Mathias Kruck

German currently living in NJ-USA, planning to move to Spain / Valencia. @[email protected]

[Mathias Kruck @mkruck]

@SykesCharlie: "For a few halycon moments, it looked like the center would hold as a modest rump of “moderates” blocked the ludicrous Jim Jordan. But in the end, the squishes did what squishes do; and their defeat was as comprehensive as it was condign." @KeanForCongress beware.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Mitt Romney rips Jim Jordan:

"Jim Jordan, for instance, you’ve heard, is running for speaker of the House...Do you know how many bills he’s passed that he’s authored? None...

We’re looking at electing a person who would be second in line to the presidency, who’s never passed a bill. But he’s certainly well known because he’s able to make a lot of noise. And that’s the currency of the realm these days in politics, is finding a way to stand out and to be well known...how does a democracy work, one when the population is getting information that may or may not be accurate? And two, when the people that are most well known are those that are accomplishing things, but instead are performing. And so politics itself has become more of a performance art."

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

.@JoeBiden is the best leader USA can have…smart, with empathy, politically savvy….and brave! Old? Who says it? A guy that goes in
Less than a year to two war zones? To show leadership, support and common sense? He is the @POTUS that USA and the World
Needs right now…

[Mathias Kruck @mkruck]

@KeanForCongress Time for you to show how you will represent #NJ07. Who would your constituents want as Speaker? Surely not the ultrakonservative legislative terrorist who has failed to pass a single piece of legislation in 16 years?

[Natalie Amiri @NatalieAmiri]

Eine Freundin aus Istanbul unter Tränen, als sie die Jubelbilder aus München sieht: Es ist schon bitter, dass diejenigen die bei Euch die Demokratie genießen, uns ein freiheitliches Leben verwehren, indem sie #Erdogan von Deutschland aus wählen. #Türkei

[Natalie Amiri @NatalieAmiri]

Unterzeichnet: „Die Kinder Irans“. Flehbrief der drei zum Tode verurteilten wurde heute aus Gefängnis in Isfahan geschmuggelt. Eltern durften heute zum letzten Mal ihre Söhne sehen. Erneut sind Menschen vor das Gefängnis gekommen, um Hinrichtung zu verhindern. #Iran

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

So many lies, so little time. In memoriam of Tucker Carlson & Fox News, 2009-2023.

[Shoura Hashemi @ShouraHashemi]

Zwei Frauen sitzen ohne Hijab in einem Restaurant. Eine Sittenwächterin beginnt die beiden zu belästigen, das Ganze eskaliert und die Sittenwächterin wird dann vom Restaurantpersonal nach draußen eskortiert 👏🏼#IranRevolution #IRGCterrorists

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

This video is so very triggering for the broken hearted MAGA Tucker stans. If you share it widely, they might be more upset, which would be very cruel.

[Masih Alinejad 🏳️ @AlinejadMasih]

The Islamic Republic ordered that public services not to be provided to women without hijab. That is why this bus driver tells the girl who has taken off her headscarf in protest of the mandatory hijab to obey the law, otherwise the bus will not move. The girl refuses.

According to the person who recorded the video, all the bus passengers supported the girl and the driver was forced to move. This is an example of the empathy and struggle of Iranian people these days against an anti-woman regime.

#WomanLifeFreedom #MahsaAmini

[Nida @nida_banou]

Iranische Männer entfernen entschlossen Plakate, die an die Hijabpflicht erinnern. Männer sind fundamentaler Bestandteil der #IranRevolution. Das dürfen wir nicht vergessen, weil es beweist, dass der gesellschaftliche Wandel geschlechter- u. schichtübergreifend ist. #MahsaAmini

[Shoura Hashemi @ShouraHashemi]

Der Persepolis-Spieler Soroush Rafiei gibt ein bemerkenswertes Interview: Er fragt, warum Frauen nicht ins Stadium dürfen, warum der Fußballverband (in Regimehand) einen Teil ihrer Gehälter regelm��ßig abzweigt ohne Begründung. #IranRevolution #IRGCterrorists

[Shoura Hashemi @ShouraHashemi]

Bilder vom heutigen Giftgasangriff auf eine Mädchenschule in Karadsch. 24. April. #IranRevolution #IRGCterrorists

[Natalie Amiri @NatalieAmiri]

Früher zogen sich bei sowas die Mädchen eingeschüchtert Kopftuch in die Stirn. Heute ziehen Sie es nicht einmal auf. Früher wurden sie abtransportiert. Heute fliegt die Sittenwächterin raus. Das ist es, was IranerInnen mit „Point of no return“ meinen #Iran

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Holy shit. A top Republican legal strategist was just caught in a recording at the GOP donor retreat saying college students voting is “a big problem” and urging them to “combat” Gen Z’s voting rights. (h/t @lawindsor)

[The Democratic Voice @TheDemVoiceNow]

POWERFUL: former Navy Commander SLAMS DeSantis and right-wing cult banning books in his son's school. “I spent the last decade of my Naval career fighting religious fascism abroad. Never thought I’d have to fight it right here in the United States of America.”

The REAL reason Republican extremists want to ban books didn't occur to me until I watched this full video. Let me know if this rings true:

A normal brain EMBRACES new information; we take in diverse info from everywhere. We can discern what is true through critical thinking, and then filter out the trash. We encourage our children to do the same.

But a conservative brain HATES new information; they take in info from very few untrustworthy sources (aka Fox News), and only let those lies shape their world view. They can NOT discern what is true, because they are not critical thinkers. They can't filter out the trash.

So what is their fear based on –

Are they afraid their children can't think too?

Or are they afraid their children are SMARTER than them, and will learn the truth?

[Natalie Amiri @NatalieAmiri]

Giftgasanschläge an Mädchenschulen im #Iran gehen unvermittelt weiter. Schuldige werden weder gefunden, noch identifiziert. Parallel:Seit 15. April gibt es Gesetz, dass jede Frau ohne Kopftuch hart bestraft wird. Wie?Identifiziert durch Kameras mit biometrischer Gesichtserkennung

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Children are gunned down at their school.

And Tennessee Republicans decide to take immediate action to protect... GUN MANUFACTURERS from mass shootings.

You cannot make this stuff up. https://t.co/74DW1sHYow

[Isabel Schayani @isabelschayani]

Giftgasangriffe auf Schülerinnen allein heute: April 18, 2023:
1. Ardabil city, Baharan school
2. Ardabil city, Shahed school
3. Urmia city, Hadaf school
4. Eslamshahr city, SAIPA school
5. Eslamshahr city, Niayesh school
6. Ahvaz city, Kosar school

Das ist #Karaj #Iran