My cartoon for the current edition of Voima magazine. ‘Growth! There's tremendous growth here!’
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Sendte nettopp denne til Barnebokkritikk.no - en virkelig fin artikkel om at selv om vi KAN, så betyr ikke det at vi MÅ. Det gikk opp for meg at vi allerede hadde en parallell i Mary Shelley. Hun skrev en klassiker om teknologi gjort fordi man kan og ikke fordi man burde allerede i 1818.
So, one man who knows staying in power is the only way he can stay out of prison, is doing the bidding of another man, who knows staying in power is the only way he can stay out of prison. The stupidest of timelines.
My cartoon for the current issue of Voima magazine. Estonian minister and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas quipped privately while she is not much of a drinker now may be the "time to start" given events around the globe.
This new infofarming AI meme is the worst yet. Please waste stupid amounts of energy on something more ethical, like crack smoking.
Norwegian unions knows where it’s at. Cover for seminar on the rise of autocratic rule. Congrats Finland.
Svanger er en jævla pen bok nå. Finpuss, finfinpuss og finfinpusspuss hjelper.
If I learned anything the last 24 hours, it’s that the super rich might be the most miserable sad fucks in existence. Can we stop calling them rich and just settle for the insatiably greedy? Nothing will make them satisfied, no matter how many luxuries are thrown their way.
In between work shifts, I try not reading Epstein posts. I’m not successful, but I’m at least convinced that the Norwegian monarchy should end with the current king. After that it should be replaced by that squid that predicted football cup results.
I kept up my New Year’s resolution of reactivating my blog and it’s been a joyful experience this far. Flow, context, lack of interruption from algorithmic randomness and a new gained sense of clarity. 2010 internet was damn good. www.vollewelt.com/blog
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My personal connection to current apocalypse. 1- Thorbjørn Jagland grew up on Tranby, my childhood home as well. 2- Jagland led Nobel jury. Lobbied hard for Obama. 3 - NYC reality star/property developer triggered. 4 - Collapse of post WWII world order. It was Tranby all along, people. Sorry.
One of my resolutions for the year was to return to the old internet and see where that takes me. I decided to resume my old blog: www.vollewelt.com/blog What a revolutionary idea, an outlet I control and where I own my own creations. Might be fun, even.
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In between grant applications I got to read the coolest thing in ages. Apparently they’ve cracked the mystery of Johannes Vermeer. archive.is/2025.10.12-1...
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Cover art for Jussi Seppänen’s upcoming short story collection.
Considering some Finns conversational prowess at parties, I’m delighted to hear that Finland’s main industry will now be icebreakers.
An important message from the president of Antifa 😂 🤭
Altarpiece (sacred purification of the land) Triptych and side panels From the Nordic Art Colony, Kokkola summer 2025. Pictures by Emmi Hyyppä
Det er irriterende at hver gang Rødt er i nærheten av påvirkningskraft, dukker skrotvenstre opp. Det blir verdens verste miks av Stalin, en drita blitzer fra 1989 og Kari Jaquesson.
My illustration for this issue of Ny Tid.
Stem, folkens. Milliardærene som finansierer høyresiden har hatt knallår. De har råd. Fantasiene om folk som foretrekker trygd framfor jobb må slutte. Det er bedre samfunnsøkonomi å hjelpe folk opp og ikke la penga til Sveitsfiffen råtne i et Caymanfond. www.abcnyheter.no/stemmer/valg...
Hvem klarer et helt år uten inntekt?
Et helt år uten penger for langtidssyke får ikke flere i jobb.
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Just got an ad with an MMA fighter hawking supplements. For health advice, it seems my first port of call is the guy making a living getting punched in the face. Thank you algorithm.
With current domestic tragedies, I keep my mouth shut, because I don’t know the hows or the whats. My opinion or reaction is hardly essential or relevant. My heart goes out to the afflicted and I hope more people know to be quiet when that is appropriate and outspoken when that is necessary.
Stealth sketch workshop, arranged by The Nordic Art Colony, August 2025
I am, at this point, calling into question: 1. Whether Stargate ever existed, including the supposed $18bn-$19bn commitments promised by SoftBank/openAI 2. Whether SoftBank ever had any involvement with Abilene Texas or *ANY* OpenAI data center 3. Whether SoftBank actually gives OpenAI another dime
We are receiving desperate messages of starvation from #Gaza, including from our colleagues. Food prices have increased 40 fold. UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza. Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.
