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Arto Laitinen

@artolaitinen.bsky.social
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Philosophy professor at Tampere. Supports human rights, freedom, democracy, justice, equal opportunity, eudaimonia, solidarity, biodiversity and good music and is against domination, injustice, social pathology and nature loss. (i.e. supports the Left).

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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/11/2025
Excessive force. PERIOD! They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor. 📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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Rahvaanmusiikin kerho @rahvaanmusiikinkerho.net · 06/11/2025
Rahvaan Queer -illan toisena esiintyjänä upea Paula Raitanen 🏳️‍🌈💕
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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Niin. yle.fi/a/74-2017439...
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Gazassa ihmisiltä on viety ihmisarvo ja sen tulisi järkyttää meitä kaikkia, sanoo Punaisen Ristin pääjohtaja Ylelle
Maailman on pidettävä toisen maailmansodan opetukset elossa, sanoo Punaisen Ristin kansainvälisen komitean pääjohtaja Ylelle.
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WIRED @wired.com · 03/03/2025
Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.
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A Lethal Mystery Illness Is Spreading in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response
Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.
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US News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice @democracyblue.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash Norwegian petroleum giant Haltbakk Bunkers has declared it will no longer help the US Navy. www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
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Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash
Norwegian petroleum giant Haltbakk Bunkers has declared it will no longer help the US Navy.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
A major Norwegian fuel company is refusing to provide fuel to U.S. warships after the “shitshow” in the White House yesterday over Ukraine. This is the way. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
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Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine
Haltbakk Bunkers will cease supplying fuel to U.S. forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The first Republican senator to condemn the Trump administration for “embracing Putin.”👇
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Protestors met JD Vance in Vermont when he went to vacation there today. This is a good one:
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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Hämmentäviä lukuja.
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
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US News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice @democracyblue.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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WIRED @wired.com · 27/02/2025
NEW: Who’s guiding Elon Musk as he navigates life in DC—and uses DOGE to dismantle key parts of the government? Stephen and Katie Miller, multiple sources tell WIRED. An inside look into the couple who have become integral to the world’s richest man and his ambitions in Washington.
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Elon Musk's Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple
Stephen and Katie Miller—he's "the prime minister," sources say; she's DOGE's comms guru—liaise between the White House and Elon Musk, and are centrally involved as he tears the government apart.
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Gunnar Björnsson @gbjorn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
PhD in Practical Philosophy, Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace. Application deadline March 5. #philsky Current Master's students may apply provided that they will *submit* their thesis and complete coursework by June 30. For details and to apply, see su.varbi.com/en/what:job/....
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PhD student in Practical philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Stockholm University is the largest in Sweden, boasting a lively community of philosophers with a broad range of scholarly interests. The department has a strong intern
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Joseph MacKay @lefteleven.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
This article is great, and definitely starts at the (chronological) beginning doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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The Bureaucratic Origins of Political Theory: Administrative Labor in the “Other Half” of the History of Political Thought | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
The Bureaucratic Origins of Political Theory: Administrative Labor in the “Other Half” of the History of Political Thought
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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Dear all, do you know of philosophical defences of bureaucracy? Starting from scratch (or Weber) here. Or do you know who would know? #philsky
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/02/2025
No, 150-year-olds aren't collecting Social Security benefits. Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud; but there's a much simpler explanation.
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No, 150-Year-Olds Aren't Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There's a much simpler explanation.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Saved a lot of cash. This is gonna roll all day for free.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
From firing nuclear safety workers to this—Elon Musk’s DOGE is completely out of control.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Check out this community note👌🔥
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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WIRED @wired.com · 16/02/2025
Anytime a storm is brewing, your local forecasters are getting the latest data from NOAA. As the agency faces an uncertain future, one thing's for sure: for-profit companies would struggle to replicate NOAA's weather-forecasting prowess.
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For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess
Replicating the abilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fleet of weather satellites would take time and a lot of money—and expose private companies to a large amount of…
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Captures it perfectly.
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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Finnish pm Orpo reportedly said that while there are confusing messages from the US, things are basically ok. Eh.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
We are nearing a precipice.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
You cannot fire so many people and shutter so many agencies and services and not expect things to start to go very bad very quickly. Our job is to highlight not only the chaos and cruelty of the firings, but also the devastating consequences. The public must turn on this madness and soon.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
A critical point.
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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Hyvä essee. Erottelukykyisempää tosin olisi erottaa länsimaisesta elämänmenosta rakenteet kuten kapitalismi ja "arvot", jotta viimeksimainittu olisi hyödyllinen käsite. Kapitalismin pakkoja ei muuteta arvoja muuttamalla, monia asioita muutetaan. www.hs.fi/mielipide/ar...
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Essee | Länsimaisista arvoista ei kannata paljon ylpeillä
Länsimaiseen arvoyhteisöön kannattaa suhtautua kriittisesti, sillä arvomme tuovat ja ylläpitävät paitsi vapautta myös tuhoa ja ristiriitoja, kirjoittaa Janne Saarikivi.
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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Tämä varmaan herättää keskustelua ja hyvä niin. Minusta ongelman ydin on, että edes alueluovutuksia sisältävään rauhaan tarvitaan kaksi ja Putinin kanssa ei minkäänlaista rauhaa ilman massiivista sotiaallista uhkaa. Edes huono rauha ei ole ollut korteissa Putinin vuoksi. www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
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Kolumni | Suomalaiset eivät ole valmiita huonoon rauhaan Ukrainassa, mutta Suomen päättäjien pitää olla
Mitä tahansa lähikuukausina tapahtuukin, Ukraina ei voita sotaa Venäjää vastaan. Siksi on selvää, että maa voi joutua solmimaan myös itselleen epäedullisen rauhan.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
House Republicans released a draft budget that aims to cut $2 trillion in spending. The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs. Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It's reverse Robin Hood.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I fear they’re coming for ALL school vaccine mandates next. Including measles, mumps and rubella.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
A fine point.
A tweet from Comrade Sisko (
@Pinko69420
) with two raised fist emojis reads: "If we can call a body of water a new name, I feel like we can all call trans people by their names and pronouns too." The tweet includes an image of a map showing the southeastern United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean. Overlaid on the map is the text: "If we can call a body of water a new name, I feel like we can all call trans people by their names and pronouns too." Below this text, there's a URL: threads.net/
@fleiwrite
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Trump is reportedly looking to shrink the FDIC and consolidate it into other govt agencies. The FDIC was created during the Depression to protect bank deposits. This would come after Trump and DOGE shuttered the CFPB, which protects us from financial fraud. See the pattern?
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Hilarious. www.comicsands.com/denmark-petition…
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Thousands Of Danish Citizens Sign Petition To Buy California From U.S. In Epic Troll Of Trump
Sounds good to us!
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
He could have stopped all of this in January 2021. All of it.
A tweet from Will Stancil (
@whstancil
) reads: "it's dramatically appropriate that mcconnell is forced to live in a hell he himself created, but I wish I wasn't also forced to live in it". Below this tweet, there is a live news update box with the headline "Tulsi Gabbard Is Confirmed as Director of National Intelligence". The subtext reads: "Ms. Gabbard was confirmed despite strong bipartisan concerns about some of her positions. Senator Mitch McConnell voted against her." The update is marked as "LIVE" and "Just Now".
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on. It's reverse Robin Hood.
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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Kuinka pm Orpo reagoi Yhdysvaltain tilanteeseen, jossa mm. teknojättien regulointi jäädytetään? Ehdottamalla, että EUssa digireguloinnin pitäisi olla lähempänä Yhdysvaltain tasoa. Juu-u.
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Arto Laitinen @artolaitinen.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Finnish PM Orpo reportedly said EU should loosen its tech regulation closer to the US level. At the time when US is putting regulations on ice. Hello.
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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
On those new Trump tariffs: I don't think people realize how narrow they are. They're ugly and stupid, but also arguably an attempt to save face after he lost his nerve on broad tariffs
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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Trump’s biggest corruption yet
Friends,
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
@gregsargent.bsky.social was one of the first to warn of what was coming frim the Trump-Musk Broligarchy Now it’s here But so is the rule of law & democracy pushback !
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
One for @chrisbrooke.bsky.social I think #beaversinthenews
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People wanted to build a £900,000 dam – but beavers did it in one night for free
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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
One of the best articles I’ve read about the age we are entering. And it touches on something that we need to discuss more: in authoritarianism it is *logical* to cede power to those in power. Or rather, it is seemingly logical. Ultimately, even after you give in, they’ll come for you.
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Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey (Gift Article)
The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.
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Lauri Holappa @lauriholappa.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Näinpä. En ole ikinä oikein uskonut, että dollarin asema maailman keskusvaluuttana horjuisi Brics-suunnitelmien ja muiden geopoliittisten haastojen kautta. Mutta aivan saatanallinen typeryys Yhdysvalloissa saattaa toki kaataa dollarin statuksen ja siten Yhdysvaltojen johtoaseman kv. järjestelmässä.
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Noble Prize in Sarcasm @nobleprize.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Thinking about this letter to the editor right now www.sltrib.com/opinion/lett...
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Letter: Consider what Trump might do with treasury bonds if reelected. It could make the Great Depression look like a picnic.
I think the market is doing well because, generally, inflation is seen as under control and you can attribute that to the reasoned steps the Federal Reserve has implemented. Also, Joe Biden is seen as...
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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
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Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
This report is especially notable because it seems that, just hours before it was published, Treasury Secretary Bessent lied to GOP members of the House Financial Services Committee about this exact issue. (And props to @murray.senate.gov for calling BS on it.) www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent privately reassured Republican lawmakers Monday that Elon Musk and his team do not have control over a sensitive government system that manages the flow of trillions of dollars in payments, according to five lawmakers in the room for a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill.Sen. Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, rejected the idea that Musk allies’ access to the payments system was as limited as Republicans and the administration are claiming.

“Why on earth should we believe that, particularly when he is saying the exact opposite, loudly and repeatedly for everyone to see?” Murray said.

Musk in recent days has said on X that his DOGE team was “rapidly shutting down” payments to Lutheran charities that provide refugee services. Musk also suggested — without offering any evidence — that career Treasury officials were breaking the law in approving some payments and had approved payments to known fraudulent organizations and terrorist groups.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit. By me at @wired.com:
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Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.
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