Jan Arild Snoen
@snoen.bsky.social
Forfatter, spaltist, foredragsholder, samfunnsdebattant. Publiserer på snoen.substack.com. Siste bok: Trump og fascismen.
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Jan Arild Snoen
@snoen.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Mine bøker
Jeg lever av å skrive, snakke om og selge bøker.
snoen.substack.com
Denne boken utkom i fjor høst. Den er ikke mindre aktuell nå. Bestillingsinformasjon her: snoen.substack.com/p/mine-bker
God gjennomgang av svindeloperasjonene i Minnesota. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-real-s...
The Real Story Behind the Minnesota Welfare Fraud Scandal
You don’t have to buy the MAGA narrative to worry about how government failed here.
www.thebulwark.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 AM
God gjennomgang av svindeloperasjonene i Minnesota. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-real-s...
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Updated version of my article "Immigration is Not Invasion" now on SSRN. It adds more evidence & addresses recent events, such as claim that fentanyl is WMD and Trump's Venezuela intervention. None of this makes illegal migration or drug smuggling an "invasion" of US: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Immigration is Not Invasion
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In recent years, state governments and the second Trump Administration have increasingly advanced the argument that illegal migration and cross-border dr
papers.ssrn.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Updated version of my article "Immigration is Not Invasion" now on SSRN. It adds more evidence & addresses recent events, such as claim that fentanyl is WMD and Trump's Venezuela intervention. None of this makes illegal migration or drug smuggling an "invasion" of US: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Forbløffende mange oppegående folk i Norge tror på myten om USAs krympende middelklasse. Den krymper bare i den forstand at mange rykker opp til øvre middelklasse. www.aei.org/research-pro...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Forbløffende mange oppegående folk i Norge tror på myten om USAs krympende middelklasse. Den krymper bare i den forstand at mange rykker opp til øvre middelklasse. www.aei.org/research-pro...
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Because this is my lot in life: The indictment of Maduro does not mention fentanyl once. Most fentanyl comes from China via Mexico and most drugs come through legal points of entry.
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Because this is my lot in life: The indictment of Maduro does not mention fentanyl once. Most fentanyl comes from China via Mexico and most drugs come through legal points of entry.
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Must-read from Larry Diamond: "We are left with the worst of all possible worlds. Maduro is gone but his predatory dictatorship lives on. There is no sign of a plan to induce this awful regime to negotiate a transfer of power to the democratic coalition." www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-bet...
Trump’s Betrayal of Venezuela’s Democracy Movement Is Hard to Overstate
If he continues to snub María Corina Machado, the heroine of the opposition, America will bear responsiblity for the country’s next tragic chapter
www.theunpopulist.net
January 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Must-read from Larry Diamond: "We are left with the worst of all possible worlds. Maduro is gone but his predatory dictatorship lives on. There is no sign of a plan to induce this awful regime to negotiate a transfer of power to the democratic coalition." www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-bet...
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A survey conducted in January 2025 by Verian showed that only 6% of Greenlanders want to leave the Kingdom of Denmark and become part of the U.S.
No one - apart from Trump and his sycophants - wants this. Especially not the people of Greenland.
No one - apart from Trump and his sycophants - wants this. Especially not the people of Greenland.
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A survey conducted in January 2025 by Verian showed that only 6% of Greenlanders want to leave the Kingdom of Denmark and become part of the U.S.
No one - apart from Trump and his sycophants - wants this. Especially not the people of Greenland.
No one - apart from Trump and his sycophants - wants this. Especially not the people of Greenland.
Trump, blant annet gjennom sin proteksjonisme, skulle gjenreise amerikansk arbeiderklasse. Slik har det gått foreløpig. www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs
For the First Time Since Early COVID & the Great Recession, the US is Losing Jobs in Manufacturing, Construction, & Other Blue Collar Industries
www.apricitas.io
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Trump, blant annet gjennom sin proteksjonisme, skulle gjenreise amerikansk arbeiderklasse. Slik har det gått foreløpig. www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
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The US Leads the World in Robots (Once You Count Correctly) - Marginal REVOLUTION
The US Leads the World in Robots (Once You Count Correctly) - Marginal REVOLUTION
If you search for data on robots you will quickly find data from the International Federation of Robotics which places South Korea in the lead with ~818 robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers, followed by China, Japan, Germany and finally at 10th place the US at ~304 robots per 10,000. The IFR, however, misses the most […]
marginalrevolution.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The US Leads the World in Robots (Once You Count Correctly) - Marginal REVOLUTION
Cartel de los Soles var vel ikke en terrororganisasjon likevel, men et "patronage system". Dette er et vanlig fenomen når Trumps bombastiske uttalelser skal oversettes til legalt språk - noe som kan passere som fakta. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Cartel de los Soles var vel ikke en terrororganisasjon likevel, men et "patronage system". Dette er et vanlig fenomen når Trumps bombastiske uttalelser skal oversettes til legalt språk - noe som kan passere som fakta. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
I dag er det fem år siden Trumps halvhjertede kuppforsøk. Han og hans klakkører forsøker å skrive om historien, så jeg minner om at mitt bokkapittel om det som skjedde kan leses her. snoen.substack.com/p/om-trumps-...
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I dag er det fem år siden Trumps halvhjertede kuppforsøk. Han og hans klakkører forsøker å skrive om historien, så jeg minner om at mitt bokkapittel om det som skjedde kan leses her. snoen.substack.com/p/om-trumps-...
Machado er Venezuelas legitime leder. Men jeg misliker at hun bruker Fredsprisen som en handelsvare for å vinne Trumps støtte fremfor at han skal fortsette å støtte Maduro-regimet, bare uten Maduro.
Marina Corina Machado was just on Hannity's show effusively kissing up to Trump, including offering to share the Nobel Prize with him
January 6, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Machado er Venezuelas legitime leder. Men jeg misliker at hun bruker Fredsprisen som en handelsvare for å vinne Trumps støtte fremfor at han skal fortsette å støtte Maduro-regimet, bare uten Maduro.
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Trump to NBC News:
“MAGA loves it. MAGA loves what I’m doing. MAGA loves everything I do. MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too."
“MAGA loves it. MAGA loves what I’m doing. MAGA loves everything I do. MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too."
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Trump to NBC News:
“MAGA loves it. MAGA loves what I’m doing. MAGA loves everything I do. MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too."
“MAGA loves it. MAGA loves what I’m doing. MAGA loves everything I do. MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too."
Selv om vi bør ta Trumps trussel mot Danmark alvorlig, er et militært angrep lite sannsynlig, særlig på kort sikt. USA vil være opptatt med Venezuela en stund, og deretter er Colombia mest utsatt. Se også denne: www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/nato...
January 6, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Selv om vi bør ta Trumps trussel mot Danmark alvorlig, er et militært angrep lite sannsynlig, særlig på kort sikt. USA vil være opptatt med Venezuela en stund, og deretter er Colombia mest utsatt. Se også denne: www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/nato...
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The idea that the West "dissolved its empires and colonies" would be news the thousands who died fighting to preserve imperial rule.
Besides that fact - British GDP grew only 54% from 1870 to 1913 (the apex of colonialism). But from 1970-2013 (the neoliberal era) it grew more than twice that: 123%
Besides that fact - British GDP grew only 54% from 1870 to 1913 (the apex of colonialism). But from 1970-2013 (the neoliberal era) it grew more than twice that: 123%
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The idea that the West "dissolved its empires and colonies" would be news the thousands who died fighting to preserve imperial rule.
Besides that fact - British GDP grew only 54% from 1870 to 1913 (the apex of colonialism). But from 1970-2013 (the neoliberal era) it grew more than twice that: 123%
Besides that fact - British GDP grew only 54% from 1870 to 1913 (the apex of colonialism). But from 1970-2013 (the neoliberal era) it grew more than twice that: 123%
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Jeg skrev om Trump og Grønland i mars, fremdeles gyldig. Kravet er irrasjonalt, og handler om dominans. Trump trenger ikke Grønland, men han vil erobre for erobringens skyld. Som Charlie Kirk sa den gang: "Dette er gjenfødelsen for maskulin amerikansk energi." snoen.substack.com/p/yankees-st...
Yankees stay away!
Amerikanske storfolk lander snart på Grønland. De er ikke invitert og ikke velkomne.
snoen.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Jeg skrev om Trump og Grønland i mars, fremdeles gyldig. Kravet er irrasjonalt, og handler om dominans. Trump trenger ikke Grønland, men han vil erobre for erobringens skyld. Som Charlie Kirk sa den gang: "Dette er gjenfødelsen for maskulin amerikansk energi." snoen.substack.com/p/yankees-st...
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The U.S. foreign policy is a principal-agent problem. The principal (Trump) is insane and wants to bomb countries right and left, annex whatever territory he can point to on a map, and kidnap leaders who don't think he is the best golfer to ever be born.
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The U.S. foreign policy is a principal-agent problem. The principal (Trump) is insane and wants to bomb countries right and left, annex whatever territory he can point to on a map, and kidnap leaders who don't think he is the best golfer to ever be born.
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Jeg starter året med en tentativ faktasjekk.
Russiske medier beskylder Ukraina for bestialsk droneangrep nyttårsaften. Hva vet vi egentlig om nyttårsfesten i Khorly, i den okkuperte delen av Kherson-fylket?
johnfaerseth.substack.com/p/terrorangr...
Russiske medier beskylder Ukraina for bestialsk droneangrep nyttårsaften. Hva vet vi egentlig om nyttårsfesten i Khorly, i den okkuperte delen av Kherson-fylket?
johnfaerseth.substack.com/p/terrorangr...
"Terrorangrep" i Khorly: Hva vet vi om nyttårsfesten i okkupert Kherson?
De fleste drepte ser ut til å ha vært lokale kollaboratører, muligens også russiske militære.
johnfaerseth.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Jeg starter året med en tentativ faktasjekk.
Russiske medier beskylder Ukraina for bestialsk droneangrep nyttårsaften. Hva vet vi egentlig om nyttårsfesten i Khorly, i den okkuperte delen av Kherson-fylket?
johnfaerseth.substack.com/p/terrorangr...
Russiske medier beskylder Ukraina for bestialsk droneangrep nyttårsaften. Hva vet vi egentlig om nyttårsfesten i Khorly, i den okkuperte delen av Kherson-fylket?
johnfaerseth.substack.com/p/terrorangr...
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After the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump made false and misleading statements about previous US strikes on Venezuelan boats and Maduro sending the gang Tren de Aragua to to the U.S. Here are the facts.
Fact-checking Trump comments on Venezuela attacks, Maduro
After the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump made false and misleading statements about previous US strikes on Venezuelan boats and Maduro sending the gang Tren…
buff.ly
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
After the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump made false and misleading statements about previous US strikes on Venezuelan boats and Maduro sending the gang Tren de Aragua to to the U.S. Here are the facts.
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a must read piece about Veneuela's power structure: The Dog That Didn't Bark in the Maduro Op open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
The Dog That Didn't Bark in the Maduro Op
Cuban intelligence runs Venezuela's security apparatus. Where was it when the U.S. snatched the Venezuelan strongman?
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
a must read piece about Veneuela's power structure: The Dog That Didn't Bark in the Maduro Op open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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In the immediate term, Venezuela’s crude output is more likely to fall than rebound. The country is also short of naphtha—a dilutant it needs to make its super-gloopy crude transportable—which is no longer coming through from Russia
Donald Trump’s great Venezuelan oil gamble
The country has the world’s largest petroleum reserves. Getting them out of the ground will be tortuous
econ.st
January 5, 2026 at 5:40 AM
In the immediate term, Venezuela’s crude output is more likely to fall than rebound. The country is also short of naphtha—a dilutant it needs to make its super-gloopy crude transportable—which is no longer coming through from Russia
Jeg spekulerte i går på at grunnen til at Trump ikke vil ha Machado er at han er fornærmet over at hun fikk Fredsprisen isteden for ham. snoen.substack.com/p/trumps-hal... And here we go ...
January 5, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Jeg spekulerte i går på at grunnen til at Trump ikke vil ha Machado er at han er fornærmet over at hun fikk Fredsprisen isteden for ham. snoen.substack.com/p/trumps-hal... And here we go ...
Det er vel første gang jeg uttaler meg mer USA-kritisk enn utenriksminister Barth Eide. Men jeg tror det har med roller å gjøre, og skriver litt om det på slutten om min lange sak om Venezuela-angrepet her. snoen.substack.com/p/trumps-hal...
Trumps halvkule nå
Trump vil ha olje, ikke demokrati og menneskerettigheter.
snoen.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Det er vel første gang jeg uttaler meg mer USA-kritisk enn utenriksminister Barth Eide. Men jeg tror det har med roller å gjøre, og skriver litt om det på slutten om min lange sak om Venezuela-angrepet her. snoen.substack.com/p/trumps-hal...
Jeg har skrevet langt om USAs angrep på Venezuela. Med Trumps avvisning av Machado bortfaller det som kunne vært en legitim grunn - demokrati og menneskerettigheter. Isteden står vi igjen med god gammeldags imperialisme og olje. snoen.substack.com/p/trumps-hal...
Trumps halvkule nå
Trump vil ha olje, ikke demokrati og menneskerettigheter.
snoen.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Jeg har skrevet langt om USAs angrep på Venezuela. Med Trumps avvisning av Machado bortfaller det som kunne vært en legitim grunn - demokrati og menneskerettigheter. Isteden står vi igjen med god gammeldags imperialisme og olje. snoen.substack.com/p/trumps-hal...