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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING:

We are the Borg.

You will be assimilated.
Democracy is irrelevant.
Resistance is futile.

#USA #Politics #Democracy #AI #Resistance

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 11d

What could regime change in the U.S. look like?

Elections will be undermined, institutions packed with loyalists, resistance hesitant.
For now, the circus goes on—until citizens finally decide they’ve had enough. 🎪

#USA #Democracy #Resistance

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 7

👽 Alien: You know you lost the war in Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh drove you out?

🇺🇸 Trump: CHICAGO IS NOT VIETNAM. MAGA WILL WIN.

👽 Alien: Empires always think that — until the streets prove them wrong.

#MAGA #Chicago #Vietnam #Satire #NoMoreWars

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 11d

What could regime change in the U.S. look like?

Elections will be undermined, institutions packed with loyalists, resistance hesitant.
For now, the circus goes on—until citizens finally decide they’ve had enough. 🎪

#USA #Democracy #Resistance

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 12d

🔪 The German Killer is not just a crime story—it’s a dark satire about Vienna, obsession, and murder.
Step into a world where secrets cut deeper than any knife.

👉 a.co/d/3JXTX7W

#NoirFiction #Vienna #TheGermanKiller

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 14

🔪 The German Killer is not just a crime story—it’s a dark satire about Vienna, obsession, and murder.
Step into a world where secrets cut deeper than any knife.

👉 a.co/d/3JXTX7W

#NoirFiction #Vienna #TheGermanKiller

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 17d

That’s exactly the danger. If our towns and villages become nothing more than a backdrop for international mass tourism, we lose our own cultural and social substance.

Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 17d

The Cotswolds–a dream or a burden?
The Cotswolds turning into a TikTok-Disneyland for American escapees says a lot about our times. From Downton Abbey nostalgia to fleeing US politics, it’s a mix of romantic illusion and harsh reality for the locals facing rising prices and overcrowding. #Cotswolds

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 17d

Exactly. First they crush local scientists with funding cuts — and then suddenly money appears to fund American researchers. It feels less like support for science and more like political theatre.

Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 17d

You’re absolutely right. As painful as it is to admit, Europe can’t rely on Washington forever. Building its own credible deterrent will be costly — but the price of weakness would be far higher.

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 18d

Chancellor Merz voices concern over the U.S.

When even traditionally pro-Atlantic voices like Merz warn of growing repression in the U.S., it shows how fragile democracy has become.
The rule of law isn’t just under pressure in America — its erosion sends shockwaves through Europe as well
#Democracy

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 19d

WHY IS EUROPE SUBSERVIENT TO THE USA?

Because fear, dependence, and lack of vision keep Europe bowing to Washington—even when Trump openly undermines it. Time to act as partners, not followers.

#Europe #Trump #Geopolitics

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 20d

When Trump undermines science in the U.S., Austria steps in.
The Austrian Academy of Sciences just launched a program bringing researchers from MIT, Harvard, Princeton & more to Vienna.
They call it Brain Gain — turning America’s loss into Europe’s win.

#BrainGain #Science #TrumpEffect

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 20d

Traveling to the U.S. now comes with a warning: border agents can check your phone for “Antifa” content.
When political memes become grounds for denial of entry, democracy is already cracking at the border.

#USA #Democracy #BorderControl

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 21d

After that annoying speech, the UN skipped small drinks and went straight to XXL cocktails. 🍹

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 21d

Trump at the UN podium:

“BLA BLA… the UN is USELESS. BLA BLA… Europe is USELESS. And by the way, I’m the GREATEST leader of all time.”

#Trump #UN #Satire

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 23d

History shows us how dangerous the cult of the “martyr” was in the Third Reich—symbols elevated above reason, blind crowds cheering.

Looking at today’s U.S., the echoes are chilling. When leaders are turned into idols, democracy cracks just like the pedestals beneath them.

#Martyr
#NeverAgain

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · 29d

🎶 Mig 21’s Vlajky vlají (Flags are flying) sounds like a carefree party anthem—flags waving in the wind.
But beneath the beat is a warning: flags don’t just celebrate, they also manipulate.

Watching rallies in Europe and the U.S., the song feels timely.

#Mig21 #VlajkyVlají #Satire

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 14

You can’t go wrong with Karel Gott—the golden voice of Prague. 🎤 Lady Carneval (1970) is a true classic and a must-have next to Parada.
youtu.be/N3GMinAuWYg?...

Karel Gott - Lady Carneval (1970)

YouTube video by JP in Prague

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 14

Glad you enjoyed it! Karol Zich is such a hidden gem—his voice carries both the energy of rock and the melancholy of fleeting times. Always worth rediscovering. 🎶

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 14

🎶 Karol Zich, the Czech Elvis, sang in Parada about life marching by like a parade—colorful, noisy, fleeting.

Watching today’s U.S. chaos, his words feel timely. Democracy is being pushed along recklessly, and we risk becoming spectators.

#Parada #CzechElvis #Democracy

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 14

🔪 The German Killer is not just a crime story—it’s a dark satire about Vienna, obsession, and murder.
Step into a world where secrets cut deeper than any knife.

👉 a.co/d/3JXTX7W

#NoirFiction #Vienna #TheGermanKiller

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 7

I am that crime writer from Vienna — diving into the city’s dark corners with a satirical twist. Trump just sneaks in sometimes, because reality can be stranger than fiction. 😉

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 7

True — the ghosts of the past are loud, but the danger is that he’s still writing new chapters in blood.

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Torsten Schönberg @schoenbergvienna.bsky.social · Sep 7

Exactly — and when leaders give in to that temptation, democracy is the first victim.

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