Signar Brask Røsvik
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Amateur father, husband, cook, gardener, historian of ideas and political scientist.
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Only a few days ago, EU diplomats and officials were whispering furtively about the idea they might one day need to think about how to push back against Donald Trump.
They’re not whispering anymore.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
They’re not whispering anymore.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
‘No one can trust him’: Trump’s torched allies confront the world without America
In a week when the U.S. president wrecked the Western order, a wobbly new era is beginning to emerge.
www.politico.eu
January 23, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Only a few days ago, EU diplomats and officials were whispering furtively about the idea they might one day need to think about how to push back against Donald Trump.
They’re not whispering anymore.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
They’re not whispering anymore.
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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Where we are as a country. This is a treaty ally.
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Where we are as a country. This is a treaty ally.
So the tweeter-in-chief and King wannabe rips everything up. Again. The world has followed along. After all, he is the kid holding the biggest loaded gun.
We call him daddy. We snuggle in our royalties. We give him our awards. The consequences otherwise, are to harsh.
Where is congress?
We call him daddy. We snuggle in our royalties. We give him our awards. The consequences otherwise, are to harsh.
Where is congress?
January 17, 2026 at 8:50 PM
So the tweeter-in-chief and King wannabe rips everything up. Again. The world has followed along. After all, he is the kid holding the biggest loaded gun.
We call him daddy. We snuggle in our royalties. We give him our awards. The consequences otherwise, are to harsh.
Where is congress?
We call him daddy. We snuggle in our royalties. We give him our awards. The consequences otherwise, are to harsh.
Where is congress?
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The families of Danes killed in Afghanistan have a message for Trump
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Sacrifice of the Danes
After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The families of Danes killed in Afghanistan have a message for Trump
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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He executed her www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
He executed her www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Trying to explain the value of alliances and the worth of longtime danish ally, to the orange one.
Alas, he doesn't read.
Alas, he doesn't read.
America’s Strategic Alliance with Denmark and NATO
A statement by 14 former officials in Democratic and Republican Administrations—including four NATO Ambassadors, 3 Assistant Secretaries of State for Europe, and 3 NSC Senior Directors
newsletter.ivodaalder.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Trying to explain the value of alliances and the worth of longtime danish ally, to the orange one.
Alas, he doesn't read.
Alas, he doesn't read.
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The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
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A new commemorative stamp. Please share
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A new commemorative stamp. Please share
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1\ Why are the Republicans and Russia trying to force Ukraine to surrender now?
There's a chance it's because Russia knows it cannot finance the war much longer.
The Republicans & Russians could be pushing hard to lock in odds of Ukraine's future extermination before Russia's failure is obvious.
There's a chance it's because Russia knows it cannot finance the war much longer.
The Republicans & Russians could be pushing hard to lock in odds of Ukraine's future extermination before Russia's failure is obvious.
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1\ Why are the Republicans and Russia trying to force Ukraine to surrender now?
There's a chance it's because Russia knows it cannot finance the war much longer.
The Republicans & Russians could be pushing hard to lock in odds of Ukraine's future extermination before Russia's failure is obvious.
There's a chance it's because Russia knows it cannot finance the war much longer.
The Republicans & Russians could be pushing hard to lock in odds of Ukraine's future extermination before Russia's failure is obvious.
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This is what oligarchy looks like:
If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.
If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.
Obscene.
If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.
If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.
Obscene.
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is what oligarchy looks like:
If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.
If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.
Obscene.
If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.
If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.
Obscene.
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What do Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Comcast, Meta, and HP have in common?
They all once pledged to stop donations to anyone who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And now they're all donors to Trump's White House ballroom. https://popular.info/p/these-corporations-stopped-worrying
They all once pledged to stop donations to anyone who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And now they're all donors to Trump's White House ballroom. https://popular.info/p/these-corporations-stopped-worrying
These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom
It has been nearly five years since the 2020 presidential election, but President Trump continues to baselessly insist i
popular.info
October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What do Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Comcast, Meta, and HP have in common?
They all once pledged to stop donations to anyone who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And now they're all donors to Trump's White House ballroom. https://popular.info/p/these-corporations-stopped-worrying
They all once pledged to stop donations to anyone who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And now they're all donors to Trump's White House ballroom. https://popular.info/p/these-corporations-stopped-worrying
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Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
October 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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Whatever the accuracy and value of “Democracy Indices”, this is truly remarkable and again shows the striking disconnect between the U.S. legacy media and U.S. political reality.
ANALYSIS | U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News
Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Whatever the accuracy and value of “Democracy Indices”, this is truly remarkable and again shows the striking disconnect between the U.S. legacy media and U.S. political reality.
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“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
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Lost elections are rigged, won elections are fair. Good job numbers are real, bad ones are fake. Sex trafficking is bad, unless the traffickers will blame your enemies. Crime is bad, unless the criminals are pro-Trump. This isn’t 4D chess, or even tic-tac-toe, just Autocrat 101.
August 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lost elections are rigged, won elections are fair. Good job numbers are real, bad ones are fake. Sex trafficking is bad, unless the traffickers will blame your enemies. Crime is bad, unless the criminals are pro-Trump. This isn’t 4D chess, or even tic-tac-toe, just Autocrat 101.
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
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Worth reading in full
Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes in Gaza
Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Worth reading in full
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This is the core of it. In the 20th century, verification happened inside institutions.
Now, it has to happen in us.
A short thread on what that shift really means, and why it has to start in schools. 🧵
Now, it has to happen in us.
A short thread on what that shift really means, and why it has to start in schools. 🧵
Who should do the fact checks with millions and millions of fake news? The nature of social media itself is the problem. However it probably is impossible to get rid of every social network and revert debates to pre 2010-status.
June 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is the core of it. In the 20th century, verification happened inside institutions.
Now, it has to happen in us.
A short thread on what that shift really means, and why it has to start in schools. 🧵
Now, it has to happen in us.
A short thread on what that shift really means, and why it has to start in schools. 🧵
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The GOP's tax cuts for billionaires and corporations ballooned the deficit. So now they're blaming the problem on vital social programs and demanding devastating cuts that will harm millions of people.
It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
May 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The GOP's tax cuts for billionaires and corporations ballooned the deficit. So now they're blaming the problem on vital social programs and demanding devastating cuts that will harm millions of people.
It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.