Sirius T.A. Rayner-Karlsson
@trudheim.se
I like both Stoic and Buddhist philosophy, electronics, IT, woodworking, and generally just pondering life. I also have been known to say Ni! and I like little white picket fences, not too big, not too small. Avoid salmon mousse.
Walked the youngest to school this morning (again) as the car is still at the workshop. And something happened today that I don't think has happened to me before.
When I got home, I had icicles in my moustache and beard. And they weren't small either. Had to wait for them to thaw, as they were stuck
When I got home, I had icicles in my moustache and beard. And they weren't small either. Had to wait for them to thaw, as they were stuck
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Walked the youngest to school this morning (again) as the car is still at the workshop. And something happened today that I don't think has happened to me before.
When I got home, I had icicles in my moustache and beard. And they weren't small either. Had to wait for them to thaw, as they were stuck
When I got home, I had icicles in my moustache and beard. And they weren't small either. Had to wait for them to thaw, as they were stuck
Reposted by Sirius T.A. Rayner-Karlsson
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
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Paul Krugman, nobel prize winner in Economy, say that Europe isn't *that* far behind USA economically. Productivity has increased faster in USA, but that's almost exclusively due to the tech-sector. And the "wins" in Silicon Valley benefit relatively few.
Paul Krugman, nobel prize winner in Economy, say that Europe isn't *that* far behind USA economically. Productivity has increased faster in USA, but that's almost exclusively due to the tech-sector. And the "wins" in Silicon Valley benefit relatively few.
Ekonom: USA:s försprång mot Europa mindre än många tror
Påståendet att Europa släpar efter USA ekonomiskt vilar på betydligt skakigare grund än vad många tror. Det skriver ekonomen och Nobelpristagaren Paul Krugman i en debattartikel i Le Monde.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Paul Krugman, nobel prize winner in Economy, say that Europe isn't *that* far behind USA economically. Productivity has increased faster in USA, but that's almost exclusively due to the tech-sector. And the "wins" in Silicon Valley benefit relatively few.
Paul Krugman, nobel prize winner in Economy, say that Europe isn't *that* far behind USA economically. Productivity has increased faster in USA, but that's almost exclusively due to the tech-sector. And the "wins" in Silicon Valley benefit relatively few.
It'd be against Europe. All the Nordic countries would line up with Denmark and Greenland.
And if there is something the Nordic's take pride in, is guerilla warfare. We always expect conflict with someone muuuch larger than us (ehrm, Russia). So we'd make it expensive and untenable to invade.
And if there is something the Nordic's take pride in, is guerilla warfare. We always expect conflict with someone muuuch larger than us (ehrm, Russia). So we'd make it expensive and untenable to invade.
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 11:44 AM
It'd be against Europe. All the Nordic countries would line up with Denmark and Greenland.
And if there is something the Nordic's take pride in, is guerilla warfare. We always expect conflict with someone muuuch larger than us (ehrm, Russia). So we'd make it expensive and untenable to invade.
And if there is something the Nordic's take pride in, is guerilla warfare. We always expect conflict with someone muuuch larger than us (ehrm, Russia). So we'd make it expensive and untenable to invade.
Not to mention that Putin was useless to Assad as well, except as a bolt-hole for Assad to flee to when the writing was on the wall for his regime.
Soooo.. Putin is basically Mussolini. Completely useless in war, constantly biting off more than he can chew, and generally unreliable.
Soooo.. Putin is basically Mussolini. Completely useless in war, constantly biting off more than he can chew, and generally unreliable.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has proved a useless ally to deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, but the humiliation runs deeper:
U.S. President Donald Trump’s real global superpower reach is turning the Kremlin green with envy.
🔗 politi.co/4bg2fKQ
U.S. President Donald Trump’s real global superpower reach is turning the Kremlin green with envy.
🔗 politi.co/4bg2fKQ
January 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Not to mention that Putin was useless to Assad as well, except as a bolt-hole for Assad to flee to when the writing was on the wall for his regime.
Soooo.. Putin is basically Mussolini. Completely useless in war, constantly biting off more than he can chew, and generally unreliable.
Soooo.. Putin is basically Mussolini. Completely useless in war, constantly biting off more than he can chew, and generally unreliable.
Definitely floppy disks or floppies.
I'm old enough to remember 5.25 inch floppies, and they didn't have a stiff case. I'm not old enough to remember the 8 inch floppies.
The swedish word for them is "diskett", but "floppy" was more popular term.
I'm old enough to remember 5.25 inch floppies, and they didn't have a stiff case. I'm not old enough to remember the 8 inch floppies.
The swedish word for them is "diskett", but "floppy" was more popular term.
there is a woman on TikTok who has been arguing for months now with randos that keep insisting that nobody called 3.5" disks "floppy disks" or "floppies" at the time. it's weird. no matter what kind of proof she provides or how many agree with her, people are coming out of the woodwork to disagree
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Definitely floppy disks or floppies.
I'm old enough to remember 5.25 inch floppies, and they didn't have a stiff case. I'm not old enough to remember the 8 inch floppies.
The swedish word for them is "diskett", but "floppy" was more popular term.
I'm old enough to remember 5.25 inch floppies, and they didn't have a stiff case. I'm not old enough to remember the 8 inch floppies.
The swedish word for them is "diskett", but "floppy" was more popular term.
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Försvarspolitiker: USA:s spel mot Grönland hotar vår säkerhet
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/forsvarspolitiker-usas-spel-mot-gronland-hotar-var-sakerhet
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/forsvarspolitiker-usas-spel-mot-gronland-hotar-var-sakerhet
Försvarspolitiker: USA:s spel mot Grönland hotar vår säkerhet
USA:s agerande gentemot Danmark och Grönland skadar Nato och relationerna mellan Europa och USA. Det varnar försvarsutskottets ordförande Peter Hultqvist (S) för – som efterlyser mer initiativ från regeringen: – Det krävs en betydligt högre nivå av aktivitet just nu, säger han.
www.svt.se
January 11, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Försvarspolitiker: USA:s spel mot Grönland hotar vår säkerhet
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/forsvarspolitiker-usas-spel-mot-gronland-hotar-var-sakerhet
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/forsvarspolitiker-usas-spel-mot-gronland-hotar-var-sakerhet
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”Frågan är om Nato ens kommer att överleva”
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/fragan-ar-om-nato-ens-kommer-att-overleva
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/fragan-ar-om-nato-ens-kommer-att-overleva
Analys: ”Frågan är om Nato ens kommer att överleva”
Natomedlemskapet blev inte den stabila trygghet som svenska politiker förväntade sig. När Rikskonferensen Folk och Försvar inleds är frågan snarare om Nato ens kommer att överleva?
www.svt.se
January 11, 2026 at 5:02 AM
”Frågan är om Nato ens kommer att överleva”
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/fragan-ar-om-nato-ens-kommer-att-overleva
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/fragan-ar-om-nato-ens-kommer-att-overleva
Every country should envy Ukraine, that Ukraine has such a leader.
Zelensky is not without faults - I'm not stupid - but he fights for his country like a tiger.
Every country needs a Zelensky, but he is a rarity. Most country leaders are not fit to lick his boots.
Zelensky is not without faults - I'm not stupid - but he fights for his country like a tiger.
Every country needs a Zelensky, but he is a rarity. Most country leaders are not fit to lick his boots.
Former Trump envoy Keith Kellogg: “Zelenskyy is a tough son of a bitch. He's stubborn. He has his opinion. He's unafraid to say that. He knows how to use media.
“We in the United States have not seen a leader like him since Abraham Lincoln.”
“We in the United States have not seen a leader like him since Abraham Lincoln.”
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Every country should envy Ukraine, that Ukraine has such a leader.
Zelensky is not without faults - I'm not stupid - but he fights for his country like a tiger.
Every country needs a Zelensky, but he is a rarity. Most country leaders are not fit to lick his boots.
Zelensky is not without faults - I'm not stupid - but he fights for his country like a tiger.
Every country needs a Zelensky, but he is a rarity. Most country leaders are not fit to lick his boots.
Last one, promise.
youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U
Les Misérables - Do You Hear The People Sing
France had turbulence once, bad, and then they backpedaled until Napoleon finally was defeated and they got on the right track again. They do know how to protest though.
Listen to the lyrics.
youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U
Les Misérables - Do You Hear The People Sing
France had turbulence once, bad, and then they backpedaled until Napoleon finally was defeated and they got on the right track again. They do know how to protest though.
Listen to the lyrics.
Les Misérables | Do You Hear the People Sing?
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Last one, promise.
youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U
Les Misérables - Do You Hear The People Sing
France had turbulence once, bad, and then they backpedaled until Napoleon finally was defeated and they got on the right track again. They do know how to protest though.
Listen to the lyrics.
youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U
Les Misérables - Do You Hear The People Sing
France had turbulence once, bad, and then they backpedaled until Napoleon finally was defeated and they got on the right track again. They do know how to protest though.
Listen to the lyrics.
youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY
Well worth listening to. Voice like silk, words hitting like iron fists. Buffalo Springfield.
Well worth listening to. Voice like silk, words hitting like iron fists. Buffalo Springfield.
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
YouTube video by PettyYou007
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY
Well worth listening to. Voice like silk, words hitting like iron fists. Buffalo Springfield.
Well worth listening to. Voice like silk, words hitting like iron fists. Buffalo Springfield.
youtu.be/OjGHf7OvglM
This guy, Jesse Welles, and this song, Join ICE, is giving off serious Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction, vibes.
Highly recommend listening to both songs.
This guy, Jesse Welles, and this song, Join ICE, is giving off serious Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction, vibes.
Highly recommend listening to both songs.
Join Ice
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
youtu.be/OjGHf7OvglM
This guy, Jesse Welles, and this song, Join ICE, is giving off serious Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction, vibes.
Highly recommend listening to both songs.
This guy, Jesse Welles, and this song, Join ICE, is giving off serious Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction, vibes.
Highly recommend listening to both songs.
I am intrigued by the story behind the drawing. Seems like the 1500's were lit in unusual ways.
January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I am intrigued by the story behind the drawing. Seems like the 1500's were lit in unusual ways.
Be interesting to see the reaction of the jack-boot thugs if every protester everywhere had this attached to their belt.
You'd think they'd get the hint after they seen the 500th person in 24 hours with one of these at hand.
You'd think they'd get the hint after they seen the 500th person in 24 hours with one of these at hand.
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Be interesting to see the reaction of the jack-boot thugs if every protester everywhere had this attached to their belt.
You'd think they'd get the hint after they seen the 500th person in 24 hours with one of these at hand.
You'd think they'd get the hint after they seen the 500th person in 24 hours with one of these at hand.
This is how I know I'm getting old. The skin used to look like the left picture, all the time, until about 7-8 years ago. Now it's getting more and more like in the right picture unless I stretch it.
When was the last time you spent time observing something trivial like your own hand?
When was the last time you spent time observing something trivial like your own hand?
January 10, 2026 at 9:21 AM
This is how I know I'm getting old. The skin used to look like the left picture, all the time, until about 7-8 years ago. Now it's getting more and more like in the right picture unless I stretch it.
When was the last time you spent time observing something trivial like your own hand?
When was the last time you spent time observing something trivial like your own hand?
Well shit, that means we're all fucked as this orange turd has no morals.
January 10, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Well shit, that means we're all fucked as this orange turd has no morals.
You only live once.
Win some, lose some.
Worth a shot I guess.
I've a great idea...
This *should* work, I've double-checked everything.
I saw a video on Youtube where they explained this.
Win some, lose some.
Worth a shot I guess.
I've a great idea...
This *should* work, I've double-checked everything.
I saw a video on Youtube where they explained this.
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 AM
You only live once.
Win some, lose some.
Worth a shot I guess.
I've a great idea...
This *should* work, I've double-checked everything.
I saw a video on Youtube where they explained this.
Win some, lose some.
Worth a shot I guess.
I've a great idea...
This *should* work, I've double-checked everything.
I saw a video on Youtube where they explained this.
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The word is that the Intelligence boss, Tulsi Gabbard, was excluded from the planning of the attack on Venezuela.
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Presumably because donny two-scoops didn't want Maduro knowing they were coming.
The word is that the Intelligence boss, Tulsi Gabbard, was excluded from the planning of the attack on Venezuela.
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Presumably because donny two-scoops didn't want Maduro knowing they were coming.
Källor: Underrättelsechef uteslöts från Venezuelaplan
USA:s underrättelsechef Tulsi Gabbard uteslöts från Vita husets planering av tillfångatgandet av Venezuelas president Nicolás Maduro, uppger källor med insyn för Wall Street Journal.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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The word is that the Intelligence boss, Tulsi Gabbard, was excluded from the planning of the attack on Venezuela.
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Presumably because donny two-scoops didn't want Maduro knowing they were coming.
The word is that the Intelligence boss, Tulsi Gabbard, was excluded from the planning of the attack on Venezuela.
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Presumably because donny two-scoops didn't want Maduro knowing they were coming.
omni.se/a/Ard8Gn
Unstoppable fires in Australia, Victoria state. They've had a bad heatwave, over 45°C. Fires that start in this heat, if you don't get to them quickly, you can't stop them.
The fires are so large they create their own weather system.
Unstoppable fires in Australia, Victoria state. They've had a bad heatwave, over 45°C. Fires that start in this heat, if you don't get to them quickly, you can't stop them.
The fires are so large they create their own weather system.
”Ostoppbara bränder” – australier uppmanas fly
Massiva skogsbränder härjar just nu i Australien, där den värsta värmeböljan på flera år råder, skriver The Guardian. Temperaturer på över 45 grader har uppmätts i delstaten Victoria, som är särskilt ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Unstoppable fires in Australia, Victoria state. They've had a bad heatwave, over 45°C. Fires that start in this heat, if you don't get to them quickly, you can't stop them.
The fires are so large they create their own weather system.
Unstoppable fires in Australia, Victoria state. They've had a bad heatwave, over 45°C. Fires that start in this heat, if you don't get to them quickly, you can't stop them.
The fires are so large they create their own weather system.
Warframe.
I have Zarr and Zhuge to level up to 30, but Zhuge feels like a chore. Zarr is a bit more fun.
Buzlok is building and Falcor finished this morning. So that will keep me busy.
Also have relics to crack, trying to get the last parts for Prime frames and weapons. Lex Prime's *good*.
I have Zarr and Zhuge to level up to 30, but Zhuge feels like a chore. Zarr is a bit more fun.
Buzlok is building and Falcor finished this morning. So that will keep me busy.
Also have relics to crack, trying to get the last parts for Prime frames and weapons. Lex Prime's *good*.
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Warframe.
I have Zarr and Zhuge to level up to 30, but Zhuge feels like a chore. Zarr is a bit more fun.
Buzlok is building and Falcor finished this morning. So that will keep me busy.
Also have relics to crack, trying to get the last parts for Prime frames and weapons. Lex Prime's *good*.
I have Zarr and Zhuge to level up to 30, but Zhuge feels like a chore. Zarr is a bit more fun.
Buzlok is building and Falcor finished this morning. So that will keep me busy.
Also have relics to crack, trying to get the last parts for Prime frames and weapons. Lex Prime's *good*.
omni.se/a/16ngMB
USA will leave 66 international organs under UN and are looking to massively increase military spending - by 50%.
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Sorry, but this screams of "we're about to become a rogue state, watcha gonna do about it?"
USA will leave 66 international organs under UN and are looking to massively increase military spending - by 50%.
--
Sorry, but this screams of "we're about to become a rogue state, watcha gonna do about it?"
USA lämnar en rad FN-organ – Trump vill chockhöja försvarets budget
USA ska lämna 66 internationella organisationer och samarbeten, bland annat en rad FN-organ, genom beslut av president Donald Trump. Det rapporterar flera medier. Bland annat drar sig USA ur FN:s befo...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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USA will leave 66 international organs under UN and are looking to massively increase military spending - by 50%.
--
Sorry, but this screams of "we're about to become a rogue state, watcha gonna do about it?"
USA will leave 66 international organs under UN and are looking to massively increase military spending - by 50%.
--
Sorry, but this screams of "we're about to become a rogue state, watcha gonna do about it?"
We're eight days into 2026 and it is already a shit-show that promises we'll look back at 2025 with fondness.
Stop the world, I want to get off.
Stop the world, I want to get off.
January 8, 2026 at 5:21 AM
We're eight days into 2026 and it is already a shit-show that promises we'll look back at 2025 with fondness.
Stop the world, I want to get off.
Stop the world, I want to get off.
Everything, and I mean *everything*, is a test-balloon to see how far they can push the envelope. A lack of reaction means they'll go a step further next time.
Authoritarianism 101.
When people ask "how could the German people allow Hitler to get away with everything"...
Authoritarianism 101.
When people ask "how could the German people allow Hitler to get away with everything"...
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Everything, and I mean *everything*, is a test-balloon to see how far they can push the envelope. A lack of reaction means they'll go a step further next time.
Authoritarianism 101.
When people ask "how could the German people allow Hitler to get away with everything"...
Authoritarianism 101.
When people ask "how could the German people allow Hitler to get away with everything"...
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Danish Folketings defence committe leader Rasmus Jarlov say Denmark should send soldiers to Greenland, like right now, and accept help from France and Germany, to deter a military invasion.
He also thinks USA will first try to bribe Denmark away from Greenland.
Danish Folketings defence committe leader Rasmus Jarlov say Denmark should send soldiers to Greenland, like right now, and accept help from France and Germany, to deter a military invasion.
He also thinks USA will first try to bribe Denmark away from Greenland.
Danska försvarsutskottets ordförande: Skicka soldater till Grönland
Danmark borde skicka soldater till Grönland för att avskräcka USA från en militär invasion. Det säger Rasmus Jarlov, försvarsutskottets ordförande och Grönlandstalesperson för partiet De Konservative,...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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Danish Folketings defence committe leader Rasmus Jarlov say Denmark should send soldiers to Greenland, like right now, and accept help from France and Germany, to deter a military invasion.
He also thinks USA will first try to bribe Denmark away from Greenland.
Danish Folketings defence committe leader Rasmus Jarlov say Denmark should send soldiers to Greenland, like right now, and accept help from France and Germany, to deter a military invasion.
He also thinks USA will first try to bribe Denmark away from Greenland.
omni.se/a/K830L6
International finance giants are positioning themselves for a correction by reducing risk in their portfolios.
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If you want to, you can hang in there a bit longer, but when these folks get out, the writing's on the wall. Do with the knowledge what you will.
International finance giants are positioning themselves for a correction by reducing risk in their portfolios.
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If you want to, you can hang in there a bit longer, but when these folks get out, the writing's on the wall. Do with the knowledge what you will.
Finansjättar tar höjd för AI-ras: ”Dotcom på steroider”
Ledande internationella kapitalförvaltare har börjat positionera sig för en kraftig börsnedgång i de amerikanska techjättarna. Det skriver Financial Times.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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International finance giants are positioning themselves for a correction by reducing risk in their portfolios.
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If you want to, you can hang in there a bit longer, but when these folks get out, the writing's on the wall. Do with the knowledge what you will.
International finance giants are positioning themselves for a correction by reducing risk in their portfolios.
--
If you want to, you can hang in there a bit longer, but when these folks get out, the writing's on the wall. Do with the knowledge what you will.