@petrasoderling.bsky.social
Author of Government and Innovation - the Economic Developer’s Guide to our Future. Host of Deep Pockets with Petra Soderling podcast. Finnish-American living in France. Wife of a wine maker. Petrasoderling.com
I pulled together the timeline from 2025 on all of the multiple overlapping and conflicting decisions on the U.S. selling semiconductors to China petrasoderling.substack.com/p/the-comple...
The complete saga of U.S./China semiconductor export controls ping pong from A to Z
i.e. how not to conduct international industrial policy
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December 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I pulled together the timeline from 2025 on all of the multiple overlapping and conflicting decisions on the U.S. selling semiconductors to China petrasoderling.substack.com/p/the-comple...
Happy Holidays from La Robina Winery www.larobina.fr/so/0ePj0rYgZ...
Happy Holidays from La Robina
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December 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy Holidays from La Robina Winery www.larobina.fr/so/0ePj0rYgZ...
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I’m laid up with the flu, but I had to peek my head out and say that this is *so* much worse than it seems.
And it’s already pretty fucking bad!
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And it’s already pretty fucking bad!
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"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’m laid up with the flu, but I had to peek my head out and say that this is *so* much worse than it seems.
And it’s already pretty fucking bad!
bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
And it’s already pretty fucking bad!
bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
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I thin chart quite precisely explains **why Ukraine is fighting so fiercely.** And why all of these countries on the top right are so desperately rearming themselves right now. And why most of of them joined #nato on the first opportunity.
You can play with […]
[Original post on agora.echelon.pl]
You can play with […]
[Original post on agora.echelon.pl]
December 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I thin chart quite precisely explains **why Ukraine is fighting so fiercely.** And why all of these countries on the top right are so desperately rearming themselves right now. And why most of of them joined #nato on the first opportunity.
You can play with […]
[Original post on agora.echelon.pl]
You can play with […]
[Original post on agora.echelon.pl]
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The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources.
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources.
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
What happened to the UK economy after Brexit? What could happen to the US economy with mass deportations? the answer: A significant drop in the GDP.
petrasoderling.substack.com/p/cutting-of...
petrasoderling.substack.com/p/cutting-of...
Cutting off Immigration breaks the Economy
From American Mass Deportations to Brexit declines
petrasoderling.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
What happened to the UK economy after Brexit? What could happen to the US economy with mass deportations? the answer: A significant drop in the GDP.
petrasoderling.substack.com/p/cutting-of...
petrasoderling.substack.com/p/cutting-of...
Sending out gratitude of my readers and podcast listeners. I hope you are having a wonderful time with your loved ones. Plus: vote for next week's topic from Nvidia&Ukraine, Immigration, Russia, or Made in USA smartphones open.substack.com/pub/petrasod...
Happy Thanksgiving - Choose Your Topic
From Nvidia in Ukraine to Phones made in USA to Immigration
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November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Sending out gratitude of my readers and podcast listeners. I hope you are having a wonderful time with your loved ones. Plus: vote for next week's topic from Nvidia&Ukraine, Immigration, Russia, or Made in USA smartphones open.substack.com/pub/petrasod...
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"An investigative report by Yle MOT discovered that thousands of apartments in Finland are being advertised for sale on Russian websites. Russians continue to actively buy housing, including in the Helsinki metropolitan area." militarnyi.com/en/news/finl...
Finland to Review Security Risks from Russians’ Mass Apartment Purchases - Militarnyi
Finland will examine the national security risks linked to the mass purchase of real estate by Russians.
militarnyi.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"An investigative report by Yle MOT discovered that thousands of apartments in Finland are being advertised for sale on Russian websites. Russians continue to actively buy housing, including in the Helsinki metropolitan area." militarnyi.com/en/news/finl...
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There's no point in having fuck-you money in the bank if you never say "fuck you"!
But the tech billionaires, including Tim Cook, are very happy to say "fuck you" to the entire human civilization, daily.
https://www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/how-tim-cook-sold-out-steve-jobs/
But the tech billionaires, including Tim Cook, are very happy to say "fuck you" to the entire human civilization, daily.
https://www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/how-tim-cook-sold-out-steve-jobs/
How Tim Cook sold out Steve Jobs - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
There's no point in having fuck-you money in the bank if you never say "fuck you"!
But the tech billionaires, including Tim Cook, are very happy to say "fuck you" to the entire human civilization, daily.
https://www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/how-tim-cook-sold-out-steve-jobs/
But the tech billionaires, including Tim Cook, are very happy to say "fuck you" to the entire human civilization, daily.
https://www.anildash.com/2025/09/09/how-tim-cook-sold-out-steve-jobs/
I wrote about Art, Innovation, and Headspace petrasoderling.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
The Case for Art
... Headspace and taking a Break
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I wrote about Art, Innovation, and Headspace petrasoderling.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
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Letters and Christmas cards will still be delivered, Finland's national mail carrier confirmed.
Posti: No parcels to US this Christmas
Letters and Christmas cards will still be delivered, Finland's national mail carrier confirmed.
yle.fi
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Letters and Christmas cards will still be delivered, Finland's national mail carrier confirmed.
Inside EQTC 2025: Europe’s Quantum Moment
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Inside EQTC 2025: Europe’s Quantum Moment
The European Quantum Technologies Conference - EQTC - 2025 was buzzing!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Inside EQTC 2025: Europe’s Quantum Moment
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"a barrage of accusations against the Baltic States, echoing the same narratives Russia once used to justify its invasions of Ukraine." euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/13/i...
ISW: Lavrov revives full set of pre-invasion narratives — this time aimed at Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - Euromaidan Press
The Russian FM's remarks suggest Moscow is testing narratives to justify future confrontation with NATO’s eastern flank, ISW says.
euromaidanpress.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
"a barrage of accusations against the Baltic States, echoing the same narratives Russia once used to justify its invasions of Ukraine." euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/13/i...
Seeing this news in the middle of reading the Epstein emails is just.....🤬
A middle school boy created deepfake AI CSAM of his fellow classmate, a 13 year old girl. The girl pleaded with the school but they did nothing and instead put her on a bus with the perpetrator. She ended up hitting him and was expelled but nothing happened to the boy.
www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/g...
www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/g...
Girl, 13, expelled for hitting classmate who made a deepfake porn image of her, lawyers say
A 13-year-old student was expelled from a Louisiana middle school after hitting a male classmate who she said created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her, according to her family’s lawyers...
www.wsaw.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Seeing this news in the middle of reading the Epstein emails is just.....🤬
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tech company in 2000: kinda good news we have invented a way for you to talk to the whole world from your phone
tech company in 2025: INCREDIBLE NEWS in a revolutionary achievement that will change the world you can now use emojis in filenames!!! Nobel Prize for our CEO when?
tech company in 2025: INCREDIBLE NEWS in a revolutionary achievement that will change the world you can now use emojis in filenames!!! Nobel Prize for our CEO when?
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
tech company in 2000: kinda good news we have invented a way for you to talk to the whole world from your phone
tech company in 2025: INCREDIBLE NEWS in a revolutionary achievement that will change the world you can now use emojis in filenames!!! Nobel Prize for our CEO when?
tech company in 2025: INCREDIBLE NEWS in a revolutionary achievement that will change the world you can now use emojis in filenames!!! Nobel Prize for our CEO when?
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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I wrote about the different kinds of socialisms: the Soviet one, the Nordic one, and the American one.
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I wrote about the different kinds of socialisms: the Soviet one, the Nordic one, and the American one.
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Once again from the learn-from-the-mistakes-of-others department: GDP change in European countries from Q3/2024 to Q3/2025.
#Finland, governed by the most right-wing "economically savvy" government in the country's history, at the bottom. The *only one* with negative growth!
#Finland, governed by the most right-wing "economically savvy" government in the country's history, at the bottom. The *only one* with negative growth!
Suomen talous kasvaa ennakkoluvuissa Euroopan hitaimmin
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Once again from the learn-from-the-mistakes-of-others department: GDP change in European countries from Q3/2024 to Q3/2025.
#Finland, governed by the most right-wing "economically savvy" government in the country's history, at the bottom. The *only one* with negative growth!
#Finland, governed by the most right-wing "economically savvy" government in the country's history, at the bottom. The *only one* with negative growth!
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He was there during the oligarch wars, the revolutions, and the backroom arrangements that kept the lights on and ensured the right people were paid off." euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
Moldova just made a Ukrainian security baron its prime minister. Ukraine should worry.
Alexandru Munteanu controls a 2,500-strong Ukrainian security firm partnered with Yanukovych-era figures. Now he's Moldova's prime minister.
euromaidanpress.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Any VC would be happy with these numbers.
meanwhile in the UK…
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Any VC would be happy with these numbers.