Teemu Nurminen
@teemufi.bsky.social
Software engineer, small-time SaaS entrepreneur servicing (mostly) energy utilities. Doing some photography on the side.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Be the person who is horrified at ICE, not the person who is horrified that people are shocked by ICE
January 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Be the person who is horrified at ICE, not the person who is horrified that people are shocked by ICE
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The kind of people who are horrified at what is happening here and find it deeply un-American are, maybe counterintuitively, the kind of people who are MORE likely than average to know and remember historic abuses. It is their determination to rise above them that gives them moral strength!
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The kind of people who are horrified at what is happening here and find it deeply un-American are, maybe counterintuitively, the kind of people who are MORE likely than average to know and remember historic abuses. It is their determination to rise above them that gives them moral strength!
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People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
January 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
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What a pathetic fucking worm Lindsay Graham is
"Sen. Lindsey Graham delivered a stark message to European allies on Wednesday, telling them not to let their feelings about President Trump stand in the way of the U.S. owning Greenland."
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Lindsey Graham Urges Greenland Deal, Takes Shots at European Allies
Sen. Lindsey Graham delivered a stark message to European allies on Wednesday, telling them not to let their feelings about President Trump stand in the way of the U.S. owning Greenland. The South Car...
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:26 PM
What a pathetic fucking worm Lindsay Graham is
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maybe the most confusing thing about the president of the united states clearly suffering from massive, massive mental degradation is how the whole system attempts to close up in denial
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 PM
maybe the most confusing thing about the president of the united states clearly suffering from massive, massive mental degradation is how the whole system attempts to close up in denial
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the western alliance was born in the fires of the most catastrophic conflict in the history of the world. republicans are spitting on the graves of the dead. these men and women are human filth.
Genuinely insane we are living in a world where the Danish have to deploy a battlegroup to protect themselves against America. Makes my blood turn molten, honestly
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January 20, 2026 at 10:32 PM
the western alliance was born in the fires of the most catastrophic conflict in the history of the world. republicans are spitting on the graves of the dead. these men and women are human filth.
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Not to get all stentorian, but both my grandfathers served in WW2, and one of them died from its lingering sting decades later (chronic injuries). An ocean of fucking blood shed, the highest price imaginable paid to create a world where this shit didn’t happen, undone for *nothing*. Fuck you!
January 21, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Not to get all stentorian, but both my grandfathers served in WW2, and one of them died from its lingering sting decades later (chronic injuries). An ocean of fucking blood shed, the highest price imaginable paid to create a world where this shit didn’t happen, undone for *nothing*. Fuck you!
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What is the point of coverage like this? Everyone involved — the writer, the editor, the readers — knows the answer to the question posed in the headline. Yet the story acts as if all this is an un-knowable conundrum rather than an obvious emergency for democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 PM
What is the point of coverage like this? Everyone involved — the writer, the editor, the readers — knows the answer to the question posed in the headline. Yet the story acts as if all this is an un-knowable conundrum rather than an obvious emergency for democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
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10 years of this shit
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 PM
10 years of this shit
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Macron didn't concede anything in private messages to Trump, but the US Right is so high on delusional hubris that even basics of diplomatic back channels are useless as means to achieve stable outcomes.
How do you de-escalate with a US government that is obsessed with performative escalation?
How do you de-escalate with a US government that is obsessed with performative escalation?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Macron didn't concede anything in private messages to Trump, but the US Right is so high on delusional hubris that even basics of diplomatic back channels are useless as means to achieve stable outcomes.
How do you de-escalate with a US government that is obsessed with performative escalation?
How do you de-escalate with a US government that is obsessed with performative escalation?
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"Gentlemen, we've painted ourselves into a corner, and the only way out is to turn the intelligence-insulting up to 11"
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 PM
"Gentlemen, we've painted ourselves into a corner, and the only way out is to turn the intelligence-insulting up to 11"
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Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
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Also like, from their perspective, why tf aren't we "ending" him right now?? It's a very real betrayal of our allies not to act to prevent this. They're justified in feeling like the domestic opposition is kind of using them for our own ends
January 19, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Also like, from their perspective, why tf aren't we "ending" him right now?? It's a very real betrayal of our allies not to act to prevent this. They're justified in feeling like the domestic opposition is kind of using them for our own ends
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I think everyone is overindexing on the mechanical implausibility of Trump "canceling" an election and ignoring the ease with which he could order ICE into swing districts on election day to "prevent illegal voter fraud"
January 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I think everyone is overindexing on the mechanical implausibility of Trump "canceling" an election and ignoring the ease with which he could order ICE into swing districts on election day to "prevent illegal voter fraud"
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No one from the GOP Congressional majority does anything about all this because they're into it.
That's the Occam's razor explanation. Yet there's more focus on finding excuses for them. "No, you have to understand, honoring the Constitution is bad for their job prospects."
OK. So they're into it.
That's the Occam's razor explanation. Yet there's more focus on finding excuses for them. "No, you have to understand, honoring the Constitution is bad for their job prospects."
OK. So they're into it.
January 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM
No one from the GOP Congressional majority does anything about all this because they're into it.
That's the Occam's razor explanation. Yet there's more focus on finding excuses for them. "No, you have to understand, honoring the Constitution is bad for their job prospects."
OK. So they're into it.
That's the Occam's razor explanation. Yet there's more focus on finding excuses for them. "No, you have to understand, honoring the Constitution is bad for their job prospects."
OK. So they're into it.
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what a fucking time to be alive
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 12:48 AM
what a fucking time to be alive
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Saying this without judging religions or ideological beliefs as such, I find a dark amusement in watching millions who claim to be devout Christians and defenders of traditional family values cheer for the death of a woman, strip protections from the needy, separate families, and celebrate wars
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Saying this without judging religions or ideological beliefs as such, I find a dark amusement in watching millions who claim to be devout Christians and defenders of traditional family values cheer for the death of a woman, strip protections from the needy, separate families, and celebrate wars
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One thing about this political moment - that goes on forever, alas - is that you really find out who actually Believes Things and who was just in it for power and clout.
You can think libertarianism is crazy-land, but Gillespie is truly a libertarian. The same for Bill Kristol's neo-conservativism.
You can think libertarianism is crazy-land, but Gillespie is truly a libertarian. The same for Bill Kristol's neo-conservativism.
January 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
One thing about this political moment - that goes on forever, alas - is that you really find out who actually Believes Things and who was just in it for power and clout.
You can think libertarianism is crazy-land, but Gillespie is truly a libertarian. The same for Bill Kristol's neo-conservativism.
You can think libertarianism is crazy-land, but Gillespie is truly a libertarian. The same for Bill Kristol's neo-conservativism.
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6/ The Tech Bro colonialists’ apparent State Department contact, American Moment alum Samuel Samson, was the subject of this article by @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social. It seems that Samson admires Catholic integralist Adrian Vermeule. www.vox.com/on-the-right...
The fascinating backstory behind a bizarre State Department Substack post
How a Catholic theocrat started speaking for Trump’s State Department.
www.vox.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
6/ The Tech Bro colonialists’ apparent State Department contact, American Moment alum Samuel Samson, was the subject of this article by @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social. It seems that Samson admires Catholic integralist Adrian Vermeule. www.vox.com/on-the-right...
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😳 Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment founder Nick Solheim led a 2024 talk about colonizing Greenland. Gibson wrote yesterday that someone shld “pitch Rubio on building a charter city in Venezuela…” In reply, his colleague tagged an American Moment alum IN THE STATE DEPT. 1/
January 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
😳 Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment founder Nick Solheim led a 2024 talk about colonizing Greenland. Gibson wrote yesterday that someone shld “pitch Rubio on building a charter city in Venezuela…” In reply, his colleague tagged an American Moment alum IN THE STATE DEPT. 1/
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scrawny 18-year-old about to fall out of an army helicopter over tehran: this is so epic. this is totally sigma, right babe?
AI e-girl operated by a balding intelligence officer in virginia: that's right baby, Iran is totally cringe
AI e-girl operated by a balding intelligence officer in virginia: that's right baby, Iran is totally cringe
January 10, 2024 at 2:09 PM
scrawny 18-year-old about to fall out of an army helicopter over tehran: this is so epic. this is totally sigma, right babe?
AI e-girl operated by a balding intelligence officer in virginia: that's right baby, Iran is totally cringe
AI e-girl operated by a balding intelligence officer in virginia: that's right baby, Iran is totally cringe
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1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
abcnews.go.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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IMO a big part of what feeds these cycles are inherent to how online communities broadly operate, specifically in relation to individuals pursuing in-group popularity by continually pushing more extreme versions of the original organizing opinions and ideology of the group.
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 AM
IMO a big part of what feeds these cycles are inherent to how online communities broadly operate, specifically in relation to individuals pursuing in-group popularity by continually pushing more extreme versions of the original organizing opinions and ideology of the group.