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Finnish Green in Brussels (chair of our local club) Cis Svenska, suomea, English, Deutsch Topics of interest: Europe, extremism (incl. my own), conflict, leisure

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If you have a legal department, this is the way to use it

06.03.2026 20:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countriesโ€”including the United States.

Even gangsters have more ethics than this administration.

06.03.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

En pidรค siitรค, ettรค poliisilla olisi mahdollisuus seurata ihmisten viestintรครค ilman rikosepรคilyรค. Tรคllaista valtaa ei voi antaa millekรครคn viranomaiselle epรคmรครคrรคisin perustein

Jos muutoksen taustalla on perusteltuja syitรค, niin sitten on toisin. Silloin myรถs lakia voidaan sรครคtรครค tarkemmaksi

06.03.2026 06:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How it started / how it's going

05.03.2026 19:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1633 ๐Ÿ” 311 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60 ๐Ÿ“Œ 69
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Pentagon eyes Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iran Kyiv has pioneered cheap and mass-produced machines to battle Russian versions of the Shahed attack drone

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Bit of a story here: the West has known for some time that Ukrainian interceptor drones are cheap, effective and the best way to deal with the sorts of things Iran has. If the US had been remotely serious it would have thought about this ahead of a war.
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05.03.2026 10:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 168 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Saariketju Norwyayhun on mun lempikanoottivaellusreitti

05.03.2026 07:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Described as 'almost frighteningly realistic,' and 'unfeminine,' by critics, this painting (1883) by Helene Schjerfbeck of her friend the artist Helena Westermarck depicts her absorbed in her work at the Academy of Fine Arts.

04.03.2026 14:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 126 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"lomailevat" eli veroja vรคlttelevรคt

04.03.2026 13:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What privacy? Meta's smart glasses are filming unwitting naked people Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses are a privacy nightmare, with footage of naked people, sensitive information, and violent acts captured and seen by Meta's AI and an army of employees.

Buried lede: Meta sends all your nudes to Kenya where humans annotate it and feed it to AI

03.03.2026 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1351 ๐Ÿ” 763 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36 ๐Ÿ“Œ 160

...the outcome being having air cover and reliable weapons deliveries for a few years?

I mean, Rojava still stands. It wasn't there before daesh was fought back.

04.03.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure. And the Kurds know that quite well, I think. A few years of military support from ANYONE (before inevitable betrayal) looks better than "no friend but the mountain" even if the mountain IS the only friend. I guess.

04.03.2026 11:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Metaโ€™s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other peopleโ€™...

The data from your Meta Ray Bans is used to train Meta's AI, which most people don't understand means that humans are looking at the most intimate details of their lives. www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/met...

04.03.2026 06:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 403 ๐Ÿ” 261 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

Jos kaikki maat saavuttaisivat rikkaiden maiden tulotason nykyisellรค kasvumallilla โ†’ >4 ยฐC lรคmpeneminen. ~2 ยฐC on mahdollinen vain, jos rikkaissa maissa materiaalinen kulutus vรคhenee, tyรถaika lyhenee ja talous siirtyy palveluihin.

04.03.2026 06:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Raytheon Executive: I know youโ€™re skeptical about buying American again. But hear me out. The MIM-104 Patriot is the only surface to air missile system with a proven track record of success against the US Air Force.

Danish Defense Minister: Continue.

02.03.2026 14:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 5842 ๐Ÿ” 1298 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53 ๐Ÿ“Œ 39

in a free market, X would be dead and Elon Musk would not be able to open a credit card. This is not a free market, and the people who tried to organize a boycott against a bad website got sued out of existence.

27.02.2026 04:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1395 ๐Ÿ” 239 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
Vintage black and white photo of a young child wearing a winter coat and a knitted hat, looking intently towards the camera.

Vintage black and white photo of a young child wearing a winter coat and a knitted hat, looking intently towards the camera.

An old black-and-white photo of a woman holding a toddler, flanked by two young children standing in a garden.

An old black-and-white photo of a woman holding a toddler, flanked by two young children standing in a garden.

27 February 1932 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Leo van den Berg, was born in Rotterdam.

He was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber on 8 August 1942. He perished together with his mother Roza and his siblings Roosje and Max.

27.02.2026 15:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 333 ๐Ÿ” 101 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
The Trump familyโ€™s media group is weighing plans to spin off the Truth Social social media platform that is extensively used by Donald Trump, as it seeks to reposition itself as a major player in nuclear energy.

The Trump familyโ€™s media group is weighing plans to spin off the Truth Social social media platform that is extensively used by Donald Trump, as it seeks to reposition itself as a major player in nuclear energy.

You can have no idea where this sentence is going as.ft.com/r/4860d9c4-7...

27.02.2026 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 258 ๐Ÿ” 86 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Naistenpรคivรค tulossa. Kaikki kykenevรคt marssille. 8/3

27.02.2026 15:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
sex matters trustee charlotte cadden

sex matters trustee charlotte cadden

gorton and denton by-election result: she gets 706 votes, 1.9% of the total

gorton and denton by-election result: she gets 706 votes, 1.9% of the total

underappreciated but very funny gorton and denton sideplot: the conservatives nominating literal sex matters (uk terf group) trustee charlotte cadden, only for her to get the worst result for the conservatives in by-election history and lose her deposit

27.02.2026 10:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2054 ๐Ÿ” 608 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45 ๐Ÿ“Œ 96
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๐ŸŽ‰ MASSIVE congratulations to Hannah Spencer on being elected to represent Gorton & Denton in the House of Commons for @greenparty.org.uk.

This is an unprecedented result, enlarging further the biggest representation of Greens in UK history.

Hope is stronger than hate.

27.02.2026 07:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 200 ๐Ÿ” 53 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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BREAKING: A wonderful speech from Green Party's Hannah Spencer after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Congratulations!

27.02.2026 05:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2433 ๐Ÿ” 644 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72 ๐Ÿ“Œ 119

A Green win must mean that "left behind" voters forgotten by Westminster want open borders and legalised class A drugs. That's how it works right?

27.02.2026 04:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1066 ๐Ÿ” 184 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Czechs got conned by a blitz of Russia's anti-inmigration populism and voted in pro-Russian kleptocrat Babis, who is now doing Putin's bidding, being the ONLY country to aim for a REDUCTION in military spending.

26.02.2026 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2434 ๐Ÿ” 899 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 127 ๐Ÿ“Œ 42
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Starmer under pressure after Greens win Gorton and Denton by-election Labour comes in third place in new blow to prime minister

Starmer under pressure after Greens win Gorton and Denton by-election ft.trib.al/ab0Lxc3

27.02.2026 05:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€ผ๏ธ BREAKING: Greens WIN Gorton and Denton by-election in a landslide victory

๐ŸŸข Grn: 41% (+27)
โžก๏ธ Ref: 29% (+15)
๐Ÿ”ด Lab: 25% (-25)
๐Ÿ”ต Con: 2% (-6)
๐ŸŸ  Lib: 2% (-2)

Green GAIN from Labour (+/- vs GE2024)

โ€ผ๏ธFirst-ever Green win in an MP by-election

27.02.2026 04:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1177 ๐Ÿ” 332 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40 ๐Ÿ“Œ 260

Gorton and Denton by-election result:

GRN: 40.7% (+27.5)
REF: 28.7% (+14.7)
LAB: 25.4% (-25.3)
CON: 1.9% (-6.0)
LDEM: 1.8% (-2.1)

Green GAIN from Labour.

27.02.2026 04:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2112 ๐Ÿ” 506 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70 ๐Ÿ“Œ 684
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*Homophobically* We need the 4 Day Work Week

26.02.2026 01:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2839 ๐Ÿ” 901 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36 ๐Ÿ“Œ 118
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The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Story by @josephcox.bsky.social www.404media.co/this-app-war...

24.02.2026 18:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 431 ๐Ÿ” 186 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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Viktor Orbรกn has betrayed Ukraine and Europe.

In the face of Ukrainian strength, he has made Europe weak.

In the face of Ukraineโ€™s fight for freedom, he has acted cowardly.

In the face of European unity, he has become Putinโ€™s cheap servant.

This must stop.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Slava Ukrayini ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

24.02.2026 16:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 68 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

โ€œThe Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds.โ€ www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

24.02.2026 13:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2962 ๐Ÿ” 1254 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 159 ๐Ÿ“Œ 109