[..] More protests erupted in cities across Romania after the announcement. Outside the main government offices in the capital, demonstrators called the ruling Social Democratic Party “the red plague.” Some chanted “You did it at night, like thieves,” referring to the late hour the ordinance was passed. [..]

@Peinhart #17: Das ist die Logik von Leuten, die Geld essen wollen.

Nennen wir sie also künftig einfach ‘Wohltäter’.

Es fiept, na dann muss es ja etwas taugen. Jetzt weiß ich endlich, was ein “Creative Director” ist.

Nochmal Zeit: Terrorunterstützern darf Asyl verwehrt werden

Muss die Bundesregierung jetzt ausgewiesen werden?

This is hardly the first time a country has tried to influence the outcome of another country’s election. The U.S. has done it, too, by one expert’s count, more than 80 times worldwide between 1946 and 2000. [..]

How to Build an Autocracy

It’s 2021, and President Donald Trump will shortly be sworn in for his second term. The 45th president has visibly aged over the past four years. He rests heavily on his daughter Ivanka’s arm during his infrequent public appearances.

Fortunately for him, he did not need to campaign hard for reelection. His has been a popular presidency: Big tax cuts, big spending, and big deficits have worked their familiar expansive magic. Wages have grown strongly in the Trump years, especially for men without a college degree, even if rising inflation is beginning to bite into the gains. The president’s supporters credit his restrictive immigration policies and his TrumpWorks infrastructure program. [..]

Animals – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (1966)

@łbernd_r: America dropped 26,171 bombs in 2016. What a bloody end to Obama’s reign

OT – Narrativ. Das schwere Erbe des Otto Dibelius (1)
Das schwere Erbe des Otto Dibelius (2)

Ich bin überrascht, wie viele Menschen – inklusive ein paar Journalisten – in meinem Bekanntenkreis/Timeline-Umfeld dieses Medium-Stück eines Google-Mitarbeiters über einen angeblichen Trump-Coup teilen. Ein Stück, das bei näherem Hinsehen sehr stark auf Inuendo und Vermutungen zurückgreift, um zu seiner These von dem „Testballon für einen Coup“ zu kommen. [..]