




Die Hoffnung, der Schlaf und das Lachen
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@AMazzeppa
»Die Erlösung von der eigenen Irrtumsschwerkraft wird am mühelosten mit dem Gelächter erreicht, durch das man vom fremden Irrtum behaglich Abstand nimmt.



















NEW: Elon’s attorneys are calling on Clinton-appointed Judge Charles Breyer to investigate the jury in Musk's recent Twitter acquisition case after jurors were mocking Musk in court. RIGGED

Geleakt: Tech-Konzerne schreiben offenbar an #Klimagesetz mit! Das zeigen gemeinsame Recherchen von #LobbyControl und #Campact. ________________________ „Eine exklusive Recherche, die es in sich hat: Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina #Reiche versucht gerade klammheimlich, ein weiteres Klimagesetz auszuhöhlen. Und vieles deutet darauf hin, dass die großen Tech-Konzerne daran mitarbeiten. Aber von vorne: Seit 2023 gibt es das #Energieeffizienzgesetz. Ein zentrales Instrument, um Energie zu sparen, Kosten zu senken und unsere Abhängigkeit von fossilen Importen zu verringern. Doch genau dieses Gesetz will Katherina Reiche jetzt deutlich abschwächen. Wie sehr sich ihr Vorstoß die Interessen der Big Tech-Lobby zu eigen macht, zeigt eine gemeinsame Recherche von LobbyControl und Campact e.V. - mit Unterstutzung vom Umweltinstitut München. Der Abgleich eines geleakten Referentenentwurfs mit einschlägigen Lobby-Papieren zeigt auffällige Parallelen zu Forderungen großer Digitalkonzerne wie #Microsoft und #Google. Effizienzvorgaben für energieintensive Rechenzentren sollen gelockert werden, obwohl Deutschland seine Ziele in dem Bereich ohnehin schon verfehlt. Das passt leider ins Gesamtbild. Denn parallel arbeitet Reiche auch beim sogenannten #Netzpaket weiter mit fragwürdigen Argumenten: Sie behauptete öffentlich, für ungenutzten Strom aus Erneuerbaren würden jährlich rund drei Milliarden Euro gezahlt. Tatsächlich - darauf weist nun der Journalist Malte Kreutzfeldt hin - lag die Summe laut Angaben ihres eigenen Ministeriums bei nicht einmal einem Sechstel davon. Solche Zahlen sind kein Detail. Sie prägen politische Entscheidungen - und sollen am Ende Reiches verschiedene Maßnahmen rechtfertigen: Maßnahmen, die den Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien bremsen und uns an #Öl und #Gas binden. Erst Montag hat Reiche auf einer Konferenz in Houston explizit das #EU-#Klimaziel für 2050 infrage gestellt. Solche Zahlen sind kein Detail. Die Linie ist damit klar erkennbar: Ob sie Effizienzregeln aufweicht oder erneuerbare Energien schlechtredet - Gewinner*innen sind die Lobbies großer Konzerne, und wir alle zahlen die Rechnung: durch explodierende Strompreise, mehr fossile Abhängigkeit und verfehlte Klimaziele. Aber: Die geplante Novelle des Energieeffizienzgesetzes soll Anfang April ins Kabinett. Wir können noch verhindern, dass sie so durchgeht.“(LinkedIn)

Peter Thiel just told the world's richest people to STOP giving their money away. And they're listening. The Giving Pledge was supposed to be the greatest philanthropic movement in history. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched it in 2010. The idea was simple: Get every billionaire on Earth to commit to giving away at least half their fortune. 113 families signed up in the first five years. Then 72. Then 43. In 2024? Four. Out of 3,400 billionaires worldwide, four signed. And now Peter Thiel is actively calling billionaires and telling them to remove their names entirely. He told the New York Times he's "strongly discouraged people from signing it" and "gently encouraged them to unsign it." He said most signatories he's spoken to "have at least expressed regret." His exact words for the Giving Pledge: "An Epstein-adjacent, fake Boomer club." He told Elon Musk directly that if he honored his pledge, the money would end up going to "left-wing nonprofits that will be chosen by Bill Gates." Elon's pledge quietly disappeared from the website. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, dropped out too. No explanation. Larry Ellison, fifth richest person on Earth, said he "may have different plans" for his money. And it's not just individuals walking away. The entire CULTURE around billionaire philanthropy is flipping. The libertarian wing of Silicon Valley now argues that building companies IS the contribution. Creating jobs IS the charity. Philanthropy on top of that is, in their words, "a shakedown dressed up as virtue." Meanwhile, the numbers are insane: The top 10% of US households now hold more than two-thirds of all wealth in the country. Oxfam's 2026 report says the wealth gained by billionaires in 2025 alone would have been enough to give every person on Earth $250 and STILL leave them $500 billion richer. The country's wealthiest gave away $22.4 billion in 2025. Sounds like a lot until you realize that's down from $38.9 billion in 2021. Giving is declining while wealth is accelerating. And one person is doing more than almost all of them combined. MacKenzie Scott gave away $7.2 billion last year to over 120 organizations. That's more than Jeff Bezos has donated in his ENTIRE LIFETIME according to Forbes estimates. His ex-wife is outgiving him by a factor that should embarrass every billionaire on the planet. While Bezos is raising $100 billion to buy factories and automate them with AI. That's the split happening in real time. One camp says: Give back, distribute wealth, fund solutions. The other says: Build more, keep everything, philanthropy is for suckers. And the second camp is winning. Thiel's foundation holds about 0.18% of his net worth. He's focused on embedding his technology in government, mentoring the Vice President, and convincing other billionaires that charity is a waste of time. He gave private lectures at the Vatican last week arguing that the Antichrist could come in the form of a global government system exploiting fears around AI and climate change. This is the man leading the charge against giving. The Giving Pledge was always non-binding. No enforcement. No consequences. No one to answer to. Buffett called it a "moral pledge." Turns out moral pledges don't survive contact with a generation of billionaires who think morality is a market inefficiency. The richest people in history are building AI that eliminates jobs, buying political influence, and now publicly arguing that giving money to the less fortunate is beneath them. But the takeaway here isn't about who's right. It's about understanding that the rules are changing. The old playbook of 'get rich then give back' is being replaced by 'get rich and keep building.' Agree or not, that's the world we're operating in now.


Rep. Jason Crow, a U.S. Army veteran, directly confronted Secretary Hegseth after he used language that dangerously conflates our military with extremist groups. “We are not the enemy, sir. Our morals and values are fundamentally different.” Effective leadership requires clear distinctions and a tone that unites rather than divides.


His father was a draft dodging criminal as well



