German Wondering
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German fully aware of my people's history watches in awe how societies erode along established patterns. Trying to add literate and global perspectives. Yes, I said trying.
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Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban says he's ready to support anyone who can build a viable alternative to TikTok on the AT Protocol.
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Enhancing @bsky.app and building a decentralized version of TikTok may be foundational investments to preserve democracy.
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ICE Barbie’s full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem. The initials spell KLAN. Sometimes the universe writes the joke itself.
February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
ICE Barbie’s full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem. The initials spell KLAN. Sometimes the universe writes the joke itself.
Portugal Elections: 👇
"A landslide victory for Mr. Seguro, the mayor said, would owe much to the country’s moderates, including center-right leaders like himself, rallying around him and showing Europe a path forward against extremism."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
"A landslide victory for Mr. Seguro, the mayor said, would owe much to the country’s moderates, including center-right leaders like himself, rallying around him and showing Europe a path forward against extremism."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
Portugal Votes for President, With Leftist Set to Beat Surging Far Right
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Portugal Elections: 👇
"A landslide victory for Mr. Seguro, the mayor said, would owe much to the country’s moderates, including center-right leaders like himself, rallying around him and showing Europe a path forward against extremism."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
"A landslide victory for Mr. Seguro, the mayor said, would owe much to the country’s moderates, including center-right leaders like himself, rallying around him and showing Europe a path forward against extremism."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
Fact check: True
To be noted that the modern word "terrorist" didn't exist at the time, so the framing used different words
Hitler called opposition "enemy of the state"
Mussolini called them "subversives & criminal conspirators"
Franco called them "criminal Reds" (rojos criminales)
To be noted that the modern word "terrorist" didn't exist at the time, so the framing used different words
Hitler called opposition "enemy of the state"
Mussolini called them "subversives & criminal conspirators"
Franco called them "criminal Reds" (rojos criminales)
February 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Fact check: True
To be noted that the modern word "terrorist" didn't exist at the time, so the framing used different words
Hitler called opposition "enemy of the state"
Mussolini called them "subversives & criminal conspirators"
Franco called them "criminal Reds" (rojos criminales)
To be noted that the modern word "terrorist" didn't exist at the time, so the framing used different words
Hitler called opposition "enemy of the state"
Mussolini called them "subversives & criminal conspirators"
Franco called them "criminal Reds" (rojos criminales)
History:
Jeans is the comparatively cheap cotton fabric, developed in Genua, Italy in the 16th century. German immigrant Levi Strauss brought it to the US ~ 2nd half 19th century where it became staple of "American" culture.
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/j...
Jeans is the comparatively cheap cotton fabric, developed in Genua, Italy in the 16th century. German immigrant Levi Strauss brought it to the US ~ 2nd half 19th century where it became staple of "American" culture.
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/j...
Jeans: Wie die blaue Baumwollhose aus Genua die Welt eroberte
Sie gilt als US-Exportschlager. Doch schon lange, bevor Cowboys und Goldgräber im 19. Jahrhundert die Jeans für sich entdeckten, trugen ligurische Hafenarbeiter blaue Baumwollhosen. Merkt man eigentli...
www.spiegel.de
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
History:
Jeans is the comparatively cheap cotton fabric, developed in Genua, Italy in the 16th century. German immigrant Levi Strauss brought it to the US ~ 2nd half 19th century where it became staple of "American" culture.
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/j...
Jeans is the comparatively cheap cotton fabric, developed in Genua, Italy in the 16th century. German immigrant Levi Strauss brought it to the US ~ 2nd half 19th century where it became staple of "American" culture.
www.spiegel.de/geschichte/j...
Not good. American Oligarchs on shopping spree for policy & governments in Europe.
Projection:
Expect Musk's bots & sycophants flood X and other platforms to steer public opinion.
#Oligarchy #ElonMusk
www.brusselstimes.com/1957195/us-t...
Projection:
Expect Musk's bots & sycophants flood X and other platforms to steer public opinion.
#Oligarchy #ElonMusk
www.brusselstimes.com/1957195/us-t...
US to bankroll far-right think tanks in Europe against digital laws
A US state department spokesperson told the FT it was a "lawful use of resources to advance US interests and values abroad."
www.brusselstimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Not good. American Oligarchs on shopping spree for policy & governments in Europe.
Projection:
Expect Musk's bots & sycophants flood X and other platforms to steer public opinion.
#Oligarchy #ElonMusk
www.brusselstimes.com/1957195/us-t...
Projection:
Expect Musk's bots & sycophants flood X and other platforms to steer public opinion.
#Oligarchy #ElonMusk
www.brusselstimes.com/1957195/us-t...
Sentiment trends of European democracies towards the US 👇
February 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Sentiment trends of European democracies towards the US 👇
Good read on European sentiment towards Trump and America👇
New in PN: @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen. And yes, you do hear Europeans saying, 'why aren’t people protesting?' This all comes as a real shock to people who had a different expectation of what America was."
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen. And yes, you do hear Europeans saying, 'why aren’t people protesting?' This all comes as a real shock to people who had a different expectation of what America was."
Anne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen."
www.publicnotice.co
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Good read on European sentiment towards Trump and America👇
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February 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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the fact that they’re taking down and censoring jd vance getting boo’d on twitter lol
February 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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A good moment to recall that bitcoins are a, if not the, central plank of Farage's economic policy. It's an order of magnitude madder than Trussonomics: www.cityam.com/farages-cryp...
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
A good moment to recall that bitcoins are a, if not the, central plank of Farage's economic policy. It's an order of magnitude madder than Trussonomics: www.cityam.com/farages-cryp...
America 2026 👇
Country of the free and brave.
Country of the free and brave.
ICE agents in Minnesota are now randomly picking out black people at Tesla charging stations and Car washes and asking them for their ID and if they won’t provide it to them immediately then they will smash their windows just like they’ve been doing with the brown people! 🤬
February 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
America 2026 👇
Country of the free and brave.
Country of the free and brave.
America 2026:
Kristi Noem shot a puppy. So, she set the standard for the goons.
Projection:
It's also the type of people who happily murder when they get the go ahead to live out their supremist dreams.
Been there, 90 years ago.
#KristiNoem #ICE
Kristi Noem shot a puppy. So, she set the standard for the goons.
Projection:
It's also the type of people who happily murder when they get the go ahead to live out their supremist dreams.
Been there, 90 years ago.
#KristiNoem #ICE
An ICE-hole in Memphis, TN, is seen kicking a puppy in the face for just no damn reason. I can’t wrap my head around what I just saw. They’re all truly evil.
#FuckICE #ProudBlue
#FuckICE #ProudBlue
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
America 2026:
Kristi Noem shot a puppy. So, she set the standard for the goons.
Projection:
It's also the type of people who happily murder when they get the go ahead to live out their supremist dreams.
Been there, 90 years ago.
#KristiNoem #ICE
Kristi Noem shot a puppy. So, she set the standard for the goons.
Projection:
It's also the type of people who happily murder when they get the go ahead to live out their supremist dreams.
Been there, 90 years ago.
#KristiNoem #ICE
You can lead the MAGA to water, but you can’t make it drink.
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
You can lead the MAGA to water, but you can’t make it drink.
America 2026:
"I’ll tell you, I’ve been teaching for 25 years ... we’ve had lockdowns, teaching kids about, you know, mass shootings in schools. But I think, in my head, I never thought it would be our own government that we had to try to protect ourselves from, or to protect our children from".
"I’ll tell you, I’ve been teaching for 25 years ... we’ve had lockdowns, teaching kids about, you know, mass shootings in schools. But I think, in my head, I never thought it would be our own government that we had to try to protect ourselves from, or to protect our children from".
"I don’t know how other people react when they get bullied, but I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here."
AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA bonus episode, from Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA bonus episode, from Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Democracy Under Occupation
What we’ve learned in Minneapolis
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
America 2026:
"I’ll tell you, I’ve been teaching for 25 years ... we’ve had lockdowns, teaching kids about, you know, mass shootings in schools. But I think, in my head, I never thought it would be our own government that we had to try to protect ourselves from, or to protect our children from".
"I’ll tell you, I’ve been teaching for 25 years ... we’ve had lockdowns, teaching kids about, you know, mass shootings in schools. But I think, in my head, I never thought it would be our own government that we had to try to protect ourselves from, or to protect our children from".
Poland:
US ambassador to Poland gets Europe treatment and has his feelings hurt. Oh my.
Pro tip: Go home.
#TomRose
US ambassador to Poland gets Europe treatment and has his feelings hurt. Oh my.
Pro tip: Go home.
#TomRose
The U.S. ambassador to Poland cut ties with the country’s speaker of parliament for “outrageous and unprovoked insults” against Donald Trump after he refused to support a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for the American president.
And the spat didn't stop there.
And the spat didn't stop there.
Washington-Warsaw spat as pro-Trump ambassador lambastes parliament speaker
Ambassador Tom Rose denounced “outrageous and unprovoked insults” by Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, who said Trump “does not deserve” the Nobel Peace Prize.
www.politico.eu
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Poland:
US ambassador to Poland gets Europe treatment and has his feelings hurt. Oh my.
Pro tip: Go home.
#TomRose
US ambassador to Poland gets Europe treatment and has his feelings hurt. Oh my.
Pro tip: Go home.
#TomRose
German Newspaper "Die Zeit":
“German companies’ exports rose by one percent in 2025 compared with the previous year. China has replaced the United States as Germany’s most important trading partner.”
#Econsky
“German companies’ exports rose by one percent in 2025 compared with the previous year. China has replaced the United States as Germany’s most important trading partner.”
#Econsky
February 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
German Newspaper "Die Zeit":
“German companies’ exports rose by one percent in 2025 compared with the previous year. China has replaced the United States as Germany’s most important trading partner.”
#Econsky
“German companies’ exports rose by one percent in 2025 compared with the previous year. China has replaced the United States as Germany’s most important trading partner.”
#Econsky
For the record:
Europe has a problem with people buying themselves favorable governments. US being ok with this does not mean sovereign Europe has to follow the lead.
#Musk #Oligarchy
Europe has a problem with people buying themselves favorable governments. US being ok with this does not mean sovereign Europe has to follow the lead.
#Musk #Oligarchy
the guy trying to overthrow every western government whining about "political attacks" is just so precious
February 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM
For the record:
Europe has a problem with people buying themselves favorable governments. US being ok with this does not mean sovereign Europe has to follow the lead.
#Musk #Oligarchy
Europe has a problem with people buying themselves favorable governments. US being ok with this does not mean sovereign Europe has to follow the lead.
#Musk #Oligarchy
Johnson = depravity speaking (not American):
1) Sovereign borders for Greenland/Danmark not biblical and right and just?
2) All totalitarians refer to sovereignty when called out on human rights violations. Chinas/Russia playbook copied (unless they own the US outright).
1) Sovereign borders for Greenland/Danmark not biblical and right and just?
2) All totalitarians refer to sovereignty when called out on human rights violations. Chinas/Russia playbook copied (unless they own the US outright).
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Johnson = depravity speaking (not American):
1) Sovereign borders for Greenland/Danmark not biblical and right and just?
2) All totalitarians refer to sovereignty when called out on human rights violations. Chinas/Russia playbook copied (unless they own the US outright).
1) Sovereign borders for Greenland/Danmark not biblical and right and just?
2) All totalitarians refer to sovereignty when called out on human rights violations. Chinas/Russia playbook copied (unless they own the US outright).
As Projected:
Totalitarian systems always refer to sovereignty when called out on human rights violations. Depravity is so easy to see through.
See 👇
bsky.app/profile/germ...
Totalitarian systems always refer to sovereignty when called out on human rights violations. Depravity is so easy to see through.
See 👇
bsky.app/profile/germ...
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
As Projected:
Totalitarian systems always refer to sovereignty when called out on human rights violations. Depravity is so easy to see through.
See 👇
bsky.app/profile/germ...
Totalitarian systems always refer to sovereignty when called out on human rights violations. Depravity is so easy to see through.
See 👇
bsky.app/profile/germ...
With Jesse Watters depravity speaks. And it sells in America. Why?
A follow up on this Jesse Watters clip from 3 weeks ago. The victim of ICE testified today before Congress that she was on her way to a 39th scheduled treatment at a traumatic brain injury center.
February 4, 2026 at 12:35 AM
With Jesse Watters depravity speaks. And it sells in America. Why?
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“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist.”
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
Experts fear that Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction — and that fewer people seem to care about the difference.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist.”
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt