J Cook
@ubugmenot.bsky.social
Communicator, author, change manager. Digital immigrant. #Antifa & #woke af. #ScienceRocks, #NazisSuck, #LBGTIQ+Ally, #WeDontHaveTime & #COVIDisAirborne. *325ppm
Man kann den #Kanzlerpraktikant echt nirgends hinlassen.
Mann, Mann, Mann! Einfach nur zum Fremdschämen.
Mann, Mann, Mann! Einfach nur zum Fremdschämen.
Lula da Silva: Merz hätte in Belém tanzen gehen sollen
Merz hat sich nach der Klimakonferenz in Brasilien abschätzig über Belém geäußert. Dafür erntet er Kritik - und einen Tipp von Präsident Lula.
www.zdfheute.de
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Man kann den #Kanzlerpraktikant echt nirgends hinlassen.
Mann, Mann, Mann! Einfach nur zum Fremdschämen.
Mann, Mann, Mann! Einfach nur zum Fremdschämen.
"continued to improve" doesn't sound like I'd wanna bet my life on it. But you do you!
The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.
Flight Restrictions Triggered By Government Shutdown Ending Today, FAA Says
The FAA said it was lifting the flight restrictions as air traffic controller staffing levels have continued to improve.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
"continued to improve" doesn't sound like I'd wanna bet my life on it. But you do you!
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German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
Wasserstoff-Autos: BMW erhält staatliche Förderung zur Entwicklung
Hat der Einsatz von Wasserstoff eine Zukunft bei der Autoentwicklung? BMW glaubt nach wie vor daran. Jetzt erhält der Konzern eine staatliche Förderung für die Weiterentwicklung der Technologie.
www.spiegel.de
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
So gefährlich, dass Organisationen aus ganz Europa protestieren: u.a. European Digital Rights (EDRi), Amnesty International und Access Now, der Chaos Computer Club, Algorithm-Watch & die Digitale Gesellschaft. Sogar der Berufsverband der Datenschutzbeauftragten hat den Brandbrief unterzeichnet.
Digitale Rechte in Europa: Datenschützt euch doch selbst
"Die EU plant eine umfassende Deregulierung ihrer Internet-Gesetzgebung. Kritiker fürchten einen massiven Rückschritt für digitale Grundrechte."
taz.de/Digitale-Rec...
"Die EU plant eine umfassende Deregulierung ihrer Internet-Gesetzgebung. Kritiker fürchten einen massiven Rückschritt für digitale Grundrechte."
taz.de/Digitale-Rec...
Digitale Rechte in Europa: Datenschützt euch doch selbst
Die EU plant eine umfassende Deregulierung ihrer Internet-Gesetzgebung. Kritiker fürchten einen massiven Rückschritt für digitale Grundrechte.
taz.de
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
So gefährlich, dass Organisationen aus ganz Europa protestieren: u.a. European Digital Rights (EDRi), Amnesty International und Access Now, der Chaos Computer Club, Algorithm-Watch & die Digitale Gesellschaft. Sogar der Berufsverband der Datenschutzbeauftragten hat den Brandbrief unterzeichnet.
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Digitale Rechte in Europa: Datenschützt euch doch selbst
"Die EU plant eine umfassende Deregulierung ihrer Internet-Gesetzgebung. Kritiker fürchten einen massiven Rückschritt für digitale Grundrechte."
taz.de/Digitale-Rec...
"Die EU plant eine umfassende Deregulierung ihrer Internet-Gesetzgebung. Kritiker fürchten einen massiven Rückschritt für digitale Grundrechte."
taz.de/Digitale-Rec...
Digitale Rechte in Europa: Datenschützt euch doch selbst
Die EU plant eine umfassende Deregulierung ihrer Internet-Gesetzgebung. Kritiker fürchten einen massiven Rückschritt für digitale Grundrechte.
taz.de
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Digitale Rechte in Europa: Datenschützt euch doch selbst
"Die EU plant eine umfassende Deregulierung ihrer Internet-Gesetzgebung. Kritiker fürchten einen massiven Rückschritt für digitale Grundrechte."
taz.de/Digitale-Rec...
"Die EU plant eine umfassende Deregulierung ihrer Internet-Gesetzgebung. Kritiker fürchten einen massiven Rückschritt für digitale Grundrechte."
taz.de/Digitale-Rec...
This is bad.
Yet more climate change vandalism, Clean Car Standard watered down even more🤦🏻♂️
#nzpol
#nzpol
Watch: PM Christopher Luxon at post-cab conference
The prime minister is speaking at this week's post-cab media conference about more changes to the Clean Car Standard.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is bad.
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"Ich will einen Pudding an die Wand nageln!"
"Äh, Experten rechnen vor: Das ist technisch unmöglich."
"FRECHHEIT! TECHNOLOGIEOFFENHEIT! DIE POLITIK HAT NICHT ZU ENTSCHEIDEN, WAS DER BESTE AUFBEWAHRUNGSORT FÜR PUDDING IST!"
"Ok. Aber bitte DEUTSCHE Nägel verwenden. Hier ist die Milliardenförderung."
"Äh, Experten rechnen vor: Das ist technisch unmöglich."
"FRECHHEIT! TECHNOLOGIEOFFENHEIT! DIE POLITIK HAT NICHT ZU ENTSCHEIDEN, WAS DER BESTE AUFBEWAHRUNGSORT FÜR PUDDING IST!"
"Ok. Aber bitte DEUTSCHE Nägel verwenden. Hier ist die Milliardenförderung."
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Ich will einen Pudding an die Wand nageln!"
"Äh, Experten rechnen vor: Das ist technisch unmöglich."
"FRECHHEIT! TECHNOLOGIEOFFENHEIT! DIE POLITIK HAT NICHT ZU ENTSCHEIDEN, WAS DER BESTE AUFBEWAHRUNGSORT FÜR PUDDING IST!"
"Ok. Aber bitte DEUTSCHE Nägel verwenden. Hier ist die Milliardenförderung."
"Äh, Experten rechnen vor: Das ist technisch unmöglich."
"FRECHHEIT! TECHNOLOGIEOFFENHEIT! DIE POLITIK HAT NICHT ZU ENTSCHEIDEN, WAS DER BESTE AUFBEWAHRUNGSORT FÜR PUDDING IST!"
"Ok. Aber bitte DEUTSCHE Nägel verwenden. Hier ist die Milliardenförderung."
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I don't know why we still call them ICE and treat them as a legitimate organization. They are an armed Militia and should be designated as a terrorist group. No other legal force in America wears masks and strips people of due process. They are a terrorist organization
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I don't know why we still call them ICE and treat them as a legitimate organization. They are an armed Militia and should be designated as a terrorist group. No other legal force in America wears masks and strips people of due process. They are a terrorist organization
Why on God's green earth would any respectable news agency just xerocopy Trump's "drug enforcement" language?
@apnews.com, the world needs you to do better!
@apnews.com, the world needs you to do better!
The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Why on God's green earth would any respectable news agency just xerocopy Trump's "drug enforcement" language?
@apnews.com, the world needs you to do better!
@apnews.com, the world needs you to do better!
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The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power. The presence of the USS Gerald R.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...
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Es gibt sie noch, die guten Nachrichten🥰
#Demo 9.3.26
#TöchterGegenMerz
#FrauenGegenMerz
#Frauenstreik
#tdgr
Ich freue mich:
#Demo 9.3.26
#TöchterGegenMerz
#FrauenGegenMerz
#Frauenstreik
#tdgr
Ich freue mich:
November 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Es gibt sie noch, die guten Nachrichten🥰
#Demo 9.3.26
#TöchterGegenMerz
#FrauenGegenMerz
#Frauenstreik
#tdgr
Ich freue mich:
#Demo 9.3.26
#TöchterGegenMerz
#FrauenGegenMerz
#Frauenstreik
#tdgr
Ich freue mich:
#WeDontHaveTime, for real.
Jeezus christ on a cracker! Living on earth has certainly lost its appeal.
ground.news/article/scie...
ground.news/article/scie...
Scientists Warn Key Ocean Current Collapse Could Bring Ice Age
Iceland has declared the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major ocean current system that transports warm tropical water northward and moderates European...
ground.news
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
#WeDontHaveTime, for real.
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Caveat: I DO want to ‘do my own research’ when it comes to active galactic nuclei (AGN), I.e. supermassive black holes that live in the centers of galaxies & which are actively consuming large masses of gas.
But for the rest of it, yeah, pls y’all experts tell me the answer?
But for the rest of it, yeah, pls y’all experts tell me the answer?
I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Caveat: I DO want to ‘do my own research’ when it comes to active galactic nuclei (AGN), I.e. supermassive black holes that live in the centers of galaxies & which are actively consuming large masses of gas.
But for the rest of it, yeah, pls y’all experts tell me the answer?
But for the rest of it, yeah, pls y’all experts tell me the answer?
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 15, 2025 ~ Reason No. 42.
"... rather than making material progress towards climate goals, the talks will once again be merely a jamboree of well-paid lobbyists and officials, while genuine climate concerns are sidelined."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"... rather than making material progress towards climate goals, the talks will once again be merely a jamboree of well-paid lobbyists and officials, while genuine climate concerns are sidelined."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 was meant to be a turning point, so why do some say the climate summit is broken?
Swamped by lobbyists and hobbled by a lack of urgency, there are fears Cop could become a sprawling spectacle that betrays those who depend on it most
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 15, 2025 ~ Reason No. 42.
"... rather than making material progress towards climate goals, the talks will once again be merely a jamboree of well-paid lobbyists and officials, while genuine climate concerns are sidelined."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"... rather than making material progress towards climate goals, the talks will once again be merely a jamboree of well-paid lobbyists and officials, while genuine climate concerns are sidelined."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.
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Nio stellt Akku für 1000km Reichweite ein. Grund: es gibt keinen Bedarf, kaum Bestellungen.
China: Nio kippt 1000-km-Batterie, Tesla verliert, VW-Allianz mit Xpeng
Nio stoppt sein Prestigeprojekt, Tesla verliert Boden, VW sucht Anschluss mit Xpeng: Der Elektroautomarkt in China sortiert sich neu
share.google
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Nio stellt Akku für 1000km Reichweite ein. Grund: es gibt keinen Bedarf, kaum Bestellungen.
Gute Nachrichten: Ein nachweisbarer Zusammenhang zwischen kleinen Blutklümpchen und überregulierter Immunantwort erklärt Teile des Krankheitsmechanismus in #LongCovid.
Die Ergebnisse sind so robust, dass man damit Diagnosemethoden & Therapien entwickeln könnte.
Zusammenfassung unten 👇, Paper hier 👉
Die Ergebnisse sind so robust, dass man damit Diagnosemethoden & Therapien entwickeln könnte.
Zusammenfassung unten 👇, Paper hier 👉
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Gute Nachrichten: Ein nachweisbarer Zusammenhang zwischen kleinen Blutklümpchen und überregulierter Immunantwort erklärt Teile des Krankheitsmechanismus in #LongCovid.
Die Ergebnisse sind so robust, dass man damit Diagnosemethoden & Therapien entwickeln könnte.
Zusammenfassung unten 👇, Paper hier 👉
Die Ergebnisse sind so robust, dass man damit Diagnosemethoden & Therapien entwickeln könnte.
Zusammenfassung unten 👇, Paper hier 👉
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Trump said he was going to cut federal spending, yet renaming DoD may cost up to $2B. Autocratic movements use spectacle, not strategy, to consolidate control.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads,...
www.nbcnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Trump said he was going to cut federal spending, yet renaming DoD may cost up to $2B. Autocratic movements use spectacle, not strategy, to consolidate control.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Yes, sadly it is real.
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yes, sadly it is real.
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Was ich aus der vergangenen Woche mitgenommen habe:
Die Union ist die Partei, die erst das Rentenalter anheben möchte und dir, wenn du dich angemessen kaputtgeschuftet hast, nach Renteneintritt mitteilt, dass adäquate Therapien leider zu teuer für so ein Wrack wie dich sind.
Die Union ist die Partei, die erst das Rentenalter anheben möchte und dir, wenn du dich angemessen kaputtgeschuftet hast, nach Renteneintritt mitteilt, dass adäquate Therapien leider zu teuer für so ein Wrack wie dich sind.
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Was ich aus der vergangenen Woche mitgenommen habe:
Die Union ist die Partei, die erst das Rentenalter anheben möchte und dir, wenn du dich angemessen kaputtgeschuftet hast, nach Renteneintritt mitteilt, dass adäquate Therapien leider zu teuer für so ein Wrack wie dich sind.
Die Union ist die Partei, die erst das Rentenalter anheben möchte und dir, wenn du dich angemessen kaputtgeschuftet hast, nach Renteneintritt mitteilt, dass adäquate Therapien leider zu teuer für so ein Wrack wie dich sind.
Nationwide, the cost of insurance rose about 8% faster than inflation from 2018 to 2022, said the Treasury Department.
Property insurance in the Great Plains was significantly more expensive: +20% in the Northern Plains, >45% in the Southern Plains.
Climate Change is here.
#WeDontHaveTime
Property insurance in the Great Plains was significantly more expensive: +20% in the Northern Plains, >45% in the Southern Plains.
Climate Change is here.
#WeDontHaveTime
Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.
Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes
Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Nationwide, the cost of insurance rose about 8% faster than inflation from 2018 to 2022, said the Treasury Department.
Property insurance in the Great Plains was significantly more expensive: +20% in the Northern Plains, >45% in the Southern Plains.
Climate Change is here.
#WeDontHaveTime
Property insurance in the Great Plains was significantly more expensive: +20% in the Northern Plains, >45% in the Southern Plains.
Climate Change is here.
#WeDontHaveTime
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Something familiar is happening…
In the civil rights era, they smeared leaders as “communist” to break their credibility and stall their momentum. It was the easiest way to silence dissent and turn justice movements into supposed security threats.
In the civil rights era, they smeared leaders as “communist” to break their credibility and stall their momentum. It was the easiest way to silence dissent and turn justice movements into supposed security threats.
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Something familiar is happening…
In the civil rights era, they smeared leaders as “communist” to break their credibility and stall their momentum. It was the easiest way to silence dissent and turn justice movements into supposed security threats.
In the civil rights era, they smeared leaders as “communist” to break their credibility and stall their momentum. It was the easiest way to silence dissent and turn justice movements into supposed security threats.
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Man fragt sich ja immer mal, ob Putins langer Arm nicht doch bis in die Parteispitze der #CDU reicht... "Auf die Nachfrage, ob er sich vom russischen Präsidenten #Putin nicht bedroht fühle, sagte #Kretschmer, Russland habe ein anderes Land angegriffen."
www.deutschlandfunk.de/ministerprae...
www.deutschlandfunk.de/ministerprae...
Sachsen - Ministerpräsident Kretschmer will Rückkehr zu Energie aus Russland
Sachsens Ministerpräsident Kretschmer hat sich für eine perspektivische Rückkehr zu Energielieferungen aus Russland ausgesprochen.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
November 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Man fragt sich ja immer mal, ob Putins langer Arm nicht doch bis in die Parteispitze der #CDU reicht... "Auf die Nachfrage, ob er sich vom russischen Präsidenten #Putin nicht bedroht fühle, sagte #Kretschmer, Russland habe ein anderes Land angegriffen."
www.deutschlandfunk.de/ministerprae...
www.deutschlandfunk.de/ministerprae...