Release ALL the Epstein files! We want to see them all! UNREDACTED!

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AribertDeckers

#400
October 19, 2025, 07:27:26 AM Last Edit: October 19, 2025, 07:41:31 AM by AribertDeckers

AribertDeckers

#401
October 19, 2025, 09:20:51 AM
19.10.2025
HAIL THE KING!



AribertDeckers

#402
October 22, 2025, 07:54:43 AM Last Edit: October 23, 2025, 05:40:17 PM by AribertDeckers
22.10.2025
'Volkswagen zeigt im ID 7 Werbung auf dem Display'


Heute im Newsletter von Meedia.de:


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Volkswagen zeigt im ID 7 Werbung auf dem Display

Wie mehrere Reddit-User bemerkt haben, hat Volkswagen damit begonnen, "Empfehlungen" auf dem InCar-Display auszuspielen. Das System verlangt die dezidierte Zustimmung des Fahrers und kann jederzeit auch deaktiviert werden. Die Empfehlungen reichen von Elektro-Ladestationen bis zu Supermärkten. Andere Hersteller gehen hier bewusst einen anderen Weg.
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Das ist ein Dammbruch. Reklame hat in einem Navigationsgerät NICHTS zu suchen!

Der Haken: Es ist ja "freiwillig". Aber das stimmt so nicht, denn dies ist erst der Anfang.

Der Trick besteht darin, es "freiwillig" zu machen, dann aber Funktionen zu benutzen, die der Fahrer braucht, so daß er gezwungen ist, zuzustimmen, weil er sonst diese Funktionen nicht bekommt. Mit der Zustimmung bekommt der Fahrer dann die ganze Ladung Reklame an den Kopf geknallt.

Es ist nichts anderes als Erpressung, schlicht und einfach Erpressung.

Reklame auf dem Navigationsgerät muß grundsätzlich per Gesetz grundsätzlich verboten werden, ohne Wenn und Aber!


Nicht vergessen: VW ist die Firma mit dem Diesel-Skandal...

AribertDeckers

#403
October 22, 2025, 08:06:14 AM Last Edit: October 22, 2025, 05:52:28 PM by AribertDeckers
22 October 2025
"Volkswagen displays advertising on the ID 7 display"


Today in the Meedia.de newsletter:


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Volkswagen displays advertising on the ID 7 display

As several Reddit users have noticed, Volkswagen has started displaying "recommendations" on the in-car display. The system requires the driver's explicit consent and can be deactivated at any time. The recommendations range from electric charging stations to supermarkets. Other manufacturers are deliberately taking a different approach here.
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This is a dam burst. Advertising has NO place in a navigation device!

The catch: it's 'voluntary'. But that's not true, because this is only the beginning.

The trick is to make it 'voluntary', but then use functions that the driver needs, so that the driver is forced to agree because otherwise he won't get these functions. Once he agrees, the driver is then bombarded with a whole load of advertising.

It's nothing less than blackmail, plain and simple blackmail.

Advertising on navigation devices must be prohibited by law, no ifs, ands or buts!


Don't forget: VW is the company with the diesel scandal...

AribertDeckers

#404
October 23, 2025, 05:45:39 PM
23.10.2025
Lars Klingbeil ist ein Politiker


Das wird von fast allen Bürgern indirekt bestätigt, die erklären, daß Politiker notorische Lügner sind.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G38mP60W8AAnB7G?format=jpg&name=small

AribertDeckers

#406
October 24, 2025, 04:09:23 PM Last Edit: October 24, 2025, 09:00:08 PM by AribertDeckers
24.10.2025
Tod und Teufel,
die deutsche Regierung ist beides




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4AwziXW8AAYzI8?format=jpg&name=900x900

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Datenschatz für die Taliban

Stand 23.10.2025 06:00 Uhr

Mit der Übernahme des Generalkonsulats
in Bonn sind den Taliban wohl sensible
Daten in die Hände gefallen. Die
Bundesregierung war nach ARD-
Informationen gewarnt, ließ die
Radikalislamisten aber gewähren.
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Die Quelle des Screenshots läßt sich leicht finden: es ist die Tagesschau.

Im Text der Tagesschau sind 2 wesentliche Passagen:

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Der bisherige Generalkonsul, Hamid Nangialay Kabiri, und seine 22 Mitarbeitenden hatten zwei Tage zuvor ihre Arbeit geschlossen niedergelegt und das Konsulat verlassen. In einem auf der Webseite des Konsulats veröffentlichten Video hatte Kabiri erklärt, er trete aus Protest gegen die Akkreditierung zweier Taliban durch die Bundesregierung zurück - eben jenes Said Mustafa H. und eines Kollegen.
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Die beiden Diplomaten aus Kabul wurden laut Auswärtigem Amt "für die Wahrnehmung von Konsularaufgaben an der afghanischen Botschaft in Berlin bzw. am afghanischen Generalkonsulat in Bonn" ins Land gelassen. Sie sollen durch ihre konsularische Arbeit Abschiebungen afghanischer Straftäter in ihr Heimatland unterstützen, wie Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt im ARD Interview der Woche erneut bestätigte.
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Im Vollltext der Meldung fehlen wesentliche Dinge. Vor allem fehlt dies: Warum haben die bisherigen Mitarbeiter des Konsulats nicht schlicht eind einfach sämtliche Daten gelöscht? Sie waren doch diejenigen, die darauf Zugriff hatten. Sie hatten doch in der Vergangenheit damit gearbeitet, also wußten sie die Paßwörter und die anderen notwendigen Dinge. Im Grenzfall hätten sie die Festplatten formatieren, ausbauen und in einem Lagerfeuer verbrennen können. Die Papiere hätten gehäckselt werden können. Alles ganz normale Vorgänge im Sicherheits-Datenbereich.

Ein anderer Punkt, der ebenfalls nicht "hinterfragt" wird: Warum hat die deutsche Regierung nichts zum Schutz der betroffenen Regimegegner getan?

Warum? Könnte es sein, daß es ein Kuhhandel ist? Weil die deutsche Regierung Straftäter abschieben will (das zumindest behauptet sie), aber die Taliban die Annahme verweigern? Weil die afghanische Regierung die zurückgeschickten Straftäter nur annehmen will, wenn die deutsche Regierung still hält und nichts tut, wenn die Taliban die Daten plündern und dann die Regimegegner beseitigen?

Es gab eine Zeit, in der Ethik und Moral hoch gehandelt wurden. Das war in der Zeit, als es wegen der Covid-Pandemie für Alles Begründungen geben mußte, die "man" sich zusammenfaselte aus irgendwelchen Ethik-Kommissionen und anderen Aposteln der Moralitäterinnen.

Aber irgendwie sind Ethik und Moral verschwunden. Genau genommen gab es weder Ethik noch Moral, sondern nur deren Vortäuschung, ein Theater, ein Schauspiel, ein Drama, um irgendwie die Zeit rumzukriegen von einem Tag zum nächsten. Daß dabei Menschen, direkt und indirekt, zu Schaden kommen - shit happens - who cares? Hauptsache, man ist und bleibt an der Macht.

Jede Bananenrepublik würde sich für diese Versagertruppe in Grund und Boden schämen.


Das Beweisstück des Versagens:

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/afghanistan-botschaft-taliban-102.html

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    Inland
    Innenpolitik
    Afghanisches Generalkonsulat: Datenschatz für die Taliban

Blick auf das Afghanische Generalkonsulat in Bonn.
Player: audioGeneralkonsulat Bonn: Datenschatz für die Taliban
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Afghanisches Generalkonsulat Datenschatz für die Taliban

Stand: 23.10.2025 06:00 Uhr

Mit der Übernahme des Generalkonsulats in Bonn sind den Taliban wohl sensible Daten in die Hände gefallen. Die Bundesregierung war nach ARD-Informationen gewarnt, ließ die Radikalislamisten aber gewähren.
Peter Hornung, NDR
Philipp Eckstein
Von Peter Hornung, ARD Neu-Delhi und Philipp Eckstein, ARD-Hauptstadtstudio

Patoni Teichmann ist wütend, denn sie hat es kommen sehen. Die aus Afghanistan stammende deutsche Ärztin und Menschenrechtsaktivistin hat seit Monaten versucht zu verhindern, dass die Taliban die afghanischen Auslandsvertretungen in Deutschland vollständig übernehmen. Während die Botschaft in Berlin und das afghanische Generalkonsulat München bereits von Vertretern geführt wird, die sich mit den Taliban arrangiert haben, hielt sich Bonn bis zuletzt auf Distanz zu den neuen Machthabern in Kabul.

"Wir haben Petitionen und Offene Briefe an die Bundesregierung geschrieben und im Juli waren wir in Berlin und haben vor dem Auswärtigen Amt demonstriert", sagt Teichmann. Doch selbst persönliche Gespräche hätten nichts genützt. Ihr wichtigstes Anliegen: die Übernahme des Generalkonsulats in Bonn zu stoppen - vergeblich. 
Diplomaten sollen Generalkonsulat auf Linie bringen

Am 3. Oktober fuhr der Diplomat Said Mustafa H., begleitet von einigen anderen Afghanen, im Liebfrauenweg im Bonner Stadtteil Ückesdorf vor. Mit einem Schlüssel gelangten die Männer in das Gebäude, das zu diesem Zeitpunkt verlassen ist.

Der bisherige Generalkonsul, Hamid Nangialay Kabiri, und seine 22 Mitarbeitenden hatten zwei Tage zuvor ihre Arbeit geschlossen niedergelegt und das Konsulat verlassen. In einem auf der Webseite des Konsulats veröffentlichten Video hatte Kabiri erklärt, er trete aus Protest gegen die Akkreditierung zweier Taliban durch die Bundesregierung zurück - eben jenes Said Mustafa H. und eines Kollegen.

Die beiden Diplomaten aus Kabul wurden laut Auswärtigem Amt "für die Wahrnehmung von Konsularaufgaben an der afghanischen Botschaft in Berlin bzw. am afghanischen Generalkonsulat in Bonn" ins Land gelassen. Sie sollen durch ihre konsularische Arbeit Abschiebungen afghanischer Straftäter in ihr Heimatland unterstützen, wie Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt im ARD Interview der Woche erneut bestätigte.

Doch Said Mustafa H. hatte ganz offenbar noch eine weitere Aufgabe, die ihm die Taliban-Regierung mitgegeben hatte: Er sollte das Bonner Generalkonsulat führen und damit auf Linie bringen.
Daten könnten Oppositionelle in Gefahr bringen

Denn dieses unscheinbare Mehrfamilienhaus in dem Wohnviertel im Süden Bonns birgt aus Sicht der Taliban einen Schatz. Auf den Servern in Ückesdorf liegen die Daten zahlreicher afghanischen Botschaften und Generalkonsulate, die nicht mit den Radikalislamisten in Kabul kooperieren und die sich bislang gegen eine Vereinnahmung wehren: Einrichtungen in vielen europäischen Staaten, aber auch in Kanada und Australien.

An sich ein Kuriosum, denn sie sind Vertretungen eines Staates, den es so unter diesem Namen gar nicht mehr gibt: der Islamischen Republik Afghanistan, die faktisch mit der Machtübernahme der Taliban im August 2021 aufhörte zu existieren. Afghanistan ist seither ein "Islamisches Emirat", das aber lediglich von Russland als solches anerkannt ist.
Eine Frau in einer blauen Burka.
Player: audioÜberwacht und eingesperrt: Was vom Leben in Afghanistan bleibt

podcast
14.10.2025
11KM Überwacht und eingesperrt - Leben in Afghanistan

11KM über das Leben im islamischen Überwachungsstaat Afghanistan - und die Zukunftspläne der Taliban. ardaudiothek

In die Botschaften und Generalkonsulate, die der alten Islamischen Republik noch treu sind, gehen viele Afghaninnen und Afghanen, die seit 2021 aus ihrer Heimat geflohen waren, und auch jene, die vor den Taliban Angst haben oder schlicht nichts mit ihnen zu tun haben wollten. Hier bekamen diese Menschen Bescheinigungen, Pässe, Geburts- und Eheurkunden, Taufscheine. Hier, glaubten sie, seien ihre Daten sicher. Bis jetzt. 

Wenn die Taliban sich im Generalkonsulat Bonn nun Zugang zu den Servern verschaffen oder dies womöglich bereits getan haben, sind nicht nur Oppositionelle im Exil in Gefahr. Es sind vor allem deren Familien in Afghanistan, die Repressalien der Radikalislamisten fürchten müssen.

Der Taliban-Geheimdienst GDI setzt regelmäßig Regimekritiker unter Druck, indem er gegen deren Angehörige vorgeht. Und mittels der Bonner Daten lässt sich herausfinden, wer mit wem verwandt ist und wo in Afghanistan diese Menschen wohnen. 
Bundesregierung war vorgewarnt

Die Bundesregierung musste wissen, welche Risiken mit einer Übernahme des Generalkonsulats durch die Taliban verbunden sind - und zwar nicht nur wegen der Demonstrationen und Petitionen von Menschenrechtlerinnen wie Patoni Teichmann. Sondern auch durch zwei der ARD vorliegende vertrauliche Schreiben afghanischer Diplomaten.

Das erste stammt vom Februar 2025. Mehr als ein Dutzend afghanische Auslandsvertretungen, die noch nicht unter Kontrolle der Taliban stehen, warnten darin eindringlich vor möglichen Gefahren, sollte das Bonner Generalkonsulat an die Taliban übergeben werden. Die Warnungen beziehen sich dabei explizit auf Afghaninnen und Afghanen nicht nur in Deutschland. 

Es gehe um Passdienste, um die Kommunikationsinfrastruktur der Auslandsvertretungen Afghanistans, in der sich "Millionen vertraulicher Korrespondenzen und Personalakten" befänden, und digitale Plattformen "mit Unmengen dienstlicher und vertraulicher Daten afghanischer Bürgerinnen und Bürger in der EU und darüber hinaus".

Die Kontrolle über die Daten der Konsulate "könnte es den Taliban ermöglichen, afghanische Flüchtlinge und Staatsbürger europäischer Staaten afghanischer Herkunft zu verfolgen, einzuschüchtern und zu bestrafen", heißt es in dem dreiseitigen Papier.

Im Juli 2025 wiesen die afghanischen Diplomaten mit einem weiteren Schreiben erneut auf die Dringlichkeit ihres Anliegens hin. Doch diese Warnungen verhallten offenbar. Auch auf mehrfache Nachfrage antwortet das Auswärtige Amt auf Anfragen der ARD nur ausweichend. Allgemein heißt es lediglich, "Anfragen aus der Zivilgesellschaft und von anderer Seite zu diesen Belangen" würden "zur Kenntnis" genommen.
Polizei am Flughafen Leipzig, Archivbild
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Dobrindt-Abgesandter trifft Taliban in Kabul

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Abschiebungen nach Afghanistan Dobrindt-Abgesandter trifft Taliban-Vertreter

Ein hochrangiger Vertreter des Bundesinnenministeriums war nach ARD-Informationen kürzlich in Kabul. mehr

"Praktisch die Arbeit der Taliban gemacht"

Viel aktiver wurde das Auswärtige Amt dagegen, als es darum ging, den bisherigen Bonner Generalkonsul Kabiri loszuwerden. Der war nicht nur aus Protest gegen die Akkreditierung der zwei Taliban-Diplomaten gegangen. Nach ARD-Informationen war seine vom Auswärtigen Amt ausgestellte Diplomatenkarte zuletzt nicht mehr verlängert worden. Ihm fehlte damit eine gültige Akkreditierung in Deutschland, und so blieb Kabiri gar nichts anderes übrig, als aufzugeben. Auch Kontaktversuche Kabiris wurden vom Auswärtigen Amt abgeblockt.

Bemerkenswert: Das Auswärtige Amt erklärte zwar der ARD, die Bundesregierung habe "ein Interesse daran, dass die afghanischen Vertretungen in Deutschland weiterhin arbeitsfähig sind und von Personen geleitet werden, die bereits vor der Machtübernahme durch die Taliban akkreditiert wurden" - eben Diplomaten wie der bisherige Bonner Generalkonsul Kabiri. Außerdem erkenne man die de-facto-Regierung Afghanistans, also die Taliban, weiterhin nicht an.

Der Generalkonsul sei jedoch vom Außenministerium in Kabul offiziell abberufen worden - und diese Abberufung wiederum sei "rechtlich bindend", sagt das Auswärtige Amt.

Menschenrechtsaktivistin Patoni Teichmann kann das nicht verstehen. "Die Deutschen haben hier praktisch die Arbeit der Taliban gemacht", sagt sie.
Die Botschaft der Islamischen Republik Afghanistan in Berlin.
Player: audioWeht schon bald die weiße Taliban-Flagge in Berlin?

08.10.2025
Deutschland und Afghanistan Weht bald die Taliban-Flagge in Berlin?

Die Bundesregierung betont, sie unterhalte keine offiziellen Beziehungen zu den Taliban. mehr
Neue Hausherren schaffen Fakten

Die neuen Hausherren im Generalkonsulat Bonn haben mittlerweile Fakten geschaffen. Es gibt bereits eine neue Homepage. Auffällig: Anders als bisher, gibt es dort keinerlei Hinweise mehr auf die "Islamische Republik Afghanistan". Vielmehr präsentiert sich das Generalkonsulat Bonn jetzt optisch mit einem neuen Look, der offenkundig angelehnt ist am Auftritt des Taliban-geführten Außenministeriums in Kabul.

Darauf angesprochen heißt es aus dem Auswärtigen Amt, wie zuletzt mehrfach auf Anfragen der ARD, dass es mit der afghanischen Botschaft zu Statusfragen fortlaufend in Kontakt stehe und die Bundesregierung "der afghanischen Seite klar ihre Erwartung kommuniziert" habe, dass "die Vertretungen weiterhin Titel sowie Insignien der Islamischen Republik Afghanistan verwenden".

    Afghanistan
    Taliban

Dieses Thema im Programm: Über dieses Thema berichtete Deutschlandfunk am 23. Oktober 2025 um 06:20 Uhr.
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AribertDeckers

#407
October 25, 2025, 06:00:28 AM
25.10.2025
The secret life of Donald Trump


What does he smoke?



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4Gl1QFXAAAs0E1?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

AribertDeckers

#408
October 25, 2025, 07:37:04 AM
25.10.2025
Heidi Reichinnek verhält sich vulgär antisozialistisch


Heidi Reichinnek, Zweibeinwesen im Bundestag, verhält sich vulgär antisozialistisch:



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4DJpO3W4AAiJ9G?format=jpg&name=4096x4096


Im Mutterland der sozialistischen Revolution, dem Mutterland aller revolutionären Mutterländer, galt schon gleich nach der Revolution:

"Wer nicht arbeitet, kriegt auch nichts zu essen."


Ist es das, was Frau Reichinnek in Wahrheit will, wieder dieses Gesetz aller Gesetze der Sozialisten?

AribertDeckers

#409
October 25, 2025, 07:47:18 AM
25.10.2025
Die letzten Vorbereitungen für die Weihnachtsmärkte in den Städten


Vorausschauend planen, alle Unwägbarkeiten bedenkend, sind die Städte "voll in Action", rüsten sich für die Weihnachtsmärkte. Die städtischen Fuhrparks bekommen sogar Verstärkung mit starken Hebern um die Merkel-Dekoration aufzustellen.

Andrea Merkel, die große Kanzlerin, die die goldenen Worte "Wir schaffen das" sprach, ihr Ruhm sei gepriesen, sie wird den Bürgern unvergeßlich bleiben. Ihre Schaffen-Kraft stellt alles andere weit in den Schatten.




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4FgxCIWEAEw_re?format=jpg&name=4096x4096


Leben im Schatten von Beton.

Vielleicht paßt noch irgendwo eine Verkaufsbude dazwischen. Sicher ist das aber nicht...

AribertDeckers

#410
October 25, 2025, 12:03:55 PM
25.10.2025
'Schlag die Nazi-Sau!'


Eine tiefe geistige Verbundenheit mit der Hammer-Bande läßt sich da wohl nicht leugnen:



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4FXQJGWkAAjh_N?format=jpg&name=small


Markus Haintz, ein deutscher Rechtsanwalt, der - nun ja - auffiel, hat ein Video der "Die Linke" gefunden, das sehr würdevoll zu dieser Partei und ihrem geistigen Zustand paßt:


https://x.com/Haintz_MediaLaw/status/1894544932641145324

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Markus Haintz @Haintz_MediaLaw

Als ein paar reiche Jugendliche auf #Sylt (ohne jeglichen Gewaltaufruf) ,,Ausländer raus" gegrölt haben, wurde politisch und medial eine vermeintliche Staatskrise ausgerufen.

Wenn auf einer Wahlparty von @dieLinke, der viertstärksten Fraktion im neuen Bundestag, offen zu Gewalt gegen ,,Nazis" aufgerufen wird, passiert, nichts. Was für eine Heuchelei.

PS: Gewaltaufrufe gegen jeden sind exakt gleich falsch. Hinzu kommt, dass es nicht an den Mitgliedern und Sympathisanten der Partei ,,Die Linke" ist, zu definieren, wer ,,Nazi" ist und deshalb vermeintlich zum Abschuss freigegeben werden kann. ,,Nazi" ist man in diesen Kreisen übrigens auch dann schnell, wenn man CDU/CSU wählt.

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https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1894543951199174656/pu/vid/avc1/474x854/YjR1V7TDzayDeG0Z.mp4?tag=12 ]

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Diese Partei ist übrigens im Bundestag, mit Heidi Reichinnek.

Gehört diese Gewaltorgienverherrlichung zu Deutschland?

Wieso wird diese gewaltverherrlichende Partei, bzw deren Mitglieder in Talkshows, bzw. Interviews des Öffentlich-Rechtlichen Rundfunks eingeladen?


Vor diesem Hintergrund MUSS man fragen, warum die NSDAP immer noch verboten ist, denn die Unterschiede verblassen immer mehr.

Unsere Eltern und Großeltern wurden nach dem Krieg gefragt, warum sie die braunen Nazis zugelassen haben.

Gegenfrage: Warum werden heute diese Gewalttätigen zugelassen?

Wobei man sagen muß, daß die, die unsere Eltern und Großeltern damals gefragt haben, warum die die braunen Nazis zugelassen haben, HEUTE die rotlackierten Nazis nicht nur zulassen, sondern mit aller Macht protegieren, es sogar selbst sind.

Wobei man sagen muß, daß es vor Hitler keinen solchen Hitler und dessen Nazis gab, also nichts, wovon die Eltern und Großeltern hätten wissen können.

Heute jedoch, 80 Jahre nach dem Krieg, nach 80 Jahren intensiver Aufklärung über den Nationalsozialismus und den Faschismus, WISSEN die heutigen rotlackierten Nazis sehr wohl, was Nazis sind, was Faschismus ist, und was Gewalt ist.

Die rotlackierten Nazis können nicht auf Unwissenheit plaidieren. Nein, die rotlackierten Nazis wissen genau, was sie tun. Und sie tun es trotzdem. Die kriminelle Energie dieser Psychopathen kennt keine Grenzen.

Die Parteien (Altparteien und andere Kriegsgewinnler) fordern das Verbot der AfD. Warum nicht das Verbot der "Die Linke"?


Es ist höchste Zeit, den Bundestag VOLLSTÄNDIG auszumisten, alle Parteien zu verbieten (mit lebenslangem Verbot für die Parteimitglieder, sich jemals wieder politisch zu betätigen), und noch einmal ganz von vorne anzufangen.


Wir sind das Volk.
Wir haben das Recht, wir haben JEDES RECHT, in Frieden zu leben.

AribertDeckers

#411
October 26, 2025, 06:03:13 AM
26.10.2025
Evolution consists of TWO parts


Evolution consists of TWO parts:

1. producing a vast variety
2. eliminating the unfit

Mankind dropped the second part, leading to an overweight of idiots.

AribertDeckers

#413
October 26, 2025, 08:20:54 AM Last Edit: October 26, 2025, 09:33:59 AM by AribertDeckers
26.10.2025
Warnung vor Kameras bei Ebay


Bei Ebay werden Kameras mit extremen Zahlen angeboten:

"4K Digitale tragbare Kameras 44MP HD Mini 2,4 --Zoll --Fotokamera 8x"

"Andoer Portable 1080P Kamera 44MP Auto-Fokus Gesichtserkennung 32GB-Karte"

"44MP 2 7K Smart Digitalkamera Kompakte Videokamera Für Studenten"

"Y-YOPZI 4K Ultra HD Mini-Videokamera 50 MP"


Eine der Kameras hat die Typenbezeichnung "DC101", die in den Angeboten nicht genannt wird, aber (wenn man Glück hat) auf Fotos der Verpackung zu erkennen ist.

Eine aufwendiger gemachte Kamera jat anscheinend einen abklappbaren Bildschirm. Der Stecksockel oben auf dem Kameragehäuse ist angeblich für ein externes Mikrofon - und nicht, wie man denken sollte, für ein Blitzgerät.


Soweit ich das erkennen kann, werden etliche der Kamaras als mit "Autofocus" angeboten. Das ist blanker Unsinn. Die Kameras haben (in den Fotos in den Angeboten zu sehen) keinen mechanischen Tubus, sondern nur einen Aluminium-Frontring mit konzentrischen Kreisen, was einen beweglichen Tubus vortäuschen soll. In einem der Angebote ist in einer Explosionszeichnung sogar die Linsenfolge zu sehen ohne jede Mechanik:



https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/D6kAAeSwbORowxYg/s-l1600.jpg


Eindeutig zu erkennen: In fast allen Fotos kann man durch die Frontglasscheibe nach innen in den Lichtschacht sehen:



https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4XUAAeSw-rpowxYg/s-l1600.jpg

Das heißt: Diese Kameras haben nicht einmal die üblichen beweglichen Klappen zum Schutz des Frontglases! Das Frontglas ist völlig ungeschützt.


Ich vermute, daß es Fixfokus-Kameras sind, die gar keinen Zoom haben. Mit fixem Fokus entfällt natürlich auch der Autofokus! Es gibt weder Zoom, noch Autofokus.

Der Digitalzoom ist weder ein echter optischer Zoom noch ein Autofokus, wird aber als beides bezeichnet.

Der ZOOM ist entweder als digital angegeben, ist also völlig uninteressant, oder als Zoom bezeichnet, der aber als optischer Zoom gar nicht eingebaut ist.

Diese Kameras gibt es auch zu Mondpreisen. De fakto sind es primitivste Knipsdinger für Kinder, die aber nicht kindersicher sind, obwohl einige der Angebote behaupten, daß es Kameras für Kinder oder "Studenten" sind.

Die Bildqualität ist miserabel, was schon vor einiger Zeit bei Angeboten von "20-MP-Kameras" mit ehemaligen deutschen Markennamen auffiel. Die Marken sind nur noch Marken, die deutschen Hersteller gingen den Bach runter und das einzige, was noch Wert hatte, war der Firmenname, der inzwischen auf alles mögliche geklebt wird...

Der Sensor ist kein echter hochauflösender mit 20, 44 oder 50 MegaPixel, sondern hat vermutlich nur 5 oder 7 MegaPixel.

Die Aufnahme des Sensors wird lediglich auf die höhere Pixelzahl hochinterpoliert, was große Bilddateien und eine miserable Bildqualität zur Folge hat. Die Bilder sind verrauscht und unscharf und haben Farbfehler.

Es ist billigster Schrott aus China, der nicht einmal das Porto wert ist.

Besonders übel: daß die Dinger oft per Paket verschickt werden (6 oder sogar 8 Euro Porto!), was den Kauf unsinnig verteuert. Ich gehe davon aus, daß keine der Kameras neu mehr als 10 Euro wert ist. Wahrscheinlich nicht einmal die Hälfte.

Eine gebrauchte 7-MegaPixel-Kamera eines echten japanischen oder amerikanischen Markenherstellers ist besser und ist mehr wert als dieser Schund.

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Update:


Möglicherweise habe ich in der obigen Beschreibung einen Fehler gemacht.  Ich war einfach zu freundlich. Dieser Text aus einem weiteren Angebot sagt nämlich dies:

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Digitalkamera, 180°-Klappbildschirm, Blitzlicht, 48 MP, kompakte -Kamera,

Beschreibung:

[Anfängerfreundliche CCD-Kamera]:
Diese Kamera wurde für Studenten und Anfänger entwickelt und bietet eine benutzerfreundliche Oberfläche mit wichtigen Funktionen für Fotografie und Videografie

[HIGH DEFINITION Flip Screen & Vielseitige Funktionen]:
Ausgestattet mit einem 2,4 Zoll HIGH DEFINITION drehbaren Bildschirm, unterstützt die Kamera 8-fachen Digitalzoom, integrierte Filter, Beauty-Modus, Blitz, Spiele, MP3-Wiedergabe und OTG-Dateiübertragung

[Hochauflösende Leistung]:
Nehmen Sie atemberaubende Bilder mit einer Auflösung von 48 MP (effektiv 1 MP) auf und zeichnen Sie Videos in 720P/1080P-Qualität mit dem hochauflösenden Objektiv auf

[Kompaktes und hochwertiges Design]:
Die aus ABS-Kunststoff und Metall gefertigte, leichte Kamera misst nur 11,7 cm x 6,4 cm x 2,9 cm (4,61 Zoll x 2,52 Zoll x 1,14 Zoll) und ist ideal für den Transport, ohne Kompromisse bei der Haltbarkeit einzugehen.

[Komplettes Zubehör im Lieferumfang enthalten]:
Wird mit einem Kartenleser, Typ-C-Adapter, Trageband und Ladekabel (800 mAh Akkukapazität) geliefert, sodass Sie sofort nach dem Auspacken bequem arbeiten können (Speicherkarte nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten).

Spezifikation:

Materialien: ABS-Kunststoff, Hardware

Größentabelle:

11,7 cm x 6,4 cm x 2,9 cm/4,61 Zoll x 2,52 Zoll x 1,14 Zoll

Paket beinhaltet:

1 Kamera 1 Kartenleser 1 Typ-C-Adapter 1 Schlüsselband 1 Ladekabel

Hinweis:

Bitte erlauben Sie aufgrund manueller Messung leichte Abweichungen von 1–2 cm.
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Also nur eine "Auflösung von 48 MP (effektiv 1 MP)".

1 MegaPixel echte Auflösung, aber als 48 MegaPixel verkaufen...

Atemberaubend...


Könnte es sein, daß es eine VIDEO-Kamera ist, bei der die einzelnen FOTOS als Schnappschüsse gemacht werden? Das würde ich die Angabe "CCD-Kamera" erklären. "CCD" ist eine typische Angabe für Video-Sensoren.

In diesem Bild wird sogar explizit gezeigt und zugegeben, daß es eine DIGITALZOOM-Linse, also eine Fixfokus-Konstruktion ohne optischen Zoom ist:

AribertDeckers

#414
October 26, 2025, 08:43:20 AM Last Edit: October 26, 2025, 09:51:10 AM by AribertDeckers
26 October 2025
Warning about cameras on eBay


Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Cameras with extreme specifications are being offered on eBay:

'4K Digital Portable Cameras 44MP HD Mini 2.4-inch Camera 8x'

'Andoer Portable 1080P Camera 44MP Auto Focus Face Recognition 32GB Card'

'44MP 2 7K Smart Digital Camera Compact Video Camera For Students'

'Y-YOPZI 4K Ultra HD Mini Video Camera 50 MP'


One of the cameras has the model name 'DC101', which is not mentioned in the offers but (if you're lucky) can be seen in photos of the packaging.

A more complex camera SEEMS to have a flip-down screen. The plug-in socket on top of the camera body is supposedly for an external microphone – and not, as one might think, for a flash unit.


As far as I can tell, several of the cameras are advertised as having 'autofocus'. That is pure nonsense. The cameras (as seen in the photos in the listings) do not have a mechanical tube, but only an aluminium front ring with concentric circles, which is supposed to simulate a movable tube. In one of the listings, an exploded view even shows the lens sequence without any mechanics:



https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/D6kAAeSwbORowxYg/s-l1600.jpg


Clearly visible: in almost all photos, you can see inside the light well through the front glass pane:



https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/D6kAAeSwbORowxYg/s-l1600.jpg


Clearly visible: in almost all photos, you can see inside the light well through the front glass pane:



https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4XUAAeSw-rpowxYg/s-l1600.jpg

This means that these cameras do not even have the usual movable flaps to protect the front glass! The front glass is completely unprotected.


I suspect that these are fixed-focus cameras that do not have a zoom function at all. With a fixed focus, there is of course no autofocus either! There is neither zoom nor autofocus.

The digital zoom is neither a true optical zoom nor an autofocus, but is described as both.

The ZOOM is either specified as digital, which makes it completely uninteresting, or referred to as a zoom, but it is not built in as an optical zoom.

These cameras are also available at exorbitant prices. In fact, they are the most primitive point-and-shoot cameras for children, but they are not child-safe, even though some of the offers claim that they are cameras for children or 'students'.

The image quality is miserable, which was already noticeable some time ago with offers of '20 MP cameras' bearing former German brand names. The brands are just brands now; the German manufacturers went down the drain and the only thing that still had value was the company name, which is now stuck on all kinds of things...

The sensor is not a true high-resolution sensor with 20, 44 or 50 megapixels, but probably only has 5 or 7 megapixels.

The sensor's image is simply interpolated to a higher pixel count, resulting in large image files and poor image quality. The images are noisy and blurry and have colour errors.

It is the cheapest junk from China, not even worth the postage.

What is particularly bad is that these things are often sent by parcel post (6 or even 8 euro postage!), which makes the purchase unreasonably expensive. I assume that none of the cameras si worth more than 10 euro new. Probably not even half that.

A used 7-megapixel camera from a genuine Japanese or American brand manufacturer is better and worth more than this crap.[/b]



Update:


I may have made a mistake in the above description.  I was simply too kind. This text from another offer says the following:

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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Digital camera, 180° flip screen, flash, 48 MP, compact camera,

Description:

[Beginner-friendly CCD camera]:
Designed for students and beginners, this camera offers a user-friendly interface with essential features for photography and videography

[HIGH DEFINITION flip screen & versatile functions]:
Equipped with a 2.4-inch HIGH DEFINITION rotating screen, the camera supports 8x digital zoom, built-in filters, beauty mode, flash, games, MP3 playback and OTG file transfer.

[High-resolution performance]:
Capture stunning images with a resolution of 48 MP (effective 1 MP) and record videos in 720P/1080P quality with the high-resolution lens.

[Compact and high-quality design]:
Made from ABS plastic and metal, the lightweight camera measures just 11.7 cm x 6.4 cm x 2.9 cm (4.61 inches x 2.52 inches x 1.14 inches) and is ideal for transport without compromising on durability.

[Complete accessories included]:
Comes with a card reader, Type-C adapter, carrying strap and charging cable (800 mAh battery capacity), so you can start working right out of the box (memory card not included).

Specification:

Materials: ABS plastic, hardware

Size chart:

11.7 cm x 6.4 cm x 2.9 cm/4.61 inches x 2.52 inches x 1.14 inches

Package includes:

1 camera 1 card reader 1 Type-C adapter 1 lanyard 1 charging cable

Note:

Please allow slight variations of 1–2 cm due to manual measurement.
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So only a 'resolution of 48 MP (effectively 1 MP)'.

1 megapixel real resolution, but sold as 48 megapixels...

Breathtaking...


Could it be that it is a VIDEO camera where the individual PHOTOS are taken as snapshots? That would explain the specification 'CCD camera'. 'CCD' is a typical specification for video sensors.

This image even explicitly shows and admits that it is a DIGITAL ZOOM lens, i.e. a fixed-focus design without optical zoom:

AribertDeckers

#415
October 26, 2025, 08:59:37 AM

AribertDeckers

#416
October 26, 2025, 08:19:36 PM
26.10.2025
Freedom for Catalonia!


https://x.com/DavidHarrisNY/status/1982427847257149680

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David Harris @DavidHarrisNY

#Spain won't consider giving independence to #Catalonia.

Nor recognize #Kosovo, independent since 2008.

Nor support statehood for 40-60 million #Kurds.

But when it comes to "Palestine"--which isn't established, much less functioning--Spain's fully on board.

WHY THE HYPOCRISY?



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4L_ntSWsAA6-ih?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

1:43 PM · Oct 26, 2025
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AribertDeckers

#417
October 27, 2025, 11:40:22 AM Last Edit: October 27, 2025, 11:49:39 AM by AribertDeckers
27.10.2025
Beweislastumkehr? Oder doch Erfahrung?

https://x.com/BMI_Bund/status/1981725073527411023

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Bundesministerium des Innern @BMI_Bund

,,Wir wollen eine Umkehr der Beweislast: Wer Vermögen besitzt, dessen Herkunft unklar ist, muss künftig beweisen, dass dieses Geld legal erworben wurde. Das ist ein echter Paradigmenwechsel." –

Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt
#OrganisierteKriminalität

4:10 PM · Oct 24, 2025
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https://x.com/HGMaassen/status/1982800884137394480

[*quote*]
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Hans-Georg Maaßen
@HGMaassen
Die von Dobrindt geforderte Beweislastumkehr beim Vermögen sollte leicht modifiziert werden:

,,Wir wollen eine Umkehr der Beweislast: Wer Politiker ist, gilt als korrupt, es sei denn, er beweist, dass er sein Geld legal erworben hat. Das ist ein echter Paradigmenwechsel." –#PolitikerHaftung

2:25 PM · Oct 27, 2025
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"Kriminelle auf der Grundlage der geltenden Gesetze zur Strecke zu bringen, ist schwer -
vor allem, wenn man es mit Gesetzen tun muß, die eben diese Kriminellen selbst gemacht haben."
(George Bernard Blouwe)
https://ariplex.com/gbb/gbb_006.htm

AribertDeckers

#418
October 27, 2025, 04:50:44 PM
27.10.2025
'We would like to formally apologize for using Russia as antagonists in our Call of Duty series.


https://x.com/mouw5284/status/1982662998931251663

[*quote*]
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The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare @mouw5284

Top Trolling



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4PVfZrX0AApC2B?format=jpg&name=900x900

"Image shows Activision logo at top left with formal apology text below:
'We would like to formally apologize for using Russia as antagonists in our Call of Duty series. Had we known the truth we would have used a much more competent military such as Cuba or Laos.'

Text is in black on white background with ellipsis at end."
5:17 AM · Oct 27, 2025
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AribertDeckers

#419
October 28, 2025, 05:21:18 PM
28.10.2025
Der "Bundesverband der Ungeimpften" ist verschieden


"Die Ungeimpften @ungeimpften

Hier twittert der Bundesverband der Ungeimpften (in Gründung). Wir machen uns stark für die Rechte Ungeimpfter.
Karlsruhe, Berlin
Joined August 2021
https://x.com/ungeimpften/with_replies"

Der "Bundesverband der Ungeimpften", "in Gründung" im August 2021, letzter Tweet 12. August 2021, ist aber schnell verschieden...

Hat das Virus ihn erfolgreich beseitigt?

AribertDeckers

#420
October 29, 2025, 01:03:32 AM Last Edit: October 30, 2025, 06:17:19 AM by AribertDeckers
29.10.2025
Vorsicht, Falle. Es geht um STRAHLUNG durch Mobilfunk.


Zur Zeit geistert ein Screenshot durch Twitter:



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4QhiUVWkAARZVw?format=png&name=4096x4096

Dahinter steckt diese Web-Seite:

https://www.fortunejournals.com/abstract/increasing-numbers-of-children-aged-519-years-with-memory-problems-in-sweden-and-norway-6333.html

Im Original lautet das Abstract:

https://www.fortunejournals.com/abstract/increasing-numbers-of-children-aged-519-years-with-memory-problems-in-sweden-and-norway-6333.html

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Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research
ISSN: 2572-5017

Increasing Numbers of Children Aged 5-19 Years with Memory Problems in Sweden and Norway

Author(s): Mona Nilsson, Lennart Hardell

Previous studies have reported negative impact on memory and cognitive functions in humans and animals from exposure to microwaves, also called radiofrequency (RF) radiation, emitted from wireless technology.

In this register based study, data from the Norwegian Syndromic Surveillance System (NorSySS) on memory impairment (ICPC-2 code P20) in children aged 5-19 years during 2006 to 2024 were obtained.

Similarly, from The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare's national patient register on number of patients aged 5-19 years in specialized open care, diagnosed during 2001 and 2024 with codes related to memory problems or disturbances (R41.3, R41.8 or F06.7), were assessed.

In Norway the consultations increased from 179.51 in 2006 to 1,522.40 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, representing an 8.5 times increase. The increase was especially pronounced in recent years.

A similar trend was observed in Sweden with increasing yearly number of patients with mild cognitive impairment diagnosis (R41.8), particularly from 2010 with 0.86 patients to 51.531 patients per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, thus an increase of nearly 60 times during that time period.

During that time period children's exposure to microwave RF radiation has increased substantially. We postulate that this can be a causative factor for these increasing trends in consultations for memory problems in Norway and diagnosis of cognitive impairment, including memory problems, in Sweden.
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Die Übersetzung auf Deutsch ist möglich mit Google:

https://www.fortunejournals.com/abstract/increasing-numbers-of-children-aged-519-years-with-memory-problems-in-sweden-and-norway-6333.html
(Google-Übersetzung)
[*quote*]
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Band 9 Ausgabe 5 431
Fortune Journals
ARCHIVE DER KLINISCHEN UND BIOMEDIZINISCHEN FORSCHUNG
Forschungsartikel
ISSN: 2572-5017

Zunehmende Zahl von Kindern im Alter von 5-19 Jahren mit Gedächtnisproblemen in Schweden und Norwegen
Mona Nilsson BSc und Lennart Hardell MD, PhD²

Zusammenfassung

Frühere Studien haben über negative Auswirkungen auf das Gedächtnis und die kognitiven Funktionen bei Menschen und Tieren durch die Exposition gegenüber Mikrowellen, auch Hochfrequenzstrahlung (HF) genannt, berichtet, die von drahtloser Technologie ausgestrahlt werden.

In dieser registerbasierten Studie wurden Daten des norwegischen Syndromüberwachungssystems (NorSySS) zu Gedächtnisstörungen (ICPC-2-Code P20) bei Kindern im Alter von 5-19 Jahren im Zeitraum von 2006 bis 2024 erhoben.

Ebenso wurde aus dem nationalen Patientenregister des schwedischen Gesundheits- und Sozialamts die Zahl der Patienten im Alter von 5 bis 19 Jahren in spezialisierter offener Behandlung ermittelt, bei denen zwischen 2001 und 2024 Codes im Zusammenhang mit Gedächtnisproblemen oder -störungen (R41.3, R41.8 oder F06.7) diagnostiziert wurden.

In Norwegen stiegen die Konsultationen von 179,51 im Jahr 2006 auf 1.522,40 pro 100.000 Einwohner im Jahr 2024, was einer Steigerung um das 8,5-Fache entspricht. Der Anstieg war in den letzten Jahren besonders ausgeprägt.

Ein ähnlicher Trend war in Schweden zu beobachten, wo die Zahl der Patienten mit der Diagnose einer leichten kognitiven Beeinträchtigung (R41.8) jährlich zunimmt, insbesondere von 0,86 Patienten im Jahr 2010 auf 51,531 Patienten pro 100.000 Einwohner im Jahr 2024, was einer Steigerung um fast das 60-Fache in diesem Zeitraum entspricht.

In diesem Zeitraum hat die Belastung von Kindern durch hochfrequente Mikrowellenstrahlung erheblich zugenommen. Wir gehen davon aus, dass dies ein ursächlicher Faktor für die zunehmende Zahl von Konsultationen wegen Gedächtnisproblemen in Norwegen und die Diagnose kognitiver Beeinträchtigungen, einschließlich Gedächtnisproblemen, in Schweden sein kann.
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Das ist die bekannte Geschichte von den Äpfeln und den Birnen. Eine Steigerung um den Faktor 60 mit Mobilfunk erklären zu wollen ist nicht nur abenteuerlich, es ist gefährlicher Blödsinn, denn durch Covid haben über 90 Prozent der Kinder und Jugendlichen Hirnschäden erlitten. Diese Schäden sind so gravierend, daß sie zwangsläufig auffallen müssen.

Besonders wirr ist diese Entwicklung:

Norwegen:

Von 179,51 im Jahr 2006 auf 1.522,40 pro 100.000 Einwohner im Jahr 2024.

Dagegen in Schweden:

Von 0,86 Patienten im Jahr 2010 auf 51,531 Patienten pro 100.000 Einwohner im Jahr 2024.

Dann hätte Norwegen mit 179,71 im Verhältnis zu 0,86 sage und schreibe 209 mal so viele Fälle pro 100.000 Einwohner wie Schweden. Wie soll DAS passiert sein? Da stimmt eine ganze Menge nicht.

AribertDeckers

#421
October 30, 2025, 07:51:32 AM Last Edit: October 31, 2025, 08:56:45 AM by AribertDeckers
30.10.2025
Kein Friedensvertrag und kein Weihnachtsmarkt


Deutschland hat keinen Friedensvertrag. Es gibt zwar einen "2+4-Vertrag". Der in Wahrheit ein Friedensvertrag ist, auf seine Weise, aber nicht Friedensvertrag heißt. Weil man das Wort nicht wollte. Weil man ganz bewußt betrügen wollte.

Mehr dazu:

"Deutschland schuldet Griechenland Reparationen"
https://ariplex.com/folia/archives/957.htm

Und jetzt hat Kerpen keinen Weihnachtsmarkt, obwohl...

Dabei geht es hauptsächlich auch um diese Dekoration:



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4FgxCIWEAEw_re?format=jpg&name=4096x4096


Rheinland, Weihnachtszeit, Weihnachtsmarkt. Nun nicht mehr. Man ringt um Begriffe und um Plätze, um Zeit. Warum!?

Hier ein Beweisstück. aus juristischen Gründen ungekürzt:

https://www.rundschau-online.de/region/rhein-erft/kerpen/kerpen-weihnachtsmarkt-soll-genussmarkt-im-advent-werden-3-1130571
(Hervorhebungen von mir)
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Kerpen
Weihnachtsmärkte
Kerpen: Weihnachtsmarkt soll ,,Genussmarkt im Advent" werden

Wegen teurer Auflagen
Kerpener Weihnachtsmarkt soll ,,Genussmarkt im Advent" werden
Von Elena Pintus
27.10.2025, 14:36 Uhr

Das Foto zeigt Menschen auf einem Weihnachtsmarkt.

Der Weihnachtsmarkt auf Schloss Türnich ist eine beliebte Veranstaltung im Advent, hier ein Foto aus dem Jahr 2023. Während dort alles wie gewohnt funktioniert, gibt es bei den Veranstaltern des Marktes auf dem Stiftsplatz Probleme.

Copyright: Joachim Röhrig

Mit einem Genussmarkt, der ähnlich funktioniert wie ein Wochenmarkt, nur zu anderen Zeiten, sind die Auflagen laut AGK anders.

Ärger im Lebkuchen-Paradies: Die Aktionsgemeinschaft Kolpingstadt Kerpen (AGK) plant, ihren traditionellen Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem Stiftsplatz in einen Genussmarkt zu verwandeln. Der Grund: ,,Die steigenden Auflagen der Stadt Kerpen", sagt der dritte AGK-Vorsitzende René Hövel. Die Stadt spricht auf Anfrage der Redaktion von einem möglichen Missverständnis. Doch für Hövel ist die Lage klar - und sicherlich kein Missverständnis.

,,Uns wurde mitgeteilt, dass wir von allen Seiten den Stiftsplatz abzusperren hätten. Gleichzeitig erhalten wir keine finanzielle Unterstützung der Stadt und machen das alles auf eigene Kosten", ärgert sich Hövel: ,,Sie müssen sich vor Augen führen, dass die AGK von Mitgliederbeiträgen lebt. Das können wir finanziell einfach nicht mehr leisten."

Kerpen: Auflagen werden laut Verwaltung individuell festgelegt

Mit einem Genussmarkt, der ähnlich funktioniert wie ein Wochenmarkt, nur zu anderen Zeiten, seien die Auflagen anders, führt der dritte Vorsitzende aus. ,,Hier würden wir eine kleinere Fläche in Anspruch nehmen, sodass nicht der ganze Stiftsplatz und die Parkflächen gesperrt werden müssen." Der Stiftsplatz wird rundherum von Parkbuchten und einer Rundstraße begrenzt.

Alles zum Thema Weihnachtsmärkte
    Termine 2025 im Überblick Weihnachtsmärkte in Köln und Region
    Neueröffnung So will das Blumenhaus Jonas Kunden in die Brühler Fußgängerzone locken
    Projekt startet endlich Domsockel wird ab Januar neu gestaltet
    Martinszüge Beim Thema Sicherheit sind die Kommunen im Kreis Euskirchen gelassen
    Absage Historischer Martinsmarkt in Bergisch Gladbach fällt aus
    Tauschen in Köln Bücherschrank auf dem Lenauplatz eingeweiht
    Alpener Platz Artilleriehalle in Ehrenfeld kann bald genutzt werden – etwa für Weihnachtsmarkt

Die städtische Pressestelle ordnet die Situation aus Sicht der Verwaltung ein: Es sei nicht so, dass es pauschal neue oder gar strengere Auflagen für Weihnachtsmärkte gebe. ,,Auflagen von Märkten müssen immer individuell entsprechend den Ausführungen des Veranstaltenden in seiner erstellten Veranstaltungsbeschreibung, angepasst werden", teilt Claudia Seidenpfennig aus dem Pressebüro mit.

Hierbei würden verschiedene Aspekte berücksichtigt: ,,Mit wie vielen Besuchenden wird während der Veranstaltung generell und an Spitzen gerechnet? Wie viele Stände sind in der Aufstellung und wie sind diese auf dem Platz angeordnet? Sind die Rettungswege gegeben?"

Verkaufsoffener Sonntag könnte ausfallen

Bühnenprogramme, vor allem mit bekannten Künstlerinnen und Künstlern oder auch Sonderaktionen seien hierbei besonders zu beachten. Denn das ziehe potenziell ein großes Publikum an. ,,Dies war im letzten Jahr bei zwei Weihnachtsmärkten durch Auftritte von bekannten Kölner Bands (Funky Marys und Björn Heuser/ Drecksäck und Micky Brühl) im Stadtgebiet der Fall", so Seidenpfennig.

Weiter heißt es aus der Pressestelle: ,,Die Umstände, die im vergangenen Jahr zur Anordnung von zusätzlichen Sicherheitsauflagen geführt haben, wurden dem Betreiber mehrfach persönlich erläutert." Und weiter: ,,Insoweit bleibt festzuhalten, dass es keine ,pauschalen' neuen Auflagen für Weihnachtsmärkte gibt."

Doch das ist noch nicht alles. Wie Hövel berichtet, sei auch der traditionell mit dem Weihnachtsmarkt verbundene verkaufsoffene Sonntag nicht genehmigt worden. ,,Das ist sehr schade und wir sind sehr enttäuscht", sagt er. Ihm zufolge hat es Probleme bei der Abstimmung verschiedener Beteiligter darüber gegeben, ob der Genussmarkt ebenso ein Anlass für einen anlassbezogenen verkaufsoffenen Sonntag ist wie ein Weihnachtsmarkt.

Printen, Spekulatius
Warum in den Supermärkten in Rhein-Erft schon Weihnachtsgebäck steht
Von
Margret Klose
Eine Frau hält ein Paket

Genaue Informationen zu den Zeiten und Veranstaltungstagen des geplanten Genussmarkts folgen. Eine entsprechende Pressekonferenz hat die AGK für Montag, 3. November angesetzt.

Andere Weihnachtsmärkte in Kerpen sowie in den anderen Kommunen des Kreises haben diese Probleme nicht. So findet wie üblich der Weihnachtsmarkt auf Schloss Türnich an drei Adventswochenenden statt. Frank Pohl von der Wepag Brühl, die den dortigen Weihnachtsmarkt veranstaltet, berichtet auf Anfrage, dass es zwar höhere Auflagen zur Sicherheit gebe. Die Wepag könne diesen Mehraufwand aber stemmen, weshalb der Weihnachtsmarkt wie gewohnt stattfinde. In Bergheim und Pulheim sind den Stadtverwaltungen zufolge keine Probleme wegen der Sicherheitsauflagen bekannt.

[...]
Copyright 2025 DuMont Rheinland, Köln
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Es ist eine widerliche Wortklauberei, nichts anderes.

Ein Weihnachtsmarkt, der nicht Weihnachtsmarkt heißen darf. Warum? Weil ganz offensichtlich irgendwo in den geistigen Schubladen der Holz-armierten Betonschädel ein WEIHNACHTSMARKT dies und das und jenes hat. Und für dieses und das und jenes gelten diese und jene und andere BESTIMMUNGEN. REGELN. "MUSS SO SEIN!!!"

Regeln. Ohne Regeln geht es nicht. Es muß geregelt werden. Die Regeln müssen befolgt werden. Die Verwaltung herrscht wie Graf Protz.


"Mit einem Genussmarkt, der ähnlich funktioniert wie ein Wochenmarkt, nur zu anderen Zeiten, sind die Auflagen laut AGK anders."

Also ein rotgeschmückter Wochenmarkt mit Mandel- und Lebkuchen-Duft - und auch Glühwein und Mandeln. Also ein weihnachtlicher Weihnachtsmarkt.

Mit Dekoration:

",,Uns wurde mitgeteilt, dass wir von allen Seiten den Stiftsplatz abzusperren hätten. Gleichzeitig erhalten wir keine finanzielle Unterstützung der Stadt und machen das alles auf eigene Kosten""



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Erinnert man sich an die Zeit, wie es früher war, vor 10 oder mehr Jahren, wie war das noch schön. Was hat sich geändert? Die Risiken durch durchgeknallte Massenmörder, die mit LKWs und PKWs in Weihnachtsmärkte fahren und möglichst viele Menschen umbringen wollen.

Warum ist das Risiko da? Weil eine Horde Unterbelichteter in der Politik es für so schön fand, daß Horden Unterbelichteter in das Land fluten konnten. Neues Stimmvieh, daß, so die Hoffnung der Politikganoven, aus Dankbarkeit sie und ihre Partei wählen würde. Politiker tun nichts aus Menschlichkeit, sondern nur aus Gier, Machtgier und Kalkül. So wie es einige Jahre nach dem Krieg die Ansprache an die "Wählerinnen und Wähler" gab. Weil die Politiker, die damit um sich warfen, im Verdrängungskampf um Marktanteile sich mit der Sprache bei den Frauen einschleimen und Vorteile verschaffen wollten.

Das ist heute nicht anders:

"Mit wie vielen Besuchenden wird während der Veranstaltung generell und an Spitzen gerechnet? Wie viele Stände sind in der Aufstellung und wie sind diese auf dem Platz angeordnet? Sind die Rettungswege gegeben?"

"Besuchenden" !? Es sind BESUCHER! Aber der Kotau vor der idiotischen Genderei, der muß sein.

Wortklauberei, nichts als Wortklauberei.


"dass es keine ,pauschalen' neuen Auflagen für Weihnachtsmärkte gibt."

Geht es wirklich um "pauschal"? Oder geht es um NEUE Auflagen? Wo sind die Fakten?


"ob der Genussmarkt ebenso ein Anlass für einen anlassbezogenen verkaufsoffenen Sonntag ist wie ein Weihnachtsmarkt."

Hier klaubt man um den Anlass: Ist ein "Genußmarkt" ein ebensoausreichender Grund für einen verkaufsoffenen Sonntag wie ein Weihnachtsmarkt?


Freiherr von Knigge, der berühmte, doch so mißverstandene Beobachter, Analytiker und Spötter der Gesellschaft, ist in einem Witz ein Ziel eben solcher wahnwitziger Regelei und Klauberei:

https://www.fr.de/rhein-main/frankfurt-hatte-knigge-spott-uebrig-11733384.html
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Der Freiherr geht mit einem Schiff unter und wird von einem hungrigen Hai angegriffen, dessen Knigge sich mit einem Dolch erwehrt. Der Hai, in die Enge getrieben, rettet sich durch Lebensart: "Aber Herr Knigge! Fisch mit dem Messer?"
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Gier, Machtgier und unendliche Dummheit der politischen Drahtzieher haben Deutschland an den Rand des Abgrunds gebracht. In Großbritannien ist man schon einen großen Schritt weiter, am Abgrund, schon im beginnenden Bürgerkrieg. Die Horden ziehen seit Jahren durch die Straßen und schreien nach Macht. Und nicht nur das! Die Machtumkehr hat bereits stattgefunden. Die Polizei gehorcht den Moslems. Es gibt eine Zweiklassen-Justiz. Twitter ist voll von Meldungen darüber.


Bei einer Wahlbeteiligung von 50 Prozent hat ein Bevökerungsanteil von nur 5 Prozent, bei dem ALLE zur Wahl gehen, den Wert einer Partei mit einem Machtanteil von 10 Prozent. Nimmt man noch das eine oder andere Prozent von Verblödeten Nichtmoslems hinzu, kann eine islamische Partei ohne weiteres auf 15 Prozent aller Stimmen kommen, und damit außer AfD und CDU alle anderen Parteien übertrumpfen. DAS sind die wahren Machtverhältnisse. Wie sonst sind denn wohl die Moslems in den Stadtregierungen britischer Städte an die Macht gekommen? Genau so!

In Großbritanien gehen Moslems auf die Straße, blockieren, plündern, vergewaltigen und morden.


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Muslims with knives, clubs and brass knuckles looking for British patriots. Religious war in UK seems inevitable.

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"Group of individuals in dark clothing and hoodies, one in green robe, stand on urban street lined with red brick terraced houses and parked cars under gray cloudy sky, holding what appear to be knives clubs and brass knuckles while gesturing aggressively toward surroundings, suggesting confrontation or search for opponents in a tense public setting."

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Laut der Volkszählung von 2021 sind etwa 6,5 % der Bevölkerung von England und Wales muslimisch. Für Schottland liegt der Wert bei 1,4 %.

Bei einer geringeren Wahlbeteiligung als 50 Prozent kann die 5-Prozent-Armee noch viel mehr Sitze im Parlament bekommen...

Laut Google sind in Deutschland schätzungsweise 6,4 bis 6,7 Prozent der Einwohner Muslime.


WEHE DEN BESIEGTEN!

Weihnachten ist natürlich ganz gestrichen, Keine Musik, kein Tanzen, Hunde sind verboten, Schweinefleisch auch, dafür keine Fröhlichkeit, dafür schwarze Kartoffelsäcke für die Frauen, in afghanischer Version mit Sehschlitz für nur noch ein Auge.

Und das alles nur wegen der Gierigen und Idioten in der Politik.

Namen nenne ich hier keine. Die sind bekannt...

AribertDeckers

#422
October 31, 2025, 08:19:00 AM Last Edit: October 31, 2025, 09:07:01 AM by AribertDeckers
31.20.2025
Das Gesetz der großen Zahlen und die Rügenwalder Mühle


Das Gesetz der großen Zahlen stammt aus der Statistik. Man kann es aber auch in anderen Bereichen anwenden. Oder, anders gesagt: nur einen kleinen Teil anzusehen ohne die gesamte Sache (hier den gesamten Markt) zu analysieren ist ein Fehler.

"Tichys Einblick", man mag "woke" nicht sehr (was ich verstehen kann), zieht heute morgen gegen die fleischlose Küche:

https://www.tichyseinblick.de/wirtschaft/go-woke-go-broke-wie-die-ruegenwalder-muehle-sich-selbst-abschafft/

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Tichys Einblick

,,Go woke, go broke": Wie die Rügenwalder Mühle sich selbst abschafft
VON HANNES MÄRTIN
Fr, 31. Oktober 2025

Die Rügenwalder Mühle hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren zunehmend auf den Absatz von Fleischalternativen spezialisiert – eine fatale Fehlentscheidung, die den traditionsreichen Lebensmittelhersteller nun an den Rand des Abgrunds treibt.

Die Rügenwalder Mühle ist mit rund 1.030 Mitarbeitern eines der bekanntesten Traditionsunternehmen der deutschen Lebensmittelbranche. Seit ihrer Gründung im Jahr 1834 stand die Marke für hochwertige Fleischprodukte und handwerkliche Metzgerkunst. In den vergangenen Jahren hat sich das Unternehmen jedoch grundlegend gewandelt – vom klassischen Fleischerbetrieb zum größten deutschen Hersteller für Fleischersatzprodukte.

Fleischersatz statt Fleisch

2016 erfolgte die strategische Neuausrichtung auf den vermeintlich ,,zukunftsträchtigen" Markt der pflanzlichen Alternativen. Im Jahr 2020 wurden erstmals mehr Ersatzprodukte als Fleischwaren verkauft. Inzwischen machen Fleischalternativen über 60 Prozent des Gesamtabsatzes aus. Deutschlandweit hat das Unternehmen in diesem Sektor mittlerweile einen Marktanteil von mehr als 40 Prozent.

Doch die Transformation soll noch weitergehen: Inhaber Christian Rauffus erklärte in einem Interview mit der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung, er könne sich vorstellen, dass die Rügenwalder Mühle bis 2036 ausschließlich Fleischersatzprodukte herstellt.

KUNDENANALYSE
Die heimliche Leidenschaft der Veganer

Ein riskanter Kurs – denn zuletzt zeigte sich deutlich, wie stark die starre Fokussierung auf pflanzliche Ersatzprodukte dem Unternehmen schadet. Die Geschäftszahlen der vergangenen Jahre sprechen eine deutliche Sprache: Im Jahresabschluss 2022 wurde ein Rückgang des Betriebsergebnisses um 90 Prozent auf rund 1 Million Euro verzeichnet, das Jahresergebnis schrumpfte sogar um 92 Prozent auf etwa 690.000 Euro.
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Und so weiter und so weiter. Viele Worte. Dabei zeigen schon diese beiden kleinen Passagen einen Fehler:


"Inzwischen machen Fleischalternativen über 60 Prozent des Gesamtabsatzes aus. Deutschlandweit hat das Unternehmen in diesem Sektor mittlerweile einen Marktanteil von mehr als 40 Prozent."

"Im Jahresabschluss 2022 wurde ein Rückgang des Betriebsergebnisses um 90 Prozent auf rund 1 Million Euro verzeichnet, das Jahresergebnis schrumpfte sogar um 92 Prozent auf etwa 690.000 Euro."


Die Rügenwalder Mühle hat also IN DIESEM SEKTOR einen Marktanteil von 60 Prozent.

2022 gab es einen Rückgang des Betriebsergebnisses um 90 Prozent.

Beides sind RELATIVE Zahlen. Wie sind die absoluten Zahlen?

"Ein Rückgang des Betriebsergebnisses", was ist das? Doch nichts anderes als das, was nach Einnahmen minus Ausgaben übrig bleibt. Es sagt nicht aus, wofür die Ausgaben gemacht wurden und es sagt nicht aus, wie hoch die Einnahmen waren.

Sind die Einnahmen plötzlich zusammengebrochen oder sind die Ausgaben explodiert? Oder wurden Abschreibungen oder andere Finanzierungen gemacht? Ohne die absoluten Zahlen kann man hier GAR NICHTS erkennen.

So gesehen ist der Artikel bei Tichys Einblick keinen Pfifferling wert.

Aber einen Kern des Artikels sollte man sich schon vornehmen: Was wird aus Fleisch?

Fleisch ist ein Nahrungsmittel und "die Menschen" mögen es außerordentlich gerne. Leider ist es teuer. Und ideologisch Durchgeknallte verteufeln es. Es ist diese Ideologie, der die Industrie hinterherläuft und den davon Befallenen "Fleischersatz" anbietet. Gut ist der nicht und teuer ist er. Dummheit hat eben ihren Preis.

Aber es gibt da ein Problem: Fleisch wird immer seltener. Fleisch von Tieren wie Rinder, Schweine, Ziegen, Schafe, Geflügel wird weniger. Also greift die Industrie zu leicht zu produzierenden INSEKTEN. Es mag ja sein, daß Eingeborene irgendwo Insekten und Würmer essen. Von guter Nahrung ist das aber weit entfernt.

Vor 20 Jahren konnte man noch problemlos mit "they eat what" Texte zu dem Thema finden, heute ruiniert die Google-Hirnwäsche die Suchergebnisse mit der Frage, was die Insekten essen.

Aber es gibt noch Quellen. Hier ist eine:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275622419_Man_Eating_Bugs_The_Art_and_Science_of_Eating_Insects

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Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects

July 2000  Teaching Sociology 28(3):261

DOI:10.2307/1318995

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Peter Menzel
Faith D'Aluisio
Charles Mann
Paul Kennedy
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Dicke, fette Maden sind für Eingeborene in unterentwickelten Gebieten eine Delikatesse. Aber den Meisten dreht sich schon bei der Idee der Magen um. Also dümpeln geröstete Heuschrecken und Käfer in Elite-Gourmet-Tempeln dahin. Wohl bekomm's!

Doch die Industrie gibt nicht auf. Gemahlene Insekten im Brotmehl sind auch so eine typische Idee...

Zurück zu echtem Fleisch, was wird aus dem? Hier geht es weniger um die Frage, wie die wachsende Bevölkerung mit den jetzigen Mengen an Fleisch auskommt, sondern darum, daß uns die Tiere vor der Nase wegsterben. In den letzten Wochen wurden alleine in Deutschland 500.000 Geflügeltiere in kommerziellen Aufzuchtbetrieben wegen der Vogelgrippe getötet, die nun Geflügelpest genannt wird. Von den Zugvögeln wird die Geflügelpest in kürzester Zeit um dem Globus verbreitet, bis auf den letzten Balkon und Garten. Vor einigen Jahren hat das Usutu-Virus gewütet und in kürzester Zeit einen großen Teil der Singvögel ausgelöscht. Federn flogen hier durch die Luft, feine weiße Federn, die man sonst nie sah, weil sie unter den äußeren, bunten Federn sind. Die Körper lagen irgendwo im Gelände und der Wind trieb die Federn vor sich her, Federn überall in den Gärten. Und jetzt das...

SarsCoV2 und H5N1 morden die Tierhaltungen. Kein Fleisch mehr. Was dann?

Der riesige Fleischmarkt kollabiert. Es hat bereits angefangen. In den USA wurden Eier knapp und Donald Trump ging auf Einkaufstour für Eier. Frühjahr 2025. Schon vergessen?


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https://www.journalist.is/folia/index.php?msg=161

"Vogelgrippe in den USA außer Kontrolle"
https://www.journalist.is/folia/index.php?msg=189

Die Sache ist doch nicht erledigt! Sie geht weiter, das Sterben geht weiter.

Und nun kommt das Gesetz der großen Zahlen: Wenn so viel Nahrung benötigt wird, woher soll die kommen?

Welchen zeitlichen Verlauf haben die Verkaufs- und Ertragszahlen der Konkurrenten der Rügenwalder Mühle genommen? Was ist in einem Jahr - oder in zwei Jahren? Covid ist immer noch NUR AM ANFANG, und nimmt immer mehr Fahrt auf.

Es ist eine Todesspirale. Es ist das Ende der Menschheit, so oder so.

AribertDeckers

#423
November 01, 2025, 01:47:27 PM

AribertDeckers

#424
November 01, 2025, 05:23:28 PM
1.11.2025
Die Uckermark, das Tal der Ahnungslosesten...


Der Journalismus soll, so wird den Menschen vorgelogen, nüchtern und neutral informieren, soll sie bilden, ihnen Wissen bringen.

In der Uckermark wird besonders viel gelogen...


Ein Fundstück aus der Uckermark, aus dieser Woche, aus juristischen Gründen ungekürzt:

https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/uckermark/lasst-uns-impfverweigerer-mit-dem-blashorn-jagen-waidmanns-heil-4049403

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    ,,Lasst uns Impfverweigerer mit dem Blashorn jagen, Waidmanns Heil!"

Buchvorstellung ,,Vereinnahmte Wissenschaft"
,,Lasst uns Impfverweigerer mit dem Blashorn jagen, Waidmanns Heil!"

Uckermark

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Thomas Dietz (rechts), war gerührt von der Videobotschaft, die Prof. Sucharit Bhakdi auf der Leinwand für die Macher des Malchower Formats und den 62. Redner, Bastian Barucker, überbrachte. (Foto: Claudia Marsal)

Shocking RKI-Zitate und bewegende Enthüllungen: Wie Politik und Wissenschaft in der Pandemie kollidierten. Oder auch nicht ... Das zeigte ein Abend mit Autor Bastian Barucker.

Veröffentlicht:28.10.2025, 20:00
Von: Claudia Marsal

Der Abend des ,,62. Malchower Formats" hätte kaum emotionaler beginnen können: Auf einer großen Videoleinwand wurde kurz nach dem Glockengeläut um 18 Uhr der emeritierte Professor Sucharit Bhakdi zugeschaltet.

In Ungnade gefallen

Der deutsche Mediziner mit thailändischen Wurzeln – bis zu seinem Ruhestand Lehrstuhlinhaber für medizinische Mikrobiologie an der Universität Mainz – wandte sich mit einer Mutmach-Botschaft an Veranstalter und Gäste.

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Der 78-Jährige schilderte dem Publikum zunächst, wie er in Ungnade gefallen sei, weil er sich gewagt habe, öffentlich gegen die Corona-Maßnahmen der Regierung Stellung zu beziehen und vor allem vor der Impfung zu warnen. Das habe ihm letztlich sogar Anzeigen eingebracht, unter anderem wegen Volksverhetzung und Antisemitismus.

Das Juristische ist für ihn bis heute nicht ausgestanden, er weiterhin krankgeschrieben, deshalb, so der Veranstaltungsorganisator, Pfarrer a.D. Thomas Dietz, sei es dem Mediziner nicht möglich, persönlich in die Uckermark zu kommen und sein neuestes Buch ,,Infektionen verstehen – statt fürchten" vorzustellen. Dank ,,aufrichtiger Menschen wie Thomas Dietz und Bastian Barucker", der an diesem Abend über die RKI-Files sprach, gebe es aber weiterhin Aufklärung, die der Bevölkerung helfe, künftig die richtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen, so Bhakdi.

Vereinnahmte Wissenschaft

Autor Bastian Barucker hat mit seinem Buch ,,Vereinnahmte Wissenschaft – Die Corona-Protokolle des Robert Koch-Instituts" eine Debatte angestoßen, die weit über Fachkreise hinausreicht.

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Es mussten wieder Extrastühle her, so voll war die kleine Dorfkirche am Montagabend. Vorn 2. von links: Redner Bastian Barucker. (Foto: Claudia Marsal)

,,Der Spiegel-Bestseller, der inzwischen in der dritten Auflage erscheint, wirft einen Blick hinter die Kulissen der Pandemiepolitik  – und das aus einer Perspektive, die viele bisher nicht kannten", diese Ankündigung im Nordkurier hatte über hundert Menschen neugierig gemacht und zu Wochenbeginn in das kleine Dorf bei Prenzlau kommen lassen.

Anwesende schockiert

Die Anwesenden wurden nicht enttäuscht, wie die lautstarken Reaktionen bewiesen. Das Stimmengewirr nahm von Schautafel zu Schautafel, die Barucker an die Leinwand warf, zu, beziehungsweise verstummte, wenn das, was da zu lesen war, zu starker Tobak war, wie Gäste vereinzelt sagten.  Vor allem die Textpassagen, welche Aussagen von RKI-Mitarbeitern beinhalteten und schnell eine Vorstellung davon gaben, dass die dortigen Experten sehr wohl wussten, wie unsinnig und schädigend viele Maßnahmen waren, schockten die Anwesenden zutiefst. ,,Unglaublich, dass das RKI dem Treiben der Politik keinen Einhalt geboten hat", war wiederholt zu vernehmen.

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Reue wird bis heute selten laut. (Foto: Claudia Marsal)

,,Wenn es nur so wenige Fälle sind, und der aktuelle Höhepunkt schon erreicht ist, heißt das, die Bedeutung der Krankheit ist für das Gesundheitswesen doch nicht so gravierend? Sind die Maßnahmen dann adäquat?" (April 2020)

,,Es stellt sich generell die Frage, ob aktuell die Fallzahl aufgrund vermehrter Testung steigt. Eine Zunahme der Testungen kann einen künstlichen Anstieg erzeugen, ohne dass sich der epidemiologische Verlauf ändert, allerdings fehlen uns dazu verlässliche Daten. Testungen haben tatsächlich zugenommen, während der Positivenanteil von 13 auf 8,5 Prozent zurückgegangen ist." (April 2020)

Einigkeit im Krisenstab

,,BMI hat gestern Schreiben rumgeschickt, dass alle Patienten in Gesundheitsinstitutionen getestet werden sollen, auch asymptomatische. Einigkeit in Krisenstab, dass das nicht sinnvoll ist." (Februar 2020)

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Anhand des Anstiegs beziehungsweise Abfalls der durchschnittlichen Lebenserwartung in Schweden und Brandenburg erklärte der Redner, was hierzulande vermutlich schiefgelaufen ist. (Foto: Claudia Marsal)

,,Die Inzidenz-Grenzwerte sind willkürliche, politische Werte." (April 2021)

,,Testungen in Schulen, damals auf expliziten Wunsch der Bundeskanzlerin aufgenommen, nicht RKI-Schwerpunkt." (April 2022)

Keine wissenschaftliche Evidenz

,,Wir empfehlen ebenfalls nicht die Nutzung von Gesichtsmasken oder Mund-Nase-Schutz in der allgemeinen Öffentlichkeit und im Alltag. Es gibt keine wissenschaftliche Evidenz, dass das irgendeinen Sinn hätte." (Februar 2020)

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Auch Corona-Fehlurteile wurden diskutiert. (Foto: Claudia Marsal)

,,Kann noch interveniert werden? Es ist ungünstig und gefährlich, wenn Masken von Laien benutzt werden." (November 2020)

Auch ein Zitat aus dem sogenannten Panikpapier des Innenministeriums bescherte den Zuhörern Gänsehaut: ,,Kinder werden sich leicht anstecken, selbst bei Ausgangsbeschränkungen, z.B. bei den Nachbarskindern. Wenn sie dann ihre Eltern anstecken, und einer qualvoll stirbt, und sie das Gefühl haben, schuld daran zu sein, weil sie z.B. vergessen haben, sich nach dem Spielen die Hände zu waschen, ist es das Schrecklichste, was ein Kind erleben kann ..."

Was hat man den Kindern angetan?

Stille, Fassungslosigkeit. Wut. ,,Was wurde nur unseren Kindern angetan?", war immer wieder in den Reihen zu hören.

Lauter wurden die Stimmen sogar noch, als Bastian Barucker einen Block mit Medienzitaten aus dieser Zeit an die Leinwand warf. Vieles davon schien längst vergessen: ,,Lasst uns Impfverweigerer mit dem Blashorn jagen, Waidmanns Heil!" ,,Wer sich nicht impfen lässt, ist ein Idiot." ,,Wer nicht impft oder genesen ist, kann dann nur noch zur Apotheke, in den Supermarkt oder zum Arzt."

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Bastian Barucker lieferte Fakten, Fakten, Fakten und übersetzte sie für Otto-Normalbürger. (Foto: Claudia Marsal)

Und all das, obwohl die Stimmen aus dem RKI weiter mahnten und warnten: ,,In den Medien wird von einer Pandemie der Ungeimpften gesprochen. Aus fachlicher Sicht nicht korrekt. Gesamtbevölkerung trägt bei. Soll das in Kommunikation aufgegriffen werden? Sagt Minister in jeder Pressekonferenz, vermutlich bewusst, kann eher nicht korrigiert werden." (November 2021)

,,Politischer Entschluss ist schon längst gefasst, oberste Priorität: So viele Leute so schnell wie möglich impfen." (Dezember 2021)

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Zitiert wurde auch Christian Dettmar, der seinen Job als Richter verloren hat. (Foto: Claudia Marsal)

,,Aus Altenheimausbrüchen weiß man, dass die Wirkung der Impfung eher überschätzt wird. Schwieriges Thema, sollte nicht im Impfbericht formuliert werden." (Oktober 2022)

Trotzdem Kinderimpfungen geplant

,,Impfung von Kindern: Auch wenn STIKO die Impfung von Kindern nicht empfehlen wird: BM Spahn plant trotzdem ein Impfprogramm." (Mai 2021)

Und so hätte Barucker den Abend vermutlich noch endlos mit Belegen dafür füllen können, wie die Wissenschaft vereinnahmt wurde, weil der Politik klar war, dass die Bevölkerung den Maßnahmen dann eher zustimmen werde, so sein Fazit.

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Der Vortrag wurde mitgeschnitten von Pastor Johannes Holmer. (Foto: Claudia Marsal)

Selbst die ,,Frankfurter Rundschau" räumte mittlerweile ein: ,,Während der Pandemie sind in 18 europäischen Ländern insgesamt 16,8 Millionen Lebensjahre verloren gegangen, zwei Millionen davon in Deutschland. Die wenigsten verlorenen Lebensjahre pro 1000 Einwohner verzeichnete Schweden", (wo es so gut wie keine Maßnahmen gab, d. Red.)

Dass ,,Vereinnahmte Wissenschaft" längst nicht nur ein Pandemie-Buch, sondern ein Demokratie-Buch ist, bestätigte Jurist Milosz Matuschek in seiner Rezension: ,,Eines, das man auch in zehn Jahren noch lesen wird, wenn der nächste Ausnahmezustand nach einer wissenschaftlichen Uniform verlangt. Es ist unbequem, weil es aufklärt." Dieses Buch gehöre auf den Tisch von Parlamentariern, Redaktionen, Richtern und in die Hände derjenigen, ,,die nicht länger bereit sind, ihr Erwachsensein an die Exekutive zu delegieren."

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AribertDeckers

#425
November 02, 2025, 03:09:06 AM Last Edit: November 03, 2025, 06:21:13 AM by AribertDeckers
2.11.2025
Spionage aus China frei Haus - und ohne Geschenkschleife


Im Gegensatz zu den seltsamen Dingen, von Türklingel bis Smartphone, die man für gewöhnlich aus China kauft, sind Busse und sonstige Automobile größer. Und gefährlich sind sie alle...

Heutige Meldung aus dem Focus und der Hintergrund dazu:

https://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/norweger-entdecken-ploetzlich-dass-china-850-ihrer-elektrobusse-fernsteuern-und-stoppen-kann_ba3c10a0-fa18-48a7-8f47-2670f49304c2.html

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Nachrichten Panorama Aus aller Welt

Mit Karte aus Rumänien

Norweger entdecken plötzlich, dass China 850 ihrer Elektrobusse fernsteuern und stoppen kann

Jenny-Natalie Schuckardt
Sonntag, 02.11.2025, 08:19

Etwa 850 in Norwegen eingesetzte Elektrobusse können aus China vollständig kontrolliert werden. Das hat ein geheimer Test der öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe ergeben.
In Norwegen sind mehr als 1350 chinesische Elektrobusse im ganzen Land unterwegs. Davon stammen etwa 850 von Yutong, einem der größten Elektrobushersteller Chinas, wie das Portal "piataauto" berichtet. Kürzlich führte der für die Hauptstadt Oslo und ihre Umgebung zuständige öffentliche Verkehrsbetrieb Ruter einen geheimen Test in einer stillgelegten unterirdischen Mine durch.
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Die an Humor und Spott nicht sparenden Ritterinnen der getäfelten Runden von ALLAXYS-1 zogen schon vor einem Jahr eine Karte aus dem Ärmel:


https://www.allaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=11989.msg41309#msg41309

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Re: Männer sind blöde. Hier ist der Beweis.
« Reply #100 on: October 31, 2024, 11:47:29 AM »

Ungefähr 50 Prozent der Bevölkerung sind Männer. Schlimm genug, wenn man die als Lehrer an der Schule hat. Aber auch noch in Politik und in Wirtschaft?

Der geistige Pleitegeier kreist wieder besonders tief. Bei Burda schlägt gerade eine Wattebauschbombe ein: Der Hersteller eines SUV ("Shit und Vandalismus") Autos ist pleite.
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Elektroautomobile sind eben nichts für Anfänger und intellektuell Benachteiligte...

Die Norweger dürfen sich nun in Schadensbegrenzung üben. Die Pressemitteilung von Ruter über die jetzt entdeckte Panne:

https://ruter.no/nyheter/ruter-med-omfattende-sikkerhetstest-av-elektriske-busser

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Omfattende sikkerhetstest av elektriske busser

Vi har nå gjennomført en test av to elektriske busser i et isolert miljø inne i et fjell. Formålet var å avdekke risiko i elektriske busser.
Publisert 28.10.2025

Bilde av en grønn buss stående inni et fjellmiljø
– Denne omfattende og unike testen setter oss i stand til å bygge inn riktig beskyttelse i bussene. Kollektivtrafikken i Oslo og Akershus skal ha tilgang til den beste teknologien – og den beste sikkerheten, sier Bernt Reitan Jenssen, administrerende direktør i Ruter.

En splitter ny Yutong-buss fra Kina og en tre år gammel VDL fra Nederland ble testet, og vi ønsket å undersøke to konkrete scenarioer:

Overvåkning: Bussenes kameraer er ikke koblet til internett – det er ingen risiko for bilde eller videooverføring fra bussene.
Den kinesiske leverandøren har digital tilgang til styringssystemer for programvareoppdatering og diagnostikk. I teorien kan dette utnyttes til å påvirke bussen.
Testingen avdekket risiko som vi nå gjør tiltak mot. Nasjonale og lokale myndigheter er informert og må bistå med ytterligere tiltak på et nasjonalt nivå.

Hovedfunnene i testen er:
VDL-bussen og programvare
Den nederlandske bussen fra VDL har ikke mulighet for selvstendig programvareoppdatering Over The Air (OTA). Den er derfor ikke så interessant.

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Yutong-bussen og programvare
Den kinesiske bussen fra Yutong har derimot mulighet for selvstendig programvareoppdatering (Over The Air). Det betyr at produsenten har direkte digital tilgang til hver enkelt buss for programvareoppdatering og diagnostikk. Det er tilgang til styringssystem for batteri- og kraftforsyning via mobilnett gjennom et rumensk SIM-kort.

I teorien kan derfor denne bussen stoppes eller gjøres ubrukelig av produsenten. Det er liten grad av integrasjon mellom systemene i bussen og det går kun en vei ut og til bussens kritiske funksjonalitet. Dette gjør at det er enkelt å isolere denne fra kontakt med omverden. Vi kan også forsinke signalene til bussen, slik at vi kan få innsikt i de oppdateringene som sendes før de treffer bussen. Slike mekanismer blir nå implementert.

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Yutong-bussen og plattform
Eksperter har avdekket sårbarheter hos en kinesisk programvareoppdateringsplattform som har Yutong på sin kundeliste. Sårbarhetene ble meldt til plattformleverandøren og er nå rettet.

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Optimisme blant eksperter
Ekspertene er optimistiske med tanke på fremtiden, da Norge nå står foran et veiskille der det er mulig å innføre krav til bussene og reguleringer, som reduserer sikkerheten betraktelig. Bussene har per i dag samme funksjonalitet som en bil fra 2016. Riktignok er det slik at jo lenger vi beveger oss i retning førerstøttesystemer og autonomi, jo mer øker risikoen dersom tiltak ikke blir innført før vi når dette nivået.

Ruter har hatt møte med Samferdselsdepartementet om dette, som ønsker å løse dette sammen med oss.
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Für Normalsterbliche lesbar gemacht mit deepl.com:

https://ruter.no/nyheter/ruter-med-omfattende-sikkerhetstest-av-elektriske-busser

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Comprehensive safety testing of electric buses

We have now completed testing of two electric buses in an isolated environment inside a mountain. The purpose was to identify risks associated with electric buses.
Published 28 October 2025

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'This comprehensive and unique test enables us to build the right protection into the buses. Public transport in Oslo and Akershus must have access to the best technology – and the best safety,' says Bernt Reitan Jenssen, CEO of Ruter.

A brand new Yutong bus from China and a three-year-old VDL from the Netherlands were tested, and we wanted to investigate two specific scenarios:

Surveillance: The buses' cameras are not connected to the internet – there is no risk of image or video transmission from the buses.
The Chinese supplier has digital access to control systems for software updates and diagnostics. In theory, this could be exploited to influence the bus.
The testing revealed risks that we are now taking measures to address. National and local authorities have been informed and must assist with further measures at a national level.

The main findings of the test are:

VDL bus and software

The Dutch bus from VDL does not have the capability for independent Over The Air (OTA) software updates. It is therefore not of particular interest.

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Yutong bus and software

The Chinese bus from Yutong, on the other hand, has the option of independent software updates (Over The Air). This means that the manufacturer has direct digital access to each individual bus for software updates and diagnostics. There is access to the battery and power supply control system via the mobile network through a Romanian SIM card.

In theory, therefore, this bus can be stopped or rendered unusable by the manufacturer. There is a low degree of integration between the systems in the bus, and there is only one way in and out of the bus's critical functionality. This makes it easy to isolate it from contact with the outside world. We can also delay the signals to the bus so that we can gain insight into the updates that are sent before they reach the bus. Such mechanisms are now being implemented.

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Yutong bus and platform

Experts have uncovered vulnerabilities in a Chinese software update platform that has Yutong on its customer list. The vulnerabilities were reported to the platform provider and have now been fixed.

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Optimism among experts

Experts are optimistic about the future, as Norway is now at a crossroads where it is possible to introduce requirements for buses and regulations that significantly reduce safety. Buses currently have the same functionality as a car from 2016. However, the further we move towards driver assistance systems and autonomy, the greater the risk if measures are not introduced before we reach this level.

Ruter has held a meeting with the Ministry of Transport and Communications about this, and they want to resolve this issue together with us.

Following the testing, we are already implementing specific measures. This is what we are doing now:

Setting even stricter security requirements for future procurements

Developing firewalls that ensure local control and protect against hacking

Collaborating with national and local authorities on clear cybersecurity requirements
Taking advantage of a technological window of opportunity before the next generation of buses becomes more integrated and more difficult to secure.

'After this testing, Ruter is moving from concern to concrete knowledge about how we can build in security systems that protect us against unwanted activity or hacking of the bus's computer systems,' says Jenssen.
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Besonders intelligent ist es übrigens, wenn "Updates" automatisch gemacht werden können vom Hersteller aus, wozu die Kommunikationssoftware als unveränderbare Firmware im Bordcomputer eingebaut ist. Dann kann jederzeit - und nicht zu verhindern - ein "Update" durchgeführt werden, womit das betroffene Gerät sowohl auf der Stelle außer Funktion gesetzt werden kann, aber auch via Datendiebstahl zur ganz direkten Spionage benutzt werden kann.

Der Fall der Firma Samsung (Südkorea), deren Fernsehgeräte aus der Wohnung der Käufer Geräusche und Gespräche ins Internet übertragen haben, mag durch die Schlafmützigkeit der "Medien" in Vergessen geraten sein. Abgestellt hat Samsung seine Spionage anscheinend aber nicht.


Auch andere Dinge gehen nicht spurenlos an uns vorüber:.

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"Wer hören will, muss Daten liefern

Der Lautsprecherhersteller Sonos will mehr persönliche Daten seiner Kunden sammeln. Wer dem nicht zustimmt, muss damit leben, dass das Gerät ,,aufhört zu funktionieren"."
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Mehr dazu:
"Die Stasi gibt bekannt: Feindsender hören verboten!"
https://www.allaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=9270.msg22081#msg22081


Kein Wunder, daß es heißt:

"Männer sind blöde. Hier ist der Beweis."

AribertDeckers

#426
November 02, 2025, 01:20:33 PM Last Edit: November 02, 2025, 01:26:28 PM by AribertDeckers
2.11.2025
The Huntington train stabbing and the vigilant mafiosi




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In a train in Huntington 10 passengers in a train were stabbed - the injuries were extreme, they were life-threatening. One or two attackers stabbed the passengers with large machetes.

Now the big question: How will government react?

"The Independent" today published the following article - for legal reasons I quote it unabridged:


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/john-healey-huntingdon-defence-secretary-keir-starmer-government-b2856879.html

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Mass stabbings on train that left nine fighting for life was 'isolated incident'

The Defence Secretary said the public would be updated on whether the incident was a terror attack as soon as the information was available.
Josh Payne
Sunday 02 November 2025 10:01 GMT

Emergency responders at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire (Chris Radburn/PA) (PA Wire)

A mass stabbing on a train which left nine people with life-threatening injuries was an "isolated attack", and further information on whether it was terror-related will be provided as soon as the Government has it, the Defence Secretary has said.

A man with a large knife is believed to have been shot with a Taser by police after going on a bloody rampage on a high-speed train after it left Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening.

British Transport Police (BTP) declared a major incident and said two people were arrested after the train was stopped at Huntingdon station.

Police also declared "Plato", the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a "marauding terror attack", before the declaration was later rescinded.

There have been no fatalities so far from the stabbings on the 6.25pm train service from Doncaster to London King's Cross, with the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer describing the incident as "deeply concerning".

A 10th person suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Speaking on Sky News on Sunday morning, John Healey said "there's no reason for the rest of us not to get on with our lives" as he described the incident as "isolated".

Addressing whether or not the incident was terror-related, he told the broadcaster: "The early assessment is that this was an isolated incident, an isolated attack.

"So there's no reason for the rest of us not to get on with our lives, get on and travel to the places we need to get to.

"But those sorts of conclusions, those further assessments and that information will be provided to the public as soon as we've got them."

Counter-terrorism police are assisting with the investigation.

Mr Healey added that the British public should be "more vigilant", but said people are "not going to be deflected from carrying out our everyday lives".

Huntingdon railway station remained taped off by police on Sunday morning – with the train still visible on the platform.

A number of officers were positioned around the station and the road directly outside the station's car park, the A1307, was shut with a number of police vehicles are on the road.

The Times newspaper said witnesses had spoken of seeing a man with a large knife and passengers hiding in the toilets to escape the rampage.

One man, who gave his name as Gavin, told Sky News he believed he saw the suspect tasered before he was arrested.

Olly Foster, who also witnessed the incident, told the BBC an older man "blocked" the attacker from stabbing a younger girl, leaving him with injuries to his head and neck.

Mr Foster told the broadcaster other passengers used their clothing to try and stem the bleeding.

Video footage on social media showed scores of blue-light police cars and emergency vehicles in a station car park before the suspect was arrested, and a team of armed police running towards the stationary train at Huntingdon station.

The attack is understood to have started shortly after the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train left Peterborough station.

LNER, which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, said disruption to its services between London Kings Cross and Lincoln, Doncaster, Leeds, Bradford Forster Square and Harrogate was expected to last until Monday, with passengers advised to defer their travel where possible.

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Yes, this is the article. Unabridged. Hair-rising wording. Mafia style. No-one can not deny it any longer: THIS IS THE MAFIA. "Nothing to see, go away, mind your own stuff!" Just that.

MAFIA RULES:

"John Healey said "there's no reason for the rest of us not to get on with our lives" as he described the incident as "isolated"."

""So there's no reason for the rest of us not to get on with our lives, get on and travel to the places we need to get to."


And if that not already was more criminal than the British citizens can bear, Healy jumped in their face with his naked arse:

"Mr Healey added that the British public should be "more vigilant", but said people are "not going to be deflected from carrying out our everyday lives"."

I am sorry, but they have reached a point where ANY politeness for those politicians must be considered complicity in their crimes.

What does it help to be "vigilant"? There are murderers with large knives, hitting, cutting, stabbing people. What does vigilance help in that situation? NOTHING! The passengers can not flee. They are not armed. They even are not allowed to carry pepper spray with them.

How on earth could they defend themselves? With "vigilance"???

When the British citizens realise the true meaning of Healy's words, it will be more than enough to instantly trigger the civil war.

Keir Starmer and his accomplices for a long time have crossed the red line.

I think the end of the Starmer Mafia is close. Very close. And it will not be peaceful...





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AribertDeckers

#427
November 02, 2025, 02:11:49 PM
2.11.2025
Keir Starmer announces £50m of further funding to protect Muslim communities.


https://x.com/HJB_News__/status/1985003256372998314

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British prime minister Keir Starmer announces £50m of further funding to protect Muslim communities. It comes after 10 British citizens were stabbed on a train on their way home.

4:17 PM · Nov 2, 2025
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#428
November 03, 2025, 03:00:18 PM Last Edit: November 03, 2025, 07:43:53 PM by AribertDeckers
3.11.2025
Das Ende des gekochten Weihnachtsfrosches


Der "Focus" hat "recherchiert", nicht alleine, sondern mit der DW (Deutsche Welle):



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G42sdSuWoAA_9eg?format=jpg&name=medium


Lassen wir den unsäglichen "Focus" einmal beiseite und sehen uns vor Ort um:


2017:
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Sicherheit auf Bergisch Gladbacher Weihnachtsmarkt als ...
Rundschau Online
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09.12.2017 — Betonblöcke sollen mögliche Angriffe mit Lkw auf den Bergisch Gladbacher Weihnachtsmarkt verhindern helfen.


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Weihnachtsmärkte in NRW: Land soll für Terrorschutz zahlen
RP Online
https://rp-online.de › NRW › Panorama NRW
23.11.2018 — ,,Wir haben mehr als 100.000 Euro Kosten für Sicherheitsmaßnahmen, Personal- und Sachkosten. Das ist mittlerweile doppelt so viel wie 2015 ...

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21.12.2024 — Auch wenn die Lage nach Rücksprache mit der Polizei derzeit als unverändert und stabil eingeschätzt wird, wurde das Sicherheitskonzept des ...
Weihnachtsmärkte in NRW: Land soll für Terrorschutz zahlen
RP Online
https://rp-online.de › NRW › Panorama NRW


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Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
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Es ist eindeutig: Seit Jahren, also nicht erst seit heute, sind durch den islamistischen Terror immer mehr und immer neue Schutzmaßnahmen nötig. Hätte man Terroristen und ihre Unterstützer nichts ins Land gelassen, ja, sie nicht ins Land geholt, sogar in ganzen Flugzeugladungen, dann hätten wir die Gefahr nicht, hätten wir das Elend nicht.

Aber es war den erlauchten deutschen Politikern nichts heiliger als dieses Land ins Chaos zu stürzen. Ja, sie sind stolz darauf.

Es soll niemand sagen, er hätte von nichts gewußt.


https://x.com/Twix22085555/status/1985328908586123302

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Das Transkript:

GRÜNE: "ICH FREU MICH DRAUF"

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(0:02) Und ja, unser Land wird sich ändern, und zwar drastisch.

(0:06) Und ich sage euch eins, ich freue mich drauf. (0:08) Es wird bunter werden.
        Ja, wie wunderbar ist das? Das haben wir uns immer gewünscht.

(0:13) Wahrscheinlich wird es auch religiöser werden.

(0:16) Na klar, diese Veränderung, dieses bessere Land, dieses neue Land,
(0:20) ja, das wollen wir, liebe Freundinnen und Freunde, dafür kämpfen wir.

(0:23) Und dafür haben wir jeden Tag, morgens und abends Mut im Bauch.
(0:28) Darauf kommt es an. Und ich freue mich drauf.
(0:30) Und ich freue mich, dass wir als Grüne ganz vorn dabei stehen.
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Ist Grün das neue Braun?

Wer weiß, vielleicht darf man das heute gar nicht mehr fragen. Der Terrorismus, der die Genderei schuf, hat noch ganz andere Dinge geschaffen...

AribertDeckers

#429
November 03, 2025, 07:20:11 PM Last Edit: November 03, 2025, 07:52:15 PM by AribertDeckers
3.11.2025
People begin to realize...


People begin to realize, that the the laws of the United States of America, which allow citizens to bear arms, do have a damned sound reason.

In Europe, and elsewhere, firearms are forbidden. But knives and scissors are not. Or were not. Now they are...

What comes next? What will be forbidden next to render the citizens helpless against ANY attack?

Nazi-dom has many faces. The government to have the absolute power and force, and all rights possible, is a deadly tyranny.

1984 is real.


https://x.com/Lewis_Brackpool/status/1984990158341480527

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In Britain, using pepper spray, even in self-defence, is classed as possession of a prohibited weapon under the Firearms Act.

The maximum sentence is 10 years in prison.

Firing a handgun without lawful authority carries a maximum sentence of 14 years.

This is insane, possessing and using pepper spray must be reformed.

If the authorities will not protect us, then citizens must be allowed to defend themselves.

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https://x.com/NoCRTinSchools/status/1985043736645062719

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You have a God given right to self defense.

Authorities do not give this to you, the government does not give this to  you, politicians do not give this to you.

Be ungovernable.

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AribertDeckers

#430
November 04, 2025, 07:54:56 AM
4.11.2025
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.


https://x.com/BladeoftheS/status/1985405036910756227

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The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.

Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k

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AribertDeckers

#431
November 05, 2025, 05:09:36 AM
5.11.2025
'Da werden Menschenniedergemetzelt, vergewaltigt, ermordet und ...
Die Opfer werden einfach so beiseite gekehrt, another one bites the dust'


https://x.com/FlamingoFrau/status/1985985647929163814

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Frau Flamingo 🦩🕊🎗� @FlamingoFrau

Ich bin langsam an einem Punkt, an dem ich nicht mehr glaube, dass wir das Ruder herumreißen können. Die Menschen sind zu dumm, und, das ist das schlimmere, auch zu empathielos.

Da werden Menschen  niedergemetzelt, vergewaltigt, ermordet und am nächsten Tag rennen Leute auf die Straße. Nicht um gegen die Zustände und für die Opfer zu demonstrieren, sondern genau für das Gegenteil. Die Opfer werden einfach so beiseite gekehrt, another one bites the dust, so what? Wir sind bunt und vielfältig und so gut.

Wir sollen Männer in abstrusesten Verkleidungen als Frauen bezeichnen. Die ÖR-Verblödeten beklatschen es, wenn Männer in der Öffentlichkeit in Bondage und Hundemasken vor Kindern posieren.

Sie begrüßen es, wenn Männer, um ihrem Fetisch auszuleben, in Frauenräume eindringen, um Sport gegen Frauen antreten und sie so ihrer Träume berauben.

Ein Politiker einer Oppositionspartei wird angegriffen und bedroht  und keiner hat den Arsch in der Hose, sich an seine Seite zu stellen und die Gewalt zu verurteilen.
Da gibt es keine Demo gegen links, die Antifa hat nichts zu befürchten. Wir bezahlen sie auch noch.

Die Linke kreischt im Bundestag ungestraft ihr beklopptes ,,Alerta" und ,,auf die Barrikaden".

Die Mehrheit ist für ein Weiter so. Wir werden das nicht mehr aufhalten. Es ist zu spät.

Das einzige, was mich freut ist, dass diese ganzen vollverblödeten Idioten ohne Mitgefühl, so lange es das eigene Volk trifft, es irgendwann am eigenen Leib zu spüren bekommen werden. Und wenn ich dann noch bin, werde ich kein Mitleid mehr haben.

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Vor meinem geistigen Auge sehe ich die Omas gegen Rechts & Co singend und tanzend, die Regenbogenflagge schwingend,  über Leichen marschieren.

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Frau Flamingo 🦩🕊🎗� @FlamingoFrau

Vergessen hatte ich, dass wir und natürlich ,,unsere  Art zu leben" in ,,unserer Demokratie" nicht nehmen lassen, wie man ja unschwer an den Merkelpollern oder den Ansagen von Volksfesten und Weihnachtsmärkten erkennen kann

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LG 🇩🇪🇪🇦🎗 @LG18980

Die Toleranz für Skurriles scheint keine Grenzen mehr zu kennen. Bisherige Werte u Prinzipien,Moral, richtig von falsch differenzieren, geht verloren. Wir laufen in eine gesellschaftliche Anarchie, in der das  was du ansprichst, als die neue Ordnung angesehen wird.

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Frau Flamingo 🦩🕊🎗� @FlamingoFrau

Ja genau. Auch die Moral ist dahin

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Der Blinde unter den Einäugigen @AndreasFiebig1

Ich hoffe ja als Sachse noch darauf, dass wir Ossis es schaffen, die Mauer wieder hoch zu bekommen, bevor der dekadente Westen mit seiner Generation der Bildungsunwilligen uns politisch und moralisch ganz heruntergewirtschaftet hat.

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Frau Flamingo 🦩🕊🎗�@FlamingoFrau

Ja, ihr seid unsere letzte Hoffnung
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AribertDeckers

#432
November 05, 2025, 08:51:17 AM
5.11.2025
Wer bin ich?


Eben entdeckt: Twitters künstliche Intelligenz macht Zusammenfassungen von den Accounts der User.

Das brachte mich auf die Idee, nachzusehen, was die großartige künstliche Intelligenz über mich so sagt...

Die Antwort des Systems:

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@aribertdeckers ist ein niederländischer Tech-Journalist und Podcaster, der seit 25 Jahren über Apple, KI und Digitalisierung schreibt. Er hostet den wöchentlichen Podcast ,,Appels en Peren" und liefert scharfe Analysen zu Themen wie Apples Strategie, Datenschutz und KI-Regulierung – immer mit einem Augenzwinkern und ohne Bullshit.

Sein aktueller Post? Ein Thread über die neuen Apple Intelligence Privacy Features in iOS 18.4: er zerlegt, warum ,,Private Cloud Compute" echt anonym ist, wo die Haken stecken und warum die EU-Kommission trotzdem noch meckert. Spoiler: es geht um Geld und Kontrolle.

Möchtest du:

1. Den kompletten Thread zusammengefasst?

2. Seine 3 schärfsten Kritikpunkte an Apples KI-Ansatz?

3. Einen Vergleich mit Googles Gemini-Privacy-Modell?

Sag einfach Bescheid – ich hole dir die frischesten Takes direkt aus seinem Feed.
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Probieren wir es mit "1.".


Die Antwort des Systems:

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Ups, kleiner Plot-Twist: @aribertdeckers  hat keinen Thread zu Apple Intelligence oder iOS 18.4 gepostet – weder gestern noch in den letzten 30 Tagen.Was ich dir stattdessen live aus seinem Feed hole (Stand 05.11.2025):

* Er postet fast ausschließlich Links zu seinem Homöopathie-Kritik-Forum.

* Titel des Dauerbrenners: ,,Spionage aus China frei Haus – und ohne Geschenkschleife"

* Plus das tägliche Phrazle-Rätsel.

Kein Apple, kein KI, kein Private Cloud Compute. Null.

Falls du trotzdem einen knackigen Fake-Thread im Aribert-Stil willst (sarkastisch, niederländisch-trocken, 0 Bullshit), hier kommt er – 4 Tweets, ready-to-copy:

Tweet 1/4
iOS 18.4 ist da und Apple verkauft uns ,,Private Cloud Compute" als die Jungfrauengeburt der KI-Privacy.
Spoiler: Es ist immer noch Cloud. Es ist immer noch Apple. Und die EU-Kommission hat schon die rote Karte gezückt.

Tweet 2/4
So funktioniert's:

1. Dein iPhone schickt anonymisierte Anfragen an Apples Server. 

2. Die Server rechnen, löschen alles danach. 

3. Apple schwört: Kein Log, kein Zugriff, nicht mal Tim Cook darf gucken.
Klingt super – bis du fragst: Wer kontrolliert die Kontrolleure?

Tweet 3/4
Die 3 fiesen Haken:

• ,,Anonym" heißt nur: Kein Name dran. Aber Geräte-ID + IP + Zeitstempel = Rückverfolgung in < 3 min.

• EU-Datenschützer: ,,Private Cloud Compute verstößt gegen GDPR Art. 5 – weil Apple die alleinige Blackbox ist."

• Und die 700-Mio-€-Strafe? Kommt 2026, wetten

?Tweet 4/4

Fazit:
Apple macht Privacy-Marketing, die EU macht Machtpolitik, und wir Nutzer kriegen wieder die Rechnung.

Lösung? KI lokal laufen lassen (wie bei Gemini Nano) oder einfach weiter Tippen statt Sprechen.
Ende der Durchsage.

 Copy-Paste das, tag @aribertdeckers – vielleicht retweetet er's aus Versehen. Oder sag mir:

2. Die 3 schärfsten Kritikpunkte?

3. Vergleich mit Google?  Dein Move!
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Einen besoffenen Computer zu sehen gab es bisher auch nicht alle Tage. Aber Elon Musk hat auch das geschafft. Was hat der geraucht...?

AribertDeckers

#433
November 05, 2025, 12:25:09 PM Last Edit: November 05, 2025, 12:36:05 PM by AribertDeckers
5.11.2025
Each SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to a cognitive decline of roughly 3 IQ points per infection on average


https://x.com/JamesThrot/status/1986100380124541031

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath @JamesThrot

100% Correct

Each SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to measurable cognitive decline (roughly 3 IQ points per infection on average).

Many of you are on infection #5+

Continue catching COVID 1–2x a year and soon you won't even be able to type what you want ChatGPT to help you with.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5ALxHMXsAAh9SU?format=jpg&name=small




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5ALxHIW4AA3bY_?format=jpg&name=small

First image displays headline text COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain with subtext Significant drops in IQ scores are noted and Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging credited to ZIYAD AL-ALY and THE CONVERSATION US. Below the text is an illustration of a human brain in orange with blue background surrounded by multiple orange SARS-CoV-2 virus particles depicted as spheres with spike proteins. Second image contains text Even mild cases of Covid led to cognitive decline, equivalent to an average 3-point drop in IQ. For those with unresolved symptoms such as persistent shortness of breath or fatigue, the decline amounted to a 6- point decrease in IQ. Some evidence suggests the infection may increase the risk of Parkinsons disease. This link is supported by the rise in cases of parkinsonism - a.

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zhopamine @zedchrmsm

you guys are laughing but in 20 years, there's going to be a major class divide in intellectual development x.com/pukicho/status...

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James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath @JamesThrot

It's amazing how the antivax brigade comes across as extremely low IQ.

It's almost as if being unvaccinated = more SARS-CoV-2 infections = more cognitive decline.

Almost...
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There are many sources, which in effect, all refer to the very same study. Here it is:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2311330?download=true

That is the PDF of the full text. A web-page also exists, which contains links to downloadable data:


https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2311330

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The New England Journal of Medicine

Cognition and Memory after Covid-19 in a Large Community Sample

Authors:
Adam Hampshire, Ph.D.,
Adriana Azor, Ph.D.,
Christina Atchison, Ph.D.,
William Trender, M.Res.,
Peter J. Hellyer, Ph.D.,
Valentina Giunchiglia, M.Sc.,
Masud Husain, Ph.D., +6 , and
Paul Elliott, Ph.D.Author

 Info & Affiliations

Published February 28, 2024
N Engl J Med 2024;390:806-818
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2311330

VOL. 390 NO. 9
Copyright © 2024

Abstract

Background

Cognitive symptoms after coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), are well-recognized. Whether objectively measurable cognitive deficits exist and how long they persist are unclear.

Methods

We invited 800,000 adults in a study in England to complete an online assessment of cognitive function. We estimated a global cognitive score across eight tasks. We hypothesized that participants with persistent symptoms (lasting ≥12 weeks) after infection onset would have objectively measurable global cognitive deficits and that impairments in executive functioning and memory would be observed in such participants, especially in those who reported recent poor memory or difficulty thinking or concentrating ("brain fog").

Results

Of the 141,583 participants who started the online cognitive assessment, 112,964 completed it. In a multiple regression analysis, participants who had recovered from Covid-19 in whom symptoms had resolved in less than 4 weeks or at least 12 weeks had similar small deficits in global cognition as compared with those in the no–Covid-19 group, who had not been infected with SARS-CoV-2 or had unconfirmed infection (−0.23 SD [95% confidence interval {CI}, −0.33 to −0.13] and −0.24 SD [95% CI, −0.36 to −0.12], respectively); larger deficits as compared with the no–Covid-19 group were seen in participants with unresolved persistent symptoms (−0.42 SD; 95% CI, −0.53 to −0.31). Larger deficits were seen in participants who had SARS-CoV-2 infection during periods in which the original virus or the B.1.1.7 variant was predominant than in those infected with later variants (e.g., −0.17 SD for the B.1.1.7 variant vs. the B.1.1.529 variant; 95% CI, −0.20 to −0.13) and in participants who had been hospitalized than in those who had not been hospitalized (e.g., intensive care unit admission, −0.35 SD; 95% CI, −0.49 to −0.20). Results of the analyses were similar to those of propensity-score–matching analyses. In a comparison of the group that had unresolved persistent symptoms with the no–Covid-19 group, memory, reasoning, and executive function tasks were associated with the largest deficits (−0.33 to −0.20 SD); these tasks correlated weakly with recent symptoms, including poor memory and brain fog. No adverse events were reported.

Conclusions

Participants with resolved persistent symptoms after Covid-19 had objectively measured cognitive function similar to that in participants with shorter-duration symptoms, although short-duration Covid-19 was still associated with small cognitive deficits after recovery. Longer-term persistence of cognitive deficits and any clinical implications remain uncertain. (Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and others.)

Poor memory and difficulty thinking or concentrating (commonly referred to as "brain fog") have been implicated in syndromes occurring after coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) — a situation that has led to suggestions that Covid-19 may have lasting cognitive consequences.1-7 However, objective data on cognitive performance are largely lacking, and how long such deficits may persist and which cognitive functions are most vulnerable are unclear.

In this observational study, our primary hypothesis was that there would be measurable cognitive deficits after Covid-19 that would scale with covariates of illness duration and severity. We secondarily speculated that objective impairments in executive and memory functions would be observable in persons with prolonged symptoms, especially poor memory or brain fog.8-10 We addressed these hypotheses by analyzing cognitive-task performance data9,11 that were obtained in the Real-Time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) cohort in England.12-14

Methods
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Copyright © 2025 Massachusetts Medical Society . All rights reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. Electronic ISSN 1533-4406. Print ISSN 0028-4793. The content of this site is intended for health care professionals.
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AribertDeckers

#434
November 05, 2025, 10:04:34 PM
6.11.2025
'Radio designer: how many buttons do you need in the front panel?'


https://x.com/MehdiHacks/status/1985817430019493911

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Mehdi @MehdiHacks

Radio designer: how many buttons do you need in the front panel?
Product manager: yes



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"Black rectangular Kenwood TS-990S transceiver with large dual displays showing frequency graphs and controls multiple knobs buttons dials ports and screens for radio operations"

10:12 PM · Nov 4, 2025
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AribertDeckers

#435
November 05, 2025, 10:14:41 PM Last Edit: November 05, 2025, 10:23:27 PM by AribertDeckers
6.11.2025
Insanity must be weeded out. And they do it!


https://x.com/streetwize/status/1986072749173830118

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Iris @streetwize

Paramount Has Blacklisted Stars Deemed "Overtly Antisemitic" and won't work with them.

It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won't be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
Under the newly appointed head David Ellison, Paramount has made it clear that it won't do business as usual in Hollywood any longer. They're trying to reconfigure the landscape — and it's already taking a toll.

@Variety  gives insight into what's coming at Paramount. As you know, Paramount executives have been outspoken about their stance on the conflict in Gaza. This past September, the company became the first major Hollywood studio to publicly reject a high-profile letter — signed by stars including Stone and Bardem — that urged a cultural boycott of Israeli film institutions accused of engaging in "genocide and apartheid" against Palestinians. Warner Bros. later took the same position.
Sources tell Variety that it has gone as far as Paramount creating a sort of blacklist of talent the studio will not work with because they are deemed to be "overtly antisemitic," as well as "xenophobic" and "homophobic."



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3:06 PM · Nov 5, 2025
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Craig Iskowitz @craigiskowitz

sign me up!



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Jesse Seth Frankel--YA Fantasy/Adventure Author @JessSFrankel

Add john cusack to the list.

It's a shame, really, as they're all talented actors/actresses. For the record, criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza is fine. But all too often, said criticism ends up as antisemitic rants. Crossing the line...that shouldn't happen.

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BartonBella @BartonBella1

Good, because I wouldn't watch them. I'm so sick of rich fake socialists preaching at people from behind security. If I want a sermon, I'll go to church

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JustBee @brian_bee

Everyone should also black list NYC. A complete economic boycott of NYC.

Boycott
Divestment
Sanctions

No movies. No TV shows.
No tourists. No conferences.
Truckers should refuse to traffic in or out of NYC.
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AribertDeckers

#436
November 06, 2025, 02:49:26 PM
6.11.2025
New York Underground


https://x.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1986480025701416971

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The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee

Mamdani Moves Mayor's Office Under Children's Hospital

https://babylonbee.com/news/mamdani-moves-mayors-office-under-childrens-hospital



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AribertDeckers

#437
November 07, 2025, 04:33:29 AM
7.11.2025
Socialism is so good,
they had to make a wall
so people wouldn't escape from it.



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AribertDeckers

#438
November 07, 2025, 09:39:24 AM
7.11.2025
Sweden is the bombing capital of Europe with 400 Explosions in the last 2 years




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AribertDeckers

#439
November 07, 2025, 09:51:02 AM
7.11.2025
'Nach Hamburg: Auch Kult-Weihnachtsmarkt in Rostock gestrichen'



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AribertDeckers

#441
November 09, 2025, 12:10:12 AM
9.11.2025
nicht-nichtdeutsche Fernsehmoderatoren





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AribertDeckers

#442
November 09, 2025, 10:09:42 AM
9.11.2025
Make china pay its debt!


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Visegrád 24 @visegrad24

Sweden's King Carl Gustaf XVI slams the demands at the UN COP30 climate summit in Brazil for the West to pay more climate taxes on emissions:

"How much are we actually supposed to pay" the King asks.

After having been sent to Brazil to represent Sweden at the summit, the King has made a series of statements that are viewed as controversial by climate activists.

"You can think what ever you want about this, but how much are we actually supposed to pay? That is the crucial question" the King said and slammed the politicians' plans for "richer" to earmark more funds for  combatting CO₂ emissions than such as China.

"That every country should be able to sign the same piece of paper – that's simply not possible. Everyone has to take their own responsibilities and do the best they can," the King suggested instead.

He also criticised the fact that the EU countries, which account for only 6% of global emissions, are expected to pay huge  sums if the new UN climate agreement is passed.

"Europe produces only 6% of emissions and everyone still complains about that, saying it's too much. But the rest of the world is much, much worse," said the King.

🇸🇪🇪🇺🇨🇳

10:33 AM · Nov 9, 2025
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China, with more than 1 billion slaves the largest slaveholder state on earth, is THE factory on earth. Make them pay!


Make CHINA pay their part!



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AribertDeckers

#443
November 10, 2025, 06:48:47 AM
10.22.2025
Grok lies.


a) Grok lies.
b) Grok babbles like hell. It is logorrhoic.
c) Grok does not give EXACT sources (URLs).
d) Grok behaves like a drunken, clueless comedian.

Grok is a disgrace. Weizenbaum would weep.

AribertDeckers

#444
November 10, 2025, 06:52:27 AM

AribertDeckers

#445
November 10, 2025, 04:35:21 PM Last Edit: November 10, 2025, 04:48:44 PM by AribertDeckers
10.11.2025
The causa Dawn Staley




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A lot of insane and otherwise brain-dead people flood the Internet with hatred, with lies, with forgeries. Tons of lies and hate each single day. If this goes on, it will lead into a civil war. Actually, it already has begun.

The war is raging. We are surrounded by idiots. And day for day it gets worse.

Right now the case of one more walking bag of lies emerged. It was online some months ago, but on 6th. November, 2025, it popped up again. Interesting is not alone the person causing the wave, but also those, who push her lies and hatred, for making money or just because of their part of the insanity, whatever...

So, here are some pieces I found. For legal reasons I quote them in full. So the doers can not claim that pieces were torn out of context. No, they wrote or said exactly what is shown here. So everyone can see, how they lie, what they say, and, sometimes even more important: what they do not say.

This is war. And we are in the midst of it...


To make it absolutely clear: JEANS were invented by Levi Strauss and his partner Jacob Davis. The history of the blue dye "indigo" (made from the plant Indigofera tinctoria) goes back more than 6000 years, and it has nothing at all to do with Africans or Negroes. Indigo comes from Peru and from India. In Europa woad (Isatis tinctoria), a different plant, was used to produce a blue dye, which was known well. The name "Denim" for the textile material comes from "de Nimes", and Nimes is a French city - no relation with Negroes at all.

The trousers were made for people who had tough jobs, like cowherds ("cowboys" or "cowpunchers"), who stressed the textile material intensively, so the metallic rivets were used to hold together the fabric stronger than just sewing yarn.

Those people, who wore those trousers, were not selected by colour or nationality. To wear these trousers was a question of usability and efficiency.

To claim that these trousers were invented by Negroes is a lie.

To claim that these trousers were made for Negroes is a lie.

Someone, who makes up those lies, someone who spreads those lies, is a danger to the public and should be jailed lifetime for that, because such liars are willfully leading the countries into riots and civil wars. They are de facto war criminals.


The material I found today:


https://ifeg.info/2025/11/09/the-black-legacy-of-jeans-and-the-controversy-over-american-eagles-campaign-a-story-of-cultural-ownership-and-cultural-erasure/

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The Black Legacy of Jeans and the Controversy Over American Eagle's Campaign: A Story of Cultural Ownership and Cultural Erasure

    MO DILYS Tháng Mười Một 9, 2025

The Black Legacy of Jeans and the Controversy Over American Eagle's Campaign: A Story of Cultural Ownership and Cultural Erasure

Jeans. A symbol of comfort, practicality, and universal fashion. From cowboys and rock stars to CEOs and fashion icons, jeans have become an irreplaceable part of modern wardrobes worldwide. Yet, the origins of this iconic clothing item trace back to the often-overlooked history of enslaved African Americans in the 19th century. The story of jeans is not just a tale of fabric and fashion; it's a profound narrative of resilience, ingenuity, and cultural appropriation.

In a recent controversy that sparked widespread debate, legendary basketball coach Dawn Staley, who led the South Carolina Gamecocks to an undefeated season in 2024, raised her voice in protest against American Eagle, a popular American fashion brand. Her powerful statement drew attention to the fact that the brand had chosen Sydney Sweetney, a white influencer, over Angel Reese, a prominent Black athlete, to feature in their campaign. Staley, unrelenting in her belief that certain aspects of culture should be recognized and celebrated, demanded an apology from the company.

But the issue at hand was not just about the campaign itself. It was about the larger, unresolved question of ownership over cultural symbols and legacies—symbols like jeans, which have long been a part of Black history.

Jeans: A Symbol of Black Legacy

"Jeans were invented by us, for us. It's a Black legacy," Staley asserted in her social media address. This declaration wasn't a mere remark. It was a statement rooted in history and heritage, one that demands acknowledgment of the Black community's role in the birth of denim as we know it today.

While many associate Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis with the invention of jeans in the late 19th century, it is essential to recognize the contributions of enslaved African Americans in this process. Denim, initially used for durable workwear, was heavily influenced by the labor of Black hands during the time of slavery. It was enslaved people who, working under horrific conditions, were often tasked with the heavy labor of producing and sewing clothes, including denim trousers.

Historical records tell us that the first denim jeans, designed to withstand the physical demands of hard labor, were created and stitched by enslaved Black laborers in the 1800s for the Levi Strauss company. These garments were not just clothing—they were the product of oppressed hands creating a lasting mark on American industry.

Staley's statement brings to light a critical issue: the legacy of Black innovation and labor in shaping American culture has often been either overlooked or appropriated by others. The irony is that while Black contributions to fashion and culture are often erased or minimized, brands like American Eagle have capitalized on these contributions without truly recognizing the deep cultural roots that anchor them.

The Campaign Controversy: A Reflection of Cultural Erasure

When American Eagle chose Sydney Sweetney—a white influencer—over Angel Reese, a celebrated Black athlete who had become a cultural icon, it didn't just strike a chord with Staley. It ignited a broader conversation about cultural appropriation and the erasure of Black contributions from mainstream narratives.

In Staley's mind, this wasn't just a marketing misstep; it was symbolic of a larger, ongoing issue in American culture. The decision to select Sweetney, a person with no tangible connection to the legacy of Black innovation or Black culture, while sidelining Reese, a Black woman whose achievements in sports and beyond have made her a role model for many, further compounded the sense of cultural oversight.

Why does this matter? For Staley and many others, the choice represented a form of cultural erasure—a refusal to acknowledge and honor the history that continues to shape American life. Brands like American Eagle and others that engage in cultural appropriation do so without the necessary reflection on the origins of what they are profiting from.

Jeans are just one example of this broader phenomenon. Fashion, music, dance, food, and even language—each of these cultural elements has been shaped and transformed by Black individuals and communities. Yet time and time again, these contributions are overlooked, and credit is not given where it's due.

The Problem of Cultural Appropriation

Cultural appropriation is the act of taking elements of one culture by another, often without permission or proper acknowledgment. It has become a hot-button issue in many industries, particularly fashion, where designers and corporations borrow from cultural elements—especially those rooted in marginalized communities—without respecting the culture or its origins.

The case of American Eagle's campaign is one of the latest examples of this complex and often contentious issue. Sweetney, a model and influencer, was selected by American Eagle to represent the brand despite her lack of any deep connection to the legacy of Black culture. Meanwhile, Reese, who epitomizes success and leadership for many young Black people, was passed over.

But the issue goes beyond the fashion industry. Throughout American history, Black culture has been commodified by mainstream institutions without a fair acknowledgment of its origins or value. African American influences on music, dance, language, and fashion have shaped modern society, but the people who created these cultural touchstones often remain unrecognized or underappreciated.

The Role of Women in Cultural Legacy

Dawn Staley's comments also underscore a deeper issue regarding the representation and recognition of women, especially Black women, in history. Throughout American history, Black women have been at the forefront of movements in fashion, culture, and social change, yet their stories often go untold.

In the case of the Black legacy of jeans, it's important to note that Black women were key figures in the development of denim as a staple of American culture. Yet, like many other Black cultural contributions, their role is often erased from the mainstream narrative.

By highlighting the importance of recognizing Black history, Staley brings attention to the essential role Black women have played in shaping the world around us. Her demand for an apology from American Eagle is not just about this specific campaign but about a broader call for accountability in how we honor and represent the legacies of marginalized groups.

The Future of Cultural Representation and Accountability

Moving forward, it's clear that brands, businesses, and media outlets must be more thoughtful and respectful when engaging with cultural legacies, especially those rooted in marginalized communities. The public outcry following American Eagle's campaign is a reminder that consumers, particularly those in marginalized communities, are increasingly aware of cultural appropriation and its harms.

Brands must be proactive in seeking diverse representation, not just as a means of profit, but as a genuine acknowledgment of the contributions of diverse communities. This involves more than just checking boxes—it requires an ongoing commitment to elevating voices and ensuring that cultural contributions are accurately and respectfully recognized.

Conclusion: Recognizing and Honoring Cultural Legacies

The controversy surrounding American Eagle's campaign is emblematic of a much larger issue within American culture—the erasure and appropriation of Black contributions. As Dawn Staley rightly pointed out, jeans, along with countless other cultural symbols, were created through the ingenuity and labor of Black Americans. To ignore this is to deny the history that shapes modern America.

This isn't just about fashion or marketing; it's about recognizing the deep, lasting impact of Black culture on society. Whether it's fashion, music, sports, or language, Black culture has influenced and shaped the world in profound ways. It's time that we give credit where it's due, acknowledge the mistakes of the past, and ensure that all communities are respected and celebrated for their contributions.

So, as we move forward, let's not just accept these elements as part of modern culture—let's also reflect on their origins, honor their creators, and ensure that we're not just borrowing from cultures but also giving back the recognition they truly deserve.

MO DILYS

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BREAKING: Dawn Staley Demands American Eagle Apologize Nationally for "Racist" Snub of Angel Reese in Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad.
Enter Dawn Staley. The 54-year-old Hall of Famer, fresh off leading South Carolina to an undefeated 2024 title, took to Instagram Live on Thursday with fire in her voice. "They chose her over Angel? A white girl with zero ties to this legacy? Jeans aren't just cloth—they're ours. Enslaved Black hands sewed the first pairs for Levi's in the 1800s, and now American Eagle acts like Sydney Sweeney invented denim."

Full story: https://autulu.com/orwo

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BREAKING: Dawn Staley Demands American Eagle Apologize Nationally for "Racist" Snub of Angel Reese in Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad

Uncategorized nunu — November 8, 2025 · 0 Comment

Dawn Staley's Fiery Call for Justice: Demands National Apology from American Eagle Over "Racist" Snub of Angel Reese in Sydney Sweeney Jeans Campaign!

In a blistering rebuke that has reverberated from South Carolina's basketball courts to the boardrooms of corporate America, University of South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley unleashed a torrent of criticism against American Eagle Outfitters. Staley, a three-time national champion and vocal advocate for Black excellence in sports and beyond, demanded a sweeping national apology from the retailer for its controversial jeans campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney—accusing the brand of sidelining WNBA sensation Angel Reese in a move she branded as emblematic of entrenched racism. "Jeans were invented by us, for us," Staley declared in a viral Instagram Live session on November 6. "It's a Black legacy, and y'all keep erasing us from it."

The uproar stems from American Eagle's summer 2025 "Great Jeans" ad series, which spotlighted Sweeney's blonde-haired, blue-eyed allure with the tagline "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans"—a pun on "genes" that critics lambasted as a dog-whistle to eugenics and white supremacy. While the campaign drove a 22% sales spike for the brand's denim line, it ignited a firestorm over its perceived exclusion of diverse talent, particularly Reese, the Chicago Sky forward whose bold style and cultural impact have made her a fashion icon. Staley's intervention, framing the choice as a deliberate "snub" of Black athletes, has galvanized supporters and thrust the controversy back into the spotlight just as holiday shopping ramps up.

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The Campaign That Sparked a Cultural Reckoning

Launched in late July 2025, the American Eagle ads featured Sweeney in form-fitting denim, strutting through sunlit Americana scenes while touting the jeans' "superior fit." The wordplay quickly drew ire: online detractors pointed to historical ties between "good genes" rhetoric and Nazi-era propaganda, with one viral TikTok amassing 15 million views accusing the brand of "peddling tone-deaf Nazi vibes." Sweeney, 28, initially stayed silent, but in a GQ interview last week, she dismissed calls for remorse, quipping, "It's just jeans—lighten up." American Eagle followed with a tepid statement: "We regret any unintended offense and are committed to inclusivity," but stopped short of pulling the spots or issuing a full mea culpa.

Enter Dawn Staley. The 54-year-old Hall of Famer, who led the Gamecocks to an undefeated 2024 season, went live on social media Thursday, her voice steady but seething. "They picked her over Angel? A white girl with no roots in this legacy? Jeans ain't just fabric—they're ours. Enslaved Black hands stitched the first ones in the 1800s for Levi's, and now American Eagle acts like Sydney invented the wheel." Staley's reference traces to the 19th-century origins of denim, pioneered by Levi Strauss in partnership with Black laborers during the Gold Rush era—a history she argued has been "whitewashed" in modern marketing. She tagged Reese, adding, "This ain't about one ad; it's about who gets to own the story. National apology, now—or boycott starts today."

Reese, 23, whose off-court ventures include a Reebok endorsement and a Vogue cover, amplified the call with a terse X post: [...b]"Our culture built this. Time to see us in it."[/b] Though fact-checkers later debunked early rumors of Reese spearheading a "massive boycott" over the ads—tracing them to satirical clickbait—the momentum has snowballed, with #JeansForUs trending and garnering 2.5 million impressions in 48 hours.

Dawn Staley Talks Her New Book and How She Became a Basketball Coach

Echoes of Outrage: From Social Media Storm to Sales Showdown

The backlash isn't isolated. Sweeney's campaign echoes broader fashion industry critiques, like Beyoncé's 2024 Levi's partnership, which celebrated Black denim heritage but faced its own whispers of tokenism. On X, users like @PamelaHensley22 fumed, "Angel Reese calling it 'disgusting'? Pot meet kettle—where was this energy for Bey?"—highlighting perceived hypocrisies in the discourse. Conservative voices, including podcaster Jason Whitlock, mocked the uproar as "woke overreach," tweeting, "Sydney's hot, jeans sell—end of story. Staley's turning laundry into lynching." Yet supporters, including rapper Megan Thee Stallion, rallied behind Staley: "Coach speaking facts. Black women invented drip—pay homage or pay the price."

American Eagle's stock dipped 3% post-Staley's video, with analysts at Nielsen attributing a 12% drop in urban market foot traffic to boycott pledges. Petitions on Change.org, demanding Reese as the face of a corrective campaign, have surpassed 100,000 signatures. Sweeney, meanwhile, has leaned into the fray; her latest Instagram Reel, captioned "Jeans > Drama," racked up 10 million likes but drew 500,000 critical comments.

Staley's history as an activist adds weight. A mentor to Reese during her LSU days, she's long championed equity—from calling out NCAA disparities to endorsing Caitlin Clark's rise while critiquing its racial blind spots. "Dawn's not just a coach; she's a conscience," said WNBA vet Sue Bird on ESPN. "This call-out? It's overdue."

The Legacy at Stake: Denim, Diversity, and Dollars

At its core, Staley's demand spotlights a persistent fashion paradox: Black innovation fuels trends, yet white faces reap the rewards. Denim's roots in Black labor— from plantation workwear to hip-hop's baggy era—have generated billions, yet campaigns like American Eagle's often default to Eurocentric ideals. "It's erasure by design," Staley told her 1.2 million followers. "Apologize nationally, feature Angel, or watch us walk away."
As of Saturday, American Eagle has scheduled "community listening sessions" but no formal apology. Sweeney, in a Variety profile, expressed "sympathy for the hurt" but stood firm: "I didn't write the script." Reese, fresh off a 20-point game against the Fever, told reporters post-game: "I'm hooping, but I'm watching. Legacy matters."

Staley's salvo has reframed a summer scandal into a winter war cry, forcing brands to confront: In the race for relevance, who really wears the pants? As denim aisles empty and hashtags swell, one truth endures—Black legacies don't fade; they just demand their due.

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"You don't respect us, you'll pay the price."

Well, to say it with very simple words: WE DO NOT RESPECT IDIOTS!



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Dawn Staley Calls Out American Eagle | Boycott Erupts Over Sydney Sweeney Ad
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Dawn Staley has set social media on fire after publicly calling out American Eagle over its new ad campaign featuring Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney. In a late-night post, the women's basketball legend accused the brand of disrespecting the Black community, declaring: "You don't respect us, you'll pay the price."

Now, hashtags like #BoycottAmericanEagle and #StandWithStaley are trending nationwide. Fans are divided, analysts warn silence could cost the brand millions, and the debate has sparked a bigger question about corporate responsibility in advertising.

Will this boycott gain real traction? Or will American Eagle weather the storm? Watch the full breakdown now.
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In this video
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Women's basketball icon Don Staley has
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done it again. And this time, she's
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taken her fight far beyond the hardwood.
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In a fiery late night post that
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immediately set social media ablaze,
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Staley publicly called out clothing
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giant American Eagle over its latest ad
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campaign featuring Euphoria star Sydney
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Sweeney. With just a few words, she lit
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up timelines and sparked a nationwide
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debate.             "You don't respect the black
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                    community, you will pay the price."
The
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statement came straight from her
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verified ex account. And within minutes,
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hashtags like #boycott American Eagle
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and #standwithstaley were trending. Fans
0:33
flooded her comments and support,
0:35
praising her for using her platform to
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stand up against what she sees as
0:38
corporate disrespect.
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Others, however, accused her of going
0:42
too far, saying that the campaign, a
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denimheavy Americana themed series
0:46
featuring Sydney Sweeney, was harmless
0:48
nostalgia. But for Staley, the imagery
0:51
wasn't just fashion, it was exclusion.
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                    "This is disgusting and disrespectful,"
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she wrote in a follow-up.
                    "Brands have a
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                    responsibility to reflect the people who
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                    support them, and this this misses the
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                    mark entirely."

Her words hit like a
1:05
thunderclap. Supporters said she was
1:07
right to call out American Eagle for
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failing to represent the diversity of
1:10
its consumers. Critics countered, asking
1:13
why Sydney Sweeney herself was being
1:15
dragged into the controversy, pointing
1:17
out that she's just the face of the
1:18
campaign, not the one designing it.
1:20
Still, when a cultural leader like Don
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Staley speaks, people listen. Industry
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analysts note that in today's social
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mediadriven marketplace, silence from a
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brand under fire is rarely an option.
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When a figure like Don Staley speaks,
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she has the power to move markets,
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explained PR strategist Mariah
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Gutierrez.
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Even if you disagree with her stance,
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her influence can shift consumer
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behavior overnight. This isn't the first
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time Don Staley has stepped outside of
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basketball to make headlines. Throughout
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her career, she's been a fearless
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advocate for social justice, racial
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equity, and women's representation in
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media. She has criticized gender pay
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gaps, spoken out against systemic
1:59
inequality, and consistently reminded
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the world that being an athlete doesn't
2:02
mean staying silent. She's built a
2:05
reputation as someone who uses her
2:06
platform not for convenience, but for
2:08
conviction. And now, her latest stand
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has put American Eagle in the hot seat.
2:13
As of this morning, neither the company
2:15
nor Sydney Sweeny's team has issued a
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statement. The brand continues to
2:19
promote its campaign across Instagram
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and Tik Tok as if nothing has happened.
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But the pressure is mounting. For every
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ad they post, there are dozens of
2:28
comments invoking Sty's words, calling
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for accountability and demanding
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answers. Some fans believe this is the
2:34
start of a major shift in how
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corporations approach celebrity
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campaigns. Others think American Eagle
2:39
will try to ride out the controversy,
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betting that the internet moves on
2:42
quickly. But one thing is certain, Don
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Staley has once again proven that she is
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not afraid to speak out, even if it
2:49
means challenging one of the biggest
2:50
retailers in the country. For her
2:52
supporters, this is exactly why she is
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loved. As one fan wrote in the comments
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of her post, "You've built your career
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on standing for what's right. We're with
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you. The bigger question now, will the
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boycott gain real momentum?" If it does,
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it could mark one of the most
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high-profile athlete-led brand
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challenges of the year. A moment that
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proves the voice of a coach can be just
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as powerful as her playbook. So, here we
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are. Don Staley versus American Eagle.
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Is this the latest culture war
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controversy or is it a necessary wakeup
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call for corporations to finally take
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diversity and representation seriously?
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Will this boycott fizzle out or will it
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snowball into a major blow for the
3:30
brand? One thing's for sure, when Dawn
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Staley speaks, the world listens. But
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now I want to hear from you. Do you
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think American Eagle crossed the line or
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is this a case of overreaction?
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Drop your thoughts below. Hit that like
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button if you believe voices like
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Staly's matter.

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Dawn Staley
American basketball player and coach (born 1970)
Dawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. A point guard, she played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and spent eight seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association, primarily with the Charlotte Sting. Staley also played on the United States women's national basketball team, winning three gold medals at the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2004, and was the head coach of the team that won an Olympic gold medal in 2021. She is the only person to win the Naismith Award as both a player and a coach.
During her college career with Virginia from 1988 to 1992, Staley set the NCAA record for steals, the school record for points, and the ACC record for assists. She played professionally in the American Basketball League during its three years of operation before being selected ninth overall by the Sting in the 1999 WNBA draft. As a member of the Sting and the Houston Comets, she received six consecutive WNBA All-Star selections from 2001 to her final season in 2006.
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Blue jeans were never American. They were African!

Before @levis Strauss and Jacob Davis made denim famous, enslaved Africans were already perfecting the indigo dyeing process that gave jeans their iconic deep blue.

That skill came from West Africa knowledge passed down, stolen, and sold as "innovation." What started as Negro cloth a fabric forced on enslaved workers became the global symbol of rebellion and freedom.

That's not coincidence. That's erasure.

Brands love to talk about heritage and authenticity, but true integrity means honouring where the story really began and who paid the price for it.

🧵Let's talk: Do you think brands should start acknowledging the origins of their "heritage" icons?

👇🏿 Drop your thoughts let's make this conversation too loud to ignore.
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DISASTER! Students stupid as hell.


https://x.com/chrisbrunet/status/1988291737010532575

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UCSD's "Math 2" course teaches grade-school math (grades 1–8) to freshmen. From page 49 of the university's own report:

• 25% of students got 7 + 2 = ___ + 6 wrong
• 61% of students, a large majority, couldn't round 374,518 to the nearest hundred
• 37% of students couldn't subtract fractions

UCSD is ranked as the nation's 5th best public university. Universities are cooked.



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Some overviews:

https://x.com/chrisbrunet/status/1988291737010532575

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/11/12/uc-san-diego-sees-students-math-skills-plummet

https://www.newsweek.com/students-ucsd-without-8th-grade-math-skills-skyrockets-11030373


The report:

https://senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347/sawg-report-on-admissions-review-docs.pdf

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Senate-Administration Workgroup on Admissions
Final Report
November 6, 2025Contents
Executive summary ... 3
The Charge of the Committee ........................................................................................... 5
Background ... 6
The Language and Literacy Preparation Problem ............................................................. 7
Application Requirements ......................................................................................... 7
Writing Placement Test at UC San Diego .................................................................... 7
The Historical Trend of Students in the Analytic Writing Program .................................. 8
The Math Preparation Problem.................................................................................... 10
Application Requirements ....................................................................................... 10
The Math Placement Test at UC San Diego ............................................................... 10
The Growth of Students in Remedial Math Courses at UC San Diego ............................ 10
General Factors ... 13
The Covid-19 Pandemic ......................................................................................... 13
The Elimination of Standardized Testing ................................................................... 16
Explaining the Excessive Increase at UC San Diego ....................................................... 18
Admissions and Enrollments from LCFF+ High Schools ............................................. 18
Increase in the Proportion of In-State Students ........................................................... 25
Growth of the Undergraduate Population at UC San Diego .......................................... 26
The Holistic Review Process .......................................................................................... 27
Creation of the Holistic Review Scores ........................................................................ 27
The Shaping of the Class ............................................................................................ 29
The Use of Portfolio in Admissions ............................................................................. 31
Attempted Remedies for the 2025 Cohort ......................................................................... 33
Recommendations ... 34
Recommendations Addressing the Writing Problem ....................................................... 34
1Recommendations Addressing the Math Problem .......................................................... 34
The Math Index ... 34
Reassess the Math Requirements by Major ................................................................ 38
Maximizing the Impact of the Summer before Starting as a Freshman at UC San Diego ... 39
High Schools ... 40
Recommendations Addressing the Use of Portfolio ........................................................ 42
Recommendations for the Holistic Review and Selection Process ..................................... 42
A More Active Role for the Committee on Admissions................................................... 43
Systemwide Recommendations ................................................................................... 44
Investigating Variation in Grading Standards ............................................................. 44
A Call for the UC System to Consider a Return to Standardized Testing ........................ 44
Appendices... 46
2Executive summary
Over the past five years, UC San Diego has experienced a steep decline in the academic
preparation of its entering first-year students -- particularly in mathematics, but also in writing
and language skills. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall
below middle-school level increased nearly thirtyfold, reaching roughly one in eight members of
the entering cohort. This deterioration coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on
education, the elimination of standardized testing, grade inflation, and the expansion of
admissions from under-resourced high schools. The combination of these factors has produced
an incoming class increasingly unprepared for the quantitative and analytical rigor expected at
UC San Diego.
The Senate–Administration Working Group on Admissions (SAWG) concludes that this trend
poses serious challenges both to student success and to the university's instructional mission.
Admitting large numbers of underprepared students risks harming those students and straining
limited instructional resources. The report offers a series of recommendations to improve the
alignment between admissions practices, student readiness, and available support systems.
Key Recommendations
1. Addressing the Math Preparation Crisis
● Develop and implement a Math Index to predict students' likelihood of placement into
remedial math, using historical placement data and transcript-based variables
(coursework, grades, high school attended).
● Use the Math Index in matching students with majors to ensure that the number of
students requiring Math 2/3B remains within manageable limits, with an initial target of
no more than 300 first-year students in these courses by 2026–27.
● Reassess math requirements by major, ensuring that degree pathways align with actual
quantitative demands and that applicants are clearly informed of differences between
B.A. and B.S. programs.
● Require early summer math placement testing (by June 1) for all incoming students
needing math for their major, to enable timely remediation before fall enrollment.
● Bring admissions levels from under-resourced (LCFF+) into alignment with those of
similarly selective UC campuses while maintaining equity and access goals.
3● Establish feedback mechanisms with high schools -- especially those with persistent
mismatches between student grades and placement results -- to address curriculum
quality and grade inflation.
2. Improving Writing and Literacy Assessment
● Commission a dedicated campus study on writing and literacy preparedness, engaging
humanities and writing program faculty, library experts, and specialists in communication
across disciplines.
● Develop or adopt a more predictive assessment of writing and language skills to be
used in admissions, moving beyond GPA and course titles to evaluate readiness for
college-level work.
3. Strengthening the Holistic Review and Selection Process
● Integrate the Math Index and improved literacy indicators into holistic review for
majors requiring high analytical or quantitative skills.
● Enhance cross-unit communication between academic departments, Enrollment
Management, and the Committee on Admissions (CoA), ensuring faculty input earlier in
the admissions cycle and feedback after each cycle.
4. Clarifying the Role of Portfolios in Arts Admissions
● Improve transparency by ensuring feedback loops between Admissions, the Dean's
Office, and departments, so that faculty reviewers receive information about outcomes
for applicants they evaluated.
5. Reaffirming Faculty Oversight through the Committee on Admissions
The Committee on Admissions should assume a proactive leadership role in shaping and
evaluating admissions policies. Specifically, CoA should:
● Oversee the implementation and annual recalibration of the Math Index.
● Collaborate with Enrollment Management to evaluate correlations between Holistic
Review scores, placement results, and student outcomes.
6. Systemwide Recommendations
● UC San Diego's representative on BOARS should advocate for a systemwide
reexamination of standardized testing, as many peer institutions have already done.
● BOARS should also investigate disparities in high school grading standards and
develop a UC-wide response to ensure fair and reliable admissions evaluation.
4The Charge of the Committee
The Senate-Administration Working Group on Admissions (SAWG) was charged with the
following tasks:
1. Conduct a statistical analysis of the Holistic Review process.
2. Examine the mathematics preparation of admitted and enrolled students.
3. Assess the writing preparation of admitted and enrolled students.
4. Analyze the distribution of majors among admitted and enrolled students.1
The final document outlining the group's charge and membership was issued on March 3, 2025,
and the SAWG held its first meeting on March 25, 2025. At that time, admissions decisions for
the 2025 incoming cohort had already been made and were in the process of being posted. It was
therefore understood that the group's recommendations would apply to the 2025–26 admissions
cycle and beyond.
During the course of its work, the SAWG identified the insufficient mathematics preparation
of admitted students as the most urgent concern. Consequently, most of the group's time and
effort were devoted to addressing this issue. This is also reflected in this report.
1
The Working Group made less progress on this task than the others given the urgency of some of the other issues.
However, the section on Shaping of the Class does explain how decisions are made about majors.
5Background
In recent years, UC San Diego -- like many other UC campuses -- has seen a significant decline
in the academic preparation of its entering first-year students. This trend is evident both in the
performance of incoming students on math placement tests and in faculty reports that students'
language skills increasingly limit their ability to engage with longer and more complex texts.
At our campus, the picture is truly troubling. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of freshmen
whose math placement exam results indicate they do not meet middle school standards grew
nearly thirtyfold, despite almost all of these students having taken beyond the minimum UCOP-
required math curriculum, and many with high grades. In the 2025 incoming class, this group
constitutes roughly one-eighth of our entire entering cohort. A similarly large share of students
must take additional writing courses to reach the level expected of high school graduates, though
this is a figure that has not varied much over the same time span.
Moreover, weaknesses in math and language tend to be more related in recent years. In 2024,
two out of five students with severe deficiencies in math also required remedial writing
instruction. Conversely, one in four students with inadequate writing skills also needed
additional math preparation. 2
UC San Diego is proud to be a leading public university that serves not only the privileged few
but the full spectrum of California's population. If we take seriously our mission as an engine of
social mobility, we must be prepared to support students who have been underserved by their
prior schooling. But our capacity is not limitless. We can only help so many students, and only
when the gaps they need to overcome are within reach.
Admitting large numbers of students who are profoundly underprepared risks harming the very
students we hope to support, by setting them up for failure. It also puts significant strain on
faculty who work to maintain rigorous instructional standards. Especially now, when our
resources become more constrained, we cannot take on more remedial education than we can
responsibly and effectively deliver.
In this report, we try to identify several factors that may be contributing to this trend; however,
regardless of the underlying causes, the problem is serious and demands an immediate
institutional response.
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In 2024, there were 352 who were both in Math 2/3B and AWP 3/4A, representing 4.8% of the incoming
class. This was 41% of the math and 24% of the writing class. The year before, there were 242 such students
representing 3.5% of the incoming class, and the comparable numbers were 51% and 17%.
6We recommend that the effectiveness of the measures proposed here be evaluated annually,
allowing for adjustments and refinements as needed. In addition, the entire issue should be
revisited comprehensively in four years to assess progress in light of longer-term student
outcomes, and determine what further action is warranted.
In what follows, we present the background to the writing and mathematics preparation
challenges, outlining the most likely reasons for their emergence – although our primary focus
will be on mathematics. We distinguish between general factors affecting all UC campuses and
factors specific to UC San Diego. We also review how Holistic Review is currently practiced on
our campus and summarize the measures introduced last year to address the math preparation
problem. The report concludes with our recommendations for future action.
The Language and Literacy Preparation Problem
Application Requirements
Applicants from US schools who apply to UC must complete the Area B requirement. This
prescribes four years of classes in English in high school with a "C" grade or better, or via a
prescribed number of semester/quarter-system acceptable courses. Alternatively, these students
can demonstrate language skills by achieving a proper score on an Advanced Placement or
International Baccalaureate exam, or by taking the language section of the SAT/ACT.
International students from countries where the official language is not English must prove
English proficiency by taking one of a list of language tests and perform above a specified level.
Once students are admitted to UC, they must also fulfill the UC Entry Level Writing (ELWR)
requirement. Students who have not yet met this requirement prior to enrollment must take a
placement test before their first quarter. The test will either certify that the student has met
ELWR or place them into an appropriate writing course designed to fulfill the requirement.
Writing Placement Test at UC San Diego
Writing placement in the UC system has changed significantly since 2019, due to changes
brought on by the pandemic and by structural changes made by the UC Committee on
Preparatory Education.
Until 2023, in accordance with Senate Regulation 636.B, UC students could fulfill the ELWR in
a number of ways prior to enrollment at UC: through ACT, SAT, AP or IB scores; by earning a
grade of "C" or better in a UC-transferable English composition course; or by sitting for the
system-wide Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE). The AWPE was discontinued in
2023, and the new digital SAT is not accepted as a way to fulfill ELWR.
7Between 2020 and 2023, all UC campuses were required to develop and implement local
placement mechanisms for students who had not fulfilled ELWR via a test score or course.
During this time, with approval from the UC San Diego Faculty Senate, the Analytical Writing
Program (AWP) developed and implemented a local Writing Placement Process (WPP) for
students who had not fulfilled ELWR prior to matriculation.
While the AWPE placed students entirely on the basis of one writing sample that focused on one
reading passage, UCSD's WPP process is a collaborative placement model designed to include
students' self-assessment. When students complete the WPP, they reflect on and report
information about their high school writing educations and experiences via a survey; learn about
the expectations of the different UC San Diego writing courses into which they might be
placed; read excerpts of essays taught in these writing courses and produce written responses to
these readings; and explain which writing course they think might be best for them and why.
Faculty readers from AWP and the eight UC San Diego college writing programs assess
students' writing and recommend placement into College Writing, AWP 3, or AWP 4A-4B. If
the faculty placement agrees with the student's self-assessment, then the placement process is
complete. If the faculty placement disagrees with the student's, one or two senior faculty readers
will be brought in until any two assessments agree. While students do not have the final say, they
do have some input into the process. This placement mechanism is significantly different from
the AWPE; it also is not proctored for most students who take it.
The UC San Diego WPP model complies with the recommendations by the UCOP ELWR Task
Force report completed in 2022 that "(1) individual campuses need agency and autonomy to
design placement processes in ways consistent with their campus needs, particularly their ELWR
curriculum; and (2) ... a model allowing input into the placement process from both writing
programs and students themselves provides the best opportunity for placement to be successful
and satisfying for all parties involved."
The Historical Trend of Students in the Analytic Writing Program
While the percentage of incoming students that are placed into ELWR-fulfilling courses has
stayed relatively similar through the years, the percentage of domestic first-year students who
were placed in ELWR-fulfilling courses has increased slightly (Figure 1). After a decrease from
2019 to 2021, from 2022 to 2024 the percentage of students placed in AWP rose back to 2018
levels of about 19% (see Appendix 1). These increases, along with anecdotal information from
campus colleagues, suggest that UC San Diego students may be impacted by recent national
literacy trends. Recent studies suggest that literacy and writing preparation are in decline
nationally.
While there are multiple reasons to be concerned about writing preparation, more data would
have been needed to extend the workgroup's discussion into writing and literacy preparation.
8Changes in the placement mechanism and how we evaluate student's writing on the placement
exam, changes to education brought on by the pandemic, and the rapid introduction of artificial
intelligence tools all have and will continue to contribute to changes in students' reading,
writing, and critical thinking skills. All of this contributed to the workgroup's conclusion that
the complexities of student language preparation require a separate inquiry.
Figure 1. Percent of Domestic Students Who Do Not Meet the Entry Level Writing
Requirement and are placed in Analytical Writing Courses Upon Entry
9The Math Preparation Problem
Application Requirements
To apply to any University of California campus, California students must meet the Area C
requirement, which mandates completion of three years of high school mathematics--Algebra
I, Geometry, and Algebra II, or alternatively the integrated sequence of Integrated Math I, II,
and III. Students are also strongly encouraged to take a fourth year of advanced mathematics, a
recommendation that most of our applicants follow. Since the SAT (and ACT) is regularly
mentioned when discussing admissions, it is worth noting here that the ACT and SAT math
sections test mastery of topics only from these three high school courses which form the Area C
requirement. Neither exam tests for any additional material that a student would encounter in
more advanced mathematics courses.
The Math Placement Test at UC San Diego
All UC campuses use a testing and placement system to onboard incoming first-year students
into the appropriate initial mathematics course for their background, so they can meet the
requirements of their chosen major. Most campuses use the Math Placement Exam (MPE) or a
variant, based on the state-wide Mathematics Diagnostic, Testing, and Placement Infrastructure
(MDTP). This infrastructure has been in place and under continual development since the
1970's, and serves the entire UC, CSU, and CCC systems, as well as California high schools.
The mathematics course placement system at UC San Diego is overseen by the Mathematics
Testing and Placement Group (MTP) within the Mathematics Department. MTP onboards all
incoming first-year students who need mathematics for their major. Using all data provided by
each student, MTP places every student as far as possible into the mathematics course sequences,
without placing them into a course that they are not prepared to succeed in. Any information that
the (already admitted) student can provide is used: college-level course completion, SAT/ACT
scores, AP scores, or IB scores. Even if a student receives an initial placement using their
provided information, they still have the option of taking the MPE to place into a more advanced
math course than their provided information would support. Students must take the MPE to be
placed into a math course when other forms of placement are unavailable.
The Growth of Students in Remedial Math Courses at UC San Diego
Beginning in Fall 2022, the number of students placed into Math 2 began to grow rapidly (see
Table 1). Math 2 was first created in 2016, and it was originally designed to be a remedial math
course serving a very small number of first-year students (less than 100 students a year or around
1% of the incoming class) who were not prepared to start in our standard precalculus courses
10(Math 3C and Math 4C) or to start directly in either of our two calculus sequences (Math 10 and
Math 20). Math 2 was launched to fill gaps in high-school math knowledge (Algebra I-II and
Geometry), typically taken in grades 9-11, and also required for admission to any campus in the
UC system (Area C requirement). When covering grade 9-11 knowledge, Math 2 was successful
in taking students from that level up to Math 3C within 10 weeks.
Table 1. Growth in the Number of Students with Insufficient Math Preparation
In Fall 2022, the number of students placed into Math 2 grew to nearly 400, and by Fall 2023,
placements into Math 2 increased to nearly 500 students. The Mathematics Department was
caught by surprise and scrambled to find additional instructors quickly for Fall 2023. Ultimately,
the Mathematics Department could only serve 480 students from the larger pool that needed to
take a course remediating math knowledge in order to enter our earliest college-level math
courses (Math 3C or 4C). Alarmingly, the instructors running the 2023-2024 Math 2 courses
observed a marked change in the skill gaps compared to prior years. While Math 2 was designed
in 2016 to remediate missing high school math knowledge, now most students had knowledge
gaps that went back much further, to middle and even elementary school. To address the large
number of underprepared students, the Mathematics Department redesigned Math 2 for Fall 2024
to focus entirely on elementary and middle school Common Core math subjects (grades 1-8), and
introduced a new course, Math 3B, so as to cover missing high-school common core math
subjects (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or Math I, II, III; grades 9-11).
No other UC campus offers a course equivalent to Math 2, which remediates elementary and
middle school math. In response to growth in remedial math needs at other campuses (see
appendix, page 42, of this recent UCOP Report), two other UC campuses (UC Riverside and UC
Davis) now offer partial remediation for high school mathematics (portions of our Math 3B
syllabus). While not mentioned in the UCOP report, a third campus (UC Irvine) also now offers
a self-study partial high school remediation course. However, UC San Diego is unique in giving
11college credit for our high school math remediation course (Math 3B); the similar courses now
offered at UC Riverside, UC Davis, and UC Irvine carry only workload credit.
In Fall 2024, the numbers of students placing into Math 2 and 3B surged further, with over 900
students in the combined Math 2 and 3B population, representing an alarming 12.5% of the
incoming first-year class (compared to under 1% of the first-year students testing into these
courses prior to 2021). In Fall 2025, the numbers of students placed into Math 2 and 3B
increased yet again, although as a percentage of the larger incoming first-year class the fraction
went slightly down (11.8%) due to some changes made by Enrollment Management for the Fall
2025 incoming class, after being alerted to the math preparation problem in Winter 2024.
The first direct indication that other UC campuses were facing similar problems was in Spring
2024, when the Math Chair at UC Berkeley reached out to the UC San Diego Math Chair for
advice on enforced testing and placement for entry into math courses, which Berkeley had never
done previously. UC San Diego has been centrally involved in the ongoing development of the
state-wide MDTP infrastructure since the 1970's, with the MDTP director and web resources
based at UC San Diego, and now UC San Diego is viewed as having the most experience with
testing and placement among the UC campuses. This led first to a Zoom meeting between the
chairs and undergraduate deans at both campuses, where the UC San Diego contingent described
our testing and placement system. The UC San Diego participants outlined current use of SAT,
AP, IB, and other applicant information for placement, along with use of UC San Diego's
MDTP-based MPE. They have also since created a semester-long precalculus course (equivalent
to UC San Diego's Math 3C/4C); they had previously been unique among the UC campuses in
not offering any course below calculus until last year.
The interactions with UC Berkeley led to an email exchange among all UC Math Chairs
discussing the math preparation challenges at each campus, which then produced a survey of the
UC Math Chairs and Vice Chairs (carried out by the UC San Diego Undergraduate Vice Chair in
Math). The survey consisted of two questions: "(1) With Fall 2019 as a baseline, what is the
increase over the last five years in the number of first-year students that are unable to start in
college-level precalculus (courses equivalent to UC San Diego's Math 3C/4C)?", and (2) "What
math testing and placement mechanism does your department and campus currently use?". To
the first survey question, all campuses other than UC San Diego reported that their observed
increase was a factor of two (about half the campuses), or a factor of three (about half of the
campuses), with UC San Diego reporting an observed increase that was significantly higher. To
the second survey question, five of the campuses (including UC San Diego) use the state-wide
MDTP infrastructure for creating a local MPE, and four of the campuses use either a commercial
product developed alongside the ALEKS commercial system, or a completely internal test
unique to their campus.
12The UC San Diego Math Department believes that the math preparation problem at UC San
Diego is significantly worse than at other UC campuses, based on local testing and placement, on
what has been shared about the experience at other campuses through the survey, and on public
data. This view is consistent with the published UCOP data showing that during 2022-2024, UC
San Diego led all campuses by a significant margin in total first-year enrollment from LCFF+
high schools3, together with UC San Diego testing and placement data that consistently shows
significantly higher rate of placement of LCFF+ students into Math 2 and Math 3B compared
with first-year students from all other schools (this is discussed in more detail later in the report.)
The previous workgroup report on math preparation discusses downstream effects of students
placing into Math 2. Based on data from 2017 through 2023, students with this placement have a
relatively high D, F or Withdraw ("DFW") rate in the Math 10 series (10A: 24.1%, 10B: 30.3%,
and 10C: 40.7%). These percentages are higher than the DFW rates of those who place into 3C
(10A: 15.2%, 10B: 19.5%, 10C: 25.1%) and of those who place into 10A (where DFW rates are
close to the STEM average of around 10%). The 10B DFW rate is worrisome, since this is the
final calculus course required for the Psychology BS and most Biology majors. The numbers are
even more problematic in the 20 series, with nearly a third (31.2%) of students with Math 2
placement having DFWs in 20B and over half (51.8%) in Math 20C. Indeed, there are data that
show that few, if any students who place into Math 2 have successfully completed an
engineering degree.4
In the following sections, we present first the general factors that contributed to the problem and
then those specific to UC San Diego.
General Factors
The Covid-19 Pandemic
Over the past five years, a series of events have profoundly affected education in California.
Beginning in the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced both K-12 and higher
education institutions to conduct classes online, leading to a well-documented decline in student
preparedness. Using the state's Department of Education assessment (CAASPP) as the measure,
both language and math achievement levels dropped in 2022 and have yet to fully recover
3
In 2013, the California state legislature introduced a supplemental funding framework for California K-12
public schools, the so-called Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The subset of California public schools in
which more than 75 percent of the school's total enrollment is composed of students who are identified as either
eligible for free or reduced-price meals, or English learners, or foster youth, are eligible for additional funding
through the LCFF program.
4
We note that the number of students who place into Math 2 and subsequently take Math 20 courses is small
compared to those who take Math 10 courses (203 versus 1207, over the seven-year period). In the 2020 cohort,
only one of those students was admitted to an Engineering major.
13(Figure 2, 3). Whether this decrease in achievement was about teachers being less effective at
delivering instruction online, or about students being less effective at learning and retaining it –
or both! – regardless, the decline is tangible and will take several years to correct.
Figure 2. Eleventh Grade Level Language Skills in California High Schools 2015-2025
Source: California Department of Education web site. No data is available for 2020. Data from 2021,
unlike other years, are not comparable because the test was voluntary, and only a small share of schools
participated.
14Figure 3. Eleventh Grade Level Math Skills in California High Schools 2015-2025
Source: California Department of Education web site. No data is available for 2020. See note to
Figure 2 about the lack of comparability of the 2021 data.
The decline has had lasting consequences. Students who experienced this at any time – whether
in their early years or closer to their senior year – often never fully recover by the time they
graduate; and the deficit in teaching/learning will be felt for at least a few more years. For
example, this year's high school seniors (graduating 2026) began remote learning in spring of
their 6th grade year, often one of the most critical in student development for math skills.
Covid also exacerbated existing inequalities across schools in ways that have continued after the
pandemic waned and instruction returned to in-person (Bishop and Howard 2024, Pier et al 2021,
Gee et al 2023). Even today, chronic absenteeism – the percent of students missing more than 10
percent of classes – is high. The last data from 2024 shows chronic absenteeism at 20.4%, down
from 30% during the pandemic but still much higher than it was before COVID when it hovered
around 14% (California Department of Education web site, Edsource August 22, 2025). The
most negatively affected schools were under-resourced schools in poor areas that already were
struggling before the pandemic.
15The Elimination of Standardized Testing
In 2020, the University of California Board of Regents, against the advice of the report by the
Academic Senate's Standardized Testing Task Force (STTF), voted to eliminate the SAT and
ACT from admissions consideration. Beginning with the cohort entering in 2021, standardized
test scores were no longer used in the admissions process.
The decision aimed to broaden the applicant pool, based on concerns that otherwise qualified
students were deterred from applying by standardized testing requirements. The number of
applicants from California to the UC system did grow from 99,156 in 2020 to 116,805 in 2024,
an increase of 18 percent (see Figure 4).

Figure 4. Increase in the Number of Applicants to UC After Dropping SAT/ACT
Total Number of Applicants to UC
120000
115000
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105000
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95000
90000
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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Source: UCOP, see also Table 4a, b

AribertDeckers

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November 12, 2025, 08:01:22 PM
The elimination of standardized testing resulted in more reliance on high school grades even
though the STTF report notes the worrisome trend of grade inflation in many schools that had
already been substantial in 2020.5 During COVID, grade inflation and lowered standards in
California high schools likely accelerated. The disruption created by COVID made it very
difficult to objectively evaluate students. Many classes moved from letter grade to pass/fail for
5
This is hard to quantify since the holistic admissions process in use across all the UC campuses is highly
qualitative, so grades did not have a set/fixed weight in determining admission while scores were required, nor after
they were eliminated.
16that period, and teachers often felt compelled to lower grading standards in acknowledgement of
students' special challenges.6
As a result, the quality of the information UC received from school transcripts became less
reliable as a gauge of how well a student will succeed if admitted.
At UC San Diego, in Fall of 2024, of those who demonstrated math skills not meeting middle
school levels, only 6% met only the minimum high school course requirement, reporting Algebra
II and Integrated III as their most advanced math course (Table 2). The other 94% went beyond,
with 42% percent completing Calculus or Precalculus, and another 44% whose last recorded high
school math course was a Statistics class. The pattern of high school math classes taken in many
cases suggests much higher levels of math skill than the actual math skill the student often has.
Table 2. Highest High School Math Class Completed, with Math Placement for Fall 2024
Grades achieved in high school math classes are not helping UC to evaluate math skills much
more either (Table 3). While there are some differences between those who need preparatory
courses and those who do not (and are placed into Math 10/20A) the difference in high school
math grade averages is very small, often less than one-tenth of a grade point. The correlation
between the average math grade and the placement result is only around 0.25 on a scale of 0 to 1.
In 2024, over 25% of the students in Math 2 had a math grade average of 4.0.
6
On July 1, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 104 on grading changes and special
accommodations in California high schools for the 2021-22 school year.
https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB104/id/2422454
17Table 3. Average High School Math GPA By Placement Results
We can also observe a small increase in the average high school math grade over the years for
students in Math 2/3B. In fact, in almost all categories, the average rose between 2020 and 2023.
At the same time our admit pool is slipping in math preparation, we see a slight improvement in
their math grades from high school.
The elimination of standardized testing together with COVID resulted in a mismatch between
students' course level/grades and their actual levels of preparation, with far-reaching
implications for determining math readiness and course placement.
This is not to say that students' math curriculum is useless in judging their preparation, but it
means that we will have to weigh information in a more careful and complex manner. We have
to read the information about the math preparation of applicants differently. We must optimize
the noisy signal by weighing each piece of information with respect to its ability to predict the
student's likelihood of failing the math placement test once admitted. We will discuss how to do
this under our recommendation for using a Math Index.
Explaining the Excessive Increase at UC San Diego
Admissions and Enrollments from LCFF+ High Schools
In 2013, the California state legislature introduced a supplemental funding framework for
California K-12 public schools, the so-called Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The
subset of California public schools in which more than 75 percent of the school's total
enrollment is composed of students who are identified as either eligible for free or reduced-price
meals, or English learners, or foster youth, are eligible for additional funding through the LCFF
program. The subset of California schools that meet these eligibility requirements are referred to
as LCFF+ schools, and since 2016, University of California tracks enrollment from LCFF+
High Schools. The 2016-17 state budget for the UC system included "one-time funding for
18support services for low-income students and students from underrepresented minority groups".
The one-time funding was intended to increase the number of applications, admissions, and
enrollments from LCFF+ high schools to the UC, a contract signed by then President Michael
Drake. Since 2017, each fall UCOP must submit a report on what UC has done to support
LCFF+ schools. A second allocation, supporting the same legislative priority, was provided
through the 2019–20 Budget Act. The report on "Admissions and Enrollment of Students from
LCFF+ High Schools" is published annually on the UCOP website, and outlines the activities
that the UC system engages in to meet these goals every year since 2016 (UCOP 2020, 2021,
2022, 2023, 2024). An important complementary resource is the UCOP Directory for K-12
Schools, which tracks important high school characteristics such as the LCFF+ classification of
all California high schools.
System-wide changes in LCFF+ Admissions and Enrollments (2019-2024). According to the
UCOP Annual reports on LCFF+ admissions and enrollment, between 2019 and 2024, the
number of LCFF+ students applying to at least one UC campus grew modestly, from 27,370 to
29,577 (Table 4a). In contrast, the number of LCFF+ students admitted to at least one campus
rose more substantially, from 15,829 to 21,634, driven by an increase in admit rates. While
application rates remain about 1.5 times higher among non-LCFF+ schools, admit rates during
this period shifted in favor of LCFF+ applicants. In 2019, admit rates stood at 58% for LCFF+
students versus 64% systemwide for students from better-resourced schools. By 2024, those rates
had reversed, with 73% for LCFF+ and 71% systemwide (Table 4b).7
7
To correctly interpret the numbers regarding LCFF+ admissions and enrollments in the tables appearing in our
report that are taken from the UCOP Annual Reports in different years, it is important to note that the LCFF+
designation changes slightly from year to year, since it depends on self-reporting of individual schools. For
example, data in the tables from the 2022 report (covering 2020–2022) are based on the 2020–2021 LCFF+
classification, while data in the tables taken from the 2024 report (covering 2022–2024) are based on the 2022–2023
LCFF+ classification. As a result, data for the same year appearing in two different UCOP reports will vary slightly
(by a few percent).
19Table 4a. CA High School Graduates, Applicants, Admits, Enrollees By UC System, 2019-
2021
20Table 4b. CA High School Graduates, Applicants, Admits, Enrollees By UC System, 2022-
2024
LCFF+ Admissions and Enrollment by Campus (2019-2024). As documented in the annual
reports (UCOP 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), and reproduced as Table 5a and Table 5b below,
UC campuses have participated unevenly in these changes to LCFF+ admissions and
enrollments. In 2021, UC Riverside and UC Merced admitted the largest numbers of LCFF+
students, while Riverside and Irvine enrolled the most. Beginning in 2022, however, UC San
Diego took the lead, with enrollment jumping from 894 in 2021 to roughly 1,800 in each of the
following three years (2022-2024). By comparison, most other campuses saw only modest
increases. UC Berkeley remained below 1,000, and UCLA below 1,100 LCFF+ enrollments.
21Table 5a. CA High School Graduates, Applicants, Admits, Enrollees By UC Campus, 2020-
2022
Table 5b. CA High School Graduates, Applicants, Admits, Enrollees By UC Campus, 2022-
2024
Three components contributed to the sharp rise in LCFF+ student enrollment at UC San Diego.
First, the number of applications from LCFF+ schools grew across the board. This increase
stemmed only modestly from a rise in the total number of LCFF+ students and more from the
fact that each student applied to a greater number of UC campuses. Between 2021 and 2022,
LCFF+ applications to UC San Diego increased by 1,251. Second, admit rates for LCFF+
applicants also rose markedly, from 35% in 2021 to 44% in 2022, and remained above 40% over
the following two years. These rates exceeded not only those at UC Berkeley and UCLA, but
also UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. Finally, UC San Diego's yield rate, the share of admitted
LCFF+ students who ultimately enrolled, also increased between 2021 and 2022 from 23% to
30%. As a result, UC San Diego has had the largest enrollment of LCFF+ students of all UC
campuses during the years 2022-2024. The campus with the next highest enrollment of LCFF+
22students is UC Riverside, which trails UC San Diego by 450-550 LCFF+ enrollments per year
during that period. Preliminary data shows that UC San Diego has maintained these high LCFF+
enrollments in 2025, with more than 1,550 LCFF+ enrollments, so that UC San Diego is likely to
again have the highest LCFF+ enrollment across the entire UC system for a fourth year in a row.
Taking into account the varying sizes of the undergraduate populations at each campus, and the
size of the incoming first-year classes, Table 6 shows that UC San Diego has had more than
double the LCFF+ enrollment percentages compared to all other campuses during 2022-2024,
except for UC Riverside (which still trails UC San Diego) and UC Merced (which leads UC San
Diego by a few percentage points). The first panel of the table shows the entire first-year classes
at each campus during 2022-2024, and the second panel shows the subset of first-year classes
from California high schools. More than a third of enrolled first-year students at UC San Diego
during 2022-2024 were admitted from LCFF+ schools, compared to well under 20% for all other
UC campuses except UC Riverside and UC Merced.
Table 6. Total and LCFF+ Percentages by UC Campus, 2020-2024
LCFF+ Enrollment Impacts on Placements into Math 2 and 3B. Unfortunately, this surge of
enrollment of LCFF+ students occurred at a particularly challenging time. As noted earlier, the
pandemic produced greater learning losses in under-resourced schools, and their academic
recovery has been slower. As a result, UC San Diego's expansion of LCFF+ intake coincided
with a period when the academic preparation gap between LCFF+ and non-LCFF+ students was
widening.
23As shown in Table 7, when UC San Diego doubled its LCFF+ enrollees in 2022-2023, the
number of students placed into Math 2 also nearly doubled, from 191 to 390 (at that time, Math
3B was not yet offered). Of that increase, 159 of the 199 additional students (80%) came from
LCFF+ schools. In 2023–2024, the combined enrollment in Math 2/3B grew by another 100
students, 63 of whom came from LCFF+ schools. Although the number of LCFF+ admits
declined slightly from 2022 in the following two years, their representation among
underprepared students continued to grow sharply. While in 2021–2022 only one in eight LCFF+
students required Math 2/3B placement, by 2025–2026 that number had risen to one in three.
Absent this deterioration in math preparation among LCFF+ admits, the 2025–2026 Math 2/3B
cohort would have been approximately 615 students instead of 921. Between 2021 and 2025, the
size of Math 2/3B enrollments grew by 730 (from 191 to 921); the number of LCFF+ students in
Math 2/3B grew from 106 out of 191 (56% of Math 2/3B enrollment) in 2021-2022, to 492 of
921 (53% of enrollment) in 2025-2026. LCFF+ students represented larger percentages of Math
2/3B enrollments (61% to 68%) over the previous three years (i.e., 2022-2024).
Our approach to LCFF+ students needs to be adjusted if we want to bring down the number of
students who need special help with math success. Yet, it is important to recognize that the
growth in students needing remedial mathematics support in the last five years would still be
considerable even if UC San Diego had enrolled LCFF+ students as a percentage of the
incoming class that was comparable to our peer UC campuses, or even if UC San Diego had
admitted no LCFF+ students at all. As described at length in this report, our fundamental
challenge is the lack of reliable predictive information about mathematics preparation in all
applicant files since the abandonment of the SAT.
Table 7. Students from LCFF+ Schools in Math 2/3B
Conversations with researchers into K-12 education suggest that LCFF+ schools struggle with
both availability of higher-level math courses and qualified instructors. Therefore, it is not
surprising that students from these schools place into remedial math at higher percentages. These
resource disparities parallel general societal inequities; hence, we find that lower income, first
24generation, and under-represented students are disproportionately represented both in LCFF+
schools and Math 2/3B placement. Given that, as a public university, we are charged by the
Board of Regents to serve all segments of California's college-aged students, we cannot simply
admit only from better-resourced schools, this would replicate privilege and fail to support our
mission as an institution that promotes social mobility. From a more practical perspective, we
would also be unable to meet our enrollment targets. This situation goes to the heart of the
present conundrum: in order to holistically admit a diverse and representative class, we need to
admit students who may be at a higher risk of not succeeding (e.g., with lower retention rates,
higher DFW rates, and longer time-to-degree). The workgroup recognizes that there are not
simple solutions but makes recommendations that attempt to find a middle ground.
Increase in the Proportion of In-State Students
Starting with the 2022 admission cycle, UCOP charged San Diego, Berkeley, and Los Angeles
with taking steps to decrease the number of spots in the incoming class that went to non-residents
vs California residents. To achieve these goals, each of these three most in-demand campuses
would need to both increase resident enrollment and decrease nonresident enrollments, not
simply doing one or the other. UCOP and the legislature also acknowledged that for these
campuses to make such a swing would reduce our tuition revenue, since non-residents pay
roughly three times the rate of in-state students in tuition each year; up to a certain cap each year,
they offered a "buy-down" that would make it possible for the campuses to be made financially
whole (in regard to their tuition revenue) in the interest of balancing increased access for our
own state with financial stability.
At the San Diego campus, the percentage of the incoming class (first-year and transfer
combined) that was non-resident had gone from 21.8% in 2019 all the way up to 27.5% in 2021.
Additionally (see Table 8, below), the 2021 class was more than 1,100 students larger than 2020,
and 2022 was meant to be a year to counterbalance this with a one-year drop to an incoming
class that would be slightly less than 2020. As a result, the 2022 class was only 16.6% non-
resident. This meant that the number of nonresident first-years would be roughly half in 2022
what it was in 2021, while the number of 2022 CA residents went up modestly. This pattern
would continue into the 2023 and 2024 cycles, until Fall 2025 (not shown), other factors caused
us to swing back toward more non-residents.
Accomplishing the increase in resident enrollment (for both first-years and transfers) has been a
win for the system and the state; and San Diego has outperformed the other two campuses in this
arrangement. For multiple years now, we have enrolled more resident undergraduates than any
other campus in the system, and as of 2024, enrolled more total undergraduates as well.
25Table 8. Growth in San Diego New Student Enrollment, 2019-2024
Growth of the Undergraduate Population at UC San Diego
Related to the growth in residents, above, the university has been on a growth trajectory as well
(Table 9). While the 2021-to-2022 drop was a "reset" of sorts, the goal was to then resume our
growth trajectory after 2022. We have come very close to the resident and total targets each year,
especially considering that 2023 brought a last-minute request from UCOP to increase resident
numbers further than originally planned, and that 2024 brought federal-level disaster with the
delays and errors in the FAFSA, and an accompanying deadline delay paired with highly
unpredictable behavior by students who were getting their aid packages later, and with things
less settled than usual. In this complex environment, San Diego has grown by more than any
other campus over the past decade.
26Table 9. UC systemwide enrollment (all undergraduates) by campus, 2015-2024
The Holistic Review Process
Creation of the Holistic Review Scores
The process of our Holistic Review for first-year applicants can be divided into two stages. In the
first stage, readers score each application with consideration of a range of factors derived from
BOARS guidance. The scores range from 1 to 5, where 1 is highest/best and 5 is lowest/worst.
Readers may also assign 1.5 and 2.5. Two readers read each file. If they differ by one point or
less, the final score is the average of the two. If they differ by more than one point, a third reader
(usually someone from the professional staff) reconciles the differences. At the end of the first
stage, each file has a Holistic Review Score (HRS). The HRS is intended to reflect the entirety of
the student's achievements and promises. In the context of the current applicant volume, this
means that the readers (including over 200 "external readers" hired each year for this sole
27purpose) will provide over 250,000 reads each year as they rate applicants in the second-largest
first-year pool in the United States.
It should be noted that the yield of those with the best scores is historically lower than those with
lower holistic scores, and those are a small portion of our applicant pool. Thus, applicants with
scores toward the middle make up a larger percentage of our admit pool, and ultimately, a larger
percentage of our enrolling class each year.
Our statistical analysis showed that the HRS has a very high correlation (about 0.8) with the
student's weighted HGPA in the local context (Table 10).8 In a holistic process, which is by
definition not weighted to prescribe importance to any one factor over another, we nonetheless
train our readers to consider grades as an important part of the score. Readers see multiple GPAs
(unweighted, weighted, and "capped" weighted) and also see how the applicant's GPA stacks up
against other applicants from the same high school (again, in multiple ways, both weighted and
unweighted, and in comparison to both other applicants to this campus and other applicants to all
UC campuses combined). The review is designed to see past grade inflation. If a student's GPA
is "high" compared to many in the applicant pool, but does not stand out within the school's
applicants, that can be telling.
When you also consider that the UCs are charged with giving admission priority to students in
the top 9% of their high school (sometimes referred to as "ELC"), it is understandable that
grades and grade percentile (within the school) play a significant role in the holistic score, but
definitely do not determine the whole score.
Table 10. Correlation of High School GPA and the Holistic Review Score
Correlation of Weighted High School GPA Percentile and HR Score
F2020 F2021
F2022
F2023
F2024
-0.72
-0.79
-0.79
-0.79
-0.81
Correlation of UnWeighted High School GPA Percentile and HR Score
F2020 F2021
F2022
F2023
F2024
-0.63
-0.71
-0.69
-0.67
-0.69
Beyond these highly quantitative factors, holistic readers are trained to look out for a variety of
other factors that all conform within the BOARS list of approved considerations in admission
and use the PIQs (a series of short essays) and activities lists to determine more about the
student's background, potential, and life experiences. While the GPA and GPA percentile may,
again, show a strong correlation with holistic score, it is these additional considerations that help
8
The student's weighted HSGPA expressed as the percentile ranking in their high school.
28define differences among a vast and talented applicant pool. This is why applicants with the
highest score and a much lower one, for example, may have nearly identical GPA and course
taking patterns – and it is a crucial component of the UC philosophy that even among students
who look academically similar, we will make distinctions to help us identify students who most
espouse the characteristics we seek in the incoming cohort. Note that readers are specifically
trained to NOT take a student's preparation into account differently based on their intended
major; doing so across the many majors offered here would risk muddying the waters too much,
and the premise on which this scoring rubric was built is that holistic review for first-year
applicants is based on their general preparation and potential for overall success.
It is a delicate balance to not formulate pre-determined outcomes for each file's score, and yet at
the same time ensure a high level of conformity among the few hundred who give these scores.
Readers are carefully trained using several dozen selected exemplar files at the start of the cycle;
some external readers do not make it past that point such that they never read "live" files for us.
Still others will be dismissed later in the cycle if their reads are associated with an unusually high
incidence of third reads, or if their volume is not sufficient to keep us on pace. You could even
note that a reader falling behind our minimum pace is a less effective one, because seeing fewer
files per week makes them less likely to be consistent.
The Shaping of the Class
The second stage utilizes the holistic scoring results to then determine offers of admission that
align with our overall goals and limitations for the size of the class. The Selection Committee is
made up of the Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions, the Associate Vice Chancellor
of Enrollment Management, and 4-6 other staff from Admissions leadership and the Enrollment
Management Data Analytics team. To ensure no one impacts both stages of the process, no
readers are included in the Selection Committee, and no member of that committee can be a
reader.
This group can strategize throughout the year about how it will approach selection; but the actual
process of working from all the holistic scores to decide on who to admit is very concentrated,
and involves the group making many rounds of adjustments to its plans over the span of just a
few weeks from when readings are complete (late January or early February) to the time when
decisions need to be finalized and give time for three other key steps (college assignment, major
assignment, and financial aid packaging) before offers of admission go out to first-years in mid-
March.
The committee will treat the three different residency groups of the applicant pool as distinct
groups based on the space of the campus to accommodate them in carefully planned subsets:
29resident, out-of-state, and international. If nothing else, the yield behavior among these
categories varies greatly, and we must decide on a number of offers that work backward from
this outcome. Additionally, the resident group is where we take a great many more
characteristics into account than with the other two. For example, among non-CA high schools,
there is no designation of LCFF+ status, there is less robust tracking of A-G coursework by
UCOP, and we might think that grading for students at international schools is very different
from US grading, such that even if we use the same holistic scoring for all three, we think of it as
being composed of different inputs, at least in a broad sense.
In each of the last several years, even as in-state applications have climbed by more than 20,000,
we still have a similar number of offers of admission we can make. This is because even though
the size of our resident class has grown (as noted above), that growth in capacity has been much
less than the growth of the pool. Beginning in 2022, we brought refreshed focus to the process by
which offers of admission were determined, to better control for major selection, and to ensure
that we selected students in a way that would allow for more granular shaping of the many
subgroups of the class, especially by major. At the same time, we have aimed to ensure that
increasing selectivity did not result in obligatory decision patterns that constrained our desire to
shape the class. As a result, as the pool has grown, the selection committee has had to
increasingly limit how often the holistic score alone can lead to the decision, vs additionally
taking additional academic and non-academic factors into account – especially the requested
major.
Additionally, Admissions/EM sought to be responsive to numerous conversations that revolved
around students being admitted to an alternate major instead of a highly popular first-choice one,
in hundreds of cases, the student might have been admitted to the university without any major at
all, and therefore assigned to undeclared status as opposed to picking it voluntarily. Once
considering the reality of those same majors (typically the highly selective ones within
Engineering) and their overall capacity, it is understandable that many such students were deeply
disappointed in their UC San Diego experience. Rates of satisfaction in the UCUES survey were
low from these "forced undeclareds" and other students who could not get into the major they
came here to pursue. Meanwhile, some other departments who would gladly accept additional
students were not growing – or if they were, it might be through enrollment by students who did
not wish to be there and would even say so.
One additional strategy brought to the selection process in 2022 was the use of a robust waitlist –
this is a very common best practice across the country in the admissions profession, but for
whatever reason, it had been avoided on this campus for several years prior. Simply put, UC San
Diego had experienced great fluctuation in enrollment outcomes each year for several years
while not using a waitlist. Employing one allowed us to ensure we could make offers of
admission with a more conservative, lower number each March and invite additional applicants
to let us know if they would be interested later should space end up being available. Then, after
30May 1 (the national freshman decision date for most colleges), San Diego goes out with
additional offers if possible, and only to students who opted to be on that waitlist. Even then,
some of those students decline our offers such that in some years, we go through multiple
rounds, and all the way into early July, before finishing our activity. It is also worth noting that
we use this same strategy with transfer students, and while that carries some different timing and
strategies with it, it is beyond the focus of this report.
Again, part of what we began trying to do more effectively in 2022 was to manage enrollment
much more carefully within each department, especially those who were going beyond their ideal
capacity. While the waitlist allows us to much more incrementally work our way up to those
goals, we continue a longer-term practice of first examining the pool of students who had been
admitted in the initial round and accepted their offer, and yet had been admitted to a second-
choice major. We first notify those students that we would like to switch them into their first-
choice major, and only then do we consider additional admits to that major from the waitlist.
As mentioned earlier, holistic review does not consider a student's likely fit with a specific major
they seek. However, in the selection committee, we might make the decision to admit a student,
but not into their first-choice major. For this reason, we have additional steps that we take to
determine admission to a major even after deciding on who to admit to the university. While that
process is not documented in this report, it is important to note its existence in regard to the
remedies/future approaches mentioned in later sections.
By dipping further into the pool of applicants vs. simply letting the holistic score determine the
bulk of decisions, the Selection Committee has sought to expand access for students seeking
majors we wish to grow, and/or for students who come from schools we seek to serve better.
And each year, this is a matter of balance, even if we can predict a rough range of the yield rate
each year (how many students offered admission will accept that offer and enroll at San Diego),
we cannot ever know exactly which students they will be. Last, it is important to note that at no
time, does the Selection Committee go "into the weeds" enough to be examining every
individual file; that is the purpose of the holistic review, and then the Selection Committee
makes categorical decisions from those individual inputs.
The Use of Portfolio in Admissions
Another source of input into the admissions decision for some students is the arts portfolio. UC
San Diego Applicants who elect a major in Music, Theatre & Dance, or Visual Arts are offered
the opportunity to submit a portfolio of their work. Each Department sets their own arts portfolio
requirements. Approximately 50% of applicants who elect an Arts major submit a portfolio.
31Some applicants who do not elect an Arts major, nonetheless, turn in an Arts portfolio. All
submitted Arts portfolios are evaluated by the appropriate Department.
The applicants who submit a portfolio are evaluated along two parallel tracks. Their file is
evaluated in the two rounds of the normal admissions process, and their portfolio is judged by
the departmental portfolio review.
The readers who assign the Holistic Review Score do not take into account the major or portfolio
and the departmental portfolio review does not have access to scoring by the readers. The
department studies the submitted material and assigns a score between 1 and 5 based on criteria
established by the departments and they send the portfolio scores to the Dean's Office, that then
forwards to Admissions. While this happens to be the same scale used in admissions, these are
very different assessments and are never mixed or averaged together.
If an applicant who submits a portfolio receives a high enough score from the Admissions Office
Reader, they will be admitted to UC San Diego regardless of their Portfolio score to their
selected major. Similarly, if an applicant who submits a portfolio receives a very low Holistic
Review Score from the Admissions Office Reader, they will be rejected regardless of their
Portfolio score, no matter how great their artistic talent may be.
However, a portfolio rating comes into play if the applicant who submits a portfolio receives a
score in the middle ranges from the Admissions Office Reader. In that case, their portfolio score
could tip their application one way or another. These considerations happen in the second stage
of shaping the class.
None of the Arts majors have a math requirement, except the ICAM majors in Music and Visual
Arts (Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Major - Computer Music and Music Technology,
Visual Arts). The only college with a calculus requirement is Revelle College; this college
counts a few Arts majors among its students. With these two exceptions, Arts majors are not
obliged to fulfill any math requirement.
Unfortunately, under the current system, once the Arts Departments submit their portfolio scores
to the Dean's Office, they receive no feedback about the outcomes of those applicants. The
process lacks transparency in this regard. Faculty members who devote significant time and
effort to evaluating portfolios never learn what became of the students they recommended -- or
whether their assessments had any impact on admissions decisions. Enrollment
Management/Admissions makes these decisions available to the School and will be working with
the Dean's office in the coming year to ensure a stronger and more consistent feedback loop.
32Attempted Remedies for the 2025 Cohort
As the math placement issues became clearer over the past year, Admissions/Enrollment
Management has taken steps to adjust the selection process for the 2025 cohort. First, we started
calculations of a Math-only GPA; this is something never utilized by any other UC campus, but a
natural place to look first for more specific signals that might help in our decision process. This
new GPA was unweighted, meaning whether the student took an AP/IB/college/Honors class, the
focus was on how well they did in whatever that setting was. Second, we put this GPA to use in
parts of the selection committee's work – for applicants with some of the lower holistic scores
involved with considering an offer of admission, a low math GPA could result in a student not
being offered a spot even if they would have been under other circumstances. This math-GPA
cutoff was only utilized if the student's first-choice major was one that requires Math 10 or Math
20 for graduation.
We estimate that this resulted in several hundred students not being offered admission; and along
with this, third, we somewhat raised the bar for students from LCFF+ schools. As has been noted
elsewhere in this document, despite these three substantive adjustments, the number of incoming
students needing Math 2/3B did not decrease; however, the proportion of those needing the
remediation who came from LCFF+ schools decreased.9

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9
Ironically, this means that we might have identified a solution that is less effective in detecting math
readiness issues for students from non-LCFF+ schools. However, we have not had the time to do a complete post-
mortem on the connection between the attempted readiness and the outcomes.
33Recommendations
Recommendations Addressing the Writing Problem
The Admissions workgroup concluded that the complexities of language, literacy, and writing
preparation require further study. To determine what data is needed to explore this further, we
should include colleagues with expertise in literacy and writing from the humanities, including
college writing program faculty. Colleagues with expertise in social science and scientific
communication from across campus, including experts from Geisel library, should also be
consulted. The new challenges posed by widespread use of artificial intelligence tools make this
an important time to examine the state of our incoming students' literacy preparation. We should
leverage campus expertise to determine what data we need to assess this preparation. This type
of study is an important opportunity to address a rapidly changing literacy readiness among our
students.
Recommendations Addressing the Math Problem
The Math Index
We face an enormous uncertainty when judging the math skills of our applicants. The most and
least prepared students are easy to identify, but the level of math preparation for the vast majority
of applicants is much more difficult to assess based on the information they submit with their
application. Furthermore, the yield rate among the top applicants is relatively low because they
are more likely to take offers from UC Berkeley, UCLA, or other highly ranked universities.
The first step to addressing this problem is to move away from using overall high school GPA
that is calculated with all subjects, to a focus on the math courses in the transcript for those
students whose major requires strong math preparation. Yet, as we saw, just calculating the
average grade will not be sufficient. The variation among schools in course offerings and quality
further obscures the information contained in high school transcripts.
Whereas before 2021 standardized testing helped with identifying incoming students unprepared
for majors with high math content, we no longer see test scores from many of our incoming
students.10 Administering the math placement test before admission decisions is logistically
impossible. Therefore, we propose a statistical model, which we refer to as the Math Index, to
10
It is important to note that even when ACT/SAT scores were required for applicants, the score was never
used in a robust manner in the admissions process itself; however, it was used in placement, such that it is likely that
a much smaller percentage of the incoming class was required to take the MPE compared to now.
34extract as much information as possible about the student's math preparedness from their
application in a uniform, fair and impartial way. Specifically, the Math Index is our best
predictor for how a given applicant would perform on the math placement exam once admitted.
We model the student's math placement outcome (MPO) as a function of information available
on the student's high school transcript, including grades, courses completed, and the high school
attended. We can refer to these variables as the Math Performance Measure (MPM). Our model
weighs them to optimally predict the MPO. Specifically, for student i, our measure of MPMij, (a
matrix of variables) is based on the following:
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Grades in the three basic courses (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or
Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, Integrated Math III – these are the
Area C requirements)
The total number of math courses they took beyond the three basic courses
The types of those math courses: AP, Honors, College etc.
The topics of those courses: statistics, pre-calculus, calculus etc.
The average grade in non-basic math courses
The last year they took a math class
The student's overall capped weighted GPA
The student's high school
To create a forecast of the likelihood that an applicant to UC San Diego will be placed into
remedial math (Math 2/3B), we use data from prior years of applicants who were admitted and
enrolled. At present we are estimating versions of this model that use the UC San Diego math
course placement of UC San Diego freshman enrollees in math-intensive majors who arrived on
campus in Fall 2023 and Fall 2024. The final model will likely use either a logit or linear
probability model to estimate for each student MPOi, the probability of placement into math
2/3B, as a function of the vector of predictors MPM.
Once the model parameters have been estimated using prior years of data, it can then be applied
to a set of future applicants to UC San Diego who are seeking math-intensive majors, for whom
the math placement will be crucial. The Math Index for a set of applicants will thus be a function
of the information on each student's transcript:
Math Index = f(MPM) where f is the function estimated using past enrollees.
The Math Index will thus be a predicted probability that the student will have to take Math 2/3B.
Put differently, it is an estimate of the MPO (Math Placement Outcome).
35Because of the strong evidence we have gathered that probabilities of remedial math placement
vary systematically by high school,11 even after controlling for information in students' high
school transcripts, it is essential that this model incorporate information on the high school
attended.
How the Math Index Will Be Used
The main guide to admission is still the Holistic Review Score, but the Math Index is used to
evaluate the fit between the student's chosen major and their math skills. The Math Index will be
used to evaluate any student whose first choice for major is one that requires the Math 10 or
Math 20 sequence. The exception is that students admitted to such majors who have already
demonstrated mastery of the required high school math content, through earning college credit,
or earning the needed scores on AP or IB exams, will not need to take the Math Placement
Exam. For this reason, the Math Index will not be needed for such students. Nonetheless, all
applicants will be scored for baseline reference and further research, even if the index does not
ultimately end up playing into their admission decision.
The workgroup discussed two approaches to using the Math Index. The first is to set a strict
cutoff on the Math Index for students whose major will require the Math 10 or Math 20
sequence. The minimum Math Index score could be different for the two and could be decided
with input from the Committee on Admissions. The selection committee will also need to
consider how differing cutoffs could impact efforts to reach certain target numbers with various
departments; for example, among the most selective majors requiring Math 20, the index might
be used to fine-tune offers of admission, and other majors that are undersubscribed, a slightly
higher index (i.e., higher likelihood of testing into Math 2/3B) may be a good component of
efforts to reach an enrollment goal for that specific department.
A second approach, which some members believe is better aligned with holistic admissions, is
for the admissions team to make admissions decisions to math-intensive majors holistically, but
to keep a running tally during the selection process of the likely number of students who would
need Math 2/3B.12 These two approaches – setting a cutoff probability of placement into
remedial math above which admissions to majors requiring math will not be allowed, and keep a
11
Early in our work to create the Math Index, in our models predicting UC San Diego math course
placement, we tested whether all California high schools that sent students into UC San Diego math-intensive
majors in fall 2023 and 2024 have the same grading standards. The probability that the hypothesis of identical
grading standards is correct was less than 0.01%.
12
We recommend that for the 2026–27 academic year, enrollment in Math 2/3B will be no more than 300
students.
36running count of the expected number of remedial math enrollees as admissions decisions are
made – are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Using both approaches as UC San Diego gathers
experience with the Math Index could be wise.
We now provide an example of how this second idea of keeping a running tally of the expected
number of remedial math would work in practice. The probability that a given admittee both
enrolls at UC San Diego and is placed in Math 2/3B, PR, is equal to the product of two
probabilities:
PR = Prob(Enrolls at UC San Diego) * Prob(Placed in Math 2/3B)
= Prob(Enrolls at UC San Diego) * Math Index
For example, with roughly one quarter of admittees enrolling at UC San Diego, the first
probability might be estimated at about 0.25. If a given student had a Math Index = 0.6, meaning
that the estimated probability of being placed into remedial math was 0.6, then this applicant's
expected probability of enrolling and taking Math 2/3B is
PR = 0.25 * 0.6 = 0.15.
(This assumes that the two probabilities are independent.) If UC San Diego admits to majors that
require math a total of N students who are not exempted from the Math Placement Exam, then
the expected number of students in Math 2/3B that fall will be TOTAL_2/3B, which is the
following sum, where i indexes the students:
NN
TOTAL− 2/3B = ∑PRi = ∑
i=1i=1
Prob(Enrolls at UCSD)i ∗ Math Indexi
The first terms on the probability of enrollment at UC San Diego can be based on a statistical
model enrollment probability that incorporates and builds upon the insights of the experience of
the professional admissions staff. The second term is the Math Index itself.
The admissions staff would use this running count to admit students in a way that was mindful of
campus targets for a maximum number of students who would be expected to need remedial
math. This number could be set in consultation between the Committee on Admissions, the Math
Department, and Admissions/Enrollment Management. As admissions decisions are made, the
admissions team can regularly update the Committee on Admissions and the Math Department
on the current value of TOTAL_2/3B.
We reiterate that students who chose majors without Math 10/20 requirements will be admitted
without consideration of this math index.
37The Maintenance of the Math Index
The Math Index must be evaluated every year by the Committee of Admissions in consultation
with admissions staff, with a focus on its ability to predict the Math Placement Outcome. The
weights should be adjusted every year as new cohorts provide new data for the calculations. For
its first iteration, to be used in winter and spring 2026, data from fall 2023 and fall 2024
admissions will likely be used (reserving fall 2025 admissions for cross validation of the model).
But in future years, more years of data on Math 2/3B placements can be used to train the
prediction model, leading to more accurate and more precise predictions.
An important improvement that could be made in future years, as the campus gains more years
of data on math placements, is that the model could be adapted to predict the probability of
placement into Math 2 and Math 3B separately. The former, in its 2023-24 configuration,
focuses largely on pre-high school math while the latter focuses on more advanced material
typically taught in high school. In fall 2023, however, only Math 2 was offered, and was a hybrid
between these courses. This extension would allow separate predictions to be made of the
number of freshmen needing Math 2 and Math 3B. It is not practical at the present time as only
the fall 2024 math placement data were available at the time the initial Math Index model was
developed.
We must be mindful of what statisticians call selection bias. Statistical selection bias (SSB)
comes from the fact that in future years we would not have data on students the Math Index
rejects, and similarly we cannot see the false negative cases, those who we rejected but would
have done well. SSB can be small or extensive, and one way to assess its size is to admit a small
random sample of students without using the Math Index and compare their Math Index and
math placement with the others. UC San Diego admissions policies allow for such an experiment
up to 2% of the admitted students.
Over time, the Math Index should also incorporate the likelihood of graduation in a student's
chosen math-intensive major.
Reassess the Math Requirements by Major
As recommended by the previous workgroup, departments should reassess the actual math needs of our
majors (see the Report of the SAWG on math preparation). Majors like Psychology are already
split into B.A. and B.S. programs. We should consider similar separations for other large majors.
The difference between B.A. and B.S. and their different math requirements should be
communicated clearly to applicants. The name of the B.A. and B.S. majors should be different,
38and the application software should follow a decision tree where students are made aware of the
differences.
We want to avoid situations where students are enrolled in math-intensive majors but are not
able to place into the required calculus sequence in a timely manner (e.g., after the first year).
These students are at risk of not succeeding in their major and, as data from the previous
workgroup shows, have lower retention rates and longer times to degree. Of course, this can vary
from major to major - for example, Psychology BS students require calculus, but not necessarily
in the early years; also, there is a less math-intensive BA option. On the other hand, most
engineering majors have both lower- and upper-division coursework that makes use of calculus;
students who do not complete their math requirements will be unable to make progress towards
these degrees. Indeed, data show that few, if any, students who have placed into Math 2 have
successfully completed an engineering major. The picture is further complicated by the
distribution of students placing into Math 2 among different majors - the majority are majors in
Biology and Psychology. Thus, while the downstream effects are severe in engineering majors,
the numbers are relatively small, as noted above.
We recommend that the interplay between math placement and majors be further studied. It
would require a deeper dive into data around math requirements and student placement patterns.
There is already a group of advisors discussing advising strategies for Math 2/3B students - we
should build on their work to see what role advising might play (as the previous workgroup
recommended). Our workgroup also discussed the possibility of restricting certain math-
intensive majors to students who place at least into 3C by the end of their first year. A
centralized implementation of this restriction is not trivial and requires further study. However,
departments are able to explore pre-major requirements through curricular proposals to the
Undergraduate Council. While there are pros and cons with respect to pre-majors, this option is
currently available.
Maximizing the Impact of the Summer before Starting as a Freshman
at UC San Diego
We recommend a policy change, to be stated in admissions letters, by which every incoming
first-year student who needs mathematics for their major must establish their math proficiency
by a fairly early date in the summer, whether by taking the Math Placement Exam (MPE) or
otherwise submitting college transcripts or AP/IB scores. The MPE result would not impact an
applicant's admissions status whatsoever and is only to help us place the student into the most
appropriate initial mathematics course for their major. The requirement to complete by June 1
will be early enough to provide clear guidance (if needed) on registering for the appropriate
39summer remedial mathematics course at a US college of their choice. The MPE requirement date
of June 1 must of course be adjusted for students admitted off waitlists close to or after June 1.
Specifically, the policy would be:
1) Matriculating students who have not met placement criteria and who need math for their
major and/or college SHOULD take the Mathematics Diagnostic Assessment (MDA) by
May 15. The MTP Group will send results to students with recommended math topics to
review.
2) Matriculating students MUST take the Mathematics Placement Exam (MPE) by June 1.
However, we highly recommend that students complete the MPE by May 15 in order to
take advantage of summer course offerings at other colleges (see below). Matriculating
students that are awaiting AP or IB test scores that can be used for placement are exempt
from taking the MPE by June 1.
3) In order to support the goal of students passing Math 3B within their first year, students
who obtain a placement in Math 2 or Math 3B are strongly recommended to enroll in
Community College preparatory mathematics course(s) during Summer semester and/or
Fall semester. 13
High Schools
Establishing a feedback loop with high schools
It is clear that one action we should take is that of notifying high schools that we have seen their
students arrive with remedial needs in math, despite having met (and very often exceeding!) A-G
requirements in the subject. Taking such a step will enable high schools to rethink their
curriculum on a micro- and macro-level but also must be done in such a way that student privacy
is preserved. One potential way to approach this work is with the involvement of UC San
Diego's CREATE team. CREATE has recently received a new grant from the Gates Foundation
that is specifically geared toward helping high schools improve math instruction; they will be
working with roughly a dozen school districts in our local area, and the conversations will allow
13
For example, the San Diego Community Colleges offer:
● Math 15A (Prealgebra Refresher)
● Math 15B (Elementary Algebra)
● Math 15C (Intermediate Algebra)
● Math 15D (Geometry Refresher)
40the opportunity to speak more broadly with schools about what we see, and how we need their
help.
Ultimately, this is a subject that should escalate to the UC system level and the statewide level in
K-12, but this campus can make good strides by approaching the topic locally in San Diego.
Enrollment Management/Admissions offers to take the lead on working with CREATE on this
topic and will need the collaboration of the Math department and possibly other areas to
meaningfully ensure that "the tough conversations" take place in the right manner.
Communicating with High Schools About Grade Inflation
Every year, we should evaluate our Math Index and identify schools where in the previous two
years, the Math Index systematically over-predicted performance of students on the math
placement test. We should advise those schools that we see evidence of grade inflation in their
grading practices but also note if there is evidence of low-quality math instruction or the lack of
availability of advanced math classes. Meanwhile, when the index is seen to systemically under-
predict performance, we should ensure the following year's adjustments are done in a way that
ensures less risk of needless penalty in the selection process.
Bringing in Line Our LCFF+ Admission with the Other UC Schools
We should bring our enrollment from LCFF+ schools more in line with similarly selective UC campuses. To
do so, we should return to the pre-2022 practice for now. It will become more apparent next fall what effect the
Math Index has on enrollment from LCFF+ schools, and we will have the option of providing some extra
consideration to students from under-resourced schools in the future.
Admissions activity aside, there are other things the state calls on us to do to help LCFF+
schools prior to admission (UCOP 2024). We can
■ Partner with community-based organizations to raise awareness of UC requirements
■ Provide LCFF+ school students with UC campus experiences, e.g., campus visits,
residential programs, and connecting them with UC student peer mentors
■ Raise awareness of UC at LCFF+ schools during the fall application period for
graduates and during the spring for students in grades 9-11 by conducting additional
application, college preparation, and financial aid workshops for students and parents
etc.
And there are many things we can do after admission from targeted yield activities and transition
support to prevent melt (which refers to the loss of students who accept the UCSD offer in spring
41but ultimately do not enroll), to additional support once they arrive. Admissions is already
heavily invested in all of these actions, and in the long run, each action plays a part in welcoming
and preparing these students.
Recommendations Addressing the Use of Portfolio
We make the following recommendations to improve the use of art portfolios in admissions:
○ Clarify what information is sent from the Admissions office to the Dean's office
after admissions decisions have been made
○ Share that information with Departments (either via the Dean's office or directly
from Office of Admissions)
○ Share as soon as possible so Departments can work with Admissions to reach out
to admitted students, potentially increasing their yield.
Recommendations for the Holistic Review and Selection Process
The following recommendations fine-tune the admissions process to include predicted student
success, particularly for math-intensive majors.14
1. Reduce Math 2 Enrollment to Near Zero
The ultimate target should be to bring Math 2 enrollment close to zero. The Enrollment
Management group should work with the Committee on Admissions (CoA) to develop an
admissions algorithm that integrates the Holistic Review score, Math Index, and other relevant
factors to achieve this goal.
2. Develop a Better Methodology to Assess Writing and Language Skills
Create or adopt a more robust and predictive methodology to evaluate applicants' writing and
language skills at the time of admission. This should go beyond GPA and course titles to capture
actual preparedness for college-level analytical and compositional work.
3. Integrate LCFF+ Status into Admissions Decisions
In collaboration with CoA, develop improved ways to incorporate the LCFF+ status of
14
This is in line with the 13 guiding principles for admissions established by BOARS, specifically principle
7: "The admissions process should select those students who demonstrate a strong likelihood that they will persist to
graduation."
42applicants' high schools into admissions decisions. The goal should be to ensure equitable
consideration of applicants' contexts while maintaining a realistic assessment of academic
readiness.
4. Improve Cross-Unit Communication
Strengthen communication and collaboration among academic departments, CoA, and
Enrollment Management. Departmental concerns -- especially regarding student preparation for
specific majors -- should be heard earlier in the admissions cycle and addressed with greater
sensitivity and transparency.
A More Active Role for the Committee on Admissions
The above recommendations reaffirm the Committee on Admissions (CoA) as the central faculty
body responsible for overseeing and guiding UC San Diego's admissions process, as codified in
Board of Regents Bylaw 40.1. To address the ongoing crisis in student preparedness, CoA must
move beyond a primarily reactive review role toward a more proactive policy-setting, evaluative,
and coordinating function. Its work should ensure alignment with UC systemwide practices,
strengthen accountability, and advance the University's mission of academic excellence and
social mobility. Similarly, admissions staff should seek pre-approval for changes in admission
standards or processes that could materially alter who is admitted and the admission rates for
individual high schools.
Specific responsibilities for the Committee on Admissions include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1. Oversee Math Index Implementation and Cutoffs
CoA should provide faculty oversight for the implementation of the Math Index,
including determining and periodically revising any cutoff thresholds based on evidence
of student performance and success.
2. Refine and Evaluate Holistic Review and Class Shaping
In collaboration with Enrollment Management, CoA should help define and update the
process for assigning Holistic Review Scores and shaping the admitted class. CoA should
receive regular reports tracking correlations between review scores and post-enrollment
outcomes, including math placement and graduation rates.
433. Revise LCFF+ Admissions Practices
CoA should oversee efforts to ensure that admissions decisions for students from LCFF+
schools are consistent with other similarly selective UC campuses.
Systemwide Recommendations
Investigating Variation in Grading Standards
We recommend that BOARS should investigate the wide variation in grading standards across
California high schools and develop a systemwide response to ensure greater consistency and
comparability in academic evaluation. Just as importantly, BOARS should be a part of
engagement with schools and districts to deliver the message that aside from grades, we see
evidence that students' curriculum – especially in Math – might be misrepresenting the content
the school omitted from the instruction plan, or coming up short on the vital factor of subject
matter retention. Are students being advanced to higher-level math in too careless a fashion, and
at the expense of ensuring the student retains core concepts from earlier math?
A Call for the UC System to Consider a Return to Standardized
Testing
The majority of the workgroup recommends that our representative on the Board of Admissions
and Relations with Schools (BOARS) should advocate for a systemwide reexamination of the
possible return to standardized testing, following the lead of some other institutions that have
recently reinstated such measures. This recommendation follows directly from the findings in
this report that high school math grades are only very weakly linked to students' actual math
preparation. In fact, for more than two decades the Mathematics Department has found that out
of all available student data, the single best predictor for math placement has been the SAT
(math section) score, with the ACT score being an equally good predictor. The Math department
still uses these scores as the best predictor for math placement if the student provides this data
after they are admitted15.
Although many other universities also dropped their standardized testing requirement at about
the same time as UC, with the onset of the COVID pandemic, several peer universities have now
reinstituted the use of standardized tests for admissions. These universities have found that high
15
For example, an SAT (math) score over 600 (or an ACT score over 21) is an accurate predictor of success
in Math 3C, whereas an SAT (math) score over 650 (or an ACT score over 24) is an accurate predictor of success in
Math 4C.
44school GPA on its own is inadequate for admissions. For example, MIT reproduced the analysis
of the UC STTF report and found that at MIT standardized tests provided much needed
additional information beyond high school transcripts.16
James Rawlins, AVC of Enrollment Management, Co-chair
Akos Rona-Tas, Sociology, Past Chair of Committee on Admissions, Co-chair
Holly Bauer, Analytic Writing Program
Julian Betts, Economics
Ross Frank, Ethnic Studies
Olivia Graeve, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Michael Holst, Mathematics
Sergey Kryazhimskiy, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution
Lisa Lampert-Weissig, Literature
John Moore, Dean of Undergraduate Education
Lisa Portes, Theatre and Dance
Daniel Sievenpiper, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chair of Committee on Admissions
Paul Yu, Provost, Revelle College
16
See e.g. this report of MIT's decision from MIT's Dean of Admissions, especially footnote 4.
45Appendices
Appendix 1: History of AWP test-taking and placement
NOTE: In "Percent" sections of this chart, numbers reflect the proportion of the total incoming
class needing the exam, and the proportion who end up enrolling in an AWP course.
46Appendix 2: Supporting Information and Data from the Mathematics Department
The following materials were provided by the Mathematics Department, presented to the SAWG
by the committee member from that department, and discussed during SAWG meetings.
Overview of the Core UCSD Lower Division Mathematics Sequences and Dependencies
Math Placement by Majors in Fall 2024
47Growth of the Math 2 Population by Major (2019-2024)
Results from the Fall 2023 Math 2 Skills Assessment
Math 2 was designed by the UC San Diego Mathematics Department to remediate skills gaps in
high school mathematics topics (Grades 9-11), due to the observed need to provide a 10-week
on-ramp for a small number of students to our normal precalculus courses (Math 3C and Math
4C). It was first offered in 2016, and from 2016-2021 it successfully served a small number of
students (usually less than 100) that needed this additional support in their first quarter at UC San
Diego before entering Math 3C or 4C. As noted in the body of the report, the population of
students that placed into Math 2 began to grow rapidly in 2022. In Fall 2023, the Math 2
instructors observed a new and alarming spread of skill gaps in the Math 2 students that quarter,
with many severe gaps going back to mathematics taught in middle and elementary school.
In response, the Mathematics Department designed and administered a skills assessment test to
carefully identify where the students had the most knowledge gaps in elementary and middle
school material. The assessment test was designed by the core group of permanent ladder and
teaching math faculty who are both subject matter experts and pedagogy experts in mathematics
education. The test was designed to carefully follow the California Common Core State
Standards in Mathematics, and consisted of 30 questions that covered mathematics topics that are
required to be taught in grades 1-8 in all California public elementary and middle schools.
Below is a representative sampling of 12 of the 30 questions, covering the three groupings of
grades 1-2, grades 3-5, and grades 6-8, along with the percentage of students who took the
assessment test and gave the correct answers to that particular question.
48The test was open response (pencil and paper), non-calculator, and students were given 45
minutes to complete the test. It was completely anonymous (students did not put their name on
the test), and the students understood that it was not part of their grade. It was positively framed
(data to help their instructors adapt the course to their needs), and donuts were given at the end
of the test. There was nearly 100% participation (138 students). The scores from the students are
given in the table, graph, and histogram below. The table gives the percentage of the Math 2
students taking the test that were able to answer questions correctly from the Common Core
material at each grade level 1-8. The graph shows the decay in skills with increasing grade level.
The histogram shows graphically the number of Math 2 students who scored a particular overall
average on the test, along with the class average (the red arrow). For calibration, the assessment
test was also given separately, under the same conditions, to five California public school
students that had just completed each of the grades 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8. The scores from the five
public school students are also shown on the histogram (the arrows of colors other than red).
These five scores are in line with expectations at each grade level and align closely with the
Common Core State Standards as the assessment test was designed to measure.
49Based on this assessment of the Fall 2023 Math 2 students, in Fall 2024 the Mathematics
Department introduced a new course, Math 3B, that was designed to more effectively help the
students that had skill gaps only in high school mathematics subjects (such as the roughly 25% of
the students appearing in the right-most section of the histogram above from Fall 2023). Math 3B
is effectively equivalent to what Math 2 was originally, so that Math 3B now plays the same role
that Math 2 did previously during the years 2016-2023. In Fall 2024, Math 2 was then redesigned
to focus entirely on skill gaps only in Grades 1-8, which serves the group of students with the
most severe math preparation deficiencies; this will be its role going forward, and it is this
current version of Math 2 that is being taught in Fall 2025.
Post-Course Interviews with the Math 2 Tutors (2024-2025)
On request from the SAWG in Spring 2025, the Mathematics Department Vice Chair for
Undergraduate Education interviewed six of the core AY 24-25 ASC@math tutors in July 2025.
(These are the mathematics department tutors that work most closely with Math 2 students
during the Math 2 course every quarter.) Five questions were posed in the interviews, the first
50two of which were requested specifically by the SAWG. Below is a summary of the responses to
the first two questions from all six tutors that were interviewed.
Question 1: Insight on the disconnect between UC admissions requirements and severe math
preparation deficits exhibited by the Math 2 students. In particular, around 20% of Math 2
students (in theory) have passed AP calculus; how can this be reconciled with the student
performance in Math 2 and Math 3B?
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Tutor 1: This tutor is shocked that any of the Math 2 students could have passed a precalculus or
calculus class. He speculates that perhaps many of them relied heavily on AI or online computing
devices in their high school math courses. He mentions that some Math 2 students commented
that most students were not doing well in their high school math classes, so it was easy to pass.
Tutor 1: This tutor also noted that some of the Math 2 students had not taken any math during
their senior year of high school and as a consequence may have been very rusty.
Tutor 2: This tutor stated that many Math 2 students suffer from dyscalculia and even when they
can successfully solve the problems, it takes them an extremely long time to do so.
Tutor 2: He thought that perhaps some of their high school classes were not as rigorous or
challenging as college courses.
Tutor 2: Based on his conversations with Math 2 students, the majority of them had never
encountered later Math 2 topics in their previous math courses (e.g., factoring)
Tutor 3: This tutor states that she didn't hear any details about the students' high school math
courses, but she noted that many students had not been engaged with math for over a year (last
math course was junior year), so many of them needed refreshers and review.
Tutor 3: She also noted that it was difficult to answer this question generally since around 90% of
the students just worked on ALEKS (or at least kept to themselves) and did not interact with the
tutors.
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Tutor 4: Many students hadn't thought about material for a long time and have issues with recall.
●Tutor 5: He saw Math 2 students struggling with the amount of material that is covered in the 10
weeks.
Tutor 5: He noted that a problem with high school curricula is that even if you get a D in high
school math, it still counts as credit for that course. In his own high school, some teachers would
teach "life skills" in high school math class, just using calculators, the internet, and prescribed
formulas; classes didn't teach "mathematical thinking".
Tutor 5: He did notice a "lack of student commitment" from Math 2 students, e.g. not actually
working on Math 2 homework while at ASC, instead on their phones, etc.
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Tutor 6: In her opinion, the biggest trend is that the students did "plug and chug" in high school
and didn't think they would need to remember the material. They went through high school just
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to pass but without understanding. One of her high school athlete students told her that he was
able to pass all of his high school math without attending class because his coach had a special
agreement with the teachers.
Tutor 6: In her own high school, students had to solve problems immediately after learning,
whereas many Math 2 students don't start homework until days later (too late!). She suggests
using more individual work on problems in the lectures so that students have to practice right
away.
Tutor 6: She noted that many of these students feel shame and are scared and shy about asking
questions.
Tutor 6: She observed that many Math 2 students struggled with a language barrier, phrases such
as "no more than" or "strictly greater than"...but noted that the meaning of these phrases are
included in the student guide, so they need to use the guide more.
Question 2: Observations of Math 2 students' strengths, weaknesses and ability to progress?
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Tutor 1: This tutor explained that when students ask him a question, his approach is typically to
work through an example with them and then ask them to solve a parallel example without his
help right afterwards. He estimated that of the Math 2 students with whom he interacted over the
24-25 AY, only about 10% had the ability to correctly solve the parallel example on their own,
and the other 90% were "completely lost" when attempting the parallel example.
Tutor 1: This tutor noted that many of the Math 2 students with whom he interacted did not
remember seeing the majority of the Math 2 course topics in any previous course.
Tutor 2: This tutor had the impression that the majority of Math 2 students have seen the earlier
Math 2 topics but not the later topics.
Tutor 2: Stated multiple times that the students suffer from dyscalculia
Tutor 2: Students struggle greatly with notation, and ALEKS cannot identify these difficulties,
e.g. most Math 2 students do not know that a-b equals -b+a, and there are no ALEKS problems
which address these subtleties and advance these students' notational fluency.
Tutor 3: She noted that the earlier Math 2 material seemed to be easier for the students, but that
fractions, factoring, and especially word problems were challenging for the students.
Tutor 3: She estimated that around 1/3 of the students with whom she interacted could
successfully move forward on their own with a similar problem after asking her questions about a
problem.
Tutor 3: She noted that students are very slow (even when they understand how to solve the
problems).
Tutor 3: She noted that students struggle because they cannot use calculators.
Tutor 4: It was difficult for this tutor to make conclusions regarding the most difficult topics for
the Math 2 students because they were all at different places in their ALEKS and asked a wide
variety of questions.
52●Tutor 5: He noted that the Math 2 students appeared to understand algebra with integers, but they
had severe difficulty with fractions and could not do any algebra with fractions. Students who
didn't seem to have questions before the fractions material got completely lost with fractions.
They also had severe difficulty with exponential functions (N.B. Does he mean exponents?);
many students said they'd never seen exponential functions.
●Tutor 6: In her opinion, the "technical part" of Math 2 is not the main challenge. The persisting
issue was the "shift in thinking" when you move into a math problem, such as this genre (N.B.
She makes up an example): "A coyote and a wolf run away from a rock (at different given rates);
in two hours how far away from each other will they be?" The students don't even know where
to start, how to use variables, etc.
Tutor 6: The "logical thinking" part is the biggest struggle for them.
Tutor 6: They could do mental math on integers, but most of them struggled with fractions.
Tutor 6: Many of them struggled with notation (open vs. closed brackets).
Tutor 6: Most of them struggled with trigonometry.
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#450
November 13, 2025, 07:11:29 AM Last Edit: November 16, 2025, 03:47:23 PM by AribertDeckers
13.11.2025
Das Finanz-Nazitum macht sich breit
Update:16.11.2025



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5kHPX3XgAAxH6o?format=jpg&name=small

Bargeld ist Menschenrecht. Doch die Finanz-Nazis sehen das anders. In Zürich wird jetzt nicht nur elektronische Zahlung erzwungen, sondern obendrein Strafgeld eingetrieben, wenn ein Händler Bargeld annimmt:

https://www.20min.ch/story/weihnachtsmarkt-am-zuerich-hb-verbietet-bargeld-bussen-drohen-103449695

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Zürcher HB: Weihnachtsmarkt verbannt Bargeld – und droht Ständen mit Bussen

Der neue Weihnachtsmarkt im Zürcher Hauptbahnhof setzt auf «cashless». Nimmt ein Standbetreiber trotzdem Münzen oder Noten an, wird er mit 500 Franken gebüsst.

von Justin Arber

Der Weihnachtsmarkt im Zürcher HB setzt auf «cashless» – und büsst Standbetreiber, die sich nicht daran halten.

Auf der Website wird darauf hingewiesen, dass kein Bargeld angenommen wird.

Rechtlich gilt: Bargeld muss angenommen werden, es sei denn, es wurde zuvor etwas anderes kommuniziert.


Der Weihnachtsmarkt im Zürcher HB setzt auf «cashless» – und büsst Standbetreiber, die sich nicht daran halten.Polarzauber

Darum gehts

    Der Weihnachtsmarkt im Zürcher Hauptbahnhof setzt auf bargeldloses Bezahlen.
    Standbetreiber riskieren eine Busse von 500 Franken bei Barzahlung.
    Andere Märkte empfehlen bargeldlos, akzeptieren aber oft noch Bargeld.
    Das Schweizer Gesetz erlaubt solche Regeln bei klarer Vorabkommunikation.

Rund eine Woche vor Beginn sorgt der Weihnachtsmarkt im Zürcher Hauptbahnhof mit einer rigorosen Regelung für Aufsehen. «Der gesamte Polarzauber ist cashless», heisst es in hervorgehobener Schrift auf der Website. Akzeptiert werden demnach nur Kartenzahlung sowie Mobile Payment.

Nimmt ein Standbetreiber trotzdem Münzen oder Noten an, so droht ihm eine Busse von 500 Franken, wie der Veranstalter, die Polarzauber AG, gegenüber dem «K-Tipp» bestätigt. «An Veranstaltungen dieser Grösse» sei diese Praxis üblich, heisst es weiter.

Die Reaktionen

Gemäss dem Magazin ist der Hintergrund, dass die Standbetreiber neu eine Umsatzbeteiligung abgeben müssen. Ein Marktfahrer sagt, ihm drohe Umsatzverlust und zukünftig könnte sich ein Stand wirtschaftlich nicht mehr lohnen. Etwa die Hälfte seiner Kundschaft zahle mit Bargeld.

Gegenüber dem «K-Tipp» haben sich die SBB als Eigentümerin des Hauptbahnhofs sowie die Stadt Zürich als Vermieterin von öffentlichen Plätzen hinter die Regeln des Polarzaubers gestellt. Man habe keine Richtlinien zu den Zahlungsmitteln, heisst es auf beiden Seiten.
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Die neue Eskalation der Gewalt:

"Nimmt ein Standbetreiber trotzdem Münzen oder Noten an, wird er mit 500 Franken gebüsst."


"«An Veranstaltungen dieser Grösse» sei diese Praxis üblich, heisst es weiter."

WAS ist üblich? Bargeldlose Zahlung zu erzwingen oder Strafzahlungen? Der Artikel ist an dieser entscheidenden Stelle schlecht geschrieben.

Und überhaupt: WIESO "ÜBLICH"? Wo wird dieser Nazi-Terrorismus bisher schon durchgesetzt? Warum gibt es keine Proteste dagegen?


"Gemäss dem Magazin ist der Hintergrund, dass die Standbetreiber neu eine Umsatzbeteiligung abgeben müssen."

Sieh an! Eine Raubritter-Methode! Wobei Umsatz das eine ist, aber die Kosten eine andere. Doppelter Parasitismus also, an den Einnahmen parasitieren wollen, aber die Kosten dem Opfer aufbürden. Mafia-Methoden in der Schweiz...


"Gegenüber dem «K-Tipp» haben sich die SBB als Eigentümerin des Hauptbahnhofs sowie die Stadt Zürich als Vermieterin von öffentlichen Plätzen hinter die Regeln des Polarzaubers gestellt."

Dann sind also die SBB und die Stadt Zürich an diesem Nazi-Dreck beteiligt, denn die könnten dem Vermieter diese Schweinerei untersagen, tun es aber nicht.



Renate Ratlos ( http://www.ariplex.com/ama/ama_rr20.htm) war mit ihren Wünschen bekanntlich nicht sehr zurückhaltend: "Möge die Steuerfahndung über Sie kommen!"

Aber ich denke, daß in diesem Fall ganz andere Dinge den Markt regeln sollten:

Mögen die Verantwortlichen allesamt in Konkurs gehen!

Bargeld ist Menschenrecht!


Update: 16.11.2025



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G55a-hAW8AASnNL?format=jpg&name=small

https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/zuerich/nach-aufschrei-zuercher-weihnachtsmarkt-will-nun-trotzdem-bargeld-annehmen-id21427491.html

AribertDeckers

#451
November 13, 2025, 09:24:14 AM Last Edit: November 15, 2025, 05:55:30 AM by AribertDeckers
13.11.2025
Über die Sinnhaftigkeit eines Hendrik Streeck in der deutschen Politik und in der Medizin


Das hat eine lange Geschichte. Mittendrin: Karl Lauterbach.

"Karl Lauterbachs Dissertation auf Deutsch"
http://www.allaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=12979

Lauterbach hat mit genau dem "promoviert", was die SPD als Moral verkauft: Sterben lassen.

Und nun Hendrik Streeck. Was kommt als nächstes...?




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5oo-8UWkAAJ6wl?format=jpg&name=large


15.11.2025


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AribertDeckers

#452
November 13, 2025, 10:04:30 AM
13.11.2025
Labour, the perverts at full speed...


You can't make this up: Labour, the gravedigger of freedom, the most "1984" party of all time, the party of the perverts, now runs THIS campaign:

https://x.com/UKLabour/status/1988985362983649778

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The Labour Party @UKLabour

Labour is fixing our NHS. Lots done, more to do.



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Text: "With Labour, Ambulances are arriving 10 mins faster compared to this time last year"


The reactions on Twitter still are too tame and much too friendly.


https://x.com/thewizard82/status/1989003123634131381

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Super Tang NUFC bullshit police @thewizard82

Explain this then my nan had a fall and it too 13hrs to her her a ambulance because we picked her up and put her on the couch so she was no longer  classed as a priority  92 year old well done labour
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AribertDeckers

#453
November 13, 2025, 01:00:19 PM Last Edit: November 13, 2025, 01:27:04 PM by AribertDeckers
13.11.2025
Suspension of Al-Falah University membership due to lack of good standing


https://x.com/MishraJi_01/status/1989011556563296463

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Al-Falah University: AIU ने रद्द की अल-फलाह यूनिवर्सिटी की सदस्यता, विवि एडमिनिस्ट्रेशन ने बंद की वेबसाइट.

#DelhiTerrorAttack



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5pjeGUaQAAot62?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

"Official letter on Association of Indian Universities letterhead addressed to Prof Anas Guta Secretary General from Prof Dr Pankaj Mittal President Maharshi Dayanand University dated November 13 2025 notifying suspension of Al-Falah University membership due to lack of good standing and requiring removal of AIU name and logo from their website and activities signed by Pankaj Mittal."

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Dr. (Mrs.) Pankaj Mittal (Former Vice Chancellor, BPS Women's University, Haryana) General Secretary
Dr. (Mrs.) Pankaj Mittal (Former Vice Chancellor, BPS Women University, Haryana) Secretary General
IATION OF INDIAN AND KSIT
Association of Indian Universities
AIU House, 16. Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg (Kotla Marg), New Delhi-110 002
Association of Indian Universities AIU House, 16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg (Kotla Marg).

New Delhi-110 002
AIU/Meet/Mem/2025 November 13, 2025

Dear Prof. Anand,
Greeting from AIU!

It is intimated that, as per the Bye-laws of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), all universities shall be treated as members as long as they remain in good standing.

However, as per media reports, it has come to notice that Al-Falah University, Faridabad, Haryana does not appear to be in good standing.

Accordingly, the membership of AIU accorded to Al-Falah University, Faridabad, Haryana stands suspended with immediate effect.

Further, it is informed that Al-Falah University, Faridabad, Haryana is not authorized to use the name or logo of AIU in any of its activities, and the AIU logo must be removed from the university's official website forthwith.

This is for your kind information and further necessary action, please.

With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
(Pankaj Mittal)
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New Delhi-110 002
AIU/Meet/Mem/2025 November 13, 2025

Sehr geehrter Herr Prof. Anand,
herzliche Grüße von der AIU!

Gemäß der Satzung der Association of Indian Universities (AIU) werden alle Universitäten als Mitglieder behandelt, solange sie ihren Verpflichtungen nachkommen.

Medienberichten zufolge scheint die Al-Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana, jedoch ihren Verpflichtungen nicht nachzukommen.

Dementsprechend wird die Mitgliedschaft der Al-Falah-Universität in Faridabad, Haryana, in der AIU mit sofortiger Wirkung ausgesetzt.

Darüber hinaus wird mitgeteilt, dass die Al-Falah-Universität in Faridabad, Haryana, nicht berechtigt ist, den Namen oder das Logo der AIU für ihre Aktivitäten zu verwenden, und dass das AIU-Logo unverzüglich von der offiziellen Website der Universität entfernt werden muss.

Wir bitten Sie, diese Information zur Kenntnis zu nehmen und die erforderlichen Maßnahmen zu ergreifen.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Hochachtungsvoll
(Pankaj Mittal)

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https://x.com/DebashishHiTs/status/1989059271427043808

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Debashish Sarkar 🇮🇳 @DebashishHiTs

🚨 Shocking: Reports claim 32 cars, including 3 cars caught, were being prepped to carry explosives as part of a planned serial 'revenge' attack on Dec 6 — the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary. One car, a Hyundai i20, already exploded

#DelhiTerrorAttack

[VIDEO:


https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1988908588392411136/img/DfAv3AyBWFR36PoJ?format=jpg&name=900x900
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1988908588392411136/vid/avc1/1280x720/copAIPOGEqZDT17z.mp4 ]

"News broadcast from NDTV with anchors in studio discussing terror plot. Frames show red graphics with text Breaking News Terror Delhi 3 cars located. Images of silver Hyundai car labeled Dr Shaheens terror car located. White Maruti Brezza car shown with location sealed text. Red EcoSport car abandoned at farmhouse in Haryana. Additional panels display Bihar election results and blazing fast trends tickers."
From
NDTV

8:54 PM · Nov 13, 2025
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AribertDeckers

#454
November 13, 2025, 02:05:23 PM
13.11.2025
Cube-a-lism!


https://x.com/Ganeshuor/status/1988934354970849568

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Ganesh Kumar @Ganeshuor
Graph theory

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"Animated sequence begins with circular graph structures featuring colored dots connected by lines evolving into triangular formations with nodes in various hues then transitions to a rotating Rubiks cube showcasing multicolored squares on faces demonstrating permutation and graph-like connectivity patterns throughout the 25 seconds."

12:37 PM · Nov 13, 2025
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じゃがりきん @jagarikin

Nov 19, 2022
あの伝説のルービックキューブをさらにわかりやすくしました
Embedded video

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AribertDeckers

#455
November 14, 2025, 04:19:12 AM Last Edit: November 14, 2025, 04:25:35 AM by AribertDeckers
14.11.2025
Passports employee told me that I cannot put Israel as my place of birth on Canadian


https://x.com/ScarlettGrace92/status/1989172844245447046

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Scarlett Grace @ScarlettGrace92

Israeli born woman is told by Canadian Passports employees that she cannot put Israel as the place of her birth on her passport due to political conflict. 🇨🇦

[VIDEO:


https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1989172012284014592/vid/avc1/480x852/x_z-K9NdxxNAECRR.mp4

4:25 AM · Nov 14, 2025
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(0:00) A Canadian Passports employee told me yesterday that I cannot put Israel as my place of birth (0:05) on my Canadian passport.

Yesterday I went to submit all of my documents in person for a (0:10) Canadian passport and as the lady looks at my documents after a minute she tells me that (0:16) we cannot put Israel as your country of birth next to your city of birth and I ask why (0:23) and she says because of the political conflict we cannot put Israel on your passport (0:28) so I'm just like what like how come so if it was any other country written as my birth country (0:36) you could put that country in my passport but only because it's Israel you cannot put it there (0:40) and she says yes

so at this point I'm very confused and I really just start doubting (0:46) that this is true and I ask okay please show me the policy where it says that

(0:51) so she's gone for about five minutes she comes back with her colleagues and they tell me that (0:56) for my city it can be I can put Israel on my passport but since Mark Carney declared a (1:02) Palestinian state some cities are eligible to be put as Palestine like combined with Palestine (1:09) as their birth country so I asked what are those cities and he says Nabulus, Jenin, Ramallah, (1:16) Jerusalem

in the end after I questioned them and I asked to see exactly where it says what (1:22) they put Israel on my passport

but if I wasn't who I am and if it was somebody in my shoes (1:28) and they were told that they cannot put their country of birth because of a political conflict (1:34) it's clear discrimination and obviously I was also under some political influence by an employee (1:41) from Passports Canada who tried to I don't know what to do what like obviously it's crazy

(1:47) clearly these are the consequences of the leadership and the government that we have (1:51) here in Canada and thank God that I have really good lawyers because I really did not want this (1:55) to happen to anybody else no matter where they were born no matter where they're from (1:59) and no matter who they are
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AribertDeckers

#456
November 14, 2025, 07:42:04 AM Last Edit: November 14, 2025, 08:51:41 AM by AribertDeckers
14.11.2025
Die CDU in ihrem Wahn


https://x.com/hori_____zont/status/1989072043284091215

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_horizont_ @hori_____zont

Unfassbar >>>

So reagiert die CDU auf den AfD-Antrag ,,Politisch motivierte Kontenkündigung durch Banken verbieten":

[VIDEO:


https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1989069671715241984/vid/avc1/640x360/oSIOUDJpXiy7CqUm.mp4 ]

"Dr. Carsten Brodesser stands at a podium in the Deutscher Bundestag wearing a blue suit and red tie, speaking into microphones with papers in hand, surrounded by parliamentary seating and screens showing the date 13.11.2025, while other suited individuals observe from benches, with live timer overlays and YouTube watermarks visible."

9:45 PM · Nov 13, 2025
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5s8gtZXcAA671C?format=jpg&name=small



Transkript:

BRODESSER (CDU) UEBER AFD

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(0:00) Ich und meine Fraktion können gut nachvollziehen, dass man sich nicht zum Erfüllungsgehilfen (0:06) einer gesichert rechtsextremen Partei machen möchte.

Wir haben absolut ... Verständnis (0:13) dafür, dass man einer Partei ein Konto verweigert, deren Ehrenvorsitzender die (0:17) Zeit der NS-Diktatur als Vogelschiss der Geschichte bezeichnet.

Wir verstehen, wenn (0:22) man eine Partei nicht unterstützen möchte, die vom Bevölkerungsaustausch schwadroniert (0:26) und Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund pauschal als Kopftuchmädchen und Messermänner verunglimpft.

(0:32) Wir wundern uns nicht, wenn Banken Ihnen eine Geschäftsverbindung verweigern, wenn (0:37) Sie die Menschen in unserem Land in Bürger erster und minderer Klasse einordnen und (0:41) über Remigration sprechen.

Wir haben größtes Verständnis dafür, wenn man Ihnen die Konten (0:47) kündigt, weil Vertreter Ihrer Partei das Andenken an die ermordeten Juden in Europa (0:52) mit Füßen treten, wenn Sie das Denkmal in Berlin als ein Denkmal der Schande bezeichnen.

(0:57) Jeder, dem eine Geschäftsbeziehung gekündigt wird, würde sich zunächst selbst fragen, (1:02) was er zu der Kündigung beizutragen hat.

Doch anstatt sich und ihr Verhalten als (1:06) Täter zu hinterfragen, begibt sich die AfD lieber in die Rolle des Opfers. Für Ihren (1:10) Antrag gibt es von uns nur Ablehnung und Fremdschämen.
Vielen Dank.
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Zunächst einmal: es geht hier überhaupt nicht um die AfD. Die AfD ist unwählbar. Nein, es geht um die CDU und deren Lügen.


"eine Partei" ... "die vom Bevölkerungsaustausch schwadroniert"

Es ist eine TATSACHE, die selbst das verlogene Bundesamt für Statistik nicht weglügen kann, daß die "Migranten" genannten Eroberer aus Nordafrika eine erhebliche Reproduktionsfreudigkeit an den Tag legen, und das auch ganz bewußt. Nicht nur in Deutschland, sondern auch in anderen europäischen Ländern, in denen sie eingefallen sind.

Das Ergebnis davon kann man schon seit Jahren im Bildungssektor sehen: Schulklassen mit 80%, 90% Kindern von Zuwanderern.

Daß die Eltern inzwischen vielleicht schon die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit bekommen haben, ändert weder etwas an der Herkunft der Zuwanderer noch an deren Absichten. Wer sich hier als Politiker mit "das sind Deutsche" herausreden will, ist ein Lügner und oder ein Psychopath.




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5ntJ3GXEAAHIz5?format=jpg&name=small

"Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund pauschal als Kopftuchmädchen und Messermänner verunglimpft"

Die statistische Auswertung der Herkunft und der Absichten UND der Herkunft und der Absichten derer, die in zunehmendem Maß (nicht nur mit Messern) Gewalttaten begehen, zeigt es eindeutig: ES SIND MUSLIME. Das ist kein Zufall, sondern die direkte Folge der islamischen Hirnwäsche.

Die Situation in Deutschland ist dermaßen gefährlich geworden, daß sich viele Bürger nicht mehr auf die Straße trauen. Die jetzt - Beispiel Weihnachtsmärkte - extreme Gefahr kann JEDER sehen. Sogar die Zeitungen schreiben darüber. Die Stadtverwaltungen zwingen Marktbetreiber "SCHUTZMASSNAHMEN" aufzubauen. Auf Kosten der Marktbetreiber. Weil die das aber nicht mehr können, geben viele Markthändler auf - und die Weihnachtsmärkte gibt es nicht mehr.

"Stadtbild"
https://www.journalist.is/folia/index.php?msg=853



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4A65q6W0AAQ8qD?format=jpg&name=4096x4096


"Kein Friedensvertrag und kein Weihnachtsmarkt"
https://www.journalist.is/folia/index.php?msg=875



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4FgxCIWEAEw_re?format=jpg&name=4096x4096


"Das Ende des gekochten Weihnachtsfrosches"
https://www.journalist.is/folia/index.php?msg=882



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G42sdSuWoAA_9eg?format=jpg&name=medium


'Nach Hamburg: Auch Kult-Weihnachtsmarkt in Rostock gestrichen'
https://www.journalist.is/folia/index.php?msg=897



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5JVe8-WQAA6ViS?format=jpg&name=4096x4096


DAS IST DEUTSCHLAND!
Man verschanzt sich hinter Betonpollern - wenn man sie noch bezahlen kann - oder man gibt auf.

Warum gibt man auf? Weil die Altparteien, allen voran die CDU, diese Situation in vollem Bewußtsein verursacht haben. Die Betonpoller heißen nach der dafür Verantwortlichen "Merkel-Poller" - und Angela Merkel, mit ihrem "Wir schaffen das" leugnet nach wir vor, was sie da angerichtet hat.

Die riesigen Mengen Geld, die die Altparteien für die Eroberer aus dem Fenster werfen, führen zur Vernichtung des Sozialsystems. Die ersten Opfer stehen nun fest: Alte und Kranke. Und Rentner.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5p1OHvWYAAjJOc?format=jpg&name=small

Der Staatsbankrott rückt unaufhaltsam näher.


Und trotzdem reißt ein Herr Brodesser von der CDU das Maul auf:

"Jeder, dem eine Geschäftsbeziehung gekündigt wird, würde sich zunächst selbst fragen, (1:02) was er zu der Kündigung beizutragen hat."
"Doch anstatt sich und ihr Verhalten als (1:06) Täter zu hinterfragen, begibt sich die AfD lieber in die Rolle des Opfers."

Jeder Altpartei-ler, dem die Wähler das Vertrauen kündigen (und statt seiner einen von der AfD wählen), sollte sich fragen, was er dazu beigetragen hat.

Aber DAS würde Ehrlichkeit bedeuten, und die kann man bei Politikern am allerwenigsten erwarten.

AribertDeckers

#457
November 14, 2025, 03:14:18 PM
14.11.2025
The healthcare system of the USA is a shitty fraud. See for yourself:


https://x.com/MichaelAArouet/status/1989154895916855362

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Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet

The European mind won't comprehend this. Why is getting sick in the US as expensive as buying a house?



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5rl1ZdacAMx7W6?format=jpg&name=900x900

3:14 AM · Nov 14, 2025
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AribertDeckers

#458
November 15, 2025, 05:57:19 AM

AribertDeckers

#459
November 15, 2025, 06:29:56 AM Last Edit: November 15, 2025, 07:17:18 AM by AribertDeckers
15.11.2025
Keir Starmer, the racist, and his bosses' flag on the Westminster Abbey





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BRITAIN IS BROKEN 🇬🇧 @BROKENBRITAIN0

🚨 A PAKISTAN FLAG HAS BEEN RAISED ABOVE WESTMINSTER ABBEY IN LONDON❗️

ONE OF OUR MOST ICONIC LANDMARKS NOW FLIES A FOREIGN FLAG, WHILST WE ARE TOLD OUR FLAG IS RACIST ⚠️

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"Frames depict Westminster Abbey exterior with tall spires and arched windows Pakistani flag visible flying from flagpole in multiple panels British flag shown in initial frame then replaced overlaid text states Pakistan flag raised on Westminster Abbey, replacing British flag on 1000 year old church conquered without firing single shot"

10:15 PM · Nov 14, 2025
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5wasQhbkAErA0S?format=jpg&name=small

This is no joke. See for yourselves:

"Pakistan Day Reception held at the Pakistan House London"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/pakistan-day-reception-held-at-the-pakistan-house-london

"Pakistan Day to be celebrated at the High Commission on 23 March 2022"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/pakistan-day-to-be-celebrated-at-the-high-commission-on-23-march-2022

"Westminster Abbey marks Pakistan Day with Special Service"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/westminster-abbey-marks-pakistan-day-with-special-service

"Pakistan's flag hoisted on the Westminster Abbey to mark Pakistan Day"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/pakistan-and-39-s-flag-hoisted-on-the-westminster-abbey-to-mark-pakistan-da

"The Times Pakistan Day Supplement"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/the-times-pakistan-day-supplement

"The Gurdian Pakistan Day Supplement"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/the-gurdian-pakistan-day-supplement

"Message of Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan On Pakistan Day"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/message-of-muhammad-shehbaz-sharif-prime-minister-of-pakistan-on-pakistan-d

"Message from Dr Arif Alvi President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
(For Pakistan Day i.e., 23rd March 2023)"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/message-from-dr-arif-alvi-president-of-the-islamic-republic-of-pakistan-for

"Westminster Abbey marks Pakistan Day with Special Service"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/20682-westminster-abbey-marks-pakistan-day-with-special-service

"Flag hoisting ceremony on Pakistan Day at Pakistan High Commission, London"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/flag-hoisting-ceremony-on-pakistan-day-at-pakistan-high-commission-london

"Westminster Abbey marks Pakistan Day with Special Service"
https://www.phclondon.org/pressrelease/70336-westminster-abbey-marks-pakistan-day-with-special-service

AribertDeckers

#460
November 15, 2025, 07:54:27 AM Last Edit: November 15, 2025, 02:10:23 PM by AribertDeckers
15.11.2025
The feudal fascists in Brussels




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5yhQP0WsAAuh75?format=jpg&name=small

The democracy is not real. It only is a tool to delude people into believing that they have their say.

But in reality the feudal fascists rule the countries the way THEY want.

AribertDeckers

#461
November 15, 2025, 08:16:35 AM
15.11.2025
Pleiti und Greaty - oder: Im Reich der Geier


Wenn Dummheit und Gier herrschen, herrscht geistige Armut...



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5y8jbgW4AAMLnr?format=jpg&name=900x900

AribertDeckers

#462
November 15, 2025, 08:48:11 AM
15.11.2025
'Breeding female elephant seal numbers plummet by 47%, a loss of around 53,000.'

https://x.com/DrTOMontgomery/status/1989713935277171135

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Dr Tom Montgomery @DrTOMontgomery

#Seals

Happier times: Young elephant seals on South Georgia before HPAI hit.

Sad times: in thread.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5zRSZcWIAApqFD?format=jpg&name=900x900

"Three young elephant seals rest on a pebbly shoreline near calm waters. The seals have grayish skin and are positioned close together with open mouths as if vocalizing. Snow-capped mountains rise in the distant background under a partly cloudy sky."

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Dr Tom Montgomery @DrTOMontgomery

Article: Breeding female elephant seal numbers plummet by 47%, a loss of around 53,000.
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-bird-flu-female-elephant-south.html

Research paper: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (HPAIV) Associated with Major Southern Elephant Seal Decline at South Georgia.
https://nature.com/articles/s42003-025-09014-7
Image



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5zcDhfW0AA5og5?format=jpg&name=900x900

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AribertDeckers

#463
November 15, 2025, 09:59:16 AM
15.11.2025
'Put that back!'


https://x.com/TracketPacer/status/1989537852473184710

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TracketPacer @TracketPacer



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5xCIjWbkAAth_F?format=jpg&name=900x900

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AribertDeckers

#464
November 15, 2025, 04:41:40 PM
15.11.2025
Muslim migrants have reportedly demolished a Catholic bookstore in Nantes, France.


https://x.com/YossiBenYakar/status/1989747166718681299

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Muslim migrants have reportedly demolished a Catholic bookstore in Nantes, France. It is a targeted attack on French and Christian culture.
Can they ever integrate?

[VIDEO:


https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1989747122183303168/pu/vid/avc1/480x854/9gPml7-_njbIo6Ki.mp4 ]

"Crowds of masked individuals in dark clothing smash windows and enter a Catholic bookstore in Nantes France using tools and debris amid police presence and yellow barriers with French flags visible on buildings and green text overlays labeling the event as demolition by jihadiists"

6:27 PM · Nov 15, 2025
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https://x.com/Ofer_binshtok/status/1989799607937974379

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Ofer Binshtok - Kafir - עופר בינשטוק @Ofer_binshtok



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G50wMmXXYAAW4lu?format=jpg&name=small

"A screenshot from X platform displays text stating About 24% of the population of the city of Paris is Muslim. It includes metadata like 1K views timestamp 23:58 - 14.11.2025 engagement metrics such as 3 reposts 55 likes 9 bookmarks 9 comments. Profile image shows a man in formal attire."

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https://x.com/YossiBenYakar/status/1989747166718681299

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Muslim migrants have reportedly demolished a Catholic bookstore in Nantes, France. It is a targeted attack on French and Christian culture.
Can they ever integrate?

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https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1989747122183303168/pu/vid/avc1/480x854/9gPml7-_njbIo6Ki.mp4 ]

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AribertDeckers

#465
November 15, 2025, 05:45:11 PM Last Edit: November 15, 2025, 06:00:25 PM by AribertDeckers
15.11.2025
Die roten Zellen, die grauen Zellen, und die Todeszellen


Vor noch nicht langer Zeit gab es in Deutschland eine ernste Gefahr: Terroristen, linksgestrickt, deswegen "rot", die nach sehr radikalen Regeln vorgingen und kleine Gruppen bildeten, eben "Zellen", die völlig autonom agierten, alle getrieben von dem Wahn, "den Kapitalismus" besiegen zui müssen, und daher Attentate verübten. Mit ihren grauen Zellen haperte es...

Heute gibt es eine ähnlich vorgehende Szene, nicht sehr klein, sie hat rund 2 Milliarden Mitglieder, die die Weltherrschaft wollen, wozu ihnen jedes Mittel recht ist, und der eigene Tod ihnen den Weg zum ewigen Leben mit Sex rund um die Uhr ebnet.

Seltsamerweise begriffen damals Justiz und Politik, daß die völlige Lösgelöstheit von einer Kontrollstruktur eine ganz besondere Gefahr darstellt, da jedes Mitglied einer roten Zelle jederzeit jedwedes Attentat, gegen was auch immer, begehen konnte, wollte, und es auch tat.

Heute dagegen, sogar angesichts der riesigen Zahl der Mordgesellen, sehen weder Justiz noch Politik diese Gefahr.

Wie verblödet kann ein Mensch sein, daß er diese Gefahr nicht begreift?

Im Internet gibt es auf diese Frage (schon lange) eine Antwort: JA!



The red cells, the grey cells, and the death cells

Not so long ago, there was a serious threat in Germany: terrorists, left-wingers, hence 'red', who followed very radical rules and formed small groups, the "cells", which acted completely autonomously, all driven by the delusion that they had to defeat 'capitalism', and therefore carried out attacks. Their grey cells were lacking...

Today, there is a similar scene, not very small, with around 2 billion members, who want the world domination, for which any means is acceptable, and whose own death paves them the way to eternal life with sex around the clock.

Strangely enough, the judiciary and politicians at the time understood that complete detachment from any control structure posed a very severe danger, as every member of a red cell could, would, and did commit any assassination against anything at any time.

Today, however, even in view of the huge number of murderers, neither the judiciary nor politicians see this danger.

How stupid can a person be not to understand this danger?

There is an answer to this question on the internet (for a long time): YES!

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

AribertDeckers

#466
November 15, 2025, 07:32:19 PM
15.11.2025
An der Heimatfront: Igel-Mörder unterwegs


https://x.com/Lieblingskoch23/status/1989785585821548717

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Weihnachtlicher Lieblingskoch 𓆉 ꥟ #WLM @Lieblingskoch23

,,Lehmschicht um die Igel, dann ins Feuer, dann gegessen"
Andere Länder andere Sitten aber beim Igel hört der Spaß auf. 😡

[VIDEO:


https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1989784662894391296/vid/avc1/480x852/sxaLUFdmswDLeyyh.mp4 ]

9:00 PM · Nov 15, 2025
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AribertDeckers

#467
November 16, 2025, 08:12:28 AM
16.11.2025
Die Verdienste der Parteiverdienten und ihr Ritt


"Fett schwimmt oben", heißt es. Aber das ist nur eine statische Betrachtung. Die Dynamik muß man sehen, die Dynamik!

Wir haben doch keinen Stillstand, sondern alles bewegt sich - die Politiker sind wie Wellenreiter auf Surfboards, sie reiten die Wellen ab, die kleinen und die großen - immer bedacht, oben zu bleiben und "so richtig fett abzusahnen".

Karl Marx grollte dem Kapital, auch wenn er es sehr genoß, welches zu bekommen.

Aber das Kapital ist doch nicht alles! Entscheidend ist einzig und allein DIE MACHT, darüber zu verfügen, oder es direkt oder indirekt so zu steuern, wie man es haben möchte. Und, eine Ebene darüber: MACHT zu steuern.

Man muß nicht einmal selber an der Macht sein, man muß bloß in der Lage sein, sie direkt oder indirekt zu steuern.

DAS ist Politik. DAS ist die Kunst. Immer die Fäden zu ziehen und immer oben bleiben und nicht herunterfallen.

Und, falls man doch herausgekegelt wird aus dem Spiel, daß man sich einen möglichst lukrativen Platz in der Wirtschaft oder sonstwie und -wo im System angelt.

Für "verdiente Parteigenossen" wird immer gut gesorgt. Die SPD hat darin SEHR VIEL Übung, die Grünen erst recht, und die Altmeister von CDU und FDP sowieso.

DAS ist Politik. Herrenreiter unter sich.

AribertDeckers

#468
November 16, 2025, 10:55:15 AM Last Edit: November 16, 2025, 11:35:33 AM by AribertDeckers
16.11.2025
'It is not Karoline Leavitt who is in the Trump emails. It is another person with the same name.'


In the age of post-facts and post-presidents and post-wars we satirists have a hard time: reality shreds our satire to pieces - things happen, which no-one of us can make up.

Enter Karoline Leavitt:

Karoline Leavitt:

"It is not president Trump who is in the Epstein emails. It is another person with the same name."



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G51PsxsbMAAMqze?format=jpg&name=small


But, believe it or not, it is not Karoline Leavitt who is in the Trump emails. It is another person with the same name. We swear.

We have the proof! Here it is:



Fullsize:
http://www.journalist.is/carlixon/pix/screenshot-newsthump_com-2025_11_16_1_620.jpg


https://newsthump.com/2025/11/12/jeffrey-epstein-was-talking-about-a-different-donald-trump-insists-white-house/

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Politics World

"Jeffrey Epstein was talking about a different Donald Trump" insists White House

by Rich Smith 4 days ago

karoline Leavitt press conference

The White House has today clarified that recently released Epstein emails alleging "Donald Trump knew about the girls" are "clearly referring to a different Donald Trump," possibly a quiet accountant from Delaware or a plumber with the same name.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, "Let's not jump to conclusions like the fake news media.

"'Donald Trump' is a very common name, there could be dozens of them across the country. Maybe even hundreds, if you include the ones who legally changed their names for attention."

She continued, "It's just irresponsible to assume these highly damaging emails refer to our Donald Trump, just because they were friends and were filmed partying together."

When asked why the emails also mentioned "Mar-a-Lago" and "Ghislaine," Leavitt explained, "Those are also very common nouns. 'Mar-a-Lago' could be part of any Spanish phrase roughly translating to 'seaside compound filled with secrets.' And 'Ghislaine' could refer to ... a type of French bread. Yes. A delicious, buttery loaf."
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Digging deeper in the Lago Laundry Pit, we even have to consider that it is not president NewsThump who is in the Leavitt emails. It is another Thump with the same name. And if you don't buy that from us, you can buy this from them:



https://shop.newsthump.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/what-list-epstein-and-trump-Tee-black-close-up-768x900.jpg
https://shop.newsthump.com/product/what-list-trump-and-epstein-t-shirt/

AribertDeckers

#470
November 16, 2025, 12:16:03 PM Last Edit: November 16, 2025, 12:17:40 PM by AribertDeckers
16.11.2025
Sehr alte und sehr kranke Menschen brauchen keinen Streeck.
Und die anderen auch nicht.




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G50CIIWWoAAlWOf?format=jpg&name=small

AribertDeckers

#471
November 16, 2025, 12:31:54 PM
16.11.2025
'COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.'


https://x.com/JackHadfield14/status/1990036871871623426

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Jack | amatica health @JackHadfield14

COVID is the main driver in the increase of unemployment.

I was 21, starting my career in aerospace engineering, when I was infected by COVID-19 - that ended immediately.

I am now 25 and still unable to work a normal job. I am 1 in millions with this exact story.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G54H_HUWQAAd1lj?format=jpg&name=900x900

"Line graph titled FRED Civilian Labor Force with a Disability 16 years and over displays thousands of persons on y-axis from 5.0 to 8.8 and years on x-axis from 2010 to 2024 with blue line showing overall trend green line for another metric and prominent red line indicating sharp increase post-2020 sourced from US Bureau of Labor Statistics"

1:38 PM · Nov 16, 2025
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Felix Kania @kania_felix

You'll come out of this as a top researcher who made an impact on millions of lives!
Similar story here though, got sick at 24, struggles to get my masters done (literally 95% before I had to stop) and would have had great job opportunities. Now back living with my parents at 26

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Jack | amatica health @JackHadfield14

Let's hope! Will mean we succeeded. Same here regarding parents, glad to have the support from them, but wasn't the life plan to be back with them at 25 haha
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AribertDeckers

#472
November 17, 2025, 09:04:00 AM
17.11.2025
Dr. Klaus Maurer, die Dorfwichtel, und das Deutsche Reich


Es gibt Entdeckungen:

"Bei der GWUP hat man entdeckt, daß es ein Magazin namens "Der Spiegel" gibt. Dieses Magazin hat vor einer Woche entdeckt, daß der Verfassungsschutz entdeckt hat, daß es den Herrn. Doktor Maurer gibt. Und der Herr Doktor Maurer, um damit auf den Punkt zu kommen, hat entdeckt, daß die Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Wahrheit die Deutsche Mörder GmbH ist."
( https://www.allaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=12735.msg36083#msg36083)


Das ist Dr. Klaus Maurer:

https://x.com/NicoFvL2/status/1990058197801984282


Ich kann mich an kein Video von diesem Herrn erinnern. Aber es gibt Material über ihn:

"Die morbide Attraktion der dörflichen Gartenzwerge / alles roger? So gründet man einen Staat – lesenswerter Artikel – Medien 17.1.2017"
https://www.allaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=9178

"Die morbide Attraktion der dörflichen Gartenzwerge / Der tragische Irrtum deutsche Justiz"
https://www.allaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=12735

Da bleibt kein Auge trocken, siehe seinen Reisepaß:



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaBiIadWYAAN97I?format=jpg&name=4096x4096


Er hat sich erklärt zum "Oberbürgermeister von Berlin im Notstand".


Wenn es das Video nicht schon gäbe, könnte man ihn filmreif nennen:

540x360 pixel:
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1990052636050034688/vid/avc1/540x360/84qP7pIl1U9bAvKs.mp4

1080x720 pixel:
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1990052636050034688/vid/avc1/1620x1080/KvcpKimFmo8Y9nyG.mp4

Die höhere Auflösung ist praktisch für Screenshots von eingeblendeteten Bildern und Texten.

AribertDeckers

#473
November 17, 2025, 09:59:06 AM
17.11.2025
'Die sind so hohl, die schwimmen sogar im Vakuum.'




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G5-MdO4XQAAExXZ?format=png&name=small

AribertDeckers

#474
November 17, 2025, 01:23:58 PM
17.11.2025
How greed and idiocy destroyed the American health care system




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G58lWR5aAAA7Vof?format=jpg&name=small

AribertDeckers

#475
November 17, 2025, 01:38:56 PM Last Edit: November 17, 2025, 01:57:33 PM by AribertDeckers
17.11.2025
Gazans, drowned in their own fat...


https://x.com/WolfMalca/status/1990345824505577493

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malca goldstein-wolf @WolfMalca

Sachen gibt's 🤡

Nachdem 2 Jahre lang getobt wurde, die Israelis würden die Gazaner aushungern, besagt ein #UNICEF-Bericht jetzt, dass die Gazaner zu dick sind: 20% der Menschen sind übergewichtig.

Die #Hamas-Propaganda macht jetzt daraus, dass Israel die Gaza-Araber zwingt zu fett zu werden. ,,Fatocide" (Fettozid) nennen sie das:
Die Israelis zwingen sie zu viel Süßigkeiten/Schokolade, Limonaden und Zigaretten zu konsumieren, dazu ungesundes Mehl und Käse, die z.B. in Pizzen verarbeitet sind.
( Heplev )



https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1989282530139181056/Aqisj2de?format=jpg&name=small

https://www.danielgreenfield.org/2025/11/un-report-shows-palestinians-fatter.html

10:06 AM · Nov 17, 2025
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https://www.danielgreenfield.org/2025/11/un-report-shows-palestinians-fatter.html

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Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org

UN Report Shows 'Palestinians' Fatter Than Israelis

Daniel Greenfield

After two years of barraging social media with lies about a famine in Gaza, Hamas propaganda channels are now trying to cover up their obesity by claiming that Israel is making them fat.

One recent Hamas media story clamored that "they're forcing us to gain weight", and objected that supermarkets have "shelves overflowing with chocolate, soft drinks, and cigarettes", along with unhealthy "flour and various types of cheese used in sweets and pizza, in addition to sugar and flour derivatives used in confectionery production."

An Arab Muslim settler in Gaza who had previously justified the Hamas massacres complained, "I am compelled to consume carbohydrates, processed cheese, and manufactured meat."

What some are calling the 'Fatocide' reflects the reality that there was never a famine in Gaza, but there was a very real obesity problem. Past reports had found high rates of obesity among children and adults in Gaza and a 2019 study found that almost half of adults over the age of 42 had Type 2 Diabetes. Another Gaza report citing Hamas Ministry of Health numbers claimed that 9.6% of the population in Gaza has diabetes and it's the cause of 11.2% deaths.

The 'Fatocide' is real and is claiming 'Palestinian' lives every day.

A study from a decade ago found that 1 out of every 5 adolescents in Gaza was overweight or obese and more recent numbers from the combined terrorist occupied territories of Israel, including Judea, Samaria and Gaza, showed that around a third of boys and girls were obese.

Now a new UNICEF study usefully compares obesity rates in Israel and in the so-called 'Palestinian' entity areas. If Israel were really starving, oppressing or denying materials to the terrorist occupied territories, then the Israelis should be fatter than the 'Palestinians'.

And yet the UNICEF report found that in Israel, 23% of 5-9 year olds were fat, but 28% of children in the same age group in 'Palestine' were obese.

28% of children aged 10-14 in Israel were fat, but in 'Palestine', 33% of children were obese.

Among 15-19 year olds, 19% of Israeli teens were fat, but 32% of 'Palestinian' teens were. Notably, while the Israeli teens appeared to be getting in shape before going into the Israeli Army, their counterparts in the terrorist-occupied territories stayed fat. But then again while you need to be in good shape to be in the infantry, not so much to be a suicide bomber.

While Hamas propagandists accused Israel of a 'Fatocide' by making them gain weight with pizza and soda, high obesity rates are actually common among Arab Muslims across the region. Indeed, the UNICEF report revealed that "obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa doubled since 2000, and is surpassing underweight rates".

The Global Obesity Observatory (a project of the EU) ranks Israel as 101st in world obesity, but it's sandwiched between Egypt (15th), Jordan (24th), and Syria (36th). This is significant because there is actually no such thing as a 'Palestinian' or for that matter a Jordanian, Syrian or Egyptian. These were artificial barriers for the same Arab Muslim colonial population and the Arab Muslims who claim to be 'Palestinians' resemble the rest of their neighboring families.

Lebanon, in 60th place, reflects elements of its healthier Christian and secular population.

'Palestine' ranks 27th, demonstrating the closeness of its population to Jordan, 24th, since both are populated by the same group of Arab Muslim settlers before being split up by the British.

If 'Palestine' were a country, it would be the 27th fattest nation in the world.

And if the childhood obesity rates seem bad, the 38.5% adult obesity rate is even worse.

We were told that the Arab Muslim settlers in Gaza were saving food for their children, but the obesity rates show that the adults in the terrorist territories are fatter than the children.

The nearly 40% obesity rate not only puts 'Palestine' far ahead of Israel at 23%, but far ahead of much of the world which receives far less 'humanitarian' aid than the UN lavishes on the 'Palestinians'. While many African nations have obesity rates in the single digits and suffer from actual hunger, fortunes were spent and lives were lost shipping food to Gaza that it didn't need.

Why is there a 'Fatocide'? One reason is that there is an entire UN agency, UNRWA, dedicated to catering to cities full of Arab Muslims in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and parts of Israel, which, despite having existed for 70 years in some cases, are falsely described as "refugee camps".

In one of the greatest welfare scams in the world, Arab Muslims living in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are branded third generation and fourth generation "refugees" rather than immigrants.

And UNRWA is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the 'Palestinian' welfare state.

The Biden administration had dispatched $1.2 billion in only a few years. The EU estimated its own outlay at around $1.8 billion. Japan promised $100 million. The UN is asking for $4 billion for its 'flash appeal' for Gaza. Even a fraction of that could have saved actual lives in places with actual famines like Sudan, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Instead, the UN funded another 'fatocide'. And it's not the first time.

Before faking a famine to bail out Islamic terrorists in Gaza, international agencies and propaganda outlets had faked a famine in Yemen to bail out the Houthi Jihadists. Even as the Houthis went to war against the United States in 2024, the Biden administration went on supplying hundreds of millions of dollars in aid: much of which was taken by the terrorists.

Despite the pictures of starving bony children (actually children with medical conditions) and claims that 85,000 children had starved to death, Yemen's population increased 30%.

Since the famine began, Yemen's population shot up from 30 million to 39 million.

While Yemen's child obesity rates don't top Israel's, except in the 5-9 range, at 27%, 21% and 15% respectively, they're well in excess of anything to be found in a country with an actual famine. Yemen's kids are significantly fatter than those of nearly every African country which have real food shortage problems, not NGO fatocides faked for the cameras. When the biggest problem for 1 in 4 children in the country is obesity, that's not a famine, it's a 'fatocide'.

Over 60% of 'Palestinian' women are obese or overweight. 20% have diabetes. After blaming Israel for a famine that didn't exist, they're now blaming Israel for making them eat chocolate and pizza, drink soda and gorge themselves on all the free food being sent by their victims.

From the pizza place to the ice cream shop, Fatostine will be free. Just not calorie free.

Daniel Greenfield is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. This article previously appeared at the Center's Front Page Magazine.

Click here to subscribe to my articles. And click here to support my work with a donation.

Thank you for reading.

Read my book 'Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers' Fight Against the Left' to discover the true origins of the American Left.
by: Daniel Greenfield

Daniel Greenfield is a columnist, an investigative journalist and a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

Daniel Greenfield
is a conservative columnist and investigative journalist who is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at Front Page Magazine and the Executive Vice President of Programs at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
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AribertDeckers

#476
November 17, 2025, 05:23:08 PM
17.11.2025
Offener Brief an die Stadt Essen und ihren Oberbürgermeister


https://x.com/dregenus/status/1990511203261595735

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Dirk Dre.🎗 @dregenus

Offener Brief

Betreff: Dringender Appell für bessere Lufthygiene in Essener Schulen und Kitas – zum Schutz von Kindern, Beschäftigten und Familien

Sehr geehrter Herr Oberbürgermeister @TKufen ,

mit großer Sorge beobachte ich, dass die Luftqualität in vielen Schulen und Kindertagesstätten der Stadt Essen weiterhin unzureichend ist. Gerade in der kalten Jahreszeit wird kaum oder unregelmäßig gelüftet, mobile Luftreiniger fehlen in den meisten Räumen, und es gibt weder verbindliche Vorgaben noch regelmäßige Messungen des CO₂-Gehalts oder der Aerosolbelastung.

Das Umweltbundesamt empfiehlt seit 2020 ausdrücklich den Einsatz von Raumlufttechnischen Anlagen bzw. mobilen Luftreinigern in Schul- und Kitaklassenzimmern, wenn Stoßlüften nicht ausreichend möglich oder zumutbar ist. Fensterlüften allein reicht nachweislich nicht aus, um die Aerosolkonzentration dauerhaft niedrig zu halten – vor allem bei niedrigen Außentemperaturen und in älteren Gebäuden.

Die Folgen sind für alle spürbar:

•  Deutlich höheres Infektionsrisiko (Corona, Grippe, RS-Virus etc.) für Kinder und Beschäftigte

•  Häufige Krankheitsausfälle von Lehrkräften und Erzieher:innen

•  Unterrichts- und Betreuungsausfälle, die Familien und Arbeitgeber belasten

•  Konzentrations- und Leistungsprobleme durch hohe CO₂-Werte

Die Stadt Essen trägt als Trägerin der Schulen und Kitas die unmittelbare Verantwortung für den Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz der Beschäftigten sowie für sichere Lern- und Betreuungsbedingungen der Kinder. Bund und Land stellen zwar Förderprogramme bereit, doch die konkrete Umsetzung liegt bei der Kommune – und damit bei Ihnen.

Meine Forderung ist klar und sofort umsetzbar:

1.  Verbindliche CO₂-Messungen in allen Klassen- und Gruppenräumen (z. B. mit Ampel-Systemen)

2.  Flächendeckende Ausstattung mit wirksamen mobilen Luftreinigern (HEPA H13/H14, leise) dort, wo Lüften allein nicht ausreicht

3.  Verbindliche Lüftungsvorgaben und Schulung der Beschäftigten

4.  Transparente Information der Eltern und der Öffentlichkeit über Stand und Zeitplan

Sehr geehrter Herr Oberbürgermeister Kufen,

saubere Luft zum Atmen ist die Grundvoraussetzung für gesunde, inklusive und erfolgreiche Bildung.
Die Technik ist vorhanden, die Fördermittel waren und sind verfügbar, und zahlreiche andere Städte in NRW und Deutschland haben bereits gezeigt, wie es geht.

Ich appelliere an Sie: Setzen Sie noch in diesem Winter die ersten konkreten Maßnahmen um. Falls ich Sie dabei unterstützen kann – etwa durch Vermittlung von Fachleuten –, stehe ich jederzeit gerne zur Verfügung.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

#essen @WAZ_Redaktion @WAZ_Essen @Essen_Ruhr @essendiese @EZSE_de @MatthiasHauer @fiedelseb @DAGL_ev

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Anhören. Teilen. Mitsingen.
Darüber reden und andere informieren.

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AribertDeckers

#477
November 19, 2025, 11:37:04 AM

AribertDeckers

#478
November 19, 2025, 02:45:22 PM Last Edit: November 21, 2025, 07:09:08 AM by AribertDeckers
19.11.2025
Geburtenziffer in Deutschland


Die "BILD-Zeitung" bringt zur Zeit diese Grafik über die Geburtenstatistik:



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G58R9P3WQAAR3PR?format=jpg&name=4096x4096


Leider ist diese Grafik gefälscht. Warum, was an dieser Grafik ist falsch?

Schon Teile der Antworten können Sie verunsichern...


Die Grafik zeigt nur DIE SUMME aller Geburten und verschweigt, wie sich diese Summe zusamensetzt.

Auf der einen Seite ist die echt-deutsche Bevölkerung, sozusagen die Ureinwohner, und auf der anderen Seite die nach dem 2. Weltkrieg in mehreren Phasen hinzugekommenen. Diese Gruppen unterscheiden sich erheblich. In den beiden folgenden Grafiken sieht man ein bißchen mehr.

Die erste Grafik gibt nur eine Summenentwicklung wieder.

In der zweiten Grafik wird getrennt nach "deutsch" und "ausländisch", doch auch das ist gefälscht, denn in dem Moment, indem jemand die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft erhält, gilt er als deutsch - und die de fakto ausländischen Frauen und ihre Reproduktionsaktivität wird zur deutschen gerechnet, was sie aber nicht ist.

Die Geburtsaktivität der Moslems ist wesentlich höher als von deutschen Frauen.

Der wesentliche Fehler, DER FEHLER ÜBERHAUPT, der in der Politik durchweg gemacht wird: Moslems einzelnen Ländern zuzuordnen, und nicht (wie es selbst tun) der Muslimischen Nation. Würde man diese Trennung auf diese Weise machen, so wie die Moslems, würde der Eroberungsfeldzug der Moslems mittels Einreise (wie legal oder illegal auch immer) und ihren Frauen als Gebärmaschinen klar zu sehen sein.

Doch nichts hassen Politiker so sehr wie die Wahrheit...



https://www.sozialpolitik-aktuell.de/files/sozialpolitik-aktuell/_Politikfelder/Bevoelkerung/Datensammlung/PDF-Dateien/abbVII1b.pdf

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Geburtenziffer in Deutschland 1901 - 2024
Durchschnittliche Zahl der Kinder je Frau im gebährfähigen Alter (15 bis 49 Jahre)



http://www.journalist.is/carlixon/pix/Geburtenziffer_abbVII1b_pdf_1032.jpg

4
4,17
3,5
3
Ostdeutschland
2,51
2,5
2,35
2,48 2,19
2,48
1,94
2
2,08
2,11
2,02
1,54
Deutschland
1,52
1,5
1,45
1
1,45
1,39
1,38
1,281,25
19851995
1,391,42
20112013
1,54
1,59
1,58
1,35
1,49
1,38
Westdeutschland
0,5
0
1901*
1935
1955
1965
1975
2005
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023

*) 1901 bis 1950 nur in unregelmäßigen Schritten verfügbar

Quelle: Statistisches Bundesamt: Schwarz (1991); Statistisches Bundesamt (2025), GENESIS-Online, Geburtenziffern

abbVII1b

Kurzanalyse und methodische Hinweise auf den FolgeseitenGeburtenziffer in Deutschland 1901 bis 2024

Im Entwicklungsverlauf der letzten 120 Jahre zeigt sich ein drastischer Rückgang der Geburtenhäufigkeit in Deutschland. Die zusammengefasste Geburtenziffer (durchschnittliche Kinderzahl je Frau im gebärfähigen Alter zwischen 15 und 49 Jahren) hat sich von rund 4,2 zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts auf etwa 1,4 seit 1975 reduziert. Ab 2011 stieg die Geburtenziffer leicht an (2016: 1,59), sinkt seitdem leicht kontinuierlich bis 2024 auf 1,35 Kinder pro Frau und lag damit um 2 % niedriger als im Vorjahr.

Im Jahr 2021 stiegt die Geburtenraten einmalig im Kontext der Corona-Pandemie auf 1,58 an, sank im Folgejahr aber bereits wieder auf 1,49 Kinder pro Frau.

Ob die rückläufige Geburtenrate seit 2016 einen grundlegenden Richtungswechsel andeutet bleibt abzuwarten, denn der erneute Anstieg im Zeitraum 2011 - 2016 könnte auch mit familienpolitischen Anreizen wie der Einführung des Elterngelds im Jahr 2007 (vgl. Abbildung VII.105) oder dem Ausbau der Kinderbetreuung (vgl. Abbildung VII.21) in Verbindung stehen. Eine Erklärung für den starken Rückgang in den letzten beiden Jahren wäre, dass das Zusammentreffen mehrerer Krisenherde (Ukraine-Krieg, stark steigende Inflation und ggf. auch die Klimakrise) zu einer verzögerten oder aufgegebenen Kinderwunschplanung führt. Auch methodische Effekte sind nicht komplett auszuschließen (siehe methodische Hinweise).

Der längere Entwicklungsverlauf zeigt, dass der Rückgang der Geburtenhäufigkeit ein langfristiges Phänomen ist, das bereits gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts einsetzte. Im Übergang von der Agrar- zur Industriegesellschaft haben sich die gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Rahmen-bedingungen und auch das generative Verhalten der Bevölkerung bereits grundlegend geändert. Dieser Verhaltenswandel ist zugleich durch den Rückgang der Kindersterblichkeit und die Steigerung der Lebenserwartung beeinflusst worden. Bereits in den 1930er Jahren lag die Geburten-ziffer in Deutschland bei 2,2.

Die Zeit nach dem 2. Weltkrieg mit der ansteigenden Geburtenziffer in den Jahren 1950 bis 1970 ist insofern nur als Zwischenphase anzusehen.

Hier handelt es sich um die sog. ,,Baby-Boomer" Phase. Danach aber hat sich dann in West- wie in Ostdeutschland seit Mitte der 1970er Jahre der Zustand eingestellt, dass die Geburtenrate nicht ausreicht, um die Elterngeneration zu ersetzen. Auffällig ist dabei die höhere Geburtenhäu-figkeit in der DDR (vgl. Abbildung VII.1a).

Methodische Hinweise

Die Daten zu Eheschließungen, Geburten und Sterbefällen werden mit Hilfe von Belegen, die vom Standesamt ausgefüllt werden, ermittelt. Diese Erhebungsunterlagen werden an das Statistische Bundesamt übermittelt.

Abb. VII1b
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Die zusammengefasste Geburtenziffer bietet eine Grundlage für Vergleiche des Geburtenniveaus zwischen einzelnen Zeiträumen und Regionen, da sie unabhängig von der Altersstruktur der Bevölkerung ist. So bezieht sich die zusammengefasste Geburtenziffer eines Kalenderjahres auf alle Frauen, die im betrachteten Jahr im Alter von 15 bis 49 waren. Sie wird als Summe aller altersspezifischen Geburtenziffern des betrachteten Jahres berechnet. Eine altersspezifische Geburtenziffer bildet das Verhältnis der Kinder von Müttern im betrachteten Alter zu allen Frauen in diesem Alter ab.

Interpretation:

Wenn das Geburtsverhalten der Frauen in der Zeit von ihrem 15. bis zum 50. Lebensjahr so bleibt wie im Betrachtungsjahr 2023, dann würden diese Frauen durchschnittlich 1,38 Kinder zur Welt bringen.

Ab dem Jahr 2022 basiert die Geburtenziffer auf dem Zensus 2022, während in den Vorjahren der Zensus 2011 und andere Volkszählungen die Grundlagen bildeten. Die Vergleichbarkeit ist dementsprechend eingeschränkt.

Quellen

Statistisches Bundesamt (2025): GENESIS-Online, Zusammengefasste Geburtenziffern, Tabellencode 12612-0009

Statistisches Bundesamt (2025): Sonderauswertung für die Jahre 1950 – 1972
Schwarz (1991): Geburtenziffern 1901 -1950

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Generatives Verhalten und Migration
Eine Bestandsaufnahme des generativen Verhaltens von Migrantinnen in Deutschland
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Bevölkerungsveränderung 1990 - 2022

Die Überflutung mit nordafrikanischen Eroberern ist nicht zu übersehen. Die Verbrechensrate lügt nicht.


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AribertDeckers

#479
November 20, 2025, 02:16:16 PM
20.11.2025
Arduino is dead. Qualcomm's greed killed it.



The message appeared on Twitter:



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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adafruit_opensource-privacy-techpolicy-activity-7396903362237054976-r14H

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Qualcomm-owned Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform.

The new documents introduce an irrevocable, perpetual license over anything users upload, broad surveillance-style monitoring of AI features, a clause preventing users from identifying potential patent infringement, years-long retention of usernames even after account deletion, and the integration of all user data (including minors) into Qualcomm's global data ecosystem. Military weird things and more.

Several sections effectively reshape Arduino from an open community platform into a tightly controlled corporate service with deep data extraction built in. The most striking addition:

users are now explicitly forbidden from reverse-engineering or even attempting to understand how the platform works unless Arduino gives permission. That's a profound shift for a brand long embraced by educators, makers, researchers, and open-source advocates.

With the cloud having a rough day and many systems offline, yesterday... Anyone invested in transparency, community governance, or data rights should read these documents closely.

Links:
 https://lnkd.in/efKSip3e
 https://lnkd.in/eKDWCZT4

Somewhere an old Uno is whispering "this is not my beautiful life"...

Forbes did a couple press-release style "features" with incorrect information that Qualcomm or Arduino supplied, obviously Qualcomm has severe issues with fraud, acquisitions, et. this was 3 DAYS AGO - Former Qualcomm executive sentenced to prison for $180M fraud scheme. @Bill Curtis & Steve McDowell please consider a revisit...

Nakul Duggal seems to be the one that will end up taking the fall for this, the CEO of Qualcomm is not in the press release for the sale (and the press release seems like it was made by ChatGPT when you put it through those AI detectors?)..

ANY WAY -

Naukul and the Ardunio better get a ride in the over 10 Gulfstreams, which are a puzzle to investors, why so many? And why get a G800 now that's over $75m ...? That's how much Arduino has in funding...

US's Qualcomm adds G800 to corporate jet fleet...
https://lnkd.in/ddiCikpf

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there are no llms online today, everything is faceplanted through cloudflare, which makes it a perfect day to slip out the worst possible updates, rug-pulls, and files am i right? qualcomm arduino just pushed a privacy policy and terms qualcomm-rewrite TODAY that reads like someone swapped the bootloader with spyware. i use less water than an llm, but dear reader, we're all going to need a long shower.

outrage summary
fully irrevocable license to all user content
surveillance-grade ai monitoring baked into "improvements"
patent-infringement shield clause turning your uploads into liability padding
deletion that's not deletion
minors' data fused into qualcomm's ecosystem
geolocation, identifiers, and analytics data sold or shared
five-year public retention of your username
broad military/government carve-outs, bans, and exceptions
termination triggers for trivialities (credential sharing, username quirks)
cross-border data extraction to qualcomm subsidiaries

and don't forget:
8.2 user shall not translate, decompile, or reverse-engineer the platform, or engage in any attempt to uncover its internal algorithms or logic unless explicitly permitted by arduino or existing licenses

because nothing says "open-source heritage" like a clause threatening anyone who tries to understand how the machine they paid for actually works.

arduino didn't update their terms. arduino reflashed itself into a surveillance appliance with proprietary firmware and told everyone to smile Q.

look
for yourself
https://arduino.cc/en/privacy-policy/


https://arduino.cc/en/terms-conditions/


that photo of me as taken in 2017 with the email that around nov of 2025 arduino would nuke itself. this train is never late, way to go guys, never change...

@Qualcomm

@cristianoamon

@nakulduggal

@arduino

@fviolante

@mbanzi


ladyada and her daughter(s)! are going to fork you so many times. brb, helping with a zine.
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AribertDeckers

#480
November 20, 2025, 04:14:14 PM
20.11.2025
In the Emperor's Castle jokes are a truthful undertaking...


https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1991624623407161383

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Earlier today, Grok was unfortunately manipulated by adversarial prompting into saying absurdly positive things about me.

For the record, I am a fat retard 😀

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"Do you expect us to contradict you, Great Emperor?"

AribertDeckers

#481
November 20, 2025, 04:43:27 PM
20.11.2025
Deadly electrons sued in court


You can't make this up. But it is real. The criminals sue their victims.


https://x.com/perseverare1776/status/1991325909299700131

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He was just trying to steal something...
And now you've electrocuted him 😳

Where is the logic?
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Make That Make Sense @Markasquith7

Thank god this judge had the sense to kick this out.
Instead of trying to blame everyone else for her son's behaviour she needs to be taking a long hard look at herself.
If you allow your kids to be out robbing in the early hours you are a terrible parent for allowing it 🤷🏻�♂️🤷🏻�♂️🤬🤬

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AribertDeckers

#482
November 21, 2025, 10:31:26 AM
21.11.2025
AfD, CDU, und die Splitterparteien



Heute ist der 21.11.2025. Die politische Lage ist unverändert: AfD und CDU haben zusammen mehr als 50 Prozent. Und die Splitterparteien krümeln sich die verbliebenen 46 Prozent.



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6QtLJOXMAAaHql?format=png&name=900x900


Statt eines Waagscheißerl FDP haben wir nun mehrere herumlungern, und einer davon, die SPD, ist, wie früher die FDP, mit in der Regierung.

Die SPD fällt über die AfD her und schilt, daß 75 Prozent (jetzt 73 Prozent) die AfD ablehnen.

Nun, das mag ja sein. Aber Ehrlichkeit ist so eine Sache, und sie, die Ehrlichkeit, fehlt der SPD ganz besonders.

Denn Tatsache ist, daß 86 Prozent die SPD ablehnen.

Niemand, der bei Verstand ist, will die Altparteien. Deren Idiotie, deren Mordkomplotte und deren Korruption haben den Staat finanziell in den (de fakto inzwischen bestehenden) Bankrott getrieben UND sie sind schuld an der dramatischen, für Viele inzwischen tödlichen Covid-Pandemie-Lage.

Niemand, der bei Verstand ist, will die AfD. Gäbe es eine ECHTE ALTERNATIVE, läge die heute bei weit über 50 Prozent und die gesamte bisherige Parteienlandschaft wäre ein Haufen Asche auf dem Müllplatz der Gechichte.

AribertDeckers

#483
November 21, 2025, 11:20:01 AM
21.1.2025
Merkel-Poller im Sonderangebot




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6SPUSGWEAAflQ7?format=jpg&name=900x900


Man könnte natürlich auch Bilder von gebratenem Speck auf die Betonklötze kleben...

AribertDeckers

#484
November 22, 2025, 05:11:10 AM Last Edit: November 22, 2025, 05:14:17 AM by AribertDeckers
22.11.2025
'We don't need to advertise
We only booked this space to annoy our competitors.

Buffer Micro Shop
310 Streatham High Road, London SW16 6HG'


This is a real advertisement in a British computer magazine from the beginning of the 1980-ies. It was the time of the ZX 81, which in Great Britain grew very famous and started many an engineer or programmer career.

AribertDeckers

#485
November 22, 2025, 05:37:04 AM
22.11.2025
Die deutsche Gesundheitswirtschaft - und das Verschwinden der Bevölkerung


https://x.com/BMG_Bund/status/1992168007317987525

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,,Es ist mir ein wichtiges Anliegen, die Gesundheitswirtschaft als einen Kernbereich von Innovation und Beschäftigung in Deutschland dynamisch weiterzuentwickeln", sagte @ninawarken bei der Eröffnung des High-Energy Photonics (HEP)-Centers in Forchheim (Bayern).

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Die Menschen zu Siechtum und Tod zu verurteilen ist ganz sicher ein guter Motor für die Gesundheitswirtschaft.
Auch die Bestatter und Sargmacher sind sehr beglückt.

Die Folgen des Verbots lebensnotwendiger Schutzmaßnahmen gegen die Pandemie ließen nicht auf sich warten...

AribertDeckers

#486
November 22, 2025, 05:58:06 AM
22.11.2025
'Antilope ohne Sauce Bearnaise? Eher würde ich verhungern...'


Aus meiner Schatztruhe, ein Cartoon - vermutlich aus den 1970-er Jahren, als die Zeitungen noch lesenswert waren.

AribertDeckers

#487
November 22, 2025, 07:44:05 AM Last Edit: November 22, 2025, 07:46:26 AM by AribertDeckers
22.11.2025
Es ist nicht da, aber es war da: Artikel des 'Tagesspiegel' ist verschwunden


Waschmittel haben Schaumbremsen, Politiker dagegen nicht.

Im Moment kocht es wieder. Schmutzige Wäsche soll rein werden.

Bei DEM Schlamm? Nun ja...

Da ist beispielsweise eine Beschlußvorlage (?) der Grünen im Hauhaltsausschuß des Bundestags. Darin fordern die Grünen, daß ein

"Nationales Zentrum für Gesundheitssicherheit (NCHS) die Gesundheitsversorgung in Krisenlagen koordinieren und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Bund, Ländern, Kommunen und privaten Trägern strukturieren soll."

Selbstlos tun sie das aber anscheinend nicht. Deswegen schäumt es wieder.

Unter anderem hier:

https://www.kettner-edelmetalle.de/news/grune-eliten-bunker-wenn-die-bombe-fallt-soll-das-volk-allein-sterben-07-11-2025


und hier:

https://www.tichyseinblick.de/kolumnen/olaf-opitz-klare-kante/gruene-fordern-im-kriegsfall-besonderen-schutz-fuer-politische-eliten/
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Haushaltsausschuss des Bundestages
Grüne fordern im Kriegsfall besonderen Schutz für politische Eliten

Denn bei seiner jüngsten Sitzung am 5. November sollte der Haushaltsausschuss des Bundestages laut grüner Diktion feststellen, ,,dass es in Deutschland derzeit keine Institution gibt, die systematisch die Gesundheitsversorgung im Bündnis- und Zivilschutzfall sicherstellt und auf außergewöhnliche Gesundheitsgefahren durch militärische Konflikte, terroristische Bedrohungen, Naturkatastrophen oder Pandemien vorbereitet."

Kurz, Deutschland sei auf einen ABC-Angriff nicht vorbereitet.
Für Grüne steht Schutz der politischen Eliten an erster Stelle

Doch soll jetzt die deutsche Bevölkerung umfassenden Schutz genießen? Mitnichten: Schon unter Punkt 2 der grünen Beschlussvorlage für den Haushaltsausschuss, der als Drucksache 2454 Tichys Einblick vorliegt, wird die elitäre Einstellung der Ex-Regierungsgrünen offenbar.

Der Haushaltsausschuss solle nämlich zudem feststellen, heißt es im grünen Antrag für den Einzelplan 14 (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) des Haushaltsjahres 2026, dass künftig ein ,,Nationales Zentrum für Gesundheitssicherheit (NCHS) die Gesundheitsversorgung in Krisenlagen koordinieren und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Bund, Ländern, Kommunen und privaten Trägern strukturieren soll."

Wen aber muss dieses geplante ,,Zentrum für Gesundheitssicherheit" zuallererst und vor allen anderen Durchschnittsbürgern schützen?

Es ist unglaublich, aber wahr: Die Regierungsvertreter, Bundesrat und Bundestagsabgeordnete – also die politische Elite Deutschlands, zusammengefasst als ,,Mitglieder der Verfassungsorgane":

,,Es wird die Gesundheitsversorgung der Mitglieder der Verfassungsorgane im Krisenfall sicherstellen, eine ständige medizinische Einsatzbereitschaft für chemische, biologische, radiologische und nukleare (CBRN) Notlagen gewährleisten und den Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr bei der Umsetzung des Operationsplans Deutschland unterstützen." (Drucksache)

Grüne wollen wie im Sozialismus also ein neues Sicherheits-Wandlitz für politische Eliten errichten. Spätestens jetzt dürfte dem Letzten klar werden, was ihm blüht, wenn er wieder Grün wählt – Sterben für grüne Eliten bei einem ABC-Angriff oder nach Hans Fallada ,,Jeder stirbt für sich allein".

Damit die politische Spitzenklasse recht bald abgesichert wird, soll der Aufbau dieses Nationalen Zentrums für Gesundheitssicherheit ,,gemeinsam mit dem Land Berlin und der Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Kooperation mit dem Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr" vorbereitet werden, heißt es weiter im grünen Antrag unter Punkt 3.
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"Für Grüne steht Schutz der politischen Eliten an erster Stelle"

Neu ist das nicht. Wirklich nicht. Die politische Klasse wollte schon immer einen Schutz für sich. Und der Rest? "Ruhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht!"


Während alle möglichen und unmöglichen Leute von einander abschreiben, fragt man sich als denkender Mensch, was denn in der Drucksache drinsteht. Die Suche ist holprig und unerfreulich. Google setzt Einem immer wieder das Wiedergekäute irgendwelcher Abschreiber vor. Aber wo ist das Original!?

Ein Treffer ausnahmsweise mal nicht in den Web-Sites der üblichen Schaumschläger scheint beim "Tagesspiegel" (Berlin) zu sein:

https://background.tagesspiegel.de/gesundheit-und-e-health/monitoring/gruene-offenbaren-elitaeres-sicherheitsdenken

Endlich ein lesbarer Artikel? Leider nein. Der Server des Tagesspiegel behauptet, die URL sei falsch, einen solchen Text gäbe es nicht.

Nanu!? Der "Tagesspiegel" läßt Texte verschwinden?

Glücklicherweise gibt es im Internet ein Archiv und glücklicherweise hat das Archiv diesen Text tatsächlich gesichert:


https://archive.is/YQPbF

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Mitteilung der AfD-Fraktion

Quelle
http://tsp.pm/ItV3Em
Referenz –

Im Haushaltsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestags haben die Grünen beantragt, ein neues "Nationales Zentrum für Gesundheitssicherheit" (NCHS) einzurichten. Dieses soll vorrangig dem Schutz der Verfassungsorgane im Falle eines ABC-Angriffs oder anderer Krisenlagen dienen – unter Beteiligung des Verteidigungsministeriums, der Charité Berlin und des Landes Berlin. Während in der Begründung eingeräumt wird, dass Deutschland auf ein solches Szenario nicht vorbereitet sei, konzentriert sich der Vorstoß ausschließlich auf die Versorgung von Regierungsmitgliedern und Abgeordneten. Der Schutz der breiten Bevölkerung findet im Antrag keine Erwähnung. Der Berichterstatter der AfD-Fraktion für den Einzelplan 14 im Haushaltsausschuss, Thomas Ladzinski, erklärt dazu: "Eine neue Institution soll Regierungsvertreter und Abgeordnete in Berlin vor einem ABC-Angriff schützen. Diejenigen, die also im Zweifelsfall aufgrund ihres politischen Handelns gegebenenfalls eine Mitverantwortung tragen, sollen besonders geschützt werden, um nicht die Konsequenzen des eigenen Handelns erfahren zu müssen. Die Bevölkerung hat dann das Nachsehen und muss es ausbaden. Dass dieser Antrag gerade von den Grünen kommt, die vor kurzem noch in außenpolitischer Regierungsverantwortung waren und auch jetzt noch weiterhin außenpolitisch zündeln, ist selbst bezeichnend. Das zeigt die elitäre Geisteshaltung dieser sogenannten ,Volksvertreter' der Grünen. Die AfD-Fraktion lehnt diese Form der privilegierten Krisenvorsorge zu Lasten der Allgemeinheit entschieden ab."
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Wie ein Artikel des "Tagesspiegel" sieht das nicht aus. Ist es auch nicht. Der "Tagesspiegel" hat eine fremde Web-Seite archiviert - inzwischen aber wieder entfernt.

Das ist, ich hatte es bereits gefunden, eine Erklärung der AfD-Fraktion im Bundestag:

https://afdbundestag.de/gruene-offenbaren-elitaeres-sicherheitsdenken/

Diesen Text hatte der "Tagesspiegel" in seiner Web-Site - und ihn inzwischen verschwinden lassen. Warum?

Ist das Thema zu heikel? Oder die AfD?


"Grüne fordern im Kriegsfall besonderen Schutz für politische Eliten"

Das ist doch eine markige Überschrift. Auch wenn sie kalter Kaffee ist, weil die politische Oberschicht ("Der kluge Mann denkt an sich selbt, auch zuletzt") schon immer auf ihren Vorteil bedacht war. Warum sollte das heute auf einmal anders sein?

Interessant ist der Schlußsatz der Stellungnahme:

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"... Das zeigt die elitäre Geisteshaltung dieser sogenannten ,Volksvertreter' der Grünen. Die AfD-Fraktion lehnt diese Form der privilegierten Krisenvorsorge zu Lasten der Allgemeinheit entschieden ab."
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Die AfD, inzwischen auch eine politische Elite mit zur Zeit laut Wahl-Umfragen 27 Prozent Zustimmung, lehnt den Vorteil ab, ihre Führung schützen zu lassen? Wer hätte das gedacht?


Eine Partei, die sich nicht schützen (lassen) will - und das nicht einmal für NICHT eigenes Geld, sondern auf Kosten der Steuerzahler? Ist das nicht seltsam? Das ist doch ein Selbstmordkommando! Ist man bei der AfD Putin schon so weit in das Gedärm gekrochen, daß man sich sogar selbst eliminiert?

Warum schreibt der "Tagesspiegel" nicht darüber? Oder hat er es, aber die organisierte Kriminalität Google fälscht (wie üblich) Suchergebnisse?

So oder so, in der deutschen Politik und in den Zeitungen ist einiges faul.

AribertDeckers

#488
November 22, 2025, 08:26:33 AM Last Edit: November 22, 2025, 09:35:25 AM by AribertDeckers
22.11.2025
'Grüne an die Ostfront!'


Gesagt haben sie es nicht, aber MEINEN tun sie es, nehme ich an. Und das Wort "Ostfront" stammt nicht einmal von mir...


https://x.com/SteinbachErika/status/1991977814229467462

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Der Offenbarungseid der GRÜNEN
Schutz für sich fordern, die Älteren aber an die Front.
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6W3EfUWAAAmJai?format=jpg&name=4096x4096



Jette Nietzard, eine Grüne aus dem Führungskader der Grünen, meint, eine "valide Expertin für kapitalismuskritische frühkindliche Bildung" zu sein. Ein Beweisstück aus dem Jahr 2022:

https://x.com/jetteniz/status/1483479231384506368

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Möchte kurz angeben, hab gerade meine Bachelorarbeit mit ner 1.0 bestanden. Bin jetzt valide Expertin für kapitalismuskritische frühkindliche Bildung, falls ihr sowas mal braucht. Zusammenfassung:

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Paßt...


Der Tweet ist inzwischen unsichtbar. Aber er wurde noch rechtzeitig von den Usern von ALLAXYS-1 entdeckt:
https://www.allaxys.com/~kanzlerzwo/index.php?topic=13448


Jette Nietzard ist für ihre politischen Aussagen bekannt. Und nicht nur sie, sondern auch Andere für den durchaus gewaltbereiten Inhalt ihrer Aussagen...


https://x.com/jannibal_/status/1949959849187344387

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Jan A. Karon @jannibal_

Ich will niemanden die Illusionen nehmen, aber dass die Chefin der Grünen Jugend, Jette Nietzard, nun von Widerstand mit Waffen gegen die AfD sinniert, ist weder überraschend noch ein losgelöstes Phänomen.

Vielmehr gehört es im linken Parteienspektrum zum guten Ton, dass Militanz klar geht, wenn es die AfD (ergo: »Faschos«) trifft. Diese Entwicklung zeichnet sich seit Jahren ab. Ich erinnere an die Linken-Politikerin Gesine Lötzsch, die 2019 implizit argumentierte, dass Angriffe auf die AfD nicht mit rechter Gewalt gleichzusetzen seien, da sie als »Verteidigung« gegen Rechtsextremismus gesehen werden könnten – und somit legitim seien. Der Linkenchef Jan van Aken sagte beim »Schlagabtausch« vor der Wahl, man dürfe die AfD »mit Gewalt« bekämpfen. Der Politiker Reinhard Neudorfer berichtete bei seiner Europawahl-Kandidatur auf dem Parteitag der Linken in Augsburg von der kollegialen Zusammenarbeit mit der Antifa. »Wir haben eine junge Antifa-Gruppe und ich freue mich, dass sie vor Ort echt was machen. Wenn die AfD versucht, in der Kneipe etwas zu machen, dann sind wir rechtzeitig da, reden freundlich mit dem Wirt, damit er sie wieder auslädt. Wenn er sie nicht auslädt, reden wir nochmal, nicht ganz so freundlich. Und wenn das noch nicht gereicht hat, gibt es weitere Möglichkeiten, die ich hier nicht öffentlich darlegen möchte.« Zeitgleich wurden AfD-Politiker im Rems-Murr-Kreis terrorisiert und an Privatadressen aufgesucht. Das wurde aber hingenommen.

Alle paar Wochen brennen Autos von AfD-Politikern aus, sie werden namentlich mit Adressen geoutet, teilweise direkt bedroht. Das Antifa-Outing aller AfD-Politiker in Hessen ist immer noch online, BKA und LKA unternehmen nichts (oder können nichts unternehmen). Unter den physischen Angriffen auf Parteirepräsentanten belegt die AfD mit großem Abstand Platz 1, keine andere Partei wird so oft attackiert (fast viermal so viele Angriffe wie die Grünen auf Platz 2), während Medien wegen unappetitlicher Postings gegen Grüne jedes Mal aufs Neue großes Tamtam machen, aber die reale Gewalt gegen Rechtspolitiker regelmäßig und bewusst ignorieren.

Der SPD-Lokalpolitiker Robin Dautermann aus Rheinhessen rief 2024 noch dazu auf, »Nazis aufs Maul« zu geben und verlautete: »Labert der AfD'ler gerade Quatsch, trifft er uns und braucht danach Zahnersatz«. Patrick Röttele, SPD-Politiker aus Breisgau, freute sich offen, ohne Scham und Schmerz, über das Versterben Felix Baumgartners – und fragte, ob es noch einen weiteren »toten Fascho« geben könnte. Das »Zentrum für politische Schönheit«, das von manchen deutschen Journos geliebt wird, macht keine Gefangenen: von Hausbesuchen bei Höcke über Knastbilder von AfD-Politikern bis hin zu Hitler-Vergleichen bei Weidel und Merz. Auch hier ist festzustellen: Gewalt ist kein Ausschlusskriterium, sondern Distinktionsmerkmal, mit dem man sich abhebt, um die eigene Demokratie zu retten.

Dass auf Anti-AfD-Demos »AfDler töten« postuliert wird, ist normal, gnihihi, Doppeldeutigkeit. Dass nahezu das ganze deutsche Parteienspektrum Solidarität mit »Maja« T. äußert, die im dringenden Tatverdacht steht, sich an mehreren, teils sehr schweren, Gewaltattacken gegen Rechte beteiligt zu haben, ist kein Zufall. Das ist alles cool und wird hingenommen. Ach so: Wie viele Grünen-, SPD- und Linkenpolitiker haben eigentlich die »Hammerbande« verurteilt, die einfach Menschen ohne Skrupel (wie im Fall Paul Rzehaczeks) an privaten Wohnadressen aufgesucht und kaputtgeschlagen hat?

Ich will damit nicht neunmalklug wirken, sondern mehr herausarbeiten: Jette Nietzards Äußerungen sind maximal dumm (weil: entlarvend ehrlich), aber können niemanden überraschen, der verfolgt hat, wie sich die politische Debatte und der kollektive Wahn gegen die AfD und andere rechte Strömungen verläuft.

Man hat sich in der Bundesrepublik ein linksprogressives Milieu herangezüchtet, das sich im Widerstand gegen das wiederaufkommende Dritte Reich halluziniert, und dabei (natürlich völlig gratismutig) bereit ist, in Kauf zu nehmen, gewaltvoll zu werden, weil ihre Psychosen dies nicht nur begründen, sondern regelrecht gutheißen.

Gewalt gegen Rechts ist eine weitverbreitete und goutierte Haltung unter Linken, und bis CDU und AfD dies nicht realisieren, wird dieser Kampf auch weiter asymmetrisch ausgefochten werden. Der Linksblock will, leider, keine Demokratie, keinen fairen Wettkampf, keinen Kampf um das bessere Argument, sondern auf die Fresse geben. Dies darf aber niemanden überraschen, diese Kampfansage ist Realität.
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Value Investigator @value_invest12
Jul 29
Was macht eigentlich der Verfassungsschutz in Deutschland?

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Daniel Stecher @StechAir
Jul 29
Wer politische Gewalt legitimiert, weil sie ,,gegen rechts" geht, bekämpft nicht den Faschismus, sondern den Rechtsstaat.
Das ist nicht mutig, sondern gefährlich.
Autoritärer Moralismus bleibt autoritär; auch mit Regenbogenfahne.

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Basierter Brudi @bahngeschaedigt
Jul 29
Grüne Jungend hatte doch auch eine Solidaritätskampagne wo sie postulierten "Wir sind linksextrem"

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MK 🦅🇮🇱🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @MK49848616
Jul 29
Dieses Umetikettieren von Gewalt als moralisch wertvolles Mittel gegen Rechts kennt man noch sehr gut von der RAF.

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Zcacaj @Cajkel
Jul 29
So ist es - und die @cdu steht klatschend daneben und kapiert in ihrer Arroganz nicht, dass sie mitgemeint ist.

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Ricardo Breit @_Ricardo_Breit
Jul 29

Und ihr wird exakt nichts passieren.
Das ist auch keine Einzelmeinung der grünen Jugend, sondern breiter Konsens.
Das wird die nächsten Jahre nur noch zunehmen und das nicht nur auf verbaler Ebene.

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UlfDexling @UDexling
Jul 29
Die demokratiefeindliche Natur linker Militanz
Jette Nietzards Phantasien vom bewaffneten Widerstand gegen eine gewählte AfD-Regierung sind kein Ausrutscher einer unerfahrenen Politikerin, sondern symptomatisch für eine tiefliegende Demokratiefeindlichkeit im linken Spektrum.

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von Saurau @river_captn
Jul 29

Schon den Joschka vergessen?
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#489
November 22, 2025, 10:01:34 AM
22.11.2025
An ally who stabs you in the back is not an ally, but a vile enemy.




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AribertDeckers

#490
November 22, 2025, 12:24:05 PM
22.11.2025
Bethany Magee is dead. She is a victim of lawless judges.


https://x.com/TruthFairy131/status/1992062705084350516

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WHITE LIVES MATTER 🤍

This is the young White girl that was the victim of a WHITE HATE CRIME in Chicago.

A Black man poured gasoline on a White woman then set fire her on fire on a train in Chicago.

Black man Lawrence Reed walked through the train car holding a bottle and approached the victim, a 26-year-old woman with her back toward him.

He poured liquid over her head and tried to ignite it, according to the criminal complaint.

The woman fought him off and ran toward the front of the train as the man chased behind.

The man ignited the bottle in his hand, dropped it and later picked it up and lit the victim on fire with the bottle, the complaint said. He then ran to the front of the train car and "stood watching" as "her body was engulfed in flames".

She was burned on 60% of her body and is expected to remain in the hospital for months.

She had a Black Lives Matter badge on her social media.

WHITE LIVES MATTER 🤍
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Robin Sandifer @RobinTSandifer

Iryna Z also supported BLM. White girls, I need you stop with the suicidal empathy and self loathing.  Be proud of yourself and what your ancestors accomplished. Beware of the black savages. They are NOT like you!
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AribertDeckers

#491
November 23, 2025, 06:00:50 AM
23.11.2025
'A quiet revolution is happening in cancer treatment.'


I see TWO revolutions:

1. cooling to eliminate the cancer
2. the HUGE scanner with so much space for the patient.


There are many old scanners still in use (used by bean-counters, who invest as few as possible), which can can severe problems with their size being to small for a patient to fit into the hole at the center of the scanner torus. The torus opening being to small spoils the results badly, rendering the scanning nearly or completely useless.


https://x.com/2StefanMoore/status/1992247127356080509

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A quiet revolution is happening in cancer treatment. 😀

Using live MRI imaging, doctors can now see tumors in exquisite detail while a patient lies comfortably in the scanner.  Once the cancer is precisely mapped, they slide a needle thin probe straight into the heart of the tumor, often through just a tiny nick in the skin.

Then, in seconds, super-cold argon gas floods the probe tip, dropping the temperature inside the tumor to –100 °C or lower.  An "ice ball" forms & engulfs the cancer, shattering malignant cells while healthy tissue just millimeters away stays unharmed.  The entire process is watched in real time on the MRI screen, giving doctors millimeter perfect control.

No big incisions.  No general anesthesia in most cases & many patients walk out the same day & are back to normal life within days instead of weeks.

This technique (MRI-guided cryoablation) is already saving kidneys, sparing men from the side effects of whole gland prostate treatment, shrinking liver tumors & helping patients who were previously told "surgery isn't an option."

Centers like Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan Kettering & MD Anderson are expanding its use every year, with success rates now rivaling surgery for many small to medium tumors & complication rates often lower.

For the right patients, freezing #cancer to death under MRI guidance isn't science fiction anymore; it's becoming the new standard of care. ❤️
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#492
November 23, 2025, 06:59:37 AM Last Edit: November 23, 2025, 07:46:38 AM by AribertDeckers
23.11.2025
'Gasspeicherfüllstände (73,68 %) waren am 23.11. noch nie so niedrig wie dieses Jahr'

https://x.com/GFreiNews/status/1992527030928220167

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Die Gasspeicherfüllstände (73,68 %) waren am 23.11. noch nie so niedrig wie dieses Jahr.

Der niedrigste Wert, den es je gab, war 2018 mit 87 %. Also ganze 14 % höher. Im letzten Jahr war er mit 93 % ganze 20 % höher und sank im Frühjahr auf 28 %.

Das bedeutet, dass bei gleichartigem Verlauf dieses Jahr nur noch 8 % Notfallreserve bleiben.

Aber wir haben zwischenzeitlich viel Atom- und Kohleverstromung aufgegeben und der Winter hat einen Monat früher als der letzte sehr milde Winter eingesetzt. Ein höherer Gasverbrauch ist sicher.

Wir können im Frühjahr in eine Situation geraten, in der ganze Industriezweige notabgeschaltet werden müssen, um zu verhindern, dass große Teile der Bevölkerung in die Gefahr geraten zu erfrieren.

Deutschland befindet sich noch nicht in einer Notlage, aber in einer Situation in der sich eine wahrscheinliche Gefahrenlage in dreieinhalb Monaten abzeichnet.

Und was macht die Regierung Merz währenddessen?
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#493
November 23, 2025, 07:30:39 AM
23.11.2025
https://www.trauerwachedeutschland.de/


Weil die Suchmaschinen lügen, fälschen, manipulieren, hirnwaschen, und Web-Sites durch Weglügen vernichten, hier ein Anker für Trauerwache Deutschland:


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Die ,,Trauerwache Deutschland" ist eine öffentliche Versammlung mit einem anschließenden Trauermarsch, gewidmet dem gemeinsamen Gedenken an Menschen, die seit 2015 durch Gewalttaten ums Leben gekommen sind - insbesondere durch Attentate, Anschläge oder extreme Gewalthandlungen.

Die Veranstaltung legt den Fokus auf Erinnern und möchte ihnen symbolisch ein Gesicht und eine Stimme geben. Viele der Betroffenen standen bislang kaum im medialen oder gesellschaftlichen Mittelpunkt. Angehörige, Einsatz- und Rettungskräfte sowie Überlebende erhalten die Möglichkeit, persönliche Worte öffentlich zu teilen.

Die Versammlung soll Raum für Mitgefühl, Zusammenhalt und Hoffnung bieten. Ziel ist es, gemeinsam innezuhalten, Trost zu spenden und ein verbindendes Zeichen des Gedenkens zu setzen.


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#494
November 23, 2025, 07:43:20 AM
23.11.2025
Michael Kyrath: 'Liebe Menschen da draußen'


https://x.com/kueksElm/status/1966140158329209172

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Liebe Menschen da draußen,

wie viele von Euch wissen, habe ich am 25.01.2023 meine erste 17-jährige Tochter Ann-Marie verloren. An diesem Tag verstarb auch ihr erster 19-jähriger Freund Danny, als Ibrahim A. in einem Nahverkehrszug in Brokstedt die beiden mit 38 Messerstichen ermordete. Seit diesem Tag versuche ich Dinge zu bewegen.

Zum einen politisch eine Verbesserung der Sicherheit herbei zu führen, zum aber auch Menschen da draußen für dieses Thema zu sensibilisieren.

Die mittlerweile größte Aufgabe ist es aber geworden, Opfern und Hinterbliebenen zu helfen. Dies kostet sehr viel Zeit und sehr viel Geld.

Bisher habe ich alles aus eigener Tasche finanziert- aber diese Ressource ist leider endlich! Lange habe ich mich gegen das ,,Betteln" gesträubt, aber um weiteren Opfern und Hinterbliebenen helfen zu können, brauche ich Unterstützung!

Wenn Ihr uns unterstützen möchtet, dann geht es ganz einfach per PayPal unter folgendem Link:
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#496
November 24, 2025, 08:07:13 AM
24.11.2025
'Russian hydroacoustic buoy of type RGB' found at the Welsh coast


https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1992895397186924545

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❗️A British team of scuba divers has recovered what is believed to be a Russian tracking device off the Welsh coast, the BBC reported.

Divers from Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners, who discovered the object, initially assumed the device was part of a navigational marker, but later suspected it resembled a sonobuoy - an acoustic monitoring device, used to detect submarines.

NARC head, Dave Kennard, described the device as "battered," measuring roughly 1.2m in length and weighing about 15kg. Defense analysts identified the object as a "Russian hydroacoustic buoy of type RGB, probably RGB-1," typically deployed by Russia's Tu-142M maritime patrol aircraft.

They add that the same devices have been found on beaches in the UK, Ireland, and Lithuania in recent years, and based on their presence and relative lack of marine growth, they "were likely dropped recently."

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Might well be they got the idea from me. In 2022 I wrote about the principles of extreme low frequency monitoring going down even to zero Hertz:

"I have an idea: a microphone for frequencies at 0 Hertz"
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AribertDeckers

#497
November 24, 2025, 10:01:40 AM Last Edit: November 24, 2025, 10:04:25 AM by AribertDeckers
24.11.2025
'It snowed'


I knew I had seen this somewhere. Looks like some idiots do not understand jokes...


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It Snowed last so I made a Snow man

8:00 am: I made a snowman.

8:10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snow woman.

8:15 - So, I made a snow woman.

8:17 - My feminist neighbor complained about the snow woman's voluptuous chest saying it objectified snow women everywhere.

8:20 - The gay couple living nearby threw a hissy fit and moaned it could have been two snow men instead.

8:22 - The transgender man..women...person asked why I didn't just make one snow person with detachable parts.

8:25 - The vegans at the end of the lane complained about the carrot nose, as veggies are food and not to decorate snow figures with.

8:28 - I was being called a racist because the snow couple is white.

8:31 - The middle eastern gent across the road demanded the snow woman be covered up .

8:40 - The Police arrived saying someone had been offended.

8:42 - The feminist neighbor complained again that the broomstick of the snow woman needed to be removed because it depicted women in a domestic role.

8:43 - The council equality officer arrived and threatened me with eviction.

8:45 - TV news crew from ABC showed up. I was asked if I know the difference between snowmen and snow-women? I replied "Snowballs" and am now called a sexist.

9:00 - I was on the News as a suspected terrorist, racist, homophobe sensibility offender, bent on stirring up trouble during difficult weather.

9:10 - I was asked if I have any accomplices. My children were taken by social services.

9:29 - Protesters offended by everything marched down the street demanding for me to be arrested.

Moral: There is no moral to this story. It is what we have become, all because of snowflakes.



EDIT: For those you who seem to be angered by it, I'm saying the joke Ironically, alright? Sheesh people
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AribertDeckers

#498
November 24, 2025, 04:40:15 PM
24.11.2025
'Bird flu has wiped out nearly half of the females in the planet's biggest elephant seal population'


https://x.com/domdyer70/status/1992901658137739479

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New drone surveys show that bird flu has wiped out nearly half of the females in the planet's biggest elephant seal population. The staggering loss highlights how rapidly the virus is spreading through wildlife and how much remains unknown about its long-term impact on marine ecosystems.

See what researchers uncovered: https://bit.ly/49BmYId

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#499
November 24, 2025, 07:38:30 PM Last Edit: November 24, 2025, 07:58:07 PM by AribertDeckers
24.11.2025
So war das 1965 mit der Pockenimpfung


Der Amtstierarzt für Haustiere aller Art, einschließlich der großen unbehaarten Affen, kam, sah, und verfügte. So geschah es denn, daß Alle geimpft wurden.

Die später Geborenen wurden ab Datum X dann nicht mehr geimpft. Den Viren eine Freude...



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