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The future of Europe, and western democracy as whole, will be decided in Ukraine. ReArm Europe! Due to busy day time job, I mostly re-post stuff I find important.
Ich bin bereits gespannt auf die SPIEGEL-Kolumne von Sabine Rennefanz, dass der Westen an all dem Schuld hat und Sachsen-Anhalt quasi die Résistance gegen die elitären Besser-Wessis ist. Die Kluften Stadt-Land, Arbeiterschicht vs. liberales Establishment sind aber globale Phänomene des Populismus.
Contextual point given the Saxony-Anhalt result: the AfD has no plausible route to federal power. In France, unless Le Pen radically alters her economic platform (unlikely) she will struggle to get to 50%+1 on 2 May The EU tends to be more resilient than consensus suggests
Deutsche Krankenkassen sind ohnehin die Pest. Aber von einer fast 80-jährigen zu verlangen, sie müsse ihr Login für die Kasse auf einen Passkey umstellen, ohne zu sagen wie ("individuelle Hilfe können wir nicht leisten"), ist schon der Gipfel.
Weil der Rechtspopulismus mit einfachen Narrativen arbeitet und Emotionen bedient statt mit komplexen Argumenten und Veränderungen herauszufordern, und vor allem die anspricht, die sich nach der ‚guten alten Zeit‘ sehnen, egal ob die 1871-1914, 1933-1945 oder 1949-1989 war.
DIE ZEIT@zeit.de · 13h agoDer Rechtspopulismus ist schon mehrfach gescheitert. Warum verliert er nicht an Anziehungskraft? Ein Erklärversuch
While the Kremlin continues to deny overwhelming evidence of Russian sabotage in Germany and pretends to be outraged by the accusation, its Security Council deputy chairman is very openly calling for more of it.
A few years ago, Schwesig was under acute pressure for her role - together with Putin buddy & ex-Stasi officer Matthias Warnig - in setting up a climate foundation whose goal was to circumvent US sanctions on NordStream 2. Now she is seen as a savior of the SPD. A sign of how low the party has sunk
Jeremy Cliffe@jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 5h agoAll eyes now on Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany's Baltic Sea coast and its hinterland), where a popular SPD incumbent, Manuela Schwesig, is running as a bulwark against the AfD in the state election on September 20. "Die Frau gegen blau" = "The woman against blue [AfD]"
Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh. 😎 😎
Joni Askola@joniaskola.bsky.social · 4h agoRussia’s enormous territory is a weakness when it comes to air defense, as already shown by Ukraine’s strikes. This will only get worse once Ukraine’s cruise missiles and ballistic missiles are done being developed and scaled up
In essense, all these parties are almost the same: - ties with russia - anti-EU agenda - anti-Ukraine agenda - spreading hatred, xenophobia & isolationism All this only benefits russia & its aggression against Europe [and do not forget that russia wages a partially hybrid war on Europe right now].
Joni Askola@joniaskola.bsky.social · 4h agoThe cognitive dissonance is too big for most of their voters to understand this, but whenever a party that appeases Russia and wants to end support to Ukraine wins elections in Europe, Russia becomes more likely to launch an invasion into the EU
Great thread on RU🇷🇺 civil aviation ⏬
Stanimir Dobrev@delfoo.bsky.social · 5h agoI will explain the Russian civil aviation industry the following way. While it does indeed show signs of life the scale at which it is proving capable of operating is one that will cover the needs of Belarus and not Russia. And this is only after immense state subsidies.
No offence, but who is stupid enough to trust the 🇷🇺russians?
Enno Lenze@ennolenze.de · 6h agoLuftalarm in Kyiv. Die Absprache mit den Russen war, dass es bis 0 Uhr heute Nacht keine Angriffe gibt
🚀 On September 5, the German company Isar Aerospace successfully launched the Spectrum rocket, becoming the first private European company to launch its own launch vehicle into orbit. militarnyi.com/en/news/isar...
Private Company Isar Aerospace Has Launched Its Own Launch Vehicle into Orbit for the First Time in Europe
On September 5, the German company Isar Aerospace successfully launched the Spectrum rocket, becoming the first private European company to launch its own
militarnyi.com
Heute Nacht knallt es in der Ukraine richtig. Russen haben sogar die seltene TU-160 raus geholt (zusätzlich zu allem üblichen). Die großen Angriffe werden gegen 3 Uhr morgends Ortszeit erwartet
russian wheat exports fell more than 50% in August from the same month last year, sinking to their lowest level since 2010. “It’s an unprecedented scenario,” said Sizov, managing director of SovEcon. He predicted a wave of farm bankruptcies in russia in the coming months. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
The russian press seems happy to pretend that Witkoff and Kushner were in moscow for 'peace negotiations'. At least some of the Westner press understands that their interests are purely private business...
Steve Rosenberg@bbcstever.bsky.social · 12h ago"Diplomacy of the Doomed" is how one of today's Russian papers sums up Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's talks with Vladimir Putin, adding "Their mission was doomed to underachievement from the outset." #ReadingRussia
Prof der TU Darmstadt behauptet im ZDF „Ethnopluralismus“ (völkischer Rassismus fancy ausgedrückt) sei einfach regulärer Teil des demokratischen Ideenaustauschs. Das geht jetzt ganz schnell.
Cihan Çelik@cihancelik.bsky.social · 14h agoDen medialen Umschwung im Umgang mit der AfD kann man auch am Hofieren solcher Experten beobachten: Völkische, verfassungsfeindliche Konzepte werden nun als ganz normaler Teil des demokratischen Pluralismus normalisiert.
📡 Our new cooperation on satellite connectivity takes off today. With immediate results. North Greenland will see massive improvements in internet access in the coming days. And by October, remote communities in East Greenland will also have better, faster internet!
The government of the United States of America. The idiots are in charge.
Ukraine says air defenses downed or suppressed 71 of 92 Russian drones launched overnight, including Shahed, Gerbera, Parodiya decoys and S8000 Banderol systems. Hits were recorded at 12 locations, with debris falling at one. As of 09:00, Russian drones remained in Ukrainian airspace. #Ukraine
If this is true, the AfD are crapping barbed wire at the moment.
WarTranslated (Dmitri)@wartranslated.bsky.social · 11h agoLavrov stated that the special military operation must be completed in such a way that there is no more Nazism in Europe.
A refinery in Perm was reportedly attacked in the morning. However, due to the influence of electronic warfare, residential buildings were also damaged, and classes in schools and universities are being canceled.
Zelensky confirmed Ukrainian long-range strikes on oil refineries in Russia's Ryazan, Perm and Tatarstan, describing them as a response to Russian strikes on Ukraine. Ukrainian forces also hit a storage and launch site for attack drones in the Kursk region and another target in the Black Sea.
⛽️ Welcome to the Russian Hunger Games. Today’s prize: a full tank. 📍Yekaterinburg, Russia. A woman showed up with a gun to “manage” the queue and make sure nobody cut in line.
