Martin Gärtner
@mgaertner.bsky.social
Private account of 🇦🇹 diplomat. Love music, poetry, puns and good debate. Views my own. Repost not necessarily endorsement.
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Die Wehrdienstkommission hat kompetent und verantwortungsbewusst gearbeitet. Aufbauend auf den Vorschlägen der Kommission ist die Wiedereinführung der Milizübungen wichtig. Angesichts der geopolitischen Lage und zur Verbesserung der Sicherheit der Soldatinnen und Soldaten... 1️⃣
February 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Die Wehrdienstkommission hat kompetent und verantwortungsbewusst gearbeitet. Aufbauend auf den Vorschlägen der Kommission ist die Wiedereinführung der Milizübungen wichtig. Angesichts der geopolitischen Lage und zur Verbesserung der Sicherheit der Soldatinnen und Soldaten... 1️⃣
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This chart my @Statista is clearly meant to show just how big the Chinese high-speed rail network is compared to international benchmarks. I am even more impressed by the huge expansion of the Turkish rail network...
February 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This chart my @Statista is clearly meant to show just how big the Chinese high-speed rail network is compared to international benchmarks. I am even more impressed by the huge expansion of the Turkish rail network...
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Es ist wichtig, anzuerkennen: Epsteins System ist ein Symptom: Für eine Klasse von Superreichen, die keine Regeln anerkennt, sagt Soziologe Salle. "Ich werfe natürlich nicht allen sexuelle Ausbeutung vor. Aber Exzesse? Ja. Machtmissbrauch? Ja."
Mein Interview für @zeit.de
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Mein Interview für @zeit.de
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Superreiche: "Die Superreichen merken, dass sie damit durchkommen"
Der französische Soziologe Grégory Salle forscht zu Milliardären und Eliten. Er sagt: Wer so reich ist, gewöhnt sich daran, Gesetze zu brechen.
www.zeit.de
February 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Es ist wichtig, anzuerkennen: Epsteins System ist ein Symptom: Für eine Klasse von Superreichen, die keine Regeln anerkennt, sagt Soziologe Salle. "Ich werfe natürlich nicht allen sexuelle Ausbeutung vor. Aber Exzesse? Ja. Machtmissbrauch? Ja."
Mein Interview für @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2...
Mein Interview für @zeit.de
www.zeit.de/feuilleton/2...
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The future of liberalism... . My essay. open.substack.com/pub/timothyg...
The future of liberalism
What should come after liberalism? A better liberalism.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The future of liberalism... . My essay. open.substack.com/pub/timothyg...
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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Nun will Trump vor den Midterms das Wahlrecht auch gegen den Kongress ändern - durch eine Executive Order.
Ziemlich sicher nicht legal, aber bis eine endgültige Gerichtsentscheid kommt, sind die Wahlen vermutlich vorbei.
Ziemlich sicher nicht legal, aber bis eine endgültige Gerichtsentscheid kommt, sind die Wahlen vermutlich vorbei.
Trump pushes voter ID ‘whether approved by Congress or not!’
Trump pushes voter ID ‘whether approved by Congress or not!’
The president says he won’t need Congress to force sweeping changes in midterm voting.
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Nun will Trump vor den Midterms das Wahlrecht auch gegen den Kongress ändern - durch eine Executive Order.
Ziemlich sicher nicht legal, aber bis eine endgültige Gerichtsentscheid kommt, sind die Wahlen vermutlich vorbei.
Ziemlich sicher nicht legal, aber bis eine endgültige Gerichtsentscheid kommt, sind die Wahlen vermutlich vorbei.
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STUDY: “Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter.”
Follow great scientists here like @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
Follow great scientists here like @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
STUDY: “Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter.”
Follow great scientists here like @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
Follow great scientists here like @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
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Der Konzern #Palantir geht gegen das Schweizer Magazin „Republik“ vor. Das hatte in Recherchen nachgezeichnet, warum die Systeme des Unternehmens problematisch für Staaten und deren Souveränität sind. Das Magazin will sich von der Klage nicht einschüchtern lassen.
netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
David gegen Goliath: Überwachungskonzern Palantir verklagt die „Republik“
Der Großkonzern Palantir geht presserechtlich gegen das Schweizer Magazin
netzpolitik.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Der Konzern #Palantir geht gegen das Schweizer Magazin „Republik“ vor. Das hatte in Recherchen nachgezeichnet, warum die Systeme des Unternehmens problematisch für Staaten und deren Souveränität sind. Das Magazin will sich von der Klage nicht einschüchtern lassen.
netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
netzpolitik.org/2026/david-g...
RuSSland ist ein terroristischer SStaat. Sein Regime und seine willigen Täter müssen für ihren Völkermord zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden.
prof. karl schlögel, einer der klügsten unserer zeit, sieht europa in einer neuen vorkriegszeit, und ruft dazu auf von den erfahrungen der menschen in der ukraine zu lernen.
@gresselgustav.bsky.social
die ukrainer kämpfen seit 2014 dafür ein unabhängiger und selbstständiger staat zu sein...
@gresselgustav.bsky.social
die ukrainer kämpfen seit 2014 dafür ein unabhängiger und selbstständiger staat zu sein...
February 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
RuSSland ist ein terroristischer SStaat. Sein Regime und seine willigen Täter müssen für ihren Völkermord zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden.
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prof. karl schlögel, einer der klügsten unserer zeit, sieht europa in einer neuen vorkriegszeit, und ruft dazu auf von den erfahrungen der menschen in der ukraine zu lernen.
@gresselgustav.bsky.social
die ukrainer kämpfen seit 2014 dafür ein unabhängiger und selbstständiger staat zu sein...
@gresselgustav.bsky.social
die ukrainer kämpfen seit 2014 dafür ein unabhängiger und selbstständiger staat zu sein...
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM
prof. karl schlögel, einer der klügsten unserer zeit, sieht europa in einer neuen vorkriegszeit, und ruft dazu auf von den erfahrungen der menschen in der ukraine zu lernen.
@gresselgustav.bsky.social
die ukrainer kämpfen seit 2014 dafür ein unabhängiger und selbstständiger staat zu sein...
@gresselgustav.bsky.social
die ukrainer kämpfen seit 2014 dafür ein unabhängiger und selbstständiger staat zu sein...
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It was a great pleasure to meet the high-level participants of the conference on “Women as agents for security and peace” today. 1️⃣
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It was a great pleasure to meet the high-level participants of the conference on “Women as agents for security and peace” today. 1️⃣
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Deliberately attacking civilian infrastructure is an obvious war crime. We should never get used to this type of warfare. Whenever someone outside of Ukraine says he's "tired" of this war, he should try to imagine how tired ordinary Ukrainians are. They've been tremendously suffering for years now.
Moskau hat in der Nacht erneut Drohnen und Raketen auf die Ukraine gefeuert. Dabei wurde offenbar gezielt Infrastruktur anvisiert. Vier Menschen kamen ums Leben, bei Zehntausenden fiel der Strom aus.
Russland-Ukraine-Krieg: Luftangriffe – mindestens vier Tote und Stromausfälle
Moskau hat in der Nacht erneut Drohnen und Raketen auf die Ukraine gefeuert. Dabei wurde offenbar gezielt Infrastruktur anvisiert. Vier Menschen kamen ums Leben, bei Zehntausenden fiel der Strom aus.
www.spiegel.de
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Deliberately attacking civilian infrastructure is an obvious war crime. We should never get used to this type of warfare. Whenever someone outside of Ukraine says he's "tired" of this war, he should try to imagine how tired ordinary Ukrainians are. They've been tremendously suffering for years now.
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Russians are trying to rewrite history on Wikipedia. Because it's the #1 source of training data for AI systems, it can also be used to "poison" platforms like ChatGPT and Claude AI.
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Russians are trying to rewrite history on Wikipedia. Because it's the #1 source of training data for AI systems, it can also be used to "poison" platforms like ChatGPT and Claude AI.
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Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure bear the characteristics of the crime of genocide, a war crime, and a crime against humanity, as they predictably lead to mass suffering and are a policy of "destruction of living conditions."
Criminals must be punished.
📹MinEnergy_ua/ Facebook
Criminals must be punished.
📹MinEnergy_ua/ Facebook
February 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure bear the characteristics of the crime of genocide, a war crime, and a crime against humanity, as they predictably lead to mass suffering and are a policy of "destruction of living conditions."
Criminals must be punished.
📹MinEnergy_ua/ Facebook
Criminals must be punished.
📹MinEnergy_ua/ Facebook
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Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
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The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
snyder.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
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Yet again, #Russia has launched heavy attacks against Ukraine‘s energy infrastructure to break the civilian population‘s morale. We once again call on Russia to stop the war and engage earnestly in peace negotiations. (1/2)
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Yet again, #Russia has launched heavy attacks against Ukraine‘s energy infrastructure to break the civilian population‘s morale. We once again call on Russia to stop the war and engage earnestly in peace negotiations. (1/2)
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Feels far fetched right now?
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Feels far fetched right now?
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Today the winter Olympics open. Russia and Belarus are allowed to participate under neutral flag.
Picture by Gatis Šļūka
Picture by Gatis Šļūka
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Today the winter Olympics open. Russia and Belarus are allowed to participate under neutral flag.
Picture by Gatis Šļūka
Picture by Gatis Šļūka
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Inspections and seizures of suspected sanctions-busting tankers have intensified across European waters.
Pro-Kremlin narratives portray these actions as confrontation.
In reality, they are lawful enforcement responses to sanctions evasion and maritime risk.
#DontBeDeceived
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Pro-Kremlin narratives portray these actions as confrontation.
In reality, they are lawful enforcement responses to sanctions evasion and maritime risk.
#DontBeDeceived
euvsd.info/v2FbvV2f
Sailing under false flag: Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ meets Europe’s resolve - EUvsDisinfo
Seizures of sanctions-busting oil tankers have triggered a new wave of disinformation from the Kremlin.
euvsd.info
February 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Inspections and seizures of suspected sanctions-busting tankers have intensified across European waters.
Pro-Kremlin narratives portray these actions as confrontation.
In reality, they are lawful enforcement responses to sanctions evasion and maritime risk.
#DontBeDeceived
euvsd.info/v2FbvV2f
Pro-Kremlin narratives portray these actions as confrontation.
In reality, they are lawful enforcement responses to sanctions evasion and maritime risk.
#DontBeDeceived
euvsd.info/v2FbvV2f
A Ponzi scheme collapses, oh what a surprise…
"The average cost to mine one Bitcoin is currently...far higher than its current going rate, making it an extremely unprofitable proposition. It’s a massive wipeout as investors continue to sell off their reserves...."
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Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment
Bitcoin's plunge has made it far less economical to mine the digital token. Some companies are starting to unplug their equipment.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 AM
A Ponzi scheme collapses, oh what a surprise…
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The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, Austria, invites applicants for the position of Rector. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a renowned institution dedicated to the humanities and social sciences.
www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...
www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...
The IWM Invites Applications for the Position of Rector
About the IWMWe are an independent institute for advanced study in the humanities and social sciences. Since its foundation in 1982, the Institute for Human Sciences has promoted intellectual exchange...
www.iwm.at
February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, Austria, invites applicants for the position of Rector. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a renowned institution dedicated to the humanities and social sciences.
www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...
www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...
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How salty is your bit of ocean? The Mediterranean is very salty. Where rivers flow into the ocean water is less salty. Fascinating map to study. Source: buff.ly/knrOS7J
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
How salty is your bit of ocean? The Mediterranean is very salty. Where rivers flow into the ocean water is less salty. Fascinating map to study. Source: buff.ly/knrOS7J