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  1. This extract reminds me so much of Trump:

    FAUST
    \[…\]
    Who art thou, then?

    MEPHISTOPHELES
    Part of that Power, not understood,
    Which always wills the Bad, and always works the Good.

    FAUST
    What hidden sense in this enigma lies?

    MEPHISTOPHELES
    I am the Spirit that Denies!
    \[…\]

    Source: "Faust, Part One" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust,_P

    Trump's actions provoke backlashes, e.g. his actions against Europe / the EU made many governments and governmental institutions rethink their dependence on US software and services. France is switching to Linux, there are EuroStack, ZenDiS (with openDesk and openCode), …

    #Trump #Goethe #Faust #Mephisto #Mephistopheles #Europe #EU #digitalsovereignty #EuroStack #ZenDiS #openDesk #Linux

  2. Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?

    Zwar kann ich das nicht mehr jeden Morgen garantieren. Aber ohne dialogische Spitzen-Drukos wie heute Nacht von @silberspur zum Goethe-Faust-Vortrag wäre mein Leben schon auch ärmer… :ablobcatheart:

    #Goethe #Faust #Mephistopheles #Luzifer #Ahriman #Veloziferisch #Wissenschaft vs. #Esoterik scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-

  3. Over my morning tea, I was reflecting on my favorite #breakup (yes, I rank them - fight me) and how her parting shot was “you’re an ambivalent #mephistopheles
    I still take ownership of that with pride. With apologies to #ChristopherMarlowe and #Goethe
    #misanthrope #misanthropy #curmudgeon #professorproblems #LitStudies

  4. CW: blood, bones

    "Finis Gloriae Mundi" piece from last year featuring Faust with intermingled life and death imagery~ There's meant to be a companion piece wit Mephistopheles but I haven't gotten to it yet. :,)

    #art #mastoart #creativetoot#faust #mephisto #mephistopheles #DigitalArtist #digitalpainting #painting #illustration #artist #portrait #raven #menmentomori