Alan K. Weisdorf 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇩🇰
@weisdorf.bsky.social
Ph.D in international relations. Associate Dean as my day job. Concerned with the future of Liberal Democracy in an age of Putinist aggression, Trumpian politics, and the rise of AI. My views are my own.
To paraphrase an old saying, "Only dead men children tell the Truth"
A proper AI generated lambasting of the Western response to #RussianImperialism in the spirit of Christopher Hitchens.
A proper AI generated lambasting of the Western response to #RussianImperialism in the spirit of Christopher Hitchens.
The Truth About Russia's Invasion of Ukraine - (ft. Christopher Hitchens)
YouTube video by Christopher Hitchens Resurrected
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
To paraphrase an old saying, "Only dead men children tell the Truth"
A proper AI generated lambasting of the Western response to #RussianImperialism in the spirit of Christopher Hitchens.
A proper AI generated lambasting of the Western response to #RussianImperialism in the spirit of Christopher Hitchens.
The (probably) most important read of the day.
Trump's (and RFK's) America is an empty and ugly veneer that captures none of the nuance and (yes!) diversity the makes Humanity extraordinary.
We cannot let MAGA win
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
Trump's (and RFK's) America is an empty and ugly veneer that captures none of the nuance and (yes!) diversity the makes Humanity extraordinary.
We cannot let MAGA win
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter is a Tragedy
Dear Mr. RFK Jr.,
(The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.)
You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That...
www.mcsweeneys.net
May 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The (probably) most important read of the day.
Trump's (and RFK's) America is an empty and ugly veneer that captures none of the nuance and (yes!) diversity the makes Humanity extraordinary.
We cannot let MAGA win
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
Trump's (and RFK's) America is an empty and ugly veneer that captures none of the nuance and (yes!) diversity the makes Humanity extraordinary.
We cannot let MAGA win
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
I think this qualified as an expert opinion!
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I think this qualified as an expert opinion!
The Trump regime seems uniquely inspired by popular culture, from The Handmaid's Tale to Star Wars... only they seem to take their approach from the bad guys.
I imagine that Trump cried (if he is capable) when Luke - in A New Hope - destroyed the "big beautiful Death Star."
I imagine that Trump cried (if he is capable) when Luke - in A New Hope - destroyed the "big beautiful Death Star."
Austin Reece (@au_stin_reece) on Threads
The insane number of executive orders in the last 24 hours has got me thinking a lot about this quote from Andor.
www.threads.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Trump regime seems uniquely inspired by popular culture, from The Handmaid's Tale to Star Wars... only they seem to take their approach from the bad guys.
I imagine that Trump cried (if he is capable) when Luke - in A New Hope - destroyed the "big beautiful Death Star."
I imagine that Trump cried (if he is capable) when Luke - in A New Hope - destroyed the "big beautiful Death Star."
I am not implying that every MAGA is KKK. They are not.
But I am pretty sure every KKK is MAGA.
But I am pretty sure every KKK is MAGA.
April 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I am not implying that every MAGA is KKK. They are not.
But I am pretty sure every KKK is MAGA.
But I am pretty sure every KKK is MAGA.
I saw this commercial on a Danish bus for the Danish soft drink brand 'Jolly Cola'.
Most Danes used to be super enthusiastic about American products.
However, now it is a tag line in commercials to be 0% American.
What a difference a president makes...
Most Danes used to be super enthusiastic about American products.
However, now it is a tag line in commercials to be 0% American.
What a difference a president makes...
April 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I saw this commercial on a Danish bus for the Danish soft drink brand 'Jolly Cola'.
Most Danes used to be super enthusiastic about American products.
However, now it is a tag line in commercials to be 0% American.
What a difference a president makes...
Most Danes used to be super enthusiastic about American products.
However, now it is a tag line in commercials to be 0% American.
What a difference a president makes...
Inspiration for April Fool's Day headlines:
"Pete Hegseth sober"
"JD Vance says 'thank you' to couch"
"Trump takes responsibility and apologize"
"Elon Musk slash government aid to Tesla and SpaceX"
"Tulsi Gabbard criticize Putin"
"Medical Miracle! Marco Rubio recovers spine"
"Pete Hegseth sober"
"JD Vance says 'thank you' to couch"
"Trump takes responsibility and apologize"
"Elon Musk slash government aid to Tesla and SpaceX"
"Tulsi Gabbard criticize Putin"
"Medical Miracle! Marco Rubio recovers spine"
April 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Inspiration for April Fool's Day headlines:
"Pete Hegseth sober"
"JD Vance says 'thank you' to couch"
"Trump takes responsibility and apologize"
"Elon Musk slash government aid to Tesla and SpaceX"
"Tulsi Gabbard criticize Putin"
"Medical Miracle! Marco Rubio recovers spine"
"Pete Hegseth sober"
"JD Vance says 'thank you' to couch"
"Trump takes responsibility and apologize"
"Elon Musk slash government aid to Tesla and SpaceX"
"Tulsi Gabbard criticize Putin"
"Medical Miracle! Marco Rubio recovers spine"
Danish hotels are pretty cheeky...
Here is a reminder to turn off the light after you leave the bathroom.
Here is a reminder to turn off the light after you leave the bathroom.
March 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Danish hotels are pretty cheeky...
Here is a reminder to turn off the light after you leave the bathroom.
Here is a reminder to turn off the light after you leave the bathroom.
In the hot and dangerous mess that is the US Government under Trump, the silver lining is that much of it is pure meme gold.
March 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
In the hot and dangerous mess that is the US Government under Trump, the silver lining is that much of it is pure meme gold.
Trump and his cronies are in the proces of dissolving all sense of reality and history - forgotten is the 'shining city on a hill'.
They are in stead creating a bizarre sense of existence that is the necessary condition for completing authoritarian turn of American state and society.
They are in stead creating a bizarre sense of existence that is the necessary condition for completing authoritarian turn of American state and society.
Trump’s Dream Logic
That is what the American experience is beginning to feel like in 2025: not as if we are living in President Donald Trump’s reality, but as if we are living in his dream.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Trump and his cronies are in the proces of dissolving all sense of reality and history - forgotten is the 'shining city on a hill'.
They are in stead creating a bizarre sense of existence that is the necessary condition for completing authoritarian turn of American state and society.
They are in stead creating a bizarre sense of existence that is the necessary condition for completing authoritarian turn of American state and society.
Go Canada!
March 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Go Canada!
There is a pattern to the Trump Administration's antagonism against previous friends and allies.
Those attacked by Trump are all happier nations than the U.S.
Perhaps being such a wretched soul, Trump cannot abide other people being happy, uncorrupted, and satisfied.
Those attacked by Trump are all happier nations than the U.S.
Perhaps being such a wretched soul, Trump cannot abide other people being happy, uncorrupted, and satisfied.
U.S. Falls to Its Lowest-Ever Ranking in Latest World Happiness Report
Finland was named the happiest country in the world for an eighth year in a row.
time.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is a pattern to the Trump Administration's antagonism against previous friends and allies.
Those attacked by Trump are all happier nations than the U.S.
Perhaps being such a wretched soul, Trump cannot abide other people being happy, uncorrupted, and satisfied.
Those attacked by Trump are all happier nations than the U.S.
Perhaps being such a wretched soul, Trump cannot abide other people being happy, uncorrupted, and satisfied.
Sadly, in a World facing numerous challenges regarding planetary boundaries, we find it necessary to instead prioritize rearming ourselves in the face of chauvinism and Imperial megalomania.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, speaking at the European Parliament Plenary:
"While others hoped that we could rely indefinitely on America's full protection."
"We thought we were enjoying a peace dividend. But in reality, we were just running a security deficit."
"While others hoped that we could rely indefinitely on America's full protection."
"We thought we were enjoying a peace dividend. But in reality, we were just running a security deficit."
March 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Sadly, in a World facing numerous challenges regarding planetary boundaries, we find it necessary to instead prioritize rearming ourselves in the face of chauvinism and Imperial megalomania.
There is a lot of debate about whether or not #Trump is a Russian asset.
At this point, the question has become purely academic.
Trump's actions (however motivated) are everything the Russian dictatorship could hope for...
At this point, the question has become purely academic.
Trump's actions (however motivated) are everything the Russian dictatorship could hope for...
March 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There is a lot of debate about whether or not #Trump is a Russian asset.
At this point, the question has become purely academic.
Trump's actions (however motivated) are everything the Russian dictatorship could hope for...
At this point, the question has become purely academic.
Trump's actions (however motivated) are everything the Russian dictatorship could hope for...
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"...the U.S government is classified as a 'non-democracy' as of February 2025".
Now would probably be a good time to stop playing nice with the criminal, inept, lying, treasonous sociopaths in power. Now or never, guys.
Now.
Or never.
#Resist #StopTheCoup #WAKEtheFUCKup #ThisIsNOTaDrill
Now would probably be a good time to stop playing nice with the criminal, inept, lying, treasonous sociopaths in power. Now or never, guys.
Now.
Or never.
#Resist #StopTheCoup #WAKEtheFUCKup #ThisIsNOTaDrill
March 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
"...the U.S government is classified as a 'non-democracy' as of February 2025".
Now would probably be a good time to stop playing nice with the criminal, inept, lying, treasonous sociopaths in power. Now or never, guys.
Now.
Or never.
#Resist #StopTheCoup #WAKEtheFUCKup #ThisIsNOTaDrill
Now would probably be a good time to stop playing nice with the criminal, inept, lying, treasonous sociopaths in power. Now or never, guys.
Now.
Or never.
#Resist #StopTheCoup #WAKEtheFUCKup #ThisIsNOTaDrill
Trump has turned American from liberal democracy into a Patrimonial state to serve him and his loyalists.
“I think we are going to see an absolutely staggering orgy of corruption and crony capitalism in the next four years unlike anything we’ve seen since the late 19th century, the Gilded Age.”
“I think we are going to see an absolutely staggering orgy of corruption and crony capitalism in the next four years unlike anything we’ve seen since the late 19th century, the Gilded Age.”
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Trump has turned American from liberal democracy into a Patrimonial state to serve him and his loyalists.
“I think we are going to see an absolutely staggering orgy of corruption and crony capitalism in the next four years unlike anything we’ve seen since the late 19th century, the Gilded Age.”
“I think we are going to see an absolutely staggering orgy of corruption and crony capitalism in the next four years unlike anything we’ve seen since the late 19th century, the Gilded Age.”
I wonder when this #Lego set will be considered contraband in Trump's dystopian America...
#EveryoneIsAwesome
#EveryoneIsAwesome
February 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I wonder when this #Lego set will be considered contraband in Trump's dystopian America...
#EveryoneIsAwesome
#EveryoneIsAwesome
Important context! The US assume by default that they are irreplaceable... Europe 'just' need to step up.
Europe can fairly easily replace American military support for Ukraine, but it will require massive investments to replace U.S. in NATO.
Interesting assessments from @kiel.institute.
www.ifw-kiel.de/fileadmin/Da...
Interesting assessments from @kiel.institute.
www.ifw-kiel.de/fileadmin/Da...
February 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Important context! The US assume by default that they are irreplaceable... Europe 'just' need to step up.
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
To paraphrase Roosevelt...
"A presidency which will live in infamy".
#Trump #Ukraine #Russianaggression
"A presidency which will live in infamy".
#Trump #Ukraine #Russianaggression
February 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
To paraphrase Roosevelt...
"A presidency which will live in infamy".
#Trump #Ukraine #Russianaggression
"A presidency which will live in infamy".
#Trump #Ukraine #Russianaggression
Why does the Trump administrationen even bother fighting Ukraine membership of NATO?
The same administration has pretty much declared NATO a lame duck, and the alliance commitment 'optional' for the US
The same administration has pretty much declared NATO a lame duck, and the alliance commitment 'optional' for the US
February 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Why does the Trump administrationen even bother fighting Ukraine membership of NATO?
The same administration has pretty much declared NATO a lame duck, and the alliance commitment 'optional' for the US
The same administration has pretty much declared NATO a lame duck, and the alliance commitment 'optional' for the US
It is dangerous moment in American - indeed, in World - History. We all have to be vigilant.
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It is dangerous moment in American - indeed, in World - History. We all have to be vigilant.
Well said, Al Gore !
www.linkedin.com/posts/yberno...
www.linkedin.com/posts/yberno...
Yoann Berno on LinkedIn: #sustainability #cop29 | 1,079 comments
Al Gore rightfully losing his 💩
His recent speech touches on a critical issue that demands our attention.
With the current state of the world, are we really… | 1,079 comments on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Well said, Al Gore !
www.linkedin.com/posts/yberno...
www.linkedin.com/posts/yberno...