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"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil" (Thomas Mann)
- Philosophy, Curiosity & Communication Science.
Also sailor and alpinist.
- Philosophy, Curiosity & Communication Science.
Also sailor and alpinist.
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@gvanlani.bsky.social
· Feb 15
Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler
Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage
www.theguardian.com
Finally, someone found the right word to convey what Trump is doing: Sadism. Thank you Judith Butler. Recommended read: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Checking my bank account every day for a deposit from the government since I've been hearing about all the money they've been saving lately. Nothing yet but it's probably coming soon
February 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Checking my bank account every day for a deposit from the government since I've been hearing about all the money they've been saving lately. Nothing yet but it's probably coming soon
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.
February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.
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“You should have never started it.”
Such ignominious ignorance.
Such betrayal of our ally.
Such a cowardly surrender.
Such ignominious ignorance.
Such betrayal of our ally.
Such a cowardly surrender.
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“You should have never started it.”
Such ignominious ignorance.
Such betrayal of our ally.
Such a cowardly surrender.
Such ignominious ignorance.
Such betrayal of our ally.
Such a cowardly surrender.
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
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Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.
Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil
Former president is charged by attorney general following police report that accused him of organising a conspiracy to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taking power.
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.
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Connecticut was out at The CT Capitol today.
February 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Connecticut was out at The CT Capitol today.
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REPOST if you stand with AOC!
February 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
REPOST if you stand with AOC!
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The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
February 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Times spoke to people being trapped inside a Panama hotel after deportation from the US and the individual stories of horror are almost too much to bear www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org files emergency lawsuit to halt DOGE from taking taxpayer data at the IRS.
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org files emergency lawsuit to halt DOGE from taking taxpayer data at the IRS.
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
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Go ahead.
Let the people see you for what you are.
Let the people see you for what you are.
for the second time today, Tom Homan is on Fox News confirming that he asked the DOJ to investigate AOC
February 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Go ahead.
Let the people see you for what you are.
Let the people see you for what you are.
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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We brengen je via dit kanaal graag op de hoogte van alles wat er leeft in #Gent! 👌 Volg ons voor het laatste belangrijke nieuws, handige tips en praktische info, interessante weetjes en crisismeldingen. ✅
February 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We brengen je via dit kanaal graag op de hoogte van alles wat er leeft in #Gent! 👌 Volg ons voor het laatste belangrijke nieuws, handige tips en praktische info, interessante weetjes en crisismeldingen. ✅
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new from me: Elon Musk's X appears to be blocking links to directly contact users on Signal
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE
Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service
Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.
www.disruptionist.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
new from me: Elon Musk's X appears to be blocking links to directly contact users on Signal
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE
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Imprisoning journalists is fine when we do it
February 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Imprisoning journalists is fine when we do it
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post didn’t want you to see our ad questioning who’s in charge at the White House. We won't stop holding power accountable. thehill.com/media/514849...
thehill.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post didn’t want you to see our ad questioning who’s in charge at the White House. We won't stop holding power accountable. thehill.com/media/514849...
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"If this draft were accepted, Trump’s demands would amount to a higher share of Ukrainian GDP than reparations imposed on Germany at the Versailles Treaty.”
Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold
Panic in Kyiv as US president demands higher share of GDP than Germany’s First World War reparations
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"If this draft were accepted, Trump’s demands would amount to a higher share of Ukrainian GDP than reparations imposed on Germany at the Versailles Treaty.”
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This is an iPhone photo from last night 🤯
February 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This is an iPhone photo from last night 🤯
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Just arrived in Paris for crucial talks.
Europe’s security is at a turning point.
Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.
We need an urgency mindset.
We need a surge in defense.
And we need both of them now.
Europe’s security is at a turning point.
Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.
We need an urgency mindset.
We need a surge in defense.
And we need both of them now.
February 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Just arrived in Paris for crucial talks.
Europe’s security is at a turning point.
Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.
We need an urgency mindset.
We need a surge in defense.
And we need both of them now.
Europe’s security is at a turning point.
Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.
We need an urgency mindset.
We need a surge in defense.
And we need both of them now.
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In Nazism this was called the Führerprinzip, which meant that everything Hitler wanted was legitimate and beyond the rule of law. Just saying..
February 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In Nazism this was called the Führerprinzip, which meant that everything Hitler wanted was legitimate and beyond the rule of law. Just saying..
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From next week our X account will close and be archived. We will be solely on BlueSky where we will continue to promote #history, historical practice and the humanities. Please do join us #Skystorians
From 21 February @royalhistsoc.bsky.social will be closing and archiving its X account.
From this date all updates from the Society - and its promotion of work by fellow organisations for #history and the humanities - will be via BlueSky.
Please encourage colleagues to join us here #skystorians
From this date all updates from the Society - and its promotion of work by fellow organisations for #history and the humanities - will be via BlueSky.
Please encourage colleagues to join us here #skystorians
February 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
From next week our X account will close and be archived. We will be solely on BlueSky where we will continue to promote #history, historical practice and the humanities. Please do join us #Skystorians
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Wouldn’t it be ironic if the British crown outlasts American democracy?
February 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wouldn’t it be ironic if the British crown outlasts American democracy?
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Zelenskyy: "I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine. Never."
February 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Zelenskyy: "I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine. Never."
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941