Thomas Hansen

«When he interviewed me 44 months ago, I told him that it was the U.S. left that helped vault Musk into power and prominence with its gullible embrace of Musk’s self-styled image as the savior of the Earth from the depredations of fossil fuels.» CC: Norwegian gov & politicians, journalists & NGOs

An excerpt from Casey Michel's new book focuses on how Jared Kushner landed $2.2 billion from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund after all professional advisors concluded his request was unqualified, thus launching Kushner's role as an agent for the Saudi government.

Danmarks statsminister refser Støre etter Putin-samtale

As a follow-up of the Oslo meeting on 20 October and in consultation with Ukraine, 🇫🇮President Alexander Stubb and 🇳🇴Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre today held a phone call with President Putin. Finland and Norway are firm supporters of 🇺🇦Ukraine. Press release👇 www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...

cool, cool www.ft.com/content/b6bc...

So, after Space Karen slowed down Starlink for the Ukraine, the Trumpists, in their brilliance, decided we should give him that capacity for the US Air Force. www.statesman.com/business/art...

Good points on the bargain new Slate EV truck, arriving in volume in 2027: “There are far more small businesses that need cheap trucks than there are tech bros cosplaying Mad Max. That is my reasoning for Slate outselling Cybertruck…” $TSLA $TSLAQ insideevs.com/reviews/8131...

Another story impossible to imagine in any other administration: the president's son goes hunting with a Russian criminal who is part of Putin's security entourage

Well well well schibstedt. Så det er ikke SÅ gøyt når andre bruker dataen din som de vil

LOL! They accidentally explained their entire business model too explicitly in their new terms.

Yes I did

NRK, TV2, Schibsted, Amedia, Polaris, Aller, DN, Mentor Medier, NTB, & Hordaland Folkeblad are asking Oslo District Court to halt Meta’s new terms & conditions Norwegian media outlets do not want Meta to use their content for AI training, nor do they want it disseminated without prior approval:

yes please.

Beyond disgusted by even more rape allegations against the President of the United States. "In total, more than 25 different women...have independently accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, or other sexual misconduct." Report w/ new details: democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

In August, the Trump administration flew 12 Somali immigrants to an ICE facility at Guantanamo Bay. “Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay,” Sakariye Abdi Mohamed told journalist Amanda Moore in a phone call from the detention facility. “Just like kidnapping.”

Former FBI Director James Comey faces new criminal case in DC www.courthousenews.com/former-fbi-d...

In addition to Keul’s account, the report also compiled allegations from four other women who have directly accused Trump of rape or sexual assault in connection with the Epstein investigation. The allegations, spanning from the mid-1980s to the 1990s…

"How had Elon Musk acquired so much power, and how had we given it to him?" This is the ultimate question underpinning Alex Gibney's @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social sprawling, four-hour-long documentary MUSK, which focuses on the infamous tech billionaire: #TeslaTakedown $TSLA $TSLAQ

NEW: The group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network, according to Sludge's review of tax documents. readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...

Norska försvaret har 180 Starlink-abonnemang – ”Riskerar beroende” Norges försvarsmakt har 180 abonnemang hos Starlink, avslöjar Aftenposten. Nu varnar norska politiker för att landets säkerhet kan vara hotad: $TSLAQ

You really thing Elon would do that? Just go on the internet and lie?

People abroad don't understand the level of interference Meta & bots had in these elections. 5 days before the election a far-right politician posted a fake news video that got 157 MILLION views on Instagram in 24hs. For reference, GTA 6's reveal trailer got 90 million views on YouTube in 24hs.

Vivek Ramaswamy’s new Ohio governor ad about property taxes “accidentally” featured a registered sex offender in the background. Vernon Edwards, the husband of the woman featured in the ad, pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition involving a child under 13 and served eight years in prison.

The defense secretary might try an intriguing escape route, according to Puck.

Donald Trump on Sunday night said Norway “sucks,” as he fulminated about being repeatedly overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize.

🥴 Putin will demand that NATO return to its 1997 borders in a new round of talks, — The Telegraph. Russia’s motive for involving European countries in the talks is to pressure for concessions regarding the expansion of the Alliance, which the dictator called the “root cause” of the war.

I think it's fair to say this could have gone better...

Norway: "I didn't get the Nobel Prize so I don't want anybody from Norway. I don't want anything to do with Norway…Frankly, Norway sucks. Norway has become a shithouse country, actually."

Trump admin arrests Colorado priest. Incarcerates him for over a year. Judge orders him released without charges. They release him without the wheelchair he needs -- other prisoners have to bodily carry him out. He's now being tested for latent TB: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...

I've been slowly making my way through this all weekend and I am having a rough time sitting with the fact that you can now violate the Clean Air Act if you ask for permission first.

Catholic Bishops, from a church notorious for raping children without consent, prays with a president also notorious for raping children without consent, get touchy about the White House posting a video of the event [checks notes] without consent.

See, incumbent has a b in it and many people don’t know that.

the most moderate, apolitical and non-controversial opinion in Elon Musk is that everything he sells is too good to be true, and will either fall apart and be expensive to fix, or will be clawed back and resold to you for more money

NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

I guess this is one way to keep young people interested in working for Republicans. "So, yeah, benefits include 401k, FSA, a full pardon, and dental."

This man was dead weight, hanging high above the ground after touching a high-voltage line. His coworker climbed up, held him in place, gave him mouth-to-mouth. Randall Champion survived—and lived another 35 years. Rocco Morabito’s photo, “The Kiss of Life,” won the Pulitzer Prize. True heroism.

Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

Elon Musk's audacious campaign to keep Alex Gibney's Musk out of theaters and social media shows the fantastic power Musk wields in America today, especially the power to squelch his critics. www.status.news/p/elon-musk-...

When first reported, 2025’s jobs reports added up to 1.2 million new jobs. After revisions, the economy added just 116,000 — 90% less.

went out to see this tonight - was late to arrive but what i saw was *intense* as a compendium of things we lived through. and are living through.

smh erasing crucial info & creating how many dead links?

Bill Clinton: "I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace's bathroom"

i have 75 agents praying to send this guy to hell, effectively cancelling out his prayers

Elon Musk gave $158 million to the GOP’s Senate super PAC in a last-ditch effort to head off Democratic momentum. That’s 58% of everything it raised last quarter.

Trump has made more stock trades in his second term than all 535 members of Congress combined.