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Andreas Busch
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Prof. of political science @ Uni Goettingen, fellow of @NAWGoe.bsky.social, advisory council @WiltonPark.bsky.social. Works on regulation; privacy; pol. economy; religion; UK & German political systems. Interested in many things. Recovering bibliomaniac.
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Sehr gute Erklärung, warum dieser Fake-Werbe-Müll ständig auch auf seriösen Websites zu sehen ist.
In Wahrheit müsste man „Programmatic Advertising“ - das völlig unkontrollierte vollautomatische Ausspielen von Werbung über Online-Marktplätze - verbieten.
Wäre auch besser für die Medien.
Markus Lanz ist verhaftet und Deutschland trauert um Peter Maffay: Solche irreführenden Online-Anzeigen finden sich auch auf Webseiten von Medien wie dem „Spiegel“. Warum die Masche nicht in den Griff zu kriegen ist – und wer dahintersteckt. Jetzt ohne Abo lesen: uebermedien.de/112081/warum...
Fake-Anzeigen: So machtlos sind Medien gegen den Internetbetrug
Immer wieder wundern sich Leser über Fake-Anzeigen auf seriösen Nachrichtenseiten. Warum kann man dagegen so wenig machen? Interview mit Netzwelt-Redakteur Torsten Kleinz.
uebermedien.de
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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The best Christmas present for my book crazy little three: a new library right in the city centre
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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One of Germany’s iconic festive decorations: Räuchermänner!

Meaning “smoking men”, these wooden incense figures come from the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) in eastern Germany. Hand-carved, they release fragrant smoke through the mouth, bringing each character to life.
#Räuchermann
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Presents being delivered by boat this year…
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Great American Landmarks and Monuments - a thread / series of pictures!
#USA
You are cordially invited to add and contribute to the thread / collection!
December 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Melli Beese
December 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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»In Deutschland gilt derjenige, der auf den Schmutz hinweist, als viel gefährlicher als derjenige, der den Schmutz macht.«
Guten Morgen mit Kurt Tucholsky
9. Januar 1890 - 21. Dezember 1935
December 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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a beautiful Lunch with the FT with Diébédo Francis Kéré, who grew up in a village in Burkina Faso but won a scholarship to Germany and became an award-winning architect as.ft.com/r/09386a34-4...
December 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Great American Landmarks and Monuments - a thread / series of pictures!
#USA
You are cordially invited to add and contribute to the thread / collection!
December 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Next time someone tells me about the great public services in France, I’ll show them this email, which I legit received *today*.
December 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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The ongoing radicalization of Gen Z Republicans is something media in Europe should absolutely start covering. Now.
This is a focus group of Gen Z Republicans in the United States of America. Now.

They get their news only from social media/podcasts, and they express warm sympathy for Adolf Hitler and for (Nazi) Nick Fuentes.

Fascism will destroy their future.

www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Bad news for Boris Johnson too...
December 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Die AfD ist tief gespalten in der zentralen Frage von #Wehrpflicht.
Herr Höcke versucht, den Konflikt in dieser wichtigen Frage durch autoritäre Maßnahmen zu lösen.
Ob sich die Mitglieder der Partei das gefallen lassen? Oder die Wähler?
👇🏻

www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
AfD-Streit zur Wehrpflicht: Lucassen bietet Höcke Streitgespräch an
Der Wehrpflicht-Streit in der AfD um Björn Höcke und Rüdiger Lucassen eskaliert. Die Partei droht Letzterem mit Redeverbot – dieser kontert mit einem neuen Angebot.
www.zeit.de
December 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Indian H-1B visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their American work permits are now stranded after their appointments were abruptly canceled and rescheduled for months later, according to immigration lawyers.
H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they’re stuck.
H-1B holders who returned to India this month to renew their visas had consular appointments canceled, stranding them far from their homes and jobs, lawyers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There are no words… 🤦🏼‍♂️
December 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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"Executive relief" sounds to me like a service you might once have seen advertised in a London phone box, but that was far more moral than this
Inside the ‘industrial-scale’ Trump pardon machine
Washington lobbyists promising connections to the president are in hot demand
www.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Institute Director and Chief Executive Bronwen Maddox reviews Chatham House’s response to an extraordinary year of turbulence in international affairs.
Chatham House in 2025: A message from the Director
Institute Director and Chief Executive Bronwen Maddox reviews Chatham House’s response to an extraordinary year of turbulence in international affairs.
www.chathamhouse.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
theonion.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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A Brexit reset deal is on the verge of being agreed for the UK to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus programme

EU sources have indicated, meaning student exchanges can restart from January 2027

trib.al/ZJjvAKF
December 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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German parliament suffers suspected cyber attack during Zelenskyy’s visit on.ft.com/4ae9xOM
German parliament suffers suspected cyber attack during Zelenskyy’s visit
MPs said four-hour email outage started as Ukrainian president entered the Bundestag
on.ft.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Brown University, mourning two students killed during a shooting rampage Saturday, sent students home and called off final exams, classes and assignments for the fall semester.
Brown University, Reeling From Shooting, Sends Students Home
Brown University, mourning two students killed during a shooting rampage Saturday, sent students home and called off final exams, classes and assignments for the fall semester.
bloom.bg
December 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Former President Joe Biden has raised only a small fraction of the money needed to construct a presidential library, leaving uncertainty about when a library might be built and its viability as a stand-alone project, according to public filings and interviews with his donors.
Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library
His library foundation has told the I.R.S. that by the end of 2027 it expects to bring in just $11.3 million — not nearly enough for a traditional presidential library.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM