Lars Sandberg @ActorLars

My dear American friends, let me give you the clear picture of what’s really going on with Europe now. For the last 80 years, Western European public opinion was essentially split in two. On one side, about half of us truly hated you: the hard Marxist-lefties, who, living in the Soviet paradise delusion, viewed you as the embodiment of imperialist capitalism; the extreme-right who resented you for defeating them and for kicking them out of power back in 1945. But, on the other side, mostly in the center (but not only), you had the rest of Western European public opinion that was enormously grateful for what you had done during World War 2 and after: for freeing Europe of nazi-fascist oppression, and even more for protecting us against the Soviet threat. I was part of the latter group and, boy, did we love you. We loved your pop culture, your consumer products, your innovation, the spirit of freedom, originality, and optimism that came from America. We defended you against our own cynics. And guess what? We were also among the loudest critics of Europe, accusing it of being too complacent, reliant on others, bogged down by bureaucracy, and failing to ensure its own security and freedoms. (Not that your protection didn’t come with massive returns for you in terms of market-access and the trillions of US treasuries that we bought to prop up your ridiculously gigantic public debt...). Here is the problem now. Over the past few years, and especially since you brought Mr Brain-Rot MAGA Uber-Moron in Command back to the White House, not to mention the whole gang of globally corrupt and Russian-fed tech-broligarcs from Silicon Valley, you’ve managed to really hard piss off even that part of Western public opinion that loved you and respected you. Yeah, you may think that now you’ve made new friends in Europe. But don’t be fooled by the apparent Euro ultra-right enthusiasm for Trump, from the likes of Orban, Fico, Salvini etc.. They see you as instrumental in tearing down the EU edifice, but deep down, believe me, they hate you more than even the most radical euro-communist. Their ideology is pure "Blood and Soil." They will never forgive you for what you did to them 80 years ago (just as Putin will never forgive you for what you did to the Soviet Union 40 years ago). Plus, as true suprematist-racists, they believe that no society is more culturally and racially corrupt than the USA with all its racial and ethnic diversity. You’re the epitome of rot to them. They are using you to dismantle the European Union. Once that is done, you will find that their nationalism excludes you just as fiercely as it excludes everyone else. And good luck with selling them your junk food and products (you have no freaking idea how protectionist, conservative, and reactionary they are). You’ll discover it soon. And don’t get me even started with Central-Eastern Europeans. Everyone loved you in Poland, Romania, the Baltics, etc. (even the communists, though they could never say so publicly). They know the cost of occupation. But they also know all too well the price of Western backstabbing (as when they were abandoned to Stalin by Roosevelt & co.). Now that you’ve decided to leave them totally exposed to resurgent Russian genocidal imperialism, you are converting their love into a profound sense of betrayal. Though, be reassured. No matter how difficult the situation may be for us, Europe is going nowhere. We’ve been here for the last 5000 years, since the first Indo-European nomads started roaming west from the steppe plains (yes, modern day Ukraine…). We survived multiple civilization collapses, plagues, invasions, religious civil wars, the wildest revolutions, an almost continuous state of war, including inflicting on ourselves the most devastating World Wars of all time. There's absolutely no place on earth that has gone through so much history as Europe has (forget the Sumerians and Egyptian pyramids). And yet, we’re still here. Going nowhere. It may take time (and a lot of suffering), but we’ll adapt also to your betrayal. In the meantime, good luck dealing with the New Imperial Global Multipolar Order that your current leadership is so enthusiastically willing to negotiate with the Putins, Modis, and Xi Jinpings of the world (on the spoils of “weak” Europe). You have no idea. As a society, you are even more fractured, polarized and weaker than Europe is. Putin, Modi, and Xi Jinping are just going to eat you up for breakfast. Oh, yeah. In the darkest moments, don’t come whining over the Atlantic. No matter what, no one trusts you anymore here. We may still help you, but it won't come free ad it will require a lot of forgiveness. After all, that’s the fate reserved to all traitors.

Gavin Newsom: “Trump is one of the most destructive presidents and human beings in my lifetime. I think this republic is at real risk, this country being unrecognizable. I have no patience for people who want to indulge it. This guy is reckless. He has wrecked this country”

Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help. Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead. He continues to be a national embarrassment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar

6 months ago

Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally." The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"

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The Russians started the war, and there is no other way to put it. The whole world is a witness. They came with aggression to destroy us. We stopped them. Europe helped, America helped. Russia failed to occupy Ukraine first and foremost because of the strength of the Ukrainian people – warriors and civilians – and, of course, thanks to our partners. The United States says that a lot of blood has been shed and it’s enough. And we fully support them. But we must end this war in a way that prevents Russia from coming back a year later with a third invasion. They did not achieve their goal of occupying our country. But I am not sure their objectives have changed. They may simply hold up and we need protection for that. What will happen tomorrow when our warriors come back home? When they once again become teachers, engineers, people of different professions? They will return, and Russia will continue building up its military strength, preparing for yet another invasion. This is why we want clarity. This is what Ukrainians need.

30 november 1939 inledde Sovjet ett brutalt anfallskrig mot Finland. Trots svåra förhållanden stod Finland starkt. Med stöd från bland annat Sverige lyckades de slå tillbaka världens största armé. Det var ett försvar av självständighet, frihet och värdighet. (1/2)

I wish to remind our allies that NATO was created to defend the West against the Soviet aggression, that is against Russia. And its foundation was solidarity, not egoistic interests. I hope that nothing has changed.

From which country do you continue to support Ukraine?🇺🇦 Put your flag in comment 🙌😉

Fraternité.

Rätt ska vara rätt, i synnerhet i offentligheten. Jag jobbade som Somaliaambassadör tillsatt av en socialdemokratisk regering (tack för förtroendet). Fortsatte under borgerliga regeringen. I praktiken allt svenskt bistånd gick till somaliska parlamentarikerlöner, FN-löner, somaliska tjänstemännaditon men mest av allt till att avlöna en regeringsarmé ned till de enskilda soldaternas löner. Problemet var, då som nu, korruptionen. Soldaterna skrev upp sig men många dök inte upp annat än på löningsdagen (lite som Nikolaj Gogols ”Döda själar”). Så flera regeringar har gjort detta. Den sittande är den första som kopplat biståndet till återtagande.

Anders Lindberg @anderslindberg

8 months ago

Jaha, nu fixar Forssell lön åt Somalias ruttna regim aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/mPGxa…

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Game, set, match. The only message that matters. 🇨🇦🇺🇦

Fuck off, JD Vance. You were a goddamn photographer in the military. You wouldn’t know war if it took a shit on your forehead. You and Trump continue to be disgraceful and utterly embarrassing. Zelenskyy is the only honorable person in the Oval Office.

BREAKING: One of Norway’s largest fuel companies, Haltbakk Bunkers, will no longer provide fuel to US forces overseas after Trump’s mistreatment and disrespect of Ukrainian President Zelensky yesterday. They say "No Fuel to Americans!" and they are encouraging other Norwegians and Europeans to do the same. Trump is making America the adversary of our allies and the ally of our adversaries.

Listen to the Finnish president—this is what a real leader sounds like, unlike the nonsense Trump says.

This brilliant cartoon clearly explains Trump’s current position on Ukraine. It is in Ukrainian with English subtitles. Share it with anyone who keeps repeating russian propaganda.

I never thought I’d see the day when the US would side with Russia and Putin against Ukraine and Europe. Putin is a war criminal. He’s a thug. He’s a cheat. He’s a murderer. Trump should be ashamed of himself.

@eurotalk2005 ❤️

Fler politiker borde göra som Jakop Dalunde (MP) och lära sig hur dyrt det är att driva företag. Det är inte konstigt att de beskattar företag(are) till döds om de inte ens begriper att de gör det.

Hilarious tweets by footballers, A thread

A hairdresser in Barcelona made his customers wear Real Madrid jersey aprons. 😂 This kind of harmless humor is always good, we need to laugh.