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Karl Heinz Hermann

@karlheinzhermann.bsky.social

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Zwischen Realpolitik und absurdem Humor. Der Rest ist Interpretation.

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · Feb 15

Kendrick just dropped the anthem of the new USA. Ohio for 2025.

‘Drones watching, data stolen, freedom fading.
Musk gone, Trump’s alone—where’s your throne?
They shoot the truth, erase the past—how long will your silence last?’

This is the song we need. Play it loud.

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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 18h

🤔 Largely unnoticed by visitors to Ripon Cathedral, Henry Wilson’s 1913 repoussé pulpit gleams with Anglo-Saxon saints and burnished light.

📸 I worked hard here to capture how his craft bridges the past and present, the material and the spiritual. A real hidden gem. #thread

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 7h

Oil, it’s only about the oil.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 10h

Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.

An abandoned building by the beach where a window overlooks the sea. The water through the window resembles a painting, so someone has scrawled Free Rothko on the wall.

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 9h

Es ist doch schön zu sehen, dass große Teile der Zivilbevölkerung wissen, wie man mit solchen Leuten richtig umgeht – nämlich gar nicht.

Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 19h

They once called him a genius, now he’s got the common brain of a junkie.

Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 19h

Praise the Lord and He will hear you.
The new American way.

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 1d

Their shoes are brown
To match their suits
They got no balls
They got no roots

youtu.be/TjXNLU06Bqo?...

Brown Shoes Don’t Make It (Live At Whisky a Go Go/1968)

YouTube video by Frank Zappa - Topic

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 1d

Alles gekachelt, klassisches Schlachthaus Design.

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Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 1d

Now that ERA5's October preliminary data is in, the month ends at +1.54ºC above preindustrial making it the first month since May to go back over 1.5ºC and the 3rd hottest on record.

The 12-month running mean is at 1.5ºC

📝 All the above to be confirmed this coming week.

#ClimateLiteracy

Global surface air temperature
Daily average ● Data: ERA5

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 2d

Trump won’t be using that toilet — there’s no adult diapers in sight, and he’d need a shower to change them.

Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 2d

Hunger’s a small price to pay when there’s a new golden Trump toilet to admire.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 3d

BlueSky is going to build the ability to silo people and entire groups with this technology silently. this is quite dangerous, considering how much of this site is already being gamed by bad actors and the ways this can and will be used to erase people and groups silently.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 3d

“As users ‘dislike’ posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.”

Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta | TechCrunch

As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.

techcrunch.com

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 2d

They both go for that classic slaughterhouse look — all tiles, no nonsense.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d

The Economist estimates Ukraine will need $389 billion in aid and weapons from 2026 to 2029, nearly double what Europe has given since the full-scale invasion began. With the U.S. pulling back, the financial burden now falls squarely on Europe’s shoulders.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 4d

The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S., according to internal Defense Department memos.

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 3d

Der Kongress ist längst ausgeschaltet, faktisch stillgelegt. Fällt jetzt auch noch der Filibuster, hat Trump den Senat gleichgeschaltet – und die amerikanische Demokratie wäre Geschichte.

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

So Biden and the Dems wouldn’t get rid of the filibuster to help people but Trump will do it to avoid helping people

So damn predictable

Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 4d

wenn man kein ESTA bekommt, gibt es auch kein Asyl.

Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 4d

die 2 von der Eppstein Liste.

Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 5d

Läppische 67 Meter, der mag sein Personal tatsächlich nicht.

Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 5d

es ist bald vorüber, ganz bestimmt.

bsky.app/profile/jaso...

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 6d

This is so bleak:

www.404media.co/a16z-is-fund...

Last week, I wrote about Doublespeed, essentially a click farm that sells “synthetic influencers” to astroturf whatever product or service you want across social media, despite it being a clear violation of every social media platform's policy on inauthentic behavior. But that was just the tip of the iceberg.

a16z’s Speedrun is also backing:

Creed: An AI company “rooted in Christian Values” which produces Lenny, a “Bible-based AI buddy who's always got your back with wise words, scripture-inspired guidance, and a listening ear whenever you need it.”
Zingroll: The “world’s largest Netflix-quality AI streaming platform,” which is another way of saying it’s a Netflix populated exclusively with AI Slop.
Vega: which is building “AI-powered social orbits.” What does that mean? Not entirely clear, but the company has produced one of the most beautiful Mad Libs paragraphs I’ve ever seen: “We’re building the largest textual data moat on human relationships by gamifying the way people leave notes for each other. For the first time, LLMs can analyze millions of raw, human-written notes at scale and turn them into structured meaning, powering the most annotated social graph ever created.”
Moona Health: an AI-powered Sleep care app the company says is covered by insurance. “Our AI-powered platform automates insurance claims and scheduling and analyzes sleep data – providing personalized session guidelines to therapists,” Moona says.
Jooba: “The world’s first autonomous recruiting firm.”
Margin: “The World’s first AI powered credit card.” Margin says “Customers earn points, with dynamic rewards that adapt to their preferences in real time.”
First Voyage: A wellness app that gives you AI “mythological pets that turn wellness into play.”
Axon Capital: billed as “DeepMind for Finance,” Axon says it has “pioneered brain-inspired, low-latency AI for financial markets.”

Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 5d

That’s great to see — and no shame if an 80-year-old struggles with it. That’s life.

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Ben Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 6d

For the moment, Melissa is moving NNE at 2 mph, so a slow walking pace. Expected to speed up a bit soon.

Sustained winds remain around 175 mph, and the pressure has dropped a tiny bit to 901 mb.

One of the strongest ever storms in the Atlantic, and by some measures in the world.

Sam Lillo @samlillo.bsky.social · 6d

Definitive movement NNE now

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump to troops in Japan: "Unlike past administrations, we will not be politically correct. You don't mind that, do you? When it comes to defending the US we're no longer politically correct. We're gonna defend our country any way we have to and that's usually not the politically correct way"

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Karl Heinz Hermann @karlheinzhermann.bsky.social · 6d

Lustiger wird es heute nicht mehr, schauen und lesen.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6d

Goodness gracious - part 2

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6d

Goodness gracious - part 2

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