Thomas Lonnegren
@thomaslon.bsky.social
A Swedish guy, supporting the viking heritage of liberalism, free trade, open borders and democracy. Yes, I am cherrypicking.
Also - music, guitars photography and AI.
Also - music, guitars photography and AI.
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How to de-risk from America ft.trib.al/X8Q2avG | opinion
How to de-risk from America
There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing
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January 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
How to de-risk from America ft.trib.al/X8Q2avG | opinion
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All eyes on Iran
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
By crushing its own people, the Iranian regime paves the way for its own downfall
EDITORIAL. In Iran, every uprising and ensuing deadly crackdown has further eroded the regime's legitimacy, with it being seen as increasingly hostile to its own people, clinging to privileges that ha...
www.lemonde.fr
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
All eyes on Iran
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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Greenland is not the mining gem some think it is ft.trib.al/XDMrOy3 | opinion
Greenland is not the mining gem some think it is
The island is geologically analogous to Canada and countries in northern Europe
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January 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Greenland is not the mining gem some think it is ft.trib.al/XDMrOy3 | opinion
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"It’s easier to dislodge a tinpot dictator in Venezuela than to deter great powers....But this raises the biggest question at the heart of the 'Donroe Doctrine': Does Trump even want to deter those powers? Or does he want to carve up the world with them?"
Trump’s Obsession With Latin America Is a Strategic Calamity
While Trump gloats about Venezuela, he ignores the real risks to American security.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"It’s easier to dislodge a tinpot dictator in Venezuela than to deter great powers....But this raises the biggest question at the heart of the 'Donroe Doctrine': Does Trump even want to deter those powers? Or does he want to carve up the world with them?"
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Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
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The key thing missing from Trump’s regime change plan
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
Opinion | Trump's post-Maduro press conference showed a key flaw in his plan to "run" Venezuela
Retired Ambassador James Story: If the United States expects a different result from the same people, we have failed to learn from the Maduro regime's record.
www.ms.now
January 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The key thing missing from Trump’s regime change plan
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
In the absence of a leader with legitimate credentials, the Trump strategy of regime change in Venezuela risks devolving into a farce.
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With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy
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Bonus Episode: How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela? (With Anne Applebaum) | The David Frum Show
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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January 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
With David Frum on Venezuela, spheres of influence, and the deeper implications of Trump's foreign policy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSR...
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A small group of online users is reshaping political debate, driving polarization, and creating ideologically rigid camps. They are called social media elites.
How Social Media Elites Significantly Drive Political Polarization - Profolus
Social media elites play a disproportionate role in creating and sustaining political polarization.
www.profolus.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A small group of online users is reshaping political debate, driving polarization, and creating ideologically rigid camps. They are called social media elites.
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It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
December 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
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Our planet is buried in convenient shit. Bad but easy food. Bad but easy art. Bad but easy narratives, followed by bad but easy conclusions. Prioritizing convenience disincentivizes the slow work of contemplation. Perhaps, even, of questioning. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...
Cheap, Fast, and Easy
We’re snowbound here in the wilds of Connecticut, stuck in place until the guy with the truck comes to plow us out.
michaelianblack.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our planet is buried in convenient shit. Bad but easy food. Bad but easy art. Bad but easy narratives, followed by bad but easy conclusions. Prioritizing convenience disincentivizes the slow work of contemplation. Perhaps, even, of questioning. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...
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🇩🇪Far-right German politician Ringo Mühlmann has taken a noteworthy interest in exposing information his political opponents say could be of great interest to Russian intelligence, - POLITICO
Mühlmann has repeatedly asked to disclose details on drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.
Mühlmann has repeatedly asked to disclose details on drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🇩🇪Far-right German politician Ringo Mühlmann has taken a noteworthy interest in exposing information his political opponents say could be of great interest to Russian intelligence, - POLITICO
Mühlmann has repeatedly asked to disclose details on drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.
Mühlmann has repeatedly asked to disclose details on drone defenses and Western arms transports to Ukraine.
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Russians and pro-Russians around the world love Trump and Vance. What does it say about them?
December 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Russians and pro-Russians around the world love Trump and Vance. What does it say about them?
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“Shaped by his KGB culture and witness to Soviet demise, any peace deal that can be perceived other than complete ‘victory’ – is no longer a policy option available…It would delegitimise the entire regime. Therefore, escalation becomes not a choice but a necessity.”
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Russia is Losing – Time for Putin's 2026 Hybrid Escalation
2025 offered the most generous potential off-ramp for Vladimir Putin. He rejected it.
www.rusi.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“Shaped by his KGB culture and witness to Soviet demise, any peace deal that can be perceived other than complete ‘victory’ – is no longer a policy option available…It would delegitimise the entire regime. Therefore, escalation becomes not a choice but a necessity.”
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
www.rusi.org/explore-our-...
Det här med all nostalgi, kan vi inte bara skippa det? Det dyker upp både från de konservativa och från vänstern, och blir lika fel.
Visst är allt rörigt nu, men lösningen är inte att drömma sig tillbaka till en värld som aldrig fanns.
Nästan allt är bättre nu! Låt oss lösa de problem som finns!
Visst är allt rörigt nu, men lösningen är inte att drömma sig tillbaka till en värld som aldrig fanns.
Nästan allt är bättre nu! Låt oss lösa de problem som finns!
December 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Det här med all nostalgi, kan vi inte bara skippa det? Det dyker upp både från de konservativa och från vänstern, och blir lika fel.
Visst är allt rörigt nu, men lösningen är inte att drömma sig tillbaka till en värld som aldrig fanns.
Nästan allt är bättre nu! Låt oss lösa de problem som finns!
Visst är allt rörigt nu, men lösningen är inte att drömma sig tillbaka till en värld som aldrig fanns.
Nästan allt är bättre nu! Låt oss lösa de problem som finns!
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Instead of a thousand words.
Our kids live their childhoods under Russian attacks and in the darkness
📹: nadiia.valerievna
Our kids live their childhoods under Russian attacks and in the darkness
📹: nadiia.valerievna
December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Instead of a thousand words.
Our kids live their childhoods under Russian attacks and in the darkness
📹: nadiia.valerievna
Our kids live their childhoods under Russian attacks and in the darkness
📹: nadiia.valerievna
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A sweeping European study reveals how immigrants across Europe gradually adopt core liberal democratic values through years of residence, exposure to local political norms, and participation in civic life.
European Immigrants Embrace Democracy: Insights From Surveys - Profolus
A study uncovers consistent patterns of value convergence between foreign-born residents and native populations in Europe.
www.profolus.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A sweeping European study reveals how immigrants across Europe gradually adopt core liberal democratic values through years of residence, exposure to local political norms, and participation in civic life.
Är det nån mer som är genuint trött på att all politisk debatt handlar om invandring. En våt filt som kväver alla andra frågor som är betydligt viktigare!
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Är det nån mer som är genuint trött på att all politisk debatt handlar om invandring. En våt filt som kväver alla andra frågor som är betydligt viktigare!
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There won’t be peace in this world unless Russia is defeated unconditionally and reeducated into changing its collective psychology.
December 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
There won’t be peace in this world unless Russia is defeated unconditionally and reeducated into changing its collective psychology.
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#Germany accuses #Russia of air traffic control cyber-attack
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaAggression #RussianCrimes #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship #RussianWarCrimes #PutinsWar #Muscovy
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#StandWithUkraine #RussiaAggression #RussianCrimes #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship #RussianWarCrimes #PutinsWar #Muscovy
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Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber attack and election disinformation campaign
The Russian ambassador is summoned over a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#Germany accuses #Russia of air traffic control cyber-attack
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaAggression #RussianCrimes #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship #RussianWarCrimes #PutinsWar #Muscovy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaAggression #RussianCrimes #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship #RussianWarCrimes #PutinsWar #Muscovy
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New art at Kyiv’s Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, the one bombed by Russia.
By Andriy Yarmolenko
By Andriy Yarmolenko
December 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
New art at Kyiv’s Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, the one bombed by Russia.
By Andriy Yarmolenko
By Andriy Yarmolenko
Låt oss inte vara naiva. När Trumpadministrationen skriver om ”Europeiska värderingar” i sin säkerhetsstrategi, då menar de vit, kristen nationalism!
Samma budskap vi hör från LD och SD.
Busch och Åkesson sitter i samma båt som Trump och Vance!
Samma budskap vi hör från LD och SD.
Busch och Åkesson sitter i samma båt som Trump och Vance!
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Låt oss inte vara naiva. När Trumpadministrationen skriver om ”Europeiska värderingar” i sin säkerhetsstrategi, då menar de vit, kristen nationalism!
Samma budskap vi hör från LD och SD.
Busch och Åkesson sitter i samma båt som Trump och Vance!
Samma budskap vi hör från LD och SD.
Busch och Åkesson sitter i samma båt som Trump och Vance!
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It’s time to stop saying that we need to understand these people. We do understand them.
We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-ch...
We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-ch...
We Can't Change These Hateful People, America. We Have to Outnumber Them.
There’s an old saying: “When the horse is dead… dismount.”
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It’s time to stop saying that we need to understand these people. We do understand them.
We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-ch...
We understand that they have dug in their heels so deeply, they will not be moved by anything: not facts or data or truth or their own eyes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-ch...