
Yooper / Washington, DC 🇺🇸 / Now working on talent mobility, exchange programs, and immigration reform / Formerly @e_residents 🇪🇪. Opinions are my own.
Washington, DC
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Someone said that the Estonian word for night "öö" looks like two tiny owls sitting next to each other, and I can't stop thinking about that now. 🇪🇪🦉🦉
Yep, including everyone who runs a small WordPress site and logged in to find that their web host had already patched their PHP.
I'm also a fan of cheap headphones
Omg @nathanfielder ‘s headphones from the documentary are $7.99 and you can buy them.
As an American who lived in Europe for almost a decade, I didn't read this as a US vs. Europe story as much as a "being an immigrant/expat is always difficult" story.
The internet told them Europe was a social paradise. Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isn’t free, and people can be really mean. buff.ly/5cLtnha
For the 13th year in a row, Estonia 🇪🇪 has topped the International Tax Competitiveness Index.
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European founders will continue to incorporate in the US if these EU Inc. reforms get stripped down and become meaningless.
A sober view of post-Trump transatlantic relations
At the @WarsawForum, I asked Democratic Congressman Jim Himes what would change and what would remain the same in US-Europe relations with a new Democratic Administration?
Himes provided a pretty clear and realistic overview.
#WSF2026
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Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 km/h is being restored.
Removing Starshield’s speed limit entirely is now critical for Ukraine’s defense.
Thank you, @elonmusk. We hope for your continued support.
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🦄🇪🇪 Estonia's latest unicorn ✅
Strategic investment & partnership with @Siemens for AI data centres products ✅
🇺🇸 US expansion with manufacturing and R&D in Silicon Valley ✅
@skel_tech
Skeleton Technologies secures strategic investment led by @Siemens to expand US manufacturing
#Unicorn #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters
Another Estonian success story 🇪🇪
Siemens is investing in Skeleton Technologies as its technology helps power the rapid AI buildout in the US and elsewhere.
Skeleton Technologies secures strategic investment led by @Siemens to expand US manufacturing
#Unicorn #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters
It bears repeating: Our war on Iran is driving up global diesel prices, not Ukraine defending itself against Russia’s invasion.
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Allied cooperation in action.
U.S. Marine Corps personnel are being deployed to the Baltic Sea region as part of NATO’s Baltic Sentry, supporting efforts to monitor and protect critical undersea infrastructure.
#StrongerTogether
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Sometimes I hear people say we don't need OPT because we have the O-1.
But that's not how America recruits superstar talent in real life.
A new report from @CSETGeorgetown looks at how our STEM prize winners (Nobel, Lasker, ACM AM Turing, MIT Innovators Under 35) come to America and the student pipeline is key.
Two thirds first came to the United States as students!
All these people could get an O-1 today, but would they be here if they had to get one right when they graduated?
New from @athinnyun, Kelly Beavan, and Zachary Arnold: cset.georgetown.edu/publicat…
Everyone is sharing their vocabulary test results, but can you pass the Danish citizenship test without studying?
Kudos to @BallenLee and @JBANCchatter for making this happen
A diesel export ban will not help lower diesel prices in the most populated regions of the US due to how the supply chain works.
Replying to @APIenergy
The Gulf Coast holds 54% of U.S. refining capacity and makes more fuel than it uses. The East Coast relies partly on imports. Banning exports would trap surplus diesel in one region while tightening the global market that supplies another.
TIL Lithuania is a world leader in laser technology development.





























