Nota bene
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Catholic German. Lawful good. Nerd. Studiosus Theologiae. Friend of Liberty and Democracy. CDU&CDA. Subsidiarity. Personalism. Solidarity. Integral ecology. Uphold the Miyazaki-Tolkienist thought.
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What’s also great is reading the dialogue with Claude where it stops and says “I need to stop and be honest with you about something important” and reveals it deleted every single photo. Software built for dunces
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
What’s also great is reading the dialogue with Claude where it stops and says “I need to stop and be honest with you about something important” and reveals it deleted every single photo. Software built for dunces
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Pope Leo today: “Let us continue to pray for peace. History teaches us that strategies of economic and military power do not give humanity a future. The future lies in respect and fraternity among peoples.”
February 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Pope Leo today: “Let us continue to pray for peace. History teaches us that strategies of economic and military power do not give humanity a future. The future lies in respect and fraternity among peoples.”
Interesting is that we have some records about Atheist in the Middle Ages.
Also, I’m pretty sure there were atheists in ancient Pagan societies? Like, at least a few Greeks and Vikings had to wonder “What if the gods don’t actually exist and this world is all we get?”
February 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Interesting is that we have some records about Atheist in the Middle Ages.
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Reforging of the Sword by Darrell K Sweet - my favorite fantasy artist.
From his 1982 Tolkien Calendar. Depicts a woodland Rivendell forge. The elven smiths are not as ethereal as often depicted. Is that dapper fellow next to Gandalf supposed to be Aragorn or Elrond?
#fantasyart
From his 1982 Tolkien Calendar. Depicts a woodland Rivendell forge. The elven smiths are not as ethereal as often depicted. Is that dapper fellow next to Gandalf supposed to be Aragorn or Elrond?
#fantasyart
February 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Reforging of the Sword by Darrell K Sweet - my favorite fantasy artist.
From his 1982 Tolkien Calendar. Depicts a woodland Rivendell forge. The elven smiths are not as ethereal as often depicted. Is that dapper fellow next to Gandalf supposed to be Aragorn or Elrond?
#fantasyart
From his 1982 Tolkien Calendar. Depicts a woodland Rivendell forge. The elven smiths are not as ethereal as often depicted. Is that dapper fellow next to Gandalf supposed to be Aragorn or Elrond?
#fantasyart
Interesting question: Should European governments speak to the growing authoritarianism in the US?
Gastbeitrag von Maximilian Mayer und mir @derstandard.at:
Trump ist flooding the zone with Außenpolitik shit - und Europa ist so damit beschäftigt, dass der autoritäre Umbau der USA hier politisch nicht zur Sprache kommt.
Falsch, finden wir.
@maximilianiras.bsky.social
Trump ist flooding the zone with Außenpolitik shit - und Europa ist so damit beschäftigt, dass der autoritäre Umbau der USA hier politisch nicht zur Sprache kommt.
Falsch, finden wir.
@maximilianiras.bsky.social
Europa darf zum Autoritarismus in den USA nicht schweigen
Europa hat zwar auf die außenpolitischen Verfehlungen der Trump-Regierung reagiert. Es sollte aber auch klare Worte zu den Vorgängen in den USA selbst finden – in demokratischer Solidarität
www.derstandard.at
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Interesting question: Should European governments speak to the growing authoritarianism in the US?
2011
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
2011
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„Baldur's Gate 3“ ist das Spiel des Jahres 2023 und hat eine reiche Fantasy-Spielwelt zu bieten. Jetzt soll die Geschichte des komplexen Rollenspiels fortgeführt werden – und zwar als HBO-Serie von „The Last Of Us“-Macher Craig Mazin. #sfcd #baldursgate #gaming #serie #sciencefiction #fantasy
Ein gigantisches Fantasy-Universum soll endlich zur Serie werden – unter des Leitung des "The Last Of Us"-Machers
„Baldur's Gate 3“ ist das Spiel des Jahres 2023 und hat eine reiche Fantasy-Spielwelt zu bieten. Jetzt soll die Geschichte des komplexen Rollenspiels fortgeführt werden – und zwar als HBO-Serie von „T...
www.filmstarts.de
February 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Finde ich gut
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The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
As I always say, this guy and JD Vance have the weirdest theology and philosophy takes possible.
February 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
As I always say, this guy and JD Vance have the weirdest theology and philosophy takes possible.
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Wir müssen dringend erkennen: es gibt eine übernationale Klasse von Ultra-reichen, die die konstitutionelle Demokratie an sich verwirft: sie will (wie O.von Bismarck!) das, was Max Weber die „plebiszitäre Führer–Demokratie“ nannte: jetzt nicht durch die Presse, sondern durch soziale Medien geleitet.
Fazit: Auch wenn es keine öffentliche Dokumente gibt, die belegen, dass die Privatstadtbewegung "Epstein-Inseln" gründen möchte, ist diese Bewegung klar antidemokratisch/ antifeministisch. Und Epstein feierte gegenüber Thiel Brexit als Beginn der Zerschlagung der staatlichen Kontrolle/Regulierungen.
February 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Wir müssen dringend erkennen: es gibt eine übernationale Klasse von Ultra-reichen, die die konstitutionelle Demokratie an sich verwirft: sie will (wie O.von Bismarck!) das, was Max Weber die „plebiszitäre Führer–Demokratie“ nannte: jetzt nicht durch die Presse, sondern durch soziale Medien geleitet.
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Utilitarian philosopher R.M. Hare has a discussion about how to bring up your kids if you were solely concerned with their happiness. He says: teach them not to seek happiness directly but be nice to people, make some true friends, get an absorbing hobby and a fulfilling job, be a good neighbour etc
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Utilitarian philosopher R.M. Hare has a discussion about how to bring up your kids if you were solely concerned with their happiness. He says: teach them not to seek happiness directly but be nice to people, make some true friends, get an absorbing hobby and a fulfilling job, be a good neighbour etc
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
If you see this, post a character that starts with W
February 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
If you see this, post a character that starts with W
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The diaries of Victor Klemperer, a Jewish scholar married to a non-Jew in Nazi Germany, wrote extensive diaries covering his life from 1933-1945. I'm going to pull excerpts from the diaries from the same date, starting in 1933. (We'll see how long I can keep this up.)
March 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The diaries of Victor Klemperer, a Jewish scholar married to a non-Jew in Nazi Germany, wrote extensive diaries covering his life from 1933-1945. I'm going to pull excerpts from the diaries from the same date, starting in 1933. (We'll see how long I can keep this up.)
if you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Dr. Who", or "Transformers."
February 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
if you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Dr. Who", or "Transformers."
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JD Vance going to Italy like Francis I in 1525, and with a similar result (humiliated in or around Milan)
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
JD Vance going to Italy like Francis I in 1525, and with a similar result (humiliated in or around Milan)
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Yes, the USA is going to fund and otherwise support far-right parties in Europe, many of which are also pro-Russian.
And please, no pearl-clutching. This was already public knowledge. The USA put this in its national security strategy published last year.
And please, no pearl-clutching. This was already public knowledge. The USA put this in its national security strategy published last year.
Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to European cities in December and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying grants to spread ‘American values’. ft.trib.al/Kx8ta8a
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Truth to be told, I believe that our father and mothers of the basic law did crack the code for a stable government. If we had a different voting law, I would believe that our republic could run another hundred years. (Except Federalism, that is bullshit in our system)
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Truth to be told, I believe that our father and mothers of the basic law did crack the code for a stable government. If we had a different voting law, I would believe that our republic could run another hundred years. (Except Federalism, that is bullshit in our system)
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In ihrem neuen Musikvideo verbindet Nina Hagen Glauben und persönliche Gedanken über das Sterben. Der Refrain greift die Angst vor dem Tod auf – und die Hoffnung auf ein Leben im Himmel. Mehr dazu: www.domradio.de/node/424803
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In ihrem neuen Musikvideo verbindet Nina Hagen Glauben und persönliche Gedanken über das Sterben. Der Refrain greift die Angst vor dem Tod auf – und die Hoffnung auf ein Leben im Himmel. Mehr dazu: www.domradio.de/node/424803
Well, yes, and it was grand. Especially that JD Vance had to watch it.
i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Well, yes, and it was grand. Especially that JD Vance had to watch it.
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Yeah. American apocalyptic thought as it developed in the 19th century really started to hone in on the idea of a single Antichrist, leaning into the Book of Revelation (which, to be clear, is unclear on this point). The epistles and Gospels assume there’ll be many deceptive Christ figures.
I think that really gets at the heart of it. Fundamentalists and popular media often depict the antichrist as a single figure of great power, when in reality anyone who can be described as “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” would qualify. So there have perhaps been many antichrists throughout history.
February 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Yeah. American apocalyptic thought as it developed in the 19th century really started to hone in on the idea of a single Antichrist, leaning into the Book of Revelation (which, to be clear, is unclear on this point). The epistles and Gospels assume there’ll be many deceptive Christ figures.
So much to unpack here. My recommendation to read it
Rod Dreher called Obergefell "the Waterloo of religious conservatism" and initially advocated strategic retreat to rural enclaves. Adrian Vermeule had a different idea: infiltrate liberal institutions and use the administrative state to impose a Catholic conception of the good.
Postliberal Christian Academics Want a Religious Coup to Replace America's Constitutional Liberalism
They see Trump as a Constantine-like figure who can help them take over America
www.theunpopulist.net
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
So much to unpack here. My recommendation to read it
Make Catholicism ugly again
(A pieta and rosay beads, around 1500 AD)
(A pieta and rosay beads, around 1500 AD)
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Make Catholicism ugly again
(A pieta and rosay beads, around 1500 AD)
(A pieta and rosay beads, around 1500 AD)
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sudo is my love language 🐧
February 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
sudo is my love language 🐧
Loot that drops after defeating me:
1) Foundations of Christian Faith: An Introduction to the Idea of Christianity
2) Rosary
3) barefoot shoes
4) fountain pen
5) garlic bulb
6) cup of sencha
1) Foundations of Christian Faith: An Introduction to the Idea of Christianity
2) Rosary
3) barefoot shoes
4) fountain pen
5) garlic bulb
6) cup of sencha
Loot that drops after defeating me:
1) Ibuprofen
2) hazelnut latte
3) oversized grey hoodie
4) homemade cookies
5) a soft pile of fur
1) Ibuprofen
2) hazelnut latte
3) oversized grey hoodie
4) homemade cookies
5) a soft pile of fur
Loot that drops after defeating me:
1) Ipad pro with a flowery case
2) a mug of desert tea
3) pale blue hoco headset
4) dried flowers (random)
5) chonky rings
1) Ipad pro with a flowery case
2) a mug of desert tea
3) pale blue hoco headset
4) dried flowers (random)
5) chonky rings
February 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
1) Foundations of Christian Faith: An Introduction to the Idea of Christianity
2) Rosary
3) barefoot shoes
4) fountain pen
5) garlic bulb
6) cup of sencha
1) Foundations of Christian Faith: An Introduction to the Idea of Christianity
2) Rosary
3) barefoot shoes
4) fountain pen
5) garlic bulb
6) cup of sencha