Alexander Otte
@aotte.bsky.social
Life, water, climate; social, human & historical stuff.
Work for UNESCO.
All views expressed or shared here are strictly personal. Photos by me, unless stated otherwise (or screengrabs).
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Work for UNESCO.
All views expressed or shared here are strictly personal. Photos by me, unless stated otherwise (or screengrabs).
Profile alt: a bird next to troubled water, drops on bamboo
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The reverse hagiography the Trump administration is sketching by throwing a part of the #Epstein network under the bus to deflect from its rotten core is pathetic.
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The reverse hagiography the Trump administration is sketching by throwing a part of the #Epstein network under the bus to deflect from its rotten core is pathetic.
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Too much of a loser for the elite pedo cabal despite begging to be let in its a hell of a defense.
January 31, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Too much of a loser for the elite pedo cabal despite begging to be let in its a hell of a defense.
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The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories.
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist #envhum
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Hier sieht man übrigens genau die Gefahr der automatisierten Gesichtserkennung
Und genau deshalb brauchen wir in der EU strenge Regeln zu automatisierter Gesichtserkennung. Damit es nicht zB wie bei ICE abläuft
Und genau deshalb brauchen wir in der EU strenge Regeln zu automatisierter Gesichtserkennung. Damit es nicht zB wie bei ICE abläuft
January 31, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Hier sieht man übrigens genau die Gefahr der automatisierten Gesichtserkennung
Und genau deshalb brauchen wir in der EU strenge Regeln zu automatisierter Gesichtserkennung. Damit es nicht zB wie bei ICE abläuft
Und genau deshalb brauchen wir in der EU strenge Regeln zu automatisierter Gesichtserkennung. Damit es nicht zB wie bei ICE abläuft
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“Nur eine Erkenntnis bleibt: Die Reichsregierung um Brüning hatte die Chance, juristisch gegen die Nationalsozialisten vorzugehen – und ließ sie verstreichen.”
Lesenswerter Artikel über die Bemühungen, die NSDAP zu verbieten und warum es nicht gelang
www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...
www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...
Dieser Jurist kämpfte 1930 für ein NSDAP-Verbot. Die Geschichte eines Scheiterns
1930 trugen preußische Beamte um Robert Kempner Beweise für
www.geo.de
January 31, 2026 at 5:50 AM
“Nur eine Erkenntnis bleibt: Die Reichsregierung um Brüning hatte die Chance, juristisch gegen die Nationalsozialisten vorzugehen – und ließ sie verstreichen.”
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Lesenswerter Artikel über die Bemühungen, die NSDAP zu verbieten und warum es nicht gelang
www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...
www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...
Dieser Jurist kämpfte 1930 für ein NSDAP-Verbot. Die Geschichte eines Scheiterns
1930 trugen preußische Beamte um Robert Kempner Beweise für
www.geo.de
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Lesenswerter Artikel über die Bemühungen, die NSDAP zu verbieten und warum es nicht gelang
www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...
www.geo.de/wissen/weltg...
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While AI is flooding the art world, instant photography is defending its niche. This year’s members’ exhibition of the "German Instant #Photography Association" shows current trends in #Berlin from Jan 30 – Mar 13 at the Fotogalerie Friedrichshain.
☞ www.photographyineurope.com/deutsche-sof...
☞ www.photographyineurope.com/deutsche-sof...
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
While AI is flooding the art world, instant photography is defending its niche. This year’s members’ exhibition of the "German Instant #Photography Association" shows current trends in #Berlin from Jan 30 – Mar 13 at the Fotogalerie Friedrichshain.
☞ www.photographyineurope.com/deutsche-sof...
☞ www.photographyineurope.com/deutsche-sof...
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30 January 1912 | Andrei Samsonov was born. A Soviet army soldier.
In #Auschwitz from October 1941.
No. R-3187 (Soviet prisoner of war)
He perished in the camp on 4 January 1942.
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Learn about some 15,000 Soviet POWs deported to Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_20_jency/
In #Auschwitz from October 1941.
No. R-3187 (Soviet prisoner of war)
He perished in the camp on 4 January 1942.
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Learn about some 15,000 Soviet POWs deported to Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_20_jency/
Eduexe Course
Enter an appropriate audioguide identifier and press the "Go!" button.
lekcja.auschwitz.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
30 January 1912 | Andrei Samsonov was born. A Soviet army soldier.
In #Auschwitz from October 1941.
No. R-3187 (Soviet prisoner of war)
He perished in the camp on 4 January 1942.
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Learn about some 15,000 Soviet POWs deported to Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_20_jency/
In #Auschwitz from October 1941.
No. R-3187 (Soviet prisoner of war)
He perished in the camp on 4 January 1942.
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Learn about some 15,000 Soviet POWs deported to Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_20_jency/
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Was Medien tun können, um den Aufstieg des Faschismus zu verhindern:
- Rechtes Gedankengut und Handlungen klar und deutlich benennen
- keine Faschist*innen nach ihrer Meinung fragen und sie nicht einladen, keine Sendezeit geben
- wenn Rechte zu Wort kommen, den Wahrheitsgehalt direkt prüfen und 1/
- Rechtes Gedankengut und Handlungen klar und deutlich benennen
- keine Faschist*innen nach ihrer Meinung fragen und sie nicht einladen, keine Sendezeit geben
- wenn Rechte zu Wort kommen, den Wahrheitsgehalt direkt prüfen und 1/
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Was Medien tun können, um den Aufstieg des Faschismus zu verhindern:
- Rechtes Gedankengut und Handlungen klar und deutlich benennen
- keine Faschist*innen nach ihrer Meinung fragen und sie nicht einladen, keine Sendezeit geben
- wenn Rechte zu Wort kommen, den Wahrheitsgehalt direkt prüfen und 1/
- Rechtes Gedankengut und Handlungen klar und deutlich benennen
- keine Faschist*innen nach ihrer Meinung fragen und sie nicht einladen, keine Sendezeit geben
- wenn Rechte zu Wort kommen, den Wahrheitsgehalt direkt prüfen und 1/
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
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What if I told you we don't have to live like this, and that this is not in fact the pinnacle of either technology or human potential?
January 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
What if I told you we don't have to live like this, and that this is not in fact the pinnacle of either technology or human potential?
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Statement from @pressfreedom.bsky.social on Georgia Fort and Don Lemon’s arrests
CPJ condemns arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over Minnesota protests coverage - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., January 30, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their reporting on a protest in Minnesota, arr...
cpj.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Statement from @pressfreedom.bsky.social on Georgia Fort and Don Lemon’s arrests
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The largest infrastructure projects currently being built in the US appear to be data centers and detention centers. The AI boom has coincided with ICE becoming the most heavily funded government agency. It's hard not to see a connection: This is the architectures of digital fascism
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The largest infrastructure projects currently being built in the US appear to be data centers and detention centers. The AI boom has coincided with ICE becoming the most heavily funded government agency. It's hard not to see a connection: This is the architectures of digital fascism
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Nuclear fuel is still flowing between France and Russia, so far avoiding EU sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine
Every shipment adds to Putin's warchest, and reliance on autocrats for energy imports gives them leverage over Europe
Every shipment adds to Putin's warchest, and reliance on autocrats for energy imports gives them leverage over Europe
France is still trading uranium with Russia, nearly four years after Ukraine invasion
With uranium still spared from European Commission sanctions against Russia, the anti-nuclear NGO Greenpeace has highlighted that France remains tied to the Russian group Rosatom.
www.lemonde.fr
January 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Nuclear fuel is still flowing between France and Russia, so far avoiding EU sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine
Every shipment adds to Putin's warchest, and reliance on autocrats for energy imports gives them leverage over Europe
Every shipment adds to Putin's warchest, and reliance on autocrats for energy imports gives them leverage over Europe
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30 January 1899 | A Polish Jew, Kielman Rosenfeld, was born in Warsaw.
In #Auschwitz from 12 February 1942.
No. 21553
He perished in the camp on 12 March 1942.
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🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
In #Auschwitz from 12 February 1942.
No. 21553
He perished in the camp on 12 March 1942.
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🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
30 January 1899 | A Polish Jew, Kielman Rosenfeld, was born in Warsaw.
In #Auschwitz from 12 February 1942.
No. 21553
He perished in the camp on 12 March 1942.
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🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
In #Auschwitz from 12 February 1942.
No. 21553
He perished in the camp on 12 March 1942.
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🎧 Our podcast talks about the situation of Polish & Jewish prisoners in the camp: https://youtu.be/_ZaWqIsmY4U
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"The most disturbing possibility is that the president is creating a militia which answers only to himself ... Abroad, from El Salvador to the Philippines, would-be despots often turn the army and the police against their people in the name of keeping order." www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
www.economist.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 AM
"The most disturbing possibility is that the president is creating a militia which answers only to himself ... Abroad, from El Salvador to the Philippines, would-be despots often turn the army and the police against their people in the name of keeping order." www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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'Einmal ordentlich Kitsch bitte' #FotoVorschlag
January 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
'Einmal ordentlich Kitsch bitte' #FotoVorschlag