Torkil Sørensen
@torkilsoerensen.bsky.social
Historian interested in #Worldcommunism esp. in Germany and Denmark. Danish Refugee Council 1986-2000. Nordic Council 2000-2017.
(Re-)posting about history-in-the-making and #history. Now and then photos. Posting in (not perfect) English / German / Danish
(Re-)posting about history-in-the-making and #history. Now and then photos. Posting in (not perfect) English / German / Danish
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Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
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Nighthawks 2025
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Nighthawks 2025
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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👉Softbank sells entire Nvidia position.
👉Oracle debt downgraded.
👉Meta financing games revealed.
👉OpenAI CEO @sama couldn’t explain how company would meet its $1.4 T obligations.
👉Coreweave drops 20% in a week.
You do the math.
👉Oracle debt downgraded.
👉Meta financing games revealed.
👉OpenAI CEO @sama couldn’t explain how company would meet its $1.4 T obligations.
👉Coreweave drops 20% in a week.
You do the math.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
👉Softbank sells entire Nvidia position.
👉Oracle debt downgraded.
👉Meta financing games revealed.
👉OpenAI CEO @sama couldn’t explain how company would meet its $1.4 T obligations.
👉Coreweave drops 20% in a week.
You do the math.
👉Oracle debt downgraded.
👉Meta financing games revealed.
👉OpenAI CEO @sama couldn’t explain how company would meet its $1.4 T obligations.
👉Coreweave drops 20% in a week.
You do the math.
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This is the march the Polish president chose to grace with his presence today.
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is the march the Polish president chose to grace with his presence today.
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
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Tommy Robinson is participating in today's Independence March in Warsaw as an invited guest of a PiS politician. President Nawrocki is also participating in this march. I will just leave it at that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Tommy Robinson is participating in today's Independence March in Warsaw as an invited guest of a PiS politician. President Nawrocki is also participating in this march. I will just leave it at that.
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The dark side of neutrality (from the memoirs of Cordell Hull, former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace prize laureate in 1945)
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The dark side of neutrality (from the memoirs of Cordell Hull, former US Secretary of State and Nobel Peace prize laureate in 1945)
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Judge rules in favor of Utah citizens who voted for a fair congressional map
Dems would gain a seat
Dems would gain a seat
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Judge rules in favor of Utah citizens who voted for a fair congressional map
Dems would gain a seat
Dems would gain a seat
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
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Imagine if the BBC had created a fake video of Mr. Trump flying around and shitting on Americans. That would have been really disrespectful towards Mr. Trump.
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Imagine if the BBC had created a fake video of Mr. Trump flying around and shitting on Americans. That would have been really disrespectful towards Mr. Trump.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Ethiopia last year banned the import of new gasoline-powered cars. Nepal reduced import duties on EVs so much that they are now cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines. Brazil raised tariffs on car imports to compel Chinese automakers to set up plants inside Brazil. Etc
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Ethiopia last year banned the import of new gasoline-powered cars. Nepal reduced import duties on EVs so much that they are now cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines. Brazil raised tariffs on car imports to compel Chinese automakers to set up plants inside Brazil. Etc
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Until last week, there was no public, systemic accounting of U.S. weapons sales. A new dataset from the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel now fills that gap, revealing a sharp increase in European purchases of American military technology since 2020.
Chart of the week: Europe doubles down on US weapons as Russian threat grows
The United States is the biggest exporter of military equipment in the world. But who's buying?
Until last week, there was no public, systemic accounting of U.S. weapons sales. A new dataset from the...
kyivindependent.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Until last week, there was no public, systemic accounting of U.S. weapons sales. A new dataset from the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel now fills that gap, revealing a sharp increase in European purchases of American military technology since 2020.
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The BRUSA agreement was signed in 1943 and the UKUSA agreement in 1946. Eight decades of shared history evaporating in a matter of weeks.
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The BRUSA agreement was signed in 1943 and the UKUSA agreement in 1946. Eight decades of shared history evaporating in a matter of weeks.
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From the man who spends every waking hour complaining...
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
From the man who spends every waking hour complaining...
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Beskæftigelsen for ikke-vestlige indvandrere er steget med 30.000 personer på tre år.
Forskellen i beskæftigelsesfrekvensen for ikke-vestlige indvandrere i forhold til personer med dansk oprindelse er nu rekordlille.
Ny analyse: www.ae.dk/analyse/2025...
#dkpol #dkøko
Forskellen i beskæftigelsesfrekvensen for ikke-vestlige indvandrere i forhold til personer med dansk oprindelse er nu rekordlille.
Ny analyse: www.ae.dk/analyse/2025...
#dkpol #dkøko
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Beskæftigelsen for ikke-vestlige indvandrere er steget med 30.000 personer på tre år.
Forskellen i beskæftigelsesfrekvensen for ikke-vestlige indvandrere i forhold til personer med dansk oprindelse er nu rekordlille.
Ny analyse: www.ae.dk/analyse/2025...
#dkpol #dkøko
Forskellen i beskæftigelsesfrekvensen for ikke-vestlige indvandrere i forhold til personer med dansk oprindelse er nu rekordlille.
Ny analyse: www.ae.dk/analyse/2025...
#dkpol #dkøko
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China is stepping up its export game of clean tech at a time when the U.S. is trying to hold on to last century's transportation and energy technologies. GIFT LINK. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
China is stepping up its export game of clean tech at a time when the U.S. is trying to hold on to last century's transportation and energy technologies. GIFT LINK. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
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3 years ago today, the armed forces of Ukraine liberated Kherson.
Ever since, Russia has done everything in its power to make the city uninhabitable.
From across the river, they relentlessly bombard Kherson with glide bombs, artillery, and drones.
Ever since, Russia has done everything in its power to make the city uninhabitable.
From across the river, they relentlessly bombard Kherson with glide bombs, artillery, and drones.
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
3 years ago today, the armed forces of Ukraine liberated Kherson.
Ever since, Russia has done everything in its power to make the city uninhabitable.
From across the river, they relentlessly bombard Kherson with glide bombs, artillery, and drones.
Ever since, Russia has done everything in its power to make the city uninhabitable.
From across the river, they relentlessly bombard Kherson with glide bombs, artillery, and drones.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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SoftBank's $5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears reut.rs/4ozI8Lm
SoftBank's $5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears
SoftBank Group's $5.8 billion sale of its Nvidia stake jolted stock markets on Tuesday, stoking fears that the frenzy around artificial intelligence may have peaked, especially after recent warnings from Wall Street bank chiefs and a famed short seller.
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
SoftBank's $5.8 billion Nvidia stake sale stirs fresh AI bubble fears reut.rs/4ozI8Lm
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In September, federal agents swarmed a Hyundai manufacturing site, detaining more than 500 workers, including more than 300 from South Korea.
Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
These South Korean workers came to the US to build an EV battery plant. They left in shackles. They still want to know why
ICE agents raided, arrested workers at a Georgia battery factory in September.
abcnews.link
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In September, federal agents swarmed a Hyundai manufacturing site, detaining more than 500 workers, including more than 300 from South Korea.
Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
Now, nearly 200 detainees are preparing to sue ICE, alleging human rights violations and unlawful arrest.
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The antidemocratic liars, Trump & Musk, are pursuing their war on truth.
Having broken the integrity of the chief US networks they now attack BBC & Wikipedia.
The US & UK need to alter their libel laws to restore free media, but that is unlikely.
How can truth be defended?
Having broken the integrity of the chief US networks they now attack BBC & Wikipedia.
The US & UK need to alter their libel laws to restore free media, but that is unlikely.
How can truth be defended?
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The antidemocratic liars, Trump & Musk, are pursuing their war on truth.
Having broken the integrity of the chief US networks they now attack BBC & Wikipedia.
The US & UK need to alter their libel laws to restore free media, but that is unlikely.
How can truth be defended?
Having broken the integrity of the chief US networks they now attack BBC & Wikipedia.
The US & UK need to alter their libel laws to restore free media, but that is unlikely.
How can truth be defended?
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There's an army of people out there telling us change is impossible.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
There's an army of people out there telling us change is impossible.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.