@tanjasuni.bsky.social "-- austerity has important political effects even if governments do not collapse: They increase votes for nonmainstream, often populist, parties among economically vulnerable voters because austerity magnifies rather than alleviates the social risks of these voters."

Voi luoja. Melko hiljaiseksi vetää.

Pitää joka vuosi jakaa tämä Internetin paras video by @acapellascience.bsky.social. Näytän tän aina kehitysbiologian kurssin aluksi. Viimeistään kurssin jälkeen hoksaa jokaisen säkeen idean. youtu.be/ydqReeTV_vk?...

As long as Russians do nothing to oppose Putin or the war, Russia is a country of barbarians and "Russian culture" is rape, murder, kidnapping, and genocide.

Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.

I am baffled by the attempt to gaslight us into thinking that Greenland is in imminent military peril? Has anyone even pretended to think this at any point?

Russia should be careful what it wishes for: Europe is against spheres of influence, but if those come back, Russia will be in our sphere of influence, not the other way around. We are stronger and better at literally everything

Europe needs to seize many more vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet. If we don’t, we allow Russia to continue funding its war on Ukraine. Let’s finally step up to end the war faster!

Iranian state media claim "radical groups" are torching police stations and vehicles in Tehran. Early reports say security forces have begun using live fire. Attacks on military and police personnel are now being reported in multiple provinces. This is going to be a long night in Iran.

In Khorramabad, a protester raised the flag of pre-revolutionary Iran in the city’s central square, an open symbol of defiance against the regime. Reza Pahlavi, calling for protests from abroad, earlier said he does not seek to restore the monarchy but is ready to lead a transitional government.

Indeed. We should’ve been fighting total economic warfare for years by now. I get that we have to follow and uphold the rule of law, lest we become like the monsters that threaten us. I really do. But I don’t believe we are doing all we could. Not even all that would be relatively cheap to do.

After the Cold War, the US itself closed or sharply downsized many military facilities in Greenland, including Sondrestrom Air Base and early-warning radar sites. Denmark remained a loyal ally, and did not object to US presence. Claims of Danish security neglect are fallacious.

This is basically the view of the world that Plato sets out to refute in the Republic. One of the core questions asked therein is: why do powerful people think the mere fact of them exercising dominion makes it good for them to do so? Sure, you *can* get away with stuff if you're powerful - so what?

FYI:

Mitä jos susikeskustelussa annettaisiin puheoikeus vain heille, jotka ovat napanneet villejä susia kiinni lassoamalla ja sitten hyppäämällä vauhdissa moottorikelkasta niiden niskaan? Kuka muu muka tietäisi paremmin, mistä puhuu? www.apu.fi/artikkelit/s...

Trump declares that Maduro has been captured.

THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE... @geoconfirmed.org

An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.

Vasta uutisoitiin isosti KELAn tukien väärinkäytöstä. Tänään HSn kysymyksissä oli vaihtoehdot, kuinka paljon väärinkäytöksiä on suhteessa koko KELAn maksetuista tuista. Aika pieni osuus, esimerkkinä vuosi 2024, 0,43 promillea.

American tech companies are not truly concerned about censorship, as they happily operate in countries with strict regulations. You never hear the Trump administration complain about Saudi Arabia, Russia, or China. This is about bullying Europe, nothing more

Ukrainian soldiers say the most effective defense against fiber-optic FPV drones remains the combo of a “Safari” shotgun and the “Ptashka” net launcher. If the drone survives buckshot, it’s caught by a 4x4m net fired up to 30m.

Tuntematon jarru on oikeasti keynesiläisen totuuden kieltämistä. #talous #politiikka

Russia didn't have the capability to conquer and occupy all of Ukraine in 2022, but that didn't stop them from trying

Putin has gone from saying he won’t invade other countries to saying he won’t as long as they respect Russia and its interests. That’s effectively both a threat and an admission

The fact that pro-Russians on this platform are thanking @deweverbart.bsky.social and Meloni for blocking the transfer of Russian assets says everything about whose interests they were protecting

Syyttömäksi todetuille pitäisi päinvastoin maksaa korvauksia oikeudenkäynnistä.

I just gave my 20yo a rundown of the day's news, and he said, "It's all so dumb, it's hard to take seriously and so it's hard to fight. We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians!" "We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.

“Climate action” is just another way to say “we want our beautiful complex planet to continue to be a good place to live, and to continue to be both beautiful and complex”. So much climate damage comes from assuming that Earth is simple, that it is easy to control and that it will bend to our will.

Tieteellisen tutkimuksen politisointi ei todellakaan kuulu demokratiaan - eikä Suomeen.

Kinetic sanctions work.

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Funny how Orban takes issue with financing Ukraine's defence while having no issues with Hungary financing Russia's invasion.

Kuinka monta kertaa VM teki tätä virhettä? yle.fi/a/74-2020043...

VTV:n raportti: Talouden tuntematon jarru on hallitus itse. yle.fi/a/74-20197452

Olisipa kiva, kun maan pahimmat ongelmat olisivat pääministerin aamiaiset ja tanssiminen.

Uh... why?

Toiseksi laskelmamme osoittavat, että velkasuhde kääntyy laskuun vuonna 2030, jos verotusta kiristetään 6 mrd. € ja julkisia investointeja lisätään 10 mrd. € (ks. kuvio 2). Toimien myötä velkasuhde laskee 8 %-yksikköä ja BKT:n volyymi kasvaa 11 mrd. €. Talouskasvu kiihtyy 1,9 %:iin vuodessa. 5/

Repeat after me: willingness to make sacrifices to defend a country depends on what you would be fighting against - AND WHAT YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR. This is quite simple. If European societies want to be ready for war, European societies have to be war-ready. It costs money, which means taxes.

Nyt kävi niin, että kun hallitus poisti työttömiltä osa-aikaisen työn tekemisen kannustimia, osa-aikaisen työn tekeminen väheni. Tulos on täysin odotettu - ja haitallinen.

Maybe try taxing those with most money and therefore most to lose?

Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong | Rafael Behr

Hallitus leikkaa viimesijaisesta sosiaaliturvasta, toimeentulotuesta. Oikeasti kattava sosiaaliturva on kuitenkin se kaikkein halvin vaihtoehto. Pahoinvointi ja sosiaaliset sekä terveydelliset ongelmat ovat paljon kalliimpia. Hallitus siis haluaa maksaa siitä, että köyhillä on kurjempaa.

Kapitalistisessa rahataloudessa kielletty totuus on se, että julkiset velkasuhteet pienenevät vain silloin, kun taloutta "ajetaan" kuumana ja kasvavista tuloista otetaan riittävästi ulos veroina. EU:n komission DSA-mallistakin tämän totuuden saa ulos. 👇 #talous #politiikka

Yrittävätkö demarit väkisin kääntää suosionsa laskuun?

1/12 China’s favorite US president: Trump is extremely soft on China. The idea that he’s a China hawk is one of the biggest misconceptions. He’s almost as soft on Beijing as he is on Moscow. Both back him for that reason. Here are a few key examples👇

It’s insane that some American ”China hawks” still think helping Russia puts the US in a better position against China. Helping Russia means helping China. Anyone with a brain knows this

Yhdessä maailman suosituimmista tutkimuspapereista keskeisin havainto on se, että yhteisöveron alentaminen ei vauhdita talouskasvua. Mitä tekee Suomen hallitus? Alentaa yhteisöveroa ja perustelee sitä dynaamisilla kasvuvaikutuksilla. 🫢

Losing a submarine in a land war against a nation without a navy is certainly a new "achievement unlocked" in Russia's long history of spectacular military embarrassments.

Ukraine shouldn’t have dressed so provocatively.

"Ukraine will clash with Russia on irreconcilable terms. As long as Russism exists, it will never give up its ambitions." 1995. The prophetic words of the president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. One year later, he would be assassinated by Russia.