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Kjell-Gunnar Eriksen
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Retired diplomat. Former Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan and
Special Representative for Afghanistan. Journalist i Nordlys i forrige årtusen.
"Maos Kina og Stalins Sovjet blir løftet fram som kilder til inspirasjon." Sukk.
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Interessant sak. Den norske kvinnen som ble arrestert i San Diego, er en av mange i samme situasjon. Utenlandske statsborgere som søker permanent oppholdstillatelse fordi de har amerikanske ektefeller og som blir kastet i fengsel i prosessen.
“It’s insane to have them rip our family apart.” Federal agents are arresting the foreign spouses of Americans during interviews at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices. The couples and their lawyers said they had followed the required steps to secure permanent residency.
For Spouses of U.S. Citizens, Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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26 November 1942 | German ship S.S. Donau left Oslo in occupied #Norway, carrying 532 of Norway’s Jews, en route to #Auschwitz.

They arrived at the camp on December 1. A total of 772 Norwegian Jews were deported for extermination. 26 survived the war.
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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More than anything, Ukrainians want peace — but real and lasting peace, not a scenario where russia for free gets a military advantage and a better position to attack us further.
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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It was an honour to receive a trophy from #SaudiCyclingFederation, presented to our Ambassador Kjersti Tromsdal and received on her behalf by the DHM, Monika Thowsen as a token of gratitude for the Ambassador’s suport and attendance at 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, held in #Riyadh.
#riyadh #riyadh2025 #bmxfreestyle #trails #الرياض2025 #بطولة_العالم_للدراجات_الحضرية | Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riyadh
It was an honour to receive a trophy from the الاتحاد السعودي للدراجات Saudi Cycling Federation , presented to our Ambassador Kjersti Tromsdal and today received on her behalf by the Embassy’s Deputy...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.

The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The Rise and Fall of the Dim-Wit Plan
The latest iteration of a "secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine" would have been funny, if it wasn't so cruel to Ukraine.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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… enig. Knut var krystallklar. Bra at en UDs (ex) beste Russlandskjennere benevner Putin med sin rette tittel: Diktator.
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Min gamle sjef Knut Hauge (tidligere NATO- og Moskva-ambassadør) er god på #dax18 nå.
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Dim-Wit Plan.
Made an effort to establish a timeline of this latest iteration of essentially the same old attempt by the Trump administration to force a peace deal, doomed to fail like the previous three times.

The number of plot twists would have been amusing, if it wasn’t so cruel to Ukraine.
The Rise and Fall of the Dim-Wit Plan
The latest iteration of a "secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine" would have been funny, if it wasn't so cruel to Ukraine.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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OTD in 1939 USSR staged the Mainila incident. A false flag to justify invading Finland as per our alliance with Nazis. We claimed Finn's attacked us just as a few hundred thousand of our soldiers were massed on their former border.

Imagine such brutality being tolerated & excused today.
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Er det håp om at noen republikanere har ryggrad?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/politics/republicans-trump-ukraine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.308.Wp0c.VHT2D8B05Yf_&smid=url-share
Republicans Fight With Trump’s Team Over Ukraine Talks
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Dette er bare trist. Ulstein har vært bistandsminister og vet bedre enn å snakke om "høye kanapeer". KrF har historisk vært en varm tilhenger av EØS-avtalen. Nå vil de sette den i spill ved å kutte i EØS-midlene til EUs fattigste. Høyrepopulisme på sitt verste. e24.no/norsk-oekono...
Vil straffe EU: – Må få konsekvenser
KrF vil gjengjelde toll ved å fryse 1,5 milliarder EØS-kroner til Europas fattigste land.
e24.no
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"På størrelse med Monaco". Alternativ til fotballbaner som måleenhet for areal. www.nrk.no/ostfold/plan...
Planlegg gigantutbygging av datasenter: – Kjem til å bruke vanvitig mykje straum
Nytt datasenter i Sarpsborg kan beslaglegge skogsområde på størrelse med Monaco.
www.nrk.no
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Trump Administration bizarrely demands the University of Pennsylvania hand over "names, phone numbers and physical addresses" for anyone who "belongs to Jewish clubs or groups on campus, and anyone who works in the university’s Jewish studies program"...

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Jeg kritiserer VG rett som det er, men her er politisk redaktør Frøy Gudbrandsen god. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/Pd...
Det er alvor nå
Trumps fredsplan er laget på Putins premisser og legger til rette for mer krig.
www.vg.no
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Han var to år gammel.
23 November 1940 | Norwegian Jewish boy Harry Reichwald was born.

He arrived at Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Det er problemer innad i MAGA. Pga uenighet om Epstein, inflasjon, Venezuela, nazi-sympatisører i bevegelsen og Ukraina. Men VGs kommentatorer i Giæver og gjengen mener grunnen er at Trump kalte en journalist "Piggy".
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Dagbladet for EU-medlemskap på lederplass. Ett argument: ferrolegeringer. www.dagbladet.no/meninger/ine...
Ine tør der Erna viker
Vi ønsker EU-debatten velkommen.
www.dagbladet.no
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Blogginnlegg om diverse mediers (midlertidige) feil-gjengivelse av Zelenskyjs reaksjon på den siste "fredsplanen", og om NTBs uutholdelige letthet med tanke på sitt ansvar for å unngå å spre feilinformasjon. doremusnor.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/n...
NTBs uutholdelige letthet
Fredag ettermiddag la Ukrainas president Volodomyr Zelenskyj ut en 10 minutters video-tale til nasjonen der han blant annet omtalte den nye fredsplanen som USA og Russ…
doremusnor.wordpress.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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23 November 1940 | Norwegian Jewish boy Harry Reichwald was born.

He arrived at Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Norway frontloads extra 1,2b $ for Ukraine in military aid this year, increasing its total 2025 contribution to 10b $.

This is the best possible response to any capitulation pressure.

Europe as a whole must follow this example asap.

Do you love Norway just as I do?
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM