Published on The Local.de, Feb 26, 2015:
BILD, Europe’s biggest-selling daily newspaper, on Thursday targeted plans for an extension to Greece’s bailout by asking readers to email in selfies with the paper’s « NEIN » headline. NO! No more billions for the greedy Greeks! the paper declared in its print and online editions. It urged readers to snap a selfie while holding it and email it back to the paper as part of a campaign against further subsidies.
The paper also prominently quoted earlier promises by top Greek officials that « Germany will get its money back, and with high interest », adding « No one believes it any more! » People from across Europe reacted angrily on Twitter, with one Greek responding to Bild with a picture of German soldiers executing Soviet partisans during the Second World War … //
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- Greece alone cannot do it; austerity victims of the world, unite, on Intrepid Report, by Ismael Hossein-zadeh, Feb 24, 2015;
- Greece submits reform document in bid to secure bailout extension, on The Guardian, by Ian Traynor in Brussels and Helena Smith in Athens, Feb 24, 2015: Six-page blueprint aimed at appeasing eurozone creditors expected to be endorsed by finance ministers;
- Syriza wins time—and space, on VersoBooks/Blog, by Étienne Balibar and Sandro Mezzadra, Feb 23, 2015;
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Ebola update, Global vaccination, on Intrepid Report, by John Klyczek, Feb 25, 2015;
From the Black Stack to the Red Stack, on VersoBooks/Blog, by McKenzie Wark, Feb 25, 2015;
Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis: Austerity Has Done Nothing to Solve Greece’s Problems, on Spiegel Online International, Interview conducted by Thomas Hüetlin and Alexander Neubacher, Feb 16, 2015: Greek Finance Minister Giannis Varoufakis has had little luck convincing his EU counterparts that Athens needs a debt cut. He speaks with SPIEGEL about why austerity has failed, how aid conditions are like waterboarding and where the bailout money went …;
International UFO Congress 2015, Full Doc – Dr Steven Greer, 91.14 min, uploaded by Remember Documentary Channel, Dec 22, 2014;
24 Pictures From Around the World That Will Make You Re-Evaluate Your Entire Life, on 4D magazine;
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- Seven Of Nine/Jeri Ryan: Best Moments in Star Trek Voyager, 15.03 min, uploaded by Caradoc Falcon, Jan 23, 2014 … and other videos in autoplay;
- Star Trek, Klingon, 69.33 min, uploaded by STO Idrona, Aug 2, 2013: This episode is from the 1996 Interactive Movie game « Star Trek: Klingon »;
- Star Trek, Nemesis Deleted Scene, 5.45 min, uploaded by Bethany Hill, May 29, 2012 – Chateau Picard 2267 … and other videos in autoplay.