The United States government just agreed to pay $1.8 billion to the United States president, approved by the president's own personal lawyer who represented him when he was convicted of 34 criminal counts. This is the biggest scandal in all of American political history.

Angela Merkel spricht auf der re:publica 2026 Klartext: Statt sich ständig über die AfD zu definieren, sollten andere Parteien lauter und klarer sagen, was sie den Menschen anbieten können. Sie gibt drei Tipps für den Umgang mit der AfD:

This is Amin Abdullah, the security guard killed protecting children and stopping the mass shooting in San Diego. Died a hero, but WOULD be alive if it weren’t for the hatred against Muslims pushed by Trump, Vance, and disgusting Republican bigots in Congress like Andy Ogles & Randy Fine.

Trump didn’t just pardon his followers who stormed the U.S. Capitol. He’s now set them up for payments through a slush fund he created to reward his allies—out of your tax dollars. You could not make this up.

Demnächst also Rijeka - Pula ohne Umweg über Slowenien. Irgendwann, vielleicht. Der Učka-Eisenbahntunnel wird etwa 15 km lang.

Aktuelle Fotos der AfD-Parlamentarier:innen im Bundestag sehe ich ganz automatisch in Schwarzweiß, alle haben altertümliche Kopfhörer auf und hinter ihnen steht Militärpolizei mit weißen Helmen. Was das Auge einem für merkwürdige Streiche spielt.

Long Island Rail Road employees have gone on strike over a wage dispute, shutting down operations for the country’s busiest commuter railroad. Here's what to know:

Breaking….. Ukraine continue to qttack Moskow again tonight. Fires still burning in Moscow city atrea. NOElREPORTS May15 250 Ukrainian drones, including jet powered drone missiles are heading toward Russia and Russian occupied territories. There are also naval drones, heading to Crimea.

For Putin and Moscow, I’m currently playing the world’s smallest violin. All the world's bullies (and we know who they are) must meet the same fate. Loss of power they never deserved to have. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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Deutschland: Schiebt Flüchtlinge, die hier ihre Ausbildung abgeschlossen haben oder mitten in der Ausbildung sind, ab. Auch Deutschland: Rekrutiert Arbeitskräfte aus Namibia. „Talentsbridge“ in Namibia: Berliner IHK bildet nun Fachkräfte in Windhuk aus #Migration #Kolonialismus

Ne reculant devant aucun sacrifice sur ses convictions (si tant est qu'il en ait) Le petit Jordan tente de nous faire croire qu'il tient au couple Franco 🇫🇷 Allemand🇩🇪 depuis toujours... pendant que ses troupes décrochent les drapeaux 🇪🇺 Ils sont tout sauf sérieux 🤣

Wann wird klar, dass autoritäre Entwicklungen selten mit einem großen Bruch beginnen, sondern längst mit den Verschiebungen im Ton, den Prioritäten im Politischen und ihren Feindbildern begonnen haben? Es sollte stutzig machen, dass Solidarität plötzlich erklärungsbedürftig erscheint... #Sozialabbau

A jet-powered drone-missile flew over the Moscow region this morning. The drone-missile looks very much like a BARS or Palianytsia medium-range drone-missile. Both types have a range of 600-700km and carry a 50-100kg warhead. #Russia

So humiliating - Laura Ingraham spends a full minute on how great Trump did on the handshake and how Dear Leader *totally* wasn’t dominated by Xi 😵‍💫

Living in Turkey made me realize something strange. Many treat iPhone as status, yet do not use iMessage or ecosystem features. For some it is just showing off. The irony is they do not even know what they already have in their hands.

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Dans mon édito d'hier (15 mai 2026) pour la matinale de Radio Classique à 7 h 40 présentée par David Abiker, je suis revenu sur le voyage de Trump en Chine. Un voyage désastreux où Trump a, sans surprise, avalisé la notion de zones d'influence. Much ado about nothing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLhB...

Pourquoi Poutine redouble de violence dans sa guerre contre l’Ukraine ? La négociation a repris, deux issues possibles, quel lien avec la guerre contre l’Iran ? À lire sur Ne pas Subir nepassubir.fr/2026/05/16/p...

Ukraine's General Staff published details for the first time of its successful strikes on the Ryazan refinery. There were also other important strikes - here's the translation of the post.

President Zelenskyy and the PM of Moldova, Oleksandr Munteanu, have issued warnings after Russia simplified procedures for citizens in the defacto occupied part of Moldova, to get Russian passports. They're reminding people taking Russian citizenship will mean being enlisted by the army.

Jesus Christ this is the most chilling thing I've read in ages. The "new understanding of truth" described here is not new in any way, it is basically a return to pre-literate dark ages & the inevitable result is going to be fascism.

Europe has no oil empire. No giant gas desert. No endless coal frontier. But it has something else: The North Sea and the Baltic. Two cold, grey, windy seas that could become one of the greatest energy machines on Earth. Not imported power. Not extracted power. European power.

These are the kinds of groups getting behind Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom march today. They are showing their true colours. We cannot allow this to be normalised.

The main losers: ▪️Taiwan - Trump avoided this topic, while Xi used the meeting to send strong signals to Washington. Taiwan was not even mentioned in the White House's final statement. Wash rinse repeat of the felons reneging on the Budapest Memorandum - the focus is on building a ballroom. 4/6

Der Kanzler und seine falsche Agenda: Friedrich Merz hat nicht bloß ein Kommunikationsproblem. Seine Politik ist das Problem. taz.de/Der-Kanzler-...

Ich hätte gerne eine komplett religionsfreie Universität. Auch theologische Fakultäten haben an staatlichen Universitäten nichts verloren.

“Rasmussen said, ‘The rupture in the post–World War II order has happened. The United States no longer has the will to lead. But we do not have the luxury to lament what has passed into history. Our job is to build what comes next.’” www.thenextmove.org/p/the-free-w...

“I titled my report from Ukraine last year “America Rattles Denmark.” A year later Denmark is through being rattled. The shock of a belligerent Washington, or a transformed Washington, has worn off. A new day is upon us, whether we like it or not.” www.thenextmove.org/p/the-free-w...

Remember when Trump bullied the Smithsonian into removing all mention of his impeachments from the display about him? Well the new, revamped display is up, and the impeachments are mentioned again, although the details about why he was impeached are not. www.rawstory.com/trump-portra...

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Die Ölraffinerie „Ryazansky“, Schiffe, Munitionsdepots und Radarstationen des Feindes wurden getroffen — Generalstab der Ukraine „Darüber hinaus haben die ukrainischen Streitkräfte ein kleines Raketenboot und einen Minensuchboot im Stützpunkt „Kaspiysk“ getroffen.“

💙💛💪💪 😡🤬 #Resilience & #Resistance 🌻 Слава Україні- #EU #NATO #🇺🇦🇬🇪🇲🇩🇦🇲🇬🇱-in-🇪🇺 #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia #NAFO #CancelUN #CancelRussia #PutinWarCriminal #russiaisaterroriststate #russiaiscollapsing

President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”

America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more.

💥 War Criminal Netanyahu lying about Iran having nuclear weapons for decades. Manipulating US into multiple wars for his agenda

Nigel Farage faces inquiry over £5m gift from crypto billionaire www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Die UKR erlebt den massivsten Drohnenangriff seit Beginn des Aggressionskrieges. Möglicherweise folgen heute Nacht noch Raketen. Aber in DEU ventiliert man zwei Tage lang, ob Schröder ein guter Vermittler wäre, weil Putin sich das vorstellen kann.

Fetterman once pulled a shotgun on an unarmed Black jogger and now wants people to forget it ever happened.That wasn’t “neighborly concern” —it was reckless vigilante behavior that could’ve ended in tragedy. Pennsylvania deserves better than an undercover MAGA politician pretending to be progressive

www.ukrinform.de/rubric-ato/4... ukrinform hat die wunderbare unermüdliche Historikerin und 🇺🇦 Unterstützerin @efdavies.bsky.social interviewt. /Ch

‼️ Der widerwärtige russische Abschaum schändet die Leichen gefallener Ukrainischer Soldaten. „Konkret ist… zu hören, wie der Kommandeur die Enthauptung von zwei Köpfen „zur Bestätigung“ … anordnet.“ DAS muss diese „russische Kultur“ sein, von der man so viel hört. 🤬

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Oh, f… 🤬 «He was briefly on the ⁠same plane as a woman who later died from ​the virus. The woman was disembarked from the KLM ​flight before it took off from Johannesburg.» www.reuters.com/business/hea... #hantavirus #andesvirus

This is what happens when you elect an out-of-touch narcissistic billionaire. He doesn’t give a shit about anybody but himself.

The first honest thing he’s said

Es ist ein Phänomen von rechter Mobilisierung und demokratischer Demobilisierung, befeuert durch Schweigespirale-Effekte, die die Stärke der AfD erklären. Und die deutsche Lebenslüge, den Faschismus besiegt zu haben. Es war immer nur Containement, das brüchig geworden ist. /2