Tag Archives: trump

A diverse media diet

Posted on Jan 21, 2024 by Henning Michael Møller Just

One of the reasons I subscribe to newsletters to get news is that I can get diverse and interesting news. And, regarding the political situation in USA, I recently got these to within a couple of hours: Timothy Snyder has … Continue reading →

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Controversial and divisive

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Labeling someone as “controversial” and “divisive” have long been an easy way to signal that that person should be avoided. A subtle “don’t listen to him, he’s dangerous.” And for a very long time it has worked. Until it doesn’t. … Continue reading →

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Prison sentences and mug shots

Posted on Jan 10, 2021 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I realised quickly that the attack on the US Capitol was very serious, and, unfortunately I am not surprised that it easily could have ended with political assassinations. Only later did it become clear that lawmakers feared for their lives; … Continue reading →

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Insurrection and selfies

Posted on Jan 8, 2021 by Henning Michael Møller Just

[…] They wanted insurrection and selfies, they can have prison sentences and mug shots. — Garry Kasparov

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What happened yesterday?

Posted on Jan 7, 2021 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Here’s an interesting way of telling that story; see Arieh Kovler’s thread from December 21 2020 where he predicted pretty much everything: […] When Congress certifies Biden, these people will be shocked. Their worlds will collapse. And it’ll happen while … Continue reading →

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I need to go to bed now

Posted on Jan 7, 2021 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Europe has not, for more than a hundred years, been able to keep tyranny and oppression away; the best we have done is slow it down enough for the Americans to save us; two world wars and civil wars. So … Continue reading →

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Christopher Krebs is a smart man

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Also, he is apparently a man of integrity so he got fired by the current American President who is neither of these things. Krebs was Director of Cybersecurity in USA, until he declared that there had been no widespread voter … Continue reading →

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Trump’s nightmare

Posted on Nov 10, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

For a guy so desperately wanting to be feared – as respect is out of the question – the current response to his posturing is … well … We are technically in perhaps the worst governance crisis in US history. … Continue reading →

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Trump’s appeal

Posted on Nov 3, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

One thing that Trump never communicates, and cannot possibly communicate, is a sense of his moral superiority. The man is totally without sanctimony. Even when his every utterance is purposed for self-aggrandizement. Even when he is calling himself a genius. … Continue reading →

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When Trump and Swift are equally wrong

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I am not entirely sure this is a rarity, though Taylor Swift may be a nice person. This thread does a thorough debunking of the “Trump is dismantling the US Postal Service” story that had been going around recently, finishing … Continue reading →

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