This, from @quinnslobodian.com , is the most insightful thing I've seen about the ideological strands within the Trump-Musk DOGE project.

www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

The funniest part? Donald Trump couldn’t care less about “American taxpayer money,” “the lives of Russians and Ukrainians,” or “peace on Earth.”

The only things that truly matter to him are his bottomless ego and his relentless obsession with proving how “tough” and “victorious” he is.

„Wenn Europa an den Verhandlungen zwischen der USA und Russland teilnehmen will, muss es auch eigene Vorstellungen einbringen, wie der Krieg beendet und eine stabile Friedensordnung geschaffen werden kann.“

Claudia Major
Sicherheitsexpertin der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
🎧 NDR Info

If you're into #photography, you'll enjoy @readprocess.co's first curated collection on Flipboard. This eight-story roundup extends the themes in his book, NOTICE, and explores the power of observation and virtues of patience in the craft.

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Ein paar Gedanken zur Amtseinführung und den letzten 24 Stunden: Trumps 3 Reden markieren einen historischen Bruch. Schon seine erste Rede, die offizielle Inaugurations-Rede, war eine so nie dagewesene Verhöhnung des anwesenden politischen Gegners.

The revenge of the hashtag!

"To make this feed, @mmccue.bsky.social included all videos tagged with #BookTok and #BookSky.

"...because those tags exist on other apps, when you use the feed on Surf itself, you’ll be able to see videos from other services like YouTube, Threads, and Mastodon."

So (!) stellt man die AfD. Und per Verbotsverfahren vorm Bundesverfassungsgericht. Danke, #Hamburg. #AfDVerbot

www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...

NEW: Platformer has obtained the dehumanizing new guidelines moderating what people can now say about trans people on Facebook and Instagram. Employees tell me these changes are likely to inspire more violence against LGBT people: www.platformer.news/meta-new-tra...

If there’s just one Ukraine-related article that I could make every person in Europe read in 2025, this has to be Maksym Butkevych’s interview:

www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

I have been waiting for like two years for the app that explains the fediverse — the one that's like, "here's why decentralizing all these closed platforms is actually cool and awesome." I think Surf is going to be that app

Every great ride starts with a paddle. 🏄‍♂️ Today, we’re swimming away from the tyranny of the For You feed to a place with better choice and control.

Meet Surf, a new wave in social media: about.surf.social

This morning we’re announcing Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web.

Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.

More at surf.social

Zum Thema Waffenstillstand: wenn🇺🇦als souveräner Staat trotz temporärer Gebietsverzichte überleben soll, braucht sie verlässlich Sicherheit (NATO od. vergleichbare Garantien, G7 Abkommen bieten das nicht) u wirtschaftliche Entwicklung (v. a. über EU-Beitritt).
internationalepolitik.de/de/die-veran...

In this week's Community tab, we're spotlighting voices that post about ADHD, autism and neurodiversity.

@emmamagenta
@adhd.international
@theadhdstrategist
@theautismdad
@neurospicycounseling
@lifeinthefastbrain

Download the app and give them a follow to […]

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