Markus Jäntti
@mjantti.bsky.social
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Academic economist in Stockholm.
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Adam Bienkov
about 13 hours ago
So it turns out Nigel Farage's widely-reported claims that 'Boriswave' migrants will cost every household £20,000 are based on dodgy figures and inflated assumptions. Reform have simply invented their own numbers…” say experts.
bylinetimes.com/2026/04/16/e...
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Economists Slam Reform UK's 'Fantasy' Claims That 'Boriswave' Migrants Will Cost Households £20,000
“Reform have simply invented their own numbers..." say experts
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/04/16/economists-slam-reform-uks-fantasy-claims-that-boriswave-migrants-will-cost-households-20000/
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Mia Farrow
2 days ago
Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate As he threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are - describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
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Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-mental-fitness-25th-amendment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Justin Wolfers
5 days ago
Today's pod: The brilliant
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
had me on Fast Politics to discuss the Trump economy, the trade war, the war war, and the war on truth.
youtu.be/-2poUJZP_fQ?...
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Why Trump Keeps Wrecking The Economy w/ Justin Wolfers
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
https://youtu.be/-2poUJZP_fQ?si=VtfGr80vGj_Xa7JA
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Scott Horton
6 days ago
Iran sent a team of 30 including university professors, scientists, diplomats, PhDs. The American delegation includes no diplomats, but lots of relatives of Trump and real estate developers. Who's going to get fleeced?
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Sheepie
6 days ago
I highly recommend
@parismarx.com
’s guide to getting off US products, even just for getting off google and other products that are constantly getting worse. Even if you don’t care about the US being origin country. It just makes life better.
disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
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Getting off US tech: a guide - by Paris Marx - Disconnect
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/
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Olli Bäckström
8 days ago
Sotarikokset ovat Suomen nykyisen ulkopoliittisen johdon mielestä ihan ok juttu. Suomalaiset voivat sitten muistella kiitollisuudella tätä Stubbin, Orpon ja Valtosen kaukonäköistä linjausta, kun he ovat itse sotarikosten kohteita.
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Dan Immergluck
9 days ago
Brutal.
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I wonder what comments Mark Rutte and the leaders of NATO countries have to this?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
10 days ago
I'm old enough to remember the hundreds of times over the past seven years when people excoriated me for writing articles and giving interviews describing Trump as a malignant narcissist potentially on par with some of the worst figures in history, like Hitler and Stalin and Saddam and the like.
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Christian Christensen
10 days ago
”En hel civilisation kommer att dö i natt, för att aldrig mer återuppstå" Journalister borde ringa alla svenska politiker som ursprungligen stödde detta och fråga dem: (1) deras nuvarande ståndpunkt och (2) hur detta kommer att "befria" landet.
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Jules⚖️
10 days ago
BG Steven M. Anderson, USA (Ret) says Pete Hegseth should rename his office ‘Secretary of War Crimes’ because that is what he’s doing.
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Marisa Kabas
10 days ago
God help us.
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The man is insane and a war criminal. I shudder to think, more so today than ever, that he has access to nukes and is surrounded by spineless or evil sycophants.
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Språktestet kunde vara om vederbörande kan skilja mellan ensam och själv. Ulf kunde inleda, sedan Jimmy.
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Jussi Virkkunen
10 days ago
KU:ssa kirjoitettiin vuonna 2023, miten valtiovarainministeriöstä on kasvanut superministeriö. On paljon tahoja, joille sopii mainiosti se, että valtiovarainministeriö näyttelee suurta roolia suomalaisessa julkisessa keskustelussa, tiivisti jutussa
@mjantti.bsky.social
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www.ku.fi/artikkeli/48...
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Superministeriö ohjaa talouskeskustelua
Kun kamreerit puhuvat, poliitikot ja media kuuntelevat.Valtiovarainministeriöllä on aina ollut suuri painoarvo talouspoliittisessa keskustelussa. KU:n haastattelemat tutkijat arvioivat sen kasvaneen
https://www.ku.fi/artikkeli/4833060-superministerio-ohjaa-talouskeskustelua
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Mika Niemelän haastattelussa on paljon mistä voisi puhua. Mutta kieliikö suomalaisen valtio-opin tilasta se, että sitä opiskellut uskoo haastattelussa esiintyvien näkemystensä olevan epäpoliittisia?
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Child Poverty Action Group
11 days ago
Today is a good day for children! 450,000 will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the end of the two-child limit. We're celebrating this along with 17 other orgs with an advert in The Times. The advert has been funded by hundreds of small donations from people supporting
@38degrees.bsky.social
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Thorsten Benner
12 days ago
Israeli Settlers Killed a Palestinian Farmer on His Own Land, in Front of His Father. Yes, Again. Before the attack, the assailants' leader said: 'Abraham gave the land only to the Jews. I am the law and I am also above the law'.
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Me @BazzaCC
15 days ago
She's a great cartoonist
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justfara
16 days ago
This sounded too fantastic, even for Trump, so I checked.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
16 days ago
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Jon Cooper
17 days ago
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Matthew Downhour
17 days ago
Not quite a totenkopf but seems like a normal person might have an ‘are we the baddies’ moment when they pin a noose on their lapel
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Jacob Öberg
18 days ago
🚨🚨 Grim news: Governments in five EU MS are “consistently and intentionally” eroding the
#ruleoflaw
, Europe’s leading civil liberties group has warned, while democratic standards are deteriorating in six more, including historically strong democracies. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...
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Five EU governments found to ‘consistently’ dismantle rule of law
Exclusive: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia actively pursue regressive policies, watchdog finds
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/30/five-eu-governments-consistently-dismantle-rule-of-law-finds-civil-liberties-union-for-europe?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Ian Bond
18 days ago
Useful summary of a worrying report on the rule of law in the EU.
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Edward Luce
25 days ago
Strange situation where we await a statement from Iran to check whether there's any truth to what US president is saying.
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Philip Stephens
25 days ago
This well worth a read from FT's Alex Barker
www.ft.com/content/ee75...
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Trump’s Iran playbook was written in the 1980s
From oil threats to ultimatums, the US president has a decades-old view of how to confront Tehran
https://www.ft.com/content/ee756503-5100-49d2-8b34-8a4a08ac3c9f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Christina🌊🌊
25 days ago
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Warren Wells, AICP
25 days ago
How can this go on for another 3 years?
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Alli DeJong
25 days ago
This is completely unbearable. But also like… why are his insane ramblings never summarized like this in the media? We gotta wait for a substack guy to put it together like this?
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25 days ago
Minä sen sijaan menin kuormittamaan Ruotsin eläkejärjestelmää, kun en saanut USA:ssa hyvästä yliopistosta väiteltyäni ja tänne palattuani pysyvää työtä. Professuuri meni jälkeeni Suomessa väitelleelle; toinen proffa tarjosi paikkaa hänen assistentikseen! Myös maastamuuttoa ja syrjintää voisi tutkia.
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Vieraskynä | Maahanmuutto uhkaa Suomen eläkejärjestelmän kestävyyttä, kirjoittaa Riikka Purra
Maahanmuuttajien työurat ovat usein lyhyitä, jolloin heidän palkkasummansa ja eläkekertymänsä jäävät pieniksi.
https://www.hs.fi/paakirjoitukset/art-2000011891876.html
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Catalina Fernandes
26 days ago
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said that Israel systematically tortures Palestinians on a scale “indicative of collective vengeance and destructive intent,” according to a report released to the media on Friday.
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Molly Jong-Fast
28 days ago
Oh
@economist.com
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Pekka Kuljunlahti
about 1 month ago
Det rör på sig: "44 000 tyska tjänstemän har skrotat Microsoft – sparar 100 miljoner om året"
www.nyteknik.se/tech/44-000-...
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44 000 tyska tjänstemän har skrotat Microsoft – sparar 100 miljoner om året
44 000 byter till open source • Sparar 100 miljoner årligen • Nästa steg: Linux?
https://www.nyteknik.se/tech/44-000-tyska-tjaenstemaen-har-skrotat-microsoft-sparar-100-miljoner-om-aret/4440002
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Anton Bunia
about 1 month ago
Yet another must-read memo from purgatory by
@martinsandbu.ft.com
Europe’s impotence extends to energy
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Europe’s impotence extends to energy
The political momentum behind decarbonising the continent’s energy system has dissipated
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/5272ecf1-c4e2-4fe7-b850-40bce01e601c
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Mats Engström
about 1 month ago
"This is natural: creative destruction has few champions. But it is not wise. Europe is clearly capable of speeding up its transition to energy independence via renewables." Excellent piece by
@martinsandbu.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/a6be...
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Europe’s impotence extends to energy
The political momentum behind decarbonising the continent’s energy system has dissipated
https://www.ft.com/content/a6bec11f-e522-4caf-908b-f0cac664b1a9
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Peter Gleick
about 1 month ago
Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian
#desalination
plant. If verified, this violates international law protecting
#water
systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...
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Iran's FM condemns US attack on Qeshm's freshwater desalination plant, warns of grave consequences
US President Donald Trump announced that Iran promised not to attack its neighbours anymore
https://timesofoman.com/article/169185-irans-fm-condemns-us-attack-on-qeshms-freshwater-desalination-plant-warns-of-grave-consequences
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Ida Östenberg
about 1 month ago
Here we go again. Men vi har iallafall en kulturkanon!
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ProPublica
about 1 month ago
Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found. After Trump officials cut food aid to Kenya, children starved to death in an American-made hunger crisis. (Published Dec. 2025)
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kenya-trump-usaid-world-food-program-starvation-children-deaths?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1772589608&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Edward Luce
about 1 month ago
"Trump has seen George W. Bush’s record and raised it. There's nothing good to say about Iran’s regime. But it has shown a better instinct for reading Trump’s intentions than his voters." My column on Trump's reckless gamble.
as.ft.com/r/66e49702-f...
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Donald Trump’s dangerous ‘war of whim’
[FREE TO READ] Anyone who claims to know where this conflict will go is bluffing
https://as.ft.com/r/66e49702-f5d3-49a5-8e59-fb59a3587ac2
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Ollaanko oikeustieteellisissä tiedekunnissa jo A) nimetty kv oikeus Stubbia mukaellen "perinteiseksi" kv oikeudeksi ja B) alettu opettaa "modernia" k oikeutta, mitä se sitten lieneekin?
about 2 months ago
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Drop Site
about 2 months ago
World Central Kitchen head José Andrés confirms Israel has closed Gaza’s borders indefinitely and warns the NGO will run out of food this week. The group is currently cooking about 1 million hot meals a day.
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Karin Pettersson
about 2 months ago
Skrev om Epsteinfilerna och Trump, och det kan inte hjälpas att jag undrar om det militära anfallet mot Iran hänger ihop med det.
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/5pB...
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Nya anklagelser om våldtäkter mot barn
38 000 omnämnanden i Epsteinfilerna – varför är det så tyst?
https://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/5pBRbz/epsteinfilerna-och-trump
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Chris Hayes
3 months ago
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable. Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-01-29/ty-article/.premium/idf-accepts-gaza-health-ministry-estimate-of-over-70-000-palestinians-killed-in-the-war/0000019c-0918-dec4-adfd-fd5dde830000
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The Gil-Monster 5/2: MAKER FAIRE, 'Cuse! 5/9: MAYDAY, Rochester!
about 2 months ago
Second verse, same as the first
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
about 2 months ago
THIS.
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David Kaye
about 2 months ago
posting, once again, the well-established definition of the crime of aggression in the rome statute for the ICC
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INVEST Research Flagship Centre
about 2 months ago
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Erikoistutkija, 4–6 tehtävää
Turun yliopiston yhteiskuntatieteellisen tiedekunnan tutkimuksen lippulaiva INVESTissä on haettavana 4–6 erikoistutkijan kahden vuoden määräaikaista tehtävää. Työsuhteet alkavat 1.4.2026 tai sopimukse...
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INVEST Research Flagship Centre
about 2 months ago
🔥 Apply for our 2-year fixed-term position as a Senior Researcher! Open positions (4–6) at
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Senior researcher, 4-6 positions
The Faculty of Social Sciences, INVEST Flagship Research Centre at at the University of Turku invites applications for contract-based, 2-year fixed term senior researcher (4-6 positions). Employment s...
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