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Ilona Maier
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"rhoezos" ist leider auf dem letzten Platz gelandet
badw.de Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (BAdW) @badw.de · 10d
🥁 And the winner is … 🥁
💤 rhonchissator 💤
Das Lateinwort des Jahres 2025 bezeichnet eine schnarchende Person. An der Wahl, die der Thesaurus linguae Latinae organisiert, haben sich 1.374 Lateinfans aus aller Welt beteiligt.
parerga.hypotheses.org/4320
@thesaurosaur.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
mistorybits.bsky.social
"Pax silica" ? Really?🤔😂😇https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251213_08/
US launches multilateral 'Pax Silica' initiative for AI-driven era | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
The administration of US President Donald Trump has launched a new framework for multilateral cooperation to build a secure supply chain for semiconductors, critical minerals and other items essential...
www3.nhk.or.jp
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
mistorybits.bsky.social
Europe: risk to be "wiped out"?

www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12...?
Europe faces most difficult moment in bid to avoid split with U.S.
In a 33-page National Security Strategy, the White House said Europe risked being wiped away unless it changed its culture and politics.
www.japantimes.co.jp
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Lärm, Schnarcher, Knurren... Was wird 2025 das LATEINWORT DES JAHRES?

Bis zum 14. Dezember können alle Lateinbegeisterten über das lateinische Wort des Jahres abstimmen.

Mehr dazu und Abstimmung: badw.de/die-akademie...
Zettelkästen des Thesaurus linguae Latinae der BAdW
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
mistorybits.bsky.social
Japan China rift www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Japanese Diplomat visits China amid rift | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
A senior Japanese foreign ministry official has arrived in Beijing amid a widening rift with Tokyo. He's set to hold talks, as China continues to respond to Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's comments on...
www3.nhk.or.jp
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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women's day off www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
50 years ago in Iceland, the walkout that narrowed the gender gap | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
As Japan gets its first female Prime Minister, people in Iceland ― the first place to shatter that glass ceiling ― mark 50 years since a women's strike that changed society.
www3.nhk.or.jp
October 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Japan must prepare for a post-American Indo-Pacific
Tokyo must confront an uncomfortable truth: The U.S.-led order that enabled Japan’s postwar success is dead and no one knows what comes next.
www.japantimes.co.jp
August 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Joint Sino-Russian patrols push Japan to rethink defense posture
Over the past two years, joint China-Russia overflights have become increasingly sophisticated and extended.
www.japantimes.co.jp
August 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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@lufthansa.bsky.social
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"deceptive" and "unlawful" - so wie die LH, die "Komfortsitze" verkauft, die beengte Sitze sind?
Airlines Delta and United sued for selling 'window seats' without windows
Delta and United are being sued over allegedly charging extra for seats next to a blank walls.
bbc.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
mistorybits.bsky.social
bbc.com/news/article... ""War is a crime. War must be banned. I think it's mad. We didn't achieve anything really." "It was all futile, because it's still happening. We haven't learned anything at all."
VJ Day: The WW2 veteran who moved Queen Camilla to tears
Yavar Abbas reflects on his experiences on the front line - and the wars engulfing the world today.
bbc.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
mistorybits.bsky.social
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08...
As Japan marks 80 years since WWII surrender, Ishiba expresses remorse
The prime minister’s reflections about the war stood in contrast to those of his recent predecessors.
www.japantimes.co.jp
August 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
mistorybits.bsky.social
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Japan reacts to Trump's remarks about Hiroshima, Nagasaki atomic bombings | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japanese officials and atomic bomb survivors have reacted to US President Donald Trump's remarks comparing the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites to the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
www3.nhk.or.jp
June 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.

- John Steinbeck
June 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
mistorybits.bsky.social
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Putin meets widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe in Moscow | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Abe Akie, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Moscow.
www3.nhk.or.jp
May 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
mistorybits.bsky.social
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05...
As Trump family's Gulf empire grows, rulers seek influence, arms and tech
Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gulf visit next week, his son Eric was promoting his crypto firm in Dubai, while Don Jr prepared to talk about 'Monetizing MAGA' in Doha.
www.japantimes.co.jp
May 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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I’ve spent the last few weeks watching the starling murmurations in #York. Watching them dance across the sky is so calming and truly mesmerising. Enjoy!

#Murmuration #Starlings #BritishBirds #BirdingUK
​​#yorkshire @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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We need to trust our eyes.

Nazi salutes, racist purges, an ambush on the Ukrainian president by a far-right regime. If what we see aligns with what we know and is also in line with an established track record, our default assumption should be that what is happening is actually what it looks like.
March 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
mistorybits.bsky.social
Heute. #München Großmarkthalle.
Übrigens ist nicht Trump schuld am Niedergang der Demokratie in den USA. Sondern die Wähler, die sich ihrer Verantwortung nicht bewusst waren.
February 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
mistorybits.bsky.social
"Ladies & gentlemen of 2088" m.youtube.com/watch?v=KhhT...
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the future
YouTube video by Letters Live
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January 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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When the TLL’s Latin word of the year makes front page news… (full text here: www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/glos... )
December 24, 2024 at 10:17 AM
mistorybits.bsky.social
Via BR24 "die Grünen werden mit uns nicht am Kabinettstisch sitzen", sagte er. Lieber vorsichtig sein mit dem Orakeln, Herr Dobrindt!🫣
December 13, 2024 at 8:20 AM
mistorybits.bsky.social
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Chinese, Russian military aircraft conduct joint flight near Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan's Defense Ministry says it detected a total of 10 aircraft of the Chinese and Russian militaries flying near the country on Friday, with some conducting a joint flight.
www3.nhk.or.jp
November 30, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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rahmstorf.bsky.social Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Nov 15
Warum wurde Trump gewählt??

Die britische Journalistin Carole Cadwaladr, die den Cambridge Analytica Skandal enthüllt hat, hat in diesem sehenswerten TED Talk schon vor 5 Jahren eindringlich davor gewarnt, wie die großen Internet-Konzerne die Demokratie zerstören.

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November 15, 2024 at 8:04 AM
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Can quake-prone Japan ever embrace nuclear energy again?
The government, its makeup in flux after the LDP lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will shape Japan's future nuclear policy.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 2, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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What are Xi and Putin doing?

www.japantimes
BRICS once again meet to complain and vent frustrations
While the summit gave the appearance of unity, there are significant differences in how member states perceive issues.
www.japantimes.co.jp
October 25, 2024 at 12:55 PM