Monthly Archives: February 2019

I was really pleased to see the line-up of videos on the Spiegel site today, and wanted to capture it before they rotate.

Es wurde ungeheuer viel gelesen — natürlich auch von Rudi, der Bücher verschlang wie andere belegte Brötchen: historische Bücher über die Russische Revolution, über den Spanischen Bürgerkrieg der 30er-Jahre, natürlich Karl Marx und Friedrich Engels, aber auch Max Horkheimer, Theodor … Continue reading →

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one. —A. J. Liebling, The New Yorker, May 14, 1960 CNBC: Pinterest said Wednesday that it would no longer return any search results, including pins and boards, for terms related to … Continue reading →

Jesse Jackson: President Trump’s decision to [outrage of the day] triggers a crisis for our Constitution and our democracy. This is no longer about the shameless lies, exaggerations and slanders that the president has trotted out …. It’s no longer … Continue reading →

I spent some time yesterday talking with a young Libyan man about NATO and life before and after Gaddafi. I was reminded of this Axios post of two years ago: Ghost Cabinet: Secretary of State: John Podesta, Bill Burns, Joe Biden … Continue reading →

In einem ganz grundlegenden Sinne. Nur wenn ich die Sprache jener um mich herum verstehe, kann ich mich in der Welt zurecht­finden, orientieren, zu Hause fühlen. Wenn ich sie nicht mehr verstehe, verliere ich diese Orientierung. … Diese Verlorenheit, wenn … Continue reading →

Spiegel: Wie ernsthaft die Mahnungen nach mehr Fairness in den USA aufgenommen werden, bleibt abzuwarten. Verteidigungsminister Shanahan jedenfalls hatte noch am Morgen schon wieder neue Forderungen an die Partner gerichtet. In einer vertraulichen Runde der Koalition gegen den “Islamischen Staat” … Continue reading →

Guardian: I like this composition so much! Pence with Netanyahu “and his Polish counterpart, Mateusz Morawiecki”. Is Morawiecki Pence’s counterpart, or Netanyahu’s? Just the idea of either Pence or Netanyahu having a “Polish counterpart” is pretty amusing. And “Pence chides … Continue reading →

NBC: WASHINGTON — After two years and 200 interviews, the Senate Intelligence Com­mit­tee is approaching the end of its investigation into the 2016 election, having uncovered no direct evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, according to both Democrats … Continue reading →

BBC, 12.02.2019 on Catalan rebellion trial: Cambridge Dictionary: The Clash:

BBC, 11.02.2019: No weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, and it was later revealed that the war was justified using faulty information. Faulty. Downing Street Memo: Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction … Continue reading →