Valentin Beck

Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’ JERUSALEM—In response to an independent United Nations inquiry concluding that Israel is committing an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a defiant...

Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

Charlie Kirk was a fossil fuel industry plant Big Oil's money gave Kirk a larger platform to spread baseless climate conspiracy theories—as well as other extremist views.

heated.world/p/charlie-ki...

Gaza: Israelischer Schriftsteller David Grossman spricht von Genozid Der weltberühmte israelische Autor David Grossman sagt, er nutze nun das Wort Genozid, um das Vorgehen Israels in Gaza zu beschreiben. Er tue dies »mit gebrochenem Herzen«.

www.spiegel.de/ausland/gaza...

@jukhatib.bsky.social:
„Wo Mut, Menschlichkeit & Taten gefragt wären, setzt Deutschland auf Zurückhaltung. Wo Solidarität gefragt wäre, auf Ignoranz gegenüber unserem Leid & kriminalisiert unsere Proteste. Gaza verhungert – nicht nur wegen Nahrungsmangels, sondern auch wegen der Gleichgültigkeit.“

Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

The starvation of Gaza is shameful. Crippling sanctions on Israel are needed | Letters Letter: Thirty-one Israeli signatories express their shame, rage and agony over the plight of Palestinians and call for action from the international community

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

New open access journal, Islamic Intellectual Traditions:

brill.com/view/journal...

#islamicstudies #philsky

Jürgen Habermas Still Believes in Modernity A conversation with the German theorist about the history of Western philosophy and more.

My latest interview for The Nation is with Jürgen Habermas and concerns the recent 3 volume translation of his history of Western philosophy titled, “Also a History of Philosophy”: www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk: Leben mit ME/CFS: Der DDR-Forscher Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk leidet unter dem chronischen Erschöpfungssyndrom. Hier spricht er über den Kampf mit seinem Körper.

1/Ich leide seit fast 12 Jahren am MECFS (www.stern.de/gesellschaft...). Es gibt bei mir bessere und schlechtere Phasen, seit 12 Jahren nie gute. Mein Stalker MECFS ist immer wach, aktiv und direkt bei mir, lässt mich nie allein, nie aus seiner Umklammerung! Ich habe seit 12 Jahren

#PhilosophyJobs call for scholars in South- and Southeast Asia

Reposting this call / post on Bluesky also helps – many thanks in advance.

@globalvalueinquiry.bsky.social

IGVI invites researchers in South and Southeast Asia to apply for the position of Senior Research Scholar in Buddhist Philosophy.
Thank you for circulating this call to any individual or group who may be interested.
philjobs.org/job/show/29182
#PhilosophyJobs
‪@globalvalueinquiry.bsky.social‬

#PhilosophyJobs call for scholars in South- and Southeast Asia

A major escalation of the ongoing weaponization of the federal government against institutions that are deemed insufficiently obedient.

This isn't about Harvard, specifically: This is an authoritarian regime weaponizing the state to force civil society institutions into submission.

The men disappeared to El Salvador because of their tattoos The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers.

It seems ICE had a quota for Venezuelan gang members & filled it by picking up people with tattoos. Rose, hummingbird, soccer, mother, Autism awareness. For that people are taken from their families & sent to spend the rest of their lives in horrifying conditions.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Söders Agrarlobby-Minister verhindern! Die CSU will Lobbyist Felßner als Landwirtschaftsminister – das bedroht die Agrarwende. Jetzt Petition unterzeichnen!

aktion.campact.de/s/lobby-mini...

Renaming the EU, Dismantling the Commission: For What Polish and Hungarian Illiberals Seek U.S. Backing - VSquare.org The Trump administration's most influential think tank, The Heritage Foundation, is receiving proposals from illiberal forces in Poland and Hungary on how to shape the future of the European Union. Th...

The Heritage Foundation is now planning to destroy the EU - with the help of Polish and Hungarian partners

vsquare.org/heritage-fou...

"Conservative lawyers trace what is known as the “theory of the unitary executive” – which is also reflected in Project 2025 – back to the founding; according to this theory, the president should always be able to remove officers at will. There are also not supposed to be independent agencies"

Trump and Vance Shattered Europe’s Illusions About America This is how the bad guys act.

Europeans are mystified, disappointed and frightened by a country they thought they knew
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Soundtrack für einen Staatsstreich - Die ganze Doku | ARTE 1961 stürmen die Musiker Abbey Lincoln und Max Roach den UN-Sicherheitsrat, um die Ermordung des kongolesischen Politikers Patrice Lumumba anzuprangern. Es ist die Zeit der Dekolonialisierung und des ...

Gerade zufällig entdeckt und dringlichste Sehempfehlung: Der für den Oscar als bester Dokumentarfilm nominierte und exquisite "Soundtrack to a Coup D'État" ist bereits bei ARTE zu sehen - wenngleich auch in einer kürzeren Version (rund 30 Minuten weniger) als im Kino: www.arte.tv/de/videos/10...

Highlights From the 2025 Oscars: ‘Anora’ Wins Five Awards, Including Best Picture

"Do not obey in advance."
(from T. Snyder, On Tyranny)
vs.
"The Oscars were the latest awards ceremony this year to largely steer clear from politics. Presenters and winners at the Golden Globes avoided the subject (...)."
from www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

The Soviet Union also used to falsify statistics

Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations Cambridge Core - Environmental Policy, Economics and Law - Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations

Fascinating new volume from Cambridge on environmental ethics from a global perspective, with a great chapter by IGVI senior research scholar Workineh Kelbessa
#climatejustice #philosophy #africanphilosophy

www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World (Gift Article) Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

The brutality of these decisions leaves me speechless.

Such assistance projects are really the bare minimum of what wealthy nations must do to help the poor.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World (Gift Article) Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

The brutality of these decisions leaves me speechless.

Such assistance projects are really the bare minimum of what wealthy nations must do to help the poor.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...

Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...

Tesla sales almost halve in Europe as Musk faces criticism over Trump ties Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party

Consumer backlash against Musk in full force

U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.

"The United States voted with Russia, North Korea, Iran and 14 other Moscow-friendly countries Monday against a resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine and calling for the return of Ukrainian territory."

Are there any limits to what/who can be betrayed?

Hans-Georg Maaßen Ich habe den Eindruck, dass Angela Merkel erkannt hatte, dass sich manche CDU-Politiker wie Wildschweine verhalten: Wenn man den Futtertrog einfach nach links verschiebt, laufen sie hinterher. Nur ganz wenige bleiben am alten Ort stehen. Diese Typen würden allerdings auch nach rechts laufen, wenn wir den Futtertrog wieder nach rechts verschieben würden.

Auch wenn es für die Sicherheit in Deutschland nicht gut ist, kann ich nachvollziehen, wenn die US-Regierung entscheiden sollte, wegen der Einschränkung der Meinungsfreiheit in Deutschland und wegen der Erosion von Rechtsstaat und Demokratie die Zusammenarbeit der US-Nachrichtendienste mit den deutschen Diensten BND und BfV herunterzufahren.

Hans-Georg Maaßen @H.... 8 Std.: Ich traf ihn gestern. Ein starker Typ. Für so einen Job sind feminisierte Weicheier ungeeignet. Anders als die USA hat Dtld ein Männerproblem. Ich sehe zu wenige Leute, die man einsetzen könnte, um Deutschland zu kärchern.

Hans Georg Maaßen ist auf der #CPAC in den USA. Und schwadroniert von "Genick brechen", CDU-Politikern als "Schweine", deutschen Männern als "Weicheiern" & letztlich der Drohung, Deutschland nicht mehr vor Terroranschlägen zu warnen. Diese Radikalisierung ist atemberaubend.