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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 8h

This is a message that Israel is serious about ethnic cleansing, and Palestinians who think about returning to their homes will pay a heavy price.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 8h

Israel kills several Palestinians in Gaza strikes on.ft.com/3KPgE5w

Israel kills several Palestinians in Gaza strikes

Attack on Gazans inspecting homes comes days after fragile ceasefire goes into effect

on.ft.com

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 1d

I was laid off because AI is doing my job cheaper, not better. Also, this Altman guy is an asshole.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

don't worry, Sam Altman is confident that his efforts to eliminate vast numbers of jobs will all just sort of work out for the unemployed, eventually, possibly after they starve to death, which is technically a form of having it work out

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Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren't Even "Real Work" to Start With

Worried that AI will destroy work? Well, Sam Altman asks if you've considered what a farmer from half a century ago thinks of your job, first.

futurism.com

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 1d

Christian Bangel @christianbangel.bsky.social · 2d

Wieder ein schlechter Tag für die AfD im Osten.
Deklassiert in der OB-Stichwahl in Frankfurt (Oder) und sogar in Eisenhüttenstadt - wo sie sich echte Hoffnung machte - deutlich verloren.

Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 1d

Allies and adversaries, they all play him like a fiddle

Aleks, no X @aleksnotx.bsky.social · 1d

“The president…started telling close associates how impressed he was by video of Israeli air strikes that he watched on Fox … (which literally made him go: “Wow”) gave him more optimism about the possible effectiveness of directly attacking Iran.

Soon after that, he bombed Iran.”

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 2d

For my piece today at @zeteo.com i wanted to truly underscore how punishingly stupid american fascism is now. Like, my original proposed headline for this was:

Our Democracy Is Imperiled Because One Old Man Won’t Stop ‘Yelling’ At His TV. zeteo.com/p/trump-addi...

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Hanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein.bsky.social · 2d

die Neigung der trotz-Genozid-Pro-Israel-Front (wie hier in der FAZ), jene, die ihr Narrativ gefährden, mit einem Vokabular zu belegen, das selbst antisemitisch wirkt, ist schon extra gruselig.

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 4d

Just another example of how every accusation is a confession with these right-wingers and how much weight companies now give to opinions of basement dwelling hatemongers. Ubisoft won’t earn back respect with such cowardice.

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 4d

Ubisoft reportedly scrapped an Assassin's Creed game set after the American Civil War due to "online backlash" of Yasuke in Shadows and an "increasingly intense" political climate in the US

www.gamesindustry.biz/report-ubiso...

Report: Ubisoft cancels Assassin's Creed game set in post-Civil War US

Former and current employees claim game was scrapped due to "online backlash" of Shadows' protagonist Yasuke and an "increasingly intense" political climate in

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 4d

Incredible

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 4d

No money flowing to USAID and hardly any to PEPFAR despite their duly enacted funding; well north of twenty billion dollars being deployed for other weird hair autocrats. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms

The U.S. Treasury has finalized a financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country’s central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 5d

Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 5d

It is very telling that in many “western” countries protests against a real genecide in Gaza are more restricted and repressed than protests against a fake genocide in South Africa.

Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 5d

This is propaganda. It did not unleash fighting between the parties. Israel’s prime minister unleashed a genocide to keep power and distract from his failure to protect citizens.

NPR @npr.org · 5d

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal that's intended to end to the devastating Gaza war which unleashed the deadliest fighting ever between Israelis and Palestinians.

Israel and Hamas agree on the 'first phase' of Gaza ceasefire deal

The deal raises the possibility that the war may now be over, ending the bloodiest fighting ever between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 5d

Not the only guilty ones but US media still has a lot to answer for. They helped this obviously demented puppet win the election. Now his handlers are burning the planet, trying to start a war in Latin America, and abetting a genocide in exchange real estate.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

Good lord.

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 6d

Never forget. The world’s richest man personally took food from the world’s poorest children just for fun. He bragged about it on his stupid website. Billionaires must be taxed out of existence and this particular billionaire must face a judge at some point somewhere.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6d

Maybe it's because I'm a parent, but avoidable harm to kids really gets to me. My kids can be difficult when they don't get an afternoon snack at the usual time. I'm sure various parents and teachers can say the same. Watching a kid starve to death? And the US govt did it on purpose?
Unconscionable.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 7d

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 7d

Israel has killed or injured more than 10% of Gaza’s population over the past 24 months. Read more about the war, by the numbers ⤵️ aje.io/r00cl2

Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers

Israel has killed or injured more than 10 percent of Gaza's population over the past 24 months.

aje.io

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 8d

Matteo Renzi 🇮🇹, Emmanuel Macron 🇫🇷 & Pieter Omtzigt 🇳🇱were all hailed as democratic saviors who would deliver a “post-populist” politics. In different ways, all three have done incredible damage to the politics in their countries, leaving the “populists” (= far right) even more entrenched.

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 12d

New Chile con Carne newsletter is out!

Chile's green power push

Commitment to the energy transition includes confronting power players and sorting out internal contradictions.

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 12d

“It doesn’t speak well to the American population that a much higher percentage of them voted for MAGA politics than the German population ever voted for National Socialism.” This is a must-read @dissentmag.bsky.social

The Battle Over Civil Society - Dissent Magazine

An interview with Dylan J. Riley on Trump and the state of American democracy.

www.dissentmagazine.org

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 13d

Gaza is becoming a graveyard without the luxury of graves.

Yousef Aljamal writes about how his heart freezes every day as he reads of the disappearances of his neighbors, friends, and family in the violence brought by Israel.

Gaza’s Nightmare

Gaza is becoming a graveyard without the luxury of graves.

inthesetimes.com

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 13d

New Chile con Carne newsletter is out:

Boric presents 2026 budget in address to the nation

Plus: Chile joins sustainable mining initiative

open.substack.com

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 13d

“There is a war on children. There is a policy to eliminate the ability for Palestinian children to flourish, to prosper, to grow, to thrive.”

Palestinian-American ER doctor Thaer Ahmad, who served in Gaza, delivered this message to the UN General Assembly last week
zeteo.com/p/doctor-who...

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 14d

He is way too far gone to understand what comes out of his mouth. But those with half a brain understand that he’s saying strength kills food providers down south. The Latino morons who voted for this monstrosity should be ashamed of themselves.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Trump brags to military leaders about his strikes on boats: "They don't want go fishing. I don't blame them. There will be no fishing today. It's amazing what strength will do."

Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 14d

Fresh Chile con Carne newsletter just went out:

Lower house approves electoral reforms to restrict rights

Plus: State miner obtains financing

open.substack.com

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 14d

Today, schoolchildren are taught about history’s worst crimes against humanity.

In the future, they will learn about those who enabled the genocide in Gaza.

They will also learn about the global movement for peace, and above all, the resilience of the Palestinian people.

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Christian Scheinpflug @chschein.bsky.social · 14d

Cassetteboy is back - and delivers!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8uO...

Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer

YouTube video by cassetteboy

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Der Volksverpetzer @volksverpetzer.de · 14d

Ein ehemaliger Politiker der Brexit-Partei gestand, Geld aus Russland genommen zu haben, um die Briten mit Lügen zum Brexit zu manipulieren. Vom gleichen Russen, der ein „alter Freund“ von AfD-Politiker Krah ist. Rechtsextreme werden buchstäblich aus Russland bezahlt, um euch anzulügen, wacht auf!

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