Oliver Dürer
@odurer.bsky.social
🇬🇧🇩🇪British-German | Studying Informatics @ TUM
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Paragraphs like these reflect a frankly evil political outlook on Britishness, citizenship, and national identity, and I find it chilling that they now just casually appear in supposedly mainstream conservative publications
December 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Paragraphs like these reflect a frankly evil political outlook on Britishness, citizenship, and national identity, and I find it chilling that they now just casually appear in supposedly mainstream conservative publications
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Have to say I find the proposals to take away the route to permanent settlement of refugees both shocking and repulsive. It's code for 'whatever you do and contribute you can never become one of us so we won't allow you to try.' Racism, pure and simple.
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Have to say I find the proposals to take away the route to permanent settlement of refugees both shocking and repulsive. It's code for 'whatever you do and contribute you can never become one of us so we won't allow you to try.' Racism, pure and simple.
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Rendezvous on the Beach, by Edvard Munch, 1896
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rendezvous on the Beach, by Edvard Munch, 1896
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Tech Overlords: You can't abuse an AI for being a robot because that's racism, which we otherwise support.
October 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Tech Overlords: You can't abuse an AI for being a robot because that's racism, which we otherwise support.
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These are some of the most extreme restrictions on immigration in years. We're told to see them as benign because they're less bad than Farage's far-right extremism. But they are still terrible.
Mahmood says she will introduce new conditions for indefinite leave to remain:
Lived here 10 years not 5
Being in work
Not taking a penny in benefits
No criminal record
Giving back to community eg volunteering
Lived here 10 years not 5
Being in work
Not taking a penny in benefits
No criminal record
Giving back to community eg volunteering
September 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
These are some of the most extreme restrictions on immigration in years. We're told to see them as benign because they're less bad than Farage's far-right extremism. But they are still terrible.
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Pretty disgraceful for Mason to call Davey’s criticism Trumpian given his disastrous coverage of the Reform conference among other things. Maybe do your job better instead of shooting the messenger?
There should be a high bar for politicians attacking the media, but maybe Ed Davey has half a point here?
For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)
For example, the first three paragraphs of this BBC story repeat Reform's £243bn figure without saying that the thinktank behind the estimate now disowns it. (This is mentioned in paragraph 35)
September 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Pretty disgraceful for Mason to call Davey’s criticism Trumpian given his disastrous coverage of the Reform conference among other things. Maybe do your job better instead of shooting the messenger?
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Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.
August 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.
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The trans rights stitch-up: How the government plans to silence parliamentary debate on the most far-reaching restriction of minority rights in our lifetime open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
July 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The trans rights stitch-up: How the government plans to silence parliamentary debate on the most far-reaching restriction of minority rights in our lifetime open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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AND bear in mind the Lab govt itself says that the dataset getting out there wasn't as dangerous as the Tory govt initially said.
My belief is that over the long term that this was at least as much about ministers' and officials' embarrassment as about protecting any risk to life.
My belief is that over the long term that this was at least as much about ministers' and officials' embarrassment as about protecting any risk to life.
July 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
AND bear in mind the Lab govt itself says that the dataset getting out there wasn't as dangerous as the Tory govt initially said.
My belief is that over the long term that this was at least as much about ministers' and officials' embarrassment as about protecting any risk to life.
My belief is that over the long term that this was at least as much about ministers' and officials' embarrassment as about protecting any risk to life.
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This is a perfectly sensible and proper view.
The problem appears to be that this commendable view was also used to justify things not being disclosed which should and could have been at the time.
The problem appears to be that this commendable view was also used to justify things not being disclosed which should and could have been at the time.
My first response to hearing the news was "that seems like a sensible use of a super-injunction, to protect the lives of Afghans", so if that's not the case, I'm looking forward to understanding more about why not.
July 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This is a perfectly sensible and proper view.
The problem appears to be that this commendable view was also used to justify things not being disclosed which should and could have been at the time.
The problem appears to be that this commendable view was also used to justify things not being disclosed which should and could have been at the time.
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Difficult to express how I feel about those in our politics and media who are more concerned about what some rapper said at Glastonbury than fact that, as a matter of deliberate policy, the Israeli government is paying mercenaries to murder starving civilians for fun.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Difficult to express how I feel about those in our politics and media who are more concerned about what some rapper said at Glastonbury than fact that, as a matter of deliberate policy, the Israeli government is paying mercenaries to murder starving civilians for fun.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Then, they can use those tax savings on their tips to pay their medical bills. Checkmate, libs.
Mike Johnson touts that "bellhops" will keep their tips as a result of the Republican bill
July 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Then, they can use those tax savings on their tips to pay their medical bills. Checkmate, libs.
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I cannot emphasize enough how needlessly cruel the UK immigration system is to ordinary people who want a family life together and aren't well-off already, and anyone wanting to make it worse should be shunned.
June 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I cannot emphasize enough how needlessly cruel the UK immigration system is to ordinary people who want a family life together and aren't well-off already, and anyone wanting to make it worse should be shunned.
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Police departments have exponentially more control over how officers are recruited, trained, and overseen than a protest does over its participants, but are allowed by a sympathetic press to use the "bad apples" defense to separate deeds from goals and institutions in a way protestors often aren't.
June 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Police departments have exponentially more control over how officers are recruited, trained, and overseen than a protest does over its participants, but are allowed by a sympathetic press to use the "bad apples" defense to separate deeds from goals and institutions in a way protestors often aren't.
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Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
June 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
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Europe is such a tough place to do business.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
FRENCH COURT SAYS CRIMES COMMITTED BY MARINE LE PEN, DEFENDANTS, MERIT IMMEDIATE BAN FROM PUBLIC OFFICE
March 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Europe is such a tough place to do business.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
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The clown show continues - Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...
www.spiegel.de
March 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The clown show continues - Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
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Ich muss es so hart sagen: ich dachte, ich lese eine kleine Anfrage der AfD, aber sie stammt von der Union.
551 (!) Fragen zu Organisationen, Hintergrund seien „Proteste gegen die CDU“, darunter die „Omas gegen Rechts“ und andere.
Bin ehrlich entsetzt.
dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/150/2...
551 (!) Fragen zu Organisationen, Hintergrund seien „Proteste gegen die CDU“, darunter die „Omas gegen Rechts“ und andere.
Bin ehrlich entsetzt.
dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/150/2...
dserver.bundestag.de
February 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ich muss es so hart sagen: ich dachte, ich lese eine kleine Anfrage der AfD, aber sie stammt von der Union.
551 (!) Fragen zu Organisationen, Hintergrund seien „Proteste gegen die CDU“, darunter die „Omas gegen Rechts“ und andere.
Bin ehrlich entsetzt.
dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/150/2...
551 (!) Fragen zu Organisationen, Hintergrund seien „Proteste gegen die CDU“, darunter die „Omas gegen Rechts“ und andere.
Bin ehrlich entsetzt.
dserver.bundestag.de/btd/20/150/2...
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So much to do! But how to find the time around my doomscrolling commitments?
February 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
So much to do! But how to find the time around my doomscrolling commitments?
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Whatever Times columnists might tell you, it was never about sports. It’s about elimination.
NEW: HHS launches anti-transgender campaign featuring Riley Gaines. It seeks to ban gender affirming care and require the federal health agencies to eliminate recognition of trans people.
womenshealth.gov/protecting-w...
womenshealth.gov/protecting-w...
February 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Whatever Times columnists might tell you, it was never about sports. It’s about elimination.
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Das ist keine "umstrittene Wahlkampfaktion", das ist Einschüchterung und Terror. Mag sich jemand in der Redaktion beim SWR mal vorstellen, was das mit den Menschen macht, die Ziel dieses völkischen Furors sind?
Und was muss noch passieren, ehe man diese Rassisten stoppt?
Und was muss noch passieren, ehe man diese Rassisten stoppt?
January 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Das ist keine "umstrittene Wahlkampfaktion", das ist Einschüchterung und Terror. Mag sich jemand in der Redaktion beim SWR mal vorstellen, was das mit den Menschen macht, die Ziel dieses völkischen Furors sind?
Und was muss noch passieren, ehe man diese Rassisten stoppt?
Und was muss noch passieren, ehe man diese Rassisten stoppt?
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a fun satire someone who's not me should write is a modern day tech-based Goodbye Lenin, where a group of cool devs manage to make everyone move to mirror copies of popular social media sites, while somehow making their Silicon Valley overlords believe that nothing has changed for their companies
January 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
a fun satire someone who's not me should write is a modern day tech-based Goodbye Lenin, where a group of cool devs manage to make everyone move to mirror copies of popular social media sites, while somehow making their Silicon Valley overlords believe that nothing has changed for their companies