Profile avatar
toften2920.bsky.social
Danish/Scottish. Living in Copenhagen, Denmark. Historian. 40 years+ in advertising, sales, marketing, and fundraising. B.A. (Marketing) 1982 M.A. (History/Cross-Cultural Studies) 2020. Volunteer refugees.
361 posts 1,567 followers 2,640 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
Posts 20 Comments 30

edition.cnn.com/2025/02/21/b...

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

Correct about the ongoing existential crisis of American democracy on every point, from one of the world's great scholars of democracy: (via: www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-ame...)

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

submitted 3 days ago • 1213 comments

Just discovered that Don Bacon posted this last Friday.

submitted 3 days ago • 273 comments

Phenomenon over Denmark last night. Turned out it was the remnants of - wait for it - a Falcon rocket from SpaceX. Smashed parts found in Poland (not confirmed). Hoping that this is some kind of meaningful omen Photo: TV2-channel Denmark

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

It’s always worth having a pinch of salt handy for what former spooks say, but in the case of Trump there are longstanding suggestions he was cultivated by the KGB during his 1987 Moscow trip; it was unlikely to have happened without them. This piece is from 2021. It’s not new, just relevant again.

submitted 3 days ago • 13 comments

According to "The Bump", Donald means ruler or king of the world; great chief. Donald is a baby boy's name of Gaelic, Scottish, and Celtic origin. This explains a lot trump has taken it literally

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

According to "The Bump" Elon is a gender-neutral name of Hebrew origin, meaning "oak tree"

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous interview with Elon Musk on the Hannity Show that went terribly wrong.

submitted 3 days ago • 20 comments

Many are asking: “What can I do now?” Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do

submitted 14 days ago • 460 comments

A HUGE warm welcome to an organisation that consistently & unapologetically welcomes the most vulnerable & marginalised in our society with open arms. Nothing but solidarity & love for @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social and it's so lovely to see them here! 🧡 #AyeWelcomeRefugees

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

$250 Chewy card from Missy for the lucky adopter. Please please please follow @crits4cats.bsky.social who works harder than any one person I know to take care of the cats who need help the most. Repost all of his posts! 🫶💚🫶💚

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

submitted 5 days ago • 1253 comments

54 børn er vokset op på et dansk asylcenter - og bor der stadig. Maria Høy og @sigridnygaard.bsky.social har over et år mødt Numan og Maya og seks andre børn og giver os andre indblik i, hvad de drømmer om, og hvad de får dagene til at gå med. Læs med: www.information.dk/moti/2025/02...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk. Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️ thehill.com/media/514849...

submitted 5 days ago • 134 comments

THIS is how it has to be done!

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

submitted 8 days ago • 6091 comments

ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...

submitted 7 days ago • 452 comments

BREAKING: Ranking Member Raskin demands Attorney General Bondi halt illegal intimidation campaign targeting the DOJ’s Public Integrity Office.

submitted 8 days ago • 865 comments

What Adam said ⤵️

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments