Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Baltazar and the ladies #silentsunday #pargas #finland #horses 1102
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is nauseating in so many ways #petrocorruption #lukoil #kushner #russia #ukraine www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 020
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 03/10/2026New land formations appear after "child of Krakatau" erupts in #indonesia #volcano #newislands www.reuters.com/business/env...reuters.com 010
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Meshell Ndegeocello's vivid all-star reinventions of everyone from Bob Dylan to J-Lo www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...theguardian.comMeshell Ndegeocello: Synonym review – vivid all-star reinventions of everyone from Bob Dylan to J-LoIn the jazz-soul singer’s ‘expression of queer liberation’, stars from Chaka Khan to Bill Callahan to Cynthia Erivo duet on equally varied songs from Cher to the Human League and beyond 011
Reposted by Wif StengerBlue Note Records @bluenoterecords.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"proof both of Ndegeocello’s unique, personal approach to what she does, and of pop’s infinite malleability in the right hands. It might celebrate collaboration, but 'Synonym' feels like an entirely singular achievement"—The Guardian 'Album of the Week' ★★★★ meshellndegeocello.lnk.to/Synonym 182
Reposted by Wif Stengerlkrory21 @lkrory21.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Guitarist #JeffParker gathered with friends / fellow heads in Los Angeles to record this cover of #JohnColtrane ’s composition “Miles’ Mode” to celebrate Coltrane’s 100th birthday". #NowPlaying @intlanthem.bsky.social intlanthem.bandcamp.com/track/miles-...intlanthem.bandcamp.comMiles' Mode, by Jeff Parker featuring Chris Speed, Kaveh Rastegar, and Aaron Steeletrack by Jeff Parker featuring Chris Speed, Kaveh Rastegar, and Aaron Steele 163
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The world’s largest #heatstorage facility is taking shape in #Vantaa just north of #Helsinki #Finland #energy #districtheating #energystorage #monocle #urbanist monocle.com/radio/shows/...monocle.comTall Stories 528: The world’s largest heat storage facility in VantaaWif Stenger takes us underground in the Finnish city of Vantaa to explore a district heating plan of world-beating proportions. 000
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New anti-ICE compilation album benefits #immigrantsrights organizations #iceout #protestmusic #ice www.npr.org/2026/09/28/n...npr.orgA new anti-ICE compilation album benefits immigrants rights organizationsThe Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE OUT album features contributions from over 30 artists, including Kathleen Hanna, Fred Armisen and Tom Morello to create a historical and artistic record of this moment. 011
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 28/09/2026After the heavy rains and first cool nights, it's yellowleg time! #fungus #wildmushrooms #porkkalanniemi #finland #FungusAmongUs 020
Reposted by Wif StengerAshleigh @vinylgeek.bsky.social · 28/09/202650 Today 1976 ● Stevie Wonder —— Songs In The Key Of Life ► #OTD #StevieWonder #vinyl 3729
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Björk will do a DJ set in #Oulu and open some exhibitions oulu2026.eu/en/lumo-art-...oulu2026.euLumo Art & Tech Festival programme revealed, featuring Björk - Oulu2026The new ten-day festival features a rich programme of professional and public events across Oulu. 000
Reposted by Wif StengerDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on. 3249732753
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A cleaner way for the rich to get around! In the #PrivateJet Age, the Quiet Allure of Private Rail Private #train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. #nighttrains #rail www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...nytimes.comIn the Private Jet Age, the Quiet Allure of Private Rail (Gift Article)Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. 010
Reposted by Wif Stengermariafartaroma.bsky.social @mariafartaroma.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made." 1273
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vaktkojberget ("Lookout cabin mountain") #bromarv #Raseborg #finland #silentsunday 061
Reposted by Wif StengerJon Worth @jonworth.eu · 25/09/2026FINALLY we have the right version of the Kemijärvi 🇫🇮 - Lagos 🇵🇹 #LongestTrainEU film up on Youtube! 😀 Watch me battle my way past cancellations, delays, and have good luck at Badajoz 🇪🇸 The record is: 125 hours, 31 mins Who wants to have a go at doing it faster? 🤔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAJd...youtube.com125 Hours - Longest Train Journey in the EU: From the Arctic to the AtlanticYouTube video by Simply Railway 510120
Reposted by Wif StengerPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You can’t have your Cuba until you’ve finished your Iran! How can you have any Cuba if you don’t finish your Iran? 820731
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 25/09/2026US Federal judge restores $7B #Solar for All program, says #EPA illegally axed it The decision is the latest in a series of legal setbacks to the Trump administration’s efforts to stifle #renewableenergy www.utilitydive.com/news/federal...utilitydive.comFederal judge restores $7B Solar for All program, says EPA illegally axed itA Trump-appointed judge said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act did not convert the funding into “a lump-sum amount subject to EPA’s discretion.” Defendants acted contrary to Congress’ intent and with “no... 022
Reposted by Wif StengerMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The best sign in the history of everything. 855902933
Reposted by Wif StengerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about 59450241760
Reposted by Wif StengerMichael F @michaelf617.bsky.social · 29/04/2025kids come home from Day One of second grade with heavier resumes than this 0152
Reposted by Wif StengerDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Abolish ICEelectrek.coVolkswagen's new EVs are so popular that the company is now cutting ICE shiftsVolkswagen’s new family of entry-level electric cars is proving to be more popular than its internal combustion engine vehicles. Volkswagen’s... 161101183
Reposted by Wif Stengerodubhda @odubhda.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's Boards Of Canada with the breakfast here this morning. boardsofcanada.bandcamp.com/album/inferno 1282
Reposted by Wif StengerRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tough competition of course, but the Trump admin deciding that white South Africans are the only group of people on earth currently worthy of refugee status has to be the most overtly racist thing any administration has done in decades 554903878
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Grant had such a wonderful sound, probably my fave #jazz guitarist 000
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#Nairobi producer and sound artist KMRU picks 10 records that map Kenyan music’s restless spectrum #africanmusic #kenya #benga www.songlines.co.uk/content/feat...songlines.co.ukEssential 10: Kenyan Gems - SonglinesProducer and sound artist KMRU guides Russ Slater Johnson through ten records that map Kenyan music’s restless spectrum 010
Reposted by Wif StengerAshleigh @vinylgeek.bsky.social · 21/09/202647 Today 🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛ 1979 ● The Stranglers —— The Raven ► #OTD #TheStranglers #Guildford #Vinyl #Postpunk 0312
Reposted by Wif StengerPentti @penttik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026oddly, one of my favourite Bowie albums 021
Reposted by Wif StengerJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Can someone please explain the logic of the German government to me? 1) Try to prevent the phase out of the internal combustion engine and slow down EVs. 2) When petrol prices soar cut taxes. 3) Demand for petrol remains high and so do prices. 4) Repeat. www.politico.eu/article/germ...politico.euGermany cuts fuel tax as Middle East conflicts send prices soaringGermany issues its relief measures as its finance minister calls on Brussels to draft a windfall tax proposal on oil companies. 3425085
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Always when in Turku Café Art #silentsunday #espresso #turku #finland 050
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Test scores plunge in #Finland and other European education powerhouses. The pandemic, smartphones, AI and budget cuts are partly to blame, but there are longer-term factors here, too. #pisa #education #literacy www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comEuropean education powerhouses rocked by falling scores in global studyFrance and Germany among countries with low Pisa scores, which show how well 15-year-olds use school learning in life 001
Reposted by Wif StengerPentti @penttik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If I were to go into formal education now, I’d choose an art subject solely because it interests me. As for job prospects they used to say the arts were at the bottom of the scale, but I’m not so sure in the age of AI. Creative thinking is something a human will always have superiority over AI. 011
Reposted by Wif Stenger👻Skulliam🎃Boo-tler🍂Yikes🕷️ @yeets.biz · 19/09/2026i need to know what happened 309163463177
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 19/09/2026RIP trombonist Harry Brown, 52, who played with McCoy Tyner, Roy Ayers, Ezra Collective, Camilla George, Massive Attack and many others #britishjazz #trombone #jazz #harrybrown www.jazzwise.com/content/news...jazzwise.comHarry Brown: 21/08/1974 – 03/09/2026 - JazzwiseKevin Le Gendre pays tribute to the beloved London trombonist, who worked with the likes of McCoy Tyner, Roy Ayers and John Legend, among countless others, a... 022
Reposted by Wif StengerNBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/09/2026The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.nbcnews.toNew wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers sayA type of tiger cat, the animal is smaller than a house cat, slender and spotted. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest. 13156461871
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 17/09/2026World’s oldest cheddar-maker slashes energy bills with novel #heatpumps Innovative tech cools fresh milk and redirects the resulting heat, saving #cheese makers £70,000 a year. www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...canarymedia.comWorld’s oldest cheddar-maker slashes energy bills with novel heat…Innovative tech from U.K.-based Arkaya Energy cools fresh milk and redirects the resulting heat, saving Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers more than $90,000… 010
Reposted by Wif StengerJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Half of Russia’s six largest diesel-producing refineries are now either shut down or operating at sharply reduced capacity after Ukrainian drone strikes. That’s not just an inconvenience. It’s a direct blow to the fuel supply that keeps Russia’s war machine moving. 728119782739
Reposted by Wif StengerChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/09/2026Our vote is under attack. So don’t wait until Election Day. Check your registration. Know your polling place. Make a plan. VOTE EARLY. They’re counting on confusion, delays and people giving up. This is not the election to wing it!!! #GetReadyToVote 7324501323
Reposted by Wif StengerJanel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank 128115801941
Reposted by Wif StengerThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/09/2026Judge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in UStheguardian.comJudge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in USRuling comes a day before homeland security department’s substantial restrictions were set to take effect A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the US without applying for extensions. F Dennis Saylor, the US district judge in Boston, ruled in favor of a coalition of unions and higher education advocacy groups a day before the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s rule was set to take effect. Continue reading... 29926
Reposted by Wif StengerJohn Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Good morning with good news: Solar generated 30% or more of 10 nations' power in Europe during August! Latvia 60% Hungary 54% Lithuania 42% Estonia 40% Portugal 36% Spain 36% Germany 32% Belgium 32% Greece 31% Netherlands 30% Luxemburg was 62% in July. EU was 24.2% solar in August. #energysky 9290103
Reposted by Wif StengerWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I’ve now lived so much longer than I would ever have expected to that I feel I’m living in the future. This is when I imagined Neuromancer happening. And now the creators of today’s AI warn us that it threatens humanity. 841964388
Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The island village of #Miquelon - 4300km from mainland France - has started moving inland to escape sea-level rise, the first climate-driven community relocation in #France #SaintPierreMiquelon #canada www.france24.com/en/americas/...france24.comMacron, Carney to visit North Atlantic French islands after Trump's map postFrench President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will reaffirm the “sovereignty of nations” on a visit on September 20 to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory in the No... 000
