Posts by ariadne@kolektiva.social
(DIR) Post #ASGnIsWpCBqbD2KOlU by ariadne@kolektiva.social
2023-02-01T17:26:26Z
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@Adoxograph @mekkaokereke it is surprising how many Europeans see the US as a more monolithic, uniform country than it is. When I teill people here it is much more like the EU than a country like Austria, and how much power each US state has over everything from healthcare to education to taxes, most people are really, really shocked. I lived in Massachusetts some years back where there is MassHealth, comprehensive, free healthcare available to all but the wealthiest. (A system that was put in place by Mitt Romney(!) when he was governor). I would argue it works as well or better than the NHS. When I tell a German about MassHealth, they don't really believe me. And of course education varies extremely between states, and even between school districts within states.
(DIR) Post #ASrnFB4Nde92X4fPqi by ariadne@kolektiva.social
2023-02-20T09:32:56Z
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@malteengeler klar, und furchtbar - (Zitat aus dem Artikel) "2012 geschah noch etwas Interessantes: Der heutige Finanzminister Christian Lindner (FDP) machte in Nordrhein-Westfalen Wahlkampf mit dem ehemaligen SPD-Ministerpräsidenten und damals noch aktuellem RWE-Aufsichtsratsmitglied Wolfgang Clement. Die beiden forderten eine »vernunftgeleitete Industriepolitik«. Und sie meinten damit: weniger EE, mehr Kohlekraftwerke. Wirklich."
(DIR) Post #ASucJVaalzijJFTaQy by ariadne@kolektiva.social
2023-02-15T11:24:06Z
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"Hacking, Faking, Manipulating: The Business of Elections" - "An Israeli company offers disinformation campaigns for money - worldwide. Joint research by ZDF, SPIEGEL and ZEIT with the investigative network Forbidden Stories reveals the extent."#Documentary in #German with #English or #German subtitleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg0okVa6sSUThree journalists go undercover to meet men who operate in secret and claim they can manipulate any election in the world. On offer: the complete package. Sowing doubt, causing unrest, ultimately torpedoing democracy. They call it electronic warfare. Their tools are an army of avatars.The research on Team Jorge, the secretive force from Israel, took several months. Journalists from more than 30 editorial offices around the world were involved - including the Israeli daily Haaretz, Radio France, Le Monde and the Guardian. #Disinformation #DisinformationIndustry #Hacking #Desinformation #FakeNews #Israel #Wahlmanipulation #ElectionManipulation#ForbiddenStories #StoryKillers #CambridgeAnalytica#Elections #Africa #SocialMedia #FakeAccounts
(DIR) Post #AUkLCvGTLhpWRUN7J2 by ariadne@kolektiva.social
2023-04-10T14:38:45Z
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If you know that there is a 1% probability of your flight ending in a crash, do you get on the aircraft anyway?(see https://kolektiva.social/@ariadne/110174791546525945#ClimateCrisis #Climate #GlobalWarming
(DIR) Post #AVTjug1izQVtVJM8zw by ariadne@kolektiva.social
2023-05-09T08:15:23Z
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Absolutely inexcusable - "‘Mind-boggling’ #methane #emissions from #Turkmenistan revealed - Leaks of potent greenhouse gas #GHG could be easily fixed, say experts, and would rapidly reduce global heating - Methane leaks alone from Turkmenistan’s two main fossil fuel fields caused more global heating in 2022 than the entire carbon emissions of the UK, satellite data has revealed.Methane emissions have surged alarmingly since 2007 and this acceleration may be the biggest threat to keeping below 1.5C of global heating, according to scientists. It also seriously risks triggering catastrophic climate tipping points, researchers say.Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas from the oil- and gas-rich country are “mind-boggling”, and an “infuriating” problem that should be easy to fix, experts have told the Guardian.The data produced by Kayrros for the #Guardian found that the western fossil fuel field in Turkmenistan, on the #Caspian coast, leaked 2.6m tonnes of methane in 2022. The eastern field emitted 1.8m tonnes. Together, the two fields released emissions equivalent to 366m tonnes of #CO2, more than the UK’s annual emissions, which are the 17th-biggest in the world."https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/mind-boggling-methane-emissions-from-turkmenistan-revealed#FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #Climate #Klimakrise #Klima #FossilFuel #GlobalHeating #GlobalWarming #GreenhouseGases #TippingPoints #Kipppunkte #TippingPoint
(DIR) Post #AVUHh5aGZLWX9hCmS8 by ariadne@kolektiva.social
2023-05-09T15:00:12Z
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In 2024, what is #America in for?! Absoultely frightening. And expected. And a bit "you sow what you reap"." #Biden faces broad negative ratings at start of campaign, Post-ABC poll finds -The president’s approval ratings slip to a new low, more Americans than not doubt his mental acuity, and his support against leading GOP challengers is far shakier than at this point four years ago."- as of posting, this article was not #paywalled -https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/07/president-biden-post-abc-poll/#US #USA #USPolitics #Politics #2024Election #Biden #Trump #WashingtonPost #ABCNews #Poll