Lithuanian by birth, American by habit. Wannabe Berliner. ~~~ Tech startup copywriter and crusader against BS marketing speak.
Vilnius -- Berlin
Joined August 2010
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— If you win, will Vladimir Putin survive?
— I don't care.
🎥 @BBCWorld
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Elon Musk Says Gondor Should Seek Peace With Mordor, Respect Vote Outcome Of Sauron’s Annexed Territories
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Iranian women — no Hijab — sing the Farsi version of Bella Ciao, the anti-fascist anthem of the Italian resistance during WW II teapawt.net/daniellebraunOL/status…
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Hard to say colonialism is a thing of the past when the monarch of England dying gets 100x the attention of a U.S. colony being flooded devastated by a hurricane while the privately owned power company the U.S. imposed fails utterly.
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[thread] Cultural hegemony is a concept developed by Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. It describes how the state and ruling capitalist class use cultural institutions (soft power) to maintain their grip in capitalist societies. (1/3) – at Durham, England
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One of America’s biggest industries followed climate science for decades. It understood global warming. Then it made a fateful choice to mislead the public.
A new study shows how electric utilities were key to spreading climate denial. I wrote about it: theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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hey sorry i'm late to the meeting. society is crumbling and my body is failing me. anyway let's talk KPIs
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A short walk along Danziger Straße reveals the terror Berlin is inflicting on local Spätis – closed or pretending to be shut on Sundays.
Späti Besitzerin said it’s like this since year started and petrol stations are to blame. They complained, politicians listened. #SpätisRetten
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i am also on a private jet watching television, thinking of all of you 🧡
I know there are women out there who are afraid. To those of you who feel alone and scared: I want you to know the President and I are fighting for you and your rights. We are in this fight together.
ALT Vice President Harris watches CNN coverage of the Supreme Court decision in her cabin on Air Force Two.
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OTD in 1940 USSR invaded & occupied Lithuania to carry out regime change. Mass murder & deportations followed
Imagine that happening today and @Bundeskanzler didn’t care…
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Some 100,000 Ukrainians remain trapped in blockaded Mariupol without utilities, food, or water.