revolves around one thing: cash.
1/18
What do a blue-haired demonstrator and an over-botoxed influencer have in common? A desperate need to matter. Take any problem in the world, and you’ll find that beneath it lies a desperate need to matter.
Pro-Me and The Matter of Mattering
Last weekend, we witnessed the commendable “No Kings” demonstrations in the U.S.
sissel.leagueofadults.org
October 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
What do a blue-haired demonstrator and an over-botoxed influencer have in common? A desperate need to matter. Take any problem in the world, and you’ll find that beneath it lies a desperate need to matter.
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“Facts Matter. Verifiable, testable, provable facts.” – Stephen Fry
This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking.
See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org
#CelebrityTraitors
This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking.
See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org
#CelebrityTraitors
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Facts Matter. Verifiable, testable, provable facts.” – Stephen Fry
This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking.
See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org
#CelebrityTraitors
This #GlobalMILWeek, let’s champion reliable info and critical thinking.
See how Full Fact’s building a better information environment: fullfact.org
#CelebrityTraitors
#AnythingButTrump
"While the news focuses overwhelmingly on all the things that are going wrong, historical statistics allow us to also see what has gone right — the immense progress the world has achieved."
"While the news focuses overwhelmingly on all the things that are going wrong, historical statistics allow us to also see what has gone right — the immense progress the world has achieved."
The limits of our personal experience and the value of statistics
The world is huge; to get a clear idea of what our world is like, we have to rely on carefully collected, well-documented statistics.
ourworldindata.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#AnythingButTrump
"While the news focuses overwhelmingly on all the things that are going wrong, historical statistics allow us to also see what has gone right — the immense progress the world has achieved."
"While the news focuses overwhelmingly on all the things that are going wrong, historical statistics allow us to also see what has gone right — the immense progress the world has achieved."
"...in politics, where it’s been known for a long time that most voters are shockingly ignorant and misinformed, with many approaching politics more in the manner of sports hooligans and religious fanatics than the rational deliberators of liberal fantasies."
Is Social Media Destroying Democracy—Or Giving It To Us Good And Hard?
It’s easier to blame the algorithm than the bewildered herd.
www.conspicuouscognition.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"...in politics, where it’s been known for a long time that most voters are shockingly ignorant and misinformed, with many approaching politics more in the manner of sports hooligans and religious fanatics than the rational deliberators of liberal fantasies."
An excellent piece of journalism about the "Gaza metro." My main takeaway: What if Hamas had spent all this effort and all these resources on building a prosperous Gaza instead?
Inside the tunnels of Gaza
A visual explainer of Hamas' network of tunnels beneath Gaza
www.reuters.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
An excellent piece of journalism about the "Gaza metro." My main takeaway: What if Hamas had spent all this effort and all these resources on building a prosperous Gaza instead?
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A massive #No Kings anti-Trump protest will take place across the U.S tomorrow. And we have seen such anti-autocracy demonstrations across Europe. But where is the uproar against stupid voters? They put these manchildren in power.
A World Led by Manchildren, Thanks to Stupid Voters—Where is the Uproar?
People around the world bit their nails and hoped Americans wouldn't vote for a flailing, incompetent and narcissistic madman.
sissel.leagueofadults.org
October 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A massive #No Kings anti-Trump protest will take place across the U.S tomorrow. And we have seen such anti-autocracy demonstrations across Europe. But where is the uproar against stupid voters? They put these manchildren in power.
Launching a new hashtag #AnythingButTrump. Encourage anyone to post something that does NOT mention or relate to the Orange moron. I'll go first:
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Launching a new hashtag #AnythingButTrump. Encourage anyone to post something that does NOT mention or relate to the Orange moron. I'll go first:
What Gaza used to look like. Before the Israeli occupation in 1967, long before Hamas.
www.vice.com/en/article/u...
www.vice.com/en/article/u...
October 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
What Gaza used to look like. Before the Israeli occupation in 1967, long before Hamas.
www.vice.com/en/article/u...
www.vice.com/en/article/u...
Short Post: What is the real problem in Venezuela and other Latin American countries? - It has nothing to do with “the left” or “the right.”
Short Post: What is the real problem in Venezuela and other Latin American countries? - It has nothing to do with “the left” or “the right.”
Maria Corina Machado from Venezuela won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.She is a brave and hard-fighting opposition leader and a worthy winner.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Short Post: What is the real problem in Venezuela and other Latin American countries? - It has nothing to do with “the left” or “the right.”
Dear Bluesky, could you please stop sending me porn, silly cartoons, and American posts where I don't understand the issue at hand and do not interest me at all. I am tired of spending much of my time on Bluesky muting or blocking accounts you put into my feed. Thank you.
October 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Dear Bluesky, could you please stop sending me porn, silly cartoons, and American posts where I don't understand the issue at hand and do not interest me at all. I am tired of spending much of my time on Bluesky muting or blocking accounts you put into my feed. Thank you.
This is an award for democracy and peace in VENEZUELA. This award is NOT about the U.S. Making everything about the U.S., and knowing little about how the rest of the world works, is a major reason why the Orange moron ended up in the White House.
BREAKING: Donald Trump did NOT win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democratic rights in her country.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democratic rights in her country.
October 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is an award for democracy and peace in VENEZUELA. This award is NOT about the U.S. Making everything about the U.S., and knowing little about how the rest of the world works, is a major reason why the Orange moron ended up in the White House.
"It is in our interest that we see Russia fail in Ukraine, and we should be pouring all our time and effort behind that objective. Above anything that is happening in the Middle East, and above anything that is happening elsewhere in the world."
Why Putin's failure to capture Donbas puts his whole invasion at risk
YouTube video by Times Radio
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"It is in our interest that we see Russia fail in Ukraine, and we should be pouring all our time and effort behind that objective. Above anything that is happening in the Middle East, and above anything that is happening elsewhere in the world."
America, America, America, that's what I see every morning on BlueSky. I don't mind Americans. It is the inundation I oppose. I want to know more about what goes on in Belfast, Barcelona and Belarus. Am I the only one who wants a European social media platform? Something way better than Mastodon?
October 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
America, America, America, that's what I see every morning on BlueSky. I don't mind Americans. It is the inundation I oppose. I want to know more about what goes on in Belfast, Barcelona and Belarus. Am I the only one who wants a European social media platform? Something way better than Mastodon?
The problem with narcissists is not about a toxic individual coming in and moving out.
The problem with narcissists is that they are never alone.
It's like finding an ant in your house—you have a huge and costly problem to deal with.
The problem with narcissists is that they are never alone.
It's like finding an ant in your house—you have a huge and costly problem to deal with.
Narcissists in Politics: It’s More Dangerous Than You Think
Anyone who has ever worked with a narcissist, and that is most of us, knows what whirl-winding energy suckers they are.
sissel.leagueofadults.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The problem with narcissists is not about a toxic individual coming in and moving out.
The problem with narcissists is that they are never alone.
It's like finding an ant in your house—you have a huge and costly problem to deal with.
The problem with narcissists is that they are never alone.
It's like finding an ant in your house—you have a huge and costly problem to deal with.
The Georgian Dream maintains its power as long as it has a sufficient number of ENABLERS. Among them all those Georgians who voted for GD. Not because they were forced to or paid to, but because of the rural investments, and also because they dislike the EU, like Russia and dislike LGBT rights.
October 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The Georgian Dream maintains its power as long as it has a sufficient number of ENABLERS. Among them all those Georgians who voted for GD. Not because they were forced to or paid to, but because of the rural investments, and also because they dislike the EU, like Russia and dislike LGBT rights.
IMMATURE PEOPLE run the world. Why is that? Because we vote for autocrats, work for the greedy, buy from kleptocrats and admire narcissists. Until we turn that around, nothing else matters.
October 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
IMMATURE PEOPLE run the world. Why is that? Because we vote for autocrats, work for the greedy, buy from kleptocrats and admire narcissists. Until we turn that around, nothing else matters.
This list has stood the test of time.
To All Leaders Around the World: A Checklist for Dealing With Trump
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sissel.leagueofadults.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This list has stood the test of time.