Trump’s chronically, self-harmingly, dangerously, monomaniacal brain. My Swamp Notes with @gideonrachman.bsky.social
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Trump’s chronically, self-harmingly, dangerously, monomaniacal brain. My Swamp Notes with @gideonrachman.bsky.social
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"Iran has begun laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf channel that carries 20 percent of the world’s oil, according to U.S. officials"
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EU-Topdiplomatin Kaja Kallas erhebt in einem Interview harte Vorwürfe gegen Washington: Die USA arbeiteten aktiv an der Zersetzung der EU. Und ihre Methoden seien die von regelrechten Gegnern.
"When past presidents balked at the possibility of war with Iran, they weren't just dodging a hard choice; they were deterred by all of the obvious reasons a conflict could perilously spiral. Nobody should be shocked that the expected is now coming to pass."
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Schon wieder Wolfram Weimer… Jetzt kippt er den Erweiterungsbau der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek in Leipzig. Dringend benötigt, lange geplant, Millionen in die Planung investiert und nun: Alles futsch. Was treibt diesen Mann an? Ein Thread über einen Kulturstaatsminister und seine Mission. 🧵
Growing concern in EU capitals that Trump is going to pressure the EU to clear up his mess in the Strait of Hormuz. Argument being: “You guys need the oil most, so you need to do the heavy lifting” on mine sweeping, naval-based air defence & the protection of shipping lanes
So the US has further eased sanctions on Russian oil, now across the board. Should the US now be considered a NATO/EU ally or a Russian ally? No doubt this will be a high agenda item when Emmanuel Macron hosts Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee today.
"Altlasten aufräumen, Gebrauchtes länger nutzen, Ausgedientes upcyclen: Über unseren Umgang mit #Müll im #Gebirge" #alpinwelt
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Trump glaubte, im Iran einen Akt politischen Caesarismus inszenieren zu können: veni, vidi, vici. Ein kurzer Schlag, ein kollabierendes Regime, ein historischer Triumph. Doch die Realität folgt selten den Dramaturgien imperialer Selbstgewissheit. Mein Kommentar 👉🏽
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NEW: Before the Iran War, Trump ignored warnings that Iran could retaliate across the region and stop oil shipments. Now, with energy markets in chaos, some aides are pessimistic about the lack of a strategy to end the war. But they haven't told Trump. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
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„Wie plant er, sein Amt weiter auszuüben? Welche Veranstaltung will er als Nächstes kippen? Indem er das Vertrauen von Kultur und Kunst zerstört hat, hat er sich in die Handlungsunfähigkeit manövriert.“
We reported yesterday that footage showed a US Tomahawk missile hitting a facility metres from the school. In the footage, smoke could already be seen rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
Images published by Iranian state media show remnants of a US Tomahawk missile at a girls’ school in Minab.
It’s not possible to independently verify the provenance of the remnants from this imagery alone. But Bellingcat previously detailed how a Tomahawk missile hit a structure next to the school.
Two of the world's most wanted men, Daniel and Christy Kinahan, were photographed at an MMA event, Bellingcat and @thetimes.com found — their most recent sighting since the US issued multi-million dollar bounties. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
Warum erzeugen fragwürdige KI-Anwendungen keinen Widerspruch in Redaktionen? Eine Antwort liegt in den psychologischen Effekten der Tools. Sie filtern zunehmend Zweifel und Widerspruch aus dem Arbeitsalltag heraus, schreibt unser Gastautor Stephan Weichert. Jetzt ohne Abo: uebermedien.de/114191/
Der deutsche Kulturstaatsminister Wolfram Weimer kann Künstler, die sich um eine Förderung bewerben, vom Verfassungsschutz überprüfen lassen. Ein Erlass des Innenministeriums macht es möglich. Beim Deutschen Buchhandlungspreis gab es jetzt die ersten Ausschlüsse. www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/wolfr...
If Russia has, to quote President Trump, “all the cards” in its fight against Ukraine, “why has it achieved so little?" Lawrence Freedman asks. “Why has its progress been so often frustrated by a much smaller army’s resilience and innovative tactics, as well as its own operational weaknesses?”
"Iran had built the appearance of a deterrent without the substance of one. When the moment came, the signal proved hollow, and Iran is now paying the price for a weapon it was never willing to actually build."
If you have time to read only one thing on today’s strikes, make it @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social ‘s analysis in @thebulletin.org .
Given constraints on munitions & logistics, I expected US to launch limited Iran campaign. Trump has instead announced most expansive goals imaginable: regime change, destruction of conventional military + end of nuclear ambitions. Unclear how US will square this circle.
"Newcomers to this existentialist #Simenon... might do well to begin with The Strangers in the House, for it is the quintessential #romandur: direct, spare, sensuously atmospheric, hypnotic in its realism, and honest in a way that few novelists would dare to be." (John Banville)
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A reminder that America supplied Iran with its civil nuclear programme with no regard for who might come after the Shah. If there's an emblem of consistent US foreign policy blunder over the last 60 years it is Iran. Alas, it will continue to be Iran.
"Putin's too steeped in blood to accept anything less than Ukrainian capitulation. Because of his stubbornness, he's jeopardising his fortune of having a pro-Russian US president. Some people can’t take yes for an answer." Swamp Notes with the great @christopherjm.ft.com. as.ft.com/r/b9514b95-e...
Jeffrey Epstein hat mehr als 2,5 Millionen Dollar in die deutsche Onlinebank N26 investiert, als sich diese noch im Aufbau befand.
Das Geld floss über zwei von Peter Thiel mitgegründete Investmentfonds.
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It’s payback time for Trump’s tariff fiasco ft.trib.al/ZdEjScc | opinion
'“No one seems to be in the loop on anything, from policy decisions to personnel,” a U.S. official in Asia told me. That includes relationships with allies, which have traditionally been routed through State but now are centered on Trump’s own personal communications with world leaders.'
