Annie 🐸🐸🐸
@clarksky.bsky.social
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice,
but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
~ Elie Wiesel
🚫MAGAts🚫Crypto🚫DM’s
but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
~ Elie Wiesel
🚫MAGAts🚫Crypto🚫DM’s
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[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion – European Council on Foreign Relations
Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relati
ecfr.eu
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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BREAKING: A full-scale airlift is running around the clock, transporting troops and military equipment to Greenland.
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Stor operation i gang: Fly strømmer til Grønland med europæiske soldater
I flere døgn har militære transportfly fløjet i pendulfart mellem Danmark og Grønland. Fredag aften landede et stort antal soldater i Nuuk.
www.dr.dk
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
BREAKING: A full-scale airlift is running around the clock, transporting troops and military equipment to Greenland.
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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[6/6] Many of these would carry costs for Europe (to varying degrees explored in the paper). But showing its willingness to use its cards is Europe's best hope of deterring Trump. The impression of helplessness seems only to encourage him - and store up a yet-bigger showdown for the future.
January 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
[6/6] Many of these would carry costs for Europe (to varying degrees explored in the paper). But showing its willingness to use its cards is Europe's best hope of deterring Trump. The impression of helplessness seems only to encourage him - and store up a yet-bigger showdown for the future.
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The inspiration for Europe should no longer be Turnberry which is now a proven failure.
But Jerome Powell, who stood up to coercion in a principled way, and pushed back effectively.
But Jerome Powell, who stood up to coercion in a principled way, and pushed back effectively.
The only way to stop the spiral is to hit the US hard with escalating economic weapons from Europes side.
The goal is to raise political costs for Trumps imperial project. Europe can win this game of chicken as there’s real opposition in the US to this Trump hobby.
The goal is to raise political costs for Trumps imperial project. Europe can win this game of chicken as there’s real opposition in the US to this Trump hobby.
Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. Europe will remain united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty.
January 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The inspiration for Europe should no longer be Turnberry which is now a proven failure.
But Jerome Powell, who stood up to coercion in a principled way, and pushed back effectively.
But Jerome Powell, who stood up to coercion in a principled way, and pushed back effectively.
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I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Everything Trump says here is verifiably untrue. During this period of time the number of US installations on Greenland went from 17 to 1 as a result of US determinations that they were not needed.
Trump: "NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that “you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland.” Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!! President Donald J. Trump"
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Everything Trump says here is verifiably untrue. During this period of time the number of US installations on Greenland went from 17 to 1 as a result of US determinations that they were not needed.
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"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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I'm starting to think that, until he's finally gone, I should repost on a daily basis this 11,000+ word piece I published in @theatlantic.com about Donald Trump's serious psychiatric disorders to explain why, as a legal and constitutional matter, he was unfit for the presidency.
In the six-plus years since, every mental health professional I have come across has told me that my essay had it exactly right. I think every word of it has been proven right many times over.
Even today, he's still only going to get worse.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Even today, he's still only going to get worse.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Unfit for Office
Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I'm starting to think that, until he's finally gone, I should repost on a daily basis this 11,000+ word piece I published in @theatlantic.com about Donald Trump's serious psychiatric disorders to explain why, as a legal and constitutional matter, he was unfit for the presidency.
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This is darkly funny. But part of the problem with Donald Trump is that this is how people have dealt with him for the past 75-plus years.
Long story short (and friends in Europe, please take note):
This approach DOES NOT WORK.
Long story short (and friends in Europe, please take note):
This approach DOES NOT WORK.
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This is darkly funny. But part of the problem with Donald Trump is that this is how people have dealt with him for the past 75-plus years.
Long story short (and friends in Europe, please take note):
This approach DOES NOT WORK.
Long story short (and friends in Europe, please take note):
This approach DOES NOT WORK.
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I've blocked CNN for some time now. Jennings is simply a symptom of a disease rotting the network
January 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I've blocked CNN for some time now. Jennings is simply a symptom of a disease rotting the network
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Chef’s kiss
January 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Chef’s kiss
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Absolutely LOVE that @julieroginsky.bsky.social has stated what many feel not only about Scott Jennings but @cnn.com giving a platform in the pathetic attempt of "balance". CNN CEO Mark Thompson's continual pleas to ease up on Trump. Is this worse more than Corey Lewandowski Part 2.
January 19, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Absolutely LOVE that @julieroginsky.bsky.social has stated what many feel not only about Scott Jennings but @cnn.com giving a platform in the pathetic attempt of "balance". CNN CEO Mark Thompson's continual pleas to ease up on Trump. Is this worse more than Corey Lewandowski Part 2.
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I’m probably about to be banned from CNN — but someone has to say this about Scott Jennings. open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
I’m Probably About to Be Banned From CNN — But Someone Has to Say This About Scott Jennings
There are times when you need to tell your friends that they are committing a grave mistake, even if they resent you for telling the truth.
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I’m probably about to be banned from CNN — but someone has to say this about Scott Jennings. open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
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Not headline news. No real fuss by Democratic leaders. No calls to censure. No pushback. No questions asked of GOP leadership by the press.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
January 19, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Not headline news. No real fuss by Democratic leaders. No calls to censure. No pushback. No questions asked of GOP leadership by the press.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
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The self-debasement of Bill Cassidy will go down in American political history as one of the truly all time greats.
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 AM
The self-debasement of Bill Cassidy will go down in American political history as one of the truly all time greats.
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Hilarious. Republicans think that trump will never turn on them. Morons. How many kids has Cassidy condemned to death to suck up for noting?
January 18, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Hilarious. Republicans think that trump will never turn on them. Morons. How many kids has Cassidy condemned to death to suck up for noting?
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Cassidy took Kremlin money laundered by a Louisiana lawyer with a wife from Kaliningrad… sold his soul and what did he get? Kicked to the curb by Aging Joffrey lol
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Russians used a US firm to funnel funds to GOP in 2018. Dems say the FEC let them get away with it.
"Republicans disregarded decades of Commission precedent."
www.motherjones.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Cassidy took Kremlin money laundered by a Louisiana lawyer with a wife from Kaliningrad… sold his soul and what did he get? Kicked to the curb by Aging Joffrey lol
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s exactly what Bill Cassidy M.D. deserves. He earned this.
Maybe lose & spend the rest of his life thinking about all the children who died from measles because he was to corrupt to stop Kennedy’s confirmation.
Maybe lose & spend the rest of his life thinking about all the children who died from measles because he was to corrupt to stop Kennedy’s confirmation.
Trump throws a dagger into the Louisiana Senate race, pushing Rep. Julia Letlow to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy, who has worked hard to stay on Trump’s good side.
Trump: “Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!”
Trump: “Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!”
January 18, 2026 at 7:37 AM
It’s exactly what Bill Cassidy M.D. deserves. He earned this.
Maybe lose & spend the rest of his life thinking about all the children who died from measles because he was to corrupt to stop Kennedy’s confirmation.
Maybe lose & spend the rest of his life thinking about all the children who died from measles because he was to corrupt to stop Kennedy’s confirmation.
Bill Cassidy M.D. could’ve prevented the psychopath Kennedy from being confirmed, instead he helped him get the votes. Hope he loses his seat. She’s probably a total nutcase but Cassidy is a spineless sycophant so it’s a race to the bottom.
I'm sure Letlow is a complete psychopath but there aren't too many people out there who deserve to lose everything more than Bill Cassidy does
Trump throws a dagger into the Louisiana Senate race, pushing Rep. Julia Letlow to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy, who has worked hard to stay on Trump’s good side.
Trump: “Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!”
Trump: “Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!”
January 18, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Bill Cassidy M.D. could’ve prevented the psychopath Kennedy from being confirmed, instead he helped him get the votes. Hope he loses his seat. She’s probably a total nutcase but Cassidy is a spineless sycophant so it’s a race to the bottom.
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Do any of them understand what NATO is?
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 18, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Do any of them understand what NATO is?
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What a photo!
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 18, 2026 at 4:01 AM
What a photo!