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A. R. Steinmark

@arners.bsky.social
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Concerned world observer and amateur life artist. Trying to heed the wise advices given to Simplicius Simplicissimus.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 12h
Polish PM Donald Tusk: Russia wants to dominate Ukraine, and we know it will not stop there. Russia wants to destroy the existing security architecture in Europe so that Russian dominance can return to what it was before 1989.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 11/10/2026
MEPs have instantly rejected a budget proposal by the Irish government, setting the scene for an institutional battle over the 2028-34 EU spending plan.
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MEPs warn Irish EU budget plan is ‘short‑sighted’ and risks ‘historic failure’ as cuts of €141bn spare farm and cohesion funds
MEPs have instantly rejected a budget proposal by the Irish government, setting the scene for an institutional battle over the 2028-34 EU spending plan.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Putin is getting desperate... and so is Trump.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Note, the Ukrainians have denied any knowledge of this.
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Klima_Mahner @klimamahner.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Batterien machen Gaskraftwerke (fast) unnötig/obsolet: Und werden immer besser: www.telepolis.de/article/Bill...
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Billiger als Gaskraftwerke: Können Batterien Deutschlands Netz allein sichern?
Vier-Stunden-Speicher hängen neue Gaskraftwerke bei den Kosten ab. Doch um deutsche Engpässe abzusichern, müssen Speicher noch eine Hürde nehmen.
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ReneBerg56g @reneberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
E-Autos boomen bei deutschen Käufern Die hohen Spritpreise lassen offenbar viele Menschen umdenken: Mehr als jedes dritte neu zugelassene Auto war zuletzt ein Elektroauto. Die Zulassungen von Benzin- und Dieselautos brachen dagegen ein. www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/v...
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E-Autos boomen bei deutschen Käufern
Die hohen Spritpreise lassen offenbar viele Menschen umdenken: Mehr als jedes dritte neu zugelassene Auto war zuletzt ein Elektroauto. Die Zulassungen von Benzin- und Dieselautos brachen dagegen ein.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather. Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD. Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg
The picture shows a single leather shoe with a decorative pattern of holes of different sizes and shapes (e.g circles, triangles).
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10/10/2026
Per Russian media, “Russian sources expect that as well as purchasing Russian oil and diesel, Donald Trump will provide Russia with spare parts to repair the refineries damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes. They anticipate that Trump's fuel deal will lead to a Russian victory.”
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Europeans need to decide whether its pledge to stand by Ukraine “as long as it takes” has an upper limit. If it doesn’t, they need to seriously step up on all fronts (military, financial, sanctions) to ensure Ukraine can stay in the fight — possibly until Trump leaves office.
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Jonas Holm Jæger @jonasholmjaeger.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Check it, nerds. Recent find of late stage Maglemosian (8400 BP) antler axe with preserved wooden handle from Egholm, Northern Jutland. Fantastic to see that we still have conditions in Denmark for such fantastic organic preservation. Because it probably won’t be long before we don’t.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 10/10/2026
Unfortunately still true
Le grand malheur du monde est que la France ne comprend pas l'Allemagne et que l'Allemagne ne comprend pas la France. Ce malentendu ne fera que s'aggraver », écrivait Ernest Renan en 1870.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Blackout in #Kyiv metro. Russia has been attacking Kyiv's energy grid relentlessly for days. Ukraine produces electricity but Russia damages/destroys the means to deliver it. Repairs often cannot start because of constant air alerts and danger of new attacks.
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Norbert Röttgen @nroettgen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Wer glaubt, Schröder könne Putin auch nur einen Millimeter in Richtung Frieden bewegen, ist hochgradig naiv. Schröder hat keinerlei Einfluss auf Putin. Er lässt sich lediglich von ihm instrumentalisieren. Putins Ziel ist nicht Frieden, sondern die Vernichtung der Ukraine.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10/10/2026
US officials stepped up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries and threatened to cut off vital intelligence sharing as Donald Trump announced a deal with Moscow to release diesel on to the world market. www.ft.com/content/7fd4... via @financialtimes.com
ft.com
US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing
Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
United States of America is official sponsor of Russia's illegal genocidal invasion of Ukraine. Till April 7 2027 at least.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I think this analysis is correct. Reports out of Russia for the last six weeks show huge diesel shortages and long lines of cars trying to get it. Russia doesn't have the diesel Trump says he's buying for them. This is all for another purpose, which is psy ops.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/10/2026
"We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC." JOINT STATEMENT by CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, UK
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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM
We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the...
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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Of course Russia doesn't have diesel to export due to Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries, and has been forced to import diesel. But no doubt Trump will now double down on blaming Ukraine for the impact of Trump's illegal and idiotic war on Iran. What a time to be alive😠
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So let's get this straight: Russia just murdered over 65 people in Ukraine in less than 48 hours. Crushed a building on top of sleeping families to celebrate Putin's birthday. And today, the U.S. announces that they are lifting sanctions on Russian diesel and planning to buy some,
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🔥🔥🔥 Zelenskyy just sent a voice message: “I believe our team is simply being used as a smokescreen. And that is certainly dishonest, it is certainly not in the spirit of partnership, and it is, in my view, a weak decision. Unfortunately, a weak decision by strong partners.”
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Catastrophe In Brazil with the far right surging State races, senate and congress races all going for the far right Presidential race going to a second round thankfully with bolsonaro’s son under 50 percent www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 08/10/2026
European far-right parties are looking to turn voters’ cost-of-living concerns into opposition for aid to Ukraine. It poses a challenge to the mainstream powers to sustain support for higher defense budgets — even if that means competing with welfare. 🔗 vist.ly/5mjx9
Person watching breaking news with documents on table.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 08/10/2026
OpenAI annualised revenues $20bn less than previously signalled ft.trib.al/3sfynkT
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OpenAI annualised revenues $20bn less than previously signalled
AI giant recently told investors the key figure was approaching $50bn in September, far less than the $70bn that was widely reported
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A. R. Steinmark @arners.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yes - he really posted this. Checked it myself.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The entire Maksiuta family were killed in a russian missile strike on an apartment building in Pryluky: ​🕯️ Daria Maksiuta, born July 6, 2003 🕯️ Oleksandr Maksiuta, born September 20, 1994 🕯️ Kyrylo Maksiuta, born March 7, 2025 - their baby son, who was only a year and a half old.
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Hans Tino Hansen @hanstino.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Interceptor drones of different types incl 🇺🇦 “Denmark will allocate funding for the procurement of drones and counter-drone capacities from the Ukrainian defence industry as a matter of priority aligned with Danish national defence priorities with the amount of up to EUR 100 million in 2026.”
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Such a deal would enable US investors to profit from energy flows to Europe once the war ends," Reuters writes.
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Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 08/10/2026
Price of Chinese lithium futures dropped by around a quarter over past month • Price slump reflects growing concerns about flagging demand in the medium run • Like many Chinese industries, battery-makers have built more capacity than market can absorb www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Horrible: At least 30 people were killed and 18 were injured after a Russian strike hit two public buses in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
euronews.com
At least 30 killed after Russian strike hits two buses in Donetsk
Public transport in Kramatorsk has been suspended in the wake of the attack, Kramatorsk City Council said. #EuropeNews
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 07/10/2026
The main takeaway from this year’s #Disinfo2026 conference will be about Streisand effect.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Barrot: “Artificial intelligence tools multiply the possibilities for spreading, amplifying and even manufacturing information and narratives. “The question is no longer whether information is true or false, but what narrative other states want to forge about us. And this can happen very quickly.
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: European Parliament significantly toughens China position, adopted by landslide FOR 454 AGAINST 86 ABSTAIN 110 Report says China is “decisive enabler” of Russia & backs a “continuous [European] naval presence and joint exercises” in and around the Taiwan Strait
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A. R. Steinmark @arners.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No words nyheder.tv2.dk/live/samfund...
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Lækket blev opdaget gennem dyr faktura, bekræfter myndighederne
Myndighederne bekræfter på pressemødet, at lækket blev opdaget, da man skulle sende en ualmindeligt dyr regning til den mindre virksomhed. Det koster penge, hv...
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
EVs outsold conventional ICE cars across Europe for the first time in August 2026 European manufacturers accounted for 60% of EVs introducing 16 additions during the first half of 2026. Chinese manufacturers held a 21% share and added 11 models.
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EVs Outsell Internal Combustion Engine Models in Europe for First Time - Motor Illustrated
Battery-electric vehicles outsold conventional gasoline and diesel cars across Europe during August 2026. European gasoline and diesel registrations dropped 23.4% so in 2026. Hybrids remained Europe’s leading powertrain category with 3.33 million registrations through August. Battery-electric vehicles outsold conventional gasoline and diesel cars combined across Europe for the first time in August 2026. This marks […]
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What’s top story today on Irkutsk TV? Not the death of a Russian plague researcher. I watch the local TV news bulletin and take a look at today’s Russian newspapers. #ReadingRussia
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What's making news on Irkutsk TV this morning?
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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A. R. Steinmark @arners.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“These symptoms can last one to three days or longer. A majority of the patients reported seeing “little people” or “elves” dancing and jumping around in their environment and interacting with them…” www.popularmechanics.com/science/a706...
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A Mushroom Is Sending Hundreds of People to the Hospital. They’re All Sharing the Same Bizarre Hallucination.
The identity of the psychedelic compound in this popular culinary mushroom is still a mystery to science.
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Dltd @dltd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It may explain a recent "slip of the tongue" about South Korea having received the two North Korean PoW's which were caught in Ukraine, fighting for russia.
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Agathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 06/10/2026
Global LNG crunch looks likely • Before Iran war, wave of new projects in Qatar and US looked set to increase supply by 20% in 2026-27 • IEA now reckons global LNG supplies over 2026-2030 will be ~15% below pre-war forecasts, with shortfall concentrated in 2026-27 www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I was very late to the driving party. But the war finally forced me to learn. I learned to drive last winter, through heavy blackouts and cold, icy weather. Now I get to practice racing jet-powered Shahed drones on my way home. Does each year of driving experience in Ukraine count as five?
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Meme with the text  “Motivational speaker: Unleash the lion inside you!” followed by "The lion inside me:" above two medieval drawings of weird looking lions.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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A single-panel cartoon by Wayno (dated 5-11-16) showing a traditional Russian nesting doll (matryoshka) standing at a ticket counter. The doll wears a red headscarf, a yellow dress with a red flower, and has rosy cheeks. Behind the counter, a skeptical ticket agent in a light blue shirt narrows her eyes at the doll and asks, “One ticket… Really?”
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Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
USFK or Nuclear Weapons?
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Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There seems to be a great deal of misunderstanding about North Korean POWs. Contrary to what some may assume, South Koreans do not want conflict with North Korea. Even voters who do not support President Lee Jae-myung have little desire for unnecessary confrontation with the North.
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🇩🇰🇺🇦🇬🇪🇪🇺Tordenskjold🔔 @tordenskjoldcph.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lee should be thankful that 🇺🇦 fights its mortal enemy and treats prisoners of war correctly. South Korea also does little to help another democracy in need for its weapons: 🇺🇦. The idiocy.
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Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Very interesting project: Living Science uses an AI agent to reproduce key findings from seminal papers in economics, document what holds up and extend the analysis with newer data. It's like a follow-up paper with robustness checks and extensions. New paper every week.
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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
European political elites need to understand that if they say European security isn't possible without the US, they are actually saying that European security isn't possible. For many reasons, they don't want to accept that, but they urgently need to.
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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Threatening allies is not the way
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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Anyone still whining that we need more diplomacy with Russia, while the Russians respond to all diplomatic efforts by killing more Ukrainian civilians, is just helping spread the Kremlin’s propaganda.
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 30/09/2026
Die USA wollen verhindern, dass Iran in den Besitz von Atomwaffen kommt. Beim Nuklearprogramm von Nordkorea gibt sich Präsident Trump hingegen verständnisvoll.
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Donald Trump nennt Kim Jong Un einen Freund: Nordkorea darf Atomwaffen besitzen, Iran nicht
Die USA wollen verhindern, dass Iran in den Besitz von Atomwaffen kommt. Beim Nuklearprogramm von Nordkorea gibt sich Präsident Trump hingegen verständnisvoll.
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