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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Feb 14, 2026

Convincing. A must-read. However, as someone who worked for a long time trying to convince governments to do things they didn't want to do, I'm not sure humanity's leaders will address the issue before it's too late.

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Feb 11, 2026

The latest from the Antifa Tabernacle Choir
https://youtu.be/Vs24tGpzxWc

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Feb 07, 2026

“When there is no longer any place to talk to each other, politics becomes a face-off between the isolated individual and the grand narratives of the media – and in this face-off, discourses that offer simple answers have a structural advantage,” the study adds.

https://f24.my/Bixk

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Feb 02, 2026

Rough translation: "Too many powerful people are suspects - including my bosses - so, we're not going to investigate. To hell with the victims. To hell with justice." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/epstein-files-todd-blanche-deputy-ag

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2026

"Slovakia’s prime minister told EU leaders at a summit last week that a meeting with Trump left him shocked by the US president’s state of mind, five European diplomats briefed on the conversation said. Robert Fico, one of the few EU leaders to frequently support Trump’s stance on Europe’s weaknesses, was concerned about the US president’s 'psychological state,' two of the diplomats said. Fico used the word 'dangerous' to describe how the US president came across..." https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-florida-robert-fico-eu-summit-nato/

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 27, 2026

"While designed to incapacitate or control a person without causing death or permanent injury, they can cause serious or fatal injuries, especially when used improperly."

(sometimes intentionally improperly)

https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2026/01/27/less-lethal-weapons-guide/

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 27, 2026

This is honestly the best thing I have read about the US in months. We look from abroad and wonder where the hope is. Read this. Now.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8L893jn-xkg4gA0ahaD_Ltw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 27, 2026

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day last year, I wrote this for Human Rights Watch. Seems even more relevant today.

https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2025/01/27

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 27, 2026

Sure, let's ask the Trump regime's murderous masked thugs to come over to Europe and "help with security" - wtf? https://f24.my/BhNO

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 26, 2026

Trump regime thugs are murdering people in the streets, kidnapping children, and sending people to be tortured.

While that's all happening, it may be easy to miss this: the regime is also shredding the idea of privacy.

https://www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5713/trump-administration-wants-your-dna-and-social-media

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 26, 2026

They use nazi-style slogans.

They wear nazi-style coats.

They make nazi-style salutes.

The Trump regime has no new ideas. They only know how to imitate past mass murderers - in words and in actions.

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 25, 2026

Every American owes a huge debt of gratitude to the brave people in Minnesota who are risking their lives to video the horrific crimes of masked thugs under Trump's vicious regime.

All of us who are not there should be sharing their recorded truth about these crimes and doing whatever we can to see that this reign of terror ends, and the perpetrators are brought to justice.

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 17, 2026

"...the vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval. ... In Minneapolis ... There are countless videos from ICE Watch observers that show agents leaving without detaining anyone after they encounter resistance." https://www.ms.now/opinion/minneapolis-ice-watch-protesters-violence-research

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 10, 2026

When did you stop posting on X? Person A: When its owner made nazi salutes. Person B: When it became a production and distribution channel for images of child sexual abuse. Government: We're still posting there.

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Jan 07, 2026

"Why is the government posting on a deepfake child porn site?" That's the question to ask them, journalist friends.

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Dec 12, 2025

Some worry this might set a precedent. I hope it does. Every regime that invades another country, committing countless mass atrocities, should have their foreign assets taken & handed to their victims. This might get all would-be invaders to think twice. https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-greenlights-indefinite-immobilisation-of-russian-assets/

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@andrewstroehlein@mastodon.social · Nov 17, 2025

Desperate people forced to risk their lives to escape war and persecution - let's rob them of all they've got left! This is the sick thinking of human traffickers, not decent governments.

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