@martinschaller.bsky.social
Austrian, recently my mood has darkened
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You can practically see American power being squandered by the hour. It is truly a historic few months we are living through. As if threatening your century-old allies carried zero cost.
The Great Power Unravelling.
www.ft.com/content/8c80...
The Great Power Unravelling.
www.ft.com/content/8c80...
Donald Trump threatens tariffs on allies over opposition to Greenland plan
US president redoubles demands for Danish territory two days after Washington agreed to be part of high-level working group
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
You can practically see American power being squandered by the hour. It is truly a historic few months we are living through. As if threatening your century-old allies carried zero cost.
The Great Power Unravelling.
www.ft.com/content/8c80...
The Great Power Unravelling.
www.ft.com/content/8c80...
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I just find this so sad and undignified.
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Machado presents Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I just find this so sad and undignified.
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
David Bowie visits the artists of Gugging in 1994
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
A Day with David Bowie: how a visit to a psychiatric clinic changed him – and his music
In 1994, Bowie and Brian Eno spent a day with ‘outsider’ artists. Intimate photographs, showing in Australia for the first time, reveal the effect it had
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
David Bowie visits the artists of Gugging in 1994
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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A US early-warning radar of one sort or another has been on Greenland for nearly 70 years—without the need for US sovereignty. Greenland is also covered by Article Five & US could protect it v Russia or China. Conflating Greenland's military importance with the issue of US ownership is dishonest.
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
A US early-warning radar of one sort or another has been on Greenland for nearly 70 years—without the need for US sovereignty. Greenland is also covered by Article Five & US could protect it v Russia or China. Conflating Greenland's military importance with the issue of US ownership is dishonest.
Do not forsake me, oh my darling
On this our wedding day
Do not forsake me, oh my darling
Wait, wait along
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
On this our wedding day
Do not forsake me, oh my darling
Wait, wait along
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Der High Noon des Fred Zinnemann
Wie Fred Zinnemann mit "12 Uhr mittags" zu einem Starregisseur Hollywoods wurde und wie die paranoide US-Innenpolitik der McCarthy-Ära den ganzen Film mitprägte
www.derstandard.at
January 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Do not forsake me, oh my darling
On this our wedding day
Do not forsake me, oh my darling
Wait, wait along
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
On this our wedding day
Do not forsake me, oh my darling
Wait, wait along
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Learning Resistance
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles review – remastered 1997 classic is even more politically resonant now
This landmark role-playing game remains a revolutionary tour de force
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Learning Resistance
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
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Trump: "we are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not because if we don't do it Russia or China will take over...I would like to make a deal...the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way." news.sky.com/story/venezu...
Trump latest: US will 'do something' on Greenland 'whether they like it or not,' says president
Donald Trump has hosted oil bosses at the White House to discuss plans for Venezuela. There, he turned attentions briefly to Greenland - warning the US will "do something" the easy way or the hard way...
news.sky.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Trump: "we are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not because if we don't do it Russia or China will take over...I would like to make a deal...the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way." news.sky.com/story/venezu...
"Where have all the flowers gone?" - Marlene Dietrich
Now also in the soundtrack of Bugonia
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
Now also in the soundtrack of Bugonia
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
Bugonia review – Emma Stone might be an alien in Yorgos Lanthimos’s macabre conspiracy theory comedy
Jesse Plemons delivers an efficient punch as the fanatical Teddy who abducts Stone’s dead-eyed corporate ice queen in Lanthimos’s Korean remake
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
"Where have all the flowers gone?" - Marlene Dietrich
Now also in the soundtrack of Bugonia
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
Now also in the soundtrack of Bugonia
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
Sag mir wo die Blumen sind
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Es war einmal ... das Völkerrecht
Das nach 1945 geschaffene Völkerrecht untersagt zwischenstaatliche Gewalt. Für Trump hat es keine Bedeutung. Mit ihm kehren wir ins Rechtsverständnis des 19. Jahrhunderts zurück. Der Krieg wird damit ...
www.derstandard.at
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Sag mir wo die Blumen sind
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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"America was a successful superpower because its self-interest and realpolitik were turbocharged by an avowed faith in universal values of democracy and human rights. Mr Trump believes that, far from being a unique strength in foreign affairs, that was a foolish indulgence. "
In Donald Trump’s world, the strong take what they can. That will be bad for America—and everyone else: econ.st/4qcajRx
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
"America was a successful superpower because its self-interest and realpolitik were turbocharged by an avowed faith in universal values of democracy and human rights. Mr Trump believes that, far from being a unique strength in foreign affairs, that was a foolish indulgence. "
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Peter Sloterdijk wird als Schlangenölverkäufer beschimpft.
In der aktuellen Ausgabe von "Kultur & Kontroverse" geht es darum, wie öffentliche Intellektuelle ihre Kollegen beschimpfen, um Reputationsverluste zu vermeiden.
kulturundkontroverse859.substack.com/p/peter-slot...
In der aktuellen Ausgabe von "Kultur & Kontroverse" geht es darum, wie öffentliche Intellektuelle ihre Kollegen beschimpfen, um Reputationsverluste zu vermeiden.
kulturundkontroverse859.substack.com/p/peter-slot...
Peter Sloterdijk wird als Schlangenölverkäufer beschimpft
Über die Abgrenzungsarbeit prekärer wissenschaftlicher Autorschaft
kulturundkontroverse859.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Peter Sloterdijk wird als Schlangenölverkäufer beschimpft.
In der aktuellen Ausgabe von "Kultur & Kontroverse" geht es darum, wie öffentliche Intellektuelle ihre Kollegen beschimpfen, um Reputationsverluste zu vermeiden.
kulturundkontroverse859.substack.com/p/peter-slot...
In der aktuellen Ausgabe von "Kultur & Kontroverse" geht es darum, wie öffentliche Intellektuelle ihre Kollegen beschimpfen, um Reputationsverluste zu vermeiden.
kulturundkontroverse859.substack.com/p/peter-slot...
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Meanwhile in Russia: New Year's Eve celebrations in Russia showcase Moscow's current dystopian reality, akin to "The Hunger Games" in real life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRi...
New Year's Eve celebration in Russia
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: New Year's Eve celebrations in Russia showcase Moscow's current dystopian reality, akin to "The Hunger Games" in real life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRi...
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
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The war, which by January will have lasted longer than Russia’s battle against the Nazis in 1941-45, inspires neither pride nor optimism. The Kremlin is well aware of the change in public mood
Russia is not as resilient as it wants you to think
But Vladimir Putin will keep fighting, and claiming victory prematurely
econ.st
December 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The war, which by January will have lasted longer than Russia’s battle against the Nazis in 1941-45, inspires neither pride nor optimism. The Kremlin is well aware of the change in public mood
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Austria opposes the US #sanctions against two additional judges of the @IntlCrimCourt. The ICC must be able to fulfil its mandate independently and impartially, without political pressure. We underline our support for the ICC.
December 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Austria opposes the US #sanctions against two additional judges of the @IntlCrimCourt. The ICC must be able to fulfil its mandate independently and impartially, without political pressure. We underline our support for the ICC.
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Fußgängerzone in Haarlem. Dieses Beispiel zeigt, wie mit eigentlich schlichten Mitteln ein attraktives Ergebnis erreicht wird: viel Platz für Fußgänger, einige Bäume, schöne Pflasterung. Je mehr Platz die Menschen haben, desto eher werden sie sich - logischerweise - im öffentlichen Raum aufhalten.
December 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Fußgängerzone in Haarlem. Dieses Beispiel zeigt, wie mit eigentlich schlichten Mitteln ein attraktives Ergebnis erreicht wird: viel Platz für Fußgänger, einige Bäume, schöne Pflasterung. Je mehr Platz die Menschen haben, desto eher werden sie sich - logischerweise - im öffentlichen Raum aufhalten.
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Highly recommended read
"At its core, HIGH NOON is a parable about civic abandonment, the inherent danger in waiting for the moment to act and discovering that no one will stand beside you—a quality which makes it an apt tale for our current political moment."
- @rileywomack.bsky.social
- @rileywomack.bsky.social
High Noon (1952): Wait Along, Wait Along…
At its core, High Noon is a parable about civic abandonment, the inherent danger in waiting for the moment to act and discovering that no one will stand beside you.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Highly recommended read
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Hier sind die Lieblingsspiele der FM4 Redaktion aus 2025.
Das sind die Games des Jahres aus der FM4 Redaktion - fm4.ORF.at
Handgezeichnete Insekten, kooperative Roboterschlachten, weiße Wölfe, Hexen im Wald, gelbe Inseln, eine mysteriöse Puzzle-Villa. Das sind unsere Lieblingsspiele aus 2025.
fm4.orf.at
December 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Hier sind die Lieblingsspiele der FM4 Redaktion aus 2025.
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Brendan Loper, The New Yorker
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Brendan Loper, The New Yorker