Picuda
@picuda.bsky.social
Books, films, culture(s) in general and intelligent conversations. Love dogs but not fond of being inundated by posts about them or other pets, such as cats.
Reposted by Picuda
“Sometimes you need a dictator” said by Donald Trump.
How does the so-called beacon of democracy, America, see themselves into that statement?
I am earnestly curious about it.
How does the so-called beacon of democracy, America, see themselves into that statement?
I am earnestly curious about it.
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 AM
“Sometimes you need a dictator” said by Donald Trump.
How does the so-called beacon of democracy, America, see themselves into that statement?
I am earnestly curious about it.
How does the so-called beacon of democracy, America, see themselves into that statement?
I am earnestly curious about it.
I'm half British and half Danish. Denmark lost more than 40 soldiers in Afghanistan serving alongside US forces and the UK more than 400. Shame on you Mr President; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prince Harry says sacrifices by Nato troops in Afghanistan deserve 'respect'
The US president's comments have been condemned by international allies, including UK veterans and politicians.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I'm half British and half Danish. Denmark lost more than 40 soldiers in Afghanistan serving alongside US forces and the UK more than 400. Shame on you Mr President; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yes, Trump is worse than any fiction can imagine: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If I’d pitched Trump’s Greenland plot for Borgen I’d have been laughed at. Now we’re living his sinister drama | Adam Price
The only positive of this stranger-than-fiction scenario is that Greenland and Denmark stand more united than ever, says Adam Price, the creator of the TV series Borgen
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Yes, Trump is worse than any fiction can imagine: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I don't often agree completely with Keir Starmer, in this case I do: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Trump’s Nato claims ‘insulting and frankly appalling’, says Starmer – UK politics live
President’s assertion that Nato troops were not on the front line in Afghanistan has sparked widespread anger
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I don't often agree completely with Keir Starmer, in this case I do: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reposted by Picuda
Referring to his keynote address at the World Economic Forum, Trump told the audience that sometimes “you need a dictator.” To be clear, this is the President of the United Staes telling the world (including us) that we need a dictator, and HE is that dictator.
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Referring to his keynote address at the World Economic Forum, Trump told the audience that sometimes “you need a dictator.” To be clear, this is the President of the United Staes telling the world (including us) that we need a dictator, and HE is that dictator.
Reposted by Picuda
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
Reposted by Picuda
Those joining Donald Trump’s Board of Peace:
USA
Thighland
Iceland
Aberbian
Covfefe
FIFA
The cats & dogs that were eaten
Brooklyn Beckham
Lee Anderson
Chaka Demus & Pliers
The Daily Mail
GB News
Dan Wooden
Richard Littlejohn
Huw Edwards
Gary Glitter
Moths
Pussy grabbers
Ears.
🇺🇸
USA
Thighland
Iceland
Aberbian
Covfefe
FIFA
The cats & dogs that were eaten
Brooklyn Beckham
Lee Anderson
Chaka Demus & Pliers
The Daily Mail
GB News
Dan Wooden
Richard Littlejohn
Huw Edwards
Gary Glitter
Moths
Pussy grabbers
Ears.
🇺🇸
January 23, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Those joining Donald Trump’s Board of Peace:
USA
Thighland
Iceland
Aberbian
Covfefe
FIFA
The cats & dogs that were eaten
Brooklyn Beckham
Lee Anderson
Chaka Demus & Pliers
The Daily Mail
GB News
Dan Wooden
Richard Littlejohn
Huw Edwards
Gary Glitter
Moths
Pussy grabbers
Ears.
🇺🇸
USA
Thighland
Iceland
Aberbian
Covfefe
FIFA
The cats & dogs that were eaten
Brooklyn Beckham
Lee Anderson
Chaka Demus & Pliers
The Daily Mail
GB News
Dan Wooden
Richard Littlejohn
Huw Edwards
Gary Glitter
Moths
Pussy grabbers
Ears.
🇺🇸
Reposted by Picuda
Trump sold the oil from a seized Venezuelan tanker for $500,000,000.. Where is the money? He deposited it in a bank in Qatar where Congress can't get to it.
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Trump sold the oil from a seized Venezuelan tanker for $500,000,000.. Where is the money? He deposited it in a bank in Qatar where Congress can't get to it.
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
He stole the oil from Venezuela, but he stole the money from America.
Why has Congress not impeached and imprisoned him for his crimes?
Reposted by Picuda
Denmark says it has no intention of ceding any territory on the Arctic island, raising the question of what he achieved beyond sowing chaos and bad blood.
Trump’s Greenland ‘Deal’ Appears To Exist Only In His Head
Denmark says it has no intention of ceding any territory on the Arctic island, raising the question of what he achieved beyond sowing chaos and bad blood.
www.huffpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Denmark says it has no intention of ceding any territory on the Arctic island, raising the question of what he achieved beyond sowing chaos and bad blood.
Europe should no longer wait for Trump's America to be able to perform as a friend and ally any longer, and instead forge stronger bonds with Canada and others: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US | Paul Taylor
Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countries, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Europe should no longer wait for Trump's America to be able to perform as a friend and ally any longer, and instead forge stronger bonds with Canada and others: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Picuda
Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...
Amnesty International warns of rising US authoritarianism and human rights violations
Amnesty International published a report on Tuesday, warning about rising authoritarian practices in the US and detailing numerous ways how the rule of law and human rights are being threatened. The r...
www.jurist.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...
Reposted by Picuda
Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month, was shot at least three times, sustaining wounds to her head, arm and breast, a preliminary private autopsy found.
Private Autopsy Shows Renee Good Was Shot at Least 3 Times, Lawyers Say
Lawyers for the family of Ms. Good, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis, have said their firm was conducting an investigation into the shooting.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month, was shot at least three times, sustaining wounds to her head, arm and breast, a preliminary private autopsy found.
Before the US maybe finally start investing in security in Greenland/the Arctic again, instead of claiming Denmark and Europe doesn't, maybe they could have the courtesy of cleaning up the enormous mess when they last abandoned some military facilities: tv2.dk/reel/2026-01...
Her flyder det med amerikansk militærskrald
TV 2 giver dig overblik over de mest aktuelle nyheder og historier i samfundet lige nu - på under et minut.
tv2.dk
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Before the US maybe finally start investing in security in Greenland/the Arctic again, instead of claiming Denmark and Europe doesn't, maybe they could have the courtesy of cleaning up the enormous mess when they last abandoned some military facilities: tv2.dk/reel/2026-01...
Trump's knowledge of the Arctic, where I lived for more than a decade, seems very limited. He reminds me of an American couple, who came into the tourist office in Tromsø to complain that the midnight sun apparently was the same sun they had back home, wanting their money back!
January 22, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Trump's knowledge of the Arctic, where I lived for more than a decade, seems very limited. He reminds me of an American couple, who came into the tourist office in Tromsø to complain that the midnight sun apparently was the same sun they had back home, wanting their money back!
Reposted by Picuda
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that "Iceland" was part of his speech, even though it is clearly audible.
Donald Trump Referred To Greenland As 'Iceland' Onstage At Davos 4 Times
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that "Iceland" was part of his speech, even though it is clearly audible.
www.huffpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that "Iceland" was part of his speech, even though it is clearly audible.
Reposted by Picuda
HT to Leon D
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 PM
HT to Leon D
Reposted by Picuda
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “is now basically running our country the way he ran his companies — as a one-man show free to make terrible deals. That management style led to six bankruptcy filings by his companies,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
President Trump “is now basically running our country the way he ran his companies — as a one-man show free to make terrible deals. That management style led to six bankruptcy filings by his companies,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First.
Donald Trump is the most un-American president in our history. And in his second term, there is no one to constrain his un-American impulses.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “is now basically running our country the way he ran his companies — as a one-man show free to make terrible deals. That management style led to six bankruptcy filings by his companies,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
President Trump “is now basically running our country the way he ran his companies — as a one-man show free to make terrible deals. That management style led to six bankruptcy filings by his companies,” our columnist Thomas Friedman writes.
I do not know who Lindsey Graham is, but just saw comments from him indicating that he is just as deluded, ignorant and misinformed as the US president, at least when it comes to Arctic matters.
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I do not know who Lindsey Graham is, but just saw comments from him indicating that he is just as deluded, ignorant and misinformed as the US president, at least when it comes to Arctic matters.
Reposted by Picuda
Trump:
"NATO has treated the United States very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."
Tell that to the families of 850 soldiers from 19 non-US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the United States in Afghanistan - the only occasion Article 5 was ever triggered.
"NATO has treated the United States very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."
Tell that to the families of 850 soldiers from 19 non-US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the United States in Afghanistan - the only occasion Article 5 was ever triggered.
January 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Trump:
"NATO has treated the United States very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."
Tell that to the families of 850 soldiers from 19 non-US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the United States in Afghanistan - the only occasion Article 5 was ever triggered.
"NATO has treated the United States very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything."
Tell that to the families of 850 soldiers from 19 non-US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the United States in Afghanistan - the only occasion Article 5 was ever triggered.
Reposted by Picuda
Reposted by Picuda
Wᴇᴅɴᴇsᴅᴀʏ Tʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs Fʀᴏᴍ
ᴀ Cᴀɴᴀᴅɪᴀɴ🤔🍁
'Dementia Donnie'
ᴀ Cᴀɴᴀᴅɪᴀɴ🤔🍁
'Dementia Donnie'
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Wᴇᴅɴᴇsᴅᴀʏ Tʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs Fʀᴏᴍ
ᴀ Cᴀɴᴀᴅɪᴀɴ🤔🍁
'Dementia Donnie'
ᴀ Cᴀɴᴀᴅɪᴀɴ🤔🍁
'Dementia Donnie'
Reposted by Picuda
Reposted by Picuda
So, we’re going to war with Europe not Russia?
January 20, 2026 at 12:37 PM
So, we’re going to war with Europe not Russia?