Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Nothing to see here but the President of the USA protecting foreign powers helping the Iranians target and kill US soldiers.... 691228359
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/10/2026In 1987 Trump visited Moscow. Since then, "He has changed his mind about abortion and crypto, he has supported different political parties, but his dislike of America’s democratic allies and his preference for Russia have remained remarkably consistent." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender. 932272903
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026There is, writes @davidfrum.bsky.social, an "implicit quid pro quo in these lucrative deals offered to Trump’s family and friends: If you compel Ukraine to surrender, we will enrich you beyond reckoning" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump Is an Easy Mark for PutinThe president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans. 791683736
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 09/10/2026Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells 642361844
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/10/2026Pete Hegseth wants to turn the Fort Hood mass shooter's execution into a public spectacle, complete with a livestream. Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social react: "This is depravity, and it's not something we should be doing or leaders in the army should be allowing." 60617192
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/10/2026New primer about the news from the last few hours that the US is getting back to business with Russia. This is not Trump being erratic, it is not about diesel, it is not a small move. It is about the US moving to a more active position of helping Putin. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/this-is-ab...phillipspobrien.substack.comThis Is About Much More Than Just DieselWhat Really Matters From The Last Few Hours 1051169514
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The President of the United State... Donald J Trump. "It should have been me" 29395126
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is what Christo-fascism looked like — specifically the Romanian fascism of the 1930s. Hegseth is a Christo-fascist. (1/3) 631401456
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump is a goddamned coward and a traitor to his country 521328195
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine. 1101124764520
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The US didn't overthrow the Venezuelan dictatorship, it merged it, this neo right wing isn't political, it is criminal, their goal is extraction & domination, not for the benefit of state or flag but for multinational offshore accounts, a kleptocratic global invasion. 7321103
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialTom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here is the trailer for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ launch on 9October that has been banned by YouTube, TikTok and Meta, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFTf...youtube.comMUSK | Official Trailer HDYouTube video by Elevation Pictures 24028
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7259822001
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 19/09/2026tl;dr: The US gets what it already has, Greenland and Denmark get to stop wasting their time on the US or meeting with half wits. Trump's goal was full control of Greenland: goal failed. 50979287
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Greenland will remain part of Denmark under a planned US-Denmark-Greenland security deal, despite Trump claiming the US secured “permanent control.” The pact preserves access & rights US already held since 1951. Denmark retains sovereignty and Danish & Greenlandic parliament still need to approve.yacnews.comDenmark & Greenland defeat Trump takeover bid. US settles for military access it largely already hadGreenland will remain part of Denmark under a planned US-Denmark-Greenland security deal, despite Trump claiming the US secured “permanent control.” The pact largely preserves or expands military acce... 43614202
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 19/09/2026"Enforcing soldier masculinity through mandatory morning-boner checks" is the sort of thing an unsubtle satirist might make up about Russia. 3932278
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026A new mega poll by YouGov reveals that an overwhelming majority of constituencies want to rejoin the EU. Only 4 constituencies were not sure. It’s time to put EU membership on the table. bestforbritain.org/uk-membership-mo… 37930400
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Absolutely unhinged response from the Israeli government, trying to revoke the citizenship of people who make critical films about the armed forces. Symptomatic of a national descent into far-right authoritarianism www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comNetanyahu seeks to strip citizenship from Israelis as threats to NAZA film directors intensifyIsraeli prime minister to pursue new laws as directors of Guardian-produced film face threats from far-right officials and activists 26707244
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialNicholas Thompson @nxthompson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“These people do not talk about spreading democracy, and don’t want to build long-term relationships. They don’t care about America’s reputation. They are deploying the tools of American diplomacy and government for their own purposes." From @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu: buff.ly/NX3U6kWtheatlantic.comMAGA Is Making the World Safe for CorruptionFar-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. 429588
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I predicted a month ago that Trump was going to say exactly this. I said he was going to try and blame Ukraine for diesel prices and tell Zelenskyy to stop. And here it is. bsky.app/profile/atru... 63165101985
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The way British democracy is being bought by crypto billionaires is simply obscene - and a direct result of Labour’s unforgivable inactiontheguardian.comBurnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donorsPM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour 641266474
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialMartin @martinavatar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Even more galling when it’s Labour figures opposed to Proportional Representation giving reasons like “…we wouldn’t get the majority necessary to bring about change…” You don’t do anything when you DO have a majority (except strip away civil liberties, of course). 083
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Trump is threatening tariffs on other countries unless the Fed cuts rates. The head of government pressuring the central bank chief he himself appointed. It may even make it harder for the Fed to cut without looking like it caved. youtu.be/RtbNyCq5ZzU 19328114
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Trump offers a bribe of $5,000 in exchange for votes, the bribe is promoted as a dividend and would cost $1.2 trillion dollars. This is a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 597, bribing someone to vote a certain way is a federal crime punishable by prison. 2262418844
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialInstitute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 08/09/20264/ Negotiations to secure the durable and lasting peace that US President Donald Trump has said he aims for cannot be based on Russian lies. They can only be based on the actual realities of the battlefield and the real trajectory of the war, which does not favor Russia. 19011
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The U.S. goods deficit was $1.212 trillion in 2024. After the first full year of tariffs? About $1.24 trillion. We imposed tariffs to eliminate a trillion-dollar deficit… newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…newsletter.platypuseconomics.comDid Trump’s Tariffs Achieve Trump’s Goals?I didn’t grade the trade war against an economist’s ideal. I graded it against Trump’s own promises. 13258107
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/09/2026When you break it down, you really get a view of how insane the US is, like what do you mean your choice is between some vanilla centrist and a far right pro-fuck everyone lunatic? And somehow the vanilla guy is the extremist? gtfo 1125274
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialRenee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Paid political influencers are highly effective propagandists. Which is why Pete Hegseth is paying them to manipulate other Americans in state-funded, prev undisclosed influence ops. Gift link: wapo.st/4x0p3pfwapo.stPentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian rolesConservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights. 21495248
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialMick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Good wars, bad wars and stupid wars. Another superb essay on strategy and modern war from @ldfreedman.bsky.social samf.substack.com/p/good-wars-...samf.substack.comGood Wars, Bad Wars, and Stupid WarsCould the war in Iran do even more damage to the US than Iraq? 312723
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Justice Department withheld thirty-seven pages of FBI notes from interviews with a South Carolina woman who told agents that Donald Trump orally raped her at 13 to 15. #opdeatheaters www.yacnews.com/doj-withhold... 16568272
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialJoel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry. 7243894011284
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart. 421297315050
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialIllia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 24/08/2026What matters is that 35 years ago, on August 24, 1991, Ukraine did not simply declare its independence from the USSR and finally become a separate country. It restored its statehood and independence first proclaimed in 1917–1918 — and drowned in blood by Lenin’s Bolsheviks. 3852193
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 08/08/2026sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/covering-c... 19860365
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Thread with some excerpts of an article I wrote in 2024 that nearly got me banned from Bluesky when it was posted here then, but has since become conventional wisdom 🙃 823392
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 04/08/2026Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up. 7039131705
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"Kushner is the ‘chief negotiator’ for Israel and Gaza and Iran; and for Ukraine and Russia. He is not an elected or appointed official. He’s a mafia operative who is Trump’s son-in-law, which is how authoritarian kleptocracies work... (1/2)" youtu.be/5r8mEzTdggk?...youtu.beThe True Agenda of the World Oligarch Class (feat. Sarah Kendzior)YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show 8402190
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 01/08/2026No joke, Trump is posting this shit like every minute at the moment, like some sort of social media comfort blanket. 3567699
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Free weeked update is out. The big story this week was once again people had hope in Trump and once again that hope was delusional and served Putin's interest. The toll for this misplaced hope is being written in blood. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...open.substack.comWeekend Update #196: The Week When Hope Killed, LiterallyDrapatyi and Fedorov update; Ports/Shipping Update 16306121
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Trump's master solution to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine: "I'd like [Zelenskyy] to end the war. I get along with [Putin and Zelenskyy] ... I said just, 'end the war.'" 8127272
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Hours after meeting Zelenskyy and then Netanyahu, Trump betrayed Ukraine again, ordering $400 million in congressionally approved military aid to be delayed until 2029. Since Trump took office, the US has provided little to no actual aid to Ukraine. 113894516
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The same people who rallied behind cutting USAID and jeered that they “saved money”, have placed the US into 10 times more debt in less than a year than it would have taken to fund the program for a decade. 15512157
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Another long night. But I am just going to end the day by leaving this here. 648213074947
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 22/07/2026“Iran military conflict” is his special way of bypassing the fact it is a war by the way. Like Putin’s “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine; laundering war behind legal speak. 820838
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialsianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I went to Porto Montenegro to find out why so many Reform money men have businesses registered to a grubby looking office building a stone's throw from the luxury yachts on the glittering marina. Feat. me visiting my first casino. www.opendemocracy.net/inside-refor...opendemocracy.netInside Reform and George Cottrell’s world in MontenegroWhy are some of Britain’s most controversial Reform-linked figures all operating out of a grubby office in a town of 11,000 people in the Balkans? 1417244
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/07/2026This is total insanity. Words fail to explain how anyone let alone a plurality of voters thought giving an obviously demented person control of the most powerful government in the world was a good idea. We will be lucky to come out the other side of this alive. 1209122763215
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 09/07/2026A Danish journalist, Rasmus Svaneborg, asked NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: "You sit next to Trump while he talks about taking over Greenland or publicly humiliates Spain. Doesn't it affect your self-respect when you just sit there and say nothing?" 63790185
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialMike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Finnish president Stubb finishes Trump 15714
Reposted by @larsjarvad.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/07/2026JD Vance urging the Ukrainians to be defensive is peak pro-Putin lobbying by the Trump administration. Now that Ukraine is doing better than they ever imagined, they want Ukraine to back off and take a deal Putin would go for. Nothing has changed. The US is with Russia. 831697490
