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Gay Liberal Democrat living in Spain Born and raised in Germany and traveled 105 countries by now Hopefully still a few more to come Not a chatter

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Reuters @reuters.com · 09/10/2026
Former German spy chief had contacts with Chinese official, Spiegel reports reut.rs/4ietlEf
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Former German spy chief had contacts with Chinese official, Spiegel reports
Germany's former spy chief August Hanning, who has been placed under arrest ​for suspected espionage, had longstanding contacts to ‌a former senior Chinese general, Spiegel magazine reported.
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The pattern is simple and it is everywhere now: donate to Trump or do business with his family, and the rules stop applying to you. Skip the donation, and the rules suddenly apply with a vengeance. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 09/10/2026
Concerns over potential conflicts of interest have ignited after revelations surrounding the Pentagon's Deputy Defense Secretary, Steve Feinberg, and his financial connections to a consulting firm tied to his former business....
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Billionaire Pentagon Deputy Trump Defies Shocking Corruption Allegations Refusing To Back Down
Concerns over potential conflicts of interest have ignited after revelations surrounding the Pentagon's Deputy Defense Secretary, Steve Feinberg, and his financial connections to a consulting firm tied to his former business. Feinberg, a billionaire and co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management, has overseen the allocation of approximately $300 million in taxpayer funds to Alvarez & Marsal, a corporate turnaround consultancy with which his private equity firm has deep ties.
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queer.de @queerde.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Eine Studie zum Studienseminar St. Michael in Traunstein, in dem auch Joseph Ratzinger war, zeigt Gewalt und Missbrauch zwischen 1960 und 1990. Das Erzbistum bittet um Entschuldigung
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Papst-Internat: Sexuelle Gewalt als "Zuwendung" getarnt
(Glaube) Eine Studie zum Studienseminar St. Michael in Traunstein, in dem auch Joseph Ratzinger war, zeigt Gewalt und Missbrauch zwischen 1960 und 1990. Das Erzbistum bittet um Entschuldigung.
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George @smeagle66.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 09/10/2026
In awarding this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law – national and international – underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. Peace requires justice.
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The GREAT HOUDINI @thegreathoudini.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Delusional FOOL!!!
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Holger Nohr @holgernohr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Merz-Regierung will wichtige Leistung kürzen: Vorgesehen ist, die Erhöhung für das kommende Jahr ausfallen zu lassen, die Heizkostenkomponente zu halbieren und die Berechnung zu ändern. „Geplant ist, das Wohngeld zum 1. Januar 2027 abzusenken“. www.futurezone.de/digital-life...
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Merz-Regierung will wichtige Leistung kürzen – für eine Million Haushalte
Die Merz-Regierung plant Neuerungen beim Wohngeld. Für viele Haushalte würde das bis 2029 womöglich zu weniger Unterstützung führen.
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rolling Stone: Trump lost it on a Time reporter this week: "You haven't asked me one fucking positive question. What about this? What about that? What about that? What about this? All negative." If Trump wants better coverage, he should try being a better person. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🇺🇸 Rep. Ted Lieu says there is “ample evidence” in the full Epstein files alleging Donald Trump raped children. “This is all on videotape.”
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
😂 Democracy, russian style. Communists in Moscow held an officially approved rally. Then they started chanting “Down with the Tsar!” And suddenly the “approved rally” wasn’t so approved anymore - police beat them and dispersed the crowd.
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 30/09/2026
Weniger Generäle, weniger Admiräle: Pete Hegseth will die Führungsspitze des US-Militärs verkleinern. Insgesamt könnten rund 160 von etwa 800 Posten wegfallen – doppelt so viele wie zunächst geplant.
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USA: Pete Hegseth will Zahl der Generäle und Admiräle weiter reduzieren
Weniger Generäle, weniger Admiräle: Pete Hegseth will die Führungsspitze des US-Militärs verkleinern. Insgesamt könnten rund 160 von etwa 800 Posten wegfallen – doppelt so viele wie zunächst geplant.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/09/2026
Trump administration ‘must be changed’: Iran’s IRGC appeals to US voters aje.news/yp4er7
Trump administration ‘must be changed’: Iran’s IRGC appeals to US voters
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/09/2026
UK prime minister tells his first Labour Party conference 'fundamental rethink' needed to set Britain on right course.
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‘New path': UK's Burnham promises huge expansion of public services
UK prime minister tells his first Labour Party conference 'fundamental rethink' needed to set Britain on right course.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026
New York’s climate superfund law would have charged fossil fuel companies $75 billion over 25 years. Last week, a judge struck it down. That ruling could offer the fossil fuel industry a roadmap for challenging similar laws.
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Judges keep striking down climate laws. Some states are fighting back.
Inside the high-stakes legal battle over climate superfund legislation.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026
Perhaps Senator Eric Schmitt was a little too hawkish during his questioning of Jack Smith today. After accusing the former special counsel of perjury over whether he’d been at a Hawks basketball game, Schmitt was hit with an awkward moment of live fact-checking.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026
After we published “ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror,” Follman got a flood of media requests to discuss his investigation uncovering how OpenAI’s chatbot had fueled the Tumbler Ridge school shooter for months up to the attack.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
“This is about stepping up where the federal government has failed.” On Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law banning law enforcement officers in the state from using electrical shock gloves.
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California bans ICE's favorite shock gloves
A DHS spokesperson has said that the agency "will not abide" by any state ban.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
As Republicans face competitive midterm races, Iowa farmers sound the alarm over soaring costs. Trump says the polls showing tight races are “fake.”
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Trump says the polls are “fake.” Iowa farmers say they’re “bleeding money.”
As Republicans face competitive midterm races, Iowa farmers sound the alarm over soaring costs.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In light of Eric Schmitt beclowning himself trying to skewer Jack Smith, this piece from @davidcorn.bsky.social provides useful context www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Is this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?
Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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Jüdische Allgemeine @juedischeonline.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eilmeldung: Mögliche Entführung eines Flugzeugs auf dem Weg nach Israel – Maschine der Gesellschaft Fly Dubai setzte über Saudi-Arabien Notrufsignal ab. buff.ly/fByrvjt
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Mögliche Entführung eines Flugzeugs auf dem Weg nach Israel
Der Notfallcode »7500« wurde registriert, der auch bei Flugzeugentführungen gesendet wird. Der Vorfall löste einen israelischen Abfangalarm aus
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European Movement in Scotland @euromovescotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
All 32 council areas in Scotland voted to remain in the EU with a majority vote! #councilareas #Brexit #EU #Rejoin
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 29/09/2026
Democrats lead new national polls by 15 and 16 points, with strong Ohio numbers too. Read why Republicans are sweating. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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GOP panics after more polls predict massive midterm loses for party
Facing grim odds in the midterm elections, Republicans had been holding out hope that as Election Day drew near. And yet …
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 29/09/2026
Pete Buttigieg is the GOP’s new scary “radical.” That’s where we are now. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Desperate Republicans try to make Pete Buttigieg their new bogeyman
Republicans are throwing spaghetti at the wall in hopes that something will turn around their increasingly grim odds in the midterm elections.
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 29/09/2026
AOC lays out her case for abolishing ICE: private detention profits, surveillance, and a system she says “should not exist in any functioning democracy.” Read more here: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 29/09/2026
Trump found something else to blame for high diesel prices: Ukraine. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Ukraine becomes Trump’s latest scapegoat for high diesel costs
Trump is blaming all of his own mistakes on Ukraine.
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bastaberlin @bastaberlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Die landeseigenen Wohnungsunternehmen erhöhen hinterlistig die Mieten, das ist wenig sozial: "Der Linken-Abgeordnete Niklas Schenker kritisierte die Mieterhöhungsverlangen als falsches Signal und forderte die Rücknahme. Ihm dränge sich der Eindruck auf, die Unternehmen erhöhten die Mieten, bevor >>
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Mieten landeseigener Wohnungen werden angehoben
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Tagesschau Bot @tagesschau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Warum die Bundeswehr beim Schutz von Soldatinnen scheitert #Bundeswehr #SexuelleBelästigung
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Warum die Bundeswehr beim Schutz von Soldatinnen scheitert
Die Bundeswehr bekommt das Problem um sexuelles Fehlverhalten nicht in den Griff, wie Recherchen von REPORT MAINZ zeigen.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Persuasion isn't about saying "I told you so" - it's about bringing people together to make things better.
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Politico @politico.com · 29/09/2026
Cotton calls for review after F-35 parts vanish
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Cotton calls for review after F-35 parts vanish
The Senate Intelligence chair said the U.S. could not afford for military equipment to fall into the hands of a foreign adversary in a letter to the Defense secretary.
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George @smeagle66.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You can't say it often enough 😠😠😠
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith's opening statement before SJC: “I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including my decision to bring charges against Trump. .. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt .. I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution" thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
LIVE: Jack Smith TESTIFIES in Front of Senate on Trump CRIMES | Legal AF www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCO7...
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LIVE: Jack Smith TESTIFIES in Front of Senate on Trump CRIMES
YouTube video by Legal AF
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Even Trump's supporters must surely be asking themselves just why Trump is so obviously desperate to help Putin, even to his own political detriment, and while alienating Ukraine and its allies. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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A Most Trumpian Plan to Make Nice With Russia
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
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George @smeagle66.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Uruguay is playing a leading role in the global #energytransition and is regarded worldwide as a prime example of a successful, rapid and clean transformation of the electricity sector. On average, the country generates 95 to 98% of its electricity from #renewables #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow
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Kelly 🌱 @groovecookie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Ed Macdonald @ed4words.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey, Hollywood chicken shit! This is how it's done, you lame fucks.
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Hannah Einbinder gets arrested
https://instagram.com/p/DdrX9OwgWLN The Hacks star and vocal Palestine supporter was seeing being walked away in handcuffs while shouting, "Netanyahu out of New York. No bombs on Lebanon, no bombs on ...
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On day in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first National Monument in the United States!
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Wendy Sparrow @wendysparrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Researchers in Turkey Have Unearthed an Ancient Fragment Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty
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Researchers in Turkey Have Unearthed an Ancient Fragment Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty
The piece of a clay tablet is marked with Akkadian cuneiform, and its text belongs to the Kadesh Peace Treaty, created by ancient Egyptians and Hittites in the 13th century B.C.E.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/09/2026
France will send troops and other military assets to Saudi Arabia to help protect critical energy sites along the Red Sea that have come under fire from the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, the French president said on Thursday.
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France to Send Soldiers to Saudi Arabia to Help Secure Energy Sites
Attacks on Saudi cities on the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen have added to pressure on global oil supplies.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/09/2026
Rising sea destroys homes, erases beaches in California. Is worse to come? reut.rs/4rtmBqd
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Rising sea destroys homes, erases beaches in California. Is worse to come?
In Malibu, the Pacific Ocean opened a sinkhole near the home of movie star Nicolas Cage and wreaked havoc on beachfront property. Along Beach Road in the city of Dana ​Point, waves destroyed one home and forced the city to vacate or restrict occupancy to 16 others.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We don't have to live like this. Look at all the billionaires and technofascists dining with Trump and Xi tonight. They pay off both sides of the aisle. The only way out is to crush them, and we need fighters to do that. nypost.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Texas delivery driver Don Johnson, 81, works 14-hour days to help pay wife’s medical bills — strangers raise almost $250K
“The reality is that he isn’t working by choice; he is working for survival.”
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canada-keith.bsky.social @canada-keith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Judge has ordered the WH to explain Why they haven’t reinstated the Press Passes and badges by 12.30 .Proves Justice can move quickly when it really wants to. I bet the Judge is pissed 😂🤣⚖️👏👏👍🇺🇸😎
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The late great JIM HENSON — born 90yrs ago today— and ‘Dr. Teeth’ on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1975.
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