Esko Reinikainen
@reinikainen.bsky.social
Systems Change Sherpa
Helping people understand and access generative AI tools
Creative Industries (again)
Supporting Ukraine defend against the genocidal invasion by our barbaric neighbour
Tango dancing
Sauna enthusiast
Study level flight simulators
Helping people understand and access generative AI tools
Creative Industries (again)
Supporting Ukraine defend against the genocidal invasion by our barbaric neighbour
Tango dancing
Sauna enthusiast
Study level flight simulators
@gavinbeckett.bsky.social have fun at @govcampcymru.bsky.social today. It's so great to see it still going strong. Give my greetings to anyone who remembers me...
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
@gavinbeckett.bsky.social have fun at @govcampcymru.bsky.social today. It's so great to see it still going strong. Give my greetings to anyone who remembers me...
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So excited, I have to share some work of ours @connectedbydata.org (well, mostly @timdavies.org.uk's) that has just gone live.
We've developed a "Workshop in a Box" for teachers to use to get student feedback into the AI in Education Summit early next year.
connectedbydata.org/ai-in-educa...
We've developed a "Workshop in a Box" for teachers to use to get student feedback into the AI in Education Summit early next year.
connectedbydata.org/ai-in-educa...
November 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So excited, I have to share some work of ours @connectedbydata.org (well, mostly @timdavies.org.uk's) that has just gone live.
We've developed a "Workshop in a Box" for teachers to use to get student feedback into the AI in Education Summit early next year.
connectedbydata.org/ai-in-educa...
We've developed a "Workshop in a Box" for teachers to use to get student feedback into the AI in Education Summit early next year.
connectedbydata.org/ai-in-educa...
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"It is the world’s first national AI-agent that goes beyond answering questions — it actually provides government services directly within a chat" digitalstate.gov.ua/news/govtech...
Diia.AI: The World’s First National AI-Agent That Delivers Real Government Services
Ukraine is betting on artificial intelligence — and this is not just a trend. It is our clear and defined mission: by 2030, we aim to become one of the world’s top three countries in terms of AI devel...
digitalstate.gov.ua
October 1, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"It is the world’s first national AI-agent that goes beyond answering questions — it actually provides government services directly within a chat" digitalstate.gov.ua/news/govtech...
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Russia routinely paints its neighbors as threats to justify its own aggression.
"Helsinki is pursuing a confrontational course in preparation for war with Russia, apparently preparing a springboard for an attack on us," Medvedev wrote in a column for TASS.
"Helsinki is pursuing a confrontational course in preparation for war with Russia, apparently preparing a springboard for an attack on us," Medvedev wrote in a column for TASS.
September 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Russia routinely paints its neighbors as threats to justify its own aggression.
"Helsinki is pursuing a confrontational course in preparation for war with Russia, apparently preparing a springboard for an attack on us," Medvedev wrote in a column for TASS.
"Helsinki is pursuing a confrontational course in preparation for war with Russia, apparently preparing a springboard for an attack on us," Medvedev wrote in a column for TASS.
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I love technology more than most, but it's not the answer to everything and ultimately the future is about people, and how people deal with each other.
And all the good and bad that goes along with that.
And all the good and bad that goes along with that.
August 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I love technology more than most, but it's not the answer to everything and ultimately the future is about people, and how people deal with each other.
And all the good and bad that goes along with that.
And all the good and bad that goes along with that.
This is a text book example of reflexive control. The Russians are really experienced at it, and Trump's ignorance means he is completely defenceless against it.
August 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is a text book example of reflexive control. The Russians are really experienced at it, and Trump's ignorance means he is completely defenceless against it.
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NEW: Landmark decision on UK's failure to investigate Russian interference to be handed down tomorrow.
A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?
A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?
July 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
NEW: Landmark decision on UK's failure to investigate Russian interference to be handed down tomorrow.
A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?
A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?
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Support Ukraine. Drink Ukrainian beer.
It’s quite funny that Finns have found a way to help Ukrainians by drinking boatloads of beer. A Ukrainian brewery, Obolon, claims that Finland has become one of their most prominent export markets. Iikka’s post is a great example of how that came about. The first batch arrived in July 2022.
July 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Support Ukraine. Drink Ukrainian beer.
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Here's a big-picture geopolitical thread on Israel's war on Iran - its possibilities, impossibilities, dynamics, and delusions. My goal is to give you a full big-picture view in one place, which is why this is a long thread. If you prefer drip-fed updates, skip this thread.
June 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Here's a big-picture geopolitical thread on Israel's war on Iran - its possibilities, impossibilities, dynamics, and delusions. My goal is to give you a full big-picture view in one place, which is why this is a long thread. If you prefer drip-fed updates, skip this thread.
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Russia is building a garrison in Kandalaksha for an artillery brigade. This is the first concrete sign of a permanent increase in the number of troops near the Finnish border.
Satellite images reveal Russia’s military town
Russia is building a garrison in Kandalaksha for an artillery brigade. This is the first concrete sign of a permanent increase in the number of troops near the Finnish border.
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June 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Russia is building a garrison in Kandalaksha for an artillery brigade. This is the first concrete sign of a permanent increase in the number of troops near the Finnish border.
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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
June 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
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diamond
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Open Data Camp news – help us run in 2025!
While we work with our friends and partners to bring Open Data Camp UK back to Scotland in 2026, we're looking at the potential of running one anywhere in the UK before the end of 2025, preferably in October.
#odcamp #opendata
While we work with our friends and partners to bring Open Data Camp UK back to Scotland in 2026, we're looking at the potential of running one anywhere in the UK before the end of 2025, preferably in October.
#odcamp #opendata
Open Data Camp – on tour
Open Data Camp is an event for the open data movement. We are moving around the UK, and so far have visited the following locations: Winchester (England), Feb 2015 Manchester (England), Oct 2015 Br…
www.odcamp.uk
May 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
April 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday.
Putin’s stooge.
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Fascinating thread on the roots of Finland's resilience. This particularly resonates in the context of increasingly polarised & unequal societies in Europe & the US: "Strong defence requires a strong society". If people are busy finding reasons to resent each other, will they then defend each other?
Exactly this.
Defying almost every prediction, Finland was never swallowed by the Soviet Union. If we look at the root causes of that miracle, progressive policies instituted from the 1920s have to be among the most important reasons, arguably THE most important reason.
Defying almost every prediction, Finland was never swallowed by the Soviet Union. If we look at the root causes of that miracle, progressive policies instituted from the 1920s have to be among the most important reasons, arguably THE most important reason.
there was also deeper meaning here: when you own a plot of land and a house on it ... outright communism does not sound so appealing anymore.
postwar hearts and minds, Finnish style.
postwar hearts and minds, Finnish style.
March 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fascinating thread on the roots of Finland's resilience. This particularly resonates in the context of increasingly polarised & unequal societies in Europe & the US: "Strong defence requires a strong society". If people are busy finding reasons to resent each other, will they then defend each other?
Trump is playing an imaginary boardgame with other people's pieces of land. Putin has gotten into his head.
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump is playing an imaginary boardgame with other people's pieces of land. Putin has gotten into his head.
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I’ve posted a number of threads over the past couple of weeks explaining the framework I’ve developed around disordered discourse and its outcomes.
But I also want to explain why that framework is useful, beyond just mapping the problem or explaining how we got here.
But I also want to explain why that framework is useful, beyond just mapping the problem or explaining how we got here.
March 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I’ve posted a number of threads over the past couple of weeks explaining the framework I’ve developed around disordered discourse and its outcomes.
But I also want to explain why that framework is useful, beyond just mapping the problem or explaining how we got here.
But I also want to explain why that framework is useful, beyond just mapping the problem or explaining how we got here.
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Recently updated!!
I'm working on a starter pack... its focus is Information Warfare, Covert Ops and Propaganda... trying to fill gaps on existing lists of 'disinfo' experts and bring in a wider sweep of experts on covert ops & information warfare, broadly defined. go.bsky.app/7NTCqKZ
February 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Recently updated!!
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NEW: Last week Trump announced 'Stargate' a $500bn AI sci-fi inspired plan to boost US economy. This week, I turn the spotlight on the man who stood behind Trump, lesser-known tech bro, Larry Ellison, his special friend Tony Blair & how they're coming for the UK too
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Artificial Ignorance
Donald Trump and Keir Starmer star in a new version of Dumb & Dumber.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
NEW: Last week Trump announced 'Stargate' a $500bn AI sci-fi inspired plan to boost US economy. This week, I turn the spotlight on the man who stood behind Trump, lesser-known tech bro, Larry Ellison, his special friend Tony Blair & how they're coming for the UK too
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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When you do social purpose work of any sort, it materially reduces your market value. You can be as good as (or better than) a Deloitte or a McKinsey consultant, but if you have a tinge of "doing good" about you, everyone expects some kind of handwoven mates rates.
January 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
When you do social purpose work of any sort, it materially reduces your market value. You can be as good as (or better than) a Deloitte or a McKinsey consultant, but if you have a tinge of "doing good" about you, everyone expects some kind of handwoven mates rates.
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Picard management tip: Polite crew members solve problems together. Rude crew members escalate problems all by themselves.
January 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Picard management tip: Polite crew members solve problems together. Rude crew members escalate problems all by themselves.
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This may be just my personal ignorance speaking but I would so appreciate it if all the politicos informing us how various governments will now succeed *because they have AI* would go into detail a bit. How exactly will AI help run a country? “They can use AI, it will be great.” is not an answer.
January 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This may be just my personal ignorance speaking but I would so appreciate it if all the politicos informing us how various governments will now succeed *because they have AI* would go into detail a bit. How exactly will AI help run a country? “They can use AI, it will be great.” is not an answer.