And then a lack of understanding of history prevented the empire knowing why it's a bad idea to sign the treaty at Versailles.

Loukas Christodoulou@loukas.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Universities are dismantling the humanities at the same time as the most powerful empire in world history is being brought down by a lack of understanding of geography.

From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.

Out now! Check out out upcoming Special issue on Business and Labour in German Colonialism. Thanks for this great collaboration @pocobusiness.bsky.social @jzurlage.bsky.social @debneill.bsky.social Mona Rudolph Michael Rösser

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History@jich.bsky.social · 6mo ago

See Mona Rudolph & Nina Kleinöder's introduction to the upcoming special issue 'Business and Labour in German Colonialism', currently #FreeAccess : doi.org/10.1080/0308...

with contributions from Mona Rudolph, Michael Rösser, Julian zur Lage @jzurlage.bsky.social , Deb Neill @debneill.bsky.social , Nina Kleinöder

Glad to share that our special issue of German History, co-edited with @nkleinoeder.bsky.social, is now available in First View. It focuses on colonial railway infrastructure in the German Empire. If you would like access, just let us know. doi.org/10.1093/gerh...

Le Canada prospère parce que nous sommes Canadiens.

tweeted by a Spanish deputy to the European Parliament

Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

the good timeline

"In a world of great power rivalry, the countries in between have a choice – compete with each other for favour, or to combine to create a third path with impact." Prime Minister Mark Carney Davos 2026

Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "

"If great powers abandon even the pretense of rules & values for the unhindered pursuit of their power & interest, the gains from transactionalism will become harder to replicate" -- Carney's speech at Davos is an extended criticism of the damage Trump is doing (though he's not mentioning his name)

The Globe and Mail (Canada’s sober, establishment, slightly centre-right paper): Trump plans to treat Canada as Athens treated Melos—“the strong do what they please; the weak suffer what they must”—and Canada must regard itself as in a “national emergency.” www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f9f7c04...

The Sunday Editorial: Venezuela’s fate is a warning for Canada

The U.S. military action to seize Nicolás Maduro marks the formal debut of an imperial America

theglobeandmail.com

There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.

Solidarity with Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and all First Nations in Alberta fighting these nonsense separatist efforts. Alt text in quoted image shared in the reposted image here. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

BREAKING!!!! In response to the separatist petition… Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is suing the Alberta, The Chief Electoral Officer & Canada for failing to implement Treaty 8 & breaching it! They are also seeking an injunction to halt the petition! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

This insight unfortunately is usually only internalised by a society after its state has experienced a potentially terminal crisis

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 10mo ago

No you are not the greatest country in the world and no you are not the worst country in the world, like most countries you are just kinda mid and it is way past time to grow up and accept this

There were at least 300,000 people at No Kings in NYC. Three Hundred Thousand.

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge@theverge.com · last yr.

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Oligarchs are addicted to greed. In 1982, there were just 13 US billionaires worth $14 billion. Today, while 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, there are 903 US billionaires worth $6.8 trillion. Enough is enough. We need an economy that works for all, not just the top 1%.

Amazing account of ChatGPT's sycophancy and confabulation on steroids. amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

Diabolus Ex Machina

This Is Not An Essay

amandaguinzburg.substack.com

I am so deeply uninterested in AI. Just think of all the 🤩 stories that aren't being covered by journalists, the worthy projects that aren't being funded, the institutional challenges that aren't being addressed by uni administrators — bc their 👀 are all focused on this dumb product nobody asked for

Shannon Mattern@shannonmattern.bsky.social · 2y ago

Another hour, another call for another conference about teaching with AI. I am so supremely annoyed and bored and 💔 by this reactionary obsession: what a waste of opportunity to think about infinitely more constructive, convivial, empowering, life-affirming and existentially consequential things

www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article...

Europe Freezes US Travel as Lufthansa, British , Air France, KLM and More Slash Routes to Major Cities Including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago to Tap Soaring Demand Across Canada, Mexico, ...

European airlines are freezing their transatlantic growth and pulling back from major U.S. cities like New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Chicago as they redirect flights to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and ...

travelandtourworld.com

The last time Canada's official Head of State came in person to open our Parliament was 48 years ago. PM Carney definitely sending strong signals with this invite. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

King Charles to travel to Canada, deliver throne speech | CBC News

King Charles will travel to Canada later this month and deliver the speech from the throne on May 27, it was announced Friday.

cbc.ca

From Andrew Coyne's G&M article about Poilievre's proposed use of the Notwithstanding clause: “Poilievre isn’t proposing to use the notwithstanding clause to pass his crime bill — the point of the crime bill is so that he can use the notwithstanding clause.” #cdnpoli

57% of Britons would rather have the EU as a close trading partner than the US, amid suggestion that closer alignment with Europe could endanger a trade deal with the US EU: 57% (+4 from 21 Jan) US: 16% (-5) yougov.co.uk/topics/econo...

Additional caution recommended for several categories of academics including: - Those who have expressed negative opinions about the current U.S. administration or its policies - Those whose research could be seen as being at odds with the position of the current U.S. administration #AcademicSky

Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter

"I think this is the first time a politician in Canada has crossed that line to officially say they want to interfere to control research topics."

In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ’woke ideology’ in science funding

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election

science.org

well this is terrifying.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · last yr.

Economist Peter Schiff: “The crash that's now happening in the bond market has more dire implications than…the stock market. If these tariffs remain in place, the US could have a full-blown financial crisis by the fall that makes the 2008 Financial Crisis look like a Sunday school picnic.”

international travelers spent $213 billion in US in 2023 and support 1.2 million jobs