Monthly Archives: August 2021

But what is the message sent when on cue two dozen people obediently chant without enthusiasm for 20 seconds before falling silent to listen to a speaker tell them once again why they have come across town to block this … Continue reading →

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Guardian: This has got to be one of the funniest headlines I’ve ever seen.

Keiner der politisch Verantwortlichen im Westen greift ein. Vor allem aber rollen die Panzer der Schutzmächte Großbritannien, Frankreich und Amerika nicht, wie es sich so mancher Berliner in diesen Tagen wünscht. Die einzige Reaktion der Westmächte auf den Mauerbau ist, … Continue reading →

Und als sein Vater, dessen Bruder und seine Mutter von der Inquisition verhaftet wurden, habe er beschlossen zu flüchten. »Du wirst mich jetzt natürlich fragen, ob ich sie im Stich gelassen habe? Jemanden im Stich lassen, das kann man doch … Continue reading →

Henry Giroux, CounterPunch: Manufactured catastrophes and historical amnesia—and with them a generalized sense of manufactured helplessness—now reign supreme in the new interregnum of late modernity, a kind of liminal space that serves to neutralize action, derail the challenges posed by … Continue reading →

BBC: Apple has announced details of a system to find child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on customers’ devices. Before an image is stored onto iCloud Photos, the technology will search for matches of already known CSAM. Apple said that if … Continue reading →

BBC: Covid third wave: Americans ‘scared and angry’ as pandemic worsens It occurs to me that the BBC could just maintain the headline “Americans ‘scared and angry’” and use it as need be. There is no recovery of confidence or … Continue reading →

BBC: Twitter works with news sites to tackle disinformation Twitter will collaborate with two of the largest international news providers, Reuters and the Associated Press, to debunk disinformation on its messaging site. … The post said material from Reuters and … Continue reading →