Tobias Hof

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Pressemeldung: Bürgermeisterwahl in New York Zohran Mamdani beruft ausschließlich Frauen in sein Übergangsteam

Was Islamisten halt so tun, wenn sie an die Macht kommen.

A tweet from Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) says: “Mamdani: ‘Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.’” Below is a CNN screenshot showing Zorhan Mamdani standing at a podium with U.S. and New York City flags behind him. The chyron reads: “BREAKING NEWS — ZORHAN MAMDANI SPEAKS AFTER WINNING NYC MAYOR'S RACE.”

Now that’s a fighter!

Na so was

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels

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Ich möchte meinen Bundeskanzler so reden hören.

Carrboro, NC showing up for #NoKings

Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.

#A_NewHope ✊

The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.

Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

Their project depends on making us all feel alone, isolated and powerless. Taking part in a protest destroys all of those feelings in an instant. Go.

This is a fantastic statement from the governor of Washington, but I can't get past the fact that the man who's standing up to the right-wing anti-immigrant machine is named ...

Bob Ferguson?

Seriously?

Does he have a daughter named Willa?

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Nobel Peace Center | Museum of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo is the museum of the Nobel Peace Prize. Experience our exhibitions, events and guided tours inspired by the ideas and work of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

Note the wording.. Ms. Machado receives the prize for:
- promoting democratic rights
- struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition
- At a time when democracy is under threat
- where democracy is in retreat
- more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norm
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en

Friedensnobelpreis für María Corina Machado: Diese Lichtgestalt Diesmal also wird die venezolanische Oppositionsführerin María Corina Machado ausgezeichnet. Das ist eine gute Wahl – aus drei Gründen.

… and so much more important:

www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/frie...

I was waiting for something like this …

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption. No one should be surprised that Donald Trump is employing fascist tactics—prosecuting his opponents, weaponizing the federal government, and attacking the very fabric of our democracy. And Trump should not be surprised when millions of Americans stand up to his authoritarianism and his greed. If Trump wants to leverage baseless charges to visit political retribution on New York’s Attorney General, he’ll have to go through New Yorkers first. The Attorney General has had our back, time and again. We have hers.

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

According the victim's attorney, body camera footage captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good.”
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Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

I Stand with PEN America Against Book Bans and Censorship We must all fight against the forces that are attacking our fundamental freedoms – including our freedom to read.

This #BannedBooksWeek, PEN America is joining forces with more than 30 groups Standing Together for the Freedom to Read.

Together, we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books.

Learn more—and take the pledge to stand together against book bans at: act.pen.org/a/standing-t...

I keep waiting for the powers that be in media to grasp the concept of bad faith, realize how often "restore trust in news" and similar statements mean "stop doing journalism, lie more in ways I like," come from people ideologically committed to destroying trust in news, and can never be satisfied.

After submitting my manuscript to the publisher, I was a bit anxious about the reviewers’ comments — but I received them today and was absolutely stunned by their wonderful and positive feedback. I’m still a bit speechless, but so happy! Stay tuned :)

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Republicans post photos of fiery Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

WTF “When a Guardian reporter pointed out ... that the image was not a genuine photograph of the generally small and tame protests outside the ICE field office in Portland, the Oregon Republican Party’s X account replied: “We’re not reporters, just bad memers.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Trump White House: This shutdown is actually the fault of Democrats and we, the good guys, want to keep the government open and operating

Also the Trump White House:

Donald Trump auf „Truth Social“: „I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent. I can’t believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity.

Trump 2024:
"I have nothing to do with Project 2025“
Trump heute: