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On this subject and in many other ones we're currently exercised about, it's useful to think about the limits of discourse in the face of capital
Fascinating from @simonmundy.ft.com, apologies for the coffee stain but the administration’s own numbers are worth it: solar predicted to rise by 46% in next two years and (Don Quixote notwithstanding) wind by 12%. www.ft.com/content/b52c...
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
On this subject and in many other ones we're currently exercised about, it's useful to think about the limits of discourse in the face of capital
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Unternehmen suchen händeringend nach Auszubildenden. Viele junge Geflüchtete stünden bereit, bieten Betrieben aber keine Planungssicherheit. Nach geltender Rechtslage könnten sie trotz #Ausbildung abgeschoben werden. Bundesarbeitsministerin will das ändern.
Für die Unternehmen - Bas für Bleiberecht für Geflüchtete nach der #Ausbildung
Unternehmen suchen händeringend nach Auszubildenden. Viele junge Geflüchtete stünden bereit, bieten Betrieben aber keine Planungssicherheit. Nach geltender Rechtslage könnten sie trotz #Ausbildung abgeschoben werden. Bundesarbeitsministerin will das ändern.
www.migazin.de
January 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Unternehmen suchen händeringend nach Auszubildenden. Viele junge Geflüchtete stünden bereit, bieten Betrieben aber keine Planungssicherheit. Nach geltender Rechtslage könnten sie trotz #Ausbildung abgeschoben werden. Bundesarbeitsministerin will das ändern.
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A new OECD agreement grants the U.S. an exemption from the global minimum tax.
SAM VAN DER VLUGT shows that it effectively empowers an international forum to determine which companies fall under EU tax law – amounting to a delegation of core taxing authority.
verfassungsblog.de/eu-global-mi...
SAM VAN DER VLUGT shows that it effectively empowers an international forum to determine which companies fall under EU tax law – amounting to a delegation of core taxing authority.
verfassungsblog.de/eu-global-mi...
January 21, 2026 at 9:37 AM
A new OECD agreement grants the U.S. an exemption from the global minimum tax.
SAM VAN DER VLUGT shows that it effectively empowers an international forum to determine which companies fall under EU tax law – amounting to a delegation of core taxing authority.
verfassungsblog.de/eu-global-mi...
SAM VAN DER VLUGT shows that it effectively empowers an international forum to determine which companies fall under EU tax law – amounting to a delegation of core taxing authority.
verfassungsblog.de/eu-global-mi...
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Die AfD-Spitze stoppte zwei Brandenburger Abgeordnete, die den #Rechtsextremisten Martin Sellner zu einer „Remigration“-Veranstaltung einladen wollten. Dahinter steckt ein Machtkampf um den Parteikurs: Wie weit darf die #AfD die völkische Agenda vorantreiben, ohne ein #Verbotsverfahren zu riskieren?
Das Problem der AfD: Wo „Remigration“ draufsteht, ist meist Sellner drin
In der AfD tobt ein Machtkampf, der über die Zukunft der Partei entscheiden könnte: Wie weit darf die AfD die völkische Agenda vorantreiben?
correctiv.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Die AfD-Spitze stoppte zwei Brandenburger Abgeordnete, die den #Rechtsextremisten Martin Sellner zu einer „Remigration“-Veranstaltung einladen wollten. Dahinter steckt ein Machtkampf um den Parteikurs: Wie weit darf die #AfD die völkische Agenda vorantreiben, ohne ein #Verbotsverfahren zu riskieren?
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So much for the argument that the trade “deal” agreed with Trump provided certainty for the EU. Nothing will provide certainty with him in charge. Perhaps the European Parliament that still has to ratify the “deal” will take a stand and show that the EU is no pushover?
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/t...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/t...
Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland
The comments show Trump considering applying his aggressive tariff strategies to his efforts to acquire Greenland.
www.cnbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
So much for the argument that the trade “deal” agreed with Trump provided certainty for the EU. Nothing will provide certainty with him in charge. Perhaps the European Parliament that still has to ratify the “deal” will take a stand and show that the EU is no pushover?
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/t...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/t...
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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...
Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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...
Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
Die neuen USA sind dabei, uns - Europa - mit Hilfe der Melonis und Le Pens zu spalten:
"Bisher hoffen sehr viele offensichtlich und verständlicherweise darauf, dass die USA sich noch besinnen, dass sie Europa verteidigen, wenn...
"Bisher hoffen sehr viele offensichtlich und verständlicherweise darauf, dass die USA sich noch besinnen, dass sie Europa verteidigen, wenn...
January 5, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Die neuen USA sind dabei, uns - Europa - mit Hilfe der Melonis und Le Pens zu spalten:
"Bisher hoffen sehr viele offensichtlich und verständlicherweise darauf, dass die USA sich noch besinnen, dass sie Europa verteidigen, wenn...
"Bisher hoffen sehr viele offensichtlich und verständlicherweise darauf, dass die USA sich noch besinnen, dass sie Europa verteidigen, wenn...
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
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There is a devastating report in the NYT this afternoon that one the US-destroyed fishing boats washed ashore in Columbia and contained only evidence of marijuana.
Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Grim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There is a devastating report in the NYT this afternoon that one the US-destroyed fishing boats washed ashore in Columbia and contained only evidence of marijuana.
Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Trump’s claim that he is saving the US from fentanyl smuggling by Venezuela is a disprovable lie.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
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#bestofblaetter: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...
Alternde Nationen konkurrieren um nur 3,6% Migrierende. Angesichts dessen plädieren Naika Foroutan, Harald Bauder und die ehemalige kanadische Senatorin Ratna Omidvar für eine vorausschauende Migrationspolitik nach kanadischem Vorbild.
Alternde Nationen konkurrieren um nur 3,6% Migrierende. Angesichts dessen plädieren Naika Foroutan, Harald Bauder und die ehemalige kanadische Senatorin Ratna Omidvar für eine vorausschauende Migrationspolitik nach kanadischem Vorbild.
Kanada als Vorbild: Fünf Punkte für nachhaltige Migration
Angetrieben von der AfD, die die jüngsten Anschläge durch Asylbewerber nutzt, um immer weitere Verschärfungen in der Migrationspolitik zu fordern, schlittert die Bundesrepublik gegenwärtig in eine…
www.blaetter.de
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#bestofblaetter: www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025...
Alternde Nationen konkurrieren um nur 3,6% Migrierende. Angesichts dessen plädieren Naika Foroutan, Harald Bauder und die ehemalige kanadische Senatorin Ratna Omidvar für eine vorausschauende Migrationspolitik nach kanadischem Vorbild.
Alternde Nationen konkurrieren um nur 3,6% Migrierende. Angesichts dessen plädieren Naika Foroutan, Harald Bauder und die ehemalige kanadische Senatorin Ratna Omidvar für eine vorausschauende Migrationspolitik nach kanadischem Vorbild.
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I don’t see how EU and national leaders can go on publicly pretending that everything is normal for another 3.5 years and beyond.
Former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has been sanctioned by the United States for threatening Twitter with consequences for possible inaction on removal of illegal content and disinformation requirements. #Image(s) #EuropeanUnion
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December 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I don’t see how EU and national leaders can go on publicly pretending that everything is normal for another 3.5 years and beyond.
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Posts über Abtreibungen werden als politische, nicht als medizinische Inhalte bewertet. Big Tech zensiert deshalb aufklärende Seiten – nicht nur in den USA.
Zensur von Abtreibungscontent in den USA: Im Griff von Big Tech
Posts über Abtreibungen werden als politische, nicht als medizinische Inhalte bewertet. Big Tech zensiert deshalb aufklärende Seiten – nicht nur in den USA.
taz.de
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Posts über Abtreibungen werden als politische, nicht als medizinische Inhalte bewertet. Big Tech zensiert deshalb aufklärende Seiten – nicht nur in den USA.
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The irony is chilling: a man who exposed a concentration camp is now imprisoned in one himself. If Guan Heng is sent back to China, there's no doubt he will be imprisoned for a very long time or worse. Hopefully, he has a good asylum lawyer.🤞
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The irony is chilling: a man who exposed a concentration camp is now imprisoned in one himself. If Guan Heng is sent back to China, there's no doubt he will be imprisoned for a very long time or worse. Hopefully, he has a good asylum lawyer.🤞
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed a law that that allows people to sue ICE agents for unlawful detentions & BANS immigration arrests around Illinois courthouses.
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed a law that that allows people to sue ICE agents for unlawful detentions & BANS immigration arrests around Illinois courthouses.
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
Wie Memes die Welt verklären. Bilder können das besser als Text.
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Wie Memes die Welt verklären. Bilder können das besser als Text.
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Americans are more likely than Germans to view China and Iran as a military threat to their country’s security. While 61% of Americans consider China a major military threat, few Germans (9%) hold the same view.
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Americans are more likely than Germans to view China and Iran as a military threat to their country’s security. While 61% of Americans consider China a major military threat, few Germans (9%) hold the same view.
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This is sad 😔 and totally unnecessary!
Prime Minister Mark Carney: “We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the United States has ended.”🇺🇸🇨🇦
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This is sad 😔 and totally unnecessary!
...aber es schwächt eben die Unternehmensseite.
Die Union findet Bürgerräte überflüssig bis gefährlich. Dabei stärkt das die Politik beratende Gremium die Mitte und die Demokratie.
Bürgerräte im Bundestag: Guter Rat nicht erwünscht
Die Union findet Bürgerräte überflüssig bis gefährlich. Dabei stärkt das die Politik beratende Gremium die Mitte und die Demokratie.
taz.de
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
...aber es schwächt eben die Unternehmensseite.
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Last month, alongside @mozilla.org @algorithmwatch.org and others, we asked major platforms to share their 1,000 most-viewed posts. Not a single one agreed.
If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads.
Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇
mzl.la/49HTh8C
If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads.
Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇
mzl.la/49HTh8C
Demand the Data: What’s Really Going Viral? | Mozilla Foundation
Social media platforms aren’t sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now.
mzl.la
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Last month, alongside @mozilla.org @algorithmwatch.org and others, we asked major platforms to share their 1,000 most-viewed posts. Not a single one agreed.
If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads.
Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇
mzl.la/49HTh8C
If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads.
Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇
mzl.la/49HTh8C
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Future historians might want to reconstruct when NATO ceased to exist IN ITS TRANSATLANTIC FORM.
Here’s a hint. Look at this passage of the Ukraine „peace plan“. The US will act as a „mediator“ between NATO and Russia.
As if they were no longer the lead nation.
Here’s a hint. Look at this passage of the Ukraine „peace plan“. The US will act as a „mediator“ between NATO and Russia.
As if they were no longer the lead nation.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Future historians might want to reconstruct when NATO ceased to exist IN ITS TRANSATLANTIC FORM.
Here’s a hint. Look at this passage of the Ukraine „peace plan“. The US will act as a „mediator“ between NATO and Russia.
As if they were no longer the lead nation.
Here’s a hint. Look at this passage of the Ukraine „peace plan“. The US will act as a „mediator“ between NATO and Russia.
As if they were no longer the lead nation.
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...