Hearing from friends in Minneapolis that the schools have decided to close for next two days.

Ich versuche ernsthaft nachzuvollziehen, welche Qualifikation Herr Mölzer wieder mal mit sich bringt, um über dieses Thema zu sprechen. Die einzige Erklärung, die mir einfällt, ist, dass er wohl grad Zeit hatte und man eine "false Balance" herstellen will.

Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to."

@wolfganggeier.bsky.social @orfdrei.bsky.social

Warum wird jemand wie Brühwiler weiterhin als USA-Expertin eingeladen?! @orfdrei.bsky.social nicht euer ernst? Andreas Mölzer? Was hat das mit öffentlich-rechtlichem Auftrag noch zu tun?

"Meanwhile, witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street." www.fox9.com/news/minneap...

If the news can’t call this a lie, we’re cooked. The shooter walked away casually. You do not have have to pretend this is a good-faith effort to describe the video or perspectives differ. Trump is lying and he knows he’s lying and you know he’s lying and everyone knows WHY he’s lying.

@moderation.bsky.app Y'all are actively hindering people's ability to witness what occurred today in Minneapolis and form their own opinions. Most people moved to this platform to avoid censorship and shadow banning. The video shows no blood or gore of any kind. Do you know what you're doing?

In functioning democracies, ministers resign all the time, under threat of a no confidence vote in the parliament. We have a system where legislative confirmation totally fails ex ante to screen out wildly unqualified people, & ex post accountability depends on a toothless extraordinary measure.

"Der dänische Ex-Außenminister Villy Søvndal schlägt vor, Grönland in die EU aufzunehmen." Ja, bitte! Europa muss genau so auf die Aggressionen der Trump-Regierung reagieren.

I have seen multiple videos, there is no questions that this ICE officer committed cold-blooded murder. DHS already released a statement *lying* about the cold-blooded murder, praising the murder. Corporate Media (eg NYT) amplifying their lies. The videos are widely available to refute their lies.

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

Emergency response vigil organized by @miracmn.bsky.social tonight.

TW. ICE terrorizing U.S. population and murdering a U.S. citizen.

This is where our rights-based legal order breaks down: if we can't stop a lawless, government-backed paramilitary force from abducting and shooting people in the streets.

Minneasota's AG on today's murder of a US citizen by DHS agents

I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK

Put simply, this is absolutely insane—and unconstitutional. Solidarity with Professor Peterson.

Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.

NYT you gotta be kidding me. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This really is just so sickening. www.whitehouse.gov/j6/

This was about as shocking as the insurrection. A manifestly anti-democratic moment. Nothing could shake the spell.

What gave it away imo that Jan 6th was by no means an endpoint for the MAGA-movement was the fact that 147 Republicans (!!) voted against the certification of the 2020 election results just hours after having to hide from rioters. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...

I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...

Seit Tagen #Stromausfall in Teilen Berlins. Das Bekennerschreiben könnte Hinweise auf russische Saboteure geben. Das Ziel wäre nicht mal die Infrastruktur, sondern Zwietracht säen. Und es wirkt, als sei es ein Selbstläufer. www.berlinstory.de/news/stroma...

„Even if European leaders are being more vocal in support of Denmark, their ambiguity over Venezuela signals submission to Trump. And the more European countries act as colonies, unable and unwilling to stand up to Trump, the more they’ll be treated as such.“

Those calling for Europe to "wake up" need to outline a plan. What does it mean for Europe to "wake up." I think Europe is very much awake. But it doesn't know where it should go. There's just a brain death default to more defense spending. Big reforms are needed on defense and foreign policy 1/

TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force? MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO T: So force is on the table? M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland

I will never forget this day - set to have a meeting with the colleagues of our congressional program at the now DOGE-shut down Wilson Center that got cancelled for this reason:

A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

I keep explaining to my friends in Europe that American women can’t have a poppyseed bagel after birth - for this reason:

6/ The Tech Bro colonialists’ apparent State Department contact, American Moment alum Samuel Samson, was the subject of this article by @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social. It seems that Samson admires Catholic integralist Adrian Vermeule. www.vox.com/on-the-right...

😳 Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment founder Nick Solheim led a 2024 talk about colonizing Greenland. Gibson wrote yesterday that someone shld “pitch Rubio on building a charter city in Venezuela…” In reply, his colleague tagged an American Moment alum IN THE STATE DEPT. 1/

Why tech billionaires want to seize Greenland www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sK...

How "Capturing" Venezuela and Greenland Are Key Steps to Help the Tech Oligarchy in Their Plan to Take Over the World. With @gilduran.com and @jacobsilverman.com 2 pm ET Join us thelefthook.substack.com

Anyway, one reporter pushed back. Why wouldn't they go on record? Didn't parents deserve on-the-record comment for such an important change that affects children's health? No, one official said. The reporter rightly called it "terrible!" I'll tell you who if she says its ok.

Another reason for the changes, given by a "senior official" is that we don't have good enough information to accurately quantify vaccine risks. This is a lie. One that HHS head RFK Jr. says often. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Ich verstehe schon, dass da nichts von einen Tag auf den anderen passiert. Was ich mir von zentralen demokrat. Institutionen – von Ministerien über Parteien bis hin zu Politiker:innen – jedoch erwarte, ist, dass diese Fragen tatsächlich ernsthaft diskutiert werden. Wann ist die Grenze überschritten?

Has anyone seen any English-language reporting on the fact that Trump admin now request direct/unlimited access to European police databases if EU wants to stay in ESTA? USA fordern im Rahmen von Visa-Programm direkten Zugriff auf europäische Polizeidaten www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

No, Trump didn’t tell Congress before launching a large-scale operation in Venezuela. But he did tell U.S. oil companies. Trump seemed to have no reservations that his government isn’t a democracy at all—it’s an oligarchy, where companies come first and are already cashing in. trib.al/T6IK2Dv

Did a Q&A w/ @akbarshahidahmed.huffpost.com @huffpost.com, on "running" Venezuela, Marco Rubio's (too) many hats, the (too) many different reasons Team Trump supported the move, why focusing on Congress is a red herring, & what it would take to restore guardrails. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Danke, endlich ein bisschen mehr Klartext. Das müsste in diesem Fall von allen demokratisch-gesinnten europäischen Staatschefs kommen, am besten gemeinsam.

I keep going back to this article. And I will recommend it over and over again this year: newrepublic.com/article/2042...

The era of "wishful-thinking" in Europe needs to end. Please, see this Administration for what it is, they keep telling you day in and day out.

Historic injustice/irony: George W. Bush was accused by Europeans of going to war for oil (foolishly, he was actually in it for a more democratic "New Middle East"). Trump actually SAYS he wants Venezuela's oil, but now Europeans say they need more facts to form an opinion.

It is incredibly embarrassing for this continent that Sanchez has to join a group of Latin American leaders in issuing a statement of condemnation for the US invasion, because no other leader in Europe will join him in criticising 🇺🇸.

Dieses Statement offenbart (wieder Mal), wo die Loyalitäten von Kurz liegen… dafür brauchts heutzutage keine Rekrutierung durch die CIA mehr, die TechBros haben übernommen.