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Von Norwegen lernen, empfiehlt Hubert Patterer in @kleinezeitung.at

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

Now is probably a good time to listen to the excellent four-part series of @theresthistory.bsky.social on the Iranian Revolution and the Shah. therestishistory.com/episodes/fal...

Ali Khamenei assassinated in Iran, Israeli officials told | The Jerusalem Post The body of Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989, was reportedly found under the rubble in Tehran. His death marks a major turning point for the Islamic Republic’s leadership.

"Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was assassinated in an Israeli strike on Tehran, with his body found under the rubble caused by an Israeli airstrike, senior Israeli officials were informed on Saturday evening." www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

Military briefing: What have the US and Israel hit and how is Iran responding? American military assets in the region and Gulf oil supplies are vulnerable to retaliation and Israel is a renewed target

Recommend this Military Briefing by the FT about the evolving situation in #Iran .
www.ft.com/content/be65...

A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

I’m late with this but what a remarkably well researched, sourced, and written story. The most remarkable thing is that it’s free for everyone to read. Please do if you haven’t yet.

Iceland to hold EU referendum 'in the coming months', PM says Iceland will hold a referendum "in the coming months" on restarting European Union accession talks, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said on Wednesday during a visit to Poland.

Iceland will hold a referendum "in the coming months" on restarting European Union accession talks, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said on Wednesday.

Iceand abandoned membership talks in 2013 after four years of negotiations, but geopolitical tensions have revived interest.

A book fair in Damascus is a window on the new Syria But many worry it will not stay open for long

But many worry it will not stay open for long

Einmal was zum Lächeln #Dialekt #Quiz
mit @beate.neos.eu und @aussenminister.diplo.de - den Amtskolleg:innen im Außenministerium Österreichs & Deutschlands
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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.

Wait what
theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...

King Charles Issues Statement After Arrest of His Brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor The monarch used clear and direct language in his first public comments after the former Prince Andrew was detained over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

King Charles III said he supported a “fair and proper process” in the investigation of his brother, the former Prince Andrew, over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Here's his full statement.

NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE

then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results"

and i was like.
oh!

Europe 2026. Donald Trump has been in power for a year. The continent is under threat. Its people have split into a (proverbial) archipelago of six main islands: Euro-hawks, Euro-doves, Atlanticists, Renegades, Nationalists, Trumpists. Which island do you belong to?

ecfr.eu/publication/... @ecfr.eu

So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket

The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...

The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.

The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week. n.pr/3Mq3Y6i

the Bodensee is Nr. 1 ?

Hybrider Krieg gegen Deutschland: Fast jeden Tag ein Fall von Sabotage Einbrüche, Diebstähle, Anschläge auf Bahn und Bundeswehr: Mehr als 320 mutmaßliche Sabotagefälle hat das BKA 2025 gezählt. Nun plant die Regierung neue Maßnahmen.

„Schon seit Langem gehen die deutschen Sicherheitsbehörden davon aus, dass hinter den meisten dieser Vorfälle russische Geheimdienste stecken.“ www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/deut...

Neuer Höchstwert: 40 Prozent der Pkw−Produktion im Jahr 2025 elektrisch Produktion und Markt im Januar 2026

Last year, 40% of cars manufactured in Germany had an electric drivetrain, which is a 23% increase on the previous year.

Of those, 73% were battery-electric cars, totalling 1.22 million.

seine Ex-Frau ist sehr deutlich dazu.

Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics Donald Trump’s former adviser told Epstein in 2019 that he was ‘focused on raising money for Le Pen and Salvini’ before European elections

Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: "More and more leads, more and more information, and more and more commentary in the global press all relate to the suspicion that this unprecedented paedophilia scandal was co-organised by Russian intelligence services."

Picard management tip: Leave the bridge sometimes. Other people can handle things fine without you.

Trump’s attempts to kill offshore wind aren’t working | CNN A federal judge on Monday dealt a fifth blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to kill the offshore wind farms under construction up and down the east coast.

"In December, Trump suspended all five offshore wind projects under construction in federal waters off the coast of New England, NY and Virginia — grinding construction to a halt. But since then, developers have had a string of successive wins in court."
@cnn.com
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The US and Russia’s nuclear weapons treaty is set to expire. Here’s what’s at stake Letting New START expire would signal that the world’s largest nuclear powers are abandoning restraint.

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will expire this week. If it does, it will mark the first time since the 1970s that there will be no legally binding limits on US and Russian strategic nuclear forces.

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Joint press point by @kajakallas.bsky.social, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Jonas Gahr #Støre, Prime Minister of #Norway, at the Oslo Security Conference taking place on 2 February 2026 in #Oslo.
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Kaja Kallas:

In the last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia.

The Bill Clinton Boulevard has not been renamed yet though.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Russian Connection: Billionaire's ties with FSB Academy graduate revealed

"Jeffrey #Epstein’s Russian Connection: Billionaire's ties with #FSB Academy graduate revealed" - #Russia
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