Editor/commentator, mostly Norwegian and US politics. And 🐈https://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lozuan3vx22tDette var slappe greier, Obama Hva i all verden var dette? https://www.dagbladet.no/meninger/hva-i-all-verden-var-dette/8307992513 May 2025 06:29 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lozuan3vx22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3looxbi7vvk2qSo, the liberals hail a «liberal» pope who is head of a church that is more reactionary than Trump, that is ruled by men, hypocrites who condemn homosexuality, abortion, condoms etc. Supporting the poor is no excuse for upholding the patriarchy08 May 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3looxbi7vvk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lnt6vhcld22iTrump seems to have listened to Støre and Stoltenberg. He suggests Putin is playing him. No kidding?27 Apr 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnt6vhcld22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lnbdtdf33c27What books are you reading/listening to now? I feel we need to read and learn more about both history and the present. I’m astonished - and yet not surprised - how relevant books about and from the 1930s are.20 Apr 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnbdtdf33c27https://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lmsnp4iiik2bTrump says he’s considering deportlng US citizens to El Salvador gulags. US media goes with: oh, he’s not going to return one man. Are you kidding me? You are not doing your job! This is a five alarm crisis.14 Apr 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsnp4iiik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lmigynj4rk2uFor en gjeng med idioter som stemte på Trump og trodde de var skjermet fra galskapen Frykt og avsky på Wall Street https://www.dagbladet.no/meninger/frykt-og-avsky-pa-wall-street/8295093210 Apr 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmigynj4rk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lmdidssa622cI’m curious, how many Europeans have changed their plans going to the US?08 Apr 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdidssa622chttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lm3uuobf4k2uHvorfor har Jens Stoltenberg så draget på autoritære tyranner? Jeg funderer etter å ha sett dokumentaren «Facing war» om hans to siste år i NATO Trikset med tyranner https://www.dagbladet.no/meninger/trikset-med-tyranner/8291726605 Apr 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3uuobf4k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lm3mzk3wzs2uI participated in the Women’s March in 2017. This is pretty lame stuff in comparison. The opposition is in desperate need of better leaders - and speakers!05 Apr 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3mzk3wzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3llwn7drzec2xWhy isn’t anybody pointing out that the production Trump is so nostalgic about is being taken over by robots? Even if he succeeded - which he will not - he wouldn’t bring back jobs. At the same time he is firing real people who is making America great. Scientists, engineers, educators03 Apr 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwn7drzec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3llpbzwy5wk2hWhat is the matter with US media? They are seriously presenting a third term as a possibility. Because with Trump anything is possible! No, it’s not. The constitution is clear. Stop bowing to the insanity31 Mar 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3llpbzwy5wk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lli6tpr5y22rWhy is Bob Woodward still with the Post when they are censoring his colleagues? Anybody know?29 Mar 2025 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lli6tpr5y22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lli57p5kis2rThe American law firms caving in to Trump will go down in history as cowards and collaboraters. Don’t you have any shame?29 Mar 2025 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lli57p5kis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lli4b2ugy22rNo wonder MSM is slipping. The reporting and commentary is as oldfashioned as Biden. Saying (as If they believe it) sources tell us Trump is not firing anybody. No, not today, stupid29 Mar 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lli4b2ugy22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3llagvfswuc2hThe CIA director claims he didn’t know Steve Witkoff was in Moscow. Either he’s lying to the Congress or he’s not doing his job. I suspect both25 Mar 2025 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3llagvfswuc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lla7hlt62c2gWhat about her emails??25 Mar 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lla7hlt62c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3ll35cwo57s2yThis is the most corrupt regime ever https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/us/politics/spacex-contracts-musk-doge-trump.html?smid=url-share23 Mar 2025 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll35cwo57s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lkyg47hhuk2zMotstanden sprer seg - det er et opprør mot Trump fra alle kanter over hele landet. Demokratene er fortsatt ubrukelige. Trump vs. USA https://www.dagbladet.no/meninger/trump-vs-usa/8285611322 Mar 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkyg47hhuk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lkvrou3p3c2rPoor Maine! Canadians are cancelling their favorite holiday spot this season. 40 percent of the tourist industry is Canadian. You do the math since Donald can’t21 Mar 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvrou3p3c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lkvh55jvyk2wThe US amnesia continous: a panel of experts on Good Morning Joe says most Bernie supporters voted for Trump in 2017. No, they didn’t. Only 12 percent did. Get your facts straight or your analysis is worthless21 Mar 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvh55jvyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lktwfpvatk2iThe leader of the conservative party in Norway suggested today all Norwegians should think about where they spend their money. She suggested Europe would be a good place. That’s what happens. Trump has no friends left in Europe21 Mar 2025 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktwfpvatk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lktw5iqtpk2iThis is absolutely horrifying. The US is not turning into Russia, it’s turning into Venezuela [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktw5iqtpk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lkraxtgosk2uAnd so it begins. The US is becoming an authoritarian state, denying Trump-critics entry https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained19 Mar 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkraxtgosk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lkovcivmkc2dI’ve studied in the US, I’ve visited the US frequently since and travelled extensively - I’ve been to 40 states. But right now I wouldn’t feel comfortable going there. The way the Trump regime treats foreigners is shocking. You are losing me19 Mar 2025 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkovcivmkc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lkopi2yjq22dDet var en veldig dårlig idé å la techmilliardærer styre verden. Jeg har lest den nye skandaleboka om Facebook. En skikkelig grøsser Facebooks sanne ansikt https://www.dagbladet.no/meninger/facebooks-sanne-ansikt/8283981718 Mar 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkopi2yjq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lkers5mix22wChuck Schumer fails catastrophically at a crucial time in US history. The democratic party needs to be dissolved and start again14 Mar 2025 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkers5mix22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lk7h7ggbtc2gHvorfor i all verden trodde finanseliten at Trump skulle være bra for dem? Jeg lurer litt på hvor smarte de er når det gjelder Trump og politikk? Lurt trill rundt https://www.dagbladet.no/meninger/lurt-trill-rundt/8281685012 Mar 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7h7ggbtc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lk7fnowggc2fIs a government shutdown really in democrats interest? Trump is running the country and the economy as it is. Let’s hold the Congress responsible. What am I missing?12 Mar 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7fnowggc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lk5552bsz22pListening to Karoline Leavitt no foreign student should risk going to a US university. This is going to harm the US big time. Come to Europe, the land of the free.11 Mar 2025 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk5552bsz22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mariesimonsen.bsky.social/post/3lk4stv5ids2yTok ikke lang tid, nei, før disse anti-woke ytringsfrihetsforkjemperne begynte å arrestere folk for meningene deres. USA er skikkelig ute å kjøre [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:z3cqyeulj5bcecny3ebhtcqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4stv5ids2y