Jürgen Braungardt
@braungardt.bsky.social
I am a psychotherapist, and I teach philosophy. I grew up in Germany, and I live in the Bay Area of California.
My Websites: https://jurgen.bio.link/
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Another way to look at MAGA: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o...
Opinion | Testosterone Is Misunderstood
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January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Another way to look at MAGA: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/o...
The true face of Russian fascism: It's a cynical death machine, especially for its own soldiers. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers (Gift Article)
Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The true face of Russian fascism: It's a cynical death machine, especially for its own soldiers. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Of course Putin has dirt on Trump, and Trump avoids angering Putin. He sacrifices the Ukraine, and the European Alliance. This will severely damage the US foreign relations. We are losing our best allies, thanks to the pathological character of Trump. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Gift Article)
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Of course Putin has dirt on Trump, and Trump avoids angering Putin. He sacrifices the Ukraine, and the European Alliance. This will severely damage the US foreign relations. We are losing our best allies, thanks to the pathological character of Trump. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There are some really sad life stories around us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/h...
Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?
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December 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
There are some really sad life stories around us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/h...
Real criminals, hiding in Moscow or the Gulf States. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/w...
Assad’s Enforcers Brutalized Syria. Now They’re Living Large, Lying Low and Evading Justice.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Real criminals, hiding in Moscow or the Gulf States. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/w...
Clearly, Meta sacrifices user protection for advertisement income. The company has no moral spine.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
www.reuters.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Clearly, Meta sacrifices user protection for advertisement income. The company has no moral spine.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
He is right. This is exactly the Bernie agenda too. James Carville: Out With Woke. In With Rage. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | James Carville: Out With Woke. In With Rage.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
He is right. This is exactly the Bernie agenda too. James Carville: Out With Woke. In With Rage. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
What Trump wants from Zelensky is a capitulation, not a peace agreement. He is fulfilling the wishes of his puppet master in the Kremlin. Where are the Republican Senators, and the Europeans?
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
What Trump wants from Zelensky is a capitulation, not a peace agreement. He is fulfilling the wishes of his puppet master in the Kremlin. Where are the Republican Senators, and the Europeans?
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As Trump ramps up his ICE raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 30,000 students across the county reportedly did not attend school on Monday.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
More Than 30,000 Students in One North Carolina School District Skipped Class on Monday amid ICE Raids
More than 30,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County reportedly did not attend school on Monday, Nov. 17. This come
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November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As Trump ramps up his ICE raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 30,000 students across the county reportedly did not attend school on Monday.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
Reposted by Jürgen Braungardt
'People forget what Khashoggi was investigating when he was murdered. He was writing about Kushner turning over classified info to MBS, who used it to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents.'
h/t @cocacolakid
h/t @cocacolakid
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'People forget what Khashoggi was investigating when he was murdered. He was writing about Kushner turning over classified info to MBS, who used it to hunt down, arrest and murder his opponents.'
h/t @cocacolakid
h/t @cocacolakid
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
The sad reality of America: A Councilwoman Intervened During an ICE Arrest. Then She Faced the Voters and lost. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
A Councilwoman Intervened During an ICE Arrest. Then She Faced the Voters.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The sad reality of America: A Councilwoman Intervened During an ICE Arrest. Then She Faced the Voters and lost. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
"Fentanyl traffickers were responding to consumer demand. They did not create it. The opioid crisis struck white areas not because of a conspiracy to destroy America. It was a devastatingly ironic result of white Americans’ privileged access to the medical system." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Opinion | I Am a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Fentanyl traffickers were responding to consumer demand. They did not create it. The opioid crisis struck white areas not because of a conspiracy to destroy America. It was a devastatingly ironic result of white Americans’ privileged access to the medical system." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
So much for academic freedom. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
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November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So much for academic freedom. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
@kenmartin.bsky.social
Just so you know: I canceled my ActBlue Account today. Until these 8 Senators are removed or expelled, I will not send another dime to the Democratic Party.
Just so you know: I canceled my ActBlue Account today. Until these 8 Senators are removed or expelled, I will not send another dime to the Democratic Party.
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
@kenmartin.bsky.social
Just so you know: I canceled my ActBlue Account today. Until these 8 Senators are removed or expelled, I will not send another dime to the Democratic Party.
Just so you know: I canceled my ActBlue Account today. Until these 8 Senators are removed or expelled, I will not send another dime to the Democratic Party.
Throw them out of the Democratic party: Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen, and Shaheen.
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Throw them out of the Democratic party: Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen, and Shaheen.
Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns
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November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...