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kapollo

@kapollo.bsky.social
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Jack of all communication trades and nerdy pursuits, based in Copenhagen. History and politics, metalhead and movie buff, retired custodian of Danish TTRPG lore.

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office.
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Trump’s New Press Secretary Supports the Death Penalty for Abortion Patients
10.13.26
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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Does this mean that Grok’s porn problem is now the SI Swimsuit Issue?
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is a human rights abuse worthy of prosecution under intentional law. Minimally, they should be impeached and removed for this alone.
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Proggy show tonight, as Anciients have come all the way from Canada to headline their first ever gig in Denmark. But first a couple of local support acts. #MetalSky
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When Trump launched “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” without ICE facilities to accommodate it, inhumane overcrowding was inevitable. Judge Kaplan’s 9/24 ruling shows the results. Diagrams simulating a NYC holding cell in Aug 2025 look like slave ships. 1/5
Hold Room 1(820.78 sq. ft.)
With 87 people
(out of 193 people total)
Lying Down/Sitting
Diagram showing the largest tenth-floor hold room containing eighty-seven detainees in which each rectangle represents one lying-down detainee with the average height and shoulder width of an adult man and each circle represents one sitting-down detainee with the average shoulder width of an adult man. PX303, Ex. 1.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
gotta say there’s something almost poetic about Trump incentivizing less fuel efficient vehicles as the Iran war keeps pushing up the price of gas
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
And remember, Carter was dealing with inflation that was nine or 10 points higher than what we have right now
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate. The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ok that's 3 minutes, keep moving, got a lot of sad teens here.
Just 3 minutes with a mini horse or donkey improves teens' moods, study says
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This weekend I'm at Copenhagen Metal Fest which features only Danish bands across three days and three stages. Great place to catch new names and up&comers of the local scene. First day is a themed warm-up night with five bands on the no. 2 stage - this year focusing on death metal. #MetalSky
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now thats a headline. Hat tip to @crampell.bsky.social. www.thebulwark.com/p/europe-gol...
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Europe’s Gold Fled the Nazis. Now It’s Fleeing Trump.
Our allies once trusted America to safeguard their reserves. Now they worry the president might freeze them.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The core economic pitch for Trump's mass deportations was "fewer immigrants means more jobs for Americans. Unsurprisingly, that's just not happening Instead of rising, prime-age employment rates for native-born Americans fell to the lowest levels in more than four years in data released today
A graph of prime-age employment rates for native and foreign-born
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Post-summer opening at one of Copenhagen's underground venues. First up new local outfit Rogue Trader, sporting disappointingly little space armor considering they're named after a WH40k spinoff. They play competent metallic hardcore, guitar shredding almost taking them into speed metal. #MetalSky
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Today at 3rd installation of Copenhagen's Sort Vejfest (=Black Block Party). Hosted by an alt lifestyle shop by appropriating the median strip of the road in front, setting up stage, drinks and merch stands, featuring a handful of bands. Nice little event w community written all over it. #MetalSky
Black Block Party 2026, musical event in Copenhagen, Denmark
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Lauren Hart is a beast. You'll know if you're familiar with her work in Once Human. However much respect I have for Alissa White-Gluz, the change is working. In Copenhagen tonight, Arch Enemy felt more vibrant and punchy than they have for years. Great to see them in a smallish venue, too. #MetalSky
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Is it me or does this description of “the status quo for decades” bear zero resemblance with reality? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
there’s my president rooting for his future home argentina
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NPR @npr.org · 15/07/2026
Napalm Death's ongoing campaign for musical destruction comes to the Desk. The founding fathers of grindcore speed through a sprawling catalog with manic energy. n.pr/4gFtMYT
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Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert
Napalm Death's ongoing campaign for musical destruction comes to the Desk. The founding fathers of grindcore speed through a sprawling catalog with manic energy.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 11/07/2026
"While navigating the complex, wireless shark-filled waters of global geopolitics, the president assured us he is constantly consulting with experts like Dr. Hannibal Lecter, whom he regards as one of our country’s most underutilized thought leaders."
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President Trump’s Mind Is Too Advanced to Be Constrained by Reality
“What some have mistaken for confusion is actually a revolutionary new style of executive thinking that refuses to be imprisoned by cause and effect, which t...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
#OTD #RedDevils #Belgium🇧🇪
Dessin dans le style du peintre belge René Magritte
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 02/07/2026
Investment accounts owned by President Trump engaged in more than 300 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, his financial disclosure report says.
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Trump discloses 327 unreported stock trades made a day before his first tariff pause
Their disclosure, more than 14 months after they occurred, is the latest revelation to fuel calls for greater scrutiny of the president’s financial assets.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
They warned me that if I voted for Kamala Harris we’d get a new deal with the Iranian regime worse than the JCPOA. I voted for Kamala, and they were right.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15/06/2026
Not the point, but as an Army brat, I still can't figured out why Trump — who did not serve in the military — salutes during the National Anthem. Per flag code, service members and veterans salute, all others place hands on hearts. Maybe he think being Commander-in-Chief counts?
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Back for day 2 of Extremely Rotten Death Fest, and I now realize that I spread misinformation yesterday - it's actually celebrating 15 years of Extremely Rotten Productions, not 10. Anyways, more death metal on its way. #MetalSky
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Been a while since I wrote abt Copenhagen live scene. Didn't go to shows for nearly a month (strange!), but was back for a hot & sweaty affair w/ Soilent Green + Black Tusk 2 days ago. Recommended! Tonight is day 1 of 10y birthday fest for Extremely Rotten, DK's underground DM label. #MetalSky
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
POTUS's quest for amusement as a driver of US foreign policy.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
A little too on the nose www.ft.com/content/88b2...
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Vietnam moves its dead for Trump golf course
Project has become symbolically important for relations between Washington and Hanoi
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
DOJ sets up corrupt $1.776B "Anti-Weaponization" compensation fund, ostensibly linked to collusive settlement of Trump's meritless $10B suit against IRS. Acting AG Todd Blanche directly involved. www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I feel pity for the folks who believe in a weak, mewling, needy Christ who requires forceful state sponsorship by the likes of Donald Trump and JD Vance and Mike Johnson to achieve His goals. What a puny god.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“I spoke with the great General Tso and he thanked me for what a terrific job I’m doing as president.”
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
1/* And now at Vega for the third and final day of A Colossal Weekend. The day where the program holds fewest obvious fixtures for me, so curious to see what catches my ears. #MetalSky
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
1/* Back for day 2 of A Colossal Weekend, delayed just enough to not be in time for Blackwater Holylight, instead opting for a packed bar show with.. #MetalSky
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Opening night at A Colossal Weekend, small festival at Copenhagen's Vega complex that originated w post-metal and post-rock, but in its 10th year has developed to a focus on 'all things heavy', including some seriously strange stuff. First time I plan to be here for all 3 days. #MetalSky
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 06/05/2026
"I voted for strength. The Emperor projects strength. That’s important. But I didn’t think strength meant a planet-killing battle station this close to my planet. I assumed deployments like this were for Outer Rim situations. You know, for lesser things, like Jawas."
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“They Would Never Use the Death Star on Us”: Alderaan Residents Reflect on Their Support for the Empire as a Large Imperial Installation Enters the System
“For this focus group, conducted shortly before a sustained green glow began emanating from the station’s superlaser array, we spoke with residents who said ...
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Fine OSDM night yesterday with two Washington-based bands working European roads. Degraved pretty standard mid-tempo thumping, but really impressed by Warp Chamber's more complex style. Excellent dual guitarwork, fun hulking frontman. Happy to note they'll be back in town in fall. #MetalSky
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
So long, petrodollar, it was nice knowing you.
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Harmeet Dhillon is absolutely going to launch a civil rights investigation of the Catholic Church for crimes of woke before this thing is over
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
At one of Copenhagen's longstanding underground venues tonight for the show I've been looking forward to the most this year - as two of the titans of modern proggy metal, An Abstract Illusion and Disillusion, roll in together. 🤘 #MetalSky
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 30/04/2026
it’s wild that they’re all pushing the “actually gas prices are going down” line this morning.
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Sold out Baest show tonite at one of Copenhagen's major venues. Not bad for a death metal band. First up melodeath w Livløs though. Go into their usual 4-man front, gamble & win by calling wall of death for 3rd song. Entire set is however plagued by unfortunate bass echo. Seen much better. #MetalSky
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Today at Dark Mental Festival, a very grassroots thing held over two days at one of Copenhagen's smallest venues. Pretty cool that the all-volunteer crew manage to assemble 16 bands in a place with max capacity of 150 - mostly upcoming locals but even attracting names from abroad. #MetalSky
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Trump's escalation from we're going to decimate them to we're going to destroy their country to we're going to wipe out their civilization seems to be classic escalatory behavior of an insane psychopath, no?
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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Study in the Lancet reckons 14m excess deaths from the aid cuts, so that's the figure to beat. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Third time lucky tonight as 1914 are finally on a tour they've had to cancel twice due to war. Absolutely worth the wait! Recently saw Kanonenfieber and they pale compared to this metal version of WWI. Not only are 1914 from a wartorn country, they're much better musicians. #SlavaUkraini #MetalSky
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 03/04/2026
This might be the largest party lead I've ever seen among the double haters www.cnn.com/2026/04/03/p...
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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
SCOOP: The Trump admin is trying to list antifa as a top counter-terrorism priority in the National Intelligence Priorities Framework, which tells all U.S. intelligence agencies where to focus. The real target, it seems, is domestic dissent. My latest. puck.news/trump-moves-...
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Trump’s Antifa Terror
Even as fears mount that Iran could activate sleeper cells in the U.S. and Europe, the Trump administration is quietly working to designate antifa as a top counterterrorism priority—despite the protes...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine. They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal. A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.
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kapollo @kapollo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Sumac EU tour kicked off tonight, and I need to talk about the openers. Didn't know sludge/doomsters Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, but turns out they ride thundering drums and insane amounts of distortion onto a massive wall of reverb. Heavy as fuck. Amazing. Sumac were great, too. #MetalSky
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