Robert V. Faber

"Erst ignorieren sie dich, dann lachen sie über dich, dann bekämpfen sie dich und dann gewinnst du!"

Überraschung (nicht): Der Cannabiskonsum ist nach der Teillegalisierung nicht gestiegen. Die ganzen Horrorszenarien und der prophezeite Untergang des Abendlandes von CDU/CSU? Wie immer nur heiße Luft. Damit platzt die nächste populistische Panikblase der Union.

Sieht so aus, als ob meine Stimme den Ausschlag (beim entscheidenden Änderungsantrag) gegen die Chatkontrolle gegeben hat… Die Fahrt nach Brüssel hat sich gelohnt… Smiley

Introducing Folding Unit Superchargers - V4 cabinet with 500kW charging - 8 posts per unit - 2 units per truck - 2 configurations: folded, unfolded Faster. Cheaper. Better.

Völliges Chaos bei den Christdemokraten. Gestern fordert der Bundeskanzler Sozialdemokraten und Grüne auf, FÜR eine Position zur Chatkontrolle zu stimmen. Heute stimmen Manfred Weber und seine christdemokratische Fraktion GEGEN den Kompromiss zur Chatkontrolle.

@thedailybeast Trump is pushing ahead with resource development in Venezuela... Venezuela possesses the world's largest oil reserves and rich gold deposits, but their extraction has destroyed 1000 square kilometers of rainforest.

The Trump administration announced that the U.S. has successfully secured $100 million worth of Venezuelan gold after the ouster of dictator Nicolas Maduro. trib.al/gIQ6AVy

@BRICSinfo Russia is using the crisis diplomatically to expand its influence, but is encountering skepticism due to its support for Iran and limited leverage. Whether this leads to concrete negotiations depends primarily on the stance of Washington, Tel Aviv, and Tehran.

JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russian President Putin slams Western leaders for their silence on the US-Israeli war with Iran. "They signed all sorts of letters at the start of the Ukraine conflict. Yet these lovers of the epistolary arts haven't written anything about the current tragic events."

@allenanalysis The JCPOA was considered a diplomatic success of the Obama era: it extended the breakout time from a few months to at least a year and established the strictest inspection regime. Critics accused it of merely delaying the Iranian program and failing to include regional activities

🚨 BREAKING: Trump claims Obama “gave Iran the right to a nuclear weapon.” That’s not what happened. Under Obama’s deal: Iran’s enrichment capped at 3.67%. After Trump tore it up: Iran escalated to 60%+ — just short of weapons-grade. Deal in place → program contained. Deal gone → program accelerates. Facts matter.

@clashreport Iran's countermeasures are asymmetric, persistent, and designed to minimize costs, but they have failed to neutralize the superior US/Israeli air power. The conflict remains dynamic: the US is increasing its presence, while Iran is pursuing negotiations on its own terms.

Trump is getting a daily 2-minute “highlight reel” of successful U.S. strikes in Iran — basically explosions and wins — raising concerns that he may not be getting the full picture of the war, setbacks included. Source: NBC

Stoppt Trump jetzt den Krieg? Mit Nico Lange youtu.be/uMN8i1tfUHM?si… via @YouTube

@LincolnSquareHQ The claim is based on real, recently released documents from Special Counsel Jack Smith's 2023 investigation, which were accidentally leaked to Republicans and are now being used by Democrats to highlight security risks.

🚨 BREAKING: Accidental DOJ document leak reveals the real motive behind why Trump held on to classified docs after leaving office, and we're not surprised. Internal memos show Trump’s primary driver for hoarding top-secret files was his own business interests. One doc was so sensitive it was limited to just SIX people. He didn't just keep them—he allegedly leveraged our national security for personal profit.

@mtracey The clip, which adapts historical prayers from World War II, has sparked criticism as it is perceived as a call to a "holy war" and clashes with Jesus' teachings of mercy, while supporters see it as a biblically legitimate strengthening of the troops.

Pete Hegseth, at today's Christian Prayer & Worship Service at the Pentagon, prays for Almighty God to "pour out your wrath" and "break the teeth of the ungodly." He begs the Almighty to sanction "overwhelming violence" against "those who deserve no mercy"

@Ric_RTP @Ric_RTP's accusation is factually sound. This is not a neutral panel of experts, but a highly concentrated interest group that co-decides on the rules of its own multi-billion-dollar business. Whether this leads to better or worse policy remains to be seen ...

Trump just gave 13 tech billionaires the keys to America's AI policy. But there's a HUGE conflict of interest... The White House just announced the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Sounds boring. But wait until you understand what this is actually about. Here's who's on it: - Jensen Huang. CEO of Nvidia. His company sells the chips that EVERY AI company on Earth needs to survive. Nvidia is worth $4.4 trillion. And Jensen now gets to advise the president on the rules for the industry his company monopolizes. - Mark Zuckerberg. CEO of Meta. Currently planning to fire 20% of his workforce (15,000 people) while spending $135 billion on AI this year. His company just took a Pentagon contract. Now he's advising on AI workforce policy. The same guy firing 15,000 workers will help decide what happens to American workers displaced by AI. - Larry Ellison. Executive Chairman of Oracle. His company is $125 billion in debt. Bleeding cash. Betting everything on AI data centers funded by borrowed money from foreign banks. US lenders already turned him down. And he's now advising on AI infrastructure policy. The guy who can't get American banks to lend him money is going to shape how America builds its AI future. - Marc Andreessen. The venture capitalist who literally wrote the manifesto called "The Techno-Optimist Manifesto" arguing that AI regulation is dangerous. His firm Andreessen Horowitz has billions invested in AI startups. He's now advising on AI regulation. - Sergey Brin. Google co-founder. His company is spending $75 billion on AI this year and just issued $20 billion in debt including a 100-YEAR bond to fund it. - Lisa Su. CEO of AMD. Nvidia's direct competitor. Both CEOs are on the same council. Both will advise on chip policy. Both have financial interests that directly conflict with each other AND with the public interest. - Michael Dell. The guy who just dropped $6.25 billion on Trump's child investment accounts and gained $6 billion in market value the same week. - Safra Catz. Oracle's CEO. Same company. Same debt crisis. Two Oracle execs on a 13 person council. - Fred Ehrsam. Co-founder of Coinbase. The crypto exchange. On a council co-chaired by David Sacks, Trump's AI AND crypto czar. Crypto and AI policy being shaped by the same people who profit from both. - Jacob DeWitte. CEO of Oklo, the nuclear startup Sam Altman chaired until last year. Oklo builds reactors to power AI data centers. Now advising on the energy policy his company depends on. - Bob Mumgaard. CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Backed by Nvidia and Google. Building fusion reactors for AI data centers. His investors are sitting next to him on this council. - David Friedberg. Venture capitalist. Part of the Sacks network. - John Martinis. Google's former quantum computing lead. Built the chip that achieved quantum supremacy. That's 13 people. Combined market cap of the companies represented: Over $12 trillion. Combined AI spending commitments for 2026 alone: Roughly $700 billion. Zero consumer advocates. Zero labor representatives. Zero independent scientists. Zero ethicists. The people spending $700 billion on AI are now advising the government on how to regulate AI. The people firing hundreds of thousands of workers are now advising on workforce policy. The people $125 billion in debt from AI bets are now advising on AI infrastructure spending. This isn't a "council." Every regulation this council recommends will directly affect their stock prices, their market positions, and their competitive advantages. Jensen Huang advising on chip export policy affects Nvidia's revenue. Zuckerberg advising on AI safety regulation affects Meta's product roadmap. Ellison advising on cloud infrastructure policy affects Oracle's survival. Andreessen advising on AI startup regulation affects his portfolio returns. In any other industry, this would be called regulatory capture. In tech, they call it the "Golden Age of Innovation." 11 more seats are open. The first meeting hasn't been announced yet. But the rules of AI in America are about to be written by the people who profit the most from keeping them loose. What do you think about this?

@ianbremmer This incident reinforces concerns about corruption in the Trump administration, similar to previous volume spikes before Iran announcements, and undermines confidence in fair markets during geopolitical tensions.

6:49am: sudden spike in oil futures trading. no news. no announcement. nothing public. 7:05am: trump announces a pause on iran strikes. markets move. someone knew. 16 minutes early. $580 million in contracts. the corruption is staggering.

@KobeissiLetter This development underlines the global economy's dependence on the US dollar system, as central banks such as the EU's continue to invest in Treasuries to ensure liquidity and stability despite geopolitical tensions.

BREAKING: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries surged +$34.8 billion in January, to $9.3 trillion, the 2nd-highest on record. Japan, the largest foreign-owner, purchased +$39.8 billion, bringing the total to $1.2 trillion, the highest since July 2022. The UK, the 2nd-largest holder, posted a +$29.3 billion increase, to $895.3 billion, the 3rd-highest on record. China's stockpile, the 3rd-largest holder, increased +$10.9 billion, to $694.4 billion, the highest since September. Meanwhile, European Union holdings rose +$8.0 billion, to $2.1 trillion. Foreigners now own more US debt than ever.

@KobeissiLetter Despite a slight increase in overall profits of 0.6% in 2025, margins of private industrial companies are falling to 4.5%, the lowest level since 2014, indicating structural weaknesses and increasing global deflation risks.

China's industrial sector is under heavy pressure: 23.8% of Chinese industrial firms were unprofitable in 2025, the highest since 2000 and doubling since 2017. This marks the 4th consecutive annual increase, their worst streak on record. Profit margins for private industrial firms are down to just 4.5%, the lowest since at least 2014 and down for 4 straight years. This comes as China continues to battle the longest deflation streak on record, weak domestic demand, and now uncertainty about energy costs due to the Iran War. China's industrial recovery remains nowhere in sight.

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Referendum in Italien: Stößt Meloni an ihre Grenzen? | Mit offenen Karte... youtu.be/OKUdgmD_pBA?si… via @YouTube

Trump's demand that Ukraine hand their own land to Russia is a shameful betrayal and a gift to Putin. Giving in to Putin would threaten Ukraine, Europe, and the United States. America must stand with the brave Ukrainian people — not reward Putin for his unprovoked brutality.