uwiworks.bsky.social: I'm impressed by how certain #derbernd.bsky.social is that the CDU would immediately fall apart if it came to that. It depends on how opportunistic you consider the party to be. [contains quote post or other embedded content] Orig.

danielsturm.bsky.social: Looking forward to today's discussion with Caren Miosga, Bärbel Bas (#spd.de #spdfraktion.de), and Moritz Schularick (#schularick.bsky.social #Tagesspiegel) link Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social (2/2): the cruelty of a left-liberal capitalism that contributes to driving young people into a cynicism where oligarchs are heroes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

johannesfranzen.bsky.social (1/2): One of the weaknesses of this otherwise very good book is its blindness to the destructive effects of the bourgeois myth of gentle meritocracy, to

antonrainer.bsky.social (2/2): exact opposite of what he meant. And if there's one thing that's guaranteed to be impossible in the Gulf States, it's "telling it like it is."

antonrainer.bsky.social (1/2): Rudolf Augstein would be turning in his grave if he knew that his journalistic principle was being used to create PR for a dictatorship. It's the

nachtkritik.bsky.social: Kim de l'Horizon wins the 2026 Mülheim Drama Prize for "The Little Mermaids"—and also the Audience Award. The jury's decision reignites the old debate: How much prose can a play tolerate? link Orig.

lichtblauq.bsky.social: If, as in this text, "coolness" is measured solely by the number of (defense) startups, I'd actually prefer to live in uncool Berlin. link Orig.

nachtkritik.bsky.social: The Getty sisters were icons of the West German 1968 movement. They were born in Kassel, where they are now virtually unknown. Rainald Grebe and Tom Kühnel have now dedicated a dazzling, insightful, and entertaining evening to them. link Orig.

nachtkritik.bsky.social: Director Anne Lenk stages Zak Zarafshan's quirky comedy "The Boys Are Kissing" at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg – a German premiere about a kiss between two nine-year-olds, their overwhelmed parents, and shifting worldviews. link Orig.

nachtkritik.bsky.social: Roland Schimmelpfennig's new play "Summer Solstice" tells of family conflicts that conceal societal abysses. Director Daniele Löffner sends a magnificent ensemble onto the stage, but one problem remains. link Orig.

janskudlarek.bsky.social: Thanks again to everyone who has already listened, shared and commented 🙏 [contains quote post or other embedded content] Orig.

danielsturm.bsky.social: “We can be glad that the line between Schröder and Putin is still working… Schröder wasn’t in the Kremlin to congratulate Putin on this terrible war or to flatter him,” says #ralfstegner.bsky.social #spdfraktion.de #tagesspiegel.de link Orig.

fjmurau.bsky.social: Impeachment at its limit. (from: link) Orig.

nachtkritik.bsky.social: "The Stowaway," Maria Lazar's story of a Jewish doctor's escape from the Nazis, is enjoying a resurgence in popularity on the stage. Ebru Tartıcı Borchers is now directing it in Oldenburg as a psychological drama with probing twists. Our review. link Orig.

nachtkritik.bsky.social: Mülheim Drama Prize 2026 awarded to Kim de l'Horizon for "The Little Mermaid". link Orig.

nachtkritik.bsky.social: Decision on the Mülheim Drama Prize. Live stream now at nachtkritik.de?view=article... Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Cicero would have grinded Bluesky. Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Today Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Honestly, I think it would be cool again if someone at a party today pulled out a guitar and sang Wonderwall. Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Mood. [contains quote post or other embedded content] Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: I could also read a novel instead of doing free educational work here. Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: So disappointed that it turns out once again that the parents of an author who pretended to be a working-class kid own a monocle factory :( Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: I really only want one thing from you: that you buy my book in large quantities. Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Every novelist needs 200 pages for a character study like this... [contains quote post or other embedded content] Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Who is the most annoying guitarist in music history? Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: I'm scrolling, looking for opportunities to stir up trouble. Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Meanwhile, on X. Orig.

maxczollek.bsky.social (2/2): against Nazis has always been antifascism. "Firewall" is the bourgeois alternative term, because Antifa is unacceptable to them for reasons that are completely unclear to me.

maxczollek.bsky.social (1/2): The CDU's latest hot take is that a "firewall" against the AfD is a left-wing concept. Quite a hot take indeed. The left-wing concept

nachtkritik.bsky.social: Three juries, two winning plays at the "Theatre Meeting for Young Audiences" in North Rhine-Westphalia link Orig.

arminwolf.at (2/2): practically daily and generates millions in losses) is suitable to be the ORF's director general. It leaves me baffled. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

arminwolf.at (1/2): The deputy chairman of the foundation's board of trustees apparently believes that the publisher of a right-wing, racist fake news outlet (which defames the ORF

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Instead of reading the latest Weimer interview and getting so upset again, maybe you should read a good book. Orig.

arminwolf.at (2/2): texts from all over the world are submitted each year, and three are awarded prizes. These are the fascinating winning texts of 2026: link

arminwolf.at (1/2): The “True Story Award,” initiated by “Reportagen” founder Daniel Puntas Bernet, is the only truly global journalism prize I know of. Around 1,000

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Why do these photos look like something a classmate would post in the graduation group on WhatsApp after two years of radio silence? [contains quote post or other embedded content] Orig.

astriddeilmann.bsky.social: Finally: With its own AI models and software, the EU is striving for greater independence from the US and Big Tech companies. This is indeed a start, but progress must continue – and quickly. link Orig.

nachtkritik.bsky.social: Wine Festival in Weimar link Orig.

reuanetteur.bsky.social: Infantino, Trump, climate change, costs, prices – so many reasons to be outraged about the upcoming football madness. And then there's the sport itself. We've tried to approach the topic. Why not pick up this week's #taz.de? I'd be delighted. Orig.

nachtkritik.bsky.social: Vienna bids farewell to Robert Wilson. link Orig.

johannesfranzen.bsky.social: Why did Zac Brettler fall to his death? A portrait of the moral decay of our present, illustrated by an individual case. I reviewed Patrick Radden Keefes' new book, "The Oligarch's Son," for #faznet.bsky.social. link Orig.

reuanetteur.bsky.social: A little more reading in the Bible, followed by saying the Lord's Prayer. That's a good way to end the day. Orig.

mariettaslomka.bsky.social: Zelensky's letter and Putin's contribution. Conversation with #nicolange.bsky.social about negotiating options and his own current impressions from Ukraine and the front lines. link Orig.

fjmurau.bsky.social: Footnote in Joseph Weizenbaum's "The Power of Computers and the Impotence of Reason" Orig.

lichtblauq.bsky.social: The funny thing about this "Our technology is so incredibly dominant, we desperately need a break" nonsense is that absolutely NOTHING comes of it except for free media hype. It's nothing more than virtue signaling by billionaires. Orig.

antonrainer.bsky.social: I now believe that Julian Reichelt's goal is to use as many blood-and-soil rhetoric as possible to get "Nius" mentioned in some domestic intelligence report. There have always been nationalist undertones on this portal, but lately they've become strangely explicit. Orig.

maxczollek.bsky.social: The Minister of State for Culture and Gaslighting is at it again! link Orig.

antonrainer.bsky.social: Perhaps Wolfram Weimer doesn't actually want to govern, but rather perform whale autopsies? 🐋 (via #spiegel.de) Orig.

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