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  • Finnish Socialist Women Do Dance to Ask Muslims To Not Rape Them

    02/15/2025 6:47:04 PM PST · by TigerClaws · 20 replies
    RadioGenoa @RadioGenoa Finnish socialist women dance to ask fake asylum seekers not to abuse European women. It seems like a joke but it's not
  • Trump is right, NATO chief reacts to US claims on Greenland

    02/03/2025 9:16:13 AM PST · by advance_copy · 26 replies
    MSN ^ | 02/02/225 | Vladyslava Kovalenko
    NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte agreed with US President Donald Trump regarding Greenland, particularly on the issue of defense, Bild reports. "When it comes to defense in the Arctic, Trump is right. What I think is very good is that the Prime Minister of Denmark immediately began negotiations with President Trump. Essentially, it was about the high relevance of defense in the far north," he said. According to Rutte, this applies not only to Greenland but also to Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Canada. "We all need to work together to protect these territories. And Trump is right," emphasized the...
  • Finland's dumpster-diving chemistry teacher: "Best before dates are just recommendations"

    01/22/2025 2:50:17 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 39 replies
    Yle catches up with a 'freegan' who's been using dumpsters to stock his pantry for years.Teemu Arppe tells Yle that he loves a good find, which is why he dives into dumpsters for nearly all of his groceries. The Helsinki-based chemistry teacher is also a self-professed 'freegan', which means he wants to help the environment by reducing waste. "You never know what you'll find, and that's what makes dumpster diving so much fun," he said. Arppe, who's been getting his dinner from dumpsters for years, says people are generally adopting a more positive attitude towards rescuing food. Also known...
  • Finland’s Oldest War Veteran Died Aged 108

    01/21/2025 2:29:07 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 3 replies
    Euroweekly News ^ | 21 Jan 2025 | John Smith
    If you are not Finnish, you may not be aware of the Winter War which saw Finland fighting an invading Soviet army between November 1939 and March 1940. Finland’s oldest war veteran who survived two invasions by Russia died aged 108 It was an ill conceived plan by the Stalin led Soviet Administration which saw the small Finnish army stand against a much larger Soviet invading force but with the Soviet losses being much more significant than expected. In the end, a Peace Treaty was agreed which saw the end of the invasion, although Finland gave up 9 per cent...
  • Finland Seeks Filipino Talent to Tackle Labour Shortages

    01/20/2025 11:00:46 AM PST · by nickcarraway · 34 replies
    Euroweekly News ^ | 20 Jan 2025 | Letara Draghia
    The governments of Finland and the Philippines have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) in a major step towards ensuring fair and sustainable opportunities for Filipino workers. This collaboration focuses on ethical labour mobility and protecting workers’ rights, particularly as Finland seeks to address its growing labour shortage. Ethical recruitment In a ceremony held in Manila, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Arto Olavi Sartonen signed the agreement, reaffirming their mutual commitment to fairness and dignity in labour mobility. Filipino workers in Finland, particularly those in the healthcare, IT, and industrial sectors, will benefit...
  • Putin’s navy is bottled up as even more Nato ship-killers line the Baltic shore

    01/20/2025 4:30:42 AM PST · by hardspunned · 64 replies
    The Telegraph ^ | 1/18/25 | David Axe
    Nato’s newest members are moving to close the Baltic Sea to Russian ships in wartime. Sweden has just deployed a new anti-ship missile that ranges far enough to keep Russian ships from leaving Saint Petersburg or Kaliningrad and, by extension, leaving the Baltic to reach the North Sea and the wider Atlantic Ocean. The ripples from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent enlargement of Nato, continue to spread. In late December, the Swedish defense ministry tapped Swedish defense firm Saab to supply the Swedish armed forces with the new Mark 3 version of the RBS 15 anti-ship missile. “Sweden...
  • News Summary-Intelligence Report Tuesday 1/7/2025*Rapidly Spreading Wildfire In LA*Trump Links Greenland And Panama Canal To "Economic Security"*Meta Changes Content Moderation In USA*Earthquake In Tibet*

    01/07/2025 9:03:20 PM PST · by Nextrush · 6 replies
    Nextrush Free ^ | 1/7/2025 | Nextrush/Self
    Early Wednesday morning debris from downed Ukrainian drones igniting a fire... The US imposing sanctions on a high-ranking Hungarian government official... Iranian Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Forces launching air defense drills near the Natanz Nuclear Facility... In South Korea a court extending the arrest warrant for impeached and suspended President Yoon Suk-Yeol... An extremely high wildfire risk in Southern California...one wildfire rapidly spreading in the Pacific Palisades area... A Swedish military vessel lifting the anchor of the oil tanker "Eagle S" from the seabed off Finland... "We need them for economic security" President-Elect Donald Trump linking US possession of the Panama...
  • Stiga scores golden goal for U.S.

    01/05/2025 8:03:12 PM PST · by Major Matt Mason · 10 replies
    IIHF ^ | January 5, 2025 | Andrew Podnieks
    Teddy Stiga took a breakaway pass from Zeev Buium and beat Petteri Rimpinen between the pads at 8:04 of overtime to give the United States the gold medal at the 2025 World Junior Championship. This is the first time the Americans have won back-to-back gold.
  • The Ukraine War Expanding*Will World War 3 Overtake January 20th*Russian Cargo Ship Blown Up In Mediterranean*Russian Linked Oil Tanker Seized By Finland May Be Sign Of Baltic Blockade Of Russia*

    12/31/2024 3:03:20 AM PST · by Nextrush · 10 replies
    Nextrush Free ^ | 12/30/2024 | Nextrush/Self
    Last Monday (December 23rd) three explosions rocked the Russian cargo ship "Ursa Major" in the western Mediterranean Sea. The vessel went down with 14 crew members rescued and two missing. The site of what the ship's owners called a "targeted terrorist attack" not too far away from the British outpost of Gibraltar... And then we have the seizure of a Russian affiliated oil tanker off Finland on Christmas Day. The vessel accused of sabotaging an underwater electricity link between Finland and Estonia. There have been other such incidents reported involving other merchant vessels of Hong Kong and Chinese ownership. The...
  • Putin Ally Calls for Alaska's Return to Russia

    12/28/2024 2:08:52 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 75 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 12/28/2024 | Natalie Venegas
    Russian TV host Vladimir Solovyov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, recently called for Alaska's return to Russia during a recent Russian-state media program. -snip- During the recent program, Solovyov said Finland, Warsaw, the Baltics, Moldova, and Alaska should be "returned to the Russian Empire." "Do you think I'm joking when I mention Finland, Warsaw, the Baltics, Moldova? Everything returned to the Russian Empire. And Alaska too, while you're at it," Solovyov said in a translated video.
  • NATO Boosts Baltic Sea Presence After Suspected Undersea Cable Attack

    12/27/2024 5:53:09 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 3 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/27/2024 | Simon Kent
    NATO moved Friday to enhance its naval presence in the Baltic Sea as Estonia’s navy began patrolling an undersea cable supplying energy from Finland. The move follows the excision of a different cable from the power grid on Christmas Day in what Finnish authorities allege is a case of deliberate, targeted sabotage by Russia, as Breitbart News reported. A ship named as Eagle S is suspected of damaging the Estlink 2 cable and Finnish coast guard crew have boarded the oil tanker and steered it into Finnish waters. The E.U. said the Eagle S was part of “Russia’s shadow fleet”...
  • Finland Seizes Ship After Undersea Cable Is Cut

    12/26/2024 11:52:23 AM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 92 replies
    The New York Times ^ | Dec. 26, 2024 Updated 1:11 p.m. ET | Johanna Lemola and Lynsey Chutel
    The country’s prime minister said the incident, the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure, underscored the danger of a so-called Russian shadow fleet.The Finnish police on Thursday boarded an oil tanker that the authorities said they suspected was involved in damaging vital undersea cables. They suggested the tanker was part of a shadow fleet used by Russia to avoid Western sanctions.The Estlink 2 submarine cable, which carries electricity between Finland and Estonia, was cut on Wednesday, Finland’s police said in a statement, the latest in a slew of disruptions to undersea infrastructure that are being investigated as...
  • News Summary-Intelligence Report Wednesday 12/25/2024*Christmas Day Newsdump*Trouble In Syria*Russian Ship Sinking 'Terrorist Attack'*Deadly Mass Prison Break In Mozambique*Taliban Vow Retaliation For Pakistani Attacks*Russian Attacks Ukraine*

    12/25/2024 7:36:53 PM PST · by Nextrush · 2 replies
    Nextrush Free ^ | 12/25/2024 | Nextrush/Self
    In New York City a taxi jumped the curb...three are hospitalized... A curfew imposed in Homs, Syria after minority groups protested...demonstrations have occurred in other cities...14 killed and 10 wounded in fighting between forces of the current and former government... "A targeted terrorist attack" That's what the owner of the Russian cargo ship "Ursa Major" says after the vessel exploded and sank in the western Mediterranean Sea... Finland's says that failure of an undersea electricity link between Finland and Estonia is being investigated as possible... In the ongoing violent protests against a disputed election in Mozambique a prison riot... An...
  • As Russia threats loom, Finland’s people are learning to shoot back

    12/20/2024 1:51:40 AM PST · by EBH · 29 replies
    AP ^ | 12/19/24
    Unsettled by Russia’s expansionism and emboldened by its recent accession to NATO, Finland is rallying to strengthen its national self-defense beyond its traditional military capabilities. The popularity of weapons training in the Nordic country has soared in recent months. Few places tell the story of the rise in Finnish affinity for self-defense more than shooting ranges that are riding a boom of interest. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine — another big Russian neighbor — in February 2022 continues to resonate in many Finnish minds, and partially explains the ballistics binge. The Vantaa Reservist...
  • “We're going to take back the Baltic States, they're ours”

    12/01/2024 6:39:09 AM PST · by amnestynone · 170 replies
    MSN ^ | 12-1-24 | not shown
    “We must reclaim many more historic lands, restore historical equity... Finland, the Baltic States, everything's ours. Let's take Alaska too”. These are phrases thrown around by propagandist polemicists, but which we should nevertheless pay attention to. Russia 1 is considered the official voice of the Kremlin and its master. For her part, a few weeks ago Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Director and Spokeswoman for Information and Press, didn't hesitate to comment on the provocative statements made by Russia 1's propagandists: “So you haven't played Risk? People at Russia 1 certainly have, and they're keeping up the good humor...
  • Anti-Christian Hostility Surges Across Europe

    11/29/2024 7:04:35 AM PST · by Rev M. Bresciani · 19 replies
    New American Prophet ^ | November 29, 2024 | Prophecy News Watch
    Anti-Christian sentiment is rising across Europe, as documented by the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC). Its latest report identifies 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes in 35 European countries in 2023, underscoring an escalating crisis involving acts of violence, discrimination, and legal restrictions.
  • Sweden, Norway, and Finland prepare the general public for war.

    11/19/2024 5:17:40 PM PST · by jdt1138 · 63 replies
    AND Magazine ^ | Nov 19, 2024 | Sam Faddis
    As the mainstream press in the United States continues to obsess with imaginary threats from Trump’s army of “fascist” supporters, the Europeans are focused on the very real possibility that the Biden–Harris administration is going to start World War III on its way out the door. All over the continent, military and civilian authorities are working hard on civil defense preparations and planning for armed conflict with Russia. Sweden is sending out five million pamphlets to its citizens telling them how to prepare. The pamphlets include instructions on stockpiling food and finding shelter during a nuclear attack. Excerpts from the...
  • Vote Trump to protect and strengthen Indian Country

    11/19/2024 3:54:39 PM PST · by CondoleezzaProtege · 61 replies
    Indian Country Times ^ | November 2, 2024 | Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Cherokee
    Indian Country, just like the rest of America, has a choice to make in this election. One party wants to roll back excess regulation, shrink the administrative state, and promote personal agency and individual responsibility; the other side wants big government to dictate nearly every aspect of American life — from the car you can drive to how you can use your own land. In my view, as a member of the Cherokee Nation, our Native values of tribal sovereignty and self-determination are best aligned with President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party. I have spent my entire life...
  • Sweden & Finland Warn Prepare for War

    11/19/2024 8:06:46 AM PST · by delta7 · 45 replies
    Armstrong Economics ^ | 19 Nov 24 | Martin Armstrong
    War Sweden & Finland Warn Prepare for War Sweden & Finland Warn Prepare for War Posted Nov 19, 2024 By Martin Armstrong | SPREAD THE LOVE Sweden wants war All the European leaders wanted war desperately so they could (1) try to hold together the failing Eurozone and (2) end up with an excuse to default on their debts. The average Russian, European, American, Canadian, Japanese, and Chinese are uninterested in war. The average person wants to get along and deal with everyday life. Sweden and Finland are telling their people to prepare for war. There is nobody in power...
  • 2 Undersea Cables in Baltic Sea Cut, Germany and Finland Fear Sabotage

    11/18/2024 2:20:22 PM PST · by Navy Patriot · 49 replies
    Newsmax ^ | November 18, 2024 | Rooters
    Two undersea fiber-optic communications cables in the Baltic Sea, including one linking Finland and Germany, were severed, raising suspicions of sabotage by bad actors, countries and companies involved said on Monday. The episode recalled other incidents in the same waterway that authorities have probed as potentially malicious including damage to a gas pipeline and undersea cables last year and the 2022 explosions of the Nord Sea gas pipelines. The 1,200-kilometer (745-mile) cable connecting Helsinki to the German port of Rostock stopped working around 0200 GMT on Monday, Finnish state-controlled cyber security and telecoms company Cinia said. A 218-km (135-mile) internet...