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Beeple’s intriguing exhibition of robot dogs

In Miami, one of the world’s richest art festivals, this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach hosts a more than intriguing art project. The performance art brings together a group of four-legged robots wearing hyper-realistic silicone faces of tech billionaires and world-famous artists. These half-human, half-canine creatures seem to have stepped straight out of a video game or a real-life nightmare, mixing dreams and reality. At the heart of this project is an artist by the name of Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann: on the very first day of the fair, he can be found in the robot enclosure, picking up works of art from the ground and handing them to visitors, as well as in his own project with two robots bearing his face.

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The name of the concept: « Regular Animals. » The behavior of these creatures is as fascinating as it is disturbing. They wander around an enclosure, sometimes nearly colliding with each other. Musk puckers his lips, Picasso stares into space. But the most provocative aspect lies in their creative process: at random, the robots tip backwards and, via a screen displaying poop mode, physically expel a work printed from their hindquarters. Beyond the scatological provocation, the work conceals a sophisticated critique of our relationship with technology and information. Each robot is equipped with cameras and operates autonomously. They capture images of their environment (visitors, the fair) and use artificial intelligence to reinterpret this visual data according to the personality they embody:

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Herein lies Beeple’s central message: the one-sided control of perception. The artist explains that these billionaires, via their super-powerful algorithms, decide what we see and influence our reality. They have become the main filters through which humanity consumes information. Beeple’s warning is clear: « We are not ready for the future. » The return of the NFT Beeple, who became the third most expensive living artist after his record sale of $69.3 million at Christie’s in 2021, is lucid about the evolution of the market. He acknowledges that the collapse of the NFT bubble was inevitable due to the massive production of uninteresting projects. However, Art Basel 2025 marks a resurgence of digital art. The prints « defecated » by the robot dogs are not mere papers: they are NFTs linked to the blockchain. Beeple plays with irony here, materializing the common criticism that NFTs are just bullsh**, by having his sculptures literally defecate these digital assets.

The public’s reception oscillates between disgust, unease, and admiration. The boundary between the real and the artificial was even tested when real dogs started barking at the robots, an interaction that delighted the artist. For Beeple, these dynamic sculptures foreshadow the future of art, where works will be alive with simulated emotions. However, the experiment has a programmed end: although the robots will continue to move, their creative capacity (generating and storing images on the blockchain) will stop after three years. Despite the grotesque nature of the installation, it was an immediate commercial success. Within the first hour of the fair, all the animals, including the little Musk, Zuckerberg, and Beeple, had found buyers, proving that provocation remains a sure bet in contemporary art.

Newsom: Killing of Minnesota Women Is State Sponsored Terrorism

In the hours after the fatal shooting in Minneapolis, the Trump administration moved quickly to frame the 37-year-old woman’s actions in the harshest possible terms, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicly claiming that what occurred amounted to «an act of domestic terrorism» by the driver.

German President Accuses Trump of Turning World Order Into a «den of robbers»

German President issued a stark warning about the broader implications for the international system. Steinmeier said «It is about preventing the world from turning into a den of robbers, where the most unscrupulous take whatever they want, where regions or entire countries are treated as the property of a few great powers».

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Deutscher Bundespräsident wirft Trump vor, die Weltordnung in eine „Räuberhöhle“ zu verwandeln

Nur wenige Tage nach dem überraschenden US-Angriff auf Venezuela und der Festnahme von Präsident Nicolás Maduro und seiner Frau hat Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier auf einem Symposium ungewöhnlich deutliche Worte gefunden und das jüngste Verhalten Washingtons auf der Weltbühne scharf kritisiert. Steinmeier, dessen Rolle weitgehend zeremoniell ist, dessen Worte aber diplomatisches Gewicht haben, warnte davor, dass die globale Demokratie einem noch nie dagewesenen Druck ausgesetzt sei, und warnte davor, die Ordnung nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zu zersplittern. In seiner Rede sagte er, es sei wichtig, einen Zusammenbruch des auf Regeln basierenden Systems zu verhindern. Es dürfe sich nicht in eine „Räuberhöhle” verwandeln, „in der sich die Skrupellosesten nehmen, was sie wollen, in der Regionen oder ganze Länder wie das Eigentum einiger weniger Großmächte behandelt werden”.

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Der deutsche Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier ging noch weiter und warnte, dass die Vereinigten Staaten selbst – die lange Zeit als Eckpfeiler des Nachkriegssystems galten – nun zu dem beitragen, was er als gefährliche Aushöhlung gemeinsamer Prinzipien bezeichnete. Er sagte, die Welt sei Zeuge eines Zusammenbruchs von Werten durch unseren wichtigsten Partner, die USA, die geholfen haben, diese Weltordnung aufzubauen, eine Aussage, die die Tiefe der europäischen Besorgnis unterstreicht. Seine Äußerungen fielen in eine Zeit, in der die Trump-Administration die Einstellung der US-Unterstützung für 66 internationale Organisationen ankündigte, von denen die meisten mit den Vereinten Nationen verbunden sind und sich auf Klima-, Arbeits- und Beratungsarbeit konzentrieren, die Washington als mit Diversitäts- oder „woke”-Initiativen verbunden abgetan hat. Gleichzeitig hat Trump erneut damit gedroht, die Kontrolle über Grönland zu übernehmen, ein Gebiet, das zu Dänemark gehört und Teil der NATO ist. Dies hat in den europäischen Hauptstädten die Befürchtung verstärkt, dass Washington sich nicht nur aus den multilateralen Institutionen zurückzieht, sondern auch den Bündnisrahmen in Frage stellt, den es einst mit aufgebaut hat.

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Während die Trump-Administration nach ihrem Überraschungsangriff und der Gefangennahme von Nicolás Maduro die Kontrolle über das venezolanische Öl erlangt hat – sie beschlagnahmte mehrere Öltanker und kündigte Pläne an, zwischen 30 und 50 Millionen Barrel an die Vereinigten Staaten zu verkaufen, während sie behauptete, die venezolanische Energieproduktion für die kommenden Jahre zu überwachen –, warnte der deutsche Bundespräsident eindringlich vor den weitreichenden Folgen für das internationale System. Steinmeier sagte, Es geht darum, zu verhindern, dass sich die Welt in eine Räuberhöhle verwandelt, in der sich die Skrupellosesten nehmen, was sie wollen, in der Regionen oder ganze Länder als Eigentum einiger weniger Großmächte behandelt werden, und verurteilte direkt, was er als Zusammenbruch globaler Normen und Werte inmitten von Handlungen beschrieb, die seiner Meinung nach die Ordnung nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg untergraben.

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In seinen jüngsten Äußerungen, in denen er seine wirtschaftliche Vision und seine außenpolitischen Ambitionen darlegte, bezeichnete Donald Trump künftige Wiederaufbaubemühungen als strategisch und lukrativ und erklärte in einem Interview mit der New York Times: „Wir werden das Land auf sehr profitable Weise wiederaufbauen“. Zuvor hatte er in einer separaten Nachricht auf Truth Social einen weitaus expansiveren und selbstbewussteren Ton angeschlagen: „Die Interimsbehörden in Venezuela werden zwischen 30 und 50 MILLIONEN Barrel hochwertiges, sanktioniertes Öl an die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika liefern. Dieses Öl wird zum Marktpreis verkauft werden, und das Geld wird von mir als Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika kontrolliert werden, um sicherzustellen, dass es zum Wohle des venezolanischen Volkes und der Vereinigten Staaten verwendet wird!“

Zusammengenommen skizzieren diese Aussagen eine Vision, in der internationale Ressourcen, Exekutivgewalt und Rentabilität explizit miteinander verwoben sind, wobei die wirtschaftliche Kontrolle sowohl als politisches Instrument als auch als Rechtfertigung für eine interventionistische Politik dargestellt wird, während gleichzeitig Trumps wiederkehrende Betonung der persönlichen Aufsicht und der transaktionalen Diplomatie verstärkt wird.

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Le président allemand accuse Trump de transformer l’ordre mondial en une «tanière de voleurs»

Quelques jours seulement après l’attaque surprise des États-Unis contre le Venezuela et la capture du président Nicolás Maduro et de son épouse, le président allemand Frank-Walter Steinmeier a tenu des propos inhabituellement pointus lors d’un symposium, critiquant vivement le comportement récent de Washington sur la scène internationale. Steinmeier, dont le rôle est essentiellement cérémoniel mais dont les paroles ont un poids diplomatique, a averti que la démocratie mondiale était confrontée à une pression sans précédent et a mis en garde contre le risque de voir l’ordre de l’après-Seconde Guerre mondiale se fragmenter. Dans son discours, il a déclaré qu’il était essentiel d’empêcher l’effondrement du système fondé sur des règles, estimant qu’il ne devait pas se transformer en ce qu’il a appelé une «tanière de voleurs», «où les plus sans scrupules prennent tout ce qu’ils veulent, où des régions ou des pays entiers sont traités comme la propriété d’un petit nombre de grandes puissances».

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Le président allemand Frank-Walter Steinmeier est allé plus loin en avertissant que les États-Unis eux-mêmes, longtemps considérés comme la pierre angulaire du système d’après-guerre, contribuaient désormais à ce qu’il a décrit comme une dangereuse érosion des principes communs.

«Ensuite, il y a l’effondrement des valeurs par notre partenaire le plus important, les États-Unis, qui ont aidé à construire cet ordre mondial», une déclaration qui a souligné la profondeur de l’inquiétude européenne.

Ses remarques sont intervenues alors que l’administration Trump a annoncé la suspension du soutien des États-Unis à 66 organisations internationales, la plupart liées aux Nations unies et axées sur le climat, le travail et le travail consultatif que Washington a rejeté comme étant lié à la diversité ou à des initiatives «woke». Dans le même temps, Trump a réactivé ses menaces d’affirmer son contrôle sur le Groenland, un territoire appartenant au royaume danois et faisant partie de l’OTAN, renforçant ainsi les craintes des capitales européennes de voir Washington non seulement se retirer des institutions multilatérales, mais aussi remettre en question le cadre de l’alliance qu’il a autrefois contribué à construire.

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Alors que l’administration Trump a entrepris d’affirmer son contrôle sur le pétrole vénézuélien à la suite de son attaque surprise et de la capture de Nicolás Maduro – en saisissant plusieurs pétroliers et en annonçant des plans pour vendre entre 30 et 50 millions de barils aux États-Unis tout en affirmant qu’elle supervisera la production d’énergie vénézuélienne pour les années à venir – le président allemand a lancé un avertissement sévère sur les implications plus larges pour le système international.

Steinmeier a déclaré: «Il s’agit d’empêcher que le monde ne se transforme en une tanière de voleurs, où les plus sans scrupules prennent tout ce qu’ils veulent, où des régions ou des pays entiers sont traités comme la propriété de quelques grandes puissances», condamnant directement ce qu’il a décrit comme un effondrement des normes et des valeurs mondiales dans le cadre d’actions qu’il considère comme sapant l’ordre de l’après-Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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Dans des remarques récentes exposant sa vision économique et ses ambitions en matière de politique étrangère, Donald Trump a présenté les futurs efforts de reconstruction comme étant à la fois stratégiques et lucratifs, déclarant:

«Nous allons reconstruire d’une manière très rentable», dans une interview accordée au New York Times.

Un peu plus tôt, dans un autre message publié sur Truth Social, il avait adopté un ton beaucoup plus expansif et assuré, affirmant que «les autorités intérimaires du Venezuela remettront aux États-Unis d’Amérique entre 30 et 50 MILLIONS de barils de pétrole de haute qualité, sanctionné par la loi. Ce pétrole sera vendu au prix du marché et cet argent sera contrôlé par moi, en tant que président des États-Unis d’Amérique, afin de s’assurer qu’il est utilisé au profit du peuple du Venezuela et des États-Unis!»

Prises ensemble, ces déclarations esquissent une vision dans laquelle les ressources internationales, l’autorité exécutive et la rentabilité sont explicitement entrelacées, présentant le contrôle économique à la fois comme un outil politique et une justification des politiques interventionnistes, tout en renforçant l’accent récurrent mis par Trump sur la surveillance personnelle et la diplomatie transactionnelle.

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Macron Says United States Is Falling Into «temptation» and «turning away from some of its allies»

Speaking at the Élysée Palace, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered unusually sharp remarks about the direction he sees the United States taking on the global stage, warning that one of the world’s most powerful countries risks contributing to a new fragmentation of international relations. Without naming specific policies, Macron cautioned against a tendency to divide up the world through unilateral decisions, arguing that Washington was falling into «temptation» while simultaneously «turning away from some of its allies». His comments reflected growing concern in European capitals that shifts in U.S. strategy could weaken longstanding alliances and undermine collective approaches to security, trade, and diplomacy at a moment of heightened global instability.

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Those comments came just days after a series of international tensions, including what Macron described as unprecedented U.S. actions against Venezuela, the capture of its president, and renewed pressure on Greenland’s sovereignty, developments that he cited as evidence of an increasingly confrontational global posture. Against that backdrop, the French president warned that «We are living in a world of great powers, with a real temptation to divide up the world», framing the moment as a critical test for Europe’s strategic independence. Macron stressed that France and its European partners would not fall into the same temptations, vowing to «rejects the new colonialism and new imperialism», language that underscored his rejection of subordination to any dominant power. He added that this stance carries concrete consequences, arguing that Europe is now obliged to significantly reduce its dependence on both the United States and China in order to preserve its political autonomy, economic resilience, and capacity to act independently on the world stage.

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In a continuation of his critique, Emmanuel Macron argued that the United States is increasingly exercising power in a manner reminiscent of a new form of colonialism and imperialism, warning that this shift is destabilizing the international order it once championed. He pointed to the weakening of global governance frameworks, stating that «Multilateral institutions are functioning less and less effectively», a decline he linked to the behavior of dominant powers. The French president went further by directly questioning Washington’s strategic orientation, declaring that «The US is an established power, but one that is gradually turning away from some of its allies and breaking free from the international rules that it was until recently promoting», a remark that underscored his concern that American disengagement from collective norms is accelerating geopolitical fragmentation and eroding the foundations of postwar cooperation.

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German President Accuses Trump of Turning World Order Into a «den of robbers»

Just days after the surprise U.S. attack on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered unusually pointed remarks at a symposium, sharply criticizing Washington’s recent conduct on the world stage. Steinmeier, whose role is largely ceremonial but whose words carry diplomatic weight, warned that global democracy is facing unprecedented pressure and cautioned against allowing the post-World War II order to fragment. In his address, he said it is essential to prevent a breakdown of the rules-based system, arguing that it must not turn into what he called a «den of robbers», «where the most unscrupulous take whatever they want, where regions or entire countries are treated as the property of a few great powers».

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier went further by warning that the United States itself — long seen as the cornerstone of the postwar system — was now contributing to what he described as a dangerous erosion of shared principles. He said the world was witnessing «Then there is the breakdown of values by our most important partner, the USA, which helped build this world order», a statement that underscored the depth of European concern. His remarks came as the Trump administration announced the suspension of U.S. support for 66 international organizations, most of them linked to the United Nations and focused on climate, labour and advisory work that Washington has dismissed as tied to diversity or “woke” initiatives. At the same time, Trump has revived threats to assert control over Greenland, a territory within the Danish realm and part of NATO, reinforcing fears in European capitals that Washington is not only retreating from multilateral institutions but also challenging the alliance framework it once helped construct.

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As the Trump administration has moved to assert control over Venezuelan oil following its surprise attack and the capture of Nicolás Maduro — seizing multiple oil tankers and announcing plans to sell between 30 and 50 million barrels to the United States while asserting it will oversee Venezuelan energy production for years to come — German President issued a stark warning about the broader implications for the international system. Steinmeier said «It is about preventing the world from turning into a den of robbers, where the most unscrupulous take whatever they want, where regions or entire countries are treated as the property of a few great powers», directly condemning what he described as a breakdown in global norms and values amid actions he sees as undermining the post-World War II order.

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In recent remarks outlining his economic vision and foreign policy ambitions, Donald Trump framed future reconstruction efforts as both strategic and lucrative, declaring «We will rebuild it in a very profitable way,» in an interview with The New York Times. Earlier, in a separate message posted on Truth Social, he adopted a far more expansive and assertive tone, affirming that «The Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America, to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States!» Taken together, these statements sketch a vision in which international resources, executive authority, and profitability are explicitly intertwined, presenting economic control as both a political tool and a justification for interventionist policies, while reinforcing Trump’s recurring emphasis on personal oversight and transactional diplomacy.

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Newsom Accuses Trump of Deploying His « personal police »

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California Governor Gavin Newsom used social media to publicly express his anger toward Donald Trump and his administration following an incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in which an ICE agent fired at point-blank range and killed a 37-year-old woman, a local resident who was inside her vehicle and attempting to leave after being approached by several agents who had just exited unmarked vehicles. According to accounts of the incident, the woman was not armed and was trying to drive away when the confrontation escalated, a sequence of events that Newsom described as emblematic of an aggressive enforcement strategy that prioritizes fear and force over restraint. In his reaction, the governor directly placed responsibility on the president, accusing him of fostering an environment in which such actions become possible and even predictable, writing that the killing was the result of «His deliberate escalation of intimidation and chaos».

Newsom went even further on his press account on X, where he explicitly described the incident as «STATE. SPONSORED. TERRORISM.», a characterization that underscored the severity of his condemnation and marked one of his strongest public attacks to date on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.

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In the hours after the fatal shooting in Minneapolis, the Trump administration moved quickly to frame the 37-year-old woman’s actions in the harshest possible terms, with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicly claiming that what occurred amounted to «an act of domestic terrorism» by the driver, asserting that «she attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over with her vehicle» while defending the ICE officer’s use of force as a necessary response. Meanwhile, the president weighed in on social media, portraying the encounter in similarly severe language, calling the woman «very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer», a characterization he presented as justification for the shooting while insisting the agent «seems to have shot her in self defense». These official assertions, issued before the release of comprehensive video evidence and as investigations remain ongoing, have further intensified the political controversy surrounding the case and fueled public outrage over the administration’s handling of the killing.

«Donald Trump owns this.»

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In a strongly worded post, California Governor Gavin Newsom accused Donald Trump of bearing direct responsibility for the climate that led to the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, writing that « For almost a year, Donald Trump’s personal police force has rampaged across America » and asserting that «His administration has driven extremism and cruelty while discarding basic safeguards and accountability». He framed the woman’s death as a direct consequence of this approach, stating bluntly «Now, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen is dead», before assigning responsibility without ambiguity by adding «Donald Trump owns this». Newsom further warned that «His deliberate escalation of intimidation and chaos has consequences», concluding with a call for an immediate change in policy, insisting that «His reckless crackdown must end».

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The events that unfolded yesterday sparked widespread public outrage and quickly transformed into a moment of collective mourning and protest, as residents and activists reacted to the fatal shooting with a mix of shock, anger, and grief. Throughout the day, demonstrations emerged near the site of the incident and in surrounding neighborhoods, with participants denouncing what they described as an excessive and unjustified use of force, while demanding accountability from federal authorities. By evening, a vigil was organized to honor the 37-year-old woman who was killed, drawing a diverse crowd of community members, local leaders, and civil rights advocates who gathered with candles, flowers, and handwritten signs to pay tribute to her life. The atmosphere was somber but resolute, as speakers emphasized solidarity with the victim’s family and warned against the normalization of such deaths.

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Russia Says U.S. Seized Its Tanker, Not Venezuela’s

Following the seizure, Russian officials asserted that the Bella 1 was a Russian vessel, a claim that Washington has rejected.

Woman Shot Dead By ICE: Mayor Says It Was Not Self-Defense

A DHS spokeswoman said in a statement that an agent fired after the woman had «weaponized her vehicle» in an attempt to kill federal officers.