Torkild Hovde Lyngstad
@torkildl.bsky.social
Master procrastinator. UiO wage slave as sociology professor.
Reading about Ukraine, Moltbook and checking my todo list today.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Reading about Ukraine, Moltbook and checking my todo list today.
The most relevant social science take on Epstein:
Sounds like the Epstein files offer rich materials for an anthropological study in the spirit of Marcel Mauss. There's no such thing as a free gift! No gift without a counter-gift!
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The most relevant social science take on Epstein:
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Take a look at this insane image the Illinois College Republicans posted and then read their statement about how they're not trying to excuse or glorify violence.
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Take a look at this insane image the Illinois College Republicans posted and then read their statement about how they're not trying to excuse or glorify violence.
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Jagland is Norway’s Schröder
Norway’s former Prime Minister and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, is a true traitor.
He spent years acting as a middleman between Epstein and Russia, helping both and working completely against Western interests.
Epstein’s emails prove it
He spent years acting as a middleman between Epstein and Russia, helping both and working completely against Western interests.
Epstein’s emails prove it
February 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Jagland is Norway’s Schröder
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Jeg er utvandrer - bor i Danmark med barn født her. Hvis de flytter til Norge vil de ifølge FrP true Norges etniske renhet - og blir de i Danmark vil de gjøre det samme her. Vi er like deler unorske og udanske, litt som Ludvig Holberg og Aksel Sandemose.
For en dum måte å se verden på.
For en dum måte å se verden på.
Etter denne definisjonen (fire norskfødte besteforeldre) så er tydeligvis både kona mi og barna mine en trussel mot Norge dersom sånne som dem kommer i flertall. Mener FrP virkelig at ungene mine er farlige? www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/etni...
– Etnisk norske er i mindretall innen 2065
Frp advarer kraftig mot befolkningsutviklingen i Norge. – Vi har advart i tiår, men nå har vi tall fra SSB som underbygger det vi har advart mot, sier Erlend Wiborg.
www.nettavisen.no
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Jeg er utvandrer - bor i Danmark med barn født her. Hvis de flytter til Norge vil de ifølge FrP true Norges etniske renhet - og blir de i Danmark vil de gjøre det samme her. Vi er like deler unorske og udanske, litt som Ludvig Holberg og Aksel Sandemose.
For en dum måte å se verden på.
For en dum måte å se verden på.
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The authoritarian playbook is remarkably similar no matter where it is applied. Thread:
🇬🇪Georgia is sliding into a legal dictatorship. Not overnight. Step by step. Each protest is met with a new tailored law.
Each law designed to exhaust, criminalize, and isolate society until resistance itself becomes illegal.
Here is how the latest law changes everything.
1/11
Each law designed to exhaust, criminalize, and isolate society until resistance itself becomes illegal.
Here is how the latest law changes everything.
1/11
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The authoritarian playbook is remarkably similar no matter where it is applied. Thread:
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Norway’s former Prime Minister and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, is a true traitor.
He spent years acting as a middleman between Epstein and Russia, helping both and working completely against Western interests.
Epstein’s emails prove it
He spent years acting as a middleman between Epstein and Russia, helping both and working completely against Western interests.
Epstein’s emails prove it
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Norway’s former Prime Minister and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, is a true traitor.
He spent years acting as a middleman between Epstein and Russia, helping both and working completely against Western interests.
Epstein’s emails prove it
He spent years acting as a middleman between Epstein and Russia, helping both and working completely against Western interests.
Epstein’s emails prove it
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Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
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Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
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Long story short, revolution makes more sexy time. (Or, if you prefer, "coital frequency.") At least for Fins. Implications for pronatalism are clear.
Glad to share a new paper, “Reproductive responses to revolution and repression in Finland, 1917–1919”, now open access in The History of the Family! doi.org/10.1080/1081... 1/11
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Long story short, revolution makes more sexy time. (Or, if you prefer, "coital frequency.") At least for Fins. Implications for pronatalism are clear.
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So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator.
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
Maine Senator Susan Collins said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem informed her that ICE will end the immigration enforcement surge in the state.
ICE ending Maine surge, Senator Collins says - The Boston Globe
Collins said in a statement that she had pushed Noem and other Trump administration officials to have ICE “reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state.”
trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator.
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
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A new level of mafia statehood: if you do not give money to this person, his praetorian guard will come and terrorize you.
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
A new level of mafia statehood: if you do not give money to this person, his praetorian guard will come and terrorize you.
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Trump's masked goons are wandering around before Homan's press conference. What reason is there for them to be wearing masks in a setting like this? (Or at all)
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Trump's masked goons are wandering around before Homan's press conference. What reason is there for them to be wearing masks in a setting like this? (Or at all)
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Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them:
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them:
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
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Zoe Hamburger benoemd tot Managing Director van McDonald's Nederland
www.mcdonalds.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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Good news. Holidays in America will be a lot cheaper if Trump continues to sink the dollar. Bad news. I'd rather holiday in North Korea right now.
January 27, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Good news. Holidays in America will be a lot cheaper if Trump continues to sink the dollar. Bad news. I'd rather holiday in North Korea right now.
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Join us in Turku, Finland for the 3rd @invest-flagship.bsky.social conference; May 6-8, 2026. This year's topic is "Building equal societies: from scientific findings to societal transformation" with excizing and timely keynotes by Prof. Harden @kph3k.bsky.social and Prof. Cohen @philipncohen.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Join us in Turku, Finland for the 3rd @invest-flagship.bsky.social conference; May 6-8, 2026. This year's topic is "Building equal societies: from scientific findings to societal transformation" with excizing and timely keynotes by Prof. Harden @kph3k.bsky.social and Prof. Cohen @philipncohen.com
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The US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest level this century.
It’s hard to think Trump isn’t acting purely in the interests of Russia and China.
It’s hard to think Trump isn’t acting purely in the interests of Russia and China.
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest level this century.
It’s hard to think Trump isn’t acting purely in the interests of Russia and China.
It’s hard to think Trump isn’t acting purely in the interests of Russia and China.
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JANUARY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
January 27, 2026 at 8:59 AM
JANUARY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
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Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.