Welches ist eher das römische Vorbild, Nero oder Caligula?

Vergesst meine ideengeschichtlichen und ökonomischen Argumente - Trump ist jetzt ein Fall für den Psychiater. Ustinovs Nero sitzt auf dem Thron im Neuen Rom. Der einzige Grund, warum man den 25. Verfassungszusatz nicht will, ist, dass man JD Vance erst recht nicht will. Jetzt hilft nur noch beten.

Regierung bekräftigt Selbstverteidigungsrecht der Ukraine Das Selbstverteidigungsrecht der Ukraine erstreckt sich auch auf das Territorium des Angreifers Russland, betont die Bundesregierung in der Antwort auf eine AfD-Anfrage.

stellt euch vor, ihr müsst euer 6 monate altes kind reanimieren, weil die polizei schockgranaten und tränengas in euer auto geworfen hat

#Gesamtverteidigung umfasst militärische und zivile #Verteidigung – beide sind untrennbar miteinander verbunden. Doch die zivile Seite hinkt deutlich hinterher. Drei Handlungsfelder zeigen, wie Deutschland diese sicherheitspolitische Lücke schließen kann. www.boell.de/de/2026/01/1...

Wer sich 2 Jahre am #Bürgergeld abarbeitet, "große Reformen" ankündigt und am Ende durch noch mehr Bürokratie null Einsparungen erreicht, während man auf der anderen Seite Steuerhinterziehung von knapp 200 Mrd. Euro/Jahr konsequent ignoriert, dem geht es nur um eines: Feindbild Bürgergeld. #FCKCDU

🇩🇪German Finance Minister: Germany and France are united: we will not be blackmailed. There will be a clear and united European response, and we are already preparing joint countermeasures. If President Trump maintains his tariff threats, Europe is ready.

Schon bei der einstweiligen Anordnung muss daa VG darüber entscheiden, ob das eine öffentlich-rechtliche Streitigkeit ist, weil davon der Rechsweg abhängt. Bin gespannt. www.kn-online.de/schleswig-ho...

This is a red line. If we let the United States force Denmark to give up territory by threatening an invasion, we're done. There are no good options here, but we have to stand with Denmark

It's a conspiracy by distillers worldwide against dry january.

Tiden for en ny norsk EU avstemning er nok overmoden nå.

Didn’t believe this was true but have checked and am told it was sent to the Norwegian government yesterday.

Kein Roland Emmerich, sondern jetzt Realität: In Kamtchatka (äußerster Zipfel Russlands im Osten, gegenüber Alaska) fielen absolute Rekordschneemengen. Häuser in Städten verschwinden bis zum 7. Stockwerk in Schneewehen. Das öffentliche Leben ist massiv gestört, Strom fällt aus, bei -55 Grad. 1/2

this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities

Pippi langstrumpf als Außenminister.

TW: Tod Eine Bitte zum Wochenbeginn: nutzt Triggerwarnungen, wenn ihr sehr belastende Inhalte selber erstellt oder teilt. Nutzt die Funktion ausblenden sensibler Inhalte bei Fotos / Videos. Bspw wenn es um das Thema Tod geht. Hier wird gerade in einer krassen Frequenz Kram geteilt, das wäre im

missed this comedy on Friday, apparently Musk is having a spat with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary:

Carpe momentum - das #Zitat des Augenblicks: "Ihr habt ein Landgut, einen Wagen, Sklaven, ABER...HABT IHR EINEN HINKELSTEIN???" Plakat in Obelix GmbH & Co. KG. Die Werbe-Kampagne läuft auf Hochtouren! #Marketing #Asterix

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

Auf, auf! Low Performer, wer diese Woche nicht mindestens 28 Stunden Billables pro Tag bringt! #mondaymotivation

To all actors who have played crazy tyrannical megalomaniac monarchs, I sincerely apologize that events have overtaken your parody and exaggeration. Please try harder to be unrealistic next time.

It's not just the St. Paul Doubletree. The Intercontinental in downtown St Paul is also shutting for now. According to the Pioneer Press, they're both operated by an indigenous tribe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. FYI, ICE has been arresting Native Americans. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/h...

Don’t Back Down, Europe open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...

The testimony also calls into question whether Ross failed to follow his training during the incident in which he reportedly shot and killed Minnesota citizen Renee Good.

The historical functions of Trump are to convince: Germans of the need for deeper EU integration. European hard right they are better off taking over the EU than exiting it. Most countries that they will enjoy more sovereignty (esp. vs US) through multilateralist mechanisms that pool sovereignty.

I really don’t think we should Pooh-Pooh the importance of Carney treating the US as a Paper Tigger.

This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.

Portugal held its presidential election today. The center-left grabbed the first spot, and moved on to runoff and will be favored. Far-right candidate surged to grab other runoff spot, for the first time. (Outgoing is a mainstream conservative.) www.politico.eu/article/far-...

Eine nicht unbeträchtliche Gefahr, geht von TV-Berufsexpert:innen und medialen Dummschwätzer:innen aus, die der AFD und ihren Wähler:innen berechtigte Interessen auf Gehör und Partizipation zuschreiben. Wer Faschismus toleriert macht sich zum Komplizen.

Reminds me of one of my favorite memes:

This is what killed Tasha Yar.

Here’s the full piece on why I’m optimistic, even in dark times: open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...

Institutions and justice: 51 million more Americans voting. Elections would cost $14.9 billion less per cycle. Our elected leaders would be 12 years younger. 60 more women in Congress. 1.4 million fewer Americans would be behind bars. Per capita carbon emissions would be cut nearly in half.

I think this is the most grim of these comparisons.

Survival and safety: Americans would live 4 years longer. 10,000 fewer babies would die each year from reduced infant mortality rates. Maternal deaths would drop by three-quarters. 85,000 fewer people would die from opioid overdoses.

Family and work: Parents would get 25 weeks of paid parental leave. Workers would get 27 days of guaranteed paid time off per year. We'd work 231 fewer hours per year—nearly six fewer weeks. Net childcare costs would fall by 60%.

If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

Situation in Copenhagen 🇩🇰👀

Look at these evil bastards

This is really cool but I was too caught up on the fact this is a shaky camera of a Mexican family whispering in fear as they film a full swarm of secret police lurk through their neighborhood in hunt of more victims

If the ICE detention system was a city, it would likely have the highest murder rate per capita of any city in the nation. Nowhere in the nation is more dangerous than being under ICE's jurisdiction.

One of my all-time favorite posts

watching Three Days of the Condor and it combines two of my favorite things: gritty 1970s movie new york where everything costs a nickel and is seemingly coated in grime, and peak-hotness Robert Redford

Poste eine Person, von der du glaubst, sie wäre geeigneter als Merz.

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In der spanischen Provinz Córdoba sind zwei Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge kollidiert. Zahlreiche Fahrgäste waren nach dem Unfall in den Zügen eingeschlossen. Die Rettungsmaßnahmen dauern an.

Investors caught between fear of missing out on a further stock market rally and the building geopolitical risks can take a cue from strategists at the biggest Wall Street banks.

Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.

A very wet and foggy Bowes castle today. The stone castle that remains was begun under Henry II in the early 1170s to replace a timber castle built in the site of the former Roman fort of Lavatris. Its hall-keep design and planned village were fairly unusual in England. #medievalsky