eigerjoch
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mostly economist articles, photos of mountains and American politics
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
www.ft.com/content/5d77...
I fear the party is too far gone to be dragged back, but kudos to these people for trying at least
(Was listening to a conversation yesterday where an American pundit talked about the Tories now as if it was eg the 90s. Nope )
I fear the party is too far gone to be dragged back, but kudos to these people for trying at least
(Was listening to a conversation yesterday where an American pundit talked about the Tories now as if it was eg the 90s. Nope )
Former Tory heavyweights launch new centre-right movement
Prosper UK aims to pull Conservative Party back to middle ground and counter rise of Reform UK
www.ft.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
www.ft.com/content/5d77...
I fear the party is too far gone to be dragged back, but kudos to these people for trying at least
(Was listening to a conversation yesterday where an American pundit talked about the Tories now as if it was eg the 90s. Nope )
I fear the party is too far gone to be dragged back, but kudos to these people for trying at least
(Was listening to a conversation yesterday where an American pundit talked about the Tories now as if it was eg the 90s. Nope )
IOS missing features
- ‘if the phone is in airplane mode it means I put it in it and don’t need reminding it can’t connect, I don’t want it to’
- ‘I will never be driving and touching the phone because I am not a cretin’
- ‘if the phone is in airplane mode it means I put it in it and don’t need reminding it can’t connect, I don’t want it to’
- ‘I will never be driving and touching the phone because I am not a cretin’
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
IOS missing features
- ‘if the phone is in airplane mode it means I put it in it and don’t need reminding it can’t connect, I don’t want it to’
- ‘I will never be driving and touching the phone because I am not a cretin’
- ‘if the phone is in airplane mode it means I put it in it and don’t need reminding it can’t connect, I don’t want it to’
- ‘I will never be driving and touching the phone because I am not a cretin’
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
He’s like a walking ‘you can be both batshit crazy and dumb as f*** and still make a load of money, do not infer intelligence from money’ example
He’s like a walking ‘you can be both batshit crazy and dumb as f*** and still make a load of money, do not infer intelligence from money’ example
Peter Thiel comes to Paris to speak about the Antichrist
The libertarian tech billionaire was to speak at the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences on Monday.
www.lemonde.fr
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 PM
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
He’s like a walking ‘you can be both batshit crazy and dumb as f*** and still make a load of money, do not infer intelligence from money’ example
He’s like a walking ‘you can be both batshit crazy and dumb as f*** and still make a load of money, do not infer intelligence from money’ example
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Something enjoyable in the fact that Whitehall were prepared to consider regional devolution and only if it was preceded by nuclear holocaust.
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Something enjoyable in the fact that Whitehall were prepared to consider regional devolution and only if it was preceded by nuclear holocaust.
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The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
www.ft.com/content/e401...
If we’re going to be having stupid suggestions why stop there, let’s link it in inverse to the price of eggs , which supposedly they’re able to easily influence
If we’re going to be having stupid suggestions why stop there, let’s link it in inverse to the price of eggs , which supposedly they’re able to easily influence
Link MPs’ pay to GDP, says UK business secretary
Peter Kyle calls on government departments to do more to boost economic growth
www.ft.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:56 PM
www.ft.com/content/e401...
If we’re going to be having stupid suggestions why stop there, let’s link it in inverse to the price of eggs , which supposedly they’re able to easily influence
If we’re going to be having stupid suggestions why stop there, let’s link it in inverse to the price of eggs , which supposedly they’re able to easily influence
Will the smartphone survive the AI age?
economist.com/business/202...
from The Economist
I am all for money being chucked at developing smart glasses, they can serve as an instant ‘that person is a twerp’ signal and save others wasting time before finding that out
economist.com/business/202...
from The Economist
I am all for money being chucked at developing smart glasses, they can serve as an instant ‘that person is a twerp’ signal and save others wasting time before finding that out
Will the smartphone survive the AI age?
The Apple-Android duopoly is under attack from OpenAI, Meta and Amazon
economist.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Will the smartphone survive the AI age?
economist.com/business/202...
from The Economist
I am all for money being chucked at developing smart glasses, they can serve as an instant ‘that person is a twerp’ signal and save others wasting time before finding that out
economist.com/business/202...
from The Economist
I am all for money being chucked at developing smart glasses, they can serve as an instant ‘that person is a twerp’ signal and save others wasting time before finding that out
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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What’s so misguided about the formulation “authoritarianism is here, it’s just unevenly distributed,” which I have heard from Ezra Klein and others, it’s that it misses the point: that’s true of authoritarianism *everywhere*.
January 25, 2026 at 8:29 PM
What’s so misguided about the formulation “authoritarianism is here, it’s just unevenly distributed,” which I have heard from Ezra Klein and others, it’s that it misses the point: that’s true of authoritarianism *everywhere*.
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I don’t really have anything interesting to add, but obviously, immediately labeling anyone shot in the back by police as a “terrorist” is what every fascist, theocratic or communist regime or military dictatorship in the world does. www.wsj.com/us-news/fede...
January 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I don’t really have anything interesting to add, but obviously, immediately labeling anyone shot in the back by police as a “terrorist” is what every fascist, theocratic or communist regime or military dictatorship in the world does. www.wsj.com/us-news/fede...
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Utterly inhumane behaviour. "In sworn court filings, a doctor who offered to render aid to Mr. Pretti described how agents initially hesitated and asked him for proof of a medical license."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minneapolis Live Updates: State Seeks Access to Evidence as Federal Officials Blame Shooting Victim
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Utterly inhumane behaviour. "In sworn court filings, a doctor who offered to render aid to Mr. Pretti described how agents initially hesitated and asked him for proof of a medical license."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Still the lead story
Still the lead story
Killing of Alex Pretti by immigration agents fuels anger in traumatized Minneapolis
Two weeks after the death of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was killed during a confrontation between Border Patrol officers and residents in Minneapolis. Democrats are now threatening ...
www.lemonde.fr
January 25, 2026 at 3:39 PM
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Still the lead story
Still the lead story
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Part of what strikes me about Trump, Noem, Bovino, Miller, et al and their willingness to lie in the face of overwhelming video evidence, is their absolute certainty in the tribal stupidity and cynicism of their supporters—especially on here—who will blindly repeat their lies.
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Part of what strikes me about Trump, Noem, Bovino, Miller, et al and their willingness to lie in the face of overwhelming video evidence, is their absolute certainty in the tribal stupidity and cynicism of their supporters—especially on here—who will blindly repeat their lies.
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
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The Economist coverage is grim but this is exactly how it should be reported.
economist.com/united-state...
economist.com/united-state...
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 AM
The Economist coverage is grim but this is exactly how it should be reported.
economist.com/united-state...
economist.com/united-state...
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
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And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
Another horrifying shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
economist.com/united-state...
from The Economist
“What happens when armed men are given impunity”
economist.com/united-state...
from The Economist
“What happens when armed men are given impunity”
Another horrifying shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
What happens when armed men are given impunity
economist.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Another horrifying shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
economist.com/united-state...
from The Economist
“What happens when armed men are given impunity”
economist.com/united-state...
from The Economist
“What happens when armed men are given impunity”
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Lead story.
Lead story.
US federal agents shoot dead another person in Minneapolis
A video circulating on social media – and confirmed by authorities – shows several agents, including at least one wearing a vest marked 'POLICE,' surrounding a person on the ground and hitting him mul...
www.lemonde.fr
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Lead story.
Lead story.