John Grönvall
@pluti.bsky.social
Teaching, researching, photographing, defying gravity through music and writings. Confused about boundary conditions and causal determinism.
Research interests: Public Service Media, Disinformation, Democracy, AI, MIL, Critical Media Studies.
Research interests: Public Service Media, Disinformation, Democracy, AI, MIL, Critical Media Studies.
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Published online today in Discourse, Context & Media 😊 @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
Open online peer support on dementia for family care partners in the Finland-Swedish minority context
The aim of this study is twofold. On the one hand, it investigates what possibilities there are to find open online support discussions for Finland-Sw…
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August 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Published online today in Discourse, Context & Media 😊 @elsevierconnect.bsky.social
Our new work with @karika.bsky.social on framing Nordic Public Service media just published, open-access:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Framing Nordic public service media: Comparing policy discourses in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark - John Grönvall, Kari Karppinen, 2025
This article analyses how the role and remit of public service media (PSM) and its relationship to current media and societal developments are framed in recent ...
journals.sagepub.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Our new work with @karika.bsky.social on framing Nordic Public Service media just published, open-access:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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When you send innocent people to a foreign gulag, you are not fighting terror. You are practicing it.
NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
When you send innocent people to a foreign gulag, you are not fighting terror. You are practicing it.
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Each day of Trump’s second term brings more “outrageous news from an autocrat who revels in his contempt for the government he leads, for the foreign allies who deserve our support, and for the Constitution he is sworn to uphold,” David Remnick writes.
Trump’s Disgrace
David Remnick on the temper of Trump’s Presidency—the threats and firings, the multiple DOGE fiascoes, the proposal to cleanse the Gaza Strip of two million Palestinians, and his showdown with Volodym...
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March 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Each day of Trump’s second term brings more “outrageous news from an autocrat who revels in his contempt for the government he leads, for the foreign allies who deserve our support, and for the Constitution he is sworn to uphold,” David Remnick writes.
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AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
x.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Neopatrimonialism: the right to rule is ascribed to a person rather than to an office. The distinction between private and public interests is purposely blurred. The essence is the award by public officials of personal favours, both within the state and in society(Bratton & van de Walle, 1994)
March 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Neopatrimonialism: the right to rule is ascribed to a person rather than to an office. The distinction between private and public interests is purposely blurred. The essence is the award by public officials of personal favours, both within the state and in society(Bratton & van de Walle, 1994)
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Key points and statements from President Zelenskyy's interview to Fox News:
◾️Ukrainians want peace more than anyone.
◾️Ukrainians need peace through strength, with security guarantees, not just a ceasefire that Putin will violate like he already has done with numerous earlier ceasefires.
◾️Ukrainians want peace more than anyone.
◾️Ukrainians need peace through strength, with security guarantees, not just a ceasefire that Putin will violate like he already has done with numerous earlier ceasefires.
February 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Key points and statements from President Zelenskyy's interview to Fox News:
◾️Ukrainians want peace more than anyone.
◾️Ukrainians need peace through strength, with security guarantees, not just a ceasefire that Putin will violate like he already has done with numerous earlier ceasefires.
◾️Ukrainians want peace more than anyone.
◾️Ukrainians need peace through strength, with security guarantees, not just a ceasefire that Putin will violate like he already has done with numerous earlier ceasefires.
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Dusting off my old Oxford English Dictionary and consulting carefully, I could not find "attack friends and submit to enemies" as a definition of the word "strength."
March 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Dusting off my old Oxford English Dictionary and consulting carefully, I could not find "attack friends and submit to enemies" as a definition of the word "strength."
“Fact vs. Fiction”
Thought the US would recognise the real Heroes by now 🇺🇦
Thought the US would recognise the real Heroes by now 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Fact vs. Fiction”
Thought the US would recognise the real Heroes by now 🇺🇦
Thought the US would recognise the real Heroes by now 🇺🇦
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US President Donald Trump is “surrounded by disinformation” after Trump falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia.
Zelenskyy says Trump is ‘surrounded by disinformation’
U.S. leader’s claim that Zelenskyy’s approval rating is 4 percent is Russian disinfo, Ukrainian president says.
www.politico.eu
February 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US President Donald Trump is “surrounded by disinformation” after Trump falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia.
DeCrypto vs Crypto 6-0
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip carves new path for quantum computing - Source
Majorana 1, the first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture
news.microsoft.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
DeCrypto vs Crypto 6-0
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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X blocks links to Signal, encrypted service used by whistle blowers
www.disruptionist.com/p/elon-musks...
www.disruptionist.com/p/elon-musks...
Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service
Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.
www.disruptionist.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
X blocks links to Signal, encrypted service used by whistle blowers
www.disruptionist.com/p/elon-musks...
www.disruptionist.com/p/elon-musks...
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White House bans AP journalists from Oval Office amid continued Gulf dispute
White House bans AP journalists from Oval Office amid continued Gulf dispute
News agency, which has declined to use ‘Gulf of America’ name in stories, also barred from Air Force One
The White House has announced that it is indefinitely blocking Associated Press journalists from accessing the Oval Office and Air Force One amid a…
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
White House bans AP journalists from Oval Office amid continued Gulf dispute
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“National unity is indeed returning — if only some of the people are really “the people.” This president prefers to lead a nation […] in which certain people are the wrong kind and others are the right kind, in which some are real Americans and others will never be.”
“National unity is indeed returning — if only some of the people are really “the people.” This president prefers to lead a nation […] in which certain people are the wrong kind and others are the right kind, in which some are real Americans and others will never be.”
Opinion | America Is Full of People Trump Doesn’t Like
If, according to the president, so many people in the United States are the wrong kind, who makes up the right kind?
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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“National unity is indeed returning — if only some of the people are really “the people.” This president prefers to lead a nation […] in which certain people are the wrong kind and others are the right kind, in which some are real Americans and others will never be.”
“National unity is indeed returning — if only some of the people are really “the people.” This president prefers to lead a nation […] in which certain people are the wrong kind and others are the right kind, in which some are real Americans and others will never be.”
”Don’t believe him!”
Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
February 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
”Don’t believe him!”
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German authorities revealed that hundreds of cars in German were sabotaged by a group of three men who operated for the Russian state. After damaging the cars they left messages pointing at the Green Party.
February 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
German authorities revealed that hundreds of cars in German were sabotaged by a group of three men who operated for the Russian state. After damaging the cars they left messages pointing at the Green Party.
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Luen uutisia Yhdysvalloista.
Muistutan itseäni päivittäin:
He äänestivät tämän.
He äänestivät tämän.
Sitten Hesarin uutinen eilisestä IS-kuntavaalitentistä.
Me äänestimme myös.
Media voisi olla tässä tuikempi. Politiikkaa tehdään taas tällä näin ne asiat koetaan -tietämisen tasolla.
#politiikka
Muistutan itseäni päivittäin:
He äänestivät tämän.
He äänestivät tämän.
Sitten Hesarin uutinen eilisestä IS-kuntavaalitentistä.
Me äänestimme myös.
Media voisi olla tässä tuikempi. Politiikkaa tehdään taas tällä näin ne asiat koetaan -tietämisen tasolla.
#politiikka
![Kuvakaappaus: Hänen mukaansa se [pervoilu] on esimerkiksi sitä, että alaikäisille annetaan tehtäviä, joissa heidän pitää kirjoittaa luokkatoveristaan seksuaalifantasia. Purra ei täsmentänyt, missä näin olisi tapahtunut.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ji27vpxmrqge4n7un7nwtohe/bafkreibhi42znq6khgvwz5c6nfjjnydtmiombwqmtkhjuwrmy5gsqf43im@jpeg)
February 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Luen uutisia Yhdysvalloista.
Muistutan itseäni päivittäin:
He äänestivät tämän.
He äänestivät tämän.
Sitten Hesarin uutinen eilisestä IS-kuntavaalitentistä.
Me äänestimme myös.
Media voisi olla tässä tuikempi. Politiikkaa tehdään taas tällä näin ne asiat koetaan -tietämisen tasolla.
#politiikka
Muistutan itseäni päivittäin:
He äänestivät tämän.
He äänestivät tämän.
Sitten Hesarin uutinen eilisestä IS-kuntavaalitentistä.
Me äänestimme myös.
Media voisi olla tässä tuikempi. Politiikkaa tehdään taas tällä näin ne asiat koetaan -tietämisen tasolla.
#politiikka
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It is astonishing that folks in the #USA, whether politicians or ordinary folk, seem to have no idea what to do when the government is acting no just unethically but blatantly illegally. Compare to #SouthKorea where there was immediate mass protest and the President was arrested and charged. 1/n
February 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It is astonishing that folks in the #USA, whether politicians or ordinary folk, seem to have no idea what to do when the government is acting no just unethically but blatantly illegally. Compare to #SouthKorea where there was immediate mass protest and the President was arrested and charged. 1/n
Good analysis! by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Good analysis! by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
US Stalinism in a column
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
US Stalinism in a column
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One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
February 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
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📢 New report examining Finland’s compliance with the European Media Freedom Act, is out now! The report was written by @aslama.bsky.social, @neuvoton.bsky.social & @astridsode.bsky.social. The report is available on the International Press Institute's website: ipi.media/publications...
Media Capture Monitoring Report: Finland
The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) are proud to announce the release of the Media Capture Monitoring Report for Finland, marking the sixth publ...
ipi.media
February 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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US Feb 2025
Former director of CIA and NSA, a retired 4-star general, reposting anti-fascist graffiti, aimed at present govt.
Recently purged of clearance by Trump. Wild.
Former director of CIA and NSA, a retired 4-star general, reposting anti-fascist graffiti, aimed at present govt.
Recently purged of clearance by Trump. Wild.
February 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
US Feb 2025
Former director of CIA and NSA, a retired 4-star general, reposting anti-fascist graffiti, aimed at present govt.
Recently purged of clearance by Trump. Wild.
Former director of CIA and NSA, a retired 4-star general, reposting anti-fascist graffiti, aimed at present govt.
Recently purged of clearance by Trump. Wild.