Hans Sandberg
@nordic-link.bsky.social
Author, editor, & a retired foreign correspondent. Born in Sweden. Traveled in Europe, North & South America, overland to India in 1974, to China 1985, 86, 89, & 2001 (reporting on its emerging IT-sector and reforms.) Moved to the U.S. in 1989.
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A Kind of Madness Arrives On Valentine's Day...
The First Part of Love and Revolution
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Johan’s relationship with Cecilia was built on a shared political faith with its roots in the student rebellion of 1968 and the protest movement against the Vietnam War... open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
I've refused to upgrade to Windows 11. Microsoft tries to force me to give up my resistance every day, but I persist.
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The Windows 11 Crisis
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January 25, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I've refused to upgrade to Windows 11. Microsoft tries to force me to give up my resistance every day, but I persist.
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It began as a dream in another century, a dream of a novel that would change the world. ... It was much later, during the Covid pandemic, that I could return to my dream of writing a novel.
#writing #editing #novel #lovestory #publishing
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#writing #editing #novel #lovestory #publishing
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The Slow Birth of a Political Love Story
It began as a dream in another century
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January 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
It began as a dream in another century, a dream of a novel that would change the world. ... It was much later, during the Covid pandemic, that I could return to my dream of writing a novel.
#writing #editing #novel #lovestory #publishing
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#writing #editing #novel #lovestory #publishing
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On a chilly night in Princeton, NJ, warmth flows thanks to Per Tengstrand and his Princeton Chamber Music series which this night also featured four young an brilliant students.
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Hans Sandberg (@h4sweden)
Spending my evening with my fellow Swede Per Tengstrand and his wonderful Princeton Chamber Music series. Tonight it’s Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto.
Per Tengstrand, piano, Ian Barnett & Daniel Lee...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:19 AM
On a chilly night in Princeton, NJ, warmth flows thanks to Per Tengstrand and his Princeton Chamber Music series which this night also featured four young an brilliant students.
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And now, like George III, against whom our Founders revolted, Trump is displaying symptoms of madness. prospect.org/2026/01/20/2...
25th Amendment Time for Mad King Donald - The American Prospect
His narcissism has become psychotically megalomaniacal.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
And now, like George III, against whom our Founders revolted, Trump is displaying symptoms of madness. prospect.org/2026/01/20/2...
A Kind of Madness Arrives On Valentine's Day... The first part of the novel Love and Revolution follows a young man during the mid-1980s as he searches for true love and a meaningful life. #novel #lovestory #truelove #friendship #writing #booksky open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
A Kind of Madness Arrives On Valentine's Day...
The First Part of Love and Revolution
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January 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
A Kind of Madness Arrives On Valentine's Day... The first part of the novel Love and Revolution follows a young man during the mid-1980s as he searches for true love and a meaningful life. #novel #lovestory #truelove #friendship #writing #booksky open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
Trump’s fake, fake, fake populism echoes of fascist leaders like Juan Perón of Argentina... prospect.org/2026/01/15/t...
Trump’s Music Man Populism - The American Prospect
The president’s recent spate of announcements on affordability contradict either GOP leaders or his own policy choices.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Trump’s fake, fake, fake populism echoes of fascist leaders like Juan Perón of Argentina... prospect.org/2026/01/15/t...
Johan’s relationship with Cecilia was built on a shared political faith with its roots in the student rebellion of 1968 and the protest movement against the Vietnam War... open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
A Kind of Madness Arrives On Valentine's Day...
The First Part of Love and Revolution
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Johan’s relationship with Cecilia was built on a shared political faith with its roots in the student rebellion of 1968 and the protest movement against the Vietnam War... open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
There Must Be Justice for Renee Good prospect.org/2026/01/12/i...
There Must Be Justice for Renee Good - The American Prospect
Minneapolis and Minnesota authorities can’t let the Trump regime suppress the truth. They can and should do their own investigation into the killing.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
There Must Be Justice for Renee Good prospect.org/2026/01/12/i...
A discussion with multiple layers.
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In China, a Debate About Political Power Ignites After Maduro’s Capture
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January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A discussion with multiple layers.
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Don’t let the illustration fool you! This is a reflection on our time, which is a sad and troubled time, but also a time full of possibilities. You don’t need to agree with everything Noah Smith writes to realize that he is fundamentally right.
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Where does a liberal go from here?
Our movement overreached and crashed. But the fundamental ideals are still just as powerful.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Don’t let the illustration fool you! This is a reflection on our time, which is a sad and troubled time, but also a time full of possibilities. You don’t need to agree with everything Noah Smith writes to realize that he is fundamentally right.
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Wrote up today's ruling effectively telling Russ Vought that if he stops seeking funding for the CFPB while under an injunction to keep the agency open, he'll be in contempt.
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Judge Warns Vought of Contempt Order If He Back-Door Shuts Down CFPB - The American Prospect
Overview: Vought has claimed that the Federal Reserve has no "combined earnings" this year, therefore it cannot give CFPB money. Judge Amy Berman Jackson shot that down. In an order issued today, a fe...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Wrote up today's ruling effectively telling Russ Vought that if he stops seeking funding for the CFPB while under an injunction to keep the agency open, he'll be in contempt.
prospect.org/2025/12/30/j...
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It was a century ago in a town in northern Sweden.
“Young man, you have a serious heart problem,” the doctor said.
He forbade me from wearing a belt around my waist and advised me not to continue with school.“
It would simply be too much for you,” he said.
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“Young man, you have a serious heart problem,” the doctor said.
He forbade me from wearing a belt around my waist and advised me not to continue with school.“
It would simply be too much for you,” he said.
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“You Can’t Go to School Anymore”
Excerpt from "I'm Adding Sunshine to My Paint - Harald Sandberg's Path to the Arts"
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December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It was a century ago in a town in northern Sweden.
“Young man, you have a serious heart problem,” the doctor said.
He forbade me from wearing a belt around my waist and advised me not to continue with school.“
It would simply be too much for you,” he said.
open.substack.com/pub/sunshine...
“Young man, you have a serious heart problem,” the doctor said.
He forbade me from wearing a belt around my waist and advised me not to continue with school.“
It would simply be too much for you,” he said.
open.substack.com/pub/sunshine...
"Tech elites ... Ironically, it is in their alliance with a compulsive liar that these compulsive liars appear to be at their most honest and authentic." prospect.org/2025/12/09/a...
Artifice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - The American Prospect
To understand the tech mindset is to see that the ultimate goal is domination. Silicon Valley elites apply a different standard to themselves because, quite simply, they believe that they deserve a di...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Tech elites ... Ironically, it is in their alliance with a compulsive liar that these compulsive liars appear to be at their most honest and authentic." prospect.org/2025/12/09/a...
My Dad was a boxing enthusiast as a kid. "And Jack Dempsey really was my great favorite. I admired him enormously, because I was crazy about boxing in that time, and there wasn’t a person who didn’t know who Jack Dempsey was." #boxing #painter #JackDempsey open.substack.com/pub/sunshine...
The Boxing Institute
Excerpt from "I'm Adding Sunshine to My Paint - Harald Sandberg's Path to the Arts"
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December 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My Dad was a boxing enthusiast as a kid. "And Jack Dempsey really was my great favorite. I admired him enormously, because I was crazy about boxing in that time, and there wasn’t a person who didn’t know who Jack Dempsey was." #boxing #painter #JackDempsey open.substack.com/pub/sunshine...
This must be one of the wittiest fake news of all time.
From Canada Hates Trump x.com/AntiTrumpCan...
From Canada Hates Trump x.com/AntiTrumpCan...
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This must be one of the wittiest fake news of all time.
From Canada Hates Trump x.com/AntiTrumpCan...
From Canada Hates Trump x.com/AntiTrumpCan...
"Trump’s economic policies have put the nation on a long-term path of decline, in terms of gross domestic product, employment, capital investment and wage growth."
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Opinion | Why the ‘Affordability Hoax’ Is a Trap for Trump
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December 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
"Trump’s economic policies have put the nation on a long-term path of decline, in terms of gross domestic product, employment, capital investment and wage growth."
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Trump, five days apart. A pathological liar.
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump, five days apart. A pathological liar.
In the old days, you could go to the store where you bought it, or call an 800-number and talk to a live human being... But that was the good old days. #googlepixel #customersupport #customerservice #AI #AIsupport open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
AI as a Shield Against Customer Complaints
Could This Be the Most Profitable AI Application?
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December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In the old days, you could go to the store where you bought it, or call an 800-number and talk to a live human being... But that was the good old days. #googlepixel #customersupport #customerservice #AI #AIsupport open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
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I have a vivid memory of a beggar’s stomach. He came up to our table as we were having lunch at an outdoor café near Connaught Place. He was naked except for his loincloth, and he held out his thin hand to us.
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Beggars and Hippies That Beg
Excerpt from "A Swede on the Hippie Trail (1974)"
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November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I have a vivid memory of a beggar’s stomach. He came up to our table as we were having lunch at an outdoor café near Connaught Place. He was naked except for his loincloth, and he held out his thin hand to us.
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Samantha Rose Hill, author of Hannah Arendt (Reaktion Books, 2021), also links loneliness to modernity and secularization in an essay for Aeon Magazine.
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Young Men - Where Do They All Belong?
Six Decades After Eleanor Rigby, Loneliness Explodes
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November 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Samantha Rose Hill, author of Hannah Arendt (Reaktion Books, 2021), also links loneliness to modernity and secularization in an essay for Aeon Magazine.
open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
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Jill Lepore refers to the the British historian Fay Bound Alberti who sees loneliness as “the child of capitalism and secularism.”
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Young Men - Where Do They All Belong?
Six Decades After Eleanor Rigby, Loneliness Explodes
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November 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Jill Lepore refers to the the British historian Fay Bound Alberti who sees loneliness as “the child of capitalism and secularism.”
open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...
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