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Aleksi Roinila

@aleroi.bsky.social
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Analyst of War, Politics, and Humanity. Posts in Finnish and English. Opinions personal. Repost ≠ endorsement.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🇺🇦🇷🇴 Sybiha: The recent explosion of Russian drone in the residential area of Galaț proved once again that Russian aggression poses a real threat to the Black Sea region and the entire Europe. Strengthening support to Ukraine and increasing pressure on the aggressor remain critical to restore peace…
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Using an expensive, rare, and imprecise Oreshnik IRBM on Ukrainian civilians perfectly exposes Russia’s desperation. Failing on the battlefield with barely any frontline advances in six months, Moscow can only resort to hitting civilians and recycling empty nuclear threats
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Pacifism is a horrible ideology for privileged cowards. It only benefits aggressors like Russia by ensuring their victims remain defenseless. There is nothing moral about standing by while a genocide happens and calling it peace
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Just days ago, Witkoff told us on @cnbc.com that Putin said he WASN'T sharing intel and that we had to "take him at his word."
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 20/03/2026
We have been blessed with two great credulity tests for public thinkers: 1. Who they thought is at fault for onslaught on Ukraine, and 2. What they thought of Trump. Failure in either ought to be disqualifying for further consideration in any position of importance.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Trump allies are quietly buying up the information space. They own most social media platforms and will soon own a massive chunk of traditional television networks. Handing the entire public discourse over to a few partisan billionaires is incredibly dangerous
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Ville Sillanpää @villejoo.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Tää näyttää keskeiseltä pointilta. Ihan mielenkiintoista nähdä mitä tapahtuu. Ku nykyiset akateemiset kannustinjärjestelmät kannustaa puskemaan ihmisen tekemää mäskiä kilokauplalla noihin kalliisiin journaleihin. Ja yhtäkkiä onkin mahdollista tehddä sitä samaa paskaa nopeammin.
Arthur Spirling is also right that we need conversations about what a paper is, what “review” means, and the correct role of generative AI. Perhaps it’d be a good thing if AI finally pushes us to move on from a system where universities spend taxpayer money to  commercial publishers to very slowly produce paywalled PDFs2 with outdated results of publicly funded research
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Its rider’s name was Death... @kittyonunicorn.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Aleksi Roinila @aleroi.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
And Europe still hasn't ordered SAMP/T, NASAMS, Skyranger, or any other air defence system in large quantities even after 4 years of war.
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 06/03/2026
This is a fucking travesty. “In just three days of fighting in the Middle East, more than 800 Patriot missiles were used — more than Ukraine has received throughout the entire Russian full-scale invasion.” (A year’s worth of production or more, btw) kyivindependent.com/over-800-pat...
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More Patriot missiles used in Middle East in 3 days than in Ukraine since 2022, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine is ready to provide drone interceptors in exchange for missiles, though he did not specify which countries could be involved.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Tragedy and farce, at the same time.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
White House Spokesperson: it doesn't matter whether Russia is passing intelligence to Iran.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Ali Khamenei is dead, and the world is undeniably better for it. A brutal dictator whose legacy is nothing but oppression at home and a trail of Ukrainian and Middle Eastern blood abroad. He won't be missed. Good riddance
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Peliukko🇫🇮🇺🇦 @peliukko.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Norjan malli.
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Mark Hurst @markhurst.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Now THAT's a headline. "The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents" fortune.com/2026/02/21/l...
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The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune
Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”
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Aleksi Roinila @aleroi.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
We do know. They are not.
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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The ‘world order’ didn’t collapse bc Russia invaded Ukraine. It collapsed because the free world chose not to stop them. By refusing to use our wealth & power to defend even a European democracy, we showed dictators everywhere that aggression pays. That was the death blow. We did this to ourselves.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Such a powerful image in Le Monde. (The writing on the plane says "Neutral athletes") Cartoon by: Letton Gatis Sluka
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
If I told you in March 2022 that four years later Ukraine would still hold the line against Russia’s full force, you would have been shocked. Do not let time blind you. Ukraine’s survival is a massive victory. Russia failed to erase them and will continue to fail
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The second army in the world is fighting for nothing. Russia went from controlling 30% of Ukraine in March 2022 to just 20% today. They cannot even hold a single new regional capital. 0/23! Total strategic failure!
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Aleksi Roinila @aleroi.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
American power could play a decisive role in Ukraine, but Washington chooses to seek deals with Russia instead.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Elon Musk has the money and the power to be a real-life superhero, but he chooses to be a villain instead
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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
An Irishman living in US for 20 years with a valid visa, no criminal record, married to a US citizen, kidnapped by ICE and sent to a concentration camp 2000 miles away for 5 months. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’
Seamus Culleton from Kilkenny has been in Texas Ice facility for nearly five months despite holding valid work permit
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Aleksi Roinila @aleroi.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Why are we still keeping Ukraine waiting instead of delivering weapons as quickly as possible?
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The strategy against Europe is always "divide and conquer." Whether it's Russian disinformation or Big Tech lobbying, the goal is to break our regulatory power. They hate the EU because it works. If we stay united, they lose. If we fracture, they own us
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The Trump administration would sanction Kaja Kallas if she did the same. Unacceptable foreign interference!
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Aleksi Roinila @aleroi.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
As was foretold.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Putin, Xi, Musk, Thiel, Trump, Vance. They all want Europe divided. Why? Because a united Europe is a superpower they cannot bully. That’s why they hate EU regulation. It’s the only force on earth that makes them follow the rules. It’s their kryptonite
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Jussi Ahokas @ahokasjaj.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Kohta paljastuu kaikille, että hyvinvointivaltio tukikin rakenteellisesti taloutta ja talouskasvua, jolloin sen romuttaminen oli onneton rakenteellinen uudistus negatiivisin pitkän aikavälin vaikutuksin. Kiitos! #talous #politiikka #yhteiskunta
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Trump’s ceasefire. Putin doesn’t respect Trump at all
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Tanja Suni @tanjasuni.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Niin miksi veronmaksajan pitäisi maksaa yrityksille mitään yritystukia? Joku nämä etuudet maksaa, eivät ne tipu taivaalta. Ja kyllä, yritystuki on täysin epäkannustava. Juuri siksi sitä pitää uudistaa. Yrityksen pitäisi pyrkiä sen varasta pois eikä jäädä loukkuun, jossa markkinaehtoisuus ei riitä.
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
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Eric Rawlins @erawlins.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
@tanjasuni.bsky.social "-- austerity has important political effects even if governments do not collapse: They increase votes for nonmainstream, often populist, parties among economically vulnerable voters because austerity magnifies rather than alleviates the social risks of these voters."
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Tuomas Äystö @tuomasaysto.eurosky.social · 27/01/2026
Voi luoja. Melko hiljaiseksi vetää.
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Iranista tihkuvat tiedot maalaavat kylmäävää kuvaa hallinnon väkivallan mittakaavasta – lääkärit: yli 30 000 kuollutta
Sanomalehti The Guardianin mukaan Iranin hallinto on aktiivisesti peitellyt kuolleiden mielenosoittajien määrää esimerkiksi siirtämällä ruumiita jäätelöautoissa.
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Mikael Niku @mikaelniku.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Pitää joka vuosi jakaa tämä Internetin paras video by @acapellascience.bsky.social. Näytän tän aina kehitysbiologian kurssin aluksi. Viimeistään kurssin jälkeen hoksaa jokaisen säkeen idean. youtu.be/ydqReeTV_vk?...
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Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody) | A Capella Science
YouTube video by acapellascience
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Aleksi Roinila @aleroi.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
As long as Russians do nothing to oppose Putin or the war, Russia is a country of barbarians and "Russian culture" is rape, murder, kidnapping, and genocide.
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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
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Sinead @sistersinead.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I am baffled by the attempt to gaslight us into thinking that Greenland is in imminent military peril? Has anyone even pretended to think this at any point?
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Russia should be careful what it wishes for: Europe is against spheres of influence, but if those come back, Russia will be in our sphere of influence, not the other way around. We are stronger and better at literally everything
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Europe needs to seize many more vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet. If we don’t, we allow Russia to continue funding its war on Ukraine. Let’s finally step up to end the war faster!
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 08/01/2026
Iranian state media claim "radical groups" are torching police stations and vehicles in Tehran. Early reports say security forces have begun using live fire. Attacks on military and police personnel are now being reported in multiple provinces. This is going to be a long night in Iran.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 08/01/2026
In Khorramabad, a protester raised the flag of pre-revolutionary Iran in the city’s central square, an open symbol of defiance against the regime. Reza Pahlavi, calling for protests from abroad, earlier said he does not seek to restore the monarchy but is ready to lead a transitional government.
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 08/01/2026
Indeed. We should’ve been fighting total economic warfare for years by now. I get that we have to follow and uphold the rule of law, lest we become like the monsters that threaten us. I really do. But I don’t believe we are doing all we could. Not even all that would be relatively cheap to do.
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Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
After the Cold War, the US itself closed or sharply downsized many military facilities in Greenland, including Sondrestrom Air Base and early-warning radar sites. Denmark remained a loyal ally, and did not object to US presence. Claims of Danish security neglect are fallacious.
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
This is basically the view of the world that Plato sets out to refute in the Republic. One of the core questions asked therein is: why do powerful people think the mere fact of them exercising dominion makes it good for them to do so? Sure, you *can* get away with stuff if you're powerful - so what?
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 07/01/2026
FYI:
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Mikko Kolkkala @xcsci.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Mitä jos susikeskustelussa annettaisiin puheoikeus vain heille, jotka ovat napanneet villejä susia kiinni lassoamalla ja sitten hyppäämällä vauhdissa moottorikelkasta niiden niskaan? Kuka muu muka tietäisi paremmin, mistä puhuu? www.apu.fi/artikkelit/s...
Mies lumihangessa leveillä lyhyillä suksilla. Taustalla moottorikelkka. Miehen kädessä on keppi ja se toisessa päässä makaa kyljellään punertava susi

Kuvateksti: Seppo Ronkainen otti 
Noppe-suden isän Nemon kiinni pannoitusta varten 2000-luvun alussa. – Nemo ei pannut paljon vastaan. Urokset ovat helpompia käsitellä, kun taas naaraat saattavat enemmän hyöriä ja pyöriä, hän kertoo.Seppo Ronkainen on ottanut suden kiinni käytännössä paljain käsin ja nähnyt, kuinka mahdollisesti myrkkyä syönyt susi kärsi – ”Luulin, että se kuolee siihen”
Kun Seppo Ronkainen oli 27-vuotias, hän ampui kotieläimiä tappaneen suden. Nyt hän on arvostettu susitutkija ja kohdannut satoja villejä susia.

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Seppo Ronkainen tervehtii koti­talonsa pihalla. Hän on toista vuotta eläkkeellä Luken tutkimusmestarin työstä, mutta seuraa susia yhä omaksi ilokseen. Hänen kotikonnuillaan elelee Marttisenjärven lauma, kuusi sutta tai ehkä kahdeksan. Varmuutta ei ole. Susilauma on aina perhe: vanhemmat alfauros ja alfanaaras sekä näiden pennut, joita voi olla useaa vuosikertaa.

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Paikallinen metsästäjä oli jo aamulla ajanut moottorikelkalla suden mottiin. Aamupäivällä Ronkainen hyppäsi suksille – ne olivat lyhyet venäläiset puusukset, joilla oli ketterä väistellä puita – ja sitten mentiin. Kaikki tapahtui äkkiä.

Ronkainen roikkui suksilla metsässä ajavan moottorikelkan perässä. Jo kymmenen minuutin päästä he tavoittivat suden aukealla suolla. Ronkainen lassosi suden vimpaimella, lensi nurin mutta sai silti kiristettyä vimpaimen narun ja painettua suden hankeen.

– Se pelotti, koska susista ei ollut kokemusta. Sanoin muille, että tulkaa nyt laittamaan narusilmukka takajalkoihin, mutta eivät he ensin uskaltaneet.

Susi saatiin kuin saatiinkin lopulta laatikkoon, nukutettua ja pannoitettua. Se oli naaras ja sai nimekseen Maija.

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Oli kirkas kuutamoyö, kuinka muutenkaan. Ronkainen ajoi kämpältä korkean mäen päälle ja antoi mennä. Kohta hän sai vastauksen, hyvin vaimean ulvonnan, joka tuli rajan takaa Venäjän puolelta. Ronkainen ulvoi uudelleen. Sitten vastaus tuli jo lähempää. Näin jatkettiin.

– Minä ulvoin, ja ne vastasivat.

Kesällä pienet sudenpennut ovat tulleet Ronkaisen luokse tämän ulvoessa, varovaisesti ja vähän ihmetellen.
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Ignas Karvelis 🇱🇹🇺🇦 @karvelis.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Trump declares that Maduro has been captured.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE... @geoconfirmed.org
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/12/2025
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
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