Tadzio MuellerMar 6
"Israel bombards Tehran and Beirut as US says attacks to intensify", because an #AssholeSociety gets to do whatever it wants, no matter such woke niceties as international law, human rights, ius ad bellum, etc.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/06/iran-war-live-updates-us-temporarily-lets-india-buy-russian-oil-amid-energy-fears-israeli-military-launches-strikes-on-beirut
Tehran warns Europe to stay out of conflict or face ‘retaliation’ – as it happened

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Tadzio MuellerFeb 23

"Trump’s EPA to roll back rule limiting hazardous mercury from coal plants", because in an #assholesociety, mercury poisoning is a sign of power, masculinity and in general antiwokeness!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/trump-epa-weaken-rule-mercury-air-toxics-coal

Trump’s EPA to roll back rule limiting hazardous mercury from coal plants

Environmental groups warn that weakening air toxics and mercury standards will lead to higher health-related costs

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Tadzio MuellerFeb 2

#Arschlochisierung, global edition:

"A survey of 23 armed conflicts in '24 & '25 has concluded that international law seeking to limit the effects of war is at breaking point."

Because laws are limits, and the #AssholeSociety does not accept limits.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/02/more-than-100000-civilians-killed-war-crimes-out-of-control-study

International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds

Report covering 23 conflicts over last 18 months concludes more than 100,000 civilians have been killed as war crimes rage out of control

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Harold SmithJan 22

"we enlightened Europeans, we "moral superpower", we... well, we like our imperial violence the way we like our servants at Downton Abbey: they should always be there, but never be seen." #assholesociety v.s. #Verdrängungsgesellschaft

https://steady.page/en/friedlichesabotage/posts/c6641b0c-a7e6-4144-8697-07201085f559

Venezuela, Greenland and the Global Coming Out of the Asshole Society

Trump's discursive attack on Greenland shocked Europe, because suddenly, we too live in a world where things can be taken away from us, in worlds that can be broken.

Steady
Tadzio MuellerJan 22

The future of protest in an #AssholeSociety:

"US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/ice-arrest-pepper-spray-protesters-minnesota

US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota

In victory for Trump administration, appeals court has temporarily lifted injunction as JD Vance set to visit state

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Tadzio MuellerJan 22

Venezuela, #Greenland & the global coming out of the #assholesociety:

Trump's Greenland-move shocked Europe, because suddenly, we too live in a world where things can be taken away from us, in worlds that can be broken. That's usually happens to "Others"
https://steady.page/de/friedlichesabotage/posts/c6641b0c-a7e6-4144-8697-07201085f559

Venezuela, Greenland and the Global Coming Out of the Asshole Society

Trump's discursive attack on Greenland shocked Europe, because suddenly, we too live in a world where things can be taken away from us, in worlds that can be broken.

Steady
Tadzio MuellerJan 20

The Coming Out of the #AssholeSociety as described by Owen Jones:

"What is striking about Trump is that he has abandoned even the pretence of moral superiority. On Venezuela, he openly boasts that US firms are going to 'take back' the country’s oil."

The asshole society hates morality.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/donald-trump-needs-helpers-for-his-appalling-neocolonialist-project-what-else-is-this-board-of-peace

Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’?

Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Tadzio MuellerJan 11

There's more & more recognition of #assholisation/ the coming out of the #assholesociety:

"The president’s inability to tell right from wrong (aka assholery) fuels his increasingly dictatorial, illegal and erratic behaviour."

Welcome to the #assholocene.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/11/greenland-venezuela-ukraine-donald-trump-lies-europe

What unites Greenland, Venezuela and Ukraine? Trump’s immoral lies and Europe’s chronic weakness

The president’s inability to tell right from wrong fuels his increasingly dictatorial, illegal and erratic behaviour, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Tadzio MuellerJan 9

The invasion of #Venezuela marks the beginning of Global Asshole Pride / the Global Coming Out of the #AssholeSociety:

"In the postwar period, internat. law held a tenuous sway. Now that order appears to be reverting to" shameless imperialist assholery.
https://www.ft.com/content/7be42ea6-0cbd-487b-a437-e92635bc0e0f

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Tadzio MuellerDec 12

Arschlochisierung 12/12/25

1. The #assholesociety wants people with HIV to die of AIDS. To them, that just makes good moral & political sense, esp. if they're queer or PoC.

"Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma & US aid cuts".
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/12/papua-new-guinea-hiv-epidemic-stigma-us-aid-cuts

Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts

Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware they have the virus

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