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Mazeson @mazeson.bsky.social · 13h

Det krävs ett långsiktigt arbete för att få tillbaka friska hav
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Insändare. Svar: Långsiktigt arbete krävs för att få tillbaka friska hav

Mats Svensson, chef för avdelningen för havsförvaltning vid Havs- och vattenmyndigheten arbetar kontinuerligt för ett hållbart fiske och renare hav.

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Mario Sixtus @sixtus.net · 13h

Ihr bezahlt nicht nur die Abgeordneten der Faschistenpartei mit euren Steuern, sondern auch deren Brüder, Väter und Saufkumpel. Möglicherweise verachtet diese Partei dieses Land und alle seine Bürger*innen, 🤔 oder wie Miosga fragen wird: Verwandte im Büro - eine gute Idee für uns alle?

Die Bereicherungsnetzwerke der AfD

Die AfD-Skandale in Sachsen-Anhalt und Niedersachsen setzen die Partei vor den Landtagswahlen zusätzlich unter Druck. Björn Höcke warnt sogar vor einem Scheitern.

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Claas Gefroi @claasgefroi.bsky.social · 21h

Wie bitte? Bei bis zur Hälfte der AfD-Bundestagsabgeordneten liegen Über-Kreuz-Anstellungen von Verwandten und Freunden vor? Das dürfte der größte politische Vetternwirtschafts- und Bereicherungsskandal in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik sein. Unglaublich.
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Im Bundesvorstand wurde am Montag darüber diskutiert, ob sich die Partei einen Verhaltenskodex geben sollte, der die Über-Kreuz-Anstellungen von Verwandten verbietet. Doch Beschlüsse wurden nicht gefasst.

Dies mag auch daran liegen, dass sich die Über-Kreuz-Anstellungen längst nicht nur auf den Landesverband Sachsen-Anhalt beschränken. Bis zur Hälfte der 151 Bundestagsabgeordneten dürfte direkt oder indirekt betroffen sein, lautet eine Schätzung aus dem Fraktionsvorstand.

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 3d

Well deserved. Both.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.

Even the commentators can’t hide it…

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.

Even the commentators can’t hide it…

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

Tenure enables freedom of speech, which is why aspiring tyrants don’t like it.

Megan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
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Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says

Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

This is why we say there can be no science-as-usual now. This passage is from Peter Drucker’s essay in the Atlantic about the crossroads that science stood at during Nazism. Science doesn’t just need funding — it needs the fundamental freedoms that come with democracy. Freedom of speech.
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THERE IS NO SCIENCE-AS-USUAL UNDER AUTHORITARIANISM.
"The new Nazi commissar wasted no time on the amenities. He immediately announced that Jews would be forbidden to enter university premises and would be dismissed without salary on March 15; this was something no one had thought possible despite the Nazis' loud anti-Semitism. Then he launched into a tirade of abuse, filth, and four-letter words such as had been heard rarely even in the barracks and never before in academia. He pointed his finger at one department chairman after another and said, "You either do what I tell you or we'll put you into a concentration camp." There was silence when he finished; everybody waited for the distinguished biochemist-physiologist. The great liberal got up, cleared his throat, and said, "Very interesting, Mr. Commissar, and in some respects very illuminating; but one point I didn't get too clearly. Will there be more money for research in physiology?"
The meeting broke up shortly thereafter with the commissar assuring the scholars that indeed there would be plenty of money for "racially pure science." A few of the professors had the courage to walk out with their Jewish colleagues, but most kept a safe distance from these men who only a few hours earlier had been their close friends. I went out sick unto death—and I knew that I was going to leave Germany within forty-eight hours."
SOURCE: PETER DRUCKER FOR THE ATLANTIC, "THE MONSTER AND THE LAMB"
SCIENCE NEEDS DEMOCRACY.

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 4d

US administration refuses to meet with German MP from the Green Party and the social democrats.

Condescending bullies, as per usual.

Kudos to the CDU delegation members that showed solidarity with their colleagues.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 5d

A planned meeting in Washington collapsed after U.S. State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers.

It’s unclear, however, who ultimately cancelled the appointment.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 5d

A planned meeting in Washington collapsed after U.S. State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers.

It’s unclear, however, who ultimately cancelled the appointment.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 5d

Musk's attempt to turn Grok into a (child) porn generator, in order to increase user interaction.

"Grok also generated 23,000 sexualized images that appear to depict children, according to estimates from the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate."

That guy is a real piece of shunshine...

Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator

Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.

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Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah... I guess, you're right. Unfortunately. But still: if it'd actually happen, we'd gain a lot...

Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 5d

The Washington Post has laid off least 14 climate journalists, newsroom sources told @sammyroth.bsky.social, effectively decimating one of the most important reporting teams in American climate journalism.

A sad, terrifying, enraging day for the planet.

Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team

Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.

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European Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 6d

According to the European Parliament’s latest Eurobarometer survey, most EU citizens want a more united European Union.

Learn more: link.europa.eu/4VJyHy

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 7d

So oder so, erstmal Herzlichen Glückwunsch zur Nominierung, @danielheringude.bsky.social !

Universität Duisburg-Essen @unidue.bsky.social · 8d

Dr. Daniel Hering, #UDE -Professor für #AquatischeÖkologie, ist für den renommierten #FrontiersPlanetPrize nominiert worden – als einer von 3 Forschenden in 🇩🇪! Wer den mit insgesamt 3 Mio. US-Dollar dotierten Preis erhalten wird, entscheidet eine internationale Jury. 🤞 www.uni-due.de/2026-01-27-d...

Portraitbild von Prof. Dr. Daniel Hering mit Text: Porf. Dr. Daniel Hering in Endrunde für Umweltpreis. Wasserforscher für Frontiers Planet Prize nominiert

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 7d

Exactly that. Will it actually happen...? Likely not.

Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 7d

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Garry Peterson @resiliencesci.bsky.social · 7d

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Universität Duisburg-Essen @unidue.bsky.social · 8d

Dr. Daniel Hering, #UDE -Professor für #AquatischeÖkologie, ist für den renommierten #FrontiersPlanetPrize nominiert worden – als einer von 3 Forschenden in 🇩🇪! Wer den mit insgesamt 3 Mio. US-Dollar dotierten Preis erhalten wird, entscheidet eine internationale Jury. 🤞 www.uni-due.de/2026-01-27-d...

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 9d

Whatever that is supposed to be, it ain't Glyphosate...

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 10d

Wow. C'mon Democrats, be reasonable... That's asking too much.

KGET 17 News @kgetnews.bsky.social · 11d

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…

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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · 10d

#DemocraticBacksliding: The erosion of US democracy under Trump is steeper than any recent precedent, including Hungary, Venezuela, Turkey, R//ZZ.l'a/nd

Source: Financial Times @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/b474...

Michael Warhurst @mwarhurst.bsky.social · 10d

“volunteers have taken to discreetly delivering bags of groceries to their door…

a handful of dissident Germans used to perform the same act of kindness for the hidden Jews of Berlin under the Third Reich”

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It is beyond naive for Democrats – and Europe – to think Trump’s retreats are real. He never backs down for long | Jonathan Freedland

Whether it’s Minneapolis or Greenland, the US president will do just enough to get through a damaging news cycle, then carry on as before, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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KGET 17 News @kgetnews.bsky.social · 11d

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…

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Jan Skudlarek @janskudlarek.bsky.social · 11d

Wenn man nicht weiß, ob CDU oder AfD - dann ist das kein gutes Zeichen für die CDU.

Foto von Kristian Beara (CDU Köln)

Text "Dass Grüne und Linke nichts mit Olympia anfangen können, wundert wenig, geht es doch um Einsatz und Leistung"

Thomas Backhaus @thoba.bsky.social · 13d

Why did Trump and his cronies target Minnesota?

Well, there's a simple answer...

Michael Bonvalot @michaelbonvalot.bsky.social · 13d

🔴 Warum die rechte Trump-Clique gerade die Menschen in Minnesota attackiert? Hier ist die Antwort.

Michael Bonvalot @michaelbonvalot.bsky.social · 13d

🔴 Warum die rechte Trump-Clique gerade die Menschen in Minnesota attackiert? Hier ist die Antwort.

Emily B @emilycgb.bsky.social · 14d

And the EU has only just started investigating a restriction proposal for 6PPD in tires - the ECHA call for evidence is here echa.europa.eu/calls-for-co...

Wilfried Embacher 🇪🇺 @embacher.bsky.social · 14d

Per Dekret
Spanien leitet Massenlegalisierung von Migranten ein
Spaniens Regierung verfolgt damit einen deutlich anderen Kurs als viele EU-Staaten.

Menschen mit verfestigtem Aufenthalt werden so rechtlich abgesichert. Gegenmodell zu Schikanen und Abschreckung!

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