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Der Postillon 📯 @der-postillon.com · 07/10/2026
"Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort, unverzüglich" – Brandmauer gefallen www.der-postillon.com/2026/10/bran...
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"Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort, unverzüglich" – Brandmauer gefallen
Berlin (dpo) - Es ist ein historischer Moment für Deutschland, dessen Eintreten dennoch immer klarer absehbar war: Die Brandmauer der Union zur AfD, d
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Volker @volkr.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Das Beste am #ESC2026 - die Kommentare von @kalk.bsky.social . Die Gitarren-Ghostbusters aus Rumänien kriegen den Geist aber anscheinend nicht in die Falle... 🤷‍♂️
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Vassili Golod @golod.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Als Russland 2022 die gesamte Ukraine überfällt, flüchten die Lastivkas in den Westen Europas. Bis auf Vater Ruslan, der sich damals freiwillig für die Armee meldet. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt kann die Familie nicht ahnen, wie sehr der Krieg ihr Leben verändern würde. 1/4
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Heike Specht @heikespecht.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Am 8. März 1979 demonstrierten die Iranerinnen gegen die frauenfeindlichen Maßnahmen des neuen Regimes. Die Frauen hatten zusammen mit den Männern den Schah vertrieben und mussten nun erleben, dass Khomeini, frisch an die Macht gelangt, ihnen ganz gezielt die Freiheit nahm.
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Guido Kühn @guido-kuehn.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
In den USA passiert, was man durchaus als den feuchten Traum der Neoliberalen, Konservativen und offenen Rechten hierzulande verstehen muss: von der Militarisierung der Polizei, über Menschenrechtsverachtung, der gemeinsamen Sprache bis zu einer Regierung, die Gesetze bricht und Gerichte angreift.
An illustration of two militarised ICE agents deporting Lady Liberty. Text line: Illegal Alien.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Has it occured to Donald he could prove Elon wrong by just releasing the Epstein files?
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
“Vladimir, STOP!”
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Konstantin Kuhle @konstantinkuhle.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Nach der Gewaltenteilung des Grundgesetzes „verfügt“ der Bundeskanzler nicht, wer einem parlamentarischen Gremium anzugehören hat. Im Übrigen heißt es „Kontrollgremium“, damit es die Regierung kontrolliert – nicht, damit es ihr nach dem Mund redet.
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Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Poland's top diplomat on russia: "Let’s give sanctions a chance" "We welcome initiatives in the US Congress and hope they’ll lead to a durable peace based on the UN Charter."
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Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Zelenskyy's top aide to US Senators: "At one time, we gave russia strategic bombers because we wanted peace and guarantees. But Russia used them against us, shelling our people..."
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
French pilots of Mirage 2000 have made a demonstration flight over the Black Sea, "drawing" the Ukrainian trident. The route was clearly visible on Flight Radar. Thank you, France! 🇫🇷🇺🇦
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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
‼️ Russia: “Cargo transportation by river transport in Russia in April decreased by 39.3% y/y” 🍿 www.interfax.ru/business/102...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Good friend of mine had a client arrested at an ISAP check-in today. They denied him permission to attend the check-in with his client and then only told him that she'd been arrested and sent over to 26 Federal Plaza after he demanded to know what had happened to her.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This exchange is revealing, terrifying, and intellectually bankrupt. No world leader would ever want to enter a room to deal with this guy because he's a crank.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
"If you need to update Social Security about a move or bank account change, it could take longer than usual... "Changes like these may take longer, and thousands of Americans could see delays or even stopped checks in the meantime, employees warned USA TODAY..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Social security employees warn of delays: What the new priorities means for your benefits
Social Security employees fear that adding complicated unpaid pension claims to their priority list will push routine needs to the back burner.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 04/06/2025
Buyer's remorse.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Grateful to the journalists in Ukraine working tirelessly to keep the world informed on russian attacks on civilians—despite fading interest. That’s why I deeply appreciate Zarina and was glad to contribute a bit to her lates article. fresnoalliance.com/the-silence-...
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The Silence of the Headlines - Community Alliance
BY ZARINA ZABRISKY The Russian war of aggression has shattered Ukraine’s daily life. International coverage understates the scale of Russian attacks on the frontline territories and cities, said a Kha...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Let’s be clear about 2 things: 1) Elon doesn’t care about the debt. If he did he’d advocate for the rich paying more taxes, not less. 2) Watching him turn on Trump is highly enjoyable.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 04/06/2025
Trumpers are not targeting waste and fraud, they are determined to engage in waste and fraud.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Yes, which is why there are courthouses named after Thurgood Marshall. A Thurgood Marshall ship that is supplying a warship that will go on to kill civilians isn’t my idea of honoring his legacy and contribution.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/06/2025
There is voluminous evidence of Ukrainian children being taken to Russia against their will and forcibly Russified. Some of that evidence is provided by Russian officials who have bragged about it. More bad faith and phony diplomacy from Russia:
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A Gross and Brazen ‘DOGE Check’ Scam
A conservative PAC with past ties to top Trumpworld figures is telling voters they can get a $5,000 DOGE check. It’s a lie.
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Thirty-two years of proving there’s no one way to serve. Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...
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jeff2146 @jeff2146.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Turns out FN has lost the bid for Verney-Carron as the court has selected Rivoliers bid. www.francebleu.fr/infos/econom...
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Rivolier reprend le fabricant d'armes stéphanois Verney-Carron - ici
Le tribunal de commerce de Saint-Étienne a tranché mercredi 4 juin entre les deux offres en lice pour la reprise de Verney-Carron. Il a choisi celle de l'entreprise ligérienne Rivolier.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
😲😲😲 Image 1: Belaya air base, June 4. Images 2-4: Olenya air base, June 4.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/06/2025
Elon Musk attacks Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ tax bill as ‘outrageous’ and says it will cause deficit to grow to $2.5tn – US politics live
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Elon Musk attacks Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ tax bill as ‘outrageous’ and says it will cause deficit to grow to $2.5tn – US politics live
Billionaire tech entrepreneur, who recently left the Trump administration, calls president’s tax and spending bill an ‘abomination’ Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news lines over the coming hours. We start with news that Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, opened a new rift with Donald Trump by denouncing the US president’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”. Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene has drawn widespread criticism from Democratic colleagues for admitting that not only did she not read Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill before voting for it, but she would have voted against it had she read thoroughly.The White House gloated on social media about the arrests of the wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the suspected Boulder attacker, and joked about providing them with “six one-way tickets”. In the 48 hours since the firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, on a demonstration in support of Israelis held hostage in Gaza, Republicans politicized the attack, attempting to blame Democrats, including the state’s multiple Jewish leaders. Democrats denounced the Trump administration’s “cruel” decision to rescind health department guidance issued in the wake of the 2022 Dobbs decision, striking down the right to an abortion, that required hospitals to provide abortions to women in medical emergencies even in state’s with local bans on the procedure. Millions of legal immigrants may be left unable to work after the US Social Security Administration quietly instituted a rule change to stop automatically issuing them social security numbers. A US judge on Tuesday ruled the US Bureau of Prisons must keep providing transgender inmates gender-affirming care, despite an executive order Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office to halt funding for such care. Continue reading...
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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Smart thread on the magic 5% defense spending plea
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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
1/ Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, is calling on the U.S. and EU to respond as Georgian Dream moves to censor a critical TV channel through new amendments to the broadcasting law:
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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
2/ According to Formula, the party also objected to the broadcaster referring to Bidzina Ivanishvili as an “oligarch.” Similarly, Mtavari says the complaint concerns the use of terms such as “oligarch,” “oligarch’s ministry,” and “political prisoners.”
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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
3/ In the case of TV Pirveli, the complaint alleges that the journalist should not have used terms like “regime,” “Russification,” or “clan-based court.”
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Georg Restle @georgrestle.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
„WELT“-Herausgeber Ulf Poschardt findet ernsthaft, Journalisten hätten gegenüber der Polizei eine „Fürsorgepflicht“. Größer könnte der Graben kaum sein. Nein, Journalisten haben gegenüber Beamten, die das staatliche Gewaltmonopol ausüben, vor allem eins: Eine Kontrollpflicht.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Nazi's gonna Nazi!
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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
‼️ Russia: “Fourth region prepares to declare state of emergency due to threat to harvest” 👉 Krasnodar Due to dry weather. The emergency declaration is required for some insurance plans to pay out. www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/06/03/c...
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Angie@blueangie.bsky.social @blueangie.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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Rubio says no one is dying from USAID cuts. This reporter went to Africa and says that's not true.
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by NPR's Global Health Correspondent Gabrielle Emanuel who recently traveled to Africa and found the that stark reality is that the cuts to U.S. aid are indeed hav...
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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
‼️ Russia: “Mishustin called for more active copying of foreign technology and its mass production” 🇷🇺: Let’s just steal it! (They’ll probably fail at this too) www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/06/03/m...
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Donald Trump Jr. Admits Felon Dad Turned To Crypto Because Banks Wouldn't Loan Them Money twp.ai/4in0ml
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Donald Trump Jr. Admits Felon Dad Turned To Crypto Because Banks Wouldn't Loan Them Money
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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Speaker Johnson keeps lying, telling Americans the GOP is "not cutting Medicaid." While Joni Ernst is flat-out telling her constituents that "we're all going to die" anyway.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Yeah I’ve had my disagreement with CBO’s analyses in specific cases, but I’ve never questioned their dedication to neutrality.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
You all know me very well by now and there is nothing more that I love than a Democrat who speaks and writes the way that I do and we do in our daily newsletter. This is some PhD level shit right here.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The boys are fightinggggg
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
"The official also said that the timing of the announcement -- occurring during Pride month -- was intentional." I've seen enough. We can confidently declare the Trump administration to be the biggest collection of assholes in American history.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
FBI says active shooter incidents were down by 50% in 2024 twp.ai/4in0l1
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FBI says active shooter incidents were down by 50% in 2024 - UPI.com
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Oliver von Dobrowolski @vondobrowolski.de · 03/06/2025
Meine Fresse, da haben wir mal wieder einen Minister, dem gar nichts peinlich ist… Wie viele Justizminister:innen sieht man denn in Robe, welche Gesundheitsminister:innen im Kittel oder wie häufig wurde der/die Kulturstaatsminister:in im Ballettdress gesichtet?
Ein Artikelfoto, auf welchem der lächelnde Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt in einer Polizeiuniformjacke abgelichtet ist.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/06/2025
Read the full story:
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The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy
The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the f...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/06/2025
The Trump admin. is using the claim that immigrants “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years. But what do the courts say? @mtredden.bsky.social‬ explains.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
We can draw analogies, too!
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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 03/06/2025
Pride Month so far: Jonathan Joss is murdered in a disgusting hate crime and the Navy intentionally announces they are changing the name of the USNS HARVEY MILK. America... now more than ever... David Lynch's words ring loudly. "Fix your hearts or die." This cannot be our normal.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
It’s weird that RFK types will invent hundreds of conspiracy theories but rarely are like “Americans would be healthier if we didn’t have to drive everywhere and could walk”. That’s the wild thinking you can’t divulge, walking, not that Bigfoot is behind it all.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
They invoke NYT to try and garner support from MAGA, but the truth is that people across the ideological spectrum from far right to far left think this is BS.
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