Randahl Fink

Political commentator.

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@randahlfink
Patreon: https://patreon.com/Randahl
Location: Vejle, Denmark, Europe

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2024-09-07 19:22:27

“Out of the blue, someone wanted to pay me millions to tell the American people that Ukraine was our enemy, and Russia was our friend. I had NO WAY of knowing, that this guy Mr. Kalashnikov was a foreign agent, and all that money came from Russia. I am clearly the victim of an extremely advanced, covert operation here.”
Seriously? That is what they are going with?
#paraphrasing
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2024-08-15 18:02:04

"Constant lies are coming from our side."
Clearly, the invasion of Russia has sent chock waves through the studios of Russian state tv, and the hosts are nervous, because how do you spin defeat?
https://youtu.be/T3Af4KzIzho?si=cV2if7RsFaSWzokN
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2024-08-14 17:17:53

Do you need subtitles when watching movies? It is not you, it is the movie.
Vox has a good video on why modern day movie sound actually sucks… because technology has gotten better.
Yes, that sounds backwards… but it is true: With modern tech, movie producers have come to expect more of what a soundtrack should be capable of, and when you end up watching a modern movie at home, the ambition of the producer and your sub par “movie theater” simply do not work together:
https://youtu.be/VYJtb2YXae8?si=4RTxgBmRvxt1Sjsm

2024-08-11 09:28:23

“Crime was up under Trump… and that’s not even counting his own crimes!”
If you have not seen VP candidate Tim Walz speak yet, watch him lift the roof off the building in Las Vegas:
https://youtu.be/VF4U_JHucJU?si=a-fLWZ7vgftcZupS
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2024-07-10 00:06:13

Tesla car sales are down 4.7 percent year-over-year.
I guess, spreading disinformation and conspiracy theories while rooting for Trump was not a good marketing strategy after all.
What a huge surprise.
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2024-06-20 20:04:35

No place to hide!
The US lifts restrictions on the use of American weapons against Russia. What was previously presented as a rule related only to attacks on the Kharkiv region, is now rephrased to allow Ukraine to attack any location inside Russia which is used for an attack on Ukraine.
This can turn out to be extremely costly for the Russian forces, as Russia has bases in many locations, and not enough air defence systems to protect them.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/20/us-says-ukraine-can-hit-inside-russia-anywhere-00164261
@npub1zz4…hv6n

2024-06-20 08:09:13

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Just Stop Oil has been vandalizing artworks and disrupting traffic for two entire years.
Where is the change, they have created?
Where are the actual, tangible results, which Just Stop Oil has delivered?

2024-06-20 07:53:15

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A person going to work to earn money to invest in the green transition makes a real change for planet earth.

2024-06-20 04:07:39

While you and I are busy financing the transition away from fossil fuels, Just Stop Oil thought they would paint Stonehenge orange and photograph themselves, believing that desecrating 5000-year-old neolithic monuments, gets us closer to the renewable energy future.
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2024-06-18 21:54:08

National politicians like to tell voters when it is the EU's fault. But this time, something awesome is happening thanks to the EU:
A newly adopted EU law requires all member states to restore 20 percent of land and sea nature to good conditions by 2030.
In Denmark for instance, this means we will FINALLY get rid of some of our — and I hope you are sitting down for this one — 61 percent farm land.
Not 6.1. Sixtyone!
And our minister for the environment @npub1vqj…gysz is all fort it. 💚
#ThanksEU!
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2024-06-18 06:25:19

Alliances in 2024.
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2024-06-17 21:20:16

While US billionaire golfer Donald Trump is gaining support for destroying America, the man who actually destroyed the UK, billionaire golfer Nigel Farage, is gaining support in the UK general election — again!
(Sky blue curve on the graph)
Sometimes I find it hard to believe, that we have survived as a species for 300,000 years with so many easy to fool individuals among us.
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2024-06-16 20:54:45

The average of all polls on the day before Trump's conviction had Trump in the lead by 1.2 percentage points.
Then he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, and it has been all over the news for more than two weeks.
The result? Trump is in the lead by 1.1 percentage points.
Something is seriously wrong in the US.
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2024-06-16 06:35:19

The latest Putin temper tantrums:
June 1: A German aircraft stationed in Latvia intercepts a Russian Su-24 over the Baltic sea, flying without transponder.
June 10: Two Russian bombers and two Russian fighter jets enter Finnish airspace near Loviisa.
June 14: A Swedish Gripen jet intercepts a Russian Su-24 over Gotland.

2024-06-13 21:46:55

The Moscow stock exchange can no longer trade in dollars and Euro, and the Russian stock market is declining fast, and Russian banks are preventing customers from logging in, after the US unleashed extensive new economic sanctions.
Have a great weekend Vladimir! 😘
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckvv1wydkwqo.amp
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2024-06-12 17:38:01

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The way this kill chain concept was explained, repairing a tank (like Poland does), does not make you part of the war. Providing target information does — something I have seen reports that the US and likely also the UK is doing.
I cannot help but wonder, if this is the real reason, Olaf Scholz does not want to provide Taurus missiles, because Germany would then have to support the use of the Taurus to an extent, that Germany would legally be considered part of the war.
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2024-06-12 17:35:30

In this weeks TV show about the Ukraine war, military experts had 2 important points:
1. By limiting Ukraine’s ability to attack deep inside Russia, Biden is preventing Ukraine from making a strategic difference on the battlefield — e.g. dealing severe blows to Russian airforce capabilities.
2. Whether countries are part of the war, depends on whether they are part of the kill chain.
My interpretation:
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2024-06-11 21:58:44

I seriously think we need better flag designers.
Because how on earth are human beings supposed to tell these flags apart?
Serbia: 🇷🇸
Croatia: 🇭🇷
Luxembourg: 🇱🇺
The Netherlands: 🇳🇱
Paraguay: 🇵🇾
Russia: 🇷🇺
Slovakia: 🇸🇰
Slovenia: 🇸🇮

2024-06-11 09:59:13

Yes!!! 🇺🇦♥️🇪🇺
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just announced that Ukraine has completed all the reform steps, the EU had laid out, and therefore the EU will now begin accession talks with Ukraine.
What an important, historic moment for Ukraine and the entire democratic world. 🙌🏻
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_24_3221
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2024-06-10 20:34:16

Russian infiltration in Denmark?
Danish media BT, got curious as to why former government party Venstre withdrew a candidacy for EP candidate Alexandra Sasha very late in the election.
According to BT, her real name is Alexandra Sasha Bessmertnaia, and digging into her past they found an expensive lifestyle and surprisingly many meetings with a pro-Russian organisation, arranged by an FSB agent.
No one in Venstre wants to talk to the press about the incident.
Source: https://www.bt.dk/politik/afsloering-venstre-kandidat-sad-i-bestyrelsen-for-prorussisk-netvaerk-og-moedtes

2024-06-09 22:31:39

Promoting the German AfD party to 187,000,000 followers in the middle of a European parliament election.
This man has zero sense of responsibility.
But at least, now Germans can pick another car brand than Tesla, if they do not want to ride his extreme right AfD supporting car brand.
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2024-06-09 21:51:18

The EU parliament elections have turned Denmark upside down.
All my life, Danish politics has been dominated by two parties: The Social Democrats which is centrist and Venstre which is financially more liberal but also centrist.
Now, The Social Democrats loses 6 percent of the vote and only barely keeps 3 seats, and Venstre is halved from 4 down to 2 seats.
Most impressingly, the climate focused, socialist party SF becomes the biggest party and gains a third seat.
This development…
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2024-06-09 17:55:22

Many Brits complain about the UK election system on Mastodon. If you have seen it and wondered why, this is it:
The UK has 650 election areas. In each area the candidate with most votes gets a seat in parliament. The serious flaw with this system is, everyone who votes for smaller parties do not get fewer seats — they get no seats.
For example, if 10 percent of voters vote for a party A, but either party B or party C gets more votes in each district, then party A wins nowhere and gets 0 seats.
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2024-06-09 08:59:35

Not a day goes by without Russia threatening nuclear war. In this recent episode on Russian state tv, Russian parliament member Andrei Gurulev fantasizes about obliterating The Netherlands.
What he forgets to mention is, the west has nuclear weapons pointed at Moscow too — meaning he himself and everyone around him would die as the result of such an attack.
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2024-06-09 08:13:00

Today I will be voting in the EU parliament elections.
In a world where Putin threatens Europe, and too few countries take the climate challenge seriously, electing the most qualified people to lead our way through the hard challenges is important like never before.
Let us send the EU in the right direction — lookup your candidates and go vote!
🇪🇺

2024-06-08 10:24:58

Russian army soldier arrested by French Security Police — in possession of bomb-making materials, guns, and fake passports.
Politicians say, we are not at war with Russia, but clearly, Russia is at war with us.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-detains-ukrainian-russian-man-suspected-planning-violent-act-explosion/

2024-06-07 22:46:12

I have never met a black person, who accused me of racism, if we disagreed.
I have never met an Asian person who called me racist, if we disagreed.
But surprisingly often, when I disagree with an Israeli about Gaza, no matter which argument I present, the reply is, "This is anti-semitism!".
I wonder what upbringing it takes, to make a child believe, that if someone has a different view than you, they must be bad people.
What a dangerous mindset to pass on to future generations.

2024-06-07 17:39:26

What a great couple of weeks for MAGA America:
✅ Donald Trump found guilty
✅ Steve Bannon sent to prison
✅ Alex Jones’ assets now being liquidated

2024-06-07 08:16:09

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that is a good suggestion, but it is not very convenient for two reasons:
1. Quite many of my posts use all 500 characters, and unfortunately hashtags are part of the count.
2. It would require me to add a politics hashtag manually every time I post which is not convenient. Of course this point could be solved if my app could do this automatically.

2024-06-07 08:04:38

Today I identified a limitation with Mastodon.
A person wishes not to see any politics in their feed, and kindly asked me to put content warnings on politics.
I replied that this would be counterproductive to my very reason for being on Mastodon, so they blocked me.
I respect their decision, but would it not be better if the person could choose not to see boosts of my posts without blocking me and ending all dialogue?
Update: This IS possible via the web interface. Awesome!
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2024-06-07 05:29:09

Using US weapons, Israel bombs a UN school in Gaza killing 40.
Their excuse? 9 of them were terrorists.
Imagine if your local police got a tip about 9 criminals at you local school, and they decided to solve the problem by bombing the school killing 40 people. Would any sane person accept that?
This is a clear violation of the principle of proportionality and therefore a violation of international law.
Again.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/06/middleeast/israel-airstrike-un-school-gaza-intl-hnk/index.html

2024-06-06 22:22:47

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another good example is his constant nuclear threads which will never amount to anything, because he knows he cannot fight NATO — he is hardly capable of fighting Ukraine.

2024-06-06 21:59:47

Putin now claims he will give missiles to the enemies of the US, UK, and France, as retaliation for these countries delivering missiles to Ukraine.
Sure, Vladimir. Houthi rebels driving around the desert with S300 launch vehicles… that will happen, because you say so.
— The ramblings of a madman. 🤦🏻‍♂️
https://youtu.be/ldeIx5T209w?si=zZLaNTZaJFy4e4tx
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2024-06-05 21:03:39

Wait… WHAT??!?!?!?
Trump is now publicly fantasising about getting reelected and throwing Jill Biden, Wife of President Joe Biden, in jail, as revenge for 12 jurors in Manhattan finding Trump guilty of a crime.
I am truly lost for words. As a political campaign message, this makes zero sense.
Clearly, my field of political analysis does not suffice. If a psychologist or a doctor has an analysis of these ramblings of a madman, I am all ears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyUsWoGclQ4
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2024-06-04 10:50:58

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there has to be something, he is not telling us, which motivates this contradictory position.

2024-06-04 10:17:52

Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz: Using German weapons to bomb Russian military positions inside Russia is not an escalation.
Also Olaf Scholz: Using Taurus missiles to bomb Russian military positions inside Ukraine is an escalation.
It makes no sense at all.

2024-06-03 07:26:53

You have sent an email to Randahl Fink.
Unfortunately, I will not be responding at this time, as I have taken an extended summer holiday to visit all the countries, Putin has threatened with nuclear war.
I expect to be back from my trip sometime in late 2029.

2024-06-03 06:41:35

For the first time in history, Mexico has elected a female president. Claudia Sheinbaum has been the governor of Mexico City until 2023, she is from a Jewish family but secular, and tough on crime.
Congratulations Mexico! 🇲🇽
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2024-06-02 14:13:58

I do not know who these two New York women are, but they are my heroes. ♥️
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2024-06-02 09:30:33

Guilty as charged! 🔥
This new anti-Trump video from The Lincoln Project deserves a thousand boosts. 🙌🏻
https://youtu.be/FwcjDO6JCVQ?si=SQun3oGdi0sjFtfZ

2024-06-02 03:51:02

As soon as the mob boss is convicted for his crimes, they think the country is a "banana republic".
It is an interesting choice of words, because had the US been a banana republic, I guarantee you, Trump's fate had not been decided by a three month legal proces.
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2024-05-31 19:57:59

When you meet someone in real life who is on X, who does not understand the value of switching to Mastodon, I recommend telling them that unlike X…
1. Mastodon is both free and ad free for all users
2. Everyone gets the same set of features, so editing typos or writing longer posts is not reserved for the rich kids.
3. There is no algorithm, so everyone's content spreads if we the users decide it is great content.

2024-05-31 08:10:24

You too can buy a Tesla, and support the main share holder Elon Musk, who abuses his social media platform to convince his 185 million followers, that the US justice system is corrupt, because his favorite criminal is brought to justice.
Or you could buy from a different car brand.
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2024-05-30 22:17:18

Trump told his voters, "I have all the best people”.
Here are those people…
Trump: Guilty of 34 counts of felony fraud.
Trump’s lawyer Christina Bob: Arrested.
Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani: Indicted.
Trump's lawyer John Eastman: Indicted.
Trump's CFO Allen Weisselberg: Jailed… twice.
Trump's adviser Peter Navarro: Jailed.
Trump's adviser Steve Bannon: Going to jail.
Trump's fixer Michael Cohen: Served 3 years in prison.

2024-05-29 06:58:26

Status on whether countries allow Ukraine to use their weapons against Russian territory:
✅ UK
✅ Finland
✅ Sweden
✅ Poland
✅ Denmark
✅ Estonia
✅ Latvia
✅ Lithuania
✅ The Netherlands
✅ Canada
✅ France
✅ Germany
Your move Joe Biden.

2024-05-28 20:09:51

Update to the number of F-16 fighter jets being delivered to Ukraine:
Denmark: 19
The Netherlands: 24
Norway: 22
Greece: 32
Belgium: 30
A total of 127 fighter jets.
A solid start. 🇺🇦

2024-05-28 08:52:26

Israeli official to prosecutor at The International Criminal Court:
"You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/israeli-spy-chief-icc-prosecutor-war-crimes-inquiry?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

2024-05-26 23:32:46

Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.
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2024-05-26 22:16:17

I just love the Swedes! ♥️
Defence Minister of Sweden Pål Jonson says, Ukraine can use Swedish weapons on Russian territory.
Your move Joe Biden!
https://www.hallandsposten.se/asikter/ledare/landgrans-ska-inte-skydda-rysk-angripare.09212cc1-6c94-4389-8b1a-2956a1aa9f9e

2024-05-26 09:57:50

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it relates to the country of origin. So even a missile provided by an EU country is under restrictions, if it is manufactured in the US.
The reason the UK can say they will not restrict their weapons is because, systems like their Storm Shadow missiles are their own making.
The US restrictions are a big problem, because the US is the biggest weapons manufacturer in NATO.

2024-05-26 09:24:27

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2. What Blinken says does not match what the US administration has communicated:
https://youtube.com/shorts/PhRG_taSCbE?si=YPG394NG4kRCHtMx

2024-05-26 09:08:07

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4. The drone strikes are using Ukrainian weapons.

2024-05-26 08:51:17

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You can start here:
https://mastodon.social/@randahl/112486581823892733

2024-05-26 08:39:08

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your statement is incorrect, as can be affirmed by numerous security briefings from US security officials, including John Kirby and Lloyd Austin.

2024-05-26 06:16:15

After yesterday's bombing of a large shopping center in Kharkiv, this is what we know:
Russia is believed to have been using two glide bombs for the attack, in which at least 11 people were killed, 16 more are missing, and 39 were injured.
The attack was carried out during opening hours on a Saturday, where most civilians are present.
The attack could likely have been prevented, had the US adminstation given Ukraine permission to shoot down enemy bomber aircraft near the border to Ukraine.
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2024-05-23 21:49:39

I strongly believe, if Trump is reelected, he will finally get a border wall.
Because Canada will gladly pay for it.

2024-05-22 15:58:34

Does irony confuse you? I use irony quite often in my posts, and some users have warned me, that this may not translate all too well between people of different cultures.
So I kindly ask for your input — not on what you think others MAY feel, but what you actually DO feel. Please answer the following:
When I read Mastodon posts, I usually feel irony is

2024-05-21 18:20:46

Mastodon gets better, the more you follow. If you need inspiration @npub1jg6…k7hx has compiled a great list of the most followed Mastodon accounts:
https://most-followed-mastodon-accounts.stefanhayden.com/?threads=false
Hat tip to @npub1jnr…lutc for the link.
#whotofollow

2024-05-21 15:54:52

Today I saw a number, which I will never forget.
During this war, Russia has launched 5628 Shahed-136 drones towards Ukraine.
That is 5628 times, civilians have heard a buzzing moped engine in the sky, and seen the Shahed-136 strike a civilian home, a power plant, or a school with its 50 kilogram warhead.
For comparison, Hitler struck London with 2857 V1 and V2 rockets — half as many.
I simply do not know what to tell future generations when they ask, why we did not stop the Russian terror.
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2024-05-20 14:01:16

NOW HIRING
Looking for extremely religious shia Muslim leader with long term experience in oppression at large scale.
Must be pro hanging, torture, and oppression of women, and willing to do shady deals with Russia.
The ideal candidate sees no difference between religion and politics. Popularity not required.
To apply please contact your nearest Iranian embassy.

2024-05-20 04:43:03

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash.
May it be a turning point for the women of Iran.
#freedom

2024-05-19 21:41:49

I certainly have had enough of some people claiming that we must cower to Putin, because he has nuclear weapons. And I am glad to see, I am not alone.
In a debate show on Danish national tv, foreign editor of Danish newspaper Weekendavisen, Anna Libak replied to yet another “But Putin’s has nuclear weapons!” by saying, “If Hitler had nuclear weapons, would we have given him France?”
Bingo! Of course we would not. And neither should Putin have Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini🇺🇦
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2024-05-19 07:24:29

Israel destroyed 300 houses in Jabalia in Gaza, and now rescuers have found 150 dead under the rubble.
The International Criminal Court is taking notes.
https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-05-18-24/h_86178379ffb887999b5c524ed0e26822

2024-05-18 17:40:24

Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani: Indicted.
Trump's lawyer John Eastman: Indicted.
Trump's CFO Allen Weisselberg: Jailed.
Trump's adviser Peter Navarro: Jailed.
Trump's adviser Steve Bannon: Going to jail.
Trump's fixer Michael Cohen: Already went to jail.
— If you still think Trump is innocent, you are in for a surprise.

2024-05-18 16:14:55

Rudy Giuliani trying to escape his indictment by going under ground, but still insisting on celebrating his 80 year birthday with fellow criminal Roger Stone… only to be found by agents who served his indictment, is exactly the poetic justice we need right now.
😘👌
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2024-05-18 10:57:19

7 kilometers in 7 days — that’s the distance you walk in an hour, only it took a week for the Russians to get that far into Kharkiv Oblast.
From analysis I have read this week, Russia has lost more than 7,000 soldiers to take strips of forrest, and small settlements.
The invaders have now reached the first of two Ukrainian defensive lines which run east to west, and with the relatively few soldiers and limited armored resources they have committed, they will likely not get much further.
…
1/2
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2024-05-18 09:10:22

Quiz: Is this
A: A satire show trying to make fun of Congress by making House politicians appear like school children.
or
B: Video from the actual US House of Representatives.
?
https://youtu.be/o4WSkLc5rv8?si=Ysna7M7YmtL7EY-y

2024-05-18 08:55:17

#whotofollow
Mastodon gets better, the more you follow. If you are here for the inspiring political debate, I warmly recommend you follow these accounts, with whom the debate is always thought provoking, constructive and friendly:
https://esq.social/@CarlG
https://mastodon.social/@JenniferSlack
https://masto.ai/@JohnLoader6
https://mastodon.ie/@briancs
https://mastodon.ie/@harriettmb
https://social.linux.pizza/@stargazersmith
https://mastodon.world/@DeeGLloyd
🐘
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2024-05-16 05:08:04

Another day, another 1520 Russians eliminated along with their 30 armored vehicles and 19 tanks.
That is an entire month of new Russian tank production gone — in 24 hours.
Unsustainable.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/449/033/395/240/369/original/a91b1a08cfe619aa.jpeg

2024-05-15 16:18:12

The US presidential debates between Biden and Trump will take place on
June 27 (hosted by CNN)
September 10 (hosted by ABC News)

2024-05-15 15:26:44

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the only one in this thread who is talking about hating entire countries is you. Even after I replied to you, that this was not the intent, you still try to force that intent upon me.
Why?
People who follow me know, that I have argued strongly against the Netanyahu regime countless times, but you will not find a single post from me, were I claim, all Israelis vote for Netanyahu. On the contrary, I spent a long time researching this topic to make this:
https://youtu.be/jnyd74IBVIA?si=js-Lxu6MkF3EqPH9
@npub1wpn…v6wc

2024-05-15 10:01:59

While children are starving in Gaza, Israeli citizens attack an aid truck at the Tarqumiya crossing.
If you side with this, you are on the wrong side of history.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/444/524/614/874/401/original/29e83205b1e0caac.mp4

2024-05-15 06:29:53

Bad news for Trump:
Michael Cohen's testimony went so well, the prosecution has told judge Merchan, he will be the last witness.
Originally, they had planned for more witnesses to be called, likely as a backup plan if the Cohen cross examination did not go well.
But now Trump's time is running out. No more screaming in front of the press. No more social media whining. Closing arguments are coming and then sentencing.

2024-05-14 16:53:53

Mike Johnson drags his own speakership through the mud by appearing at Trump's trial, substituting for Trump by attacking the judge’s daughter — something Trump has been barred from doing.
Instead of admitting, the Republicans have nominated a criminal, he now threatens to take action against people in the legal system.
When Johnson goes down with the sinking ship, no one should feel any pity. Lawmakers who do not believe in law and order, have no place in government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPiAWYp3K8E
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2024-05-14 08:11:21

Brilliant proposal by German politicians: Let us place air defence systems inside NATO, and have these systems save civilian lives by shooting down missiles over western Ukraine.
This is pretty clever because
1. Russia cannot bomb these systems as that would be an act of war against the entire NATO alliance.
2. The systems cannot trigger a war with Russia themselves, as they are not attacking Russia.
Do it!
https://www.dw.com/uk/u-nimeccini-proponuut-zbivati-droni-nad-ukrainou-silami-nato/a-69054148

2024-05-14 02:18:58

"Pay with cash" — those words were said by Trump, recorded by Michael Cohen, and played back in front of the jury in the #hushmoney trial. And from the recorded conversation it was clear, this was Trump directing Cohen to pay Karen McDougal with cash, so it would be untraceable.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/13/opinions/michael-cohen-takes-trump-trial-past-this-critical-threshold-eisen/index.html

2024-05-12 10:07:23

UN human rights experts horrified: Seven mass graves found in northern Gaza with 520 Palestinian bodies. Some beheaded, some showing signs of torture.
The Israeli government can scream "anti-semitism" as much as they want — The International Criminal Court is coming for Benjamin Netanyahu, and the world will never forget what his government did.
Never again.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4652018-reports-mount-of-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals-some-without-heads/amp/

2024-05-11 09:55:52

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try Ivory. It is rock solid.

2024-05-11 09:28:51

MAGA news #BREAKING:
Now the sky is broken too. Thanks a lot Joe Biden!
#aurora
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2024-05-09 08:34:20

In April, Ukraine defender Denys Zeleny took this photo of his workplace, the battlefield of Serebeyansky Forest in the Luhansk.
48 hours ago, Denys was killed in action. His colleagues write
"Defending Ukraine, our hero Denis Zeleny died during the fighting. There are no words to express all the pain of losing this person. A real warrior, defender and friend. Forever in the ranks."
Let us help Ukraine win.
Let us end this war.
Source: https://24tv.ua/viyni-zaginuv-avtor-unikalnih-kadriv-vipalenogo-serebryanskogo_n2551525
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2024-05-08 09:15:38

Sometimes I wish just one Republican state would leave the US to found it's own country.
Just one, which could try out all the book burning, closed borders, fewer women's rights, religios politics, non-scientific medicine — so everyone could really see, what that leads to.
For years, politicians in Europe blamed everything on the EU, but I can assure you, when Britain left our union and became a country with considerable challenges, it crushed the EU blame game in many countries.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/404/708/266/790/405/original/6995181bdb1aa09a.mp4

2024-05-07 12:33:45

Republican politician Geoff Duncan, Georgia, now says he will vote for Joe Biden:
“We have been faking this long enough. Donald Trump is not a Republican. He does not represent our brand, he does not represent our future. He is a horrible human being, and we are watching that play out hour by hour in the courtroom […] It is time to turn the page and move on.”
At long last, the ship is beginning to sink.
https://youtu.be/5WQkd8FCt4g?si=ilXg5qAUiW-cPuCw
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/399/825/076/473/975/original/1f44a53ab068cabb.mp4

2024-05-07 06:21:21

Do you see a pattern?
Russian hit squad assassinates Maksim Kuzminov in Spain.
Leonid Volkov attacked in Lithuania.
Airplanes GPS jammed all over Poland and the Baltics.
Fiber optic cables destroyed in France and Finland.
Underwater listening stations destroyed in Norway.
The Russian vessel Admiral Vladimirsky caught mapping sabotage targets in The North Sea.
Weapons depots blown up in Bulgaria.
…
— And our politicians claim we are certainly not in any way at war with Russia.
Wake up!

2024-05-06 11:23:26

Trump's attorney was sentenced for the crime.
Trump's friend at the tabloid said, Trump did it.
Trump's accountant wrote down the crime.
Trump's aide said Trump did it.
And now Trump's one night stand is going to testify, Trump did it too.
If this is all Joe Biden, as Trump says, Joe is even more impressive than I thought.

2024-05-05 07:16:02

Britain used to have the most polluted beaches in the EU, because UK sewage is led via channels directly into the sea.
Fortunately, UK politicians have now solved the problem… by leaving the EU, so the country does now show up in environmental statistics.
But the problem is now even worse in the UK.
https://edition.cnn.com/england-uk-sewage-poop-beach/index.html

2024-05-04 18:52:23

Tonight was a very special night for Denmark in 1945. The nazis had occupied Denmark for five years, and after dinner, people tuned in to the Danish broadcast from the BBC, where Johannes G. Sørensen read the following:
“In this moment, Montgomery has informed us, the German troops in Holland, Northwest Germany, AND in Denmark have surrendered. This is London… we repeat: In this moment, Montgomery…”
Five years in darkness had ended. To everyone in Ukraine, know this:
The day will come. ♥️
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2024-05-04 08:26:34

This map shows where Russia is currently attacking GPS signals in the EU.
According to this brilliantly researched article from Peter Møller, Russia has a classified weapons system called Tobol, which is jamming GPS satellites from a base in Kaliningrad.
By using photos and articles from before the war, he has managed to piece together a surprisingly clear picture of what the Russians are doing.
(In Danish but translating it is absolutely worth it.)
https://nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2024-04-30-putin-har-bygget-et-hemmeligt-vaaben-i-kaliningrad-og-danmark-kan-vaere-i-skudlinjen?cid=_soco%3Atw%3A4%3Anews%3A%3A%3A
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2024-05-03 20:07:02

Trump talks to the press, explaining he is not allowed to talk, which means he cannot testify in court.
Pardon my Danish — I am from Jutland, the farming region of Denmark, and I have seen stables with less horseshit than this.
Source: Fox News
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/378/933/015/457/714/original/785b0a1e44880386.mp4

2024-05-02 19:09:42

I have lost count of how many times, Russian media have claimed the sanctions were not working. But here is the hard truth:
The state owned energy company Gazprom had a net profit of USD 12,900,000,000 in 2022.
In 2023 the same company suffered a net loss of USD 6,900,000,000 — its first loss in 20 years.
Putin will lose this war.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/5/2/gazprom-falls-to-first-annual-loss-in-20-years-as-trade-with-europe-hit

2024-04-30 21:03:32

The parliament of Denmark today signed a law which ads USD 14 billion to the Danish defence budget, in order to finance a an armored brigade with 6000 soldiers, tanks and armored vehicles. As part of the deal, young women will now be force conscripted into the military.
You could see it in our politicians’ faces, they are not keen on doing this, but this is the reality of living 300 km from Russia.
This is the real price of cheap Russian gas.

2024-04-30 13:54:34

Man we live in crazy times…
Republican Bill Barr tells CNN, that when he was Attorney General, Trump would frequently inform him, he wanted specific US citizens killed, but according to Barr, it is not a problem, because the government did not carry out the order.
Imagine that: A president angrily suggesting to use the power of the state to assassinate people he does not like, and it all comes down to, whether the person he is talking to tries to calm him down… or not.
https://youtu.be/KqyjudAkFNQ?si=4mXvd9lR5qGN58tj

2024-04-30 03:53:03

Tucker Carlson normalizes Putin by interviewing him in Moscow.
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Putin "protects Christians".
And Trump says, he has a "great relationship" with Putin.
When Denmark was occupied by the Nazis, opportunists tried to normalize them too. After the war, 13,000 collaborators were sentenced, and ironically, many were placed in the Frøslev prison, built by the Nazis.
46 were executed.
I wonder what will happen, when everything falls apart for the collaborators of our time.
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2024-04-29 17:39:15

A warm welcome on Mastodon to blogger and Bachelor of Science [@chahalAman](https://mastodon.social/@chahalAman).
Like so many of us, Aman used to be very active at The Dead Bird's Graveyard, where she was followed by 310 people, and now she is followed by only 3 people here on Mastodon.
But what do you say Mastodonians? We can improve that, can't we? Let's work our magic! ♥️💕🐘
#whotofollow
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2024-04-29 11:21:19

Trump’s reality: “We will be in Michigan, a state which [Biden] has destroyed because of the auto industry, we are not going to have any jobs left in Michigan.”
Reality: During the Pandemic when Trump was president, Michigan unemployment rose, and in 2020 when Biden became president, the unemployment rate in Michigan was 10 percent. But it improved, and the latest data show an unemployment rate between 3.6 and 4.3 percent.
Source 1: https://youtu.be/frIeyWNfW48?si=xsuE-nZoTH_E-yfK
Source 2: https://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa/Economics/MichiganLaborForce.PDF
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2024-04-29 03:50:59

It may take a while for voters to react, but in the long run, whining won't win you the presidency.
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2024-04-28 18:34:11

Again this weekend, the center of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, is filled with protesters saying no to a Putin future, and yes to the EU.
🇬🇪
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2024-04-25 18:12:57

People have asked, whether Joe Biden will send the long range ATACMS as specified in Mike Johnson’s version of the Ukraine aid package.
The US now reveals, 100 missiles have already arrived in Ukraine, because Joe Biden decided to ship them in Mid-february.
And here’s the kicker: It was long range ATACMS missiles which took out the Dzankoi airfield in occupied Crimea last week. A spectacular attack which took out four S-400 missile launchers, radar stations, and more.
https://kyivindependent.com/nyt-us-secretly-sent-ukraine-100-atacms-last-week-immediately-used-to-strike-russian-airfield/

2024-04-24 09:40:21

Journalist [@dangillmor](https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor), who used to have 43,500 followers at The Dead Bird's Graveyard, is now on Mastodon, where he is followed by 31,000.
I have an idea: Let's beat his follower count at the old place!
Please boost. 🚀
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2024-04-23 20:03:14

Mind blowing 🤯
Former tabloid executive Mr. Pecker has testified, that in 2015 he made a secret deal with Trump to catch and kill stories that could hurt then presidential candidate Trump, while at the same time he agreed to write negative stories about Hillary, which were run by Trump’s fixer Michael Cohen for approval before publication.
Trump has been screaming “election interference” for many months, and today we find out, that is the exact term for his own crime.
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-23-24/index.html

2024-04-22 08:25:14

#Mastotip
If you reply to a post to add someone’s handle to it, to have that person see the post, here is a better way:
Say the post is from user A, and you hit reply. You then get a reply which contains @ A. Many then just add the name of the person they want to see the post, replying with @ A @ B. But that means A is notified, that you have written something for them, which is really not ideal.
So instead, delete the @ A, then write @ B, and hit reply. B gets notified, A is not bothered.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/313/913/123/277/262/original/2d686851510c8ab4.mp4