Katherina Reiche dämonisiert die Energiewende, weil das 36 Mrd €/Jahr koste: "430 Euro für jeden Deutschen". Aber damit werden bis zu 80 Mrd €/Jahr Fossilimporte ersetzt! Das sind 1040 €/Jahr für jeden - und das ohne Straße-von-Hormuz-blockiert-Preise. Und 65 Mrd €/Jahr fossile Subventionen on top.

Reading Tolkien as a Literature of Resistance: Hospitality & Solidarity When we think of help rendered to the Fellowship we think of a lot of things … maybe Gandalf volunteering to lead them, laying down his life in Khazad Dum, or maybe the aid rendered by the Army of the Dead in the taking of the ships from Umbar.

Catching up on the series on Reading Tolkien as a Literature of Resistance - would really love feedback.
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He is a sexual predator.

Repeat after me: Israel kills journalists who report on their crimes. All the time. Gleefully. Systematically. This needs to be prosecuted.

So the White House basically told the Pope to go fuck himself and that it could bomb and destroy who it wants?

Calling all so called Catholics in
the USA….?

I haven't see this much plastic surgery in one photo in ages.

Everybody should see this one graph. It tells you everything you need to know about what's wrong with America and the GOP.

If you havent seen this, make sure you read.

‘In no way do we trust America’: Iranians react to two-week ceasefire Sudden pause in destructive war launched by US and Israel prompts mixed feelings in Tehran

They'd be fools to trust the US. We attacked their leadership and assassinated them (and their families) without warning, while overtly engaging in negotiations. Then they followed up with bombing a girls school. We are simply not trustworthy or honorable.
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Hall of fame FT correction

Reading Tolkien as a Literature of Resistance: Courage in Middle Earth Isn’t it odd how things can become so familiar that you start to miss important connections?

Long overdue post.
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Anyone who thinks the United States should withdraw from NATO has never studied history nor understands the mission of NATO.

The Palantir in Your Pocket Do you really want Sauron to know all of that?

New Substack post, part Tolkien, part tech critique, part personal testimonial. Would love to hear your thoughts!

Polls are open until 7 PM!

Illinois has same-day voter registration!

Make sure you show up at YOUR assigned polling place with 2 forms of ID!

Die Energiewende durchzuziehen, wäre billiger als alle paar Jahre eine Ölkrise und sicherlich billiger, als Kriege für Öl zu führen. Und außerdem würde sie Arbeitsplätze schaffen, um die es doch eigentlich ging.

Warum das nicht in den Schlagzeilen: In Offenbach a.M. hat die AfD ihr Ergebnis HALBIERT. 2021: 7,3% der Stimmen. Gestern nur noch 3,5%*. Wenn "AfD stärkste Kraft!" kommt, wenn sie zB in Büdingen mit 25,4% vor der CDU (24,2%) liegt, warum ihre Niederlagen verschweigen? Warum sind nur AfD-Siege News?

He’s playin’ all his greatest hits.

And how is that different from Putin putting bounties on the heads of US personnel back in Afghanistan? The day Russia crossed the Rubicon is ages in the past and we’ve done nothing. How could we, when half of our leaders are on their payroll?

I just want to live in a country where the leader can’t enrich themselves with our tax dollars, the government does what the people want, and the wealthy have to follow the laws.

You know, like a democracy.

Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin O’Leary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, “Obama: Dems need to avoid scolding and ‘virtue-signaling.’” The post quotes O’Leary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.

I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.

CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).

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‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions? Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Americans, I love you. I’ve been here for almost three decades. That said, what’s wrong with you and four way stops? Bad enough you use that stupid system, but you are all terrible at it. It’s not a freaking negotiation or a niceness contest every time. First come, first go. Get it together pls.

Colorado peeps - I’m sitting at DIA for a pick up. Anybody else thinking it would have been faster and cheaper to demolish this airport and build a new one than this eternal nightmare of a renovation?

AfD Bayern: Ein Abgeordneter wurde wegen Geldwäsche und Nötigung verurteilt, ein verurteilter Mörder kandidiert für die AfD in München, ein verurteilter Volksverhetzer in Ramersdorf-Perlach, jetzt kam ein anderer AfD-Kandidat in Bamberg in Untersuchungshaft – Vorwurf: vorsätzliche Körperverletzung.

ICE chief admits there’s no reason for immigration agents to be at voting sites The chief's comments follow threatening statements by Trump and his close allies about the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.

🚨BREAKING: Todd Lyons, the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has admitted to senators that federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at voting locations this November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

So let's stop being so overly polite. this isn't "an unhealthy obsession". He continuously posts white supremacist views as his own, which means he IS a white supremacist. Add his totalitarian views and that makes him a fascist. Period. How's that Sieg Heil salute looking now, huh?

If we can’t stand for human rights here and abroad, we can’t credibly fight fascism anywhere.

Palestinian freedom is tied to our fight against authoritarianism at home. You cannot defend democracy while aligning with anti-democratic interests like AIPAC.

Me thinks she protesteth too much.