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cihancelik.bsky.social
Das Bild einer Entfremdung: Die Stipendiaten der Deutschlandstiftung Integration verlassen bei der Rede des Bundeskanzlers den Saal.
Viele wollen es nicht verstehen oder wahr haben, aber die Äußerungen des Kanzlers haben enorme Kränkungen verursacht.
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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zunguzungu.bsky.social
normal stuff over there
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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spheric.bsky.social
Das ist eine gute Frage! Ich denke, dass der VVP mittlerweile Teil eines Aufmerksamkeitssystems ist, das gezielt von rechten Medien, Populisten, Trollfabriken ausgenutzt wird, um Reichweite zu generieren.

Ich finde die Arbeit des @volksverpetzer.de super, aber… wie aus dem Medienzirkus ausbrechen?
October 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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katjadiehl.bsky.social
Genau diese Diskussion wollte ich anstoßen!
Ich habe ja Thomas, einen der Gründer, für mein zweites Buch interviewt.
Er riet mir damals, nicht immer hinter den Fossilisten aufzuräumen, sondern eine eigene Agenda zu setzen.
Und das sehe ich beim VVP grad schwinden. Leider!
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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peterjelinek.bsky.social
Über 1 Jahr alt und alles, was Habeck hier gegenüber Merz auf den Tisch gelegt hat, ist so eingetreten:

❌ Trump erpresst Europa mit fossilen Energien & digitalen Infrastrukturen
❌ China erpresst Europa mit der Cleantech-Industrie, Halbleitern sowie seltenen Erden
❌ Russland weiterhin mit Energie
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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davekarpf.bsky.social
Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
It's Giving Enron
On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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volts.wtf
Nothing to worry about here, no sir.
Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official
Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.
www.axios.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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kojamf.bsky.social
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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katjadiehl.bsky.social
That´s one of my businesses ;)

Sprache verschleiert die Brutalität des Autokults, der täglich acht Menschenleben und 1.000 Verletzte fordert.

Hier ist eine meiner Podcastepisoden, mir der ihr diese Bagatellisierung tiefer verstehen und vermeiden könnt.

katja-diehl.de/toedlich-ver...
Tödlich verharmlost – wie Sprache Verkehrsgewalt unsichtbar macht. — Katja Diehl
Schön, dass du reinschaltest! Meine Arbeit generiert dir Mehrwerte? Dann freue ich mich über deinen Support! Meinen wöchentlichen Newsletter gibt es bei ste ...
katja-diehl.de
September 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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volksverpetzer.de
"Die Schafe, die mich kritisieren, sind Wölfe im Schafspelz!", sagt der Wolf. Die Schafe: "Aber du bist doch buchstäblich ein Wolf!" Der Wolf: "Typisch! Immer gleich mit der Wolf-Keule. Seht ihr, wie sie die freie Debatte verabscheuen?!" Ein Drittel der Schafe wählt den Wolf. Weil er sagt, was ist.
September 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
spheric.bsky.social
This thread is an interesting, and, I believe, succinct summary of what’s going on.
volts.wtf David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 28
I genuinely think one thing that trips up folks on the left is that they can't imagine not sharing certain core values. Lemme explain. Here's an intuition pump:

Say you're in negotiations with counterparty X. And there are two possible deals on the table ...
August 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles. The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC. Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
spheric.bsky.social
Und gerade gestern ist dieser Song erschienen...

It's whatever fits
It's the Avant Garde
And it doesn't mean shit
It's the Avant Garde

— David Byrne, "Avant Garde"
August 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
this shouldn't just prompt a resignation, it's almost like negligent homicide if any of those people died
July 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
This is a real tweet from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
DHS Twitter account: FIRE UP THE DEPORTATION PLANES! Image of a skeleton doing squats with the text MY BODY IS A THAT TURNS MACHINE ICE FUNDING INTO MASS DEPORTATIONS
July 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of reasons to believe that Donald Trump is a fool.

But the fact that it took almost a decade for him to figure out that Putin has been playing him for one is as good as any.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 8
Trump: "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time but it turns out to be meaningless."
July 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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gr-buntstattbraun.bsky.social
„Frühsexualisierung“ ist ein Kampfbegriff der Rechten, um queere Bildung zu diffamieren. Dabei geht es um Sichtbarkeit, Aufklärung und Würde – nicht um Verwirrung.
@marcelhopp.bsky.social bringt es auf den Punkt: Bildung schützt, wenn sie Vielfalt zeigt. Nicht, wenn sie schweigt.
#LGTBQ #QueerRights
July 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
Not AI. This is a real tweet from a Republican congressman from Wisconsin. The cruelty is the point.
July 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
spheric.bsky.social
Super interesting thread on the modern super-rich, their lack of taste, and the perception of architecture by the modern right.
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Jul 1
Any time I talk about a wealthy person's outfit, someone in the comments is quick to reply: "They're rich, you think they care?" No one has to care about my opinions or clothes, regardless of net worth.

But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵
Someone on Twitter writes: "You think he gives a shit? His company (and net worth) went up in magnitudes of billions during his presentation yesterday. That's the last thing he cares about. :laughing emoji:
July 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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spheric.bsky.social
I propose everyone call it "Gator Gulag" just to make sure the implications are understood.
June 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
spheric.bsky.social
@anthroblogger.bsky.social
Aufkleber mit durchgestrichenen Kristallen in Antifa-Farben, darum kreisförmig der Text „Anti-Esoterische Aktion - Steine sind zum Werfen da“
June 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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ladyjenpool.bsky.social
Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.
June 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
spheric.bsky.social
So, his panic reaction to the "TACO" memes is to just fucking start a Random War for Good Looks™?

Must have been working, eh.
June 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM