Josef Schmid

A young man was given a chance. He was smart, it worked, he became rich. Very rich. A rich man was given a chance. He was ruthless, it worked, he became powerful. Very powerful. A powerful man was allowed to bend the law. He was brutal, it worked. The law died. Who granted all these permissions?

In solidarity with the Ukrainian people, we raise the Ukrainian flag alongside the EU flag at our @eudiplomacy.bsky.social HQ. This is more than a symbol. Ukraine’s future lies within the EU. With our support, Ukrainians are resisting and holding firm. (1/2)

Four years of fire—and Ukraine is still standing. From Zmiinyi Island to today, the message hasn’t changed. Thank you to everyone helping shield Ukraine's sky and save lives. Donate to air defence via @u24.gov.ua

YEAR 5 BEGINS It seems almost impossible to imagine the fifth year of war is here for Ukraine. The jokes of Russias three day operation are now somewhat thin. Yesterday was Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia. Speeches were made and provisions approved to prevent rolling call ups of reservists

5000 Helme, "leichte Waffen", "Defensivwaffen", ewige Diskussionen, schleppende Hilfe, noch immer kein Taurus, noch immer europäisches Geld für Putins Kriegskasse - Haben wir in den vier Jahren wirklich alles getan, um diesen Krieg schnell zu beenden?

Trotz #Kernenergieausstieg wird in Deutschland noch eine nukleare #Brennelementefabrik weiterbetrieben. Offenbar befürwortet nun die Bundesregierung auch noch, dass ein russischer Staatskonzern dort einsteigt. !6157251/

It’s 2026. There is still no serious response to authoritarian populism - one that both grasps its appeal & knows how to defeat it. The solution technocratic centrism offers is, astonishingly, an even more precautionary version of technocratic centrism, which only accelerates authoritarian populism.

The United States military will most likely start bombing Iran after Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday.

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Sending love and protection to our neighbors in Mexico tonight. “The Flower Vendor” (Girl with Lilies) by Mexican artist: Diego Rivera

Good morning. Wishing all warmth and whimsy on this wonderful Wednesday. “A Lady Reading” by artist Gwen John

Bin gespannt auf das Kapitel zum Erfüllungsaufwand der GEG-Änderung im Hinblick auf die Effort Sharing Regulation.

Dieses Heizungsgesetz bringt niemandem etwas. Wenn die angebliche Wirtschaftskompetenz der CDU von "Capital" in der Luft zerrissen wird ... www.capital.de/wirtschaft-p...

Dieses Heizungsgesetz ist vielleicht der erste Fall, in dem eine Bundesregierung nicht durch Nicht-Handeln, sondern durch bewusstes Handeln Klimaneutralität als Ziel faktisch aufgibt. Es wird noch etwas dauern, bis das unabweisbar wird, aber wir laufen damit absehbar in eine Verfassungskrise.

Da scheint ein Nerv getroffen worden zu sein: Diese Campact-Aktion hat innerhalb kürzester Zeit über 600.000 Unterschriften bekommen. aktion.campact.de/s/Energiewen...

Nur mal wegen der Ordnung: Wenn man Armut relativ definiert (% des Durchschnittseinkommens) kann man sie nicht "abschaffen". Man kann nur Aussagen darüber treffen, wie spitz die Verteilungskurve ist....

Haltung gewinnt! AfD-Unterstützer und Milch-Milliardär Theo #Müller verliert vor dem Landgericht Hamburg gegen Campact. Wir begreifen das als Ansporn, uns auch in Zukunft nicht einschüchtern zu lassen. Und über Rechtsextreme und ihrer Unterstützer aufzuklären.

"Unser Geld für unsere Leute"

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🚨 UPDATE: OUR SLATE JUST KEEPS GROWING! 🚨 You might have seen our previous IL slate post—but we had to repost because we're getting bigger and stronger every single day. 💪

Bremen, Oldenburg, Vechta oder Cloppenburg aufgepasst! Live-Vortrag am in Wildeshausen 📍Widukindhalle 🕕18 Uhr. Impulse zu ⚡Energiesicherheit, 🌍Klimakrise & 🔌Zukunft von Strom und Wärme. Mit Austausch & Fragerunde! 👉 ü

⚡️Zelensky warns Belarus can no longer deny involvement as Russian drone repeaters operate there, says future peaceful relations depend on free, pro-EU leadership.

⚡ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv. She vowed Europe will stand by Ukraine, financially and militarily, until peace is restored on Kyiv’s terms.

The 5th year of war in Ukraine has begun. At 4am on this day in 2022, Putin ordered his troops to destroy Ukraine. They tried. They failed. It's Day 1462 and a daily thread with all the fact-checked news, free, every single day. Please send a coffee if you like my work🙏

Russian TV from 4 years ago looks comical now. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It’s delicious!

Heute vor 4 Jahren hat #Putin den größten Fehler seines Lebens gemacht und 8 Jahre nach der Besetzung der Krym seine verrottete Armee in den Versuch einer Vollinvasion der Ukraine geschickt, den sie und damit er verlieren werden. Gegen eine Ukraine, die sich 1/

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Heute begegne ich am Strafgericht Graz der Person, die entmenschlichende NS-Diktion nutzte, um mich öffentlich zu beschimpfen. Und ich treffe auf Gerald Grosz. Prozesse mit hohem Symbolwert, die in wenigen Stunden entschieden werden. Ich denke dabei viel an meine beiden kleinen Buben. (1)

#Climateflation

⚡️Explosion during ammunition demonstration injures two students at Dnipro school. An explosion occurred at a school in the city of Dnipro on Feb. 23 during a classroom demonstration of ammunition, injuring two children, according to regional police.

Fiona Hill, Trump’s former national security advisor for Russia, reveals how Putin runs circles around Trump, who is looking for a big payday, targets Europe, and is ready to disrupt the US midterm elections, in a conversation with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz. youtu.be/e-y1hDbuOfU?...

Vier Jahre seit Beginn der russ. Vollinvasion. Heute bitte ich Euch um Unterstützung des Fundraisers der @de-ua-gesellschaft.bsky.social , mit dem wir einen Beitrag für die Zukunft der Ukraine leisten wollen. Ich werde daher jeden von euch gespendeten Euro bis zu einer Höhe von 2000 € verdoppeln.

#wemezeclassics

THIS MATTERS Every time a VIP leader arrives and keeps reaffirming support for Ukraine it tells them and reminds us we do care and will continue to care to the end. Most importantly it tells Russia that not matter what you say or do the EU+ is not backing off despite your stooges. Ukraine is Europe

The drone video we are getting from Ukrainian operators is pretty wild. Russia is running out of places to hide their stuff.

Russia brings 6-7-year sentences for pro-Ukrainian social media posts to occupied Ukraine khpg.org/en/1608815550

Ukraine successfully struck a Russian Iskander missile factory 1,300km deep inside Russia with a Flamingo cruise missile.

Hungary and Slovakia were threatening Ukraine to try and force them to repair a pipeline on Ukraine's territory that Russia damaged. Ukraine responded by blowing up a critical pumping station for the pipeline on Russia's territory.

Ukraine has struck the Druzhba pipeline deep inside Russia destroying a critical pumping hub. Ukraine used Flamingo cruise missiles to destroy a factory 1400km inside Russia that makes Iskander ballistic missiles. The United States is almost ready for a massive attack against Iran.

Russian military recruiters have received a “stop-list” that bans them from enlisting citizens from more than 40 countries, iStories reports. istories.media/news/2026/02...

Do you remember that very night -- the night before the day of all days, four years ago? How many of us didn’t sleep at all. We sat in the dark in silence, in front of our laptops, refreshing news feeds.

Watching @maddow.bsky.social and the description of Noem’s jet. Given the level of grift and corruption going on, these people will never leave willingly…they’ve gotten used to luxury (in a government job!) and they can’t live this way out of office

BREAKING: The MeidasTouch YouTube channel has officially surpassed 6 MILLION subscribers — and that's not all. We’ve just crossed 9 BILLION views on YouTube as well. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Let’s keep building.

Trump's 10% global tariff was formalized in a proclamation from Friday and goes into effect at midnight tonight. He later said he would raise it to 15% but with three hours to go, is yet to do anything formal to make this happen. So I don't think anyone knows what tomorrow's tariff rate is.

The most corrupt president in history:

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