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Malte Zander
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Co-author - Cynic - Realist - Fatalist - Freelance sports journo - Works with Open Data - #1fcmagdeburg - #scmagdeburg
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wartranslated.bsky.social
"The size of the Ukrainian army is not a problem, because it has not attacked Russia. The size of the Russian army is a problem for all of its neighbors."
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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cordhenning.bsky.social
This image is pure madness:

How Trump escalates the Russian war on Ukraine.

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social 👉 anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/the-ukrain...
This image shows a graph of the number of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine. The number rose significantly when Donald Trump was elected; since he took office, the attacks have increased dramatically again, quadrupling on average.
February 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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ariehkovler.com
The airspace over El Paso airport, Texas, has been suddenly closed by the FAA for ten days, closing the airport too. The airspace has been defined as "National Defence Airspace". Nobody knows why.
(Via @osinttechnical.bsky.social on X)
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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cybdetective.bsky.social
The Epstein Network Visualizer

Free online tool. Filter nodes by names, keywords, tags and categories.

epsteinvisualizer.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social
Very well-done summary of tech-fascist connections to Sebastian Kurz. (Plus I’m glad any time I see a German-language publication refer to these fascists as fascists).

Also though this is depressing AF.
moment.at Moment.at @moment.at · 7d
Sebastian Kurz dies, Sebastian Kurz das. Wenn einer weiß, wie er sich ins mediale Rampenlicht rückt, dann der in Schimpf und Schande zurückgetretene Altkanzler.

In der "Politikpension" umgibt er sich mit dem Who-is-who des Tech-Faschismus.
@nataschastrobl.bsky.social kommentiert:
Wie Sebastian Kurz die Tech-Faschisten in Europa salonfähig macht
Sebastian Kurz umgibt sich nicht erst seit seiner Politikerpension mit dem Who-is-who des internationalen Tech-Faschismus.
www.moment.at
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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esqueer.net
What, did you think they were going to stop with trans people?

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Pride Flag Is Taken Down From Stonewall Monument
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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postkulturwissenschaften.de
Da ich die Links immer wieder sehe: Meldet euch besser bei eurer Stadtbibliothek, Universitätsbibliothek etc. an und nutzt BibBot als Plugin im Browser, um die Artikel hinter Paywalls zu lesen oder schließt ein Abo ab, falls ihr könnt und wollt.
Archive.today: Betreiber setzt Nutzer für DDoS-Attacke ein
Der Betreiber von Archive.today setzt Besucher seiner Seite ohne deren Wissen für eine DDoS-Attacke ein. Betroffener ist ein finnischer Blogger.
www.heise.de
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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timmi-allen.bsky.social
"Die Reise von Kanzler Merz in die Golfregion zeigt ... Statt die Gas-Abhängigkeit konsequent zu verringern, werden neue langfristige Partnerschaften mit klassischen fossilen Exportländern sondiert."👇
ewsschoenau.bsky.social Elektrizitätswerke Schönau @ewsschoenau.bsky.social · 1d
Die Kanzlerreise in die Golfregion beweist für @ckemfert.bsky.social, dass politisch immer noch in fossilen Kategorien gedacht wird. Zudem sei das Rütteln an der 65-Prozent-Regel für Heizungen klimapolitisch fatal & die geplante Streichung der Solar-Einspeisevergütung sozial ungerecht. #Energiewende
Alternativlose 65 Prozent, ungerechte Solar-Streichung und die fossile Kanzlerreise
Die Reise von Kanzler Merz in die Golfregion zeigt, wie sehr energiepolitisch weiter in fossilen Kategorien gedacht wird, kritisiert Claudia Kemfert, Energieökonomin und Mitglied im Herausgeberrat von...
klimareporter.de
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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bcfinucane.bsky.social
The lawless killing spree at sea continues.

As usual, the "designated terrorist organization" supposedly operating the vessel is unidentified.

And based on recent history, the likelihood that the USG successfully rescues the survivor seems low.

Real killing in a make believe armed conflict.
On Feb. 9, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed and one survived the strike. Following the engagement, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor. @DeptofWar #OpSouthernSpear
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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ardenthistorian.bsky.social
Mutwilliges Versagen, Steigbügelhalter-tum par excellence- es ist längst bekannt, welche Folgen es hat, wenn Medien (und Politik) Rechtsextreme und ihre Inhalte platformen,welchen massiven Schaden das der Demokratie zufügt. Wie sehr es menschenfeindliche Politik normalisiert. Das ist kein Unwissen.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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anneroth.bsky.social
Nicht zu fassen: Die #Lesubia"-Studie ist da, jahrelang haben wir gewartet.

Die erste Studie zu #GewaltgegenFrauen seit 2004 - die aber unter Innenminister Seehofer anno dazumal nicht so heißen durfte.

Die erste empirische Studie in Deutschland auch zu #DigitaleGewalt.

Lange überfällig.
Kriminalität in Deutschland - Nur fünf Prozent der Fälle häuslicher Gewalt werden angezeigt - Dobrindt und Prien stellen neue Dunkelfeldstudie vor
Die Bundesregierung legt heute erstmals eine umfassende Studie zu Betroffenen von Gewalt in Familie, Partnerschaft und im öffentlichen Raum vor. Sie soll das sogenannte Dunkelfeld erfassen - also Fäll...
www.deutschlandfunk.de
February 10, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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davidandress.bsky.social
If you want to make political statements at the Olympics, like "Rise up and kill all the bastards invading our country", it's best to have written them into your national anthem a couple of centuries ago, eh France?
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · 1d
Ukrainian skeleton competitor Vladyslav Heraskevych said a helmet he has used in training at the Milano Cortina Games with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine cannot be used in Olympic competition after being told by the IOC that it violates a rule on political statements.
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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ralfraths.bsky.social
Die Mischung aus KI und Print on Demand ist eine unheilige Allianz: All diese "Bücher" sind binnen einer Woche "erschienen". Sie verleihen Verschwörungstheorien und politisch motiviertem Revisionismus den Lack von Seriosität und flankieren und verstärken so den digitalen Irrsinn im Internet.
February 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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corporalfrisk.com
The discussion about a possible Nordic nuclear weapon need to be more nuanced, including doctrine and a realistic look at the cost.
In Search of a Nordic Nuclear Doctrine
The discussion about a possible Nordic nuclear weapon need to be more nuanced, including doctrine and a realistic look at the cost.
corporalfrisk.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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paulapiechotta.de
Es ist übrigens unerträglich, dass russische Athleten an den Olympischen Spielen teilnehmen während Russland unablässig Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer tötet.
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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jon.diginomica.com
Microsoft walks back AI in Windows 11! Yeah, right pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/04/m...

"Copilot integrations like those found in Notepad and Paint are under review."

-> oh noooo, not the Paint Copilot!!! That's way more important than Windows 11 bugs lol....
Microsoft walks back AI in Windows 11! Yeah, right
Microsoft hasn’t been having the greatest month or two. In November, Pavan Davuluri,President of Windows and Devices, proclaimed Microsoft’s Agentic Operating System future! Users told him nobody w…
pivot-to-ai.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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ardenthistorian.bsky.social
Miosga-Redaktion nennt die AfD eine "Partei mit umstrittenen Positionen". Das ist der Stand 2026: Die Normalisierung ist so weit fortgeschritten, dass Rechtsextremismus im ÖRR als "umstritten" bezeichnet wird. Und nicht etwa als etwas, das Demokrat*innen entschieden ablehnen und bekämpfen müssen.
andreasfroese.bsky.social Andreas Froese @andreasfroese.bsky.social · 2d
Die "Caren #Miosga"- Redaktion hat mir schnell geantwortet. Bin nun umso mehr irritiert: #Rechtsextremismus darf für Demokrat:innen niemals "umstritten" sein, sondern ist selbstverständlich mit klarer Haltung abzulehnen. Egal in wie vielen Parlamenten Rechtsextremist:innen sitzen. #noAfD #ARD
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.

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 7:59 AM
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drsurekhadavies.bsky.social
Devastatingly accurate words from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social.

"The Epstein emails are a demonstration of how misogyny – there really should be a stronger word for it in this context – is a currency, lavishly spent to show how much power you have."
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February 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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plawman.bsky.social
Right-wing pseudo-intellectuals are Pepe Silvia-ing history to launder white nationalist great replacement and remigration theory into the Constitution for the simple reason that they want to exclude and punish immigrants from certain racial and ethnic groups.

There’s no legal or moral value to it.
evanbernick.bsky.social Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 3d
Yes but have you considered that it is in fact not
Ilan Wurman & @ilan_wurman One can think the decision is wrong or bad on policy, but that doesn't make it a "due process" issue. Not everything is about due process. Whether one is released pending removal doesn't seem related to the procedure for determining eligibility, removability, etc.
February 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
ICE at every polling place?
Not nearly enough goons.

Refuse to seat winners?
No mechanism and would crash markets.

Lie about the vote, falsely claim fraud?
Very safe bet.

Seize ballot boxes in certain locations?
Worryingly plausible, as @rickhasen.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain.
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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matthighton.bsky.social
That time I recreated the Simpsons intro using only stock footage.
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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edzitron.com
Excited for people to read this one now I've tweaked it.
Microsoft’s AI strategy is one of the most deranged, confused product strategies in history, shoving OpenAI’s chatbots into every crevice imaginable for a most-unclear gain, burning hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars training models that nobody likes and custom silicon for inference for services that nobody uses. They hire random managerial types from other companies in the hopes that a guy who failed in his last role will succeed at Microsoft, they create new AI teams in the hopes that having a new team will fix a problem it is unable to truly describe. In reality, Microsoft’s leadership likely realizes that AI is a dead end, but the only thing Microsoft knows how to do is spend, fire and hire. It is terrible at innovation, so it will hire people and let them spend money on what it believes will work, even if it isn’t sure why. Once that fails, it will repeat the cycle again and again with more money. This has always worked, other than the times that it hasn’t. Turning this cadillac-sized company around is going to be a nightmare Its largest customer is OpenAI, which lost at least $9 billion in 2025 and will run out of money in the next two years whether it raises a $100 billion round or not, and no, I don’t mean the $100 billion NVIDIA deal I said was bullshit months ago, I mean the new $100 billion round that NVIDIA might invest $20 billion in. Microsoft has spent north of $200 billion building one of the most embarrassingly-weak business lines I’ve seen in history. Satya Nadella stinks at his job and should be ashamed for the dishonour he’s brought upon Redmond, especially for making bumbling failmasters like Mustafa Suleyman and Jay Parikh rich multiple times over. Nadella deserves every moment of humiliation that’s to come for what he’s put his employees through. From the people I’ve talked to, everything at Microsoft runs through a crazed, histrionic obsession with AI, pushed entirely from the SLT (Senior Leadership Team), with the only way…
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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patrickbreitenbach.de
Hmm. Das ist ja komisch.
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d
A study at U Mass Amherst finds that Elon Musk manipulated Twitter to bolster the voice of the Neo Nazi Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) before the German 2025 parliamentary elections. No surprises here. groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/20...
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM