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Kirsten_STR
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Misanthropische Kaffeesüchtige, Schokoholic und anglophile Europäerin. Verzweifelt langsam an der Welt.
Shakespeare enthusiast. Regular participant of #ShakespeareSunday.
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Kirsten_STR @kirsten-str.bsky.social · Nov 17
"There is a world elsewhere."

Coriolanus 3.3 #ShakespeareSunday
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atrupar.com
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
In a telephone interview this morning with The Atlantic, President Donald J. Trump issued a threat against Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, saying that, “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” adding that he would not stand for Rodríguez’s “defiant rejection” of military intervention by the United States. Additionally, during the interview, President Trump reaffirmed that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to American intervention, or even that it would remain isolated to Latin America, clearly stating, “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” while describing the island which is a part of Denmark, a close-ally and member of NATO, as “surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.”
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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portlandken.bsky.social
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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ardenthistorian.bsky.social
Neues Adjektiv in Verharmlosung gedropped: „kühn“
FAZ Screenshot: „Trumps kühne Machtdemonstration“ von Nikolas Busse
January 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Guten Morgen.
Kaffee.
January 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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jamesrball.com
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Guten Morgen.
Kaffeemaschine.
January 2, 2026 at 8:18 AM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Another gem from last night's 'Pop around the clock' programme. Ich stolperte gestern zufällig darüber, sehr empfehlenswert. And another reminder that a concert at Royal Albert Hall is still on my list.
Raye live in der Royal Albert Hall: My 21st Century Symphony – ein Konzert voller Emotionen
Erlebe Raye live in London mit einer Mischung aus R’n’B und Klassik. Ein ehrliches, bewegendes Konzert über das Leben im 21. Jahrhundert.
www.3sat.de
January 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Guten Morgen. 1. Januar, 11.14 Uhr, mein 2. Frühstück ist bereit für das Neujahrskonzert aus Wien. Was auch sonst?
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Nach Ballett auf @artefr.bsky.social jetzt noch ein bisschen Pop around the clock bei @3sat.bluesky.com.de. Ein guter Start ins neue Jahr.
December 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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annettedittert.bsky.social
I am just very glad not to be in Berlin today That’s all.
Happy New Year everyone !
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Ich enthalte mich 'guter Vorsätze'. Und auf "weniger Alkohol in 2026" erwidere ich jetzt entschieden "au contraire, mes amis, au contraire!". Angesichts des Zustandes der Welt, der, so fürchte ich, im nächsten Jahr nicht besser wird, ist weniger Alkohol keine Option. ➡️ prüft Whisky und Gin Bestände.
December 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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bachtrack.com
Pondering how to celebrate this New Year's Eve? Join Jonas Kaufmann in Die Fledermaus in Vienna, or watch Christian Thielemann's Lehár gala at the Staatsoper Berlin, or join Benjamin Bernheim and the @berliner-philharmoniker.de
Check out our picks here: bachtrack.com/video
December 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Guten Morgen.
Kaffee.
December 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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philipcoggan.bsky.social
Now he is literally the Poundland Donald Trump
December 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Frost? So what?! Happy #CoosDay
Highland coos on a frost covered field.
December 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?

Interesting

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Guten Morgen.
Kaffee.
December 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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scientits.bsky.social
Oh, fuck off
Supermarket shelves containing Easter eggs, which are now on sale on this day, 29 December
December 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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irismachtblau.bsky.social
Wenn der Winter blüht
Collage von fünf Fotos. Es sind auf allen mit Raureif überzogene trockene Blütendolden zu sehen.
December 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Guten Morgen.
Kaffee.
December 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
"I'll tarry no longer with you; farewell"

AYLI 3.2 #ShakespeareSunday
Calendar sheet, all days of December marked. A "done" added to the 31st.
December 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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kdneedles.bsky.social
And future ages groan for this foul act.
Richard II
#ShakespeareSunday
December 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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kradke.bsky.social
Sämtliche Titelbilder, Artikel und Ausgaben aus der 100-jährigen Geschichte des ‚New Yorker‘ können nun online angesehen werden. Stöbern lohnt sich. Das Magazin schätze ich sehr, es gehört zu den angelsächsischen Publikationen, die ich regelmäßig mit Gewinn lese.
substack.com/@newyorker/n...
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Guten Morgen.
Dampfender Kaffee.
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
kirsten-str.bsky.social
Guten Morgen. Zurück zur Routine, also Shopping und To-Do Liste.
Kaffee und Block.
December 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM