A good fella left us, some might say the best. 🕯️
I will always admire undertow for his commitment to do the right thing.
I was not really close to him but since I learned about his passing yesterday I feel devastated, and I still have the patch for him lying on my cupboard.
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I talk about populism. Populism includes a range of political stances with the focus on the idea of the “common people” in opposition to the “elites”. In recent decades, populism has been on the rise around the world,and especially in the US & Europe.
1/25
This wildly misleading tweet, and the mostly hateful replies, is like entering an alternate version of reality.
If anybody is interested in the truth behind this claim, and what that Swedish poll actually asked, I'll go through it.
Probably banging my head against a wall. 😂
@CynlandNS Not great, tbh. A dear friend of 28 years passed away very suddenly during the holidays, and it's triggered a reactivation of a serious chronic illness I have. I try to check twitter once in a while, and hang on bluesky too, but not super actively.
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll discuss the absolute state of X in January 2025. Since its acquisition by Elon Musk, this platform has rapidly transformed into his personal political tool and a breeding ground for hate speech and disinformation.
1/22
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce a Venezuelan bus driver, politician & dictator, Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro). He’s best-known for ruining Venezuela, turning it into a dictatorship, and for collaborating with other authoritarian regimes like Russia, Iran & Belarus.
1/22
Musk’s interference in European politics is aimed at ensuring that if US aid to Ukraine stops, Europe won’t provide support either. Why would an American support pro-china and pro-russia political parties in Europe? What country is Musk loyal to?
The Kremlin will do absolutely everything in their power to keep the rich kids of Moscow and St. Petersburg away from the frontlines.
This time they trafficked Houthi rebels from Yemen, who were promised high salaried work and even Russian citizenship. But when they arrived with the help of a Houthi-linked company, they were forced to sign a contract at gunpoint.
Many of the mercenaries couldn't read, and no chance to even understand the contract they were forced to sign. This recruit operation started allegedly already in July of 2024, and many of them have already died in Ukraine.