Thor Erik Skarpen
@skarpen.bsky.social
PR & communications specialist, empathy, strategy and the big picture of what makes up a better tomorrow
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🔥🇮🇷 The military administration building in Gorgan (Iran) is on fire.
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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🇮🇷 Protesters in Iran have taken over two cities
Residents of Abdanan and Malekshahi have driven out security forces and are celebrating victory.
Residents of Abdanan and Malekshahi have driven out security forces and are celebrating victory.
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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🇮🇷 Protesters in Iran have taken over two cities
Residents of Abdanan and Malekshahi have driven out security forces and are celebrating victory.
Residents of Abdanan and Malekshahi have driven out security forces and are celebrating victory.
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 AM
🇮🇷 Protesters in Iran have taken over two cities
Residents of Abdanan and Malekshahi have driven out security forces and are celebrating victory.
Residents of Abdanan and Malekshahi have driven out security forces and are celebrating victory.
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There’s a reason why the Danish military ordered 750 000 pairs of woollen socks from Finland a year ago
Tanskan puolustusvoimat tilasi suomalaistehtaalta 750 000 paria villasukkia – niillä marssitaan Grönlannissa saakka
Tanskan puolustusvoimat on tilannut Sukkamestareilta satojatuhansia pareja merinovillaisia sukkia. Suomalaiset voittivat kansainvälisen tarjouskilpailun sukkien laadun perusteella.
yle.fi
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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My statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
My statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
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Nothing has prepared most European policymakers for what they’re now facing: threats from Russia; the end of the US as friend and protector; US alignment with Russia; uncertain political futures in Moscow and Washington; external interference threatening their own democracies.
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Nothing has prepared most European policymakers for what they’re now facing: threats from Russia; the end of the US as friend and protector; US alignment with Russia; uncertain political futures in Moscow and Washington; external interference threatening their own democracies.
This thread on Europe, Russia and the US is a must read
That means facing up to uncomfortable realities, not pretending they don’t exist or waiting for them to go away and hoping things will return to the old days.
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
This thread on Europe, Russia and the US is a must read
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Thanks Ian, very kind. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Thanks Ian, very kind. Happy New Year!
Brilliant scam: Ukraine’s military intelligence collected bounty money from the Russians for faking the death of their ally Kapustin
Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) faked the death of Denis Kapustin, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), and claimed the bounty placed on his head by Russia's intelligence service, HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov revealed on Jan. 1.
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-hur...
kyivindependent.com/ukraines-hur...
'Welcome back to life' — Ukraine's HUR faked death of top anti-Putin Russian commander, claimed Kremlin bounty money
Denis Kapustin, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), was reported killed in action on Dec. 27.
kyivindependent.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Brilliant scam: Ukraine’s military intelligence collected bounty money from the Russians for faking the death of their ally Kapustin
This is a follow up of Putin’s claim that his residence was attacked. Trying to portray Putin as noble in this matter (as opposed to Zelensky)
Are people buying these lies? Trump seems to be
Are people buying these lies? Trump seems to be
🥴 Lukashenko: During this war, "the situation developed in such a way that neither side attacked the other side's top official."
Putin was offered the opportunity to strike "Oreshnik" at "decision-making centers, but Putin categorically rejected the idea.
Putin was offered the opportunity to strike "Oreshnik" at "decision-making centers, but Putin categorically rejected the idea.
December 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is a follow up of Putin’s claim that his residence was attacked. Trying to portray Putin as noble in this matter (as opposed to Zelensky)
Are people buying these lies? Trump seems to be
Are people buying these lies? Trump seems to be
Sadly it worked. Trump said it made him angry (at the Ukrainians). Intended effect achieved by Putin.
🇪🇺 Kallas: Russia’s claim that Ukraine recently targeted key government sites in Russia is a “deliberate distraction.
No one should accept unfounded claims from the aggressor who has indiscriminately targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilians since the start of the war.
No one should accept unfounded claims from the aggressor who has indiscriminately targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilians since the start of the war.
December 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Sadly it worked. Trump said it made him angry (at the Ukrainians). Intended effect achieved by Putin.
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If you want to understand the war in Ukraine, watch @anderspucknielsen.dk. For the investment of watching just a few 10-15 minute videos per month, you'll understand the war better than most journalists (and far better than the US administration lol).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTNUZ2zONY
Europe's great power move: EU secures Ukraine funding
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If you want to understand the war in Ukraine, watch @anderspucknielsen.dk. For the investment of watching just a few 10-15 minute videos per month, you'll understand the war better than most journalists (and far better than the US administration lol).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTNUZ2zONY
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Role of U.S. Intelligence!
‼️ Budanov has outlined how critical U.S. intelligence support is for Ukraine’s defense. Ukraine would lose approximately 15–17% of its operational capabilities. The impact of losing radar imagery 46%…
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theukrainianreview.info/a-vital-comp...
‼️ Budanov has outlined how critical U.S. intelligence support is for Ukraine’s defense. Ukraine would lose approximately 15–17% of its operational capabilities. The impact of losing radar imagery 46%…
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theukrainianreview.info/a-vital-comp...
A Vital Component: The Role of U.S. Intelligence
Kyrylo Budanov has outlined how critical U.S. intelligence support is for Ukraine’s defense. According to his assessment, even a termination of free access to
theukrainianreview.info
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Role of U.S. Intelligence!
‼️ Budanov has outlined how critical U.S. intelligence support is for Ukraine’s defense. Ukraine would lose approximately 15–17% of its operational capabilities. The impact of losing radar imagery 46%…
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/a-vital-comp...
‼️ Budanov has outlined how critical U.S. intelligence support is for Ukraine’s defense. Ukraine would lose approximately 15–17% of its operational capabilities. The impact of losing radar imagery 46%…
Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/a-vital-comp...
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The Ukrainian fortress.
No chance that Ukrainian forces will withdraw from this.
No chance that Ukrainian forces will withdraw from this.
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The Ukrainian fortress.
No chance that Ukrainian forces will withdraw from this.
No chance that Ukrainian forces will withdraw from this.
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Kupiansk was “captured” — according to the Kremlin. But Ukrainian jets, drones, and ground teams proved otherwise. Now it’s liberated, and Zelenskyy showed up to prove it.
Watch and read more: euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/18/f...
Watch and read more: euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/18/f...
Frontline report: Ukraine’s counteroffensive turns Kupiansk into a symbol of defiance
With Trump's peace negotiations looming, Ukraine’s stunning liberation of Kupiansk has dealt a blow to Moscow’s credibility and battlefield morale.
euromaidanpress.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Haha
This is a joke but also not. Russia’s solution for all their disasters is to put a cope cage on it.
All Russia has after 4 years of failing to take Ukraine’s tiny Donetsk region is cope.
All Russia has after 4 years of failing to take Ukraine’s tiny Donetsk region is cope.
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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That media contribute to the scam is also disgrace. It's like if somebody suggest the earth is flat and media reports about it like if it was real. Can't somebody just call the "peace negotiations" for what they are? A big scam to delay help to Ukraine.
Sweden's PM is contributing to the big scam. That European leaders lie to the public about the chances for peace is a disgrace and also very dangerous. How can a society prepare for war when it's constantly being lied to by its own leaders?
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
That media contribute to the scam is also disgrace. It's like if somebody suggest the earth is flat and media reports about it like if it was real. Can't somebody just call the "peace negotiations" for what they are? A big scam to delay help to Ukraine.
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Spectacular footage from the naval port of Novorossiysk in Russia. For the first time an Ukrainian underwater drone struck a Russia Kilo class submarine and severely damaged it.
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Spectacular footage from the naval port of Novorossiysk in Russia. For the first time an Ukrainian underwater drone struck a Russia Kilo class submarine and severely damaged it.
Unfortunately, nostalgia is still big by the Norwegian government, as it time and again downplay the new reality
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the end of the Pax Americana, yesterday in Munich, Germany.
“Dear friends, the decades of the Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe, and for us in Germany, as well. It no longer exists as we know it. And nostalgia won’t change that.
“Dear friends, the decades of the Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe, and for us in Germany, as well. It no longer exists as we know it. And nostalgia won’t change that.
December 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Unfortunately, nostalgia is still big by the Norwegian government, as it time and again downplay the new reality
The comforting illusion that US/Europe relations remain steadfast lives on in Norway’s government. Great takedown by liberal party leader @gurimelby.venstre.no
www.nettavisen.no/norsk-debatt...
www.nettavisen.no/norsk-debatt...
På grunn av Trump er norsk støtte nå livsviktig
Det føles nesten absurd å leve i en så alvorlig tid som vi gjør.
www.nettavisen.no
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The comforting illusion that US/Europe relations remain steadfast lives on in Norway’s government. Great takedown by liberal party leader @gurimelby.venstre.no
www.nettavisen.no/norsk-debatt...
www.nettavisen.no/norsk-debatt...
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Trump wanting immigrants from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark is funny, because the fact that they're white outweighs the fact that they're supposed to be kinda socialist
Trump’s Attack on Somali Americans Is Vile Fascism
He’s testing our country’s tolerance for ethnic persecution. And we’re failing the test.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Trump wanting immigrants from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark is funny, because the fact that they're white outweighs the fact that they're supposed to be kinda socialist
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THIS is absolutely it!
Europe needs a strategy for victory in 🇺🇦. It can and it must. Although the voices of capitulation are louder and louder spurred on by wannabe dictator Trump siding with war criminal Putin, it would be a disaster to bow out👇🏻
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Europe needs a strategy for victory in 🇺🇦. It can and it must. Although the voices of capitulation are louder and louder spurred on by wannabe dictator Trump siding with war criminal Putin, it would be a disaster to bow out👇🏻
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
December 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
THIS is absolutely it!
Europe needs a strategy for victory in 🇺🇦. It can and it must. Although the voices of capitulation are louder and louder spurred on by wannabe dictator Trump siding with war criminal Putin, it would be a disaster to bow out👇🏻
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Europe needs a strategy for victory in 🇺🇦. It can and it must. Although the voices of capitulation are louder and louder spurred on by wannabe dictator Trump siding with war criminal Putin, it would be a disaster to bow out👇🏻
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
I thought Politico.eu was better. Weird analysis of Europe’s most powerful in 2026
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
POLITICO 28 — Class of 2026
Ranking the most influential people in Europe CLASS OF 2026 POLITICO 28: The most powerful people shaping European politics and policy in the year ahead. The most powerful person in Europe Donald T…
www.politico.eu
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I thought Politico.eu was better. Weird analysis of Europe’s most powerful in 2026
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...