Dagmar Seeland
@dseelandwrites.bsky.social
UK correspondent for the German weekly stern magazine. Former President, Foreign Press Association. Always on the lookout for good stories.
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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"They're looking for someone with a thick skin and recent experience of flagship BBC news programming."
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"They're looking for someone with a thick skin and recent experience of flagship BBC news programming."
Great interview with Andrew Lownie about his book on the former Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson & the reaction to it by the palace. With a mention of the @fpalondon.bsky.social! We invited him for a press briefing in September when the UK media still tried to ignore the book.
Andrew Lownie wrote an explosive book about Prince Andrew
Then came the backlash.
Legal threats. Journalists were told they’d lose Palace access if they spoke to him
Anonymous social media accounts accused Lownie of visiting sex workers.
This is how ‘the Firm’ works youtu.be/OJHaVsDVv-c?...
Then came the backlash.
Legal threats. Journalists were told they’d lose Palace access if they spoke to him
Anonymous social media accounts accused Lownie of visiting sex workers.
This is how ‘the Firm’ works youtu.be/OJHaVsDVv-c?...
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Great interview with Andrew Lownie about his book on the former Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson & the reaction to it by the palace. With a mention of the @fpalondon.bsky.social! We invited him for a press briefing in September when the UK media still tried to ignore the book.
Not that we didn’t know this already, but here’s proof: news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
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November 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Not that we didn’t know this already, but here’s proof: news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Astonishing video, worth watching in full.
While agreeing in the round,
I've found this (below) both reassuring and highlighting of the need for constant vigilance. There is no perfect end state. See if you can see where the 'thousand year reich' occurs (also, that Roman Empire lasted quite a while).
m.youtube.com/watch?v=UY9P...
I've found this (below) both reassuring and highlighting of the need for constant vigilance. There is no perfect end state. See if you can see where the 'thousand year reich' occurs (also, that Roman Empire lasted quite a while).
m.youtube.com/watch?v=UY9P...
The History of Europe: Every Year
YouTube video by Cottereau
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November 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Astonishing video, worth watching in full.
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Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE
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For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For years people made fun of big tech for inventing things that already exist and they responded with their magnum opus: inventing fascism. Incredible work
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Imagine reading this post 10 years ago. You’d think you were having a stroke or something.
Tories confirm Chris Philp's bill proposing mass deportation of people with indefinite leave to remain no longer party policy - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Imagine reading this post 10 years ago. You’d think you were having a stroke or something.
Together with my colleague Leonie Scheuble in Washington, I did a deep dive into the Epstein affair. Just at the right time, as it turned out. www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Es war ein Paradies. Doch für die Mädchen die Hölle
Im Skandal um Jeffrey Epstein tun sich neue Abgründe auf. Prinz Andrew, Donald Trump, immer mehr Namen tauchen auf – es könnte erst der Anfang sein.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Together with my colleague Leonie Scheuble in Washington, I did a deep dive into the Epstein affair. Just at the right time, as it turned out. www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Virginia Giuffre’s memoirs were not an easy read - but an important one www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Virginia Giuffre: "Das hast Du gut gemacht. Der Prinz hatte Spaß" | STERN.de
Virginia Giuffre war das prominenteste Opfer in der Epstein-Affäre – ihre Memoiren zeichnen das Bild eines sexsüchtigen Netzwerks mächtiger Männer.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Virginia Giuffre’s memoirs were not an easy read - but an important one www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
A ‘poor performer’? Is that what Andrew is called now? More like an entitled performer, if you ask Virginia Giuffre
October 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A ‘poor performer’? Is that what Andrew is called now? More like an entitled performer, if you ask Virginia Giuffre
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Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
Even the dead Epstein is haunting Prince Andrew et al: www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Nur der
Die posthume Biografie eines Opfers zeigt Prinz Andrew als Lüsterling mit Fußfetisch – und der Palast zieht die Notbremse.
www.stern.de
October 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Even the dead Epstein is haunting Prince Andrew et al: www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
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Do listen in. It became quite, ahem, heated.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Do listen in. It became quite, ahem, heated.
Under Trump, the US is turning into the GDR
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Wenn ich Trumps Amerika sehe, denke ich an meine Jugend – in der DDR
Donald Trump zersetzt die Demokratie in den USA. Stern-Korrespondentin Dagmar Seeland erinnert das an eine Zeit vor 40 Jahren.
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September 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Under Trump, the US is turning into the GDR
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‘Business secretary Peter Kyle was asked by Sky News’ Trevor Phillips this morning if the demonstration – organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson – “disturbed” him.
Kyle said the number of people who turned out for the protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in the UK.’
For shame
Kyle said the number of people who turned out for the protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in the UK.’
For shame
Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
September 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
‘Business secretary Peter Kyle was asked by Sky News’ Trevor Phillips this morning if the demonstration – organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson – “disturbed” him.
Kyle said the number of people who turned out for the protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in the UK.’
For shame
Kyle said the number of people who turned out for the protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in the UK.’
For shame
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The cognitive dissonance (which is perhaps generous) from the government on the state of free speech comparing its response to the far-right against those protesting the proscription of Palestine Action is increasingly hard to comprehend, as govt belief moves into govt (in)action.
‘Business secretary Peter Kyle was asked by Sky News’ Trevor Phillips this morning if the demonstration – organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson – “disturbed” him.
Kyle said the number of people who turned out for the protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in the UK.’
For shame
Kyle said the number of people who turned out for the protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in the UK.’
For shame
Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
September 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The cognitive dissonance (which is perhaps generous) from the government on the state of free speech comparing its response to the far-right against those protesting the proscription of Palestine Action is increasingly hard to comprehend, as govt belief moves into govt (in)action.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I went to the Reform party conference. The experience will haunt me for a long time: www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
Schlaflos in Birmingham
Nigel Farages rechtspopulistische Partei Reform verspricht, die Zukunft des Königreichs zu sein. Dabei wirkt sie wie die Tories 2.0.
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September 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I went to the Reform party conference. The experience will haunt me for a long time: www.stern.de/politik/ausl...
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Column, on Westminster politics played to an empty stadium and the leaching of power elsewhere www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While Starmer struggles with a broken system in Westminster, real power keeps leaking elsewhere | Rafael Behr
Far from No 10, Nigel Farage has been amassing power in the sprawling, networked space where 21st-century politics happens, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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September 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Column, on Westminster politics played to an empty stadium and the leaching of power elsewhere www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
August 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I am at Parliament Square in London, where I am watching peaceful protesters arrested for holding signs. History will remember all of these brave people as heroes.
August 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I am at Parliament Square in London, where I am watching peaceful protesters arrested for holding signs. History will remember all of these brave people as heroes.
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All that work, all those billions of dollars, and they’ve created Marvin The Paranoid Android.
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
All that work, all those billions of dollars, and they’ve created Marvin The Paranoid Android.
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Ich bin aus der deutschen Nationalsprache ausgetreten, weil sie mich nicht mehr interessiert, wenn Wolfram Weimer und Jürgen Kaube ihren Schönheitsgehalt von oben festsetzen. Für @taz.de hab ich mir drei Krawatten umgebunden und ein superseriöses Erklärstück geschrieben!
Das AUt000rrr verkündeeett, dass mit seine sPrAcHe jed33333**** das machen kan, was sie* willlllllll <3
Kulturstaatsminister und Feuilletonisten laufen Sturm gegen das Gendernund erklären die Gemeinheit zur Staatsräson. Der Autor sagt: Es reicht.Eine sprachliche Unabhängigkeitserklärung
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August 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ich bin aus der deutschen Nationalsprache ausgetreten, weil sie mich nicht mehr interessiert, wenn Wolfram Weimer und Jürgen Kaube ihren Schönheitsgehalt von oben festsetzen. Für @taz.de hab ich mir drei Krawatten umgebunden und ein superseriöses Erklärstück geschrieben!
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BREAKING: JOINT STATEMENT FROM REUTERS, BBC NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS & AFP.
Warning that their staff face death by starvation in Gaza.
Horrifying and unprecedented.
Warning that their staff face death by starvation in Gaza.
Horrifying and unprecedented.
July 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
BREAKING: JOINT STATEMENT FROM REUTERS, BBC NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS & AFP.
Warning that their staff face death by starvation in Gaza.
Horrifying and unprecedented.
Warning that their staff face death by starvation in Gaza.
Horrifying and unprecedented.