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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Trump's team is so sloppy! There's a misspelling in the new initiative. Fixed it!

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

The first steam-powered passenger rail trip was on 27th Sept 1825 (200th bday is nuanced - regular passenger steam slightly later). Here's transport carbon footprint today - Eurostar easily cleanest cos fully electrified. I hope the next 200 yrs has even more (electric) trains! With lower prices...

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

"Best friends forever"? Trump doesn't have friends. His relationships are strictly transactional. So the obvious question is - what were the nature of the transactions he so cherished Epstein for? What was it that the sex trafficer traded in that Trump made such an investment to receive?

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Trump and Epstein were friends? He served a purpose for Trump. What purpose? "Anybody that tells you they’re friends with Donald Trump is misjudging the relationship. He has no friends. You might interact with him, but he’s so transactional that you’re actually not his friend." - Anthony Scaramucci

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Please note that Trump will NOT be seeking his usual retribution for this "disloyalty." The one free "no" vote was gifted to Collins to support her reelection bid next year. She is indebted now for that and eager to please.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/07/2025

Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five… Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it. Share it with family and friends. #VoteNo

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Exactly. Few know Collins’ MO better.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Two different portraits of diversity in the USA. First, Rama Duwaji, the lesser-known spouse of Zohran Mamdani. This newlywed Muslim couple is now the toast of NYC. They are the embodiment of progressive sensibilities in the emerging generation determined to live their values. 1/2

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Mamdani’s Wife, Absent for Much of Campaign, Is Thrust Into Spotlight

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The cheerleading in the New York Times is absurd. Trump! Brilliant! Carefully calculated! 1/4

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Orwellian spin - war is peace: "...a reactive approach in the Middle East can now be transformed into a proactive vision: one that curbs Iran’s malign ambitions and efforts, stabilizes Gaza and lays the foundation for a new Middle Eastern order built on security, integration and peaceful relations."

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Opinion | Why Israel Had to Act

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/06/2025

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Theater of the absurd. The bogus gravitas of the supposed deep deliberation to come to some sort of thoughtful decision... Does anyone really buy that this thoughtless, feckless person and the crew of know-nothings around him are capable of such decision-making? thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

#NoKings in Cape Town! A gathering of extraordinary, committed Americans ready to defend the constitution. The whole world is watching!!! #democratsabroad #notyrants #nokingsinamerica

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

My latest: "Fellow liberal democracies should not stand by idly while the country that was once the standard-bearer for their movement falls into tyranny. When is intervention appropriate, and how to go about it?"

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Democracies must hang together to temper autocratic Donald Trump

Democracies around the globe must demand free and fair elections in the US and deliver consequences if Trump overturns the constitution to hold on to power.

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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I can’t speak for anyone else, but this analogy of “Lady Liberty’ held captive, is exactly how I feel about this presidency & administration and what their attempting to do with our rights and freedoms… The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly… One word, UNACCEPTABLE!

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Some cultural translation needed to understand the most shocking video shown in the Oval Office to catch the South African delegation off-guard. The sight of Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) comrade Julius Malema shouting "Kill the Boer!" seems a clear-cut case of inciting racial violence. BUT 1/3

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Don't they know the formula for success in Trump 2.0? Bring RFK Jr and MTG on board, then launch a memecoin to give insiders a piece of the action.

nytimes.com

Elizabeth Holmes’s Partner Has a New Blood-Testing Start-Up

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Had another go at this - how does this "climate comedy" hold up amidst realities more absurd than satire?

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Don't Look Up - Wikipedia

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

@bestese34.bsky.social's extraordinary exchange over the doctored image - was it some confusion on Trump's part? Perhaps the finest scene in Star Trek TNG speaks to that. Patrick Stewart captures the significance of this moment (with plot twist) that transcends the confines of the series.

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THERE ARE...4..LIGHTS!!!!

YouTube video by Mike Johnson

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

@nytimes.com makes you wade pages deep before getting a clear statement of what's with the US surrender monkeys: "Ukraine is ready to negotiate — but not to surrender. There will be no agreement that hands Russia the stronger foundations it needs to regroup and return with greater violence.”

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Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia (Gift Article)

The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Any bets about a downturn in the tattoo business?

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

"There are some spectacles of US decadence and decline that almost seem too on the nose – the sort of orgies of vulgar provocation or fantastic lack of self-awareness that exceed the limits of parody, so that if they were in a novel, you’d think the writer was laying it on a little thick."

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The next turn in the constitutional crisis is entirely predictable. The federal judge will charge Trump officials with criminal contempt. Then, Trump will pardon them. Whatever Trump's part in this, he's immune from prosecution, thanks to SCOTUS.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Congress has the power of the purse. Isn't it responsible for the millions of taxpayer dollars funding CECOT to hold those kidnapped? Trump's rent-a-tyrant scheme won't fly if the dictator isn't paid.

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Elaine Olund @myclimatejournal.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

BIG crowd, no media there @Hands off #columbus #ohio #handsoff

Protester against Trump, 4/5/25, Ohio State House

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Off on a 10-day silent retreat. No image/sound of The Orange One! A much needed break.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The budget shutdown is the D's last stand. Musk's Social Security sabotage figures into that. The systems to pay 73 million Americans will soon crumble and require serious effort to fix. That won't happen while the government is shut down. The D's will be blamed for it all, of course.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

From WSJ. This is Hungary-level authoritarian stuff. Add big law to big media & big business. “Back-channel efforts to persuade major law firms to sign public statements criticizing Trump’s actions thus far have foundered, in part because of retaliation fears, people familiar with the matter said.”

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

"The plain fact is that each of you some time ago has crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic," says the judge. Even the reduced sentences are a fanatical defense of the consumer culture consuming us. History will be unkind to this - presuming there's a civilization left to judge.

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UK court cuts longest jail terms on climate activists, rejects 10 appeals | Business

A British court Friday reduced some of the heaviest jail terms imposed on climate activists for high-profile protests, but threw out appeals from 10 others for their prison sentences to be quashed or ...

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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

What a wonderful idea…👇 Let’s. Do. This. ✨

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Am I missing something? Peace through strength is not the same as weakness, capitulation and surrender.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

@nytopinion.nytimes.com Farah Stockman's apparent misread of Thucydides is notable. The ancient Athenians invaded Melos much like the Russians invaded Ukraine. In her retelling, the Americans play the role of the Athenians. It only makes sense if they're just a proxy for the Russians.

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Opinion | Trump’s Foreign Policy May Be Crude, But It’s Realist (Gift Article)

The president understands that the liberal international order was possible only because of U.S. might, and Americans don’t want to pay the bill anymore.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

From a small astronomy vendor that designs their own excellent telescopes that are manufactured overseas. Who pays the tariffs? Small family-owned businesses like this. There's a time-lag between orders and delivery. How would you like to have to come up with an extra $200k to cover this cost?

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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

It’s Time to Hold States Responsible for the Climate Impact of War In Gaza, removing the debris and rebuilding the damaged infrastructure will release 53.4 m tons of GHGs - roughly 15 times what the Palestinian territories emit in a year www.yahoo.com/news/time-ho...

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It’s Time to Hold States Responsible for the Climate Impact of War

Military activity and conflicts make up a significant portion of the world's carbon emissions but aren't counted on any tallies. That isn't a coincidence. The post It's Time to Hold States Responsible...

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

This is speculation? The @nytimes.com, as usual, is confused about the obvious. "The American alignment with Moscow has led many inside and outside Ukraine to speculate that Mr. Trump believes the quickest way to end the war is to force Kyiv to essentially surrender."

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After Days of Coaching, Zelensky Seeks a Path to Trump’s Good Graces

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Emmanuel Macron of France have been prodding and counseling Volodymyr Zelensky on how to deal with President Trump.

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I found this script read calculated and uninspiring. The writing, too, was forgettable. If this is the best theyve got, then the D's just don't have what it takes.

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Senator Slotkin Delivers Democratic Response to Trump Address

YouTube video by Bloomberg Television

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Carl Lindemann @expatcarl.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Business-as-usual in America's new "golden" age.

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