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Jim​ Waldron

@waldroj.bsky.social
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Former Python believer, now totally devoted to Julia! I believe Trump's tenure has created a crisis for democracy and diplomacy worldwide.

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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
And you guys wonder why the conflict with Iran is not going so well?
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Descent of Man!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Bovino's choice of attire is deliberate!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
While even Canada's Conservative Leader offered praise for Carney's speech in Davos, all Trump could mutter was "Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements". Turns out when you can't argue with the message, you just threaten the mesenger.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
"...We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won’t give it...You can say yes and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember..."! But, will he? "Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland...So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money"
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Violence for Trump - patriotism; violence against him - terrorism. A mob storming the Capitol - “patriots,” citizens protesting ICE - “domestic terrorists.” Pardons for sedition and medals for propagandists like Charlie Kirk, show US honor not earned by service but purchased through loyalty to him.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In China, there's a nickname for Trump that tells you how his actions are increasingly seen as a gift to Beijing. They call him Chuan Jianguo, which translates to "nation-builder" - a mocking title suggesting his foreign and domestic policies are pushing countries away from the US towards China.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
And the award for the best clown act goes to...
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The latest diplomatic dispatch from trump – presumably scrawled in crayon and full of caps lock – informs Norway that he is no longer “obligated to think purely of peace.” A dummy spit of presidential proportions for being denied the prize! Norway must be dazzled! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
America, you voted in a man who despises our shared planet, shreds our hopes for climate cooperation, and abandons the vulnerable. Your choice is a global disgrace, a selfish spit in the face of every nation that believed in common good. The world's fury is justified. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Donald Trump withdraws the US from 66 international organisations
Protecting women and children, halting climate change and preventing acts of terrorism — these are the goals the White House now says go against America's goals.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
While the US embraces White South Africans Australia sends them back to their own country: Neo-Nazi Matthew Gruter leaves Australia after visa revoked by minister! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Neo-Nazi and family leave country after minister revoked visa
The South African neo-Nazi who sparked controversy during a protest outside NSW parliament has left Australia after his visa was revoked.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
An example for all the other douchebags: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
abc.net.au
'Dirty, disgusting money': The heiress giving away her entire fortune
When Marlene Engelhorn inherited tens of millions of dollars from her grandma, she felt she had two choices: do something about it, or confirm she was "full of sh*t".
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Always the abuser! Advocating the death penalty for political opponents is the raving of a wannabe dictator. This vile rhetoric, accusing others of sedition while actively undermining democracy, reveals a dangerous megalomaniac who must never hold power again. A chilling new low.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Finally, after a record-breaking government shutdown and years of inexplicable delays, the House has heroically voted to start the process of maybe looking at documents. The wheels of justice grind so slowly, one might think they were designed to stall. Not to the Senate for further deliberation!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Ah, the "let them eat cake" strategy, but with more bureaucracy. So the plan is to fix a tariff-fueled crisis by... selectively un-tariffing? A masterclass in creating a problem, then heroically solving 5% of it.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Trump the genius has worked out that the record US government shutdown is likely behind several poor election results for his Republican Party this week. He also mused that one of the reasons his party's candidates performed poorly was because "I wasn't on the ballot". A genius AND a Prima Donna!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Should Mamdani win and the predicted mass exodus occur, New Yorkers can at least console themselves with one undeniable benefit: the city's collective intelligence and sense of civic decorum would skyrocket overnight
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
How ironic: a man whose family tree is built by immigrants now demonizes them. He erects walls, not in defense of the US, but as a monument to his own hypocrisy. His goal isn't border security; it's scapegoating, fueling a narrative of 'us vs. them' to distract from his own failure and insecurity.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Calling Superman! Trump operates not with truth, but with disinformation; not for justice, but for personal power; not for the American Way, but for a divisive, zero-sum vision. The antithesis of Superman (Truth, Justice, and the American Way)! A figure who shatters ideals he was sworn to uphold.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
In a move that has shocked no one, Trump has requested that all ICE agents get into the true Halloween spirit this weekend. He's insisting the official uniform is both a timeless classic and a more "honest" representation of their duties. Some traditions, it seems, are just too foundational to hide.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Musk launches a rival to Wikipedia, "Grokipedia." Given its content is AI-generated and tailored to his specific grievances, it will be a factory for manufactured, right-wing disinformation. Not an encyclopedia; but an automaton for alternative facts. It's just Conservapedia's silicon sibling.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Hegseth orders USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to deploy to the U.S. Southern Command region to bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States. Yeah, sure - Republican gunboat deplomacy!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Thailand’s former queen Sirikit has died at the age of 93! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...
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Sirikit, Glamorous Queen of Thailand Who Wielded Power, Dies at 93
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
So Hegseth says "Beijing is concretely and credibly preparing to use military force to alter the balance of power in Indo-Pacific". While Trump says "the US is the strongest military power in the world by far, China's not even close...I don't see anything happening". Let's hope Trump's right!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A divided federal appeals court agreed that Trump could send National Guard troops to Portland to quell protests. Judges Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade, who were both appointed by Trump, said he acted within "a range of honest judgment." Honesty?
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Trump and Putin are no longer meeting in Budapest, casting doubt over Trump's latest attempt to secure a ceasefire and stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Seems Putin rejected calls for immediate ceasefire, refusing to entertain concessions as part of a peace deal. Time to mention Tomahawks again!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
"... They're not representative of this country..." Says the man whose own rally crowds chant for the imprisonment of his opponents. The only thing "not representative" is your grotesque hypocrisy. You and your allies have mainstreamed hatred, then feign ignorance when it walks our streets.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I think I have writers cramp from pressing the Like button on all the contributions from the No Kings day in the US and other parts of the world. A tremendous effort from all of you - to done!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
In case you didn't already know, there is only one king (and no pretenders)!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Well, it didn't take long for the Portland Frog to gain the recognition he / it deserves! Trump is not going to be happy, but what does he expect when he says he's going to drain the swamp.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Julius Ceaser by William Shakespeare, Act 3, Scene 1, line 273 - "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the frogs of war."
The benchmark for future protests!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
While some in the US look at Trump with majestic reverence and awe, the rest of us look at him and only see a clown.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
As a result of the confrontation in Portland, ICE has a new logo!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
No Nobel Peace Prize for Donald! So sad, too bad.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
There are 338 candidates nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. 244 are individuals and 94 are organizations! The selection panel is made up of the following members: Jørgen Watne Frydnes; Asle Toje; Anne Enger; Kristin Clement; and Gry Larsen. Good luck to the other 337 nominated candidates!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
After a decade-long suspension, direct flights between Thailand and the US are set to resume on 25th October. United Airlines has announced daily flights between BKK and LAX, with the airline positioning itself as the first to offer this direct connection since 2015.
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Breadman @breadmanbrian.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
You can't have a president on a coin if they are alive... I hope they mint that coin soon.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
According to Hegseth, there is to be “...No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement, just common sense, maximum lethality and authority of warfighters...”. I suggest he research the actions of Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr in Vietnam on on March 16, 1968!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
That about sizes it up!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
What would George Orwell think of Trump and his fellow pigs?
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, "authorising full force, if necessary" to protect federal immigration facilities from "domestic terrorists". He lit the fire in the first place. Now he wants to add more fuel - simply pathetic!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Credit to BART SIMPSON CALLS TRUMP, Color by Randy Bish, PoliticalCartoons.com for this gem!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
"...London mayor calls Trump racist, sexist and Islamophobic, hitting back at US president's 'sharia law' comments..." If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
"A complaint is not a public forum for vituperation & invective — not a protected platform to rage against an adversary" said US District Judge Steven Merryday's to Trump's NY Times lawsuit (an 85-page complaint attacking critics, with statements lauding his successes and "singular brilliance")!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
If you're able to read this via the internet, just think how low Trump must be to target the Digital Equity Act. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
abc.net.au
Trump slams 'racist' digital program teaching people to use computers
Donald Trump reveals plans to end the United States's Digital Equity Act, which provides funding to programs that assist people to live in an increasingly online world.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The exodus of Afrikaners from South Africa to the US (after being granted refugee status by the Trump administration) is sure to raise the average IQ of both countries!
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
With "friends" like this who needs enemies! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
abc.net.au
Trump says peace in Ukraine 'very close' as he attacks Zelenskyy
The US president accuses the Ukrainian leader of "harmful" comments about Kyiv's refusal to recognise Crimea as Russian territory.
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Jim​ Waldron @waldroj.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
"Trumpism" in action: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
abc.net.au
Russia, China sent hundreds of people to help Myanmar, as the US sends three
The United States is sending a three-person disaster response team to earthquake-stricken Myanmar, days after much larger contingents from China and Russia began pulling people out of the rubble.
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