In eigener Sache: Der Landtag Brandenburg hat sich bei meiner Chefredaktion über die Berichterstattung zum #Corona-#Untersuchungsausschuss und konkret über meine Person beschwert. Der Pressesprecher des Landtages, Herr Gerold Büchner, ist empört darüber, dass "ausführlich aus

Common respiratory pathogens do great harm, particularly for those with chronic lung disease like emphysema. Yet their spread stems from the basic reality that human beings must spend time (and enjoy spending time) in close proximity to other fellow human beings. 1/5

So here's a story of our time. 1. In 2016, an Israeli soldier called Elor Azaria executes a wounded Palestinian militant. Point blank. On camera. 2. He becomes a hero to the far-right and the execution of wounded suspects briefly became a wedge issue in Israeli society.

The Community Notes on Musk's original tweet and the reply have both now been removed. Says everything about Musk and this platform.

🌞Here's a short story abt how I went to Morocco to see one of the world's biggest solar plants. It didn't go quite as I expected This is the Noor complex near Ouarzazate. It's massive. Bigger than the capital of Morocco. Europe (& UK) plan to import solar power from Morocco. 🧵

Germans have experienced a dramatic decline in real wages. The government just added an austerity program in response to the budget crisis. The country is on track for a deep recession while the far right AfD has overtaken all governing parties in the polls.

Never forget this nifty gift wrapping hack if your paper is a little bit too small

“The world is full of problems, which people are often very aware of. But most people have no idea about the many improvements we have listed below, and therefore they lose hope for the future and think the world is doomed.” See full list here: gapminder.org/facts/improvem…

A reminder that decoupling is happening

Kassiererin wegen 1,30 Euro Pfandbon entlassen, aber Minister können folgenlos hunderte Millionen verprassen. Keine Klage, keine Ermittlungen nach Strafanzeige von Fabio De Masi 🦩 und mir, keine Entlassung und immer noch kein schärferes Gesetz. Sowas schürt Politikverdruss! #Scheuer

Happy New Year! 🎆 🥂 Popular Danish traditions include watching the Queen's New Year's speech, eating delicious food and 'jumping into the new year' as the clock strikes 12 🎉 How do you celebrate New Year’s Eve?

In 30 Jahren werden Wissenschaftler feststellen, dass genau solcher Duktus die Ermöglichung einer rechtsradikalen Regierung befördert hat. Und dann werden sich viele wundern, wieso das damals keinem aufgefallen ist, dass so eine Tonalität unmöglich ist.

Kaum Sport. Kaum Bewegung. Die Lockdowns wirken nach. #Aufarbeitung

Another childhood star lost to drugs.

The clock is ticking: if EU citizens don’t act now, #ChatControl could become a reality – and online privacy a thing of the past. threema.ch/bp/stop-chat-c…

Wir können fett, mager, doof, arrogant, risikoreich, süchtig sein, egal, auch ob man viel oder wenig krank ist, teure Medikamente braucht oder billige. Alle (in der GKV) werden gleich behandelt. Das ist die wahre Solidarität in unserem System. Und das ist verdammt viel Wert.

I am going to take an extended break from Twitter. I have run this fact checker account for over two years, but the attacks are getting too stressful. I see two extremist groups on Twitter, each entrenched in largely emotional beliefs about the Covid pandemic. A goodbye🧵

Your periodic reminder of how we beat Covid in DenmarK: - Strong trust in public health - Free health care - Unlimited paid sick days - Vaccine passport - No weird focus on kids and schools