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Posts by Benni Zander

Habe Orlandos Niederlage gegen Philly kommentiert und da wirkte das Team hinten raus einfach nur, als wäre es fertig. Hätte nie gedacht, dass sie danach die Hornets schlagen und jetzt den Serienauftakt in Detroit gewinnen…

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Because we get asked a lot.
The Technological Republic, in brief.
1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation.
2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible.
3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public.

Because we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief. 1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation. 2. We must rebel against the tyranny of the apps. Is the iPhone our greatest creative if not crowning achievement as a civilization? The object has changed our lives, but it may also now be limiting and constraining our sense of the possible. 3. Free email is not enough. The decadence of a culture or civilization, and indeed its ruling class, will be forgiven only if that culture is capable of delivering economic growth and security for the public.

4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.
5. The question is not whether A.I. weapons will be built; it is who will build them and for what purpose. Our adversaries will not pause to indulge in theatrical debates about the merits of developing technologies with critical military and national security applications. They will proceed.
6. National service should be a universal duty.
We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost.
7. If a U.S. Marine asks for a better rifle, we should build it; and the same goes for software. We should as a country be capable of continuing a debate about the appropriateness of military action abroad while remaining unflinching in our commi

4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software. 5. The question is not whether A.I. weapons will be built; it is who will build them and for what purpose. Our adversaries will not pause to indulge in theatrical debates about the merits of developing technologies with critical military and national security applications. They will proceed. 6. National service should be a universal duty. We should, as a society, seriously consider moving away from an all-volunteer force and only fight the next war if everyone shares in the risk and the cost. 7. If a U.S. Marine asks for a better rifle, we should build it; and the same goes for software. We should as a country be capable of continuing a debate about the appropriateness of military action abroad while remaining unflinching in our commi

8. Public servants need not be our priests. Any business that compensated its employees in the way that the federal government compensates public servants would struggle to survive.
9. We should show far more grace towards those who have subjected themselves to public life. The eradication of any space for forgiveness—a jettisoning of any tolerance for the complexities and contradictions of the human psyche—may leave us with a cast of characters at the helm we will grow to regret.
10. The psychologization of modern politics is leading us astray. Those who look to the political arena to nourish their soul and sense of self, who rely too heavily on their internal life finding expression in people they may never meet, will be left disappointed.
11. Our society has grown too eager to hasten, and is often gleeful at, the demise of its enemies. The vanquishing of an opponent is a moment to pause, not rejoice.

8. Public servants need not be our priests. Any business that compensated its employees in the way that the federal government compensates public servants would struggle to survive. 9. We should show far more grace towards those who have subjected themselves to public life. The eradication of any space for forgiveness—a jettisoning of any tolerance for the complexities and contradictions of the human psyche—may leave us with a cast of characters at the helm we will grow to regret. 10. The psychologization of modern politics is leading us astray. Those who look to the political arena to nourish their soul and sense of self, who rely too heavily on their internal life finding expression in people they may never meet, will be left disappointed. 11. Our society has grown too eager to hasten, and is often gleeful at, the demise of its enemies. The vanquishing of an opponent is a moment to pause, not rejoice.

12. The atomic age is ending. One age of deterrence, the atomic age, is ending, and a new era of deterrence built on A.l. is set to begin.
13. No other country in the history of the world has advanced progressive values more than this one. The United States is far from perfect.
But it is easy to forget how much more opportunity exists in this country for those who are not hereditary elites than in any other nation on the planet.
14. American power has made possible an extraordinarily long peace. Too many have forgotten or perhaps take for granted that nearly a century of some version of peace has prevailed in the world without a great power military conflict. At least three generations — billions of people and their children and now grandchildren
— have never known a world war.
15. The postwar neutering of Germany and Japan must be undone. The defanging of Germany was an overcorrection for which Europe is now paying a heavy price. A similar and highly theatrical commitment to Japanese

12. The atomic age is ending. One age of deterrence, the atomic age, is ending, and a new era of deterrence built on A.l. is set to begin. 13. No other country in the history of the world has advanced progressive values more than this one. The United States is far from perfect. But it is easy to forget how much more opportunity exists in this country for those who are not hereditary elites than in any other nation on the planet. 14. American power has made possible an extraordinarily long peace. Too many have forgotten or perhaps take for granted that nearly a century of some version of peace has prevailed in the world without a great power military conflict. At least three generations — billions of people and their children and now grandchildren — have never known a world war. 15. The postwar neutering of Germany and Japan must be undone. The defanging of Germany was an overcorrection for which Europe is now paying a heavy price. A similar and highly theatrical commitment to Japanese

Ein Softwareunternehmen ruft öffentlich zur Errichtung einer neuen Weltordnung auf, garniert mit Positionen, die man nur rechtsextrem nennen kann.

Diese Software hat in deutschen Behörden NICHTS verloren.

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Eine Person, die tiefstes Bayrisch spricht, hat sich gerade hier im Zug über den sächsischen Dialekt lustig gemacht. Hab sie leider nur halb verstanden und die Pointe verpasst.

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„Demontage des Sozialstaates“: Merz-Regierung plant massive Einschnitte für Menschen mit Behinderung, Kinder und Familien Ein Leak empört: Demnach plant die Koalition radikale Kürzungen bei der Teilhabe. Vorschläge kommen aus dem SPD-geführten Arbeitsministerium.

"Kein einziger Vorschlag fragt, was die (…) Einschnitte für die betroffenen Menschen bedeuten. Kein einziger Vorschlag erwägt, ob die Einsparung den Schaden rechtfertigt. Das Dokument behandelt Sozialleistungen wie Haushaltsposten. Die Menschen, die auf sie angewiesen sind, kommen darin nicht vor."

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Erster freier Sonntag seit Wochen. War klar, dass die Deutsche Bahn das nicht auf sich sitzen lassen kann.

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Das ist schon wieder so großartig…

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Nach Ansicht der Bilder bleibt Bundesliga-Schiedsrichter ein absolut durchgeknallter Job.

Meine finale Entscheidung: Würde ich für kein Geld der Welt machen.

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Merz Drafted Lobbyist for German Coalition. Now It’s Costing Him A day after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition limped out of a bruising weekend-long meeting with a gas-tax cut for consumers, his conservative economy minister was greeted like a champion a...

So klar sieht das Ausland auf 🇩🇪 und #Reiche:

»#Merz hat einen #Lobbyisten für die deutsche Koalition engagiert. Jetzt rächt sich das.«

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Das Kultformat Goodbye Deutschland darf niemals eingestellt werden.

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Was ist das für ein absurdes Fußballspiel?

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Ob Vini Jr. das mit Jens Jeremies auch gemacht hätte?

#BAYRMA

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Wird ein geschmeidiges 13:12.

#FCBRMA #BAYRMA

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Wahnsinn. #BAYRMA #NEUER

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Danke für den wertvollen Hinweis. Ein echter Grenzgänger!

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Heute Nacht ab 1 Uhr bei Prime mit Per Günther und mir:

Der erste Matchball Richtung Playoffs für unsere deutsche NBA-Enklave Orlando um die Wagners und Tristan da Silva in Philadelphia! 🇩🇪🏀

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Amen.

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Das Schlimme: Ich habe es in der Kreisliga auch nicht anders gemacht. Aber eben auch, weil ich es bei meinen Idolen jedes Wochenende exakt so im Fernsehen gesehen habe.

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Im Profi-Sport gibt es wirklich nichts Unangenehmeres und Peinlicheres als das Verhalten von Fußballern, die spät in einem Spiel einen Vorsprung verteidigen.

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Ich liebe die „Kurzstrecke“ mit Pierre M. Krause. Tolles Format.

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„Merz fügte hinzu, er erwarte, dass die Mineralölwirtschaft die Entlastung direkt und ohne Einschränkung an die Vebraucher weitergebe.“

Sie lernen es einfach nicht.

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Dafür, dass viele Männer Frauen grundsätzlich absprechen, Ahnung von Fußball zu haben, haben viele Männer erstaunlich wenig Ahnung von Fußball.

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Einfach verrückt, dass man heutzutage schon froh ist, wenn einer dieser Irren eine Wahlniederlage überhaupt anerkennt.

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Orbán hat seine Wahlniederlage in Ungarn eingestanden. Damit verliert
1. Putin seinen treuesten Vasallen in der EU.
2. Trump seinen wichtigsten ideologischen Verbündeten in Europa.
3. Europas extreme Rechte ihre wirkmächtigste Galionsfigur.
In einem Satz: Ein Sieg für die Demokratie.

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Heute erlaube ich mir ausnahmsweise mal ein wenig Hoffnung und Optimismus.

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„Ein Schlussstrich unter die Erinnerung wäre der Schlussstrich unter unsere Demokratie.“ - Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora Webseiten der Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora

„Demokratie ist kein Geschenk, das man einmal erhält und dann besitzt; sie ist ein Versprechen, das jede Generation aufs Neue gegen die Bequemlichkeit des Wegsehens verteidigen muss."

Hape Kerkeling,
Hauptrede zur Gedenkfeier zum 81.
Jahrestages der Befreiung des KZ
Buchenwald

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Döner mit Zwiebeln vor 11 Uhr? Wie stehen wir dazu?

(Frage für einen Mitreisenden im Zug…)

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Als Team bärenstark angefangen und dann trotz Traumtor sensationell verkackt. Naja, immerhin haben wir uns bewegt... #Soccerworld

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Sterling K. Brown ist ein unverschämt guter Schauspieler.

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