I arrived in Angola in 2006 and the country had just emerged from one of the world’s worst civil wars that had lasted for over 30 years, the suffering was absolutely indescribable.
Imagine being a parent, you haven’t eaten in three days, your child is starting to show signs of exhaustion, and you have no way to get food – and that was their smallest problem.
After kicking out the Portuguese in 1974, an internal power struggle began, and one of the liberation movement’s staff officers took over after some unexplained deaths of those who entered politics before him. I don’t remember the exact details, but MPLA, which was his gang, held the coast, in the north FNLA, which was Western-funded, and in the east and south, UNITA, which was in contact with South Africa, held sway.
You can probably guess who supported MPLA – Russia and Cuba.
When I arrived, the country was extremely corrupt, it quickly improved, but when I left in 2016, investments from abroad had disappeared for various reasons, and the country has been struggling since then.
China was the dominant partner there, and when they behaved at their worst, they set up a system for oil revenues that went to the Chinese elite and Angolan elite through a company that managed the exports.
I don’t have exact figures, but approximately – Angola sold oil contracts for the next 20 years for $20/barrel when the price sometimes went up to $200/barrel, if you remember?
The difference, since they sold at market prices in China, stayed in the company controlled by the president, his buddies, and Chinese generals. $20/barrel went to the country.
Angola is Africa’s second-largest oil producer and a member of OPEC, so the money that stayed in the company wasn’t pocket change, but of course, other oil companies also had a presence there, but the major fraud was with the Chinese.
Fast forward to 2025, British companies have started to establish themselves in the country for the extraction of rare earth metals, and landowners are allowed to extract gold and diamonds – it’s no longer a state monopoly.
This is significant because Angola sits on land so rich that you would have a hard time grasping it, they have everything, and just by poking a stick in the ground, you find gold.
They have agricultural land, in simplified terms, South Africa has 10% of its land for agriculture, and Angola maybe has 90% of its area that is arable.
They have 4 harvests per year, and their vegetables or fruits are not modest like in Sweden, but substantial.
Due to their territorial waters being underfished during the civil war, their fishing industry, the hardwood trees (that China steals in Mozambique), and more – historically good coffee, asbestos, and surely something I’ve forgotten.
The music is also good, and there is a large group of wealthy individuals living in Portugal or London, we always meet these cash-rich students when we are in Europe, trying to piece together so everyone can have lunch at a restaurant, and they choose the most expensive item on the menu and pay for their friends.
The country is centrally located, there has been a strong willingness for investment before, and it has just started again.
The country is known for being tough negotiators, but they also pay according to contracts, more than can be said for some companies in Sweden.
The country functions – not like in Nigeria where the money runs out after 30% of the project is completed (I’ve worked there!), but international companies can operate in the country.
We were on the brink of an investment boom in Angola that would have led to prosperity across the board as landowners would get paid, not just the state.
Some may shout about landowners, but the land is owned by everyone, big and small.
Yes, the generals each got 80,000 hectares in a province, but that was probably the last major theft, even though it was less than 10 years ago.
Then – the more people come with money from outside, acting like the tourists we have in Sweden, they spend money in the country.
Companies that establish themselves hire locally, regulated by law.
Supporting services grow.
Tax revenues increase.
Skills see other opportunities and start new types of businesses.
It’s called a positive spiral, what the EU works so hard to prevent in our case.
DPWorld and ADPorts recently took over the ports, and unfortunately, the IMF is also involved, even though Angola has been good at keeping those leeches away.
Just a week ago, everything started –
-protests quickly turned into riots and looting of supermarkets, banks, and affluent areas.
-the number of participants is growing exponentially.
-weapons are now involved, shootings are increasingly seen on film.
-on TikTok, endless live streams with “it’s all the whites’ fault” or “the rich have everything, revolution.” This is completely new.
There’s no need to ask if a third party is destabilizing the situation.
Do Europe or the USA have an interest in jeopardizing their investments that have just started?
So, it’s Russia or China, or both.
Mozambique has just gone through this, and when I was in Lagos, I worked with a Portuguese person born there who had lived there all their life and now moved away. There it was China, but not in the same way as this.
If you want to see firsthand how Russia’s subversive activities work, follow this.
The reason it hasn’t worked in Sweden is that the citizens don’t have it bad enough yet, but they are trying to change that by crashing everything they can.
Do you think Angola has a higher priority than Sweden?
I am most saddened by this, the country is a very fragile state and was just about to have its second major economic boom since the civil war, and moreover, in a much fairer way so that the citizens in general would have had a better life.
I have been searching for jobs in the country so that we could go there to work and be part of this upswing we thought.
Russia enters, and everything plunges back into darkness, but it is important that Russia doesn’t crash, according to Sullivan, Biden, Trump, and many leaders in Europe.
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There are rumors of Ukrainian counterattacks but it does not show in the statistics (yet).
Brilliant list dead ✊
The omitted number of battles today.
Slow with FAB, drones…
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 22💥↗️
S Slobozhansky 5
Kupyansk 4
Lyman 24💥↘️
Siverskyi 7
Kramatorsk 4
Toretsk 9💥
Pokrovsk 63💥💥💥↗️
Novopavlivka 10💥↘️
Huliaypillia 0
Orikhivsk 2
Dnipro/Prydniprovsky 6
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Tnx 205!
Thank you 205 👍
Thank you for the interesting information about Angola. It’s not the first time Russia tries to create chaos in a country they want to control, and not the first time they are involved in Angola. So it can’t come as a total surprise. And those who are now investing in Angola from the West are not exactly inexperienced? So what countermeasures are in place and what more can be done to counter the Russian subversive activities?
No, they represent a LOT of the darkness in the world right now
I see that the Bay of Bengal is located in Angola, the Phantom’s homeland. Sounds worrying in Angola. Time to leave the Caribbean?
I am a slightly broader Phantom now 👍
Interesting about Angola, then we need to keep ourselves updated.
The trigger for the protests in Angola was the significant increase in gasoline prices from 0.33 to 0.43 USD. Previously, the state had subsidized the price, but it is considered necessary to reduce state expenses, so the subsidies were removed.
Now, over 500 people have been arrested, at least four have been killed, and the protests continue to spread. It is, of course, a perfect opportunity for Russia, but perhaps in this case mainly China, to further fuel the situation if they see that they have something to gain.
This was probably the outcome they most wanted to see when infiltrating the group Gas Uprising (1.0, 2.0, etc) on Facebook. It quickly spiraled out of control and was filled with SD trolls (I thought primarily) where in the end, most of the content was spreading hatred against the V, S, and MP parties to the extent that many who wanted to engage in a serious debate grew tired. I didn’t think much about possible Russian involvement then (it was long before the war), but in hindsight, one can probably wonder.
There were many, both with Swedish and foreign names, where it was obvious that machine translation had been used. Not just clumsy Swedish, but with obvious errors where completely wrong words were used.
I haven’t followed it for many years, but I took a quick look now. Gas Uprising 2.0 seems to have calmed down significantly and instead has been replaced by Fuel Uprising. In turn, it seems to be a purely right-wing forum filled with climate change deniers who praise fossil fuels and are against anything related to the environment. Of course, they also hate electric cars. This is also something that is in Russia’s interest, as oil is their main source of export revenue, so they naturally do not want us to stop using it.
Primarily, it seems to be a forum for the SD party. Gas prices are not discussed much (since they are in power), but I also don’t see the obvious trolls that were there before.
Sorry, I got sidetracked since both were about fuel prices.
Let’s hope that the protests can be stopped before it gets completely out of hand.
Some links about the situation in Angola:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWeeWufWKzI
https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cjnwl8q4q58t
How can one be PRO-nuclear power and against electric cars? It just doesn’t go together 🙄
Well, it’s not particularly logical. Plus, if you want to avoid high fuel prices, an electric car would be the perfect alternative. 🤷♂️
As far as I’ve scrolled on the Fuel Uprising, you can hardly see anything about nuclear power. Instead, wind power is attacked in almost every post, and of course, the environmental movement is criticized regardless of the issue.
The whole group actually feels more like a job commissioned by the oil companies. Almost more so right now than pure right-wing politics as it was for a while (you wouldn’t want to complain about the current government).
Of course, the group is also full of ordinary petrol car-loving people who go on cruises, etc., who probably don’t have any specific agenda other than standing up for the petrol car.
Yes, I brought up nuclear power because it’s on the agenda across the board among the right-wing parties. But as you say, it’s probably a specific action to boost the oil companies. Without a direct connection to the right-wing parties and without any other logic. They’re just borrowing the right-wing identity to convey their message without revealing the real sender. But as I said, it doesn’t hold up to logic.
Or PRO electric cars and against nuclear power?
Russia. Wants to phase out nuclear power to make the West dependent on Russian energy production. Hides under a green cover to convey its message without revealing the real sender. Fails due to lack of logic.
Or PRO electric cars and against nuclear power? 👍
I follow this with interest
205 already reported on it yesterday, but in case anyone missed it:
“Russia has ten days to reach a ceasefire with Ukraine to end the war between the countries, says Donald Trump. If Russia does not agree to a ceasefire, Trump has threatened to impose 100 percent tariffs on Russian goods and introduce sanctions.
– 10 days from today, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday.”
“The market prices of crude oil rose significantly after US President Donald Trump tonight set a clearer deadline for Russia to enter into a ceasefire with Ukraine. This is reported by E24.
The spot price of WTI oil is up 3 percent for the day after Trump’s statement. The majority of the gains came after Trump presented his new ten-day deadline to the press.”
https://omni.se/oljepriserna-stiger-efter-att-trump-gett-ryssland-ny-frist/a/jQqxRo
Someone might have to remind him 😉
Don’t hold your breath for this just, a new smoke screen
Epstein
Her testimony may not have particularly great credibility if it ends with Trump pardoning her. 😂
“Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former accomplice, is willing to testify before a U.S. congressional committee in a new witness hearing. But her demand is that she be granted immunity or pardoned by President Trump, writes CBS News.
This is stated by her lawyer in a letter that the channel has seen.”
https://omni.se/maxwell-vill-ha-benadning-infor-vittnesforhor/a/qPq8L0
Tragic if she gets fooled!
First she frees #fcktrmp from all guilt and even that he cursed Epstein!
Then, some time after gaining her freedom, she accidentally falls down a staircase (Ivana) or dies from something that can be found in her medical record ((genuine or added) Jessica Aber / Oleg Erovinkin) or commits suicide (Epstein / Virginia Giuffre)
There are plenty of examples:
https://open.substack.com/pub/jahojariaho/p/trump-acting-as-an-ruzzian-asset?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1jqzuc
That’s how it will be – Trump will not be part of her testimony
Israel-Palestine
Pressure on HAMAS is increasing.
“Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt are among the countries that have signed a statement demanding that the terrorist organization Hamas lay down its weapons and relinquish its power over Gaza, writes AFP.
In addition to the Arab countries, seventeen nations and the EU have signed the statement, which was endorsed at the UN meeting for a two-state solution. The countries also demand that Israel leave Gaza and cease its warfare.
– For the first time, Arab countries and countries in the Middle East condemn Hamas, condemn it on October 7, demand the disarmament of Hamas, demand that they be excluded from Palestinian rule, and clearly express their intention to normalize relations with Israel in the future, says French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.”
https://omni.se/arablander-hamas-maste-lamna-makten-for-fred/a/gwq1w0
The pressure on Israel is also increasing.
“A number of countries in the Western world are considering recognizing Palestine as a state, reports Haaretz. During a UN conference on the Palestinian issue, the countries made a statement in which they write that the recognition of Palestine is a necessary step towards a two-state solution.
Among the signatories are the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, Finland, and Portugal.
Last week, France announced that the country plans to recognize Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September. Britain said yesterday that it intends to follow suit unless Israel significantly improves the conditions for the people of Gaza.”
https://omni.se/fler-vastlander-overvager-att-erkanna-palestina/a/0V1zyg
HAMAS is just like Hezbollah, hated and terrorists.
In order for this to move forward, they must be removed just like Hezbollah.
Everyone serious understands this, even the MENA states themselves.
Even the pressure on Israel is increasing.
“A number of countries in the Western world are considering recognizing Palestine as a state, reports Haaretz. During a UN conference on the Palestinian issue, the countries made a statement where they write that the recognition of Palestine is a necessary step towards a two-state solution.
Among the signatories are the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, Finland, and Portugal.
Last week, France announced that the country plans to recognize Palestine in connection with the UN General Assembly in September. The UK said yesterday that they intend to follow suit if Israel does not significantly improve the conditions for the residents of Gaza.”
OFF-Topic, Tsunami
Johan, are you OK???
“The powerful earthquake in the Pacific Ocean has so far prompted at least ten countries to issue warnings about a tsunami. Among the countries are Russia, the USA, Canada, Japan, China, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador.
According to seismologist Björn Lund, it will take hours before we know the extent of the damage.
– These waves are very little dampened as they travel over the ocean, so one must probably take this very seriously, he tells TT.
There is a “high risk” of fatalities, Lund tells TV4 News. In the Russian Kamchatka, the tsunami struck just a quarter of an hour after the earthquake, which means that many people probably did not have time to seek shelter. But for Latin American countries, the conditions are good because the tsunami could be twelve hours away.
– The rest of the world is now hoping that the tsunami warnings are taken seriously enough so that we do not have to see any casualties.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8, believed to be the strongest earthquake since 2011.”
https://omni.se/minst-tio-lander-varnar-for-tsunami-efter-skalvet-maste-ta-detta-pa-storsta-allvar/a/B0p4pg
“❗️New images from the 🇷🇺Russian far east town of Severo-Kurilsk after tsunami flooding began to recede this afternoon.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3lv5zblom2s2y
At least 4 whales have washed up along the coast of Japan, hours after 8.8 earthquake
Civilians seen on top of building in Hokkaido, Japan amid tsunami warning.
Tsunami Warning ⚠️ Russia, Alaska, Hawaii, Japan
#earthquake #tsunami #Russia #Japan #Hawaii #Alaska
No, no, those poor whales are the fault of the wind turbines, as Trump has made clear.
Oh really!? I thought it was right-wing politics!
Help
” Azerbaijan will start gas supplies to Ukraine Ukraine has agreed to purchase Azerbaijani gas, which will be delivered to the country via the Trans-Balkan corridor through the territories of Bulgaria and Romania. According to the chairman of the board of Naftogaz of Ukraine, Serhiy Koretsky, the agreement was signed with the Ukrainian subsidiary of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR. The volume of the initial supplies will be small, but this is a “strategically important step, opening the way for long-term cooperation” between Kyiv and Baku. Koretsky also emphasized that importing Azerbaijani gas will allow Ukraine to diversify supply sources and strengthen energy security. Hey Vlad – how’s caucuses doing?”
https://bsky.app/profile/beefeaterfella.bsky.social/post/3lv62a6qth22t
Very good 👍
“Donetsk 👀”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3lv5zoo3xzk2v
“Trump: Melania likes Putin. We know him. I get along with him very well.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3lv5zn3wtrc2v
On the American rockets heading towards Moscow, it shall say “With love, Melania”.
😂
“🇺🇦🙏 Tre personer skadades i en attack med en rysk UAV i Kharkiv. Bostadshus, kommersiella faciliteter och transport skadades, – Statliga räddningstjänsten. En 70-årig man skadades i Pavlohrad. Ett transportföretag skadades. Flera bränder bröt ut.”
“At night, 🇺🇦Ukrainian military shot down 51/78 🇷🇺Russian UAVs ▪️The peculiarity of the night attack is the enemy’s use of up to 8 jet UAVs in the northern direction.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3lv5yg5kkvc2y
No, now they arrived more – apparently cost 100,000 each and are supposed to be more difficult for AI anti-drones to shoot down…
Ann-Sofie Hermansson: Hamas is a death cult
As soon as Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on the seventh of October 2023 became known, the glorification of the death cult began. In the streets and squares, in Gothenburg and internationally, the terrorist organization Hamas was congratulated and celebrated with demonstrations and fireworks. This while the terrorist attack was still ongoing in all its brutal violence with rapes, torture, and killings. Tasteless for every decent person and dreadful for the Jews.
Today, antisemitism shamelessly takes shape in society. Politicians, academics, and journalists act as useful idiots when tent camps, demonstrations, or why not Queers for Palestine’s absurd hatred of Jews are allowed to manifest without significant societal reactions. The hanging Jewish dolls in Umeå pretending to be an art installation is one of the recent examples.
https://www.gp.se/ledare/gastkolumn/hamas-ar-en-dodskult.de79a68d-3e97-4065-8d12-a9bb1802fe65
SH is a sensible left-wing politician who dares to speak out now when antisemitism is rampant among the left,
Yes, miserable is just the first name.
She is tough Hermansson 👍
Much IT trouble in the last 24 hours. Getting logged out all the time.
Cannot be edited either.
Even the advertisement changed from a fishing rod to a bra from Ellos, which I have not been close to in my searches, I have never visited Ellos, isn’t that the old mail-order catalog company?
The ads have a life of their own. Nothing that we have control over.
There are possibilities to block advertisers and ad networks but that’s about it.
Google tries primarily to find things they can track that you are interested in (things you have searched for, websites you have visited, etc.) but they also use the IP address as a backup, which means that activities that others in the same household (or the same network, e.g. at work) have done can also show up. Of course, sometimes it also just randomly selects.
I am surrounded by women and their interests, even the dog is female. 🤕
Can’t one set interest somewhere?
Ah, then it’s probably their fault!
In the corner of the ads, there is a small arrow you can click on. There you can choose to stop showing that particular ad.
Otherwise, you might as well Google and surf on some sites you appreciate to balance it out.
Or why not look for really weird things, so the other family members start wondering why they are getting strange ads about both this and that. 😄
If you are logged out, do they have to log in again, or is it enough to reload the page?
And if you have to log in again, do you get in as you should?
Asking because in the logs, your last login seems to have occurred 20 hours ago, so it’s interesting to know exactly what’s happening.
It started yesterday afternoon at about the same time as I had to respond to an emergency when my father-in-law chased away the home care service and attacked their car where they had hidden 😬
I write a post and receive a message that I am not logged in. Clear the cache and log in again, maybe I can post a message and then it starts over.
There was also no option to edit the last message.
Hmm, mysterious. And does it continue today?
Have you updated or installed anything recently, like antivirus or any other security plugin, ad blocker, or similar?
When you log in, a cookie is set in the browser and it is this cookie that is checked to ensure it exists and is correct so the site knows you are still logged in.
For example, if you have completely disabled cookies, you will receive a message immediately upon logging in that you must allow cookies, but it doesn’t seem to be the case for you.
However, there are software programs designed to keep the user anonymous and prevent tracking. Sometimes they may constantly delete cookies (as they can be used by Google, for example, to keep track of where you have been, etc.) and what is happening to you sounds like the cookies needed are disappearing and not being saved after you log in.
(The “Keep me logged in” option works by setting an extra long lifespan on the cookie so it remains for 30 days, if I remember correctly).
Using a Samsung Tab and it says that johanno1 is disconnecting me.
Then I can’t log back in.
Will try with incognito mode.
Used the mobile this time.
Ah, so you’re losing contact with the site?
Hope it works on mobile. I can’t seem to find anything in the logs or elsewhere that could be the cause of it, except possibly the security plugin. It combines the cookie normally used with the IP address as an extra security check (to prevent an external party from “stealing” the login session and thus becoming logged in).
Maybe it conflicts when using two different devices from the same location (IP address).
Maggan also had problems with her tablet (don’t know the model).
You could try clearing cookies on both devices so they renew and see if that might help.
Testing incognito 😎🤟
Cleared everything, testing
Ok I admit it’s me who’s sitting here disconnecting Wesley, promise to stop now 😶
😄
😱
Donetsk before 2014 : a rich and lively city, EURO football and Beyoncé live.
Donestk under russian occupation : children begging putin to give them water.
That’s all you need to know about russia.
I read an interesting article in DN yesterday. Interview with an officer (hero) who was involved in defending the airport outside Kiev.
An interesting revelation. Or perhaps rather two, although the latter was more of a confirmation of what we had previously observed.
1. The officer mentioned that those under his command were only conscripts, i.e. they lacked combat experience. However, he believed this was an advantage. They did exactly what he told them to do.
2. Initially, he said, the invading soldiers believed they would be welcomed in Ukraine. Initially, they waved to the defenders. This confirms images seen at the beginning of the war where Russian tanks retreated from obstructing crowds. They obviously thought they would be greeted as liberators and had apparently been ordered not to spoil the mood. Not so anymore!
The latter is probably a typical type of mistake that occurs in an authoritarian state. Subordinates say what the leader is expected to want to hear.
https://www.dn.se/varlden/ryssarna-gjorde-allt-ratt-deras-enda-misstag-var-att-inte-rakna-med-motstand/
👍 It is definitely worth reading!
Yes, there in the introduction. Residents in the cities made Molotov cocktails.
Awesome – yes, they brought their dress uniforms and had booked all the tables in Kiev until the end of February 🤣🤣🤣
“Russian propagandist Solovyev found out that the Russian economy is not in its best state: Inflation by 2028 is expected to be 4%, while GDP growth, excuse me, will be what? Around 1.5%. While in 2024, it’s 4.5%.
So in order to combat inflation by a little over two times, they are proposing to kill GDP by three times. He blames the Russian Central Bank, of course. Not the Russian president.”
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3lv65663de22w
Trump loses a little more, but I guess rounding to whole numbers keeps him at -15%
Skriver igen – the thread could agree on SMR reactors so that is the path Sweden should choose 👍
I want another cabin 💪🏻!
I’ll take some 👍 as well
Sure, I have advocated it for a long time.
It must have been something like a year since I Googled around about SMRs, and back then it didn’t look so promising, but it seems to be picking up a bit now.
The problem is that no functional commercial plant has been built yet, and it’s always risky to be early adopters. It tends to be very expensive, and there are usually some teething problems.
(There are only two operational SMRs so far, one in China and one in Russia.)
So far, Hitachi has not built any operational SMRs, but they have several projects underway, the one in Ontario being the first to be completed, and then maybe those in the UK.
But it seems that Sweden is also getting involved!
Found this:
“Nordic power company Fortum and US-based reactor developer GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) have entered into an early works agreement to advance potential deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in Finland and Sweden.
Fortum completed a new nuclear feasibility study in March and announced that it had selected the BWRX-300 as one of the technologies it is considering for potential deployment in both nations.”
https://www.nucnet.org/news/fortum-advances-nuclear-plans-with-early-works-agreement-for-small-modular-reactor-deployment-7-2-2025?utm_source=chatgpt.com
And this:
“Small modular reactor project development company Kärnfull Next has secured land rights for the project to build a power plant based on SMRs in the municipality of Valdemarsvik in Östergötland county in southeastern Sweden.”
https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/karnfull-next-progresses-with-swedish-smr-project?utm_source=chatgpt.com
So when it comes to SMRs, it seems that there are companies willing to invest!
Hopefully, the government keeps an eye on this, so that a bunch of SMR projects are not initiated, followed by the state stepping in to finance a traditional large nuclear power plant, and suddenly in 20 years, we have an overcapacity and several SMRs have to be shut down.
Well, SMR has actually been around for quite some time, mainly within the military sector.
There are icebreaker ships and submarines with SMR.
But of course, it’s not really for commercial use.
USS Nautilus was launched in 1954 and was equipped with an SMR.
In the 1950s, there were even ambitious plans for nuclear-powered cars
Such as the Ford Nucleon.
https://motorbranschen.mrf.se/nu-fyller-atomdrivna-ford-nucleon-60-ar/
Yes, you are absolutely right, there are probably also mobile land-based military variants (or at least experiments have been conducted with it), so small power plants have indeed existed for a long time.
But is it correct to call them SMRs?
They are not modular in the way that SMRs are intended to be, right?
On the one hand, it is about building different ready-made modules in the factory so that assembly can proceed much faster than with traditionally site-built nuclear power plants, and on the other hand, they should also be modular in such a way that you can put together several to achieve the necessary power output or to have redundancy (so that one module can be shut down for maintenance without having to shut down all of them).
The idea of powering cars is quite amusing, I myself have thought that one should have a nuclear boiler in the house. Every thirtieth year, someone will come and replace a small pellet with Uranium when it runs out. But it will probably be a while before we get there!
Wait here – USA and China have built.
and 5-6 countries have started.
“Early adopter” misrepresents a bit.
expensive?
10 billion is expensive?
Where do you have a ready-made commercial SMR deployed in the USA? Has Hitachi built it?
Please tell me because I am very curious!
Keep in mind that the price is likely only for building the reactor. Then it’s an estimate, and we all know how it usually goes with that kind of thing.
I easily believe that you have to count on double before it’s done.
Maybe not even the on-site assembly is included, hardly any infrastructure, groundwork, etc.
(when I’ve looked at estimates before, they have been 3-4 times as high).
Then they only provide 300 MW each.
Now we don’t know exactly what the cost would be for what the government is investigating, but a total of 10 reactors would provide about 12,500 MW and they have mentioned 400 billion.
IF 10-11 billion each actually covers the total cost, then there is absolutely no reason to hesitate.
If we compare it with the government’s plan, it would provide 12,500 MW.
If we divide that by 300 SMRs, it gives 41.6 units, so a cost of around 416 billion.
The cost would then be at the same level, but then SMRs that can be gradually expanded are enormously much better.
Yes, Hitachi seems to be the choice of many now – cool 👍
And Sweden rejoiced news.
hope the municipalities get to keep them and not let the state interfere
or the anti-nuclear power groups
The cries echo!
Build Blykalla!
They have been granted permission to build a test facility in Oskarshamn, which is supposed to be ready by 2030.
The whole thing looks interesting in their presentation, but I find it difficult to assess the technology and the economics.
https://www.ncc.se/media/pressrelease/2025/0d150443a9767302/0D150443A9767302/
https://www.blykalla.com/
Ah, they have come so far!
It may not be until you have built and tested a pilot plant that you begin to grasp the real costs.
“Liquid lead has historically been used in SMRs onboard submarines. The main inhibitor to more long-term use of liquid lead is that it may corrode and erode stainless steel structures. However, Blykalla has developed a patented, aluminum alloyed steel exhibiting perfect corrosion resistance. This will be used to protect the SMR’s fuel capsules against corrosion.
Lead as a coolant has a number of intrinsic advantages: it is radiation shielding, and cools the system while simultaneously ensuring that radioactive elements are retained. It has a boiling temperature of 1700°C, which enables a low pressure system and makes it possible to achieve passive safety in its most compact form.”
Wow, now when we look around, there are three projects that have been started in Sweden even though it’s still early in the game for them.
Very exciting 👍
Two major events recently that seem to be of high interest are Aeroflot, which in practice has ceased to exist as a company, thanks to hackers.
Also, Ukraine’s focus on disrupting the railway.
This is all connected.
But also Operation Spider web.
As you know, the roads in Russia are not that great.
For some time now, all trucks are being searched thanks to Operation Spider web.
The distances are enormous in that country, which historically several European military leaders have experienced.
Now that domestic flights have collapsed, the pressure on the railways is increasing, of course.
Yes, air transport carries a lot of goods.
And as mentioned, the railway is also under severe strain.
It may be that Russia is now experiencing that the country’s long distances, which once were their strength, have suddenly become their biggest weakness.
If critical war material is disrupted before it reaches the front, it can take several days before replacement material can be delivered.
The civilian economy should also be able to function.
But it will surely be difficult now that there is a shortage of locomotives and military transport has higher priority.
We also don’t know how often trucks are being searched now.
Oh, right, most truck drivers transport war material nowadays.
So there is also a shortage in the civilian sector.
Has the railway had its worst year of transportation ever?
Now I haven’t delved much into the subject.
But it seems like there are several reasons why the railway is a bit “strained” right now.
But it definitely seems to be a topic worth delving into.
There should be plenty to write about here on the blog.
Well, perhaps the decline is mostly due to the fact that the transportation need has decreased as the economy is being destroyed.
Two strong cards for Ukraine, if they can continue dismantling Russian logistics!
This is how it looked until April:
https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3logdcczlms2w
A call for action.
If Ukraine manages to take out the railway, similar to what they have done with Aeroflot.
Then it’s game over for Russia in just a few days.
🤩🤩
Ah, it’s something to dream about, Ukraine hacks its way in and takes over the railway network. First, they cause enormous chaos with trains derailing, crashing, etc. and when the Russians start to realize that something is wrong, they end by crashing the entire system.
Speaking of the railway
Now I found the article.
Do you remember when Ukraine was in a hurry to take Sudza in Kursk?
This article really makes you think about what could happen.
https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-kursk-railway-train-station-russia-1938924
Perfect, hope something good comes out of that!👍
Russia responds with a shrug to Donald Trump’s threat that the US could impose 100% punitive tariffs and new powerful sanctions against the country within ten days if the Ukraine war is not ended.
In a statement, the Kremlin says that they take note of all of Trump’s statements, but then adds:
– Russia has long been subjected to a huge number of sanctions. We are already immune.
China also laughs at his penalty tariffs for Russian oil 🤣🤣🤣
Going well for McDonald’s Gandhi
🇷🇺 🕵️ 🇵🇱
Poland Arrests 32 Alleged Spies Working for Russia. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the detainees – including Russians, Belarusians, Ukrainians, a Pole and a Colombian – were allegedly spying for Russia, by Kyiv Post | July 30, 2025, 2:18 pm
Donald Tusk: “… despite our effectiveness in the fight against the organizers of sabotage and contract beatings, the time has come to issue a real emergency signal to all special services,”
• Poland key logistics hub for Western aid to Kyiv and target for Russian sabotage efforts.
• March 2023 Poland dismantled a Russian spy ring which was identifying key railway routes and junctions.
• October 2024 two Russians arrested for handing out leaflets promoting Wagner.
Great!!!
There are probably no Russian spies in Sweden, otherwise they would surely have been arrested 😐
The UK arrested 18 people the other week so the countries that don’t arrest any still have their spies left 🤣🤣
Amerikansk 🇺🇸 press på Indien 🇮🇳.
⚡️ Trump announces 25% tariffs on India, lambasts Russian energy and defense ties.
U.S. President Donald Trump also said that India would face an additional penalty as he criticized New Delhi for its purchases of Russian arms and energy.
— Kyiv Independent 30/7 2025
Is this good?
India has zero friends in the area and everyone else is China’s buddy.
It’s probably three years too late. India was early to pick up Russian oil when the sanctions against Russia began.
Yes, you are actually completely right 😀
I make the mistake of trying to think in a larger perspective and forgive immense sins – wrong.
Struggles with a country where de facto racial biology is the state religion.
After the criticized anti-corruption law in Ukraine, the Russian propaganda media went into full force, reports Kyiv Post.
The propaganda claimed that the USA and the UK, together with Zelensky’s close associates, had a secret meeting in the Alps to oust Zelensky. This was deemed necessary to restore the West’s trust in Ukraine, according to the Russian newspapers.
On Tuesday, Ukraine’s security service felt compelled to dismiss all Russian claims as completely fabricated and false. The Russians’ goal was clear: to fuel distrust in the leadership and weaken Ukrainian resilience, the security service writes. In the post, Ukrainians are urged not to spread Russian disinformation.
Influence operation from the beginning 😐
📉 IMF has significantly downgraded its outlook for the Russian economy, forecasting a sharp deceleration in growth following two years of war-driven expansion.
https://united24media.com/latest-news/imf-predicts-dramatic-drop-in-russian-economic-growth-10289
• Russia’s oil exports declined to their lowest seasonal levels in five years.
• Russian economy expected to return to stagnation.
• Tighter domestic economic policies and declining oil prices.
Awesome 👍
Russia preparing unprecedented interference in Moldova’s elections.
Through cryptocurrency alone, Moscow plans to send about 100 million euros to bribe voters and illegal external financing, the Moldovan president said
• All Kremlin influencers are coordinated from one center and largely funded through the criminal schemes of the fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor
• Disinformation campaigns and manipulation of public opinion organized from abroad.
• Organization of paid protests.
• Cyberattacks related to elections, as and critical infrastructure.
• Use of the church in the interests of a foreign state.
• Involvement of organized crime in destabilization actions.
• Sabotage of voting in the diaspora.
• Hybrid influence on voters from the Gagauz autonomy and the illegal Transnistria controlled by the Russian Federation.
• Online mobilization and radicalization.
• July 19, pro-Russian electoral bloc “Pobeda”, not allowed to run.
• July 22, four pro-Russian parties in Moldova unite into a single bloc.
• July 26, participants of a rally of pro-Russian forces given money for participation.
Excellent that you brought it up – so it is now in September that Moldova can fall 😐
https://news.liga.net/ua/politics/news/rossiya-gotovit-bespretsedentnoe-vmeshatelstvo-v-vybory-v-moldove-detali-ot-sandu
🇷🇺🕵️🇺🇦Ukrainas säkerhetstjänst har gripit en rysk agent inom flygvapnet som samlade underrättelser för att hjälpa ryssarna att rikta in sig på flygbaser med F-16 och Mirage 2000, och som lämnade personuppgifter om ukrainska piloter till den ryska underrättelsetjänsten.
— @Tataragami, x.com
#Pokrovsk
DeepState 🔄 Map updated
⚔️ The AFRF🇷🇺 has advanced near Razino, Temirivka, Maliivka, Oleksandrograd, and Yablunivka.
🗺 deepstatemap.live
Yes, I see it 😭
In light of the confirmed increased Russian subversive activity in the West, it wouldn’t be wrong to research Stasi’s methods, would it?
“The East German security service Stasi built an extensive network of informants in Sweden. One of them was the seemingly popular priest in Burträsk, Aleksander Radler – in reality, a convinced communist spy. For 25 years, he worked for the Swedish Church while reporting on everything and everyone to the Stasi. He informed on classmates who ended up in prison and mapped out people in his surroundings. Last I heard about Radler, he still lived in Burträsk, comfortably retired – with a continued pension from the Swedish Church.
Given that many of Stasi’s victims are still alive, it is incomprehensible that the government consistently rejects demands to open the Swedish Stasi archive to researchers. Why does a conservative government refuse to give Swedish citizens insight into how a communist dictatorship operated in our country?”
Daniel Schatz
https://x.com/drdanielschatz/status/1950455805834113459?s=46
In light of:
https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/inloggad/spionprasten-som-vagrar-gora-avbon/
Even more interesting question is;
What have they done since the wall fell? Who have they recruited? What about their children?
Ideologies are not something that disappears so easily.
This is super important and has a great impact on what is happening today and the security situation in Sweden.
haha, yes those archives that no political party wants to open and the researcher who gained access to them was issued a non-disclosure agreement – or something like that.
We are pretty good in Sweden at keeping things under wraps, better than many other countries.
But then again, we are also the world’s conscience and a humanitarian superpower so it balances out.
Our former archbishop Antje Jackélen, who also has German roots, had a close and friendly collaboration with Radler. Embarrassing for the archbishop as it has emerged that Alexander Radler was her “confessor” already during their time as students in Lund, and that they continued with a particularly intimate collaboration even after she became bishop there.
There are Epstein files and there are Stasi files, there is probably a lot in these files that would shake society if it became public.
Feels like one could open an online store with those movies and get rich?
American Eagle seems to have a smart marketing department, they are exactly everywhere on social media right now in a downpour of having gone viral 😀
All publicity is good publicity they say, but I still haven’t managed to understand the criticism other than that the actual advertisement is sexist – and I am extremely upset about it of course 😡😡
But apparently that’s not the issue at all, it seems?
Tomorrow there will be a post about the situation at the fronts, which may not be very pleasant reading.
And the day after tomorrow, there will be a post explaining why the upcoming ceasefire is a disaster for Europe.
Ukraine is retreating in an orderly manner and fighting like lions – credit to them for having the strength.
And after the ceasefire, the problem is Europe’s, not Ukraine’s.
Now all the entrepreneurs have submitted their bids so I have to spend about half an hour per day on that as well but I will try to find time to write about the war 👍
So, is the comment frequency weather-related 🧐
Sure, a rain shower just came 🤣
Total chaos here – the previous driver quit and then started threatening a lot, came with a letter from the Ministry of Labor (kind of like the labor market board) stamped and signed stating that we had to pay him 2000 SEK.
We did it because experience tells us that the more people get involved, the more money you end up paying.
Now we are going to the labor market board to ask them on what information they based their official stamped and signed payment demand on, since it had five important factual errors that caused the payment to increase by 90% – I will return 😃
Then I sprained my foot, the new driver parked right over a speed bump so when I was getting into the car I stepped awkwardly on the short side of the speed bump and hopped around but it usually takes about a week. At least I got to drink beer on a weekday yesterday as pain relief 👍
There is always time for a beer! Get well soon.
There will be beer tonight as well, the message to the person in charge of purchases is that the pain is absolutely unbearable 👍
Where is the greatest risk of Tsunami in the Atlantic?
Tsunamis in the Atlantic are not common but do occur. The worst known one hit Lisbon in 1755 and came immediately after the earthquake that destroyed the city.
The Atlantic has fewer, smaller, and less active subduction zones than the Pacific and Indian Oceans, which is why tsunamis are rare. The most well-known subduction zone in the Atlantic runs along the Caribbean arcs, where occasional tsunamis have also been reported.
https://www.hd.se/2005-01-03/darfor-drabbas-inte-atlanten-av-tsnumanier/
Lucky to live in Sweden 😁
Just sat and read about the project and there was an earthquake here in 2012 😐
Reappears regularly every 13-14 years. Isn’t that right?
School
There is a lot of complaints about the Swedish school results, but students with a domestic background perform extremely well in international comparison. This is written by Gabriel Heller Sahlgren, researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, in SvD Debatt. It is students with a foreign background who bring down the results – the difference is one of the largest in the world and corresponds to several years of reading, he continues. What is needed to strengthen the results among students with a foreign background is the “no excuses” model, the most evidence-based, according to Sahlgren. It is based on strict student discipline and involves, among other things, longer school days, teaching on Saturdays, and school uniforms.
https://omni.se/a/0V17Lo
Are we seeing the beginning of an awakening?
Perhaps it is time to stop squeezing children with inadequate prerequisites and language difficulties into regular schools, it is neither good for these children nor for the children who are already in school.
Will Gabriel survive the weekend 😶
Who has been naive this time?
He seems to have the task of defending independent schools.
When independent schools are criticized and questioned, he looks for studies that point to the opposite, and then it is important for him to emphasize “That Sweden achieves good results even when accounting for immigrants”.
When the studies clearly show a poor result, it is not the independent schools that have failed, then it is the immigrants.
School uniforms? He also wants to abolish all student influence.
Next step, corporal punishment if you can’t recite the catechism by heart?
Clipping from Facebook by Sven Otto Littorin
Saudi Arabia and France have presented a joint declaration at the UN. It is exactly in line with what I have believed all along. The Arab world wants to reach a two-state solution (among other things because no Arab country wants to accept more Palestinians) and they want to do it with Hamas out of the picture. Away from power and disarmed.
I am convinced that Saudi Arabia, with some of its wealthy neighboring countries, may be willing to commit to covering the investment cost for the reconstruction of Gaza – the $53 billion that the Arab League has calculated does not even amount to three weeks of oil production.
The difficult question, of course, is the security guarantees. Israel will never agree to it without rock-solid security guarantees. They will come – not from the UN (which is completely out of the picture through UNWRA) but by Saudi Arabia signing the Abraham Accords and at the same time taking primary responsibility for security in Gaza. And thus indirectly for Israel.
As far as I can understand, this is exactly what the Saudis have wanted from the beginning. They want peace and tranquility in the region. They want normal relations with Israel – they have always said, even when criticism of Israel has been strongest in the West, that their goal is to recognize Israel and establish full relations. They want to get rid of Hamas and Hezbollah (which they detest). And they want to reduce foreign influence in the region.
It will be very interesting to see the reactions from Israel. There will be some grumbling – it’s part of the negotiations – but I believe this is something that the USA can have a great influence on. One must remember that the Abraham Accords are Trump’s biggest international success.
Those 500 journalists who have signed Magda Gad’s petition are completely off track on this. The strategy they support is Hamas’ agenda. And of course, they will not support this plan either. I can already hear the complaints. “The wealthy Arab countries make a deal with Israel. The Palestinians sold out again.” The eternal martyrdom that needs to be reinforced.
This plan is the beginning of something completely new. And as far as I can see, it is the only reasonable way forward. The war in Gaza must come to an end. The Palestinians deserve better than to be under Hamas’ control and act as shields in an eternal cycle of violence. And Israel deserves neighbors who want to trade with them, not kill them.
Keep an eye on what happens in the coming weeks, I believe Sven Otto has a good handle on the situation.
Yes, that’s absolutely right.
Probably the Hamas crowd will become louder and louder the further we go towards this.
But when other MENA countries jump on the bandwagon, it will happen in the end.
Magda Gad… That she has not been publicly criticized for her support for Russia is a mystery to me. Probably because her former employer has invested too much in her image as a tough war reporter. She travels everywhere to the world’s hellholes and sometimes says it’s extremely dangerous, sometimes that it’s not dangerous at all but much safer than in Sweden.
Artillery bombardments 4162 during yesterday by 10 PM report. Which is within normal range for a longer period. However, only 16 artillery losses, which is clearly below normal for the same period.
Today, the occupiers carried out fifty air strikes, using 77 guided bombs. In addition, the Russians used 1,292 kamikaze drones and carried out 4,162 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
👍 Good, you can take over the morning reporting, I myself have gotten into the holiday mood and shifted my day by an hour, just in time for the holiday to be over.