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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · 1d

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Sieben von zehn Personen um Unabhängigkeit der Medien besorgt

Dass die meisten Medien in Österreich frei von politischer Einflussnahme seien, bejaht nur ein Viertel der Befragten.

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · 2d

“… the endless fantasy in politics is persuasion without representation. You elect us to represent you, and where we disagree, we will explain to you why you are wrong. The result of that politics tends to be neither persuasion nor representation.“

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This Is How the Democratic Party Beats Trump

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 11/02/2025 · 38m

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · 2d

Wir – das sind jetzt auch die, die in besseren Zeiten die anderen waren.

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Politische Mitte in Deutschland: Seid ihr noch zu retten?

Die politische Mitte hat einen reichen und erfolgreichen Gegner: die AfD. Umso bizarrer, dass sich vernunftbegabte Demokraten nahezu täglich aufführen wie die Schulhofschläger. Auf dem Spiel steht di...

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · 10d

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Medienförderungen reformieren: "Da liegt vieles im Argen"

Sebastian Loudon von der Datum-Stiftung und Gabriela Bacher von "Ein Versprechen für die Republik" wollen mit einer Initiative den unabhängigen Journalismus stärken

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · Sep 28

For over a decade, my Foundations of HCI undergrad course has covered “privacy & surveillance” with a (2002) reading about the Panopticon and a once distant warning about how social media sites could create a self-censoring reality. And Ellison is just… owning/celebrating the dystopia.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Sep 27

Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'

Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune

Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Sep 28

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'The Interview': Sean Penn Let Himself Get Away With Things for 15 Years. Not Anymore.

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 09/27/2025 · 51m

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Aug 24

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Und die Woche davor das Gespräch mit Yoram Hazony, Autor von “The Virtue of Nationalism,” und host der NatCon — National Conservatism - Konferenzen. Ezra Klein eben!!

Behind Trump and Vance Is This Man’s Movement

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 08/01/2025 · Subscribers Only · 1h 19m

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Aug 24

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Declaring basic civil rights to be privileges - a straight way to autocracy.

Mahmoud Khalil Tells His Story

Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 08/05/2025 · Subscribers Only · 1h 22m

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Aug 5

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A Terrible Five Days for the Truth

Trump’s latest moves represent an assault on reporting, statistics, and the historical record.

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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · Aug 4

Israel is the remarkable case of a country at war whose security chiefs are more rational, moderate and pragmatic than its politicians
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🇮🇱🇮🇱 Israeli Security Chiefs Through the Decades “End the war and bring the hostages home!”

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Jul 20

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Fall Brosius-Gersdorf: SPD vom Stil der modernen Politik überfordert

Ihr Agieren in der Causa Brosius-Gersdorf zeigt, dass die SPD vom Stil der modernen Politik überfordert ist. Sie muss sich endlich aus der Defensive wagen.

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Relentless @relentlesspursuit.bsky.social · Jun 14

There is no such thing as an overreaction with what has now happened. This is the line in the sand.

Every red hat who supports killing Americans is a traitor.

The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop over reacting

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Jun 12

“The American people are facing one of the great challenges of the 21st century, as great as that confronting the French in 1940, when they had to decide whether to join the Resistance or not.”

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A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · May 29

We humans are stability-seeking creatures. Getting accustomed to what used to seem unthinkable can feel like an accomplishment.… — it’s easy to mistake it for proof that the dark times are ending.

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Opinion | Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · May 13

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Polarisierung: Die Muster der Spaltung

AfD, Brandmauer, Asyl: Erstmals zeigen Daten im Detail, wie tief Deutschland emotional gespalten ist. Forscher warnen vor einem Konflikt nach amerikanischem Vorbild.

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Gilda Sahebi @gildasahebi.bsky.social · May 5

Der absolut beste Kommentar, den ich bisher zur Einstufung der AfD gehört oder gelesen habe. In den Öffentlich-Rechtlichen trauen sich das nicht viele - eine absolute Seltenheit und deswegen umso beachtlicher.

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Kommentar: AfD-Einstufung setzt politischen Gegner unter Druck

Der Verfassungsschutz stuft die AfD als rechtsextremistisch, weil sie völkisch und rassistisch ist. Die Antwort ist die Verteidigung einer offenen Gesellschaft.

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Apr 22

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Apr 14

“This gives people a sense of the possible.”

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Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Apr 14

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Trump Dares the Supreme Court to Do Something

His administration takes a new step toward authoritarianism.

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Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Apr 14

The quote is famous but fictional; less well known is the fact that Jackson did, ultimately, comply with the Court. So have all of his successors. Trump is on the brink of breaking that precedent. If he succeeds, he will have broken the bonds of the Constitution as well.

Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Apr 14

In an 1832 standoff with the Supreme Court, President Andrew Jackson—a hero of Trump’s—is apocryphally supposed to have said that Chief Justice John Marshall “has made his decision; now let him enforce it!”

Gabriela Bacher @gabrielabacher.bsky.social · Apr 9

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Opinion | Trump and Netanyahu Steer Toward an Ugly World, Together

The president and the Israeli prime minister are following the same track toward autocratic government and an abandonment of ideals.

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