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Sandra abroad
@sandranl.bsky.social
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Mum of 2 teens and 2 cats. Teacher at international school. Living abroad for many years now. Reader, educator, coffee-drinker, & all-out enjoyer of life
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sandranl.bsky.social
History can impart great lessons

#greenland
#nato
#alliances

www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/p...
Trade an alliance for an island? That’s a bad deal | CNN Politics
The history of ancient Greece teaches us that the lasting formula for maintaining and sustaining global power over time is through mutually beneficial alliances, not brute strength and coercion.
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM
sandranl.bsky.social
Absolutely worth the read. No, America wasn't founded as a Christian nation and I do find the argument that a White Christian isn't a follower of Jesus a good one

#whitechristiannationalism
#christiannationalism
#secularamerica

www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/u...
The biggest myth about White Christian nationalism | CNN
White Christian nationalism is widely seen as a partisan movement that only emerged in recent years. But the ideology is as old as the nation’s founding, and it appeals to some Democrats, independents...
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
sandranl.bsky.social
In a nutshell.... Tariffs themselves will be paid by the US. The tariff BURDEN will be shared (the cost of the impact of the tariffs such as higher prices in the US and therefore less demand for them in Canada -> impact on empkoyment & such)

ground.news/article/trum...
Trump's latest tariff threats will hurt U.S. just as much as Canada, experts say
International trade experts say U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canada will hurt his own economy just as much, if not more, than Canada’s.
ground.news
January 25, 2026 at 12:31 AM
sandranl.bsky.social
He's always been one of the good (great) guys. The orange turd wishes he had a 1/1000 of this man's talent and decency

#brucespringsteen
#gestapotactics

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Gestapo tactics’: Bruce Springsteen condemns Trump team’s ICE crackdown
New Jersey musician said during concert in home state that US core values ‘have never been as endangered’ as now
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM
sandranl.bsky.social
A useful, though disheartening analysis

#boardofpeace
#gaza
#neocolonialism

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’? | Owen Jones
Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 AM
sandranl.bsky.social
He is the biggest threat to the world and possibly the instigator of WW3

#greenland
#nato
#trump

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Donald Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as EU trade war looms
US president tells Norwegian PM he no longer feels obliged to think ‘purely of peace’ as relations with Europe plunge into chaos
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 AM
sandranl.bsky.social
There are definitely bettereconomic systems available

#inequality
#limitarianism

www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all | Ingrid Robeyns
Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them, says economist and historian Ingrid Robeyns
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
sandranl.bsky.social
What? Invasion? No! War? NO just a special military operation

#putin
#puppetregime
#putinsong

youtube.com/watch?v=Xq4T...
Putin's Special Military Operation Song
YouTube video by GZERO Media
youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
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January 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
sandranl.bsky.social
I think the world regrets this.

#nodumbfucksaspresidents
January 17, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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cheriarmstrong.bsky.social
Convicted felon terroristic Demons cannot be placated.
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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juice2024.bsky.social
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January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
sandranl.bsky.social
""The United States has always been a welcoming party. We don't go in there trying to conquer anybody and trying to take over anybody's country. " -Jeff Landry

Well, that is not what many of us are hearing

Time to boycott American goods again

#greenland
#jefflandry

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover as US lawmakers visit Denmark to ease tensions
The president made the threat while a bipartisan group of US lawmakers were visiting Denmark in the hope of easing tensions over the territory.
www.bbc.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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phillipusa.bsky.social
🤣😂🤣
January 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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amyoddo.bsky.social
#FDT
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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redactedtext.bsky.social
If America wants to control the world that's fine as long as everyone on Earth is able to vote for who gets to be President of the United States
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 AM
sandranl.bsky.social
High time the uber wealthy pay more for their lifestyle

Via Euronews: Richest 1% have ‘blown through’ their carbon budget for 2026 in just 10 days - experts warn
www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...
www.euronews.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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bluetickatbluesky.bsky.social
#Trump is selling off another country’s oil.

I’ll let that sink in for a second.

Imagine he decided to do the same to Norway, Qatar, Britain.

It’s theft. Plain and simple.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump threatens to block ExxonMobil from Venezuela after CEO calls country ‘uninvestable’
US president says company is ‘playing too cute’ after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment after deposing Nicolás Maduro
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.

Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
sandranl.bsky.social
Oscar Wilde was right
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
sandranl.bsky.social
We all know what history will make of this in 30-50 years.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 6, five years on: sustained effort by Trump to rewrite history
President and Republican allies have tried to make sure the deadly attack on the Capitol has been erased from memory
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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atrupar.com
Crockett: "Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful."
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
sandranl.bsky.social
Unbelievable how people can (and need to) deceive themselves. Still believing in Trump and the stolen election even when the current administration delivers zero proof and basically sets the world on fire to distract

#theatlantic
#J6
#patriotism

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Is This What Patriotism Looks Like?
Why an ex–police officer assaulted a fellow cop on January 6
www.theatlantic.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM