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16.07.2026 - 13:32 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Einer Demokratie unwürdig

Die Bundesregierung will BKA und Bundespolizei zudem bald weitere, extrem invasive Maßnahmen der automatisierten Überwachung erlauben: Eine Internetsuchmaschine für Stimmen und Gesichter und eine Megadatenbank mit KI-gestützter Analyse, wie sie auch Palantir im Angebot hat. Entsprechende Befugnisse für BND und Verfassungsschutz finden sich ebenfalls im Entwurf des Geheimdienstgesetzes.

Zusammengedacht ergibt das ein System, das vollautomatisiert kontrolliert, was Menschen in der Öffentlichkeit tun, sie bei unerwünschtem Verhalten identifiziert und dann gleich auch noch recherchiert, wo sie sich bewegen und mit wem sie bekannt sind.

15.07.2026 - 14:55 [ FDP ]

Tabubruch bei den Geheimdiensten

(July 13, 2026)

Was die Bundesregierung hier plant, ist ein grundlegender Umbau der deutschen Sicherheitsarchitektur. Geheimdienste sollen hacken, manipulieren, aktiv eingreifen und Minderjährige als Informanten einsetzen dürfen. Wer ihnen solche Befugnisse einräumt, verschiebt die Grenzen staatlicher Macht weit in Richtung eines übergriffigen Sicherheitsstaates.

Die Bundesregierung will den Entwurf spätestens Anfang August durch das Bundeskabinett bringen. Jetzt gilt es, laut zu werden. Kubickis Appell ist eindeutig: Die Pläne „sind ohne Beispiel in einer liberalen Demokratie und müssen gestoppt werden“.

15.07.2026 - 13:42 [ Tichys Einblick ]

Stasi 2.0: Die Brandmauerregierung plant und baut den Überwachungsstaat

Der Paragraph 60 „Schutzmaßnahmen“ hätte sicher Ulbrichts und Mielkes Zustimmung unter dem Label „demokratische Gesetzlichkeit“ gefunden, wenn der Entwurf feststellt:

„(2) Schutzmaßnahmen sind das verdeckte Einwirken auf

1. Gegenstände, die für die Bedrohung gegenwärtig oder absehbar eingesetzt werden, insbesondere durch

a) Beeinträchtigung der Funktion von Tatmitteln,
b) Umleitung oder Unterbindung von Datenverkehren oder der Übertragung von Informationen, einschließlich technischer Signale und Programmdateien, sowie die Veränderung der Übertragungsinhalte,
c) Bereitstellung falscher Informationen für Beteiligte,
d) Löschung oder Verfälschung von Informationen, die für Zwecke der Bedrohung gespeichert sind…“

15.07.2026 - 13:41 [ Roland Tichy / X ]

Künftig darf der deutsche Inlandsgeheimdienst in die Privatsphäre eingreifen, in dem er Informationen beschafft, sie verändert, sie verfälscht. Er darf damit jeder politischen Partei und jedem Bürger gefälschte Informationen unterschieben, die er dann zum Anlass nimmt, gegen sie oder ihn vorzugehen.

(July 13, 2026)

Das ist das neue Gesetzesvorhaben von Merz/Klingbeil/Dobrindt. Wir alle werden nicht nur ausspioniert – sondern können jederzeit zu Verbrechern manipuliert werden.

28.06.2026 - 14:35 [ Common Dreams ]

‘Thinking He Can Fool Everyone,’ Newsom Backs One Billionaires Tax But Not Another

(June 26, 2026)

“The misdirect here is that Newsom is opposing a WEALTH tax on billionaires in his own state and insisting he supports a new national INCOME tax on billionaires. But billionaires make money off non-income sources.”

28.06.2026 - 14:23 [ Newsweek ]

New Poll Shows How Top 2028 Potential Democratic Candidates Have Shifted

(June 26, 2026)

A new McLaughlin poll shows shifts in a possible 2028 Democratic primary, with former Vice President Kamala Harris’ early lead tightening and California Governor Gavin Newsom and Representative Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez gaining support as potential candidates weigh whether to jump into the race.

27.06.2026 - 14:04 [ Detroit News ]

California billionaire tax headed for ballot despite top Democrats’ opposition

The push to put a billionaire tax to a popular vote in blue California has exposed deep divides on the left, even as Democratic politicians across the country rally around calls for the wealthy to pay more. The issue is pitting the populist mood of the public against many Democrats’ fears that the measure will push the ultrawealthy to join a broader exodus from the state and take their tax dollars with them.

27.06.2026 - 13:40 [ CNBC ]

Gavin Newsom calls for national billionaires tax: ‘It’s time for an economic reset’

(Updated Fri, Jun 26 20264:37 PM EDT)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a nationwide tax on billionaires as part of a broader “economic reset for America.”

Newsom, who is considered to be a 2028 presidential contender, also reiterated his opposition to a state-level wealth tax that Californians will vote on in November.

27.06.2026 - 13:35 [ New York Post ]

Gavin Newsom fails to stop California’s controversial billionaire tax from going to voters

(June 25, 2026)

SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West President Dave Regan refused to back down on the billionaire tax.

27.06.2026 - 12:48 [ New York Post ]

Gavin Newsom gambles on Joe Biden in hunt for 2028 presidential nomination— but still has to clear the Kamala Harris hurdle

(June 23, 2026)

While other Democrats are distancing themselves from Biden’s failed reelection bid and the political wreckage that followed, California’s governor is leaning in. Newsom has praised Biden’s presidency, defended his record, and positioned himself as one of the party’s most visible Biden loyalists.

He has called the Biden presidency a “masterclass of policymaking.” He has said he will never turn his back on Biden. And last week, he went further.

He hosted Hunter Biden on his podcast.

That matters.

27.06.2026 - 12:37 [ Sky News Australia ]

Troubled Hunter Biden teases bizarre 2028 White House run with Gavin Newsom

(June 12, 2026)

Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power reacts to Hunter Biden speaking about his political future on Gavin Newsom‘s podcast. The son of former US President Joe Biden teased a potential vice-presidential run in 2028.

27.06.2026 - 12:27 [ Politico.com ]

Gavin Newsom moves to neutralize tax on billionaires

(January 12, 2026)

The conversations, reported here for the first time, have occurred intermittently for months as SEIU-UHW’s ballot initiative targeting billionaires migrated from the backrooms of California politics to the center of a raging debate about Silicon Valley and income inequality, sparking tech titans’ wrath and vows to move out of state.

“We’ve been at this for four months,” Newsom said in an interview with POLITICO, describing an “all-hands” effort that has included him meeting one-on-one with SEIU-UHW’s leader, Dave Regan.

A compromise does not appear imminent. A union official cast doubt on the possibility of a deal, saying the two sides do not currently have another meeting scheduled and framing a ballot fight as an inevitability.

27.06.2026 - 12:10 [ Bloomberg.com ]

American ‘Oligarchy’ Decried by Biden Gained $1.5 Trillion in His Term

(January 16, 2025)

The very richest Americans are among the biggest winners from President Joe Biden’s time in office, despite his farewell address warning of an “oligarchy” and a “tech industrial complex” that threaten US democracy.

The 100 wealthiest Americans got more than $1.5 trillion richer over the last four years, with tech tycoons including Elon Musk, Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg leading the way, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The top 0.1% gained more than $6 trillion, Federal Reserve estimates through September show.

25.06.2026 - 18:00 [ Associated Press ]

Mamdani slate sweeps Democratic primaries in New York, ousts 2 incumbents from Congress

U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who leads the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and is in his fifth term, was defeated by Mamdani’s most polarizing pick, Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist who once helped organize pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.

U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, a two-term incumbent, was beaten by the Mamdani-backed former city Comptroller Brad Lander, a fixture among New York progressives who has often shown sympathy to the democratic socialist movement. And another Mamdani ally, democratic socialist state Assembly Member Claire Valdez, defeated the handpicked successor of retiring U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez.

22.06.2026 - 21:54 [ Antiwar.com ]

Pentagon Tells Lawmakers It Needs Additional $80 Billion for Iran War and Other Costs

The White House is expected to formally request a supplemental spending bill in the coming days

22.06.2026 - 19:39 [ BBC ]

Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after Starmer announces resignation

Andy Burnham is sworn in as the MP for Makerfield hours after Keir Starmer announces his resignation as Labour Party leader

18.06.2026 - 20:25 [ Tagesschau.de ]

BND-Gesetz – Dobrindt bremst offenbar Reform

Mandy Sarti, NDR, tagesschau, 11.06.2026 • 16:08 Uhr

18.06.2026 - 20:21 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Massenüberwachung und Hacking: Der BND soll neue mächtige Instrumente bekommen

(January 12, 2026)

Sowohl Verkehrsdaten als auch Inhalte von massenhaft abgegriffener Kommunikation soll der Geheimdienst bis zu einem halben Jahr speichern und durchforsten dürfen. Am deutschen Internetknoten DE-CIX in Frankfurt/Main dürfte der BND neben dem eingehenden nun auch den ausgehenden Datenverkehr überwachen.

Das geplante neue Gesetz soll aber auch ganz andere Türen öffnen, die den Geheimen aktives Hacken und Sabotage erlauben würden. Der Geheimdienst dürfte dann in Netzwerke eindringen und sich an aktiven Hacking-Angriffen beteiligen, wenn nach BND-Anfrage nicht freiwillig kooperiert wird. Um Staatstrojaner auf informationstechnischen Systemen aufzubringen, sollen BND-Leute laut FAZ auch heimlich in Wohnungen einbrechen dürfen.

18.06.2026 - 18:59 [ Trita Parsi / Common Dreams ]

Ending the Costly, Unnecessary Iran War Is the Right Thing. Period.

The task now is not to reward Trump politically, nor to excuse the recklessness that produced this war. It is to prevent the war from returning. Democrats can condemn the decision to start it without sabotaging the agreement that ends it. They can hold Trump accountable without helping Netanyahu drag the United States back into conflict. The choice before them is not between opposing Trump and supporting peace. It is between learning from America’s endless wars and repeating them.

09.06.2026 - 18:20 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Europäische Inlandsgeheimdienste sind weltweit vernetzt

(05.03.2020)

Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz arbeitet im „Berner Club“ mit den Auslandsgeheimdiensten Mossad und CIA zusammen. Mit weiteren Behörden tauscht der deutsche Inlandsgeheimdienst Informationen zu „nicht-islamistischem Terrorismus“ sowie „Rechts- und Linksextremismus“. Wegen des „Staatswohls“ hielt die Bundesregierung diese Details bislang geheim.

05.06.2026 - 20:40 [ CBS News ]

House blocks Rep. Rashida Tlaib‘s war powers resolution on Lebanon

The resolution, introduced by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, directs the president to remove U.S. armed forces „from Lebanon“ within seven days of the measure‘s adoption. It failed in a 92 to 324 vote, with two voting present.

„Currently, there are no U.S. servicemembers involved in combat operations or hostilities in Lebanon,“ House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said in a statement before the vote.

05.06.2026 - 20:32 [ theIntercept.com ]

House Dems Coming Around on Iran War — But Won’t Vote to Stop Israel’s Destruction of Lebanon

House Democrats voted unanimously on Wednesday against continuing the Iran war without congressional approval — but a day later, Democratic leaders helped defeat a similar measure aimed at Israel’s parallel war in Lebanon.

The second measure failed 324-92 Thursday afternoon, a day after passage of a war powers resolution focused on Iran sent a message to the Trump administration.

Ninety-one Democrats voted for the measure sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., to block U.S. support for Israel’s assault on Lebanon. 117 Democrats voted against.

30.05.2026 - 17:17 [ New York Times ]

The Agony Around the Democrats’ Mysterious, Ridiculous Autopsy

(May 22, 2026)

Rarely has a document been at once as mysterious and anticlimactic as the Democratic National Committee’s autopsy of what went wrong in the 2024 election, which, after much drama and angst, was finally published on Thursday.

The committee’s chair, Ken Martin, promised a full audit of party operations when he was running for his seat, and again when he won it. Last July, officials said it would be out in the fall. Fall came and went, and in December, Martin said it wouldn’t be released at all. By hiding it, Martin made the report an object of suspicion and fascination.

29.05.2026 - 10:33 [ Politico.com ]

‘Why are we talking about this?’: Democrats are furious that the Bidens won’t go away

Democrats want to move on from 2024. The Bidens won’t let them.

27.05.2026 - 15:15 [ San Francisco Chronicle ]

Many Dems are stuck: Becerra, Steyer or someone else? Here’s what to know

(May 24, 2026)

Meanwhile, others not enamored by either candidate might fear throwing away their vote by backing one of the lower-polling Democrats. If I vote with my heart for a lower-polling candidate, the thinking goes, will that risk sending one or two Republicans to the general election?

22.05.2026 - 01:15 [ MessageBoxNews.com ]

Ken Martin Has to Go

If you’ve been following politics over the last month or so, you are more than familiar with the saga over the autopsy that the DNC was refusing to release. After stonewalling for months and an incredibly viral interview on Pod Save America, where DNC Chair Ken Martin vigorously and incredulously defended the decision not to release the autopsy, the whole imbroglio has roiled the party for weeks and led to a debate about the debate.

All along, Martin’s argument was that the autopsy had happened, it had been helpful in informing his strategy, but that releasing it would be a distraction and divide the party before the midterms.

Well, that was all bullshit.

22.05.2026 - 01:06 [ Politico.com ]

‚The report‘s so stupid‘: The DNC 2024 autopsy is roiling Democrats

Martin appeared to acknowledge his shaky standing at the end of his remarks to members, thanking them for their “continued support.”

“Being a leader at any level means you own every single mistake — those of your creation and frankly those not of your creation. This was a major mistake. I own it,” he said, per a recording of the call obtained by POLITICO. “And now it’s time for us to move forward at the DNC, and I hope that you’ll move forward with me.”

22.05.2026 - 00:51 [ Times of Israel ]

Gaza war and Israel go unmentioned in Democrats’ 2024 election autopsy report

Axios reported in February that the top Democrats who worked on the report concluded that Harris “lost significant support because of the Biden administration’s approach to the war in Gaza.”

If that’s the case, it’s not reflected in the document that CNN published on Thursday morning.

22.05.2026 - 00:43 [ CNN ]

Read the DNC’s 2024 autopsy obtained by CNN

CNN is publishing a copy of a report into why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election conducted at the request of Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin.

This version of the report – better known as the 2024 autopsy – was written by Democratic strategist Paul Rivera. The DNC withheld the report until presented with CNN’s reporting about much of its contents. The copy published by CNN includes annotations in red that the DNC added to its version of Rivera’s report. CNN has not modified the report and does not vouch for the accuracy of any statements within the report or the DNC’s annotations.

16.05.2026 - 20:37 [ Common Dreams ]

‘He’s Just a Bad Person’: Lone Democrat Jared Golden Joins GOP to Block Iran War Powers Resolution

Though Golden, who is not seeking reelection this year, was an original cosponsor of the resolution (H.Con.Res.75) offered by fellow Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) back in March, he became the deciding vote in the 212-212 tie when it finally hit the floor—even as two Republicans broke with their party for the first time to support such a measure.

As The Washington Post notes, the resolution was “proposed early in the war by a faction of pro-Israel Democrats—Golden among them—as a compromise intended to win some Republican backing.” While it did win three Republican votes in the end, it was Golden who helped sink it.

15.05.2026 - 20:13 [ Antiwar.com ]

House Narrowly Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution in 212-212 Vote

The House on Thursday narrowly defeated a War Powers Resolution that would have directed President Trump to end the US war against Iran, as the US continues to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports and is considering restarting the full-scale bombing campaign.

The bill failed in a tie vote of 212-212, with three Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (KY), Tom Barret (MI), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA) — voting in favor of ending the war. Just one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (ME), voted no.

12.05.2026 - 06:26 [ New York Times ]

Pressure on Starmer Mounts as Dozens of Labour Lawmakers Call on Him to Quit

Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign on Monday, effectively rejecting their leader’s efforts to quell a mutiny in the party ranks and raising the likelihood of a bruising leadership battle.

Mr. Starmer began the day with a speech he hoped would quiet the brewing rebellion, acknowledging the anger expressed by voters last week when they overwhelmingly rejected Labour Party candidates in elections across England, Scotland and Wales.

09.05.2026 - 01:05 [ BBC ]

Starmer under pressure, as Labour suffers heavy elections losses

The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure on Sir Keir, with some Labour MPs calling for him to set a timetable for his departure, although his cabinet allies have backed him for now.

Labour has lost power in Wales, ending its 27 year-long rule, while the SNP appears likely to remain the largest party in Scotland.

Reform UK has been the big winner in England, picking up more than 1,400 seats and taking control of councils in areas where Labour and the Conservatives have been historically dominant.

01.05.2026 - 22:52 [ Time Magazine ]

Exclusive: Democrats Explore Suing Trump If He Ignores Congress on Iran War

(April 28, 2026)

The emerging discussions mark the clearest sign yet that Democrats, repeatedly blocked in their attempts to restrain the war through floor votes, are searching for new ways to force a constitutional reckoning over who decides when America goes to war.

(…)

While it’s unclear how Republicans will ultimately vote, Schiff urged caution about relying on the courts. “The Supreme Court has been very selective about offering Congress standing to any litigation,” he says. “It‘s not a strategy I would want to rely on…

28.04.2026 - 18:49 [ Daily Mail ]

Arms dealer says Clinton and Obama accidentally gave guns to ISIS, Al Qaeda and Benghazi attackers – then tried to scapegoat him for their screw-up with failed $10m felony case

(October 12, 2016)

– Marc Turi ‚had plan to get arms to Libyan rebels in 2011 despite UN ban‘
– But he says Clinton stole the idea and she and CIA did it without him
– However the guns ‚then went to Al Qaeda, ISIS and Benghazi attackers‘
– They tried to scapegoat him by saying he sold the arms illegally, he says
– But he claims that he never sold anything in Libya
– The five-year, $10m case was dropped last week by prosecutors
– He says they didn‘t want to press on because it would compromise Clinton
– The trial would have started on November 8 – which is Election Day
– Turi also hinted at information on weapons that disappeared in Benghazi

28.04.2026 - 18:35 [ New York Times ]

U.S.-Approved Arms for Libya Rebels Fell Into Jihadis’ Hands

Dec. 5, 2012

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, according to United States officials and foreign diplomats.

No evidence has emerged linking the weapons provided by the Qataris during the uprising against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to the attack that killed four Americans at the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in September.

But in the months before, the Obama administration clearly was worried about the consequences of its hidden hand in helping arm Libyan militants, concerns that have not previously been reported.

28.04.2026 - 05:48 [ New York Times ]

Israel Found the Hamas Money Machine Years Ago. Nobody Turned It Off.

(December 16, 2023)

Israeli leaders believed that Hamas was more interested in governing than fighting. By the time the agents discovered the ledgers in 2018, the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was encouraging the government of Qatar to deliver millions of dollars to the Gaza Strip. He gambled that the money would buy stability and peace.

Mr. Levy recalled briefing Mr. Netanyahu personally in 2015 about the Hamas portfolio.

19.04.2026 - 19:25 [ Ro Khanna / X ]

Chuck Schumer was one of 7 Senate Democrats to vote to send bulldozers to Israel. 40 Democratic Senators voted no. Mr. Schumer, you are out of touch with our base and the nation. Step aside.

(April 16, 2026)

19.04.2026 - 19:15 [ Time Magazine ]

The Seven Democrats Who Joined Republicans in Opposing Measure to Block Arms Sales to Israel

(April 17, 2026)

In total, 40 senators supported the resolution late Wednesday. The seven Democrat Senators who voted against the measure were Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Chris Coons of Delaware, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.