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Tero Suoniemi
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EU & Foreign Affairs for the Greens in the Finnish Parliament. Otherwise a proud gay geek. He/him.
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Suomen poliittinen todellisuus on nykyään sitä, että hallituspuolueen edustaja voi peukuttaa kansanmurhaa ilman, että siitä tulee hänelle minkäänlaisia ongelmia.
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Trumpin ns. rauhansuunnitelma on Tuomas Forsbergin sanoin katastrofi.

Mutta miksi se tarkalleen ottaen on niin kammottavan huono?

Tässä suunnitelma purettuna kohta kohdalta 🧵

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Tässä on Trumpin rauhansuunnitelma Ukrainalle – lue sanasta sanaan
Ukrainalle lupaillaan turvatakuita Yhdysvalloilta mutta ei jäsenyyttä Natoon.
yle.fi
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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"I code so others can dream."

Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.

Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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I was reading this apple-based TTRPG and found it pretty indigestible, but then I realised it was the core set.
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Today is #LGBTQinSTEMDay 🌈

ESA proudly joins the STEM community in celebrating the unique contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals.

The Pride Flag will fly across ESA sites as a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how much more there is to do.

#SpaceForAll
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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"The options presented in this note are stark, both in their design and in their implications. Clearly, there are no easy options," von der Leyen warns. "Europe cannot afford paralysis, either by hesitation or by the search for perfect or simple solutions which do not exist."
🚨Habemus options paper.

Ursula von der Leyen has urged EU countries to find a quick solution on how to finance Ukraine's military and financial needs for 2026 and 2027, worth a staggering €135.7 billion.

"Europe cannot afford paralysis," she warns.

Full story.
Von der Leyen urges EU countries to plug €135 billion gap for Ukraine
Von der Leyen sends a letter to member states calling for a fast agreement on how to fund Ukraine's enormous €135 billion budget hole for next year and 2027. EU leaders will meet for a make-or-break s...
www.euronews.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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At the same time, this means that I will be available for new projects.

So if you have an exciting idea that requires the expertise of someone specialising in supranational democracy, EU institutional reform, and the why and wherefore of European integration in general: please get in touch!
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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A key difference between Trek and Wars that can get lost easily. One is submarines, the other is fighter jets.
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Yhteensä 20 ihmisoikeusjärjestöä on julkaissut ehdotuksensa hallitusohjelmakirjauksiksi vuodelle 2027. Järjestöt vaativat, että ihmisoikeudet ja oikeusvaltio ovat tulevan hallitusohjelman ytimessä konkreettisina toimina.

Lue järjestöjen ehdotukset kokonaisuudessaan 👇
www.amnesty.fi/ihmisoikeusj...
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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🔥 @oxfaminternational.bsky.social latest report exposes how billionaires are fuelling the climate crisis — hoarding profits, polluting at extreme levels, and blocking progress. As #COP30 begins, we need bold action to stop this climate plunder & put people before profit.

🔗 Report: buff.ly/BrKIiCS
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The Christian Democrat EPP just collaborated with the far right to dismantle child labour prevention and nature protection.

This is a bad day for Europe and the values that we all stand for.

First reaction by our co-presidents @terryreintke.bsky.social and @baseickhout.bsky.social 👇
Omnibus I: EU sustainability and Due diligence legislation
The Greens/EFA Group did not support the omnibus I package which completely dilutes the EU's sustainability and due diligence legislation.
www.greens-efa.eu
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Tax payments are a matter of public record in Finland, and the Finnish Tax Administration publishes a list of the top earners every year.
Wolt co-founder Miki Kuusi tops Finland's tax-paying charts for third consecutive year
Tax payments are a matter of public record in Finland, and the Finnish Tax Administration publishes a list of the top earners every year.
yle.fi
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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This is the surface of Saturn's giant icy moon Titan, photographed by the Huygens probe on 14 January 2005.

It is the farthest place from Earth where we have so far landed.
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Happy Halloweeen :)
Skull Boy loves to share jokes with friends!
(Bluesky Edition 💀)
November 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Nothing to see here.

Just two gigantic eyes in deep space, staring.

Unblinking.
October 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Another STUNNING image from JWST, this time of the Red Spider Nebula—the vast, wispy, gaseous remains of a now-dead star, the white dwarf core still glowing in the centre.
October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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BREAKING Ireland elects independent Catherine Connolly president. The Sinn Fein-backed leftist campaigned on economic justice at home, fury over Gaza

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Ireland elects a leftist who campaigned on economic justice, Gaza
Catherine Connolly, an independent endorsed by Sinn Fein, campaigned on calls for urgent domestic reform with an unflinching critique of Israel’s war in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Pope Leo XIV prayed with King Charles III and Queen Camilla in the Sistine Chapel, marking a first time a British monarch publicly worshipped with a sitting pontiff since Henry VIII broke with the Vatican and formed the Church of England in 1534.
In ‘historic moment,’ King Charles prays with Pope Leo at Sistine Chapel
The royal visit to the Vatican marks the first time in nearly 500 years that a British monarch, head of the Anglican church, has prayed with a Roman Catholic pope.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Big news from Sweden:

A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
SVT erfar: Sverige vill sälja 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina
Sverige skriver under en avsiktsförklaring om att undersöka möjligheten att sälja uppemot 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina, erfar SVT. Det meddelar statsminister Ulf Kristersson på en pressträff inom kort,...
www.svt.se
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Enterprise senior staff DnD night
October 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Members of the European Parliament today rejected a landmark proposal to cut red tape for businesses.
Parliament stalls EU’s first effort to simplify rules for business
The decision sets up a clash with EU leaders and the European Commission, who are on a drive to roll back legislation quickly.
www.politico.eu
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM