In today’s Vatnik Soup, made together with chef invité @martinlaineolen.bsky.social , we discuss the extensive links between pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and Russian officials and intelligence operatives, and how Western politicians reinforced these links. 1/23

Streets of Minneapolis av/med Bruce Springsteen var helt ok. Lyssna! Bästa (nya) protestsången hittills i år.

pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor: "Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now): -If you work for ICE. -If you vote for money for ICE. You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.

Nu hoppas man ju att ”Heated Rivalry” äntligen tystar "go woke, go broke"-pöbeln.

Något för svenska medier att ta i beaktande?

Ondska, på så många nivåer!

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the first country to capitulate was the United States of America. The White House is a sock puppet for the Kremlin. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

The highest calling of journalism isn’t to tell two sides of a story. The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth. And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.

Full speed astern wapo.st/4rdDQew (gift article)

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

Skrattade högt.

Drutten? Jag undrar var Gena är.

”Tilde Addenbrooke från Linköping jobbar med att leverera sjukvårdsmaterial i det krigsdrabbade Ukraina. Idag fick hon ta emot den nya Ukrainautmärkelsen av regeringen för sin insats.” www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...

Regarding the NATO planes scrambled yesterday and airport closures, I am fairly sickened by Romania's statement. A Russian drone DID cross over the border. They sent jets to look, then let it cross back into Ukraine. WTF? This isn't far off firing a projectile at Ukraine themselves.

...and now with price tags! 💪😂

Reminder. When the USA was attacked on 9/11 and asked its allies to stand with her in the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, Denmark responded and sent troops to help. 43 Danish soldiers never came home. (more per captia than any country) They died defending America in her hour of need.

In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam. It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.

Macchiarini all over again..

Strong Molotov-Ribbentrop vibes these days

Is there no republican who supports Ukraine left in Congress? Where are half the GOP congressmen who complained about Biden not doing enough for Ukraine? McCaul, Turner, Rogers? Are you just useless cowards now supporting Putin like Trump?

This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...

1938: Munich Agreement. Peace in our time. 2025: London Agreement. Peace in US time.

Fantastic! I made a poster for him / them:

Good morning!

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Elon’s making up and insane conspiracy theory about @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and USAID that is all the rage over on MAGA Twitter. I break down the anatomy of conspiracy theory and show how none of it, not even a whiff of it, is true. It’s just how authoritarians play the game.

January 20: FAA director fired January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years #FDT #LetsGoDonald

Telia! Vilka sopor! Mobil-nät och fast bredband nere, och man kan inte felanmäla via telefon för kundtjänst stängde 19:00. Man hänvisas till nät-widget som kräver BankID som kräver nät åt enheten med appen som har Telia..

It’s ironic because if I were the AfD and accused of being nazis, I wouldn’t focus on highlighting differences in economic policies to defend myself. I’d start by rejecting everything they stood for—but perhaps the AfD doesn’t

Yay! Hulkenberg just past both Alpines! The Haas is not the worst car by miles! 😄 #F1

Ferrari are idiots for getting rid of Sainz. Idiots! #F1