Golwar
@golwar.bsky.social
Not a goblin and not too revolutionary.
Fair warning: I tweet in German & English. Covering a strangely diverse selection of topics.
(He/him)
Fair warning: I tweet in German & English. Covering a strangely diverse selection of topics.
(He/him)
Interesting times, with right-wing billionaires first buying Star Trek, today the Champions League and soon maybe CNN too. But yeah, they aren't extremists.
Trump has reportedly been in conversation with Paramount and his billionaire ally Larry Ellison about a potential takeover of CNN that would include firing journalists he dislikes.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Interesting times, with right-wing billionaires first buying Star Trek, today the Champions League and soon maybe CNN too. But yeah, they aren't extremists.
Can you imagine how amazing Zelda or Mario would be, with Elon & Kotick in charge? So wholesome!
'Elon [Musk] truly would be the best owner of any game company,' claims former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick with a completely straight face
"I'm pretty good at videogames," said Musk.
www.pcgamer.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Can you imagine how amazing Zelda or Mario would be, with Elon & Kotick in charge? So wholesome!
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Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
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Under pressure.
We have fought for our 🇪🇺 digital safety laws.
Some want to unravel them. We must not give in.
Op-ed @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We have fought for our 🇪🇺 digital safety laws.
Some want to unravel them. We must not give in.
Op-ed @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Under pressure.
We have fought for our 🇪🇺 digital safety laws.
Some want to unravel them. We must not give in.
Op-ed @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We have fought for our 🇪🇺 digital safety laws.
Some want to unravel them. We must not give in.
Op-ed @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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Julia #Klöckner ist eine der einflussreichsten Frauen Deutschlands – auch in der #CDU. CORRECTIV hat ihre Social-Media-Aktivitäten analysiert und ihre Wegbegleiter befragt. Das Ergebnis: Neben unpolitischen Beiträgen teilte sie auffällig oft Inhalte von #rechtspopulistischen Akteuren.
Klöckner klickt rechts
Analyse zu Julia Klöckner: Eine datenbasierte Recherche zu ihren Social-Media-Posts, politischen Signalen und ihrer Rolle in CDU.
correctiv.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Julia #Klöckner ist eine der einflussreichsten Frauen Deutschlands – auch in der #CDU. CORRECTIV hat ihre Social-Media-Aktivitäten analysiert und ihre Wegbegleiter befragt. Das Ergebnis: Neben unpolitischen Beiträgen teilte sie auffällig oft Inhalte von #rechtspopulistischen Akteuren.
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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Schau, schau!
🔎 Unsere Analyse zeigt, dass bereits vier der Top 5 interaktionsstärksten Journalist:innen-Accounts auf Bluesky sind: @arminwolf.at, @klenkflorian.bsky.social, @brodnig.bsky.social, @marcuswadsak.bsky.social. Einzig @martinthuer.at ist mit seinem X-Kanal ebenfalls noch in den Top 5.
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Schau, schau!
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That's why it's so powerful - and i think more impactful the older the viewer gets.
The film essentially acknowledges that, if you're a good person, you may not get to live the life you want.
But there's still enormous value - often in the form of the friendships we find - in the life you did.
The film essentially acknowledges that, if you're a good person, you may not get to live the life you want.
But there's still enormous value - often in the form of the friendships we find - in the life you did.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
That's why it's so powerful - and i think more impactful the older the viewer gets.
The film essentially acknowledges that, if you're a good person, you may not get to live the life you want.
But there's still enormous value - often in the form of the friendships we find - in the life you did.
The film essentially acknowledges that, if you're a good person, you may not get to live the life you want.
But there's still enormous value - often in the form of the friendships we find - in the life you did.
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You can see him do it here. And if you watch carefully, you'll see he nearly breaks up when he starts trying to explain why, and quickly pivots to a general answer about good filmmaking as a get out.
I don't think it's hard to imagine why that scene hit so hard for him at that moment in his life.
I don't think it's hard to imagine why that scene hit so hard for him at that moment in his life.
BBC Archive 1973: James Stewart on Parkinson
James Stewart on his favourite film, the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
You can see him do it here. And if you watch carefully, you'll see he nearly breaks up when he starts trying to explain why, and quickly pivots to a general answer about good filmmaking as a get out.
I don't think it's hard to imagine why that scene hit so hard for him at that moment in his life.
I don't think it's hard to imagine why that scene hit so hard for him at that moment in his life.
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One of the better documentaries on Netflix is called Five Came Back - it covers the wartime experiences and output of John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Definitely worth watching.
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
One of the better documentaries on Netflix is called Five Came Back - it covers the wartime experiences and output of John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Definitely worth watching.
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As Capra later said:
"I had my belly full of war and i came out a perfect pacifist."
Stewart wasn't even sure he'd ever act again. He didn't know if he could still be the nonchalant heroes he always played.
He only agreed to do Wonderful Life because Capra said it would help him find a way.
"I had my belly full of war and i came out a perfect pacifist."
Stewart wasn't even sure he'd ever act again. He didn't know if he could still be the nonchalant heroes he always played.
He only agreed to do Wonderful Life because Capra said it would help him find a way.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
As Capra later said:
"I had my belly full of war and i came out a perfect pacifist."
Stewart wasn't even sure he'd ever act again. He didn't know if he could still be the nonchalant heroes he always played.
He only agreed to do Wonderful Life because Capra said it would help him find a way.
"I had my belly full of war and i came out a perfect pacifist."
Stewart wasn't even sure he'd ever act again. He didn't know if he could still be the nonchalant heroes he always played.
He only agreed to do Wonderful Life because Capra said it would help him find a way.
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The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
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Für den heutigen Spotlight am Wochenende habe ich Erfahrungen aus meinen Russland-Recherchen geteilt. Sie zeigen: Damit Sanktionen wirken, müssen sie auch konsequent kontrolliert werden - noch gibt es zu viele blinde Flecken. Auf @correctiv.org oder als Newsletter. correctiv.org/spotlight-ne...
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Für den heutigen Spotlight am Wochenende habe ich Erfahrungen aus meinen Russland-Recherchen geteilt. Sie zeigen: Damit Sanktionen wirken, müssen sie auch konsequent kontrolliert werden - noch gibt es zu viele blinde Flecken. Auf @correctiv.org oder als Newsletter. correctiv.org/spotlight-ne...
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
Zagadou ist schon wieder eine Bank, ich mag mir gar nicht ausmalen wie die Halbzeit ohne ihn verlaufen wäre. #VfBFCA
Was für ein Segen, falls der Mann uns ausnahmsweise länger erhalten bleiben sollte.
Was für ein Segen, falls der Mann uns ausnahmsweise länger erhalten bleiben sollte.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Zagadou ist schon wieder eine Bank, ich mag mir gar nicht ausmalen wie die Halbzeit ohne ihn verlaufen wäre. #VfBFCA
Was für ein Segen, falls der Mann uns ausnahmsweise länger erhalten bleiben sollte.
Was für ein Segen, falls der Mann uns ausnahmsweise länger erhalten bleiben sollte.
Ich bewundere ja die Engelsgeduld von Hoeneß. Da kann es noch so viele gute Gründe geben einen Spieler frühzeitig auszuwechseln, bei dem Trainer regt sich nichts. Vermutlich auch nicht zur Halbzeit. #VfBFCA
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Ich bewundere ja die Engelsgeduld von Hoeneß. Da kann es noch so viele gute Gründe geben einen Spieler frühzeitig auszuwechseln, bei dem Trainer regt sich nichts. Vermutlich auch nicht zur Halbzeit. #VfBFCA
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I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🤣 That is all.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🤣 That is all.
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Wusste nicht, dass „Not my circus, not my monkeys“ erst vor Kurzem aus dem Polnischen ins Englische kam, fand es aber immer eine hübsche Formulierung - die gar nicht so selten wirklich gut passt. ;-)
(via @grimmse.bsky.social)
(via @grimmse.bsky.social)
Ha, this Polish saying has already been assimilated into English enough to end up in Cambridge Dictionary, first English-language dictionary other than Wiktionary to include it.
It's become popular in English in the last few years, starting mostly with its use in Orange Is the New Black in 2017
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It's become popular in English in the last few years, starting mostly with its use in Orange Is the New Black in 2017
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not my circus, not my monkeys
1. used for saying that a problem is not your responsibility, or that you have…
dictionary.cambridge.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Wusste nicht, dass „Not my circus, not my monkeys“ erst vor Kurzem aus dem Polnischen ins Englische kam, fand es aber immer eine hübsche Formulierung - die gar nicht so selten wirklich gut passt. ;-)
(via @grimmse.bsky.social)
(via @grimmse.bsky.social)
Eine kleine Randnotiz zum Sieg gestern:
Der #VfB hat nun erstmals wieder mehr Punkte durch eigene internationale Erfolge gesammelt, als der UEFA Koeffizient allen Bundesligisten zuordnet.
#WirSindWiederWer
🧐
Der #VfB hat nun erstmals wieder mehr Punkte durch eigene internationale Erfolge gesammelt, als der UEFA Koeffizient allen Bundesligisten zuordnet.
#WirSindWiederWer
🧐
November 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Eine kleine Randnotiz zum Sieg gestern:
Der #VfB hat nun erstmals wieder mehr Punkte durch eigene internationale Erfolge gesammelt, als der UEFA Koeffizient allen Bundesligisten zuordnet.
#WirSindWiederWer
🧐
Der #VfB hat nun erstmals wieder mehr Punkte durch eigene internationale Erfolge gesammelt, als der UEFA Koeffizient allen Bundesligisten zuordnet.
#WirSindWiederWer
🧐