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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 17h

And Valtteri opens the pitlane window by parking it in the gravel and causing a safety car. #F1 #BahrainGP

Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 17h

This weekend I'm celebrating my 10-year anniversary of living in #Estonia. It's rather difficult to sum up an entire decade in a single bleat, so here's to the next one!

Photo of a hand holding an informational leaflet titled "Welcoming Programme" from the Estonian Ministry of the Interior (Siseministeerium). The cover features a smiling young woman wearing a traditional blue-and-white floral wreath crown, with text describing one-day trainings for new arrivals and basic language skills.

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 29/09/2026

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket has rolled out to the Falcon pad at Launch Complex 39A ahead of the NROL-97 mission, currently scheduled for October 1st. nsf.live/spacecoast

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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 28/09/2026

STARSHIP FLIGHT 14 Propellant load has begun ahead of launch of Booster 21 and Ship 41 at 7:42 a.m. CDT / 12:42 UTC www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gDx...

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"With around 1,200 UK troops deployed in #Estonia, soldiers are being warned they could be potential targets for Russian intelligence operations. Former CIA Station Chief Sean Wiswesser explains how Russia uses so-called 'Swallows' and 'Ravens' to entrap foreign military personnel" @forcesnews.com

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British troops in Estonia are warned: you're a target 24 hours a day

YouTube video by BFBS Forces News

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Andrew Parsonson @andrewparsonson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Isar Aerospace appears to have scrubbed a planned 4 September launch attempt hours after launch-related road closures went into effect. europeanspaceflight.com/isar-aerospa...

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Isar Aerospace Calls Off 4 September Spectrum Launch Attempt - European Spaceflight

Isar Aerospace appears to have scrubbed a planned 4 September launch attempt hours after launch-related road closures went into effect.

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 03/09/2026

🔴 LIVE NOW: #BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module separation. Follow events live from our Main Control Room. • 14:00: MTM separation • 14:30: Stream pause • 15:30: Stream resumes • 15:53: Earliest signal acquisition & spacecraft check Watch live: youtube.com/live/oC7lQngNG3o

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BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins (Official ESA broadcast)

YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A #SweAF S102B Korpen (102003, s/n 1216) doing its thing over #Finland. #ADSB #4A81F8 #AvGeek #WeAreNATO

Screenshot from ADS-B Exchange showing the flight tracking data and map trajectory for callsign SVF680, a Swedish Air Force S-102B Korpen reconnaissance aircraft (Gulfstream IV, registration 102003).

The left sidebar displays aircraft telemetry, indicating a barometric altitude of 16,775 ft descending at -2,752 ft/min, a groundspeed of 370 knots, squawk code 0213, and signal type MLAT.

The map shows the flight path marked with a colored line tracing across eastern Finland along the border area, passing near Joensuu, Kainuu, and heading towards Lapland, before turning southwest down through South Karelia and heading west past Lappeenranta towards Tampere.

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 27/08/2026

LIFTOFF! 🚀 Ariane 6 #VA270, launching MTG-I2, completing Europe's Meteosat constellation.

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 27/08/2026

LIVE NOW 🔴 Launch of MTG-I2 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=vzytcrGSqUU

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What an innocuous name for a drone circling over northern Germany, close to the Danish border. #AvGeek #ADSB

A screenshot of the ADS-B Exchange flight-tracking interface depicting an aircraft with hex code 3F9E12 traveling over Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. The left sidebar shows the aircraft details: flagged as military from Germany, flying at a barometric altitude of 23,025 feet with a groundspeed of 130 knots, squawking 7766. The main map displays the flight path, marked by a bright blue line showing complex geometric loops and holding patterns across the region, centered near Leck, Bredstedt, and Schleswig.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Russian media report that a motorcade with American diplomatic license plates was spotted on the streets of Moscow following reports that a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III had landed at Vnukovo Airport.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

An American Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft unexpectedly landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport this morning,according to Flightradar24. The aircraft departed from Camp Springs,Maryland,the service’s data show.

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ukraine will always be free! Happy Independence Day Ukraine 🇺🇦

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#GissaPlatsen, 24 aug 2026 14 996/15 000 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ www.hbl.fi/gissa-platsen

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Post a pic that should be an album cover.

A symmetrical wide-angle view from inside a pedestrian tunnel featuring a geometric, diamond-patterned ceiling illuminated in bright turquoise-cyan light. The side walls are angled panels lit with a smooth turquoise-to-yellow gradient toward the far exit. A dark asphalt pathway leads straight through the center toward the light at the other end.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Time to clean the storm drains and batten down the hatches. #weather #Estonia

A screenshot of a weather warning map and forecast from the Estonian Ilm+ application.

The top half displays a map of Estonia color-coded in bright orange to indicate severe weather alerts, marked with multiple blue circle icons containing a warning triangle and the number 3, as well as orange wind sock symbols across various counties.

Below the map, a text forecast reads:
"Aug 22 heavy rainfall will spread from South Estonia across the country. Within 24 hours, 50–70, locally 90 mm of precipitation will accumulate. Thunderstorms will occur in many places, which will stop in the early morning. Aug 22 the northeast, east wind increasing in gusts 17–19, on the islands and on the western coast northwest, north wind in gusts to 21, near Gulf of Riga area, in gusts to 26 m/s. Aug 23 at night in South Estonia southwest wind, in Northern Estonia north, northeast wind in North Estonia, the northwest wind in gusts to 22, on coastal areas to 28, in area of Gulf of Riga up to 30 m/s."

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Lunch in #Nagu: smoked salmon soup and ice cream 😋

A close-up of a bowl of creamy Finnish salmon soup served in a deep white plate. Thick pieces of hot-smoked salmon with seared edges rest on a bed of large boiled yellow potato chunks, suspended in a rich, light broth drizzled with green herb oil and garnished with fresh dill.

Two hands holding ice cream cones in the foreground against a sunlit harbor background. On the left is a soft-serve vanilla swirl, and on the right is a waffle cone topped with two scoops—chocolate on top and a light swirl flavor below with a small drip. In the blurred background are sailboats, yachts, and calm harbor waters under a clear blue sky.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Lunch in #Nagu: smoked salmon soup and ice cream 😋

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

There are very few things in life that cause a level of relaxation even close to that of a seaside #sauna around sunset.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Our ferry for the 45 minute crossing from #Iniö to #Houtskär. Not quite a luxury cruise, yet it beats having to swim ;)

A silver Chevrolet Malibu parked on the metal vehicle deck of the open-air ro-ro ferry Replot 2, alongside other cars. The white superstructure of the ferry, featuring a dark navigation bridge and radar equipment, arches over the car deck under an overcast sky. A line of green trees on the distant shore is visible ahead.

An open metal heavy-duty door on the white exterior deck of the ferry Replot 2. Stenciled blue text on the door reads "PASSAGERARSALONG / MATKUSTAMO / PASSENGER LOUNGE" in Swedish, Finnish, and English. A metal mesh step leads into the raised threshold entrance, with a red fire extinguisher box mounted to the left.

A narrow, industrial metal doorway leading down a steep flight of stairs below deck into the passenger lounge. A curved metal handrail runs along the right side, with machinery, pipes, and white-painted steel walls lining the compact passageway.

The utilitarian passenger lounge inside the ferry Replot 2. The spartan, white-painted cabin features long wooden benches along the walls, black floor mats, bright overhead fluorescent lights, and large white industrial pipes running across the ceiling and wall. A nautical map hangs on the wall to the right.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If you see this post a beach photo from your phone.

A sandy beach scene featuring wooden beach chairs underneath a thatched straw palapa umbrella. In the foreground, a vibrant blue chair and a teal chair sit side by side. Two sleek black birds, silhouetted in the shade, are perched on the chair backs. To the right, a chaotic stack of green wooden chairs stands on the pale sand. Additional thatched umbrellas and blue chairs scatter across the quiet, wide beach under an overcast, hazy sky.

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 12/08/2026

Eclipse day! ☀️ Today's total solar eclipse is visible from Greenland, Iceland, northeastern Portugal and Spain. Most of the rest of Europe, northern North America and western Africa will witness a partial solar eclipse. More info: www.esa.int/Science_Expl... #EuropeanSolarEclipse

Map of Earth shown as a globe, with the focus on its northern hemisphere. A red, C-shaped arc marked 'total eclipse' reaches from northeast Russia, past the North Pole, Greenland, Iceland and the Iberian Peninsula. An orange oval surrounds this arc, marked 'partial eclipse', covering most of Europe, Canada and parts of the USA, the western edge of Africa and the northeastern corner of Russia.

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ESO @eso.org · 11/08/2026

The solar corona is a plasma of free electrons scattering the Sun's light. But what causes those shapes in the solar corona? Read more: www.eso.org/public/images/eso1912z 🔭 #flashback #SolarEclipse

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Dynamic inner corona

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ESO @eso.org · 11/08/2026

Just one day to go until tomorrow's #SolarEclipse ⌛️ To warm up, let's revisit this stunning composite of different exposures. It reveals the finest details in the solar corona. It was captured at our La Silla Observatory during the total eclipse of 2 July 2019. 🔭 #flashback 1/2

A total solar eclipse, with the Moon appearing as a perfectly black disk completely covering the Sun. The solar corona is visible as long white streamers stretching outward.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Praegu: Kas sotsiaalmeediasse mahub sisukas poliitiline diskussioon? #arvamusfestival

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