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Erik Martiniussen
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Journalist and author of the non-fiction book The War against Bacteria.
Mange trudde Trump var ein isolasjonist. Det har han vist seg å ikkje vera. Trumps utanrikspolitikk har overraskande mange likskapstrekk med Trumps innanrikspolitikk, skriv eg i Dag og Tid. www.dagogtid.no/samfunn/burd...
(+) Burde Trump fått fredsprisen?
Mange trudde Trump var ein isolasjonist. Det har han vist seg ikkje å vera. Men kva er eigentleg Trumps utanrikspolitiske dagsorden?
www.dagogtid.no
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Russian forces have reportedly fallen into three simultaneous encirclements. Ukrainian troops cut off retreat routes while drones track reinforcements. Ukraine’s Dnipro command confirms advances, saying Russian logistics near Dobropillia are collapsing and retreating troops are trapped under fire.
September 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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11 UK court rules consent for 2 new Scottish oil and gas fields granted unlawfully, triggering fresh approval requirements

x.com/AssaadRazzou...

Climate anxiety is real, widespread and intensifying. This 5+ years weekly thread⬆️ aggregates good climate news, just keep on clicking!
February 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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⚡ Zelenskyy: Ukrainians want peace more than anyone else in the world.

💬 "Because the war is here, and the victims are ours, our people, our independence, and all of this is under constant threat, constantly under attack, under missile strikes."
February 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Insane times
February 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This can't be right? Are Trump going to put a 25 % tax on canadian and mexican oil? 😂 And he thinks that is a good thing for his fossile fuel consuming voters??
February 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Which power generation technologies are the least harmful to the environment & society?

It's wind, solar and geothermal.

Great meta-study provides an overview of negative externalities associated with electricity supply.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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My new video on why china and russia really wanted to get Trump back in the White House is out now on youtube. Link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q9U...
Why china and russia really wanted Trump back!
YouTube video by Joni Askola
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Trump fired the NLRB's pro-worker general counsel and its acting chair.

He's effectively gutted the agency tasked with defending the rights of workers to organize.

Guess who has recently filed lawsuits aimed at invalidating the agency altogether?

Amazon and SpaceX.
Trump fires US labor board member, hobbling agency amid legal battles
President Donald Trump has removed a Democratic member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board from office, an unprecedented move that will escalate an ongoing legal battle over the scope of the president's powers to control federal agencies.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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🇸🇰 Slovak PM Robert Fico threatens to block all EU aid to Ukraine if Zelensky does not restore gas transit through Ukraine. He stated that the threat of countermeasures is "the only language Zelensky understands."
January 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Not the American people?
This what they voted for.
KING: Even you said the images of J6 stirred up anger in you, 'the nation was embarrassed.' How do you reconcile those feelings with Trump's pardons?

MARCO RUBIO: I used to be a senator, and now I'm about to be sworn in as secretary of state. That's what I'm thinking. I work for Donald J Trump.
January 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Reminder that Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Google are each facing federal antitrust lawsuits.

They each gave cash hand over fist to Trump’s inaugural fund, which raked in a record $250 million.

When I say money in politics corrupts our system, this is what I’m talking about.
Donald Trump's inauguration sets fundraising record: $250 million and counting. Who are the top donors?
Donald Trump inauguration: US President-elect Donald Trump brought in record-breaking $250 million for inaugural fundraising. Apple, Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other top tech companies in…
economictimes.indiatimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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BREAKING: Donald Trump FAILED to end the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours” after entering the Oval Office, as he repeatedly promised during the presidential campaign.
January 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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When billionaires take control of vital communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.

And when those billionaires justify their business motives by citing “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.

Don't be fooled.
January 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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8/8 Sources:
The Guardian - Elon Musk has become the world’s biggest hypocrite on free speech
Grok
January 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Russia destroyed Mariupol&abandoned the people who lived there:
"We found ourselves superfluous in our hometown,although we were waiting for Russia"

Homeless residents of occupied Mariupol recorded an appeal to Putin.They’re unable to get the housing promised by the "authorities" for the third year
January 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Russians filmed their own broken column. Huge amounts of destroyed tanks, IFVs and armored carriers are visible.
January 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Denne ga mening, syns jeg. Russland slitet, og de sliter hardt. Det eneste som kan redde dem fra nederlag i Ukraina nå, er propaganda. youtu.be/WupRwvJ7sOc?...
Russia's economic crisis
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
youtu.be
December 25, 2024 at 5:14 PM
4/8 russia's inflation is primarily driven by a combination of an acute labor shortage, increased public spending, and sanctions, all of which are largely a result of the ongoing war.
December 25, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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"70E" står for "70 Erik" - ikke "70 Ekspress" som man skulle tro.
@erikma.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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1/8 Putin approves record defense spending as russia's economy overheats, and the central bank gets ready to increase the key interest rate once again
December 3, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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Britain imposes sanctions on 30 ships from Russia's "shadow fleet". This marks the UK's largest sanctions package of its kind, targeting vessels that moved over $4.3B in oil and petroleum products last year.
www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2024/11...
Британія запровадила санкції щодо 30 кораблів “тіньового флоту” РФ
Уряд Великої Британії заявив про запровадження, за його словами, найбільшого пакета санкцій проти 30 кораблів так званого “тіньового флоту” Росії.
www.eurointegration.com.ua
November 25, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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⚡️Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritize aiding Ukraine over Taiwan, Politico reports.

"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum.
Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritize aiding Ukraine over Taiwan, Politico reports
"A Ukrainian victory will serve as the most effective deterrent to future aggression," former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said during the Halifax International Security Forum on Nov. 23.
kyivindependent.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Klimaforhandlingene i Baku kollapser #Cop29! De sårbare øystatene, AOSIS, trekker seg, melder @cnn.com "Our needs are known [and] they are being ignored," announced the group's negotiators in a manic hastily arranged press conference in the middle of the corridor.
November 23, 2024 at 1:44 PM