Refreshing to see criminal and journalistic investigations go forward in Norway. The scandal is meaningful and there is a meaningful response. All of us should do so well. theguardian.com/world/2026/feb…

Stalin expected to crush Finland in 10 days. It took 105 days and 400,000 Soviet casualties. He got 10% of Finnish territory. Putin invaded Ukraine expecting a quick victory parade. 4 years later, Russia controls just 20% of pre-war Ukrainian territory — WP. 1/

Russia’s economy hasn’t collapsed. It has entered the “death zone” — surviving by consuming its own future. Growth at 1%. Budget deficit rising. Military sector expands while civilian industry shrinks. Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude

Whoever comes after Putin will have the world's worst cleaning job. They'll probably be hated by the Russians whatever they do. Then a new populist KGBshnik will appear, and the cycle is repeated ... But I hope I'm wrong

👇 tv2.no/nyheter/nytt-o…

Grunnsikringens illusjon. Onkel Skrues Pengebinge og lykketiøringen open.substack.com/pub/tabalizer/…

One of the major shadow fleet insurance companies, New Zealand based Maritime Mutual, has been sanctioned by UK At their peak they insured 1 in 6 shadow tankers. reuters.com/world/uk/uk-sa… reuters.com/world/uk/uk-sa…

YA YA YA!

Asle Toje sitt forfall illustreres godt av Sven G Holtsmark i denne kronikken nedenfor 👇 open.substack.com/pub/svengholts…

🚨Sirens sounding in northern Israel following projectile fire from Lebanon🚨

Hezbollah has joined the conflict against Israel. The Israel Defense Force announces that six rockets were launched by Hezbollah against Haifa in the last few minutes, in the latest barrage directed at Northern Israel.

President Zelenskyy: In three days, Middle Eastern countries have fired 800+ missiles for Patriot systems. Ukraine has never had so many missiles to defend against [Russian] strikes.

Politiet har store ressurser i området rundt USA's ambassade. Ca kl 0100 ble det meldt om et høyt smell/eksplosjon på stedet. Det er pr. nå ingen informasjon om nøyaktig hva som er skjedd eller hvem som eventuelt er involvert. politiet.no/politiloggen/h…

To the surprise of some officials in Kyiv, no one from the U.S. bothered to ask Ukraine to share its expertise in how to defend against drones before starting the offensive in Iran, Simon Shuster and Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف report. theatlantic.com/national-secur…

If you ever wondered… Purple = Shadowfleet, red = Russian vessels right now… 👇 #Varde

GNSS disruption across the Baltic now visible in #Varde. Earlier today, drones drift into Finland. Coincidence or EW shaping the battlespace? Navigation denied. Control lost. Spillover begins.

“Dumping the Army chief of staff in the middle of a war, without explanation, is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards,” Tom Nichols argues: theatln.tc/BLCvafwZ

Dette er temmelig drepende fra Bjørn Johan Berger. Selv om noen sikkert vil vise til ytringsfriheten som vanlig - eller til fakta som en måte å strupe samfunnsdebatten. vagant.no/glenn-diesen-o…

UK exposes covert Russian submarine operation in and around UK waters gov.uk/government/new…

Darkness is not accidental. It's a choice. The darkness has always been there. The difference is that now we can see it. #V4RDE is a maritime domain awareness platform for Nordic waters. One of our capabilities, mapping exactly where vessels choose to go dark.