Richard Orange
@richardorange.bsky.social
British hack marooned in Sweden. Nordic Editor at The Local. http://podfollow.com/sweden-in-focus. Posts in English and bad Swedish. DMs open to all. Richardworange@gmail.com. 0046727200156
Just extraordinary bravery from Zelensky to walk out of *that* and go straight onto Fox News and appeal directly to Trump supporters and, despite hostile interviewer, I think he aced it. www.foxnews.com/media/zelens...
Zelenskyy speaks out after public spat with Trump, Vance, says dustup 'bad for both sides'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down for an exclusive interview on "Special Report" after his tense meeting with President Donald Trump.
www.foxnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Just extraordinary bravery from Zelensky to walk out of *that* and go straight onto Fox News and appeal directly to Trump supporters and, despite hostile interviewer, I think he aced it. www.foxnews.com/media/zelens...
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
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February 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
It really is secret! I've lived here 13 years and never in my life heard of Vit Jul!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The Swedish sobriety secret: dry December – and off-licences shut on a Saturday night
For decades, the authorities in Sweden have encouraged people to drink responsibly – and with a state alcohol monopoly, strict rules and growing abstinence, they seem to be succeeding
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:16 PM
It really is secret! I've lived here 13 years and never in my life heard of Vit Jul!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Glad Lucia! Malmös bäste Luciabulle på #brödochvänner
December 13, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Glad Lucia! Malmös bäste Luciabulle på #brödochvänner
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Det äldsta belägget i SvD för frasen ”god helg” är februari 1886 då man under rubriken Julafton i Vatikanen skriver:
Man önskar hvarann en god helg, man träffas efter en längre frånvaro.
Man önskar hvarann en god helg, man träffas efter en längre frånvaro.
När kan man säga ”god helg”?
Kort svar: Uttrycket ”god helg” är en hälsning som används främst i samband med högtider i december månad (jul och nyår). Ordet ”helg” är en benämning på ”e…
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December 10, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Det äldsta belägget i SvD för frasen ”god helg” är februari 1886 då man under rubriken Julafton i Vatikanen skriver:
Man önskar hvarann en god helg, man träffas efter en längre frånvaro.
Man önskar hvarann en god helg, man träffas efter en längre frånvaro.
My contribution to the genre of "pretend you're above everyone writing the clickbait news story while actually writing the clickbait news story".
FACT CHECK: Did a Swedish company really tell staff not to say Merry Christmas?
There was predictable outrage in Sweden after it was reported that the steel company SSAB had advised employees not to use the 'god jul' Christmas greeting to avoid excluding non-Christians. But did i...
www.thelocal.se
December 10, 2024 at 4:19 PM
My contribution to the genre of "pretend you're above everyone writing the clickbait news story while actually writing the clickbait news story".
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Detta är enbart fånigt och onödigt, SSAB. Ni ger trollhögerns kulturkrigare onödigt vatten på sin kvarn. Självklart ska vi önska God jul/Merry Christmas. Tror ingen tar illa upp över det, tvärtom www.expressen.se/nyheter/sver...
Svenska storföretaget till sina anställda: Säg inte ”god jul”
Undvik att säga ”god jul” till dina kolleger i jul. Det är det svenska storföretaget SSAB:s uppmaning till sina anställda i år. – Internationellt har det varit mestadels positiva reaktioner, men några...
www.expressen.se
December 10, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Detta är enbart fånigt och onödigt, SSAB. Ni ger trollhögerns kulturkrigare onödigt vatten på sin kvarn. Självklart ska vi önska God jul/Merry Christmas. Tror ingen tar illa upp över det, tvärtom www.expressen.se/nyheter/sver...
I think Peter Carlsson has got off very lightly for this.
Peter Carlsson om sitt största misstag: ”Väntade på att ketchupflaskan skulle släppa” | Affärsvärlden
Grundaren Peter Carlsson lämnar som VD. Till Afv säger han att Northvolt har varit i ett ”production hell” som de nu är på väg ut ur. Han kommenterar nu miljonerna han tjänat, och uppger också att Skellefteå-fabrikens hastiga uppskalning var hans största misstag under tiden som VD. ”Den här gången satt vi lite för länge och väntade på att ketchupflaskan skulle släppa.”
www.affarsvarlden.se
December 2, 2024 at 3:15 PM
I think Peter Carlsson has got off very lightly for this.
Every foreigner who applies for a residency permit, whether for work or asylum, will have their fingerprints stored long-term in a database to which the Säpo secret police will have direct access (according to recommendations of this government inquiry). www.thelocal.se/20241129/exp...
EXPLAINED: How Sweden wants to make it easier to find and deport paperless migrants
Seizing phones of newly arrived asylum seekers, forcing six-year-olds to give fingerprints, making government agencies report paperless people: a new inquiry has proposed a string of measures to force...
www.thelocal.se
November 29, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Every foreigner who applies for a residency permit, whether for work or asylum, will have their fingerprints stored long-term in a database to which the Säpo secret police will have direct access (according to recommendations of this government inquiry). www.thelocal.se/20241129/exp...
The number of rejected asylum seekers deported by force from Sweden has almost halved since Sweden's current government, which is supposed to be driving through "a paradigm shift" towards tighter migration policy came into force. Anyone know why? Would have thought it would go the other way.
November 29, 2024 at 11:33 AM
The number of rejected asylum seekers deported by force from Sweden has almost halved since Sweden's current government, which is supposed to be driving through "a paradigm shift" towards tighter migration policy came into force. Anyone know why? Would have thought it would go the other way.
Sweden's far-right aren't contented with tightening citizenship rules, the want a moratorium on new citizenship awards while they get the laws in place.
www.thelocal.se/20241121/swe...
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Sweden Democrats call for ban on new citizenships until tougher rules are in place
The Sweden Democrats are calling for a complete moratorium on Swedish citizenship until the right-wing government it helps prop up has introduced new and tougher rules.
www.thelocal.se
November 22, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Sweden's far-right aren't contented with tightening citizenship rules, the want a moratorium on new citizenship awards while they get the laws in place.
www.thelocal.se/20241121/swe...
www.thelocal.se/20241121/swe...
Think he's been getting a more appreciative send-off than he feared.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Think he's been getting a more appreciative send-off than he feared.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
These Starter Packs are all very well but I foolishly pressed "Follow All" on what seems to be a list of 150 radical left US academics, and my God are they brain dead.
November 18, 2024 at 6:59 PM
These Starter Packs are all very well but I foolishly pressed "Follow All" on what seems to be a list of 150 radical left US academics, and my God are they brain dead.
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November 18, 2024 at 12:39 PM
The Local now has a starter pack so you can follow the best European network of journalists out there. go.bsky.app/DKNKtm5
November 18, 2024 at 12:42 PM
The Local now has a starter pack so you can follow the best European network of journalists out there. go.bsky.app/DKNKtm5
I really hope they don't do this. That Sweden lets foreign citizens vote in local elections is one of the things I like best about how democracy works here.
Sweden's deputy prime minister, Ebba Busch, has floated the idea of restricting voting rights of people who are not citizens of Sweden in municipal and regional elections.
Sweden's Deputy PM proposes cutting non-citizens' voting rights
Sweden's deputy prime minister, Ebba Busch, has floated the idea of restricting voting rights of people who are not citizens of Sweden in municipal and regional elections.
www.thelocal.se
November 18, 2024 at 9:39 AM
I really hope they don't do this. That Sweden lets foreign citizens vote in local elections is one of the things I like best about how democracy works here.
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Why Bluesky isn’t really decentralised or federated
This is the best explainer I’ve read anderegg.ca/2024/11/15/m...
Does this matter?
If Bluesky Social PBC enshittifies there’s not much users can do currently other than quit
This is the best explainer I’ve read anderegg.ca/2024/11/15/m...
Does this matter?
If Bluesky Social PBC enshittifies there’s not much users can do currently other than quit
Maybe Bluesky has “won”
November has sucked so far. One upside of the terrible nonsense is that more people are fleeing X. Many are choosing Bluesky. I’ve seen a bunch of takes about this recently, but I keep seeing things I...
anderegg.ca
November 16, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Why Bluesky isn’t really decentralised or federated
This is the best explainer I’ve read anderegg.ca/2024/11/15/m...
Does this matter?
If Bluesky Social PBC enshittifies there’s not much users can do currently other than quit
This is the best explainer I’ve read anderegg.ca/2024/11/15/m...
Does this matter?
If Bluesky Social PBC enshittifies there’s not much users can do currently other than quit
Har skapat en lista av alla svensk Riksdagsledamöter som finns på Bluesky. Finns minst en Moderat!
go.bsky.app/NNcYUwF
go.bsky.app/NNcYUwF
November 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Har skapat en lista av alla svensk Riksdagsledamöter som finns på Bluesky. Finns minst en Moderat!
go.bsky.app/NNcYUwF
go.bsky.app/NNcYUwF
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Here’s a centre right starter pack, for those who want to ensure this isn’t entirely an echo chamber go.bsky.app/DNLEPTu
November 15, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Here’s a centre right starter pack, for those who want to ensure this isn’t entirely an echo chamber go.bsky.app/DNLEPTu
Willing to bet 10,000 kronor that no new nuclear power station ever gets built in Sweden. www.dn.se/sverige/elis...
Elisabeth Svantesson (M): Inget undantag för kärnkraft i de nya budgetreglerna
Finansminister Elisabeth Svantesson vill inte kringgå de strikta budgetreglerna för att kunna investera i ny kärnkraft.
www.dn.se
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Willing to bet 10,000 kronor that no new nuclear power station ever gets built in Sweden. www.dn.se/sverige/elis...
Supergullig av Teresa Carvalho, Brandberg's politisk motståndare att erkänna att hon också lida från bananfobi. Visst är det på något sätt roligt men också tycker att man borde inte reta politiker för sådant.
Sweden's equality minister reveals she suffers from banana phobia
Equality minister Paulina Brandberg has revealed that she is 'receiving professional help' for a phobia of bananas, which is so bad that colleagues in parliament need to remove fruit bowls from meetin...
www.thelocal.se
November 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Supergullig av Teresa Carvalho, Brandberg's politisk motståndare att erkänna att hon också lida från bananfobi. Visst är det på något sätt roligt men också tycker att man borde inte reta politiker för sådant.
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This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers features an interview with Hanna Geurtsen, the deputy head of the Migration Agency's new 'special focus area' for work permits.
Why Sweden's Migration Agency expects a rise in work permit rejections next year
This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers features an interview with Hanna Geurtsen, the deputy head of the Migration Agency's new 'special focus area' for work permits.
www.thelocal.se
November 13, 2024 at 9:40 AM
This week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers features an interview with Hanna Geurtsen, the deputy head of the Migration Agency's new 'special focus area' for work permits.
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Sweden's parliament is due this month to debate and vote through the EU's new Blue Card rules, meaning from January 1st next year highly skilled professionals will be better able to use the card as a convenient way of building a career in Sweden.
How a new proposal will make it easier to get an EU blue card in Sweden
Sweden's parliament is due this month to debate and vote through the EU's new Blue Card rules, meaning from January 1st next year highly skilled professionals will be better able to use the card as a convenient way of building a career in Sweden.
www.thelocal.se
November 13, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Sweden's parliament is due this month to debate and vote through the EU's new Blue Card rules, meaning from January 1st next year highly skilled professionals will be better able to use the card as a convenient way of building a career in Sweden.
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This is a great word of the day for those with green fingers.
Swedish word of the day: odla
This is a great word of the day for those with green fingers.
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November 13, 2024 at 1:46 PM
This is a great word of the day for those with green fingers.