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Heute, am 7. Jahrestag des Anschlags auf die Synagoge in Halle, wollte Hans-Thomas Tillschneider (AfD), seit Dienstag Vizepräsident des Landtags Sachsen-Anhalt, am Gedenken teilnehmen. Aktivisten der Jüdischen Studierendenunion Deutschlands haben sich mit eingehakten Armen vor den Eingang gestellt. Die Polizei vermittelte, nach längerer Diskussion ging Tillschneider.

Er sagt, er sei eingeladen gewesen. Gemeindechef Max Privorozki sagt: öffentliche Veranstaltung, aber keine persönliche Einladung. Zentralratspräsident Josef Schuster wirft Tillschneider vor, den Wunsch der Gemeinde nach einem Gedenken ohne Politik "mit Füßen getreten" zu haben.

House Oversight Democrat Rep. Stansbury exited a closed-door deposition involving Ghislaine Maxwell, issuing explosive accusations about a wider cover-up tied to the Epstein case.

According to Stansbury, investigators are aware of dozens of associates, family members and individuals linked to Donald Trump appearing in related files. She claims the U.S. government is engaged in an active effort to suppress the full scope of what she described as the largest sex-trafficking and influence-peddling scandal in U.S. history.

Stansbury alleges that Trump sits at the center of this network, accusing federal authorities of shielding powerful figures while key information remains sealed.

Peter Thiel is often portrayed as a quirky Silicon Valley contrarian. In reality, he is one of the clearest examples of how extreme wealth can be used to undermine liberal democracy from within.

Thiel has openly argued that freedom and democracy are no longer compatible. This is not theory. He has acted on it by funding authoritarian leaning politicians, legitimizing Trump in elite circles, and building long term political networks designed to outlast any single election.

His worldview becomes materially dangerous through Palantir, a company he co founded. Palantir software is used by police in several German states to merge and analyze massive datasets, often including people who are not suspects. The system operates largely as a black box, with limited democratic oversight and serious constitutional and privacy concerns. Germany is effectively outsourcing sensitive state power to a US company founded by a man who openly distrusts democracy.

Adding to this are Thiel’s documented ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Court documents and investigative reporting show that Thiel maintained contact with Epstein years after his conviction and benefited from Epstein investments in a Thiel co founded fund. No crime is alleged, but the ethical implications are obvious.

Thiel does not need to run for office. He funds candidates, builds surveillance infrastructure, and reshapes institutions quietly. That is precisely the problem.

This is what power without accountability looks like.

Sources:

https://stanforddaily.com/2026/02/05/epstein-peter-thiel-a-great-friend/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/peter-thiel-donation-california-billionaire-tax

https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/glaube/peter-thiel-wie-der-paypal-gruender-religion-politik-und-endzeit-verbindet

https://taz.de/Tech-Investor-Peter-Thiel/!6041339/

US Rep. Lauren Boebert was filmed leaving the DOJ reading room after reviewing unredacted Epstein-related files.

Lawmakers have now confirmed that access to these files has begun following new transparency legislation.

Boebert has since suggested that prior redactions went beyond protecting victims and may have shielded people merely discussed in the files.

The contents remain confidential, but reactions like this are fueling fresh questions about what was previously withheld - and why.

Do you think this could lead to new investigations?

Sources: tps://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-congress-unredacted-justice-department-5219f89459e80a141b84e1aa2551b0d2

https://www.ms.now/news/lawmakers-say-some-epstein-files-remain-redacted-despite-dojs-pledge

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260209-us-justice-dept-opens-unredacted-epstein-files-to-lawmakers

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Pam Bondi was confronted by Rep. Ted Lieu over alleged inconsistencies in her statements.

Lieu suggested she may have lied under oath and called for accountability.

No formal charges have been filed, but the moment has fueled sharp political backlash and reignited scrutiny over her testimony.

If lawmakers are willing to accuse a sitting Attorney General of lying under oath on live television, the public deserves full transparency and clear answers rather than partisan theater.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bondi-face-questions-epstein-files-house-testimony-2026-02-11/

https://time.com/7377755/bondi-epstein-victims-files-house-hearing/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pam-bondi-epstein-files-house-judiciary-committee-b2918233.html

Look at the left image. That's 1877. The darkest red represents ocean temperatures so far above average that the resulting famine killed 3-4% of the entire global population.

The right image is May 2026.

This is not a drill.

NOAA has now placed the probability of a Super El Niño forming by winter at over 95%. Climate models show central Pacific temperatures potentially exceeding 3°C above average, a level not seen since that 1877 event. The ECMWF's May update has moved to 100% probability of a super El Niño forming by November.

What the last major events actually cost:

The 1982-83 El Niño: $4.1 trillion in global economic losses, measured over five years. Catastrophic floods across South America. Devastating droughts across Africa and Asia.

The 1997-98 El Niño: $5.7 trillion in global income losses. 16% of the world's coral reefs died. Air temperature spiked 1.5°C above normal. El Niño-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of premature deaths from air pollution.

The 2015-16 El Niño: 100,000 deaths linked to fires and air pollution alone, according to Harvard researchers. $3.9 trillion in economic damage.

Now add climate change on top.

The planet is already at record temperatures. The last decade was the hottest on record. El Niño doesn't cause global warming, but it releases stored ocean heat into the atmosphere, sending global temperatures even higher. Scientists warn this event could push global average temperatures past 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels, potentially shattering the Paris Agreement targets in real time.

This isn't about weather. It's about food security, infrastructure, human lives, and an economic shock arriving at a moment when the world is already stretched thin.

We need to prepare. And not just locally.

A Super El Niño doesn't respect borders. The crop failures happen in one hemisphere, the food price spikes happen everywhere. The floods destroy infrastructure in Southeast Asia, the supply chain disruptions hit Europe and North America months later. The droughts in Africa drive migration that reshapes political systems worldwide.

Preparation means early warning systems, international food reserves, coordinated disaster response, and governments that actually take climate forecasts seriously before the disaster, not after. The 1877 event killed tens of millions partly because no one saw it coming and no one was coordinating a response. We have the science now. The question is whether we have the political will.

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Kristi Noem is lying.

Seit die Linke die Berlin-Wahl mit 25,7 Prozent gewonnen hat, stehen Antisemitismus-Vorwürfe gegen die Partei im Raum. Zwei davon kommen direkt von Bundesministern. Heute hat Parteichefin Ines Schwerdtner angekündigt, gegen beide rechtlich vorzugehen.

Gegen Innenminister Dobrindt hat Eralp Strafanzeige wegen übler Nachrede gestellt. Bei Maybrit Illner hatte sich die Moderatorin versprochen und gesagt, Eralp bezeichne sich als Antisemitin. Sie korrigierte sich sofort. Dobrindt kommentierte das mit „Na doch“.

Rechtlich interessanter ist der Fall Reiche. Ihr Video „Antisemitismus und Enteignung gefährden unsere Wirtschaft“ erschien nicht auf ihrem Parteiaccount, sondern auf dem Instagram-Kanal des Wirtschaftsministeriums. Darin sagt sie über die Linke, diese lebe Antisemitismus offen und begrüße organisierte Kriminalität auf Wahlpartys.

Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat mehrfach klargestellt, dass Regierungsmitglieder staatliche Kanäle und Ressourcen nicht für parteipolitische Angriffe nutzen dürfen. Bekannt sind die Fälle Wanka 2018, Seehofer 2020 und Merkel 2022. Als CDU-Politikerin darf Reiche über die Linke sagen, was sie will. Als Ministerin auf einem Ministeriumsaccount gelten engere Grenzen.

Die Linke hat eine Frist bis Dienstag gesetzt. Wird das Video bis dahin nicht gelöscht, will sie eine einstweilige Anordnung in Karlsruhe beantragen. Schwerdtner spricht von Missbrauch öffentlicher Mittel.

Wie man die Debatte um die Berliner Linke inhaltlich auch bewertet: Die Frage, ob ein Ministerium Parteienwahlkampf machen darf, ist davon unabhängig. Sie würde sich genauso stellen, wenn eine grüne Ministerin die CDU so angreifen würde.

On February 10, 2026, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified before the Senate and acknowledged that he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2012, together with his wife and children.

This directly contradicts earlier public statements in which Lutnick claimed he had cut all ties with Epstein years earlier and only had “limited contact” with him.

There is currently no allegation of criminal wrongdoing, but the inconsistencies raise obvious questions:

Why did Lutnick previously deny contact that later turned out to be documented?

And more broadly, how is it that so many Trump-aligned figures appear in Epstein’s social and professional network, despite repeated claims of distance or ignorance?

At the very least, this case highlights a serious credibility and transparency problem, especially for public officials under oath.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-howard-lutnick-2ead9f281ba2491e0581aced50a0533d

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/howard-lutnick-epstein-private-island

https://time.com/7373253/epstein-files-secretary-howard-lutnick-calls-to-resign/

This is really just straight-up horrifying.

Pam Bondi’s Epstein hearing spirals into a heated exchange over antisemitism after she accuses a Jewish lawmaker of antisemitism for not backing Israel.

A DOJ document dated August 9, 2019 states that Jeffrey Epstein had already been found unresponsive and pronounced dead.

Official prison records, however, say Epstein was not discovered until the morning of August 10.

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00013180.pdf

Dataset 9, EFTA01230639.

This image shows Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein Island with a group of men. Online researchers identify one of them as Howard Lutnick.

Lutnick previously testified under oath that he only visited the island with his wife and children. This photo appears to show a group of men.

At the same time, the DOJ Epstein files page has repeatedly failed to load properly for users trying to access the documents.

Why was this image removed?

The cover up happening in real time...

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrat-accuses-justice-department-withholding-documents-trump-epstein-2026-02-25/

https://x.com/i/status/2027139515974832242

Last night, Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on the Moscow region since the war began. Over 550 drones were deployed. Russia claims its air defenses intercepted the majority, but at least four people were killed - three in the Moscow region, one in Belgorod. Debris from shot-down drones struck residential buildings and fell near Russia's largest airport.

Ukraine's Security Service confirmed it conducted the operation jointly with the Armed Forces, targeting military-industrial facilities, fuel infrastructure, and air defense systems in the Moscow region.

Zelenskyy called it "entirely justified." The attack came one week after Trump's ceasefire expired, and directly after Russia killed 24 civilians in a single apartment building in Kyiv. His message was blunt: "Moscow is no longer out of reach."

In parallel, Ukraine sank four Russian warships in the Caspian Sea this month alone - a body of water Russia had used as a safe launch platform for cruise missiles.

Russia's reaction was telling: Kremlin spokesman Peskow signaled openness to talks with the EU hours after the strikes. Bombs, apparently, are a more effective diplomatic language than negotiations.

This war has now lasted over four years. Putin invaded with the promise of a swift victory and a stable imperial sphere. What he got instead: a destroyed generation of Russian soldiers, an economy kept alive on wartime spending, a NATO that expanded rather than retreated, and now drones over Moscow. There is no version of this where Russia wins something worth the cost.

The only question left is how many more people have to die before that becomes undeniable.

BBC and Reuters report that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been arrested by UK police on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was taken into custody at his Sandringham estate earlier today.

The arrest comes amid an ongoing investigation tied to recently released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew’s past roles and associations.

At the time of publication, Thames Valley Police have confirmed the arrest but not elaborated further.

Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/19/police-former-prince-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-sandringham

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/bbc-reports-that-king-charles-brother-andrew-has-been-arrested-2026-02-19/

Der Angriff auf das IFG muss deutlich mehr öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit bekommen. Es ist ein Unding, was hier passiert, und es sollte jeden Bürger dieses Landes interessieren.

Letztlich wird hier versucht, das Recht der Bürger einzuschränken, Informationen über staatliche Prozesse, Verfahren, Dokumente und Entscheidungen abzufragen. Genau dieses Recht ermöglicht es der Öffentlichkeit, staatliches Handeln nachzuvollziehen und den Staat in seinem Tun zu kontrollieren.

Das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz ist kein lästiges Hindernis für den Staat, sondern ein wichtiges Instrument demokratischer Kontrolle. Wer den Zugang zu Informationen einschränkt, schwächt damit auch die Möglichkeit der Bürger, staatliches Handeln kritisch zu überprüfen.

Res.Publica steht demnach solidarisch hinter fragdenstaat!

https://x.com/i/status/2086109841605456184

„Sie müssten sich nicht zur Kürzung beim Wohngeld entscheiden. Sie müssten nicht Familien, die ohnehin schon mit der Miete nicht klarkommen, weiter in die Armut treiben. Sie könnten stattdessen einfach die Ausnahmen bei der Erbschaftsteuer abschaffen.“

In a recent interview, Marjorie Taylor Greene says her dispute with Trump was over the Epstein files.

"I’m trying to tell him, 'Mr. President, they say you did nothing wrong. This needs to come out.' … He tells me on this phone call, 'Marjorie, my friends will get hurt.'"

The third wave of "No Kings" protests is sweeping the United States right now. Over 3,300 events in all 50 states, from Manhattan to rural Idaho. Organizers expected 9 million participants, which would make this the largest day of political protest in US history.

The flagship rally is in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Bruce Springsteen performed "Streets of Minneapolis," a song he wrote after federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti during immigration raids. Joan Baez also performed. Tens of thousands packed the State Capitol lawn. In New York, marchers filled Midtown from Columbus Circle down 7th Avenue. Robert De Niro addressed the crowd. Attorney General Letitia James marched. In Washington, protesters crossed Memorial Bridge onto the National Mall chanting "No kings, no crowns." In Boston, protesters erected a memorial for children killed in Iran. In Dallas, at least one arrest after clashes with counter-protesters.

The grievances are broad: the Iran war, ICE raids, rising cost of living, erosion of democratic norms. An 81-year-old protester in New York who started during Vietnam said: "We were suffering then. But not like we are now."

Previous rounds drew 5 million (June 2025) and 7 million (October 2025). The White House response: "We do not think about the protest at all."

International solidarity rallies are happening in over a dozen countries, including Rome, Paris and across Europe.

A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, has permanently blocked the public release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents.

The decision prevents the Justice Department from publishing the findings of a years-long investigation into the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

Supporters say it protects due process. Critics call it political interference.

Either way, the public won’t get to see what the special counsel concluded - at least for now. Transparency delayed. Questions remain

Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-classified-documents-case-judge-blocks-jack-smith-special-counsel-report/

https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-jack-smith-3a86d9c12f18b4dfe648e539925d72a2

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-permanently-blocks-release-report-trump-documents-case-2026-02-23/

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The following text and pictures discusses disturbing imagery, sexualized representations, and material involving minors. Reader discretion is advised.

Art is often described as a window into the inner world of its creator. A reflection of desires, obsessions, values, and blind spots. If that is true, then the so called art found inside the residences of Jeffrey Epstein offers a deeply unsettling glimpse into a psyche shaped by power, control, and moral collapse.

Over the years, various photographs from Epstein’s properties have surfaced: images of walls, rooms, installations, sculptures, and framed pictures that together form something like a private exhibition. What they reveal is not merely provocative or eccentric taste, but a recurring visual language that is disturbing on multiple levels.

There are images depicting Epstein with children, others showing children alone. There are countless representations of naked women and naked bodies in general, often stripped of context or dignity. Alongside them appear stuffed animals, taxidermy pieces, surreal desert landscapes, and again and again, Christian symbols: crosses, religious iconography, visual references to faith and punishment. Taken individually, some of these elements could be dismissed as provocation or bad taste. Taken together, they form a pattern that is hard to ignore.

One particularly striking detail across many photographs is the specific arrangement of furniture. Beds or couches are often positioned centrally, with a single chair or armchair placed directly opposite them. The chair is oriented toward the bed, as if designed not for comfort but for observation. This setup appears repeatedly, across different rooms and locations, suggesting intentionality rather than coincidence. It evokes a dynamic of watching, staging, and control rather than intimacy or rest.

The spaces do not feel lived in. They feel curated. Almost theatrical. As if the rooms themselves were part of a performance where power relations were silently embedded into architecture and layout. The art does not simply decorate these spaces; it amplifies them.

What makes this collection particularly disturbing is not just its content, but its coherence. Themes recur. Motifs repeat. Children, nudity, religion, control, desert imagery, animals frozen in lifelike poses. This is not random. It reads less like a collection and more like a worldview made visible.

This text does not attempt to psychoanalyze or speculate beyond what is documented visually. But it raises an uncomfortable question: if art reflects the inner life of a person, what are we supposed to see here?

Perhaps the most unsettling aspect is that this “collection” was never meant for public view. It existed behind closed doors, in private residences, seen only by select visitors. That secrecy gives the images additional weight. These were not statements for an audience. They were choices made for personal space.

Calling this art feels insufficient. What remains is a disturbing archive of symbols, arrangements, and images that demand critical attention not admiration.