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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Apr 7

🚨 Nyt lovforslag i USA blokerer for millioner af amerikaneres ret til at stemme! 🗳️ Særligt gifte #kvinder rammes af SAVE Act, pga krav om fødselsattest og vielsesattest. Eksperter advarer: 10% af US statsborgere mangler disse dokumenter
#kvindediskrimination
#ValgretsKrise #saveact

What is the SAVE Act? Election experts say bill could complicate voting for millions

The GOP-backed bill was scheduled to be voted on this week in the House.

amp.miamiherald.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Mar 7

Det er Weekend ♥️❤️ Vi trænger til lidt HAPPINESS 💝

Lyt til den fantastiske koncert med Annie Lennox fra i aftes i Royal Albert Hall 💃

Koncerten samlede en stribe stjerner for at støtte The Circle - den globale feministiske organisation, som Lennox grundlagde for 17 år siden

✊

#spreadlovenothate 🏳️‍🌈

Annie Lennox & Friends @ The Royal Albert Hall - Full Concert minus encore - 06-03-2025

YouTube video by 1i2c

www.youtube.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Mar 6

Farvel til undervisning & viden 😳

Hvad skal USA da også med et undervisningsministerium? 🤷🏻‍♂️

#dkpol
#uddpol
#education
#edchat

Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department

The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.

www.npr.org

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 27

🔥 @wired.com’s journalister gransket Trumps »motorsavsmassakre«: DOGE

“It’s worse than you think in the same way that your brain breaks a little when you try to picture how deep the ocean is. It’s worse than you think because by the time the courts catch up the damage will already have been done.”

The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think

What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.

www.wired.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 24

Hold øje med den 28. februar 👀 🚨

Millioner ventes at boykotte Trump-Vance-Musk-føjelige virksomheder og butikskæder

✊🏽

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 24

If you are experiencing rage and despair about what is happening in America and the world right now because of the Trump-Vance-Musk regime, you are hardly alone.

But a groundswell of opposition is growing. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/ten-reasons-for-optimism

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 24

Modstand mod #Trump og #Musk har mange udtryk 😉 ..: og aftryk 💋🦶

#LongLiveTheRealKing
#PowerLicking
#SubmissivePolitics
#OligarchObedience

TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet

On Monday morning, TV sets at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development played the seemingly AI-generated video on loop, along with the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”

www.wired.com

Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 21

😳

Endnu en.
Denne gang Steve Bannon

French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute

Jordan Bardella calls off US address after former Trump aide makes controversial gesture with outstretched arm onstage

www.theguardian.com

Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 21

Når nogle tør stå frem, tør andre følge efter 🧑‍🤝‍🧑👭 💪🏾

Det er derfor det betyder så meget, når mennesker tør vise deres sande jeg. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ♥️❤️🩷🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎

#representationmatters
#lgbti #lgbt #dkpol
@susannebranner.bsky.social
@uffepaulsen.bsky.social

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 20

Nearly one in 10 adults in the U.S. identifies as LGBTQ, according to a large analysis from Gallup released Thursday — almost triple the share since Gallup began counting in 2012, and up by two-thirds since 2020. nyti.ms/42ZZGIN

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 12

Det er jo fuldstændig gakkelak 😳

Et medlem af Kongressen i USA har stillet forslag om at omdøbe #Grønland 🇬🇱 til:

"Red, White, and Blueland". 🤷🏻‍♂️

Du kan se forslaget herunder fra
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter 👇🏾

#WTF #dkpol #idiosynkrasi

www.congress.gov

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 11

Google, Amazon, Meta m.fl. opgiver nu støtten til minoriteter, svage og udsatte grupper. 🤦🏿
#Trump-administrationen skal pleases - så væk med fokus på #ligestilling, #diversitet, #sorte, #lgbt+ og kampen for #menneskerettigheder. 🤷🏻‍♂️

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
#dkpol #DEI
@susannebranner.bsky.social @heunicke.bsky.social

Google Calendar Cuts Pride Month, Black History Month And More Observances—Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI

Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

www.forbes.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 11

Der er stadig håb! 🙏🏽
100 lande mødtes i Paris om demokratisk AI-udvikling til almenhedens bedste. Macron lancerede 'Current AI' - et public-private partnership - og sikrer 109 mia. €uro til en europæisk tredje vej mellem USA & Kina.
"Sammen kan vi forme fremtidens teknologi" 🌍🇪🇺
#AISummitParis #dkpol

France is back in the AI race, Macron tells Paris summit

France's recent announcement of 109 billion euros' worth of private investment in artificial intelligence has put the country "back in the AI race", French President Emmanuel Macron told political lea...

www.france24.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 11

Domstole? 🤷🏻‍♂️
Hvad skal vi dog bruge domstole til?

#HvemHulenFandtDaOgsåPåDetDersensDemokrati?
#LængeLeveMagtmisbrug 😳

Hallo!!! 👋🏾 #MagtensTredeling Hallo??

Øhhh hvad?
#Princippetomdenlovgivendemagt,denudøvendemagtogdendømmendemagt

🤦‍♀️ 🤦🏿🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏽‍♀️ 🙀

Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts

Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.

www.theatlantic.com

Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 11

🔥 Tech-drama: Elon Musk går nu også efter magten over fremtidens #AI - byder gigantiske $97,4 mia. på OpenAI/ChatGPT
Sam Altman svarer med et modangreb: 'Vi køber Twitter for $9,74 mia hvis du vil.'
Men… skal AI-magten koncentreres på få hænder? Skal Musk styre vores digitale #demokrati? #dkpol

Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Control OpenAI

The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.

www.nytimes.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 6

Trump claimed no knowledge of Project 2025 last summer. 😇
🤥
Now his first 37 decrees reveal the cold truth: A systematic authoritarian takeover with mass firings of civil servants, political purges & dismantling of the justice system. 😳
READ Politico's analysis:
#DictatorsPlaybook

37 ways Project 2025 has shown up in Trump’s executive orders

A side-by-side review by POLITICO found dozens of cases where the president’s early executive actions have aligned with portions of the 922-page policy document.

www.politico.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 6

Trump foregav i sommer, han intet kendte til det udskældte Project 2025. Nu afslører de første 37 af hans dekreter den iskolde sandhed: Han implementerer systematisk en autoritær magtovertagelse med massefyringer af embedsfolk, politisk udrensning & nedbrydning af retssystemet
LÆS #DiktatorsDrejebog

37 ways Project 2025 has shown up in Trump’s executive orders

A side-by-side review by POLITICO found dozens of cases where the president’s early executive actions have aligned with portions of the 922-page policy document.

www.politico.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 5

OMG!

Trump vil tvangsforflytte 2 millioner palæstinensere ud af Gaza og lade USA overtage området.

Han beskriver tilmed sin plan som en “humanitær indsats”, der skal give dem et "smukt" nyt hjem… 😳

Men… måske tænker han at invitere dem alle til Mar-A-Lago?

#dkpol

5 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference With Netanyahu (Gift Article)

President Trump said that the United States should take over Gaza and forcibly relocate two million Palestinians. Leaders in Gaza and Arab nations immediately rejected the idea.

www.nytimes.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 5

😳 VANVID: Musk har sat 6 DRENGE til at styre USA's statsapparat. Den yngste er 19 år(!). Teenagere & studerende fra hans egne firmaer har nu fuld adgang til classified data og kan omgå sikkerhedsgodkendelser. Dvs. en flok knægte nedbryder demokratiets institutioner. Ligner et statskup udført af børn

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.

www.wired.com

Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 4

Google dropper nu løftet om aldrig at anvende AI til våben og overvågning. Det lød ellers så fint med 'Don't be evil' 👿, men… nu gælder i stedet: 'Show me the money' 😜 💰💰💰
Tech-giganten vender dermed ryggen til sine egne etiske principper fra 2018. 😳 #dktech #AI #TechEtik #Google #dkpol

Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance

Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.

www.washingtonpost.com

Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 4

Nope.
Men Ezra Klein forklarer Trumps magtgreb: Bevidst kaos fra dag ét. Trumps administration bomber medierne med 3 kriser dagligt, så ingen kan følge med. Ren afledningsmanøvre, der truer selve demokratiet. Et farligt skridt mod autokrati, skjult bag informationsoverload.
GaveLink til NYTimes:

Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)

Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.

www.nytimes.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 4

😳 Nu skal uddannelsessystemet også smadres. #Trump overvejer at nedlægge USA's uddannelsesministerium med 4.400 ansatte og budget på $79 mia. Truer kritiske programmer for udsatte børn, børn med særlige behov og fattige områders skoler. Det er ikke reform - det er ren ødelæggelse. #dkpol #uddpol

Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department

While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.

www.npr.org

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 4

The @economist.com er sylespids: Elon Musk smadrer USA's regering - præcis som med Twitter. Han har eks. lukket den statslige myndighed USAID uden lovhjemmel, forhindret ca 600 embedsfolk adgang og taget hemmelig data. Tech-milliardæren er nu demokratiets bulldozer #dkpol #MuskMadness #USAIDshutdown

Elon Musk is shredding America’s government as he did Twitter

Some of his operatives are barely out of their teens

www.economist.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨 The Ezra Klein Show afslører Trumps magtgreb: Bevidst kaos fra dag ét. Hans administration bomber medierne med 3 kriser dagligt, så ingen kan følge med 😳 Ren afledningsmanøvre, der truer selve demokratiet. Et farligt skridt mod autokrati, skjult bag informationsoverload
Lyt #EzraKleinShow 🎯 #dkpol

Opinion | Don’t Believe Him

Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.

www.nytimes.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚨I nat gik flere af Elon Musks allierede fra "DOGE" ind i USAIDs hovedkvarter og krævede adgang til alle døre & etager i bygningen, incl SCIF'er (sikrede rum der kræver sikkerhedsgodkendelse). De personer, der nægtede dem adgang - hvilket reelt er sikkerhedspersonalets job - er blevet fyret 😳
#dkpol

Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team

Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.

www.nytimes.com

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Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Jan 22

Amen! 🙏

#Kindness
#LoveNotHate
#CoalitionOfConscience

Jens Jørgen Madsen @jensjorgenmadsen.bsky.social · Jan 22

Please. Show some mercy 🙏 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#lgbtq+ #barmhjertighed
#loveislove #lovewins
@susannebranner.bsky.social

Bishop asks Trump to show mercy to LGBT people and migrants

Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde made a plea to the president in a sermon that Trump later criticised.

www.bbc.com