Ulrich Tromm

@ultro.bsky.social

freelance contributor to Die Oberbadische

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni tells the Senate: Trump’s diesel deal with Putin “legitimises Moscow while it bombs Ukraine”. “The surge in fuel prices is due primarily to the war in Iran, not the conflict in Ukraine.”

Two cargo ships have sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being struck by unknown projectiles in separate incidents – highlighting the heightened danger to shipping as Iran steps up attacks in an attempt to regain control over the critical waterway. https://cnn.it/47UWDTm

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If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

In meiner Geburtsstadt komme ich am Stolperstein von Karl Kovarik vorbei. Er wurde wegen Wehrkraftzersetzung am 17.7.1944 hingerichtet. Der Grund: Er hatte einen „Feindsender“ gehört. Ohne diesen Stein wüsste ich nichts von ihm. Ich bleibe öfter dort stehen. Das Verbot in Heidenau ist unsäglich.

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett: “We are committing suicide, and the coming government term is the last window of opportunity to save the State of Israel. “That's it. It's now or never. Because if we do not dismantle the anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox state, we will lose the Zionist state.

When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

The concept of "reality as constructed by Donald Trump" is widely analyzed by political scientists, journalists, and psychologists as a distinct strategy of narrative control, media manipulation, and power aggrandizement.

The notion that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a suitable venue for international events is absurd. Neither has it built proper air defenses nor is its government transparent about what is actually happening. Being loaded with money hasn`t bought the Kingdom security.

“This is a perilous moment in Chicago.” 80% of religion-based hate crimes in Chicago 🇺🇸 targeted Jews in 2026. Jews reportedly make up only 2.67% of Illinois residents. When Jews say they are being targeted or feel unsafe, it is not to "play victim". We are humans, not a statistic.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “We take note of the agreement between the United States and Russia on diesel exports. Such a decision is out of the question for Germany and Europe.