Bengt Malmgren
@bengtm.bsky.social
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Intressant fördjupning för att förstå Kirk och hans kristna nationalism som ett tongivande inslag i dagens USA
Charlie Kirks kristendom
För att förstå politiken behöver man förstå Kirks teologiska rötter
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September 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Intressant fördjupning för att förstå Kirk och hans kristna nationalism som ett tongivande inslag i dagens USA
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September 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Skriv gärna under detta. Migrationsverkets motivering till att de ska utvisas synes mig felaktig och strider mot religionsfriheten. Bedömningen kommer från en handläggare på Migrationsverket som egentligen visste att de var kristna och tyckte att de skulle gömma det i Iran.
Stoppa utvisningen av femårige Adrian och hans familj!
Adrian har precis fyllt fem år. Han har aldrig bott i något annat land än Sverige och älskar att leka med sina kompisar i Falköpings Pingstkyrka. Men nu har Migrationsverket beslutat att han, hans ått...
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September 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Skriv gärna under detta. Migrationsverkets motivering till att de ska utvisas synes mig felaktig och strider mot religionsfriheten. Bedömningen kommer från en handläggare på Migrationsverket som egentligen visste att de var kristna och tyckte att de skulle gömma det i Iran.
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Reuters has published the full text of Ukraine’s proposals from the Istanbul talks.
June 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reuters has published the full text of Ukraine’s proposals from the Istanbul talks.
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President Zelensky and First Lady will have a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV at 14:30, according to presidential press secretary Nikiforov.
May 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
President Zelensky and First Lady will have a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV at 14:30, according to presidential press secretary Nikiforov.
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Last week, I wrote about how authoritarianism leads to poverty and corruption. Feels like an appropriate moment to post it again.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Last week, I wrote about how authoritarianism leads to poverty and corruption. Feels like an appropriate moment to post it again.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Reminder that Greenland just had an election, and the most anti-American party won
www.forbes.com/sites/pialau...
www.forbes.com/sites/pialau...
Greenland Has Spoken: What Trump Doesn’t Get About Danish Leaders
Greenlanders have voted. And their message is clear: Trump can keep his billions to himself. But how come Trump's promises don't work in Greenland?
www.forbes.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Reminder that Greenland just had an election, and the most anti-American party won
www.forbes.com/sites/pialau...
www.forbes.com/sites/pialau...
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The White House has already confirmed that the story is true.
Reporter: Can you share how your information about war plans was shared with a journalist?
Hegseth: So you are talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who has made a profession of peddling hoaxes
Hegseth: So you are talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who has made a profession of peddling hoaxes
March 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The White House has already confirmed that the story is true.
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Remarkable clarity in Britain.
March 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Remarkable clarity in Britain.
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“Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse, and it is Russia, not Ukraine, that is losing the attritional war, which makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic.”
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Russia Is Losing the War of Attrition
Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse. That makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic.
www.theatlantic.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“Ukraine is not on the verge of collapse, and it is Russia, not Ukraine, that is losing the attritional war, which makes the Trump administration’s decisions particularly shortsighted and tragic.”
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Don’t ask Ukraine to stop defending. Ask Russia to stop attacking.
March 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Don’t ask Ukraine to stop defending. Ask Russia to stop attacking.
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Former Polish President Lech Wałęsa and other former political prisoners criticized Washington's expectations for gratitude from Ukraine, reminding them of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump.
www.facebook.com/lechwalesa/p...
www.facebook.com/lechwalesa/p...
March 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Former Polish President Lech Wałęsa and other former political prisoners criticized Washington's expectations for gratitude from Ukraine, reminding them of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump.
www.facebook.com/lechwalesa/p...
www.facebook.com/lechwalesa/p...
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The EU wasn’t formed to screw anyone. Quite the opposite. It was formed to maintain peace, to build respect among our nations, to create free and fair trade, and to strengthen our transatlantic friendship. As simple as that. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
February 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The EU wasn’t formed to screw anyone. Quite the opposite. It was formed to maintain peace, to build respect among our nations, to create free and fair trade, and to strengthen our transatlantic friendship. As simple as that. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
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"The Russians did not win. They cannot win, I think, without Trump. They could not win on the battlefield. The example Ukraine has set for how you stand up to violence and brutality, is really a great example for all of us. It’s a beacon of hope."
youtu.be/3--xzPwrsck?...
youtu.be/3--xzPwrsck?...
Anne Applebaum on Ukraine's accomplishment
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
youtu.be
February 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"The Russians did not win. They cannot win, I think, without Trump. They could not win on the battlefield. The example Ukraine has set for how you stand up to violence and brutality, is really a great example for all of us. It’s a beacon of hope."
youtu.be/3--xzPwrsck?...
youtu.be/3--xzPwrsck?...
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Demonstrators continue to gather near the parliament despite the cold days, calling for new elections and the release of prisoners. Rustaveli Avenue has been blocked once again. #GeorgiaProtests, day 91.
🎥 Gigi Kobakhidze/Civil.ge
🎥 Gigi Kobakhidze/Civil.ge
February 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Demonstrators continue to gather near the parliament despite the cold days, calling for new elections and the release of prisoners. Rustaveli Avenue has been blocked once again. #GeorgiaProtests, day 91.
🎥 Gigi Kobakhidze/Civil.ge
🎥 Gigi Kobakhidze/Civil.ge
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Sarah Longwell and I discuss the awful speech by JD Vance in Munich—a humiliation for the U.S., and a confirmation that this administration isn't on the side of the democracies.
And a coda on the contrasting admirable behavior by several attorneys at DOJ & SDNY.
www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-h...
And a coda on the contrasting admirable behavior by several attorneys at DOJ & SDNY.
www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-h...
JD Vance Humiliates America at Munich Security Conference
Bill Kristol and Sarah Longwell discuss JD Vance’s Munich meltdown—where he attacked U.S.
www.thebulwark.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Sarah Longwell and I discuss the awful speech by JD Vance in Munich—a humiliation for the U.S., and a confirmation that this administration isn't on the side of the democracies.
And a coda on the contrasting admirable behavior by several attorneys at DOJ & SDNY.
www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-h...
And a coda on the contrasting admirable behavior by several attorneys at DOJ & SDNY.
www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-h...
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🇫🇷🇺🇦 Zelensky: Productive conversation with President Macron.
We must work out a joint effective strategy with USA and Europe to bring about a just peace and sit together at the negotiating table. We discussed many important issues, including security guarantees and specific proposals from France.
We must work out a joint effective strategy with USA and Europe to bring about a just peace and sit together at the negotiating table. We discussed many important issues, including security guarantees and specific proposals from France.
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🇫🇷🇺🇦 Zelensky: Productive conversation with President Macron.
We must work out a joint effective strategy with USA and Europe to bring about a just peace and sit together at the negotiating table. We discussed many important issues, including security guarantees and specific proposals from France.
We must work out a joint effective strategy with USA and Europe to bring about a just peace and sit together at the negotiating table. We discussed many important issues, including security guarantees and specific proposals from France.
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Elon’s making up and insane conspiracy theory about @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and USAID that is all the rage over on MAGA Twitter. I break down the anatomy of conspiracy theory and show how none of it, not even a whiff of it, is true. It’s just how authoritarians play the game.
The Real Reason Musk Is Mad at Us
The anatomy of a conspiracy theory
www.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Elon’s making up and insane conspiracy theory about @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and USAID that is all the rage over on MAGA Twitter. I break down the anatomy of conspiracy theory and show how none of it, not even a whiff of it, is true. It’s just how authoritarians play the game.
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On February 2, Georgians plan to take their protest even further by blocking the main highways leading into Tbilisi. The protest movement drew inspiration from the brave people of Serbia. #GeorgiaProtests
📸: #SerbiaProtests, Jan 28, 2025, SkyNews
📸: #SerbiaProtests, Jan 28, 2025, SkyNews
January 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On February 2, Georgians plan to take their protest even further by blocking the main highways leading into Tbilisi. The protest movement drew inspiration from the brave people of Serbia. #GeorgiaProtests
📸: #SerbiaProtests, Jan 28, 2025, SkyNews
📸: #SerbiaProtests, Jan 28, 2025, SkyNews
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🇸🇰👊 Over 15,000 protesters in Bratislava held banners and chanted slogans accusing Fico of dragging the country towards Russia after he met Putin last month amid a gas dispute with Ukraine, - Reuters
❗️"Slovakia is Europe, we are not Russia," "Slovakia stands with Ukraine", "Enough of Russia!"
❗️"Slovakia is Europe, we are not Russia," "Slovakia stands with Ukraine", "Enough of Russia!"
January 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🇸🇰👊 Over 15,000 protesters in Bratislava held banners and chanted slogans accusing Fico of dragging the country towards Russia after he met Putin last month amid a gas dispute with Ukraine, - Reuters
❗️"Slovakia is Europe, we are not Russia," "Slovakia stands with Ukraine", "Enough of Russia!"
❗️"Slovakia is Europe, we are not Russia," "Slovakia stands with Ukraine", "Enough of Russia!"
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🇩🇪⚠️ The tanker Eventin, which lost control in the Baltic Sea and is drifting off the coast of Germany with almost 100 thousand tons of oil, is part of Russia's "shadow fleet", the use of old vessels in which threatens European security, - Annalena Baerbock
January 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🇩🇪⚠️ The tanker Eventin, which lost control in the Baltic Sea and is drifting off the coast of Germany with almost 100 thousand tons of oil, is part of Russia's "shadow fleet", the use of old vessels in which threatens European security, - Annalena Baerbock
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Forget the division of Left and Right. We are entering the age of the New Obscurantism: politics fused with magical solutions, superstition, an aura of spirituality and the cultivation of fear
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Forget the division of Left and Right. We are entering the age of the New Obscurantism: politics fused with magical solutions, superstition, an aura of spirituality and the cultivation of fear
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...