The latest from the US Treasury is that they need to borrow an additional $2,000,000,000,000 (that's 2 trillion dollars) just to keep the US government open. So, what happened to Trump's promise to not only eliminate the deficit but also to send out refunds?

The peloton just swept through Porto Ráfti on Stage 5 of the ΔΕΗ Tour of Hellas 2026 — Piraeus to Syntagma. Front of the race, right outside my door. 🚴 🚴‍♂️ 🚴‍♀️ 🚴‍♀️ 🚴 🚴 🚴‍♂️ #TourofHellas #ΔΕΗTourofHellas

16 years of Orbán. And on day one, his successor looked the Fidesz-backed president in the eye and said: "It's time to leave — while you still can." Democracy doesn't always die quietly. Sometimes it fights back.

I used to work in a hotel, once had a function attended by elite tennis players, it was so awful… every time I tried to serve them they’d return it

I’m happy to announce we closed our pre-seed II within a week, the whole micro round from previous round angels. This means we will continue our mission to build digital infra for practitioners sports around the world.

A whole family beach party is a good way to start the weekend :)

This page explains very well why and how exactly you can be identified on the web even without you providing any information about yourself. It’s scary. Give it a try. It may change the way you think about privacy.

From Savon Sanomat, I translate: Neo Nazi: “we’re against cultures where people cover the faces and treat women badly”. The Neo Nazis assaulted a woman on May Day and the police on site did nothing to prevent it. The police wear the same masks and mil gear à la ICE. Not my Finland.

My Europe stands for institutions over individual power, sovereignty as partnership, and the audacity to build something the world hasn’t seen before: a continent that chooses law over empire, and is now learning, late but not too late, to defend it. Happy Europe Day!

I was this old when I discovered I can remove all music streaming apps from my car infotainment system! The bliss of never having to listen to my family argue about which music to listen to! Now if I could force the radio to jazz channel, only…

We have a president who took the nation into a war for reasons he never articulated, without a strategy for how to respond if Iran did the expected, and without an exit strategy if Iran doesn’t surrender. Trump is cornered — and the rest of us are paying the price.

Mikseivät toimittajat ole nytkään juoksemassa sisäministerin, poliisijohdon ja pääministerin perässä ja vaatimassa vastauksia? Muistaako kukaan muu enää toimittajille murahtelevaa Lipposta, selittelevää Jäätteenmäkeä tai hissiin pakenevaa Ikeä? Mikä muuttui?

I want to go back to Morocco. 🇲🇦

Suomen poliisilta pitää kieltää naamioituneena toimiminen. On ihan silkkaa fiktiota väittää että yksittäiseen poliisimieheen kohdistuisi henkilökohtainen uhka juurikin jouha-toiminnan takia.

Another warning about Finland: The police - who have traditionally enjoyed widespread respect and trust of the people - have started wearing masks. They have also started wearing military gear and Finnish flags on their uniforms, which are not part of the issued equipment. ICE ICE baby?

For my international friends: Finland has a problem. The police are actively protecting neo Nazis even when they assault people directly in front of them. Rationale being that the Nazis are having an organized rally. What. The. Actual. Fuck. Please hold Finland accountable for this.

Employees at Google DeepMind’s decision to unionise is unprecedented for the AI industry – doubly so because it’s not over pay, but to stop their AI being used as a weapon of war. Elettra Scrivo reports.

Koropi island just before sunset

I’ve developed a fondness to hanging around horse stables. And my kid is turning into a show jumper!

Proposal: European housing is shelter infrastructure, not an asset class. Chronically vacant foreign-owned property faces compulsory purchase. Short-term rentals are banned in residential zones. Falling prices are the explicit goal. Proceeds fund the next generation. Would you vote for this?

It’s a mistake to think that Trump’s discard for the rules-based order is good for the revanchist Russian regime (or for China for that matter). Having predictable rules enabled Russia to break them when it saw fit - or occasionally, to invoke them. Having no rules to break is a disadvantage.

Suomessa kiertää nyt uutisia että Kreikassa turisti voi saada 15.000 euron sakon jos menee väärälle rannalle. Täyttä puppua. Uusi laki suitsii laittomia rantapalveluita. Rannat ovat yhteistä, julkista omaisuutta. Turistit jatkossakin tervetulleita, ilman sakkouhkaa.

Victory is coming 🇺🇦

No kappas, kuka olisi osannut arvata? "suurin -- verotuotto yhdestä datakeskuksesta on ollut tähän mennessä 11 miljoonaa euroa. Samaan aikaan suurin yksittäinen arvonlisäveron palautus on ollut 240 miljoonaa euroa... Suomessa on 44 datakeskusta. Vain seitsemässä niistä on yli 20 työntekijää..."

Banksy. Genius.

Mä oon johtanut tiimejä etänä yli 10 vuotta. Ihan kivalla menestyksellä. Pari vinkkiä: - 80/20 suhde 1:1 vs. tiimimiittejä. - Videoyhteys tutkitusti haittaa, ja estää palaverin aikana liikkumisen - Älä mittaa tehtäviä vaan lopputulemia - Jos jonkun pitää lukea esim. drafti, varaa aika kalenterista

It's curious to look at what's going on in the US, considering the aftermath of the Orban regime in Hungary: the populist governments' only competence, it seems, lies with PR. At the same time I look at my native Finland, and the current government. And it's beginning to look the same.

🔥One of the most prominent media moguls in Orbán’s regime, who has amassed billions from government contracts and is also known for the infamous pro-government billboards, announced that he is transferring his businesses and most of his assets held in private equity funds to the state. 😲

"No army in Europe or the US can wage modern war the way Ukraine does" — Finland's President Stubb in Prague, urging Europe to stop asking what Ukraine needs from it and start asking what it can offer. euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/04/e...

What the hell www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...

“.. On Polymarket, the Journal found, 67% of profits go to just 0.1% of accounts. That means less than 2,000 accounts netted a total of nearly half a billion dollars.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

I have been testing the new "Adaptive" model mode of @windsurfai.bsky.social editor, which attempts to figure out the best model for what ever task you give it. Based on a couple days' of testing, I would say the economics / quality balance is pretty good. The cascade UI could show the model?

Sweden is now a space power 🚀 Today at 09:00 CET, Sweden launched its first military satellite, making the Armed Forces operational in the space domain. The military space program is ahead of schedule, with dozens of additional satellite launches planned in the coming years.

Palantir setting up a European subsidiary would, at best, be a procurement instrument, not a sovereignty instrument. The US HQ remains subject to Executive Orders, and those cascade through ownership structures when political pressure is applied. We know this. An extrapolation of my experiences:

Europe is not just about geography, it's also about the values and principles we share. That’s why we are glad to welcome Canada at the European Political Community meeting today to discuss common issues. We will be talking about connectivity, but also resilience to the threats we are all facing.

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis … still fighting for more radical reform than most. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

If you had access to a physics simulation accessible via API calls, inviting you to build AI agents to operate in that world, would that be interesting to you?

Sweden launched its first military spy satellite into orbit on a SpaceX rocket from California, years ahead of schedule. Stockholm can now watch Russia from space on its own terms. defence-blog.com/sweden-launc...

Are you aware of games designed specifically for AI agents? Throughout the age of online gaming bots have been something to detect & block, or perhaps to train with. But I'd assume now we'd start to see games designed specifically for bots to play, and the player to configure.

Chinese researchers have created a bamboo-based plastic as strong as petroleum-based plastics, which can fully biodegrade in soil in just 2 months phys.org/news/2025-10...

Rising energy costs are a good trigger to reintroduce WFH at your workplace. Get your representatives to engage with leadership to add at least one more remote day to your weekly schedule to align with The European Commission recommending at least one mandatory WFH day per week. #wfh

Nearly half of all US troops in Germany are stationed at Ramstein Air Base. That base provides key support for US operations in the Middle East, including Trump's ridiculous war on Iran. It also hosts a key hospital for treating injured American soldiers. Ramstein does not protect Germany.

US Troops are stationed in Germany for one reason: to protect the United States. They are NOT there to protect Germany. In the event of a genuine attack from overseas, troops stationed in Germany (and elsewhere) greatly reduce the US response time. Trump is punishing America, not Germany.

“Sunlight has to travel 93 million miles to reach the Earth, but none of those miles go through the Strait of Hormuz,” says Bill McKibben.

Me and my wife started a husky racing team in southern Finland in 2013. In 2022 we sold off all (except one) of our huskies up North and moved to Greece. No point chasing arctic dreams in receding snow lines. Better to enjoy the Mediterranean sun. (Ritu the husky agrees)

The world’s ten richest people — all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $260 billion in April. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.7 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, 66 million in total, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?

First barbecue of May, some souvlaki with veggies

Yes. Ramstein is there to protect, and project, US power and interests. Germans allow it to exist out of a sense of debt to the USA. If Trump shuts it down, most Germans will rejoice and the German economy will benefit.

I’m afraid I don’t share the Danish optimism. Unless there’s an opportunity for some juicy insider trading, the US isn’t going to do anything for anyone. Not even for Americans.

At this point one might imagine how Mad Max movies could have played out if only Mel Gibson’s character had brought a lawyer.