ChatGPT is down but The Museum of English Rural Life still stands, proving once again that Silicon Valley cannot compete with the history of rural England and its people.

the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done

Hierauf aufbauender Gedanke: Wenn ich sehr reich wäre, ich würde social media nur noch analog nutzen. Ich hätte Assistenten, die mir morgens/abends wie dem Kanzler eine Mappe mit dem Wichtigsten ausgedruckt hinlegen. Über den Tag notieren sie meine Einfälle und posten eine Auswahl davon.

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

me as a child: I can't believe my poor great-grandma had to live through both a global pandemic and a global economic collapse me now: I can't believe my lucky great-grandma got to wait nine whole years between her global pandemic and global economic collapse

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

The administration is a perfect storm of dumb people who enjoy inflicting pain and are addicted to psychotic cruelty and quadrupling down. It ends in total ruin if you don't impeach him.

Eine Mehrheit der Deutschen ist für eine Reichensteuer. Eine Mehrheit ist für Tempolimit. Eine Mehrheit erwartet mehr Einsatz für die Klimapolitik. Eine Mehrheit hat Angst vor Fremdenfeindlichkeit und dass die AfD an die Macht kommt. Und die stärksten Parteien ignorieren diese Mehrheiten.

German media I beg you one day just please go just one day without being obsessed with migration. One day. I promise it won’t kill you. You have lakes and mountains and good football and good healthcare and asparagus. You’ll be fine.

obviously trying to find intellectual rigour in their arguments is a fool's errand but christ how can you both go for "we need to restore trust in politics" and "oh naturally we should let the woman who committed several crimes run for office"

France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you

We have changed the trajectory of future warming over the course of my lifetime. The worst-case climate scenarios are no longer likely. That’s not due to modeling uncertainty; it’s because of activism. No one gets to erase that just because they find a perverse comfort in the certainty of defeat.

this is the core of the aggrieved tech billionaire archetype. Sam says it aloud. the way many of them see the techlash is that, one day they were Great Men of History and the next, with zero warning, they were inexplicably villains. everything that comes after stems from an inability to examine this

no one is forcing them to gamble on crypto or sports betting. no one is forcing them to treat hard work and diligence like it's "for girls." no one is forcing them to retreat from any kind of connection with other people. take. responsibility. for. your. life.

Yup - that's mostly how he has been successful. Find nerds (not a derogatory term) with dreams, and offers to fund those dreams. Everyone who has made money off Musk has made a deal with the devil. But they figure they can control him. We see how well this has worked out.

Well caring deeply about politics turned out to be a mistake. Time to instead become emotionally invested in a field where I’ll never be let down: sports

We can upload 3 minute videos now. YOU KNOW THE RULE

Just imagining an Oceans 11 style caper where fired federal works with various highly specialized skills band together to take down a mad billionaire trying to destroy the country.

Film-Trailer: „Plötzlich Bundeskanzler“

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People love complaining about how ‘kids these days” have no respect but the President and Vice President of the United States of America are wildly disrespectful for sport and those same people think it’s entertaining and honorable. It’s the adults.

Demokratie heißt auch: Die friedliche Übergabe der Macht an der Spitze der Staatsverwaltung. Nach dem Hin und Her der letzten Monate ist es gut, dass sich eine neue Koalition mit einer tragfähigen Mehrheit gefunden hat. 1/5

🇦🇹 Voters got what they wanted! 🇦🇹 Despite differences between the parties, FPÖ’s strong criticism, and the tough road ahead, today’s inauguration of ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS reflects what Austrian voters preferred most.

Ending the night with this. *Get your hankies* A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.

Every single one of the Trump supporters sounds like a domestic abuser. "You should've let him hit you, you shouldn't have complained in public, you're never grateful, you never say thank you."

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

Kluge Recherchen & Analysen hin oder her, aber rational betrachtet ist es wirklich nur sehr schwer nachvollziehbar, dass jemand wie Trump US-Präsident werden konnte

Zelensky not punching him right in the face is perhaps the greatest act of self-restraint I have ever witnessed.

Europa ist jetzt das Herz der freien Welt. Lasst uns das nicht verkacken bitte.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

[ceo tossing and turning in bed] the air. the air they breathe should be a subscription service.

Zustimmung: Es sollte in Ö eine regierungsunabhängige Stelle geben, die bürokratische Abläufe auf Effizienz durchleuchtet u öffentlich Verbesserungsvorschläge macht, die politisch entschieden werden. Aber wo sollte man sowas finden, mal abgesehen vom nächsten Satz? www.diepresse.com/19351007/wir...

Hey man sorry to hear about all your political turmoil. Would it help if I scrolled around on the computer all day and drove myself insane?

The first few weeks of 2025 have felt distinctly dystopian - and that's even if you account for the ever present background uneasiness of climate change, the rise of far right populism, and anything Trump says. Let's commiserate (and hope) together 💖

Ihr müsst euch eure Aufmerksamkeit und eure Wut und Verzweiflung gut einteilen in den nächsten Jahren, sonst werdet ihr aufgerieben. Keine Betroffenen übersehen oder zurücklassen, aber auch keine kopflose Dauererregung, die nur auslaugt (und das auch soll).

lmao no, TikTok users are not moving to Bluesky. They would literally rather learn Mandarin than learn how to read a feed of text posts. This is a millennial retirement home.

this is what long-time Elon watchers call "The Realization": when Elon stumbles into your area of expertise, and you realize everyone just gives the guy the benefit of the doubt because he talks about complicated things people don't pay attention to

Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer, ein Standort allein macht noch kein Land. Ein paar Gedanken zum - nennen wir es ungesund selbstbewussten Auftreten - der Industrievertreter in den Regierungsverhandlungen. 👇

Sargnagel wird niemals nicht liefern.

Wir sind schon mal gegen den Eisberg gefahren und jetzt holen sie den Kapitän von damals zurück, der das Schiff dagegen gesteuert hat und dann von Board geflüchtet ist.

Pötzelsberger: „Bleiben wir optimistisch. Es hilft ja nix.“ #RunderTisch #Koalitionsverhandlungen

Ich bin wirklich so dumm, dass ich dachte, es würden sich diesmal alle mal zusammenreissen. Mir ist nicht zu helfen.

BITTE es ist noch nicht mal die Vierschanzenentournee vorbei, von wegen österreichische Werte, JAJA.

Wie unhöflich. Das Jahr beginnt erst am 7.1. wirklich, das war immer der Deal.

Musk zerstört aktiv und mit unglaublich hohem Ressourceneinsatz das Vertrauen in Journalismus, Gewaltenteilung und Demokratie, weil er davon profitiert, wenn wieder das Recht des Stärkeren gilt.