@j-n-m.bsky.social
Old guy, plays sax (a bit) & electric guitar, composer/arranger, makes backing tracks, writes sonnets, wrote two books.
Wars, climate crisis, dismantling of democracy, widespread lies; what a mess. Apologies to the young.
Wars, climate crisis, dismantling of democracy, widespread lies; what a mess. Apologies to the young.
Trump: "We need Greenland for national security, not minerals."
A treaty about 70 years old already lets the USA have military bases in Greenland. So it's not the minerals?
A treaty about 70 years old already lets the USA have military bases in Greenland. So it's not the minerals?
Trump says US needs Greenland after naming special envoy
Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Trump: "We need Greenland for national security, not minerals."
A treaty about 70 years old already lets the USA have military bases in Greenland. So it's not the minerals?
A treaty about 70 years old already lets the USA have military bases in Greenland. So it's not the minerals?
Can you imagine Trump in the witness box?
BBC to fight Trump’s $10bn lawsuit, saying it should be dismissed
Corporation will argue it did not have rights to air film in US and it did not cause serious reputational harm
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Can you imagine Trump in the witness box?
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
Please send the USA some Aryans. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
‘Why can't we have people from Norway, Sweden?’ Trump goes on rant against ‘third world’ immigrants – watch - The Times of India
US News: President Donald Trump veered into a heated attack on immigrants during a Pennsylvania speech on Wednesday lashing out at “third world” nations. Speak.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Please send the USA some Aryans. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
Recently I posted:
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Recently I posted:
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Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
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Actually the reason so many migrants are in the black economy is that they are prevnted from doing legal work!
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Actually the reason so many migrants are in the black economy is that they are prevnted from doing legal work!
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It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
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Only someone who has never been in receipt of the minimum wage could imagine it's too high! Time we stopped punishing the young.
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Only someone who has never been in receipt of the minimum wage could imagine it's too high! Time we stopped punishing the young.
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People of goodwill across the planet wish the people of the USA well today, your No Kings Day.
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
People of goodwill across the planet wish the people of the USA well today, your No Kings Day.
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Nigel Farage and the foreign influence threat
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Nigel Farage and the foreign influence threat
How US anti-abortionists are supporting Reform, and why we need to talk about Russian influence, with the New York Times’ Jane Bradley.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Nigel Farage and the foreign influence threat
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Haven’t heard anyone talking about it at all.
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Haven’t heard anyone talking about it at all.
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Farage's claim that the "Marxist left" is "now in control of our education system" is the sort of thing that gives politicians such low credibility.
October 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Farage's claim that the "Marxist left" is "now in control of our education system" is the sort of thing that gives politicians such low credibility.
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Did not Amy Coney Barrett say recently that she saw no evidence of a constitutional crisis? Perhaps she should take another look.
Why does the supreme court keep bending the knee to Trump? | Steven Greenhouse
As a new term begins, the justices have continually failed to provide a check on presidential power – with disastrous consequences
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Did not Amy Coney Barrett say recently that she saw no evidence of a constitutional crisis? Perhaps she should take another look.
The Soviet Union called WW2 "The Great Patriotic War", a war in which so many of them were killed frighting against the fascists. Now, though, a fascist rules Russia.
Meanwhile, in the USA ...
Meanwhile, in the USA ...
October 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Soviet Union called WW2 "The Great Patriotic War", a war in which so many of them were killed frighting against the fascists. Now, though, a fascist rules Russia.
Meanwhile, in the USA ...
Meanwhile, in the USA ...