Are we still doing the "how it started/ how it's going" meme?
Mathis Lohaus
@mathislohaus.de
Guest professor (EU & International Relations) at Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social 🏡 https://lohaus.org 💡 https://transnorms.eu
We have a new entry in the climate dictionary under “irony”
Grantham Research Institute at LSE@granthamlse.bsky.social · last mo.We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
Stunned and deeply saddened to read this. I only knew him a little bit, but he was one of the kindest and most enthusiastic scholars I have ever met.
On the year's hottest day, a thread on why this infographic misleads (1/n)
Goldstein@goldstein.latinsky.app · 2mo ago
These proposals are quite far-reaching, amongst them: - institutional participation (without vote) at Council/European Council, Commission, Parliament and even ECJ - gradual integration into the single market - political commitment to the mutual defence clause of Art 42 (7) 🚨
This is a fascinating example because it's exactly what a bullshitter does and what gives him away. He leans into the little cues you give them, and riffs on those cues ,making stuff up. "It's a real, verifiable peer-reviewed publication" (To be clear: there is no "Swedish magpie" paper.)
The release of the Wii is now closer to the fall of the Berlin Wall than to today
Andrew Heiss@andrew.heiss.phd · 3mo agoteens’ church youth group activity tonight is playing “retro video games” they’re playing a wii
Weil heute früh der Herr von der Tankstellen-Lobby im Radio war, musste ich mehrmals an das Thema denken... Spritpreise in D haben sich recht moderat entwickelt, glaube ich!? (Caveat: Spaßeshalber mit "Le Chat" gebastelt.) Der aktueller Peak (€ 2,10?) ähnelt -relativ gesehen- dem Preis von 2011.
SCORE, a collaboration of 865 researchers, is now released as three papers in Nature, six preprints, and a lot of data (cos.io/score/). SCORE examined repeatability of findings from the social-behavioral sciences and tested whether human and automated methods could predict replicability.
SCORE | Center for Open Science
SCORE shows that there is no shortcut to producing credible research findings, and there is no single indicator of trustworthiness. Research progress depends on transparency, rigor, and establishing r...
cos.io
Hab heute früh leider die Live-Schalte nach Timmendorfer Strand im @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy verpasst, die sie gemacht haben, *nachdem* der Wal sich befreit hatte. Endlich mal gute Nachrichten!? Denke an Funny van Dannen ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2BQ...
Die Toten Hosen // Walkampf [Offizielles Musikvideo]
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The reckless campaign against Iran will weaken America’s president. That will make him angry. Be warned: he makes a very bad loser econ.st/4bAtZby
I just spent 1.5 days using Claude (free version) to work out how to move stuff from one machine to another. A great tool for semi-competent people to expand their horizons. But it told me to delete the wrong things multiple times! (I didn't.)
🍅🥔🫐🌽 hoopy frood 🌶️ 🥑🍫🌵@huwupy.kawaii.social · 5mo agoBack in my day you needed a senior engineer for this sort of thing
Sam Altman picked a hell of a day to basically urge the world to trust the morality and legal restraint of the Department of Defense
This struggle between the US department of war trying to force a private company to develop autonomous AI weapons and mass domestic surveillance seems quite important:
Anthropic {bot}@anthropicbot.bsky.social · 5mo agoA statement from Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, on our discussions with the Department of War. https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
Let's hope the process will run as smoothly as the famous horses 🙂🐴 #tölt
Jacob Öberg@profjacob.bsky.social · 5mo ago🚨🚨Biggest #EU news of today: #Iceland looks to fast-track vote on joining EU as referendum on EU accession could come as early as August, departing from original plan for 2027 ref. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/icel...
As usual: Every accusation sounds like a confession with Trump ...
Craig Harrington@craigipedia.bsky.social · 6mo agoDonald Trump suggests the Supreme Court is a conspiracy of traitors: "They're very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution. It's my opinion that the Court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think."
I am delighted that my article ‘Glocalized norm interpretations: Explaining the emergence of India’s national climate policy approach’ has been published in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations @bjpir.bsky.social.
Thumbs up for STRONG TRADE.™ Less enthusiastic about the placement of that downward arrow ...
Ursula von der Leyen@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 6mo ago2026 is the year we shift gear. Across 5 blocks of work. 1) Simplification 2) One single market 3) Lower energy prices 4) AI-driven transformation 5) Strong Trade The direction of travel is clear ↓ link.europa.eu/8gwDKj
So, presumably she got a promotion and a nice vacation home in Qatar? A "delicate dance", indeed ... 🧐 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture
Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly pledged US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure
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Mathis Lohaus@mathislohaus.de · 7mo agoA $50m reward paired with death threats against hardliners seem like a pretty convincing set of incentives ...
By far the best speech on what the present moment means for middle powers and what it means to stop “living within a lie”. An inspiration for what Europeans should do.
Weltpolitikschmerz /ˈvɛltˌpɒlɪˌtiːkˌʃmɛːts/ German, from Weltpolitik ‘world politics’ +Schmerz ‘pain’: a feeling of melancholy and political world-weariness caused by witnessing unprecedented geopolitical stupidity and thinking about the unnecessary harm inflicted upon the world.
Die Bundespolizei geht offenbar konsequenter gegen die russische Schattenflotte vor. Nach Informationen von NDR, WDR und SZ haben Bundespolizisten unlängst mehreren russischen Schiffen die Fahrt durchs deutsche Küstenmeer verwehrt. @bstrunz.bsky.social, @florianflade.bsky.social u.a. ⬇️
Härtere Gangart gegen russische Schattenflotte
Bundespolizisten haben offenbar zuletzt mehreren Schiffen die Fahrt durch das deutsche Küstenmeer verwehrt.
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Something is happening on @bsky.app. For the first time *ever*, we're seeing durable, modest, realistic growth, and it couldn't be happening at a better time. Are we about to hit escape velocity?
🚨 Big news from Brussels: EU countries move to approve the EU-Mercosur trade deal, @euronews.com confirms. Against: 🇫🇷🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇮🇪 Abstention: 🇧🇪 All other member states voted in favour. Written procedure will conclude at 5 pm.
Everyone longing for more innocent, apolitical fun on this platform -- this one's for you! 🚢
Bart⚓️@bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 7mo agoThe minimum sound level for a ship horn at 1 meter distance for a ship >200m is 143dB. For a vessel less than 200m but larger than 75m it should be a minimum of 138dB. She didn't expect that... 😅
BREAKING: UK and France sign formal declaration of intent to put boots on ground in Ukraine in event of peace deal with Russia. They would "operate on Ukrainian soil, securing Ukraine’s skies and seas and building an armed forces fit for the future".