Sven-Erik Volberg
@volberg.bsky.social
Politics, economics, info-sec(from the outside), history, climate, occasional joke/meme 25% 🇪🇪 75% 🇬🇧 (War time switch)
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The main Oryx loss lists for the war in Ukraine have been updated so that they are easier to navigate (much less scrolling) - each equipment now has collapsed listing of individual losses, so you can expand the details just for those you are interested in.
January 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The main Oryx loss lists for the war in Ukraine have been updated so that they are easier to navigate (much less scrolling) - each equipment now has collapsed listing of individual losses, so you can expand the details just for those you are interested in.
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Thanks. Here are a few more that I follow from that sphere:
@psguu.bsky.social
@jakluge.de
@sarahkirchberger.bsky.social
@corporalfrisk.com
@jjjcameron.bsky.social
@volberg.bsky.social
@oalexanderdk.bsky.social
@tendar.bsky.social
@tatarigami.bsky.social
@maxbergmann.bsky.social
@psguu.bsky.social
@jakluge.de
@sarahkirchberger.bsky.social
@corporalfrisk.com
@jjjcameron.bsky.social
@volberg.bsky.social
@oalexanderdk.bsky.social
@tendar.bsky.social
@tatarigami.bsky.social
@maxbergmann.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Thanks. Here are a few more that I follow from that sphere:
@psguu.bsky.social
@jakluge.de
@sarahkirchberger.bsky.social
@corporalfrisk.com
@jjjcameron.bsky.social
@volberg.bsky.social
@oalexanderdk.bsky.social
@tendar.bsky.social
@tatarigami.bsky.social
@maxbergmann.bsky.social
@psguu.bsky.social
@jakluge.de
@sarahkirchberger.bsky.social
@corporalfrisk.com
@jjjcameron.bsky.social
@volberg.bsky.social
@oalexanderdk.bsky.social
@tendar.bsky.social
@tatarigami.bsky.social
@maxbergmann.bsky.social
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Many replies to this assert Putin wants to smash NATO, which is what a US move on Greenland would do. But from the most cynical perspective, there are other, cheaper ways to gut NATO without a dramatic breach. Wouldn't Putin prefer a shell NATO to the unpredictable forces a breach would unleash? 1/
What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
Joint Statement of major EU/NATO countries on Greenland, together with Denmark:
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Many replies to this assert Putin wants to smash NATO, which is what a US move on Greenland would do. But from the most cynical perspective, there are other, cheaper ways to gut NATO without a dramatic breach. Wouldn't Putin prefer a shell NATO to the unpredictable forces a breach would unleash? 1/
Worth mentioning, it point of orgini was Iran, then to Venezuela were it didn't land. Then name and flag change to russian. Then blockade busting. Then across the Atlantic towards Baltic Sea and russia. And now this? What ever it is, empty shadowfleet tanker eint it
More footage of the pursuit of the Russian tanker. According to Reuters, the vessel, linked to Venezuela, was pursued across the Atlantic for more than two weeks.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Worth mentioning, it point of orgini was Iran, then to Venezuela were it didn't land. Then name and flag change to russian. Then blockade busting. Then across the Atlantic towards Baltic Sea and russia. And now this? What ever it is, empty shadowfleet tanker eint it
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Pictures from RT, obtained from the vessel, of likely a US spec ops little bird helo moving towards the ship.
January 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Pictures from RT, obtained from the vessel, of likely a US spec ops little bird helo moving towards the ship.
America and its "Great" terriories vs Greenland
Poverty rates:
🇺🇸American Samoa: 57%
🇺🇸 Puerto Rico: 43%
🇺🇸 US Virgin Islands: 22–25%
🇺🇸 Guam: 23%
🇬🇱Greenland: 10–12%
Median income (PPP-adjusted, USD)
🇺🇸American Samoa: $18k
🇺🇸Puerto Rico: $24k
🇺🇸Guam: $35k
🇺🇸US Virgin Islands: $37k
🇬🇱Greenland: $45–50k
Poverty rates:
🇺🇸American Samoa: 57%
🇺🇸 Puerto Rico: 43%
🇺🇸 US Virgin Islands: 22–25%
🇺🇸 Guam: 23%
🇬🇱Greenland: 10–12%
Median income (PPP-adjusted, USD)
🇺🇸American Samoa: $18k
🇺🇸Puerto Rico: $24k
🇺🇸Guam: $35k
🇺🇸US Virgin Islands: $37k
🇬🇱Greenland: $45–50k
January 7, 2026 at 12:39 PM
America and its "Great" terriories vs Greenland
Poverty rates:
🇺🇸American Samoa: 57%
🇺🇸 Puerto Rico: 43%
🇺🇸 US Virgin Islands: 22–25%
🇺🇸 Guam: 23%
🇬🇱Greenland: 10–12%
Median income (PPP-adjusted, USD)
🇺🇸American Samoa: $18k
🇺🇸Puerto Rico: $24k
🇺🇸Guam: $35k
🇺🇸US Virgin Islands: $37k
🇬🇱Greenland: $45–50k
Poverty rates:
🇺🇸American Samoa: 57%
🇺🇸 Puerto Rico: 43%
🇺🇸 US Virgin Islands: 22–25%
🇺🇸 Guam: 23%
🇬🇱Greenland: 10–12%
Median income (PPP-adjusted, USD)
🇺🇸American Samoa: $18k
🇺🇸Puerto Rico: $24k
🇺🇸Guam: $35k
🇺🇸US Virgin Islands: $37k
🇬🇱Greenland: $45–50k
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Unconfirmed, but looks like the U.S. got the Russian tanker
MARINERA (9230880) just made a sudden southbound turn at 11:26 UTC at 60.9386, -16.37014. Decelerated from 9kn to 8kn speed.
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Unconfirmed, but looks like the U.S. got the Russian tanker
It should be hit from both sides. Musk/Twitter and the prompt writers. By law of averages a few of them will live in California or wherever US has actual working State jurisdiction left. Share data with countries working in criminal charges (🇫🇷, 🇮🇳, 🇲🇾, 🇦🇺)
Blue marks, so very easy to identify
Blue marks, so very easy to identify
im not gonna post the others here for obvious reason but the next ones in the thread go:
"put a maga hat on her"
"have her arm holding the cookie extended in a roman salute"
genuinely a nightmare for any popular woman (or just any woman or girl or person) on x dot com
"put a maga hat on her"
"have her arm holding the cookie extended in a roman salute"
genuinely a nightmare for any popular woman (or just any woman or girl or person) on x dot com
January 7, 2026 at 11:57 AM
It should be hit from both sides. Musk/Twitter and the prompt writers. By law of averages a few of them will live in California or wherever US has actual working State jurisdiction left. Share data with countries working in criminal charges (🇫🇷, 🇮🇳, 🇲🇾, 🇦🇺)
Blue marks, so very easy to identify
Blue marks, so very easy to identify
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Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card
Musk Won’t Fix Grok’s Fake AI Nudes. A Ban Would
When Julie Yukari posted a New Year’s Eve photo in a red dress with her cat, she didn’t expect X users to tag Grok asking it to undress her. Within hours, nude AI-generated images of her had spread across the social-media website — without her consent and without consequences.
bloom.bg
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card
These are small cities, under 20k pop but in both cases part of local security forces switched sides which looks promising
Protesters in Iran have seized two cities. Residents of Abdanan and Malekshahi have pushed out security forces and are celebrating their victory.
January 7, 2026 at 10:49 AM
These are small cities, under 20k pop but in both cases part of local security forces switched sides which looks promising
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It's so quaint how in the 90s we worried that kids were gonna get fucked up by tamagotchis and now they're just giving every kid a free robot that generates child porn and tells you how to commit suicide
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
It's so quaint how in the 90s we worried that kids were gonna get fucked up by tamagotchis and now they're just giving every kid a free robot that generates child porn and tells you how to commit suicide
As Putin roots for chaos, Trump's actions in Venezuela and Greenland are the product of a long-running russian influence campaign that began during his first term
america2.news/the-russian-...
america2.news/the-russian-...
The Russian Roots of Trump's Venezuela and Greenland Operations
We find that Trump's current moves against Venezuela and Greenland have roots in a long-running Russian influence campaign intended to provoke these outcomes.
america2.news
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 AM
As Putin roots for chaos, Trump's actions in Venezuela and Greenland are the product of a long-running russian influence campaign that began during his first term
america2.news/the-russian-...
america2.news/the-russian-...
Multipolar world. About 800 Iraqi militias have been deployed in Iran against civilian protesters
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Multipolar world. About 800 Iraqi militias have been deployed in Iran against civilian protesters
Budanov from Paris "We continue important negotiations in Paris aimed at achieving a sustainable peace and securing reliable guarantees for our state.
Not all details of these discussions can be made public at this stage; however, tangible results have already been achieved, and the work is ongoing"
Not all details of these discussions can be made public at this stage; however, tangible results have already been achieved, and the work is ongoing"
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Budanov from Paris "We continue important negotiations in Paris aimed at achieving a sustainable peace and securing reliable guarantees for our state.
Not all details of these discussions can be made public at this stage; however, tangible results have already been achieved, and the work is ongoing"
Not all details of these discussions can be made public at this stage; however, tangible results have already been achieved, and the work is ongoing"
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What I find particularly remarkable is how so much American debate seems oblivious to how much the foundations of US global power is dependent on access to infrastructure, bases and depots in Europe and Canada
Walk through what that 'mask off' world looks like: Europe accelerates rearmament, functioning as an independent power bloc - to which the United States' neighbors, threatened by our bullshit, will want to realign, creating flash-points for potential trans-Atlantic Big Boy Wars. 4/
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
What I find particularly remarkable is how so much American debate seems oblivious to how much the foundations of US global power is dependent on access to infrastructure, bases and depots in Europe and Canada
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I was listening to @thebulwark.com's Next Level podcast today and they were thinking through the chance that Trump actually tries to seize Greenland and there was a @jvl.bsky.social sort of 'I kinda hope he does it to drop the mask entirely' and I just cannot scream loudly enough: No, You Do Not. 1/
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I was listening to @thebulwark.com's Next Level podcast today and they were thinking through the chance that Trump actually tries to seize Greenland and there was a @jvl.bsky.social sort of 'I kinda hope he does it to drop the mask entirely' and I just cannot scream loudly enough: No, You Do Not. 1/
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Daily🧵- Day 1414 and we're still not really any nearer the end of the war despite all the talking.
Security guarantees may have been agreed, but none of those allies will give the biggest security of all - to help Ukraine win the war, while ignoring the fact Putin won't stop.
Security guarantees may have been agreed, but none of those allies will give the biggest security of all - to help Ukraine win the war, while ignoring the fact Putin won't stop.
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Daily🧵- Day 1414 and we're still not really any nearer the end of the war despite all the talking.
Security guarantees may have been agreed, but none of those allies will give the biggest security of all - to help Ukraine win the war, while ignoring the fact Putin won't stop.
Security guarantees may have been agreed, but none of those allies will give the biggest security of all - to help Ukraine win the war, while ignoring the fact Putin won't stop.
Its about minerals in Greenland? In Trumps fever dream maybe, in reality physics and economics win. Thread via @CRUDEOIL231.
Exploring and mining in the Arctic is a literal hellscape. The constraints are insane and the costs to overcome 'em are mooning way past imagination. 1/
Exploring and mining in the Arctic is a literal hellscape. The constraints are insane and the costs to overcome 'em are mooning way past imagination. 1/
January 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Its about minerals in Greenland? In Trumps fever dream maybe, in reality physics and economics win. Thread via @CRUDEOIL231.
Exploring and mining in the Arctic is a literal hellscape. The constraints are insane and the costs to overcome 'em are mooning way past imagination. 1/
Exploring and mining in the Arctic is a literal hellscape. The constraints are insane and the costs to overcome 'em are mooning way past imagination. 1/
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Somebody should remind Stephen Miller of this incident… www.highcaliberteams.com/post/us-mari...
Norway attacks US Marines
US Marines do battle with Norwegian school kids
www.highcaliberteams.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Somebody should remind Stephen Miller of this incident… www.highcaliberteams.com/post/us-mari...
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When Estonian intelligence speaks, I listen. Great article.
"We know that the Kremlin is very worried."
An interview with Estonian Foreign Intelligence's top analyst short overview 🧵 1/
balticflank.substack.com/p/we-know-th...
An interview with Estonian Foreign Intelligence's top analyst short overview 🧵 1/
balticflank.substack.com/p/we-know-th...
"We know that the Kremlin is very worried."
An interview with Estonian Foreign Intelligence's top analyst
balticflank.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:19 PM
When Estonian intelligence speaks, I listen. Great article.
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There's a crowd on here that's gonna go "oh ho ho cope military mindlessly follows orders they're going to mow us all down blah blah blah" to this, but no, you actually will get a bunch of "I'm sorry what the fuck" to an order to strike/invade Danish territory
I think the natural restrictor plates to military action are way more permeable in cases of Iran and now this because it’s broadly aligned with what hawkish natsec/mil types have wanted to do for decades.
Greenland and Canada? Not so much
Greenland and Canada? Not so much
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
There's a crowd on here that's gonna go "oh ho ho cope military mindlessly follows orders they're going to mow us all down blah blah blah" to this, but no, you actually will get a bunch of "I'm sorry what the fuck" to an order to strike/invade Danish territory
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You're welcome. Now you can read Hegel, so you can read Clausewitz.
January 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
You're welcome. Now you can read Hegel, so you can read Clausewitz.