@marklegrosallen.bsky.social
Reposted
"Land without flags"
German author Gabriele Tergit, who fled to Czechia, Palestine then London in 1938, writes in 1947 about the absence of flags in the UK. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/land-...
German author Gabriele Tergit, who fled to Czechia, Palestine then London in 1938, writes in 1947 about the absence of flags in the UK. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/land-...
„Land ohne Fahnen“: Gabriele Tergit aus London für den Tagesspiegel
Am 27 April 1947 erschien dieses Feuilleton von Gabriele Tergit im Tagesspiegel. Die Schriftstellerin und Journalistin schrieb vergleichend über Großbritannien und Deutschland. Hier mit Blick aufs Mil...
www.tagesspiegel.de
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Land without flags"
German author Gabriele Tergit, who fled to Czechia, Palestine then London in 1938, writes in 1947 about the absence of flags in the UK. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/land-...
German author Gabriele Tergit, who fled to Czechia, Palestine then London in 1938, writes in 1947 about the absence of flags in the UK. www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/land-...
Reposted
For the sake of lasting peace in Europe, russia must be defeated.
October 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
For the sake of lasting peace in Europe, russia must be defeated.
Reposted
ICYMI, the saga of Andreas Georgiou's trials is not over. isi-web.org/statement/is...
ISI Statement on the Reopening of the Case Against Andreas Georgiou | ISI
The ISI once again supports Andreas Georgiou, a former President of ELSTAT (Hellenic Statistical Authority), in another trial within the Greek justice system.
isi-web.org
August 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
ICYMI, the saga of Andreas Georgiou's trials is not over. isi-web.org/statement/is...
Reposted
We cannot move on from what happened yesterday. A Senator being roughed up and handcuffed for trying to ask a question is what you see in a DICTATORSHIP.
Our country is at a crossroads and we need EVERY American to stand up to defend freedom, democracy and our Constitution.
Our country is at a crossroads and we need EVERY American to stand up to defend freedom, democracy and our Constitution.
We cannot move on from what happened to Alex Padilla
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
We cannot move on from what happened yesterday. A Senator being roughed up and handcuffed for trying to ask a question is what you see in a DICTATORSHIP.
Our country is at a crossroads and we need EVERY American to stand up to defend freedom, democracy and our Constitution.
Our country is at a crossroads and we need EVERY American to stand up to defend freedom, democracy and our Constitution.
Reposted
The Trump-Supreme Court battle is not really the crisis.
The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.
1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.
The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.
1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.
April 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Trump-Supreme Court battle is not really the crisis.
The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.
1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.
The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.
1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.
Reposted
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
Reposted
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
Reposted
If you haven’t see this yet, watch and circulate widely. An uncompromisingly clear and truthful explanation of the historical moment the world faces and what Europe needs to do.
youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU?...
youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU?...
Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, speaks the truth about what is happening in the US
YouTube video by Gregory Mullins
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
If you haven’t see this yet, watch and circulate widely. An uncompromisingly clear and truthful explanation of the historical moment the world faces and what Europe needs to do.
youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU?...
youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU?...
Reposted
No university cracked down harder on Gaza campers last spring than Columbia. No university president kowtowed as obsequiously as Columbia's. This is their reward. Draw your own conclusions.
#Columbia
#Gaza
#Coup
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#Columbia
#Gaza
#Coup
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration cancels $400m in funds to Columbia University
Government alleges university failed to protect Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
No university cracked down harder on Gaza campers last spring than Columbia. No university president kowtowed as obsequiously as Columbia's. This is their reward. Draw your own conclusions.
#Columbia
#Gaza
#Coup
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#Columbia
#Gaza
#Coup
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted
They're really putting the FFS into tariffs is what they're doing
They're really putting the "if" in tariff
March 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
They're really putting the FFS into tariffs is what they're doing
Reposted
My new post where I discuss the latest situation with bird flu in the US and how the Trump administration is significantly increasing the risks of a new pandemic.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/state-of-p...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/state-of-p...
State of play of Bird Flu in the US - and how the Trump administration is increasing the danger for everybody
Where we are, what we know, what we don't know and how Trump is making things worse
christinapagel.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My new post where I discuss the latest situation with bird flu in the US and how the Trump administration is significantly increasing the risks of a new pandemic.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/state-of-p...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/state-of-p...
Reposted
As Donald Trump turns the United States into one of the closest allies Russia has worldwide, it's worth revisiting the news item below, which came out immediately after Trump won a surprising victory in November:
March 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
As Donald Trump turns the United States into one of the closest allies Russia has worldwide, it's worth revisiting the news item below, which came out immediately after Trump won a surprising victory in November:
Reposted
Signed or not, let's call this "deal" what it is -- a SHAKEDOWN.
Most of the 💲for Ukraine was spent in US, supporting our economy.
US should be proud of its support for the brave Ukrainians, fighting the neo-Soviet empire, & ashamed of backing Putin.
www.reuters.com/world/us-ukr...
Most of the 💲for Ukraine was spent in US, supporting our economy.
US should be proud of its support for the brave Ukrainians, fighting the neo-Soviet empire, & ashamed of backing Putin.
www.reuters.com/world/us-ukr...
Exclusive: US and Ukraine prepare to sign minerals deal on Tuesday, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and Ukraine plan to sign the much-debated minerals deal following a disastrous Oval Office meeting Friday in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was dismissed from the building, four people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Signed or not, let's call this "deal" what it is -- a SHAKEDOWN.
Most of the 💲for Ukraine was spent in US, supporting our economy.
US should be proud of its support for the brave Ukrainians, fighting the neo-Soviet empire, & ashamed of backing Putin.
www.reuters.com/world/us-ukr...
Most of the 💲for Ukraine was spent in US, supporting our economy.
US should be proud of its support for the brave Ukrainians, fighting the neo-Soviet empire, & ashamed of backing Putin.
www.reuters.com/world/us-ukr...
Reposted
Me: "Do you worry about civil war?"
Former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh: "The MAGA base, they're welcoming violence... Trump wants violence, MAGA wants violence. I just don't think the American people fully understand..."
Watch Part 1 of my interview with Walsh, on fascism:
zeteo.com/p/trump-maga...
Former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh: "The MAGA base, they're welcoming violence... Trump wants violence, MAGA wants violence. I just don't think the American people fully understand..."
Watch Part 1 of my interview with Walsh, on fascism:
zeteo.com/p/trump-maga...
February 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Me: "Do you worry about civil war?"
Former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh: "The MAGA base, they're welcoming violence... Trump wants violence, MAGA wants violence. I just don't think the American people fully understand..."
Watch Part 1 of my interview with Walsh, on fascism:
zeteo.com/p/trump-maga...
Former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh: "The MAGA base, they're welcoming violence... Trump wants violence, MAGA wants violence. I just don't think the American people fully understand..."
Watch Part 1 of my interview with Walsh, on fascism:
zeteo.com/p/trump-maga...
Reposted
Dictator vs. Democracy. The stark contrast could not be any greater. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dictator vs. Democracy. The stark contrast could not be any greater. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Reposted
"I find it shameless the way the American president and also the vice president have articulated their desires to acquire Greenland," said Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former Secretary General of NATO, discussing Trump and J.D. Vance's pursuit of Greenland with @adamjasser.bsky.social.
February 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"I find it shameless the way the American president and also the vice president have articulated their desires to acquire Greenland," said Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former Secretary General of NATO, discussing Trump and J.D. Vance's pursuit of Greenland with @adamjasser.bsky.social.
Reposted
An extraordinary moment. America has publicly resigned its leadership of the free world
The United States just voted with Russia against peace in Ukraine.
February 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An extraordinary moment. America has publicly resigned its leadership of the free world
Reposted
Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
February 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
Reposted
For The Reveal, it's a new entry in my '80s in 40 series: a look at Bill Forsyth's LOCAL HERO. It's a delightful movie, and one that keeps revealing depths the more you think about it (and the more time passes):
The '80s in 40: 'Local Hero' (February 17, 1983)
Bill Forsyth's gentle comedy constructs a bulwark against the harsh times surrounding it, and the harsher times to come.
thereveal.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
For The Reveal, it's a new entry in my '80s in 40 series: a look at Bill Forsyth's LOCAL HERO. It's a delightful movie, and one that keeps revealing depths the more you think about it (and the more time passes):
Reposted
No interest in Ukraine’s rare earth metals but would love it if they’d let us have their president
February 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
No interest in Ukraine’s rare earth metals but would love it if they’d let us have their president
Reposted
The US betrayal of Ukraine is no occasion for Europeans to preen: Europeans have given Russia 4 Euros in Energy payments for every Euro they’ve given in military aid to Ukraine.
Western policy on Ukraine, from both sides of the Atlantic, has been lamentable.
Western policy on Ukraine, from both sides of the Atlantic, has been lamentable.
February 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The US betrayal of Ukraine is no occasion for Europeans to preen: Europeans have given Russia 4 Euros in Energy payments for every Euro they’ve given in military aid to Ukraine.
Western policy on Ukraine, from both sides of the Atlantic, has been lamentable.
Western policy on Ukraine, from both sides of the Atlantic, has been lamentable.
Reposted
I’m in Munich and people keep asking me to decode Vance’s speech. OK: In Vance English “free speech” means “Let Musk run your elections” and “democracy” means “let Russia run your elections.” Now move on. 2025 is about what Europeans do, not what Americans say.
February 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I’m in Munich and people keep asking me to decode Vance’s speech. OK: In Vance English “free speech” means “Let Musk run your elections” and “democracy” means “let Russia run your elections.” Now move on. 2025 is about what Europeans do, not what Americans say.
Reposted
I think it just shows that we still misunderstand the Trump admin‘s strategic goals. I think they are much more after total isolationism & relative power increases compared to other poles in the international system. Hence, any weakening of European cooperation is in their favor. AfD delivers that.
Has VP Vance realised that far-right parties in Europe will undermine the Trump admins' central strategic goals?
The AfD opposes higher military spending and will block debt brake reform to sow chaos, preventing Europe from boosting demand and a rebalancing of the global economy sought by Bessent
The AfD opposes higher military spending and will block debt brake reform to sow chaos, preventing Europe from boosting demand and a rebalancing of the global economy sought by Bessent
February 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I think it just shows that we still misunderstand the Trump admin‘s strategic goals. I think they are much more after total isolationism & relative power increases compared to other poles in the international system. Hence, any weakening of European cooperation is in their favor. AfD delivers that.
Reposted
Grimly brilliant.
“Today, DEI has become the new N-word; the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism.”
My latest for the Guardian, in which I cite Lee Atwater, and bring lots of receipts.
Sorry, but it has to be said:
My latest for the Guardian, in which I cite Lee Atwater, and bring lots of receipts.
Sorry, but it has to be said:
What Republicans really mean when they blame 'DEI' | Mehdi Hasan
Referencing DEI is the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Grimly brilliant.