Teemu Nieminen
@niemisentee.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher focusing on right-wing extremism @helsinki.fi | ex-Bellingcat Volunteer
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Conspiracies not only give the believer a sense of control of the world around them. They take control when you distrust all institutions. They provide an other, an enemy who is harming your world. That harm and oppression renders the other not human. The other does not
It’s infuriating how many people claim to care about fictitious “child trafficking” conspiracies about trans people and Wayfair and Democrats but will miss, ignore, and distract from actual government agents kidnapping children in front of their very eyes
January 22, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Conspiracies not only give the believer a sense of control of the world around them. They take control when you distrust all institutions. They provide an other, an enemy who is harming your world. That harm and oppression renders the other not human. The other does not
And here’s the other one. European politicians surely have their work cut out for them in Davos.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:18 AM
And here’s the other one. European politicians surely have their work cut out for them in Davos.
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The second of the two Greenland posts for Europeans to wake up to this fine morning. Here’s a link for you all to enjoy.
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Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
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January 20, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The second of the two Greenland posts for Europeans to wake up to this fine morning. Here’s a link for you all to enjoy.
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Interesting public opinion survey results of out Venezuela today:
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
Cerca de 80% de los venezolanos votaría por María Corina Machado en unas elecciones presidenciales
Casi 8 de cada 10 venezolanos votarían por la líder opositora María Corina Machado si las elecciones presidenciales fueran hoy.
www.elnacional.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Interesting public opinion survey results of out Venezuela today:
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
The public discussion about whether Trump would order an invasion of Greenland feels awfully reminiscent of the debates before Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine: ”No, he won’t order an invasion. It doesn’t make sense for Russia because XYZ.”
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The public discussion about whether Trump would order an invasion of Greenland feels awfully reminiscent of the debates before Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine: ”No, he won’t order an invasion. It doesn’t make sense for Russia because XYZ.”
A mere 12 hours later, Stanley’s prayers were answered.
Spare a thought for duty editors at news organisations as they enter the last weekend of the new year break. All the "2025 in review" pieces ran long ago. No articles left by correspondents in December remain unused. There is little fresh news. It's the grimmest weekend of the year.
January 4, 2026 at 10:32 AM
A mere 12 hours later, Stanley’s prayers were answered.
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Thanks to Hypnotoad on the Bellingcat Discord server for noting the spike in Pentagon pizza trackers
www.pizzint.watch
www.pizzint.watch
January 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Thanks to Hypnotoad on the Bellingcat Discord server for noting the spike in Pentagon pizza trackers
www.pizzint.watch
www.pizzint.watch
Have a great 2026, everyone! My perennial New Year’s wish is to be able to read and write more. It wouldn’t hurt to have an hour or two for video games either!
December 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Have a great 2026, everyone! My perennial New Year’s wish is to be able to read and write more. It wouldn’t hurt to have an hour or two for video games either!
Lol. But also, this is sad.
Epävarmuus omasta maskuliinisuudesta saattaa selittää miesten vahvempaa taipumusta ilmastodenialismiin
Ympäristöystävällisyys mielletään feminiiniksi joten mitä epävarmempi on omasta maskuliinisuudesta
Sitä enemmän syytä vähätellä ilmastonmuutosta ja omaa vastuuta sen ratkasemisessa 1/7
#tiede
Ympäristöystävällisyys mielletään feminiiniksi joten mitä epävarmempi on omasta maskuliinisuudesta
Sitä enemmän syytä vähätellä ilmastonmuutosta ja omaa vastuuta sen ratkasemisessa 1/7
#tiede
Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine
A new study finds that men who are anxious about their masculinity are less likely to care about climate change. They may view environmental concern as a feminine trait that threatens their image.
www.psypost.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Lol. But also, this is sad.
I had completely missed this. I’m curious to know whether the seized funds are going to be returned.
”The federal judges in their ruling said they were not convinced that a nationwide ’Hammerskins’ umbrella organization actually existed, and that therefore the prohibition order was unlawful.”
”The federal judges in their ruling said they were not convinced that a nationwide ’Hammerskins’ umbrella organization actually existed, and that therefore the prohibition order was unlawful.”
German court overturns ban on neo-Nazi Hammerskins group
A German federal court on Friday overturned a ban imposed in 2023 on the right-wing extremist Hammerskins Germany group. The court in Leipzig ruled in favour of an appeal by several members and region...
www.yahoo.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I had completely missed this. I’m curious to know whether the seized funds are going to be returned.
”The federal judges in their ruling said they were not convinced that a nationwide ’Hammerskins’ umbrella organization actually existed, and that therefore the prohibition order was unlawful.”
”The federal judges in their ruling said they were not convinced that a nationwide ’Hammerskins’ umbrella organization actually existed, and that therefore the prohibition order was unlawful.”
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My article on how current and former incels negotiate what 'incel' means to them is out. Spoiler: it's complicated.
'Incel' meant very different things to different individuals, but spending time on forums negatively affected all participants' mental well-being.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Incel' meant very different things to different individuals, but spending time on forums negatively affected all participants' mental well-being.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
What makes an incel? An interview study of current and former incels
This study explores the way current and former incels discursively construct inceldom and negotiate their relationship to it. The data of six semi-structured, in-depth interviews show the difficult...
www.tandfonline.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My article on how current and former incels negotiate what 'incel' means to them is out. Spoiler: it's complicated.
'Incel' meant very different things to different individuals, but spending time on forums negatively affected all participants' mental well-being.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
'Incel' meant very different things to different individuals, but spending time on forums negatively affected all participants' mental well-being.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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And it seems I was right - Nigeria has clearly decided to ask Europe and Pentagon for help.
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
And it seems I was right - Nigeria has clearly decided to ask Europe and Pentagon for help.
This doesn’t exactly spark joy. The relations between the ”unreliable allies” and the US undoubtedly affect the relations between the US and smaller countries.
”it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have
economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies.”
”it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have
economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies.”
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This doesn’t exactly spark joy. The relations between the ”unreliable allies” and the US undoubtedly affect the relations between the US and smaller countries.
”it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have
economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies.”
”it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have
economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies.”
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Spanish police said on Monday they had broken up the country's first known cell linked to The Base, a white supremacist group designated as a terrorist organisation by the European Union
www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Spain dismantles cell linked to neo-Nazi terrorist group The Base
Spanish police said on Monday they had broken up the country's first known cell linked to The Base, a white supremacist group designated as a terrorist organisation by the European Union.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Spanish police said on Monday they had broken up the country's first known cell linked to The Base, a white supremacist group designated as a terrorist organisation by the European Union
www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Police arrest another suspect in investigation of “sovereign citizen” extremists | NL Times nltimes.nl/2025/11/26/p...
Police arrest another suspect in investigation of “sovereign citizen” extremists
Investigators have taken another suspect into custody in a probe targeting so-called “sovereign” citizens, people who reject the government's authority. The 61-year-old man, arrested Tuesday in Kampen...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Police arrest another suspect in investigation of “sovereign citizen” extremists | NL Times nltimes.nl/2025/11/26/p...
A 23-year-old Swedish man was sentenced to eight years in prison in Luxembourg on Thursday for planning terrorist attacks at the Eurovision in 2020.
He had 538 far-right documents on his computer, containing not only plans for an attack on the Eurovision, but also several other targets.
He had 538 far-right documents on his computer, containing not only plans for an attack on the Eurovision, but also several other targets.
Tuomiot | Ruotsalaismies suunnitteli myrkyttävänsä Euroviisujen yleisön ja artistit
Mies suunnitteli hyökkäystä Euroviisuihin tapahtuman avoimen ja queer-ystävällisen profiilin vuoksi.
www.hs.fi
November 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A 23-year-old Swedish man was sentenced to eight years in prison in Luxembourg on Thursday for planning terrorist attacks at the Eurovision in 2020.
He had 538 far-right documents on his computer, containing not only plans for an attack on the Eurovision, but also several other targets.
He had 538 far-right documents on his computer, containing not only plans for an attack on the Eurovision, but also several other targets.
In Sweden, four neo-Nazis were each sentenced to around three years in prison for assaulting three men. The attacks were ruled to be hate-motivated. All four perpetrators are members of the local Active Club.
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Nazisterna döms för misshandelsnatten
Inom loppet av 30 minuter misshandlade de fyra nazisterna tre män med utländsk bakgrund. Däremellan heilade de på Stockholms gator. Nu döms Oliver Sima Petrell,
www.aftonbladet.se
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In Sweden, four neo-Nazis were each sentenced to around three years in prison for assaulting three men. The attacks were ruled to be hate-motivated. All four perpetrators are members of the local Active Club.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Mn...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Mn...
If you are interested in the modern far right - especially the so-called Active Clubs - this is a recommended read. You can see Gramsci invoked constantly in the far-right corners of Telegram.
"If any one lesson can be taken from Gramsci’s writings, it is this: to question common sense."
Great final sentence of this excellent article by one of my UGA students.
Great final sentence of this excellent article by one of my UGA students.
The Far Right’s Favorite Marxist – Georgia Political Review
georgiapoliticalreview.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If you are interested in the modern far right - especially the so-called Active Clubs - this is a recommended read. You can see Gramsci invoked constantly in the far-right corners of Telegram.
’The Chinese government attaches great importance to, and protects, data privacy and security in accordance with the law, and has never and will never require companies or individuals to collect or provide data located in foreign countries in violation of local laws,” the [Chinese] embassy said.’
White House memo claims Alibaba is helping Chinese military target US
National security document outlines intelligence on tech support given to PLA ‘operations’
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November 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
’The Chinese government attaches great importance to, and protects, data privacy and security in accordance with the law, and has never and will never require companies or individuals to collect or provide data located in foreign countries in violation of local laws,” the [Chinese] embassy said.’
Finnish neo-Nazis are reopening their ”culture centre” tomorrow in the same city where it was previously located. They’ll reveal the address tomorrow at 06:00. The earlier centre was torched by unknown assailants late last year. They claim to have improved security to deter potential saboteurs.
Äärioikeisto | Äärioikeiston keskus avataan uudelleen: Sabotointi vaikeampaa kuin ennen, sanoo Tuukka Kuru
Aiemman keskuksen toiminta päättyi viime vuoden marraskuussa tulipaloon, jonka poliisi epäilee olleen tahallaan sytytetty.
www.hs.fi
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Finnish neo-Nazis are reopening their ”culture centre” tomorrow in the same city where it was previously located. They’ll reveal the address tomorrow at 06:00. The earlier centre was torched by unknown assailants late last year. They claim to have improved security to deter potential saboteurs.
Is being forced to go to work by the government for no pay while questioning their loyalty towards the authorities capitalism?
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Is being forced to go to work by the government for no pay while questioning their loyalty towards the authorities capitalism?
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Last new coal plant proposals cancelled or shelved in Thailand, Kenya, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, Cambodia deciding not to build any new coal, Morocco committing to a 2040 coal phase-out, proposals for new coal power outside China at record low - lots of progress happening outside front page news.
New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
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📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Last new coal plant proposals cancelled or shelved in Thailand, Kenya, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, Cambodia deciding not to build any new coal, Morocco committing to a 2040 coal phase-out, proposals for new coal power outside China at record low - lots of progress happening outside front page news.
This is not a great look, especially if a global downturn does come at some point. Are Finns - as the youth say - cooked?
”Just one OECD country, Finland, is in recession, compared with eight in early 2023.”
”Just one OECD country, Finland, is in recession, compared with eight in early 2023.”
The world economy shrugs off both the trade war and AI fears
Can anything bring it down?
economist.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is not a great look, especially if a global downturn does come at some point. Are Finns - as the youth say - cooked?
”Just one OECD country, Finland, is in recession, compared with eight in early 2023.”
”Just one OECD country, Finland, is in recession, compared with eight in early 2023.”
Please, somebody help me make sense of the modern world. We’re living in a damn meme.
Donald Trump posts a video of himself wearing a crown as he flies a jet with "King Trump" written in gold on it, dumping shit onto protesters in American cities, which rather makes the protesters point for them.
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Please, somebody help me make sense of the modern world. We’re living in a damn meme.