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Silberpagode
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Politics & socialscience geek. Left-raunchy goody two shoes. Frm. lecturer in sociology and economics at http://tuhh.de. Frm. Chair #Pirates Hamburg/Germany

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Donald Trump wants the U.S. to own Greenland.

We spoke with nine EU officials, NATO insiders, defense experts and diplomats to game out how an American takeover of the Arctic island could play out.
How Trump gets Greenland in 4 easy steps
And worryingly for the Danes, it looks like he’s started …
www.politico.eu
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Rechtsextreme kaufen keinen Tesla, weil Elektroauto. 🤷‍♂️
Normale Menschen kaufen keinen Tesla, weil Musk. 👍
#TeslaTakedown
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January 7, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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Threatening to disconnect Elon Musk's X in Europe would be unprecedented, but it might be time to play that card (via Bloomberg Opinion)
Musk Won’t Fix Grok’s Fake AI Nudes. A Ban Would
When Julie Yukari posted a New Year’s Eve photo in a red dress with her cat, she didn’t expect X users to tag Grok asking it to undress her. Within hours, nude AI-generated images of her had spread across the social-media website — without her consent and without consequences.
bloom.bg
January 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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With the world's eyes on US oil interests, let's not forget who benefits: The richest of the rich. Our research shows: 50% of the record fossil fuel profits in 2022 went to the wealthiest 1% of US Americans, the bottom 50% only received 1%.

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Sehe ich das verkehrt? In keinem der deutschen oder EU-Kommentare fällt das Wort vom amerikanischen Imperialismus bezüglich Venezuela und Grönland.
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
These inventions trigger rage, but also optimism. Maybe they will make people think more critically about debate and democracy, says Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Der "Generationenvertrag" und die "dynamische Rente" in der dt. Rentenversicherung wurden von Konrad Adenauer vor der BT-Wahl 1957 im Alleingang (gg Ludwig Erhard u Fritz Schäffer) in der CDU und im BT durchgesetzt.
Ergebnis dieser Wahl: 50,2 % der Stimmen für die CDU.
January 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Erschienen 1941 in Großbritannien. Parodie von Spence und Spence des Original-Struwwelpeter.
January 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"NRW-Minister fordert Ende des Schwarzfahrens".
(Überschrift über einem kleinen Artikel in der FR.)
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Rainer Dulger, Präsident der Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA), macht Klassenkampf von oben: Er fordert, die Lohnfortzahlung im Krankheitsfall zu begrenzen auf sechs Wochen pro Jahr (bisher: sechs pro Krankheit).
Er vergisst, dass die LFZ sehr oft in Tarifverträgen zwischen
January 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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tazeins zur Neujahrsansprache eines 70-Jährigen mit @taz.de Kommentar von @anjakrueger.bsky.social taz.de/Neujahrsansp... und einem Plädoyer von @gereonas.bsky.social, warum die Steuerfreiheit bis 2.000 Euro nicht nur für Senioren gelten sollte taz.de/Aktivrente-f...
January 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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In den »Blättern« beleuchtete sie, wie der Staat beim Thema Wirtschaftskriminalität versagt – und wie fatal die Folgen sind: (2/2) www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...
Wirtschaftskriminalität: Das große Staatsversagen
Wenn wir Wirtschaftskriminalität effektiv bekämpfen wollen, brauchen wir auch eine kulturelle Wende: Steuerhinterziehung und Geldwäsche sind keine Kavaliersdelikte, sondern Angriffe auf das Fundament…
www.blaetter.de
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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28 Milliarden Steuergeld verschenkt der Staat heute durch Verjährung an reiche CumEx-Steuerkriminelle.

Juckt die "gutbürgerliche" Mitte nicht!

Aber wehe eine Alleinerziehende oder ein prekär Beschäftigter kriegt
1 Cent #Grundsicherung zu viel.

Dann aber! 🤬
December 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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There’s never been a better time to learn what’s at stake and how to protect yourself from invasive age verification mandates. Head over to EFF.org/Age to explore our explainers, user-friendly guides, technical breakdowns, and advocacy tools. The fight to protect the internet begins with you.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Tell companies to stop tracking you by installing Privacy Badger today! privacybadger.org/
Privacy Badger
privacybadger.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Israel’s government says it will suspend the licenses of dozens of humanitarian groups operating in Gaza beginning Thursday, which relief workers say will lead to deeper suffering and difficulty receiving medicine. https://wapo.st/4qxbFWC
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Elon Musk promised a lot of things by 2025

- colonists arriving on Mars
- xAI achieving AGI
- Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S.
- completely driverless robotaxis
- a Tesla Roadster demo
- DOGE cutting trillions

none of them happened
mashable.com/article/elon-mus...
Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn't deliver
Musk is now infamous for his false promises, but even this is excessive.
mashable.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Yep...
January 1, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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The CIA has assessed Ukraine was not targeting a residence used by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent drone attack in the north of his country, according to US officials, undercutting an assertion the Russian leader had made to President Donald Trump in a Monday phone call.
CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say | CNN Politics
The CIA has assessed Ukraine was not targeting a residence used by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent drone attack in the north of his country, according to US officials, undercutting an ass...
www.cnn.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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January 1, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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"[In Wurzen] lehnte die Mehrheit aus CDU und AfD im Stadtrat zweimal Fördermittel für die Arbeit des Netzwerks für Demokratische Kultur ab. Selbst dann noch, als Bürgerinnen und Bürger Spenden für den städtischen Eigenanteil gesammelt hatten."

www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
CDU und AfD kippen Demokratieprojekte gemeinsam | MDR.DE
In Städten wie Bautzen und Kahla haben CDU und AfD dieses Jahr gemeinsam Demokratieprojekte gekippt. Die CDU sieht da kein Problem, andere warnen vor einem gefährlichen Trend.
www.mdr.de
December 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Gegen „Protektionismus“ und Weltwirtschaftskrieg hilft Sozialabbau, eindeutig
December 31, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Unter anderem heißt es dort, jeder Angriff auf Putin sei „mehr als gerechtfertigt“. buff.ly/nX8DnWA
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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I sense a blue wave coming in 2026!
a large wave in the ocean is breaking on the shore
Alt: a large wave in the ocean is breaking on the shore
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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Often brutal, always beautiful: the sea hounds of the Frisian Islands – in pictures
Often brutal, always beautiful: the sea hounds of the Frisian Islands – in pictures
For 10 years, the scientist and photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk has been observing pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses) on the fragile North Sea archipelago. Highly susceptible to warming and rising seas, the islands act as an advance warning sign of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:46 AM