Joni Askola
@joniaskola.bsky.social
Finnish PhD candidate and geopolitical analyst. Trying to help Ukraine with the 69th Sniffing Brigade
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No one knows for sure, but it wouldn't be surprising if Trump tried a limited, short operation against Iran first.
He hates long-term risk and prefers quick strikes to force a deal.
The danger is that he may think he can start small, only to get trapped in a longer operation
He hates long-term risk and prefers quick strikes to force a deal.
The danger is that he may think he can start small, only to get trapped in a longer operation
February 20, 2026 at 1:51 PM
No one knows for sure, but it wouldn't be surprising if Trump tried a limited, short operation against Iran first.
He hates long-term risk and prefers quick strikes to force a deal.
The danger is that he may think he can start small, only to get trapped in a longer operation
He hates long-term risk and prefers quick strikes to force a deal.
The danger is that he may think he can start small, only to get trapped in a longer operation
It’s shameful to see European nations legitimize Trump’s Board of Peace by attending as observers.
This organization is a pathetic and fascist alternative to the UN designed to centralize global power in one man’s hands.
Europe is helping him dismantle the rules based order
This organization is a pathetic and fascist alternative to the UN designed to centralize global power in one man’s hands.
Europe is helping him dismantle the rules based order
February 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
It’s shameful to see European nations legitimize Trump’s Board of Peace by attending as observers.
This organization is a pathetic and fascist alternative to the UN designed to centralize global power in one man’s hands.
Europe is helping him dismantle the rules based order
This organization is a pathetic and fascist alternative to the UN designed to centralize global power in one man’s hands.
Europe is helping him dismantle the rules based order
Elon Musk and his fellow oligarchs should read the Book of Matthew.
It says it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter God’s kingdom.
You cannot serve both God and money, and it is clear which they have chosen
It says it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter God’s kingdom.
You cannot serve both God and money, and it is clear which they have chosen
February 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Elon Musk and his fellow oligarchs should read the Book of Matthew.
It says it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter God’s kingdom.
You cannot serve both God and money, and it is clear which they have chosen
It says it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter God’s kingdom.
You cannot serve both God and money, and it is clear which they have chosen
It’s not radical or socialist to say something is deeply wrong with our current system.
When a handful of people hold hundreds of billions while much of society struggles, it’s clearly unfair.
We need to fix this imbalance before it erodes our democracies beyond repair
When a handful of people hold hundreds of billions while much of society struggles, it’s clearly unfair.
We need to fix this imbalance before it erodes our democracies beyond repair
February 20, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It’s not radical or socialist to say something is deeply wrong with our current system.
When a handful of people hold hundreds of billions while much of society struggles, it’s clearly unfair.
We need to fix this imbalance before it erodes our democracies beyond repair
When a handful of people hold hundreds of billions while much of society struggles, it’s clearly unfair.
We need to fix this imbalance before it erodes our democracies beyond repair
The US has proven that allowing unlimited wealth with little regulation is a direct threat to democracy.
When oligarchs own the media and the algorithms that shape our reality they effectively own the government.
We need strict limits on concentrated power
When oligarchs own the media and the algorithms that shape our reality they effectively own the government.
We need strict limits on concentrated power
February 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The US has proven that allowing unlimited wealth with little regulation is a direct threat to democracy.
When oligarchs own the media and the algorithms that shape our reality they effectively own the government.
We need strict limits on concentrated power
When oligarchs own the media and the algorithms that shape our reality they effectively own the government.
We need strict limits on concentrated power
Musk is a loud distraction but Peter Thiel is the real danger.
He is smarter, more secretive, and far better organized.
He is a hypocrite who used California’s liberalism to build a fortune, only to fund a movement that now seeks to strip those same rights from everyone else
He is smarter, more secretive, and far better organized.
He is a hypocrite who used California’s liberalism to build a fortune, only to fund a movement that now seeks to strip those same rights from everyone else
February 20, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Musk is a loud distraction but Peter Thiel is the real danger.
He is smarter, more secretive, and far better organized.
He is a hypocrite who used California’s liberalism to build a fortune, only to fund a movement that now seeks to strip those same rights from everyone else
He is smarter, more secretive, and far better organized.
He is a hypocrite who used California’s liberalism to build a fortune, only to fund a movement that now seeks to strip those same rights from everyone else
We are days away from the 4th anniversary of Russia’s failed full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Four years later and Putin is further from his strategic goals than on day one
Four years later and Putin is further from his strategic goals than on day one
February 20, 2026 at 10:34 AM
We are days away from the 4th anniversary of Russia’s failed full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Four years later and Putin is further from his strategic goals than on day one
Four years later and Putin is further from his strategic goals than on day one
Trump is chaotic and destructive, but Vance is far more dangerous.
He is a disciplined authoritarian acting as a proxy for Peter Thiel.
We are watching the American state handed to a foreign-born oligarch who has questioned whether freedom and democracy can coexist
He is a disciplined authoritarian acting as a proxy for Peter Thiel.
We are watching the American state handed to a foreign-born oligarch who has questioned whether freedom and democracy can coexist
February 20, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Trump is chaotic and destructive, but Vance is far more dangerous.
He is a disciplined authoritarian acting as a proxy for Peter Thiel.
We are watching the American state handed to a foreign-born oligarch who has questioned whether freedom and democracy can coexist
He is a disciplined authoritarian acting as a proxy for Peter Thiel.
We are watching the American state handed to a foreign-born oligarch who has questioned whether freedom and democracy can coexist
Tony Blair and his institute are basically lobbyists for Trump at this point, which is actually not that different from Europeans who lobby for Russia or China
February 20, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Tony Blair and his institute are basically lobbyists for Trump at this point, which is actually not that different from Europeans who lobby for Russia or China
Where is DOGE when you need it?
February 20, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Where is DOGE when you need it?
New video out!👇
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The USAID Massacre: How Musk's DOGE Became Deadlier Than ISIS
YouTube video by Joni Askola
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February 20, 2026 at 8:07 AM
New video out!👇
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Enemies of freedom of speech and democracy are also enemies of humanity
February 20, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Enemies of freedom of speech and democracy are also enemies of humanity
All those who complained about Biden being too old are silent now
February 20, 2026 at 7:31 AM
All those who complained about Biden being too old are silent now
Would be great news
February 20, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Would be great news
Americans reelected a traitor who attempted a coup and failed.
Those who still support him are traitors.
Luckily for the US, there are fewer and fewer of them every day
Those who still support him are traitors.
Luckily for the US, there are fewer and fewer of them every day
February 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Americans reelected a traitor who attempted a coup and failed.
Those who still support him are traitors.
Luckily for the US, there are fewer and fewer of them every day
Those who still support him are traitors.
Luckily for the US, there are fewer and fewer of them every day
Saying that this is the UN from Temu is an insult to Temu
February 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Saying that this is the UN from Temu is an insult to Temu
FIFA is pathetic
February 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
FIFA is pathetic
It’s pathetic that the world’s richest man keeps acting like a victim of discrimination
February 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It’s pathetic that the world’s richest man keeps acting like a victim of discrimination
Today’s racial tweet by Musk
February 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Today’s racial tweet by Musk
Putin’s and Musk’s pet MEP/traitor is back to push Kremlin propaganda and help Russia in its genocide against Ukraine
February 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Putin’s and Musk’s pet MEP/traitor is back to push Kremlin propaganda and help Russia in its genocide against Ukraine
Reposted by Joni Askola
New video out! Watch it!👇
youtu.be/8LoRk1bA9HU?...
youtu.be/8LoRk1bA9HU?...
The USAID Massacre: How Musk's DOGE Became Deadlier Than ISIS
YouTube video by Joni Askola
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 6:43 PM
New video out! Watch it!👇
youtu.be/8LoRk1bA9HU?...
youtu.be/8LoRk1bA9HU?...
Time is not on Russia’s side
1/9 The myth that "time is on Russia’s side" is finally hitting a wall.
Moscow is projecting an image of endless endurance, but the math under the surface tells a different story.
The Kremlin is trapped in a war it cannot win and a peace it cannot afford 🧵
Moscow is projecting an image of endless endurance, but the math under the surface tells a different story.
The Kremlin is trapped in a war it cannot win and a peace it cannot afford 🧵
February 19, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Time is not on Russia’s side
Extremely hypocritical
Peter Thiel, a gay immigrant who prospered under democracy, now seeks to replace it with fascism.
How profoundly hypocritical is that?
How profoundly hypocritical is that?
February 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Extremely hypocritical
