Odd-Inge Graven
@oddingeg.bsky.social
Political nerd, Helgeland, Norway. MA Student, Int'l Affairs, King's College London. Sic semper tyrannis. Cat owner/slave.
New post out: Much of the right - led by Elon Musk - has decided the world's problems are caused by "suicidal empathy". I look at where this phrase comes from, why it's a profoundly wrong misdiagnosis, and a misunderstanding of what empathy is. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-war-ag...
The war against empathy
Last week Reform’s treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick set out proposals to cut welfare spending on working age adults in half.
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Trump on the cover of French magazine Le Point. Translation: “Man from Moscow” Le Point is a major French weekly news magazine. It is considered a center-right / conservative-leaning publication.
Jordskjelv i Nord-Norge? Det er nok bare Glimt som har spilt kamp i Europa...
Russia has built 10 bases with newly built launch pads for its most advanced long-range drones. Some of them are already used to target Ukraine. At the same time, they also offer a long-term threat to NATO allies—European and US intelligence officials believe Russia is considering an armed
The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
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Last night, the GOP members of the Senate approved Trump’s effort to destroy the rule of law in the US, wreck the Justice Dept., enable rampant corruption, defend pedophiles, and attack the president’s enemies. And they know they did those things. An egregious violation of their oaths of office.
Democrats have heaped scorn on Trump's trade wars, and Republicans have expressed their own displeasure (via indirect or anonymous grumbling to the press). Yet now, lawmakers from both parties are poised to give the president even more tariff power. lnk.thebulwark.com/4xpOf96
Ukrainian rescuers who arrived in France to fight the forest fires are greeted very warmly by the locals! Thank you, France! Ukraine and Europe are stronger together.
Vil du lese en tekst om Elon Musk som _ikke_ har berøringsanganst for det faktum at han er en høyreekstremist? Da har du flaks, for jeg har skrevet den! Les, lik, del og bekjemp fascismen!
Etter 22. juli
Anders Behring Breivik har sonet isolert i femten år. Likevel er ideene hans mer utbredt enn noen gang.
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Kan være på sin plass å dra fram denne igjen: «Ti år med Gianni Infantino: Fra anonym generalsekretær til eneveldig hersker» idrettspolitikk.no/2026/02/25/t...
«Ti år med Gianni Infantino: Fra anonym generalsekretær til eneveldig hersker» - Idrettspolitikk
KOMMENTAR: Da Gianni Infantino ble valgt til FIFA-president på den ekstraordinære FIFA-kongressen i Zurich i 2016 var det mange som pustet lettet ut. Nå er det mange som holder pusten.
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It is tragic watching Ukraine backers getting completely played by Loomer and Trump. She will say whatever she needs to to get paid while he laughs and gives Ukraine nothing of value and continues to help Putin. Nothing has materially changed in the last weeks--nothing.
Jon Stewart tries to help Trump tell a simple joke without somehow f**king it up
Trump tried to rewire American society. Trump failed. A preview of today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast w/ Jonathan Rauch.
You really should read this. I'm not usually a huge fan of stories about stories, but this is more than that - a story of a real conspiracy, of those whose stated mission is to hold power to account silenced or cowed by that power until it's too big to ignore. Epic @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
THE NERVE@thenerve.news · last mo.NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇
Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."
Lindsay Graham vil bli husket som «hauken» som Trump gjorde til sin underdanige kylling. Les William Saletans lange historie om transformasjonen.
Just sent out this post. The Ankara Summit was, contrary to the reports, the worst NATO summit in history. It was so bad there might not be another while Trump is president. Here are the reasons why, and it is not pretty. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Worst NATO Summit In History
And The Proof Is In The Pudding
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They’re trying to deport the men who witnessed the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. newrepublic.com/article/2129...
Texas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-Deport
There were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A represenative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport.
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In Romania, Sorin Grindeanu wants to become Prime Minister. But if a PSD-led government can only survive thanks to AUR’s votes, it would mark a red-brown breach in Europe’s democratic firewall. AUR is no ordinary partner: it is a far-right, nationalist party with some pro-Kremlin instincts. 1/2
Gift-link to Edward Luces commentary on the USs 250th birthday: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
America’s stillborn 250th birthday
An event that was meant to celebrate an exceptional nation has been cornered by one man
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This week we learned from analysis of Stasi files, that Putin was the handler of several individuals who are now senior figures in the AfD. Which helps explains why AfD is always on the Kremlin's side in any conflict with NATO or Ukraine, and AfD's drive for positive relations with the Kremlin.
AfD leader vows to restore German-Russian ties as she eyes chancellery
Germany should end a boycott of Russian oil and gas to bolster its flagging economy, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany, Alice Weidel, told Reuters as she outlined the party's ambiti...
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