Tarja Kallinen

@IngridBox
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Finnish-American sojourner. Curious, furious, mysterious.

Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it! *Goethe*

X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts https://flip.it/mYnVvI
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts

A new feature on X has stirred confusion, anger and a wave of online sleuthing after users discovered that the platform was suddenly displaying the surprising locations where certain accounts are based

NBC News
Since returning to Seattle after 6 months away, I notice the price of food and eating out way up!
Tarja Kallinen (@ingridbox.bsky.social)

Ride the Big Blue Wave! Just yesterday I predicted a clean sweep, a big blue wave in America! People sent a clear message: open up the people’s government, enough of the trumpbeat, we will take back our country! #midterms next year will be an even bigger wave! 🌊 take heed!

Bluesky Social
Tarja Kallinen (@kallinen)

There is no #radicalleft - as Trump and Fox "News" claim. It is not radical to want a decent wage or affordable health care or safe schools. It is not radical to want to feel safe walking in your neighborhood without fear of getting picked up by masked police and being thrown in jail or worse, without due process. It is not radical to demand everyone pay their fair share of taxes so our government functions properly. It is not radical to demand freedom of speech or right to assemble peacefully to speak your mind. It is called a normal political process and it is normal to expect your government to respond to your demands and make compromises accordingly. It is called voting and democracy. "Radical left" is a rebranding effort to make us feel bad about expecting our elected officials to work on our behalf to improve our lives. Watch the language. Don't be fooled. Speak up. (Yes, there are a few "radicals" on the fringes of every persuasion, but they don't speak for the vast majority. Let's keep them on the fringes.)

Substack
Trump flaunts pardon rules, costs victims and public more than $1 billion • Louisiana Illuminator

President Trump's pardons violate long-standing policies that reward people who show remorse, pay restitution and can contribute to society.

Louisiana Illuminator
PSA: Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent more than $200B more in first 100 days than last year. You get idiocy when you choose idiots.
ESSAY: A biblical flood, a girl's death, and a great-grandfather's legacy

As the ravages of climate change worsen, what kind of ancestors will we be?

The.Ink
US and Ukraine to work on strengthening air defences, Zelenskyy says, after call Trump says was ‘meaningful’ – Europe live

All-night attack on Kyiv followed conversation between US president and Putin

the Guardian
11 Eastern Europeans charged in $10.6 billion Medicare fraud scheme https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06/26/medicare-fraud-scheme-uncovered/
11 Eastern Europeans charged in $10.6 billion Medicare fraud scheme

The fraud scheme, one of the largest such busts in U.S. history, involved billions of dollars in false health care claims and stolen personal information.

The Washington Post
Will the Democrats learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory?

Too many Democratic party leaders would rather be the captains on a sinking Titanic than change course

The Guardian