Sven Koprek
@svenkoprek.bsky.social
Cachu hwch
(er/ihm | he/him)
Night-Manager with interest in politics, rather left-leaning
Posts in English and German
If I followed you, I did it because what you posted interested me, there's absolutely no need to follow back if nothing here interests you
(er/ihm | he/him)
Night-Manager with interest in politics, rather left-leaning
Posts in English and German
If I followed you, I did it because what you posted interested me, there's absolutely no need to follow back if nothing here interests you
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“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
The Alarmingly Racist History of the Supreme Court’s Canceled 1947 Christmas Party
The Court held its first-ever office Christmas party in 1946. The following year, the clerks suggested inviting Black employees. It did not go over well.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
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If liberals need to give up Clinton to stop Trump, then that’s just the cost of justice. I personally see it as a BOGO deal on shitty men we’re better off without.
December 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If liberals need to give up Clinton to stop Trump, then that’s just the cost of justice. I personally see it as a BOGO deal on shitty men we’re better off without.
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I wrote about how the Trump administration won’t let Black people use MATH to prove racism exists.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
The DOJ Just Made It Almost Impossible to Prove Racism Exists
By rolling back “disparate impact" claims, the Trump administration is reducing courts to mere rubber stamps for the white supremacy written into the laws.
www.contrabandcamp.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I wrote about how the Trump administration won’t let Black people use MATH to prove racism exists.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
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An undocumented migrant convicted of unlawful gun possession challenged the law he was convicted under as violating the 2nd Amendment
A federal judge said the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to him anyway because he's a noncitizen
As you may imagine, I have Thoughts
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
A federal judge said the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to him anyway because he's a noncitizen
As you may imagine, I have Thoughts
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Amul Thapar Desperately Wants to Be a Trump Supreme Court Justice
The Sixth Circuit judge's latest legal theory is ahistorical and nonsensical. It also aligns perfectly with Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
An undocumented migrant convicted of unlawful gun possession challenged the law he was convicted under as violating the 2nd Amendment
A federal judge said the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to him anyway because he's a noncitizen
As you may imagine, I have Thoughts
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
A federal judge said the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to him anyway because he's a noncitizen
As you may imagine, I have Thoughts
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
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America is not a dumb country, but...
This Is the Dumbest America Has Ever Been
Donald Trump's fact-free, lie-filled soliloquy of intrusive thoughts might have been the stupidest 18 minutes in American history.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
America is not a dumb country, but...
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The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy
In making frequent, ill use of the “shadow docket,” the high court is not just handing Trump policy victories. It’s upending the rule of law.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The people who wrote this about Charlie Kirk were fired and threatened with violence
December 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The people who wrote this about Charlie Kirk were fired and threatened with violence
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Sigh. Chile is going fascist... again.
New guy wants a Chilean ICE. :(
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/a...
New guy wants a Chilean ICE. :(
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/a...
Chile elects Kast as president, deepening regional shift to law-and-order politics | CNN
Jose Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over rising crime and migration to take the country to its sharpest rightward shift since the end of dictatorship ...
edition.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sigh. Chile is going fascist... again.
New guy wants a Chilean ICE. :(
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/a...
New guy wants a Chilean ICE. :(
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/a...
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The goal of the Trump administration is an ethnic cleansing that is actively being enacted, and that promises to destroy the diversity & freedoms that were ever the strength of this imperfect nation.
My latest in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ethnic cleansing of the US will destroy it | Heba Gowayed
Trump’s racist remarks on Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants reveals his vision for the US as a white Christian nation
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The goal of the Trump administration is an ethnic cleansing that is actively being enacted, and that promises to destroy the diversity & freedoms that were ever the strength of this imperfect nation.
My latest in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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My newsletter is out. I explained how a chimpanzee throwing feces would be doing a better job of communicating than Democrats on the Senate Judicary Committee, and why the World Cup will be Trumpist slop (shoutout to @theoldzealand.bsky.social)
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Supreme Court Has a Serial Killer Problem
In this week's Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent recaps a major death penalty case that came before the high court as well as the shenanigans of a man who’s angling to be the next SCOTU...
www.thenation.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My newsletter is out. I explained how a chimpanzee throwing feces would be doing a better job of communicating than Democrats on the Senate Judicary Committee, and why the World Cup will be Trumpist slop (shoutout to @theoldzealand.bsky.social)
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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For more than 2 years, police in Berlin - encouraged by city and national politicians - have systematically used excessive violence in an attempt to beat the Palestine solidarity movement into silence.
I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk
I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk
Harry Stopes | Police Violence in Berlin
In the last six months human rights officials at both the Council of Europe and the United Nations have written to the...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
For more than 2 years, police in Berlin - encouraged by city and national politicians - have systematically used excessive violence in an attempt to beat the Palestine solidarity movement into silence.
I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk
I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk
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“Let the IDF win and f*ck the Arabs”
Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters chanted racist slogans not only outside the stadium but also inside it. VfB Stuttgart, supposedly acting in the name of combating antisemitism, welcomed these racists and far-right supporters as if the Pope were visiting the city.
Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters chanted racist slogans not only outside the stadium but also inside it. VfB Stuttgart, supposedly acting in the name of combating antisemitism, welcomed these racists and far-right supporters as if the Pope were visiting the city.
December 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“Let the IDF win and f*ck the Arabs”
Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters chanted racist slogans not only outside the stadium but also inside it. VfB Stuttgart, supposedly acting in the name of combating antisemitism, welcomed these racists and far-right supporters as if the Pope were visiting the city.
Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters chanted racist slogans not only outside the stadium but also inside it. VfB Stuttgart, supposedly acting in the name of combating antisemitism, welcomed these racists and far-right supporters as if the Pope were visiting the city.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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The authoritarian takover of the state bureaucracy might not *sound* like a big deal. But SCOTUS giving Trump the ability to fire the federal government is a God-King power, and represents a failure of the American Revolution.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Supreme Court Is About to Give Trump His Crony State
During oral arguments, the conservative justices made clear that they intend to allow Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter—and reorder the separation of powers.
www.thenation.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The authoritarian takover of the state bureaucracy might not *sound* like a big deal. But SCOTUS giving Trump the ability to fire the federal government is a God-King power, and represents a failure of the American Revolution.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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“For more than a year, we have been warning that we cannot stand on the same stage with a representative of a country that has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza”
“This is on behalf of the 20,000 children killed in Gaza"
“This is on behalf of the 20,000 children killed in Gaza"
Public Broadcasters Quit Eurovision 2026
Slovenia, Spain, Ireland, and the Netherlands Withdraw Over Participation of Israel
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“For more than a year, we have been warning that we cannot stand on the same stage with a representative of a country that has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza”
“This is on behalf of the 20,000 children killed in Gaza"
“This is on behalf of the 20,000 children killed in Gaza"
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14. Individuals bear personal responsibility for war crimes. States must, in accordance with their
national law, ensure that alleged perpetrators are brought before their own domestic courts or
handed over for trial by the courts of another State or by an intl criminal tribunal, such as the ICC. 1/
national law, ensure that alleged perpetrators are brought before their own domestic courts or
handed over for trial by the courts of another State or by an intl criminal tribunal, such as the ICC. 1/
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz in Israel: Pressekonferenz mit Netanyahu im Livestream
Die Lage in Gaza, die Zweistaatenlösung: Über diese Themen haben sich Bundeskanzler Merz und Israels Premierminister Netanyahu ausgetauscht. Verfolgen Sie ihre Pressekonferenz live.
www.spiegel.de
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
14. Individuals bear personal responsibility for war crimes. States must, in accordance with their
national law, ensure that alleged perpetrators are brought before their own domestic courts or
handed over for trial by the courts of another State or by an intl criminal tribunal, such as the ICC. 1/
national law, ensure that alleged perpetrators are brought before their own domestic courts or
handed over for trial by the courts of another State or by an intl criminal tribunal, such as the ICC. 1/
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A lot of people on Twitter and Bluesky alike love to go "what about Sudan?" in response to pro Palestinian sentiment but in general if you're pro Palestine you're also far likelier to be anti UAE. See for example the senator below, who was the harshest critic in the Senate of both Biden and Trump.
The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children in Kordofan, doctor group says
A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces has hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, according to a doctors’ group
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A lot of people on Twitter and Bluesky alike love to go "what about Sudan?" in response to pro Palestinian sentiment but in general if you're pro Palestine you're also far likelier to be anti UAE. See for example the senator below, who was the harshest critic in the Senate of both Biden and Trump.
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Mit Friedrich Merz trifft erstmals ein 🇩🇪 Bundeskanzler eine Person - Benjamin Netanjahu -, die vom IStGH wegen Kriegsverbrechen gesucht wird. Das gefährdet Deutschlands Glaubwürdigkeit in Fragen internationaler Gerechtigkeit.
Was die Bundesregierung stattdessen tun sollte: https://bit.ly/4iF6TUt
Was die Bundesregierung stattdessen tun sollte: https://bit.ly/4iF6TUt
Bundeskanzler Merz in Israel: Ein Test für Deutschlands Glaubwürdigkeit
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz reist am 6. Dezember nach Israel und trifft dort unter anderem Premierminister Benjamin Netanjahu. Netanjahu wird vom Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) wegen Kriegs...
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Mit Friedrich Merz trifft erstmals ein 🇩🇪 Bundeskanzler eine Person - Benjamin Netanjahu -, die vom IStGH wegen Kriegsverbrechen gesucht wird. Das gefährdet Deutschlands Glaubwürdigkeit in Fragen internationaler Gerechtigkeit.
Was die Bundesregierung stattdessen tun sollte: https://bit.ly/4iF6TUt
Was die Bundesregierung stattdessen tun sollte: https://bit.ly/4iF6TUt
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Hakeem Jeffries is a genuinely awful politician, and the arguments against a primary challenge don’t hold water.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-cour...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-cour...
Of Course the Left Should Primary Hakeem Jeffries
He’s a genuinely awful politician, and the arguments against a challenge don’t hold water.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hakeem Jeffries is a genuinely awful politician, and the arguments against a primary challenge don’t hold water.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-cour...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-cour...
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.