Henry Bauer
@powerbauer.bsky.social
A self-taught, post-capitalist, catholic eremite who tries to see the good in most things and people. It’s not always easy, but worth the try. If you give in to hate, evil wins. Anti-fascist to the core.
St.-Josephs-Kirche stands proudly on the vibrant street of Große Freiheit in Hamburg's St. Pauli (red-light) district. Originally built between 1718 and 1723, it is still fondly used by locals, reflecting its enduring significance in the community.
#Hamburg
st-joseph-altona.de
#Hamburg
st-joseph-altona.de
August 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
St.-Josephs-Kirche stands proudly on the vibrant street of Große Freiheit in Hamburg's St. Pauli (red-light) district. Originally built between 1718 and 1723, it is still fondly used by locals, reflecting its enduring significance in the community.
#Hamburg
st-joseph-altona.de
#Hamburg
st-joseph-altona.de
For Americans born in 1946, the life expectancy at birth was approximately 72.7 years for males and 79.4 years for females.
Everything comes to an end.
Wars.
Dictatorships.
Empires.
Presidencies.
One day, like McCarthyism, the #MAGA cult will be but a distant memory.
Everything comes to an end.
Wars.
Dictatorships.
Empires.
Presidencies.
One day, like McCarthyism, the #MAGA cult will be but a distant memory.
August 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
For Americans born in 1946, the life expectancy at birth was approximately 72.7 years for males and 79.4 years for females.
Everything comes to an end.
Wars.
Dictatorships.
Empires.
Presidencies.
One day, like McCarthyism, the #MAGA cult will be but a distant memory.
Everything comes to an end.
Wars.
Dictatorships.
Empires.
Presidencies.
One day, like McCarthyism, the #MAGA cult will be but a distant memory.
It could have been worse.
Yes, #Putin walked all over #tRump. Yes, it was an outright PR victory for the Russians. No doubt about that.
BUT — at least it wasn’t a Munich, 1938. And that must be a relief for the Ukrainians. As difficult and tragic and as the continuation of the war is.
#Alaska
Yes, #Putin walked all over #tRump. Yes, it was an outright PR victory for the Russians. No doubt about that.
BUT — at least it wasn’t a Munich, 1938. And that must be a relief for the Ukrainians. As difficult and tragic and as the continuation of the war is.
#Alaska
August 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues."
— Smedley Darlington Butler
(July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), antiwar activist and former major general in the Marines.
— Smedley Darlington Butler
(July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), antiwar activist and former major general in the Marines.
August 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues."
— Smedley Darlington Butler
(July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), antiwar activist and former major general in the Marines.
— Smedley Darlington Butler
(July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940), antiwar activist and former major general in the Marines.
I’d come to a point, where I’d resigned myself to the fact that until January 2029, the most inept, corrupt and moronic #POTUS in recent history will just have to be endured. Hey, it’s great for late night TV and cartoonists. But I must admit: I really miss professionalism.
#Alaska
#Ukraine
#Alaska
#Ukraine
August 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Palestine was ruled by Britain from 1922 to 1948. #Israel came into being in 1948; a parallel state of Palestine did not.Yet the State of Palestine is recognised by 147 of the UN's 193 members. In other words: 76% of the #UN recognise #Palestine. But what is the solution for people on the ground ?
August 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Palestine was ruled by Britain from 1922 to 1948. #Israel came into being in 1948; a parallel state of Palestine did not.Yet the State of Palestine is recognised by 147 of the UN's 193 members. In other words: 76% of the #UN recognise #Palestine. But what is the solution for people on the ground ?
Woe to mankind, woe to our German nation if God's Holy Commandment 'Thou shalt not kill,'…is not only broken, but if this transgression is actually tolerated and permitted to go unpunished.
— Cardinal Clemens von Galen
(August 3, 1941)
— Cardinal Clemens von Galen
(August 3, 1941)
August 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Woe to mankind, woe to our German nation if God's Holy Commandment 'Thou shalt not kill,'…is not only broken, but if this transgression is actually tolerated and permitted to go unpunished.
— Cardinal Clemens von Galen
(August 3, 1941)
— Cardinal Clemens von Galen
(August 3, 1941)
“Oh you’re the ones who want to take everything away from people”.
The short answer: Nope.
A post-capitalist society doesn’t seek to deprive people of their personal possessions, but rather seek liberation from the stress and exploitation that come with chasing more than we truly need.
The short answer: Nope.
A post-capitalist society doesn’t seek to deprive people of their personal possessions, but rather seek liberation from the stress and exploitation that come with chasing more than we truly need.
August 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Oh you’re the ones who want to take everything away from people”.
The short answer: Nope.
A post-capitalist society doesn’t seek to deprive people of their personal possessions, but rather seek liberation from the stress and exploitation that come with chasing more than we truly need.
The short answer: Nope.
A post-capitalist society doesn’t seek to deprive people of their personal possessions, but rather seek liberation from the stress and exploitation that come with chasing more than we truly need.
A 10% drop in international tourism this year is estimated to cost the U.S. $23 billion in GDP and 230,000 jobs.
Let that sink in.
That’s 23,000,000,000 dollars and a nearly a quarter of a million jobs.
And yes, my heart goes out to all the decent, hard working Americans in the tourism industry.
Let that sink in.
That’s 23,000,000,000 dollars and a nearly a quarter of a million jobs.
And yes, my heart goes out to all the decent, hard working Americans in the tourism industry.
August 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A 10% drop in international tourism this year is estimated to cost the U.S. $23 billion in GDP and 230,000 jobs.
Let that sink in.
That’s 23,000,000,000 dollars and a nearly a quarter of a million jobs.
And yes, my heart goes out to all the decent, hard working Americans in the tourism industry.
Let that sink in.
That’s 23,000,000,000 dollars and a nearly a quarter of a million jobs.
And yes, my heart goes out to all the decent, hard working Americans in the tourism industry.
One day, the nightmare that has befallen the USA will end. Nothing last lasts forever. The Assad dictatorship lasted 53 yrs; the Third Reich a mere 12. When that day comes, artists, cartoonists, writers, etc., deserve a collective THANK YOU for so brilliantly illustrating these challenging times.
August 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
One day, the nightmare that has befallen the USA will end. Nothing last lasts forever. The Assad dictatorship lasted 53 yrs; the Third Reich a mere 12. When that day comes, artists, cartoonists, writers, etc., deserve a collective THANK YOU for so brilliantly illustrating these challenging times.
OK, and now for something really off the wall…or “out of the sea”.
A fossilised sponge.
The oldest sponges were thought to be about 520m years old, from the Cambrian period, however some can be as old as 650m years.
#Fossils
#Geology
#Science
#Evolution
www.theguardian.com/science/2010...
A fossilised sponge.
The oldest sponges were thought to be about 520m years old, from the Cambrian period, however some can be as old as 650m years.
#Fossils
#Geology
#Science
#Evolution
www.theguardian.com/science/2010...
August 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
OK, and now for something really off the wall…or “out of the sea”.
A fossilised sponge.
The oldest sponges were thought to be about 520m years old, from the Cambrian period, however some can be as old as 650m years.
#Fossils
#Geology
#Science
#Evolution
www.theguardian.com/science/2010...
A fossilised sponge.
The oldest sponges were thought to be about 520m years old, from the Cambrian period, however some can be as old as 650m years.
#Fossils
#Geology
#Science
#Evolution
www.theguardian.com/science/2010...
Hats off to all the great cartoonists, who so brilliantly illustrate these challenging times with their artistry and humour.
August 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hats off to all the great cartoonists, who so brilliantly illustrate these challenging times with their artistry and humour.
I don’t live in Germany but if I did, I’d heartened by the likes of @heidireichinnek.dielinkebt.de, who has very effectively demonstrated that leftist values can be communicated in a manner that is effective, meaningful, and, occasionally, wildly entertaining.
#Germany
#DieLinke
#Solidarity
#Germany
#DieLinke
#Solidarity
August 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I don’t live in Germany but if I did, I’d heartened by the likes of @heidireichinnek.dielinkebt.de, who has very effectively demonstrated that leftist values can be communicated in a manner that is effective, meaningful, and, occasionally, wildly entertaining.
#Germany
#DieLinke
#Solidarity
#Germany
#DieLinke
#Solidarity
“Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.”
— Christopher Hitchens
— Christopher Hitchens
August 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.”
— Christopher Hitchens
— Christopher Hitchens
Any capitalist . . .who had made sixty thousand pounds out of sixpence, always professed to wonder why the sixty thousand nearest Hands didn't each make sixty thousand pounds out of sixpence, and more or less reproached them every one for not accomplishing the little feat…
— Charles Dickens
— Charles Dickens
August 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Any capitalist . . .who had made sixty thousand pounds out of sixpence, always professed to wonder why the sixty thousand nearest Hands didn't each make sixty thousand pounds out of sixpence, and more or less reproached them every one for not accomplishing the little feat…
— Charles Dickens
— Charles Dickens
My grandfather was a Marxist and a member of Die Rote Kapelle (The Red Orchestra), a German anti-Nazi resistance group during World War II. His cover, like that of many Rote Kapelle members, was his military service. He survived the war and remained a lifelong Marxist and anti-fascist.
#History
#History
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My grandfather was a Marxist and a member of Die Rote Kapelle (The Red Orchestra), a German anti-Nazi resistance group during World War II. His cover, like that of many Rote Kapelle members, was his military service. He survived the war and remained a lifelong Marxist and anti-fascist.
#History
#History
The future I hope for has no parallel in history. Past regimes that claimed to be “communist”—such as the USSR—were authoritarian states that suppressed their people. What I advocate is something different: a system rooted in community, cooperation, sustainability and democratic participation.
July 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The future I hope for has no parallel in history. Past regimes that claimed to be “communist”—such as the USSR—were authoritarian states that suppressed their people. What I advocate is something different: a system rooted in community, cooperation, sustainability and democratic participation.
“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”
— Charles Dickens
— Charles Dickens
July 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”
— Charles Dickens
— Charles Dickens
Chapeau!
The cartoonist are truly outdoing themselves these days…
The cartoonist are truly outdoing themselves these days…
July 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Chapeau!
The cartoonist are truly outdoing themselves these days…
The cartoonist are truly outdoing themselves these days…
“Only a mediocre person is always at his best.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
— W. Somerset Maugham
July 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“Only a mediocre person is always at his best.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
— W. Somerset Maugham
“A country is not only what it does but what it tolerates.”
— Kurt Tucholsky
#Gaza
#Israel
#Palestine
#GazaFamine
#HumanRights
— Kurt Tucholsky
#Gaza
#Israel
#Palestine
#GazaFamine
#HumanRights
July 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“A country is not only what it does but what it tolerates.”
— Kurt Tucholsky
#Gaza
#Israel
#Palestine
#GazaFamine
#HumanRights
— Kurt Tucholsky
#Gaza
#Israel
#Palestine
#GazaFamine
#HumanRights
Excellent Sunday read.
“No man is so wise that he does not occasionally make a mistake. Good fortune consists in making minor mistakes, or in making them in matters of small consequence.”
Francesco Guicciardini (1483 – 1540)
#Renaissance
#Florence
“No man is so wise that he does not occasionally make a mistake. Good fortune consists in making minor mistakes, or in making them in matters of small consequence.”
Francesco Guicciardini (1483 – 1540)
#Renaissance
#Florence
July 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Excellent Sunday read.
“No man is so wise that he does not occasionally make a mistake. Good fortune consists in making minor mistakes, or in making them in matters of small consequence.”
Francesco Guicciardini (1483 – 1540)
#Renaissance
#Florence
“No man is so wise that he does not occasionally make a mistake. Good fortune consists in making minor mistakes, or in making them in matters of small consequence.”
Francesco Guicciardini (1483 – 1540)
#Renaissance
#Florence
In 2001, I met a couple of literature professors from the U.S., who also happened to be genuinely thoughtful, committed American Marxists. It was they who introduced me to the writings of Marx and several progressive American writers. From that point on, I began exploring Marxist philosophy.
July 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In 2001, I met a couple of literature professors from the U.S., who also happened to be genuinely thoughtful, committed American Marxists. It was they who introduced me to the writings of Marx and several progressive American writers. From that point on, I began exploring Marxist philosophy.