Charlotte Conradsen
@charlotteconradsen.bsky.social
Avid reader with eclectic taste, writer, linguaphile, accumulator of knowledge, amateur human. Contains humour and traces of nuts.
Denmark 🇩🇰
Denmark 🇩🇰
Happy Winter Solstice! Longer, brighter days ahead. #wintersolstice
December 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy Winter Solstice! Longer, brighter days ahead. #wintersolstice
Happy Lucia Day! Soon darkness will take flight. #happyluciaday #sanktalucia #saintlucy #luciaday #december
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Happy Lucia Day! Soon darkness will take flight. #happyluciaday #sanktalucia #saintlucy #luciaday #december
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When I started making YouTube videos, I did not imagine that I would one day make one with this title. Watch here for my breakdown of the new U.S. National Security Strategy.
New U.S. security strategy calls for regime change in Europe
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
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December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When I started making YouTube videos, I did not imagine that I would one day make one with this title. Watch here for my breakdown of the new U.S. National Security Strategy.
Thank you The Live Drop Podcast and @markvalley.bsky.social for this fun and fascinating interview with author Shawnna Morris about her new book on The Cambridge Five spy ring. Do have a listen 🎧
#CambridgeFive #spy
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#CambridgeFive #spy
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Shawnna Morris and the Glamorous Cambridge Five | The Live Drop Podcast
The Treachery of the Five Who Got Away
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November 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thank you The Live Drop Podcast and @markvalley.bsky.social for this fun and fascinating interview with author Shawnna Morris about her new book on The Cambridge Five spy ring. Do have a listen 🎧
#CambridgeFive #spy
shows.acast.com/the-live-dro...
#CambridgeFive #spy
shows.acast.com/the-live-dro...
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An ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century) is one who loves to give their opinion, at length, on matters they know nothing about.
September 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
An ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century) is one who loves to give their opinion, at length, on matters they know nothing about.
Good for Denmark and California
Proud to join Denmark Foreign Affairs Minister @lars-loekke.bsky.social and Ambassador Sørensen to sign a new partnership between California and Denmark.
Our message to the rest of the world is clear: California is a stable, reliable partner — no matter who's in the White House.
Our message to the rest of the world is clear: California is a stable, reliable partner — no matter who's in the White House.
August 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Good for Denmark and California
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Putin and Trump might think that they can do a new Yalta and divide the world, but they don't have the power to enforce it. It's a bit like trying to sell your neighbor's house.
Back in March, I warned in this piece that we're creeping to a Yalta 2.0 moment. The summit in Alaska might be that moment. The difference is that Ukraine can defend itself.
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Liberation, not collapse
The fall of the Berlin Wall, and not the human chain across the Baltics, is emblematic of 1989. But what if this show of unity had become iconic of communism’s disintegration? Could acknowledging East...
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August 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Putin and Trump might think that they can do a new Yalta and divide the world, but they don't have the power to enforce it. It's a bit like trying to sell your neighbor's house.
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A great explanation of the stakes in Western Europe of Russian aggression -- different from direct invasion on NATO's eastern flank, but still far, far more serious than most people realize.
There is a lot of talk about higher defense spending in NATO, but I think many politicians have failed to explain adequately why that is necessary. So in this video I explain what is at stake for citizens in Western European countries.
Why spend more on defense in Western Europe?
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
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June 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A great explanation of the stakes in Western Europe of Russian aggression -- different from direct invasion on NATO's eastern flank, but still far, far more serious than most people realize.
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I am very concerned when people say the soldiers will resist Trump's pressure. Since Huntington, American officers have been told that it's their task to stay out of politics and just focus on the "how" when politicians tell them what the goal is.
America’s Generals are terrified. They are cowed. They seem unlikely to hold the line and live up to their oaths to serve the U.S. Constitution. Trump violated the law (the Hatch Act) conducting a political rally at Fort Bragg, rousing the troops to cheer his slogans but the Generals stay silent.
June 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I am very concerned when people say the soldiers will resist Trump's pressure. Since Huntington, American officers have been told that it's their task to stay out of politics and just focus on the "how" when politicians tell them what the goal is.
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What a disgusting, ignorant, arrogant statement by the Secretary of Defense of the United States. Nobody trusts anything he says or does. That’s very dangerous for the US…we depend so much on our Allies. I served in Afghanistan in RC South 2009-2010 where thousands of Allies fought and many died.
HEGSETH: We wore a patch on our shoulder that said ISAF -- International Security Assistance Force. And you know what the joke was? That is stood for 'I saw Americans fighting.'
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
COONS: Let's just make clear for the record that our military partners in Afghanistan included many who served and died
June 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What a disgusting, ignorant, arrogant statement by the Secretary of Defense of the United States. Nobody trusts anything he says or does. That’s very dangerous for the US…we depend so much on our Allies. I served in Afghanistan in RC South 2009-2010 where thousands of Allies fought and many died.
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Or he know exactly what he is doing and understands he needs widespread violence to maintain his grasp on power.
The president exists in a dystopian fantasy world with no connection to reality
June 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Or he know exactly what he is doing and understands he needs widespread violence to maintain his grasp on power.
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Our latest Origin Story is on the history of Mars - the planet that allows right-wing intellectuals to finally use the word 'coloniser' without being cancelled and by God aren't they happy about it.
🚀 Our first planetary deep dive explores the Red Planet’s grip on human imagination – from ancient gods to Martian canals and Muskian dreams of colonisation. Is #Mars our destiny or just a dusty delusion? 🌌
👽 With @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social
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👽 With @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social
🔴 Listen linktr.ee/originstoryp...
May 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Our latest Origin Story is on the history of Mars - the planet that allows right-wing intellectuals to finally use the word 'coloniser' without being cancelled and by God aren't they happy about it.
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Obviously this person should not be writing novels but I love the idea that 10 minutes is an unreasonable amount of time to spend writing a decent description of a location
Yes, I think a lot about this self-pub writer who said they use AI to write things like "setting" and "description" which they don't find interesting instead of... figuring out how to write something interesting?
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May 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Obviously this person should not be writing novels but I love the idea that 10 minutes is an unreasonable amount of time to spend writing a decent description of a location
80 years ago tonight, Denmark was liberated from Nazi occupation. Every year in the evening of 4th May, Danes put candles in the windows to mark the liberation.
Tonight, we honour freedom, peace & democracy, never to be taken for granted 🇩🇰 #4maj #WWII #LiberationDay #NeverForget
Tonight, we honour freedom, peace & democracy, never to be taken for granted 🇩🇰 #4maj #WWII #LiberationDay #NeverForget
May 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
80 years ago tonight, Denmark was liberated from Nazi occupation. Every year in the evening of 4th May, Danes put candles in the windows to mark the liberation.
Tonight, we honour freedom, peace & democracy, never to be taken for granted 🇩🇰 #4maj #WWII #LiberationDay #NeverForget
Tonight, we honour freedom, peace & democracy, never to be taken for granted 🇩🇰 #4maj #WWII #LiberationDay #NeverForget
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Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
Flags at half mast today to mark Hitler's invasion of Denmark on 9 April 1940. Freedom and democracy should not be taken for granted. #neverforget #9april #aldrigmere9april
April 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Flags at half mast today to mark Hitler's invasion of Denmark on 9 April 1940. Freedom and democracy should not be taken for granted. #neverforget #9april #aldrigmere9april
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"The sheer scale of Donald Trump's witlessness is now evident to everyone, with no option for someone to credibly suggest otherwise. The man's mind is like a bag of mice."
@iandunt.bsky.social absolutely nails it, not for the first time. You'll laugh. You'll cry.
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@iandunt.bsky.social absolutely nails it, not for the first time. You'll laugh. You'll cry.
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Some disparate thoughts on the second day of the financial apocalypse
A few scattered opinions as the world falls down around us...
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April 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"The sheer scale of Donald Trump's witlessness is now evident to everyone, with no option for someone to credibly suggest otherwise. The man's mind is like a bag of mice."
@iandunt.bsky.social absolutely nails it, not for the first time. You'll laugh. You'll cry.
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
@iandunt.bsky.social absolutely nails it, not for the first time. You'll laugh. You'll cry.
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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Well, maybe the US should stop undermining European security by cozying up to Russia and threatening to invade NATO countries.
US officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit US manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4jjPyj7
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Well, maybe the US should stop undermining European security by cozying up to Russia and threatening to invade NATO countries.
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The populists didn't come to defend free speech. They came to butcher it iandunt.substack.com/p/progressiv...
Progressives are rediscovering freedom of speech
The populists didn't come to defend it. They came to butcher it.
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March 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The populists didn't come to defend free speech. They came to butcher it iandunt.substack.com/p/progressiv...
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The two places Trump wants - Greenland and Canada - share a land border. They fought the so-called Whisky War over it for almost half a century, and it was basically adorable.
![In 1984, Canadian soldiers visited the island and planted a Canadian flag, also leaving a bottle of Canadian whisky.[10] The Danish Minister of Greenland Affairs came to the island himself later the same year with the Danish flag, a bottle of snaps, and a letter stating "Welcome to the Danish Island" (Velkommen til den danske ø).[11][12][13] The two countries proceeded to take turns planting their flags on the island and exchanging alcoholic beverages.[14] In 2005 a Canadian man and an unknown source on the Danish side also posted advertisements on Google to "promote their claims".[14][15][16]
The minor border dispute was often considered humorous between the two nations, with diplomats displaying good humour. Despite the serious official nature of the matter, the manner in which the conflict was prosecuted was light-hearted, demonstrated by the length of time taken to settle the dispute, if nothing else. The two nations are on friendly terms, and are also founding members of NATO.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:abgvvtq35ocdxplvcpi7yjce/bafkreig7t5xgy5njclpmuf6pb5qf2mnnfyotwc2totd2mnxj2ulm3vqate@jpeg)
March 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The two places Trump wants - Greenland and Canada - share a land border. They fought the so-called Whisky War over it for almost half a century, and it was basically adorable.
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The core argument here is unanswerable. For liberal democratic countries, buying American weapons is a security risk. It must be avoided at all costs.
March 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The core argument here is unanswerable. For liberal democratic countries, buying American weapons is a security risk. It must be avoided at all costs.
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Opinion: The DEI purge will weaken our military, writes former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
Opinion | The DEI Purge Will Weaken Our Military
Morale and recruiting will suffer while racist and sexist behavior will increase.
www.politico.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Opinion: The DEI purge will weaken our military, writes former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
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BREAKING | Greenland election won by centre-right party who told Trump ‘we are not for sale’
Greenland election won by centre-right party who told Trump ‘we are not for sale’
Greenland's centre-right opposition party which told US president Donald Trump that the country was “not for sale” has emerged victorious in the country’s parliamentary elections.
www.independent.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BREAKING | Greenland election won by centre-right party who told Trump ‘we are not for sale’
"So it comes as a shock to hear threats from a country that I also love and to feel that alliance is being trampled on. This feels personal, not like some abstract foreign policy tactic."
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Denmark lost 52 soldiers fighting alongside the US. Now it feels threatened by Trump
Danes, who have been loyal allies of Washington, are blindsided by Trump's insistence on taking over Greenland.
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March 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"So it comes as a shock to hear threats from a country that I also love and to feel that alliance is being trampled on. This feels personal, not like some abstract foreign policy tactic."
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You'd take Lex Luther or Doctor Doom over Trump any day of the week. Far less corrupt and infinitely more competent. You wouldn't even need to think about it.
March 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
You'd take Lex Luther or Doctor Doom over Trump any day of the week. Far less corrupt and infinitely more competent. You wouldn't even need to think about it.