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Martin Holland
@fingolas.bsky.social
Editor at @heise.de

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#IT, #Internet, #SocialMedia, #AI, #Astronomy, #Space

Here also
#News #Europe #IranRevolution #SlavaUkraini #RefugeesWelcome

On #Mastodon
https://journa.host/@fingolas
https://social.heise.de/@mho
Pinned
Hab jetzt auch mal ein #StarterPack mit Kollegen und Kolleginnen von @heise.de, @ct.de, @ixmagazin.bsky.social, @technologyreview.de und mehr gemacht:

go.bsky.app/XSsqSu
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Iran: Sitzstreik von Studierenden der Medizinischen Universität Teheran. Sie halten das Bild der ermordeten Medizinstudentin Aida Heydari hoch und protestieren, indem sie nicht an der Prüfung teilnehmen. Sie fordern die Freilassung des inhaftierten medizinischen Personals.
February 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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"On Friday, #toronto Police said they were preparing for an estimated 200,000 people to attend the march after 150,000 rallied at Sankofa Square in the downtown core two weeks ago.

But on Saturday police estimated 350,000 people ended up taking part."

#Iran #iranrevolution […]
Original post on journa.host
journa.host
February 15, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood

the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Some 200,000 people demonstrated Saturday against Iran’s government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, police said, answering a call from #Iran ’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for cranked up international pressure on #Tehran.

apnews.com/article/iran...
Iran’s crown prince says survival of Tehran government 'sends a clear signal to every bully'
Police say around 200,000 people have demonstrated against Iran’s government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany.
apnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Ich habe das Gefühl, das mehr als 100.000 Menschen auf dem Weg zur Theresienwiese sind^^

#M1402
#Feb14ForIran
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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🇺🇦🇮🇷 Zelensky: I met with exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi in Munich. Ukraine supports the Iranian people as they are fighting for their future;

We focused on the situation in Iran and the areas where the Iranian people need support.
February 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 1d
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Trump is doubling down on a military strike option if US-Iran talks don't end well.
BREAKING: A U.S. aircraft carrier is being sent from the Caribbean to the Middle East, an AP source says, as tensions with Iran escalate. The source spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss military movements.
Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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In der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia zeichnet sich ein umfassendes KI-Verbot ab. Eine Abstimmung zeigt eine deutliche Mehrheit für ein Verbot. #Wikipedia
Deutschsprachige Wikipedia erwägt umfassendes KI-Verbot
In der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia zeichnet sich ein umfassendes KI-Verbot ab. Eine Abstimmung zeigt eine deutliche Mehrheit für ein Verbot.
www.heise.de
February 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Im Januar hat die Islamische Republik das Internet gesperrt und Proteste blutig niedergeschlagen. Dann haben die USA Starlink-Antennen in das Land geschmuggelt. #Starlink
Proteste im Iran: USA haben wohl 6000 Starlink-Antennen ins Land geschmuggelt
Im Januar hat die Islamische Republik das Internet gesperrt und Proteste blutig niedergeschlagen. Dann haben die USA Starlink-Antennen in das Land geschmuggelt.
www.heise.de
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.

Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Holy shit.
This is some genuinely psycho shit...
February 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Vor einem Jahr hat die NASA erklärt, dass ihr Mars-Rover Curiosity lange organische Verbindungen entdeckt hat. Deren Menge weist auf eine biologische Herkunft. #Wissen
Zu viel für nicht biologische Quelle: Auf Mars gefundene Stoffe weisen auf Leben
Vor einem Jahr hat die NASA erklärt, dass ihr Mars-Rover Curiosity lange organische Verbindungen entdeckt hat. Deren Menge weist auf eine biologische Herkunft.
www.heise.de
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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ICE is pushing Minneapolis underground
ICE is pushing Minneapolis underground
Scenes from a city under siege
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Die Postbank kündigt Konten der Berliner VVN-BdA. Ausgerechnet die Tochter der NS-belasteten Deutschen Bank erschwert den Antifaschisten die Arbeit.
Postbank kündigt mehrere Konten von antifaschistischen Vereinen
Die Postbank kündigt Konten der Berliner VVN-BdA. Ausgerechnet die Tochter der NS-belasteten Deutschen Bank erschwert den Antifaschisten die Arbeit.
taz.de
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Arbeitszeit-Forscher widerspricht Merz: "Wir arbeiten so viel wie noch nie"
Arbeitszeit-Forscher widerspricht Merz: "Wir arbeiten so viel wie noch nie"
Die Deutschen arbeiten zu wenig und sind zu viel krank, so die Analyse von Spitzenpolitikern und Wirtschaftsvertretern. Ein Arbeitszeitforscher widerspricht im Interview mit t-online.
www.t-online.de
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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The Atlantic’s profile of Bondi has some wow.

@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Alex Pretti's parents keep a box crammed with 200 letters and cards that have poured into their Denver home since their son was shot and killed by immigration agents.

"He's my first born," Susan Pretti said. "He's the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day."
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Genug von #YouTube? @heisevideos.bsky.social postet jetzt automatisch Links zu Videos, die @heise.de auf #Peertube veröffentlicht.

Dazu gehören die von @hakendran.org, #ct3003 von @jkj.bsky.social, #ctuplink, solche von @makemagazin.de, die #heiseshow und die neue #ctPhasenlage. Gerne abonnieren.
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM