Ari Sundberg
@arisundberg.bsky.social
Journalist with Bonnier News Finland at Vasabladet. All opinions are my own. Posts in Swedish, Finnish and English.
This just goes to show #Russia has no intent to commit to #peace, and the #Trump administration should accept that they're being played.
Russia Bombards Kyiv Even as Ukraine Claims Progress in Peace Talks
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
BBC refuses to pay Trump compensation. Well, anything else would have been madness. It's been sad to see how media outlets in the US have caved in the face of Trumps empty threats.
BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
Lawyers for the US president have threatened to sue the corporation for $1bn (£759m).
bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
BBC refuses to pay Trump compensation. Well, anything else would have been madness. It's been sad to see how media outlets in the US have caved in the face of Trumps empty threats.
Americans agree something is seriously wrong. No shit, say the rest of us.
After Kirk Killing, Americans Agree on One Thing: Something Is Seriously Wrong
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Americans agree something is seriously wrong. No shit, say the rest of us.
August 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Reposted by Ari Sundberg
The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
August 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
His majesty king #Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC. The king of the #USA might just be as out of touch with his subjects as was Louis XVI, and look what happened to him.
Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC
President demands unhoused residents leave US capital or face eviction and vowed to use officers to make arrests
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The cost of being an unreliable friend will be high as Europe stops buying stuff made in the #USA. Winning back the trust of Europe will be hard. #DonaldTrump
Spain rules out buying F-35, choosing between Eurofighter or FCAS
Spain is no longer considering the option of buying U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets and is choosing between European-made Eurofighter and the so-called Future Combat Air System (FCAS), a defence ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The cost of being an unreliable friend will be high as Europe stops buying stuff made in the #USA. Winning back the trust of Europe will be hard. #DonaldTrump
World Overshoot Day on July 24. Some 50+ years ago it was in late December. We are seriously f*cked if we don’t get our shit together right now. #overshootday
July 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
World Overshoot Day on July 24. Some 50+ years ago it was in late December. We are seriously f*cked if we don’t get our shit together right now. #overshootday
As more and more US media cave to Donald Trump the country sinks further into the authoritarian abyss. To quote the orange puppet master himself: Sad.
CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
As more and more US media cave to Donald Trump the country sinks further into the authoritarian abyss. To quote the orange puppet master himself: Sad.
New Evidence Reveals Ancient Greeks Immediately Regretted Inventing Theater — theonion.com/new-evidence...
New Evidence Reveals Ancient Greeks Immediately Regretted Inventing Theater
OXFORD, ENGLAND—Providing insight into the culture of early Western civilization, historians from the University of Oxford announced Friday the discovery of new evidence revealing that ancient Greeks ...
theonion.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Evidence Reveals Ancient Greeks Immediately Regretted Inventing Theater — theonion.com/new-evidence...
One of these men is a hero trying to prevent his country from being destroyed and his people from being murdered. There are not enough negative attributes to describe what the other man is.
‘Free world needs a new leader’: Europe defends Zelenskyy after Trump attack
France, Germany and Poland all make prompt declarations of support as Europe fears Trump’s alignment with Putin.
www.politico.eu
March 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
One of these men is a hero trying to prevent his country from being destroyed and his people from being murdered. There are not enough negative attributes to describe what the other man is.
This Kremlin spokesperson is the last to lecture Europe about free speech, beeing himself part of an action to forbid the use of certain words, such as diversity, equity and inclusion, who is a proponent of censorship of literature, and who tries to mute the free press in his own country.
Vance floats US troop withdrawal from Germany over free-speech concerns
The U.S. vice president links continued military support to Berlin’s speech policies.
www.politico.eu
February 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This Kremlin spokesperson is the last to lecture Europe about free speech, beeing himself part of an action to forbid the use of certain words, such as diversity, equity and inclusion, who is a proponent of censorship of literature, and who tries to mute the free press in his own country.
The Russians will eat the Americans for breakfast, was the assessment made by @keirgiles.bsky.social in my interview with him about the negotiations between #Russia and the #USA in Riyadh on Tuesday. Hopes are not high for the future of US engagement in European security.
"Ryssland kommer käka USA till frukost" - expert tror USA ger vika när fred ska nås
USA håller i praktiken på att överge Europa till förmån för ekonomiska fördelar i Ryssland, säger Keir Giles om fredsförhandlingarna i Riyadh, dit de som på riktigt berörs av kriget i Ukraina inte har...
www.vasabladet.fi
February 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Russians will eat the Americans for breakfast, was the assessment made by @keirgiles.bsky.social in my interview with him about the negotiations between #Russia and the #USA in Riyadh on Tuesday. Hopes are not high for the future of US engagement in European security.
I believe this is the point president @alexstubb.bsky.social was making when he yesterday called for less talk and more action. And I agree. We can’t trust the cavalry to arrive in the nick of time, #Trump and #Musk have dismantled it.
I’m in Munich and people keep asking me to decode Vance’s speech. OK: In Vance English “free speech” means “Let Musk run your elections” and “democracy” means “let Russia run your elections.” Now move on. 2025 is about what Europeans do, not what Americans say.
February 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I believe this is the point president @alexstubb.bsky.social was making when he yesterday called for less talk and more action. And I agree. We can’t trust the cavalry to arrive in the nick of time, #Trump and #Musk have dismantled it.
Right wing populists from the #USA have brought their culture war to #Europe. Make no mistake, the purpose of the current aministration of #Trump and his hardcore fundamentalist christian cronies is to spread #authocracy to the detriment of liberal #democracy.
JD Vance’s Munich speech laid bare the collapse of the transatlantic alliance
The US vice-president was hypocritical and insensitive, but bracingly clear in his resetting of relationships
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Right wing populists from the #USA have brought their culture war to #Europe. Make no mistake, the purpose of the current aministration of #Trump and his hardcore fundamentalist christian cronies is to spread #authocracy to the detriment of liberal #democracy.
Here's a thought: The Russian Federation should be renamed with its historic name Principality of Moscow, or Muscovy.
Svenska experten: Dags att byta namn på Ryssland
Jämför med Ivan den förskräcklige • Uråldrigt namn ”passar bättre”.
www.hbl.fi
February 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Here's a thought: The Russian Federation should be renamed with its historic name Principality of Moscow, or Muscovy.
Dear #USA. Starting as of today I am issuing a personal boycot on all goods made in your country to last until common sense returns to the White House. #boycot #DonaldTrump #tariffs
Brussels vows ‘firm’ response to threatened Trump tariffs as EU braces for trade war
European Commission says the bloc “regrets” new U.S. tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.
www.politico.eu
February 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Dear #USA. Starting as of today I am issuing a personal boycot on all goods made in your country to last until common sense returns to the White House. #boycot #DonaldTrump #tariffs
If the presidency of Donald Trump was a comedy show it would be hilariously funny. #DonaldTrump
President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trump’s Watch
President Trump’s remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If the presidency of Donald Trump was a comedy show it would be hilariously funny. #DonaldTrump
Elon Musk could do with learning the meaning of the Greman word Bildung and try to educate himself a bit before having any opinions about Germanys past. #ElonMusk
Musk’s ‘move on’ from the Holocaust plea challenges enduring German taboo
“Acknowledgement of the dark past of the country” is vital, says the chair of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Elon Musk could do with learning the meaning of the Greman word Bildung and try to educate himself a bit before having any opinions about Germanys past. #ElonMusk
Det här blir mitt nya stamställe i Stockholm.
Krogen där 54-åringar inte får komma in
På en nyöppnad bar i Stockholm kan alla som är under 55 känna sig som 17 igen – de är för unga för att få komma in.
www.dn.se
January 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Det här blir mitt nya stamställe i Stockholm.
Vasa stadsfullmäktige ska fatta ett beslut om att utreda möjligheten att genomföra ett musik- och kongresscenter på Wärtsiläs gamla verkstadsområde i Vöråstan. Möjligheten behöver inte utredas. Det är bara att sätta igång planeringen.
Ari Sundberg: Sluta ängslas - nu behövs tydliga signaler om musikhuset
På måndag ska fullmäktige fatta beslut om en utredning om musik- och kongresscentret. Varför inte fatta beslut om att sätta igång projektet?
www.vasabladet.fi
January 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Vasa stadsfullmäktige ska fatta ett beslut om att utreda möjligheten att genomföra ett musik- och kongresscenter på Wärtsiläs gamla verkstadsområde i Vöråstan. Möjligheten behöver inte utredas. Det är bara att sätta igång planeringen.
The EU steps up its investigation into whether the social media platform X has breached EU rules on content moderation. Good. Social media should be accountable for the content it pushes the same way traditional media is.
EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation
EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation
Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility
The European Commission has asked X to hand over internal documents about its algorithms, as it steps up its investigation into whether…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The EU steps up its investigation into whether the social media platform X has breached EU rules on content moderation. Good. Social media should be accountable for the content it pushes the same way traditional media is.
