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Stefan Waldeck
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I used to be a rebel without a cause. Today, I'm more of a lost cause. I'm a Swede living in Ireland, so I write in Swenglish.

Photographer, I am> https://www.flickr.com/photos/netzki/
Is it just me, or does Saliba look a bit uneasy with the ball sometimes? I like Lewis-Skelly when attacking, but sometimes I wish he would be closer to his opponents when defending. #Arsenal
January 20, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I learnt a lot about Ireland and Irish nature from this well-crafted video. Highly recommended! #Ireland #Irish www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qq9...
Ireland's Invisible Rainforest
YouTube video by Aidin Robbins
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Stefan Waldeck
In case anyone still doubts it: annual EV sales jumped from ~3M to ~20.7M in just five years. The tech improves every year and disruption is fully underway. EVs now represent ~25% of global car sales. This isn’t a fad — it’s scale. We’ve barely begun. #EnergyTransition #EVs #Lithium #LFP
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The US has become the source of uncertainty, not the safe haven from it. Keep an eye on two things 1/ If JGB yields continue to rise, a rational choice by Japanese investors could be to move capital back to Japan. 2/ Whether European countries will weaponise their holdings of US bonds and stocks
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This will be an interesting day. Here is the promise from the U.S. President. Let's see if the Wall Street bankers are ready to play ball, or if interest rates on credit cards will be kept at current levels. My bet is on the Bankers. They will not budge without a fight - TACO will back down!
January 20, 2026 at 1:25 PM
This should’ve been regulated decades ago. The lawmakers are to slow.
Google makes billions per year from journalism. They only coughed up $10 million after this backroom deal.

Google literally spent more on lobbying — $11 million! — to kill proposals that would have meant more funds for public interest journalism.

As a whole, Google made $100 billion last quarter.
Newsom proposes no new funding to local journalism despite $175M deal with Google
The governor is proposing no new money toward local journalism next year despite promising $70 million in 2024, the latest in the state’s ever-diminishing commitment to helping a hurting industry.
calmatters.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Varför är svenska politiker och media alltid tvåa på pucken? Ex så har städerna Köpenhamn och Århus, liksom många tyska offentliga förvaltningar gått all in på Open Source. www.expressen.se/ledare/ledar...
LEDARE: Trump kan stänga Sverige på en timme
Trump kan släcka Sverige med ett knapptryck. Hans hot mot Grönland visar hur farlig den blottan är. Den svenska regeringen måste vakna.
www.expressen.se
January 20, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Interesting viewpoints from an American perspective, regarding how Trump's decisions affect the U.S. and EU relationship and how the rest of the world moves around and beyond the previous U.S.-dominated world order. www.youtube.com/watch?v=swF-...
Fareed’s take: World countering Trump with shrewd moves
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
This letter is just one of many bizarre messages posted from this old man lately. He is clearly not well. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:57 PM
It became a weekend filled with Americana, Bluegrass, Country, and all the other good stuff one needs to listen to now and then open.spotify.com/playlist/2EN...
Mist on the Mountain
open.spotify.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Billy Strings' band are as good as they come. Sounds like they played together forever. youtu.be/WgqaxMOKfnI?...
Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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January 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Not the result we hoped for in Nottingham. Frustrating game, but as always, onwards and upwards. #Arsenal
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Reposted by Stefan Waldeck
Jag tror inte att ledartexter beställs av NMT-media (som äger Corren) men jag kan konstatera att Corrren är en av de mest skolkoncernpositiva tidningarna i landet och att det finns makalösa kopplingar mellan bolagsstyrelsen och skolkoncernerna.

Var uppmärksamma nu *tråd*
Det går inte att försvara vinstdriften i skolan på något annat sätt än att de dumma SOSSARNA vill förbjuda den. Artikeln är bakom betalvägg men konstigt nog nämns inte att alla riksdagspartiers genomsnittsväljare är emot dagens marknadsskola. www.corren.se/ledare/ledar...
WILHELM NYSTRÖM: Så vill sossarna lura Linköpings föräldrar
Katastrof om väljarna låter S strypa Linköpings bolagsskolor, skriver Wilhelm Nyström i denna del ett av tre i en serie om Linköpings friskolor.
www.corren.se
January 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Reposted by Stefan Waldeck
The world isn’t “choosing” clean energy out of kindness. It’s switching because solar and wind are cheaper, faster to build, and now paired with batteries.
Fossil power is losing on cost, speed, and relevance.

This isn’t a trend.
It’s replacement.

#Renewables #EnergyEconomics #Solar #Wind #BESS
January 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
We started walking into a park and came across the Spanish Square by luck. This is the passage into the courtyard. What a fantastic place. #Seville #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #streetphotography #ClassicMono #Flickr my Flickr link in bio
January 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
We all know what this means…
Trump to Reuters about the midterm elections: "When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Stefan Waldeck
The Arsenal fans singing at Stamford Bridge tonight about Thomas Frank!😂
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Cold, grey and rainy day on the Irish east-coast today. At least I'm home again, warm, and I have my headphones on full blast! So much energy in this playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/2wt...
Wisdom For The Ages
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January 14, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Reposted by Stefan Waldeck
Jag kan skriva det så kan ni bara gilla eller om ni är riktigt tuffa dela: Vi behöver en generalstrejk i välfärden! Politiker kommer aldrig att göra något åt det här problemet så länge välfärdsmedarbetare jobbar på som vanligt (dvs in i väggen). www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Fler sjukskrivs för stress – läraren Anneli i Umeå: ”Man orkar inte”
Just nu är 1 100 personer i Västerbotten sjukskrivna för stress. Fallen ökar mer i länet än i riket som stort. Här har de ökat med 21 procent sedan år 2019. – Vi hinner inte med vårat jobb som vi gjor...
www.svt.se
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM