LarsMP

LarsMP

@lamope.bsky.social

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David Roberts
@volts.wtf

Replying to @volts.wtf

The bloated pickup truck really does perfectly represent the US right now. It's "powerful," in a blundering, thoughtless way that hurts innocent bystanders, but it's antiquated, fits poorly in modern cities, and above all *screams* defensiveness & overcompensation.

LarsMP
@lamope.bsky.social

The US is all talk about Greenland. Fact of the matter is, the treaty of 1951 with Denmark in reality allows for whatever military presence the US may deem necessary at any given time. Reality? The US cut back its involvement to 1 base and 150 soldiers. Meanwhile, US arctic capabilities suck...

LarsMP
@lamope.bsky.social

The US is all talk about Greenland. Fact of the matter is, the treaty of 1951 with Denmark in reality allows for whatever military presence the US may deem necessary at any given time. Reality? The US cut back its involvement to 1 base and 150 soldiers. Meanwhile, US arctic capabilities suck...

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Susan Glasser
@sbg1.bsky.social

AP is banned by Trump from WH pool, while this is happening:

Will Sommer@willsommer.bsky.social

Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president. Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.

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Rt. Hon. Rakesh
@densaer.bsky.social

In case anyone was wondering, the United States isn’t able to deploy USAID’s DART emergency response teams or international search and rescue (USAR) to this or any other crisis.

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Claes de Vreese
@claesdevreese.bsky.social

Former US Ambassado to Denmark @rufusgifford.bsky.social speaking out in support of 🇩🇰 as an ally of the US, recounting the many times Denmark delivered soliders and support when the US asked. www.reddit.com/r/Denmark/co...

reddit.comFrom the Denmark community on Reddit: Former ambassador in Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this in support of Denmark:Explore this post and more from the Denmark community

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Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠
@drjacekdebiec.bsky.social

This speaks volumes: Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada. leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03... munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...

leiterreports.typepad.comStanley from Yale to TorontoJason Stanley (philosophy of language, epistemology, political philosophy), Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, has accepted a senior offer from the University of Toronto, where he will be thr...

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Josh Marshall
@joshtpm.bsky.social

It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

You heard Trump’s attorney general — if you visit a Tesla dealership, she will prosecute you. Be safe! Shop somewhere else.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Pam Bondi: "If you're gonna touch a Tesla, go to a dealership, do anything, you better watch out, because we're coming after you."

LarsMP
@lamope.bsky.social

Two worlds. Top: PMs of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark sharing a meal last night, hosted by the Danish PM at her private residence. Topic of discussion: The idiots below.

Kristian Madsen@kristianmadsen.bsky.social

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