Ein Skandal ersten Ranges! „Aus Kreisen der Finanzfirmen ist zu hören, dass insgesamt 28 Krankenkassen und KVen Geld über Umwege in die Verius-Fonds investiert haben sollen, und sich die Fehlinvestitionen auf mehr als 500 Millionen Euro summieren würden.“

Krankenkassen verlieren Hunderte Millionen durch fragwürdige Investitionen in Immobilienfonds

Nach Recherchen von NDR, WDR und SZ haben mindestens 17 Krankenkassen und Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen Beitragsgelder in fragwürdige Immobilienfonds investiert - und damit Millionenverluste gemacht. ...

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„Kein Geringerer als der Bundeskanzler hat es sich zur Gewohnheit gemacht, das Völkerrecht klein- und Völkerrechtsverstöße schönzureden, wo es ihm politisch opportun erscheint." Ungekürzte Rede von Dr. Navid Kermani, beim Gelöbnis am 20. Juli 2026. Chapeau dafür, die Dinge beim Namen zu nennen!

Gelöbnis 20.07.2026 Rede Dr. Navid Kermani

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They should all wear badges on their robes, like in motor racing, so we all know who sponsors them!

Investigate Europe@investigate-europe.eu · last mo.

Revealed: Top EU judges financial holdings raise troubling questions 40% of judges at the Court of Justice declared financial interests in everything from Amazon and Airbus to AstraZeneca and Total. Our investigation reveals the transparency and conflict of interest risks at Europe's highest court

Echt stark Paolo Calleri! Vielen Dank und Kompliment!

Paolo Calleri@paolo-calleri.de · last mo.

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Wie absurd es ist, dass Klimapolitik (Heizungsgesetz, Tempolimit, fleischfreie Tage...) immer mit der angeblich bedrohten Freiheit torpediert wurde. Und nun Hitze die Freiheit massiv einschränkt - Veranstaltungen und Züge fallen aus, Bewegungsradius ist limitiert, Menschen sind schlaflos...

Gift Article „Ask British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, or Emmanuel Macron, the French host, about Trump and they will surely mumble something polite about their being plenty of room at the table and food enough for everyone to eat.“ www.thespec.com/gift-redeem?...

This is feeling really healing. For all that we and they have been through. To remind us of that the best of us still is among us. To remind us to hold on to our joy, our beauty, our standards, our beliefs. www.obama.org/visit/grand-...

Watch the Grand Opening

The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public! Come mark this milestone at a free, open-house style event, celebrating community, creativity, and joy. Dance to music on the plaza, create art with ...

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Last night, I saw a beautiful display of clouds and sun in pleasant temperatures. Today, conditions remain moderate before a heatwave hits. As the graph shows Temps will be far above the long time average for this time of the year. (Central Germany)

Steve Sack nails it! „Tiny Triumph and Nude Tuba“

Tiny Triumph and Nude Tuba

A pint-sized monument to a huge loser

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Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit. Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little

Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.

Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane.

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Trump's cage fighting event „NEIGHBORS“ by Dave Whamond, Canada @davewhamond.bsky.social

„If Europe really wants to be sovereign, it needs to free itself from Silicon Valley’s ideology, not just its tech.“ Max von Thun is the director of Open Markets Institute Europe, an anti-monopoly thinktank

Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook | Max von Thun

The European Commission has unveiled its plans for digital sovereignty. Its proposals betray a disappointing lack of vision, says Max von Thun of the Open Markets Institute Europe

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„Die Solarenergie war der maßgebliche Motor des Wandels im globalen Stromsystem. Die Stromerzeugung aus Solaranlagen stieg 2025 von 2.100 Terawattstunden auf fast 2.800. Gemeinsam mit Batteriespeichern zeige sich so der Weg zu sauberer Energie.“ Aditya Lolla, Geschäftsführer von Ember Energy

Weltweite Stromproduktion: Solarboom führt zu sinkenden Emissionen

2025 stieg der weltweite Stromverbrauch. Weil die Solarenergie in vielen Ländern aber noch schneller ausgebaut wurde, sanken die Stromemissionen.

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BlackCore described itself ​as "an elite influence, cyber, and technology company built for the modern era of information warfare." It said ​it provided governments and political campaigns with "cutting-edge strategies, advanced tools, and robust security to shape narratives."

Israeli firm BlackCore suspected of meddling in New York and Scotland votes, France says

Israeli firm BlackCore, ​suspected of interfering in France's local elections in March, is also suspected of meddling in elections in New York City and Scotland, and ‌operating in Angola and Togo, Fra...

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Gift Article „Judge Kelley wrote that the policy sets a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization.” She gave the federal government 21 days to restore and reinstall all interpretive materials at park sites managed by the NPS that have been altered, removed or damaged.“

Judge blocks Trump national parks order, calling it ‘censorship’

A federal court barred the Trump administration from continuing to remove information about civil rights, climate change and other topics from national parks, directing the government to restore what ...

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Wege aus dem Wahnsinn: Gegen die Shitshow „Wie und wann genau eine Helle Aufklärung politische Mehrheit wieder besser in Zukunftspolitik umsetzen wird, das können wir natürlich nicht voraussehen.“ Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel

Maja Göpel über Wege aus dem Wahnsinn: Gegen die Shitshow

Das Grundgefühl des Niedergangs ist strategischer Bestandteil einer autokratischen Zeitenwende. Deshalb gilt es, sich der meckernd-kapitulierenden Brandbeschleunigung zu verweigern.

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AI-tampering with drawings. Can you tell? „A worrying development regarding AI is that drawings cartoonists and illustrators create can be edited without permission to change their meaning. The edited image looks as it could have been made by the artist.“

AI-tampering with drawings. Can you tell?

Editorial by Tjeerd Royaards

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Gift Article There were concerns how the electorate would react - and there was certainly ample cause for it. In the files Felon 47 was mentioned more than 38,000 times and he had flown on Epstein’s private jet at least eight times. In Jan. 2024 he said he had never set foot on the aircraft.

Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files

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„Hegseth has directly intervened to block or delay the promotions of more than a dozen Black and female senior officers; he has dismissed or pushed out several high-ranking Black and female officers; he has presided over the restoration of tributes to Confederate soldiers, traitors to the USA.“

Being Black in Pete Hegseth’s Military

The secretary of defense is sending the message that Black service members are not welcome.

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„In his first seven years as China’s top leader, Mr. Xi never visited Pyongyang, depriving Mr. Kim of the prestige of hosting his most powerful neighbor. The dynamic began to shift when Mr. Kim became the first North Korean leader to meet a sitting American president, Trump in 2018 and 2019.“

Behind the Pageantry in Pyongyang With Xi and Kim (Gift Article)

Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un projected unity and deeper ties this week, but the dynamic between China and North Korea has evolved considerably.

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Jens Spahn sitzt in jeder Scheiß Talkshow und will uns die Welt erklären - aber wir sollen seinen Masken Scheißdreck bezahlen... Find ich Scheiße* *also die Situation, nicht den Jens Spahn, der ist ja ein super Politiker, sonst wäre er ja nicht Fraktionsvorsitzender der Union.

It is obvious that Russia wants to continue it‘s Aggression! „Putin insisted that the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine must be concluded before any such summit can take place. He also criticized the tone of the correspondence, claiming that Zelenskyy’s letter contained “elements of rudeness.”“

Putin Dismisses Zelenskyy Letter Claiming “No Point in Direct Talks”

Putin dismissed a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as rude and stated he sees no point in a meeting between the two leaders.

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Gangster Capitalism and Corruption in Trump’s America (By Henry A. Giroux who holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the English and Cultural Studies. His latest book: Fascism on Trial: Education and the Possibility of Democracy (Bloomsbury, 2025).)

Gangster Capitalism and Corruption in Trump’s America

Corruption has never been far from the center of American politics. Some of the most notorious scandals stretch from the cronyism of Warren G. Harding to the abuses of power exposed during the Waterga...

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„Oggi è la GIORNATA MONDIALE DELL'AMBIENTE Today is the WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY“ Marco De Angelis www.cartoonmovement.com/cartoon/worl...

„Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an open letter to the Vladimir Putin, has called for a face-to-face meeting with the Russian president to end his war against Ukraine.“

‘You can stop your war’: Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin – in full

Russians are increasingly tired of the conflict and the time to end it is now, Ukraine’s president tells his Russian counterpart in an open letter

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„“Hungary badly needs a wealth tax, for two reasons,” says Zoltán Pogátsa, a political economist. First, he believes existing taxes on wealth are too low, and second, he thinks it will ensure accountability. “Tisza’s wealth tax is a way of returning public money into the public coffers,” he says.“

Orbán’s oligarchs on edge as Hungary poised to launch wealth tax

New PM Péter Magyar calls policy a sign of ‘social justice’ after years of political loyalty being rewarded with economic opportunity

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Gift Article “People are saying, ‘I want to be part of organizations that actually operate with integrity, they want to be a part of, and feel good about doing the right thing.’” Phil Weiser, Colorado’s attorney general, who has hired 22 lawyers from across the federal government in the last year.

Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent

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Thanks Graeme McKay!

Graeme MacKay@mackaycartoons.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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„When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. We found that the request came directly from the White House. Read our full investigation!“ ProPublica on FB 30. May 2026

The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.

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„Cooper’s order came in response to a lawsuit by Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and ex officio Kennedy Center trustee, whose civil complaint challenged the renaming, the closure of the center for renovations, and being stripped of her voting rights by board in May 2025.“ #kennedycenter

Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center, judge rules

"The Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump," said Rep. Joyce Beatty, who sued over the renaming.

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