Martin Holland
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- Reposted by Martin HollandSo, first of all, of course it was Trump. But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
- Reposted by Martin Holland1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
- Reposted by Martin HollandHi alle, der @meistermurx.bsky.social warnt ja schon fleißig und ich möchte mich dem anschliessen. Mittlerweile gibt es hier auf bsky ein paar News-Bots, die nicht offiziell sind, aber, bis auf Kleinigkeiten, "richtig" aussehen. Bspw @spiegelonline.bsky.social, der euch auf ne dubiose Seite zieht.
- Reposted by Martin HollandDie Grafik zeigt die bislang bekannten Fälle der sogenannten „Über-Kreuz-Anstellungen“ von Verwandten und Partnerinnen in der AfD Sachsen-Anhalt. Auch lukrative Jobs werden so in die eigenen Reihen vermittelt:
- Reposted by Martin HollandMely Kiyak hat einmal geschrieben, die Polit-Talkshows in diesem Land seien einer alphabetisierten Nation unwürdig – und wer wollte dem heute noch ernsthaft widersprechen wollen.
- Reposted by Martin HollandViele Accounts können oder wollen Trumps Bilder von den Obamas als Affen nicht benennen oder kritisieren, ohne dabei das Bild zu verbreiten. Erstaunlich. Liegt doch eigentlich nah: aus der Kritik am rassistischen Bild die Konsequenz zu ziehen, es nicht zu verbreiten.
- Reposted by Martin HollandAm Tag an dem Trump widerwärtigste rassistische Bilder über die Obamas postet, darf also der Chef der Rechtsextremen ihn in der ARD für uns „einordnen“. Na Danke. Das ist schon ein Lehrbuchbeispiel dafür, wie man den ganzen Irrsinn medial normalisiert.
- Reposted by Martin HollandLiebe Medien, wenn das Weiße Haus ein rassistisches Obama-Video zwölf Stunden später löscht, ist "einlenken" das falsche Wort. Schließlich haben es alle gesehen, das Ziel ist erreicht, und man sitzt längst am nächsten. Das gehört mit zur Methode, dürft ihr gerne dazusagen.
- Reposted by Martin HollandEin öffentlich-rechtlicher Sender müsste die Frage so stellen, dass sie den Befragten unter Erklärungsdruck setzt und nicht so, dass sie ihm einen roten Teppich ausrollt. Das hier ist redaktionelles Vollversagen als Sendungstitel. 🧵
- Reposted by Martin HollandDie Dimension von Jeffrey #Epsteins Verbindungen nach #Russland wird immer deutlicher: Veröffentlichte Unterlagen des #US-Justizministeriums belegen hochrangige Beziehungen des Pädokriminellen zum russischen #Geheimdienst.
- Reposted by Martin HollandWas ich an Mamdani als politischem Phänomen so interessant finde: Menschen sehnen sich offensichtlich nach einer mit Freude und Fun kommunizierten politischen Vision von Gerechtigkeit. Warum fällt es aktuell vielen Politiker*innen so schwer dieses Energiereservoir anzuzapfen?
- Reposted by Martin HollandIn 2024, more than 199,000 patents were filed in Europe. Patent filings are often seen as an indirect measure of innovation, even though not all inventions are patented, and not all patents represent meaningful breakthroughs.
- Reposted by Martin HollandNur knapp eine Woche nachdem die Ukraine gewarnt hat, dass Russland Starlink für Drohnenangriffe benutzt, zeigen die Gegenmaßnahmen Wirkung. Und was für eine. #Starlink
- Reposted by Martin Hollandimagine having one of the best tech reporters of all time on your staff and then choosing to lay them off
- My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
- Reposted by Martin Holland"The morning after the tour, the Mayor of Ohrdruf killed himself. And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse... But we know enough." God. Damn. 🔥
- Reposted by Martin HollandMy dad was among US Army personnel that Gen Patton ordered to tour Ohrdruf just days after it was liberated. As kids, we were told that Patton wanted as many soldiers to be eyewitnesses as possible so they could go home to tell American public, “this is why we’re were fighting”.
- Reposted by Martin HollandThis is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
- Reposted by Martin HollandFor more context behind his comment you can read about Ohrdruf and its mayor here: arolsen-archives.org/en/news/faci...
- Reposted by Martin HollandEvery American needs to watch this:
- Reposted by Martin HollandChild at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
- Reposted by Martin HollandFür die IT-Branche sieht es an den Börsen weiter nicht gut aus, zugleich fällt der Bitcoin auf immer neue Tiefstwerte. Experten sehen eine Kurskorrektur. #Finanzen
- Reposted by Martin HollandDie CDU befürchtet, dass hohe Sozialabgaben der Wirtschaft schaden. Doch die Belastung für Arbeitgeber ist in den letzten Jahren nicht gestiegen. Das zeigt eine Auswertung im Auftrag von Linkenfraktionschefin Reichinnek.
- Reposted by Martin HollandWas wäre, wenn die AfD tatsächlich an die Macht käme? Eine Analyse, die dem SPIEGEL vorliegt, gibt Tipps, wie sich die Zivilgesellschaft darauf vorbereiten und dann verhalten sollte.
- Reposted by Martin HollandAmazing. If a professional wrestling crowd is chanting "fuck ICE," it suggests to me that large swaths of the culture are not just upset over ICE tactics, they're coalescing against mass deportations as a broader ideological project. newrepublic.com/article/2060...
- Reposted by Martin HollandLooks like @attackerman.bsky.social had a similar response to the one I did... bsky.app/profile/atta...
- @wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
- Reposted by Martin HollandWrote about some of the history of the Wyden Siren from @wyden.senate.gov and why we should take it VERY seriously when he sends a cryptic letter like he did yesterday.
- Reposted by Martin HollandI think you know the answer. The “negotiations” have been an excuse to hold back necessary equipment and aid.
- Reposted by Martin HollandIf you do have an opinion on #oressfreedom and the #washingtonpost or other events: subscribe to quality media, share quality media content. Remain critical, but supportive. You don't have to agree on very word, piece or op-ed. You are the audience. You are the difference.
- Reposted by Martin Hollandcan't help but think there is probably a corrosive effect of having sex trafficker-elite emails unveiled for months on end as one of the biggest cultural/news stories of the last year— unearthing an inexcusable moral rot in the upper echelons of power—but without any real accountability/justice
- Reposted by Martin HollandDie deutsche Delegation um Norbert Röttgen sagte ein geplantes Treffen ab, nachdem das US-Außenministerium der Deutschen Botschaft in Washington mitteilte, es sei bereit nur Abgeordnete von Union und AfD zu treffen, nicht aber die von SPD und Grünen www.politico.eu/article/dona...
- Reposted by Martin HollandIan McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
- Reposted by Martin Hollandeven beyond "should bezos fund WaPo as a public service," it's honestly pretty hilarious that Mr. Amazon Himself couldn't turn a national newspaper into a profitable business when the NYT and the WSJ have built formidable empires from the same basic parts
- I believe the debate about whether Bezos is "obligated to fund $100m+ annual losses" misses the point. He intentionally expanded those losses by millions of dollars for basic corruption reasons, so that the Trump administration would be nicer to Amazon and Blue Origin slate.com/business/202...
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- Reposted by Martin HollandDer Kurs des Bitcoin kennt weiter nur eine Richtung, jetzt ist der Preis auf 70.000 US-Dollar gefallen. Experten sehen verlorenes Interesse und Pessimismus. #Bitcoin
- Reposted by Martin HollandDas „CIA World Factbook“ gehörte zu den ältesten Seiten im Internet und war in dessen Anfangsjahren eine beliebte Anlaufstelle. Am Mittwoch ging es offline. #Internet
- Reposted by Martin HollandUpdate: Offenbar sehen das auch viele meiner ärztlichen Kollegen ähnlich wie ich und wollen keine rechtsextremen Portale mitfinanzieren. Gut so.
- Reposted by Martin HollandLast one switches off the lights, as we say in German. #DemocracyDiesInDarkness
- Reposted by Martin HollandIf Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.
- Reposted by Martin HollandWASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
- Reposted by Martin Hollandall the creators in the world will never fill the hole created by the degradation and loss of media institutions, despite all their problems
- Reposted by Martin Hollandalways bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
- Reposted by Martin HollandWieder: Letztendlich sichern nur Abonnements den Bestand unabhängiger und qualitativ hochwertiger Medien.
- Reposted by Martin HollandIt's taken me all day to figure out what to say about today's WaPo layoffs, an unnecessary upending of the careers of hundreds of journalists, the paper itself, and the way millions of readers understand our current world aftermath.site/washington-p...
- Reposted by Martin Hollandworth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
- Reposted by Martin HollandBut Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
- Reposted by Martin Holland“This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.” www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
- Reposted by Martin HollandDer Multimilliardär will bei seiner Hauptstadtzeitung offenbar bis zu 300 Journalisten entlassen. Jeff Bezos’ Eingriffe in die Redaktion schaden ihrer Glaubwürdigkeit. Der Gewinner: Donald Trump.
- Reposted by Martin HollandRusslands Schattenflotte passiert ungehindert die Ostsee. Eine Anfrage der Grünen offenbart massive Wissenslücken bezüglich Routen und Zustand der Schiffe. Die Methoden der Tankermafia – und was Bundeswehr-Experten raten.
- Reposted by Martin HollandMy story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
- Reposted by Martin HollandWe gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
