Ein weiteres Beispiel wie die Trump Administration wissenschaftliche Arbeit untergrÀbt und deren Erkenntnisse ins Gegenteil verkehrt. www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...
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Ein weiteres Beispiel wie die Trump Administration wissenschaftliche Arbeit untergrÀbt und deren Erkenntnisse ins Gegenteil verkehrt. www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...
Yes, and for once heâs inline with reality. Woke has historically always been a term to designated open minded people that rose above their lowest instincts. The new part is just, that that is now suddenly something bad - at least in the MAGA universum
đđ A very strong point indeed!
Empathy, compassion, fact-based arguments, equal rights, sustainability⊠you name it: All that has been declared âwokeâ. If you want to avoid being classified as such, stick to racism, mysogony, conspiracies, lies and other low level instincts.
I canât understand why liberals deny their values and convictions to be âwokeâ. The term originally referred to civil rights activists and grew in scope later. Right wingers have weaponized it in a bizarre way to label anything that is good and decent in broad sense as woke, including science!
The bright side is we all could learn a thing from Trump, if only to hate him.
Der gute Louis de FunĂšs ist unĂŒbertroffen in der Rolle đ Höchstens Bruno Ganz kann da mit seinem Wutanfall mithalten. youtu.be/xBWmkwaTQ0k?...
Honestly, in terms of security risk, I guess Trump is a bigger threat, when medically well. In general he can do less damage if heâs compromised. Itâs completely naive to assume, heâd ever do anything in the interest of the country, rather than his own. He became president to avoid prosecution.
Donât give them any ideas! đ
The same can be said for ANY country. National pride, like racism is just one flavor of cherishing lineage and origin, which anyone just inherited by chance, instead of actual individual achievements and merits. Itâs pitiable, if someone has nothing of the latter to be proud of!
Not exactly a new insight, but I guess itâs worth repeating this fact in this era of disinformation.
OK, âtotalâ failure is slightly exaggerated, as it does indeed provide electricity. But at what cost! And that cost is almost entirely not added to energy price, but overburdened to future generations. Donât compare it to coal and gas, but to renewables (and potentially fusion).
Nichts hinzuzufĂŒgen!
In stark contrast to what we achieved here on earth, the sun has been running WITHOUT interruptions and any incidents and totally for free. It will continue to do so! Fission plants are neither economical nor ecological. Theri lifespan is a joke compared to that of their waste!
My point is precisely the opposite. Fission is a prime example of ineffeficient technology, that has proven to be a total failure (which was to be ecpected). Fusion is no hype but long-standing reality: We have had fusion energy before there was even life on this planet.
Newspeak is the one language I actively resist learning!
I donât let them capture it from me! As they are even referring to the very same traits that I cherish and they detest I see NO reason why. At least itâs honest of them that they openly admit being slaves to their lower instincts and hating those that arenât.
With my background as a scientis, humanist and liberal Iâm proud to be woke!
All the mote reason to RESIST! In this case itâs not even a transformation in meaning but purely in perception. The very same traits that used to be âgoodâ or even higher ideals are now belittled by applying this term! Only following very low instincts donât qualify as woke.
Leider geht diese Tatsache immer wieder im GetÇse unter, wenn Massnahmen zum Umweltschutz ausmanövriert werden mit dem erlogenen Argument sie seien unsozial!
You got that wrong! ALL things called woke are good things! They explicitely include rationality and science! Why do you think Trump has declared war on them. Originally the term had been used for civil rights acitivists WITHOUT any negative connotation!
Why isnât it âwokeâ? Itâs a prime example of woke IMHO! Everything that is remotely decent or responsible has been called woke. Empathy, sustainability, fact based reporting, rule of law. ⊠in essence ALL achievents of western civilisation since the dark ages!
That was a truly crucial mistake but hardly the initial sin! Remember heâd been ELECTED president at that time! A lot of mistakes had been made before to make that possible!
Amen to that đđ Besides, I kind of like arguing with people who have a different opinion, it's certainly more engaging and possible even enlightening. You seem try to stick the facts (even though rather selectively, which is understandable) and I appreciate that!
And I also DO doubt the low death value of nuclear in particular. Eventually we're all gonna die. If people have been exposed to nuclear radiation just a small number is going to die 'instantly'. Most will develop and suffer (more or less severe) symptoms later on and maybe die prematurely.
We're getting a bit lost. No argument there, even if I have some doubt about the numbers it just confirms what I thought anyway. Except I'd NEVER label nuclear as 'renewable' as long it is not fusion.
You sure have a way of glossing over even the MAJOR disasters. So if there are no dead people or any contributing factors all is fine and well....
The important fact is that we don't have a real solution for it, not that someone is still searching for one! In my book the very fact, that waste is a result of the process pretty much DEFINES inefficiency!
I don't see a SINGLE strong point a fission power: It's not sustainable, unsafe during operation (Three Mile Island, Tschernobyl and Fukushima just to name a few incidents), not economical, all the real cost has to be cross-financed by future generations (longterm waste storage, fission plants).
I live in Europe, most of our Uranium comes from the war criminal and poisoner in the Kremlin or his puppets in Kazachstan
Running a fission plant for a few decades and than strong-arm our descendents into safekeeping the toxic radioactive waste for countless generations is hardly 'efficient'. It's just reckless! Just like not including unlimited insurance on operational risk during production. Somebody will have to pay
We can argue about opinions but not about physics. Efficiency and safety are most certainly NOT in the book for fission. Carbon free is neither true if you look at the whole picture including logistics and plant lifecycle.
I suppose THAT first step would do A LOT more good, than 'just' getting rid of guns in schools!
What exactly is hypocritical about that??? Solar enthusiasts are neither hypocritical nor 'anti-nuklear', they just don't celebrate wasteful inefficient technology like fission power, which BTW depends on uranium delivered by war criminals.
Das kann man nicht genug wiederholen:
Exactly, you got that right! But it gets even better: That nuclear fusion plant cost nothing to build and run. The energy is delivered for free. Using 'next-gen' ;) fusion technology, it does not produce any waste and it has been running without incidents quite literally since the dawn of time!
Photo was taken of miners at end of shift during Gilded Age before they were unionized Somewhere were people at the top of the company who felt there was nothing wrong with this picture Labor Day remember the blood, sweat, and tears that those before us paid to give working class basic rights
Red tape??? Give me a break! Undermining humankindâs livelihood by giving in to lobbyists making profit from polluting our water is hardly an achievement! Itâs called corruption!
Define âthinking freelyâ! Free of fact checks, unhindered by basic truth of math, physics and law of nature? Just following pure imagination along oneâs prejudices?
Heute haben die MilliardĂ€re von Partners Group ihre "Kompass-Initiative" eingereicht. Bundesrat und Parlament dĂŒrfen nicht auf die Forderung eingehen, die Initiative vor den Bilateralen III zur Abstimmung zu bringen. Die Initiative kommt zu spĂ€t. Unsere Medienmitteilung: op-lib.ch/mm-kompass
I disagree with this view, since we donât live an ideal world with benevolent central actors that merit our trust, when it comes to managing currency or performing criminal investigations. Without anonymous transactions, it would be nearly impossible to fund the resistance within these countries.
Still, Trump got him out!
I donât deny cryptos can be used to hide from criminal investigations. In a lawful democratic state Iâd agree with you. But in an authoritarian dystopia it is the righteous people who get investigated. And they need protection by anonymising their financial transactions.
Thatâs hard to to do, if the rule of law has been overturned and the government is run by a child molester, rapist and scammer.
Yes you got that right, however why would he even care about prosecution (as long as Trump and his cronies are on office)? If a government like Trumpâs is headed by a convicted felon, there is no need to hide criminal activities. in fact, they might not be considered criminal anymore.
Because they have no need to hide their involvement! Authorial governments have total control over their own national currency and they must not fear criminal persecution, s they have NO need to resort to cryptos!
Andrew Tate is not dependent on cryptos, as his buddy sits in the White House and pardoned him. Trump feels for rapists, since heâs one himself. So they donât need anonymity but can operate in broad daylight without fear of legal repercussions. Conor McGregor was even Trumpâs guest of honour
But the more autocratic governments become, the less they are to be trusted and the more important decentralized currencies will become. For instance they could be used to finance remnants of the free press, salvaging refugees or even overthrowing a dictator.
I share your concerns in regards to privacy and thatâs exactly what I do like about blockchain cryptocurrencies. In a functional democracy with actual checks of balances the need for anonymity in regards to financial transactions might be limited and your concerns focus on commercial corporations.
No I donât! But I think our discussion has become somewhat fuzzy because quite obviously we donât refer to the same thing with the term âcryptoâ. Iân my usage the term exclusively includes currencies based on blockchain a thoroughly decentralised system! CDBC is not the same, but the EXACT opposite!
A true nightmare indeed! However it is crucial to understand what the âCâ in CDBC stands for! Thatâs exactly why I keep emphasising crypto is not all bad, at least if the are based on (DECENTRALIZED) blockchain technology. Nobody will ever be able to implement this level of control on cryptos!
Once he has fully implemented project 2025 and destroyed any remains of democracy and the rule of law, he does not need crypto anymore.
Yes, exactly! Trump is a special case. Heâs a wannabe dictator BUT he also is a mobster! He uses bullying and calls it âthe art of the dealâ. Crypto do serve him right as long as there still is congressional oversight and he also enjoys the fact that they are environmentally wasteful.
Thatâs why I also disagre with the statement that cryptos were perferred by dictators. It is true for mobsters. But dictators usually have a way of controlling their own national currency. And by this they control their people. They could not do that with cryptos.
That is one of the reasons why Donald Trump applies that much pressure on the FED and why it is crucial that rhey resist this pressure and remain independent. A crypto currency cannot be taken ransom like that by any individual.
Not quite. Take the US Dollar. The FED decides unilateraly how many of them are in circulation (similar to any other national currency). They control the value of the Dollar that way directly. This is not possible with a truly decentralized currency, where potentially ANYONE can issue new ,coinsâ.
Using peer-to-peer technology instead of a cebtralized authority is a clear benefit in my view. Still, I certainly donât want to promote crypto and donât use it myseöf, as long as thereâs no better aproach to their mining.
Traditional money requires you to trust a centralized governmental office or bank. Cryptos are more democratic in that way. You do NOT need to trust a certain âtech broâ. The guarantees you need are supplied by the underlying blockchain technology itself.
What you paid for, to whom and when IS data, that can easily be exploited in violation of your privacy. Thatâs why many people rarely use card payments or other digital transfers and stick to cash. Crypto could be a viable alternative. This is even more important if privacy is threatend elswhere.
Meine Vorstellungskraft bzgl. Bösartigkeit und Inkompetenz der Trump Administration, insbesondere seiner Gestapo Truppe ICE wird immer wieder von der RealitĂ€t ĂŒbertroffen! đ«Łđ€Ż Der Typ will buchstĂ€blich das ganze Land niderbrennen!
What I detest about cryptocurrency is primarily the mining approach due to the exponential increase of energy requirements. I also agree, that organised crime benefits from cryptoâs anonymity. But on the other hand I do see the privacy benefit for honest purposes!
Letâs agree to disagree, at least partially. đ I donât think crypto is bad per se and most certainly blockchain isnât bad per se. Just like any technology it can be put to good use or destruction. Unfortunately more often than not we choose the latter.
That is true, but it is not the whole story. Cryptoâs are the only digital currency that provides some level of anonymity. This can be a blessing or a curse. They are comparable to cash money in that regard. Anonymity makes it harder for law enforcement to track payments.
The more coins there are, the more one energy one has to waste to mine another one, exponentially! So all you have to do to get rich is to mindlessly waste ever more precious electricity in data centers. The more the planet suffers, the richer the miners get.
Essentially the designers of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin had to âsolveâ the problem of limiting the amount of coins in order to preserve their value. They came up with the worst possible solution to implement the so-called proof work by wasting energy.
Crypto currencies are just one of many possible applications of blockchain technology. It does hold a lot of promise for decentralized âsystemsâ, where trust is still essential. Unfortunately cryptoâs are the most popular application and they suffer from this design flaw when it comes to mining.
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Iâm not so sure, that thereâs a real strategy behind it. I rather think, they promote it just because they can! Itâs a pure distilled expression of their recklessness. They know it offends people that care, thatâs reason enough for these lowlifes. The fact that they get rich by doing it helps too!
Of all the various flavors on how we waste energy for no reason, crypto mining is by far the most infuriating! Besides the pointless burning of precious energy, I find it offensive, that this kind of waste is called âproof of workâ when generating new coins. Waste is not work, itâs the opposite!
Sehr fragwĂŒrdige Differenzierung, insbesondere wenn nicht definiert und offen gelegt wird naxh welchen Kriterien ein Vermögen als selbst erwirtschaftet gilt! In Tat und Wahrheit sind wohl 100% aller Milliardenvermögen die Folge von Ausbeutung der Arbeit anderer.
Truth Art! #arresttrump #art
Iâve heard military law experts advise, if you are given an illegal command as a soldier, do not blindly obey. Call your attorney. Obeying an illegal command can result in a court martial.
The US are on an ever faster course to self destruction
Termination of the free press, illegal deportations by ICE, military threatening its closest (former) allies, termination of free trade, dismantling universities and educational system, blocking innovation and renewables in economy, embracing war criminals like Putin and Netanyahu,âŠ
Thatâs another way of building a wall! Isolation like North Korea! No wonder the rest of the world is adjusting to the new dystopian reality!
Thanks for clarifying! Itâs sometimes hard but always crucial to stick to the facts when reporting âour side of the storyâ. Leave the lies and the conspiracies to MAGA! In any case I think an initial posting like that one MUST include a verifiable source to credible!
The list goes on and onâŠ
Is anyone still using AirBnB? Beware youâre funding Trump and his Oligarch Tech Bros and he rewards them with tax money (youâve paid as well)!
Building âwallsâ has always been an (expensive and futile) obsession of autocrats in human history
Iâm not laughing đ„Ž
Heâll be missed! Apparently scientific minds and fact-based decision making have no place anymore in politics! Everythingâs going down the drain, if we leave politics to right wing populist lunatics.
It does indeed! ... and WHICH kind of smart?!
Great news! Appreciate this even more in these dire times!
That's a solid point! Even Trump is not completely responsible for the chaos and destruction, because this was to be expected from him and voters elected him anyway, in many cases exactly for that reason. As long as democracy holds the people is accountable. Democracy must be earned and cared for!
Die guten alten Zeiten đ
Seien wir ehrlich, so viel Voraussicht hatten wohl alle, auch die WÀhler von Trump bzw. der AFD. Der Umstand, dass man abstreitet faschistisch bzw. rassistisch zu sein, gehört zum SelbstverstÀndnis dieser Leute. Das kommt ohne Nachdenken und reflexartig gegen besseres Wissen. Wie beim Klimawandel.
Perhaps Hegseth unintentionally had a real point in his claim. Some voters (male and female!) in a democratic society apparently donât earn their democratic rights, because they donât respect democracy and the rule of lawâs first principle, that the same rules apply to everyone!
Just like many POCs voted for Trump. The Latinos in Florida are just as responsible for the ICE Gestapo thugs executing racial profiling. The âArab Americans for Trumpâ are responsible for the war crimes in Gaza conducted by Netanyahu and enabled by Trump.
The sad truth is, that many women voted for Trump. These women are responsible for loosing their own rights. Trump promised his religious followers that theyâll have to vote (for him) only one single time. Indicating the end of democracy, apparently no concern for them.
If you put it that way, to my surprise I must admit that Trump is right about SOME things⊠HE is indeed a big part of the problem.
It always wasâŠ! Whatâs new???
Die Instrumentalisierung der EPA fĂŒr seine destruktiven Zwecke war schon in der ersten Amtszeit auf dem Programm. JĂŒngst hat er so ganz nebenbei bei seiner AnkĂŒndigung tieferer Medikamentenpreise auch gleich noch die Mathematik neu definiert. Rabatte von 1000% und mehr!???đ„Žđ±đ€Żđ€Ź
Keine Ăberraschung! Dass Trump ein widerwĂ€rtiger Egomane und Narzist ist, hat jeder gewusst (auch seine WĂ€hler), ebenso war klar, dass er fundamental im Konflikt mit der RealitĂ€t steht (Stichwort âAlternative Factsâ) und darum Wissenschaft verabscheut.
FIFA is an organization of corrupt moral lowlights. It would actually go very well with Trump.
Bees are key to the pollination of many crops. Without them, food production would drop, affecting ecosystems and our survival.
Rassismus, Hass und Drohungen sind bei der SVP an der Tagesordnung. Wir finden: Es reicht. Wir sollten aufhören, so zu tun, als wĂ€re die SVP eine normale, gutbĂŒrgerliche Partei. Sie ist es nicht. Unterzeichne auch du den Appell: op-lib.ch/svp-appell