Erik Elmgren
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Erik Elmgren
@erikelmgren.bsky.social
· Nov 18
For the safety of Sweden, Europe, and general morality Sweden must.
Give Ukraine 1% of Swedish GDP in war assistance until the war is won.
Deliver Gripen fighter-jets and any other weapon system without limitations.
Give Ukraine 1% of Swedish GDP in war assistance until the war is won.
Deliver Gripen fighter-jets and any other weapon system without limitations.
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Finally. @gelliottmorris.com, formerly of @economist.com and 538, starting up a place to get USA polls.
Thank you.
Thank you.
October 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Finally. @gelliottmorris.com, formerly of @economist.com and 538, starting up a place to get USA polls.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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we have been working on this new polling aggregation website for a few months now, and are excited to share it with the world! plenty more features and polls to come.
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
we have been working on this new polling aggregation website for a few months now, and are excited to share it with the world! plenty more features and polls to come.
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Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
October 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
Jag vill anmäla ett grovt brott. Detta är helt oacceptabelt.
September 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Jag vill anmäla ett grovt brott. Detta är helt oacceptabelt.
Kulturkanonen är det slutliga beviset att tidölaget är en konstinstallation.
Var det inte meningen att verken ska läsas eller motsvarande?
1734 års lag? Viktig! Högstadienivå att ha läst hela texten?
Var det inte meningen att verken ska läsas eller motsvarande?
1734 års lag? Viktig! Högstadienivå att ha läst hela texten?
September 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Kulturkanonen är det slutliga beviset att tidölaget är en konstinstallation.
Var det inte meningen att verken ska läsas eller motsvarande?
1734 års lag? Viktig! Högstadienivå att ha läst hela texten?
Var det inte meningen att verken ska läsas eller motsvarande?
1734 års lag? Viktig! Högstadienivå att ha läst hela texten?
1. stop buying muscovy fossil fules today
2. €200bn/year (1% of EU GDP) in military aid to Ukraine
2. €200bn/year (1% of EU GDP) in military aid to Ukraine
Just spoke with President Zelenskyy, then President Trump, following the massive strike on Kyiv which also hit our EU offices.
Putin must come to the negotiating table.
Putin must come to the negotiating table.
August 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
1. stop buying muscovy fossil fules today
2. €200bn/year (1% of EU GDP) in military aid to Ukraine
2. €200bn/year (1% of EU GDP) in military aid to Ukraine
I hope he's right.
I hope it very much.
Now put a trillion euros into defeating Russia and European defence. Please raise my taxes to pay for it.
I hope it very much.
Now put a trillion euros into defeating Russia and European defence. Please raise my taxes to pay for it.
My takeaway: European leaders have understood the Trump playbook, and are playing it well
August 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I hope he's right.
I hope it very much.
Now put a trillion euros into defeating Russia and European defence. Please raise my taxes to pay for it.
I hope it very much.
Now put a trillion euros into defeating Russia and European defence. Please raise my taxes to pay for it.
Agree with this. The correct action for Europe is to announce a major arms package to Ukraine on Monday morning.
I understand Canada and Europe are trying to play good cop w Trump to pressure him to provide security guarantees for Ukr, but this is a tricky and dangerous path to go down, especially coupled w “Ukraine decides whether to do land for peace”….
August 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Agree with this. The correct action for Europe is to announce a major arms package to Ukraine on Monday morning.
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Experimental philosophy
August 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Experimental philosophy
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Trump can make Ukraine's life a lot harder but he can't force them into anything especially if Europe continues to support Zelensky.
August 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Trump can make Ukraine's life a lot harder but he can't force them into anything especially if Europe continues to support Zelensky.
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Whatever happens in Alaska, Europe needs to stop being shocked by Trump and start stopping Russia. open.substack.com/pub/berlinbr...
Europe: Stop Being Shocked by Trump. Start Stopping Russia.
Trump’s incompetence on Russia is matched only by Europe’s incompetence on Trump.
open.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Whatever happens in Alaska, Europe needs to stop being shocked by Trump and start stopping Russia. open.substack.com/pub/berlinbr...
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apropos of nothing: I don't think current AIs are owed any more deference or compassion than a doll. However, you would be suspicious of someone that seemed to revel in being verbally or physically abusive to a doll
August 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
apropos of nothing: I don't think current AIs are owed any more deference or compassion than a doll. However, you would be suspicious of someone that seemed to revel in being verbally or physically abusive to a doll
Very good thread. Strategic independence from USA is vital. Direction is correct but I want more effort & speed.
On the Alaska talks:
Trump’s leverage over Ukraine, Russia and Europe has decreased since the spring and Ukraine is in a better position than back then, given their improved own industrial output thanks to the Danish model that many European countries are now implementing
Trump’s leverage over Ukraine, Russia and Europe has decreased since the spring and Ukraine is in a better position than back then, given their improved own industrial output thanks to the Danish model that many European countries are now implementing
August 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Very good thread. Strategic independence from USA is vital. Direction is correct but I want more effort & speed.
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What I want to know is, why didn't they tie that one more in with the rest of the canon? Talk about missed opportunities.
August 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What I want to know is, why didn't they tie that one more in with the rest of the canon? Talk about missed opportunities.
Half-way to actual Roman. Got the gold there, to finish just color all the white stuff properly.
August 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Half-way to actual Roman. Got the gold there, to finish just color all the white stuff properly.
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A lot of Russian and Russia analysts are projecting a level of strategic coherence and discipline on the Trump administration for which there is currently little evidence
August 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A lot of Russian and Russia analysts are projecting a level of strategic coherence and discipline on the Trump administration for which there is currently little evidence
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I feel like every single day I need to post a reminder: if you ask an LLM about itself it DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ITS INNER WORKINGS and WILL NOT TELL YOU ANYTHING ACTUALLY ABOUT ITSELF. It just (as it always does) will make up some plausible sounding answer.
August 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I feel like every single day I need to post a reminder: if you ask an LLM about itself it DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ITS INNER WORKINGS and WILL NOT TELL YOU ANYTHING ACTUALLY ABOUT ITSELF. It just (as it always does) will make up some plausible sounding answer.
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The core problem is this, he doesn’t practice principled anti-imperialism. He practices inversionism: if the U.S. supports something, he reflexively takes the opposite side, no matter how brutal that side is, no matter the evidence.
What's wrong with Max Blumenthal?!
August 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The core problem is this, he doesn’t practice principled anti-imperialism. He practices inversionism: if the U.S. supports something, he reflexively takes the opposite side, no matter how brutal that side is, no matter the evidence.
If he had real advice that he just wants to offer for free he could, I don’t know, maybe write an e-mail? Start blogging? Post it as a thread on Bluesky?
Canadian billionaire Kevin O’Leary thinks he should be entitled to a meeting with Zohran Mamdani
August 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If he had real advice that he just wants to offer for free he could, I don’t know, maybe write an e-mail? Start blogging? Post it as a thread on Bluesky?
I discovered Weird Al before Lehrer.
Lehrer was a master of sarcasm and seeing beyond surfaces.
Thank you Tom. And thank you Al for walking a similar road.
Lehrer was a master of sarcasm and seeing beyond surfaces.
Thank you Tom. And thank you Al for walking a similar road.
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I discovered Weird Al before Lehrer.
Lehrer was a master of sarcasm and seeing beyond surfaces.
Thank you Tom. And thank you Al for walking a similar road.
Lehrer was a master of sarcasm and seeing beyond surfaces.
Thank you Tom. And thank you Al for walking a similar road.
Osäker på om annorlunda rondellutformning hjälper
July 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Osäker på om annorlunda rondellutformning hjälper
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