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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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Mark Cuban Asks for TikTok Alternative Built on AT Protocol | Entrepreneur
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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💯 The US reckoning will come eventually.
US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference
German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference
German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
💯 The US reckoning will come eventually.
19th Amendment at stake in the US:
US on fast track back to the 19th century in terms of women's rights. So MAGA!
US on fast track back to the 19th century in terms of women's rights. So MAGA!
Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? 🙋♀️
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
February 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
19th Amendment at stake in the US:
US on fast track back to the 19th century in terms of women's rights. So MAGA!
US on fast track back to the 19th century in terms of women's rights. So MAGA!
Irony:
Regime tries to get tourists back in a country with standing Human Rights Travel warnings.
Fact: Relative to 2019, Canadian visitation in Q3 2025 is down 28%.
#ICE #Deportation
www.thetravel.com/us-asks-cana...
Regime tries to get tourists back in a country with standing Human Rights Travel warnings.
Fact: Relative to 2019, Canadian visitation in Q3 2025 is down 28%.
#ICE #Deportation
www.thetravel.com/us-asks-cana...
U.S. Asks Canada And Mexico For Help With Tourism After One State Is Hit By Human Rights Travel Warning Ahead Of FIFA World Cup
Here's a look at a new bill lawmakers say will help improve U.S.–Canada–Mexico cooperation and what may hinder its success.
www.thetravel.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Irony:
Regime tries to get tourists back in a country with standing Human Rights Travel warnings.
Fact: Relative to 2019, Canadian visitation in Q3 2025 is down 28%.
#ICE #Deportation
www.thetravel.com/us-asks-cana...
Regime tries to get tourists back in a country with standing Human Rights Travel warnings.
Fact: Relative to 2019, Canadian visitation in Q3 2025 is down 28%.
#ICE #Deportation
www.thetravel.com/us-asks-cana...
US Foxnews: 👇
Thought: Propaganda channel working hard to deflect from pedophiles in the White House and billionaire running the country.
#Epstein #FoxNews
www.foxnews.com/politics/ice...
Thought: Propaganda channel working hard to deflect from pedophiles in the White House and billionaire running the country.
#Epstein #FoxNews
www.foxnews.com/politics/ice...
ICE arrests 'worst of the worst' criminal illegal immigrants including murderers and pedophiles
ICE announces arrests of convicted illegal immigrants, including murderers and drug traffickers from Vietnam, Honduras, Cuba and Mexico, in recent enforcement operations.
www.foxnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
US Foxnews: 👇
Thought: Propaganda channel working hard to deflect from pedophiles in the White House and billionaire running the country.
#Epstein #FoxNews
www.foxnews.com/politics/ice...
Thought: Propaganda channel working hard to deflect from pedophiles in the White House and billionaire running the country.
#Epstein #FoxNews
www.foxnews.com/politics/ice...
New Hapag-Lloyd Terminal in Egypt for 3.3 M containers per year:
Germany/Europe expanding footprint in Southern Europa and Africa
#Trade #Tariff
www.zeit.de/news/2026-02...
Germany/Europe expanding footprint in Southern Europa and Africa
#Trade #Tariff
www.zeit.de/news/2026-02...
Schifffahrt: Terminal in Ägypten unter deutscher Beteiligung startet
Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Schifffahrt“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Terminal in Ägypten unter deutscher Beteiligung startet“.
www.zeit.de
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
New Hapag-Lloyd Terminal in Egypt for 3.3 M containers per year:
Germany/Europe expanding footprint in Southern Europa and Africa
#Trade #Tariff
www.zeit.de/news/2026-02...
Germany/Europe expanding footprint in Southern Europa and Africa
#Trade #Tariff
www.zeit.de/news/2026-02...
MAHA fake medical science reckoning. Starting now. 👇
#Measles #Medsky #MAHA
www.dw.com/en/oz-call-f...
#Measles #Medsky #MAHA
www.dw.com/en/oz-call-f...
Mehmet Oz's vaccine call is 'too little, too late'
Measles is still spreading in the US but calls from government officials for Americans to vaccinate now won’t be enough to keep the country from losing a quarter-century of success eradicating the dis...
www.dw.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
MAHA fake medical science reckoning. Starting now. 👇
#Measles #Medsky #MAHA
www.dw.com/en/oz-call-f...
#Measles #Medsky #MAHA
www.dw.com/en/oz-call-f...
$1 M cost per deported migrant!
Thought:
More than most MAGA followers contribute to the US GDP in a lifetime.
edition.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Thought:
More than most MAGA followers contribute to the US GDP in a lifetime.
edition.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Trump administration deported some migrants at a cost of $1 million each, Democratic report says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, a new report fr...
edition.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
$1 M cost per deported migrant!
Thought:
More than most MAGA followers contribute to the US GDP in a lifetime.
edition.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Thought:
More than most MAGA followers contribute to the US GDP in a lifetime.
edition.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
MSC:
Merz said that Germany and the U.S. now have fundamental ideological differences. The world is marked by a “return to power politics” and a “desire for strong leadership.” “We are also making our preparations for this new era but we reach different conclusions than the admin in Washington.”
Merz said that Germany and the U.S. now have fundamental ideological differences. The world is marked by a “return to power politics” and a “desire for strong leadership.” “We are also making our preparations for this new era but we reach different conclusions than the admin in Washington.”
February 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
MSC:
Merz said that Germany and the U.S. now have fundamental ideological differences. The world is marked by a “return to power politics” and a “desire for strong leadership.” “We are also making our preparations for this new era but we reach different conclusions than the admin in Washington.”
Merz said that Germany and the U.S. now have fundamental ideological differences. The world is marked by a “return to power politics” and a “desire for strong leadership.” “We are also making our preparations for this new era but we reach different conclusions than the admin in Washington.”
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Today's anti-science pairing
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Today's anti-science pairing
"Don't look up" kind of situation in the US.
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
"Don't look up" kind of situation in the US.
“Donald Trump and his administration don’t like accountability. They don’t like when retired veterans question them. That’s why they are cracking down on our rights and trying to make examples out of anyone they can.”
Pentagon 'trampled on' the First Amendment in trying to punish Mark Kelly, judge rules | Arizona Mirror
Federal judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Mark Kelly over military video, saying Defense Secretary trampled on Constitution
azmirror.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
MAGA doesn't want women to be able to vote. So, back to pre-19th amendment, they should soften and entertain men. And, of course, breed children after marriage within their social and white class.
#Epstein #19thAmendment #GOP
#Epstein #19thAmendment #GOP
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
MAGA doesn't want women to be able to vote. So, back to pre-19th amendment, they should soften and entertain men. And, of course, breed children after marriage within their social and white class.
#Epstein #19thAmendment #GOP
#Epstein #19thAmendment #GOP
US approach to elections:
Woman changed her last name as part of marriage? Too bad.
GOP rigging mid-terms. 👇
Woman changed her last name as part of marriage? Too bad.
GOP rigging mid-terms. 👇
BREAKING: House Republicans just passed the SAVE America Act — a sweeping federal bill that could disenfranchise millions.
The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces long odds amid unified Democratic resistance.
The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces long odds amid unified Democratic resistance.
House GOP passes sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions, sends measure to Senate
The GOP’s push for the measure was driven by blatantly false claims.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
US approach to elections:
Woman changed her last name as part of marriage? Too bad.
GOP rigging mid-terms. 👇
Woman changed her last name as part of marriage? Too bad.
GOP rigging mid-terms. 👇
Thought:
Not to acknowledge human rights violations.
Not to show dignity or humanity towards the weak and vulnerable.
Just pausing the show to save the midterms.
#ICE
Not to acknowledge human rights violations.
Not to show dignity or humanity towards the weak and vulnerable.
Just pausing the show to save the midterms.
#ICE
BREAKING
Minneapolis ICE surge to end
Minneapolis ICE surge to end
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Thought:
Not to acknowledge human rights violations.
Not to show dignity or humanity towards the weak and vulnerable.
Just pausing the show to save the midterms.
#ICE
Not to acknowledge human rights violations.
Not to show dignity or humanity towards the weak and vulnerable.
Just pausing the show to save the midterms.
#ICE
Looks like US oligarchs plan on buying themselves the next election as well. So much for democracy in the US.
#Democracy
#Democracy
“‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms ***
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms | Common Dreams
Silicon Valley elites plan to spend big in 2026 to influence Congress for AI-friendly legislation. Leading the Future PAC pledges $100 million.
www.commondreams.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Looks like US oligarchs plan on buying themselves the next election as well. So much for democracy in the US.
#Democracy
#Democracy
German "Tagesschau":
“Messengers like Telegram or WhatsApp can now only be used in a very limited way in Russia. WhatsApp sharply criticizes the Kremlin’s actions. The government, meanwhile, wants to steer users toward the state‑run alternative to the chat service.”
“Messengers like Telegram or WhatsApp can now only be used in a very limited way in Russia. WhatsApp sharply criticizes the Kremlin’s actions. The government, meanwhile, wants to steer users toward the state‑run alternative to the chat service.”
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
German "Tagesschau":
“Messengers like Telegram or WhatsApp can now only be used in a very limited way in Russia. WhatsApp sharply criticizes the Kremlin’s actions. The government, meanwhile, wants to steer users toward the state‑run alternative to the chat service.”
“Messengers like Telegram or WhatsApp can now only be used in a very limited way in Russia. WhatsApp sharply criticizes the Kremlin’s actions. The government, meanwhile, wants to steer users toward the state‑run alternative to the chat service.”
Europe increasingly pushing for social media ban for kids under 16 👇
Two years ago, Spain's Pedro Sánchez contemplated stepping down to spare his loved ones from a barrage of abuse online.
Now he is pushing through legislation to ban access to social media for children under 16.
🔗 politi.co/4qy3UiT
Now he is pushing through legislation to ban access to social media for children under 16.
🔗 politi.co/4qy3UiT
February 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Europe increasingly pushing for social media ban for kids under 16 👇
German magazine "Spiegel":
"The tech industry has produced a new type of woman: the ex‑wife who, after a lucrative divorce, refuses to let her ex‑husband ruin her image — and who is searching for real meaning in life." "Divorced, rich, philanthropic"
"The tech industry has produced a new type of woman: the ex‑wife who, after a lucrative divorce, refuses to let her ex‑husband ruin her image — and who is searching for real meaning in life." "Divorced, rich, philanthropic"
Die Techbranche hat einen neuen Frauentypus hervorgebracht: die Ex-Gattin, die sich nach lukrativer Scheidung das Image nicht vom Ex-Mann ruinieren lassen will. Und nach dem echten Sinn im Leben sucht.
Ex-Frauen von Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates und Co.: Geschieden, reich, wohltätig - Kommentar
Die Techbranche hat einen neuen Frauentypus hervorgebracht: die Ex-Gattin, die sich nach lukrativer Scheidung das Image nicht vom Ex-Mann ruinieren lassen will. Und nach dem echten Sinn im Leben sucht.
www.spiegel.de
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
German magazine "Spiegel":
"The tech industry has produced a new type of woman: the ex‑wife who, after a lucrative divorce, refuses to let her ex‑husband ruin her image — and who is searching for real meaning in life." "Divorced, rich, philanthropic"
"The tech industry has produced a new type of woman: the ex‑wife who, after a lucrative divorce, refuses to let her ex‑husband ruin her image — and who is searching for real meaning in life." "Divorced, rich, philanthropic"
Credibility loss:
Good US job numbers? No one really knows since politburo approach reigns US government.
#Econsky
fortune.com/2026/02/12/s...
Good US job numbers? No one really knows since politburo approach reigns US government.
#Econsky
fortune.com/2026/02/12/s...
Some folks on Wall Street think yesterday's U.S. jobs number was 'implausible' and is thus due for a correction | Fortune
Some analysts are worrying that the latest number might be wrong, and that the level of job creation in America is lower than the stats suggest.
fortune.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Credibility loss:
Good US job numbers? No one really knows since politburo approach reigns US government.
#Econsky
fortune.com/2026/02/12/s...
Good US job numbers? No one really knows since politburo approach reigns US government.
#Econsky
fortune.com/2026/02/12/s...
USA #1A hypocrites pulled into court:
You now get fired in the US for making negative comments about the puppet regime.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...
You now get fired in the US for making negative comments about the puppet regime.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...
Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
USA #1A hypocrites pulled into court:
You now get fired in the US for making negative comments about the puppet regime.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...
You now get fired in the US for making negative comments about the puppet regime.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...
Let that sink in:
The "Undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal" trophy. Reminded of a toddler event where everyone gets a participation trophy
The "Undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal" trophy. Reminded of a toddler event where everyone gets a participation trophy
"Sir, to show our appreciation, the trophy says 'the undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal'"
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Let that sink in:
The "Undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal" trophy. Reminded of a toddler event where everyone gets a participation trophy
The "Undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal" trophy. Reminded of a toddler event where everyone gets a participation trophy
💯. Not representing Christian values but some distorted MAGA cult version camouflaged as "Christian".
February 12, 2026 at 6:36 AM
💯. Not representing Christian values but some distorted MAGA cult version camouflaged as "Christian".
Thought:
Musk's "free speech absolutist" BS talks really blow back into his face. The US is struggling big time on #1A
👇
Musk's "free speech absolutist" BS talks really blow back into his face. The US is struggling big time on #1A
👇
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Thought:
Musk's "free speech absolutist" BS talks really blow back into his face. The US is struggling big time on #1A
👇
Musk's "free speech absolutist" BS talks really blow back into his face. The US is struggling big time on #1A
👇