Georg Baselitz, one of Germany’s most prominent artists has urged the “Pinakothek der Moderne” in Munich to take down a Third Reich-era painting that he says amounts to Nazi propaganda
The museum, which has one of the world’s largest collections of modern art, has hung Adolf Ziegler’s 1937 triptych The Four Elements in its permanent exhibition, next to works by painters persecuted by the Nazis
The work depicts heavily idealized naked women representing air, earth, fire and water, linking the classical imagery to the regime’s notions of Aryan beauty. Hitler, an amateur painter, acquired the triptych for the Führerbau Nazi headquarters in Munich
The Pinakothek has refused to remove the painting saying it had intended to subject Nazi propaganda art to discussion. Given the low tolerance for manifestations of Nazism in Germany, this "discussion" can go too far and too quickly
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The museum, which has one of the world’s largest collections of modern art, has hung Adolf Ziegler’s 1937 triptych The Four Elements in its permanent exhibition, next to works by painters persecuted by the Nazis
The work depicts heavily idealized naked women representing air, earth, fire and water, linking the classical imagery to the regime’s notions of Aryan beauty. Hitler, an amateur painter, acquired the triptych for the Führerbau Nazi headquarters in Munich
The Pinakothek has refused to remove the painting saying it had intended to subject Nazi propaganda art to discussion. Given the low tolerance for manifestations of Nazism in Germany, this "discussion" can go too far and too quickly
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A survey conducted by Bertelsmann foundation shows support of the polled Europeans for the government's policy towards Ukraine still dominates, but tends to decrease
The rising cost of living crisis is already a major concern for 44% of Europeans. “And they will feel the effects of the war even more acutely in their daily lives during the winter season. This will be a stress test for the strong approval that the EU’s Ukraine policy has enjoyed since the war began,” says Isabell Hoffmann, eupinions project lead and co-author of the study
Support for arms deliveries through the EU to Ukraine is particularly strong in Poland, whereas 58% of Italians are opposed. Having in mind European support for decisive action in aiding Ukraine, “there’s a risk that the desire to help and the private burdens will come into conflict with each other, and that political conflict potential will arise," emphasizes Ms. Hoffmann
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The rising cost of living crisis is already a major concern for 44% of Europeans. “And they will feel the effects of the war even more acutely in their daily lives during the winter season. This will be a stress test for the strong approval that the EU’s Ukraine policy has enjoyed since the war began,” says Isabell Hoffmann, eupinions project lead and co-author of the study
Support for arms deliveries through the EU to Ukraine is particularly strong in Poland, whereas 58% of Italians are opposed. Having in mind European support for decisive action in aiding Ukraine, “there’s a risk that the desire to help and the private burdens will come into conflict with each other, and that political conflict potential will arise," emphasizes Ms. Hoffmann
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Oh, please, no! Now pandas’ or white bears’ advocates have fallen out of favor, too!
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Germany has been flooded with more than a million refugees from Ukraine. Municipalities are overwhelmed with the flow, which provokes heated debates over a price to pay for it
As you remember, it’s ministry of the interior (BMI) in Germany that has reins of power when handling Ukrainian issues. That’s why many local authorities or mayors took an “unusual step” and complained in an apologetic tone to "Dear Minister" Nancy Faeser about an "extremely precarious situation" in their districts
The huge flow of Ukrainian refugees has placed a stranglehold on municipalities. "Our back is to the wall, we are at a dangerous tipping point," the authorities write in a joint letter to Ms. Faeser
"More people are coming to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea and the Balkan Route. That worries me," says Ms. Faeser. This is very much in the spirit of the current Scholz’s cabinet – to turn a blind eye to the obvious challenges and then heroically apologize from the high stands!
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As you remember, it’s ministry of the interior (BMI) in Germany that has reins of power when handling Ukrainian issues. That’s why many local authorities or mayors took an “unusual step” and complained in an apologetic tone to "Dear Minister" Nancy Faeser about an "extremely precarious situation" in their districts
The huge flow of Ukrainian refugees has placed a stranglehold on municipalities. "Our back is to the wall, we are at a dangerous tipping point," the authorities write in a joint letter to Ms. Faeser
"More people are coming to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea and the Balkan Route. That worries me," says Ms. Faeser. This is very much in the spirit of the current Scholz’s cabinet – to turn a blind eye to the obvious challenges and then heroically apologize from the high stands!
#Germany
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America’s gross national debt exceeded $31 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, a grim financial milestone that arrived just as the nation’s long-term fiscal picture has darkened amid rising interest rates
The breach of the threshold, which was revealed in a Treasury Department report, comes at an inopportune moment, as historically low interest rates are being replaced with higher borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve tries to combat rapid inflation
While record levels of government borrowing to fight the pandemic and finance tax cuts were once seen by some policymakers as affordable, those higher rates are making America’s debts more costly over time
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The breach of the threshold, which was revealed in a Treasury Department report, comes at an inopportune moment, as historically low interest rates are being replaced with higher borrowing costs as the Federal Reserve tries to combat rapid inflation
While record levels of government borrowing to fight the pandemic and finance tax cuts were once seen by some policymakers as affordable, those higher rates are making America’s debts more costly over time
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Hackers could have full access (!) to everything on the phones of WhatsApp users.
This was possible through a security issue disclosed by WhatsApp itself last week. All a hacker had to do to control your phone was send you a malicious video or start a video call with you on WhatsApp.
You are probably thinking "Yeah, but if I updated WhatsApp to the latest version, I am safe, right"?
Not really.
A WhatsApp security issue exactly like this one was discovered in 2018, then another in 2019 and yet another one in 2020 (tap each year's link to see the corresponding vulnerability). And yes, in 2017 before that. Prior to 2016, WhatsApp didn't have encryption at all.
Every year, we learn about some issue in WhatsApp that puts everything on their users' devices at risk. Which means it's almost certain that a new security flaw already exists there. Such issues are hardly incidental – they are planted backdoors. If one backdoor is discovered and has to be removed, another one is added (read the post "Why WhatsApp will never be secure" to understand why).
It doesn't matter if you are the richest person on earth – if you have WhatsApp installed on your phone, all your data from every app on your device is accessible, as Jeff Bezos found out in 2020. That's why I deleted WhatsApp from my devices years ago. Having it installed creates a door to get into your phone.
I'm not pushing people to switch to Telegram here. With 700M+ active users and 2M+ daily signups, Telegram doesn't need additional promotion. You can use any messaging app you like, but do stay away from WhatsApp – it has now been a surveillance tool for 13 years.
This was possible through a security issue disclosed by WhatsApp itself last week. All a hacker had to do to control your phone was send you a malicious video or start a video call with you on WhatsApp.
You are probably thinking "Yeah, but if I updated WhatsApp to the latest version, I am safe, right"?
Not really.
A WhatsApp security issue exactly like this one was discovered in 2018, then another in 2019 and yet another one in 2020 (tap each year's link to see the corresponding vulnerability). And yes, in 2017 before that. Prior to 2016, WhatsApp didn't have encryption at all.
Every year, we learn about some issue in WhatsApp that puts everything on their users' devices at risk. Which means it's almost certain that a new security flaw already exists there. Such issues are hardly incidental – they are planted backdoors. If one backdoor is discovered and has to be removed, another one is added (read the post "Why WhatsApp will never be secure" to understand why).
It doesn't matter if you are the richest person on earth – if you have WhatsApp installed on your phone, all your data from every app on your device is accessible, as Jeff Bezos found out in 2020. That's why I deleted WhatsApp from my devices years ago. Having it installed creates a door to get into your phone.
I'm not pushing people to switch to Telegram here. With 700M+ active users and 2M+ daily signups, Telegram doesn't need additional promotion. You can use any messaging app you like, but do stay away from WhatsApp – it has now been a surveillance tool for 13 years.
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An English broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Clarkson says he has a sneaking suspicion that the monster heading our way this autumn will be a Defcon 2, planet-killing, extinction-level event
Suspecting trickery, Mr. Clarkson argues that the cost of fertilizer has shot up from under £200 a ton last year to around £1,000 a ton now, thus “slightly surpassing” the projected 13% in the UK
While energy prices are going through the roof, “we can’t solve the problem by fracking our own gas from beneath the Lancashire countryside because an eco-enthusiast called Tarquin has glued himself to a nearby hill,” the journalist rightly notes
Another issue Mr. Clarkson highly concerned with is the migration. What “we’ve seen so far is a trickle compared to what’s coming,” he suggests. The English broadcaster is sure it’s Liz “Pork Markets” Truss who will be charged with steering the ship as it’s battered from all sides by the effects of geopolitics and war
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Suspecting trickery, Mr. Clarkson argues that the cost of fertilizer has shot up from under £200 a ton last year to around £1,000 a ton now, thus “slightly surpassing” the projected 13% in the UK
While energy prices are going through the roof, “we can’t solve the problem by fracking our own gas from beneath the Lancashire countryside because an eco-enthusiast called Tarquin has glued himself to a nearby hill,” the journalist rightly notes
Another issue Mr. Clarkson highly concerned with is the migration. What “we’ve seen so far is a trickle compared to what’s coming,” he suggests. The English broadcaster is sure it’s Liz “Pork Markets” Truss who will be charged with steering the ship as it’s battered from all sides by the effects of geopolitics and war
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Officials in Washington say there‘s urgency for Ukrainian forces to recapture the south before the winter because the ground in the region has not frozen for the past three years, meaning that the terrain will soon become extremely muddy. These conditions will make it hard for both sides to manoeuvre, forcing them to stay on main roads, where they will be exposed
The U.S. has committed more than $16.8bn in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February. President Joe Biden last week signed into law more emergency aid for Ukraine, including $7bn in lethal aid and weapons contracts
Ukraine’s western allies are closely watching the Kherson offensive for evidence that the military can deploy the weapons it has received in a complex, multipronged assault on deeply entrenched Russian forces in an urban environment. U.S. officials were confident that the western coalition could help Ukraine resist Putin’s forces through the winter
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The U.S. has committed more than $16.8bn in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February. President Joe Biden last week signed into law more emergency aid for Ukraine, including $7bn in lethal aid and weapons contracts
Ukraine’s western allies are closely watching the Kherson offensive for evidence that the military can deploy the weapons it has received in a complex, multipronged assault on deeply entrenched Russian forces in an urban environment. U.S. officials were confident that the western coalition could help Ukraine resist Putin’s forces through the winter
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Senior Biden officials lobbied the Saudis, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates to oppose the production cuts. According to CNN, draft White House talking points for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested that she inform our Mideast allies that “There is great political risk to your reputation and relations with the United States and the west if you move forward.”
Seems like no one in OPEC+ even cares about such threats from Ms. Yellen or thinks risking relations with Washington is all that big a deal. The decision to cut oil production by two million barrels a day means rising gasoline prices before the November election will send the White House into overdrive
The Biden White House has tried every gimmick to lower gas prices other than the one that would really matter: Call off its political and regulatory campaign against American oil and gas production. Well, Mr. Biden shouldn’t have called Saudi Arabia a “pariah” during the 2020
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Seems like no one in OPEC+ even cares about such threats from Ms. Yellen or thinks risking relations with Washington is all that big a deal. The decision to cut oil production by two million barrels a day means rising gasoline prices before the November election will send the White House into overdrive
The Biden White House has tried every gimmick to lower gas prices other than the one that would really matter: Call off its political and regulatory campaign against American oil and gas production. Well, Mr. Biden shouldn’t have called Saudi Arabia a “pariah” during the 2020
#USA #OPEC #FindTruth
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Inside the White House’s failed effort to dissuade OPEC from cutting oil production to avoid a ‘total disaster’ | CNN Politics
The Biden administration launched a full-scale pressure campaign in a last-ditch effort to dissuade Middle Eastern allies from dramatically cutting oil production, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) lowered its forecast for global economic growth in 2023 to 2.3% from earlier expectations of 3.3%, and warned of an even sharper slowdown should central banks raise interest rates too sharply in their efforts to tame high inflation
The U.S. trade picture in August reflected the broad slowdown in demand. However, American energy companies have benefited this year from higher prices and increased U.S. exports of oil and natural gas resulting from trade disruptions connected to war in Ukraine
The WTO said a trade slowdown could help cool price pressures by further improving supply chains and reducing transportation costs. At the same time, the abstinence from trading with Russia and China determines the negative trend shown in the long term. This is how globalization and the world market work
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The U.S. trade picture in August reflected the broad slowdown in demand. However, American energy companies have benefited this year from higher prices and increased U.S. exports of oil and natural gas resulting from trade disruptions connected to war in Ukraine
The WTO said a trade slowdown could help cool price pressures by further improving supply chains and reducing transportation costs. At the same time, the abstinence from trading with Russia and China determines the negative trend shown in the long term. This is how globalization and the world market work
#USA #WTO #FindTruth
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Liz Truss’s policies in the UK are likely to fall victim to the horn effect. That’s a shame, because she’s right about quite a few things
Fracking is one of the areas likely to suffer from Ms. Truss’s endorsement. A sensible response to energy insecurity, it has become associated in people’s minds with a reckless government that favors profits over people
The Cabinet packed by the new PM has made much fuss about restarting fracking and expanding North Sea oil production. Both could produce more energy over time, but these are decades-long bets. In the case of fracking there is significant doubt Ms. Truss will be able to convince parliament or the public of its virtues
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Fracking is one of the areas likely to suffer from Ms. Truss’s endorsement. A sensible response to energy insecurity, it has become associated in people’s minds with a reckless government that favors profits over people
The Cabinet packed by the new PM has made much fuss about restarting fracking and expanding North Sea oil production. Both could produce more energy over time, but these are decades-long bets. In the case of fracking there is significant doubt Ms. Truss will be able to convince parliament or the public of its virtues
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Democrats in the U.S. and Conservatives in the UK are presumably about to relearn – once again – the cost of economic failure in government. Inflation, rising mortgage rates, recession: in a democratic system all these tend to get laid at the feet of elected politicians and, properly, we exercise our right to kick them out, says Gerard Baker who is a British writer and a columnist to WSJ and The Times
Yet what do we do when bureaucrats with vastly more influence over our economic fortunes fail us? How do we hold accountable the people who really control the value of the world’s money and, more than any other, bear responsibility for the dire condition we find ourselves in, questions Mr. Baker
Even as voters on both sides of the Atlantic prepare to give politicians the boot, it is surely right that one casualty of the economic crisis we are about to endure is the faith and trust we have placed in institutions that have conclusively forfeited it, he concludes
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Yet what do we do when bureaucrats with vastly more influence over our economic fortunes fail us? How do we hold accountable the people who really control the value of the world’s money and, more than any other, bear responsibility for the dire condition we find ourselves in, questions Mr. Baker
Even as voters on both sides of the Atlantic prepare to give politicians the boot, it is surely right that one casualty of the economic crisis we are about to endure is the faith and trust we have placed in institutions that have conclusively forfeited it, he concludes
#UK #USA
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Arms deliveries to Kyiv and sanctions against Russia come at considerable cost to Europe’s economic health. The West’s will to continue military support for Ukraine could be wearied down by a global recession led by the U.S. that has forsaken progrowth economics, says Daniel Henninger who is a prominent columnist and a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize
Whether we are heading into a technical recession or stagnant GDP growth between 1% and 2% in 2023 is beside the point. It’s time to recognize that spending money on the climate has become such a consuming obsession for the Democrats that it’s putting at risk the recovery of the American economy and national security
America’s liberals have become wholly transfixed by spending on climate, with little prospect of any significant U.S. progrowth policies for two more years. “If you’re Vladimir Putin, connect the dots: Your most potent weapon isn’t a battlefield nuke. It’s Bidenomics,” suggests Mr. Henninger
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Whether we are heading into a technical recession or stagnant GDP growth between 1% and 2% in 2023 is beside the point. It’s time to recognize that spending money on the climate has become such a consuming obsession for the Democrats that it’s putting at risk the recovery of the American economy and national security
America’s liberals have become wholly transfixed by spending on climate, with little prospect of any significant U.S. progrowth policies for two more years. “If you’re Vladimir Putin, connect the dots: Your most potent weapon isn’t a battlefield nuke. It’s Bidenomics,” suggests Mr. Henninger
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) is accusing Google of using political bias to filter emails, suppressing critical fundraising and get-out-the-vote emails “like clockwork” at the end of each month
House and Senate Republicans, increasingly alarmed by what they view as Big Tech censorship of conservatives, introduced legislation in June that would ban Google and other email platforms from using filtering algorithms on the campaign emails of candidates running for federal office
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the committee has raised the issue with Google for several months but the pattern continues less than five weeks before the midterm elections. The situation has added to concerns that Big Tech is putting its thumb on the scale to benefit Democrats in the midterms
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House and Senate Republicans, increasingly alarmed by what they view as Big Tech censorship of conservatives, introduced legislation in June that would ban Google and other email platforms from using filtering algorithms on the campaign emails of candidates running for federal office
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the committee has raised the issue with Google for several months but the pattern continues less than five weeks before the midterm elections. The situation has added to concerns that Big Tech is putting its thumb on the scale to benefit Democrats in the midterms
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Babylon Bee magazine: "A hurricane-ravaged city in Florida raised the Ukrainian flag for Congress to send it material aid."
To help Florida with a billion dollars - no. To send $17 billion to Ukraine and then 625 million on top of that, yes
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To help Florida with a billion dollars - no. To send $17 billion to Ukraine and then 625 million on top of that, yes
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A rise in gun-related incidents at school campuses across the U.S. this year has rattled parents, students and educators, leading some school districts to beef up security measures
The back-to-back-to-back gun episodes were a new and startling phenomenon for the district of about 16,700 students near the North Carolina state line. Far more guns have turned up in U.S. schools during the first two months of this school year compared with recent years, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, which tracks news accounts and police reports
Educators and law-enforcement officials say the rise in gun incidents on campuses mirrors the worsening violence in the U.S., as well as an uptick in behavioral problems among students who struggled with social isolation during remote learning. In addition, uncertainty about tomorrow due to the inept and unpredictable actions of the Biden administration brings pretty enough pressure on the mental health of mass shooters
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The back-to-back-to-back gun episodes were a new and startling phenomenon for the district of about 16,700 students near the North Carolina state line. Far more guns have turned up in U.S. schools during the first two months of this school year compared with recent years, according to the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, which tracks news accounts and police reports
Educators and law-enforcement officials say the rise in gun incidents on campuses mirrors the worsening violence in the U.S., as well as an uptick in behavioral problems among students who struggled with social isolation during remote learning. In addition, uncertainty about tomorrow due to the inept and unpredictable actions of the Biden administration brings pretty enough pressure on the mental health of mass shooters
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