Charlotte Nekman

@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.

Abdul El-Sayed is the Democrats' Senate nominee in Michigan, a seismic victory for progressives that carries massive implications for the Senate battle map. He narrowly defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens, who was boosted by a record-breaking $32 million in spending from AIPAC.

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary — a major victory for progressives

It’s a clear signal that the ascendant left can win primaries in key battlegrounds and carries massive implications for 2028.

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One of my greatest fears is the intentional and accumulated attack on science, education and knowledge by the GOP will lead to a brain drain from the U.S. to - Canada, Europe and China. Authoritarianism if it takes hold will jail - eventually kill professors, teachers, doctors -anyone with glasses

"Taxing the rich doesn't work." Tell that to Massachusetts. Their millionaire tax has raised $3.1 BILLION so far. It's funding bridges, buses, teachers, free community college, and free school meals. This isn't theory. It's working. We've got the receipts.

“I love war,” Trump declared his passion for violence during a campaign speech in Iowa in late 2015. He added: I’m good at war. I’ve had a lot of wars of my own. I’m really good at war. I love war in a certain way, but only when we win." S: Geoffrey Ssenoga in article 1 June 2017, The Conversation

Bluesky launched in February 2023 as an invite-only platform. As of June 2026, we have 45 million users. For reference, that's almost the population of Argentina. Thank you for being here with us 💙 Here’s to the next 45 million accounts.

MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell asked Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico if he was hoping to run against was Ken Paxton, the scandal-plagued Texas AG who just defeated longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary. Talarico's answer is a must-watch.

This Film often has the piss taken out of it for being a rather sedentary piece about 2 people just talking a lot — BUT — it has one of the most brilliantly prescient monologues in the history of Movies imho. MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (1981) Have a listen.