Germany recalls veteran goalie Manuel Neuer for World Cup – two years after he retired (AP) #WorldCup #Germany #Neuer apnews.com/article/germ...

Union Berlin has hired a man as coach (AP) #UnionBerlin #Eisern #Lustrinelli apnews.com/article/unio...

Berlin OKs bid to rehost Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of 1936 Games under the Nazis (AP) #Berlin #BerlinOlympics #Olympia #Nazis apnews.com/article/berl...

An executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" is changing how it’s being presented in the U.S. “In effect, the government wants to present a shiny view of the nation's history - glossing over the ugly parts.” (RTÉ) #USA #Trump #MAGA #history #whitewashing

“History will judge them harshly“ “Not if there’s no history“

The absolute hypocrisy of this. Ireland against Russia’s war on Ukraine unless Irish jobs are at stake.

Native American tribes say their sacred sites are being damaged by federal contractors building more walls along the U.S.-Mexico border. The construction has accelerated after the Trump administration waived cultural and environmental laws.

There. Is. No. Ceasefire. Journalism is not simply repeating what the powerful say - it is a process of verification, and if people are being murdered by state forces every day, then there is no ceasefire, "fragile" or otherwise.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda as a global health emergency. Previous declarations were meant to spur donor agencies and countries into action – to little avail. (AP) #Ebola #Congo #Uganda apnews.com/article/cong...

It’s the 78th anniversary of the Nakba at the formation of Israel. For Palestinians, the current Nakba is even worse. Read this. (AP) #Nakba #Israel #ethniccleansing #genocide apnews.com/article/nakb...

Oceanwide Expeditions now says 29 passengers left its cruise ship after a passenger died from hantavirus and it has no idea where they went. It didn't think to mention this before. Dutch authorities are not saying where passengers who disembarked are now. (AP) #Hantavirus #cruiseship #Netherlands

“In 1834, Italian adventurer Giuseppe Ferlini, who destroyed dozens of pyramids, levelled (Queen) Amanishakheto's and carted her jewellery off to Europe. It is now exhibited in the Egyptian museums in Berlin and Munich.” #Germany #Sudan #theft #colonialism

“One of the keys of fascism is control of the nation’s narrative” -- a fascinating interview with @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social about her life and work. Her "Backtalker: A Memoir" will be published on 5 May. 💙📚 www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Incredible. Sabastian Sawe of Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than 2 hours as he wins in London (AP) #worldrecord #marathon #sawe apnews.com/article/mara...

Israel has been razing swaths of homes in occupied southern Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire. “Observers have described entire residential neighborhoods in multiple villages being systematically destroyed.” (AP) #Lebanon #Israel apnews.com/article/leba...

This is true for the IDF, but it's also true for the international community. The sheer outrage and virtue signaling from the highest levels of diplomatic channels was instantaneous and harsh. When Palestinians are killed or driven off their land by terrorists, meh. www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...

“Journalists inadvertently influence events they cover, and although the effects are sometimes for the good, they can also be tragic. Either way, when death is the outcome, psychic scars remain.” Malcolm W. Browne www.zocalopublicsquare.org/journalist-v...

Wedding's beloved Fischerpinte is no more. The Bezirksamt won't let the beergarden/boathouse reopen following the death of the proprietor in February. The authorities actually want to knock it down, after 100 years on the shore of Plötzensee. #Wedding #Berlin #Fischerpinte #Plötzensee

Robot wins a half marathon faster than a human. And what is the point? Why not drive a car or shoot a rocket, they’re faster too. (Unless the idea is to develop humanoid robots that will kill us some day.) (AP) #Robot 🤖 apnews.com/article/huma...

Das ist alles nur noch absurd

Zu verschenken. #Berlin #zuverschenken

Seems pretty hopeful. “It remained unclear whether Israel would completely stop strikes on Hezbollah, and whether the militant group would recognize a deal it did not play a role in negotiating and which will leave Israeli troops occupying a stretch of southern Lebanon.” (AP) #Lebanon #Israel

Israel is killing children in Lebanon just like it did (and is still doing) in Gaza. At least 168 children killed – of more than 2,100 people altogether – by Israeli strikes in the last six weeks. (AP) #Israel #Lebanon #Gaza #warcrimes apnews.com/article/leba...

Péter Magyar, the insider who turned and brought Viktor Orbán’s system down (AP) #Hungary #Magyar #Orban 🇭🇺 apnews.com/article/hung...

“I got satisfaction out of doing things that were difficult. It was an incredible feeling." Forty-six years ago today, Terry fox "dipped his artificial leg in the murky waters of St John’s harbour and set off on the greatest adventure of his life." terryfox.org/wp-content/u... #TerryFox

Cautiously happy for my Hungarian friends. Last time I was there (2022) none of them imagined this was even possible. (AP) #Hungary #Orban #Magyar 🇭🇺 apnews.com/article/hung...

Union Berlin has appointed Marie-Louise Eta as the first female coach in charge of a men’s team in the Bundesliga (AP) #FCUnion #Eisern #Bundesliga #history apnews.com/article/fema...

Beirut 💔 (AP) #Beirut #Lebanon #Israel #whenwillitstop apnews.com/article/leba...

“The two-week ceasefire plan includes allowing both Iran and Oman to charge fees on ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz … The world had considered the passage an international waterway and never paid tolls before.” (AP) #Iran #Israel #USA apnews.com/live/iran-wa...

Woke up this morning relieved to hear a whole civilization wasn’t destroyed overnight ☮️

"Trying to 'engage' with fascism is like trying to have an intimate emotional relationship with a running chainsaw. The very act of framing fascism as a reasonable partner for dialogue is an act of propaganda that validates and normalizes fascism." Good read on the utter failure of corporate media:

Israel is taking its Gaza-playbook to Lebanon, increasingly targeting Lebanese first responders and medical centers. Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 57 health professionals since March 2, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. (AP) #Israel #Lebanon #Gaza #warcrimes

AP is offering staff buyouts as it turns away from the newspaper and print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s. “We’re not a newspaper company and we haven’t been for quite some time,” AP executive editor Julie Pace says. (AP) #AP #media #changes apnews.com/article/news...

Israel has killed at least 259 journalists since 2023. "We denounce strongly what has now become a standard, dangerous practice of Israel to target and kill journalists and then claim, without providing any credible evidence, that they were involved with armed groups."

🔴Spinning on His Axel: The Right-Wing Politics of the Billionaire Businessman Taking Over the Telegraph Julian Petley investigates what really motivates the German media mogul taking over Britain’s leading conservative broadsheet bylinetimes.com/2026/03/30/s...

You know this guy is good, of course you do, but I'll tell you exactly how good I think he is: I can be bothered to zoom to read his cartoons, every time, and he never disappoints.

Hopes are fading for a weakened humpback whale stranded in the Baltic, that he/she can make it back to the Atlantic. (AP) #Whale #Germany #Baltic #Ostsee 🐳 apnews.com/article/germ...

Still dealing with the fallout from a contentious Africa Cup of Nations final, CAF announced a raft of “changes and improvements” to its statutes and regulations. And Véron Mosengo-Omba is gone after five years as CAF general secretary. (AP) #CAF #AfricaCup #AFCON apnews.com/article/mose...

Two of the journalists assassinated in South Lebanon this morning by Israel were Lebanese correspondents Ali Shoeib and Fatima Ftouni. They become the 252nd and 253rd journalists killed by Israel in the last two years. Unprecedented. (📸 Cradle Media)

Neo-Nazi machete attack injures two teenagers in Berlin. One of the wounds went down to the bone. www.the-berliner.com/english-news... The attackers shouted Sieg Heil before running off.

“Both the US and UK suppressed or sidelined warnings that would have helped avoid the slaughter.”

Attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including arsons, shootings and beatings, have intensified as attention shifts to the war on Iran. (AP) #WestBank #Israel #USA #Iran #war #violence apnews.com/article/isra...

Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers

The New York Times editorial board: “Lying is standard behavior for Mr. Trump … Many people are so accustomed to his lies that they hardly notice them anymore.” (NYT) #Trump #MAGA #USA #Iran #lies #giftarticle 🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/o...

Cuba refuses to let the U.S. embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators. The Trump administration’s fuel blockade on the country continues as the U.S. tries to force a change in government. Trump says he’ll soon have “the honor of taking Cuba.” (AP) #Cuba #USA #blockade #Trump 🇨🇺

Horrific. Saleh Mohammadi, a 19-year-old wrestler, and two other young men, Mehdi Qasemi and Saeed Davoudi, hanged by Iranian authorities this week as a wave of executions is feared. (AP) #Iran apnews.com/article/iran...

Nine years out from the World Cup and Saudi Arabia is intimidating the unions to get a complaint at the ILO dropped. My latest for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. josimarfootball.com/2026/03/19/c...

“Hegseth has not said the Iran war is part of Christian prophecy. Yet days after the conflict began, claims went viral that U.S. military commanders were telling troops the war fulfilled biblical prophecies around Armageddon and the return of Christ.” (AP) #Iran #USA #jesuschrist #hegseth #war

Berlin pushing for the Olympics like it’s 1936. “Exactly our thing.” #Berlin #OlympicGames #1936Olympics

It feels like what Israel is doing in Lebanon is under-reported – of course there is a lot happening elsewhere. But a million people displaced is massive and horrifying, even aside from the growing death toll. This is a disaster www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...