Carl Lindemann
@expatcarl.bsky.social
Professional troublemaker out to transform consumerism into sustainerism. Creator of SantaSoaked.net & GetGoneGuide.com. Ministry, media and muckraking. Vipassana, too. Sober as a judge, but nothing like Aileen Cannon. Ubuntu is a We/They proposition.
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Carl Lindemann
@expatcarl.bsky.social
· Jan 16
I went expat after Trump took power in 2016. I haven't given up the fight for our values, for the future of multicultural democracy. This opens a new front to gain skills for when the MAGA moment passes and it's time to head home to rebuild. Check my story:
getgoneguide.com/is-this-for-...
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The first steam-powered passenger rail trip was on 27th Sept 1825 (200th bday is nuanced - regular passenger steam slightly later). Here's transport carbon footprint today - Eurostar easily cleanest cos fully electrified. I hope the next 200 yrs has even more (electric) trains! With lower prices...
September 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The first steam-powered passenger rail trip was on 27th Sept 1825 (200th bday is nuanced - regular passenger steam slightly later). Here's transport carbon footprint today - Eurostar easily cleanest cos fully electrified. I hope the next 200 yrs has even more (electric) trains! With lower prices...
"Best friends forever"?
Trump doesn't have friends. His relationships are strictly transactional. So the obvious question is - what were the nature of the transactions he so cherished Epstein for? What was it that the sex trafficer traded in that Trump made such an investment to receive?
Trump doesn't have friends. His relationships are strictly transactional. So the obvious question is - what were the nature of the transactions he so cherished Epstein for? What was it that the sex trafficer traded in that Trump made such an investment to receive?
September 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"Best friends forever"?
Trump doesn't have friends. His relationships are strictly transactional. So the obvious question is - what were the nature of the transactions he so cherished Epstein for? What was it that the sex trafficer traded in that Trump made such an investment to receive?
Trump doesn't have friends. His relationships are strictly transactional. So the obvious question is - what were the nature of the transactions he so cherished Epstein for? What was it that the sex trafficer traded in that Trump made such an investment to receive?
Market-based Armageddon.
August 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Market-based Armageddon.
Trump and Epstein were friends? He served a purpose for Trump. What purpose?
"Anybody that tells you they’re friends with Donald Trump is misjudging the relationship. He has no friends. You might interact with him, but he’s so transactional that you’re actually not his friend." - Anthony Scaramucci
"Anybody that tells you they’re friends with Donald Trump is misjudging the relationship. He has no friends. You might interact with him, but he’s so transactional that you’re actually not his friend." - Anthony Scaramucci
July 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Trump and Epstein were friends? He served a purpose for Trump. What purpose?
"Anybody that tells you they’re friends with Donald Trump is misjudging the relationship. He has no friends. You might interact with him, but he’s so transactional that you’re actually not his friend." - Anthony Scaramucci
"Anybody that tells you they’re friends with Donald Trump is misjudging the relationship. He has no friends. You might interact with him, but he’s so transactional that you’re actually not his friend." - Anthony Scaramucci
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Please note that Trump will NOT be seeking his usual retribution for this "disloyalty." The one free "no" vote was gifted to Collins to support her reelection bid next year. She is indebted now for that and eager to please.
July 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Please note that Trump will NOT be seeking his usual retribution for this "disloyalty." The one free "no" vote was gifted to Collins to support her reelection bid next year. She is indebted now for that and eager to please.
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Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five…
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
July 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five…
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
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Exactly. Few know Collins’ MO better.
July 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Exactly. Few know Collins’ MO better.
Two different portraits of diversity in the USA. First, Rama Duwaji, the lesser-known spouse of Zohran Mamdani. This newlywed Muslim couple is now the toast of NYC. They are the embodiment of progressive sensibilities in the emerging generation determined to live their values.
1/2
1/2
Mamdani’s Wife, Absent for Much of Campaign, Is Thrust Into Spotlight
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Two different portraits of diversity in the USA. First, Rama Duwaji, the lesser-known spouse of Zohran Mamdani. This newlywed Muslim couple is now the toast of NYC. They are the embodiment of progressive sensibilities in the emerging generation determined to live their values.
1/2
1/2
The cheerleading in the New York Times is absurd. Trump! Brilliant! Carefully calculated! 1/4
June 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The cheerleading in the New York Times is absurd. Trump! Brilliant! Carefully calculated! 1/4
Orwellian spin - war is peace:
"...a reactive approach in the Middle East can now be transformed into a proactive vision: one that curbs Iran’s malign ambitions and efforts, stabilizes Gaza and lays the foundation for a new Middle Eastern order built on security, integration and peaceful relations."
"...a reactive approach in the Middle East can now be transformed into a proactive vision: one that curbs Iran’s malign ambitions and efforts, stabilizes Gaza and lays the foundation for a new Middle Eastern order built on security, integration and peaceful relations."
Opinion | Why Israel Had to Act
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Orwellian spin - war is peace:
"...a reactive approach in the Middle East can now be transformed into a proactive vision: one that curbs Iran’s malign ambitions and efforts, stabilizes Gaza and lays the foundation for a new Middle Eastern order built on security, integration and peaceful relations."
"...a reactive approach in the Middle East can now be transformed into a proactive vision: one that curbs Iran’s malign ambitions and efforts, stabilizes Gaza and lays the foundation for a new Middle Eastern order built on security, integration and peaceful relations."
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AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
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Theater of the absurd. The bogus gravitas of the supposed deep deliberation to come to some sort of thoughtful decision...
Does anyone really buy that this thoughtless, feckless person and the crew of know-nothings around him are capable of such decision-making?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Does anyone really buy that this thoughtless, feckless person and the crew of know-nothings around him are capable of such decision-making?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Theater of the absurd. The bogus gravitas of the supposed deep deliberation to come to some sort of thoughtful decision...
Does anyone really buy that this thoughtless, feckless person and the crew of know-nothings around him are capable of such decision-making?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Does anyone really buy that this thoughtless, feckless person and the crew of know-nothings around him are capable of such decision-making?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
The absurd chatter to pretend that there's any serious deliberation underway is unbearable.
Trump to allow 2 more weeks for diplomacy before deciding on US strike in Iran
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
June 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The absurd chatter to pretend that there's any serious deliberation underway is unbearable.
#NoKings in Cape Town! A gathering of extraordinary, committed Americans ready to defend the constitution. The whole world is watching!!!
#democratsabroad #notyrants #nokingsinamerica
#democratsabroad #notyrants #nokingsinamerica
June 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#NoKings in Cape Town! A gathering of extraordinary, committed Americans ready to defend the constitution. The whole world is watching!!!
#democratsabroad #notyrants #nokingsinamerica
#democratsabroad #notyrants #nokingsinamerica
My latest:
"Fellow liberal democracies should not stand by idly while the country that was once the standard-bearer for their movement falls into tyranny. When is intervention appropriate, and how to go about it?"
"Fellow liberal democracies should not stand by idly while the country that was once the standard-bearer for their movement falls into tyranny. When is intervention appropriate, and how to go about it?"
Democracies must hang together to temper autocratic Donald Trump
Democracies around the globe must demand free and fair elections in the US and deliver consequences if Trump overturns the constitution to hold on to power.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My latest:
"Fellow liberal democracies should not stand by idly while the country that was once the standard-bearer for their movement falls into tyranny. When is intervention appropriate, and how to go about it?"
"Fellow liberal democracies should not stand by idly while the country that was once the standard-bearer for their movement falls into tyranny. When is intervention appropriate, and how to go about it?"
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I can’t speak for anyone else, but this analogy of “Lady Liberty’ held captive, is exactly how I feel about this presidency & administration and what their attempting to do with our rights and freedoms…
The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly…
One word, UNACCEPTABLE!
The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly…
One word, UNACCEPTABLE!
June 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I can’t speak for anyone else, but this analogy of “Lady Liberty’ held captive, is exactly how I feel about this presidency & administration and what their attempting to do with our rights and freedoms…
The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly…
One word, UNACCEPTABLE!
The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly…
One word, UNACCEPTABLE!
Some cultural translation needed to understand the most shocking video shown in the Oval Office to catch the South African delegation off-guard. The sight of Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) comrade Julius Malema shouting "Kill the Boer!" seems a clear-cut case of inciting racial violence. BUT 1/3
May 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Some cultural translation needed to understand the most shocking video shown in the Oval Office to catch the South African delegation off-guard. The sight of Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) comrade Julius Malema shouting "Kill the Boer!" seems a clear-cut case of inciting racial violence. BUT 1/3
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Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.
May 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.
Don't they know the formula for success in Trump 2.0? Bring RFK Jr and MTG on board, then launch a memecoin to give insiders a piece of the action.
Elizabeth Holmes’s Partner Has a New Blood-Testing Start-Up
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Don't they know the formula for success in Trump 2.0? Bring RFK Jr and MTG on board, then launch a memecoin to give insiders a piece of the action.
Had another go at this - how does this "climate comedy"
hold up amidst realities more absurd than satire?
hold up amidst realities more absurd than satire?
Don't Look Up - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Had another go at this - how does this "climate comedy"
hold up amidst realities more absurd than satire?
hold up amidst realities more absurd than satire?
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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
@bestese34.bsky.social's extraordinary exchange over the doctored image - was it some confusion on Trump's part?
Perhaps the finest scene in Star Trek TNG speaks to that. Patrick Stewart captures the significance of this moment (with plot twist) that transcends the confines of the series.
Perhaps the finest scene in Star Trek TNG speaks to that. Patrick Stewart captures the significance of this moment (with plot twist) that transcends the confines of the series.
THERE ARE...4..LIGHTS!!!!
YouTube video by Mike Johnson
youtu.be
May 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
@bestese34.bsky.social's extraordinary exchange over the doctored image - was it some confusion on Trump's part?
Perhaps the finest scene in Star Trek TNG speaks to that. Patrick Stewart captures the significance of this moment (with plot twist) that transcends the confines of the series.
Perhaps the finest scene in Star Trek TNG speaks to that. Patrick Stewart captures the significance of this moment (with plot twist) that transcends the confines of the series.
@mimiswartz.bsky.social gave this heads-up on Dan Patrick, Trump's newly appointed Defender of the Faith, in 2007. Get ready for the inquisition ahead!
Here Comes Trouble
Dan Patrick is causing nervous breakdowns of various size and duration—and he’s not even in the Texas Senate yet.
www.texasmonthly.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
@mimiswartz.bsky.social gave this heads-up on Dan Patrick, Trump's newly appointed Defender of the Faith, in 2007. Get ready for the inquisition ahead!