Dominique Rudin
@drudin.bsky.social
Bad musician (but passionate).
Not a bad historian (self-assessment, mind you).
Good sense for fascistoid attitudes (from Moscow to Mar-A-Lago).
Excellent cluelessness in many respects (without exaggeration).
Not a bad historian (self-assessment, mind you).
Good sense for fascistoid attitudes (from Moscow to Mar-A-Lago).
Excellent cluelessness in many respects (without exaggeration).
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I want you guys to understand something. There aren't 65 million immigrants in this country, but there are 65 million Latinos.
They're using the same language and tactics they once used against Black people and Indigenous people.
This is ethnic cleansing.
They're using the same language and tactics they once used against Black people and Indigenous people.
This is ethnic cleansing.
July 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I want you guys to understand something. There aren't 65 million immigrants in this country, but there are 65 million Latinos.
They're using the same language and tactics they once used against Black people and Indigenous people.
This is ethnic cleansing.
They're using the same language and tactics they once used against Black people and Indigenous people.
This is ethnic cleansing.
Ständerätin Andrea Gmür "hat Mühe" wenn die Presse ihren Job macht, weil das "das Land destabilisiere". Dass 49.9% der Bevölkerung dieses undurchsichtige Geschäft ablehnten und damit wohl richtig lagen, ist allerdings eher ein Anlass, um die Schweizer Demokratie besorgt zu sein.
Mehrkosten für F-35-Kampfjets: «Wir dürfen das Geschäft nicht abbrechen»
Die F35-Kampfjets werden wohl teurer als angenommen. Sicherheitspolitikerin Andrea Gmür-Schönenberger bezweifelt dies.
www.srf.ch
June 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ständerätin Andrea Gmür "hat Mühe" wenn die Presse ihren Job macht, weil das "das Land destabilisiere". Dass 49.9% der Bevölkerung dieses undurchsichtige Geschäft ablehnten und damit wohl richtig lagen, ist allerdings eher ein Anlass, um die Schweizer Demokratie besorgt zu sein.
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«AI bots that scrape the internet for training data are hammering the servers of libraries, archives, museums, and galleries, and are in some cases knocking their collections offline …» www.404media.co/ai-scraping-...
AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums
"This is a moment where that community feels collectively under threat and isn't sure what the process is for solving the problem.”
www.404media.co
June 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
«AI bots that scrape the internet for training data are hammering the servers of libraries, archives, museums, and galleries, and are in some cases knocking their collections offline …» www.404media.co/ai-scraping-...
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The thing about human-created stories like "the rapture" is that sometimes the people who believe those stories to be true can turn them into self-fulfilling prophecies. God save us from a future in which a deluded doofus like Mike Huckabee summons a nuclear holocaust.
Trump just shared this alarming text from Israeli Ambassador Mike Huckabee, effusively praising him while telling him that no president has been in his position "since Truman in 1945" (when the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Japan) & that he "will hear a voice from heaven" telling him what to do.
June 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The thing about human-created stories like "the rapture" is that sometimes the people who believe those stories to be true can turn them into self-fulfilling prophecies. God save us from a future in which a deluded doofus like Mike Huckabee summons a nuclear holocaust.
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Yes. According to Army protocol, congressional staff are VIP Code 5, with a rank equivalent to a two-star general/admiral. Members of Congress are of course significantly higher.
I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.
I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.
We drill into military officers that Members of Congress have Constitutional oversight rights, Members outrank four-stars in protocol, and even Congressional staffers are treated like generals/admirals.
To see sworn federal officers manhandle and handcuff a U.S. Senator... I'm still shook up.
To see sworn federal officers manhandle and handcuff a U.S. Senator... I'm still shook up.
"There's no recording allowed out here, per FBI rights"
June 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Yes. According to Army protocol, congressional staff are VIP Code 5, with a rank equivalent to a two-star general/admiral. Members of Congress are of course significantly higher.
I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.
I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.
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Senator @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social after being assaulted at Homeland Security press conference:
If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, cooks, to day laborers.
If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, cooks, to day laborers.
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Senator @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social after being assaulted at Homeland Security press conference:
If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, cooks, to day laborers.
If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, cooks, to day laborers.
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Chabria: First they came for the immigrants. Then they took down our Latino senator
Commentary: First they came for the immigrants. Then they took down our Latino senator
Federal agents manhandled and cuffed U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Friday as he tried to ask questions of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. It's starting to feel like being brown is a crime.
www.latimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Chabria: First they came for the immigrants. Then they took down our Latino senator
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This is the most straightforward thing they've said so far. They're using the military to "liberate" Los Angeles from its mayor and governor.
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is the most straightforward thing they've said so far. They're using the military to "liberate" Los Angeles from its mayor and governor.
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She is saying, in effect: "We are going to liberate the city from its democratically elected leadership using the military"
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
She is saying, in effect: "We are going to liberate the city from its democratically elected leadership using the military"
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holy shit -- GOP Rep. Mike Turner tries to "help out" Hegseth by getting him to confirm that the Pentagon does not in fact have plans to take Greenland by force, but Hegseth instead more or less testifies that yep, they have devised plans for that
June 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
holy shit -- GOP Rep. Mike Turner tries to "help out" Hegseth by getting him to confirm that the Pentagon does not in fact have plans to take Greenland by force, but Hegseth instead more or less testifies that yep, they have devised plans for that
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This is insane and also I hope that seeing a US fucking senator thrown to the ground and cuffed for asking a question will help some of the people who still aren’t getting it to recognize that THE POLICE ARE THE SOURCE OF THE VIOLENCE
Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
June 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This is insane and also I hope that seeing a US fucking senator thrown to the ground and cuffed for asking a question will help some of the people who still aren’t getting it to recognize that THE POLICE ARE THE SOURCE OF THE VIOLENCE
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Diese Szenen sind unerträglich. Aber ich muss immer daran denken, dass 2024 keine Wählergruppe so sehr auf Trump umgeschwenkt ist wie die Latinos. Was haben diese Leute - nach neun Jahren „criminals and rapists“-Rhetorik - nur erwartet? www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sur...
May 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Diese Szenen sind unerträglich. Aber ich muss immer daran denken, dass 2024 keine Wählergruppe so sehr auf Trump umgeschwenkt ist wie die Latinos. Was haben diese Leute - nach neun Jahren „criminals and rapists“-Rhetorik - nur erwartet? www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sur...
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Das nun ist der offene Verfassungsbruch und purer Faschismus: Die US-Regierung plant, den Grundsatz des Habeas Corpus auszusetzen, also das fundamentale Recht einer inhaftierten Person, die Gründe oder Umstände ihrer Inhaftierung von einem Gericht überprüfen zu lassen.
Top White House adviser Stephen Miller says 'we're actively looking at' suspending due process for migrants
The "privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended at a time of invasion. So I would say that's an action we're actively looking at," Miller told reporters outside the White House.
www.nbcnews.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Das nun ist der offene Verfassungsbruch und purer Faschismus: Die US-Regierung plant, den Grundsatz des Habeas Corpus auszusetzen, also das fundamentale Recht einer inhaftierten Person, die Gründe oder Umstände ihrer Inhaftierung von einem Gericht überprüfen zu lassen.
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Why is ICE wearing masks? What are they hiding?
The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!
The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Why is ICE wearing masks? What are they hiding?
The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!
The Mayor of Newark was arrested at an ICE facility—when elected officials showed up, masked agents roughed them up, including an 80-year-old congresswoman. Why?!
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On today's date in 1945, the last hours of negotiations were held on the military surrender of the Nazi German air, sea and naval forces, which was ultimately complete and unconditional. The surrender was then signed in the early morning of May 7. Interesting visit to Reims, France, by The Guardien:
‘You feel the huge weight of history’: the room where Nazi Germany surrendered
Military armistice ending second world war was signed in this nondescript Reims schoolhouse before VE Day
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:53 AM
On today's date in 1945, the last hours of negotiations were held on the military surrender of the Nazi German air, sea and naval forces, which was ultimately complete and unconditional. The surrender was then signed in the early morning of May 7. Interesting visit to Reims, France, by The Guardien:
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“Shipping ports are empty across the United States. Nothing is coming in. Businesses have cancelled the remainder of their 2025 orders.”
(h/t FreightWaves)
(h/t FreightWaves)
May 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“Shipping ports are empty across the United States. Nothing is coming in. Businesses have cancelled the remainder of their 2025 orders.”
(h/t FreightWaves)
(h/t FreightWaves)
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Tausende Frauen erscheinen unfreiwillig in täuschend echt aussehenden KI-P0rn*s. Die Täter bleiben straffrei. Wie kann das sein?
Auf der #rp25 spricht die Journalistin Marie Bröckling über ihre Deepfake-Recherche.
➡️ re-publica.com/de/news/rp25...
#GenXYZ #berlin #festival
Auf der #rp25 spricht die Journalistin Marie Bröckling über ihre Deepfake-Recherche.
➡️ re-publica.com/de/news/rp25...
#GenXYZ #berlin #festival
April 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Tausende Frauen erscheinen unfreiwillig in täuschend echt aussehenden KI-P0rn*s. Die Täter bleiben straffrei. Wie kann das sein?
Auf der #rp25 spricht die Journalistin Marie Bröckling über ihre Deepfake-Recherche.
➡️ re-publica.com/de/news/rp25...
#GenXYZ #berlin #festival
Auf der #rp25 spricht die Journalistin Marie Bröckling über ihre Deepfake-Recherche.
➡️ re-publica.com/de/news/rp25...
#GenXYZ #berlin #festival
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Ich lass das mal so stehen
April 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Ich lass das mal so stehen
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“the exact cause of death may never be known because when her body was returned during the exchange on 14 February, certain parts were missing, namely the brain, eyes and larynx.”
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
I’m out of words.
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
I’m out of words.
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“the exact cause of death may never be known because when her body was returned during the exchange on 14 February, certain parts were missing, namely the brain, eyes and larynx.”
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
I’m out of words.
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
I’m out of words.
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«Zusammenfassend dürfte das bedeuten: Der frühere liberale Leuchtturm, gegründet 1780, arbeitet heute gegen seine eigene, festgeschriebene Blattlinie.» www.republik.ch/2025/04/30/a... @republik.ch #nzz
Auf dem rechten Weg nach Deutschland
Kalkül oder Ideologie: Die NZZ war ein liberaler Leuchtturm. Nun biedert sie sich rechts an.
www.republik.ch
April 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
«Zusammenfassend dürfte das bedeuten: Der frühere liberale Leuchtturm, gegründet 1780, arbeitet heute gegen seine eigene, festgeschriebene Blattlinie.» www.republik.ch/2025/04/30/a... @republik.ch #nzz
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Wo wir schon bei größten Problemen sind, liebe NZZ: Das größte Problem sind Medien, die Trumps Angriff auf Universitäten und Wissenschaft rechtfertigen und relativieren. Die Aggression wird zum legitimen Korrektiv umgedeutet: Nicht der Brandstifter ist das Problem, sondern die brennbaren Bücher.
April 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Wo wir schon bei größten Problemen sind, liebe NZZ: Das größte Problem sind Medien, die Trumps Angriff auf Universitäten und Wissenschaft rechtfertigen und relativieren. Die Aggression wird zum legitimen Korrektiv umgedeutet: Nicht der Brandstifter ist das Problem, sondern die brennbaren Bücher.
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Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
go.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
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"Attorney General shall initiate appropriate action to repeal or amend the implementing regulations for Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for all agencies"
What's Title VI?
"prohibits discrimination against or otherwise excluding individuals on the basis of race, color, or national origin"
What's Title VI?
"prohibits discrimination against or otherwise excluding individuals on the basis of race, color, or national origin"
April 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"Attorney General shall initiate appropriate action to repeal or amend the implementing regulations for Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for all agencies"
What's Title VI?
"prohibits discrimination against or otherwise excluding individuals on the basis of race, color, or national origin"
What's Title VI?
"prohibits discrimination against or otherwise excluding individuals on the basis of race, color, or national origin"
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Here’s a solid peace plan: US declares Crimea and all four regions Ukrainian, calls Putin war criminal, labels Russia aggressor—Russia pulls out and pays for the damage it caused
April 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here’s a solid peace plan: US declares Crimea and all four regions Ukrainian, calls Putin war criminal, labels Russia aggressor—Russia pulls out and pays for the damage it caused