Walter Hecher
@walterhecher.bsky.social
Austrian diplomat doing diplomatic things.
Pinned
More and more iconic photos - unfortunately.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
More and more iconic photos - unfortunately.
Not all heroes wear capes.
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Not all heroes wear capes.
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"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Washington Post paperback bestsellers
A snapshot of popular books.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
“I think as a thought experiment, great,” said one urban planning expert who works in Saudi Arabia. “But don’t build thought experiments.”
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
“I think as a thought experiment, great,” said one urban planning expert who works in Saudi Arabia. “But don’t build thought experiments.”
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Film of the day: www.imdb.com/de/title/tt6...
Vice - Der zweite Mann (2018) ⭐ 7.2 | Biografie, Komödie, Drama
2h 12m | 12
www.imdb.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Film of the day: www.imdb.com/de/title/tt6...
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
YouTube video by GunsNRosesVEVO
m.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Nice piece today in the Washington Post by Jennifer Hassan who explores the power of sharing images of people w/ diseases like Parkinson's and also the power of using images of modern therapies. The example she wrote about was a woman playing the clarinet during awake DBS.
wapo.st/4nBWZUB
wapo.st/4nBWZUB
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Nice piece today in the Washington Post by Jennifer Hassan who explores the power of sharing images of people w/ diseases like Parkinson's and also the power of using images of modern therapies. The example she wrote about was a woman playing the clarinet during awake DBS.
wapo.st/4nBWZUB
wapo.st/4nBWZUB
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Do we need a plan to end the Parkinson Pandemic? Spoiler alert: We were all worried by estimates of Parkinson revealing 12 million cases by 2035, however we are already at 12 million cases today.
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Do we need a plan to end the Parkinson Pandemic? Spoiler alert: We were all worried by estimates of Parkinson revealing 12 million cases by 2035, however we are already at 12 million cases today.
Mission accomplished.
November 1, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Mission accomplished.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Der neue Haderer - morgen in der Wochenendausgabe der Oberösterreichischen Nachrichten. Zeichnerisch wieder grosse Klasse.
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Der neue Haderer - morgen in der Wochenendausgabe der Oberösterreichischen Nachrichten. Zeichnerisch wieder grosse Klasse.
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“Chemicals in our food, water and air have created this largely man-made disease,” two Parkinson’s experts, Dr. Ray Dorsey and Dr. Michael S. Okun, write in a new book, “The Parkinson’s Plan.” “These chemicals are all around us, and none are necessary.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
Opinion | The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Chemicals in our food, water and air have created this largely man-made disease,” two Parkinson’s experts, Dr. Ray Dorsey and Dr. Michael S. Okun, write in a new book, “The Parkinson’s Plan.” “These chemicals are all around us, and none are necessary.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
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Couple of thoughts on today's election in the Netherlands:
1/2 The huge number of parties isn't a story of Dutch eccentricity, but of hyper-fragmented politics in most European countries. The only difference is that the Dutch electoral system exposes that fragmentation where others conceal it.
1/2 The huge number of parties isn't a story of Dutch eccentricity, but of hyper-fragmented politics in most European countries. The only difference is that the Dutch electoral system exposes that fragmentation where others conceal it.
Netherlands, Ipsos-I&O poll:
D66-RE: 15% (+1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15%
PVV-PfE: 15% (-2)
CDA-EPP: 13%
VVD-RE: 11% (+1)
JA21~ECR: 7% (-1)
FvD-ESN: 4%
BBB-EPP: 3%
SP-LEFT: 3%
PvdD-LEFT: 3%
...
+/- vs. 23-24 October 2025
Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025
Sample size: 2,505
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
D66-RE: 15% (+1)
GL/PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 15%
PVV-PfE: 15% (-2)
CDA-EPP: 13%
VVD-RE: 11% (+1)
JA21~ECR: 7% (-1)
FvD-ESN: 4%
BBB-EPP: 3%
SP-LEFT: 3%
PvdD-LEFT: 3%
...
+/- vs. 23-24 October 2025
Fieldwork: 25-28 October 2025
Sample size: 2,505
➤ europeelects.eu/netherlands
October 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Couple of thoughts on today's election in the Netherlands:
1/2 The huge number of parties isn't a story of Dutch eccentricity, but of hyper-fragmented politics in most European countries. The only difference is that the Dutch electoral system exposes that fragmentation where others conceal it.
1/2 The huge number of parties isn't a story of Dutch eccentricity, but of hyper-fragmented politics in most European countries. The only difference is that the Dutch electoral system exposes that fragmentation where others conceal it.
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Today I am a fan of google:
#grokipedia
#grokipedia
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Today I am a fan of google:
#grokipedia
#grokipedia
I‘m a dog person now. Life will never be the same again.
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I‘m a dog person now. Life will never be the same again.
Highlight of my week.
Spoiler: the black pirate can now pronounce ‚R‘!
Spoiler: the black pirate can now pronounce ‚R‘!
La couverture du prochain "Astérix" a été dévoilée : "Astérix en Lusitanie", toujours dessiné par Didier Conrad et écrit par Fabcaro, sortira le 23 octobre
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Highlight of my week.
Spoiler: the black pirate can now pronounce ‚R‘!
Spoiler: the black pirate can now pronounce ‚R‘!
Eine unglaubliche Geschichte - makes my day.
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Eine unglaubliche Geschichte - makes my day.
Interessant : Influencer die in Afghanistan urlauben.
Atlas mit @emranferoz.bsky.social
youtu.be/XF6ezRSORwU?...
Atlas mit @emranferoz.bsky.social
youtu.be/XF6ezRSORwU?...
Warum Influencer mit Taliban chillen
YouTube video by ATLAS
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Interessant : Influencer die in Afghanistan urlauben.
Atlas mit @emranferoz.bsky.social
youtu.be/XF6ezRSORwU?...
Atlas mit @emranferoz.bsky.social
youtu.be/XF6ezRSORwU?...
Kann man Bösen Berichterstattung ernst nehmen?
October 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Kann man Bösen Berichterstattung ernst nehmen?
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Ich finde: „Die Profiteure des Postenschachers, die durch Vitamin B ins Amt gehievt werden, sollten im Extremfall ihren Job verlieren.“
Causa Wöginger: Postenschacher sollte Jobverlust bedeuten
Der ÖVP-Ethikrat verhält sich in der Postenschacher-Causa um Klubchef August Wöginger streichelweich. Das Problem liegt woanders: Die Sanktionen für Schiebereien sind zu lasch.
www.profil.at
October 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Ich finde: „Die Profiteure des Postenschachers, die durch Vitamin B ins Amt gehievt werden, sollten im Extremfall ihren Job verlieren.“
There are book covers and there are GREAT book covers.
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
There are book covers and there are GREAT book covers.
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Heute wiedermal: "Wir verwechseln Beschlüsse des EU-Parlaments mit tatsächlicher Rechtslage"-Tag.
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Heute wiedermal: "Wir verwechseln Beschlüsse des EU-Parlaments mit tatsächlicher Rechtslage"-Tag.
Die FPÖ ist jetzt gegen Sicherheit. :)
Es muss wirklich anstrengend sein, immer an allem etwas negatives zu finden. Ich finde man sollte auch mal anerkennen, unter welchen kreativen Stress das eine Oppositionspartei setzen kann.
Es muss wirklich anstrengend sein, immer an allem etwas negatives zu finden. Ich finde man sollte auch mal anerkennen, unter welchen kreativen Stress das eine Oppositionspartei setzen kann.
October 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Die FPÖ ist jetzt gegen Sicherheit. :)
Es muss wirklich anstrengend sein, immer an allem etwas negatives zu finden. Ich finde man sollte auch mal anerkennen, unter welchen kreativen Stress das eine Oppositionspartei setzen kann.
Es muss wirklich anstrengend sein, immer an allem etwas negatives zu finden. Ich finde man sollte auch mal anerkennen, unter welchen kreativen Stress das eine Oppositionspartei setzen kann.
Schokolade wird wieder billiger - aber erst in 6 Monaten, und dann doch wieder eher nicht. FT, more positive news, please.
www.ft.com/content/b6ce...
www.ft.com/content/b6ce...
Cocoa price tumbles to 20-month low as record rally ends
Drop in demand and expectations of increased supply weigh on market
www.ft.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Schokolade wird wieder billiger - aber erst in 6 Monaten, und dann doch wieder eher nicht. FT, more positive news, please.
www.ft.com/content/b6ce...
www.ft.com/content/b6ce...