ProfTHT

💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”

Why isn't this all over the news?

A pretty nice summary of the state of our world as of today. Thanks/No to everyone who has contributed to devaluing the truth. You did a stunning job.

Selfie 🤳 mit robert habeck (und 5999 anderen).

Weil's richtig wichtig ist diesmal.

Freedom of speech can be such a wonderful thing.

Making Fascism Great Again -- by blaming the communists for the Holocaust.

“[Hitler] was a communist ...” Weidel said “He wasn't a conservative, he was a communist ... and we are the opposite.”

For context: The persecution of communists was a central element of Nazi ideology.

Sometimes people get what they deserve. Poor rich Mister Zuckerberg so much wanted us to love him! But he also wanted to be richer as his Maga Elon pal! Now he learns that our love and destroying democracy does not go well together. Counting dollars has to suffice.

Trump Suggests U.S. Expansion Into Greenland and Canada: Live Updates

I think that there's a limit in how much of these threats our civilization can stand.

"[Trump] refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal ... and acquire Greenland, which Mr. Trump said was necessary for the national security of the United States."

Zuckerberg conceded there would be more ‘bad stuff’ on his sites. Here’s the latest. The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump and his conservative allies.

"“It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression,” Mr. Zuckerberg said."

Hearing Mister Zuckerberg today gives me a feeling of the world we're about to face. If you have seen "It's A Wonderful Life": This will be the dystopia Jimmy Stewart wake up in.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

How Hybrid Tactics Targeted NATO Allies in 2024: Drones, Exploding Parcels, Sabotage (Gift Article) Russia and other hostile states have become increasingly brazen in adopting “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the United States, leaving defense officials with a dilemma: How to respond?

"[I]t’s part of military operations."

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/w...

That's why we have @bsky.app .

"The Donald J. Trump Foundation makes a $25,000 contribution to And Justice for All, a political group backing Bondi. The donation, illegal for a 501(c)(3) private foundation to give, was personally solicited by Bondi from Trump."

And Justice for All! ;-)

Tja. Vielleicht kann er das besser als das andere? Man muss den Menschen doch auch mal eine zweite Chance geben!

Was ist denn genau die Verschwörung hier? Dass das ZDF von Klimawandelsleugnern durchsetzt ist? Vermutlich ist es doch Ahnungslosigkeit gepaart mit ein bisschen Sensationslust und Engagementgier.

But more seriously, give them some time, please. If you're doing a good job and are overwhelmed by demand (but not so much by incoming revenues), you become of interest for the bad guys and will need some time to adjust your processes.

But there's at least one exception -- mine is authentic! ;-)

Unser Bäcker um die Ecke muss jetzt des Öfteren Sonntags schließen: kein Personal. Die zuständige Verkäuferin hat Urlaub und ist ab und an krank. Dann bleibt halt der Ofen aus.

Währenddessen versteht man in Deutschland nicht, was der ganze Hype um KI-gesteuerte Serviceroboter so soll.

Until they wake up. And find out they live in the Land (and world) of Dysfunctionality.

Rocky Balboa must have taken some beatings too many. He's "in awe" about the notorious Don the First, Destructor of America's democracy.

Feels good here -- great to sense some familiarity!

ProfTHT is back on #Twitter! The non-toxic version of it, I mean! ;-)