Surguten
@surguten.bsky.social
Designer. Teacher. European. Retweets/follows are not to be read as endorsements. Sometimes I post material with which I do not agree.
Kanskje verdens viktigste tale akkurat nå: Jeffrey Sachs realitetsorienterer EU-parlamentet. Nato og EU. USA versus verden, konflikt versus fred, øst versus vest. youtu.be/_RNE3X41IvM?...
Jeffrey Sachs Brings Real Politics to the EU Parliament
YouTube video by Fidias EU Parliament
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Kanskje verdens viktigste tale akkurat nå: Jeffrey Sachs realitetsorienterer EU-parlamentet. Nato og EU. USA versus verden, konflikt versus fred, øst versus vest. youtu.be/_RNE3X41IvM?...
Time for change and making the EU system more efficient. www.politico.eu/article/frie...
Friedrich Merz challenges Ursula von der Leyen for Europe’s crown
Ursula von der Leyen was Angela Merkel’s protégé. Friedrich Merz was her rival. Who will lead Europe?
www.politico.eu
February 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Time for change and making the EU system more efficient. www.politico.eu/article/frie...
Morsomme facts om biler i Norge, subsidier og skatt: www.dn.no/kronikk/nye-...
Debatt: Jeg har sjekket bilsalget over store deler av verden. Ikke noe land har like fine biler som bestselgere som her i Norge
Norge la om bilavgiftene i 2007 for å få mer miljøvennlige biler. Fasit: Bilene er blitt betydelig større, motorytelsen er doblet, vi kjøper stadig flere biler – og vi har flere fossilbiler enn i 2007...
www.dn.no
February 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Morsomme facts om biler i Norge, subsidier og skatt: www.dn.no/kronikk/nye-...
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"The path we are being led down is one of conquest, annexation and ethnic cleansing,” warns the former Israeli general, Moshe Ya’alon
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Israeli Settlement Plans: "Within a Year, We Will Be Living in Gaza"
The Israeli army is systematically destroying towns in northern Gaza and expelling the population, DER SPIEGEL reporting has found. It is laying the groundwork for a military occupation - and for the ...
www.spiegel.de
January 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"The path we are being led down is one of conquest, annexation and ethnic cleansing,” warns the former Israeli general, Moshe Ya’alon
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Kanskje det er lys i enden av tunnellen www.morgenbladet.no/aktuelt/komm...
December 30, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Kanskje det er lys i enden av tunnellen www.morgenbladet.no/aktuelt/komm...
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Should we continue to encourage kids to go to college ? Or push them to take up a trade ?
I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser
Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.
I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser
Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.
December 28, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Should we continue to encourage kids to go to college ? Or push them to take up a trade ?
I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser
Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.
I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser
Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.
Staten er kanskje ikke best egnet til å bestemme hvordan folk skal leve livene sine. Kanskje folk selv kjenner best hvor skoa trykker. www.morgenbladet.no/ideer/kommen...
Frp-revolusjonen har mer til felles med 1968 enn udemokratiske høyrekrefter
Etablerte sannheter snus på hodet, strukturer skal rives ned, og det er flere enn bare én fortelling om hvordan samfunnet bør formes, skriver Ove Vanebo.
www.morgenbladet.no
December 29, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Staten er kanskje ikke best egnet til å bestemme hvordan folk skal leve livene sine. Kanskje folk selv kjenner best hvor skoa trykker. www.morgenbladet.no/ideer/kommen...
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EU på feil kurs. Det trengs en "Stoltenberg" og fornyelse i EU. Det vil ikke komme fra disse to ihvertfall. Synd.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...
The EU is about to have its first president from an ethnic minority
António Costa, the incoming president of the European Council, hopes his Indian heritage will help him win over a multipolar world.
www.politico.eu
November 22, 2024 at 11:01 AM
EU på feil kurs. Det trengs en "Stoltenberg" og fornyelse i EU. Det vil ikke komme fra disse to ihvertfall. Synd.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...
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This has to be figured out if we have any chance of turning this around.
“Many voters headed to the polls convinced that border crossings are higher than ever before (they are not), violent crime rates are rising (untrue) and inflation is soaring (ditto). We will never know how much this garbage may have swayed voters…”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
Opinion | The Right Triumphed Over Social Media and Helped Elect Trump
Under heavy pressure from the right, and with the help of Elon Musk, the leading social media platforms opened the floodgates for propaganda.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:37 PM
This has to be figured out if we have any chance of turning this around.
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“the leading tech platforms opened the floodgates for propaganda…The result was a flood of lies and distortions flowing through our social media feeds. That led to possibly the most misinformed electorate we’ve ever seen.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
Opinion | The Right Triumphed Over Social Media and Helped Elect Trump
Under heavy pressure from the right, and with the help of Elon Musk, the leading social media platforms opened the floodgates for propaganda.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:14 PM
“the leading tech platforms opened the floodgates for propaganda…The result was a flood of lies and distortions flowing through our social media feeds. That led to possibly the most misinformed electorate we’ve ever seen.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...
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I read a paper edition of the Financial Times today, cover to cover. Encountered all kinds of topics that algorithms would never show me.
November 22, 2024 at 9:30 AM
I read a paper edition of the Financial Times today, cover to cover. Encountered all kinds of topics that algorithms would never show me.
Glimrende av Trygdekontoret/Thomas Selzer om USA, rasisme, Demokrater og Republikanere.
radio.nrk.no/podkast/tryg...
radio.nrk.no/podkast/tryg...
Trump og den hvite makta - Trygdekontoret - NRK Radio
Hvilken rolle har rasisme spilt for Trumps vei til makta? Og hvordan vil de neste årene se ut for USA?
radio.nrk.no
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Glimrende av Trygdekontoret/Thomas Selzer om USA, rasisme, Demokrater og Republikanere.
radio.nrk.no/podkast/tryg...
radio.nrk.no/podkast/tryg...
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Autocrats “don’t break the laws; they rewrite them. They manage to legitimize whatever non-democratic means they wish to use, either because the other institutions of government are fearful of saying no, or because they stand to benefit by saying yes.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Sometimes, Donald Trump tells the truth
His agenda is ideologically confusing but, as his Cabinet nominees show, he means it this time.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Autocrats “don’t break the laws; they rewrite them. They manage to legitimize whatever non-democratic means they wish to use, either because the other institutions of government are fearful of saying no, or because they stand to benefit by saying yes.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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The era of the Western dominance, which lasted 500 years, is over – it is now the era of Eurasia, Hungary PM Victor Orban said at the Eurasia Forum in Budapest today.
Russian media are commenting on these statements with great satisfaction.
Russian media are commenting on these statements with great satisfaction.
November 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM
The era of the Western dominance, which lasted 500 years, is over – it is now the era of Eurasia, Hungary PM Victor Orban said at the Eurasia Forum in Budapest today.
Russian media are commenting on these statements with great satisfaction.
Russian media are commenting on these statements with great satisfaction.
Det begynner endelig å skje ting.
Good! In the context of the „Operationsplan Deutschland“, the Bundeswehr is now briefing German firms and companies about their role in case of a military conflict.
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
Operationsplan Deutschland: Bundeswehr bereitet Unternehmen auf den Kriegsfall vor
In einem geheimen Strategiepapier ist die Rolle der Wirtschaft klar umrissen, sollte Putin im Osten angreifen. Die Bundeswehr hat konkrete Vorschläge, wie Unternehmen sich wappnen sollten.
www.faz.net
November 21, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Det begynner endelig å skje ting.