Dagmar Seeland

Cathy Newman compared Starmer’s generic “we will fight you with everything we have” to Lucy Connolly’s “set fire to all the asylum hotels for all I care”? Seriously??

Wenn ich Trumps Amerika sehe, denke ich an meine Jugend – in der DDR Donald Trump zersetzt die Demokratie in den USA. Stern-Korrespondentin Dagmar Seeland erinnert das an eine Zeit vor 40 Jahren.

Under Trump, the US is turning into the GDR
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‘Business secretary Peter Kyle was asked by Sky News’ Trevor Phillips this morning if the demonstration – organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson – “disturbed” him.

Kyle said the number of people who turned out for the protest shows free speech is “alive and well” in the UK.’

For shame

The cognitive dissonance (which is perhaps generous) from the government on the state of free speech comparing its response to the far-right against those protesting the proscription of Palestine Action is increasingly hard to comprehend, as govt belief moves into govt (in)action.

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Schlaflos in Birmingham Nigel Farages rechtspopulistische Partei Reform verspricht, die Zukunft des Königreichs zu sein. Dabei wirkt sie wie die Tories 2.0.

I went to the Reform party conference. The experience will haunt me for a long time: www.stern.de/politik/ausl...

While Starmer struggles with a broken system in Westminster, real power keeps leaking elsewhere | Rafael Behr Far from No 10, Nigel Farage has been amassing power in the sprawling, networked space where 21st-century politics happens, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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I’m afraid I have - on many assignments in Grantham, Boston, Grimsby, Morecambe Bay. Many average people in the street bring it up themselves, we didn’t even ask them about it. They see it as the solution to the ‘small boats’. Sorry but it’s naive to think they don’t exist - it’s how Brexit happened

The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Several people sitting, holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”

I am at Parliament Square in London, where I am watching peaceful protesters arrested for holding signs. History will remember all of these brave people as heroes.

All that work, all those billions of dollars, and they’ve created Marvin The Paranoid Android.

Ich bin aus der deutschen Nationalsprache ausgetreten, weil sie mich nicht mehr interessiert, wenn Wolfram Weimer und Jürgen Kaube ihren Schönheitsgehalt von oben festsetzen. Für @taz.de hab ich mir drei Krawatten umgebunden und ein superseriöses Erklärstück geschrieben!

We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. For many months, these independent journalists have been the world's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them. We once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza. It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there. Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

BREAKING: JOINT STATEMENT FROM REUTERS, BBC NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS & AFP.

Warning that their staff face death by starvation in Gaza.

Horrifying and unprecedented.

Wo Dianas geheimes Parfüm lagert – und Churchills Lieblingszigarre In London gibt es sie noch: Urige Läden, die Hüte oder Parfüms kreieren. Wer durch St. James streift, kann sogar im Sessel des berühmtesten Briten Platz nehmen.

A little plug for this wonderful book by my friend Horst Friedrichs featuring some fantastic old London shops: www.stern.de/politik/ausl...

Bezos wedding guest takes us through her extravagant goodie bag from the wedding 💗

Neoliberalismus ist die Ideologie ohne Namen. Das hat einen Grund. | STERN.de Der Neoliberalismus ist heute die bestimmende Ideologie des Westens – doch niemand nennt ihn beim Namen. Dahinter steckt Methode, sagt der britische Autor George Monbiot.

„Neoliberalism is the ideology that lost its name - for good reason.“
Interviewed @georgemonbiot.bsky.social for stern magazine

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Diese Mutter ist bereit, für die Freiheit ihres Sohnes zu sterben Seit acht Monaten hungert Laila Soueif für ihren Sohn Alaa Abd El-Fattah, der in Ägypten völkerrechtswidrig in Haft sitzt. Nun schwebt seine Mutter in Lebensgefahr.

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Ok this one wins

In case you missed it in The Other Place, Liz Truss has gone properly fucking nuts.

Good god. If that’s the general taste, we’re screwed

Warum auch die Tat von Liverpool die Metropole nicht spalten wird Liverpool hat das Hillsborough-Unglück und sogar Boris Johnson überstanden – gemeinsam. Über eine besondere Metropole, die in jeder Krise zusammenhält.

Why Liverpool will not be divided by this tragedy: www.stern.de/politik/ausl...

Keir Starmer verbessert den Brexit. Beliebt macht ihn das nicht Einen

Following the Foreign Press Association’s complaint re denial of accreditation to the UK-EU summit, I’m happy to report that most EU media were admitted in the end. We appreciate that & thank the government. Pity it slightly soured what should have been a positive event
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I’m happy to report that the Comms people sorted out accreditation for most EU media that applied. With many of those things it was probably an incompetent cock-up rather than a deliberate snub. It’s a shame as it soured an event that should have been positive.

Großbritannien: "Merz muss jetzt auf seine Worte Taten folgen lassen" | STERN.de In Großbritannien hat man ein neues deutsches Lieblingswort

“The new long-range missiles will carry both the Union flag and the German flag“ - last week I interviewed RUSI‘s Ed Arnold on Britain’s new close cooperation with Germany in the area of defence and security www.stern.de/politik/ausl...

Yeah, perhaps it would help the government to not shut out the vast majority of London-based European correspondents from reporting on their „EU reset“ summit. It beggars belief.

Imagine hosting an „EU reset“ summit without accrediting most of the EU member states‘ media who need to cover it. Yes, really. I guess we’re all supposed to watch it on GB News

Mark Carney in blue suit and blue ties smiling widely and clapping on stage with his supporters who are seen in the background laughing, waving and celebrating. Photo credit to Reuters.

NEW: Carney secures historic win.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre even lost his seat in Carleton.

Trump‘s colossal ineptitude has saved the progressive movement in Canada & is close to reuniting the economies ties between the UK & Europe.

Remind him every day. 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺

Hinter den Kulissen des Vatikan Der Fotograf Christian Sinibaldi erhielt exklusive Einblicke in den Alltag hinter den heiligen Mauern. Sein Bilder zeigen: Dort arbeiten ganz normale Menschen.

Nine years ago the photographer Christian Sinibaldi gained unique access to the Vatican. His pictures of everyday life behind the holy walls reveal a rarely-seen humanity

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WATCH — @carolecadwalla.bsky.social : “The Russian and American presidents are now speaking the same words. Telling the same lies. We are watching the collapse of the international world order in real time… it is already later than we think.”