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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 21h

@adriandaub.bsky.social expertly dissects Thiel‘s obsession with the antichrist, Armageddon and scapegoats - and Thiel‘s own unreality: „Overall, the picture of Thiel that emerges in these lectures is someone desperately trying to disidentify from their own power.“

Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon

Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher

www.theguardian.com

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Der Volksverpetzer @volksverpetzer.de · Feb 16

Ausführlich: www.volksverpetzer.de/analyse/mani...

So manipuliert man dich über Messerangriffe

In den vergangenen Tagen gab es Messerangriffe in Bremen, Lübeck, Ratingen, Erfurt, mehrere in Dortmund und in Berlin. Teilweise mit Toten, mit Schusswechsel mit der Polizei. Von keinem hast du wahrsc...

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Bijan Moini @bijanmoini.de · 2d

Ein Mann, der völkerrechtswidrig angebliche Drogenschmuggler auf dem offenen Meer ermordet und Iran bombardiert, der Ländern mit Annexion droht, die Armee gg das eigene Volk einsetzt und das Verteidigungs- in ein Kriegsministerium umbenennt, darf und wird niemals den Friedensnobelpreis bekommen.

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Renée @reneeh.bsky.social · 2d

I'm glad this has gotten media attention because it's safe to assume this has happened to others, as well:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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🎃 CreakyLegs 🏳️‍⚧️ @zoneoutzoey.bsky.social · 3d

The “Active Warzone” of Portland. Where Kristi Noem dresses like a mid-2000’s war movie CIA agent in the middle of the Iraq war… To Benny Hill playing LIVE in the background. Lol God they must HATE how incredibly unserious we take them. All incompetent, vain losers.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 3d

🔴Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

Award-winning investigative journalist David Hencke has attended Conservative party conference since 1987 but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

Veteran award-winning investigative journalist David Hencke has attended Conservative party conference since 1987 but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

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Mathias Jahn 🇪🇺 @sould.bsky.social · 4d

The trolls are running the asylum...
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The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6d

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6d

Narrator: This is fascism.

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis
) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyone—including kids—and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 5d

Surging Chinese exports of EVs, batteries, solar panels, and other clean tech products highlights growing divide between "electro-states" and "petro-states" (no extra credit for guessing where US falls). @axios.com

Axios Future of Energy

www.axios.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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Özden Terli @terliwetter.bsky.social · 6d

Fakten über die globale Erhitzung kann jeder wissen - das Wissen ist überall für alle zugänglich.

Meinungen von Klimaleugnern muss man glauben. Sie sind eine Sekte, ohne Sachverstand.

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Katharina Rosch @katkatneugetier.bsky.social · 7d

Was Hofreiter da übersetzt, sollte dem letzten Menschen in Deutschland klar machen, wohin der Kurs der USA geht. Wir können uns auf die USA seit Anfang des Jahres nicht mehr verlassen. Weder beim Handel, noch gar bei dem Schutz, den sie Jahrzehnte lang als größter Partner in der NATO gewährte

Waldläuferin 🌻 @waldlaeuferin.bsky.social · 7d

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Bijan Moini @bijanmoini.de · 8d

Ich kann irgendwie verstehen, wenn Unternehmen vor existenziellen Drohungen klein beigeben.

Aber Apple ist einer der reichsten und mächtigsten Konzerne der Welt, er kann sich wehren. Und weniger gegen Trumps Jagd auf Menschen kann er nicht tun, als diese App im Store zu lassen, solange es nur geht.

Reuters @reuters.com · 9d

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration reut.rs/4mIfztt

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration

Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 9d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

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Mathias Jahn 🇪🇺 @sould.bsky.social · 8d

Apple once saw itself on the good side of the Force („Here‘s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels…“). Now it’s bootlicking shit like every other american tech company. What‘s the difference to chinese products then?

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raeuberhose / Karolin Schwarz @karolinschwarz.de · 9d

Das hier mutmaßlich www.turi2.de/aktuell/repo...

Reporterfabrik startet Gesprächsformat "High Noon" mit Cordt Schnibben. | turi2

Showdown mit Schnibben: Die Reporterfabrik will Filterblasen in der Debattenkultur durchstechen und startet das Debatten-Format "High Noon". Im Erstling treffen sich Melanie Amann, Ex-"Spiegel"-Vize, ...

www.turi2.de

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Rolf Eustergerling 🏳️‍🌈 ᴴᵒʳˢᵗ ᴹᵉᵘᵉʳ @euro42.bsky.social · 10d

Merz, Söder, sagt mal, ist euch das nicht peinlich, dass euch ein "Mädchen"(!) erklären muss, was wirklich Sache ist.
Da wackelt das Patriarchat aber gewaltig. Wegen eurer verbohrten Inkompetenz.
Macht mal so weiter...

youtube.com/shorts/esIz2...

Söder-Man und Merz kämpfen heldenhaft gegen das Verbrenner-Aus. #klartextmitlilly #politik

YouTube video by Klartext_mit_Lilly

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Juliane @jululette.bsky.social · 11d

Nicht nur Kritik an Chatkontrolle sondern auch KI-Agenten:

„Whittaker warnte…auch vor dem Einsatz von sogenannten KI-Agenten… "Diese KI-Agenten verlangen enorme Zugriffsmöglichkeiten und nahezu unbegrenzte Berechtigungen. Dabei erhalten sie Zugang zu wichtigen Anwendungen und Diensten..."

Claudia Zettel @claudiazettel.bsky.social · 11d

Signal droht sich wegen der Chatkontrolle aus Europa zurückzuziehen.

Wise words von der Signal-Chefin:

"Es ist bedauerlich, dass Politiker weiterhin einer Art magischem Denken verfallen, das davon ausgeht, dass man eine Hintertür schaffen kann, auf die nur die Guten Zugriff haben."

Chefin der Signal-App droht mit Rückzug aus Europa

Signal gilt als einer der sichersten Messenger. Die App könnte aber in Europa vom Markt verschwinden, falls sich die Chatkontrolle in der EU durchsetzt.

www.heise.de

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 11d

Once more, with feeling:
1. AI is a scam
2. The bubble will burst and soon
3. When it does it will tank the global economy

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 12d

Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

The Case Against Generative AI

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...

www.wheresyoured.at

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11d

Lawrence: One of the examples you've put out is in Speaker Mike Johnson's Louisiana district, a 60 year old couple earning 82,000 a year. Their health care premiums will rise by almost $20,000 by 300% because of what their congressman is doing.

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Martin Dicker 🇪🇺🇦🇹 @martindicker.bsky.social · 11d

Hern Lindner gewidmet !
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DocGaby @docgaby.bsky.social · 11d

Warum rettet Trump Argentinien?
Hier geht es um Ideologie und Trump-Treue, nicht um die Interessen Amerikas.

Paul Krugman

Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina?

This is about ideology and Trumpian fealty, not America’s interests

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 11d

Most interesting part of the speech—a familiar MAGA tirade—was the audience reaction. Didn’t hear a single person applaud. Generals and admirals sat silently during this political lecture from a former National Guard captain. The right reaction.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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