Dominique
@kidoma.bsky.social
French, Finnish American gal in Texas Enjoys democracy, to read and travel, innovation, simple things like nature, family and friends. Interests in people, art, politics, literature, science, dyslexia, history
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We might be “experiencing an AI bubble,” Rogé Karma argues. “If that bubble bursts, it could put the dot-com crash to shame—and the tech giants and their Silicon Valley backers won’t be the only ones who suffer.”
Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?
The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from materializing.
bit.ly
September 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Thought provoking and worth reading in its entirety
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Wrote a little love letter to Denmark 🫶🇩🇰
In good Nordic style, I of course had to dunk on them a little. But the main point is: if all European countries were more like Denmark, Ukraine and Europe would be in a very different place now.
On the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
In good Nordic style, I of course had to dunk on them a little. But the main point is: if all European countries were more like Denmark, Ukraine and Europe would be in a very different place now.
On the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
Small State Power: Be Like Denmark
In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander writes about how Denmark is showing that even small states can punch far above their weight and lead by example.
open.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Wrote a little love letter to Denmark 🫶🇩🇰
In good Nordic style, I of course had to dunk on them a little. But the main point is: if all European countries were more like Denmark, Ukraine and Europe would be in a very different place now.
On the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
In good Nordic style, I of course had to dunk on them a little. But the main point is: if all European countries were more like Denmark, Ukraine and Europe would be in a very different place now.
On the Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social
Over 12 years and 150 drugs from knowingly unsafe Indian factories with the FDA blessing. Banana republic anyone !?
The FDA quietly gave a global manufacturer a special pass to continue sending 14 drugs to Americans even though they were made at a substandard factory that was officially banned from the U.S. market.
It wasn’t the first time.
It wasn’t the first time.
How the FDA Let Medications From Banned Foreign Factories Into the U.S.
ProPublica spent 14 months investigating the FDA’s oversight of foreign drugmakers that send medications to the U.S. These are the key takeaways.
www.propublica.org
June 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Over 12 years and 150 drugs from knowingly unsafe Indian factories with the FDA blessing. Banana republic anyone !?
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My first post in collaboration with
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social is out !
I wrote about some concerning new developments that may indicate that Russia is feeling confident enough in Trump’s ability to force a bad deal on Ukraine so that the Kremlin is starting to prepare for more.
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social is out !
I wrote about some concerning new developments that may indicate that Russia is feeling confident enough in Trump’s ability to force a bad deal on Ukraine so that the Kremlin is starting to prepare for more.
Russia Is Preparing For More
Developments Along the Northeastern Front
open.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
My first post in collaboration with
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social is out !
I wrote about some concerning new developments that may indicate that Russia is feeling confident enough in Trump’s ability to force a bad deal on Ukraine so that the Kremlin is starting to prepare for more.
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social is out !
I wrote about some concerning new developments that may indicate that Russia is feeling confident enough in Trump’s ability to force a bad deal on Ukraine so that the Kremlin is starting to prepare for more.
Excellent piece on Greenland
This, from Timothy Snyder, is definitive, on Greenland open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Imperialism Has no Clothes
JD Vance in Greenland
open.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Excellent piece on Greenland
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The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
March 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
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Russia’s leaders have said nothing about peace. They have made a list of demands on the US, the fulfillment of which allows them to broaden the war against Ukraine. And the US simply fulfills all of these Russian demands without question. That is only a peace process in the Orwellian sense.
March 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Russia’s leaders have said nothing about peace. They have made a list of demands on the US, the fulfillment of which allows them to broaden the war against Ukraine. And the US simply fulfills all of these Russian demands without question. That is only a peace process in the Orwellian sense.
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Very important analysis here by @michaeldweiss.bsky.social and @jimmyrushton.bsky.social. Plan B becomes Plan A when there is no more Plan A.
newlinesmag.com/argument/can...
newlinesmag.com/argument/can...
Can Europe Back Ukraine's Fight Alone?
For the first time in decades, European leaders face a US commander-in-chief who doesn’t care for Cold War-era pieties
newlinesmag.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Very important analysis here by @michaeldweiss.bsky.social and @jimmyrushton.bsky.social. Plan B becomes Plan A when there is no more Plan A.
newlinesmag.com/argument/can...
newlinesmag.com/argument/can...
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Kudos to @phillipspobrien.bsky.social for having written this on 2 September, 2023:
”What leaders in Europe have to face, as a pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine position solidifies in the Republican Party, is the prospect of having to do most of the heavy lifting to help Ukraine win the war.”
”What leaders in Europe have to face, as a pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine position solidifies in the Republican Party, is the prospect of having to do most of the heavy lifting to help Ukraine win the war.”
The U.S. and Europe Are Splitting Over Ukraine
The GOP’s populist wing would abandon Kyiv—and endanger the world’s most successful military alliance.
www.theatlantic.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kudos to @phillipspobrien.bsky.social for having written this on 2 September, 2023:
”What leaders in Europe have to face, as a pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine position solidifies in the Republican Party, is the prospect of having to do most of the heavy lifting to help Ukraine win the war.”
”What leaders in Europe have to face, as a pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine position solidifies in the Republican Party, is the prospect of having to do most of the heavy lifting to help Ukraine win the war.”
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Polish Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa and 38 other former political prisoners of Poland's communist regime have condemned Donald Trump's treatment of Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, which they said reminded them of communist interrogation techniques
Wałęsa condemns Trump treatment of Zelensky, likening it to communist interrogation
notesfrompoland.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Polish Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa and 38 other former political prisoners of Poland's communist regime have condemned Donald Trump's treatment of Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, which they said reminded them of communist interrogation techniques
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Thank you @kaine.senate.gov for restoring our faith: there still is spirit of justice, freedom and friendship in the US
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After Attending VA National Guard Exercises in Finland, Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor to Support NATO
YouTube video by Senator Kaine
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February 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thank you @kaine.senate.gov for restoring our faith: there still is spirit of justice, freedom and friendship in the US
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Posting this to remind myself it’s true. Unreal
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
February 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Posting this to remind myself it’s true. Unreal
They are playing Russian roulette with the FAA. This comes after the Southwest flight in Chicago yesterday. There are so many incidents in the past month, I lose track! It’s unheard of and crickets from the administration
Another plane incident in DC:
An American Airlines flight from Boston had to abort its landing at DCA airport this morning to avoid another plane that was taking off on the same runway, authorities said.
An American Airlines flight from Boston had to abort its landing at DCA airport this morning to avoid another plane that was taking off on the same runway, authorities said.
February 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
They are playing Russian roulette with the FAA. This comes after the Southwest flight in Chicago yesterday. There are so many incidents in the past month, I lose track! It’s unheard of and crickets from the administration
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Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin says Europe's response to Ukraine has fallen short.
It's morally and strategically inexcusable for Russia to outspend Ukraine on defence, says Sanna Marin
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin says Europe's response to Ukraine has fallen short.
yle.fi
February 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin says Europe's response to Ukraine has fallen short.
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Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
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The audacity of Vance scolding Europe for having annulled Romanian election results due to Russian interference, representing a president who violently physically attacked the US system of governance and refused to acknowledge his defeat, still claiming the elections was stolen, is simply disgusting
February 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The audacity of Vance scolding Europe for having annulled Romanian election results due to Russian interference, representing a president who violently physically attacked the US system of governance and refused to acknowledge his defeat, still claiming the elections was stolen, is simply disgusting
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A linguistics professor was lecturing his class. "In English, a double negative is a positive. In some languages, like Russian, a double negative is still a negative. But, there is no language wherein a double positive can be a negative."
A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
January 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A linguistics professor was lecturing his class. "In English, a double negative is a positive. In some languages, like Russian, a double negative is still a negative. But, there is no language wherein a double positive can be a negative."
A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
WP is not a trusted source of information anymore.
Retired army general and current MP Pekka Toveri dismissed the newspaper's report as "total B.S.".
Washington Post: Finnish intelligence officials believe Eagle S rupture was an accident
Retired army general and current MP Pekka Toveri dismissed the newspaper's report as "total B.S.".
yle.fi
January 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
WP is not a trusted source of information anymore.
Bonne Année 2025 ! Qu’elle nous réserve d’agréables surprises.
January 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Bonne Année 2025 ! Qu’elle nous réserve d’agréables surprises.
Top 10 reads in 2024: part 1
Un Monde à Refaire - Claire Deya
Nevabacka - Terre des Promesses - Maria Turtschaninoff
Le Choix, Viola Arone
Terra Alta, Javier Cercas
Pondichery, Anne Vantal
Un Monde à Refaire - Claire Deya
Nevabacka - Terre des Promesses - Maria Turtschaninoff
Le Choix, Viola Arone
Terra Alta, Javier Cercas
Pondichery, Anne Vantal
December 28, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Top 10 reads in 2024: part 1
Un Monde à Refaire - Claire Deya
Nevabacka - Terre des Promesses - Maria Turtschaninoff
Le Choix, Viola Arone
Terra Alta, Javier Cercas
Pondichery, Anne Vantal
Un Monde à Refaire - Claire Deya
Nevabacka - Terre des Promesses - Maria Turtschaninoff
Le Choix, Viola Arone
Terra Alta, Javier Cercas
Pondichery, Anne Vantal
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Good morning, Bluesky Friends! 🗽💙 🌊
December 22, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Good morning, Bluesky Friends! 🗽💙 🌊
The whole U.S. government is cheaper to buy than Twitter.
December 19, 2024 at 5:41 AM
The whole U.S. government is cheaper to buy than Twitter.