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🧵Do Not Forget:
The voting machines were rigged for Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
The only thing that saved us in 2020 was the massive and overwhelming mail-in vote due to Covid.
Trump and Musk couldn't overcome that.
They hadn't accounted for it in advance.
The voting machines were rigged for Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
The only thing that saved us in 2020 was the massive and overwhelming mail-in vote due to Covid.
Trump and Musk couldn't overcome that.
They hadn't accounted for it in advance.
January 20, 2026 at 9:19 PM
🧵Do Not Forget:
The voting machines were rigged for Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
The only thing that saved us in 2020 was the massive and overwhelming mail-in vote due to Covid.
Trump and Musk couldn't overcome that.
They hadn't accounted for it in advance.
The voting machines were rigged for Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
The only thing that saved us in 2020 was the massive and overwhelming mail-in vote due to Covid.
Trump and Musk couldn't overcome that.
They hadn't accounted for it in advance.
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It took longer for people in Russia and Hungary to lose their rights and democracy than what we've experienced in the U.S. in just 10 months
It took Putin 2 decades to turn Russia into an autocracy
Orban nearly 5 years
Can thank the Republican Congress for the record-breaking slide into fascism
It took Putin 2 decades to turn Russia into an autocracy
Orban nearly 5 years
Can thank the Republican Congress for the record-breaking slide into fascism
January 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM
It took longer for people in Russia and Hungary to lose their rights and democracy than what we've experienced in the U.S. in just 10 months
It took Putin 2 decades to turn Russia into an autocracy
Orban nearly 5 years
Can thank the Republican Congress for the record-breaking slide into fascism
It took Putin 2 decades to turn Russia into an autocracy
Orban nearly 5 years
Can thank the Republican Congress for the record-breaking slide into fascism
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Keep thinking of @himself.bsky.social & @abenewman.bsky.social description:
"European officials talk incessantly about their doomsday device but Europe’s adversaries feel sure that it will never be deployed; that certainty encourages them to coerce European companies and countries at their leisure"
"European officials talk incessantly about their doomsday device but Europe’s adversaries feel sure that it will never be deployed; that certainty encourages them to coerce European companies and countries at their leisure"
January 20, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Keep thinking of @himself.bsky.social & @abenewman.bsky.social description:
"European officials talk incessantly about their doomsday device but Europe’s adversaries feel sure that it will never be deployed; that certainty encourages them to coerce European companies and countries at their leisure"
"European officials talk incessantly about their doomsday device but Europe’s adversaries feel sure that it will never be deployed; that certainty encourages them to coerce European companies and countries at their leisure"
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“For the families of Danish soldiers who died in the American-led campaign against the Taliban, their country’s partnership with the United States is not an abstraction. Denmark’s loyalty to America brought Sophia Bruun to Afghanistan, and it ended her life.”
“We have done so much for America”: Denmark fought alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, as Trump eyes Greenland, the families of fallen soldiers have a message for him, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports:
The Sacrifice of the Danes
After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
“For the families of Danish soldiers who died in the American-led campaign against the Taliban, their country’s partnership with the United States is not an abstraction. Denmark’s loyalty to America brought Sophia Bruun to Afghanistan, and it ended her life.”
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Ein Blick nach Deutschland:
How it started…
How it‘s going…
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How it started…
How it‘s going…
🤷♂️
January 19, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Ein Blick nach Deutschland:
How it started…
How it‘s going…
🤷♂️
How it started…
How it‘s going…
🤷♂️
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FT reports that EU leaders in Davos have sidelined Ukraine to focus on Greenland and Trump’s new tariffs. A planned meeting on Ukraine will now address Europe’s trade response and doubts about US reliability under Trump.
Putin could not be happier with Trump right now.
#Davos
Putin could not be happier with Trump right now.
#Davos
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
FT reports that EU leaders in Davos have sidelined Ukraine to focus on Greenland and Trump’s new tariffs. A planned meeting on Ukraine will now address Europe’s trade response and doubts about US reliability under Trump.
Putin could not be happier with Trump right now.
#Davos
Putin could not be happier with Trump right now.
#Davos
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Kyiv blackout. Some neighbors held an improvised picnic: tea, mulled wine, conversation, support. “All Kyiv without power—so why not a picnic with the neighbors?” This is how the city stays alive: staying close, staying human, keeping each other warm.
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Kyiv blackout. Some neighbors held an improvised picnic: tea, mulled wine, conversation, support. “All Kyiv without power—so why not a picnic with the neighbors?” This is how the city stays alive: staying close, staying human, keeping each other warm.
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4. Neighbours hold winter picnics in the courtyard, businesses provide generators for hospitals, people light up the entrances with fairy lights, some set up mobile saunas to warm up those who are frozen, others set up colourful playhouses from ice for children. 1/11
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
4. Neighbours hold winter picnics in the courtyard, businesses provide generators for hospitals, people light up the entrances with fairy lights, some set up mobile saunas to warm up those who are frozen, others set up colourful playhouses from ice for children. 1/11
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In the stairwell, she met several other people who also did not know this woman but brought her the necessary items. Perhaps we are a tired but morally healthy society. Because people support those who are struggling and help each other. 1/8
January 18, 2026 at 12:24 PM
In the stairwell, she met several other people who also did not know this woman but brought her the necessary items. Perhaps we are a tired but morally healthy society. Because people support those who are struggling and help each other. 1/8
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Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate, Sneako, and Clavicular were all in a night club in Miami singing and dancing to the Kanye song "Heil Hitler" which they requested be played.
January 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate, Sneako, and Clavicular were all in a night club in Miami singing and dancing to the Kanye song "Heil Hitler" which they requested be played.
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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Let us not forget about #Ukraine
It’s unusually cold in Kyiv and Russia has wrecked Ukraine’s energy supply. The situation is seriously dire.
@lapatina.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org have set up a fundraiser for portable batteries for Kyiv. Please consider this if you can.
@lapatina.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org have set up a fundraiser for portable batteries for Kyiv. Please consider this if you can.
I'm in Kyiv. The energy crisis here is an emergency
Join my fundraiser to buy batteries and warm clothes for kids
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Let us not forget about #Ukraine
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In nächster Zeit wird eine der Widerstandsempfehlungen gegen Faschismus von @timothysnyder.bsky.social so zentral wie selten: Niemals, niemals vorauseilender Gehorsam!
Jens Spahn, chairman of the CDU/CSU in German parliament on a possible US invasion of Greenland: “When you look at Greenland's location on the globe, the questions raised by the US are understandable.”
Utter madness.
Utter madness.
Das hat Jens Spahn gerade erst gestern, am Freitag, in der SZ gesagt. Diese Servilität, dieses Sich-in-den-Staub-Werfen der Union vor einem skrupellosen Potentaten ist einfach nur entsetzlich.
January 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In nächster Zeit wird eine der Widerstandsempfehlungen gegen Faschismus von @timothysnyder.bsky.social so zentral wie selten: Niemals, niemals vorauseilender Gehorsam!
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Viele glauben, dass man auf X wichtig ist & sich viele für dich & deine Meinung interessieren, wenn man viele Follower hat.
Das ist so, als ob du ins Bordell gehst und glaubst, dass die Damen/Herren dich unfassbar attraktiv finden.
Du bist nicht der Käufer, sondern die Ware!
Das ist so, als ob du ins Bordell gehst und glaubst, dass die Damen/Herren dich unfassbar attraktiv finden.
Du bist nicht der Käufer, sondern die Ware!
Ich recherchiere gerade zu Medien und ihren Präsenzen auf X. Die Tagesschau holt mit ihren 5,1 Millionen Followern bei manchen Tweets gerade mal 2 Retweets und dann 15 Replies, die durch die Bank rechtsradikaler Bullshit sind. Was machen die noch da? Was soll das bringen?
January 18, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Viele glauben, dass man auf X wichtig ist & sich viele für dich & deine Meinung interessieren, wenn man viele Follower hat.
Das ist so, als ob du ins Bordell gehst und glaubst, dass die Damen/Herren dich unfassbar attraktiv finden.
Du bist nicht der Käufer, sondern die Ware!
Das ist so, als ob du ins Bordell gehst und glaubst, dass die Damen/Herren dich unfassbar attraktiv finden.
Du bist nicht der Käufer, sondern die Ware!
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Also Jens Spahn war schon als Masken-Chef-Unterhändler nicht tragbar, aber so als Polit-Schwätzer ist er gefährlich
"Wenn man die Lage Polens auf dem Globus anschaut, sind die vom Deutschen Reich gestellten Fragen übrigens nachvollziehbar."
Was für ein wahnsinnig gefährlicher Trottel!
Was für ein wahnsinnig gefährlicher Trottel!
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Also Jens Spahn war schon als Masken-Chef-Unterhändler nicht tragbar, aber so als Polit-Schwätzer ist er gefährlich
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And will the Mærsk family stop shipping US goods?
Tariffs only if you're actually able to import.
Tariffs only if you're actually able to import.
Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
January 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
And will the Mærsk family stop shipping US goods?
Tariffs only if you're actually able to import.
Tariffs only if you're actually able to import.
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French-Ukrainian singer Paul Manandise:
"Leaders of Europe,I’m addressing you from Kyiv.At the same time,I’m addressing you from the depths of my European heart
What Putin is doing isn’t a 'military' operation. It’s a war of terror,a policy of annihilation.He wants to break a people-the Ukrainians"
"Leaders of Europe,I’m addressing you from Kyiv.At the same time,I’m addressing you from the depths of my European heart
What Putin is doing isn’t a 'military' operation. It’s a war of terror,a policy of annihilation.He wants to break a people-the Ukrainians"
January 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
French-Ukrainian singer Paul Manandise:
"Leaders of Europe,I’m addressing you from Kyiv.At the same time,I’m addressing you from the depths of my European heart
What Putin is doing isn’t a 'military' operation. It’s a war of terror,a policy of annihilation.He wants to break a people-the Ukrainians"
"Leaders of Europe,I’m addressing you from Kyiv.At the same time,I’m addressing you from the depths of my European heart
What Putin is doing isn’t a 'military' operation. It’s a war of terror,a policy of annihilation.He wants to break a people-the Ukrainians"
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Meanwhile, $500 million dollars of Venezuelan oil money is now sitting in a Qatari bank account, controlled by Trump.
Which means it will vanish into cryptocurrency and be funneled into Trump family trusts
Why else would he put it in an offshore account in the Middle East?
Which means it will vanish into cryptocurrency and be funneled into Trump family trusts
Why else would he put it in an offshore account in the Middle East?
January 17, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Meanwhile, $500 million dollars of Venezuelan oil money is now sitting in a Qatari bank account, controlled by Trump.
Which means it will vanish into cryptocurrency and be funneled into Trump family trusts
Why else would he put it in an offshore account in the Middle East?
Which means it will vanish into cryptocurrency and be funneled into Trump family trusts
Why else would he put it in an offshore account in the Middle East?
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incredibly embarrassing. But frankly, with Dumbos like Trump and his Cabinet, it is no surprise that they would give no training and then also hire people as dumb as they are.
ICE kidnapped 4 members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, released one, and now "can’t locate" the other three.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 AM
incredibly embarrassing. But frankly, with Dumbos like Trump and his Cabinet, it is no surprise that they would give no training and then also hire people as dumb as they are.
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Hmm... it's a three day weekend for markets (Monday being a holiday)
Perfect time to do some freedom bombing in Latin America.
Trump probably bought some volatility options and oil calls before the market closed today.
Perfect time to do some freedom bombing in Latin America.
Trump probably bought some volatility options and oil calls before the market closed today.
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Hmm... it's a three day weekend for markets (Monday being a holiday)
Perfect time to do some freedom bombing in Latin America.
Trump probably bought some volatility options and oil calls before the market closed today.
Perfect time to do some freedom bombing in Latin America.
Trump probably bought some volatility options and oil calls before the market closed today.
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Die Grünen haben zwischen 2021 und 2025 den iranischen Frauenprotest auch nicht unterstützt, obwohl das konkret ein grünes Wahlkampfversprechen war.
Okay, das ist kein Argument dagegen, JETZT einzuschreiten. Aber Ihr "endlich" ist problematisch.
Okay, das ist kein Argument dagegen, JETZT einzuschreiten. Aber Ihr "endlich" ist problematisch.
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Die Grünen haben zwischen 2021 und 2025 den iranischen Frauenprotest auch nicht unterstützt, obwohl das konkret ein grünes Wahlkampfversprechen war.
Okay, das ist kein Argument dagegen, JETZT einzuschreiten. Aber Ihr "endlich" ist problematisch.
Okay, das ist kein Argument dagegen, JETZT einzuschreiten. Aber Ihr "endlich" ist problematisch.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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Until this morning, Ukraine had no missiles left for air defense systems, Zelenskyy said. A major package arrived this morning.
Launchers without missiles can’t protect cities. When deliveries move slowly, Ukraine pays in blood and lives. Words don’t intercept strikes. Air defense does.
Launchers without missiles can’t protect cities. When deliveries move slowly, Ukraine pays in blood and lives. Words don’t intercept strikes. Air defense does.
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Until this morning, Ukraine had no missiles left for air defense systems, Zelenskyy said. A major package arrived this morning.
Launchers without missiles can’t protect cities. When deliveries move slowly, Ukraine pays in blood and lives. Words don’t intercept strikes. Air defense does.
Launchers without missiles can’t protect cities. When deliveries move slowly, Ukraine pays in blood and lives. Words don’t intercept strikes. Air defense does.
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Verschonungsbedarfsprüfung - ein Mittel, um Reiche arm zu rechnen.
2024 wurden bei 45 Großerb:innen rund 12 Mrd. € Vermögen übertragen. Festgesetzt waren 3,5 Mrd. € Steuern - am Ende gezahlt wurden nur ca. 180 Mio. € (1,5 %).
👉 3,4 Mrd. € Steuerausfälle durch Erlasse.
2024 wurden bei 45 Großerb:innen rund 12 Mrd. € Vermögen übertragen. Festgesetzt waren 3,5 Mrd. € Steuern - am Ende gezahlt wurden nur ca. 180 Mio. € (1,5 %).
👉 3,4 Mrd. € Steuerausfälle durch Erlasse.
January 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Verschonungsbedarfsprüfung - ein Mittel, um Reiche arm zu rechnen.
2024 wurden bei 45 Großerb:innen rund 12 Mrd. € Vermögen übertragen. Festgesetzt waren 3,5 Mrd. € Steuern - am Ende gezahlt wurden nur ca. 180 Mio. € (1,5 %).
👉 3,4 Mrd. € Steuerausfälle durch Erlasse.
2024 wurden bei 45 Großerb:innen rund 12 Mrd. € Vermögen übertragen. Festgesetzt waren 3,5 Mrd. € Steuern - am Ende gezahlt wurden nur ca. 180 Mio. € (1,5 %).
👉 3,4 Mrd. € Steuerausfälle durch Erlasse.
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Depressing comparison. Time for hard questions to Noem, looking for her explanation.
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Depressing comparison. Time for hard questions to Noem, looking for her explanation.