Sampsa Sihvola
@sihvola.bsky.social
Ihmettelijä, perheenisä, maailman- ja maanpuolustaja
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entinen seikkailija, merenkulkija ja paremmintietäjä.
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entinen seikkailija, merenkulkija ja paremmintietäjä.
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Are you a professor or assistant professor level researcher in the US or elsewhere outside of Finland? Looking for new opportunities in an inspiring and well-connected research environment? Finland might be just the place for you.
Reach out to Finnish universities to explore what’s possible.
Reach out to Finnish universities to explore what’s possible.
Finland invests in research excellence – new funding call by Research Council of Finland to support recruitment of international talents
The Research Council of Finland (RCF) has launched a funding call to improve universities’ ability to recruit international experts to Finland. In line with the RCF’s strategy, the call wi...
www.aka.fi
April 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Are you a professor or assistant professor level researcher in the US or elsewhere outside of Finland? Looking for new opportunities in an inspiring and well-connected research environment? Finland might be just the place for you.
Reach out to Finnish universities to explore what’s possible.
Reach out to Finnish universities to explore what’s possible.
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Tällainen luento allekirjoittaneelta olisi nähtävissä verkossa pari viikkoa.
Luento: Mitä ovat verkkoviha ja digitaalinen väkivalta?
Luento: Mitä ovat verkkoviha ja digitaalinen väkivalta?
Mitä ovat verkkoviha ja digitaalinen väkivalta? Faktabaarin ja Aalto-yliopiston yhteisellä informaatiovaikuttamisen kurssilla asiantuntija, tietokirjailija Severi Hämäri avaa ilmiöiden sosiologiaa, politiikkaa, psykologiaa ja etiikkaa.
Lue lisää ja katso video:
Lue lisää ja katso video:
Luento: Mitä ovat verkkoviha ja digitaalinen väkivalta?
Viestinnässä on usein – ellei aina – kyse tunteista ja tunteisiin vaikuttamisesta, ja voimakkaat negatiiviset tunteet kuten viha, raivo ja pelko ovat aina olleet osa viestinnällistä repertuaariamme.…
faktabaari.fi
April 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Tällainen luento allekirjoittaneelta olisi nähtävissä verkossa pari viikkoa.
Luento: Mitä ovat verkkoviha ja digitaalinen väkivalta?
Luento: Mitä ovat verkkoviha ja digitaalinen väkivalta?
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"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."
apnews.com/article/ship...
apnews.com/article/ship...
Major nations agree on first-ever global tax on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accou...
apnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."
apnews.com/article/ship...
apnews.com/article/ship...
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Suomalaiset faktantarkistajat ja tiedon varmentamisen ammattilaiset julkaisivat päivitetyn vetoomuksen mediatalojen toimituksellisen osaamisen ja yhteistyön vahvistamiseksi.
Suomeen tarvitaan "Faktapooli" seuraamaan disinformaatiota ja digivaltaa. faktabaari.fi/fakta/faktan...
Suomeen tarvitaan "Faktapooli" seuraamaan disinformaatiota ja digivaltaa. faktabaari.fi/fakta/faktan...
Faktantarkistajien avoin vetoomus suomalaisille mediataloille
Alkuperäinen versio tehty 11.09.2023. Vetoomusta päivitetty 2.4.2025.
faktabaari.fi
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Suomalaiset faktantarkistajat ja tiedon varmentamisen ammattilaiset julkaisivat päivitetyn vetoomuksen mediatalojen toimituksellisen osaamisen ja yhteistyön vahvistamiseksi.
Suomeen tarvitaan "Faktapooli" seuraamaan disinformaatiota ja digivaltaa. faktabaari.fi/fakta/faktan...
Suomeen tarvitaan "Faktapooli" seuraamaan disinformaatiota ja digivaltaa. faktabaari.fi/fakta/faktan...
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Loistava tiivistys @jarmokoponen.bsky.social 'lta suurimmasta epäpätevyyden osoituksesta suurvallan johdossa vuosikymmeniin.
#signalgate
www.jarmokoponen.fi/2025/03/27/s...
#signalgate
www.jarmokoponen.fi/2025/03/27/s...
Signal-kohu ja Der Spiegel -paljastus: uskottavuus vaakalaudalla – Koponen
www.jarmokoponen.fi
March 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Loistava tiivistys @jarmokoponen.bsky.social 'lta suurimmasta epäpätevyyden osoituksesta suurvallan johdossa vuosikymmeniin.
#signalgate
www.jarmokoponen.fi/2025/03/27/s...
#signalgate
www.jarmokoponen.fi/2025/03/27/s...
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Mardan thinks Germany has two options:
"Either to remain an occupied, rights-defeated, politically non-subjective Germany,or to become an economic partner, maybe even an ally of Russia, once again divide not Poland, but the whole Europe. Because the rest of Europe simply has no other future"
"Either to remain an occupied, rights-defeated, politically non-subjective Germany,or to become an economic partner, maybe even an ally of Russia, once again divide not Poland, but the whole Europe. Because the rest of Europe simply has no other future"
March 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Mardan thinks Germany has two options:
"Either to remain an occupied, rights-defeated, politically non-subjective Germany,or to become an economic partner, maybe even an ally of Russia, once again divide not Poland, but the whole Europe. Because the rest of Europe simply has no other future"
"Either to remain an occupied, rights-defeated, politically non-subjective Germany,or to become an economic partner, maybe even an ally of Russia, once again divide not Poland, but the whole Europe. Because the rest of Europe simply has no other future"
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Got this from a friend, hilarious!
March 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Got this from a friend, hilarious!
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If folk are wondering about whether to visit America this year, we'd like to remind you Scotland is open for business! And the same goes for our American pals needing a break from the madness...you'll be very welcome!
#VisitScotland
#HasteYeBack
#VisitScotland
#HasteYeBack
March 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
If folk are wondering about whether to visit America this year, we'd like to remind you Scotland is open for business! And the same goes for our American pals needing a break from the madness...you'll be very welcome!
#VisitScotland
#HasteYeBack
#VisitScotland
#HasteYeBack
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More than five years ago, I wrote about the American conservatives who admire Russia dictatorship. Now they run America www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The False Romance of Russia
American conservatives who find themselves identifying with Putin’s regime refuse to see the country for what it actually is.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
More than five years ago, I wrote about the American conservatives who admire Russia dictatorship. Now they run America www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I used to read The Handmaid's Tale and think, "There's no way a militia could overthrow the government by killing the President and Congress" and I'm proud to say that I was right, inasmuch that the President and Congress are overthrowing the government themselves. Checkmate, *Margaret Atwood*
March 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I used to read The Handmaid's Tale and think, "There's no way a militia could overthrow the government by killing the President and Congress" and I'm proud to say that I was right, inasmuch that the President and Congress are overthrowing the government themselves. Checkmate, *Margaret Atwood*
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"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility
In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?
www.chronicle.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
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Zelensky in Finland 🇫🇮 :)
March 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Zelensky in Finland 🇫🇮 :)
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Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants.
History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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March 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants.
History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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In my latest article, I explore how learning and adaptation has accelerated in the Ukraine war, and examine how this has manifested in drone, and counter drone, warfare.
open.substack.com/pub/mickryan...
open.substack.com/pub/mickryan...
The Adaptation Battle Intensifies
In my latest for the Lowy Institute, I examine how learning and adaptation has accelerated in the last year in Ukraine through the lens of drone warfare.
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In my latest article, I explore how learning and adaptation has accelerated in the Ukraine war, and examine how this has manifested in drone, and counter drone, warfare.
open.substack.com/pub/mickryan...
open.substack.com/pub/mickryan...
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Meridrone alustana FPV-droneille! Hatunnosto Ukrainan kekseliäisyydelle. Toivottavasti suomalaiset ovat hereillä ja kehittävät vastaavia (Suomenlahti ja Kuola) ja kehiteltyjä ideoita vastaisuuden varalle.
💥/1. Very impressive video of attacks by Ukrainian FPV drones launched from sea drones deep in the Russian rear. By the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine.
March 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Meridrone alustana FPV-droneille! Hatunnosto Ukrainan kekseliäisyydelle. Toivottavasti suomalaiset ovat hereillä ja kehittävät vastaavia (Suomenlahti ja Kuola) ja kehiteltyjä ideoita vastaisuuden varalle.
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"We have always been told since childhood that Russians don't start wars, that we don't hurt old people, women and children, that we don't abandon our own people. And all these points collapsed in this war. We attacked Ukraine. I'm complicit that I didn't speak out loud sooner."
March 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"We have always been told since childhood that Russians don't start wars, that we don't hurt old people, women and children, that we don't abandon our own people. And all these points collapsed in this war. We attacked Ukraine. I'm complicit that I didn't speak out loud sooner."
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❗️Putin: we agree with the suggestions to stop combat but we believe this ceasefire must lead to long-term peace and eliminate the reasons for the "crisis".
The reason for the "crisis" is Russia attacking a sovereign country...
The reason for the "crisis" is Russia attacking a sovereign country...
March 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
❗️Putin: we agree with the suggestions to stop combat but we believe this ceasefire must lead to long-term peace and eliminate the reasons for the "crisis".
The reason for the "crisis" is Russia attacking a sovereign country...
The reason for the "crisis" is Russia attacking a sovereign country...
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‘Rhythm’ has two h’s and no vowels.
Just remember:
Rhythm
Helps
Your
Two
Hips
Move
Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion.
Just remember:
Rhythm
Helps
Your
Two
Hips
Move
Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion.
March 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
‘Rhythm’ has two h’s and no vowels.
Just remember:
Rhythm
Helps
Your
Two
Hips
Move
Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion.
Just remember:
Rhythm
Helps
Your
Two
Hips
Move
Rhythm is also a dancer and a soul’s companion.
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HISTORY
KEEPS
REPEATING......
KEEPS
REPEATING......
March 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
HISTORY
KEEPS
REPEATING......
KEEPS
REPEATING......
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It's time for Russia to think about mobilizing a couple of million men for war against Europe, –Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Chechen special forces unit Akhmat
He said that the war could move to a new stage,which would lead "to the final victory over Europe&the collapse of NATO."
He said that the war could move to a new stage,which would lead "to the final victory over Europe&the collapse of NATO."
March 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's time for Russia to think about mobilizing a couple of million men for war against Europe, –Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Chechen special forces unit Akhmat
He said that the war could move to a new stage,which would lead "to the final victory over Europe&the collapse of NATO."
He said that the war could move to a new stage,which would lead "to the final victory over Europe&the collapse of NATO."
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Yesterday, France confirmed that Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5Fs would be equipped with AASM guided bombs, giving the Ukrainian Air Force another capable strike platform.
France has previously tested the AASM on the 5F, seen here with a massive loadout of six AASM-250s.
France has previously tested the AASM on the 5F, seen here with a massive loadout of six AASM-250s.
March 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Yesterday, France confirmed that Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5Fs would be equipped with AASM guided bombs, giving the Ukrainian Air Force another capable strike platform.
France has previously tested the AASM on the 5F, seen here with a massive loadout of six AASM-250s.
France has previously tested the AASM on the 5F, seen here with a massive loadout of six AASM-250s.
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We have updated the map to reflect the emerging situation in the Kursk salient, where recent Russian offensive have forced the Ukrainians to withdraw from large areas.
The northern part of the salient has been abandoned, with Russians capturing Malaya Lokanaya.
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The northern part of the salient has been abandoned, with Russians capturing Malaya Lokanaya.
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March 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We have updated the map to reflect the emerging situation in the Kursk salient, where recent Russian offensive have forced the Ukrainians to withdraw from large areas.
The northern part of the salient has been abandoned, with Russians capturing Malaya Lokanaya.
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The northern part of the salient has been abandoned, with Russians capturing Malaya Lokanaya.
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NEW: Russian forces are collapsing the northern part of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast following several days of intensified Russian activity in the area.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar030925
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar030925
March 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
NEW: Russian forces are collapsing the northern part of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast following several days of intensified Russian activity in the area.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar030925
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 9, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar030925