Göran Semb
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Swedish translator of comics. Liberal.
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When RFK Jr. was picked in November 2024 to become the next health secretary, public health experts worried that the longtime vaccine skeptic would wreak havoc on the fragile business of vaccine development.
Those fears are beginning to come true www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Those fears are beginning to come true www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
When RFK Jr. was picked in November 2024 to become the next health secretary, public health experts worried that the longtime vaccine skeptic would wreak havoc on the fragile business of vaccine development.
Those fears are beginning to come true www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Those fears are beginning to come true www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
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This is a huge glaring issue right now. Courts generally ARE doing fairly well, even including significant number of Trump appointees. The corruption is concentrated in scotus.
Our court system is largely working, with the exception of the most important court
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This is a huge glaring issue right now. Courts generally ARE doing fairly well, even including significant number of Trump appointees. The corruption is concentrated in scotus.
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Orbán spends 5% of Hungary's GDP on "family values" to boost birth rates, yet the population is shrinking faster than ever.
He is bankrupting the country for a policy that failed.
He is not saving the nation, he is looting it while it slowly dies
He is bankrupting the country for a policy that failed.
He is not saving the nation, he is looting it while it slowly dies
February 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Orbán spends 5% of Hungary's GDP on "family values" to boost birth rates, yet the population is shrinking faster than ever.
He is bankrupting the country for a policy that failed.
He is not saving the nation, he is looting it while it slowly dies
He is bankrupting the country for a policy that failed.
He is not saving the nation, he is looting it while it slowly dies
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It’s pathetic that the Trump administration props up Viktor Orbán.
He is Europe’s most corrupt leader, a pro-Russian, pro-Chinese liability who wrecked Hungary’s economy while neighbors thrive.
He steals public money to keep zebras in his palace.
Trump loves corrupt traitors
He is Europe’s most corrupt leader, a pro-Russian, pro-Chinese liability who wrecked Hungary’s economy while neighbors thrive.
He steals public money to keep zebras in his palace.
Trump loves corrupt traitors
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
It’s pathetic that the Trump administration props up Viktor Orbán.
He is Europe’s most corrupt leader, a pro-Russian, pro-Chinese liability who wrecked Hungary’s economy while neighbors thrive.
He steals public money to keep zebras in his palace.
Trump loves corrupt traitors
He is Europe’s most corrupt leader, a pro-Russian, pro-Chinese liability who wrecked Hungary’s economy while neighbors thrive.
He steals public money to keep zebras in his palace.
Trump loves corrupt traitors
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"Democrats who do not recognize the nature of this moment or what our priorities should be must be called out and asked/forced to step aside. If you think this in contradiction to the point above about winning at all costs, that’s wrong."
Please read all of this excellent article.
Please read all of this excellent article.
Sometimes moving forward requires reckoning with uncomfortable realities. My latest.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
A Dose of Hard Truths
Don't look away. These issues must be understood and addressed.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
"Democrats who do not recognize the nature of this moment or what our priorities should be must be called out and asked/forced to step aside. If you think this in contradiction to the point above about winning at all costs, that’s wrong."
Please read all of this excellent article.
Please read all of this excellent article.
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Vance shouts and Rubio whispers, but the message is almost identical: Europe is on its own.
We cannot base our security on the current mood in the White House.
Relying too much on the US is criminal negligence
We cannot base our security on the current mood in the White House.
Relying too much on the US is criminal negligence
February 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Vance shouts and Rubio whispers, but the message is almost identical: Europe is on its own.
We cannot base our security on the current mood in the White House.
Relying too much on the US is criminal negligence
We cannot base our security on the current mood in the White House.
Relying too much on the US is criminal negligence
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Appreciate the talk about banning ICE masks in shutdown negotiations.
But the non-negotiable should be congressional oversight of ICE detention facilities. Full access, no appointments, no permission slips.
No compromise.
But the non-negotiable should be congressional oversight of ICE detention facilities. Full access, no appointments, no permission slips.
No compromise.
February 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Appreciate the talk about banning ICE masks in shutdown negotiations.
But the non-negotiable should be congressional oversight of ICE detention facilities. Full access, no appointments, no permission slips.
No compromise.
But the non-negotiable should be congressional oversight of ICE detention facilities. Full access, no appointments, no permission slips.
No compromise.
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ICE and CBP have shot 13 people with guns. But far more often, they have used harsh tactics to scare or repel anyone they see as getting in their way, whether peaceful protesters or not, using methods that are less deadly than guns but still inflict grievous injuries.
February 15, 2026 at 12:03 AM
ICE and CBP have shot 13 people with guns. But far more often, they have used harsh tactics to scare or repel anyone they see as getting in their way, whether peaceful protesters or not, using methods that are less deadly than guns but still inflict grievous injuries.
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This is a comprehensive post on Trump's EPA decision yesterday -- Gloninger did a version of it rebutting the WH on Xitter.
BREAKING: Trump Just Made It Legal to Poison Your Air — Then Ordered the Military to Pay for It!
#EPA #Trump #climatechange #coal
Read, subscribe:
chrisgloninger.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
#EPA #Trump #climatechange #coal
Read, subscribe:
chrisgloninger.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
BREAKING: Trump Just Made It Legal to Poison Your Air — Then Ordered the Military to Pay for It
The government just killed climate regulation and ordered the military to buy the most expensive energy in America. Here's who profits.
chrisgloninger.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is a comprehensive post on Trump's EPA decision yesterday -- Gloninger did a version of it rebutting the WH on Xitter.
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In our history we’ve had Cabinets with people who were bad at their jobs, but good people who meant well.
We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.
But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.
But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
February 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
In our history we’ve had Cabinets with people who were bad at their jobs, but good people who meant well.
We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.
But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
We’ve had people who were good at their jobs, but bad people.
But we’ve not had one like Trump’s filled with people who are both garbage humans and terrible at their jobs.
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In govts around the world, people in the Epstein files are resigning in disgrace.
In private business, executives in the files are resigning in disgrace.
In the Trump admin, nothing happens since the boss is in the files more than anyone and his party is filled with cowards.
In private business, executives in the files are resigning in disgrace.
In the Trump admin, nothing happens since the boss is in the files more than anyone and his party is filled with cowards.
February 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM
In govts around the world, people in the Epstein files are resigning in disgrace.
In private business, executives in the files are resigning in disgrace.
In the Trump admin, nothing happens since the boss is in the files more than anyone and his party is filled with cowards.
In private business, executives in the files are resigning in disgrace.
In the Trump admin, nothing happens since the boss is in the files more than anyone and his party is filled with cowards.
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The scam is that the president is lying. There *is* a great cost to public health, and there will *not* be more money to spend for healthcare. And even if they suddenly made healthcare free it's not a rationalization for deliberately destroying the health of millions so a few billionaires make $$.
Q: What do you tell Americans who are concerned that repealing the endangerment finding comes at a host to public health and the environment based on science?
TRUMP: I tell them don't worry about it. This was all a scam. They'll have more money to spend for healthcare.
TRUMP: I tell them don't worry about it. This was all a scam. They'll have more money to spend for healthcare.
February 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The scam is that the president is lying. There *is* a great cost to public health, and there will *not* be more money to spend for healthcare. And even if they suddenly made healthcare free it's not a rationalization for deliberately destroying the health of millions so a few billionaires make $$.
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Welcome Back to the Franchise: The Biennial Resurrection of the Non-Citizen Voting Myth talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchis...
Welcome Back to the Franchise: The Biennial Resurrection of the Non-Citizen Voting Myth
In case you missed it last week, The Franchise is our newly revived,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Welcome Back to the Franchise: The Biennial Resurrection of the Non-Citizen Voting Myth talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchis...
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Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid
Clay Parikh unloaded in a nearly two hour conversation with TPM.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
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Let’s be clear: these protections help keep our air breathable, our water drinkable, and our communities healthy. However, Trump decided to prioritize the interests of fossil fuel companies over the health and safety of Americans.
Climate change isn't a scam; he is.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
Climate change isn't a scam; he is.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Let’s be clear: these protections help keep our air breathable, our water drinkable, and our communities healthy. However, Trump decided to prioritize the interests of fossil fuel companies over the health and safety of Americans.
Climate change isn't a scam; he is.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
Climate change isn't a scam; he is.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
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Rep. Khanna: There were 6 wealthy, powerful men that the DOJ hid for no apparent reason. If we found 6 men that they were hiding in 2 hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files.
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Rep. Khanna: There were 6 wealthy, powerful men that the DOJ hid for no apparent reason. If we found 6 men that they were hiding in 2 hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files.
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Reporter: A 45-year-old florist is closing its doors. Their cost of doing business is too high. A big part of those costs are last year's tariffs. A 6.8% tariff on imported fresh cut roses means if she brings in $10,000 worth of roses, she has to pay an extra $680 before they reach the shop.
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Reporter: A 45-year-old florist is closing its doors. Their cost of doing business is too high. A big part of those costs are last year's tariffs. A 6.8% tariff on imported fresh cut roses means if she brings in $10,000 worth of roses, she has to pay an extra $680 before they reach the shop.
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It's not just that the cruelty is the point, it's that they seem to get off on it. These are people who enjoy and get pleasure out of seeing the suffering of others.
ALERT: A 14-year-old girl described being zip-tied during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
A 14-year-old girl described being zip-tied during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
www.cbsnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
It's not just that the cruelty is the point, it's that they seem to get off on it. These are people who enjoy and get pleasure out of seeing the suffering of others.
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February 9, 2026
February 9, 2026
Last night’s thirteen-minute Super Bowl half-time show featuring Bad Bunny had more watchers than any other halftime show in history: an estimated 135 million watched live, while millions more have st...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:24 AM
February 9, 2026
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The aggressor thinks it needs security guarantees:
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko: Security guarantees for Russia must be a mandatory part of any future Ukraine peace agreement.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko: Security guarantees for Russia must be a mandatory part of any future Ukraine peace agreement.
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 AM
The aggressor thinks it needs security guarantees:
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko: Security guarantees for Russia must be a mandatory part of any future Ukraine peace agreement.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko: Security guarantees for Russia must be a mandatory part of any future Ukraine peace agreement.
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You couldn’t make this up.
Trump is the most corrupt president in US history. By far
Trump is the most corrupt president in US history. By far
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 AM
You couldn’t make this up.
Trump is the most corrupt president in US history. By far
Trump is the most corrupt president in US history. By far
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THE MYTH OF ‘RUSSIA NEEDS SECURITY GUARANTEES’
Once again Russia is demanding the EU offers Russia security guarantees post war. The mighty Russia, with 6,000+ nuclear weapons that’s apparently ’winning’ in its war against Ukraine? Needs the EU - a primarily economic and political alliance, to
Once again Russia is demanding the EU offers Russia security guarantees post war. The mighty Russia, with 6,000+ nuclear weapons that’s apparently ’winning’ in its war against Ukraine? Needs the EU - a primarily economic and political alliance, to
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM
THE MYTH OF ‘RUSSIA NEEDS SECURITY GUARANTEES’
Once again Russia is demanding the EU offers Russia security guarantees post war. The mighty Russia, with 6,000+ nuclear weapons that’s apparently ’winning’ in its war against Ukraine? Needs the EU - a primarily economic and political alliance, to
Once again Russia is demanding the EU offers Russia security guarantees post war. The mighty Russia, with 6,000+ nuclear weapons that’s apparently ’winning’ in its war against Ukraine? Needs the EU - a primarily economic and political alliance, to
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Russian airstrikes hit Sloviansk, killing two people and wounding seven, according to Donetsk region officials. The dead are an 11 year old girl and her mother, while a 7 year old girl is among the wounded. OVA head Vadym Filashkin said casualties and damage are still being assessed. #Ukraine
February 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Russian airstrikes hit Sloviansk, killing two people and wounding seven, according to Donetsk region officials. The dead are an 11 year old girl and her mother, while a 7 year old girl is among the wounded. OVA head Vadym Filashkin said casualties and damage are still being assessed. #Ukraine
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Terris: When I got to the Oval Office, there were two men standing there holding pieces of paper that said “talking points.” I’m not sure I was supposed to see that—and those turned out to be his doctors.
February 8, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Terris: When I got to the Oval Office, there were two men standing there holding pieces of paper that said “talking points.” I’m not sure I was supposed to see that—and those turned out to be his doctors.
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