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Tapio Setä
@tapioseta.bsky.social
· Mar 3
Olisiko teillä hetki aikaa keskustella ydinasepidäkkeen hankinnasta?
Vähintään viisi vastuuhenkilöä tarvitaan kansalaisaloitteen potkaisemiseen käyntiin.
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite
Vähintään viisi vastuuhenkilöä tarvitaan kansalaisaloitteen potkaisemiseen käyntiin.
www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite
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Thanks to Marty Two Bulls (www.gocomics.com/m2bulls) for explaining the consumer impact of tariffs so easily that even a Trump supporter could (may?) understand it.
March 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thanks to Marty Two Bulls (www.gocomics.com/m2bulls) for explaining the consumer impact of tariffs so easily that even a Trump supporter could (may?) understand it.
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I kinda agree, but my number one takeaway is that every adult in US should speak up and tell the current administration to sit TF down…
Is there anyone they haven’t taken away rights from, deprived of safety or offended beyond belief, not counting billionaire donors?
Is there anyone they haven’t taken away rights from, deprived of safety or offended beyond belief, not counting billionaire donors?
I mean, even republicans, every last effing one of them, should speak up on this.
To allow the US administration to spit in the face of one of your most loyal ally and their above and beyond sacrifice, is such a disgrace…
As a former NATO soldier who was there during article 5, I am beyond pissed!
To allow the US administration to spit in the face of one of your most loyal ally and their above and beyond sacrifice, is such a disgrace…
As a former NATO soldier who was there during article 5, I am beyond pissed!
March 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I kinda agree, but my number one takeaway is that every adult in US should speak up and tell the current administration to sit TF down…
Is there anyone they haven’t taken away rights from, deprived of safety or offended beyond belief, not counting billionaire donors?
Is there anyone they haven’t taken away rights from, deprived of safety or offended beyond belief, not counting billionaire donors?
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
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Ihmisoikeuksista painavaa asiaa @amnestyfinland.bsky.social kevätseminaarissa. Emeritusprofessori Kaarlo Tuori totesi vähemmistöjen oikeuksien toteutumisen olevan ihmisoikeuksien ilmapuntari. Demokratiassa ei voi toimia voittaja vie kaiken -periaatteella. #ihmisoikeudet #demokratia #oikeusvaltio
March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Ihmisoikeuksista painavaa asiaa @amnestyfinland.bsky.social kevätseminaarissa. Emeritusprofessori Kaarlo Tuori totesi vähemmistöjen oikeuksien toteutumisen olevan ihmisoikeuksien ilmapuntari. Demokratiassa ei voi toimia voittaja vie kaiken -periaatteella. #ihmisoikeudet #demokratia #oikeusvaltio
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"How has fascism in Britain got this far? Neoliberalism has opened the door for it"
Ja toivon todella että demarit tutustuvat tähän myös, eivätkä toista englantilaisen sisarpuolueen massiivisia virheitä.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ja toivon todella että demarit tutustuvat tähän myös, eivätkä toista englantilaisen sisarpuolueen massiivisia virheitä.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How has fascism in Britain got this far? Neoliberalism has opened the door for it | George Monbiot
We need a new politics of belonging, not Labour’s craven appeasement of capital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"How has fascism in Britain got this far? Neoliberalism has opened the door for it"
Ja toivon todella että demarit tutustuvat tähän myös, eivätkä toista englantilaisen sisarpuolueen massiivisia virheitä.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ja toivon todella että demarit tutustuvat tähän myös, eivätkä toista englantilaisen sisarpuolueen massiivisia virheitä.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Naval Academy forced, by SECDEF personally, to remove nearly 1000 books seen as promoting diversity from its library, including MLKs autobiography or books about Jackie Robinson.
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions
The defense secretary’s office has ordered that some books be removed from circulation in its library, and the academy has ended the use of affirmative action in admissions.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Naval Academy forced, by SECDEF personally, to remove nearly 1000 books seen as promoting diversity from its library, including MLKs autobiography or books about Jackie Robinson.
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
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A lot of the “achievements” of western civilization actually kind of suck but one thing that definitely does not suck is how half our children don’t die anymore
March 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A lot of the “achievements” of western civilization actually kind of suck but one thing that definitely does not suck is how half our children don’t die anymore
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The EU should in fact counter with a polite demand that the US should agree to follow EU laws and rules of fair and decent behaviour if they wish to continue trading with us.
March 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The EU should in fact counter with a polite demand that the US should agree to follow EU laws and rules of fair and decent behaviour if they wish to continue trading with us.
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If I was anywhere near the EU parliament there would be a diplomatic letter that just says “fuck off” in 24 languages being shipped to the WH right now
March 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If I was anywhere near the EU parliament there would be a diplomatic letter that just says “fuck off” in 24 languages being shipped to the WH right now
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Imagine any other world leader saying this about another country.
March 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Imagine any other world leader saying this about another country.
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My grandmother immigrated to the US to escape Franco’s fascism in Spain.
80 years later, I’m considering moving to Spain because the USA is becoming a right-wing dictatorship.
80 years later, I’m considering moving to Spain because the USA is becoming a right-wing dictatorship.
March 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My grandmother immigrated to the US to escape Franco’s fascism in Spain.
80 years later, I’m considering moving to Spain because the USA is becoming a right-wing dictatorship.
80 years later, I’m considering moving to Spain because the USA is becoming a right-wing dictatorship.
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A massive opposition show of force today in Maltepe Square, Istanbul today to protest Erdoğan's repression of opposition.
"This is just the beginning... This nation will not remain silent", Özgür Özel told protesters.
The Turkish opposition is not going quietly into the night as Erdoğan hoped.
"This is just the beginning... This nation will not remain silent", Özgür Özel told protesters.
The Turkish opposition is not going quietly into the night as Erdoğan hoped.
March 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A massive opposition show of force today in Maltepe Square, Istanbul today to protest Erdoğan's repression of opposition.
"This is just the beginning... This nation will not remain silent", Özgür Özel told protesters.
The Turkish opposition is not going quietly into the night as Erdoğan hoped.
"This is just the beginning... This nation will not remain silent", Özgür Özel told protesters.
The Turkish opposition is not going quietly into the night as Erdoğan hoped.
Behold the birth of "gilead".
NEW: Organizers behind a pronatalist conference with far-right ties in Austin, Texas this weekend have set up matchmaking events for attendees that include the option of getting married on site as part of their greater effort to repopulate the world, WIRED has learned.
Far-Right Influencers Are Hosting a $10K-Per-Person Matchmaking Weekend to Repopulate the Earth
The Natal Conference, which costs up to $10,000 to attend, features multiple matchmaking strategy sessions and on-site ministers so attendees can get married, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Behold the birth of "gilead".
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USA:ssa on nykyään vaarallista saada keskenmeno. Siitä voi joutua pidätetyksi ja syytteisiin, joista seurauksena voi olla jopa 10 vuotta vankeutta. Vaikka kuolemansyyntutkimus totesi keskenmenon olleen luonnollinen, syytteistä ei ainakaan tässä tapauksessa ole luovuttu.
A 24-year-old Georgia woman was arrested by local police last week after having a miscarriage. She faces a decade or more in prison. www.jezebel.com/georgia-poli...
Georgia Police Jailed Woman for Miscarriage and Performed Autopsy on Her Miscarried Fetus
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
USA:ssa on nykyään vaarallista saada keskenmeno. Siitä voi joutua pidätetyksi ja syytteisiin, joista seurauksena voi olla jopa 10 vuotta vankeutta. Vaikka kuolemansyyntutkimus totesi keskenmenon olleen luonnollinen, syytteistä ei ainakaan tässä tapauksessa ole luovuttu.
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We agree. Seems hard to argue with. 🤷🏻
March 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We agree. Seems hard to argue with. 🤷🏻
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Onkohan ikinä saatu mitään hallitusta näin väärään aikaan.
EU-maista monet ovat ryhtyneet toimiin. Suomi ei ole mukana.
Ei meillä ole hallitusta, joka olisi kiinnostunut tieteestä. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Ei meillä ole hallitusta, joka olisi kiinnostunut tieteestä. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding
Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars.
www.politico.eu
March 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Onkohan ikinä saatu mitään hallitusta näin väärään aikaan.
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What should we learn from this? The welfare state is part of the national defense, even though some may not realize it.
That's why we shouldn't cut social security, especially not during times like this. That isn't sustainable, and as Janne has said, could lead to pro-Kremlin parties taking power.
That's why we shouldn't cut social security, especially not during times like this. That isn't sustainable, and as Janne has said, could lead to pro-Kremlin parties taking power.
March 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
What should we learn from this? The welfare state is part of the national defense, even though some may not realize it.
That's why we shouldn't cut social security, especially not during times like this. That isn't sustainable, and as Janne has said, could lead to pro-Kremlin parties taking power.
That's why we shouldn't cut social security, especially not during times like this. That isn't sustainable, and as Janne has said, could lead to pro-Kremlin parties taking power.
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Please read this great thread about how the social policies of the interwar period saved Finland in '39.
Sure, we might have been missing some anti-tank guns and fighter planes, but what mattered more was the willingness to defend the country. That was crucial for the "spirit of the Winter War."
Sure, we might have been missing some anti-tank guns and fighter planes, but what mattered more was the willingness to defend the country. That was crucial for the "spirit of the Winter War."
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 12:07 PM
Please read this great thread about how the social policies of the interwar period saved Finland in '39.
Sure, we might have been missing some anti-tank guns and fighter planes, but what mattered more was the willingness to defend the country. That was crucial for the "spirit of the Winter War."
Sure, we might have been missing some anti-tank guns and fighter planes, but what mattered more was the willingness to defend the country. That was crucial for the "spirit of the Winter War."
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www.dw.com/en/crucial-m...
Niinpä. Oranssit miehet eivät tykkää mRNA -rokotteista ja rahoitus on menossa poikki esim. tutkimukselta joka osoitti, että haimasyöpä on parannettavissa. Eikö tällainen tutkimusryhmä nyt kannattaisi käydä hakemassa vaikka yksityiskoneella Suomeen?
Niinpä. Oranssit miehet eivät tykkää mRNA -rokotteista ja rahoitus on menossa poikki esim. tutkimukselta joka osoitti, että haimasyöpä on parannettavissa. Eikö tällainen tutkimusryhmä nyt kannattaisi käydä hakemassa vaikka yksityiskoneella Suomeen?
Crucial mRNA vaccine research at risk in the US – DW – 03/21/2025
Scientists in the US who do research on mRNA technology worry their funding may be cut under President Trump. mRNA technology is the basis for COVID- and other vaccines and could play a role in cancer...
www.dw.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
www.dw.com/en/crucial-m...
Niinpä. Oranssit miehet eivät tykkää mRNA -rokotteista ja rahoitus on menossa poikki esim. tutkimukselta joka osoitti, että haimasyöpä on parannettavissa. Eikö tällainen tutkimusryhmä nyt kannattaisi käydä hakemassa vaikka yksityiskoneella Suomeen?
Niinpä. Oranssit miehet eivät tykkää mRNA -rokotteista ja rahoitus on menossa poikki esim. tutkimukselta joka osoitti, että haimasyöpä on parannettavissa. Eikö tällainen tutkimusryhmä nyt kannattaisi käydä hakemassa vaikka yksityiskoneella Suomeen?
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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 8:46 AM
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.
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And at least my reading of history had convinced me that the ancient rules of thumb remain relevant as ever: divide et impera works very well, and we still haven’t seen defences that couldn’t be penetrated by an ass laden with a bag of gold.
March 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
And at least my reading of history had convinced me that the ancient rules of thumb remain relevant as ever: divide et impera works very well, and we still haven’t seen defences that couldn’t be penetrated by an ass laden with a bag of gold.
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2024 Nobel Prize in Economics winners:
“demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity. Societies with a poor rule of law & institutions that exploit the population do not generate growth or change for the better”
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
“demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity. Societies with a poor rule of law & institutions that exploit the population do not generate growth or change for the better”
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 was awarded jointly to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Henry Roberts Johnson and James A. Robinson "for studies of how institution...
www.nobelprize.org
March 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
2024 Nobel Prize in Economics winners:
“demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity. Societies with a poor rule of law & institutions that exploit the population do not generate growth or change for the better”
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
“demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity. Societies with a poor rule of law & institutions that exploit the population do not generate growth or change for the better”
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...
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Right now: Sweden goes to 3,5% of GDP to defence by 2030 (from today’s 2,4%).
March 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Right now: Sweden goes to 3,5% of GDP to defence by 2030 (from today’s 2,4%).
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This is important: the Nordics keep adding to and adjusting their support for Ukraine as needed, Norway also recently slammed quite the sum on the table. The Nordic countries have also started co-procuring for Ukraine when they buy kit for themselves.
Really hope Germany will start doing the same
Really hope Germany will start doing the same
As well as additional 15 billion SEK to Ukraine this year.
March 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is important: the Nordics keep adding to and adjusting their support for Ukraine as needed, Norway also recently slammed quite the sum on the table. The Nordic countries have also started co-procuring for Ukraine when they buy kit for themselves.
Really hope Germany will start doing the same
Really hope Germany will start doing the same