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Dr. Mattias Holm

@lorrden.openorbit.org
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Federalist, European to the core, rule of law nut. Programmer, father, husband. PhD in computer science. Connected to 🇬🇧🇧🇪🇪🇺🇩🇪🇳🇱🇸🇪 and speaks 🇸🇪🇬🇧🇳🇱. Learning the #guitar Web: openorbit.org

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Volt Europa @volteuropa.org · 21/09/2026
6 NEW SEATS FOR VOLT IN BERLIN 💜🥳 Despite more than doubling our performance compared to the last election, Volt missed out on entering the State Parliament in Berlin, but... we ARE entering Berlin's District Parliaments for the first time — with 6 SEATS! 🎉 (1/2)
Dark purple graphic in Volt branding with the Volt logo top right and the headline "6 NEW SEATS IN BERLIN" in purple on white blocks. A large lime green arrow curves upwards from a small red bar labelled "0 seats" and "last election" on the left to a tall purple column on the right labelled "6 seats" and "2026 election". Inside the column, a lime green map of the relevant Berlin districts is labelled "Pankow 3,5%", "Mitte 3,1%", "xHain 3,3%" and "ChaWi 3,0%". A party face emoji and colourful confetti sit alongside.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 21/09/2026
I have been working on a historical calendar app for genealogists and historians. Supporting conversions, feast relative days, anno regni dating, consular dating, a reconstructed Roman Republican calendar and more. I am about to release it for macOS later for iOS, and I am looking for testers.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 20/09/2026
This is so disgusting, Sweden should offer compensation to the victims of this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘I have nothing in the UK at all’: British man torn from his Swedish wife and home
Charles lands at Heathrow with just two bags and nowhere to go as a result of Brexit and Stockholm’s hardline immigration position
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 16/09/2026
Today’s news about Canada / EU be like…
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 14/09/2026
Hört på holländsk radio i morse ”parlamentsvalet i Schweiz…” 🤦‍♂️
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Essentially indistinguishable from Putin propaganda
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 13/09/2026
Population of Sweden is 2.3% of the Union. The gaslighting from the Swedish migration office is through the roof on this one.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 12/09/2026
SVT undviker strategiskt nog vilket parti FSB försöker proppa upp här. www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
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Tusentals afrikanska trollkonton tar sikte mot Sverige inför valet
600 mil bort mobiliserar en trollarmé mot Sverige. Ett samarbete mellan SVT, Trollrensics och Alliance4europe visar hur en svärm av tusentals konton baserade i afrikanska länder som Nigeria och Benin ...
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 08/09/2026
The Kafkaesque migration management in Sweden continues, British man with income of 3 MSEK (€270k, £230k) per year is considered by the Swedish migration office as "not being able to support himself". tv.aftonbladet.se/video/406464...
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Tjänar 3 milj om året – räcker inte för att få stanna - Aftonbladet TV
Brittiske Martin Gambrill, 63, tjänar runt 3 miljoner kronor om året. Ändå bedömer Migrationsverket att han inte kan försörja sig själv – och har gett honom avslag på permanent uppehållstillstånd.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 06/09/2026
Voted @voltsverige.org at the Swedish embassy in The Hague. Cudos to them for arranging a separate room and ensuring a security guard kept the doors open compared to last election’s massive queues.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 06/09/2026
Congratulations to Isar Aerospace. First private launcher to reach space from Europe.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 04/09/2026
Absolutely nothing fishy here 🤷‍♂️ youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?...
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Going undercover to expose Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 04/09/2026
There’s been a sudden breakout of common sense among at least some swedes. Funny how the center party took over the stick from the Moderates in being the most business friendly party. M is no longer anywere near the top.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 03/09/2026
And yet another one www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Wife of British man at risk of deportation from Sweden calls on Burnham to intervene
Case is latest in string of post-Brexit deportations from country, which has been criticised for high refusal rate for British people to remain
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 02/09/2026
Time for the swedish government to be sacked www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Swedish minister defends strict post-Brexit removals of Britons
Minister says Sweden has ‘fulfilled its commitments’ amid criticism of ‘unjust’ deportation decisions such as case of Joyce Thomas
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 27/08/2026
Svensk valrörelse numera: www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Rr...
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Tände eld på valskyltar och krossade fönster till valstugor
Senaste nytt • Snabba nyheter från Aftonbladet
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 21/08/2026
M tycker detta fast utan möjlighet att rekytrera kompetens arbetskraft från utanför EU så är det en omöjlighet (altså tror någon att man går med på att flytta till Sverige för att jobba när ens barn utvisas när de fyller 18 (eller 21 numera)), lagom naivt. www.europaportalen.se/notis/2026/0...
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M:s vallöfte – Sverige ska bli EU:s rikaste land
Moderaterna lovar att Sverige ska vara EU:s rikaste land inom tio år. Vägen dit går bland annat via sänkt bolagsskatt och ett nytt ”superavdrag” för...
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 12/08/2026
And yet another case www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... I am so fed up with this crap now. #svpol
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British man with dementia told to leave Sweden after losing migration case
Horace Mason, 74, who has lived in Sweden for 25 years, faces being deported after court ruling
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 12/08/2026
Svensk logik i ett nötskal. Invandrare får inte bli sjuka trots skatter de och deras arbetsgivare betalar in.
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EU-Ylva Nilsson @euylva.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
…says Trump’s ambassador to the EU
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 12/08/2026
Yet another example of how brain dead swedish migration policy is. For migrants, life is not allowed to happen, and taking extra jobs instead of benefits during a pandemic is strictly forbidden www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Rj...
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Marco, 21, utvisas för att pappan skaffade nytt jobb
De trodde att de gjorde allt rätt. Men hela Marcos familj utvisades. – Det känns lite orättvist. Vi försökte bara överleva, säger han.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 10/08/2026
Another example with the previous theme. Swedish migration policy is inhuman.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 10/08/2026
Another complete failure of Swedish migration policy: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years
Authorities say application to stay was made too late, as UK officials say Sweden takes ‘stricter approach’ than other EU countries
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 09/08/2026
I mean the odacity of Meloni getting played by Fouad Ali El Himma and then getting annoyed when they realize what reciprocity is, everything but self reflection … www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Italy condemns Spain’s ‘unacceptable’ border controls as Ceuta fallout intensifies
Travellers caught up in migration row as Madrid introduces checks on visitors from Italy in retaliation for Rome’s move
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Volt Sverige @voltsverige.org · 01/07/2026
Det är dags att införa euron i Sverige! Volt går till val på att gå med i ERM II och äntligen påbörja resan mot en fullskalig euroadoption till 2034. #svpol #val2026 Vi låter Ben förklara varför:
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Volt Göteborg @goteborg.voltsverige.org · 01/08/2026
Vi är med i GP! www.gp.se/debatt/varfo... #göteborg #gothenburg #lokalpolitik #svpol #val2026 #volteuropa
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DEBATT: Varför ska en mamma i Bergsjön möta fem olika myndigheter?
Detta är skillnaden mellan att administrera problemet och att lösa problemet, skriver debattören.
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Volt Sverige @voltsverige.org · 01/08/2026
Bor du i Stockholm? Se då till att komma till detta spännande event den 20 augusti! I samarbete med JEF Sweden / Unga Europeer och Carl-Vincent Reimers från Timbro. Tema: EU-federalism. voltsverige.org/evenemang/fo... #svpol #stockholm #europa #eu #sverige #timbro #jef #volt #volteuropa #eufed
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Gästföreläsning och diskussion om EU-federalism
Den 20 augusti bjuder vi på Volt Sverige (Sveriges enda uttalade EU-federalistiska parti) in till en spännande kväll om Europas framtid. Vi har bjudit in Carl-Vincent Reimers, programansvarig för Euro...
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 28/07/2026
And who the heck put a 16year age rating on this? I had to make a trip to Belgium to get my kid into the cinema. And the result of the educational cinema visit was someone who said “nooo, I like Greek mythology now”. Mission accomplished.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 28/07/2026
I am happy that lunch discussions at work was about Bronze Age society and ancient epic poetry instead of the usual mundane stuff.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 25/07/2026
Wow, what a trip the Odyssey was. Best movie in int the last two-three years for sure.
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Volt Sverige @voltsverige.org · 24/07/2026
Som ett parti utanför riksdagen har Volt begränsade möjligheter att synas. Många väljare som egentligen håller med oss i sak kommer därför inte att kunna göra ett informerat val. Här är hur du kan hjälpa oss att bryta igenom bubblan och slå igenom i valet! ⚡️🇪🇺 #svpol #sverige #val2026 #volteuropa
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 20/07/2026
Fascinerande att se en buss från kilsmoderaterna köra omkring nere i Nederländerna. Dock fann jag att bussloganen som var ”i höst byter vi spår” föga övertygande från ett regeringsparti.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 19/07/2026
I half expect that the big one is for Trump and will be popping up in the white house lawn tomorrow morning.
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mensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
German broadcast. Nailed it
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 19/07/2026
Argentum for Argentina, somewhat poetic.
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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Weimers Report is an unprecedented attack on the European Court of Justice’s authority by its most loyal ally: the European Parliament It’s the European Conservatives and the EPP leading the attack Read my latest for @euobserver.com euobserver.com/228381/eus-t...
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 12/07/2026
När jag läste Kalle anka (gamla tidningar redan då) i sommarstugan under barndomen var det vanligt med en sida serie från försvaret som lärde barn att inre röra granater och dylikt de hitrr trade när de badade, kanske bör köras igen? www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/q6...
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Skräckfyndet på stranden: Edda, 5, hittade skarp granat
Sten efter sten kastades bort från stranden i Kalix skärgård. Sedan hittade Edda Sjöberg, 5, en skarpladdad granat. – Det var ju en ordentlig tryckvåg, säger mamma Ragna, efter att föremålet sprängts...
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 11/07/2026
I was well into my 40s when I learned that the American anthem is a stolen British drinking song. 🤷‍♂️
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 10/07/2026
Exhibit 5343 on why we need a common European army. I wonder when leading politicians will understand what’s necessary and focus on building for the future instead of patching existing systems?
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 09/07/2026
"Europe's New German Question" A look at why Germany is holding the EU back, and why the increased European military spending buying 🇺🇸weapons is not going to set Europe free. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 07/07/2026
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 03/07/2026
Aftonbladet går hårt, och drar in en matteprofessor för att förklara en beräkning som bör kunna göras av 10-åringar. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/6q... Oklart om det är ett betyg över skolan i Sverige.
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Förvirring efter Svantessons inlägg: ”Omöjligt”
3 kronor billigare bränsle per 85 mil = 1 200 sparade kronor? Budskapet fick väljare och experter att slita sig i håret. – Det är omöjligt, säger matematikprofe
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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This just happened as I was walking the dog. The Swedish Air Force celebrates 100 years. I’m anti-nationalist to the core, but in the wake of February 24, everything looks different, so I am thankful for their service & proud that we inked a deal to build the Ukrainian Air Force yesterday. 🫡🇸🇪
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 24/06/2026
Again, I make a PSA plea to my fellow journalists: please stop describing the EU as a 'bloc'! Every time you want to use the word, replace it with 'union'. Because that's what it is. The clue is in the name. davekeating.substack.com/p/the-eu-is-...
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The EU is not a bloc
By any reasonable definition and whether people like it or not, the EU is a confederation. Describing it as a bloc misleads the public into thinking it is something far less important.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Swedish word of the day: värmebölja
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Swedish word of the day: värmebölja
Here's a Swedish word to use when complaining about the heat.
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Volt Sverige @voltsverige.org · 22/06/2026
Ny herotext på hemsidan. #svpol
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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
For people following the war in Ukraine closely, this is not news, but for others, it might be: Ukraine has systematically been denying Russian forces on Crimea supplies: gas, ammo etc. They’ve struck supply chains: roads, bridges, ferries, trains, & trucks to great effect. Watch Crimea...+
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 15/06/2026
Some wholesome hobbies like musical instrument playing are typically best learned through YouTube (unless you have an expensive app), so just how are the kids supposed to learn their hobbies after the ban?
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 09/06/2026
This is nuts for anyone who knows software development. Deploying frameworks and APIs is hard, and developing interfaces especially which tend to need backwards compatibility is hard to get right for something new. The DMA needs enough leeway to actually accommodate software development.
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Dr. Mattias Holm @lorrden.openorbit.org · 30/05/2026
Svensk politik är ju hel främmande idag. Från att ha normalt fått 95% på Folkpartiet innan de bestämde sig för att samarbeta med de bruna så är nu den högsta poängen i dag på valkompassen 63% på C. #svpol
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