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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 3h

The level of sarcasm is spot on.

Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 3h

🇺🇸🇺🇦Ukrainian President and US President held what Zelenskyy called a "very positive and productive" phone call on 11 October.

Zelenskyy congratulated Trump on the recent Middle East peace deal and briefed the US president on Russian attacks targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 3h

To be fair, USA wasn't respected on the gun laws, the lack of social security, the lack of access to quality education and the lack of labour market policy.
This wasn't a 1 man thing, he stood on the shoulder of many, many other people, who championed US exceptionalism for the few.

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 3h

I think this is fair.

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 9h

⚡️Latvia orders over 800 Russian citizens to leave by mid-October.

Latvia has ordered 841 Russian citizens to leave the country by Oct. 13, citing their failure to meet legal requirements, including proof of Latvian language proficiency and passing a national security screening, Politico reported.

Latvia orders over 800 Russian citizens to leave by mid-October

Latvia has ordered 841 Russian citizens to leave the country by Oct. 13, citing their failure to meet legal requirements, including proof of Latvian language proficiency and passing a national securit...

kyivindependent.com

Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 3h

Så, han kunne hverken genkende gode råd eller dronetrusler - så kender vi toppen af dansk forsvar.
Hvorfor er vi så ringe?

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks!

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 4h

This is the man child who lets Ukrainians be killed, lets his own citizens be 'policed' by vigilantes and has destroyed world order.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11h

This is real. This... {deep breaths} I cannot even find the right word... actually said this about this year's richly deserving Nobel Peace Prize winner.

He did everything he could to denigrate her win.

(Screenshot below altered merely to remove an ad.)

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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 1d

Meme of the day

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 5h

Epic thread that has now catapulted me into a Finnish cold war rabbit hole at Waterstones.
Thank goodness it's a weekend.

Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · Jun 16

Been reading about early #ColdWar #Finnish #intelligence #history and man, it’s _wild._

Like, a Social Democrat officer ran the largely privately funded military intelligence, which (among other things) spied upon both the Communists and the civilian security police (SUPO), ...

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 5h

Fandt din anbefaling via @jmkorhonen.fi wild epic thread om finsk efterretningstjeneste.
Har du flere engelsksprogede anbefalinger?
Jeg har 0 i 🇫🇮 ordforråd 🙈

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 6h

Yes, can we get serious for a moment?

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 10h

Friends,

Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.

Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️

Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 6h

Fint at Mona Juhl vælger at tage de Konservative med regeringen ind i Finansloven.
Vi har ikke brug for fløjkrig, vi har brug for forsvar, rent drikkevand, gode skoler og mindre forurening.
De yderblå alternativer har ikke bæredygtige forslag og nej, staten skal ikke slankes med AI.

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 1d

I just bought this book as soon as I heard @milleridriss.bsky.social in the @thetwomatts.bsky.social podcast.
I've had it lying in my office and many of the guys picked it up, saying how important this topic is.
Thank you!

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 2d

The most poignant phrase is this:
"in the grand scheme of things"

ICE distracts while US arms dealers benefit from russia's war on Ukraine and the US govt attacks its own states.

Citizens desire big visions for the planet, for community, for transparency and sustainable peace - not dictators.

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 4d

Sådan, Københavns Universitet!
#eudk #uddpol

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 4d

Hvad? Skifter parti pga egen-interesse?
Det er interessant at dykke ned i om mandatet tilhører partiet, den politiske platform man stillede op på - eller én selv.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 5d

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has suggested MSPs defecting from his party are motivated by 'self-interest' and called for Holyrood’s proportional list system to be 'looked at'

Russell Findlay: Holyrood list system ‘unfair’ as defecting MSPs keep seats

www.thenational.scot

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 4d

💯 True.
I'm an @ecosiasearch.bsky.social fan!

Dominic Meagher @dom-ma.bsky.social · 4d

Discovered that www.ecosia.org search gives results that are more like the mid-2000s when the internet still worked. I've started using it as my main search, not for the tree planting thing but because it's the best search.

Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees

Ecosia uses 100% of its profits for the planet and produces enough renewable energy to power all searches twice over.

www.ecosia.org

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 6d

Uh, men det føles nok godt i DF-maven at forestille sig, at der i hvert fald ikke er nogle, der lukrerer på den danske velfærd.

Hvordan vil politikerne skære 6000 stillinger i det offentlige, når de samtidig skal mikro-manage borgeres hverdag?
Ingen aner noget, men det føles godt at sige...

Skatpi @katspi.bsky.social · 6d

Det er 4 måneder siden, at jeg skrev dette opslag, og nu begynder folk at mærke konsekvenserne. ALLE vidste, at dette ville ske.

Skatpi @katspi.bsky.social · May 13

I dag havde vi på arbejdet besøg af folk fra ydelsesservice som skulle informere om de nye kontanthjælpsregler, og jeg skal lige love for, at de har sørget for at ramme de “rigtige”. Under forførende overskrifter som “enklere kontanthjælpssystem” og “børn får fritidtillæg” og “medicintilskud” får ⬇️

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 6d

Skatpi @katspi.bsky.social · May 13

Hvordan skal vi kunne hjælpe de familier med at bryde onde cirkler af traumer, afmagt og kriminalitet, når de ikke engang får nok til de mest basale fornødenheder?
Racistisk lovgivning tjener kun til at bekræfte og forstærke marginalisering og segregation.
Fuck, hvor jeg hader denne regering.

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 7d

So, there's movement on that side - very good.

Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 7d

What does thee Czech electorate think they'll get from this?
Answer - it's not just putin, it's wilders, le pen, meloni, vox - they're playing the same trump-putin tune, thinking they'll be in power, becoming rich.

The only ones getting richer are the rich. The people will suffer.

Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 7d

Czechia, 97,63% polling places counted:

National parliament election

ANO-PfE: 35.08% (+8.0)
SPOLU-ECR|EPP: 22.95% (-4.8)
STAN-EPP: 11% (n.a.)
Piráti-G/EFA: 9% (n.a.)
SPD-ESN: 7.88% (-1.7)
Auto-PfE: 7% (new)
Stačilo!-NI|S&D: 4% (n.a.)
...

+/- vs. 2021 election

➤ europeelects.eu/czechia

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 7d

Do we know why pirates did so poorly?

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 7d

Full solidarity with the flotilla, which represents the very best of humanity.

And eternal shame to the European states who refused to protect it from Israeli assault and establish a corridor for aid to Gaza.

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 11d

Wow, what a double killblow to the Blair Institute. A front stab by Labour and a slight knife in the jugular, referring to trump as the supporter. With friends like these...

Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 12d

And was he arrested or was he deemed to be exercising free speech?
The majority would not be in doubt that his free speech should be protected.

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Kathrine Richter @krichtercph.bsky.social · 12d

Just as long as social democratic policies aren't disguised as neo-religious discriminatory politics.

Actual adherence to Rule of law and Human Rights would pretty much keep everyone protected, while safeguarding communities against crime and corruption.

We don't need to dress it up.

Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 13d

Francis Fukuyama: ‘The neoliberals went too far. Now, we need more social democratic policies’

english.elpais.com/culture/2022...

Francis Fukuyama: ‘The neoliberals went too far. Now, we need more social democratic policies’

The political scientist, who at the beginning of the 1990s declared ‘the end of history,’ returns with a new book where he identifies the threats to classical liberalism: runaway capitalism and too mu...

english.elpais.com

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