New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani releases a video statement calling for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to face trial for war crimes, citing the ICCâs arrest warrant. But, after days of speculation, Mamdani says New York does not have the power to arrest Netanyahu.
Archiv: Respekt / respect
Global: States must push back against reprehensible US campaign to dismantle the ICC
(July 14, 2026)
âIf other states bow to this pressure, they will acquiesce to a new era of lawlessness, impunity and rampant injustice. Now is not the time to appease. Now is the time to resist.â
âAppeasement will only further embolden perpetrators and open the door to more armed conflicts and more crimes committed by powerful leaders against their own or other statesâ populations. Amnesty International calls on all states to firmly resist â both collectively and unilaterally â the Trump administrationâs campaign against the ICC and all international institutions that protect human rights. They must also reiterate their support for the Court and enact practical and legislative measures, including so-called âblocking statutesâ, to mitigate the effect of US sanctions on those impacted.
âState inaction and cowardice in the face of past sanctions and attacks is what emboldened the US to announce this strategy. For the good of humanity, victimsâ hopes of justice, and the prospect of lasting global security, the international community must come together, stand up to the bullies in the White House and State Department and protect the international rule of law. We must not accept a reality where the most powerful have the least legal responsibility.â
Two people scale Empire State Building to fly peace banner and kiss
The pair, a man and a woman in dark outfits and masks, displayed a flag that read: âWhen the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.â
In one especially surreal moment, the man got down on one knee and appeared to propose. The two embraced and kissed as an NBC New York helicopter circled overhead.
Gavin Newsom fails to stop Californiaâs 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.
Meeks Statement on Senate Passage of His Iran War Powers Resolution
Washington, DC — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following the Senateâs approval of his War Powers Resolution which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month. The Senate passed the Resolution 50-48.
Having passed both chambers as a Concurrent Resolution, this measure does not go to the presidentâs desk for signature. Under the War Powers Resolution, however, it is binding on the president and directs him to cease hostilities against Iran.
âWith the Senate passage of my Iran War Powers Resolution, both chambers have now made clear that the president cannot continue this war of choice and must cease all hostilities against Iran. Regardless of what President Trump says, this measure is binding under the War Powers Resolution, and I will explore all legal avenues to ensure the Executive complies with the will of Congress.
Senate votes to limit Trumpâs Iran war powers in rare rebuke
GOP Sens. Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy joined Democrats in voting for the resolution, while Democratic Sen. John Fetterman voted against it. The final tally was 50-48. The absences of GOP Sens. Mitch McConnell and Dave McCormick, who have previously voted against advancing war powers resolutions, contributed to the measureâs adoption.
this is the biggest blunder in American history. Mark my words
(December 9, 2023)
âFascism Ainât Prettyâ Goes National
(November 11, 2025)
Washington, D.C. was the proving ground for our campaign, antagonizing Stephen Miller.
When we covered the Capital with Stephen Millerâs face and âFascism Ainât Prettyââon walls, sidewalks, and projected it onto buildingsâwe heard from thousands of you. The message was overwhelming: WE WANT THIS IN OUR CITY.
We heard you. And weâre acting on it.
This week, Portland, Oregon, and Philadelphia are first up on our list for expanding this campaign. If youâre in either city, take a stroll and see if you can spot Millerâs face. Then snap a pic, put it on your socials, and tag us!
Asked About Stephen Miller, DNC Staffer Happy to Confirm: âI Stand by Calling Him an Ugly Fuckâ
âI said what I said.â
That was Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer Paulina Mangubatâs statement Thursday evening after her response to White House adviser Stephen Millerâs smear against Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas went viral earlier this week.
After Miller posted a picture on Wednesday of Talarico with the comment that Democrats in Texas had nominated âtheir first transgender Senate candidate,â Mangubat, who serves as the DNCâs content and creative director and is behind many of the committeeâs social media posts, had a concise response.
China Built The Most Advanced Space Station In Just 2 Years | Tiangong
Apr 30, 2026
China was rejected from the International Space Station in 2011 when the US Congress passed a law banning NASA from any cooperation with China‘s space program. Most nations would have accepted that and moved on. China did something completely different. They decided to build their own space station from scratch, alone, without any international help, and they finished it in just 2 years. The result is Tiangong, the Heavenly Palace, a 3-module space station orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth that is packed with technology so advanced it makes the ISS look like it belongs in a museum. From the world‘s first space microwave to smart circadian lighting, resistance band uniforms, and a robotic telescope 300 times wider than Hubble, what China quietly built up there is one of the most remarkable engineering achievements in human history.
Shenzhou XXIII astronauts enter Tiangong space station
The Shenzhou XXIII crew has entered the Tiangong space station and met with the outgoing Shenzhou XXI astronauts.
The new arrivals â mission commander and spaceflight engineer Colonel Zhu Yangzhu, spacecraft pilot Colonel Zhang Zhiyuan, and science payload specialist Lai Ka-ying â were launched by a Long March 2F carrier rocket at 11:08 pm Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
After flying about three and a half hours, their spaceship docked with the front port on the Tianhe core module, the central piece of the Chinese space station, at 2:45 am Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Vorbereitungen auf Mondmission: China schickt drei Astronauten zu Weltraumstation
(May 24, 2026)
Drei Raumfahrer sind in Richtung der chinesischen Raumstation „Tiangong“ gestartet. Das Raumschiff „Shenzhou-23“ mit den drei Astronauten an Bord hob vom Weltraumbahnhof Jiuquan im chinesischen Teil der WĂŒste Gobi ab. Ins All befördert wurde die Kapsel von der TrĂ€gerrakete „Langer Marsch 2-F“.
Im Rahmen der Mission soll erstmals ein chinesischer Raumfahrer ein ganzes Jahr lang auf der Raumstation bleiben – ihre dreiköpfige Besatzung wird ĂŒblicherweise alle sechs Monate ausgetauscht. Dies wird von Peking als wesentlicher Schritt in den chinesischen Bestrebungen betrachtet, bis zum Jahr 2030 Menschen zum Mond zu schicken.
Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Force Trump to End Iran War
The Senate on Tuesday agreed to take up a measure that would force President Trump to end the war in Iran or win authorization from Congress to continue it, after a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in pushing forward with a resolution the G.O.P. has managed to block for months.
Test us again, you will repeat your failures: Iran FM to adversaries
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the United States and the Israeli regime against attempting fresh military action against Iran, saying past confrontations had failed to achieve their objectives and any future attempt would yield the same outcome.
Trump dragged America into a warâan illegal, costly war without any goals or without any endgameâand has the nerve to call it a âmini-warâ The best way to lower costs and end this chaos is to end this illegal war: Democrats are forcing a seventh vote on our War Powers Resolution this week to withdraw U.S. troops from hostilities with Iran
If Republicans vote against our resolution, they will continue to bear the blame for Trumpâs war
GUIDO IS COMING DOWN AFTER 5 DAYS ON THE BRIDGE
After five days on top of the bridge, Guido is finally coming down.
Through wind, rain, and exhaustion, he stayed up there to sound the alarm about the wars in Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, and Palestine and to remind all of us that silence is not an option.
He risked his life to send a message and now we all have a responsibility to do more.
Thank you, Guido.
Protester comes down from atop Washington bridge ending 5-day stand against AI and Iran war
A protester who camped out atop one of Washingtonâs bridges for five days came down Wednesday morning, ending his stand against AI and the war in Iran.
Guido Reichstadter, a Florida-based activist, was seen coming down from one of the arches of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge where he had been camped since May 1. His presence caused periodic traffic jams as Washington police closed lanes and negotiated with him.
Trump stops Project Freedom at Hormuz on Pakistanâs request
US President Donald Trump has announced a temporary pause of Project Freedom for safe evacuation of stranded ships at the Strait of Hormuz, stating that the great progress has been made to reach a final agreement with Iran.
Freedom Flotilla Defies Israeli Piracy and Terror at Sea, Launches New Vessels from Siracusa
SICILY | May 2, 2026 â Just days after Israelâs assault on unarmed civilian vessels in international waters near Crete, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is pressing forwardânot retreating. Today, four new vessels launched from Siracusa, determined not to give in to Israelâs violence and brutality.
Israelâs April 29 attack, carried out over 600 nautical miles (over 1100 km) from its shores, was not an act of âsecurity.â It was piracy. It was state terrorism on the high seas. Sadly, the attack was not an isolated incident, but a pattern of lawlessness and aggression that has been enabled, normalized, and shielded by international inaction.
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The Freedom Flotilla Coalition calls on the international community, civil society, and the media to demand accountability for Israelâs attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla. We call on all governments to guarantee safe passage for flotilla vessels and to uphold the basic principles of international law. And we call on all people of conscience: do not look away. We will not be deterred. We will not be silenced.
Protestor Is Tweeting Live From Top Of DC Bridge Two Days Later
On Sunday morning, May 3, Reichstadter, 45, wrote: „Hands off Iran! Hands off Lebanon! Free Palestine!“ along with a photo of traffic beneath the bridge.
Livestream from 7NewsDC Sunday morning, May 3 shows Reichstadter on the bridge. Photos published by PEOPLE showed he had pitched a tent on top of the bridge.
Protester Blasts Trump In Washington DC Bridge Stunt: âIllegalâ
Guido Reichstadter spoke from atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge after disrupting peak-hour traffic, telling NewsNation he was calling for âan immediate end to the Trump regimeâs illegal war on Iranâ through mass nonviolent action.
Activist Scales 168-Foot Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in D.C., Pitches Tent at Top to Protest War with Iran and AI
âHi my name is Guido Reichstadter & I‘m currently occupying the top of the Frederick Douglass memorial bridge in Washington DC,â he began in his post.
After calling for the non-violent removal of the current âregime power,â Reichstadter also said he wants to âurgently warn the people of the USâ of the âimminent dangerâ of AI.
He then urged the âpeople of the worldâ to âcompel their governments to end this dangerâ through nonviolent action.
He posted a photo on X of the sunrise over Washington, D.C., from his vantage point on the bridge the morning of May 2.
Iran war protester speaks to Al Jazeera from top of Washington bridge | AJ #shorts
A 45-year old man is occupying the top of Washingtonâs Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to protest the war on Iran. Guido Reichstadter spoke to Al Jazeera from atop the structure – listen to what he had to say.
Protestor speaks live from atop a Washington DC bridge
A protester who closed down and disrupted peak-hour traffic after climbing a bridge in Washington, D.C., spoke live and exclusively to âKatie Pavlich Tonightâ about his cause.
Guido Reichstadter spoke to NewsNation late Friday night while occupying the top of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in the nationâs capital.
THIS WEEK: Senate Democrats will force a SIXTH vote on our War Powers Resolution ending Trumpâs war of choice in Iran. As we reach 60 days of a reckless and unpopular war, will Republicans continue to back Trump and dig themselves deeper into this hole?
Cyberangriff ĂŒber Strom: Wie sensible Daten spurlos ins Stromnetz flieĂen
(August 22, 2020)
Datendiebe zapfen das Stromnetz des GebĂ€udes spurlos an, um IT-Daten als Rauschsignale aufzuzeichnen. Die geraubten Signale werden anschlieĂend von den Datendieben mit AnalysegerĂ€ten sehr professionell wieder in die digitalen Ursprungsdaten zurĂŒckgewandelt.
So können am PC eingegebene oder an IT-PeripheriegerĂ€ten verarbeitete Daten von Datendieben ausgewertet, mit anderen Datenquellen verknĂŒpft und missbraucht werden. Diese Art des Datendiebstahls ist nicht erkennbar und nicht rekonstruierbar. Der einzige wirksame Schutz gegen solche Cyberangriffe ist das technische Vermeiden von ins Stromnetz abflieĂenden Daten.
We took a boat into the Strait of Hormuz. Here‘s what we saw.
That is where we met Sharif. His real name is not being used. Sharif is from Egypt and has spent decades working along this coastline. In normal times, he told us, tourists would be lining up for him to take them on trips out to sea. Now, there was almost no one.
After some negotiating, he agreed to take us. We paid $120 for two hours.
His boat was a traditional dhow: wooden, worn, painted brown. The kind that has been used in these waters for generations. Inside, embroidered cushions lined the seats.
We climbed aboard…
Melania Trump blasts âliesâ linking her to Epstein and calls on Congress to hold hearing for victims
Donald Trump was aware his wife planned to make Thursdayâs statement, a person familiar with the matter said.
âI have never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach,â the first lady said in remarks to reporters. âTo be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, [Ghislaine] Maxwell.â
She called on Congress to provide a forum for Epsteinâs victims to testify on Capitol Hill.
Statement by Israeli International Law Scholars Concerning Israelâs New âDeath Penalty for Terroristsâ Law
(March 31, 2026)
1. The undersigned, scholars of international law in Israeli academic institutions, wish to express our outrage and clear condemnation of Israelâs new death penalty law. It is not only immoral and in violation of the most basic dictates of public conscience, but is also unlawful both in terms of domestic constitutional law and Israelâs obligations under international law.
2. Israel is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights from 1966. Under the Covenant it is prohibited to reintroduce the death penalty once abolished â a prohibition which includes, according to the Human Rights Committeeâs General Comment 36 (2018), a ban on extending the list of crimes to which the death penalty applies or relaxing associated procedural safeguards, even for states that have not formally abolished the death penalty. As long as the death penalty is applicable, legal proceedings relating to its imposition must meet all due process safeguards, including the right to seek commutation of the death sentence. The right to commutation is also guaranteed in the Fourth Geneva Convention from 1949. Furthermore, under the Covenant, States must act towards abolition of the death penalty, and in no case may the death penalty be imposed in a discriminatory manner.
Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
We collectively affirm the importance of equal application of international law to all, including countries that hold themselves out as global leaders. Recent statements from senior U.S. government officials describing the rules governing military engagement as âstupidâ and prioritizing âlethalityâ over âlegalityâ are profoundly alarming and dangerously short-sighted. These claims, particularly in combination with the observable conduct of U.S. forces, are harming the international legal order and the system of international law that we have devoted our lives to promoting.
The war, which is costing U.S. taxpayers between $1-2 billion each day, is imposing significant harm to civilians in the region, has resulted in the loss of hundreds of civilian lives across the Middle East, and is causing serious environmental and economic harms.
We write to express our concern about 1) jus ad bellum, or the decision to go to war, 2) jus in bello, or the conduct of hostilities, 3) rhetoric and threats from senior U.S. officials and their allies, which portend further abuses, and 4) the decimation of civilian harm mitigation structures within the U.S. government as a part of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsethâs âgloves offâ approach to warfare.
Spain‘s Sanchez slams double standards on Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon
(March 25, 2026)
Speaking before Spain‘s lower house of parliament, Sanchez challenged the selective application of principles.
„What we cannot do is condemn the invasion of Ukraine ⊠and applaud Iran‘s attacks,“ Sanchez said. „We cannot demand respect for Greenland‘s territorial integrity and remain silent when territorial integrity is violated in Gaza or Lebanon.“
Pedro Sanchez – Europeâs only anti-war Prime Minister
The Spanish leader, who describes Israelâs atrocities in Gaza as genocide, has characterised the U.S.-Israel war on Iran as a violation of international law, becoming the only European head of government to publicly reject the war on principle
Patriot missile involved in Bahrain blast likely US-operated, analysis finds
Both Bahrain and Washington have blamed an Iranian drone attack for the March 9 blast, which the Gulf kingdom said injured 32 people including children, some seriously. Commenting on the day of the attack, U.S. Central Command said on X that an Iranian drone struck a residential neighbourhood in Bahrain.
In response to questions from Reuters, Bahrain on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that a Patriot missile was involved in the explosion over the Mahazza neighborhood on Sitra island, offshore from the capital Manama and also home to an oil refinery.