Øystein K. Langberg (@olangberg) profile picture

Former U.S. correspondent and podcast host for Aftenposten. LSE and NHH graduate. From Drammen.

USA
Joined June 2009
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Johnson is talking about "These crazy little mini Mamdanis" -- DSA members -- who are running around the country.
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Good week in Washington DC and @wef in Davos; Attending the inauguration of President @realDonaldTrump & meeting key decision makers from both sides on Capitol Hill. Also met @AndriyYermak & discussed the need for the US to sustain support & Europeans to step up for #Ukraine.
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Hank Johnson has just entered the chamber. So we now have 434. 218 wins.
433 lawmakers present in the quorum call. if everyone votes for a person, 217 wins the speakership.
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The American people have spoken. Across the Atlantic, many are concerned about US commitment to European security. In the @FT, I argue that we should not despair. President Trump’s return challenges us to prove that we are true partners, not free riders. shorturl.at/pMqmX
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For the first time since WWII, every governing party facing election in a developed country this year lost vote share, via @jburnmurdoch 2024 Democrats are the red dot. Absolutely critical context to any postmortem.
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«Hvis vi ser for oss at USA hadde hatt samme drapsrate som Norge, ville det medført rundt 1780 drap i 2021. Det faktiske antallet drap var imidlertid over 12 ganger høyere. Cirka 22.900 amerikanere ble drept i 2021.» Fra @olangberg: aftenposten.no/amagasinet/i/…
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Veldig gøy å få være vikar i Aftenpodden USA! Therese Sollien og jeg snakker med programleder Øystein Kløvstad Langberg om «Peak China», myk makt, mikrobrikker… og Zelda. Håper du vil høre på! podcasts.apple.com/no/podcas…
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Stunning, never before seen view of the greatest city on earth (zoom in for incredible detail). Pic by aerial photographer @BEH0LDINGEYE.
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Alle har hørt om kulturkrigene hans, men hvorfor får Ron DeSantis nær 60 prosent av stemmene i en vippete stat som Florida? Økonomi er et stikkord. Alenemamma Amy Palma illustrerer utviklingen godt. Hun var Obama-fan. Nå har hun en ny helt. aftenposten.no/verden/i/BWwj…
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Soccer fans: NBC says Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Manchester United on Sunday is the most-watched Premier League match in U.S. history with 1.92 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital platforms. Telemundo had 382,000 viewers.
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Takk! Var morsom å lage også. @ChristinaPlett
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@olangberg beste episode av Aftenpodden USA hittil med Hans Høeg. Et veldig interessant innblikk i livet i Washington og ikke minst det konservative partiet. Mer slikt gjerne👍
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Ever wondered who was the more prolific goalscorer out of a young Brazilian Ronaldo, prime Michael Owen, peak Messi/CR7 or current Mbappé & Haaland? I made a tool where you can compare them all, plus 200 others from the last 40 years of elite football 👉 johnburnmurdoch.github.io/pr…
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This is very good from @Nate_Cohn. If current trends continue in the House, we're looking at a 219-216 R majority. nytimes.com/2022/11/12/upsho…
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Øystein K. Langberg retweeted
The generic ballot goes back to being Republican-leaning on FiveThirtyEight. (Piece coming up on this for @SplitTicket_ today)
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