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Karl Doemens

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US Correspondent RND German Newsrooms Network. Reporting for Hannoversche Allgemeine, Augsburger Allgemeine, Frankfurter Rundschau, Der Standard (AUT) et al. https://www.rnd.de/autoren/karl-doemens/

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wilde Küsten, frische Schalentiere und demokratische Mehrheiten: Bei einer Reise durch den Neuengland-Staat Maine scheint die Welt noch in Ordnung zu sein. Doch die destruktive Politik des US-Präsidenten hinterlässt auch ihre Spuren. Ein paar spätsommerliche Urlaubsimpressionen.

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 1h

Friedensdeal in akuter Gefahr. 💇‍♂️👑📸

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 1h

Eine bittere Prise Realismus nach der Trump-Show in Nahost.

Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 1h

While the war has been raging in Gaza, the right-wing Netanyahu government has been doing everything short of formal annexation to extend Israeli control over the West Bank—and it might well have done the formal annexation if Trump had not blocked it. wapo.st/3W5yhAx

Opinion | Why the Gaza ceasefire won’t lead to lasting peace

“A new Middle East” will require sacrifices that Israelis and Palestinians show no sign of making.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 14h

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 1d

Bevor Trump als großer Friedensstifter in den Nahen Osten abhebt, weist er seine Parteifreunde (implizit insbesondere Justizministerin Bondi und FBI-Chef Patel) an, den Rachefeldzug gegen seine Gegner in den USA zu verschärfen.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 2d

Der Präsident am 6. Januar 2021 hieß… (nicht Joe Biden). Und die FBI-Beamten wurden nach Beginn der Randale zu deren Kontrolle ans Kapitol geschickt, hat Trumps FBI-Chef Kash Patel klargestellt. 🤔

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 2d

Hörenswert. Glaube (leider), Lewandowskys Sicht ist wesentlich realistischer.

Marcel Lewandowsky @mlewandowsky.bsky.social · 2d

Und hier geht es zum Beitrag: www.deutschlandfunk.de/wird-die-us-...

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 2d

Das nächste politische Massaker bei der US-Gesundheitsbehörde CDC.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 3d

Prozentrechnen. Wievielte Klasse?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 3d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 3d

Eine Kreuzung hinterm Kapitol.

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 3d

Am 18. Oktober ist wieder eine „No Kings“-Demo gegen Trumps autoritäre Politik. Ich war bei der letzten dabei. Das waren ganz normale Leute, auch viele Rentner, mit fantasievollen Plakaten, null Gewalt. Die Republikaner wollen friedlichen Protest kriminalisieren - die National Guard steht bereit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 3d

Oha, mal wieder Krach bei MAGA. (Die rechtsextreme Loomer wird Trump trotzdem unterstützen.)

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 3d

Die ganze Geschichte (ohne Paywall): www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 4d

Kann man die angeblich lebensgefährlichen US-Städte überhaupt noch betreten? Zumindest einer traut sich mit schusssicherer Weste nach Chicago… 😉

(JB Pritzker ist der demokratische Gouverneur des Bundesstaats Illinois.)

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

On the left is how the White House reacted to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement.

On the right is what President Trump posted about Maria Corina Machado back in January, just two weeks before nominations closed for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

Steven Cheung * B @StevenCheung47
X.com
President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives.
He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.
The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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Venezuelan democracy activist Maria Corina Machado and President-elect Gonzalez are peacefully expressing the voices and the WILL of the Venezuelan people with hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating against the regime. The great Venezuelan American community in the United States overwhelmingly support a free Venezuela, and strongly supported me. These freedom fighters should not be harmed, and MUST stay SAFE and ALIVE!
MODA
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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 4d

Ein Professor der über die Antifa forschte, hat nach Morddrohungen die USA fluchtartig mit seiner Familie verlassen.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4d

Trump’s Gaza deal may bring a welcome pause to years of bloodshed — but let’s be clear: one ceasefire doesn’t make him a peacemaker.
While he chases a Nobel Prize abroad, he’s been stoking violence at home.
Peace isn’t a brand. It’s a character test.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

The "Peacemaker" Who Thrives on Chaos

Trump’s Gaza deal may earn him applause — but his record of stoking violence at home shows he’s no champion of peace.

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 4d

TikTok, Tylenol, Trump - und ein „Baby in der Plazenta“ 😳. Der Quacksalber ist Gesundheitsminister.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 4d

Der Kollege hat schon mal die unmittelbaren Hürden beschrieben: www.rnd.de/politik/kann...

Diese sechs Hürden stehen einem Frieden noch im Weg

Der Durchbruch bei den Verhandlungen über den Nahost-Plan von US-Präsident Trump schürt die Hoffnungen auf ein Ende des Gazakriegs. Die Einigung über die Freilassung der Geiseln ist ein großer Erfolg ...

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Karl Doemens @karldoemens.bsky.social · 4d

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