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Russian propaganda distorts global perception of Switzerland Russian propaganda channels have particularly focused on spreading false information about Swiss neutrality, suggesting that the country has allegedly abandoned the principles odessa-journal.com/russian-prop...

Ich habe Vertrauen in das technische Setting der #eID. Der Staat wird uns damit nicht überwachen können, es ist durchdacht. Ich habe aber wenig Vertrauen in d. Verhalten von Unternehmen & in das System "Eigenverantwortung". Der Text ist daher ehrlich & aufrichtig. www.republik.ch/2025/08/29/e...

Höchst einsichtiges Interview bei der @faznet.bsky.social von @claudmajor.bsky.social zum kommenden Putin-Treffen. Vielen Dank (bin voll einverstanden) podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/f...

"There really is one crucial, unbridgeable difference between Washingtonians and other Americans: You have more power than we do—a lot more power" Statehood for DC! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

"the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence" from the former American ambassador to Budapest www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

People in France, Germany and Spain agree that the EU should not back down on enforcing its rules on Big Tech even if that upsets Donald Trump, according to a poll out today.

Immer wieder zeigt sich: #ProtectTheKids hat keine Mehrheit in der schweizerischen Politik. www.watson.ch/schweiz/nati...

ukrainian social media today:

Latest Blatten aerial survey 4:30 pm! 🚁 Authorities expect the lake to overflow the dam this night or at last early tomorrow morning! 🌊 They have partially emptied a dam lake 6 km down the valley and are ready to evacuate Gampel/Steg in the Rhone valley during the night 🎥 SRF

I am shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of my colleague Joseph Nye, who recruited me to Harvard a quarter-century ago. He was a highly accomplished scholar, an innovative Dean, and a devoted public servant. Also a very decent and humane man, who will be missed at Harvard and beyond.

Im Dezember 2024 hat der Ständerat die Kita-Programmvereinbarungen gestrichen. Jetzt korrigiert die WBK-N diesen Entscheid und sagt 200 Millionen Franken für die nächsten vier Jahre zu. Ein wichtiger Schritt für Chancengerechtigkeit, Qualität und Inklusion in der Kinderbetreuung.

Magnifique reportage dans @blick.ch de @nielsack.bsky.social et Alessia Barbezat avec des visuels exceptionnels et un texte qui vous amènent directement chez les groenlandais. Bravo. storytelling.blick.ch/fr/2025/groe...

"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Die Ära Amherd geht zu Ende, doch die Bedrohung steigt weiter. Muss zuerst eine Rakete einschlagen, bis die #Schweiz den Ernst der Lage versteht? Mein Leitartikel zur Vertrauenskrise mitten in einer Sicherheitskrise. www.nzz.ch/meinung/muss...

Russia is secretly trying to purchase Swiss machine tools for high-precision weapons, Neue Zürcher Zeitung reports. The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service has observed that Russia is trying to acquire sanctioned goods through covert structures and private companies in third countries.

According to WIRED, DOGE is being staffed by a crew of fresh-out-of-college hires, many with zero prior government experience. In fact, at least one of them is still in college. The investigation also found a common thread linking some of them: billionaire Peter Thiel. mashable.com/article/elon...

"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup." nymag.com/intelligence...

In #Basel kann sich Novartis künftig sogar Manager-Löhne vom Kanton bezahlen lassen: Wie SP-Regierungsrät:innen für die Pharma einen Schattenstaat auf die Beine stellen. Von @wozbeck.bsky.social www.woz.ch/2505/oecd...

'DeepSeek is based in Hangzhou and makes clear in its privacy policy that the personal information it collects from users is held “on secure servers located in the People’s Republic of China”.' www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Excellent article de Anne Applebaum sur la progression de ce qu'elle nomme "nouvel obscurantisme": solutions magiques, aura de spiritualité, superstition et culture de la peur par des charlatans et des influenceurs aux ambitions politiques et des politiciens pro-Russie et anti-vaccins de tous bords.

Et zut! La désinformation prorusse entre en scène sur le réseau social Bluesky www.rts.ch/info/monde/2...

Joyeuses Fêtes ! Frohe Festtage! Happy holiday season !

A 2500 années-lumière de nous, des étoiles naissent, formant la nébuleuse du sapin de Noël, longue de 30 années-lumière !

Ich moechte das hervoragende Interview in der @republik.ch der Professorin Elham Manea @UZH zur Lage in Syrien wärmstens empfehlen: differenziert und fundiert, von einer Expertin aus der Region www.republik.ch/2024/12/21/h...

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Ich moechte das hervoragende Interview in der @republik.ch der Professorin Elham Manea @UZH zur Lage in Syrien wärmstens empfehlen: differenziert und fundiert, von einer Expertin aus der Region www.republik.ch/2024/12/21/h...

Yes. That’s the point. Musk wants the United States to collapse. His sort of oligarch sees local fascists as a tool to destroy the functioning democratic state everywhere.

Die EU hat endlich die Schnauze voll von Elmo Moskvic. ‼️ Die Europäische Union verpflichtet sich, eine Konstellation von Satelliten im Wert von 10,6 Mrd € aufzubauen, die der Union verschlüsselte globale Internetkonnektivität bieten - und damit eine Alternative zu Starlink.

Taking pride in one’s country can be devastating, but I’m genuinely grateful for public transportation in Switzerland. Few countries match its density and quality. In 2023, public transit accounted for 22.5% of all motorized passenger kilometers—a new record high Happy #Fahrplanwechseltag 🇨🇭

La question qui tue : dans votre usage, le mot #klaxon, il rime avec le mot #son ou avec le mot #sonne ?

C’est de saison ! Qui sont ces gens qui n’ont qu’un seul mot pour la « pomme de pin »? Quel est leur réseau ? 😵

Why dictatorships fail gradually, and then suddenly www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

ntv und stern ziehen in die KI-Suchmaschine von Perplexity. RTL wird einer, von mehreren neuen Kooperationspartnern. #Künstliche Intelligenz

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Pourtant réputée pour sa tradition humanitaire, la #Suisse accueille proportionnellement moins de réfugiés ukrainiens que l #UE. Les nouvelles conditions d’attribution du statut S risquent de renforcer cette tendance 👇🏼 www.letemps.ch/suisse/en-gr... #dataviz 🇺🇦🇨🇭🇪🇺

This is extremely confusing. Every day since the ceasefire was announced, European media has reported Israeli strikes in Lebanon that violate the ceasefire. Now, on the fifth day of that happening, Hezbollah launches what appears to be a small defensive missile volley. And immediately we get this:

Bluesky zieht Millionen an, doch wachsen Zweifel an Transparenz und Dezentralität. Kritiker hinterfragen die Eigentümerstruktur und langfristige Unabhängigkeit. #Social Media

Ouch. China is running out of working age Chinese.

A problem with running the government like a business seems to be that you could easily mistake your citizens for customers instead of shareholders. And it’s a relationship where the seller has all the power.

The world needs this cat right now.. 😊

@vangestern.bsky.social note que le Röstigraben a été redéfini ce week-end: il se situe désormais entre Rösti et le peuple.

Je ne sais pas si une telle expérience existe ailleurs qu'en Suisse. Ce soir, nos collègues alémaniques ont fait le journal télévisé en français. www.rts.ch/play/tv/19h3...

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Exclusive: Matt Gaetz allegedly had a second sexual encounter at a 2017 party with a 17-year-old girl. He withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick after CNN asked for comment.

La voie Lactée au-dessus de Rapa Nui (l'île de Pâques). C'est tellement beau un ciel sans pollution lumineuse !

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇

USA vs Europe - © Chappatte in NZZ am Sonntag, Zürich 👉chappatte.com

“The state of most social platforms right now is that users are locked in and developers are locked out. We want to build something that makes sure users have the freedom to move and developers have the freedom to build.” — @jay.bsky.team in @nytimes.com gift link: