@ricardabochat.bsky.social
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It took two years from the time of the alleged salute to the charge being made. Two years. Still can't get over how unserious this is. And five years from now they will be panicking saying "how did it come to this". By which time most of the people who warned them will be long gone.
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It took two years from the time of the alleged salute to the charge being made. Two years. Still can't get over how unserious this is. And five years from now they will be panicking saying "how did it come to this". By which time most of the people who warned them will be long gone.
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With Labour ramping up its deportation program & putting in place all the infrastructure a future Reform-led govt will need to expand the attack exponentially
We have to be learning from the powerful solidarity & resistance methods of our cousins across the pond, & fast.
We have to be learning from the powerful solidarity & resistance methods of our cousins across the pond, & fast.
This article is sympathetic towards ICE but still a good read because it's clear that Minneapolis and Saint Paul are doing AMAZING work (with a little assistance from our weather).
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE operation shows the difficulty of immigration arrests amid pushback in frigid Minnesota
NBC News was granted exclusive access to accompany Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as they tried to arrest targets in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
With Labour ramping up its deportation program & putting in place all the infrastructure a future Reform-led govt will need to expand the attack exponentially
We have to be learning from the powerful solidarity & resistance methods of our cousins across the pond, & fast.
We have to be learning from the powerful solidarity & resistance methods of our cousins across the pond, & fast.
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Aha.
"Gleich dreimal flog Martina Renner, zwischenzeitlich Sprecherin der Bundestagsfraktion für antifaschistische Politik, mit Elnet* nach Israel."
*eine rechte, Netanjahu und der kolonialen Siedlerbewegung nahestehende Organisation.
"Gleich dreimal flog Martina Renner, zwischenzeitlich Sprecherin der Bundestagsfraktion für antifaschistische Politik, mit Elnet* nach Israel."
*eine rechte, Netanjahu und der kolonialen Siedlerbewegung nahestehende Organisation.
Lobbyismus: Staatlich gelenkte Reisen nach Israel
Auch Mitglieder und Mandatsträger der Linken nahmen an vom deutsch-israelischen Netzwerk Elnet organisierten und bezahlten Reisen teil. Als Lobbistenspenden, die die Partei nicht annehmen will, sehen ...
www.nd-aktuell.de
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Aha.
"Gleich dreimal flog Martina Renner, zwischenzeitlich Sprecherin der Bundestagsfraktion für antifaschistische Politik, mit Elnet* nach Israel."
*eine rechte, Netanjahu und der kolonialen Siedlerbewegung nahestehende Organisation.
"Gleich dreimal flog Martina Renner, zwischenzeitlich Sprecherin der Bundestagsfraktion für antifaschistische Politik, mit Elnet* nach Israel."
*eine rechte, Netanjahu und der kolonialen Siedlerbewegung nahestehende Organisation.
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“We are preparing for the worst,” said a Swedish soldier and tank driver, Alva Stormark, 19. “Because we know there is a war in Europe and we are close to the Russians.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Santa at war: ‘home’ town in Finland hosts Nato soldiers as Russian threat looms
Christmas tourists are noticing a growing military presence in Lapland, where Santa Park doubles as a bomb shelter
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“We are preparing for the worst,” said a Swedish soldier and tank driver, Alva Stormark, 19. “Because we know there is a war in Europe and we are close to the Russians.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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It's not a "risk." It's the whole point. It's by design, that is self-evident. Obscuring what is blatantly obvious only helps it.
It's not a "hard line" position. It's just racism.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
It's not a "hard line" position. It's just racism.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer and hardline governments risk creating ‘hierarchy of people’ by constraining human rights
Human rights official says politicians are playing into the hands of the populist right as they seek to tackle migration
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It's not a "risk." It's the whole point. It's by design, that is self-evident. Obscuring what is blatantly obvious only helps it.
It's not a "hard line" position. It's just racism.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
It's not a "hard line" position. It's just racism.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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Das ist auf seine Art das perfekte Destillat der letzten zwei Jahre feuilleton
December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Das ist auf seine Art das perfekte Destillat der letzten zwei Jahre feuilleton
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We’ve reached a point where public intellectuals need to screenshot the exact second proving how Germany’s liberal Feuilletons twist their words and thoughts - bcs apparently no one in those newsrooms seems remotely bothered to get it right. Truly absurd.
I say that I deplore the ebbing of Holocaust memory here www.youtube.com/live/8YPsC8L.... Yet this newspaper article suggests that I welcome it. @Zeit.de needs to correct the record.
December 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We’ve reached a point where public intellectuals need to screenshot the exact second proving how Germany’s liberal Feuilletons twist their words and thoughts - bcs apparently no one in those newsrooms seems remotely bothered to get it right. Truly absurd.
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Morgen Schulstreik gegen die Kanonenfutterpflicht in mehr als 90 Städten.
December 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Morgen Schulstreik gegen die Kanonenfutterpflicht in mehr als 90 Städten.
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In Aug., the NY Young Republican Club posted a statement to its website in support of the AfD. The statement concluded with the phrase “AfD über alles” in bold, a play on the line “Deutschland über alles,” which was frequently used in Nazi propaganda www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat
The New York Young Republican Club will host Markus Frohnmaier, an AfD deputy chairman, at its annual gala after calling for a ‘new civic order’ in Germany.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In Aug., the NY Young Republican Club posted a statement to its website in support of the AfD. The statement concluded with the phrase “AfD über alles” in bold, a play on the line “Deutschland über alles,” which was frequently used in Nazi propaganda www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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God I hate how anti-intellectual out times are. I’d rather be sitting here reading interesting books, or learning about astronomy stuff, or making a movie about weird shit - but I gotta spend energy constantly explaining my existence to a world that empathizes more with Nazis then marginalized ppl.
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
God I hate how anti-intellectual out times are. I’d rather be sitting here reading interesting books, or learning about astronomy stuff, or making a movie about weird shit - but I gotta spend energy constantly explaining my existence to a world that empathizes more with Nazis then marginalized ppl.
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Last week I checked in on a friend, someone who I thought would be one of the very last immigrants (who have any other options) to leave Germany, only to find that they and their family are already in the process of leaving. Their explicit reason: the rise of fascism. Very, very disturbing times.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Last week I checked in on a friend, someone who I thought would be one of the very last immigrants (who have any other options) to leave Germany, only to find that they and their family are already in the process of leaving. Their explicit reason: the rise of fascism. Very, very disturbing times.
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Im Krieg gibt es nur Verlierer - bis auf die Rüstungsindustrie.
Während Menschen fliehen, Städte brennen und Gesellschaften zerbrechen, melden die größten Rüstungskonzerne einen neuen Umsatzrekord;
der Chef von Rheinmetall nennt es "Wunderwelt" - zynischer geht nicht mehr.
Während Menschen fliehen, Städte brennen und Gesellschaften zerbrechen, melden die größten Rüstungskonzerne einen neuen Umsatzrekord;
der Chef von Rheinmetall nennt es "Wunderwelt" - zynischer geht nicht mehr.
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Im Krieg gibt es nur Verlierer - bis auf die Rüstungsindustrie.
Während Menschen fliehen, Städte brennen und Gesellschaften zerbrechen, melden die größten Rüstungskonzerne einen neuen Umsatzrekord;
der Chef von Rheinmetall nennt es "Wunderwelt" - zynischer geht nicht mehr.
Während Menschen fliehen, Städte brennen und Gesellschaften zerbrechen, melden die größten Rüstungskonzerne einen neuen Umsatzrekord;
der Chef von Rheinmetall nennt es "Wunderwelt" - zynischer geht nicht mehr.
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"Legal? Illegal? Scheißegal! Diese alte Anarchoparole scheinen sich heute auch manche Amtsträger zu eigen zu machen."
"nirgends greift die Polizei gegen propal. Proteste so hart durch wie in Berlin, wo sogar schon MdB verprügelt wurden. Das erinnert an einen Polizeistaat, nicht an eine Demokratie."
"nirgends greift die Polizei gegen propal. Proteste so hart durch wie in Berlin, wo sogar schon MdB verprügelt wurden. Das erinnert an einen Polizeistaat, nicht an eine Demokratie."
Die Auflösung des „Palästina-Kongressed“ in Berlin im April 2024 war rechtswidrig. Das Vorgehen riecht nach Polizeistaatsräson. Wer ist dafür verantwortlich und entschuldigt sich? Mein Kommentar für die @taz.de. taz.de/Gerichtsurte...
Gerichtsurteil zum Palästina-Kongress: Polizeistaatsräson
Nun steht fest: Die Auflösung des Palästina-Kongresses in Berlin war rechtswidrig. Aber wer trägt die Verantwortung dafür und entschuldigt sich?
taz.de
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"Legal? Illegal? Scheißegal! Diese alte Anarchoparole scheinen sich heute auch manche Amtsträger zu eigen zu machen."
"nirgends greift die Polizei gegen propal. Proteste so hart durch wie in Berlin, wo sogar schon MdB verprügelt wurden. Das erinnert an einen Polizeistaat, nicht an eine Demokratie."
"nirgends greift die Polizei gegen propal. Proteste so hart durch wie in Berlin, wo sogar schon MdB verprügelt wurden. Das erinnert an einen Polizeistaat, nicht an eine Demokratie."
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Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials said, in the deadliest Israeli attack since its troops seized a swath of southern Syria a year ago.
apnews.com/article/isra...
apnews.com/article/isra...
Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say
Israeli forces have raided a village in southern Syria, killing at least 13 people, according to Syrian officials.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials said, in the deadliest Israeli attack since its troops seized a swath of southern Syria a year ago.
apnews.com/article/isra...
apnews.com/article/isra...
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Germany uses the excuse of the ’ceasefire’ which Israel routinely violates to sell weapons to Israel again. Israel is being rewarded for committing genocide by the country that pretends to have learned from the holocaust.
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Germany uses the excuse of the ’ceasefire’ which Israel routinely violates to sell weapons to Israel again. Israel is being rewarded for committing genocide by the country that pretends to have learned from the holocaust.
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Eine neue Studie bestätigt erneut: Die Zahl der Kriegsopfer in Gaza liegt deutlich über den offiziellen Angaben der Gesundheitsbehörden. Der Artikel kommt viel zu spät – und ohne Entschuldigung für die Rolle der Publikation in der israelischen Einflusskampagne gegen palästinensische Opferzahlen.
Kriegstote im Gazastreifen: Mehr als 100.000 Tote im Gazakrieg
Über die Zahl der toten Palästinenser im Gazakrieg wird heftig gestritten. Der ZEIT liegen Daten vor, wonach deutlich mehr Menschen gestorben sein könnten als bekannt.
www.zeit.de
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Eine neue Studie bestätigt erneut: Die Zahl der Kriegsopfer in Gaza liegt deutlich über den offiziellen Angaben der Gesundheitsbehörden. Der Artikel kommt viel zu spät – und ohne Entschuldigung für die Rolle der Publikation in der israelischen Einflusskampagne gegen palästinensische Opferzahlen.
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Grace is not to pretend as if someone is not doing something wrong.
Grace is recognizing that any of us can make mistakes and even cause harm.
Accountability is not punishment or harassment.
Accountability is a way to fortify relationships and access deeper levels of our humanity.
Grace is recognizing that any of us can make mistakes and even cause harm.
Accountability is not punishment or harassment.
Accountability is a way to fortify relationships and access deeper levels of our humanity.
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Grace is not to pretend as if someone is not doing something wrong.
Grace is recognizing that any of us can make mistakes and even cause harm.
Accountability is not punishment or harassment.
Accountability is a way to fortify relationships and access deeper levels of our humanity.
Grace is recognizing that any of us can make mistakes and even cause harm.
Accountability is not punishment or harassment.
Accountability is a way to fortify relationships and access deeper levels of our humanity.
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German media have not used such empathetic language for Palestinians in more than two years.'
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
German media have not used such empathetic language for Palestinians in more than two years.'
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' “They have left behind hunger and misery, beatings and exploitation.” This is how a German newspaper opens its story about the donkeys’ “rescue” – without a single word explaining who is responsible for their suffering. Worse still,..
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/germ...
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/germ...
Germany is offering asylum to donkeys from Gaza. Gaza’s children? Not allowed.
Germany is now taking in animals from Gaza while refusing entry to injured and sick Palestinians. The message is clear: in Germany’s hierarchy of “valuable” life, Palestinians are valued less than ani...
mondoweiss.net
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
' “They have left behind hunger and misery, beatings and exploitation.” This is how a German newspaper opens its story about the donkeys’ “rescue” – without a single word explaining who is responsible for their suffering. Worse still,..
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/germ...
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/germ...
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@brendannyhan.bsky.social is right: young people are reluctant to come to the defense of institutions that have excluded them, ignored them, and crushed their movements
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
@brendannyhan.bsky.social is right: young people are reluctant to come to the defense of institutions that have excluded them, ignored them, and crushed their movements
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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"Just as a mosquito requires stagnant pools of water in which to thrive, so their stagnant social circles provide the perfect breeding ground for increasingly toxic strands of bigotry."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"Just as a mosquito requires stagnant pools of water in which to thrive, so their stagnant social circles provide the perfect breeding ground for increasingly toxic strands of bigotry."
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Völlig normal: Die Integrationsbeauftragte Neuköllns lässt sich von der Botschaft eines Landes, das wegen Völkermord vor Gericht steht, auf PR-Tour einladen – und darf im Tagesspiegel nahezu unhinterfragt von der „funktionierenden Demokratie“ Israels schwärmen
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Völlig normal: Die Integrationsbeauftragte Neuköllns lässt sich von der Botschaft eines Landes, das wegen Völkermord vor Gericht steht, auf PR-Tour einladen – und darf im Tagesspiegel nahezu unhinterfragt von der „funktionierenden Demokratie“ Israels schwärmen