Sweden"Anti-state narratives and conspiracy theories" risk becoming a constitutional threat, according to the Swedish Security Service (Säpo) - which appeals to Swedes to "refrain from spreading dubious messages".
Exposing the lies that keep you trapped in surveillance culture
TechNaomi Brockwell: The truth is, you can benefit from data-driven tools without giving away everything.
Comment: An entire world was injected – but the silence about the long-term side effects is total
ScienceJenny Piper: Those who warned about the long-term effects of mRNA vaccines were dismissed as quacks and conspiracy theorists. But new findings show that their fears were well founded.
US shuts down Biden’s censorship agency
WorldSupposed to fight extremist propaganda from Islamist terrorists - but soon started censoring its own citizens instead.
Fast charging electric cars now more expensive than gas in Sweden
EconomyHowever, home charging is generally much cheaper at current electricity prices.
Reports: The White House demands UK abolish hate speech laws
World"No free speech, no deal. It is as simple as that", said a source close to the Trump administration.
NATO implements AI system for military operations
TechEnters into new agreement with Bilderberg profile Peter Thiel's controversial tech company Palantir.
UK Supreme Court: Womanhood is something one is born into
WorldRejects the Scottish Government's interpretation and rules that men who have "changed sex" cannot be considered women under the Equality Act.
Public outrage as climate alarmists scale Sweden’s Vasa ship
SwedenOutraged Swedes are fed up with the provocations of climate alarmists and are demanding that the culprits be sentenced to prison - or forced to dig peat themselves as punishment.
Former Swedish Commander-in-Chief: €27.5 billion for the military is not enough
SwedenAccording to Johan Hederstedt, the fact that Sweden is borrowing an equivalent of €27.5 billion for "the biggest rearmament since the Cold War" is not enough - NATO will demand much more than that.
US tightens visa controls – social media to be scrutinized
World"There is no room in the United States for the rest of the world’s terrorist sympathizers, and we are under no obligation to admit them or let them stay here", it states.
Swedish Major General: “Leave the Ottawa Treaty and buy anti-personnel mines”
SwedenKarlis Neretnieks believes that Sweden must follow Finland's lead - and that today's anti-personnel mines cannot be compared to those that kill thousands of civilians around the world every year.
Comment: The military-industrial complex excels
SwedenJenny Piper: The military-industrial complex is using Ukraine as a playground and has no interest in stopping the suffering it has created.
Moderate Youth League: Raise the retirement age to finance Sweden’s rearmament
Sweden"There are many issues that were previously unthinkable, but which have been reconsidered in this serious global situation", argues Douglas Thor.
Researchers create unique brain map using mouse and movie clips
Science"Looking at it really gives you an awe about the sense of complexity in the brain that is very much akin to looking up at the stars at night".
Fewer Swedish women want to have children: “A societal change”
Sweden"Some say they simply don't want to have children, others say they value their freedom, and some say they are afraid of the climate threat", explains midwife and professor Tanja Tydén.
Swedish government: Unprecedented economic turbulence ahead
Economy"We had good conditions for getting the economy going. But then this happened - the trade war has materialized", regrets Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson.
Trump: Deport American criminals to El Salvador
World"We have homegrown criminals that push people into subways, that hit elderly ladies on the back of the head with a baseball bat when they're not looking, that are absolute monsters".
Trump plans biggest mass deportations in US history
WorldOne million illegal migrants are to be deported in one year, according to several federal officials. But the mass deportation program risks being a complicated story.
Last working Gaza hospital bombed by Israel
WorldAirstrikes against Al-Ahli hospital part of further intensified military campaign in Gaza.
OpenAI may develop AI weapons for the Pentagon
Tech"Will never say never, because the world could get very weird", says tech billionaire Sam Altman cryptically.
US envoy proposes territorial solution for Ukraine
WorldAccording to Reuters, the envoy Steve Witkoff emphasized that control over the territories is effectively Russian.
Mosque boom in Sweden: 4200% increase in 25 years
SwedenFrom a handful of mosques in the year 2000 to around 300 today, the number is rapidly spreading across the country.
Gang crime affects all of Sweden – only five municipalities have been spared
SwedenOnly in 27 of the 100 largest municipalities are there no recorded shootings, according to available data.
UK and Norway to deliver hundreds of thousands of drones to Ukraine
WorldThe UK and Norway launch a new aid package for Ukraine worth £450 million - with hundreds of thousands of drones in focus.
Sweden’s Bohus Fortress gets digital twin for preservation
Culture"A reassurance and a reason to scan more cultural heritage sites".
Lynx thrive in Finland
EnvironmentThe population has doubled in the last 20 years.
Study: Deaths after covid vaccine were in most cases due to the shot
ScienceThe startling study was published in the journal Public Health Policy and the Law - the researchers appeal for "further urgent investigations".
Don’t hit “Restore from backup” on your new device
TechNaomi Brockwell: This single decision sets the tone for your entire digital footprint.
The Baltic Sea is getting better – and worse
EnvironmentMore oxygen in the Gulf of Finland than in the last five years - but the area without oxygen continues to grow.
Kiruna adopts minority language street names – “Swedish speakers” advised to use AI to pronounce names
Sweden"Do we always have to be the experimental municipality?" asks Magnus Gustafsson (C), who is critical of the decision.
“Trade wars have no winners – protectionism is a dead end”
DebateOpen cooperation represents the trend of history and mutual benefit is what the people want, writes WAN Degang, Charge d'Affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Sweden.
German journalist sentenced to prison – for satirical meme
WorldCriticized Socialist Interior Minister Nancy Faeser for hating free speech - even forced to apologize to her in writing.
Swedish ex-politician demands payout info after pedophile scandal
SwedenSex crime suspect Center Party top Gustav Hemming angry that Region Stockholm has yet to decide if he will receive taxpayer millions.
Memorial at Sergels Torg sparks anger: “Profoundly insulting to those who died in the terror attack”
SwedenThe heated bronze blanket is to commemorate the victims of the 2017 Drottninggatan terror attack - but is dismissed as "bland and mundane".
Comment: The division in Ukraine – and the hate rhetoric here at home
WorldJenny Piper: The current state of affairs can be described as an acute psychosis, where the risks of tensions escalating into open civil confrontations are increasingly likely.
Sweden to host NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Helsingborg
Sweden"It is with pride that Sweden will host the informal NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Skåne next year", exclaims Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Moderate Party.
Muslims use the Constitution to build Sharia enclaves in the US
World"This is the American dream - for Muslims".
International law expert on the Swedish suicide drones: “Risk that civilians are affected”
Sweden"If the military target is hit and civilians suffer minor 'collateral damage', it must be accepted as an inevitable part of warfare", argues Ove Bring.
Peace researcher urges diplomacy: “War leads to total destruction”
Sweden"Stopping a spiral of violence that risks leading us all to our deaths is one of the main tasks of politics", stresses Frida Stranne, noting that peace efforts require both courage and intelligence.