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Connie Kolb
@teutonica.bsky.social
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German GenX ('65); 20 yrs. in UK/IRL+US 💙🌊, now back in Berlin. 👩‍🎓 BA American (Cultural) Studies; language teacher; loves dogs hates f*ckng Nazi scum 🖕, atheist; Brexit victim; 🎧 music to cope w/ BS; leftie ✊; woke AF #equalrights 🏳‍🌈♿🚺 #fckTrump 🤮 #NoAfD
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Sunday's a great day to explore @carlchri.bsky.social 's new Starter Pack! As always, it contains an interesting combo of #democracy lovers, myself included, LOL. TY Carl! 💙💙👋

Check them out 🔎, follow ✅, and repost ♻️.

Oh, and have a lovely Sunday! ☀️💙

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August 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
teutonica.bsky.social
More and more institutions apparently seem to cave to a mental health patient allowed to roam free and terrorize the globe. The Smithsonian has removed tRump from its impeachment exhibit. And so the jolly dismantling of a once great nation continues ... what's next?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=toRg...
'Jaw-dropping': Smithsonian tries to rewrite history by removing Trump from impeachment exhibit
YouTube video by MSNBC
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August 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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August 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
TGIF! A special TY 🙏 to the lovely @jules1212.bsky.social 👋💙

@carlchri.bsky.social
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Let's party, but not w/ cowards, traitors & bootlickers!
August 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
Oh nooo, shocker, Mr. Art of the Steal has generously extended the tariff deadline for a week?? We call it what it is: TACO.
Also: We love you, Canada, elbows up! You must be doing something right, or you wouldn't incur his wrath 💪🇨🇦💙

www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tacos-...
Trump TACOs World on Tariffs Except for One Target
The president is still salty with one particular country.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:03 AM
teutonica.bsky.social
Looks like tRump now has his very own Roland Freisler (head of Hitler's 'supreme court', known for political show trials & responsible for many death sentences of critics & opponents). Well done, you stupid RepubliKKKans, you must be really proud of yourselves!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkNe...
Senate Confirms Emil Bove To Be A Judge On The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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July 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
Only five years?

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
To See How America Unraveled, Go Back Five Years
What the summer of 2020 wrought
www.theatlantic.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
teutonica.bsky.social
Oh look, there still are people left who are 'shocked' by tRump's behavior! Kidding aside, it's understandable that Virginia Giuffre's siblings are shocked to hear their sister being described as an 'object' that one can steal.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Virginia Giuffre’s Family Was Shocked That Trump Described Her as ‘Stolen’
The siblings of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers wonder what the president knows.
www.theatlantic.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
teutonica.bsky.social
Somebody with creative and musical talent wasted no time, edited footage from the Scotland protests, and put together a powerful anti-tRump song, to let the orange buffoon know how the Scots feel about him. 🤘
July 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
I previously said that Samuel Jackson is great in any role, and here he is proving my point in an ad for fossil-free energy, poking fun at the windturbine-hater-in-chief: "Motherfucking wind farms!"
davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30
Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
America beware: The Irish are pissed about the tRump tariffs and plan to retaliate! Irish Riverdance is coming home 🤣🤣😂 TY for the comic relief @foilarmsandhog.bsky.social (When are you coming back to 🦋?)

www.youtube.com/shorts/2H3eM...
Ireland's Response to the Trump Tariffs #shorts
YouTube video by Foil Arms and Hog
www.youtube.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
TY @sassy0210.bsky.social 💙 for mentioning me in your list (not Bondi-approved). 👇 🦋💙 Happy Wednesday!

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Black and white still of the TV show "Everyone Loves Lucy". The picture shows Lucy and a friend or neighbor on a small sofa. Lucy has both arms raised, the other woman her left arm. Above the picture the text reads: "Raise your hand." Below the text continues: "... If you think the whole world has gone crazy."
July 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Reposted by Connie Kolb
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Say Hi 👋 to these Resisters looking to connect with you! Vet, F&R. Ty!💙
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July 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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This just in on my German news app: Part of the US-EU "deal" is that US cars will incur no tariffs to Europe. Hurray! No offense, but who would want to buy such a gas guzzler, have you seen the price for gas over here? Perhaps nostalgic US-expats? I'm in Berlin, I take public transport, so, whatev.
July 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
I guess, now's a good time to wave 'Hello' 👋 to @carlchri.bsky.social and say "Thank You" 🙏 for ALWAYS finding a spot for me in his Starter Packs, among so many amazing 🦋 peeps. It's truly appreciated, my friend. 💙🥁

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July 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
This is an old Ted Talk that aged VERY well. Meant to upload this for a while now - today's finally the day:

"Why do so many incompetent men become leaders?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeAE...
Why do so many incompetent men become leaders? | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | TEDxUniversityofNevada
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
Great video footage from the anti-tRump protest in Scotland. The tenor was: "We're anti-tRump and pro-American democracy."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yhr...
Anti-Trump Protest Erupts in Edinburgh as President Visits Scotland for Golf and Talks
YouTube video by DawnNews English
www.youtube.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
Campaigner Anita Badhani from the 'Stop Trump Coalition': "Why do American and Scottish taxpayers have to foot the bill for tRump's security detail for his private visit to Scotland so he can promote his golf course?"

youtu.be/7iU4YMjczFo?...
“Who does he think he is?”: Trump protesters gather in Scotland
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
I haven't finished reading, but just a few paragraphs in & I'm thinking, "OMG, is MAGA so unimaginative they need to follow Hitler's path to authoritarianism step-by-step?!" But first & foremost, it juxtaposes tRump/Powell vs. Hitler/Luther.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
What Happened When Hitler Took On Germany’s Central Banker
Hans Luther was the principled and respected president of the Reichsbank—but he wouldn’t accede to Hitler’s demands.
www.theatlantic.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
teutonica.bsky.social
The stress response: Fight or Flight. Emigration to Europe or elsewhere to escape the political climate in the U.S. ... Sure, if you can afford to. But not everybody has the financial means.

youtu.be/-1SjXjH8hjk?...
Why US emigration to Europe has increased in the Trump era | Focus on Europe
YouTube video by DW News
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July 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
teutonica.bsky.social
Quick follow-up to my old post: Even the Daily Show (aka @jordanklepper.bsky.social) has picked up on crazy ass Jennings and dedicated a whole segment on his MAGA transformation. Okay, body-shaming is big no-no, but it looks as if he got leaner AND meaner ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktu9...
July 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
teutonica.bsky.social
Thx for the shout-out @dcombes.bsky.social! And I'm saying 'Hi' to:

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@jules1212.bsky.social 👋
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Just because! 🦋💙

Yo, magats: It's decision time!
A cartoon illustration depicts a child standing at a fork in a road. One path is labeled "Admit liberals were right," the other, "Support a child molester." "MAGA" is written on the ground between the paths. The scene is set against a stormy sky.
July 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
teutonica.bsky.social
These days, it's the small things that cheer me up ... Alina Habba replaced as interim U.S. attorney of NJ

www.youtube.com/shorts/c-HQw...
BREAKING: Trump ally Alina Habba replaced as interim U.S. attorney of New Jersey
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
Another lovely friend, @krassotkin.bsky.social assembled (?) his very first Starter Pack, and I'm part of that 🦋 pack!
Thanks so much, Sasha 🙏, I so appreciate you ✌️💙💙 #strongertogether
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July 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
teutonica.bsky.social
My dear friend @carlchri.bsky.social has put together another great SP with a truly diverse #bluecrew -- thank you, Carl for including me 🙏💙💙

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July 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM