Petteri Arola
@parola.bsky.social
Making music, cybering with security and living longer to rock out even harder.
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Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
So what's the outcome?
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
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NATO needs to show Russia that sending drones over Poland was a grave mistake. One reasonable response is: immediate announcement of a no-fly-zone over Western Ukraine in order to protect NATO airspace.
September 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
NATO needs to show Russia that sending drones over Poland was a grave mistake. One reasonable response is: immediate announcement of a no-fly-zone over Western Ukraine in order to protect NATO airspace.
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Groundhog day. Trump's cycle: hear Ru demands, try to impose them on Ukraine, blame Ukraine viciously, scold Ru softly, then threaten to walk away. He should do it already--end the useless Ru coddling he calls diplomacy and, if he's not going to help Ukraine, just walk away.
August 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Groundhog day. Trump's cycle: hear Ru demands, try to impose them on Ukraine, blame Ukraine viciously, scold Ru softly, then threaten to walk away. He should do it already--end the useless Ru coddling he calls diplomacy and, if he's not going to help Ukraine, just walk away.
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People just don’t get it. If trump was really angry at Putin and wanted to sanction Russia, he could do that right now. He has that power. Yet time and again he delays, and says he will do it in “weeks”.
The only rational conclusion is that he doesn’t want to sanction Putin.
The only rational conclusion is that he doesn’t want to sanction Putin.
August 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
People just don’t get it. If trump was really angry at Putin and wanted to sanction Russia, he could do that right now. He has that power. Yet time and again he delays, and says he will do it in “weeks”.
The only rational conclusion is that he doesn’t want to sanction Putin.
The only rational conclusion is that he doesn’t want to sanction Putin.
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Trump's Cybersecurity EO eliminates from Biden's last Cybersecurity EO:
Mandatory, machine-readable attestations & SBOMs from every federal software supplier
A CISA-run Repository for SW Attestations & Artifacts and program that randomly validates those filings & publicly names vendors that fail.
Mandatory, machine-readable attestations & SBOMs from every federal software supplier
A CISA-run Repository for SW Attestations & Artifacts and program that randomly validates those filings & publicly names vendors that fail.
June 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Trump's Cybersecurity EO eliminates from Biden's last Cybersecurity EO:
Mandatory, machine-readable attestations & SBOMs from every federal software supplier
A CISA-run Repository for SW Attestations & Artifacts and program that randomly validates those filings & publicly names vendors that fail.
Mandatory, machine-readable attestations & SBOMs from every federal software supplier
A CISA-run Repository for SW Attestations & Artifacts and program that randomly validates those filings & publicly names vendors that fail.
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⚡️ 'Enemy bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' Russian aircraft.
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
'Enemy bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' Russian aircraft
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
kyivindependent.com
June 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
⚡️ 'Enemy bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' Russian aircraft.
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
Awesome!
June 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Awesome!
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Hei newspapers,
If you title anything other than 'Trump ceasefire bid fails as Putin rejects ceasefire" you are part of the problem.
If you title anything other than 'Trump ceasefire bid fails as Putin rejects ceasefire" you are part of the problem.
March 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hei newspapers,
If you title anything other than 'Trump ceasefire bid fails as Putin rejects ceasefire" you are part of the problem.
If you title anything other than 'Trump ceasefire bid fails as Putin rejects ceasefire" you are part of the problem.
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Four senior members of President Trump’s entourage have secretly met with Ukrainian opposition leaders on potentially holding early elections to unseat Ukrainian President Zelensky, per Politico.
March 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Four senior members of President Trump’s entourage have secretly met with Ukrainian opposition leaders on potentially holding early elections to unseat Ukrainian President Zelensky, per Politico.
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This is what happens when a superpower betrays a friend. The other monsters join in the aggression at once.
This is 1940s-level horror.
This is 1940s-level horror.
🚨 China is reportedly negotiating with Russia about potential involvement in combat operations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Reports Suggest China May Seek Combat Experience in Occupied Ukraine, Following North Korea’s Lead
China is reportedly in talks with Russia regarding potential military involvement in Ukraine's occupied territories, seeking battlefield insights.
united24media.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This is what happens when a superpower betrays a friend. The other monsters join in the aggression at once.
This is 1940s-level horror.
This is 1940s-level horror.
Erinomaista pohdintaa. Mielestäni kaikki seuraavat ovat mahdollisia:
- USA poistaa Venäjä pakotteet
- USA pyrkii estämään Eurooppaa toimittamasta aseapua Ukrainaan
- USA painostaa/kiristää Eurooppaa luopumaan Venäjä pakotteista
- USA antaa suoraa tiedustelutietoa ym. apua Venäjälle Ukrainaa vastaan
- USA poistaa Venäjä pakotteet
- USA pyrkii estämään Eurooppaa toimittamasta aseapua Ukrainaan
- USA painostaa/kiristää Eurooppaa luopumaan Venäjä pakotteista
- USA antaa suoraa tiedustelutietoa ym. apua Venäjälle Ukrainaa vastaan
Tekisi jo mieli lopettaa Trumpin toiminnan ja sen seurausten miettiminen. En kuitenkaan pysty, kun seuraukset ovat niin merkityksellisiä meillekin Euroopassa ja Suomessa. Tässä siis joitain ajatuksia aiemman pähkäilyn jatkoksi.
www.vesavihriala.fi/2025/02/euro...
www.vesavihriala.fi/2025/02/euro...
Euroopan ja Suomen totuuden hetki
Ukrainan sodan lähestyessä 3. vuosipäiväänsä on käynyt ilmi, että Yhdysvaltain suhtautuminen Ukrainan ja myös Euroopan puolustamiseen on täysin muuttunut. Muutoksella on dramaattis
www.vesavihriala.fi
March 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Erinomaista pohdintaa. Mielestäni kaikki seuraavat ovat mahdollisia:
- USA poistaa Venäjä pakotteet
- USA pyrkii estämään Eurooppaa toimittamasta aseapua Ukrainaan
- USA painostaa/kiristää Eurooppaa luopumaan Venäjä pakotteista
- USA antaa suoraa tiedustelutietoa ym. apua Venäjälle Ukrainaa vastaan
- USA poistaa Venäjä pakotteet
- USA pyrkii estämään Eurooppaa toimittamasta aseapua Ukrainaan
- USA painostaa/kiristää Eurooppaa luopumaan Venäjä pakotteista
- USA antaa suoraa tiedustelutietoa ym. apua Venäjälle Ukrainaa vastaan
U.S. withdraws support, as predicted. Next: Trump will pressure Europe If Ukraine refuses to ”make peace” on Putin’s terms.
It’s important to understand what ”switching sides” practically means. Trump does not want to accept anything that isn’t what Putin wants. In his mind Russia must win.
It’s important to understand what ”switching sides” practically means. Trump does not want to accept anything that isn’t what Putin wants. In his mind Russia must win.
The U.S. has switched sides. Europe must plan accordingly.
Likely scenario:
U.S. withdraws all support for Ukraine -> Europe scrambles to fill the gap -> If Russia starts to struggle, U.S. pressures Europe to stop helping Ukraine and drops all sanctions against Russia or even give direct support
Likely scenario:
U.S. withdraws all support for Ukraine -> Europe scrambles to fill the gap -> If Russia starts to struggle, U.S. pressures Europe to stop helping Ukraine and drops all sanctions against Russia or even give direct support
March 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
U.S. withdraws support, as predicted. Next: Trump will pressure Europe If Ukraine refuses to ”make peace” on Putin’s terms.
It’s important to understand what ”switching sides” practically means. Trump does not want to accept anything that isn’t what Putin wants. In his mind Russia must win.
It’s important to understand what ”switching sides” practically means. Trump does not want to accept anything that isn’t what Putin wants. In his mind Russia must win.
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It’s now exactly 18 months since I started arguing in @theatlantic.com , that Trump was set on abandoning Ukraine and possibly NATO) and European states needed to get ready. As my Substack has now grown to over 85000 subscribers… open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
What Europe Should Have Done To Prepare For With Trump
Published Exactly 18 months ago
open.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
It’s now exactly 18 months since I started arguing in @theatlantic.com , that Trump was set on abandoning Ukraine and possibly NATO) and European states needed to get ready. As my Substack has now grown to over 85000 subscribers… open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Europe’s disarmed state is …
(also) an advantage
✅… IF we use it right - by stepping up, NOW, to arm ourselves, for the ST, MT & LT future in a smart way
❌not slowly spending a fortune trying to replace US capabilities & arming ourselves to fight the last war, not the next one.
🧵
(also) an advantage
✅… IF we use it right - by stepping up, NOW, to arm ourselves, for the ST, MT & LT future in a smart way
❌not slowly spending a fortune trying to replace US capabilities & arming ourselves to fight the last war, not the next one.
🧵
a tank is driving down a snowy road in the woods
ALT: a tank is driving down a snowy road in the woods
media.tenor.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Europe’s disarmed state is …
(also) an advantage
✅… IF we use it right - by stepping up, NOW, to arm ourselves, for the ST, MT & LT future in a smart way
❌not slowly spending a fortune trying to replace US capabilities & arming ourselves to fight the last war, not the next one.
🧵
(also) an advantage
✅… IF we use it right - by stepping up, NOW, to arm ourselves, for the ST, MT & LT future in a smart way
❌not slowly spending a fortune trying to replace US capabilities & arming ourselves to fight the last war, not the next one.
🧵
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Great news for money launderers!
March 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Great news for money launderers!
The U.S. has switched sides. Europe must plan accordingly.
Likely scenario:
U.S. withdraws all support for Ukraine -> Europe scrambles to fill the gap -> If Russia starts to struggle, U.S. pressures Europe to stop helping Ukraine and drops all sanctions against Russia or even give direct support
Likely scenario:
U.S. withdraws all support for Ukraine -> Europe scrambles to fill the gap -> If Russia starts to struggle, U.S. pressures Europe to stop helping Ukraine and drops all sanctions against Russia or even give direct support
March 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The U.S. has switched sides. Europe must plan accordingly.
Likely scenario:
U.S. withdraws all support for Ukraine -> Europe scrambles to fill the gap -> If Russia starts to struggle, U.S. pressures Europe to stop helping Ukraine and drops all sanctions against Russia or even give direct support
Likely scenario:
U.S. withdraws all support for Ukraine -> Europe scrambles to fill the gap -> If Russia starts to struggle, U.S. pressures Europe to stop helping Ukraine and drops all sanctions against Russia or even give direct support
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🧵 Yesterday I shared my views on how disordered discourse has captured the US state and the risk of that happening elsewhere, but I don’t want to leave you hanging without proposing a solution.
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
March 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🧵 Yesterday I shared my views on how disordered discourse has captured the US state and the risk of that happening elsewhere, but I don’t want to leave you hanging without proposing a solution.
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It is important that people understand and accept as fact that our government is compromised. I don't mean compromised in some cloak-and-dagger sense, I simply mean that this government no longer accepts core democratic principles and is angling toward an autocracy that's part of a New Axis of Evil.
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It is important that people understand and accept as fact that our government is compromised. I don't mean compromised in some cloak-and-dagger sense, I simply mean that this government no longer accepts core democratic principles and is angling toward an autocracy that's part of a New Axis of Evil.
Kiinnostaisi enemmän tietää mitä seuraamuksia Helsingin kaupungille tulee viimevuoden tietomurrosta. Tuskin mitään. Tää Nordnet on pikkujuttu siihen verrattuna www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
Sijoittaminen | Nordnet odottaa viranomaisten läksytystä – ”Olemme tehneet lisätoimia, että tällaista ei tapahdu enää uudestaan”
Viranomaiset arvioivat parhaillaan, millaisia seuraamuksia Nordnetille on luvassa viime viikolla tapahtuneesta tietoturvaongelmasta.
www.hs.fi
February 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Kiinnostaisi enemmän tietää mitä seuraamuksia Helsingin kaupungille tulee viimevuoden tietomurrosta. Tuskin mitään. Tää Nordnet on pikkujuttu siihen verrattuna www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
teamLab Borderless in Tokyo. Absolutely worth visiting. You could spend hours in there.
January 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
teamLab Borderless in Tokyo. Absolutely worth visiting. You could spend hours in there.
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Go to - Dishonest John.
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December 19, 2023 at 8:14 PM
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Isänpäivä! Sain hienon muotokuvan.
November 12, 2023 at 2:09 PM
Isänpäivä! Sain hienon muotokuvan.