Michael Pichlbauer
@mpichlba.bsky.social
Software Developer, Dad, Fireman, Hunter
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In my work, democracy isn’t a regime type. It’s the set of conditions that let a society check what’s true, argue about it, and hold power to account. When that system breaks, the label on the regime stops telling you anything useful.
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
In my work, democracy isn’t a regime type. It’s the set of conditions that let a society check what’s true, argue about it, and hold power to account. When that system breaks, the label on the regime stops telling you anything useful.
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Das ist auch das Resultat eines völligen Versagens der US-Administration, die bei allen Verhandlungen scheitern. Siehe auch Russland. www.spiegel.de/ausland/isra...
(S+) Operation »Rising Lion«: Israels Schockangriff auf Irans Atomprogramm
Die Operation »Rising Lion«, mit der Israel in der Nacht Angriffe gegen Iran ausgeführt hat, geht über frühere Eskalationen hinaus. Die USA sprechen von »einseitigen Maßnahmen« Israels. Teheran kündig...
www.spiegel.de
June 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Das ist auch das Resultat eines völligen Versagens der US-Administration, die bei allen Verhandlungen scheitern. Siehe auch Russland. www.spiegel.de/ausland/isra...
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NEW: Data reveals Musk has delivered 0.25% of promised federal spending cuts
Musk initially promised $2 TRILLION in annual spending cuts.
He's on track to deliver $5 billion. And that's being generous.
Here are the receipts
Musk initially promised $2 TRILLION in annual spending cuts.
He's on track to deliver $5 billion. And that's being generous.
Here are the receipts
Data reveals Musk has delivered 0.25% of promised federal spending cuts
"Well, I think we can do at least $2 trillion."
www.muskwatch.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NEW: Data reveals Musk has delivered 0.25% of promised federal spending cuts
Musk initially promised $2 TRILLION in annual spending cuts.
He's on track to deliver $5 billion. And that's being generous.
Here are the receipts
Musk initially promised $2 TRILLION in annual spending cuts.
He's on track to deliver $5 billion. And that's being generous.
Here are the receipts
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Al Gore has said the thing, Thank you Al Gore. Now I’m placing your words on your internet.
April 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Al Gore has said the thing, Thank you Al Gore. Now I’m placing your words on your internet.
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Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
April 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it
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Lisa Murkowski ist eine (moderate) republikanische (!) Senatorin - und sagt hier, dass sie sich oft fürchtet, etwas Kritisches zu sagen, wegen der möglichen Vergeltung (durch Trump und seine Gefolgschaft).
Eine US-Senatorin.
Davon gibt es nur 100. Und die waren mal ziemlich selbstbewusst.
Eine US-Senatorin.
Davon gibt es nur 100. Und die waren mal ziemlich selbstbewusst.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
April 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Lisa Murkowski ist eine (moderate) republikanische (!) Senatorin - und sagt hier, dass sie sich oft fürchtet, etwas Kritisches zu sagen, wegen der möglichen Vergeltung (durch Trump und seine Gefolgschaft).
Eine US-Senatorin.
Davon gibt es nur 100. Und die waren mal ziemlich selbstbewusst.
Eine US-Senatorin.
Davon gibt es nur 100. Und die waren mal ziemlich selbstbewusst.
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
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Thomas L. Friedman: „The world is now seeing Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule of law and other constitutional American principles and values.“
Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future (Gift Article)
Trump’s worldview is stuck in the 1970s, and his whole administration is a cruel farce.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Thomas L. Friedman: „The world is now seeing Trump’s America for exactly what it is becoming: a rogue state led by an impulsive strongman disconnected from the rule of law and other constitutional American principles and values.“
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Rechte Parteien sprechen gerne von der »Lügenpresse« oder »Systempresse«. Als Gegenmodell positionieren sich sogenannte Alternativmedien. Im neuen DOSSIER-Magazin geht es um Desinformation, Propaganda und die FPÖ. Alle Texte gibt es ab sofort auf www.dossier.at/dossiers/pro... zu lesen. (1/4)
April 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Rechte Parteien sprechen gerne von der »Lügenpresse« oder »Systempresse«. Als Gegenmodell positionieren sich sogenannte Alternativmedien. Im neuen DOSSIER-Magazin geht es um Desinformation, Propaganda und die FPÖ. Alle Texte gibt es ab sofort auf www.dossier.at/dossiers/pro... zu lesen. (1/4)
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his aides shut down a State Department office that tracks and counters global disinformation from foreign actors, including the governments of China, Russia and Iran.
Trump Aides Close State Dept. Office on Foreign Disinformation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio put about 40 employees on leave who had tracked disinformation by China, Russia, Iran and terrorist groups.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his aides shut down a State Department office that tracks and counters global disinformation from foreign actors, including the governments of China, Russia and Iran.
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Katy Perry hat gestern mit einem Privatausflug ins All in 10 Minuten mehr CO2-Emissionen verursacht als ein durchschnittlicher Mensch in seinem ganzen Leben.
April 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Katy Perry hat gestern mit einem Privatausflug ins All in 10 Minuten mehr CO2-Emissionen verursacht als ein durchschnittlicher Mensch in seinem ganzen Leben.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally
The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs.
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Vice President JD Vance dropped the College Football Playoff national championship trophy during an event on the White House South Lawn on Monday.
JD Vance Drops Ohio State’s Championship Trophy During White House Celebration
The vice president, a former senator from Ohio who graduated from Ohio State, joked about the mishap on social media.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Vice President JD Vance dropped the College Football Playoff national championship trophy during an event on the White House South Lawn on Monday.
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Wir leisten einen aktiven Beitrag zum Aufbau der europäischen Verteidigung - wir können uns nicht länger auf die USA verlassen und müssen selbst Verantwortung übernehmen. Die Europäische Union muss so geschlossen und verteidigungsfähig sein, dass niemand es wagt, uns anzugreifen. 🇦🇹🇪🇺
April 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wir leisten einen aktiven Beitrag zum Aufbau der europäischen Verteidigung - wir können uns nicht länger auf die USA verlassen und müssen selbst Verantwortung übernehmen. Die Europäische Union muss so geschlossen und verteidigungsfähig sein, dass niemand es wagt, uns anzugreifen. 🇦🇹🇪🇺
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"This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the Constitution never wanted anyone to have it"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump Is Showing Why Dictatorships Fail
The authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason.
www.theatlantic.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the Constitution never wanted anyone to have it"
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
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#RIP actor Val Kilmer who passed away today at the age of 65. In addition to his appearances in BATMAN FOREVER and TOMBSTONE, Kilmer perhaps was best known for his role as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in TOP GUN. His final film was TOP GUN: MAVERICK in 2022.
April 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
#RIP actor Val Kilmer who passed away today at the age of 65. In addition to his appearances in BATMAN FOREVER and TOMBSTONE, Kilmer perhaps was best known for his role as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in TOP GUN. His final film was TOP GUN: MAVERICK in 2022.
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Deutlicher Sieg für Demokraten bei teuerster Richterwahl der US-Geschichte. Analyse von @manuelescher.bsky.social:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Deutlicher Sieg für Demokraten bei teuerster Richterwahl der US-Geschichte
Liberale Kandidatin in Wisconsin siegt trotz Musks Millionenkampagne gegen sie deutlich. Bei der Kongresswahl in Florida können sich die Republikaner trotz massiver Verluste halten
www.derstandard.at
April 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Deutlicher Sieg für Demokraten bei teuerster Richterwahl der US-Geschichte. Analyse von @manuelescher.bsky.social:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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"Die Supermacht wird seit dem 20. Jänner von Besessenen regiert und hat sich in eine Art Idiokratie verwandelt, die im Augenblick von niemandem mit Vernunft und Verstand kontrolliert wird", schreibt @krisenfrey.bsky.social in seinem Kommentar über die USA:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Die größte Gefahr, die von Trumps Regierung ausgeht, ist die Dummheit
Die Signal-Affäre zeugt von der Inkompetenz und Arroganz der heutigen US-Führung. Das ist noch bedrohlicher als ihre radikale Ideologie
www.derstandard.at
March 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"Die Supermacht wird seit dem 20. Jänner von Besessenen regiert und hat sich in eine Art Idiokratie verwandelt, die im Augenblick von niemandem mit Vernunft und Verstand kontrolliert wird", schreibt @krisenfrey.bsky.social in seinem Kommentar über die USA:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Trump: We'll sell our allies toned down military planes, because someday, maybe they're not our allies.
America, what have you become?
America, what have you become?
March 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump: We'll sell our allies toned down military planes, because someday, maybe they're not our allies.
America, what have you become?
America, what have you become?
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Elon spends nearly $300 million on getting Trump elected, and now Trump is using White House resources to promote his cars to help Elon boost his stock prices. Not even a speck of ethics left in the Trump White House.
March 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Elon spends nearly $300 million on getting Trump elected, and now Trump is using White House resources to promote his cars to help Elon boost his stock prices. Not even a speck of ethics left in the Trump White House.
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Der Krone-Chefredakteur betreibt reinste Stimmungsmache gegen die Dreierkoalition wie aus dem Lehrbuch. Die Millionen die die neue Regierung an zusätzlichen Förderungen für die Zeitungen vorsieht wird das Boulevardblatt wieder gern nehmen. www.krone.at/3714906
March 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Der Krone-Chefredakteur betreibt reinste Stimmungsmache gegen die Dreierkoalition wie aus dem Lehrbuch. Die Millionen die die neue Regierung an zusätzlichen Förderungen für die Zeitungen vorsieht wird das Boulevardblatt wieder gern nehmen. www.krone.at/3714906
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Der 4. März 1933 markierte den Anfang vom Ende der Demokratie in Österreich. Aber was genau geschah vor 92 Jahren im #OeParl? Und was folgte auf die Ausschaltung des Parlaments? Ein 🧵
March 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Der 4. März 1933 markierte den Anfang vom Ende der Demokratie in Österreich. Aber was genau geschah vor 92 Jahren im #OeParl? Und was folgte auf die Ausschaltung des Parlaments? Ein 🧵
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The evidence I have seen over the past decade suggests that the term “censorship” has been intentionally conflated by some power-brokers, in coordinated propaganda campaigns, to smear reputations of those who might hold the power-brokers accountable for organized transnational crimes.
Stop using the Trump-tech frame in the headline 🛑
The DSA is not about censorship. There is nothing in the DSA that requires platforms to remove lawful content.
www.politico.eu/article/us-o...
The DSA is not about censorship. There is nothing in the DSA that requires platforms to remove lawful content.
www.politico.eu/article/us-o...
US official slams EU’s social media ‘censorship’
Federal Communications Commission chair warns that the EU’s Digital Services Act threatens censorship that is “incompatible” with U.S. free speech.
www.politico.eu
March 4, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The evidence I have seen over the past decade suggests that the term “censorship” has been intentionally conflated by some power-brokers, in coordinated propaganda campaigns, to smear reputations of those who might hold the power-brokers accountable for organized transnational crimes.