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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦

@blue-titmouse.bsky.social
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Remember, the length of a minute depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re on 💙 Yankee in Finland Not very tall Not especially thin Skier, year-round bird feeder, tennis player, dog dad, husband, gardener Joni Mitchell & Jackson Browne on repeat

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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Moment of August calm: A neighboring golden oat field ripens under wide blue skies For centuries a staple food & forage, oats remain central to Finland’s culture and economy, thriving in the clean, cool, rainy northern climate Daylight now wanes, and with it, nighttime—and evening sweaters—return
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The Canada-US border 🇨🇦 Established through treaties, negotiations, and compromises between Canada, Britain, and US Treaty of Paris (1783) Jay Treaty (1794) Treaty of 1818 – The 49th Parallel Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842) Oregon Treaty (1846) Alaska Purchase (1867) Boundary Waters Treaty (1909)
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A Moment of Calm - The Spring Equinox Sunset in Finland over a quiet countryside forest Daylight and darkness momentarily in perfect balance Today the first pair of migrating swans arrived at the still frozen lake Soon to be nightless nights, land of the midnight sun 🌅🌿 #SpringEquinox #Finland
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
History shows the resilience, courage, and unwavering determination of Canadians As the US undermines and threatens Canada through economic pressure, political hostility & reckless rhetoric The words "Let’s Go…Canada!" are not just a relic of the past; they are a rallying cry for today Elbows up!
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Moment of Peace A March morning in southern Finland, where winter and spring vie for the spotlight as the days grow longer. Fresh snow overnight, a cool yet warming sun by day, forest awakening — a quiet reminder that nature moves ever onward. ❄️☀️ #SpringOrWinter #MarchMystery #NordicMornings
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Historical poster from 90 years ago warned Americans that fascism wasn’t just a distant threat — it can take root here Today as this sentiment resurfaces, we must remember silence enables oppression History shows the cost of complacency Stand against hate, uphold democracy, and never look away
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Finnish 🇫🇮 Eggs On Sale Again This Week! Free-range eggs $1.65 for 10 — a 30% discount from the usual $2.35 🥚 Meanwhile, the Mango 🍑 Mussolini still can’t grasp the impact of tariffs... Or is there something bigger at play than just the price of eggs? 🤔
Ah yes, the great promise of economic brilliance under Trump—where eggs in the U.S. have soared to luxury-item status while Finland is practically giving them away. Here we have Finnish eggs at €1.61 for ten, while American shoppers are still suffering whiplash from last year’s insane price spikes, all thanks to a mix of corporate greed, supply chain failures, and a complete lack of meaningful economic oversight.

Trump and his cheerleaders love to boast about “making America great again,” but if greatness means paying double or triple for basic groceries compared to Europe, then maybe someone should rework that slogan. 

This is the guy who had four years in office and still managed to leave behind an economy where inflation spiraled out of control the moment supply chain issues hit. If that’s the business genius America is supposed to trust again, maybe it’s time to start bartering for eggs instead.
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Sisuthefin @sisuthefin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Finland knows what Russia is all about. We should take lessons from them. Siding with Putin will lead to more death and destruction. Why the fuck is this administration so fucking stupid.
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
February winter moon rising over resting cropland and the wonderful Finnish forest....
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Here are undeniable thematic similarities in how fear, racial anxiety, and cultural decline are weaponized for political power. This kind of messaging—whether in 1940s Germany or 21st-century GOP Republicans—relies on scapegoating, nationalism, and demonizing opponents as existential threats
1) Conservatives argue "woke culture," immigration, and globalization are eroding traditional American values and frequently frame issues like LGBTQ+ rights, critical race theory, and DEI diversity programs as a form of cultural destruction

2) Features a Ku Klux Klan hood, a Star of David, and caricatures of Jewish and Black influence, plays on white racial anxieties, amplify fears of demographic change, like the Great Replacement Theory

3) The monstrous figure is militarized, using war and destruction to reshape the world, the modern GOP has increasingly aligned itself with authoritarian rhetoric—praising leaders like Orbán, Xi, and Putin as defenders of traditional values, and Trump’s calls for military force against protesters, the illegitimate expansion of executive power, and the downplaying of January 6th as a legitimate protest, and threats against Canada, Mexico, Panama, Denmark/Greenland, and the Gaza Palestinians

4) Using Christianity SELECTIVELY to promote an vision of faith while attacking Jewish and American influences, far-right Republicans align Christianity with nationalism, arguing that America is a "Christian nation" under siege, advocating policies that merge religion with government—often at the expense of minority rights

5) Poster mocks American culture like music, jazz, and targets Hollywood, universities, and media as centers of liberal brainwashing, backlash against figures like Taylor Swift or against Disney for LGBTQ+ representation fits within this broader culture war strategy

6) The modern GOP frames America as the "greatest nation" but argues that it is under attack from within and often blames liberals, immigrants, and minorities for allegedly corrupting America from the inside

7) This poster of Nazi propaganda from World War II was created by the German artist and illustrator John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfeld) working under the Nazi regime
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Ironically, if these workers dared speak honestly today under the Trump administration, they might say: "Americans, heed the warnings of history. The erosion of freedoms leads to Nazi dictatorship. Protect your democracy — silence and complacency will cost you liberty, not bring you security."
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
A peaceful Sunday winter dawn in southern Finland
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
(Here is today’s momentary break from the world chaos…) While insects are not my thing, fascinating 🧐 to see (while out walking the dog) a species of spider 🕷️ thriving (tons of them) in 28F/-3C temperatures here in southern Finland during a January winter snow today They’re all cruising around! 🙂
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Snow mist this early January afternoon in southern Finland
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Oligarchy: a form of government where control rests in the hands of a small, privileged, wealthy group of people. In an oligarchy, decisions and policies are often made to benefit the ruling group rather than the broader population. How did we get here?
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J.J. 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇺🇦 @blue-titmouse.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Winter scene in the Nordics
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