Olav Lægreid
@olavlaegreid.bsky.social
Attorney LLM, guitarist, composer. Based in Minnesund, Norway, Europe.
Trump wants Greenland. Greenland is Danish territory. Denmark is an American ally, through NATO. Rubio says the US is still committed to NATO. So, the US argument that the US needs Greenland as a US state making it US territory, to secure world peace(!), is completely void.
April 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Trump wants Greenland. Greenland is Danish territory. Denmark is an American ally, through NATO. Rubio says the US is still committed to NATO. So, the US argument that the US needs Greenland as a US state making it US territory, to secure world peace(!), is completely void.
As expected, UK moves on with talks on free trade agreements with Asia outside China. EU will most certainly follow. Ursula von der Leyen met with PM of India last week, stating there will be a free trade agreement this year. The world has alternatives to trading with the US. Trump did not get that.
Ministers from Japan, U.K. agree to promote free trade amid Trump tariff threats | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Economy and foreign ministers of Japan and Britain agreed Friday to promote free and open international trade at their first “two-plus-two” dialogue on economy held in Tokyo amid growing concern about...
www.asahi.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
As expected, UK moves on with talks on free trade agreements with Asia outside China. EU will most certainly follow. Ursula von der Leyen met with PM of India last week, stating there will be a free trade agreement this year. The world has alternatives to trading with the US. Trump did not get that.
Contrary to Trump's Tuesday address in Congress, S Korean tariffs on US goods are not even close to being 4 x US tariffs on S Korea. Apart from misinforming Congress, Trump has no answer to what US goods S Korea would like to buy more of. Higher tariffs will just backfire on US Big Tech and US jobs.
Fact-checking Trump's tariff claim about South Korea. What are his real motives?
Trump's tariff claim seen as strategy to pressure Korea on trade and security US President Donald Trump's March 4 claim that South Korea levies tariffs four times higher than those of the US has spark...
m.koreaherald.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Contrary to Trump's Tuesday address in Congress, S Korean tariffs on US goods are not even close to being 4 x US tariffs on S Korea. Apart from misinforming Congress, Trump has no answer to what US goods S Korea would like to buy more of. Higher tariffs will just backfire on US Big Tech and US jobs.
Good point.
Ukraine has supplied the U.S. with extensive intelligence and vast amounts of data on Russian technology, captured equipment, battlefield operational guides, weapon performance, and countermeasures against US provided systems. A shame no one seems to remembers or appreciates it
March 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Good point.
The Norwegian public pension fund, NBIM, is run under a set of ethical guidelines. Its possession of Tesla stocks is no longer compliant, and the company is also on its way down. The Norwegian welfare state can"t keep connected to Musk anymore. Time for NBIM to leave Tesla now, before it"s too late.
March 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Norwegian public pension fund, NBIM, is run under a set of ethical guidelines. Its possession of Tesla stocks is no longer compliant, and the company is also on its way down. The Norwegian welfare state can"t keep connected to Musk anymore. Time for NBIM to leave Tesla now, before it"s too late.
Probably the most politically convenient foot-and-mouth disease that has ever occurred, considering these two countries' official stance on Ukraine.
The U.K. has moved to ban meat and dairy imports from Hungary and Slovakia after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed along the border between the two countries on Friday, less than two months after an outbreak in Germany.
UK bans meat, dairy imports from Hungary, Slovakia after foot-and-mouth case
Confirmation of case along the Hungarian-Slovak border comes less than two months after an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Germany.
www.politico.eu
March 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Probably the most politically convenient foot-and-mouth disease that has ever occurred, considering these two countries' official stance on Ukraine.
In 2023, 46 percent of workers in Japan were women. However, the labour market has little room for the disabled. An interesting editorial twist to the topic of women's rights on this day, March 8th.
Disabled women in Japan still left far behind in employment | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
While Japanese women may be catching up with men in terms of pay, the same cannot be said for those with disabilities.
www.asahi.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In 2023, 46 percent of workers in Japan were women. However, the labour market has little room for the disabled. An interesting editorial twist to the topic of women's rights on this day, March 8th.
For those of you who may have doubted that S Korea is a state of justice. This instance seems to be a good example of excellent judicial craftsmanship. The law is not there to cheer the popular among us, and prosecutors must face consequences of making mistakes. I take no stand for or against Yoon.
President Yoon Suk Yeol freed after 52 days in detention
Court rules CIO calculated Yoon’s detention period incorrectly, division of detention period had no legal grounds President Yoon Suk Yeol was released on Saturday after 52 days in detention, as the pr...
m.koreaherald.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For those of you who may have doubted that S Korea is a state of justice. This instance seems to be a good example of excellent judicial craftsmanship. The law is not there to cheer the popular among us, and prosecutors must face consequences of making mistakes. I take no stand for or against Yoon.
As expected, but next move should convince Trump that Europe is capable without the US.
We are coming out of this European Council determined.
These are extraordinary times.
They call for extraordinary measures.
With REARM Europe, we'll equip our Union with the capabilities it needs to support Ukraine and defend itself ↓
europa.eu/!XQhQdX
These are extraordinary times.
They call for extraordinary measures.
With REARM Europe, we'll equip our Union with the capabilities it needs to support Ukraine and defend itself ↓
europa.eu/!XQhQdX
March 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
As expected, but next move should convince Trump that Europe is capable without the US.
The world has the Japanese car industry, the Korean, the French, and the German car industry. Why on earth would a buyer outside the US want an American car instead? Just take a look at an American welding edge and compare it to a Japanese welding edge. Tariffs will not help to deal with that.
March 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The world has the Japanese car industry, the Korean, the French, and the German car industry. Why on earth would a buyer outside the US want an American car instead? Just take a look at an American welding edge and compare it to a Japanese welding edge. Tariffs will not help to deal with that.
Tesla decrease of sales in Europe Feb 24 to Feb 25, 76 % down in Germany, 26 in France, approximately 50 in Scandinavia. Britain only exception, up 20. In the meantime, German, Japanese, Korean brands grow. They have experience, volume and know how to make cars. Tesla cars are generally not as good.
March 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Tesla decrease of sales in Europe Feb 24 to Feb 25, 76 % down in Germany, 26 in France, approximately 50 in Scandinavia. Britain only exception, up 20. In the meantime, German, Japanese, Korean brands grow. They have experience, volume and know how to make cars. Tesla cars are generally not as good.
Failed to insert accurate coordinates for the bomb drop, blundered injuring eight civilians in S Korea at S/N Korean border during US and S Korean live fire air drill. Luckily this is very uncommon. Bombing N Korea by mistake would probably be a bad idea.
Two South Korean Air Force jets mistakenly bomb border village; at least 15 injured
Pilot erred by entering coordinates of wrong strike target, Air Force official says Two South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a village near the inter-Korean border during a li...
m.koreaherald.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Failed to insert accurate coordinates for the bomb drop, blundered injuring eight civilians in S Korea at S/N Korean border during US and S Korean live fire air drill. Luckily this is very uncommon. Bombing N Korea by mistake would probably be a bad idea.
Reposted by Olav Lægreid
What a front cover...
March 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What a front cover...
In Japan, social security benefits are obtained by 1,23 percent of the population. In Norway, the real unemployment rate is hidden by a very high number of people getting temporary sickness benefits. Still, those who receive social security benefits amount to 2,8 percent, more than double of Japan.
Welfare benefit applications rise for fifth year; many live alone | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
The number of applications for welfare benefits totaled 255,897 in 2024, the highest since current tallying methods were adopted in 2013.
www.asahi.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In Japan, social security benefits are obtained by 1,23 percent of the population. In Norway, the real unemployment rate is hidden by a very high number of people getting temporary sickness benefits. Still, those who receive social security benefits amount to 2,8 percent, more than double of Japan.
Europe just needs to get used to that the US has left the free world and is no longer part of our team. We must look to Asia outside China, which represents 24 percent of world GDP. Making more friends there is a good idea. China's economy is significantly smaller than the rest of Asia's economy.
March 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Europe just needs to get used to that the US has left the free world and is no longer part of our team. We must look to Asia outside China, which represents 24 percent of world GDP. Making more friends there is a good idea. China's economy is significantly smaller than the rest of Asia's economy.