Preben Aavitsland
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Preben Aavitsland
@Prebens
Ytringer på egne vegne om det meste fra sørlending, enkeltperson, lege, epidemiolog og professor som bor i Kristiansand. Tvitring på engelsk @epidemino.



Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the peace talks between Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia are over, for now: “The talks were not fruitful, unfortunately. We stand ready to continue to play that role. Despite leaks that are not true, despite stories out there about us forcing Ukrainians to take this position or that position that are not true,” Rubio said. Last week, Trump once again falsely claimed the end of the Russia-Ukraine war “is getting very close.” Trump repeatedly promised before the election that he’d end the war “in 24 hours.” So far, all he’s gotten is a 3-day ceasefire. Total failure.



NEW: The tobacco company Reynolds American donated $5M to the Trump-backed super PAC MAGA Inc. on 4/30/2026. 8 days later, the Trump administration rolled out a new policy that could be lucrative for Reynolds by allowing it to begin selling flavored vapes nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/…



BLANCHE: "The United States...is hereby FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing...examinations or similar or related reviews" against Trump "or related or affiliated individuals," including family members or related companies and trusts.



The Norwegian example is illustrative. In the last few years, our wealth tax received massive media attention, described by media outlets as leading to an "exodus" of the wealthy. But only ~1.7% of the ultra-wealthy actually left. Tax revenue boomed





Skal køyre foreldra mine til Sogndal i morgon. Dei kunne teke buss, men når Vy-fy skal ha 3-400 kr for to 88 år gamle folk for å frakte dei 25 minutt så køyrer eg heller bensinbilen. Alt er slik @jensstoltenberg og @jonasgahrstore har bestemt.







