Michaela

Michaela

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"Resistance is NOT futile." Locutus returning to being Jean-Luc Picard. "The easiest means of resistance is boycotting those who do not share your values and try to rule you with the money you made for them ." I can claim this as an original thought.

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Balaji went ballistic over this story, but it’s pretty straightforward and leaves out his most kooky/scary aspects—and doesn’t mention that he took the Network State idea from Curtis Yarvin. But that’s ok, there’s a book coming out in 17 days… www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

simonandschuster.comThe Nerd Reich“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump a...
Michaela
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Weil wichtig:

FragDenStaat@fragdenstaat.de

Hände weg vom Informationsfreiheitsgesetz! Mehr als 100 zivilg. Organisationen, Projekte & Medien fordern von der Bundesregierung, die Abschaffung der Informationsfreiheit zu stoppen. Ein Angriff aufs IFG ist ein Angriff auf die Demokratie – das nehmen wir nicht hin. fragdenstaat.de/artikel/poli...

fragdenstaat.deOffener Brief: 110 Organisationen fordern: „Hände weg vom IFG! Retten Sie die Informationsfreiheit“Die Spitzen von SPD und Union wollen das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz faktisch abschaffen. Damit beschädigen sie Transparenz, Pressefreiheit und letztlich die Demokratie. Mit einem Bündnis aus über 100...
Michaela
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... "But the emperor is naked!" The emperor turned to the little boy and said: "You are a very nasty little boy, you are lying. This is why you have such bad ratings and your family is poor." The crowd looked at the angry, naked emperor and started to point and laugh at the little boy.

Michaela
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One day, his name won't disgrace any buildings. No streets or places will be named after him. There won't be statures or paintings. Still, he will be remembered. In history books as a stain on a nation's history. A shame to stay for generations.

Michaela
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A copywriter’s Christmas tale 1 One of the most difficult jobs in my career was a request by one of my fave colleagues. Her daughter was about seven and other kids teased her at school because she still believed in the Christmas angel bringing the presents. So, I promised to write a letter.

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Michaela
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3 „ Merry Christmas! I guess, we both know that your Mommy and the people who love you are getting the presents for you.But I am the spirit of Christmas. I am like love, you cannot see me but I am here. As long as you believe, I am here. Thank you for believing.“

Michaela
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A copywriter’s Christmas tale 1 One of the most difficult jobs in my career was a request by one of my fave colleagues. Her daughter was about seven and other kids teased her at school because she still believed in the Christmas angel bringing the presents. So, I promised to write a letter.

Michaela
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2. You know, juggling loads of clients’ money never felt that much of a burden as to try to reach out to a child - worse, to help her leave this magical world, she was still part of. To get fancy iridescent paper and write neatly was the easy part. After days of overthinking I knew what to write:

Michaela
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I wonder about the media's focus: It is not about "Which celeb in the files" it must be about "What have they done". In other words this is about justice for the victims. Many of them are there to testify but won't get a platform.

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The Guardian
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Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation

theguardian.comSmall changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisationStudy finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found. A groundbreaking experiment to gauge the potency of Elon Musk’s social platform to increase political division found that when posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes and partisan animosity were boosted, even barely perceptibly, in the feeds of Democrat and Republican supporters there was a large change in their unfavourable feelings towards the other side. Continue reading...
Michaela
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A policy to save the PM? Starmer is suffering low approval ratings, weak polling, and internal unease. Leaders under pressure often reach for tough immigration measures to reassert control and project strength. And here is a pattern: his asylum reforms echo earlier struggling leaders: tbc un comment

Michaela
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John Major (1990s): tightened asylum rules amid deep unpopularity and party rebellion. Tony Blair (post-2005): adopted tougher migration controls as trust fell and internal tensions rose, using policy complexity to project competence.

Michaela
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David Cameron (2014–16): tough immigration messaging during weakening authority, largely symbolic or rhetorical. Boris Johnson: launched the Rwanda scheme during the Partygate collapse of personal credibility as a dramatic, attention-grabbing move aimed at shifting the narrative.