Ella Müller
@ellamueller.bsky.social
she/her | Historian | Climate Crisis and Democracy | based in Hamburg, Germany
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Die lebensbedrohliche ökonomische Krise des redaktionellen Journalismus in aktuellen Zahlen:
2,7 Werbemilliarden aus Österreich an Google und Co – 7 Prozent Minus für Medien
Werbebuchungen bei Digitalkonzernen stiegen 2025 um 10 Prozent, geht aus Abgaben hervor
www.derstandard.at
February 18, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Die lebensbedrohliche ökonomische Krise des redaktionellen Journalismus in aktuellen Zahlen:
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the logic of his position is that you would them abandon those issues and so on and so on until you’ve fully sacrificed a group of vulnerable americans to reactionary bullies for the sake of a percentage point (if that)
Like this. "You must strategically abandon the specific issues that the right has rendered toxic & focus on others."
But then ... why wouldn't the right just be able to do the same thing on those other issues?
But then ... why wouldn't the right just be able to do the same thing on those other issues?
February 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
the logic of his position is that you would them abandon those issues and so on and so on until you’ve fully sacrificed a group of vulnerable americans to reactionary bullies for the sake of a percentage point (if that)
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The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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Can I interest you in some light Presidents Day reading?
How about almost 5,000 words on why the Right’s vision of white Christian patriarchal domination is indeed deeply rooted in U.S. history - but not any more “authentically” American than the aspirational tradition of egalitarian pluralism:
How about almost 5,000 words on why the Right’s vision of white Christian patriarchal domination is indeed deeply rooted in U.S. history - but not any more “authentically” American than the aspirational tradition of egalitarian pluralism:
What is “Un-American”?
We must acknowledge America’s history of state authoritarianism and racial violence – but also dare to claim its aspirational tradition. Make MAGA un-American, finally.
steady.page
February 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Can I interest you in some light Presidents Day reading?
How about almost 5,000 words on why the Right’s vision of white Christian patriarchal domination is indeed deeply rooted in U.S. history - but not any more “authentically” American than the aspirational tradition of egalitarian pluralism:
How about almost 5,000 words on why the Right’s vision of white Christian patriarchal domination is indeed deeply rooted in U.S. history - but not any more “authentically” American than the aspirational tradition of egalitarian pluralism:
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AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
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So, there’s a lot going on here…
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
So, there’s a lot going on here…
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Jahrelang hielt die Deutsche Bank an Jeffrey Epstein fest, Kunde geworden war er erst nach seiner Verurteilung.
Intern stufte die Bank den Sexualstraftäter als akzeptables Risiko ein – bis 2018.
@papertrailmedia.de Recherche für ZDF, @spiegel.de & @derstandard.at www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/u...
Intern stufte die Bank den Sexualstraftäter als akzeptables Risiko ein – bis 2018.
@papertrailmedia.de Recherche für ZDF, @spiegel.de & @derstandard.at www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/u...
Epstein: Deutsche Bank hielt jahrelang an Geschäftsbeziehung fest
Jeffrey Epstein wurde nach seiner ersten Verurteilung Kunde der Deutschen Bank. Intern stufte ihn diese jahrelang als akzeptables Risiko ein.
www.zdfheute.de
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Jahrelang hielt die Deutsche Bank an Jeffrey Epstein fest, Kunde geworden war er erst nach seiner Verurteilung.
Intern stufte die Bank den Sexualstraftäter als akzeptables Risiko ein – bis 2018.
@papertrailmedia.de Recherche für ZDF, @spiegel.de & @derstandard.at www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/u...
Intern stufte die Bank den Sexualstraftäter als akzeptables Risiko ein – bis 2018.
@papertrailmedia.de Recherche für ZDF, @spiegel.de & @derstandard.at www.zdfheute.de/wirtschaft/u...
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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Hundreds of millions spent on human misery
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Hundreds of millions spent on human misery
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Don't forget: Last fall, Kristi Noem boasted that ICE would be "all over" the Super Bowl, and said only people who "love this country" should attend.
Now ICE enforcement operations there won't happen. It's very plausible ICE would face a hostile reception. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Now ICE enforcement operations there won't happen. It's very plausible ICE would face a hostile reception. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Don't forget: Last fall, Kristi Noem boasted that ICE would be "all over" the Super Bowl, and said only people who "love this country" should attend.
Now ICE enforcement operations there won't happen. It's very plausible ICE would face a hostile reception. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Now ICE enforcement operations there won't happen. It's very plausible ICE would face a hostile reception. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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*That's* what it looks like when US elites care about something & want to advance it. That's the benchmark.
And with that benchmark in mind, we can ask, are they -- or were they ever -- similarly committed to climate or diversity?
LOL.
And with that benchmark in mind, we can ask, are they -- or were they ever -- similarly committed to climate or diversity?
LOL.
February 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
*That's* what it looks like when US elites care about something & want to advance it. That's the benchmark.
And with that benchmark in mind, we can ask, are they -- or were they ever -- similarly committed to climate or diversity?
LOL.
And with that benchmark in mind, we can ask, are they -- or were they ever -- similarly committed to climate or diversity?
LOL.
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The bosses are forcing their employees to use it. Politicians are competing to shovel money & infrastructure at it. The billionaires who control media are constantly lecturing & hectoring people to accept it & use it more.
They don't care it's losing money. They don't care people hate it.
They don't care it's losing money. They don't care people hate it.
February 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The bosses are forcing their employees to use it. Politicians are competing to shovel money & infrastructure at it. The billionaires who control media are constantly lecturing & hectoring people to accept it & use it more.
They don't care it's losing money. They don't care people hate it.
They don't care it's losing money. They don't care people hate it.
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But the other piece of evidence -- the point of this thread -- is that we now have an example of what it looks like when US political & corporate elites *really are* obsessed with and committed to something.
Namely: AI.
Namely: AI.
February 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
But the other piece of evidence -- the point of this thread -- is that we now have an example of what it looks like when US political & corporate elites *really are* obsessed with and committed to something.
Namely: AI.
Namely: AI.
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An observation I've been thinking about:
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
An observation I've been thinking about:
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
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#Epstein Files verstärken Eindruck von Machtlosigkeit angesichts von transnationalen faschistischen Netzwerken, Straflosigkeit, Verantwortungsabwehr. Daher 2 Vorschläge, um ins Handeln zu kommen: Trennt euch von Paypal! Unterschreibt Petition gegen #Palantir: www.campact.de/datenschutz/... 1/3
Nein zum Palantir-Deal – jetzt Appell unterzeichnen
Die Polizei könnte die US-Überwachungssoftware Palantir bekommen. Stopp den Deal mit dem Trump-Vertrauten Peter Thiel.
www.campact.de
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
#Epstein Files verstärken Eindruck von Machtlosigkeit angesichts von transnationalen faschistischen Netzwerken, Straflosigkeit, Verantwortungsabwehr. Daher 2 Vorschläge, um ins Handeln zu kommen: Trennt euch von Paypal! Unterschreibt Petition gegen #Palantir: www.campact.de/datenschutz/... 1/3
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This kind of analysis is always built on a chain of extremely shaky, unsupported assumptions - usually stuff that kind of sounds good but has zero factual basis - but what’s incredible to me is how many supposedly sophisticated commentators do the exact same thing.
February 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This kind of analysis is always built on a chain of extremely shaky, unsupported assumptions - usually stuff that kind of sounds good but has zero factual basis - but what’s incredible to me is how many supposedly sophisticated commentators do the exact same thing.
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"Twitter is cooking their brains" theory looking pretty strong
Trump job approval rating by news platform
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"Twitter is cooking their brains" theory looking pretty strong
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Was wäre, wenn die AfD tatsächlich an die Macht käme? Eine Analyse, die dem SPIEGEL vorliegt, gibt Tipps, wie sich die Zivilgesellschaft darauf vorbereiten und dann verhalten sollte.
Kampf um die Demokratie: Was laut einer Analyse gegen eine autoritäre Regierung hilft
Was wäre, wenn die AfD tatsächlich an die Macht käme? Eine Analyse, die dem SPIEGEL vorliegt, gibt Tipps, wie sich die Zivilgesellschaft darauf vorbereiten und dann verhalten sollte.
www.spiegel.de
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Was wäre, wenn die AfD tatsächlich an die Macht käme? Eine Analyse, die dem SPIEGEL vorliegt, gibt Tipps, wie sich die Zivilgesellschaft darauf vorbereiten und dann verhalten sollte.
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The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
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Trump supporters say they’ll be at every polling location with monitors or police every federal election year and it’s always bullshit. Seems irresponsible to cover this at face value (not least because there *are not enough ICE officers)
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Trump supporters say they’ll be at every polling location with monitors or police every federal election year and it’s always bullshit. Seems irresponsible to cover this at face value (not least because there *are not enough ICE officers)